Lawnchair Generals

[Van Tek]

oh man

Summer Break... 2 hours worth of awesome jackin house tunes

these guys were AMAZING!!!

[Pennywise]

i think i saw some of thier set
im not 2 sure

[Chewy]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

oh man

Summer Break... 2 hours worth of awesome jackin house tunes

these guys were AMAZING!!!

yea.. dude.. i love that type of music .. DEEP TECH FUNKY PROGRESSIVE HOUSE BIATCH!!!!

[Chewy]

someone bring those guys out here to a club

[Van Tek]

they don't play progressive house, LoL

it's best described as "Jackin" house, as it doesn't really fit into any of the established house genres, based on the shuffled percussions and tech elements fused with classy funk elements

it's kind of like what would happen if speedgarage went tasteful ;)

[CharlieTuna]

I've heard nothing but good things about these guys.

[amanda rude]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

oh man

Summer Break... 2 hours worth of awesome jackin house tunes

these guys were AMAZING!!!

Where the F were you jason?
I was there for the whole set.
You weren't there you LIE!

[Van Tek]

I was up at the front and roaming about the tent chatting to people

[amanda rude]

you didn't come talk to the cute blonde?

PCHT!
You probably didn't recognize me.

[Van Tek]

if I went around talking to every cute blonde at the party I would have missed every DJ's set :P

[funky4u]

Yeah its all about the minimal funk -& these guys bring it! - luvn their shhhzzz.

...Jack ur body!:361:

[Van Tek]

this style of music will BLOW UP within the next 5 years

mark my words

[Chewy]

fuckin better.. cause imgetting tired of regular funky house cause everyone plays the same shit.. and ive heard enough breaks to .. im getting bored of all genres and now need something new to excite things up

[Van Tek]

you wanna hear more of this type of music?

Tribeca Weds nights

The Lotus and The Lamplighter Thurs nights

Tribeca Friday nights

The Lotus Saturday nights

[Chewy]

nice
hey check out Chirs Micali.. Some of his tracks are pretty sweet.. not really like lawnchair generals but .. his stuff is a deep driving progressive

[Skip EZ]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

this style of music will BLOW UP within the next 5 years

mark my words

Their style of tunes have been around for a long time. Its just House. Not funky, not disco, not deep, not progressive, not tech.......just house. It is just never played at "raves" because everyone is just lookin for the bangin shit. Lotsa clubs have this kinda shit being played at them. The Envy boys like Michael, Jesse Hills etc all play that kinda stuff.

[Chewy]

yea.. ^^^.. well its better than most shit thats played out there

[Van Tek]

it's funny how it's true that it's not yet got a sub-genre made up for it yet

I call it "Jackin House" because... well... it's fuckin JACKIN and CRACKIN bitches!

I know it's been around for a long time, but it's starting to really pick up momentum around the Vancouver scene, with new nights all over the place and new DJs collecting this brand (aka me and my roomie)

I'm definately happy about being involved in the Jackin scene!

[Chewy]

what are some good producers.. i would like to download some tracks for a cd

[QuanNeur]

it's not 'jackin house', it's loosely tech-house. or underground house as jay tripwire would say. ('jackin house' makes me think of mid-80's unprocessed proto-house.. ?!) it's been around for ages and is hugely popular everywhere, including vancouver.. hellooooo tyler stadius? the aformentioned tripwire? This is the sound of Saturday nights across Europe and the North American West Coast.. it's nothing new

[Van Tek]

it doesn't need to be new to blow up

and I can't think of anything more jackin (jackin is my descriptive word for it, not a genre name that I'm trying to insinuate into the scene)

there have already been many debates on the subject of the word jackin, but in the end the conclusion was that people take this shit way too seriously and need to get on the dancefloor and jack their bodies to the kickass rhythms laid down by those who can rock it hard

:D

[QuanNeur]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

it doesn't need to be new to blow up

and I can't think of anything more jackin (jackin is my descriptive word for it, not a genre name that I'm trying to insinuate into the scene)

there have already been many debates on the subject of the word jackin, but in the end the conclusion was that people take this shit way too seriously and need to get on the dancefloor and jack their bodies to the kickass rhythms laid down by those who can rock it hard

:D

fair enough, but for the more mature house lover your use of the word 'jackin' is going to conjure images of black gay males throttling themselves around the dancefloors of places like the music box or the paradise garage in the mid-80's. it connotes the kind of sub-120bpm, early era house music that you don't really hear out and about anymore. consider what jackin is- a long-dead dance style that was favoured but house music's first followers

[amanda rude]

Originally Posted by Skip EZ

Their style of tunes have been around for a long time. Its just House. Not funky, not disco, not deep, not progressive, not tech.......just house. It is just never played at "raves" because everyone is just lookin for the bangin shit.

Just house? I would consider it "jackin house" aswell, or new style chicago house also according to my HHead friends from montreal. And you wonder why it's not normally played at "raves", because it's too sophisticated for the 14-year-olds. And I'm not stating the bangin stuff is bad. I love it bangin.

[mindgurl]

ohhhhhhhh

one of my friends really likes these guys

i'll have to check them out for sureeeeeeeeeee

[Van Tek]

the thing is... I don't take this whole thing seriously... so really... the use of the word jackin and the fact that it brings contraversy whenever I mention it is a source of endless amusement to me

the fact that nobody can ever agree on what to call the style of music played by the likes of Lawnchair Generals, aside from just "house" is pretty damn funny in itself

I just associate the word "jackin" with "crackin" drums and shuffled percussion work, not unlike speedgarage and 2-step, but with far more maturely themed basslines and usually either rhode keys or bleepy techy sounds that make you wanna put on a jazz hat and do spirit fingers

chaaaa