20 Miami anthems
Miami greats
2004
An eventual UK No 1, ‘Lola’s Theme’ was another track that went on to pretty much own the White Isle. But, once again, it was Miami where the real buzz for its uplifting strings, horns and disco-tinged vocals started.
2005
When Barbara Tucker first took to the stage at WMC to perform ‘Most Precious Love’ it was an obvious standout. Copyright’s Spiritual Club Mix took it even higher.
2006
Slotting neatly into the sets of DJs from trance to techno, Paul Woolford guaranteed that no music fan would escape his aggressively noisy and minimal classic. This ensured it was unlikely to be forgotten once the city shut up shop.
2007
The‘Chromophobia’ album came out in February so ‘Beautiful Life’ and its driving rhythm were already an earworm for many before WMC, but by the time it rolled along the tune was a guaranteed pool party banger for the rest of the summer.
2008
This edit of the Stevie Wonder-featuring soul track gave it a brooding deep house bounce that helped it conquer Miami to become one of the week’s defining anthems, before going on to take over Ibiza.
