an extended (10 minutes plus) Italian deep house journey that floats along and takes you far away, using Manuel Göttsching’s amazing “E2-E4” as the basis, with added bird sounds, dreamy vocals and piano. Elliot Eastwick got a job at the Hacienda in 1989 collecting glasses, he met so many friends there, including Miles Hollway. Dave Seaman: An early Little Louie Vega production together with Aldo Marin on the legendary Cutting Records. Track 1-16: Published by Gli Gnomi / Universal Publishing Ltd / ZYX Music / Constant Evolution Music. Totally hypnotic, I last heard Danny Tenaglia playing this a few years back with Angie Stone’s vocals laid on top with stunning results.

The band were brilliant, not only in their performance but also in the way that they conducted themselves prior to the event during set up. This was such an exciting period, with Happy Mondays and Stone Roses both making massive waves with their own styles of indie/dance. it’s easy to underestimate the impact that they had on urban music back then, but with their debut album, and the accompanying singles, Soul II Soul really altered the course of music, period.

Perfect then (there was even a rumour that the 'grate' Bernard Manning had been asked to introduce the gig but, still smarting from the trouncing of a decade ago, impolitely refused).

Dave Seaman: Massive Italian Piano House anthem with an Iggy Pop vocal sample thrown in for good measure.Sasha was eighteen when he first visited the club; “Experiencing all that incredible music for the first time was like seeing the light really. an utterly colossal balearic masterpiece that jams out on guitar and piano for well over four minutes before Mandy’s vocals make their entrance.