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Volume 1: Classics | Chicago House, Acid House \u0026amp; Classic House Double Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCat No:\u003c\/strong\u003e STILLMDLP018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Still Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e House, Acid House, Chicago House, 80s House, Deep House, Classic House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpec:\u003c\/strong\u003e Picture Sleeve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2x12 Inch Vinyl (Double LP)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStill Music\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJerome Derradji\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrate one of the true pioneers of Chicago House with \u003cstrong\u003eChip E – 'The Architect Of House - Chicago 1984-88. Volume 1: Classics'\u003c\/strong\u003e. The first instalment in a definitive three-volume archival series, this \u003cstrong\u003edouble vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e collects essential recordings from a crucial period in the birth of House music, documenting the raw drum machines, jack tracks, early Acid sounds and dancefloor experimentation that helped establish the foundations of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn \u003cstrong\u003eIrwin Eberhart II\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chip E became immersed in Chicago's developing underground dance culture from an early age. After discovering the city's club scene as a teenager, he went on to work at influential record stores including \u003cstrong\u003eImportes Etc.\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGramophone Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, while creating reel-to-reel edits for pioneering DJs including \u003cstrong\u003eFrankie Knuckles\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRon Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e. By the mid-1980s, he was helping turn the emerging Chicago sound into something with its own unmistakable identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis seminal \u003cstrong\u003e'Jack Trax' EP\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in 1985, became a key record in the development of \u003cstrong\u003eChicago House\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tracks such as \u003cstrong\u003e'Time To Jack'\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e'It's House'\u003c\/strong\u003e did more than fill dancefloors – they helped establish the language and terminology surrounding the new musical movement. Built from stripped-back drum machines, repetitive vocal hooks, tape edits, basslines and infectious melodic motifs, these recordings capture House music while its vocabulary was still being written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 1: Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e brings those foundational records together alongside deeper selections from Chip E's 1984–88 output. Familiar favourites including \u003cstrong\u003e'Time To Jack'\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e'It's House'\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e'If You Only Knew (If You Dance Mix)'\u003c\/strong\u003e sit alongside formative cuts such as \u003cstrong\u003e'MB Dance'\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e'It's Dub'\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e'Time To Track'\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e'Sensuous House'\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e'House Energy'\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the collection, the transition from Disco into early House can be heard taking shape in real time. Raw machine rhythms, hypnotic repetition, \u003cstrong\u003eTB-303 basslines\u003c\/strong\u003e, stuttering vocal samples and stripped-back arrangements reveal the experimental approach that made Chicago's early productions so influential. These were records created with an uncompromising focus on the dancefloor, yet their ideas would ultimately travel far beyond the city's clubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented by \u003cstrong\u003eStill Music\u003c\/strong\u003e with the historical perspective of label founder Jerome Derradji, \u003cstrong\u003e'The Architect Of House - Chicago 1984-88'\u003c\/strong\u003e restores important context to Chip E's contribution to dance music. Rather than simply compiling classic tracks, the series documents the work of an artist who helped shape the sound, culture and language of House at its formative stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for DJs and collectors into \u003cstrong\u003eChicago House vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e80s House\u003c\/strong\u003e, Acid House, Deep House and the origins of electronic dance music. 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