Various, Kim Ruffin, Mike Harris, Roxanne Jordan, L'Homme Van Renn, Members Of The House, Sight Beyond Sight, Unit 2, Kimmie Horne

Chicago House

A drum machine, a cheap sampler and a church-raised voice — the blueprint every dance record still borrows.

New York & New Jersey House

From a basement track to a Sunday service — house built around the people in the room.