Contributions via AFK, Braden, Deko-Ze, Fractal, Kevin Legere, Mat The Alien, Puck, Sunspun, and Yoseff. Ordered alphabetically.
- AFK – Lush [Proton Music, 2006] — “The track I wrote for my Saturday night residency ended up being released on Proton Music, was remixed by Formulate, Matt Rowan and Jaytech and was also played all over the world. How cool is that?”
– AFK. - Agnelli & Nelson – Everyday [Xtravaganza, 1999]
– Puck. - Barletta – Panther (Zeds Dead Remix) [Intellegenix, 2009]
– Mat The Alien. - Bent – As You Fall (Micah’s Swollen Floor Remix) [White Label, 2004]
“This is a bit of a monster as we all must know by now. Micah did two remixes of this Bent track, and this particular one is the massive one.”
– AFK. - Binary Finary – 1998 [Aquarius, 1997]
– Yoseff. - Chable & Bonnici – Ride [Alternative Route, 2003] “Track of the year when it came out. There wasn’t a single dj that I know of that wasn’t playing this track or a remix of it.”
– Braeden. - Datsik – 3 Fist Style [Basshead, 2010]
– Mat The Alien. - Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart [Electra, 1990]
“If this doesn’t make you want to dance, you probably have no pulse.”
– Fractal. - Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence [Mute, 1990]
“This was a track that I ended many a set with and is one of the best Mode songs ever. It is also a song that converted some of the BC indie kids who used to adamantly claim to hate dance music.”
– Deko-Ze - Digga – Down On You [Sandpaper, 1997]
“The night that I first played this rare gem out it got stepped on and scratched all to hell. The only thing left playable was the vocal loop “I wanna do you” which complimented most of my sets thereafter as an overlay.”
– Sunspun. - DJ Misjah – Access [X-Trax, 1995]
“It was the late 90s, rave was IT, acid trance and techno were massive, glow sticks, fun fur and Vicks were abound and PLUR actually meant something (Peace, Love, Unity and Respect for you newbies). “Access” was the call to arms acid track that packed a 303 punch like no other and literally tore a new one into Rumors (which later became Hush). It also tore a hole into one of the bass bins. Jack, the owner, didn’t speak to me after for about an hour after that.”
– Deko-Ze. - DK8 – Murder Was The Bass [DK, 2003]
“The apotheosis of hard techno.”
– Fractal. - Donna Summer – I Feel Love [Casablanca, 1977] “One of the main things I have always loved about Hush is the diversity in crowd. On the dancefloor, I often see clubbers, ravers, students, hippies, gays, curious, hookers, a sailor, queens, a pimp (you think I’m kidding?) and everyone in between. This also makes for a crowd who are up on their music or at least eager to hear something they haven’t heard before. “I Feel Love” may be 35 years old (and older that some of the patrons) but is truly a disco masterpiece that stands the tests of time and unites everyone, no matter who you are.”
– Deko-Ze. - Formulate – The Voice of Qi (Seed’s 8-Bit Breaks Remix) [Pacific Front, 2005]
“People consistently went nuts for this.”
– AFK. - Fred van Eck & Etienne Overdiijk – Tribal Quest (Tribal Dub) [Hard Heels, 2000]
“Too much of this would be bad but 3 minutes is perfect.”
– Sunspun. - Ground 96 – Hard But Sexy [Swing City, 1997] “The name says it all. This one always brings the love essential for any perfect night.”
– Sunspun. - Groove Armada – Get Down (Henrik B Remix) [Columbia, 2007]
– Puck. - Infusion – Do To You (In ’82) [Audio Therapy, 2004]
“If I could do to you, the things that I, wanted to do to you, would you still want me to? Do I need to say more? The driving bassline and dirty vocals really did the work on the dancefloor. ”
– Braeden. - Jimpy – Talkin’ [Whoop!, 1999]
“This track blew my mind the first time I heard it. Pascal played it some time in the early Hush days, when the dance floor had black and white checkers. The original was only released as a white label and somehow I managed to convince Brent to give it to me, as I couldn’t find it anywhere. This track was brought out on those nights when the floor was packed shoulder to shoulder and has never once failed to deliver. Simple concept for a track – Music, Power, Love. Repeat.”
