Underworld and Heller & Farley unite for Frankie Knuckles tribute
The 'Baby Wants To Ride' covers are out as a 12" via Junior Boy's Own on March 31
Junior Boy's Own is releasing a Frankie Knuckles tribute record, with material by Underworld and Heller & Farley.
A limited 12", it'll feature cover versions of 'Baby Wants To Ride', with the duo of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith linking up with Junior Boy's Own founder Terry Farley and Pete Heller.
Although it's already available for digital download on the release's official site, you'll be able to snap up the 12" on March 31, a year since the Chicago pioneer passed away.
Farley praised Frankie for his inspiration in turning "a group of suburban London music fans into DJs and producers who could travel the world", while Rick Smith of Underworld said they're always "swimming in his river".
All proceeds will be received by the Frankie Knuckles Fund, benefitting men with high risk of HIV in Africa and African and African-American communities in the UK and the United States.
Last month it was revealed that a film's to be made about Knuckles and Chicago club The Warehouse.
Listen to the cover and see the tracklist below.
[Via: RA]