they weren't house but they went house

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they weren't disco but they went disco s/d

the most extreme example i can think of is gilbert o' sullivan
who released his flop comeback 1990 single 'SO WHAT' to radios in a
house-d up remix on a white label. i think even the standard
version was house-y too.

there must be hundreds though from the early 90s late 80s era. obvious and otherwise.

pisces, Monday, 3 March 2008 18:28 (sixteen years ago) link

Lulu 'Independence'

blueski, Monday, 3 March 2008 18:39 (sixteen years ago) link

Hugh Laurie.

jim, Monday, 3 March 2008 18:45 (sixteen years ago) link

Primal Scream
The Beloved
18 Wheeler

henry s, Monday, 3 March 2008 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link

Cabaret Voltaire

dan selzer, Monday, 3 March 2008 19:23 (sixteen years ago) link

didn't photek switch to house?

Jordan, Monday, 3 March 2008 19:24 (sixteen years ago) link

Mark "MK" Kinchen jumped from techno to house (moving from Detroit to New York) in the process...was a big deal at the time, but looking at what I've just typed, how pithy can ya get?!

henry s, Monday, 3 March 2008 19:26 (sixteen years ago) link

The Soup Dragons!
The Shamen!

BATTAGS, Monday, 3 March 2008 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link

are Daft Punk considered house?...they began life as indie runts named Darlin'...

henry s, Monday, 3 March 2008 19:51 (sixteen years ago) link

jungle brovas

deej, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:15 (sixteen years ago) link

Peter Wolf of J Geils Band got housey (well, garagey) on a few 12"s

sexyDancer, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:23 (sixteen years ago) link

bill drummond

zappi, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:36 (sixteen years ago) link

Steve Hillage

henry s, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:38 (sixteen years ago) link

Jimmy Somerville

Tuomas, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:40 (sixteen years ago) link

Mark Stewart

henry s, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link

John Lydon

sexyDancer, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:47 (sixteen years ago) link

oh man Steve Hillage

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:48 (sixteen years ago) link

ABC.
Style Council
Thompson Twins

And, I guess, Climie Fisher. For that one single.

Geir Hongro, Monday, 3 March 2008 21:55 (sixteen years ago) link

The Avalanches
Gerling

__CB__, Monday, 3 March 2008 22:03 (sixteen years ago) link

i guess Madonna was always close to it but a few of her big hits between '89 and '91 seemed closest.

remixes of big artists seemed to replace the trend of the big artists switching style directly e.g. tori amos 'professional widow' and everything but the girl's 'missing' altho they'd turn to dance directly after that. guest vocalists on dance albums was another factor maybe.

blueski, Monday, 3 March 2008 22:42 (sixteen years ago) link

Madonna was house-influenced first and foremost from "Express Yourself" through some of the tracks on "Bedtime Stories". She then moved on.

Geir Hongro, Monday, 3 March 2008 22:59 (sixteen years ago) link

(although you could make a case for the "Ray Of Light" being sort of house too, I guess)

Geir Hongro, Monday, 3 March 2008 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link

Geir, yr forgetting "Music", Confessions on a Dancefloor...

More suggestions:

New Order (Technique)
Paul Rutherford (the 4th & Broadway singles)
Kylie Minogue ("Better The Devil You Know" etc.)

Tim F, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 07:10 (sixteen years ago) link

Flowchart

NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 12:36 (sixteen years ago) link

Age of Chance of course.

from Kiss to Dont Get Mad Get Even in one major bandwagon jump.

The so called NYC remixes provide the full on late 80s piano house groove.

mark e, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 12:48 (sixteen years ago) link

Barry Blue - "Afro Dizzi Act" by Cry Sisco was him.

Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 12:58 (sixteen years ago) link

The camp geezer out of Mud

Tom D., Tuesday, 4 March 2008 12:59 (sixteen years ago) link

Genesis P-Orrridge ... aka the camp geezer out of Throbbing Gristle

Tom D., Tuesday, 4 March 2008 13:03 (sixteen years ago) link

Sam Fox

Raw Patrick, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 13:21 (sixteen years ago) link

Geir, yr forgetting "Music", Confessions on a Dancefloor...

Those are synthpop, not house/techno.

Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 13:22 (sixteen years ago) link

Paul Weller/Style Council

blueski, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 13:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Kissing the Pink

dan selzer, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 13:55 (sixteen years ago) link

Simian (mobile disco)

Romeo Jones, Tuesday, 4 March 2008 17:19 (sixteen years ago) link

18 wheeler?? wow.

i must also check out those piano house-y NYC remixes of AGE OF CHANCE they sound good.

pisces, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 13:23 (sixteen years ago) link

i must also check out those piano house-y NYC remixes of AGE OF CHANCE they sound good.

you know where to find me.

mark e, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 14:11 (sixteen years ago) link

Chic, on "Jack Le Freak"

one time, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link

Blow Monkeys - "Choice" is a full-on piano banger.

Tantrum The Cat, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 20:36 (sixteen years ago) link

Chapterhouse, at least somewhat.

Pillbox, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 21:25 (sixteen years ago) link


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