Jon Savage on Song: The Children sing for freedom

House music first gained popularity after the late 70's disco backlash. But rather than being just another dance fad, it became a way of life, as the Children's classic track provesEven on dodgy DJ International and Trax pressings, early Chicago house still sounds fantastic. Futuristic, brutal, minimal and funky, it evokes moods that range from dreamy uplift (Fingers Inc's Mystery of Love), through drug-deranged, (Sleezy D's I've Lost Control, Phuture's Your Only Friend) to earthy (Maurice Joshu...

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