The production duo of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton released several of Britain's most respected and enjoyable progressive house anthems of the '90s from their base in South London. Before they met (at a Thames riverboat party organized by Buxton), Ratcliffe grooved to the deep Latin funk of War and George Duke while Buxton was turned on to... [+] Read More

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The Ghostly International label unleashed Charles Manier upon the world through the Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau compilation with "Change You," a seemingly lost track from the heyday of early-'80s, New York City-based clubs. A few months after Disco Nouveau's release, and shortly after another stellar compilation appearance (with "Out Like a... [+] Read More

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In similar company with new-school French progressive dance artists such as Motorbass, Air, Cassius, and Dimitri from Paris, Parisian duo Daft Punk quickly rose to acclaim by adapting a love for first-wave acid house and techno to their younger roots in pop, indie rock, and hip-hop. The combined talents of DJs Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and... [+] Read More

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Dan Bell has been a top minimalist Detroit producer from his beginnings as a critical member of Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 Records to his recording of an all-time classic, 1994's "Losing Control" (as DBX) to the foundation of his own Seventh City and Accelerate labels. Born in Sacramento, he grew up near Detroit and was influenced by the sound of... [+] Read More

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One of the pinnacles of Chicago house music's '90s wave, Derrick Carter began DJing at the age of nine, spinning disco records at family reunions. His debut single "Love Me Right" appeared in 1987, just after he graduated from college. Another single ("Symbols and Instruments" as Mood) appeared in 1989, but the Chicago house scene faded soon... [+] Read More

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One of the second wave of influential Chicago house producers and a member of the vanguard of late-'90s American house producers, DJ Sneak wasn't born in the Windy City but began listening to house soon after his family arrived from Puerto Rico in the early '80s. Because he could speak no English, Sneak gravitated to instrumental music (as well... [+] Read More

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Murk boys Oscar Gaetan and Ralph Falcon were hyped more on respect than sales figures before they broke out of the American dance mainstream with two of the biggest hits of 1996-97, "Fired Up!" and "The Way" by Funky Green Dogs. Gaetan and Falcon had been producing for their own Murk Recordings since the early '90s, and had earned club-play with... [+] Read More

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Glenn Underground is one of the deepest of the deep house producers, following Larry Heard's classic Chicago tracks with his own earthy grooves, more closely aligned to the spiritual tones of disco than even contemporary house music. In fact, his bootleg remix of the prototye disco single -- Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," with production by... [+] Read More

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Tadd Mullinix makes spaced-out house tracks as James Cotton, one of his many guises devoted to a specific production style. This particular alias debuted in 2001 on Ghostly International with the "Mind Your Manners" single. In 2003, Cotton switched over to Ghostly subsidiary Spectral Sound for an appearance on the various-artist State of the... [+] Read More

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Though it's basically just another incarnation of Carl Craig's innovative career, Paperclip People is his most dancefloor-slanted project, resulting in productions quite distinct from the albums released as himself. Recording several singles during 1996 for Britain's Open Records (run by the super-club Ministry of Sound), Paperclip People's... [+] Read More

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