Funky House Recommendations November 2009

Review: At its worst, disco-house can be an excuse to take a run-of-the-mill dance track, throw in a few disco samples and just hope that the large marketing budget elbows it onto the local ‘dance’ radio station’s playlist. At its best, disco-house can reinvigorate a forgotten classic, exposing its glory to an all new generation of music aficionados.

Bringing together the talents of Canadian tastemaker and Fools Gold label boss DJ A-Trak with legendary New Yorker Armand Van Helden, “Duck Sauce” comfortably fits into the latter definition.

With its clever sampling of the main riff and vocal hook from Final Edition’s 1979 “I Can Do It (Anyway You Want)” and use of production techniques that firmly cemented French House Music in the nation’s conscience a decade ago, “Duck Sauce” provides a seriously funky nostalgia trip on two levels.