I chose to create a Chicago House influenced song and got inspired by the DJ Frankie Knuckles and this is particularly noticeable because of using the key words from his song «Your Love». I also used lyrics from other famous early Chicago House tracks, such as «Memorabilia» by Soft Cell and «Can You Feel It» by Fingers Inc. This is my first attempt to compose a House track and I found that dance music is very conventional with such typical elements like "four-on-the-floor" beat, synth based sounds, drum machines and overly processed voice with the cut of the low and high frequencies and emphasized mid frequencies to create a ‘telephony’ sound. This was integrated into my arrangement. This song is more conventional and less experimental because, although the house music is very diverse, there are certain rules and guidelines that are needed to be followed in order to please the listener’s expectations.

Your Love (Chicago House)

Kristina CMT