Julien Ferment's My House Classics Vol.6

Julien Ferment - My House Classics Vol.6

Here is the new episode of the "My House Classics" collection. This time we are getting slow with BPM's from 110 to 120... As usual with the house music from the 80 and 90's, we've got artists and remixers like David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Murk, Pal Joey, CJ Mackintosh, Roger S and more. So, sit down, listen and get back in time.

La vie est belle !

Enjoy.

Julien Ferment
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Listen :

http://www.djontv.com/podcast/classics/julien.ferment.my.house.classics.6.m4a

Alternative link :

http://www.pepsnetwork.com/podcast/classics/julien.ferment.my.house.classics.6.m4a

Tracklisting :

1- Incognito Featuring Jocelyn Brown - Always There (David Morales 12" Mix)

What can we say? 1991, David Morales releases one of his best remixes and probably the most known. When acid jazz meets house. All time classic not only for house lovers but also for dance & pop music lovers.

2- Madonna - Fever (Murk Boys Miami Mix)

Do you feel it? Do you feel the wet atmosphere of a Miami club from 1992? This remix from the Murk boys is the exact representation of the early 90's Miami sound. Deep, heavy, sexy. One of the best Madonna's remix ever.

3- Adeva - Respect (Mental Instrum Club Vocal Remix)

Adeva's best track gets remixes in 1994 by Mental Instrum. They gave to this 1988 track the sound of the 90's. So funky.

4- SDA - Vous Etes Un Arbre

MY ALL TIME HOUSE CLASSIC. Ok, I waited for the 6th volume of My House Classics to play it but I was waiting for the perfect moment. This song is about meditation, how to identify to the tree. This french track has been released for the first time on the first french house music compilation : PUR (Paris Union Recordings). This track, produced by Andy Shafte and Pascale Hospital (also known for their projects Ame Strong SA and Aleem), features a vocal sample of Guy Beaujoint, a french yoga teacher that released the first french yoga vinyl in the 60's. Vous Etes Un Arbre, is a kind of "do it yourself" track : the bass line is a sample of De La Soul's Saturday (David Morales remix) and so the vocal from Guy Beaujoint. It has never been released as 12", only on 2 compilations : PUR and Very Serious Smokin'. Thanks to Dimitri From Paris for making me discover it, during a late 1992's saturday night on NRJ radio, France. I'll never forget it. Let's hope you will enjoy it too.

5- Ingrid Chavez - Hippy Blood (Pal Joey Club Mix)

Poet Ingrid Chavez gets her first single ever (1991) remixed by the genius Pal Joey. So deep, so atmospheric. Brilliant. This track was also remixed by Eric Kupper, that is not that bad for a first single.

6- De La Soul - Say No Go (CJ Mackintosh House Of Love Mix)

"3 Feet High And Rising" is -for me- the best hip-hop album ever made. "Say No Go" is not the first single of this album but the most emblematic. In 1988, CJ Mackintosh is already in the place for this house remix.

7- Fingers Inc Featuring Chuck Roberts - Can You Feel It

1988 once again. Larry Heard, Robert Owens and Ron Wilson are known as Fingers Inc. They make an important track, maybe the house anthem. With samples from Jacksons' Can You Feel It and Chuck Roberts on the vocals, this is a must own record. Be careful, there are also alternative versions with -for the first- Martin Luther King Jr and his speech "I Have A Dream" and -for the second- Robert Owens himself behind the mic. For me, the Chuck Roberts' version is the best one.

8- Watanabe - Odoru (Unreleased Version)

Hacienda's classic from 1991. An obscure band which only released 3 EP's and especially this classic.

9- Inner City Featuring Kevin Saunderson - Big Fun (Juan's Magic Remix)

1988. Nothing to say. It's a Dance Classic with "Good Life". Inner City and Juan Atkins at their best.

10- Me'Shell NdegéOcello - If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night) (Lil Louis Li'l Freaky Mix)

Me'Shell's first single gets a hip-house remix by Lil Louis. Sexy and bouncing!

11- The Pasadenas - I'm Doing Fine Now (Steve Silk Hurley Silky Soul Mix)

Hurley and his typical happy house sound. It was always the same keys and rhythm parts, but it worked every time. Smile! Life is great!

12- 280 West Featuring Diamond Temple - Love's Masquerade (Rude Awakening Mix)

This is the virtual part 2 of the "Rude Awakening Mix", a 15 min long mix. Not everybody knows this part of the record for 2 reasons : 1/ it is very long to play 15 minutes of the same track (so great the record can be) 2/ the track has been digitally re-released but... only the first 8 minutes so not this part of the track... :) Enjoy it.

13- Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles' Favorite Club Mix)

It's hard to remix the king of pop. Frankie Knuckles does it with talent. With no doubt, THE BEST Jackson's remix ever.

14- Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Frankie Knuckles' Classic Knuckledusted Club Remix)

Frankie does it again with this disco classic. Ok, disco inspired the garage sound. But, we have to accept that Knuckles did a great work. Bravo!

15- Whitney Houston - Queen Of The Night (CJ Mackintosh Master Mix)

From the "Bodyguard" OST, "Queen Of The Night" is the pop/dance track of the movie. So it was a need to make it remixed. CJ Mackintosh is the perfect choice for that. Funky bass line and keys. It could have been the original mix...

16- Soft House Company - What You Need...

1990. Italian band "Soft House Company" releases its only EP featuring 2 tracks, which became classics : "What You Need" and "A Little Piano". Simple. Effective. Still great. EP licensed many many times and now available as digital file.

17- Orchestra 7 - A Fantasy

One of the first Roger Sanchez works (1992), Orchestra 7's only album "Liquid Paradise" features jewels like this track "A Fantasy" but also "The Conversation" or "Love In D Minor". These tracks fully represent the early 90's sound : cheap pianos sounds, bumping rhythms, and vocal samples. Soooooooo good.