In The House

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 03:42:16
Personnel: Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (drum programming); Jephte Guillaume (vocals, keyboards); Angela Johnson (vocals, background vocals); Danny Madden, Carol Linnea Johnson, Caterina DeJesus, Emily McEwan, Emma Holmgren, Jocelyn Brown, Simone Moreno (vocals); Chuck Loeb, Fredrik Aberg, Gustav Lundgren, Martin Von Schmalensee, Ken Hatfield (guitar); Nils Berg (saxophone); Ravi Best, Scott Baylis, Petter Linde, Tony Kadleck (trumpet); Karl Frid, Dave Williamson, John Wheeler (trombone); Brett Dawson, Dana Powell (horns); Dennis Ferrer (keyboards, drum programming); Mike Patto, R.S. Faber, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Lem Springsteen, Frederick Lasfargeas, Albert Sterling Menendez (keyboards); Vincent Montana, Jr. (vibraphone); Vidal Davis (drums); Philip Cortez, Thomas Eby, Basil Black II Basic, John "Julius" Knight, Luisito Quintero, Brian Tappert (percussion); Mark de Clive-Lowe (programming); Seiji (drum programming); Chip Landry, Stephanie James, Andrica Brown, Lisa Fischer, Monet, Paulette McWilliams, Will Downing (background vocals). Audio Mixers: House Of Rhumba; Harry Wallin; Jephte Guillaume; John "Julius" Knight; Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez; Little Louie Vega; Masters at Work; Steven Barkan; Blair Wells; Philipp Weiss; Brian Tappert. Audio Remixers: Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez; Little Louie Vega; Masters at Work; Dennis Ferrer. Recording information: Axis Studios, New York, NY; Bassline Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa; Maw Studios; New River Studios; Penthouse Recordings, NJ; Pulse Studios, Staten Island, NY; Stereo Studios, Madrid Spain; Studio Davout, Paris, France; The Netherhood, London, England; TMF Studios, New York, NY. Editor: Albert Cabrera. Arrangers: Thomas Eby; John "Julius" Knight; Brian Tappert. Following his Hip-Hop Forever and Disco Heat mixes for BBE, In the House is a similarly generous set from Kenny Dope that entails a whopping 40 cuts of tried and true and more-recent house tracks spread across three discs. From start to finish, the veteran DJ walks the fine line that divides steadfast house heads from more casual listeners, with everyone taken into consideration. Though some cuts, like the Joey Negro mix of Erro's "Change for Me," have been pounded into the ground by DJs the world over, Dope's time-tested skills as a DJ and selector keep it all fresh. Starting off with his own drastic remixing/mashing of three dancefloor classics (George Kranz' "Din Da Da," Martin Circus' "Disco Circus," Yello's "Bostich"), and then seguing into a mix of the Jungle Brothers' "I'll House You," Dope seems to have his sights set on the distant past. However, from that point on, most everything else is from the past three years, with plenty of MAW tracks making appearances. Two discs of nearly flawless mixing are capped off in grand style by Peven Everett's tireless "I Can't Believe I Loved Her," where the multi-instrumentalist displays almost all of his talents (point of order: this version of the track doesn't seem nearly ornamented enough to be the "Calypso Remix," as credited in the track listing). The bonus third disc is a handy track-in-whole compilation of MAW remixes and productions, including the 12" mixes of Nuyorican Soul's "It's Alright, I Feel It," Neneh Cherry's "Buddy X," and BeBe Winans' "Thank You." Slaying every other deep-house mix released in 2003 with considerable ease, this is a valuable set for graying fans and deep house newcomers alike. If house is truly dead, as it has been argued constantly ever since, well, house started, then somebody neglected to inform all of the people responsible for making these tracks, not to mention the DJ who strung them all together. ~ Andy Kellman
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)