Cop That Wax

Coming back with two dope classic house tracks!  One is from the well-known producer Lil’ Louis, best known for his track “French Kiss.”  The track here, “Club Lonely,” came out a few years later and I prefer it to “French Kiss,” with vocals from Joi Cardwell.  Everything about the track is so fresh even though it came out over 15 years ago!  The other track I have almost no info about, other than it came out in 1992 on the NYC label Black House Records, which only had 2 other releases apparently.  I especially love the breakdown around 2:15.

Lil’ Louis – Club Lonely Guest List Mix (1992)

Happy Heads – Rockin’ Your World (1992)

Necessary Evil

Armand Van Helden is coming to Los Angeles tomorrow (Friday) to play at Avalon for the Control party.  AVH is one of if not the most prolific house producers from the US not residing in Detroit or Chicago.  He has released countless classics starting in the middle of the 1990s, and continues to drop heat to this day, including the smash “Bonkers” with Dizzee Rascal and the incredible collaboration with A-Trak as Duck Sauce.  He’s so powerful as a producer because he can make super heavy jackin’ house tracks, with just drums and a few samples, disco/filter house, or poppy, more mainstream tracks.  I included two of my favorite joints from him below.  I first heard “NYC Beat” at the Unruly CMJ showcase a few years back and it tore the place down.  The other track is a vinyl rip of mine from his 2001 single.

Armand Van Helden – NYC Beat (2007)

Armand Van Helden – Why Can’t You Free Some Time (2001)

Classic house vinyl rips

Here are some classic house cuts that I ripped from vinyl recently.  Roy Davis, Jr., Todd Terry, and Sebastien Leger and Nicolas De Floriant all make appearances here.  Enjoy.

Roy Davis, Jr. – I’m the DJ (1996)

The Deaf ‘N’ Dumb Crew – Spin the World (1999)

The Gypsymen – Bounce (Wild Warped Mix) (1992)