dance house essentials

maru · January 2006

i've been a hip hop guy my whole life, but have slowly started getting into dance & house music. shit is nice when the mood is right. thing is i don't know jack shit about the genre. what are some essentials?

On_the_Red_Clay · January 2006

where to start?

check out some early Masters at work (BBE did a 4cd comp that can be condensed into one or two really good discs)

Moodyman

Theo Parrish

Carl Craig

Pepe Braddock

livesets by Derrick Carter

Mondeyano · January 2006

Off the top of my head:

Masters at Work - To Be in Love 12"

16B - Sounds From Another Room LP

Paperclip People LP

Pepe Braddock - Burnin

Directions - Busted Trees 12" (w/Carl Craig rmx)

Those Norwegians - Kaminzky Park

Etienne de Crecy presents Super Discount (comp)

Nuyorican Soul LP + Mind Fluid 12"

Force of Nature - Unstoppable 12"

Jazztronik - Samurai 12"

Troubleman - Time Out of Mind LP

..there are too many to list really. Hope you find some shit you like from these.

batmon · January 2006

Larry Levan's catalog.

ayres · January 2006

Aly Us - Follow Me
Soho - Hot Music
Raze - Break For Love
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body
Chez Damier - Can You Feel It
Royal House - Can You Party
Jungle Brothers - I'll House You
Inner City - Good Life
Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On
Lil Louis - French Kiss
Rhythim is Rhythm - Nude Photo
Bucketheads - The Bomb
Hard Drive - Deep Inside
Todd Terry - Bango
Tyree - Acid Crash
Phuture - Acid Tracks
DBX - Losin Control
Frank Ski - Whores in the House
LNR - Work it to the Bone
Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants to Ride
Frankie Knuckles - Whistle Song
Armondo - 100% of Dissing You
Funky Green Dogs - Fired Up
Daft Punk - Around the World
Black Magic - Freedom
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman
Cajmere - Percolater
Green Velvet - Answering Machine
Pepe Braddock - Burnin
Robin S - Show Me Love
Modjo - Lady
Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Metro Area - Metro Area LP
Daniel Wang - Seven Shadows
Les Visiteurs - Snoops Acid Drop
Mylo - Drop the Pressure
bonus beat:
DJ Ayres and Cosmo Baker - Feeling A Certain Way

bonzaisk8 · January 2006

and insert pal joey listing....now.

oh, and some morgan geist toos.

Dubious · January 2006

contemporary producers who are holding it down

steve "fela" kotey
lindstrom and prins thomas
reverso 68
manhead / headman
chicken lips
idjut boys
quiet village
map of africa
daniel wang
morgan geist / metro area / kelly polar
putsch 79 / bankok impact
tod terje
silver city
brennan green
Who Made Who
Munk

labels:
DFA
Rong
Whatever We Want
2020
Deep Freeze
Outergaze
Environ
Relish
Feedelity
Bear Funk / Big Bear / Full Pupp
Eskimo
Gomma
Modal

none of these are "proper" house but MAW et al bore me to tears

Swayze · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

My love for this record goes beyond words.

Swayze · January 2006

Jazztronik - Samurai 12"

This record was thoroughly dissed on the strut.

I still love that track though.

Dubious · January 2006

oh yeah i forgot abotu that infamous broke beat debacle

nrich · January 2006

such a taboo subject here. I used to like some of this back in the late 80's early 90's. Like Ten City, God Within, stuff on Tribal America. I thought those were the best sounds of the genre. Haven't been a fan of it since then... although 'Burnin' is good.

Aser · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

My love for this record goes beyond words.

go find that 82 ayers lp w/ him rocking a pink fedorah, looks very suspect but has the og of our time is coming.

Inner City "Big Fun"

so essential

DJCire · January 2006

Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman & 100% Pure Love[/b]

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Hell Yes!)[/b]

white_tea · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

My love for this record goes beyond words.

go find that 82 ayers lp w/ him rocking a pink fedorah, looks very suspect but has the og of our time is coming.

Inner City "Big Fun"[/b]

so essential

On that note, don't forget:

A Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray"

Mondeyano · January 2006

such a taboo subject here. I used to like some of this back in the late 80's early 90's. Like Ten City, God Within, stuff on Tribal America[/b]. I thought those were the best sounds of the genre. Haven't been a fan of it since then... although 'Burnin' is good.

Erik Kupper's Planet K is essential.

..and I agree with strut-town with broken beat being shit for the most part but that Jazztronik track is crazy goodness.

