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k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9 · 1 year

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randomvarious · 8 months

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Chicago House Playlist

Alright, folks, here's something that's been a long time coming: a playlist of house tunes that came from the city that gave birth to the global phenomenon in the first place, and also kickstarted the whole evolution of electronic dance music as we currently know it. When house music began, most dancefloors had moved on from disco to a mishmash of post-disco, boogie, hi-NRG, dance-pop, synthy funk, electro, freestyle, and a whole lot of other stuff, but there was something different that started to brew itself into a movement during the mid-1980s among a predominantly black, gay crowd in the city where disco had first been symbolically murdered in 1979.

And eventually, it became known as house music, named after both The Warehouse, the place that the genre's godfather, Frankie Knuckles, would have residency, and the posters that would be hung up to advertise the venue's events, which referred to 'house parties' and 'house music.' The Warehouse would open up in the late 70s and close in the early 80s, but in 1983, Frankie would open up his own club, The Power House, which would then change its name to the Power Plant, and then change its name again to The Music Box, after another legendary house DJ, Ron Hardy, would take up residency there.

So, a lot of this playlist channels the greatness of some of those halcyon Chicago house days. And so much of it is just pure, primordial dance music bliss; lighthearted, unserious, super fun, revolutionary grooves. There was an amateurishness to a lot of it back then that gave it a significant level of goofy charm, and that's something that seems to have gotten mostly left behind as the music continued to grow into the 90s. Songs like "Move Your Body," by Marshall Jefferson, which opened with this rich and clanging, jauntily unpolished piano rag of sorts, was so infectious, and his plainly bad, but passionate singing voice that would follow that iconic intro couldn't help but be adored too. And the song on this playlist that currently comes after that one, "Love Can't Turn Around," by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders, is in much the same vein, as featured vocalist Darryl Pandy goes over-the-top berserk to start his second verse, making for another song that you really just can't resist 🥰.

Another total favorite of mine on here is one that was produced by Frankie Knuckles himself: "Let the Music Use You," by the Night Writers, which is a near-eight minute masterpiece that has a divine, string-pad-and-bell-laden beat that immediately shows you why Frankie was revered as such a master of his own craft. And that beat gets paired beautifully with Ricky Dillard's soft and tender, heartfelt vocals too.

And then there's Kevin Irving's "Children of the Night," which features his excellent, soulful voice on a beat that combines string pads with prickly electro stabs, and was made by Larry Sherman, the founder of the most important label in the history of Chicago house itself, Trax Records, which has also caught a lot of flak over the years for its shady business practices.

A couple more notes: first, be forewarned that the track that starts this playlist is another tremendous classic, "Mind Games," by Quest— which features the voice of Liz Torres and some great and dreamy freestyle-type synth work—but even though it's on Spotify, it is, unfortunately, pretty damn scratchy. Luckily, I was able to include a much cleaner version on the YouTube version of this playlist, though 😊. And second, I like to keep these playlists as chronologically ordered as possible, but I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out when Screamin' Rachael's "Bip Bop" was actually made. It has an aggressive male rap vocal on it that's reminiscent of Turbo B's on Snap!'s "The Power," so it could be from that early 90s period, but I really don't know. So I just put it at the end, where it will stay until I one day possibly figure out when it was actually created.

This playlist is ordered as chronologically as possible and links are provided below to songs that have been posted about previously in order to give them more context:

Quest - "Mind Games" Marshall Jefferson - "Move Your Body" Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders - "Love Can't Turn Around" On the House - "Pleasure Control" Housemaster Boyz - "House Nation" Ralphi Rosario - "You Used to Hold Me" Night Writers - "Let the Music Use You" Dalis - "Rock Steady" Kevin Irving - "Children of the Night" Bam Bam - "Where's Your Child?" Paul Johnson - "3rd Dimension (Remixed by Armando)" Screamin' Rachael - "Bip Bop"

And while there are some incredible moments in that Spotify playlist, I still have way more Chicago house music to show you in the YouTube version. Some tracks that stand out in this bonus crop are the first one, the silly and campy "Undercover," by Doctor Derelict, which has about 3,500 plays on YouTube across a couple uploads; another one from Frankie Knuckles, which is a rare remix of his very popular "Baby Wants to Ride" that has ~31.6K plays, and features some political opining from vocalist Jamie Principle, and even a detouring interpolation of "America the Beautiful" in its second half (😆); and then one from a later era of Chicago—'99, to be exact—called "Testing & Balancing," by Jimminy Cricket, aka James Curd, that has around 170 plays and liberally samples from Al Green's soul classic, "Love & Happiness."

Doctor Derelict - "Undercover" Jungle Wonz - "The Jungle" Steve "Silk" Hurley - "House Beat Box" On the House - "Ride the Rhythm"Libra Libra - "I Like It" Paris Grey - "Don't Make Me Jack" Liz Torres - "Can't Get Enough" Frankie Knuckles - "Baby Wants to Ride" On the House - "Let's Get Busy" Mister Lee - "Come to House" Jimminy Cricket - "Testing & Balancing"

And this playlist is also on YouTube Music.

So, with the Spotify version of this playlist, we currently have 12 songs that total an hour and 16 minutes, and with YouTube, we're at 23 songs that total 2 hours and 24 minutes. Clearly, there are a whole lot more goodies in that YouTube one.

And if you want a Chicago house playlist that's a bit shorter, I have one that's made of stuff that's solely from the 80s too.

1980s Chicago House: Spotify / YouTube / YouTube Music

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!

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possible-streetwear · 11 days

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jeffreyscoke · 6 months

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There’s something about murder house that had me hooked, like the vibe it’s all just perfect. it’s just has the 90’s grunge vibe.

