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One DJ, Jesse Saunders, ran a vanity record label through which he released original dance music productions which emulated various popular styles of the day.

In 1984, the label released, on 12-inch single, a song called " On and On ".

Saunders composed the track with Vince Lawrence in order to replace a record which had been stolen from Saunders ' collection, the " On & On " bootleg disco megamix by Mach.

That megamix, a pastiche of loops from several disco records, particularly the bassline from Player One's " Space Invaders " ( 1979 ), had been Saunders ' " signature " tune as a DJ ; it was one that other DJs in the city didn't have or didn't play.

Saunders & Lawrence added hypnotic lyrics and electronic instruments, utilizing a Roland TR-808 drum machine as electronic percussion as well as a Korg Poly-61 synthesizer and Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer.

In a 2010 interview, Saunders claimed the song sought to capture the essence of the style of disco that other local DJs were playing at the time, a style which he says was already known locally as " house ".