Interview ‘It gives me peace’: house legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on winning their Trax legal battle Lauren Martin ‘I know how things can seem insurmountable’ … Larry Heard (left) and Robert Owens. Composite: PYMCA/Universal Images Group/Getty Images; Boaz Arad A successful copyright action against their former label means the celebrated producers can reclaim their back catalogue [...]
Wez Saunders takes over Defected with full acquisition Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore. Following the management buyout by the MD, Saunders has now become CEO of the group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Documents lodged at Companies [...]
When disco music fell out of favour at the dawn of the 1980s, jazz prodigy Patrice Rushen became pivotal in ushering in a new era of post-disco and boogie — offshoots of the cast out genre that James Mtume, Reggie Lucas and Kashif also had a hand in moulding. Under Elektra Records, Patrice would release a string of albums that pushed R&B forward [...]
200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time - Do You Agree? From Chic to Skrillex, from Chicago house classics to festival rave anthems, from songs that filled the floor at the Loft and the Warehouse to ones that blew up on TikTok. WHAT DO WE mean by “dance songs”? Good question. In a sense, any [...]
The world’s biggest Black stars have turned to the genre not to pander to white tastes – but to remind fans where it came from. Michelle Kambasha This week, Drake treated fans to a surprise drop of his new album Honestly, Nevermind. Its release, just nine months after his last record, Certified Lover Boy, received lukewarm [...]
JAELANI TURNER-WILLIAMS Jaelani Turner-Williams is a contributing news writer for Okayplayer New York underground disco and house music producer and arranger Patrick Adams has died. He was 72-years-old. New York’s music scene has lost an undeniable legend. On Wednesday (June 22), it was announced that Patrick Adams, underground disco, soul and house music producer and arranger died [...]
By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Published12 hours ago "I'm on that new vibration," sings Beyoncé on her new single, Break My Soul. "I'm buildin' my own foundation." The foundation of her new sound actually dates back to the diva house movement of the 1990s, with its deep grooves, soaring melodies and insistent four-four [...]
The house legend on the saturation of dance music, working with his family and the 3 a.m. jam sessions that inspired his new album. By Katie Bain 05/2/2022 You can’t talk about New York house music without talking about Louie Vega. A key figure of the scene in the city and beyond since the ’80s, Vega’s story reads like dance music [...]
Robert N. Griffith was a beautiful soul who was lost suddenly. He was very well know in the House Music Community and had many, many friends... He will be Missed
