The legendary dance vocalist joins forces with Porky Paul for a feel-good house anthem, with new remixes from Ruff Loaderz and Blakk Habit
Some voices simply belong on a dancefloor.
Colette Van Sertima proves that once again with “Live For The Moment,” an uplifting new house single produced by Porky Paul that combines the soul and energy of classic house with a sound built for today’s clubs.
Written by Van Sertima and Porky Paul, “Live For The Moment” captures one of dance music’s most enduring ideas: forget about tomorrow for a few minutes, lose yourself in the music and celebrate the moment you’re living right now.
It’s a simple message, but in Van Sertima’s hands, it feels genuine.
Her unmistakable vocal is the heartbeat of the track, bringing warmth, soul and personality to Porky Paul’s energetic production. Rather than burying the voice beneath the beat, the production gives it room to breathe, allowing the melody and message to drive the record.
For longtime dance music fans, Colette Van Sertima comes with some serious house history.
She is known for her vocals on O.T. Quartet’s “Hold That Sucker Down,” a defining club record of the 1990s that continues to resonate with dance audiences decades later. Her own “Life’s A Bitch” also became a cult house favorite, finding new life as subsequent generations of electronic music fans discovered the track.
But “Live For The Moment” isn’t trying to recreate the past.
Instead, Van Sertima takes everything that made her voice distinctive in the first place and brings it into a contemporary house setting. The result feels familiar without feeling dated—a record that can appeal to longtime fans while introducing her to a new generation of clubgoers.
The release expands even further with two dramatically different remixes.
Ruff Loaderz push the track deeper into house territory, adding extra drive and turning up the energy for a version that feels tailor-made for a packed dancefloor at peak time.
Blakk Habit, meanwhile, completely changes the rhythmic landscape with a UK Garage interpretation. The remix gives “Live For The Moment” a different bounce and attitude while keeping Van Sertima’s vocal firmly at the center of the record.
That gives DJs and listeners three distinct ways into the song.
Porky Paul delivers the uplifting original. Ruff Loaderz bring the harder club energy. Blakk Habit injects a garage edge that gives the track an entirely different personality.
Holding everything together is Colette Van Sertima’s voice.
It’s that voice—and the emotion behind it—that has allowed her music to move comfortably across different eras of dance music. Whether surrounded by classic house rhythms, contemporary production or UK Garage beats, Van Sertima still sounds unmistakably like herself.
“Live For The Moment” ultimately feels less like a comeback and more like the next chapter.
There’s plenty here for people who remember Van Sertima from the golden era of house, but there’s nothing nostalgic about the ambition of the record. With Porky Paul behind the production and Ruff Loaderz and Blakk Habit bringing their own distinctive interpretations, the release is clearly aimed at dancefloors right now.
And its message couldn’t be more appropriate.
Stop waiting. Turn up the music. Hit the dancefloor. Live for the moment.
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