There is something about alot of those early US house & techno labels that got that club potion executed so damn correctly. That balance of raw with just the right amount of elements, meaning their releases can still be played with maximum effect today. Sadly 80% of what you hear in dance music thesedays is so desperately santised, it often lacks personality and as a result I can’t see it being remembered or revisted as fondly.

Nu Groove has one of those astonishing back cats that I always revisit when I want to play something with a real sense of tension.

Five timeless NG belters below…