Presale - Expected Soon

Tracklist:

Don’t Make Me Fall In Love - Timmy Regisford Vocal Mix

Don’t Make Me Fall In Love - Timmy Regisford Instrumental Mix

Don’t Make Me Fall In Love - Gerd Janson Bass Beat Edit 4

Legendary early NYC cut finally restored to a fuill release - previously bootlegged and appaeared once on a Derrick Carter comp…

“[…] it was dance music, it had lyrics, it had songs, it wasn’t all instrumental, it was basically uptempo soul music, to be exact.”*

This quote from Timmy Regisford already sums up everything you need to know about his remix of Basic Black’s “Don’t Make Me Fall In Love.” Signed to Motown during Regisford’s reign as A&R, their self-titled debut album from 1990 is a testament to the massive popularity of new jack swing at the time. In his remix reconfigures the song’s structure with the signature sounds of New York’s prime dance floor scene, while preserving the heartfelt storytelling of the lyrics and the group’s voices on top of an irresistible groove and a bassline to die for.

At the time, it was only available in the record crates of the Big Apple’s DJ elite and later on as a white label in specialist shops. This soulful, yet driving piece, however, never saw an official single release—until now. Lifted from a DAT tape in Tony Humphries’ archive and carefully and faithfully restored, it now even features a condensed, never-before-released instrumental version of the remix, as well as a bass-and-beats-only edit for mixing purposes by yours truly. New jack swing transformed into New York club music by a king. This remix is a testament to Timmy Regisford’s prowess in the studio, but also honours the roots of the music he loves and grew up on—serving as a perpetual piece of the city’s vast history in underground dance music.