I think its fair to say 1993 was the year the US Garage-House sound really came together: primarily, but not exclusively, east coast producers innovating and giving birth to house tunes that were built on a trademark shuffle and swing drum feel, topped with organ stabs, piano vamps, vocal snips and synth horns (a sound not to be confused with the earlier post-disco 'garage' of the Paradise Garage). I like to call it USG!
There were some earlier pioneering tunes that had the swing - a couple of tracks in this mix are from 92 - but 1993 was the year the sound really coalesced and took off. 1993 was also the year those garage-house imports landed in London and started giving birth to what would become the UK Garage scene; there are a couple of London productions from Kid Batchelor and Grant Nelson in this mix too. All in all another landmark moment in music history...
This mix here rolls through some of my favourites from that pivotal time...such sweet, soulful, sublime, swinging music. A big dedication on this to the London pirate pioneers London Underground 89.4 and Freek FM 101.8 crews, sending a shout out to the Southside Sessions crew, and nothing but respect to the producers.
The Original 1993 Shuffle and Swing US Garage-House Sound
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