Various Artists - Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1997 (Repress)
Originally released in 2014, Strut re-introduces Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1997, the highly sought-after definitive retrospective of one of Chicago’s most important and innovative house music labels.
Emerging as a raw alternative to the powerhouses of Trax and DJ International during the mid- ‘80s, Dance Mania continued to represent street-level Chicago club music into the ‘90s, helping to pioneer the Ghetto House sound.
Hardcore Traxx traces the full story of the label from its heyday. Founded in 1985 and managed by Ray Barney from Barney’s Distribution HQ on Ogden Avenue (moving later to West Roosevelt Road), Dance Mania hit the ground running with its second release in ’86, the incendiary ‘Hardcore Jazz’ EP by Duane & Co. Barney quickly became a trustworthy outlet for early house and acid productions by upcoming Chicago artists such as Lil Louis, Marshall Jefferson and Farley Keith aka Farkey “Jackmaster” Funk.
A1. Hercules– 7 Ways (Club)
A2. Victor Romeo Featuring Leetrece Brown
A3. Club Style– Crazy Wild
B1. Tim Harper– Toxic Waste (Club Mix)
B2. Vincent Floyd– I'm So Deep Mixed By – Armando
B3. 3 2 6– Falling (Armando's House Mix) Remix – Armando
C1. DJ Deeon– Da Bomb
C2. Parris Mitchell Project Featuring Wax Master – Ghetto Shout Out!!
C3. Traxmen & Eric Martin– Hit It From The Back
D1. DJ Funk – The Original Video Clash: Video Clash II (Street Mix)
D2. Paul Johnson – Feel My M.F. Bass
D3. Top Cat – Work Out
