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....