The idea behind this strand is that when it's mid-week - when you're tired, bored, grumpy - it might be nice to get nostalgic about some UK garage music. Or maybe you don't have a clue what I'm talking about here, in which case you're probably in for a treat.
MJ Cole (aka Matt Coleman) made some amazing UKG. He engineered the first of this week's tracks about a decade ago. The second is his re-working of a house classic by Masters At Work. Stands up well against the original, don't you think? There's a stereotype that every garage producer lived in a towerblock and made his beats using nothing but a PlayStation, but MJ Cole was classically trained on the piano and the oboe. Unlike most of his peers, he was able to make plenty of room for live instrumentation in his music. As a result, I think, his back-catalogue has aged really well.
Ramsey & Fen feat. Lynsey Moore - Lovebug (Original Mix) (mp3)
Masters At Work feat. India - To Be In Love (MJ Cole Vox) (mp3)
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