I'm currently listened to an advance stream of Honey Dijon's Black Girl Magic, and it's such a vibe; so grateful for Honey and all she brings to dance music. For this Week in House Music, we have the last stellar lead single from the upcoming album, a chill, vibey mix from Atish, and a celebratory classic from Fatboy Slim. Enjoy!

Best New Track: Honey Dijon & Channel Tres feat. Sadie Walker – Show Me Some Love [Classic Music Company, Sept. 27]

"Show Me Some Love" is the sixth and final lead single from Honey Dijon's upcoming Black Girl Magic album, due out November 18 on Classic Music Company. It's a collab with Channel Tres, a perfect marriage of their styles, both of which are housey, sexy, and together, fun a.f. It also features gorgeous vocals from Sadie Walker, which dance with Channel's confident bars atop a bouncing beat.

"I had a lot of fun working with Honey on this track, and it's been fun through each step of the process," Channel Tres stated in a press release. "It’s everything I love about underground dance music confident, and sexy."

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Best New Mix: atish - [091] - august 2022 - surface tension

For the 91st edition of his mix series, New York-based house DJ Atish welcomes fall with a moody, groovy blend of downtempo vibes. Track IDs from the hour set include: Tea White's "Bread & Milk (Enchanted Mix)," Bookwood's "One Last (Fka Mash Glitch Dub)," boys be kko's "Lop Nor," and Orbital's "Are We Here (30 Something) (Dusky Remix)."



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Best Classic Track: Fatboy Slim - Praise You [1998, Skint Records / Astralwerks]

"Praise You" is the jubilant third single from U.K. legend Fatboy Slim's second studio album, You've Come A Long Way, Baby, which also includes two more of his massive tracks,"Right Here, Right Now," and "The Rockafeller Skank." "Praise You" features a prominent sample of Camille Yarbrough's 1975 soulful "Take Yo' Praise," as well as a handful of other samples, including a test piano recording from JBL in 1973, and Steve Miller Band's "Lucky Man."

The Spike Jonze-directed music video features Jonze and the fictional Torrance Community Dance Group flash-mobbing a Los Angeles movie theater. The video is said to have cost just $800 to make and won three MTV VMAs in 1999. The radio edit of the song (the album version is about two minutes longer than the video and radio version) hit No. 1 on the UK Singles, Dance, and Indie charts.

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This Week in House Music: Honey Dijon, Channel Tres, Sadie Walker, Atish & Fatboy Slim

Fatboy Slim’s influence is ubiquitous in the modern dance space. From his early days in rock bands and acid-jazz groups to his solo hit records, Fatboy Slim is one of the world’s most beloved DJs. With a career that now spans four decades, he says his biggest driving factor is the unifying experience that music can create.

Norman Quentin Cook was raised in Reigate, Surrey, where he took violin lessons and grew up with a love of music. When he was a teen, he took a shine to punk music and began playing in local bands. At 18, he began performing around the Brighton club scene under the name DJ Quentox. Shortly after, he joined an indie rock band formed by his friend Paul Heaton called the Housemartins. In their short three years together, they would peak in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart with both of their albums.

After a few more romps in Brit bands, Cook took on the name Fatboy Slim in 1996. His first full-length record, 

 received critical acclaim. When his 1998 album 

 hit the shelves, the world was set aflame. The album's first two tracks, "Right Here, Right Now" and "The Rockafeller Skank" would become hit singles and cultural anthems. Throw in subsequent hits “Praise You,” "Weapon of Choice," and "Wonderful Night," and Fatboy Slim was officially an icon. Hits like these ultimately helped to popularize the big beat genre in the 1990s.

After a brief hiatus, Fatboy Slim released his first charting Fatboy Slim single in seven years. In 2013, "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat" would become a cheeky hit, in part thanks to a remix from Scottish superstar Calvin Harris. Over the years, the artist has racked up two Brit awards, a Grammy, 9 VMAs, and  a Guinness World or most top-40 hits under different names.

Cook is still actively touring, playing some of the world’s greatest stages with fellow legacy artists and dance music up-and-comers. Though the dance music scene has changed dramatically, Fatboy Slim says he loves it more now than he did 40 years ago.

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Ana Monroy Yglesias