Hooj has this stellar reputation, and some of their releases were top drawer, but I can’t help but think of them as immensely overrated. Most of the tracks they released weren’t even originals, just poached from other labels; and many of their remix choices leave a lot to be desired. Good, yes, but wildly inconsistent.
Always looked forward to their stickman variations, ’though.
Yeah, they were like unrestrained vultures on the prog scene for a fair few years. Red Jerry must’ve made some coin out of that.
Dubman Heard him play it at 1015 Folsom in July 99, B2B with Diggers. Incredible set. First time hearing ‘We Are Connected’, the Pappa & Gilbey mix of ‘I Trance You’ and ‘Annihilate’ in that set too. Wild night.
Jon, absolutely stellar work, mate. I do have a soft spot for that Oakie Cuba set though, so take it easy lol
I’m totally chuffed that Millsy’s usual late run for awards season has been scuppered by this exocet missile of a post.
Nice one Jon 
Nice work here Jon.
Excellent stuff JTY. Lunatic stuff!
2003 or 2005 next. They both have a lot of decent prog bangers.
It wasn’t actually recorded at Twilo. It was a replication of a set that Digweed did at Twilo. There was an interview with Digweed many years ago about it. It has to be the most misslabeled Essential Mix ever.
Our dude JY is representing the JC brethren in the Progressive House Classics group on FB. A link to this thread on there lol.
jonattonyeah great effort and i remember having this EM on repeat - not sure if this has ever been beaten for me in terms of how he builds it.
Also first time I heard Xpander and remember being a bit underwhelmed at the time (so what do I know eh?). Don’t think it was Live from Twilo?
-si-
Nick Gordon Brown sounds a right hoot…
“I’m all for edgy humour, but making fun of a killer pandemic when we’re in the middle of another one…and when the one you’re joking about took the lives of so many who were central to the scene we all love…joking about a much loved and hugely talented artist who fell to his death…and then making such a flippant comment about Morillo - makes me feel sick tbh, and no amount of gags about Tong’s mixing or Scott Bond’s self promotion can remove the bad taste.”
#thoughtsandprayers
Nick’s missing out.
This is a great thread.
And I’m completely impartial because normally I hate Jonattan Yeah.
Pickles Don’t think it was Live from Twilo?
Yeah somebody corrected me on that earlier in the thread.
Been trying to finish up 2004 for ages. Have the top and the bottom sorted. The middle of the pack is doing my head in.
Which much loved and hugely talented artist fell? I can’t be arsed reading the thread from the start again?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48701514
I actually think Jonattan underrated the Cassius mix, it’s good IMO, but I won’t go into battle for it.
