The House music episode is here! There are so many fantastic resources on the internet for deep dives on the history of House. Top among them are the oral histories that Red Bull Music Academy has collected over the years. Links to those are in the description! Thanks for watching, and be sure to check out the Video Lab if you want to help me make more Earworm vids: bit.ly/vox-video-membership - Estelle
As a Chicagoan DJ-producer who wittnessed the birth of House Music growing up in the 80s, This is an uncanny accurate historical piece based on sheer facts. Good Job.
This mini-documentary, among thousands of others, is the reason why television has become obsolete. You learn, discover, feed on information and that's great.
Mine too. There’s always the odd mistake here and there, but they’re so well crafted usually. And kudos to the writer for tackling subjects she (I guess?) knows nothing about.
Disco and house sound very different from each other and are clearly different genres. Actually disco sounds closer to rock than house since disco was mostly still played with live musicians including actual human drummers.
_In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove. And from this groove came the groove of all grooves. And while one day viciously throwing down on his box Jack boldly declared_ *LET THERE BE HOUSE!* _And house music was born._
Strangely, I recited that from memory. But I was able to find the solo verson. Search: "My House" Chuck Roberts (In the beginning there was jack) Click on the yellow record.
As a DJ and music lover of many diverse genres, I have never experienced better joy filled vibes and dance floor togetherness, than at House Music parties in England early/mid 90's and SF in the late 90's. With the right people and music, this can be a life changing, spiritual revelation. House lovers know what I'm talking about.
The original title "How Chicago built house music from the ashes of disco" is what got me to press play but what I watched was definitely something different.
For those late to the party, the original title of this a video was "How Chicago Built House Music From The Ashes Of Disco" Growing up in that area the house scene was disco and funk with some sprinkling of rock and new wave. "House" tracks obviously came later.
One of the worst things about House was that the real vocal talents were systematically ignored from Loletta to the unfairly treated Martha Wash. They were denied royalties, fame and recognition.
Pop Land And that’s the biggest reason House died in Chicago. People weren’t getting paid, contracts were never made, And London was stealing the fire quickly as they could. Many years ago I was talking to this guy and he said house music started in the UK. I had to set him straight...
VengefulBatz I agree, people seem to forget where it all started. London contributed to house as well tho. Let’s not forget UK 4/4 garage or today’s bass house.
@Pop Land That is sad but true. Like in Hip Hop world ended gloryfiyng the violence and drug of Gangster Lifestyle for what the original Hip Hop culture fight against in the beginning
It was really meant to be more of a fireworks thing, which was starting to become a fancy celebration gimmick in American baseball stadiums. Steve Dahl, in his radio show, would pretend to blow up records he didn't like by playing an explosion sound effect. So, just a promotional gimmick that drew in too many fans of the radio show and the fans just went a little nuts.
It became more of a race-fueled thing as well, people weren't just bringing Disco records they were bringing R&B and general 'black' records. The hatred of disco has sad and strong tiebacks to racism in the US.
I just imagine gathering around the radio with your friends on a Saturday night before going out and listening to these groundbreaking mixes. Must’ve been amazing!
Great video. Note that disco (like jazz) never received a backlash in Japan. Even today, examples of disco-inspired (and jazz-inspired) elements can be found throughout modern Japanese music.
I love how super versatile the genre is! There is almost everything for everyone: it can either be really chill with amazing progressive melodies or heavy hitting bass bangers.
I don't really agree. You should listen to Techno when you have a chance...try Psy and Goa Trance as well. House is great, but too "happy tune" for my taste...
Great video but two big corrections: 1:35 - that's not Manchester, that's Liverpool. 11:04 - the song it's transitioning to isn't Shame, it's 'Feel the Drive / Watch Out!' by Doctor's Cat, a different Italo Disco group.
In the mix 'Shame' is actually the song after 'Watch Out' not heard in the video here but probably tracklist is missing 'Watch Out' so they made an honest mistake.
One of the key figures in House Music, Benji Espinoza, passed away about a month ago in October. He was the co-founder of DJ International Records along with Rocky Jones. Next to the DJ's who were playing and producing the tracks, Benji was the one actually getting this music in the hands of those people by his means of distribution. While I only met him once, he taught me more in a day than I could have learned anywhere else. His character and personality were something not found in everyday life.
My dad had the black box record when I was a kid, on weekends he would play the album to wake us up. It started with a minute of relaxing whale sounds then bam! GOTTA GET UP GOTTA GET UP GOTTA GET UP. I still hear this as an echo in my mind some mornings.
Man, what I'd give to have my teens growing up in the 90s. Got mad respect for it, from this it then stemmed the Big Beat and the like. The diverse transition into British Jungle in the 90s feeding into today's Drum and Bass scene. The UK really was popping off at this time. I find myself sinking endless hours into illegal rave videos from the 90s. From warehouse raves in Brighton to fields in Cambridge, Old office blocks in London and abandoned quarries man it looked awesome.
Those that were there during demolition night said Steve Dahl made it about more than just the hate for disco music and more so black music altogether. This movement had no affect on disco but more so paved the way for the birth of house music.........a direct descendant of disco. For a brief moment, they even coexisted. Those were the days. Thank You Vox.
