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Right Back To You (Extended Mix)

Posted July 4, 2012

Track: Right Back To You (Extended Mix)

Artist: Ten City

Year: 1988

Label: Atlantic

Ten City was a Chicago-based R&B group with house pinnings under the tutelage of producer and house pioneer Marshall Jefferson.  The group was led by vocalist Byron Stingily who later left the group to pursue what's been an especially active and successful solo career.  The extended version of Right Back to You was mixed by fellow Chicagoan Steve "Silk" Hurley and warrants classic status for its drawn out pumping bassline - the perfect compliment to Stingily's silky smooth falsetto vocals.  Horn stabs add a nice touch and were incorporated liberally on the NY mix.

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Ten-City-Right-Back-To-You/master/94845

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Tagged as 1988, ten city, chicago house, garage house, vocals, byron burke, byron stingily, herb lawson, and steve silk hurley

U Got Me

Posted July 4, 2012

Track: U Got Me

Artist: Intruder

Year: 1992

Label: Murk Records

90s Miami house gets a lot of love here.  If you're new, you can catch up with reviews for other old school Miami tracks like On My Mind, Been A Long Time, Some Lovin', Reach For Me, and Set U Free.  Anyway, today's selection is U Got Me -  another Oscar G and Ralph Falcon production, this one released on Murk under the Intruder alias.  As if there was any doubt, U Got Me features that distinctive super deep hypnotic bass groove (in this case reworking No Smoke's Koro Koro), the defining element of all 90s Miami house bangers.  This cut is also balanced with some industrial percussion elements to underscore its dark vibe.

Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Intruder-U-Got-Me/release/2151

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Tagged as 1992, deep house, miami, ralph falcon, oscar gaetan, and oscar g
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This site profiles my favorite classic house tracks. Most selections are from the 80s and 90s with a strong - but not exclusive - deep house, progressive and old school Chicago influence. I could never fully warm up to acid house, overly ambient tracks, or anything that bumps >135bpm. Since many have asked, there's no single definition of classic house music, but Ishkur has an excellent guide to electronica music that can serve as a primer for anyone interested.  I know some of the videos get pulled due to copyright issues - just search on YouTube since most stuff gets re-upped anyway. 

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