With lush orchestrations, rich sounds and heartfelt lyrics, artists such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Burt Bacharach were responsible for making some of the most timeless music ever created. The vintage equipment and recording techniques used on these old records created a warm and nostalgic quality to them that hasn’t been recreated since. Its amazing seeing vintage classics bring an entire family onto the dance floor.

Without a doubt the genre most synonymous with Forever Grooves. We LOVE disco; in fact it would hardly be a Forever Grooves set if we didn’t sprinkle at least some 70’s dance floor magic in there. From the slower, smoother Disco that works well earlier on, to the classic dance floor fillers, you can safely bet that we’ll be playing our favourite disco tracks from artists like Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gloria Gaynor, Chic & Chaka Chan.

From the gospel-like voices of Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Bill Withers and Stevie Wonder, to the all out funk music from, Sly & The Family Stone, James Brown & Parliament-Funkadelic, we have our libraries full of our favourite funky and soulful gems. We find ourselves almost always playing at least a bit of funk and soul to warm the room up, and sometimes later on a few high tempo stompers from prolific labels like Motown records!

Using newly adopted electronic instruments, 80’s artists created a new and exiting dance floor sound. With drum machines replacing drum kits and synthesisers (as well as mullets) as far as the eye could see, 80’s artists made some of the most well known dance floor hits of all time. Forever Grooves has honed in on the subtle art of cherry picking the greatest and most timeless 80’s dance tracks, while shying away from the songs that didn’t age so well. We often play 80’s dance floor fillers from the likes of Hall & Oats, Madonna and Prince.

We’re a sucker for the smooth soul and R&B from more contemporary artists like Erica Badu, Amy Whinehouse, Sade and Alicia Keys. We also love the mellow hip hop from rappers that are in a similar vein to Jurassic 5 & A Tribe Called Quest. Once things start getting a bit looser later in the night, we might also drop some R&B and Hip Hop anthems that everyone knows and loves - the kind of floor fillers you’d expect from Outkast, Nelly, TLC, Destiny’s Child, JT, & Missy Elliot.

A truly fun and exiting time for music and definitely the most nostalgic period for the Forever Grooves DJ’s. In the 90’s, sample-based producers like Daft Punk, Moby & Fatboy Slim were becoming house-hold names and bringing electronic music to the forefront of pop culture. Later, indie/electronic crossover acts like MGMT, The Gorillaz, & PNAU were soundtracking the 2000’s and creating future classics. On the more glitzy side of things, we had pop queens like Kylie Minogue and The Spice Girls, and later Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, etc. We love it all, and we play it all.

This is going to be a hard one to condense into one paragraph! - We’ll start with the golden era of music that flourished with iconic bands like Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles & The Rolling Stones, as well as solo acts like Elton John, Neil Young, David Bowie & Van Morrison. As music took its twists and turns and time flew by, we were given unique alternative music from 80’s & 90’s bands like Talking Heads, The Cure, The Smiths & Joy Division. We also get around a bit of bit-pop from Oasis and Blur and don’t mind some of the more contemporary stuff from The Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, etc.

Although our collection spans far and wide across the globe, we of course still enjoy a bunch of Aussie classics too. It’s always fun to inject a bit of nostalgia into the room with some tried and tested local picks. With classic love songs by poets and Australian household names, Paul Kelly and Nick Cave, to dance floor hits from bands local icons INXS, Mental As Anything & Dire Straits, we love to draw on some local gems. Occasionally you might also hear some ‘future classics’ from bands like Tame Impala, The DMA’s and The Presets.

Utilising the beautiful and soothing reggae music from icons like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, we know how to set the mood right with some Caribbean magic. We also love seductive swayers from Brazilian artists like Evinha and Sergio Mendes, as well as the samba and salsa magic from other parts of latin America. Forever Grooves also get around some African dance floor heaters from likes of Manu Dibango and Kiki Gyan. We think a bit of world music can really spice up a set, but realise it isn’t for everyone so don’t stress - we know when to use our foreign delights sparingly!