This was really cool to see the link between disco and house music. I think a great follow up to this would be to explicitly talk about how Black LGBT culture in Chicago contributed to house music.
Yeah they fully ignore the fact its creation was very linked to LGBT people. They show it's from Chicago and show many black creators but avoid to discuss the rest.
I lived through those years, ill never forget them! They made me into the musician I am now! Mixing those early house tracks, recording great sessions on tape from the radio... that piano sound man... yeah, so many memories! I miss those years! Viva house music!
And right now, South Africa is the biggest consumer of house music in the world. DJs come here and are shocked to see 1000s of people on the dance floor when they are used to playing in little cafes in Europe and the US
Have you ever been outside of South Africa? :D Big DJs definitely do not play at little cafes in Europe and the US. A little exploration on UA-cam will show you that. South Africa IS a powerhouse when it comes to house music though. You're right about that.
@@jahjoeka If you don't think there's amazing, innovative, creative, and varied music being made right now, then you must be trying really hard to avoid it.
People don’t realize how important Ikutaro Kakehashi in modern dance music. He created 909, 808 and even MIDI with Dave smith. When he was young, he learned how to fix radio by himself, and after seeing the actual pipe organ structure, Kakehashi came up with the idea of recreating the organ with electronic circuits. genius.
surprisingly it was released 2 years before Disco Demolition. While U.S. got a let down on Disco scene, Europe goes progressively developing more which makes a numbers of new genre
Thank you, for turning me on to Giorgio Moroder......never heard of him but as soon as I checked him out I recognize the influence even in the songs I clubbed to in the 2000's
@@GForce162 yes, it was a disco track. But also one of the very firsts to be produced only with electronic instruments. It was ground-breaking and opened the way for house music. A legendary track.
I grew up in the Chicago area in the 1970s and 1980s and really, really loved listening to the Hot Mix 5 on WBMX’s Saturday Night Live, Ain’t No Jive, Chicago Dance Party every Saturday Night for many, many years in the 1980s. WBMX also had the Hot Lunch Mix on weekdays around Noon and I listed to that for years and years. If I was to be in my car I would try to time my trip to hear the 10-15 minute Hot Lunch Mix in its entirety. WGCI (107.5FM) in Chicago eventually had the same type of mix music on Saturday Nights, too. WGCI was very good but BMX and the Hot Mix 5 were just great. I absolutely loved the house music and hot mix music of that time and I still do love the music today. The members of the Hot Mix 5 truly were artists and innovators; and I frequently listen to the music from that time even today after all these many years. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been alive at that particular time during my youth to be able to be a part of that music - if only as a listener and fan. Always great stuff in the 1980s from 102.7 FM. W. B. M. X. Oak Park/Chicago.
@@GustavoTiavo And Hip Hop went downhill. Mostly glorifies drugs, gangs, women, money $$$, etc. The soul of black music was lost in hip hop. You can still find it in R&B though.
House music had the same popularity in the 80s in Detroit as it did in Chicago. House music was all that was played in the clubs and on the radio on weekend nights.
@@josh44026 many would argue that for a lot was happening at the same time in both cities who of which together became and play a great role in the development of House
honestly this music content from vox is second to none, the level of research, graphics, edit, everything is so good. just want to day to the people involved in creating this well done, youve done such a great job
When we formed Funky Transport, this was instilled in our minds. We do it because it feels good. Deep underground, we reached the world and this is satisfying. Money was never a thought
Disco and house are still very much alive but its so sad that club culture is dying so fast. RIP to OUTPUT in Brooklyn, one of the last great venues where disco and house reigned big time. Thank you Vox for putting some light on some of the best sounds of all time, and to those of us out there who keep it alive underground
House-head for 34 years ☮️☯️😜 The machines, structures and artists of the beat will keep its universal wave of sound pumping outward into the future, passing from one molecule to the next and influencing each as it does ♾️
It's kind of fascinating to see how house took a life of its own in Europe. For example, it became techno in Germany and techno is now a quintessential part of the German experience yet it was originally started in Chicago by African Americans. It's also so strange to think that now we have subcategories like "afro house" when it wouldn't be a strech to call all house "afro house" since it started in the US Afro community. While I do recognize that the name "afro house" is useful since it's a genre that is more heavily influenced by continental African music, I just wish the world would know better about house music's origins. I feel like house and its offshoots are often seen as genres which are appealing to a predominantly white audience these days but history tells another story. In the end music is music and it brings people together. But videos like these are necessary and help put things into perspective.
Techno (the more robotic, artificial, and dystopian form of house, lacking the soulful vibes that were popular in Chicago) was essentially invented by the Belleville Three (Atkins, May, Saunderson) in suburban Detroit, but the European version was heavily influenced by musicians in Northern England (e.g. Warp Records in Sheffield) and Belgium. The Belgian techno of '88-'89 was particularly influential in continental Europe (especially Germany). Ironically, the Detroit techno pioneers had been influenced by Kraftwerk.
