\u201cLove Is You\u201d by Carol Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italian producer Spiller took elements of the 1977 disco recording and turned them into one of the defining dance tracks of 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Sophie Ellis-Bextor added a vocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And suddenly Britain had one of the most memorable chart battles of the decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cristiano Spiller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Italian DJ and producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The instrumental version of \u201cGroovejet\u201d existed before Ellis-Bextor’s vocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was already circulating in clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then the record evolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An American disco singer whose \u201cLove Is You\u201d was released on the Salsoul label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Salsoul is an essential name if you enjoy the history behind house music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its catalogue became enormously influential on later:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
house<\/p>\n\n\n\n
disco-house<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hip-hop<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and sample-based dance music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGroovejet\u201d is a perfect example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before becoming a solo pop star, Sophie Ellis-Bextor fronted indie band Theaudience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the band split, she contributed vocals to Spiller’s track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collaboration became her breakthrough as a dance-pop singer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That eventually led towards her solo career and songs including \u201cMurder on the Dancefloor\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And its journey to No. 1 became particularly famous because it went head-to-head with Victoria Beckham’s \u201cOut of Your Mind\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The British media turned the race into a major event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGroovejet\u201d won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disco house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
French-house-adjacent dance music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dance-pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The record sits perfectly inside the period when producers were rediscovering 1970s disco through sampling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the source already grooves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House producers often discovered that tiny pieces of disco records could become almost hypnotic when looped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The skill isn’t simply finding an old record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s finding the right few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modjo \u2013 Lady (Hear Me Tonight)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stardust \u2013 Music Sounds Better With You<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moloko \u2013 Sing It Back<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spiller \u2013 Groovejet<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Room 5 \u2013 Make Luv<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phats & Small \u2013 Turn Around<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Superfunk \u2013 Lucky Star<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roger Sanchez \u2013 Another Chance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophie Ellis-Bextor \u2013 Murder on the Dancefloor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start with Carol Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Loleatta Holloway<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First Choice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Double Exposure<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Salsoul Orchestra<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inner Life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and Skyy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You’ll begin recognising pieces of later dance records everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s the fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House music didn’t erase disco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It rebuilt it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cLove Is You\u201d by Carol Williams. Italian producer Spiller took elements of the 1977 disco recording and turned them into one of the defining dance tracks of 2000. Then Sophie Ellis-Bextor added a vocal. And suddenly Britain had one of the most memorable chart battles of the decade. Who is Spiller? Cristiano Spiller. An Italian DJ and producer. The instrumental version of \u201cGroovejet\u201d existed before Ellis-Bextor’s vocal. It was already circulating in clubs. Then the record evolved. Who is Carol Williams? An American disco singer whose \u201cLove Is You\u201d was released on the Salsoul label. Salsoul is an essential name…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2875,2877,2876],"coauthors":[2],"class_list":["post-4690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-groovejet","tag-sophie-ellis-bextor","tag-spiller"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n