The house scene has definitely blown up in the UK over the last couple of years hitting a swarm of young, happy-go-lucky party goers but nothing like the birth of house. It has grown into the biggest phenomenon since rock and roll.
One of the best reasons to love house music is it was one of the first genres of music to break the barriers between race and sexual preference. It was the first direct descendant of disco but to compare, its deeper, heavier, rawer and really makes you feel the music.
A HISTORY OF HOUSE
It wasn't long - before being born in Chicago and New York that house music revolutionised here in Britain. Couple with acid, house music was transformed over and over creating different moods and feelings to different individuals. Its unique ability to create new genres captured the imagination of millions of people across the world looking for a good time.
'House is a feeling, if you don't feel it, it can't be house'
If you know house - you'll know Frankie Knuckles. Also known as 'The Godfather of House', Frankie's career really started during DJ'ing at the Warehouse nightclub in Chicago. Immersing himself in producing, recording and remixing his career really began to blossom creating unique sounds that blew peoples minds. Frankie, the 'Architect of Sound' was one of the pioneers of house, being remembered on 'Frankie Knuckles Day' and also having the street where the Warehouse used to stand after him, he would not be forgotten easily.
'I'd take the existing songs, change the tempo, layer different bits of percussion over them to make them more conductive for the dance floor' - Frankie Knuckles
'Let there be house'