Risqué III* – Essence Of A Dream

Risque III - Essence Of A Dream album cover

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Label:	Stride Records Inc – KK-1837
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:	US
Released:	1987
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Deep House, House

Tracklist

A		Essence Of A Dream Mixed By – Mr. Lee, Robert McKay Written-By – Frank Sneed	6:39
B		Risqué Madness Mixed By – K. Alexi Shelby*	5:11

Companies, etc.

Published By – Stride Rite Pub.
Recorded At – ARS Studios

Credits

Engineer – Joe Torterici*
Engineer [Assistant] – Allen Keilman
Lacquer Cut By – ΔM*
Producer – K. Bulger*, K. Morgan*
Written-By – K. Alexi Shelby*, Robert McKay

Notes

Recorded at ARS Studio, Alsip, IL.
℗ & © 1987 Stride Rite Publish. 1987 ASCAP

Bootlegged Risque III - Essence Of A Dream with the same label artwork in August 2008.

“Risqué Madness” was inspired by Life Is A Jungle on Kikrokos - Jungle D. J. & Dirty Kate on Polydor Records, re-edited by Ron Hardy on his reel to reel.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): KK - 1837 - A ΔM
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): KK - 1837 - B ΔM

Other Versions (3)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Essence Of A Dream (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing)	Stride Records Inc	KK 1837	US	1987
Recently Edited	Essence Of A Dream (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release)	Stride Records Inc (2)	KK-1837	UK	2008
Recently Edited	Essence Of A Dream (12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered)	Dark Entries	DE-281	US	2021

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Reviews

Hellskitch Oct 22, 2022
Essence Of A Dream is a pretty great house track.
tnadnort Sep 3, 2022
My copy reveals dark brown translucent coloured vinyl when held up to the light.
meltdog Sep 13, 2021
house music at its deepest ... deep soul and electronic fuzed
parabolica Mar 22, 2021
Edited 3 years ago
“Risqué Madness” not only is based on " Life Is A Jungle " by Kikrokos, but the synth line is taken from that unreleased masterpiece by Marshall Jefferson entitled " Destination " from 1986 !!!!
drakula1975 Feb 27, 2020
I can’t find the lyrics on the web, I’d appreciate if someone can post them here.
Ricoh Aug 2, 2019
Sleazy as chuff. . . . . . . .
kelvin2010 Apr 16, 2017
Wow.....so expensive, guess I'll just have to make do with "essence of a dream" on 'best of house vol.3' and the other side 'risque madness' on 'Jack Trax 3'.
8892sales Aug 30, 2014
Edited 10 years ago
Two worthy classics on either side. Should've been a double AA side in my opinion. Essense Of Dream is what deep house should be about. Melancholy, sensuality, with a subtle funkiness which doesn't overpower the other elements and not overproduced to the point of unnecessary overlaying of pads, vocals etc.

Risque Madness on the other hand is quite a mental track. Off-Kilter compared to the main side and quite a bit tougher too. Definitely has crossover appeal into the heavier, more experimental Detroit techno sounds and Chicago house and acid of the time. The funk is more blatant and seriously jacking!
tharobster Apr 26, 2012
risque madness - this was such an early cult house track , only the real early heads came in and bought one of these . http://www.discogs.com/Kikrokos-Jungle-DJ-Dirty-Kate/release/210862 is where the risky madness sample comes from . its an old ron hardy track and a cult track in itself . i think someone had it on the 'choices' cd series too [tenaglia/mills maybe?] . still sounds so underground and so good .
ilevel Feb 3, 2011
Edited 14 years ago
This track represents the Early house sound of the Chi.
K Alexi was and is one of the true pioneers that made this possible.