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𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 — 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙇𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙣’𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤’𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙤𝙧-𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙪𝙨.

Imagine Ministry of Sound, 1991: Levan behind the decks, house rarities pouring out, and then — that unmistakable hi-hat from Rare Earth’s “Happy Song.” Just as the groove settles into hypnotic perfection, the dark pulse of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” cuts through the mix like an electric shock. There’s no Shazam, no email, no clue — only the kind of transcendence that etches itself into the collective memory of a dance floor.

Three decades later, the origin of that moment surfaces. “Happy Dreams” reveals itself as a meticulous reel-to-reel splice by Victor Rosado, Levan’s close ally and kindred craftsman, merging Detroit’s psychedelic soul with British synth-pop in one timeless, floor-devastating hybrid.

On the B-side, a reimagining of Grace Jones’ “Slave to the Rhythm” flips orchestral grandeur into a slow-burning percussion workout, a leftfield DJ tool for when the room needs to breathe before rising again.

A lost chapter in club mythology — restored, replayed, and ready to light up a new generation of sound systems.