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harrybyharry · 2 months

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everything but the girl wrong 1996 cd

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posthumanwanderings · 3 months

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Sedona - Coast (Rhythm Electronica Mix) (breakbeat, 1996)

#Sedona #breakbeat #house music #90's dance #90s dance #club music #click hyperlink for dance playlist

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pardon-my-scifi · 3 months

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I have the normal amount of emotions about Bobby Sox.

#green day #bobby sox #bi #bisexual #i love the music video #i would love to go to a 90's house party with green day

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dankalbumart · 1 year

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X-Mix-3 (Enter: Digital Reality!) by Richie Hawtin & John Acquaviva !K7 1994 Acid House / Techno

#acid house #house #house music #techno #dance #dance music #electronic #electronic music #music #90s #90s music #90's #90's music

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bro0kery · 4 months

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eternvlsound · 9 months

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Is This Love? (CompuSex) - 1994 DaYeene

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tooquirkytolose · 1 year

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Old gay men in love zombie show episode introducing everyone to Linda Ronstadt, go listen to Grammy award winning album Canciones De Mi Padre

#tbh i feel like shes one of those artists where you FOR SURE have heard her music #you just might not know her name #cmon...blue bayou??? that somewhere out there 90's duet?? you're no good??? i KNOW y'all have heard these #but anyways we stan miss linda and her mariachi covers album in this house 😤

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yemme · 10 months

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#house music #90's #Martha Washington #Crystal Waters #Cece Peniston #Thea Austin #Robin S #good morning america #I think I remember it was the Arsenio Hall show.. they had slim girl sing into the mic to prove Martha's voice was hers... no music...#We are still dealing with visual bullshit in the industry and talent is wasted away...#dance music #electronic dance music

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randomvarious · 3 months

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French Deep House Playlist (YouTube)

Hats off to a YouTube account called Classic House & A Little More for uploading a somewhat rare and fantastic mid-90s gem from the French house god himself, Dimitri From Paris, to their channel 😎. "Free Ton Style" is a song that appears in an edited format on Dimitri's landmark 1996 debut album, Sacrebleu, and even before that, a longer version also appeared on his 1995 debut EP, Esquisses, too.

But in 1997, Dimitri made an incredible DJ mix that was released through the biblical electronic music monthly Mixmag's own Mixmag Live! series called Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House of Funk, and a specific version of *that* release was a triple-LP that contained the full, unmixed versions of every song from that mix itself. And to this day, that triple-LP is the only release that has the absolute fullest version of "Free Ton Style" on it. There are other releases that claim to have "Monsieur D's Full Length Extension" on it too, but those are only six and a half minutes at most, and this officially unreleased one is eight minutes! And if you especially love yourself some improvised, jazzy synthesizer-type action played atop an already lovely house groove, then this one's a must-listen for you. Currently only sitting at under 3,800 YouTube plays!

Dimitri From Paris - "Free Ton Style (Monsieur D's Classique Extension)"

And this playlist is also on YouTube Music.

So with this little update, this playlist is now currently sitting at 22 songs that clock in at a little more than 2 and a half hours. And if you want some more specific French deep house playlists, I have those too.

1990s French Deep House: YouTube / YouTube Music Île-de-France Deep House: YouTube / YouTube Music 1990s Île-de-France Deep House: YouTube / YouTube Music Paris Deep House: YouTube / YouTube Music 1990s Paris Deep House: YouTube / YouTube Music

Next week we'll be specifically in Paris!

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!

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possible-streetwear · 6 days

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th3-0bjectivist · 2 years

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AHHHHHHH, shit, dear listener! Yes, I did just post a variation of the eternal hit Groove Is in the Heart, and you WILL succumb to your master, the play button. Why did I post this song, you may be wondering? Because anyone with a soul would like it. This tune is a celebration of music, and quite a catchy one! I don’t know if you’ll personally remember this song or Deee-Lite, but in merciful summary, this group had ONE HIT waaaaaaaaay back in 1990. And what a hit it was! It was performed by a group that regularly attempted to mix house and hip hop, becoming quickly big in nightclubs, and blinking out of our collective conscious twice as fast. This jam wasn’t just big in America, it was big all over the world, making it instantly memorable and triggering a giddy feeling in just about everyone that has previously experienced it. You may have noticed that I’m not talking about the band much so far. This is because this group only lasted about eight combined years and burned out after three albums. In preparation for this post, I listened to all three albums, want a quick review on each? Here goes. World Clique (1990) was a chore. Infinity Within (1992) was a snore! Dewdrops in the Garden (1994) was a bore!! Dr. Seuss rhyming conventions aside, I think I can see why this band inevitably split. Overall, for me, their catalog kinda blows, but this song rules and I defy you to resist its burning disco passion! Fair warning though, this is a remix and contains one of the WORST splices at minute 3:30 I’ve ever heard. Seriously, stop the song at 3:30, you have been warned! They try to mix it with Eiffel 65′s Blue (Da Ba Dee) and it is distilled essence of ear cancer. I suffered so you don’t have to. The first three minutes and thirty seconds however, very excellent indeed! Smash play, jump into the time machine with me, set course for 1990! No matter your personal predilection for music, songs like this remind us that we can ALL appreciate a universal hit together every now and again.

Circa 1993 (Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deee-Lite#/media/File:Deee-lite_1993.png)

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cozyaliensuperstar7 · 1 year

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#Repost @talk2pops

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This is who I want to see honored!! Where’s the documentary and their flowers?? What y’all think??

#martha wash #crystal waters #cece peniston #robin s #90s house music

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