Spin the wheel, relax

Oh, dear - the man who created a certain type of "Ibiza sound" that combined the rhythms of Brazil with '90s dance beats [yet he wasn't in the slightest bit "Latino", having been born in very-less-than-tropical Crewe, about as far from a beach as you could imagine] Dario G has departed for the club tent at Fabulon, aged just 53.

We need to pay tribute, methinks, by way of a paaaarty!!

Dario G - Sunchyme

Dario G - Carnaval De Paris

Dario G - Dream to Me

And finally - who among us remembers that he collaborated with none other than our Patron Saint of Belting Vocals Dame Shirley Bassey?!

Dame Shirley Bassey and Dario G - We Got Music (7th Heaven Radio Edit)

That song should have been so much bigger...

A talented man, and a sad loss.

RIP Dario G (born Paul Spencer, 1971 - 17th June 2024)

Dance, there's no tomorrow

Hot off the presses (and eternal thanks to Mr Paul O'Grady who played this tonight on his fab show on BBC Radio 2), I discover that none other than Dame Shirley Bassey has a new single out on 24th February!

With the unbeatable combination of the Dame's voice, one of the coolest DJ/musicians of the latin-trance-dance crossover sound (with hits such as Sunchyme, Dream to Me and Carnaval de Paris) Dario G and a remix by the camp masterminds behind Almighty Records, aka 7th Heaven, this is magnificent!

We Got Music, indeed.

Dame Shirley Bassey and Dario G - We Got Music (7th Heaven Radio Edit)

Roll the dice, spin the wheel,
Relax, it's no big deal.
Attack, sustain, don't delay,
Release your mind, it's time for play.

Temperature's hot and risin'
I think you Know what's on my mind.
Dance, there's no tomorrow,
I can see a look in your eyes.

We got people, we got music,
Lots of lovin', lots of dancing.
Don't be shy, just feel the rhythm.
Maybe tonight, there's romancing...

The Bassey Blog