The Chicago House Thread

had to happen at some point. chicago house ranges from sparse and dark electronic to flowery disco; from slow and soft to hard and banging. from jazz to acid. some of it basically is techno with a different name.

so who else is a fan? of what and of whom?

for sh*ts and giggles, here's some interesting links

history lessons:
History of Chicago House Music
Chicago house - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC - collective - the legacy of chicago acid

classic tracks that should appeal to techno heads:
YouTube - HOUSE MASTER BOYZ - HOUSE NATION
YouTube - K.Alexi Shelby - Vertigo 1989
YouTube - Dj Sneak - Tribal Rhymes (Defiant)
YouTube - Dj Funk - Run (Uk Extended Mix)
YouTube - Retro Classic: Green Velvet - Destination Unknown

radio
Online House Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Chicago House Radio

HUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE HUUUUUUUGGGGGEEEE fan of Chicago house. Basically was all the same thing back in 1985-88 when Detroit were doing their thing too. I was an avid collector of all the Jack Trax stuff back in the day, plus all the DJ International/Trax stuff. You mention K ALexi - OMG he was da man. Anyone remember this:

YouTube - Risque III - Risque Madness 1987

heheheh

House music lost it's way for me when Garage seemed to take over the sound and when it all started becoming a bit too formulated and gay for my liking.

Over recent years the trend to go back to alot of the early 'feel' of Chicago house by techno/house crossover artists is making me think that this sound is just as good, if not better, than techno.

But then the next day an amazing piece of techno hits your ears and your mind's changed again lol.

PS You all really need to check some of Paul Mac's mixes on this very server:

http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol1.mp3
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol2.mp3
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol3.mp3
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol4.mp3

Hell yeah. Was a massive fan of Sneak in the 90's, went all over to see him play. Derrick Carter too. Really tough tunes.

Saw sneak at Mint a few years ago but was piss poor, no impact and really boring :(

Paul Johnson
The Music In Me and anything on Relief/Cajual/Strictly Rhythm

Chicago House brought me to techno, straight up.
Lets get some mixes going here as well!

yeah big fan. FAST EDDIE

Thanks for the links Mark, on the DL

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Originally Posted by MARK EG

HUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE HUUUUUUUGGGGGEEEE fan of Chicago house. Basically was all the same thing back in 1985-88 when Detroit were doing their thing too. I was an avid collector of all the Jack Trax stuff back in the day, plus all the DJ International/Trax stuff. You mention K ALexi - OMG he was da man. Anyone remember this:

YouTube - Risque III - Risque Madness 1987

heheheh

House music lost it's way for me when Garage seemed to take over the sound and when it all started becoming a bit too formulated and gay for my liking.

Over recent years the trend to go back to alot of the early 'feel' of Chicago house by techno/house crossover artists is making me think that this sound is just as good, if not better, than techno.

But then the next day an amazing piece of techno hits your ears and your mind's changed again lol.

PS You all really need to check some of Paul Mac's mixes on this very server:

http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol1.mp3
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol2.mp3
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol3.mp3
http://www.blackoutaudio.co.uk/SomeClassicsVol4.mp3

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I also love Chicago house & I agree Mark that House music lost it's way I haven't heard any decent proper good quality House for years I think house music has been basterdized if you know what I mean?

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Originally Posted by The Overfiend

Paul Johnson
The Music In Me and anything on Relief/Cajual/Strictly Rhythm

Chicago House brought me to techno, straight up.
Lets get some mixes going here as well!

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sh*t i used to have a link to a RIDICULOUS marshall jefferson mix of late 80s classics. will try to dig it up

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Originally Posted by MARK EG

HUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE HUUUUUUUGGGGGEEEE fan of Chicago house. Basically was all the same thing back in 1985-88 when Detroit were doing their thing too. I was an avid collector of all the Jack Trax stuff back in the day, plus all the DJ International/Trax stuff. You mention K ALexi - OMG he was da man. Anyone remember this:

YouTube - Risque III - Risque Madness 1987

heheheh

House music lost it's way for me when Garage seemed to take over the sound and when it all started becoming a bit too formulated and gay for my liking.

Over recent years the trend to go back to alot of the early 'feel' of Chicago house by techno/house crossover artists is making me think that this sound is just as good, if not better, than techno.

But then the next day an amazing piece of techno hits your ears and your mind's changed again lol.

