20 key Kerri Chandler productions
Explore King Kerri's treasure trove
1998: 'The Thing For Linda' EP (Downtown 161)
NY distributor pal Linda is a pretty big deal in Chandler’s life: there are four EPs named for her. The best of the four cuts here is ‘Moving In’, which must be one of the most uplifting house tunes ever. A synth riff as clear and bright as spring sunshine in Central Park just keeps on piling on the good vibes, as Kerri dusts the track with tinkles of piano and snippets of female vocal. It’s impossible not to be filled with the joy of life after listening to this.
1999 ‘Coro’ (Nite Grooves)
After a string of releases on Ibadan, Chandler was a natural choice to remix ‘Truth Don Die’ by Fela Kuti’s son, Femi. It proved to be the inspiration for this Afrobeat dalliance. Afro bass and guitar loop around one another endlessly, horns blare and someone un-named contributes hypeman vocal interjections. Afrobeat-inspired house doesn’t get any better than this.
