Year In Dance 2002 Volume 6 | Top Dance Songs of 2002 - a podcast by Keith a.k.a. K j A M

We have finally reached the end of 2002…yippee!  I think going forward, I’ll split the annual editions up.  For instance, when I get around to 2003, I’ll post the first three mixes one week, and the remaining volumes an alternate week about a month later.  Personally, I think posting everything all at once is a little too much, not to mention the time it takes to put it all together.  Regardless, I won’t be doing 2003 anytime soon.  Instead, I’ll probably do something like another 90s edition, but that won’t be until July or so.

In the meantime, I’m serving up the remainder of all that was good in 2002.  I do want to make one little side note that the classic “At Night” by Shakedown didn’t make the cut because I couldn’t work it in.  I wanted to mention it, so as not to think I had forgotten.  In fact, back in the day, I had made what I like to call the “orgasmic mix” of this song.  I always thought it needed a little something and the female moans starting in the middle to the end just seemed appropriate for the song.  I put this out on the net and the next thing I know it’s was put to vinyl as a White Label release.  It kinda made me feel proud that people were diggin it, so one little pat on the back for me.

Once again, I’ve managed to pack in some monster tracks from the year.  We have the alternate Moony track by DB Boulevard “Point of View.”  The Lange mix was a big ole trance number that I preferred over the more subdued house version of the original.  Then who could forget the big room tribal of “Dark Beat” by Oscar G. and Ralph Falcon?  Massive is what this song was and the Guisseppe D ‘Hands in the Air Anthem’ was just that…a full out anthem.  Other big monsters were Mary J. Blige’s “No More Drama” which by all accounts was about the drama, Kevin Aviance’s “Alive” and the smoldering “You Got Me (Burnin’ Up) by Funky Green Dogs.  Aside from you mainstream re-works by Daniel Bedingfield, Laura Pausini, Anastacia and Paulina Rubio we have some seriously addictive dark underground house by Cassius and Puretone.  “The Sound of Violence” was definitely dark and sinister while “Addicted to Bass” was just pure fun.

With it’s diversity in all things electronic, I believe 2002 was an outstanding year for club music.  Memories is what these mixes are made of and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them.  I’m going to be taking a few days off to re-charge my batteries.  I had held up the release of the BPM edition because there wasn’t much worth putting together, even a month ago.  I can honestly say, that’s all changed.  I’ve got a folder chalk full of new promos begging to be heard.  I’ll try to go through them sometime this weekend.  My goal is to keep it down to no more than three mixes, so in order to make the cut, the song has to really hit me by the third note or it ends up in the recycle bin.  I’m going to relax a bit before heading out to the gym.  Rick and I will be going to see Star Trek later this afternoon.  I can hardly wait!  Two weeks later we get Terminator.  I guess I’m showing you guys my inner geek, but I love sci-fi and am particularly excited to see how they’ve moved a 40-year-old franchise forward.  I hope everyone has a great weekend and I’ll be back sometime next week with the next BPM edition.  Until then…enjoy!



Album : Year-End Edition 2002 | volume 6

Genre : Circuit, House, Progressive

Year : 2002

Total Time : 1:19:31:00

1. Point Of View (Lange Mix) - DB Boulevard



2. Dark Beat (Addicted 2 Drums) (Guisseppe D's Hands In The Air Remix) - Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon



3. Sorrow (Orange Factory Tribal House Vocal Mix) - Dolce



4. The Sound Of Violence (Narcotic Thrust Two Minute Warning Club Mix) - Cassius feat. Steve Edwards



5. Gotta Get Thru This (Passengerz Violation Vox Club Mix...

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