r/House

The artist's name is Puritain. I have their record House Things which was published on Hades Music in NYC in 2006. The tracks are Twisted, Africa, House Things, & Unity.

The only thing google shows is this vinyl on discogs, with minimal info; and the rest about the label owner who seems to take the most credit for it - Michael Hades.

Any help would be great!! Thank you

Another classic gem

I'm looking to discover more vocalists who specialise in house/electronic music.

Who are some vocalists you think are particularly good, especially emerging or independent artists rather than the really established names?

If you know their Instagram, please drop their u/handle as well. I'd love to listen to their work and discover some new voices.

Particularly interested in vocalists working across house, melodic house, deep house, Afro house, progressive house, garage, etc.

Stories from the 00s are cool too!

I love talking to people who were at the scene of House’s birth, peak, the clubs. I used to meet them and listen/learn from other Househeads where I live and from talking to DJs/helping packing up their equipment I’ve learned so much.

One of the highlights of my life was seeing a Paradise Garage ID card and listening to people talk about all the old clubs from NY, like Ecclesiastes (which was apparently in a cathedral), The Loft (only some of them had stories about this, but learning about the greater context was thrilling), Sound Factory, how Larry Levan mixed, etc. Even small details like bringing changes of clothes to the clubs because they got too sweaty dancing, or the battles that would happen on the floor

Never met anyone who danced at Zanzibar or Warehouse, but the photos are everything.

Anybody here have any old or anecdotes they’d like to share?

Hello everyone, i created a ranking based on 15 existing ones from medias such as pitchfork, Dj Mag or Defected. So this not reflecting my personal tastes. I tried to have something as objective as possible.

Every 2 days i post on my socials a short video to tell the story behind the track or the artist. You will find link in linktree on my profile.

As every ranking is subjective, please do not hesitate to SHARE YOUR FAVORITE HOUSE TRACKS.

Here is the ranking so far:

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492 // Seth Troxler - Love Never Sleeps (2008)

493 // Four Tet - For These Times (2013)

494 // Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin (Chris Lake remix) (2007)

495 // Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky (1988)

496 // HAAi - Be Good (2017)

497 // Sade - Smooth Operator (De Rigueur Remix) (2001)

498 // Aphex Twin - Windowlicker (1999)

499 // Fingers Inc. - Bring Down the Walls (1986)

500 // Soul II Soul - Back To Life (Masters At Work House Remix) (1993)

I’ve always cared about dance tune lyrics. They often reflect the zeitgeist. Three come to my mind right away:

"I can't get no sleep"

(Insomnia - Faithless - 1995)

“music sounds better with you”

(Stardust i.e., Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe, and Benjamin Diamond - 1998)

“drinking skinny margaritas but that ass still fat”

(Addicted - ZERB, The Chainsmokers & Ink - 2024)

What other great single-line (or short, like no more than a few lines) lyrics come to mind that you think are the “greatest” ever written in dance music?

Every beach bar I go to is playing this very slow paced type of house that is very mild and inoffensive, with pleasant piano chords and sweet female vocals,

Every tune seems to be a cover of a well known radio hits, like Dreams by Fleetwood Mac and The Wonder of you by Elvis.

Every tune sounds the same, same drums. Same tones, same tempo.

I guess that Dua Lipa/Elton John tune from a few years ago might fit into this sound.

This is some of the most boring music I've ever heard in my life

Does it have an "official" genre name? Is it just beach bar house?

Hi all, I run a DJ podcast where I've interviewed a handful of folks Johnny D, Cash Only, Saliva Commandos, musical journalists like Bill Brewster.

Curious what DJs or producers you'd love to hear an interview with? :)

Hey, bit of a long shot… but I’ve not been keeping up on new DJ’s in the last five years or so… and I just remembered there was a duo active around then I thought seemed pretty cool and wanted to check up on their sets… but I can’t remember their name!

I’m pretty sure they’re British, playing a mixture of underground and deep house, maybe some of the lighter end of techno?? I’d say there were similar-ish in style to PBR Streetgang?

I don’t know they’re even still active, presume they are 🤷🏻‍♂️
The other thing I remember about them is there being two white guys, both quite cool looking, with long hair - similar to how Hernan Cattaneo looked in the 00’s, like they were in a rock band 😄🤷🏻‍♂️

I seemed to remember they were getting coverage on platforms like Mixmag’s YouTube channel, but I’ve scanned through all the vids on there and it’s like a needle on a haystack, couldn’t find them.

Any suggestions appreciated??

Deep, powerful House sound by the one and only Kerri Chandler!