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BBH: Martha Wash, Runaround

From a completely different era of clubbing when tracks had not quite taken over from the power of a song came one of the great dance floor anthems of the early nineties. Todd “The God” Terry was at the height of his powers; legendary for playing sets on four turntables entirely comprised of his own productions, almost as well known for his unmistakable syncopated snare heavy beats and having a bottomless bag of production monikers. He was already hugely popular for having redefined New York house music, essentially making it what it became, by fusing together elements of disco, Chicago house and Latin. He had already won over Europe and scored large by producing the crossover classic “I’ll House You” by The Jungle Brothers. He hadn’t quite reached the celebrity remixer status he enjoyed from the middle part of the 90’s when he inexorably helped along the career of Everything But The Girl with his anthemic remix of “Missing,” but he was well on his way with a litany of remixing credits to his name of the club stars du jour.