They re-released Cafe Del Mar and Greece 2000 but they also spawned a lot of records as well. I'm torn tbh.

Torn in what way?

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He is a very talented musician and an enthusiastic entertainer but he can't mix two beers together with a bucket and a funnel.

Ah, we've missed this calibre of thread from Matt.

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> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
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> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by Midlothian Torn in what way?

I'm not the one to rewrite history or take things out of context but yeah, I guess they contributed more to dance music if anything.

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Originally posted by 2techs I'm not the one to rewrite history or take things out of context but yeah, I guess they contributed more to dance music if anything.

More than what? This makes no linguistic sense.

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Originally posted by Lews More than what? This makes no linguistic sense.

it doesn't make sense because I'm not sure if they were hopping on the bandwagon for the hottest records at the time or if they should get credit for giving those releases more exposure? And do those particular releases leave any room for criticism on what was still a successful 13 year run?

Back in the vinyl days it was extremely common for labels to re-license tracks from smaller labels that just didn't have the pressing and distribution capacity to get the tunes into enough record shops to make them hits, or didn't have distribution in other countries.

Café Del Mar, for example, had never been released in the UK and was only available as an import from Germany before Hooj got hold of it. It was also 5 years old when they re-released it, so hardly the "hottest tune of the moment".

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Back in the vinyl days it was extremely common for labels to re-license tracks from smaller labels that just didn't have the pressing and distribution capacity to get the tunes into enough record shops to make them hits, or didn't have distribution in other countries. Café Del Mar, for example, had never been released in the UK and was only available as an import from Germany before Hooj got hold of it. It was also 5 years old when they re-released it, so hardly the "hottest tune of the moment".

I'm not denying any of this. My point is that people tend to identify Cafe Del Mar as a Hooj record when it fact it originated from Germany and was produced by Germans. I guess Hooj played a major role in making Cafe Del Mar a bigger hit.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Back in the vinyl days it was extremely common for labels to re-license tracks from smaller labels that just didn't have the pressing and distribution capacity to get the tunes into enough record shops to make them hits, or didn't have distribution in other countries.

Yep. The 'other country' element, especially. Pre-iTunes/Beatport/Napster/Amazon/budget-airlines distribution of music was very different.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Café Del Mar, for example, had never been released in the UK and was only available as an import from Germany before Hooj got hold of it. It was also 5 years old when they re-released it, so hardly the "hottest tune of the moment".

It's also pretty clear looking at the 'appearances' statistics on Discogs that it wasn't an explosive hit until the 1997 Three 'N One Remix.

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Originally posted by 2techs I'm not denying any of this. My point is that people tend to identify Cafe Del Mar as a Hooj record when it fact it originated from Germany and was produced by Germans. I guess Hooj played a major role in making Cafe Del Mar a bigger hit.

1. Re-releasing rather than releasing does not mean that it is not a Hooj record.

2. I'd wager than if someone knows the track was released on Hooj, they'll know it was originally from Germany and produced by Germans.

3. They clearly played a major role in making it a huge hit.

4. I forgot how annoying your threads are.

In the interests of rescuing this thread from banality, here's an interview with label owner Red Jerry where he talks about this very subject:

https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Re...j-Legacy/24563/

I saw him play that Hooj classics set in Manchester. From memory I remember him playing the following:

MRE - The Deep Edge
Trancesetters - Roaches (Peace Division Remix)
Killahurtz - West On 27th
Space Manoeuvres - Stage One
LSG - Shecan
Carl Craig - At Les
Lustral - Everytime (Nalin & Kane Remix)
Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Quivver Remix)
Sasha - Xpander
Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Nalin & Kane Remix)

It was a rather enjoyable evening.

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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

Like these sets? Come see me play live at Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/