Following his Hip-Hop Forever and Disco Heat mixes for BBE, In the House is a similarly generous set from Kenny Dope that entails a whopping 40 cuts of tried and true and more-recent house tracks spread across three discs. From start to finish, the veteran DJ walks the fine line that divides steadfast house heads from more casual listeners, with everyone taken into consideration. Though some cuts, like the Joey Negro mix of Erro's "Change for Me," have been pounded into the ground by DJs the world over, Dope's time-tested skills as a DJ and selector keep it all fresh. Starting off with his own drastic remixing/mashing of three dancefloor classics (George Kranz' "Din Da Da," Martin Circus' "Disco Circus," Yello's "Bostich"), and then seguing into a mix of the Jungle Brothers' "I'll House You," Dope seems to have his sights set on the distant past. However, from that point on, most everything else is from the past three years, with plenty of MAW tracks making appearances. Two discs of nearly flawless mixing are capped off in grand style by Peven Everett's tireless "I Can't Believe I Loved Her," where the multi-instrumentalist displays almost all of his talents (point of order: this version of the track doesn't seem nearly ornamented enough to be the "Calypso Remix," as credited in the track listing). The bonus third disc is a handy track-in-whole compilation of MAW remixes and productions, including the 12" mixes of Nuyorican Soul's "It's Alright, I Feel It," Neneh Cherry's "Buddy X," and BeBe Winans' "Thank You." Slaying every other deep-house mix released in 2003 with considerable ease, this is a valuable set for graying fans and deep house newcomers alike. If house is truly dead, as it has been argued constantly ever since, well, house started, then somebody neglected to inform all of the people responsible for making these tracks, not to mention the DJ who strung them all together. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Jungle Brothers (Producer), Will Downing (Vocals (Background)), Danny Madden (Vocals), Danny Madden (Vocal Producer), Ultra Naté (Vocal Arrangement), Jocelyn Brown (Vocals), Lisa Fischer (Vocals (Background)), Todd Terry (Producer), Masters at Work (Producer), Masters at Work (Remixing), Masters at Work (Mixing), Dave Williamson (Trombone), Keith Andes (Producer), Steven Barkan (Producer), Steven Barkan (Engineer), Steven Barkan (Digital Editing), Steven Barkan (Mixing), Steven Barkan (Remix Producer), Steven Barkan (Mixing Engineer), Albert Cabrera (Editing), Norty Cotto (Vocal Engineer), Dave Darlington (Engineer), Rick Essig (Mastering), Jephté Guillaume (Bass), Jephté Guillaume (Keyboards), Jephté Guillaume (Vocals), Jephté Guillaume (Mixing), Ken Hatfield (Guitar), Stephanie James (Vocals (Background)), Angela Johnson (Vocals), Angela Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Angela Johnson (Guest Appearance), Tony Kadleck (Trumpet), Chuck Loeb (Guitar), Paulette McWilliams (Vocals (Background)), Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick (Keyboards), Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick (Producer), Mike Patto (Keyboards), Mike Patto (Producer), Herb Powers (Mastering), Bobby Pruitt (Bass), Seiji (Drum Programming), "Little" Louie Vega (Producer), "Little" Louie Vega (Executive Producer), "Little" Louie Vega (Vocal Arrangement), "Little" Louie Vega (Remixing), "Little" Louie Vega (Mixing), "Little" Louie Vega (Reproduction), "Little" Louie Vega (Reconstruction), "Little" Louie Vega (Remix Producer), "Little" Louie Vega (Group Member), John Wheeler (Trombone), R.S. Faber (Keyboards), R.S. Faber (Producer), Albert Sterling Menendez (Keyboards), Albert Sterling Menendez (Producer), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Aldo Marin (Executive Producer), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Producer), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Executive Producer), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Remixing), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Drum Programming), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Mixing), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Reproduction), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Reconstruction), Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Group Member), Chip Landry (Vocals (Background)), Brian Tappert (Percussion), Brian Tappert (Arranger), Brian Tappert (Producer), Brian Tappert (Mixing), Lem Springsteen (Keyboards), Luisito Quintero (Percussion), Larry Janus (Engineer), Oscar Monsalve (Assistant Engineer), Vincent Montana, Jr. (Vibraphone), Vincent Montana, Jr. (Soloist), Nikos Teneketzis (Assistant Engineer), Gene Perez (Bass), Monet (Vocals (Background)), Sandy Rivera (Producer), Blair Wells (Engineer), Blair Wells (Mixing), Ron Carroll (Vocal Engineer), DJ Chus (Producer), Dennis Ferrer (Keyboards), Dennis Ferrer (Producer), Dennis Ferrer (Remixing), Dennis Ferrer (Drum Programming), Dennis Ferrer (Instrumentation), Willy Washington (Producer), Willy Washington (Engineer), Willy Washington (Vocal Arrangement), Andrica Brown (Vocals (Background)), Dana Powell (Horn), Oscar Ramirez (Assistant Engineer), Vidal Davis (Drums), Amado (Executive Producer), Simone Moreno (Vocals), Mark de Clive-Lowe (Programming), Mark de Clive-Lowe (Producer), Mark de Clive-Lowe (Instrumentation), John "Julius" Knight (Percussion), John "Julius" Knight (Arranger), John "Julius" Knight (Producer), John "Julius" Knight (Mixing), Ravi Best (Trumpet), Brett Dawson (Horn), Greg VanBueren (Producer), Greg VanBueren (Engineer), Julie McKnight (Performer), Johan Emmoth (Producer), Frederick Lasfargeas (Keyboards), Martin von Schmalensee (Bass), Martin von Schmalensee (Guitar), Harry Wallin (Mixing), Fran Cathcart (Engineer), Jay Sealee (Producer), Jay Sealee (Vocal Arrangement), Pablo Ceballos (Producer), Philipp Weiss (Engineer), Philipp Weiss (Mixing), Roog (Producer), Philip Cortez (Percussion), Thomas Eby (Percussion), Thomas Eby (Arranger), Caterina DeJesus (Vocals), Emma Holmgren (Vocals), Emily McEwan (Vocals), Scott Baylis (Trumpet), Carol Linnea Johnson (Vocals), Nils Berg (Saxophone), Gustav Lundgren (Guitar), Karl Frid (Trombone), Papo Alicea (Group Member), Brian Chew (Assistant Engineer), Petter Linde (Trumpet), Fredrik Aberg (Guitar), Eminence (Performer), Mike Neilson (Producer)
