Track: Reach ("Little" "More" Mix)

Artist: Lil' Mo' Yin Yang

Year: 1995

Label: Strictly Rhythm

Reach is a thoroughly original Sound Factory gem that found worldwide success due to its hypnotic production - a collaboration between Lil' Louie Vega and Erick Morillo (hence the Lil' Mo' alias).  The track features infectious vocal dubbing mastery that, in tandem with a siren effect, build the song up to dizzying heights.  Reach has a dark underground vibe, but remains danceable and can be enjoyed by the masses.  You can put this cut in the Sound Factory Hall of Fame.

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Lil-Mo-Yin-Yang-Reach/release/8576

Track: Giv Me Luv

Artist: Alcatraz

Year: 1995

Label: Yoshitoshi Recordings

Giv Me Luv is one of the all time deepest and darkest, chill-inducing deep house bangers.   There's solid remixes out there, but why mess with the original? It's gold on wax.  The track starts off with an unassuming 4/4 beat before a funkier bassline and percussion effects are laid down. Once that feel is established, the song's signature synth hook is released.  But this isn't any ol' synth hook, this is a devastating, super-fat hook pulled from the fiery infernos of hell.  It's dark, heavy, and unrelenting.  Played loudly enough and you won't hear yourself think, it just straight-up shakes your brain.  After a masterful drop at around the 3:30 mark, vocals kick in and carry the track through the end.  All in all, it's a 8 and a half minute odyssey crafted by Jean-Phillippe Aviance and Victor Imbres and you'll be sorry it has to end.

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Alcatraz-Giv-Me-Luv/master/106683

Track: Magic Carpet Ride

Artist: Mighty Dub Katz

Year: 1995

Label: Eye Of  The Storm / Southern Fried Records

Before Fatboy Slim became a household name, Norman Cook was tearing up house charts with his other aliases like Pizzaman and The Mighty Dub Katz.  With its catchy Latin trumpet sample (taken from Yo Soy Cubano (1972) by the Chakachas), Magic Carpet Ride achieved crossover success and plenty of club play in the mid-90s.  If you're really sharp-eared, you'll catch the sample of Tree Frog!

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Mighty-Dub-Katz-Magic-Carpet-Ride-07/master/94830

Tons of remixes - One of the better ones is Magic Carpet Ride 07' (Young Punx Remix):

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Mighty-Dub-Katz-Magic-Carpet-Ride-07/release/973588

And here's another recent one (2010) I'm diggin'  by DJ Toomekk from Romania:

Track: Heaven Knows (I Can't Understand) (Angel's Factory Dub)

Artist: Angel Moraes (ft. Basil Rodericks)

Year: 1995

Label: TRIBAL America

Angel Moraes is a longtime NY producer and remixer, regarded for his deep beats and industrial sounds.  If you like the kind of music that bumps so hard you swear there's a subwoofer in your chest, than Moraes is your man.  Heaven Knows (I Can't Understand) is a real monster of a track and this dub version is my mix of choice.

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Angel-Moraes-Featuring-Basil-Rodericks-Heaven-Knows-I-Cant-Understand/release/43778