Natural High

There's this feeling that house music is sometimes diluted into a pleasant, non-offensive, and conformist formula. Well, Jackie Gritness-you may have heard of her big bro Gary-is bringin' all the sweat, the attitude, and the filth down; take it or leave it. Jackie introduces herself from both sides on this well-strapped debut 12-the slick swingin' & sangin' on the bass-heavy A side and the raw clave trax and cunty snarls of the acid-laced B side. No trace of overproduction or tired sampling here: this is just Jackie, her mic, and her lil' groovebox-gettin' raw in the studio just like she does onstage. The only thing added is some wall-shaking mastering by New York OG Dietrich Schoenemann. This is the kinda house that's supposed to make regular folks wanna turn it off. This ain't rated E for Everyone; it's rated F for Freaks. It's music from the underground, for the underground-as it was first revealed on the runway of Glastonbury's infamous NYC Downlow last summer. And if that's more than you can take-it's alright. It's not like Jackie will hold it against you.