Release

On 26 July 1999, the Sheffield based club Gatecrasher released their third album, titled Gatecrasher Wet. Despite the massive success of the Gallagher produced albums Gatecrasher Black (1998) and Gatecrasher Red (Feb 1999) the third installment was initially rebuked by Simon Raine and Scott Bond due to the Northern expression "don't talk wet", but Gallagher to persevered with his concept, explaining that its release date would coincide with what was to be an incredible summer of dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

. The album debuted at #3 in the UK compilation charts.

Presentation

Gallagher's previous two Gatecrasher albums had a unique look and feel in their presentation (velvet covers with golden lettering for the special edition

Special edition

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s) his third installment didn't disappoint, with a card digipack, layered with slippery plastic for the water droplet effects, and the lion logo. The tag line on the back of the album showed true confidence in the album; "Immerse yourself in the greatest dance album of the summer..." The inner contained a bold yellow booklet to continue the summer theme, and 2 teal blue

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 discs, named Aqua and Sub respectively.

Sound

Scott Bond

Scott Bond

Scott Bond is a trance music artist, producer, and promoter from Birmingham, England, who began DJing in 1989. He started out DJing at venues such as Cream, Miss Moneypenny's, Fun and Gatecrasher, which he co-founded. He has toured internationally with Gatecrasher...

 once again mixed the album and gave the album a 'Wet' feel and theme, with a selection of songs that gave wet, Ibiza sound. Saltwater

Saltwater (Chicane song)

"Saltwater" is a song by Chicane featuring the vocals of Irish singer Máire Brennan. The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme From Harry's Game" with both re-recorded and newly-written lyrics....

 by Chicane

Chicane (recording artist)

Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....

 - one of the years big hits, was added to the album which tried to reflected the sounds that people associate with the summer - bright, wet, and uplifting.

Disc 1, named 'Aqua' had the more variety of sounds and rhythms, whilst Disc 2, named 'Sub' had a "harder" sound to it.

Track listing

Sub

1. Phuture 2000 (Hybrid Remix) - Carl Cox
2. Finished Symphony - Hybrid
3. 831 - Desyfer
4. Game Master (Signum Remix) - Lost Tribe
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5. Liquid (Trilithon Mix) - Nebular B
6. Liberation (Fly Like An Angel) (Ferry Corsten Remix) - Matt Darey
7. Everytime (Mike Koglin Remix) - Lustral
8. Synaesthesia (En Motion Mix) - The Thrillseekers
9. The Hymn (Mea Culpa Mix) - Skyscraper
10. Cream (Original Mix) - Blank & Jones
    Blank & Jones
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11. The Child - Mea Culpa
12. Pueblo Blanco - Salt Tank
    Salt Tank
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13. Saltwater (Tomski Vs. Disco Citizens Remix) - Chicane featuring Maire Brennan
14. 4G - DJ Albert
15. Communication - Armin
16. Heaven (Lange Remix) - Agenda
17. 9pm (Till I Come
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    ) (Matt Darey Mix) - ATB
18. Can't Wait To Find Love (Thrillseekers Remix) - Silhouette

Aqua

1. Apache - Starfighter
2. Remember (To The Millennium) (Lange Remix) - The Morrighan
3. Her Desire - Jupiter
4. The Awakening (Quake Remix) - York
5. Carla's Theme - Transa
6. Where Are You Now? (Moonman Remix) - The Generator
7. Take You There - Hagen, Ron & Pascal M
8. We Came - Vimana
9. Obessesion Forever - Unicorn
10. Everyday - Agnelli & Nelson
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11. I Believe (DJ Tandu Remix) - Lange
12. Tomorrow (Full On Vocal Mix) - DuMonde
    DuMonde
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13. Spiritulised (Astral Mix) - The Olmec Heads
14. You Put Me In Heaven With Your Touch (Lange Remix) - Rhythm Of Life
15. Free To Ride (U.B.I.'s Fat Tyre Mix) - Crazy Malamute
16. Reincarnations (DJ JamX & De Leon's DuMonde Remix) - Steve Morley
17. Pulsar (Picotto Tea Mix) - Mauro Picotto
18. The Orange Theme (Moonman's Orange Juice Remix) - Cygnus X
    Cygnus X
    -Singles:*"Superstring" - UK #33*"Positron" *"The Orange Theme" - UK #43*"Hypermetrical" *"Kinderlied" *"Synchronism" *"Turn Around" -Remixes:*MIR - "Under The Milkyway" *Baby Fox - "Baby Fox" - Rain...