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Posted by T-Soma on Oct-16-2006 11:37:

Chicago House

What is it and why is everyone that plays it so cool?

...technically is not all house 'chicago house' since that is where house supposedly originated?

So far i have got that it is some kind of old school techish house.

Posted by A.J. on Oct-16-2006 12:28:

I prefer to put my hand up for Detroit.

We love this city!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Sly_Guy on Oct-16-2006 13:54:

Re: Chicago House

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
What is it and why is everyone that plays it so cool?

...technically is not all house 'chicago house' since that is where house supposedly originated?

So far i have got that it is some kind of old school techish house.

I wouldn't call 'Chicago House' a subgenre of house itself, but seeing as it is technically where house originated some people may classify those DJs playing it as 'cool' as they seem to be able to dig way back in the record collection and pull out some very old gems people seem to have forgotten about.

As for what it sounds like? Disco-y, classic house sound. A lot of real instruments rather than synthesized ones, combined with basic loops on drum machines. Good party music. But as you can see, I've described it's sound as an combination of two other sub-styles. Haha.

Posted by Renegade on Oct-16-2006 19:07:

Re: Chicago House

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
So far i have got that it is some kind of old school techish house.

The best description I've ever heard of Chicago house music is that it's "house that sounds like it could have been released at any time since 1993" (and that was from one of the jaded fucks on 4four.org so you know it must be accurate ).

If I was going to describe it, I'd say that it's pretty simple in composition (lots of loop-based stuff etc.) and - like Sly Guy said - lots of instrumental, disco type sounds. A lot of these divisions of genres based on geography haven't really been applicable for the past 10 years because the sounds have become much more global (I'd defy anyone, for instance, to distinguish between a house record released today in New York and one released in Chicago) but if you're looking for a definition, I think that's probably as close as you're gonna get.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Oct-16-2006 22:15:

it sounds like my arse. thoroughly predictable and boring as shit.

Posted by j�c� on Oct-16-2006 23:19:

theres a really good documentary floating around called 'Pump Up The Volume' and it details the differences in the early house sound between NY and chicago. Back then the NY sound was the more disco influenced sound of the two. The chicago sound was a bit tougher and a bit more raw sounding. Check it out, very interesting!

Posted by tathi on Oct-16-2006 23:48:

yeah thats a great doco

Mark Farina played one of the sets of the year last year, Chicago house is great

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Oct-16-2006 23:50:

quote:
Originally posted by tathi
yeah thats a great doco

Mark Farina played one of the sets of the year last year, Chicago house is great

youre a lying filthy son of a whore.

Posted by Sly_Guy on Oct-17-2006 01:35:

quote:
Originally posted by j�c�
theres a really good documentary floating around called 'Pump Up The Volume' and it details the differences in the early house sound between NY and chicago. Back then the NY sound was the more disco influenced sound of the two. The chicago sound was a bit tougher and a bit more raw sounding. Check it out, very interesting!

Agreed. Great doc, even for those who love other styles, simply because it explains the origins of everything since disco, from hardcore to breakbeat, it's well worth the 3 hours or so.

Posted by j�c� on Oct-17-2006 02:00:

linkage:

PUMP UP THE VOLUME PT1

PUMP UP THE VOLUME PT2

PUMP UP THE VOLUME PT3

Posted by A.J. on Oct-17-2006 04:06:

Love it.

Posted by T-Soma on Oct-17-2006 08:14:

Thanks for the links and the info.
Getting a nice dl speed from those links
Here goes 3 hours I should spend doing homework.

Posted by Paulie on Oct-17-2006 08:32:

The videos are on you tube as well. Fucken tres cool doco.

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-17-2006 18:43:

quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
it sounds like my arse. thoroughly predictable and boring as shit.

oh, you mean like Trance?

Posted by tiesto14 on Oct-17-2006 18:46:

If you are really interested in early House from Chicago and NY check this site out ---

http://www.deephousepage.com/

You will find mixes from the godfathers of House (Knuckles, Levan, Owens, Humphries etc) dating from the late 1970s through the 1990s. Back when EDM was so much better.

Todays House is too techy and electroish....there is far less soul in it like it used to be.

Posted by MiSSyM on Oct-18-2006 03:18:

Re: Re: Chicago House

quote:
Originally posted by Renegade
the jaded fucks on 4four.org

not all the people from F4 are jaded fucks.......

Posted by Philby on Oct-18-2006 04:48:

Re: Re: Re: Chicago House

quote:
Originally posted by MiSSyM
not all the people from F4 are jaded fucks.......

some are just fucks?

Posted by MiSSyM on Oct-18-2006 05:49:

yeah eg: Camilla Big Brother ho