House music.

Post Reply New Topic

Anyone else here like house music? I like, well, stereotypical clubby/beach style house music. Don't really know of or like much of the subgenres of house music, unless you're trying to count far off cousins like eurodance, eurobeat, etc.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAMx8WtQSuY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79MyG77Zj1A[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOc32M1jCsQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBK6Z4aZgDU[/youtube]

So who else likes house music?

I love House Music... i really like the Original House Music from Chicago, which started it all.

(1985) Jamie Principle - Waiting On My Angel
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NDJ7lv4IYk[/youtube]
(1986) Adonis - No Way Back
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-UQG56qFNk[/youtube]
(1988) Marshall Jefferson - Open Our Eyes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeYazoKq1eE[/youtube]
(1989) Lil Louis - Blackout
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2UG3sLkGgo[/youtube]

I HATE House.

My favorite is deep house.

Those are some nice tracks, Manny. I've had affinity for this music since I was a kid, just never delved into much. I think you just inspired me to.

I love Acid & Chicago House from the late 80s-mid 90s but I'm not keen on modern house music. Deadmau5 is the only contemporary house music artist I listen to.

I got a copy of Lil Louis's "French Kiss" on vinyl. Two copies actually.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heUNoA6ZsQQ[/youtube]
This is one of my favorite records I own, actually. Around here when I'm shopping for records at thrift stores, there's actually quite a lot of old house and freestyle records, looking like they're from ex-DJ piles of records that got donated for whatever reason.

MAN, dude, that song is sweet. Best modern Christian song I've heard. CCM artists got a lot to learn.

Yes, i think the first Original House Music of 1980s Chicago was the best, because it is the foundation for all the later stuff of the 1990s and beyond... I think early house was more soulful and catchy, even though production method was simple and minimalist, they were working class and underground, but i like simplicity... Of course we can go back to late-70s electronic Disco as where House roots really comes from, many of the OGs say that... Anyway, yes lots of good dance-club music from the 1980s, timeless tracks, enjoy

(1986) Robert Owens & Larry Heard - Bring Down The Walls
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeYYG_2kYEs[/youtube]

Actually i don't mind current house music, because if you go to any dance club, thats all they play, and hard to avoid it... Current house is ok, IF its catchy and makes you want to dance, after all thats the point of dance music... But yes, i do have a particular interest in the good old original 1980s stuff

(1988) Armando Gallop - Downfall
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU4Ilfloekc[/youtube]
And here is the infamous Roland TB-303, of course i want it, but its so grossly overpriced beyond reason!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq_sk1LP5kI[/youtube]

Yes many good old vinyl is in thrift stores, auctions, flea markets, if you search and have good timing you can encounter some... I also have old vinyl Chicago labels like "Trax Records", they are still relatively cheap because most people do not know what it is and ignore it... Yes some old Chicago house has a spiritual theme, i think many of them came from a christian background... But i am not christian, i just love House because i get mesmerized by the great rhythms and bass hooks

Speaking of Latin Freestyle, i definitely love that too, its percussive syncopation rhythm is a good balance to the 4/4 rhythm of House.

(1988) Cynthia - Endless Night
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2liP1iS0zjg[/youtube]

One way I got introduced to a large number of freestyle tracks was this random CD I bought at a convenience store. Random DJ out of NYC had a bunch of mixtapes he'd have gas stations sell for $3-4 each. One was freestyle, recognized some of the songs, and yeah. To me with freestyle I really like it, as it reminds me of the closest thing going on in America to Italodisco, if that makes any sense. I really like italo a lot, freestyle seems the closest American thing to that kinda music. As in, a nice simple dance pop music style.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zonMdfRff-I[/youtube]
Next to Pretty Poison's "Catch Me I'm Falling" this is probably my favorite freestyle track.

I'm a bit lacking for old house, though, as far as what I really know. I think from my records and what I've heard I do prefer freestyle to old house. Faster paced.

I like house music. I used to go to a club where they played house back in 1989 - 91. The DJ gave me an awesome mix tape (on cassette of course). My favourites were more major artists like Black Box and Inner City.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPMfjOoWVnk&sns=em[/youtube]

I love 80's house especially

Strings of Life - Derrek May
Can You Dance - Kenny Jamin Jason
and many others...

Maybe you should change this thread's title to "House and Freestyle", because we can include stuff about Freestyle too .. I notice you are in Connecticut? So you are close to New York City? It is a good location, because New York was the center of Freestyle music (Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Chicago were others), so you can encounter many used Freestyle tapes and records often in your area? Thats cool

Here is a "New School Freestyle" song, which was a considered a "New" evolution of Freestyle that came out starting in early 1990s. The main producer was Carlos Berrios, aka After Dark, but soon other producers in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia also made similar tracks in the 1990s. The main difference from the "80's Old School" is that the "90's New School" rhythms used more sampled drum loops for a rolling rhythm effect.

(1991) Lisette Melendez - Together Forever
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l2bDaTvow0[/youtube]

This is one of my favorites. Very smooth.

(1989) Frankie Knuckles Presents Satoshi Tomiie with Robert Owens on Vocals ー Tears

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opewcd5gKHo[/youtube]

Me too. It is very smooth.

This was the first Deep House band and hit song which made it big at that time. Ten City's producer was Marshall Jefferson, who was also involved in the development of Acid House.. The lead singer is Byron Stingily.

(1989) Ten City ー That's The Way Love Is
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_edhEpE_YM[/youtube]