Jack your body uses an 808, the 909 was used a lot in early house music but wasn't the only drum machine used, 808, 707 and 727 (mainly Roland machines) were also used quite a bit. Secondly Detroit techno was it's own thing, Derrick May describes it as kraftwerk and funkadelic meeting in lift, however house and techno did cross pollinate due to the close proximity of Detroit and Chicago. Thirdly that's not Manchester.
The power of a diversity of views and backgrounds i I don't think can be underestimated in the creative and technical industries. Really cool UA-cam series. Keep up the good work.
This is an excellent hit rewind on the history of HOUSE - As a High School Student we all would sit around with boxes of TDK Tapes and record the latest greatest mixtape. I would like to share you're missing one major element to the Chicago House music world - Its impossible to forget the Grand-Fathers of HOUSE/TECHNO/ELECTRO - Its impossible to leave out KRAFTWERK. These gentlemen changed the game.
sincerely people are doing too much with kraftwerk, i mean okay they were one of the first to use electronic instruments but if we focus on the rythms the way music works in such genre like house music, kraftwerk had zero impact.
I dunno- most people into House music recognise him as the underground legend that he is. I'd much rather he was an underground legend than a washed out, sold out has been.
And they did this absorbing european influences (Kraftwerk, Moroder, Synthpop, etc) and using japanese instruments (Roland, Yamaha...). Art is art. Universal. And ethnically independent.
Wamauro Dentes [boka loka] Things like this are only ever get said when celebrating black art. Sad you feel such a strong urge to discredit and belittle. But that’s all you know. Tragic.
Something that hasn't been touched upon by Earworm yet, is those golden years of Boogie - those binding years between Disco and House, the early to mid-80's, where a lot of the technology that came to define House was created and refined. The entire Paradise Garage scene, Francois K and the early innovators of remixing techniques, originally developed through the Dub scene in Jamaica... It'd make for an interesting episode! That said, you folks at Vox are doing an amazing job at giving us some of the very best content available on YT. Cheers!
Just fyi, everything was lip synced on Top of the Pops, that was their rules, which is why bands like Oasis and Nirvana did such awful performances there, since they were mad they had to lip sync, they barely tried. I could be wrong but the only group I saw play live there was Nizlopi, doing an acoustic set in the crowd.
I think the point they were trying to make was that they used a completely different person to sing Lolletas vocals, a lot of Italo house producers used models to lip sync someone else’s vocals, 49ers did with Touch me, stole Aretha Franklin’s vocals but got someone else to mime
This videos are awesome. Earworm is one of the best Vox content. The way the information is presented, the story telling, the quality of content. Everything is great.
Thank you Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Ron Hardy, Larry Levan, Larry Heard, Ralph Rosario, Farley Jackmaster Funk, etc for creating House Music.
Of course I’m now jumping to listen Ride On Time. Love early 90’s House, even the mainstream that got huge like Crystal Waters, Technotronic...love that piano!
Need to do one on how house music is being revolutionised in South Africa in this age of hip hop. Edit: 420 likes, thanks guys let's get more likes hopefully @Vox is watching and they pull through!
@@solerpower1 I'm going to give you some songs by some popular artists and you an explore them from there: DJ Ganyani - Waiting for you DJ Cleo- Fallen DJ Clock- Pluto Other DJs: Euphonik, DJ Kent, Oskido, DJ Sbu and DJ Maphorisa
How did I miss this episode? I'm am a passionate lover of house music and this episode was great! It's so good, I wish it was longer so it could talk about more about how much house was an impact on the world from 1989 - 1998 at least. For example, video games were incorporating that house style in their music and it was pure bliss.
Hey people this is great! Thank you for the recognition. Though please know there is no ingredient. This is timeless music we are talking about. The thing that holds it together is simply the soul that holds it all together and more beautifully so because eit comes from machines. Humans and machines. Humans and instruments. Humans and creativity flow in and out to create loops of unapologetic symphony that tells the story of underground house music. These are the real ingredients.
The House music episode is here! There are so many fantastic resources on the internet for deep dives on the history of House. Top among them are the oral histories that Red Bull Music Academy has collected over the years. Links to those are in the description! Thanks for watching, and be sure to check out the Video Lab if you want to help me make more Earworm vids: bit.ly/vox-video-membership
- Estelle
Ok thanks
Do one on drum n bass!!
I love being given oval...
history.
More videos like this pleasee
Great episode. Playlist please!
As a Chicagoan DJ-producer who wittnessed the birth of House Music growing up in the 80s, This is an uncanny accurate historical piece based on sheer facts. Good Job.
Ok drop the bomb....who are you?? :)
They managed to leave out Giorgio Moroder
As a person who was in their prime in chicago in 1984-1994 i don't remember seeing you there
@@Tugboatpb they managed to leave out everything except their own weird take.
@@Tugboatpb 💯 You don't have House or Disco without Giorgio Moroder
Do not overlook that the game scheduled for "Disco Demolition Night" was CHICAGO vs DETROIT. The irony is utterly delicious.
What do you mean
What
@@topman8565 The two teams involved in Disco Demolition Night would go on to see their cities spawn two popular disco-influenced genres.
@@EndlessEnigmaPart3 house and techno?
top man No.
What do you think?
Disco and house are the greatest music ever. Endless creativity and sound medicine! Disco never died, it rose and is everywhere!
