Another interesting bit of music history

As I write this, the previous video about the history of the 12" single has been taken down due to a copyright claim (which is likely bogus and don't get me started on the current bullshit copyright regime) but I'm going to do more of them anyway because I love this stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A1Aj1_EF9Y

The story here is pretty simple - what's that sound (sample)? It turns out that one of the most popular, most-used sound samples comes from my favorite composer, just by accident. A guy had a record and there was this thing called a Fairlight and you should watch it because it's fun.

How deep is your house (music)

This entry is thematically similar to the previous one but different enough that I wanted to put it out.

If any of you read my notes with the links, you might've noticed I'm sort of getting twisted around how people are using the "deep house" label. Well, along comes DJ Steveboy to sort things out:

https://www.groovelectric.com/deepend.html

This Groovelectric mix is a deep house mix - what he calls "classic" deep house. He goes on to comment about the evolution of the label into things I'd noticed; he calls it "deep progressive". In both cases, "deep" refers to more chill versions of the music. And in particular, Steve's notion of deep house as "night music" with its sultry approach mirrors my own.

It's a great collection of tunes, too. Worth the listen.