RALPHI ROSARIO 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Late last year Yam Who's Midnight Riot label continued their efforts to profile the birth of Chicago House in their own distinct way, compiling a digital album edits, reworks and homages to classics from the iconic Hot Mix 5 DJ crew consisting of Mickey 'Mixin' Oliver, Farley 'Jackmaster Funk', Ralphi 'Rockin' Rosario, Kenny 'Jammin' Jason and Scott 'Smokin' Silz and their associated label. A clutch of the finest contributions now feature on what we assume is the first in a series of 12" samplers which finds Hot Mix 5 pearlers from Ralphi Rosario, Kenny 'Jammin' Jason, MG2 and Mario Diaz given a fresh take by Ron Basejam, Kiko Navarro, Horse Meat Disco's Severino and Leo Zero.

Review: New York house royalty Ralphi Rosario has got scores of classics in his back catalogue, and now Groovin have cherry-picked a couple that are more than worthy of a scrub up and repress. The record leads with 'An Instrumental Need', an absolute benchmark of piano house perfection which will instantly take a party to a truly positive place, and that's even before the vibes solo comes twinkling into earshot. On the B-side is 1997 stomper 'Take Me Up', which plays to Rosario's strength in whipping up a frenzy with some seriously stripped back disco heat and an anthemic vocal from Donna Blakely.