This mini-documentary, among thousands of others, is the reason why television has become obsolete. You learn, discover, feed on information and that's great.
Television is absolete because you don't have a tv in your pocket
@@sidvicious332 i mean you technically do w/ apps by your service provider, its just that shorter form content is much more stimulating and addicting
It's a shame that Disco is not given the respect it deserves.
It's fantastic Music. I Still collect and mix with Disco records.
I think it is by the people that make music for a living
i mean us nudisco and loads of amazing samples, no ones complaining now
If Barry White did it...its good.
its also the source for french house
It’s amazing how much music black America has created. These styles may be bigger elsewhere but the roots are in the black American community.
@@spiralscratch1765 no influence same as tecno black African America created and was gentrified by Berlin
Spiral is correct ………………………………………………………………………………...house is a combination of 70's funky disco , Italo , electro and British New wave
@@robinsss british new wave came afterward.
@@spiralscratch1765 um... who started House in Chicago? Seriously...
@@MontiRock British new wave started
in 1977
Earworm has got to be my favorite Vox series. Always a treat to learn new things in music.
I personally like darkroom.
@@hfs212000 Darkrooms pretty good too!
Mine too. There’s always the odd mistake here and there, but they’re so well crafted usually. And kudos to the writer for tackling subjects she (I guess?) knows nothing about.
Yes
💥💣
I love how music begets more music, sampling and reworking of tracks always blows my mind.
Everything is a Remix. (google it, it's a great 37 min documentary)
Mike dean
Yup. Thanks to the endless creativity of black people💪🏿
Until WMG or the RIAA gets their lawyers out...
@@cindyqueen7228 and others. Why gloss over them? The story of the music and the scene is 100% multicultural.
"Not everyone can understand House Music, it's a spiritual thing, a body thing, a soul thing"
"In the beginning there was Jack..."
You had to be there in the beginning!
Ain't that the truth.
@@secko13 "and this is fresh!"
❤❤❤
Disco: "Ok we are dead"
House: Hold my MDMA
💀💀💀💀💀
What?
@@guantanamoe5568 What?
Exactly!
Hahahahaaa YES!!!!
Disco: “dies”
House music: I’m about to start my whole career
Clever.
Clever m8.
Hammer Addiction4u 😂
Hammer Addiction4u if tom dies then what are we gonna do to take out jerry
Disco and house sound very different from each other and are clearly different genres. Actually disco sounds closer to rock than house since disco was mostly still played with live musicians including actual human drummers.
My poor Chicago ears are in heaven when that house kicks in
Now its a drill
_In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove. And from this groove came the groove of all grooves. And while one day viciously throwing down on his box Jack boldly declared_ *LET THERE BE HOUSE!* _And house music was born._
Hey you know your house music! You have to be a lover of Defected Records.
- From Mr. Finger's house classic "Can You Feel It?" (1986)
Strangely, I recited that from memory. But I was able to find the solo verson.
Search:
"My House" Chuck Roberts (In the beginning there was jack)
Click on the yellow record.
@@luvmj32 I doooo love Defected Records!
Wiggly worms and power to do the snake.....you know back in the 90s we swore this was low key drug related.
She was so underrated. loleatta Halloway played so many good songs and a lot of people took her music with out crediting her.
I GOT CHILLS WATCHING THIS. I love electronic and house music so much. It really resonates with me. Black people are simply AMAZING.
Without European instruments none of this would have been possible
As a DJ and music lover of many diverse genres, I have never experienced better joy filled vibes and dance floor togetherness, than at House Music parties in England early/mid 90's and SF in the late 90's. With the right people and music, this can be a life changing, spiritual revelation. House lovers know what I'm talking about.
Carefree parties in SF 👍
It would also be interesting to explore Detroit and techno music in another episode.
Yes please
unfortunately, their scene is almost non-existent except for movement festival. sad how far Detroit has fallen down
@@JasonWW. Berlin is the true successor of techno.
bloop227 exactly
100% yes
The original title "How Chicago built house music from the ashes of disco" is what got me to press play but what I watched was definitely something different.
A lot of 80's music would not be around if it was not for Disco
For those late to the party, the original title of this a video was "How Chicago Built House Music From The Ashes Of Disco"
Growing up in that area the house scene was disco and funk with some sprinkling of rock and new wave. "House" tracks obviously came later.
@@masterGAWK9 If Disco is in ashes it's burned to the ground, meaning it was gone when this new style was created. The video delivered as promised.
i have most of these tracks on vinyl and still blast them out to this day
One of the worst things about House was that the real vocal talents were systematically ignored from Loletta to the unfairly treated Martha Wash. They were denied royalties, fame and recognition.
Pop Land And that’s the biggest reason House died in Chicago.
People weren’t getting paid,
contracts were never made,
And London was stealing the fire quickly as they could.
Many years ago I was talking to this guy and he said house music started in the UK. I had to set him straight...
VengefulBatz I agree, people seem to forget where it all started. London contributed to house as well tho. Let’s not forget UK 4/4 garage or today’s bass house.
It's because for the most part they were black women.
