Bonafide Magazine @ MSN: Phonica’s 5 favourite hidden gem records |  |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:25 AM PST
Phonica, the bastion and beating heart of both record shops and underground music around London, celebrates its ten year anniversary this year. First opening its doors under the helm of the crew from the now defunct Koobla Records (Simon Rigg, Heidi, Will Saul, Pete Herbert), Phonica quickly found its niche in the market and became the shop of choice for many of the worlds best DJs, not least because of the crew’s deep musical knowledge. In due course, the team put their A&R skills to a different test and founded their own label, something that is showcased in their celebratory 3 x CD compilation 10 Years of Phonica, which includes specially commissioned new material alongside highlights from the label’s history. We offered the Phonica team the chance to demonstrate their famed expertise in our 5 Favourite series, and sure enough they came back with a list of their favourite hidden gems that carry a timeless quality and still manage to destroy the floor in clubs to this day. The Mole People – Break Night Timeless piece of house from one of Armand Van Helden’s many monikers, played by everyone from Villalobos to Ron Morelli. Hypnotic tribalism from 1995 New York that works today all over the world. It never leaves the box. |