– Braeden. - John Creamer & Stephane K – I Love You (Hybrid’s Claustrophobic Remix) [Acetate, 2001]
“Completely filthy breaks track. Of course people at Hush loved this.”
– AFK. - Joshua Ryan – Pistolwhip [Fragrant, 1999]
– Yoseff. - Lamb – Gorecki (Hamel Remix) [White Label, 2003]
“One sided 12″ promo, classic remix of a classic track..”
– AFK. - Layo Vs Bushwacka! vs Kings of Tomorrow – Finally A Love Story (Tim Deluxe Mix) [White Label, 2002]
“Mashup of a remix and another remix, and it worked so well together. I HAD the original on vinyl, but somehow before Brent passed away, he snagged it to play one night, and I never got it back. David maintains that he never had it. This track has special meaning to me, as it was a great way to end off the night, and brings back a lot of really excellent memories. The vocals are classic, and the piano feels great.”
– Braeden. - Lustral – Every Time (Nalin & Kane Remix) [Hooj Choons, 1997]
– Puck. - Marco Carola – Question 9 [Question, 2002]
– Kevin Legere. - Misstress Barbara – Latin Lovers [Terminal M, ???]
– Kevin Legere. - My Digital Enemy – Wasted (Mark Ivans Had To Have Lyss Remix Edit) [???, ???]
– Puck. - Novy vs. Eniac – Pumpin’ [Kosmo, 1999]
“Pumpin’ is very much a personal rave anthem: I got my copy from my best friend when I first started DJing, and I heard it countless times from other DJs at Hush.”
– Fractal. - Plastikman – Spastik [Plus 8, 1993]
“Sometime, you don’t need bells and whistles. You don’t need a dirty gut wrenching bassline. You don’t need the huge, everlasting build. You don’t need a large black woman shrieking to “take you hiiiiger!” You just need an unstoppable kick drum and snares. And not just any snares. Snares that are trying their damnest to rip your head off. Brent was playing this one night right before I was to take over on the decks. He then gave me a sly grin as if to say “now top THAT!””
– Deko-Ze. - Pryda – Remember (WMC Intro Edit) [Pryda, 2006]
– Puck. - Renato Cohen vs. Tim Dexlue – Just Kick! (Carl Cox Remix) [Intec, 2004] “Driving, pulsing techno + sing-song girly vocals = a huge huge huge winner.”
– Fractal. - Santiago Nino – Believe (Max Graham Remix) [Aurium, 2005]
“Caned the hell out of this track up until the day I moved on from my residency. One night when Davin and I were playing one of those bananas PFR vs. Lush nights, I recorded our set. During the breakdown in this track, people were screaming so loud that the needles picked up the vibration and it was included in the recording. Pretty freaking amazing.”
– Braeden. - Sigma – Back To Front [Life, 2009]
– Mat The Alien. - Simon Noble & Alex Daniels – I Want You! [Temptation, 1998]
“A little bit of that mid 90’s clubby, pop-flavoured house that always went over so well in small doses.”
– Sunspun. - The Feelgood Factor – Da Fonk Train [???, 1996]
“For a long time, the West Coast was known for its strong breakbeat, funky house and dub scene. I would pad my record crate with fresh releases from Wall Of Sound, Skint and Finger Lickin’ and “Da Fonk Train” was one of my “In case of trouble, Break Glass” tracks. It always got the arms in the air with everyone jumping and treating each other like best buds. Brent Carmichael often took that song as a cue to bring shots to the dj booth (like he needed an excuse…). Oh, and “Da Fonk Train” was written by a young fella named Norman Cook who then became one of the biggest dance artists of all time under his Fatboy Slim guise.”
– Deko-Ze. - Thomas Krome – Shockabuku Volume 2 – Side A1 [Corb, 2001]
– Kevin Legere. - Trisco – Musak (Wonderland Avenue Remix) [Vinyl Addiction, 2000]
“A textbook get-out-of-jail free track. Comes complete with a bassline from a Moroder tune, huge fills, and a timeless groove.”
– Fractal. - Woody – Body Music [Fumakilla, 2000]
– Kevin Legere. - ? – Side B [Invasion Series Volume 3, 2000]
“Like many other tracks I often used this one happily knowing that no other DJ’s on the local circuit were packing it. Simple and to the point this track is beautiful in it’s versatility.”
– Sunspun.