Two hours of selections from one of dance music's most beloved record labels. Much has been written about the X-rated ghetto house records that Dance Mania is famous for – the label is often referred to as "ghetto house's Motown" – but the bigger picture of the label is that of the evolution of Chicago house music in a microcosm. From label founder Jesse Saunders' early house and freestyle-tinged productions in the mid-1980s, to smoky deep house in the early 90s, and into the ghetto house that would lay the foundations for juke and footwork moving into the 2000s.
Two hours of selections from one of dance music's most beloved record labels. Much has been written about the X-rated ghetto house records that Dance Mania is famous for – the label is often referred to as "ghetto house's Motown" – but the bigger picture of the label is that of the evolution of Chicago house music in a microcosm. From label founder Jesse Saunders' early house and freestyle-tinged productions in the mid-1980s, to smoky deep house in the early 90s, and into the ghetto house that would lay the foundations for juke and footwork moving into the 2000s.
Selected and mixed by LDLDN.