Sorry I missed last weekend. Usual ounces of “busy” in my life.
Let’s kick off with a “slightly old” tune I missed back in 2004, and kicked myself for that.
Title: Mongobonix (Damien J. Carter Remix)
Artist: Harry “Choo Choo” Romero
Label: Milk & Sugar Recordings
Genre(s): Deep House, Soulful House, Latin House
Year released: 2004
I miss smooth Latin-style house like this. Seems like anything made now is more “thumping” and is seemingly trying to sound like a tourist trap, or a faster version of reggaton.
This is so irrevocably 80s, but it’s classic for me:
Title: Oh Sheila
Artist: Ready For The World
Label: MCA
Genre(s): Pop, R&B
Year released: 1985
I recall hearing this tune in the 80s, liking it, but quickly dismissing it. It wasn’t until the mid-90s when I heard Chicago DJ Lil’ John Coleman drop the accapella on top of some current minimal deep house that I went nuts and sought out a vinyl. One of those “they have an accapella???” moments. To this day when I hear Oh Sheila, I get visions in my mind of that 90s deep house Chicago Wicker Park scene. Just personal fond memories.
Ready for the World was a R&B band that came from none other than Flint, Michigan (if you’ve heard recently of their lead water problem). They peaked in the mid to late 80s, but like many 80s bands, failed to really adapt and evolve into the changes to the scene that came in the 90s. Beyond Oh Sheila, they are also known for the slower jam “Love You Down”.
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