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Acid House Party
An acid house party was a type of illegal party typically staged in abandoned warehouses between 1987 and 1989. Parties played acid house and acid techno music, electronic music genres with a distinct sound from the use of the Roland TB-303 synthesizer. The origin of the term acid house party is disputed coming either from the 1987 song " Acid Tracks" by Phuture, or the consumption of MDMA and LSD that were common at the parties. Setting Events and parties were often held in empty warehouses across the UK and were essentially illegal. The first acid house party in the world was in Bristol, 1986 organised by the Mekon Crew at a squat. There was also an acid house rave at the Rougham Tree Fair in 1986, which was part of the Green Deserts Fair. This is the first-ever acid house event at a festival. Some of the most famous party promoters included Energy, Biology, Genesis'88, Sunrise, and Weekend World. Emerging from Danny Rampling's London club Shoom in late 1987, parties grew in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick's Day party. Parties of this kind are often called celebrations. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, Public house, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs, or Bar (establishment), bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as Mardi Gras or the signing of a peace treaty ending a long war. Types Balls Banquets Birthday party A birthday party is a celeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the River Ribble, Ribble Valley, east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is at the centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is the second largest town (after Blackpool) in Lancashire. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of List of urban areas in England by population, 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of List of English districts by population, 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, Blackburn has been the site of textile production since the mid-13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988. They are best known for their two major hits; 1989's UK number five and US number eleven " Keep On Movin'", and its follow-up, the UK number one and US number four " Back to Life". They have won two Grammy Awards, and have been nominated for five Brit Awards—twice for Best British Group. Career 1988–1989: Beginnings and club classics The group initially attracted attention as a sound system some years prior to 1988 run by founder Jazzie B, playing at nights including their own at the Africa Centre, London. By 1988, the official lineup was Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Nellie Hooper, Simon Law, Doreen Waddell, Rose Windross, Daddae, Aitch B, and Jazzie Q. They released their first single, "Fairplay", with Rose Windross on lead vocals, recorded at the Africa Centre. where the collective hosted a regular Sunday-night residency. The song charted at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart, while their follow-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul featuring the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra. It is an alternate version of a song that appears on their secondary debut album, '' Club Classics Vol. One'' (1989) (titled ''Keep On Movin'' in the United States), and was released as its second single on 30 May 1989 by Virgin. "Back to Life" is one of two songs on the album featuring British singer Caron Wheeler and gained success in both North America and Europe, topping the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and peaking at number four in the United States. Its music video, directed by Monty Whitebloom & Andy Delaney, of Big TV!, sees the group performing in a forest. Soul II Soul won their first Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with the song in 1990. It was later included on a tenth-anniversary edition of the album. Origin This song is said by its writer and singer, Caron Wheeler, to have been writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Pandy
Darryl Pandy (December 24, 1962 – June 10, 2011Gregory Paratore: "Darryl Pandy RIP" , June 12, 2011 (retrieved November 24, 2019).) was an American and singer from . Music career Coming from a Broad ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (born Farley Keith Williams; January 25, 1962) is an American musician, DJ and record producer of Chicago house and acid house music. He is notable for writing and producing a number of highly influential tracks in the mid and late 1980s. He has released records under various aliases such as "Farley Funkin' Keith", "Rude Boy Farley Keith", "The Housemaster Boyz", "Jackmaster Dick" or "The Godfather of House". Career Farley got his start in the music industry in 1981 as one of the original members of the Hot Mix 5, a DJ team at WBMX-FM 102.7 FM, Oak Park, Illinois (original members of Kenny "Jammin" Jason, Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, Scott "Smokin" Silz, Farley "Funkin" Keith and Ralphi "Rockin" Rosario). He was a guest DJ at the Warehouse nightclub, and was a resident DJ at The Playground, which later became the Candy Store In 1985, together with Chip E., he started a record label named House Records whose first release was "Jack Trax" by Mirage & Chip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Can't Turn Around
