V/A Dance Mania (Ghetto Madness) CD
- CD
opakowanie: digipack
Strut return to the archives of seminal Chicago house label Dance Mania in
January 2015 for ‘Dance Mania: Ghetto Madness’. The follow-up to Strut’s
acclaimed Dance Mania label retrospective ‘Hardcore Traxx’ from early 2014,
this new instalment places the spotlight on the raw, stripped back, hyper bpms
of ghetto house and the rise of the movement’s fresh generation of stars during
the mid’90s including DJ Deeon, DJ Funk, Jammin’ Gerald and DJ Milton.
The album tells the story of the evolution of Chicago’s sound during the era as
mix tapes circulated through local stores and DJs developed their own under-
ground following, playing local parties in the projects. Crowds began responding
to faster bpms and gangsta rap-inspired X-rated lyrics. As DJ Deeon remembers,
“it bridged the gap. It made it OK for guys in the ghetto to like house again and
it brought the women onto the dancefloor too.” Dance Mania was perfectly
positioned to capitalise on the new sound – many of the DJs came regularly into
Ray Barney’s record store and, as Chicago’s most trusted and respected label
owner, he was offered the best tracks for commercial release at an early stage.
‘Ghetto Madness’ brings together some of the underground classics and enduring
favourites that earned Dance Mania the title of ‘Ghetto House’s Motown’. Tracks
include DJ Deeon’s party-starter ‘The Freaks’, raw DJ Funk cut ‘Computer Sex’
and Nina Kraviz favourite, Paul Johnson’s ‘Give Me Ecstacy’. Other featured
gems from the archive include the dark early Steve Poindexter
outing ‘Computer Madness’ and Tyree’s in-demand jam, ‘Nuthin’ Wrong’.
1 Jammin Gerald - Pump That Shit Up
2 DJ Deeon - The Freaks
3 DJ Deeon - 1112
4 Steve Poindexter - Computer Madness
5 Darien - Hit It
6 DJ Rush - The Reactor
7 Wax Master Maurice - Bounce That Booty
8 Tyree - Nuthin Wrong
9 Jammin Gerald - Pump On The Floor
10 Paul Johnson - Give Me Ecstasy
11 Parris Mitchell - Ghetto Booty
12 DJ Milton - House-O-Matics
13 DJ Funk - Computer Sex
14 DJ Funk - Bitches
15 Houz' Mon - The Groove