Top 50 greatest house tracks of all time pt3

 So we reach halfway in our list and its getting harder and harder to separate the good from the greats, but let it be known that these are not middling tracks, but would be classics (and indeed are) if the top twenty weren't absolute bangers.

29 Daft Punk Da Funk Soma Quality Recordings 1995

First saw this on MTV with the iconic vid to this, think of a man with a dogs head walking around the streets with a boombox. Knew I'd have to get it straight away when that monster acid line came in full force. I know folks would go with around the world or bigger harder faster stronger. But the above makes it my choice. Proves once and for all that the French could do house. 

28 A Guy Called Gerald Spend Some Time Demo 1988 ish

Part of a bunch of rarities that were released in 2006 as Attick Attack and file only at that. You get the much better known Voodoo Ray as a demo here but this is the one. 9 minutes of minimal voice and 808 drums distilled down into something raw and dubbed out. Exactly what house should be.

27  Virgo / ME School Hall  Trax 1989

There used to be a place in Bromley in the 90's that used to sell over stock tapes down by Bromley South station, where I picked this up and the Fingers Inc album. A classic of deep house by Merwyn Sanders, all deep basslines and sparky hats. Rush Hour put out a full album of this and the unreleased stuff he did if you want more.

26 Bipo Why Jump Street 1988

One of those records you hear and can't work out what is going on. Sure its a woman lamenting her man cheating on her. But listen on its with a guy, he's given up the love of his life for a fling with a fella. Also I'm never quite sure if he calls her queer or green in this, which only feeds into its ambiguity. Needless to say this is a personal fave. 

25 Fingers Inc Mystery Of Love Alleviated 1985

A monster of a bassline and either Harry Dennis or Robert Owens on vocals. I can feel it chills down my spine taking me there. No drugs, just that bass and piano taking me up. And this is only halfway.

24 The Beloved The Sun Rising WEA 1989

Another Ibiza track and one based on a sample of O Euchari by Hildegard of Bingen. There are later mixes that are drum and bass or make it more chilled out. But the originals on WEA from 89 are where it's at for me. 

23 808 State Pacific State Creed Records 1988

I know I should have gone with their acid tracks from Newbuild or the Rephlex comp Prebuild of demos from the mid 2000's. But its this from Quadrastate, I'm on about. Purely because I heard it in Ibiza from a bar in Es Cana that had a guy playing Marley on ukulele (he was terrible) and this came on one night as I went past. Everything clicked and for a brief second my life didn't suck.

22  James Jackrabbit Martin Only Wanted to be YOTON 1988

This guy died stupidly young in 1990, leaving a body of work that should be studied further. Only wanted to be is on here but his stuff as Jacquarius felt like tracks that could have come out in the mid 2000's his acid skills were that advanced. There is a retrospective in 5mag I'll link about him. 

21 Frankie Knuckles Whistle Song Virgin 1991

The first entry from the one and only Frankie Knuckles. Known as one of the house pioneers where he had residency at a club called the Warehouse. House can be mellow and chilled as well as for getting on the floor and this track emphasises this. The "flute" used to good effect, worked to an inch of its life as the beat plays under it. One of the best bent pioneers of all.