"Love Can't Turn Around" is a 1986 Chicago house song by American musicians, DJs and record producers Farley Keith Williams a.k.a. Farley "Jackmaster" Funk and Jesse Saunders featuring vocalist Darryl Pandy. It holds an important place in the history of house music as the first record in that genre to cross over from the US clubs to the UK Singles Chart. History "I Can't Turn Around" by Isaac Hayes (1975) The song's origin was " I Can't Turn Around", the lead single from Isaac Hayes' 1975 album ''Chocolate Chip''. This album was notable for being the first on which Hayes moved on from funk to embrace the then-fashionable disco sound. Hayes' original version remained a club favourite for many years and was often played at the Warehouse, the influential Chicago nightclub which was the focus of the house music scene in the early 1980s. "I Can't Turn Around" by Steve "Silk" Hurley (1986) In 1986, Steve "Silk" Hurley, working under the name J.M. Silk, recorded a house version of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fingers Inc
Fingers Inc. was an American music group hailing from Chicago, Illinois, comprising the producer Larry Heard and vocalists Robert Owens anRon Wilson Renowned for their pioneering deep house records, they emerged in the mid-1980s, notably with the release of the 1988 album ' Another Side' and hit singles like " Mystery Of Love" and the iconic "Can You Feel It?". AllMusic called it the "top early Chicago house group". History Fingers Inc.'s history mirrors the low-profile approach of its creator, Larry Heard. In 1992, Kris Needs wrote an article title"Larry Heard: House Music's Most Mysterious Pioneer"for Rock's Backpages, emphasizing Larry's status as one of the most enigmatic among the original house music pioneers. Despite a few interviews and critics' analyses, Fingers Inc.'s history exudes a mysterious vibe, a curious quality given the significant and enduring impact of their songs. Fingers Inc. and Larry Heard, also known as Mr. Fingers, sometimes share an identity. The gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Of Love (Larry Heard Song)
"Mystery of Love" is a house music song created by Larry Heard under the alias of Mr. Fingers - often regarded as the first ever deep house track. It was released by Heard's label Alleviated Records in 1985. The track was developed in 1984 after Heard felt his creative input was not being incorporated into the rock music cover bands he had been drumming in. This led to Heard buying a Roland Jupiter-6 and developing two tracks in one night: "Washing Machine" and "Mystery of Love" which he recorded to via tape cassettes. Cassette tapes of these tracks were given to musicians local Chicago DJs and became popular at dance clubs in Chicago. The track was re-recorded by Heard in a studio with his friend Robert Owens adding vocals to the track and was credited to Fingers Inc. This version was released in 1986 on DJ International Records and became a top ten hit on the Hot Dance/Disco 12 Inch Singles chart in 1986. In the United Kingdom, initial reception to the Fingers Inc. was not ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Saunders
Jesse Saunders (born on 10 March 1962) is an American house music musician, DJ, record producer, film producer, and entrepreneur. His 1984 single, ''" On & On"'', co-written with Vince Lawrence, is widely regarded as one of the first house music records to be commercially released on vinyl. Throughout his career, Saunders has founded and managed multiple independent record labels, produced music and films, and worked in artist promotion and management. He is a member of The Recording Academy (formerly the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). Early years Saunders was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. He attended St. Columbanus Kindergarten and Reavis Elementary School, where his mother, Lois M. Saunders, was a teacher. At the age of 10, Saunders learned to program and operate computers. He also performed and toured with the Chicago Children's Choir. Saunders graduated from Charles S. Deneen Public School before attending Hyde Park's Kenwood Academy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Louis
Marvin Louis Burns (born May 13, 1962), known by his stage name Li'l Louis (sometimes expanded to Li'l Louis & the World and Li'l Louis & the Party), is a Chicago-born house music, house-music producer and DJ .Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 198 He scored a number of hit record, hits on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play record chart, chart in the 1980s and 1990s, three of which hit chart-topper, #1. His best known song, "French Kiss (Lil Louis song), French Kiss" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. Originally an instrumental, the track features a several-minutes-long breakdown in which the tempo gradually slows down to a stop. As the song gained popularity, vocals by Shawn Christopher were added. Even with its erotic sound, it crossed over to some pop radio stations and climbed to No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was a big succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Kiss (Lil Louis Song)
"French Kiss" is a song by American DJ and record producer Lil Louis, released in July 1989. It is written by Marvin Burns and Karlana Johnson, and was a European and American hit played widely in clubs, spending two weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Club Play chart in October 1989. The song became a crossover pop hit, peaking at number 50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was also a mainstream pop hit in several European countries, where it entered the top five in 10 countries. In the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number two, it was banned by the BBC. Originally an instrumental song (apart from wordless moans), vocals were recorded after the song was picked up for distribution by major labels. In the United States, the lead vocals on the track were performed by American singer Shawn Christopher and in Europe vocal duties were performed by a woman known only as "Pasquale". Structure and usage Distinctions of this song are that it is based on a singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
