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Bible Of House

punkdolphin | Punk Dolphin - NYC/Amsterdam | 10/25/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the Bible of House, a new book has been added. Or shall I say album?  Premiere Chicago house producer Glenn Underground releases a 10 track essay on house with soul. After taking a pause for awhile, Glenn Underground comes out with a house CD relevant to black urban America and spiritually uplifting. Inspired by Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers and Gil Scott-Heron, Glenn superbly crafts a delicate masterpiece with afro, Latin, jazz, funk,  and soul themes.The album opens strong with a lil' track called "Society Rules", a  funky house blaxploitation track that will draw you in with it's lounge style key licks and set the mood for what is an enjoyable journey through house. Throughout the album, George Benson-esque guitar licks frolic up and down, adding a jazz improvisational feel to the whole album, as evidenced in "City People", a highly addictive track.With "Head of House", Glenn Underground supports the title's claim, creating a smooth house track that is as delicate and complex as anything a human can create.  It's laid-back jazzy style is just a camouflage for real good funky house music, which actually applies to the whole album in general.  "Funki Ghetto" with it's creeping bass line and it's jazzy sax and organs is an intelligently seductive jazz groove. It feels as if you are listening to the "lost" Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters track.The way Glenn Underground creates house is fluid and deep in texture, similar in quality to Joe Claussell. Glenn Underground has created an album that years from now, people will still listen to and refer others to. A spiritually pleasing excursion through house with a  jazz and funk perspective, constantly reminding us that a body in motion is a good thing."

A different sound of house.

solarpiranha | Phoenix | 01/18/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It is hard to describe the sound that Glenn has made here. The cd starts out with a mellow jazz house sound mixed with alot of jazzy saxophone, seventyish, supafly, strutin basslines and guitar (especially the last track). This cd remains to have that sound throughout all the tracks. The last three tracks especially have a sound that you would here from a hidden, dark martini lounge. All of the tracks for that matter have a smooth, strutin, martini sippin, dark back room bar sound. I dont know if I would consider this a "house" cd, but more a progressive jazz, lounge, groovy musical delight with a detectable hint of deep soulful house. Perfect background music for swank, dimlit, laid back get togethers over looking the city lights. If you like smooth jazz, high flossin, high class sounds, you will dig this. No doubt"