From Rivera's Groove Box #335: Plastic Park Meet's Alexander Purkart - Music's Hypnotisn

Secret weapon alert. Vocals are taken from Raw Silk 'Do It To The Music', the backround music incorporates parts of Roy Ayers 'Running Away'. The sampling is done very well. Funky disco influenced house music never gets tired or old, gotta dig hard, records like this are a must in any house music lovers bag. I first got familiar with Alexander Purkart's productions with the 1999 Love Parade compilation. Good grooves. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #334: Bella Boo - Do The Right Thing

Bella Booty, err... I mean Bella Boo is making deep house which makes you feel warm and good inside, and also makes your feet move to the beat. Her debut album is filled with gems like this track. Deep jazzy mystical. Is that Ornette Coleman's 'A Shape Of Jazz To Come' on the front cover? Nice. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #333: Nørus - Make A Move

I get this track a lot in my Youtube recommendations. I must say, I quite like it. Good lo-fi house is not easy to come by nowadays, because the formula has gotten so generic and so many recycled ideas. The vocals are sampled from Beastie Boys 'Intergalactic'. Very cool.

From Rivera's Groove Box #332: Kings Of Tomorrow - Tear It Up (Lenny Fontana Remix)

Day go by, and already it is November. It has rained almost everyday, it makes me feel not so good. I listened to a lot of depressing music, mainly rock and a lot of Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth ain't really that depressing, but I can't say it's happy music either. This is stuff what can elevate and fuel your already existing anxiety and depression. It's hard to explain. The music is rocking, but it makes you feel not very joyous. So naturally I kinda drifted back to my happy place - god damn house music. I checked out a lot of Kings Of Tomorrow early productions, and re-discovered some gems I had forgotten. 'Finally' is my favorite deep house track of all time, but then I remebered, that 'Tear It Up' is almost as good track. The only thing I don't like about this remix is the generic disco-house drumloop, which seems like copied lazily from a stock loop library (this is really common in house music). But gotta love those catchy house organs in this track. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #331: Carla dal Forno - Took A Long Time

Australian singer/multi-instrumentalist Carla dal Forno writes haunting, downcast tunes influenced by post-punk, dub, and ambient pop. This is my favorite song from her latest album 'Look Up Sharp'.

From Rivera's Groove Box #330: Underground Resistance - Quadrasonic

Beautiful techno music from outer space! That acidic bassline is so infectious, the drum programming is super tight, the vocals are meditatingly deep. This is an early UR production and I think it is one of their finest tracks together with 'The Theory', 'Transition' and 'Jupiter Jazz'.

From Rivera's Groove Box #329: Syncopation - Give It Up

Hold up, hold up... why haven't I heard this track before? Such amazing jazz-funk grooves melted together with a luscious house beat and euphoric vocals. Dayum! Early house music at its best.

From Rivera's Groove Box #328: Groove Committee - I Want To Hold You

Victor Simonelli is responsible for so many classic house tracks. One of my favorite producers in dance music. His tracks are soulful and deep, they often feature vocals from talented singers and most importantly, his productions have some of the best piano sounds in all house music. Just listen to this song. Sweet sweet house vibes. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #327: Bumforhire - Club 2000

Another great production from the early days of Mood II Swing. You just gotta love the raw house energy these guys had back in the 90s. This track has a nice build up, it has this ravey intro which then turns into a soulful hands-in-the-air type of track with elevating organs and lush pads. Truly a masterclass example of how house music should sound.

From Rivera's Groove Box #326: Indigo Feat. Joy Malcolm - Fly To The Moon (The Mood II Swing Sentinal Dub)

Another great classic remix from Mood II Swing. Here the boys go a little nuts with all these synthesizer sounds. You don't really hear that in house music. It sounds very techno.