The unstoppable Choice series cements itself in the heart of music lovers once again, as house aficionado Roger Sanchez pays homage to his musical roots with this exceptional collection of tracks.

With the Choice series being compiled by the biggest and best DJs and producers of our time – it was long overdue that an icon like Roger Sanchez should be persuaded to share his classics with us. Here the S man has created a double CD filled with funk, jazz, italo disco, salsa, electro, deep and twisted house and more. It showcases seminal tunes and highlights gems that have influenced countless tracks and artists in the years that followed their release.

Says Roger: “I feel honoured to have been asked and it has been a pleasure putting it together. I am at a point now that I can look back on how the dance scene has grown and put the development of my career right next to it. It’s nice to go back and underline what started it all. “

With no fewer than 6 exclusive re-edits by Roger, it makes for a very distinguished twelfth release in this stellar series. CD1 is a lounging, sprawling mix filled with 1970s warmth – featuring the underground disco vibe of Two Man Sounds ‘Que Tal America’ and Lafayette Afro Rock ‘Darkest Light’ which is undoubtedly funk in its best form. CD2 includes the acid anthem ‘Night Moves’ by Rikster and the gritty synth techno quality of Steve’ Poindexter’s ‘Computer Madness’.

The Choice series itself explores dance music’s most famous DJs and what they consider to be their all time classic tracks. It’s a chance for them to communicate their own music history and feature tracks that have inspired them over the years to form the foundations of who they are today. The albums also feature the compiler’s own exclusive re-edits that will only ever feature on these albums and nowhere else.

Roger has enjoyed a rich career that has seen him remix such luminaries as Daft Punk, Diana Ross, The Police and Chic amongst others. Roger also writes and produces his own original material and has had chart success with ‘Turn on the Music’ and ‘Lost’ and a number one hit single with ‘Another Chance’. Roger also has weekly show on the Galaxy Radio Network, which is the most widely syndicated show in dance music, going out to more than 23 different stations and more than 1.2 million listeners. If that isn’t enough, Roger will also soon be making his movie debut in a film called ‘Johnny Postal’, where he has been asked to play a drug dealing pimp as well as making the music to go with that character in the film.

Azuli Head Honcho comments “We thought Roger was perfect for the series, not only does he have a real history with the scene – he also has a broad appeal as a DJ and his current musical tastes are also really interesting. His sets as well as the radio show always select the best from deep soulful house to NY tribal and his selection for this album has been nothing short of fascinating.”

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The saying goes “To grasp the future you need to understand the past”…And this is one very special album that does just that…

CD1

1. Chakachas – Jungle Fever (S-Man’s Jungle Edit)
2. Lafayette Afro Rock – Darkest Light
3. Manu Dibango – New Bell
4. Fela Kuti – Upside Down (S-Man’s Flipside Edit)
5. Pieces of a Dream – Mt. Airy Groove (S-Man’s Old School Edit)
6. Babe Ruth – The Mexican (S-Man’s B-Boy Battle Edit)
7. Wide Boy Awake – Slang Teacher
8. B-Beat Girls – For The Same Man
9/ Alexander Robotnik – Problems de Amour
10. Willie Colon – Set Fire To Me
11. Barabas – Woman
12. TW Funkmasters – Love Money
13. Two Man Sound – Que Tal America
14. Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face (S-Man’s Love Dancin Edit)

CD 2

1. Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
2. Mr. Fingers – Distant Planet
3. Hercules – 7 Ways
4. Fingers Inc. – Bring Down The Walls
5. Rikster – Night Moves
6. Steve Poindexter – Computer Madness
7. Romanthony – Let Me Show You Love
8. Blunted Dummies – House For All (S-Man’s Deep In The Vibe Edit)
9. Bobby Konders & Massive Sounds – The Poem
10. Basil – City Streets
11. Lil Louis – The Conversation
12. Joey Beltram – Energy Flash
13. LNR – Work It To The Bone