House Music
[Event] Today at Cube’s Patio: DJs Paul E. Lopes & Mike Tull for HOT STEPPER SUNDAYS
I’m heading to Hotstepper Sundays at Cube for the first time this Summer. Always good times. Here’s the kind of music you might hear there this afternoon (and also CLICK HERE for more details on today’s event which kicks off at 4PM).
Sonzeira – The Mystery of Man (4hero Remix):
Diana Ross – The Boss (Dimitri From Paris Remix Edit):
Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Ben Gomori’s Chuggy Pug Edit):
[MP3] Hercules & Love Affair – Think
The science behind this slice of deep house goodness from Hercules & Love Affair:
“Think” was a song written by Rouge Mary and myself in a hotel room after a gig in Zurich. It was our first collaboration. In my mind the song is the most unusual on the record with a kind of bouncy broken feel. The pads at the beginning were inspired by a song from a mix tape that has existed in my head since I was a 15 year old. It has the message of showing up courageously for what life brings you.; with directives like “deal”, “work”, “fight” in lyrics- it displays where Rouge Mary cut his chops- in church. ” — Andy
From the forthcoming album, Feast of the Broken Heart dropping next Tuesday (26th May): iTunes pre-order | Amazon (pre-order)
[MP3] Hercules & Love Affair – I Try To Talk To You
Let’s get this weekend started!
Vocalist par excellence John Grant joins Hercules & Love Affair for their new single ‘I Try To Talk To You’ – taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ released on the 26th May.
The first vocal collaboration of the new album’s recording sessions, John’s sexy tomcat voice and lyrical ability for translating hardship into elegance lent themselves greatly to the new album.
Andy Butler explains: “I asked John to dig deep with his lyrical contribution. I had no idea he would dig so deep. He tackled the story of becoming HIV positive, and while I mentioned to him that he did not need to go there if he was not comfortable, in that beautifully punky, spirited and courageous way he has about him, he told me that was what the song was going to be about. What came of it is an elegant song featuring John singing and playing his heart out.”
‘I Try To Talk To You’ will be released with remixes on the 9th June.
[MP3] R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles, The Godfather of House Music (1955-2014)
When this news came through late Monday night, I was hoping against hope that it was just a bad April Fool’s joke. Wishing that it were but sadly learning that it was not.
Frankie Knuckles was and will forever be a towering legend in not just dance music, but music as a whole, deserving much of the credit for creating what we now know as House music. This is an absolute tragedy. He will be missed.
In tribute here are some tracks that span the arc of his fantastic career: first the seminal house anthem, “Tears” produced with Satoshi Tomiie and featuring the inimitable Robert Owens from 1989, his 1995 remix of Michael Jackson‘s “Rock With You” and from more recently, his remix of Hercules & Love Affair‘s “Blind”, produced at a time (2007) when he thought he was ‘washed up’ and out of fashion in House and EDM circles. The fact that a buzz act like H&LA would chase Knuckles down to remix their music just about says it all as far as his stature, respect and legacy in the game even if he didn’t feel it any more. “So many tears…” is what many of us will be shedding because of this tremendous loss. R.I.P. Frankie….
For more, including some incredible DJ mixes by Frankie Knuckles, go to the Different Kitchen Tumblr page.