BassLine 2 was actually made before BassLINE 1 – sort of. My first ever 5-minute mix was called, cunningly, DMix001. I finished it, decided I could do better and went to work on BassLINE 2. Later, I came back to DMix001, changed the ending and renamed it BassLINE 2. Strangely, now that I listen to them again, I’ve decided I like DMix001 better so I don’t know why I gave it up in the first place. Both versions are offered up for download below.
Opening BassLINE 2 are two tracks simulatneously. One is Curiosity Killed The Cat’s “Down To Earth”, which I really loved. CKTC were, I thought, very under-rated. They had that teen idols tag that they only partly deserved – “Down To Earth” and “Misfit” are still excellent records when you listen to them now. And, very excitingly, lead singer Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot appeared on the box for Mike Read’s Pop Quiz:
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The other song that you can hear during the opening bars is Tityo’s “Flowers”. Tityo is Neneh Cherry’s half-sister, and “Flowers“, although I don’t use any of the vocals here, is a gorgeous song that I have on about three different twelve-inch versions. It’s worth hunting down because it’s a great record.
Later on in the mix there’s a coming together of The Cure’s “In Between Days” and Girls Aloud’s “Biology”. I really wish I had the acapella for “Biology”, because there’s a bit of a key clash and although I’ve done my best to drop the bass out, you can still hear it a little (if you listen hard for it).
This mix differs from BassLINE 1 because of the tempo changes – whilst BassLINE 1 sticks at around the 125bpm mark, this one starts off at about 110bpm and ramps its way up to 140bpm by the end. Also, DMix001 features the first appearance in a mix of Free’s “Alright Now” and thus begins a strange fascination of mine in trying to set this record (which I remember thinking, when younger, was simply a jingle for Wrigley’s) in a dance music context. It’s not the last time I’ve used it!
The BassLINE Tapes Number 2:
Format: mp3
Size: 9.2Mb
Time: 5:00
Tracklisting:
Tityo – Flowers
Curiosity Killed The Cat – Down To Earth
Ciara – 1, 2, Step
INXS – Need You Tonight
Pizzaman – Happiness
Girls Aloud – Something Kinda Oooh
Goldfrapp – Twist
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
Girls Aloud – Biology
The Cure – In Between Days
Wildchild – Renegade Master
Wham! – I’m Your Man
The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection
Download “The BassLINE Tapes – Number 2″ here
DMix001:
Format: mp3
Size: 9.2Mb
Time: 5:00
Tracklisting:
Tityo – Flowers
Curiosity Killed The Cat – Down To Earth
Ciara – 1, 2, Step
INXS – Need You Tonight
Pizzaman – Happiness
Girls Aloud – Something Kinda Oooh
Goldfrapp – Twist
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
Girls Aloud – Biology
The Cure – In Between Days
Wildchild – Renegade Master
Free – Alright Now
Sugababes – Overload
Mark Ronson – Pretty Green
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