@Pop Land That is sad but true. Like in Hip Hop world ended gloryfiyng the violence and drug of Gangster Lifestyle for what the original Hip Hop culture fight against in the beginning
@Blake Ronan hahaha you are kiddin? and in the 60s also steal music from Chicago (Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters)
Destroying music records is such a mean-spirited thing to do...
It was really meant to be more of a fireworks thing, which was starting to become a fancy celebration gimmick in American baseball stadiums. Steve Dahl, in his radio show, would pretend to blow up records he didn't like by playing an explosion sound effect. So, just a promotional gimmick that drew in too many fans of the radio show and the fans just went a little nuts.
tell that to shaun of the dead
yeah it's like burning books
It became more of a race-fueled thing as well, people weren't just bringing Disco records they were bringing R&B and general 'black' records. The hatred of disco has sad and strong tiebacks to racism in the US.
@@krooked613 Ah okay. Thank you (and 525Lines) for explaining more.
Chicago born and raised. 80s baby
Proud to say I witnessed this beautiful era of Chicago's history. It is something we truly hold dear in our hearts.
I just imagine gathering around the radio with your friends on a Saturday night before going out and listening to these groundbreaking mixes. Must’ve been amazing!
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation! Still A BOP in 2024! 🕺🏽
Great video. Note that disco (like jazz) never received a backlash in Japan. Even today, examples of disco-inspired (and jazz-inspired) elements can be found throughout modern Japanese music.
Disco and funk were extremely influential to Japanese music, especially city pop.
@@sonikku956 Yellow Magic Orchestra
House is arguably *the best* of all the EDM genres...
Regardless, agreed house is one of the best, if not the best, electronic genres!
I love how super versatile the genre is!
There is almost everything for everyone: it can either be really chill with amazing progressive melodies or heavy hitting bass bangers.
Progressive House is my favorite
I don't really agree. You should listen to Techno when you have a chance...try Psy and Goa Trance as well. House is great, but too "happy tune" for my taste...
Deep progressive house
House, in my honest opinion, is one of the most revolutionary genres in electronic music.
And some people called them as Eurodance
As someone that doesn't know much about music but loves music. Im glad vox made videos about them
The development of all this great music from way back; Jazz & Swing > Soul > Funk & Disco > House. Some of the best genres ever.
Soul music is derived from gospel and blues more than jazz
Also, Disco > Hip Hop
country too
@@jayfab4689its alright
@@behindyou666 Hello Clone
Farley would show up at a McDonald’s parking lot on 87th near Stoney island and set up on the back of a pickup truck. Hundreds of us jammed the place.
Great video but two big corrections:
1:35 - that's not Manchester, that's Liverpool.
11:04 - the song it's transitioning to isn't Shame, it's 'Feel the Drive / Watch Out!' by Doctor's Cat, a different Italo Disco group.
Came here to say the same, I didn't hear Shame at all
What version of "Feel the Drive" is this? I never heard these vocals "get ready or come back home"?
@ it's the intro of feel the drive mixed into their other song 'watch out'
@@jackstarr2980 ohh i see! thank you
In the mix 'Shame' is actually the song after 'Watch Out' not heard in the video here but probably tracklist is missing 'Watch Out' so they made an honest mistake.
One of the key figures in House Music, Benji Espinoza, passed away about a month ago in October. He was the co-founder of DJ International Records along with Rocky Jones. Next to the DJ's who were playing and producing the tracks, Benji was the one actually getting this music in the hands of those people by his means of distribution. While I only met him once, he taught me more in a day than I could have learned anywhere else. His character and personality were something not found in everyday life.
It was cool to visit him at his shop, he will tell you all kinds of cool stories. May he R.I.P
Disco never died! It stills lives within us!
disco never dies. it only gets stronger.
Just like the song by Ottawan called Disco.
This is dedicated to the guy who loved to blow up disco records. its Ottawan D.I.S.C.O.
My dad had the black box record when I was a kid, on weekends he would play the album to wake us up. It started with a minute of relaxing whale sounds then bam! GOTTA GET UP GOTTA GET UP GOTTA GET UP.
I still hear this as an echo in my mind some mornings.
That's very cool!
Man, what I'd give to have my teens growing up in the 90s. Got mad respect for it, from this it then stemmed the Big Beat and the like. The diverse transition into British Jungle in the 90s feeding into today's Drum and Bass scene. The UK really was popping off at this time. I find myself sinking endless hours into illegal rave videos from the 90s. From warehouse raves in Brighton to fields in Cambridge, Old office blocks in London and abandoned quarries man it looked awesome.
Those that were there during demolition night said Steve Dahl made it about more than just the hate for disco music and more so black music altogether. This movement had no affect on disco but more so paved the way for the birth of house music.........a direct descendant of disco. For a brief moment, they even coexisted. Those were the days.
Thank You Vox.
Honestly house music has gotten me through more mental problems than an actual therapist
Same here. I love my house music.
Honestly!
Dance it off
It’s a marvelous distraction couldn’t agree more
That was an aspect of the scene - therapeutic lyrics. HOPE...caused I've learned to cope.
