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"I'm not a rapper," says Sneak, "but I can tell a good story". Carlos Sosa, aka house music hero DJ Sneak is ready to dish up his first 'proper' artist album. 'Housekeepin'' is to be served on 20th September and will be preceded by his new single 'Que Pasa'. Born in Puerto Rico, Sneak moved to Chicago in 1983 but has childhood memories of huge Latino orchestras and hearty helpings of salsa topped off with meringue. He is now one of the most in demand DJ's on the circuit and is ready to follow up his huge (including an entry in the UK top 20) single 'Fix My Sink' with much more. Although Sneak has produced two DJ friendly albums in the past - Blue Funk Files and Rice & Beans - his third, 'Housekeepin', is a real departure. Sneak says:
"Why did I call it Housekeepin'? Two reasons. I'm keeping house music alive and hopefully taking it to people who wouldn't normally listen to it. Further to that I'm cleaning all the shit off the shelves and putting some good music out... I wasn't just making an album for DJ's. I think Housekeepin' has things people outside of dance music will be interested in. There's music on there that sounds like Steely Dan or the Doobie Brothers and Funkadelic. I wanted to twist things up. It's influenced by music from when I was a kid in Puerto Rico up to the point I first heard house music."
Guests on the album include Ive Mendes, who joins Sneak on Siren Song, while Sneak's own voice too graces several songs. "It felt natural for me to write, so I got on the mic. It's influenced by hip-hop which pumps from radios 24/7 in the U.S. Nelly, The Neptunes and The Roots are all influences. I'm not a rapper," he states, "but I can tell a good story." One of the album's highlights, Salsa Elektrika, is a tribute to Ralphie Rosario a fellow Puerto Rican who Sneak would listen to on the radio. "He played Latin funk with Spanish vocals. He made me feel proud," reveals Sneak.
He consistently shows defiance in the face of commercialism, a tale of triumph over adversity, Sneak just seems to 'do his thing', and he does it with amazing style and grace for such a man mountain
"I'm not a rapper," says Sneak, "but I can tell a good story". Carlos Sosa, aka house music hero DJ Sneak is ready to dish up his first 'proper' artist album. 'Housekeepin'' is to be served on 20th September and will be preceded by his new single 'Que Pasa'. Born in Puerto Rico, Sneak moved to Chicago in 1983 but has childhood memories of huge Latino orchestras and hearty helpings of salsa topped off with meringue. He is now one of the most in demand DJ's on the circuit and is ready to follow up his huge (including an entry in the UK top 20) single 'Fix My Sink' with much more. Although Sneak has produced two DJ friendly albums in the past - Blue Funk Files and Rice & Beans - his third, 'Housekeepin', is a real departure. Sneak says:
"Why did I call it Housekeepin'? Two reasons. I'm keeping house music alive and hopefully taking it to people who wouldn't normally listen to it. Further to that I'm cleaning all the shit off the shelves and putting some good music out... I wasn't just making an album for DJ's. I think Housekeepin' has things people outside of dance music will be interested in. There's music on there that sounds like Steely Dan or the Doobie Brothers and Funkadelic. I wanted to twist things up. It's influenced by music from when I was a kid in Puerto Rico up to the point I first heard house music."
Guests on the album include Ive Mendes, who joins Sneak on Siren Song, while Sneak's own voice too graces several songs. "It felt natural for me to write, so I got on the mic. It's influenced by hip-hop which pumps from radios 24/7 in the U.S. Nelly, The Neptunes and The Roots are all influences. I'm not a rapper," he states, "but I can tell a good story." One of the album's highlights, Salsa Elektrika, is a tribute to Ralphie Rosario a fellow Puerto Rican who Sneak would listen to on the radio. "He played Latin funk with Spanish vocals. He made me feel proud," reveals Sneak.
He consistently shows defiance in the face of commercialism, a tale of triumph over adversity, Sneak just seems to 'do his thing', and he does it with amazing style and grace for such a man mountain
