Rude Jude’s top 5 garage inspirations

Scott Garcia, A London Thing

“The title says it all! This one is the UK garage anthem. I’m one of those people who think about this tune every time I see a ‘London’ sign. All the elements in this track are the most garage-ey you can find – it is really is the perfect case study.” bit.ly/SGlondon

Sticky feat Ms Dynamite, Booo!

“Two of my favourite artists made this extremely powerful track. It’s just the perfect mix of broken drums, heavy bass and melodic and rap vocals with Jamaican hot sauce on top. You can’t go wrong playing this at the rave, but you better have some heavy stuff to play after!” bit.ly/StickyBooo

Club Asylum, Future Groove

“This one is as beautiful as it is effective in a club. The drums drive the song with an incredibly powerful loop, and they get very creative with the vocal samples – the second part always remind me of Todd Edwards’ style.” bit.ly/FGclubasylum

Craig David feat Sting, Rise & Fall (MJ Cole Remix)

“The original needed that garage twist! The guitar chops, the classy drums, the distorted Rhodes, the jazzy bass fills… The structure is interesting, too: a new part is introduced near the end, so you can let it roll for a while.” bit.ly/CraigDavidRAF

Grant Nelson, Rhode House

“It’s all about the electric piano riff! The two-bar loop is incredibly groovy. All the nice strings, flute melodies and vocal chops give this track such a positive vibe. I love to play this one last in my sets as it has this feeling of ‘relief’.” bit.ly/GNrhodehouse