And House Music Was Born

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.

Darf sich Grant Nelson an einen Remix dieses House Klassikers wagen? 

Vor einigen Wochen schrieb ich von Gänsehaut-Musik. Bei Grant Nelson – Seasons Of Jack bin ich mal wieder auf den House-Track schlechthin aufmerksam geworden – erneut mit Gänsehaut Garantie!

Aber der Reihe nach …

Eine meiner ersten Maxi-CDs stammt von "Ecstasy – This is my House" (1990). Bei diesem Song hörte ich die Jack-Vocals (siehe weiter unten) zum ersten Mal. Erst Jahre später erfuhr ich, dass die Vocals gar nicht von Ecstasy stammen, sondern von der House-Hymne Mr. Fingers (aka Fingers Inc., Larry Heard) – Can You Feel It (1986). Dieser House-Song gilt als eine extrem seltene 12"-Vinyl.
[Ruf kurz an, falls Du ein Exemplar besitzt und die Scheibe verkaufen willst!]
Ein Jahr vor Ecstasy hat sich Torsten Fenslau die "Can You Feel It"-Melodie geschnappt und daraus den ersten deutschen House-Hit "Culture Beat – Erdbeermund" (1989) gemixed.

Bei Trax Records ist 2002 eine Maxi "Mr. Fingers – The Complete Can You Feel It" [TX476] erschienen auf der alle bedeutenden Mix vertreten sind:

• Can You Feel It (The Original Instrumental)
• Can You Feel It (Robert Owens Mix)
  Version mit Vocals von Robert Owens;
• Can You Feel It (Martin Luther King Mix)
  Bei dieser Version ist die Rede "I Have A Dream" von Martin Luther King über das Instrumental gelegt.
• Can You Feel It (Chuck D. Mix)
  Die berühmte Version mit den " In the beginning, there was Jack"-Vocals

Zwanzig Jahr später führt Grant Nelson den House-Klassiker nun sehr behutsam zum aktuellen Elektro-Sound.

Die kompletten Vocals:

In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove.
And from this groove came the groove 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 can own house because
house music is a universal language, spoken and 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. And 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!