TJ – if mellower is what you’re after try this. Also if you haven’t heard it the DJ Kicks – Erlend Oye album (Where I first heard this) – the first few tracks are quite mellow with some recognisable samples in there.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub36ffWAqgQ&ob=av2e[/video]

It’s a shame house has descended into petty arguing over what belongs in what gendre and who’s taste is better than who’s.

Seems to be fairly common now. Either you get the kids who are arguing over whether it is dubstep complextro fidgit nurave tech house bollox or some music snobs who think that the only house worth listening to was back in the late 80’s/early 90’s and you had to be at the warehouse parties and m25 raves or you can’t appreciate house.

If it sounds good that is the main thing, who cares which genre it comes under!

Erlend Oye

I wish he’d do another solo album, listening to the kings of convenience right now which is probably more folk, but equally awesome.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOxE7IRizjI&feature=relmfu[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RDqENumDtA&feature=related[/video]

You come on here moan about other peoples tastes and then waffle on about how cool you were back in 88 and post up some old house tunes that sound shite today.

Then, right:

You can take your elitist music snobbery and stick it where the sun don’t shine.

😆

Whatever, girlfriend.

How old are you (again…)?

TBH all I’m doing is posting up examples of decent dance music what I’ve enjoyed over the years. Coas I thought others might enjoy them too. Anyone with a real appreciation for dance music will know where I’m coming from. You seem to be very narrow-minded about the whole thing. All because I criticised your choice of commercial pop music. 😆

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgYi-fmi9tk&feature=related[/video]

You mussunt be so sensitive about such things you know.

Here’s something a bit more up to date what I like just to show you I’m not completely stuck in the past:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5LW07FTJbI&feature=related[/video]

(Although it’s probbly not ‘House’ according to your definition but quite frankly I’m not bothered. It’s just a good dance choon…)

And something I think you will enjoy:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGXInj6Rcv0&feature=related[/video]

I don’t understand this thread at all.

Elf, ygm.

schrickvr6 – Member

Erlend Oye

I wish he’d do another solo album, listening to the kings of convenience right now which is probably more folk, but equally awesome.

I take it you’ve heard his stuff under ‘The Whitest Boy Alive’ also very good.

I’m getting onabit me…no, no I am really. The late 80’s and 90’s kinda passed me by as I rode around killing myself and played in/on the Sea. For sure I was into Muzak, but some of that there 80’s stuff was just not hitting me in the kidneys enough for me to drive around the M25 looking for a few lads in dungarees and some vans and a field.. So I listened from afar..

Zoooommmm and FFWD to now and I’m happy to listen to this kinda Muzak, this time around, for me anywaysup, it’s making my feet tap, making me bounce around in some Clubs, meet similar aged open minded folk who just enjoy listening to beats, kicking back and bouncing around. You/I have your own thoughts on the “enhancements” taken to trance out as it were, but the folks I’ve met most recent have ditched those things and just dance, and I like that.

I’m so glad we’ve grown up, really am. There are some very inspirational and thoughful DJ’s out there still able to make your pulse race, your feet wiggle a bit and make your shoulders nod to the rythums..

Old or New, this genre or that genre, this subset or that subset bass, whatever..like.

Play it loud, bounce around, giggle like a child and make your heart beat one or two beats faster than it did when you sat in the Pub with a pint of wifebeater in your left hand.

This threads ace for showing old/new material, for giving folks like me the opportunity to hear (often for the first time) stuff and enlighten me to the ways of mixing.

No real need to get your sandals in a flip flop over it is there?

Somehow no I hadn’t, today is a good day, Cheers. 😀

Talk to the hand girlfriend! 😛 Arguing over the internet with strangers is not nearly as interesting as listening to new tunes people are posting up, so I’m done.

Back to posting choons:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTQgGVhI1BA[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okxuiiHx2w[/video]

Not strictly house, but damm good all the same!

(this one is for you elf)

Bikebouy I have no idea what you just said but I concur.

Talk to the hand girlfriend!

😆

Miiiaaaoooww! Bitch!

In fairness maybe my earlier comments were a bit cutting. Seems to have caused a fair amount of consternation. Sorry, but I just say it how I see/hear it. A lot of the stuff posted up on this thread is really bland, boring commercial dross, imo, but I can appreciate that others might like it. It’s good we’re all different in our tastes and that. 😀

I’m still a better dance than youse…

No I am so shut up!

Some good recommendations here and the normal nonsense!

The new Body & Soul (15 years anniversary) cd (On Ministry of Sound) is a nice pointer to a great club and it’s music style.

Other votes for Moodymann, Inland Knights, Fabric and Balance compilations.
DJs Andrew Weatherall, Laurent Garnier, Joe Clausell, Mark Farina, Kenny Dope, Mr C, Norman Jay. Too many others.

Wow zombie nation. Now that is absolute pop crap of the highest order!

Not all old school music is rubbish. I still love

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opewcd5gKHo[/video]

Love this always works great as an early evening warm up track

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bynFNmVwk4k[/video]

Not house – not sure what it is, progressive breaks house? Awesome tune though and well worth listening to all the way through.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVmBEiTI-zc[/video]

And finally in no way house – more like techno/edm but a classic piece of underworld remixed brilliantly

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBOaojkeHrc[/video]

Should also plug my little bro’s new record label. He’s signed to a couple of other labels but decided it’s time to put out stuff on his own.

His label soubdcloud page is http://soundcloud.com/pret-a-ecouter

Old mix here:
http://soundcloud.com/ian-morbey/ian-morbey-unsung-anthems-november-2010-dj-mix

Available on beatport, juno and his older stuff is available on various other sites starting with i.

I wanna play!

