'' Work That Mutha Fucker'' is the debut
EP by American
house
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producer
Steve Poindexter
Steve Poindexter (born 1965) is an American house producer and DJ. He is best known for his 1989 track "Work That Mutha Fucker", which is considered to be one of the first Chicago ghetto house tracks.
Early life
Poindexter was born in 1965. His ...
, released in 1989.
Release
The EP was the first release on Muzique Records, a sub-label of
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Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
's
Warehouse Records. The title track was played by DJs in Chicago "a year and a half" before the vinyl release came out, Poindexter recalled in a 2014 interview.
It was re-released in 2013 on
Dance Mania.
Composition
The title track was built on the
Casio
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RZ-1 drum machine and features Poindexter's repeated "work that motherfucker" vocal
sample
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. The sample was recorded onto a
DOD sampling foot pedal, which was triggered by the high tom from the Casio drum machine.
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Reception
The EP has been cited as a classic release of Chicago house music,ghetto house
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genre.
In 2015, ghetto house producer DJ Deeon
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Early life
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listed "Computer Madness" from the EP as one of his top five ghetto house tracks. Deeon described the track as "the classic foundation and inspiration for underground music from Chicago's Southside" and recalling that "it made me want to make tracks like that".
"Computer Madness" was featured on '' Warp 10+1: Influences'', a 1999 2-CD compilation of music that influenced artists on the record label Warp
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Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Work That Mutha Fucker'' label.Steve Poindexter
Steve Poindexter (born 1965) is an American house producer and DJ. He is best known for his 1989 track "Work That Mutha Fucker", which is considered to be one of the first Chicago ghetto house tracks.
Early life
Poindexter was born in 1965. His ...
– mixing on "Work That Mutha Fucker" and "Born to Freak"
*Mike Dunn – mixing on "Computer Madness" and "Chillin' With the P", acid line on "Born to Freak"
References
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House music EPs
1989 EPs