Track: School Hall

Artist: M.E. (Virgo)

Year: 1989

Label: Trax Records

Merwyn Sanders and Eric Lewis might be the least known of the Chicago house legends, but ask any old school purist and they'll tell you that the duo known as Virgo created some of the best tracks from the era.  Some of the confusion about the pair stems from the fact that a better known group was also called Virgo (consisting of Adonis, Marshall Jefferson, and Vince Lawrence) and also recorded on Trax Records.  Sanders and Lewis preferred the name M.E. (Merwyn & Eric), but were overruled by executives at Trax Records who wanted to piggyback off the original Virgo's success.  For this reason, only a few releases acknowledge the duo as M.E. 

In any case, School Hall, is one of many classics from their self-titled LP and happens to be my favorite.  The track features a deeply reflective, low-slung groove overlayed with masterful drum machine effects.  You feel like you're walking through a smoke machine and once it's over, you'll want to walk through again.

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Virgo-Virgo/master/85697