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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 / Post a commentA quarter-inch reel-to-reel tape of the four-song 12-inch from 1989 is now up for auction on eBay. [Via Class of 808]
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 / 2 Comments
In our interviews we often speak about figures that have contributed, in many cases in their own way, to write a piece of history of house music, but maybe we never talk about someone who literally invented the genre, we have never talked about Frankie Knuckles. The New York native artist started to be a dj in the ’70, soul, jazz, R&B, this was his sound, a sound that allowed him to reach important spots, since that in the 1977 he reached the residency in the historical Werehouse Club in Chicago. It was a completely different ambient, instead of New York he was forced to reinvent himself and his sound, making all more electronic, making all like what the history will call house music. If it is not enough he contributed to the evolution of the dj figure, introducing (with Kenny Carpenter) the mixing technique, something that at that time wasn’t even conceived, because the djs were like human juke box. Steps that mean something like a scientific revolution for all the scene, steps that were only the prelude of a forty years career, a period of time in which Frankie give us milestones like “Your Love”, “Tears” (in collaboration with Robert Owens) and the well known , but for other reasons, “The Whistle Song”. Talking about the career of Frankie Knuckles would take a lot of time, more meaningful are his own words, so let’s listen to the Godfather of House Music.
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 / Post a commentHere's a 25-minute phone conversation between the Australian blog and the house music veteran, in which the latter reflects on his time at the Continental Baths in New York alongside Larry Levan.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 / Post a commentIn celebration of Black History Month, Beatport posts interviews with some of the icons of the genre, including Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, and DJ Pierre.
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 / 9 CommentsNot sure where to start with Chicago house? The AV Club's Andy Battaglia is ready to help, guiding you to some of the major players and biggest tracks.
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 / Post a commentThe full transcript of Frank Broughton's 1995 interview with Frankie Knuckles, material of which was used for his book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, is now online.
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