DJAIMIN - "Give You (92 Dream Sequence Mix)" (1992)

I love House Music. It is a genre which can express so many different emotions and feelings and messages while still causing a frenzy on the dance floor, and it can do all of this with absolutely no shame whatsoever regarding how corny the final result may be. It's all about feeling - this is a genre that does not really cater to criticism, and honestly, it doesn't need to.

This particular track, composed by Swiss club bro DJAIMIN and offered as an alternate remix on the 12" for "Give You," one of the biggest hits of his career, embodies everything I love about House Music. The critical side of my brain immediately notes that this song is dripping with cheese from start to finish - but then I realize that I just don't care, because despite my urge to giggle, I've already fallen so in love with this song.

It begins with atmospheric synths and impassioned dueling vocalists - for about the first 4 minutes - then Elvish midi flutes, Rave synths, a deep, warm bass line, and pounding four-on-the-floor drums kick in. The track climaxes with the addition of Gospel House piano chords, a punchy midi saxophone loop, and Jack rhythms. Each and every element on its own urges to be ridiculed, and yet the final result - in all of its 10 minutes of glory - earns its "Dream Sequence" name. There is a definite atmosphere to this song - a haze of beauty through simplicity and repetition - it is a comforting elixir that makes me feel happy when I hear it. And after all, that is the ultimate goal of House Music.