Maximum Airtime: Freestyle Special
05.16.24
The radio home of Chrissy’s Maximum Airtime label, featuring deep dives into dance music history connecting with today’s most up-front club cuts.
This month on Maximum Airtime, Chrissy goes deep into Latin Freestyle, a genre that fused electro breaks, hip hop aesthetics, and plaintive diva vocals to conquer radio and clubland in the ’80s and ’90s. Hear the genre’s origins, hits from its golden era, and its lasting influence on today’s pop music and club culture.
Tracklist:
Intro:
Shannon – Let The Music Play [Emergency, 1983]
Pt 1: Freestyle Influences
Klinte Jones – In The Heat Of The Night [Oh My!, 1984]
Sanctuary – I Am Going To Love Him [Montage, 1983]
Boytronic – Man In A Uniform [Mercury, 1984]
Quadrant Six – Body Mechanic [Atlantic / RFC, 1982]
Cybotron – Clear (Jose “Animal” Diaz Remix) [Fantasy, 1983]
Hashim – Al Naafiysh [Cutting Records, 1983]
Freestyle – Don’t Stop The Rock [Music Specialists, 1985]
Pt 2: Classic Freestyle
Debbie Deb – When I Hear Music [Jam Packed, 1983]
Connie – Rock Me [Sunnyview, 1986]
Exposé – Come Go With Me [Arista, 1986]
Denise Lopez – If You Feel It [Vendetta Records, 1987]
Judy Torres – Come Into My Arms [Profile, 1987]
New Order – Shellshock [Factory, 1986]
Information Society – Think (Virtual Reality Radio Edit) [Tommy Boy, 1988]
Alé – I Wanna Know [Vendetta Records, 1988]
Appolonia – The Same Dream [Warner Bros., 1988]
Taylor Danye – Do You Want It Right Now [Arista, 1987]
Stevie B – Dreamin’ Of Love [LMR, 1988]
Pt 3: ’90s Freestyle, Electro Breaks, and Freestyle-inspired R&B
Ngọc Huệ – Nụ Hôn Tình Đầu (First True Love) [Thiên Nga Productions, 1991]
Buffy – Give Me…A Reason [Velocity, 1994]
Jocelyn Enriquez – A Little Bit Of Ecstasy [Classified / Tommy Boy, 1997]
DJ X – Let’s Get Unconscious [X, 1995]
La Rissa – I Do Both Jay & Jane (Sireena Breakbeat Mix) [Aureus Records, 1999]
Planet Soul – Set U Free [Strictly Rhythm, 1995]
Angelina – You And Me [Upstairs Records, 1999]
Sweet TB – Let Me Fly [MNF, 2000]
Lil Suzy – Just Can’t Get Over You (Deja Vu Extended Mix) [Empress Music, 1996]
Rockell – In A Dream [Robbins Entertainment, 1996]
Blaque – She Ain’t Got That (808 Remix) [Columbia, 2002]
Ghost Town DJs – My Boo [So So Def, 1996]
Kandi – Don’t Think I’m Not [Columbia, 2000]
Artful Dodger feat. Romina Johnson – Movin’ Too Fast (Planet Fast Mix) [Centric, 1999]
Snoop Dogg – Sexual Eruption [Geffen, 2007]
Pt 4: Modern Freestyle
The Galleria (Morgan Geist & Jessy Lanza) – Calling Card [Environ, 2015]
The Santana Twins – If I Tell You (TST Club Mix) [Cutting Records, 2018]
Chrissy & Hawley – Photobooth [The Nite Owl Diner, 2016]
Sweely – Chi-Town Shuffle [self-release, 2022]
Beyoncé – America Has A Problem [Parkwood Entertainment, 2022]
CANA! – That’s It! [Jhonty, 2020]
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ – Ambition [Spells On The Telly, 2019]
Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Love On 26 [Dark Entries, 2018]
QRTR – With You (Nikki Nair Remix) [Dome Of Doom, 2022]
Twice – TT [Warner Bros., 2017]
Community Theater – Another Of Me (Bianca Oblivion Remix) [Sorry Records, 2022]
Baby D – Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Jubilee Bootleg) (self-release, 2022)
Chrissy feat. Carrie Wilds – Things Can’t Go On Like This Forever (Freestyle Mix) [Misfit Melodies, 2024]
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