Apparently something I like is “house” cos it says so on Wikipedia 😀
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsE9UYOk-k0[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nl6NDDuGBY[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF9xANBFdM4[/video]

I don’t think techno and rave qualifies as house.

Oh god, this old chestnut!

I hate to use wikipedia, but here I go… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styles_of_house_music

Thing is though, there are so many genres and sub-genres and crossovers and ting, that it’s hard to know where one genre ends and another begins.

Yeah, and I hate that too… It’s always driven by people trying to be different and invent the “next best thing”, but thankfully, no matter the genre, it all comes under the one all encompassing banner… “House Music”

Personally, I never subscribed to the stupidity of limiting myself to one particular sound, and just went with what I thought sounded good. The beauty of being in London in the late 80s/early 90s meant that we could go to enjoy different sounds every single night (had we wanted to/could afford to/had the stamina for).

Kudos; the kind of stuff you seem to be into; well, ime clubs that played such stuff were frequented by people trying desperately to look cool, and would rarely dance for fear of getting their designer clothers grubby or sweaty…

Such lightweight stuff might be played around 10/11pm, when the clubs opened, but by the time everyone got warmed up, it had made way for some proper dance music.

Here all you’re describing is the London Phenomenon. You ever done much clubbing outside of London Elf? I’ve done quite a bit in London, and lots round the rest of the country, and plenty in Europe. I can say with total honesty that every night I’ve ever been out in London is only memorable for the amount of pretentious tossers around, the “I’m too cool to dance” crowd and the “the drugs ain’t what they used to be” crowd. London is a shit place for a night out unless you’re in with a crowd already, they don’t like outsiders.

Seems to be fairly common now. Either you get the kids who are arguing over whether it is dubstep complextro fidgit nurave tech house bollox or some music snobs who think that the only house worth listening to was back in the late 80’s/early 90’s and you had to be at the warehouse parties and m25 raves or you can’t appreciate house.

If it sounds good that is the main thing, who cares which genre it comes under!

BINGO! And that’s why I love “House Music”… I try to stay away from using any of its sub genres when talking about it as it infuriates me that we have to, but that’s kinda the problem caused by people pushing the scene in new directions which I suppose is no bad thing overall.

How old are you (again…)?

You go on about age like you’re older than everyone else on here! You’re still in your 30’s chap, same decade as me (and probably most of the others on this thread)! 😉

the clubs I went to no-one gave a toss about looking cool, it was all about the music and having fun.

Spot on, likewise here… If I ever went anywhere that was full of people too bothered about looking cool, I’d just not go back.

You come on here moan about other peoples tastes and then waffle on about how cool you were back in 88 and post up some old house tunes that sound shite today.

If Elf was going to clubs in 88, he was a good few years underage! 😉

I’ve been (don’t want to say clubbing) clubbing since 1995 and have danced around all sorts of places over the years and I can firmly say that music, clubs, production values have never been as good as they are now.

YES YES YES, THIS is the attitude. Good man!

Genre, schmenre (or something)
I like this stuff

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsJVW5apRmY[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDhX8cpjtI[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESehV0OB26U&feature=related[/video]

**** the genres, more cowbell!!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUQWS9GWE8w[/video]

Check out funkatech records, loads of great tunes

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gR0_AAG7yU[/video]

Love this tune, takes me back…….

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbKbe82AGhw[/video]

You ever done much clubbing outside of London Elf?

Yes I have actually. Your point? 😐

I can say with total honesty that every night I’ve ever been out in London is only memorable for the amount of pretentious tossers around

That’s a fair comment, and more than true if you go to places like MoS, Fabrik etc. Although there’s loads of ‘normal’ music loving types there too. But venture to some of the grimier areas, and you’ll find loads of great little clubs playing all sorts of great music. We used to go to the 333 Club which is on Old St; fair mix of Hoxton **** and ordinary folk of all colours shapes and sizes. They used to play some of the most evil DnB you can imagine in the basement. Always guaranteed a good night out there. One great aspect of London clubs is that you’ll get loads of tourists too so always loads of interesting fun people to meet. I can’t imagine you’d get quite such a mix at the Kursal Southend…

The pretentiousness of people in places playing soft House music was just something I observed. Always felt it was a bit of a poseurs ‘scene’ really. Sorry, but I just find that kind of music insipid and uninspiring. The best dancers were always to be found in’t techno and DnB clubs….

One of me fave club nights was Megatripolis at Heaven. Jeeze that was insane. 😯

Then there was Reclaim The Streets. Heavy duty Techno, and the added bonus of a pagga with Babylon. 🙂 Oh happy, halcyon days…

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEYtMBI1IeU&feature=related[/video]

Sub Focus! Kudos, Kudos! 😀

Are you sitting comfortably?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkC7nieMU8s&feature=related[/video]

(Turns stereo up loud. Has a boogie. Is exhausted within a minute…)

See? I knew we’d have common ground somewhere.

(Is Angelos involved in that?)

I’m suprised this thread got this long without somebody mentioning Tony De Vit (unless I’ve missed it somewhere). Some of the ‘younger folk’ could do with listening to some of his stuff I reckon.

dubstep complextro fidgit nurave tech house bollox

😆

Shouldnt the name of this forum just be changed to: ‘Really rather good music from the 90’s’ ?

Shouldnt the name of this forum just be changed to: ‘Really rather good music from the 90’s’ ?

And naughties 😆

Hmmmmm… The Orbit @ Morley

Plenty more stuff for me to listen to.

I wasn’t looking for techno or rave – looking for that more mellow edge – not the wumpa wumpa music, not the obvious stuff but that mellowere edgee where house meets disco.

So – what is house music?
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLE1YE_oFQ[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46EjfZGC9M[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFfS4p3Tl0k[/video]

Try http://www.cosmicboogie.co.uk