House Vol. 1 (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Aug 30
3 min read

Two mixes done already, third one on its way. This time it's a House mix by Dare Erickson. The previous two mixes I reviewed were more focussed on Breakbeat Hardcore, but this time we are going to delve into House music. One of the genres I grew up, and I truly adored House music. Yes, the 80s were ace, but the 90s House music (to me) just sounded better. And then the Millennium happened. Christ, did we get some awesome tunes? We sure did.

The mix you are about to listen to, has records from 1996 to 2001, and everything in between. And yes, it contains only the biggest anthems. Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not, we do love the classics, the anthems that shook a generation, and got them dancing on the dancefloors all over the world. And Dare's selection does contain the big hits: you'll know what I'm talking about once you see the tracklist.

Not always in the mood for House music, because sometimes it gets on my nerves a lot. Not every tune ever released is great, and not all tunes are awesome. It all depends, I believe. You need to be in the mood, and I'm certainly ready for it: a holiday is about to happen, and we desperately need it. It will be a pleasant journey to the Sun, sea, and hot weather. And of course will there be some nice tasty treats and beverages to keep us entertained. And I'm guessing, and I'm might be wrong, also some excellent tunes. Might even be any of these, who knows?

Soulsearcher - Can't Get Enough
David Morales - Needin' U (Original Mistake)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Superfunk - Lucky Star
Cassius - 1999
Bob Sinclar - Feel For You
Roger Sanchez - Another Chance
Moloko - Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix)
Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Shakedown - At Night
Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)
Kings Of Tomorrow - Finally (Danny Tenaglia's Return To Paradise Mix)

Yes, yes, yes. The classics. You know them all, and you love them all. We all grew up with these blasting at our ears during the late 90s and early 00s. They were everywhere, and you couldn't go to a party without hearing these at least once a night. They were everywhere: buy a compilation back in the day and they would certainly be on there.

The memories. So many great memories. Being young, a teenager, dancing until the Sun came up again. And drinking a lot. Yes, I used to drink a lot, but not anymore. Whatever I did as a teenager, don't blame me: I was young, innocent, and somewhat stupid.

At least I had the music to get me through, and it made me dance throughout my younger years. And car journeys were less arduous with these blasting through the speakers. Sun's out, windows rolled down, and these tunes were playing. Life was much better (and petrol was cheaper!).

We hear these songs on a daily basis, but that's just how powerful they are. Timeless classics, and absolutely nothing wrong with them. I do love them all, but ''Needin' U'' is probably the anthem that got me dancing the hardest. What a classic, pure masterpiece.

DareErickson's mix is great. At the right time, and I'm certainly going to listen to this on my holiday destination. You know it just feels right.