House music from '97 to '07: what's good?

[Donger]

I've got tons of great post heyday House music, which is the hardest stuff to find.

I used to work at a distributor, selling this shit to shops all across the country, and also workled at a sotre and at a label, and DJ'd House Music from the early 90s up until recently. Since I listened to so much of it all day long, I only copped the really choice cuts.

If anyone (dealers or rich kids?) wants to but it ALL from me, hit me on the PMs. I've got tons of great stuff from the NYC sounds, to Detroit stuff, to Chicago stuff, all the way to the more minimal sounds across the pond from labels like Ladomat, Kompakt, etc. I would only sell this shit as an entire collection, no cherry picking!

 

[Funkoff]

huge cosign on Moodymann, his whitelabel remix of Kem's "With Or Without You" from 2006 is fantastic
for quality deep check also Osunlade (esp Osunlade pres Offering mix) and Yoruba Records releases

my personal favs:

Herb Martin "Soul Drums" (Ibadan 2004) - 9 minute percussional workout over loop taken from Amp Fiddler record
Trackheads "Our Music" beautiful deep
Wahoo "Make Them Shake It" hip-house at its best
Three Kings - "Shake Dat Booty"- more hip-house
Mr V "Lets Get Jazzy" // "Jus Dance" more hip-house
Jesse Rose & Sinden "Me Mobile" click-house with Vybz Kartel accapella thrown on top
Switch "A Bit Patchy" broken-house remix of Apache

 

[deej]

Lots of good leads--thanks! Now I've got some listening to do.

The thing about house stuff from this period is that every record looks equal parts dope and wack, and there's just so much more of it to sort through. From a digger's perspective, it's way easier to stick to the 80s through early 90s, because you almost can't go wrong with a few trusted labels, artists, an intriguing song title, etc. Once you delve into the later stuff, I feel like all bets are off. I can sort of guess what style of house a record might be by looking at it, but there's no way I can no it's gonna be dope without listening to it.

this has definitely been my experience as well, with a few exceptions (i.e. kompakt circa '02-03 is pretty pure)
That's because it was House Music's heyday. you forgot to dismiss all other house as not being real house music

 

[Burns]

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas
Black Science Orchestra
Lawnchair Generals

 

[DOR]

Roy Ayers - Our Time Is Coming (Jazzanova - The Guestlist Remix)

CHUNEEEEEEEE