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7:46 am Mon
May 20, 2019
In 1986, Chicago's local TV news discovered the city's pioneering house music scene, featuring the likes of Farley "Jackmaster" Funk and Steve "Silk" Hurley. From this groove came the groove of all grooves.
Below, two classics of the genre:
(via r/ObscureMedia)
In some weird alternate fantasy universe, this song would to taught to school children so that they could memorize their Hermetic fundamentals. Image: YouTube
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