Frankie Knuckles deaD

francois

Only 59, house pioneer dies suddenly
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/01/chicago-house-pioneer-frankie-knuckles-dies

Scubadevils

Saw just now on Facebook, sad news.

R.I.P.

copeyhagen

poor taste april fools joke?

BaZmO*

Yeah saw it on FB earlier. Sad news, he was very young.

a148pro

Good use to bang up some classics methinks:-

brian_m

I have been searching for a podcast or recording of his last set at Ministry of Sound on the 29th... cant find anything, anyone else seen something?

Ah folks, surely Frankie Knuckles deserves more than 7 posts on a forum like this?

Come on, he was a legend. Hands up, in 1985 I can't pretend to have been a huge fan, but as I grew more interested in electronic music he was such an iconic figure that you go back years later to assess his music. And you keep going back to him. Kinda like say Kraftwerk, the music of the pioneers will always be relevant.

Ole Rodrigo

I guess its a generational thing. He didn't have many releases since 2004, and most of his work was the late 80s and 90s. Its a shame he didn't recieve more recognition in his latter years.

a148pro

ror_74 wrote: »

Its a shame he didn't recieve more recognition in his latter years.

Listen the man has a street named after him in Chicago and every history of house music ever documented has him up there as one of the instigators, your love is routinely cited as the first and one of the best house records ever made (without any acknowledgement whatsoever of Jamie Principle I might add) - he's got plenty of recognition. This forum is just Dublin 90's clubbing nostalgia centric.

ianuss

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah folks, surely Frankie Knuckles deserves more than 7 posts on a forum like this?

Come on, he was a legend. Hands up, in 1985 I can't pretend to have been a huge fan, but as I grew more interested in electronic music he was such an iconic figure that you go back years later to assess his music. And you keep going back to him. Kinda like say Kraftwerk, the music of the pioneers will always be relevant.

I dunno, what do you want people to be posting? I've never seen him so have no personal experiences to share.

Yes, he was absolutely a pioneer and innovator and he created groundbreaking tracks and edits but those were all years ago. In his latter years he was known more for djing and nowadays there's lots more djs I'd be interested in listening to.

If you're looking for tributes there's gazillions in the internets.

Scubadevils

ianuss wrote: »

I dunno, what do you want people to be posting? I've never seen him so have no personal experiences to share.

Yes, he was absolutely a pioneer and innovator and he created groundbreaking tracks and edits but those were all years ago. In his latter years he was known more for djing and nowadays there's lots more djs I'd be interested in listening to.

If you're looking for tributes there's gazillions in the internets.

True, I suppose what more can folks say really, other than throw up a few of his tracks!

kunst nugget

Scubadevils wrote: »

True, I suppose what more can folks say really, other than throw up a few of his tracks!

Tbh, while I respect him as an innovator and originator, most of the stuff I've heard by him doesn't really do much for me - Larry Heard/Mr. Fingers being much better at that sort of thing imo. Maybe if I did a bit more digging I'd find more interesting stuff in his back catalogue but there's only so many hours in my life.

Scubadevils

kunst nugget wrote: »

Tbh, while I respect him as an innovator and originator, most of the stuff I've heard by him doesn't really do much for me - Larry Heard/Mr. Fingers being much better at that sort of thing imo. Maybe if I did a bit more digging I'd find more interesting stuff in his back catalogue but there's only so many hours in my life.

Yeah I'd prefer Larry Heard too most certainly [Ice Castles is such an incredible album - only listening again recently]. I'd be in the same boat as you in that respect - massive respect for him but can't say I own many of his tracks or that they hold a special place in my heart... with the exception of 'Your Love' however, I do really love that track... Likewise, maybe more digging might yield results - there we have it, if there are other hugely standout tracks that should be featured here, people should post them for us to discover!

Mr.McLovin

RIP Frankie

Ole Rodrigo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qSQKOuqKY

Ole Rodrigo

a148pro wrote: »

Listen the man has a street named after him in Chicago and every history of house music ever documented has him up there as one of the instigators, your love is routinely cited as the first and one of the best house records ever made (without any acknowledgement whatsoever of Jamie Principle I might add) - he's got plenty of recognition. This forum is just Dublin 90's clubbing nostalgia centric.

Recognition might have been the wrong word. Perhaps its better to say the crisis in modern music has eclipsed all the good stuff that came before, and that its worth acknowledging those people and that era.

Ferris_Bueller

a148pro wrote: »

This forum is just Dublin 90's clubbing nostalgia centric.

Absolute nail on the head.

Geomy

The grandfather of house music. ..

RIP Frankie

jonnny68

I'm going to dedicate my next Flashback Old Skool night to the great man himself, a major inspiration to myself and hundreds of thousands of House music people globally.

RIP Frankie

Beakflakes

RIP indeed:(