house music is my soul


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utopia7 said:

Back in the early 90s, here in Southern California, we had this station called Mars radio and they played house and dance music. It was the best station but corporate hacks got a hold of it and changed the format

Where is WBAI? Is there a webstream?

OK. Wait a minute, Ivy, didn't you say something about Willie teaching Paris Hilton to walk and how she didn't help him in his time of need? I swear I read that! Was that not in this thread?

Please tell me about it if you know

Does anyone have any details on this video? It looks like a tribute or a fundraiser but I would like more details if anyone knows.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

No that was not me.

Vendetta1 said:

Where the hell did I read that then? I mean who else but a fierce gay guy is gonna teach that witch how to walk correctly?

xenon said:

This is an interesting question and I don't know how to answer it! A Househead knows house when they hear it. One of the most frustrating things about the house movement is how many fakers tried to piggyback onto the "House" label.

House music can vary from fleshed out disco grooves to flat out hardcore deep dark tracks. What ISN'T house music is the techno crap that was so often passed off as House. You have no idea how many CDs I have bought that were labeled as deep house which were in fact Techno and electronica. The shit needs to be separate!

Most of what is being posted in this thread is genuine House music

IAintTheOne said:

LOVE that Arnold Jarvis cut!

And what happened to India? That Love and Happiness is the shit She should definitely had a long career. Instead we haven't heard from her in nearly 2 decades

Also love this cut by her:

I Can't Get No Sleep




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I Don't Know Anybody Else - Black Box
Moving On Up - M People
Show Me Love - Robin S
I'm Gonna Catch You - Lonnie Gordon
Finally - Cee Cee Penniston
It's Time For The Percalator - Cajmere
In The Name Of Love - Clivilies and Cole
You Used To Hold Me - Ralphi Rosaro
Don't You Want Me - The 49ers
Use It Up And Wear It Out - Pat and Mick
Don't You Want My Love - Jomanda
Supermodel - RuPaul
Dangerous On The Dance Floor - Musto and Bones
Jack Your Body - JM Silk
Work That Motherfucker - ?
I Beat That Bitch With A Bat - ?
There's Some Whores In This House - ?
Short Dick Man - 20 Fingers
Lick It - Roula
Set Me Free - Clubhouse
Makin' Happy - Crystal Waters
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vainandy said:

Some of that stuff is more dancey than house but is more like cousins than the techno and electronic stuff That's a great list

Yeah, I know what you are saying. I know of some deeper house type stuff but I can't think of them right now. I racked my brain trying to think of those I listed. I got so burned out on that type of music after the 90s ended because that's all I listened to back in that decade. These days I only pull that stuff out when I have gay friends over. In another 5 years or so, I'll probably be in the mood for those songs again.

I know what you're saying about techno, acid, trance, or whatever the hell it's called. It took the place of house but has none of the funkiness of it. It's definately not a good replacement for house.

Cinnie said:

Amazing how much that track has been mixed and remixed. The DJ is a modern day Wizard. I have some tracks in their natural form that have been remixed to hell and you could never tell if not for the lyrics it was the same song

IAintTheOne said:

It sounds like they were inspired by Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back", which we all know was a Prince venture. That was 83 when that came out, this came out in 87. Prince clearly had a handle on New Wave. No doubt about it. However, his attempts at house music, surprisingly, have largely been mass fail. I always thought he had it in him to pull it off but nothing he's ever tried in that arena has ever passed muster.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Looks like the sound factory Bar Wednesday night underground network tribute for Willi.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

That was an excellent observation!

Thank you for posting this thread
I'm from Chicago and I love my House Music


Here is a website you all can take a peek at some
of Chicago's best
www.chicagosoundsource.com
and
This my favorite House DJ of all time
WWW.BOOLUMASTER.COM
plus
http://www.boolumaster.co..._HOUSE.htm

enjoy

kristielove said:

thank you for contributing to my thread! I'll check out those links tomorrow!

OK, as I've been digging around, I see that Ellis D is in fact Jr. Vasquez! The crazy thing is I've been looking for this song (Dubbreak) for FOREVER and it has been mixed into certain things, the most obvious being Madonna's vogue but one time I saw it in a record store and didn't have money and when I went back for it, it was gone Never found it since, in almost 20 years of searching

Now it's on youtube, thank God so I can at least hear it but seeing it as "Ellis D" brings me to another point. The cover of the Record was "LSD".

Ellis D = LSD

No damn wonder I could never find it!

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

LOL I coulda told you it was Ms Vasquez

The Look

Glamour Girl

Frankie Knuckles

TEARS!!!

IAintTheOne said:

And here I've been waiting 2 decades!

I am generally not a big fan of most of his stuff but he's God in my book just for that one track! I'll continue looking for the damn thing but I might just have to resort to recording the video on my camera I have looked high and low for it all over the net. Nothing

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I don’t have any info on the clip but it was heartbreaking to watch. Been thinking about him since checking out the Paris is Burning thread.

JackieBlue said:

I can't begin to described how completely MOVED I am by that video. There is grattitude, sadness, joy, love, sincerity, fellowship, brother/sisterhood and all in the form of dance music. I keep coming back to that video and I am struck each and every time.

I don't know if this was just a regular tribute or if he was sick at the time. Somewhere I read that Paris Hilton wouldn't help him in his time of need so maybe this was the time when he needed that help? Nobody deserves to die for expressing their sexuality and I'm happy that this man's legacy is documented and that he was part of something genuine, real and vital to the world of music and to the gay community. I have such respect for what happened on that stage...

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I’m guessing he was sick at that time as he looks similar to another video I saw when he was ill. Was Paris Hilton connected to him? Did she say why she wouldn’t give money?

JackieBlue said:

I never saw Paris is Burning. Been checking out the clips on youtube. What a fantastic documentary. I really don't want to turn this thread into a race war or disrespect anyone but you'd never see groups of white kids developing something like the balls and vogue dancing

Being of mixed heritage and growing up with mostly friends who weren't white, I'm happy I got to live in that world where so much is expressed. Not saying that white kids aren't able and capable but I look at my white friends when I came out vs my black and latin friends and the white kids were sometimes provincial in their expressions while the ethnic kids let all the shit hang the fuck out

I'm sure it's all relationsal thought because I grew up in cunty Orange County California. I stuck out like a sore thumb there

JackieBlue said:

I saw a comment somewhere, I'm guessing in one of the youtube video comment section, where someone said they couldn't believe Paris Hilton wouldn't help him in his time of need. I can't find any information by google other than he taught her how to walk and pose.

One thing that sickens me about this society is that a person is reduced to begging in order to be helped. I'm guessing that was probably a fundraiser to help him pay for medical expenses or something like that. The only positive in living in a society where we don't truly care for each other is that others, as seen in that video, are given the chance to come together as one to help their fellow man. There is such righteousness and beauty in that.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I know what you mean and it is what it is. Sometimes I'm surprised it hasn't been bigger but there's obvious resistance to the culture. But I sort of like that it's stayed underground. If you can, you must rent it! It's quite fabulous and the music is great but a little sad too especially now.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Wow. If true, I can't imagine having the type of wealth she has and not helping someone particularly particularly for medical bills. Time and time again we see and hear about people struggling to pay for medical care and bills. There's something seriously wrong with this system. Very sad indeed. It's wonderful when we come together to help one another it's just a shame that it often happens when tragedy or illness strikes.