James Horrocks, founder of legendary Rhythm King Records (their slip mats still …
James Horrocks, founder of legendary Rhythm King Records (their slip mats still proudly sport my 1200s) and co-owner of React Records shared his ten favourite classic 90s dance tracks for „The Sun“ and also listed the Marmion Remix of Marmion’s Schöneberg, which was featured on "Reactivate 9 (RazorSharp Beats+Bytes)“, compiled by Blu Peter with a lovely artwork by The Designer’s Republic (of Warp Records and WipeOut fame). Thank you James for mentioning our humble little tune and thank you to Ni Bing for sharing this with me, so that I can share with all of you!
If you are from Liverpool or have other reasons not to read „The Sun“, let me quote/rephrase Mr. Horrocks here:
"‘Schöneberg’ is Berlin’s Soho and its LGBTQI+ hub Nollendorfplatz has enjoyed some of the city’s best nightlife since the 1920s. However, for the gay, trance and techno communities, the track ‘Schoneberg’ was about electronic music’s love affair with Berlin and its techno street carnival The Love Parade, conceived by artist Dr Motte as a political demonstration for disarmament, the joy of music and fair food for all, prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
The street parade replete with DJs and artists on floats, was one of the biggest in the world, and was held in many other towns and cities around the world, until it’s sad demise in 2010 when it became a victim of its own success due to an overcrowding disaster when ‘The Art Of Love Party’ was held in Duisburg. The Marmion remix of ‘Schoneberg’ resonated loudly on the parade with the addition of Brazilian style ‘batteria’ drums, tribal beats and partying chants and was played repeatedly. Produced by Mijk van Dijk & Marcos Lopez, the 9-minute epic was released in 1994 at the height of the Euro trance and main room techno boom. For many it was the highlight of Reactivate Vol. 9 and has gone on to become an iconic Ibiza Closing Party track. The Love Parade successfully returned to Berlin in 2022 as Rave The Planet."
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