In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove. And from this groove came the grooves of all grooves. And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldy declared...
"Let there be house!" and house music was born.
I am, you see,I am the creator, and this is my house! And in my house there is only house music. But I am not so selfish because once you enter my house, it then becomes OUR house and OUR house music! And you see, no one man owns house, because house music is a universal language, spoken, understood by all.
You see, house is a feeling that no one can understand really, unless you're deep into the vibe of house. House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body. And as I told you before, this is our house and our house music. In every house, you understand, there is a keeper. And in this house, the keeper is Jack. Now some of you who might wonder....
"Who is Jack, and what is it that Jack does?"
Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body! Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake. Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm. Jack is the one who learns you how to walk your body. Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all Jackers together under one house.
You may be black, you may be white, you may be Jew or Gentile. It don't make a difference in our House.
And this is fresh!
Lyrics from "Can you Feel it?" by Mr. Fingers, on TRAX Records, 1987.
As I was organizing my recent music acquisitions & purchases, I started adding info to my ID3 tags...things to identify the wonderfully varied flavors of House, in order to make it easier for me to find the right kind of tracks for whatever mix I wish to work on.
I started sampling these tracks, and making some playlists for some future mixes for jack2it Radio & my Podcasts. Quite a few tracks had me moving in my seat as I twiddled on the keyboard...so much so that I just had to get up and move. I couldn't help myself...it was as if I had been possessed by the very spirit of Jack. So there I was, shaking & twitching, not breaking it...when in walks my friend, and with the most quizzical look on his face he asks "[i]What the hell is wrong with you...what are you doing???"...My response..."I'm Just Jackin' Off"!!!
What we've got here are some funky, chunky, Techy, Jazzy-Fat-Nasty House cuts...engineered for your groovin' pleasure, and arranged and edited by yours truly to bring you 60 minutes of Jackin' Ecstasy. I hope you get to check this out. As always, all comments and criticisms are most welcome. Let me know how this floats your boat.