DIGGADIGGA · January 2006

where to start?

check out some early Masters at work (BBE did a 4cd comp that can be condensed into one or two really good discs)

Moodyman

Theo Parrish

Carl Craig

Pepe Braddock

livesets by Derrick Carter

WRONG
WRONG
WRONG

M.A.W
RON TRENT
KIM LIGHT FOOT
TIMMY REGISFERD
LARRY LEAVN(DUH)
E-MAN
HOUSE NATION
DJ CAMACHO

m_dejean · January 2006

Aly Us - Follow Me

Soho - Hot Music

Raze - Break For Love

Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body

Chez Damier - Can You Feel It

Royal House - Can You Party

Jungle Brothers - I'll House You

Inner City - Good Life

Nightcrawlers - Push the Feeling On

Lil Louis - French Kiss

Rhythim is Rhythm - Nude Photo

Bucketheads - The Bomb

Hard Drive - Deep Inside

Todd Terry - Bango

Tyree - Acid Crash

Phuture - Acid Tracks

DBX - Losin Control

Frank Ski - Whores in the House

LNR - Work it to the Bone

Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants to Ride

Frankie Knuckles - Whistle Song

Armondo - 100% of Dissing You

Funky Green Dogs - Fired Up

Daft Punk - Around the World

Black Magic - Freedom

Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman

Cajmere - Percolater

Green Velvet - Answering Machine

Pepe Braddock - Burnin

Robin S - Show Me Love

Modjo - Lady

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

Metro Area - Metro Area LP

Daniel Wang - Seven Shadows

Les Visiteurs - Snoops Acid Drop

Mylo - Drop the Pressure

bonus beat:

DJ Ayres and Cosmo Baker - Feeling A Certain Way

A lot of classics in there. Man, I love that Raze track.

Add:

Sue??o Latino: Sue??o Latino

That shit was ALL over the place in '89.

Dubious · January 2006

Sue??o Latino: Sue??o Latino

SERIOUS!!!!!!!!

DIGGADIGGA · January 2006

where to start?

check out some early Masters at work (BBE did a 4cd comp that can be condensed into one or two really good discs)

Moodyman

Theo Parrish

Carl Craig

Pepe Braddock

livesets by Derrick Carter

WRONG

WRONG
WRONG

M.A.W
RON TRENT
KIM LIGHT FOOT
TIMMY REGISFERD
LARRY LEAVN(DUH)
E-MAN
HOUSE NATION
DJ CAMACHO

TODD TERRY
TODD TERRY
TODD TERRY

maru · January 2006

knowledge dropped. keep em coming.

DJ_NevilleC · January 2006

Three of my (old-school) faves:

Moodyman - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It Hits
Daphne - When You Love Someone (Danny Tenaglia mix)
Mood II Swing - Do It Your Way

neil_something · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming (Jazzanova Remix)[/b]

My love for this record goes beyond words.

bull_ox · January 2006

There was a long thread on this topic within the past year, but it appears to be gone already...

Found a good-sized collection of this stuff at a thrift and combed through it a month or two ago... got some things named above... its obvious which 80s ones you wanna grab but I get lost in the early 90s... certain names you always check for but there are a lot of 'one hit wonders' in the genre too...

neil_something · January 2006

where to start?

check out some early Masters at work (BBE did a 4cd comp that can be condensed into one or two really good discs)

Moodyman

Theo Parrish

Carl Craig

Pepe Braddock

livesets by Derrick Carter

and on a similar tip, norma jean bell... i was listening to "dreams" the other day and it was sounding just right.

Lamont · January 2006

what Dubious said as far as recent cosmic boogiedisco

+ start here

5 Classic cd's I like a lot: Mixmag cd's by Claudio Cocculuto, Derrick Carter & Dimitri From Paris, Africanism mix by Bob Sinclar, I-F - Live At The Hague mix cd (electro)

10 more household names:
Littlemen, Inland Knights, Slater Hogan, John Larner, JT Donaldson, Swirl People, All Good Funk Alliance, Martin Solveig, DJ Heather, Lance Desardi

10 more techy/electro/techno names:
Richard Bartz, Jerome Sydenham, Carl Craig, Robert Hood, Funk D'Void, Claude Young, Jeff Mills, Kenny Larkin, Adam Beyer, Ben Simms.

have fun

nosawa · January 2006

Basil Hardhouse - City Streets / Make Me Dance
Rudoulpho - Sunday Afternoon / Touch Me
Notions - Melodious Myles
Comatonse - Raw Through A Straw
Vincent Floyd - Cruising EP
Mr Fingers - Slam Dance / Waterfall EP
Lil Louis - Funny How You Luv
Chez N Trent - The Choice
The It - Donnie

etc..etc...

Swayze · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

My love for this record goes beyond words.

go find that 82 ayers lp w/ him rocking a pink fedorah, looks very suspect but has the og of our time is coming.

Inner City "Big Fun"

so essential

yeah, I got it the Ayers when I first heard the MAW cut. Not feeling the OG. AT ALL!!!

Swayze · January 2006

Always remember:

Ce Ce Rogers[/b] - Someday

One of the best ever...

aimhighshootlow · January 2006

vocoderific

Brian · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

My love for this record goes beyond words.

ayres recommended this to me the last time i was asking for house recommendations and i also fell in love with it too.

Aser · January 2006

Masters at Work f. Roy Ayers - Our Time is Coming

My love for this record goes beyond words.
ayres recommended this to me the last time i was asking for house recommendations and i also fell in love with it too.

I remember this took like 8-9 months to come out after it started showing up at wmc 2001. Everybody was fighting for the cdr that spring.....

for current stuff, Recloose "Dust" was the song of the year for me.

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