Monday Mixes: Tuff Jam Essential Mix

Today sees the start of Speed Garage week here at Done Esta La Playa. To kick things off the mix this Monday is an Essential Mix from Tuff Jam. With their remixes of nearly every big tune (most of which appear on this mix) they helped shape the more 4x4 sound of garage, particularly in the use of very pitched up and warped vocal lines they helped the scene breakaway from the more traditional soulful/gospel house sounds which America was producing at the time (even prompting one big American DJ to refuse to play any of their records!). Theirs was a truly British sound. Enjoy!


Carl 'Tuff Enuff' Brown & Matt 'Jam' Lamont-Essential Mix
Maximum Style - "Admit To Love [Tuff Jam Classic Club]" (Parousia)
Kristine Blond - "Love Shy [Tuff Jam Vocal Remix]" (white label)
Yasang - "All Because Of You [Castelli's Vocal Mix]" (Maia)
Black Magic - "Let It Go [MAW Dub]" (Strictly Rhythm)
3rd Exit - "Da Chant" (Catch)
Sylvester - "Always On My Mind" (Strictly Dubz)
DJ Promo - "Need A Fix" (white label)
Rosie Gaines - "I Want You" (Motown)
En Vogue - "Whatever [Tuff Jam Unda Vybe Dub]" (East West)
Tina Moore - "Never Let You Go [Tuff Jam Dub]" (Delirious)
Somore - "I Refuse [RIP Mix]" (I)
Sylvia Tella - "Jump Up [Tuff Jam Jump Up Dub]" (BSC)
Jacquee Bennett - "Need Good Love [Todd Edwards Mix]" (UndaVybe)
Robbie Craig - "We Can Make It Happen [New Horizon Mix]" (Public Demand)
Bizzi - "Bizzi's Party [Booker T Vocal]" (Parlophone)
Kristine Blond - "Love Shy [TJ's UVM Dub]" (white label)
Boris Dlugosh - "Hold Your Head Up High [Industry Standard Mix]" (Positiva)
Miles Fontaine - "If You Wanna" (UndaVybe)
Tuff Jam presents QRius - "Spread Love [Tuff Rub Dub]" (Casa Trax)
The FunkJunkeez - "Got Funk [Da Mongoloid]" (Strictly Rhythm)
Papper Mache - "Happiness [Vocal Dub]" (Azuli)
Rosie Gaines - "Closer Than Close" (Big Bang)
Tuff Jam feat. Mr X - "Find A Way" (UndaVybe)
Coolio - "Ooh La La [Tuff Jams UVM Dub]" (Tommy Boy)
Ultymate - "Sweet Love (Got Me)" (UndaVybe)
Gerideau - "Swing Low [Booker T Vocal Swing]" (Fatt Boy)
Amber Sunshower - "Running Song [Gant Sunrise Mix]" (Gee Street)