Deep house masterpieces. Recommended popular tracks.

Burning BrightMaya Jane Coles feat. Kim Ann Foxman

Maya Jane Coles – Burning Bright Ft Kim Ann Foxman

Here’s a masterpiece of house music from 2010 onward.

It’s the debut and biggest hit by Maya Jane Coles, who has both Japanese and British heritage—her grandmother lived in Osaka and she herself lived there for a short time.

At the time, there weren’t many people connecting gothic fashion with house music, so it made a strong impression.

She’s said to have been steeped in dance music, going to London clubs from around the age of 17.

From 2012 onward, she played as a top DJ at numerous clubs and festivals.

I’ll Be Your FriendRobert Owens

I’ll Be Your Friend (Original Mix (2011 Remastered Version))

Fingers Inc., the legendary Chicago house project that produced numerous masterpieces.

Along with Larry Heard and Ron Wilson, they helped pioneer the history of house music.

This track is one of Robert Owens’ most popular.

It’s an anthem you’re guaranteed to hear at least once at any festival dedicated to house music.

Despite its highly spiritual sound, the way it simply and passionately repeats “I’ll be your friend” is, in its own way, spiritual all over again.

Promised LandJoe Smooth, Anthony Thomas

Promised Land

Joe Smooth, a Chicago house veteran, is a house music producer and DJ who earned worldwide acclaim from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.

He influenced tracks by artists such as Destiny’s Child, Ludacris, New Order, and Whitney Houston, and later played a major role as a bridge to dance music hitmakers like Daft Punk.

This track is one of his deepest productions—a highly regarded classic.

HallelujahKerri Chandler

Hallelujah

Kerri Chandler, a heavyweight and originator of American deep house.

Active since the 1990s, he continues to exert immense influence on younger generations.

It’s still fresh in our memories that in 2018 he made past tracks—previously released only on vinyl—available as free downloads.

The track I’m introducing today is “Hallelujah,” released in 1996 by an artist who has produced countless hits and classics.

The signature Kerri-style, straight-ahead rhythm track paired with soulful female vocals and an organ sound is unbelievably cool!

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Lovelee DaeBlaze

Lovelee Dae

Blaze was formed in New Jersey in the 1980s by Josh Milan and Kevin Hedge.

Both were DJs and devoted clubbers who frequented the legendary Paradise Garage, and they went on to thrive as producers as well.

This track, among their works, is a deep house piece that particularly evokes a classic Garage background; its gently melancholic mood and vocals are outstanding.