Celebrating 19 years of 3 Chairs with 19 classic cuts
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8 Kenny Dixon Jr. 'Midnights'
Before he was international superstar Moodymann, Kenny Dixon Jr. was releasing plenty of future classics under his given name. Many of these tracks would go on to be refreaked by the Detroit native later down the line, such as the seminal 'Don't You Want My Love' and 'Backagainforthefirsttime' (originally released as 'Do You Know').
Looking back over the works, it's 'Midnights' that we can't seem to stay away from. The filtered chords and repetitive samples that defined a large portion of his later works are in full effect on this deep cut, later remade as the now audaciously priced 'I'd Like To Know'. Even considering the brilliance of this cut it was a hard decision to put on the list - every cut off 96's 'Soul Sounds' has classic written all over it.
If you dig this, dig a bit earlier in the catalogue for 'U Got Me Blunted Up' off 94's legendary 'Moody Trax'.
