There are still people arguing over the origins of house music. Some say it emerged around the same time both in Chicago and in NYC--although I've got a bias given my ties to Chicago, I think they're probably right.
The styles of house music that came from each city, however, were clearly different.
In Chicago, the most influential DJ's were part of a group known as "The Hot Mix 5" made famous on WBMX. Read more on their story here.
The original founding members included Kenny Jason, Mickey Oliver, Ralphi Rosario, Scott Silz, and Farley Keith. Other graduates of the Hot Mix 5 included Frankie Knuckles, Julian Perez, Steve Hurley, and Frankie Rodriguez.
A great site for listening to the original mixes (either live, or via broadcasts...quality definitely varies) is at DeepHousePage.Com--downloads are here.
(Search for WBMX to get the early Hot Mix 5 music. Search for WGCI for later works.)
Other cool sites:
2 comments:
Hey Manoj, I didn't know you were a HouseHead! Looking forward to more of your educational material.
Will your next disc be a mixed compilation of your favorite house tracks?
I've been dying to do a double CD compilation of Deep House, Tech-House and Techno. Just figured it would scare too many people away. We'll see.
Later.
Kento
I am...have been since the days of vinyl and Technics SL1200 turntables.
I'd love to, and I'd actually like to include a sub-genre called ethnic house.
Cool stuff.
Ever listen to Paul Van Dyk's Vonyk Sessions (live on Sirius). Very cool.
Got to listen to new stuff all the time!
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