Hot To The Touch 282 lands — and this one is personal history.

For episode 282 I went back to the place where my ears got wired: 1988 / 1989 — that unreal hinge-era when sampling suddenly meant you could cut up the world and when Italy went from Italo to proto-house revolutionizers almost overnight. I’ve pulled 10 of my absolute favourite records from those two years — as they sounded when they were fresh, fierce, and not yet heritage.

These are the tracks that built my DNA as a DJ and selector. A pre-rave blueprint. The moment right before the floodgates of the 90s.

Press play — and step back almost 40 years.

Cry Sisco! – Afro Dizzi Act [Escape Records]

Hot & Cold – Don’t Talk About It [ZYX]

FPI Project – Going Back To My Roots [Rumour Records]

Corperation Of One – Real Life [Smokin’]

Bananarama – Love Truth And Honesty (Balearacidic Mix) [London Records]

49’ers – Die Walküre  [Media Records]

Tony Scott – That’s How I’m Living [BCM]

Richie Rich – Salsa House [FFRR]

Vicky Martin – (Not Gonna) Do It (Bam Bam Remix) [Movin’]

Capella – Helyom Halib (Extended Mix) [Media Records]

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