Strictly Rhythm

... you have to go back to the studio and engineer a heavier kick drum.

Yeah, that physical engineering culminated in his early releases in 1992 under various aliases like Deep Creed and Sultans of Swing, releasing on the legendary Strictly Rhythm label.

Oh, Strictly Rhythm is iconic.

It really is.

Mm.

That's how I remembered.

Strictly Rhythm, one of the big labels? Oh, mate, I

had that many Strictly

Rhythm,

I mean, I think he was like an intern.

I think that's how he started out as Strictly Rhythm because he made tracks like 10,000 Screaming Faggots and all this stuff.

Really? Yeah.

I mean, he did a lot of productions on Strictly Rhythm.

But, you know, to see where his progression and all the things he's done and then make albums like this, it's great.

And again, I wish there were more news outlets or ways or more media to cover albums like this because I didn't know anything about it.

A lot of...

Early Kerry Chandler, a lot of things on Nervous Records, on Strictly Rhythm became garage anthems.

And as only as I got older and started buying the vinyl, I realized these are US garage or house records that really inspired the UK scene.

When I was going to clubs, though, Garage began in room two of Jungle Nights.

This is the alternative mix.

Came out on Strictly Rhythm.

I seem to be going through loads of Strictly Rhythm stuff this week when checking out what I'm going to play.

Bye.

So for those regular listeners to Immerse, this is probably a little bit more like what you're used to hearing on Immerse.

95 North and Laura Harris with Bring Back the Love.

You'll be hearing the spaced out mix that was released on Strictly Rhythm.

Don't go anywhere.

Tell your friends about Deeper Shades of House.

got it in strawberries, kangaroos, all by myself.

And then I got signed with Strictly Rhythm.

who was the world's leading dance label.

So that led to me getting signed, you know, the Street Information Network CD.

And when I signed with them, I had two deals.

They were like, one was Arista Records and one was Strictly Rhythm.

Strictly Rhythm was going to make me their first pop act because they were the world's leading dance label.

They had... like Real to Real, Planet Soul, Jellybean Bonitas, all these people.

She first gained notoriety as a backup singer for rhythm and blues diva Deborah Cox, and a dance music artist, Corina.

In 1998, Reina released her debut single, Find Another Woman, produced by Grammy Award winner Hex Hector on the Groovalicious Strictly Rhythm label.

The song became an instant dance classic, climbing to number two on Billboard's Hot Dance Chart, and achieving Best Dance Song nomination at Miami's Winter Music Conference.

Other hits, like Anything For Love and No One's Gonna Change You, followed soon after.

So-

Yes

... before it became, um, Groovalicious, it was Strictly Rhythm, or then it, it-

Well-