Divine Soul Shake That Ass!! (Strictly Rhythm) 1998

It's all about the BASSLINE. Speed/UK Garage on the US label 'Strictly Rhythm'

Divine Soul Shake That Ass!!(Black and White Dub)

Tori Amos Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix) (Atlantic) 1996

Armand's classic remix of Tori Amos' 'Professional Widow' In the days when he invented speed garage!

Tori Amos Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)

TJR Just Gets Better (Multiply) 1997

Classic speed garage. The TJR Dub mix on this was wicked.

TJR Just Gets Better (TJR Dub)

187 Lockdown Gunman (East West) 1998

Big rumbling bassline, a few Jamaican bad bwoy samples and here we have Gunman from 187 Lockdown. Classic from the speed garage era.

187 Lockdown Gunman

Another Groove Be Alone No More (White) 1998

Wicked mash up of Another Level's Be Alone No More and Ripgroove's speed garage anthem Ripgroove. Used to do some damage in the club..

Another Groove Be Alone No More

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close (Big Bang Records) 1997

Wicked garage tune from Rosie Gaines. Memories of 1997.

Rosie Gaines Closer Than Close

Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom Hold Your Head Up High (Julian Jonah's Bad Boy Mix) (Positiva) 1997

Bad boy indeed! The speed garage mix of this was wicked!

Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom Hold Your Head Up High

(Julian Jonah's Bad Boy Mix)

Nuyorican Soul Feat India Runaway (Mongoloids In Space) (Talkin' Loud) 1997

Another class production from Masters At Work. This is top quality in itself, then Armand Van Helden steps up for a go...My god! The Mongoloids In Space mix of this is sh*t hot. He puts some wicked beats on it, adds the biggest breakdown/build up scenario ever heard then India's vocals come floating into the mix over the atmospheric synth sounds...then BANG..in comes that funky bassline!!! Anyone who's heard this in a club will understand what I mean, this does some serious damage on the dancefloor.. Top notch production, a tune you MUST own. If you're a DJ you cannot afford to leave home without this.

Nuyorican Soul Feat India Runaway (Mongoloids In Space)

CJ Bolland Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand's Drum 'N' Bass Mix) (Internal) 1996

Oh yes...Armand...the man! the inventor of speed garage. Like this track a lot. Nice sounds everywhere and a very simple bassline that does the damage. CLASSIC.

CJ Bolland Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand's Drum 'N' Bass Mix)

Double 99 Ripgroove (Satellite) 1997

Being an avid black music lover I was delighted when the speed garage era hit. It's house music that sounds like jungle, I first thought, and I was loving it! Double 99 here with what was the seminal speed garage anthem! Used to shake the walls in any club it was played in and still does. Big bassline, bad bwoy Jamaican vocal samples plus a sample that sounded like Tina Moore looped up in the background...This was the BOMBBBBBBB! Oh and I forgot about the build up parts after the breakdowns....