Everything about New York House totally explained
New York house, also known as
New York garage,
US garage or just
garage, is a style of
house music born in the
Paradise Garage nightclub in
New York City,
USA in the early
1980s It isn't to be confused with
UK garage, which evolved out of the
acid house and
rave scene in the
UK in the mid
1990s.
History
The main key DJ involved with the evolution of this style of music was
Larry Levan, the resident DJ at the Paradise Garage, who defined a unique style of mixing between dubs of disco records. Over time, the term "garage" in the US came to mainly describe the more soulful,
gospel-inspired styles of disco and house music first made popular by Tony Humphries at
club Zanzibar in
Newark, NJ.
In the 1990s, the New Jersey sound became distinctly different from in New York. Although the Paradise Garage was a New York club, the label "Garage" came to be associated with the New Jersey sound over time as the bond between the Paradise Garage and club Zanzibar was strong. A rawer, "blacker" sound, as described above, became the signature style in North Jersey. Meanwhile in 90s New York a more Latin, Tribal sound took over thanks to
Junior Vasquez and his disciples at the
Sound Factory. However, the garage tradition returned in force with Body & Soul, a collective formed by Francois K., Danny Krivit and Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, and its immensely popular Sunday sessions (now defunct). Louie Vega has continued to perform regularly on Wednesdays, although without the popularity he's in Europe or Japan. Timmy Regisford is another stalwart of the NYC house community with his Saturday night parties at legendary Club Shelter.
Today, the popularity of authentic house music is slowly increasing in the tri-state area, and as its fanbase are generally indifferent with regards to what it's called, the distinction between the early New York and the New Jersey sounds is often unrecognised.
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