"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 boldly declared LET THERE BE HOUSE. And house music was born."
Jacking was a form of dance that spawned from "punking out." Punking out involved bending a person over on the dancefloor and grinding on their backside. The humping motion carried over and people began doing humping, jumping & pushing motions that were then considered to be "jacking." People would be seen inside the clubs jacking each other, jacking speakers, jacking the dj booth, jacking doorways, and jacking walls. It was a release for people to go to the clubs and "jack their bodies." This release was inspired by the house music.
In 1983, Jesse Saunders & Vince Lawrence produced a stripped down interpretation of a song by First Choice. Jesse was also entertained by the idea of Laid Back's "White Horse" where the vocalist would proclaim "Bitch!" This exclamation shows up throughout their release. The tape was titled "On & On" and was eventually committed to vinyl in the same year, being recognized as the first official house music pressing. Jesse and Vince were still teenagers at the time.
One year later Keith Farley aka Farley "Jackmaster" Funk recorded an influential Chicago house track titled "Funkin With The Drums" which was created entirely with a drum machine. Other similar records became prevalent after this. These types of records were known as beat tracks or rhythm tracks.
Chicago soon had two major house record lables, DJ International and Trax. In 1986 these labels brought several hits like Farley "Jackmaster" Funk's "Jack Your Body." Farley produced his first major release with Jesse Saunders, Duane Buford & Vince Lawrence. They needed a singer that could bring a lot of soul. That singer was Darryl Pandy. The release was titled "Love Can't Turn Around." It reportedly reached Number 10 on one of Britain's music charts in 1986.
Marshall Jefferson was also making waves as he created a piano rhythm that would show up on acid house tracks for years to come. This record that was released as "Move Your Body" helped house music skyrocket from where it stood in 1986 and became noteably the first major anthem for the genre.
Laid Back - White Horse (Ultimix)
Jesse Saunders - On & On
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Funking With The Drums Again
Housemaster Boyz - House Nation
Ron Hardy - Baby, Baby, Baby, Aw Shucks
Kenny "Jammin" Jason & Fast Eddie - Don't Want It
Jillian Mendez - Get Up
Nitro Deluxe - This Brutal House
M. Doc & Steve "Silk" Hurley- It's Percussion
Risse - House Train
LNR - Work It To The Bone
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around
Ce Ce Rogers - What Is House Music