This was really cool to see the link between disco and house music. I think a great follow up to this would be to explicitly talk about how Black LGBT culture in Chicago contributed to house music.
yeah, disappointed that wasn't talked about all in the video
Not just black but latino! We were there at the beginning shaping the music as well
Yeah they fully ignore the fact its creation was very linked to LGBT people. They show it's from Chicago and show many black creators but avoid to discuss the rest.
and that being the reason a bunch of white supremacists trashed a bunch of records in the disco demolition ...
TimothyVdp / DJ Tracksuit they love the graze over facts like that 😒
I'm glad Italo House got mentioned. Most house documentaries only talk about Chicago and the U.K. Belgium also had stuff going on very early on.
Praise God for letting me be alive and born in Chicago right on time to enjoy the birth and joy of Chicago House Music.
I lived through those years, ill never forget them! They made me into the musician I am now! Mixing those early house tracks, recording great sessions on tape from the radio... that piano sound man... yeah, so many memories! I miss those years! Viva house music!
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
@Mar Stan, So now we are talking 1977... and I would say that this is for sure a trance/techno sound.
💯
by giorgio moroder... so italo disco at its finest
And right now, South Africa is the biggest consumer of house music in the world. DJs come here and are shocked to see 1000s of people on the dance floor when they are used to playing in little cafes in Europe and the US
Why is house music so popular in SA do you think? I have never been before.
Have you ever been outside of South Africa? :D Big DJs definitely do not play at little cafes in Europe and the US. A little exploration on UA-cam will show you that. South Africa IS a powerhouse when it comes to house music though. You're right about that.
Nice!
@@kenneth7188 don't be condescending.
M D well he’s not
So trippy that all of this happened so that we could have such amazing music that we do today . I'm so grateful !!!
Me toooo
What amazing music!? Are y'all kids deaf?
@@jahjoeka If you don't think there's amazing, innovative, creative, and varied music being made right now, then you must be trying really hard to avoid it.
Chicagoland person here this is home of house baby!!!!!! That’s all we listened too
People don’t realize how important Ikutaro Kakehashi in modern dance music. He created 909, 808 and even MIDI with Dave smith. When he was young, he learned how to fix radio by himself, and
after seeing the actual pipe organ structure, Kakehashi came up with the idea of recreating the organ with electronic circuits. genius.
How do you not mentioned "I feel love" by Donna Summer or Giorgio Moroder when talking about the origins of house music??
surprisingly it was released 2 years before Disco Demolition. While U.S. got a let down on Disco scene, Europe goes progressively developing more which makes a numbers of new genre
Daft Punk
I thought that's a disco track, no?
Thank you, for turning me on to Giorgio Moroder......never heard of him but as soon as I checked him out I recognize the influence even in the songs I clubbed to in the 2000's
@@GForce162 yes, it was a disco track. But also one of the very firsts to be produced only with electronic instruments. It was ground-breaking and opened the way for house music. A legendary track.
There are still hole in the wall bars that bump house music like this in Chicago! Mainly the south side. RIP Frankie Knuckles!
What? RIP? 7 years ago? How did I not hear about this? Ruined my whole day.
These *_editing_* transitions are so smoothe
Dancing to House in the late 80's and early 90's what SO much fun.
You can literally find all of Kanye West's Fade samples in this video.
Hardrive's Deep Inside is not featured in this video. Mystery of Love isn't either.
Kanye was a house producer before hiphop
Yup, you can definitely hear what's called "deep house" in his music.
@@BenjerminGaye Kanye wasn’t a house producer. Being here in Chicago, I’m sure he was influenced by House but he never produced any House Music.
*Stolen.
As a house music producer from Chicago, it’s nice to learn more about this history. The only Roland 909 I’ve played with was an emulator.
New Behringer remake comes out this fall
Can You Feel It by Larry Heard still one of the greatest electronic tracks ever made.
Those soulful chords give me absolute chills.
Ever since listening to SFUR in GTA: San Andreas I’ve been hooked on house music
True!!!!!
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Same. That's where it started for me, along with my dad being into it way earlier.
Rise FM on LCS
Midnight Club street racing got me into drum and bass.
Then Midnight Club 2 got me in a trance with techno in between
I grew up in the Chicago area in the 1970s and 1980s and really, really loved listening to the Hot Mix 5 on WBMX’s Saturday Night Live, Ain’t No Jive, Chicago Dance Party every Saturday Night for many, many years in the 1980s. WBMX also had the Hot Lunch Mix on weekdays around Noon and I listed to that for years and years. If I was to be in my car I would try to time my trip to hear the 10-15 minute Hot Lunch Mix in its entirety. WGCI (107.5FM) in Chicago eventually had the same type of mix music on Saturday Nights, too. WGCI was very good but BMX and the Hot Mix 5 were just great. I absolutely loved the house music and hot mix music of that time and I still do love the music today. The members of the Hot Mix 5 truly were artists and innovators; and I frequently listen to the music from that time even today after all these many years. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been alive at that particular time during my youth to be able to be a part of that music - if only as a listener and fan. Always great stuff in the 1980s from 102.7 FM. W. B. M. X. Oak Park/Chicago.
I find it amazing how much good music came from the black communities in America! House's origins are similar to that of Hip Hop!
