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Classic House Tracks
Classic House tracks
House Classic – Deep Swing – In The Music
Oct 12th
A great funky house classic from 2001 -Deep Swing’s “In The Music”.
House Classic – The Bucketheads – The Bomb!
Nov 28th
The Bomb is probably one of the most well-known classic house tracks from the 90′s. Using a simple vocal sample “Street sounds swirling through my mind…” the Bucketheads, is Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez, who is also one half of Masters of Work, another very popular house name.
The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind) has an addictable bassline and funky beat and it’s still sampled to this day.
The original is a massive 14 minutes 51 seconds long!
House Classic – Robin S – Show Me Love
Nov 26th
Yes, some of you are probably thinking that this track has been killed to death thanks to the countless number of remixes over recent years.
It seems each year a different version of this track will become hugely popular on dance floors. At the moment it’s Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso’s mash-up with their track “Be”. Another year it was Mobin Master’s remix etc but none of them come close to Stonebridge’s remix following the Original’s release way back in 1993.
The song reached number 6 in the UK singles charts, and 16 years on, “Show Me Love” remains just as popular as it was when it was first released.
House Classic – Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
Oct 9th
Stardust, aka Daft Punk, the French producers invented this new Filtered, looped, sampled House music and the trio of Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond collaborated for just this one track in the “Stardust” project.
Benjamin Diamond provided the vocals while Daft Punk duo Bangalter and Braxe provided the rest. It’s sampled from DJ Cardio’s track but they’ve given it a Funky filtered bassline.
It was a massive hit in 1998 peaking at #2, and I first listened to it when it appeared on a NOW Album when I was 11. French house is filtered, often sampled (most of Daft Punk’s tracks are) and super funky! A lot of french house I’ve heard often has a loop, sometimes 4 or even 2 beats. This track has a regular 4-beat loop whereas Colossus by Thomas Bagalter has a 2-beat loop. Alan Braxe’s Vertigo is the same.
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House Classic – Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body
Sep 29th
One of the earliest House tracks from Chicago in 1986. A true, proper, HOUSE track. Marshall Jefferson covered new ground with this track, adding a totally new sound to House music, adding a piano melody, an addictive bassline and catchy vocals.
House Classics – Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley – The Word Is Love
Sep 18th
Another Old Classic, back from the old Chicago days when House was first being born. I first heard the track when I watched the House Music Documentary on Youtube, where Steve Hurley is being interviewed and is showing some tricks he uses on the turntables. I love the bassline and the vocals, superb stuff!
Classic House – Jamie Principle – Your Love
Sep 4th
Another House Classic, Your Love by Jamie Principle (and Frankie Knuckles) one of the earliest House records from 1986.
I believe Jamie Principle picked up the hook at the beginning after hearing a small sample and he looped it continuously. Back in the day, “It was THE Shit” according to Derrick May – who produced “Strings of Life” – one of my favourite house piano melodies ever.
Classic House – Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It
Sep 3rd
House Music started in Chicago in the 1980′s, before I was even born, inspired by Disco music with Soul and Funk sounds. DJ’s began to use the sounds of disco to develop a new genre, using samples and using a bass beat (kick drum) to create a new sound. You really have to go back to when House was first being produced to appreciate proper 100% Classic House.
The First Classic House song I ever heard was Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It, released 22 years ago in 1987, same year I was born. I can’t imagine the amount of times this song has been sampled since then!
I believe Larry Heard aka Mr. Fingers, sampled Chuck Roberts words of “In the Beginning There Was Jack…” in his track.
These Geniuses in Chicago, developed a new genre that has inspired dance music of today.