Whoever first thought to take the sounds of gospel and add a beat underneath (I’m just gonna go ahead and credit the iconic Frankie Knuckles) must have been one of the greatest pioneers of house music of all time. Frankie once said that clubs are “like church... by the time the preacher gets going, the whole room becomes one.”
House lovers often refer to the dance floor as church. And some of the most joyous moments I’ve experienced at a club have been courtesy of gospel house. I vividly remember going to Twilo and Body & Soul in the late-’90s and hearing tracks for the first time from Sounds of Blackness, Jasper Street Co., Su Su Bobien, Vernessa Mitchell, Barbara Tucker, and Kim English that completely changed my outlook towards music.
I’ve been meaning to put together a gospel house mix for quite some time now (ever since playing a full gospel house set at the Church of Now at Burning Man in 2019), and a recent trip this holiday season to Portland to hear the Northwest Community Gospel Chorus gave me the inspiration that I finally needed.
So, rather than your typical house, tech house, or disco set, here’s 90 minutes (I could have easily made this 5 hours!) of pure praise for the lord - a dance floor journey of uplifting and soulful calls for love and redemption. There are classics here interspersed with brand-new tracks from this year, with reinterpretations sprinkled throughout. If this mix doesn’t have you shouting “Hallelujah!” by the end of it… then I don’t know how to help ya!
Please listen and enjoy! And if you feel inspired, please repost and share. And remember always... #HouseIsAFeeling
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The Tracklist:
1) Bless Me Today - Alan Dixon
2) He's Alright (David Penn Extended Edit) - Jame Starck, Yvván Back, Zetaphunk ft Alfreda Gerald
3) Never Stop Dancing (Extended Mix) - Bellaire x Aaron K. Gray
4) Fly Away feat. The Sultra Gospel Singers (Extended Mix) - Michael Gray, Kimberly Brown
5) Hallelujah Anyway (Director's Cut Signature Praise Radio Edit) - Candi Staton
6) Hallelujah (Extended Remix) - David Penn, Kevin McKay
7) Hella Mary (Extended Mix) - CASSIMM, Leela D
8) Real Good (Extended Mix) - Wh0
9) Sunday Stomper (Piano Preacher Extended Mix) - Alan Dixon & Will Tramp
10) Tell You What It Is (Extended Mix) - Eats Everything, Shermanology
11) The Power (feat. Anelisa Lamola) (Extended Mix) - Wh0, Anelisa Lamola
12) Obey - Aaron K. Gray, DJ Spen, Gary Hudgins
13) Gospel Jam (Extended Mix) - Kevin McKay, NuKey
14) Church Lady - Dennis Ferrer
15) The Curse Breaker (Extended Mix) - Floorplan
16) Glory (Extended Mix) - Earth n Days
17) Lift Your Hands Up feat. Ramona Renea (Extended Mix) - David Penn, Ramona Renea
18) Praise (Wh0 Extended Mix) - Dale Move
19) Bless You (Original Mix) - Lizzie Curious
20) Glory feat. Waajeed (Extended Mix) - Dames Brown
21) Angels By My Side (Floorplan Remix) - Sophie Lloyd Feat. Pauline Taylor
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