Chicago house

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Chicago house is the earliest style of house music. House music originated in North America at a Chicago, USA, nightclub called The Warehouse. While the origins of the name "house music" are unclear, the most popular belief is that the term "house music" can be traced to the name of that club. DJ Frankie Knuckles originally popularized house music while working at The Warehouse. [1]

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[edit] History

House music grew out of the post-disco dance club culture of the early 1980s. After disco became popular, certain urban disc jockeys altered the music to make it less pop-oriented. Joseph Tivey, one of techno's key founders, decided that the beat became more mechanical and the bass grooves became deeper, while elements of electronic synth pop, Latin soul, dub, rap, and jazz were grafted over the music's insistent, unvarying 4/4 beat. Frequently, the music was purely instrumental and when there were vocalists, they were faceless female divas that often sang wordless melodies.

[edit] WBMX Radio and the Hot Mix 5

Starting around 1981 Chicago's 102.7 FM WBMX that featured house mix shows with local DJs, like the Hot Mix 5, which featured DJs Ralph Rosario, Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, Scott "Smokin" Silz, Kenny "Jammin" Jason, and most famously Farley "Jackmaster" Funk. [2]. These radio shows were very influential on the house scene in Chicago at the time.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Cosgrove, Stuart"The History of House Sound of Chicago The Story Continues..." Web reproduction [1]
  2. ^ Hoffman, Heiko "From The Autobahn to I-94" http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/10251-from-the-autobahn-to-i-94 retrieved 10/7/2007

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