A Lil' More Dance Mania

Podcast Episode Summary

Lil’ Louis – The Original Video Clash

How to describe this early (1988) release on Dance Mania? A few things spring to mind:

Raw as fuck
Completely insane
Way ahead of it’s time

Is it house? Is it techno? Or is it actually just some fucked up bleeping and crashing shit?

Somehow the bangs crashes and bleeps, although pretty jarring on first listen, hang together and become catchy. To my ear the massive kicks and abrasive bleeps here make it a very early precursor to the “ghetto house” sound that developed later, albeit without the sleazy lyrics.

• Lil Louis on Red Bull Radio :: The man himself discusses his life & music while playing some of his records.

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