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well, i know the hardcore detroitophiles think techno also lost its way somewhere in the mid-90s, so it's probably a matter of perspective. HOWEVER, at the risk of sounding like a nostalgic old fogey, i can't really think of any house that captures the thrill of those early trax and dj int'l releases. really dark, melancholic stuff, full of space and super atmospheric.

but i do also like some of the later, cheesier stuff. and the hard side of chicago. speaking of, think thomas bangalter's homage to robert armani, sneak etc. is worth a mention, even if he's not from chicago

YouTube - THOMAS BANGALTER - TRAX ON DA ROCKS

Lets get some mixes going here as well![/QUOTE]

http://waxdj.com/download.php?band_i...mode=song_hifi

Rubsilent:Relief Records Chicago Tribute Mix

The Original House Sounds Of Chicago :

1. Nitro Deluxe - This Brutal House (Brutal Mix)
2. Frankie Knuckles - Your Love
3. Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It (Vocal Mix)
4. Sterling Void - It's Alright (Original 12" House Mix)
5. Marshall Jefferson - Ride The Rhythm (Ron Hardy Mix)
6. Robert Owens - Bring Down The Walls
7. Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body (Club Your Body Mix)
8. Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk Feat. Darryl Pandy - Love Can't Turn Around
9. Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body - The House Music Anthem
10. Ralphi Rosario Feat. Xavier Gold - You Used To Hold Me
11. The House Master Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House - House Nation
12. Joe Smooth - Promised Land (Club Mix)
13. J.M. Silk - I Can't Turn Around (House Mix)
14. Adonis - No Way Back
http://www.archive.org/download/Orig...hicago_Mix.mp3

DWize-Live @ A Taste of Chicago (Hollywood) 022009


http://waxdj.com/download.php?band_i...mode=song_hifi

@acidguru...THANKS bro!

man, that nitro deluxe tune is fantastic...

who's mixing on that one?

time to bring up robert armani...his stuff was pretty influential in techno's harder turn around 1992.

YouTube - robert armani /circus bells

YouTube - ROBERT ARMANI - Warning (1992)

YouTube - Robert Armani - Ambulance Two

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Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk

@acidguru...THANKS bro!

man, that nitro deluxe tune is fantastic...

who's mixing on that one?

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It´s mixed by Robin McLeod from Miami,Florida..

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Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk

time to bring up robert armani...his stuff was pretty influential in techno's harder turn around 1992.

YouTube - robert armani /circus bells

YouTube - ROBERT ARMANI - Warning (1992)

YouTube - Robert Armani - Ambulance Two

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I think Circus Bells is one of my most heard trax ever..Absolute classic..

If anyone wants to hear a definitive Chicago House styled track

Thomas Banghalter
What To Do
Roule

TOP THAT!

I loath house. Of any kind...

then you haven't been listening to the right stuff :)

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Originally Posted by DannyBlack

I loath house. Of any kind...

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house and techno use to go hand in hand and still does you need to open your mind a bit :smile:

i miss going out and hearing dj sets that span both.

stuff like this:

Laurent Garnier - Laboratoire Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) at Discogs

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Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk

i miss going out and hearing dj sets that span both.

stuff like this:

Laurent Garnier - Laboratoire Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) at Discogs

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trevor rockcliffe spans both sides coxy did it for a while is great for long sets so the crowd can her some diversity instead of bang bang bang for hours big fan of djs that play both house and techno in sets :smile:

Hey there are some good links here to have a nostalgic blast to >>> here is one of the best tracks for me back in the day ... propper dark House of which at the time will probably have scared quite a few folk as this was about as dark as it got then...

You tube - Master C & J 'When You Hold Me'

I wrote a track called Hit House which is on the Lost Time EP it's Techno with an old skool House vibe

Darkmode - Hit House - SoundCloud

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Originally Posted by Little_Fella!

Hey there are some good links here to have a nostalgic blast to >>> here is one of the best tracks for me back in the day ... propper dark House of which at the time will probably have scared quite a few folk as this was about as dark as it got then...

