Like the Burrell Brothers, Elbee Bad is a pioneering early house producer from the formative late Eighties days of the scene in New York City. And the comparison doesn't stop there; Elbee Bad has also recorded under different aliases and has also remained largely unknown to a wider audience. He has also recorded for Nu Groove Records, for which he cut his most famous material, but like the Burrells he wasn't a Nu Groove fixture. Bad recorded for a slew of other independent New York house labels like Bassment, City Limits, Easy Street, Red Heat, United States Of America and his own LaRhon Records. Almost 25 years have past since his first release 'Just Don't Stop', yet 'The True Story Of House Music' is the first time Bad's catalogue has been compiled for rerelease. Although the best and most prolific part of his catalogue is his late 80s and early 90s output, Elbee never stopped producing and DJ-ing. The Nuyorican came up on the live circuit as a teenager, featuring as a drummer in his school band. When the group disbanded he decided to move forward solo. This was as at a time when hip hop and DJ culture came up. He started DJ-ing and experimenting with beat looping rock, disco and electronic records. He formed a DJ crew and they started rocking PAs. Not long after that his first record came out on independent house label Bassment, which included 'Just Don't Stop'. Many singles followed on different labels, including his most well-known EP entitled 'The True Story Of House Music' on Nu Groove. Not only does this feature various versions of the title track, which caused a storm with DJs around the globe, it also features the ambient song 'New Age Of Faith'. The theme was borrowed by Sabres Of Paradise, who made it their own on 'Smokebelch II', a landmark early 90s balearic house tune. Unfortunately for Elbee, the Sabres left him out of the equation. It left a bad taste, but he kept on producing music, purely on emotion and never with a marketing mind
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