Hip hop and House share many of the same roots
@@GustavoTiavo
And Hip Hop went downhill. Mostly glorifies drugs, gangs, women, money $$$, etc.
The soul of black music was lost in hip hop. You can still find it in R&B though.
House music had the same popularity in the 80s in Detroit as it did in Chicago. House music was all that was played in the clubs and on the radio on weekend nights.
House isnt just a genre
Its a feeling
It also can be
a _house_
Yep. House music came from Chicago and originated from disco.
What about Detroit house & techno?
@@elkay18 Detroit Techo came from Chicago House Music.
Did disco Start in Chicago and new york
@@josh44026 many would argue that for a lot was happening at the same time in both cities who of which together became and play a great role in the development of House
Honey D?
Not sure how I got here but I’m living for these mini documentaries on music
These earworm episodes are such a gem. Unbelievably well done, and so important to describe these pivotal moments in recent music history.
House music is everything.
Can You Feel It is absolutely one of my favorite classic house tracks
I still rock that song today
honestly this music content from vox is second to none, the level of research, graphics, edit, everything is so good. just want to day to the people involved in creating this well done, youve done such a great job
Look up Estelle Caswell :]
When we formed Funky Transport, this was instilled in our minds. We do it because it feels good. Deep underground, we reached the world and this is satisfying. Money was never a thought
Omg... Hous=disco+drums... That's why I love it so much! ❤
I love oldschool chicago house. It’s so soulful and DIY and euphoric, I just HAVE to dance when those tracks are played.
I'm from Chicago and had no idea that house came from here. One of the five djs, Julian Jumpin Perez is still on the radio here.
u probably live in the suburbs then lol.
Hah, he just too young. I was born and raised on the southside of Chicago and was part of the House Music movement in the 80's.
Disco and house are still very much alive but its so sad that club culture is dying so fast. RIP to OUTPUT in Brooklyn, one of the last great venues where disco and house reigned big time. Thank you Vox for putting some light on some of the best sounds of all time, and to those of us out there who keep it alive underground
House-head for 34 years ☮️☯️😜 The machines, structures and artists of the beat will keep its universal wave of sound pumping outward into the future, passing from one molecule to the next and influencing each as it does ♾️
Remember growing up in Chicago in the 90's & the early 00's, and this bring back so many good memories
The glory days was the 80's. By the time the 90's came House Music was watered down. I was born and raised on the southside of Chicago 70's & 80's.
It's kind of fascinating to see how house took a life of its own in Europe. For example, it became techno in Germany and techno is now a quintessential part of the German experience yet it was originally started in Chicago by African Americans. It's also so strange to think that now we have subcategories like "afro house" when it wouldn't be a strech to call all house "afro house" since it started in the US Afro community. While I do recognize that the name "afro house" is useful since it's a genre that is more heavily influenced by continental African music, I just wish the world would know better about house music's origins. I feel like house and its offshoots are often seen as genres which are appealing to a predominantly white audience these days but history tells another story. In the end music is music and it brings people together. But videos like these are necessary and help put things into perspective.
Techno actually originated from Detroit, Michigan. It's just that the absolute second Germans heard it, they truly made it their own.
@@sonikku956 Yes you're right of course my bad
Techno (the more robotic, artificial, and dystopian form of house, lacking the soulful vibes that were popular in Chicago) was essentially invented by the Belleville Three (Atkins, May, Saunderson) in suburban Detroit, but the European version was heavily influenced by musicians in Northern England (e.g. Warp Records in Sheffield) and Belgium. The Belgian techno of '88-'89 was particularly influential in continental Europe (especially Germany). Ironically, the Detroit techno pioneers had been influenced by Kraftwerk.
Jack your body uses an 808, the 909 was used a lot in early house music but wasn't the only drum machine used, 808, 707 and 727 (mainly Roland machines) were also used quite a bit.
Secondly Detroit techno was it's own thing, Derrick May describes it as kraftwerk and funkadelic meeting in lift, however house and techno did cross pollinate due to the close proximity of Detroit and Chicago.
Thirdly that's not Manchester.
Revolution 909 Daft Punk
The power of a diversity of views and backgrounds i I don't think can be underestimated in the creative and technical industries.
Really cool UA-cam series. Keep up the good work.
This is an excellent hit rewind on the history of HOUSE - As a High School Student we all would sit around with boxes of TDK Tapes and record the latest greatest mixtape. I would like to share you're missing one major element to the Chicago House music world - Its impossible to forget the Grand-Fathers of HOUSE/TECHNO/ELECTRO - Its impossible to leave out KRAFTWERK. These gentlemen changed the game.
sincerely people are doing too much with kraftwerk, i mean okay they were one of the first to use electronic instruments but if we focus on the rythms the way music works in such genre like house music, kraftwerk had zero impact.
House music rules the world!!
Larry Heard is just criminally underrated.
I dunno- most people into House music recognise him as the underground legend that he is. I'd much rather he was an underground legend than a washed out, sold out has been.
someone needs to make a spotify playlist of all the songs in this video
but not me because I dont have the patience :)
house music songs are not on the internet yet buy some stuff on UA-cam or whatever but they're not on Spotify or Pandora not yet
All this is on UA-cam, i own all of it on my mp3. Ill send if you like
Don’t be a beggar be a DOER!
