Now that 1994 has come to a close, I'd like to point out ten tracks that didn't make this chart but are still worth metioning. In my perspective :rolleyes: !

 

Cappella - Move It Up

 

Digital Boy - The Mountain Of King

 

Ava & Stone - All Abroad

 

Silvia Coleman - Take My Breath Away

 

Einstein Doctor DJ - Elektro Woman

 

Da Blitz - Stay With Me

 

2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Dreams (Will Come Alive)

 

Caballero - Hymn

 

Netzwerk - Passion

 

Mo-Do - Eins, Zwei, Polizei

what was increasingly becoming jungle by 1994, and what would eventually by the end of the decade become drum ’n’ bass.

 

Can I question this? Jungle was widespread in the summer of 1992 and drum 'n' bass was already a widely used term by 1994. By the end of the decade the popular sound had already passed through "big beat" and the "breaks" sound was coming in. :)

 

Pedantic I know...

Can I question this? Jungle was widespread in the summer of 1992 and drum 'n' bass was already a widely used term by 1994. By the end of the decade the popular sound had already passed through "big beat" and the "breaks" sound was coming in. :)

 

Pedantic I know...

 

Jungle didn't cross over until 1994 though did it? I don't remember any jungle hits prior to "Incredible"

I've just realised what's next up... *.*

Oh God, so have I. The song that just won't go away.

Jungle didn't cross over until 1994 though did it? I don't remember any jungle hits prior to "Incredible"

 

Maybe not Top 40 hits, but the summer of 1992 saw the likes of Future Sound by Phuture Assassins hitting the top 75. Jungle was a term used to describe this kind of faster, more frantic rave coming out on the likes of Suburban Base and Moving Shadow at the time, usually accompanied by reggae vocals. Check the 2 Bad Mice remix of Future Sound for a sure-fire original jungle classic.

Was On a Ragga Tip jungle?

I've just realised what's next up... *.*

 

 

Yeah - the dance mix of Think Twice :(

Was On a Ragga Tip jungle?

 

Don't think anyone referred to it as that but I guess it fits the description. Anyway, the term was definitely in use around that time :)

So Incredible wasn't the first jungle hit! And I've been saying that for over 20 years with.

Edited November 9, 20159 yr by Cauldron

Sorry I should have mentioned that the reference was to mainstream chart hits. I appreciate jungle was already a fully developed underground genre in 92.

Aha, well there you go. I'd say Incredible shares more elements of drum n bass than what I would term jungle but it's all lightning fast beats and barely intelligible lyrics at the end of the day.

Predictions for 1995?

 

Obvo I know what's coming up. Kinda of a mixed year for me - some solid gold but not as much as for 1991/1992/1997.

Edited November 10, 20159 yr by Cauldron

N-Trance - Set You Free

 

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Date 5th February 1995

3 Weeks

Official Chart Run 6-3-3-3-2-3-5-5-8-19-27-47-64-69-72 (15 weeks)

*Positions in red are the weeks when the track would be number 1 if just dance music was chart eligible.

 

It was third time lucky for Oldham duo Kevin O'Toole and Dale Longworth, both aspiring sound engineer students’ of The Oldham College, when in January 1995 “Set You Free” finally met expectations and crashed into the UK Top 10, spending an impressive 9 consecutive weeks there - not bad for a group who 5 years earlier were messing around in the college sound recording studio trying their best to emulate the chart rave hits of the time. For what is now largely considered a dance classic, it was not an easy journey to its #2 breakthrough however it provided the springboard for both vocalist Kelly Llorenna and parent record label, the recently formed All Around The World - who continue to achieve hits today - however Kelly has struggled to have as much success.

 

The group were formed in 1990, and their first production Roobarb was typical of the time - a remix of the children’s TV theme, inspired by the rave sound that had permeated much of dance music at the start of the decade. The following year in 1991 Mike Lewis joined and the group caught the attention of Pete Waterman's label PWL when they produced the sample-laden “Back to the Bass” however sample clearance prevented the track being released. N-Trance changed their name from Quartech and went on the search for a female vocalist to give their productions a more commercial edge.

 

Once again, as with “Let Me Be Your Fantasy” the origins of the track date back to 1992, original band members Kevin and Dale went in search of a female vocalist and back to the band’s college, The Oldham College which was attended by the then 16 year-old singer Kelly Llorenna. She was recommended to the group and agreed to meet and eventually went on to provide her hugely impressive vocal acrobatics on a roughed out mix of “Set You Free” which was recorded in July 1992. PWL were keen to put this song out and a release date was set, however due to a number of unforeseen problems the release of “Set You Free” was postponed a number of times during the next 12 months until eventually the band had had enough and they split from the record company. N-Trance bought themselves out of this contract and then in 1993 agreed to sign with Matt Cadman and Cris Nutall, original founders of All Around The World.

 

The track itself is another nostalgic nod to the chart rave era of 91-92, filled with rave sirens, crowd noise and whistles, fading into and then slowly back out of the uplifting yet melancholic twinkly piano intro - the thunderstorm and rain almost signalling the reluctant breaking/ending of the seemingly endless summers of rave - simultaneous with Llorenna belting out the plea Wanna stay in your arms forever. There are some well executed changes of pace throughout the track whereby vocal effects bridge the transition from hugely energetic rave dance floor filler to emotionally charged love story.

 

After a rather unsuccessful release which saw it chart at #81 in 1993, bizarrely All Around The World went with the incredibly tame and ethereal Lost Soul Mix to lead out the second release for “Set You Free” which went down like a lead balloon and charted at a dismal #39 in May 1994, though the reaction in clubs - particularly in Scotland was strong - and such was the demand daily for the record in shops that the label decided to try one last time for a hit. For the third proper promotional push in 1995 the original rough mix was cleaned up and vocals re-recorded - it delivered on its promise and debuted at #1 in Scotland (#6 in the UK) and eventually went on to become the 8th biggest hit of 1995 - opening up new markets for the band abroad and beginning what would be a relatively successful career in the UK and Europe!

 

Edited November 10, 20159 yr by Doctor Blind

Set You Free :heart: one of the best the 90s has to offer :music:

A sensational track, which my thoughts are documented on at length elsewhere. I never tire of hearing it and it's testament to the strength of the song that it managed to return to the top five again six years later (albeit under a beautifully remixed trance guise).

Definitely in my Top 10 dance tracks of the 90s and of all time, probably. I had feared that when I started this chart that Cotton Eyed Joe was going to eclipse Set You Free completely.

 

Glad it turned out that I was wrong.

 

That riff is great

Edited November 10, 20159 yr by Cauldron

Set You Free :wub:

 

Tomorrow I have to catch up with the previous songs too :D

So joyful & incredible! :wub: I could see a re-release for it sometime soon, why not? If "You Got The Love" can do it...

'set you free' is so ~sick~ :music: