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recording will hit the charts and rotate at release. clubs for at most a few months, and then By 1993, Cajmere had built up a disappear to make room for the next number of hits for his Cajual Record smash hit. Like the music, few artists or label, including "Wet Dream" by producers of house rarely survive for Derrick Carter, "Feel Free" by Jump long. "Chico" Slamm, "You Got Me Up" by Big corporate marketing ploys like Dajae and "Percolator" by himself. Black box, Technotronic and C+C In 1994, Cajmere released Cajual's Music Factory have all proved to be first full-length album entitled The New flashes in the pan despite the pop over- Chicago House Sound. The twelve advertising afforded them. tracks on the CD are some of the One lady who has managed to survive deepest, most energetic songs you will in house music is the lady who provided ever hear. the voices of C + C Music Factory, Black Shortly after that, Cajmere released Box and Seduction - Martha Wash. another full-length CD called The Martha Wash's career took off back in Future Sound of Chicago, which the 70s after leaving N.O.W. (News Of featured the more hard-core productions the World) and joining with an equally by his label. large-sized woman named Izora At the same time, Dajae proved Armstead. Together they called herself a force to be reckoned with on themselves Two Tons of Fun. They her Cajmere-produced debut CD teamed up with gay singing sensation Higher Power. Actually this album Sylvester and produced a few well- should have been released as a greatest received albums for the Fantasy label. hits package for Dajae, considering With the onset of the 80s, they adopted almost half of the songs featured were the house sound and changed their names already hits or would soon become club to the Weather Girls. Under this successes. "Brighter Days," "Is It All moniker, they achieved the pinnacle of Over My Face," "Day By Day," "U Got .' success with the smash "It's Raining Me Up" and "The Other Side" all Men." Gay men all over America and registered on the charts for the high- Europe adopted this song as their anthem. powered singer. Around 1990, Wash was hired by a Her latest single to take the charts by number of producers for studio work. A FILE PHOTO storm is the fiery track ,"Get Up Off couple months later Wash began to hear Cajmere, creator of the new house sound. Me." her voice all over the radio. Seduction, C in America and Europe. have looked darker. But then a young You can also find a remix of this song + C Music Factory and Black Box had all Just when you think Candy J. has chemical engineering student named on the newly released Many Shades Of garnered major hits using Wash's voice disappeared forever, or she's run out of Curtis Jones decided to drop out of the Cajual CD. This continuous mix and other women's bodies. new incarnations, she pops up again. Her University of Illinois and pursue d.j.ing. extravaganza contains 21 tracks by artists In 1991 she sued the producers who latest creation is a group called The "My friend Hula and I used to mess at the forefront of the new Chicago house had cheated her and won a contract with Candy Girls. Last year under this around with stuff at his crib. So I started sound like Johnny Fiasco, DJ Sneak, RCA Records. The Martha Wash album moniker, Candy released the 12" single doing music in 1990 and my first thing Big Ed, Derrick Carter and Green featured three smash hits that rocked "Wham Barn" and proved that she still came out on Club house Records in Velvet, which is Cajmere's alter-ego. clubs from Europe to America. The had it. 1991." All the aforementioned CDs are still singles "Carry On," "Give It To You" and Look for her new album to come out That first recording was Underground available, as well as a number of "Runaround" finally gave Martha Wash on Tribal America Records at any time. I Goodies Volume 1. But before volume Cajmere's Underground Goodies from the credit she deserved. can't tell what the title will be or even the two had a chance to come out the young Cajual Records in Chicago at 312-642- After a short hiatus, Wash has returned artist name. I doubt Candy J. even knows man, newly known as Cajmere, was 8008. with the "Keep On Jumpin"' single that is that. But one thing we can be sure of is completely broke. If you're into house music but don't included on the new Todd Terry Presents that it will be hot. Though he was in debt up to his ears know where to start your collection, I album on Logic Records. By the early 90s, Brooklyn's Frankie and he hadn't gotten much of a reception wholeheartedly recommend The New Another lady who survived the fickle Bones, Todd Terry, Kenny "Dope" for Underground Goodies, Cajmere still Chicago House Sound on Cajual Records house genre is a lady who has reinvented Gonzalez, Little Louie Vega and other managed to persuade singer Lidell or Ultimate House NRG on MCA. This herself more times than there are days in New York d.j.s began to steal the Townsell to let him produce the "Get newly-released compilation includes a month. She has been known by many limelight from Chicago. With U" single. This provided Cajmere tracks like "Boom Boom Boom" by The names, but most commonly as just Suddenly, the Chicago house sound with enough money to see him through a Outhere Brothers, "Push the Feeling On" Candy J. was considered behind the times and couple of months. by Nightcrawlers and Ｂ ｌ ｾ ｇ ｫ It" by And somehow, no matter how many passe. Before New York took over, house In 1992, he met singer Dajae and they Roula. This collection offers a wide times she reinvents herself, the public remixes were reigned over by Chicago's decided to collaborate on a song, which variety of varying house sounds. Tracks always flocks to buy her music. elite. But that was over. By 1990 Todd later came to define what is known as the by the Mighty Dub Kats and Max-A- Since her debut in the late '80s, she has Terry's Masters At Work remixes new Chicago house sound. The "Brighter Million are also included. released "Desire," "Hurt Me, Hurt Me," dominated the deep house market while Days" single by Dajae went to number A set of CDs on Full Frequency Range "Let's Get Together," "Hateful Head David Morales provided mixes for the two on the Billboard dance charts and Records called Platinum Black may also Helen," "The Pretender," "The Pose" and more pop-conscious side of house. managed to become popular over in "The Credit Card" - all of which were hits For windy city fans, the days could not Europe despite having a very limited SEE HOUSE PAGE 10