@928fan who are you to dictate?
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Black americans pioneer the best music. The world follows. Beautiful.
yeah R&B, Jazz, Soul
@@keke6684 All heavy influences in house music! =)
Dont forget blues
And they did this absorbing european influences (Kraftwerk, Moroder, Synthpop, etc) and using japanese instruments (Roland, Yamaha...).
Art is art. Universal. And ethnically independent.
Wamauro Dentes [boka loka] Things like this are only ever get said when celebrating black art. Sad you feel such a strong urge to discredit and belittle. But that’s all you know. Tragic.
“House Music is Disco’s Revenge” - Frankie Knuckles
Something that hasn't been touched upon by Earworm yet, is those golden years of Boogie - those binding years between Disco and House, the early to mid-80's, where a lot of the technology that came to define House was created and refined. The entire Paradise Garage scene, Francois K and the early innovators of remixing techniques, originally developed through the Dub scene in Jamaica... It'd make for an interesting episode!
That said, you folks at Vox are doing an amazing job at giving us some of the very best content available on YT.
Cheers!
What a tragedy all those disco records getting blown up was, there must have been some awesome stuff in there.
so true
Most of the records weren’t even disco. Just popular black artists like Marvin gaye
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^ That’s true. Basically black music: R&B, soul, disco, funk.
When they were being blown to bits the only music I could hear was disco inferno. 🤣
Just fyi, everything was lip synced on Top of the Pops, that was their rules, which is why bands like Oasis and Nirvana did such awful performances there, since they were mad they had to lip sync, they barely tried.
I could be wrong but the only group I saw play live there was Nizlopi, doing an acoustic set in the crowd.
For a while from 1994 under producer Ric Blaxill TotP had some bands mime but the vocalists sang live over the top.
New Order did Blue Monday live on TOTPs in '83; the track went down the charts the next week (but it hung around for a while after that).
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Whiite shirt that was a classic dance track
I think the point they were trying to make was that they used a completely different person to sing Lolletas vocals, a lot of Italo house producers used models to lip sync someone else’s vocals, 49ers did with Touch me, stole Aretha Franklin’s vocals but got someone else to mime
This videos are awesome. Earworm is one of the best Vox content. The way the information is presented, the story telling, the quality of content. Everything is great.
Thank you Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Ron Hardy, Larry Levan, Larry Heard, Ralph Rosario, Farley Jackmaster Funk, etc for creating House Music.
Of course I’m now jumping to listen Ride On Time.
Love early 90’s House, even the mainstream that got huge like Crystal Waters, Technotronic...love that piano!
I feel you bro.
House took over 🇿🇦 in a big way. 🇿🇦 is, right now, the biggest producer and consumer of House Music.
Qwala!
Need to do one on how house music is being revolutionised in South Africa in this age of hip hop.
Edit: 420 likes, thanks guys let's get more likes hopefully @Vox is watching and they pull through!
Ya bro Kizomba and Kuduro are killing it with house beats
Big ups South Africa, Black Coffee played in Dublin a while back and killed it
Stash Cash back coffee killing it
any good SA artists/djs i should be listening to apart from Black Coffee???
@@solerpower1 I'm going to give you some songs by some popular artists and you an explore them from there:
DJ Ganyani - Waiting for you
DJ Cleo- Fallen
DJ Clock- Pluto
Other DJs: Euphonik, DJ Kent, Oskido, DJ Sbu and DJ Maphorisa
Omfg that's why i love disco!! Growing up in Chicago made me love all kinds of music🖤
House music is making a comeback
I never left really , just took a back seat .For others to come through , House is dominant .
Very proud to be featured in this video - Also very timely considering Fisher's sampling of Loletta again with "You little beauty" ( Summer 2019 )
Who are you?
The bald bloke in the video !
@@F9Audio Oh, thanks James.
First ten minutes all I could hear was good vibrations by Marky Mark
yeah, who do you think sang the hook on that?
POW
basically...
I'm guessing you're American. Ride On Time had already been a huge hit in UK/Europe in 1989, so by '91 Marky Mark's track kinda felt like a cash in.
@@whiiteshirt7192 It was, but it was a cash-in to a fusion genre, hip house music.
Yet another Outstanding Production! I'm a Chicagoan from the Southside, so this was extra special to me.
How did I miss this episode? I'm am a passionate lover of house music and this episode was great! It's so good, I wish it was longer so it could talk about more about how much house was an impact on the world from 1989 - 1998 at least. For example, video games were incorporating that house style in their music and it was pure bliss.
Dang House music has been in South Africa for over 35 years and has since been a massive influence in the industry
Hey people this is great! Thank you for the recognition. Though please know there is no ingredient. This is timeless music we are talking about. The thing that holds it together is simply the soul that holds it all together and more beautifully so because eit comes from machines. Humans and machines. Humans and instruments. Humans and creativity flow in and out to create loops of unapologetic symphony that tells the story of underground house music. These are the real ingredients.
God I love seeing a deep dive into the history of one of my favorite genres.