Work That Mutha Fucker is the debut EP by American house producer Steve Poindexter, released in 1989.
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| Released | 1989 | |||
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| Length | 19:56 | |||
| Label | Muzique Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Poindexter | |||
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Release
editThe EP was the first release on Muzique Records, a sub-label of Armando's Warehouse Records. The title track was played by DJs in Chicago "a year and a half" before the vinyl release came out, Poindexter recalled in a 2014 interview.[1]
It was re-released in 2013 on Dance Mania.[2]
Composition
editThe title track was built on the Casio RZ-1 drum machine and features Poindexter's repeated "work that motherfucker" vocal sample. The sample was recorded onto a DOD sampling foot pedal, which was triggered by the high tom from the Casio drum machine.[1]
Reception
editThe EP has been cited as a classic release of Chicago house music,[1][3] and hugely influential on the ghetto house genre.[4]
In 2015, ghetto house producer DJ Deeon listed "Computer Madness" from the EP as one of his top five ghetto house tracks. Deeon described the track as "the classic foundation and inspiration for underground music from Chicago's Southside" and recalling that "it made me want to make tracks like that".[5]
"Computer Madness" was featured on Warp 10+1: Influences, a 1999 2-CD compilation of music that influenced artists on the record label Warp.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Steve Poindexter
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Work That Mutha Fucker" | 5:29 |
| 2. | "Computer Madness" | 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 3. | "Chillin' With the P" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Born to Freak" | 5:19 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the Work That Mutha Fucker label.[7]
- Steve Poindexter – mixing on "Work That Mutha Fucker" and "Born to Freak"
- Mike Dunn – mixing on "Computer Madness" and "Chillin' With the P", acid line on "Born to Freak"
References
edit- ^ a b c Arnold, Jacob (September 12, 2014). "Steve Poindexter: That Raw Basement Sound". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ "Steve Poindexter - Work That Mutha". Juno Records. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ^ Galil, Leor (March 3, 2015). "Decades later, Steve Poindexter's raw house 12-inch Street Fighter is finally released". Chicago Reader. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Galil, Leor (January 24, 2018). "Mark Grusane has forgotten more about dance music than you'll ever know". Chicago Reader. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ "The Five Most Bootylicious Ghetto House Tracks Ever, According to DJ Deeon". Thump. Vice Media. January 31, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Warp 10+1: Influences (liner notes). Warp. 1999.
- ^ Work That Mutha Fucker (label). Steve Poindexter. Muzique Records. 1989.
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External links
edit- Work That Mutha Fucker at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Work That Mutha Fucker at Discogs (list of releases)