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"Hear the Music" is a song by House music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 DJ/Producer Todd Terry
Todd Terry
Todd N. Terry is an American DJ, producer, and remixer.-Career:Terry's productions extensively used samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago sound, and elements of hip-hop....

, who recorded the track under the alias "Gypsymen." The single reached the top spot in April 1992 and stayed there for one week.

The garage/house track is best known for its heavy computer tribal drum beats, non-stop scatting male vocals, female vocals chanting "can you feel it?" and the looping keyboard sampling of Machine's 1979 disco song "There But for the Grace of God Go I."

Track listings


12" vinyl (US)
  • A1 "Hear the Music" (Def Club Mix) (5:48)
  • A2 "Hear the Music" (Def Dub Mix) (4:22)
  • B "Bounce" (Wild Warped Mix) (5:55)

External links

  • Single release information at Discogs
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