Random selection of records to bring the vibez. :)

The Sounds of Joèp

00:00
Starting off mellow with an early Joey Negro cut from 1992.
Scarlet & Black - Hot Sauce

03:08
Followed up by a hidden boogie cut from 1983 by Status IV, (most famously known by their often sampled track “You Ain’t Really Down”), making the sun shine while it rains.

06:59
Making room for the Chicago-via-UK house jam “There’ll Be a Better Day (Chant Mix) from 1989, produced by UK house stalwart Paul Simpson, Bringing that cross-Atlantic interpretation of the early house days:)

10:25
Moving back across the Atlantic into the gritty corners of Newark NJ, where Tony Humphries was buffing up this Patrick Adams production into a proto-house jammer to be played in the legendary Club Zanzibar: Klinte Jones - In The Heat (Of The Night) [Tony Humphries Zanz Mix] from 1984.

14:00
Proceeding into the sunshine with the definition of the ‘91 smoother house sound by Andrew Komis under his “The Choice” moniker; The Choice - Solitude from 1991.

17:55
Showing another side of 1991’s sounds by getting to more weird and experimental cut-n-paste UK breaks/(piano)house sounds by a guy named Omega from 1991.

21:08
Followed up by a gribby vocal stomper from the 313: Dewayne Davis: It Shows (Extended Mix), KDJ on duty in 1996.

25:17
Going more deep and polished with this early Neroli roller, Osunlade bringing the warmth on those keys: Isoul8 - If (Speak Your Word Instr.) from 2006.

29:01
Filtering its way through to more modern sounds, breaking up the 4x4 with Mood Hut’s outing “Music People - Always On” from 2016.

33:44
Sinking to warm depths with this Maurice Fulton produced forward thinking cut: C'était Bon, Très Bon from 1998 on the Finnish beautiful Puu label.

38:20
Continuing to a Brownswood Recordings track: A.I.E. (Album Version) from 2007.


42:12
Getting back to the man we started with, Joey Negro. Here sampling a Paradise Garage classic to become his first official production and a Nu Groove nugget: Do It, Believe It (Organic Mix) from 1991.

46:31
Making place for one of the first (as far as I know) Abacus productions on a rather unusual label to promote this sound: the garage-house radio friendly 111 East out of NYC. Later edited and released on Prescription records, expressing the more forward thinking house music approach back in 1993.

52:27
Ending off with one of my favourite house cuts ever and most definitely favorite Playin’ 4 The City cut, “This Road” from 1997. Much respect to Olivier Portal.


This selection comes from the heart and every twist and turn made to record it were done out of love and respect to the culture and sound of house music. I hope anyone who hears this enjoys it!

Recorded on 2 Technics SL1210MK2’s, a Rane MP2014 mixer and a Tascam Zoom H1.

Jupa

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