You tube - Master C & J 'When You Hold Me'

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oh man that's a great tune. "face it" is fantastic too

YouTube - Master C & J Face It

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Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk

then you haven't been listening to the right stuff :)

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that's exactly what i thought mate. house music really changed in the 90's and became so far removed from what it was originally about it wasnt even funny. that original chicago house vibe is something else. if youre into anything at all about techno that is funky or even soulful, you really need to be trying to understand early chicago house imho. if however you're only into the harder techno.. hmm... could be quite tough heheh

the masters:

YouTube - ADONIS - WE'RE ROCKIN' DOWN THE HOUSE

I've just found this. Although there's alot of commercial crap on here in the beginning (stick with it), theres some interesting interviews with some of the old boys:

YouTube - History Of House Music Prt 1

Farley Jackmaster Funk (1985):

http://www.dhpmixes.com/mixes/Farley...nk1985wbmx.mp3

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Originally Posted by MARK EG

that's exactly what i thought mate. house music really changed in the 90's and became so far removed from what it was originally about it wasnt even funny. that original chicago house vibe is something else. if youre into anything at all about techno that is funky or even soulful, you really need to be trying to understand early chicago house imho. if however you're only into the harder techno.. hmm... could be quite tough heheh

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i'm a little unclear as to when you think this happened. there was a lot of great house in the 90s, particularly on the harder and deep side...dj sneak, green velvet, etc. some of it could basically be techno, but was coming out of the chicago tradition.

over in europe, there were some great labels, like svek, that sort of bridged deep house and minimal techno. e.g.

YouTube - Svek - Conceiled Pattern 4

YouTube - Jesper Dahlback - Untitled B2

YouTube - Cari Lekebusch aka Mr. James Barth - Pay me in love

or are you saying it changed after the 90s?

all that early chicago stuff was great. it all had a sparse (plenty of reverb) and sometimes dark vibe to it. i think they were trying to make the disco that was around at the time (which was pretty psychedelic and spacious) using the Roland machines.
adonis was a master....mr fingers too!
Deep House Page has some great mixes on there. farley's are definitely worth checking out...

by the mid-90s the scene had blown up worldwide and there was so much shite that it was pretty damn impossible to find the good stuff. so many camp disco loops with a drum loop underneath....

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Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk

oh man that's a great tune. "face it" is fantastic too

YouTube - Master C & J Face It

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Yes that's a very good call... juss listened to it too .. loooove the wobbly synth -I had faved these two at the same time whenst was searching for the moody side of House ..

this was another classic musical piece really that gave us the deeper edge...

Jungle Wonz - The Jungle (stereo)

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Originally Posted by MARK EG

that's exactly what i thought mate. house music really changed in the 90's and became so far removed from what it was originally about it wasnt even funny. that original chicago house vibe is something else. if youre into anything at all about techno that is funky or even soulful, you really need to be trying to understand early chicago house imho. if however you're only into the harder techno.. hmm... could be quite tough heheh

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I understand here what you are saying - also paying attention to Slavik's post regarding the Svek releases, which I have to say I really like the second link and have never heard it before.. unusual for 1997 coz that was Club mix hey day with Slacker - 'Scared' (Lonely Traveller) as mainstream moody offerings...

House music was a feeling that for me was represented best on the definitive House Sound of Chicago Vol 2 .. of which I had a tape copy at the tjme offa my mate >> so have just bought this as a consequence of this thread ...

Juuust as this release had been felt and the likes of House Master Boyz & Rude Boy Of House - House Nation brought madness as far as repetition n moodyness was combined, for the time, then Pete Waterman and his 'Hit Man & Her' series took hold and changed the scene forthwith...

I remember being one of hardly any at all in ma home town who was listening to House during the Jack Your Body 1985 - 1987 era of which the STEVE "SILK" HURLEY - JACK YOUR BODY (HOME MADE), was the coolest (for me), which we felt was seriously cool, and then BAMM .. off it went into the 1988 Summer of Love ... :icon_arrow::icon_arrow::icon_arrow:

(listen to all of House Nation - brilliant drum track of it's day)

just surfing about on a lazy sunday and NEVER EVER in my wildest imagination did I EVER expect kenny 'jammin' jason to look like this lol

Kenny Jason, Program Director, 1Club.FM on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

actually whilst we're at it, look what a ladies man mickey oliver turned out to be hahaha

My Photos Photo Gallery - Photo 2 of 25 by Mickey "Mixin" Oliver of the Hot Mix 5 - MySpace Photos

It took me a while to 'get it' but i've really started digging some old house. i'm sorry to use a horrible cliche but the style is so pure that even when it gets cheesy i'm usually sold :tongue:

but there's been a lot of retrospection (is that a word?) in this thread, how about the new guys? I quite like some motor city drum ensembe stuff (the rawcuts series for example) myself.

Motor City Drum Ensemble- Satellites | Feel my Bicep

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just surfing about on a lazy sunday and NEVER EVER in my wildest imagination did I EVER expect kenny 'jammin' jason to look like this lol

Kenny Jason, Program Director, 1Club.FM on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

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:lol: yeah chicago is full of dudes like that