The Festive Dozen 2014: Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix 2008)

As is so often the way when a legend passes, the weeks and months following the death of house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles back at the end of March saw fresh life return to a lot of the man’s music. With three decades worth of original and remix work out there to be mined and celebrated for years to come, Knuckles’ legacy as the “godfather of house” is well and truly secure.

Of the multitude of remixes to resurface, one of my own favourites, and a track on high rotation during the mid-2014 period was the sublime Knuckles remix of Hercules and Love Affair’s ‘Blind’, which originally surfaced as far back as 2008, but it’s a tune that remains as irresistible today as it was back then …

 

R.I.P Frankie Knuckles