Nitro Deluxe – Let's Get Brutal

Information about the song "Let's get Brutal" / "This Brutal House" and the US and UK releases.
https://house-of-chicago.de/nitro-deluxe-brutal-with-melody/

This was such a classic even years after it first did the rounds in the UK and made its way around the world. Trying to work out that vocal was always a laugh in those post-rave chats. The record is getting another run of popularity as the source of the Big Fun chord sample (as confirmed by Kevin Saunderson himself on a few YouTube videos in 2020).

this song will always remind me of Deadly hedley on CFNY in early 1990s (Toronto CA) i used to record his radio show onto cassette from the radio around midnight on friday nights i think?

I'm endlessly searching for a track that sampled Let's Get Brutal and I can't find it. It is actually an african rap (maybe Nigeria) or kwaito song I think but not very sure. Nothing on whosampled... If anyone knows, let me know, even in 5 years :)

still love this track. First House track i heard back in 1986 when i was 13years old.
i has reconized the Electro elements but did not knew about this house chords..fantastic.
never forget. One of my nr. 10 Tracks ever.

This was a definitive NYC (not Chicago) project. Aldo & Amado Marin both ran seminal NYC electro label 'Cutting Records' & produced most of the labels content, however Nitro Deluxe is Manny Scretching's project. Most of the Cutting Records output was electro & freestyle, bar a few house releases including this one- the Marin bro's tape to tape skills & dub work turned anything to gold & lent an electro sensibility to house cuts like this (and the equally brilliant 'On A Mission'), due to using the same equipment & production techniques as their regular label output. Every year that es, this ages like a very, very fine wine, & despite its instantly recognisable sound, owes much to the NYC electro & hip-hop production of the golden era- its also mastered by Herb Power Jr, of NYC's Frankford & Wayne fame. The pitch keyed vocals, overdubbed drums & simple effects make for a solid & raw jam that contains the vibe of the era perfectly.

I'm 95% confident that Inner City sampled the low synth stab at the very end of Lets Get Brutal and used it as the main riff in Good Life.

Sample at C; play back D# - A# - C# - G# - bit of delay, bit of eq and you're away!

Wonderfully trippy House/Electro tune, why it's 'Brutal' is beyond me?

The first house tune I ever heard, in sleepy Sussex in the UK it blew me away, my original 12" is nearly see through, I've played it sooo much! At 14 years old it was incredible and it still is. No one else understood the vibe, my musical direction was dictated by this tune and the early house tunes coming over, I still love and dj house/techno and this tune is largely to blame for my fascination with all things house. Thanks so much Nitro Deluxe you have a lot to answer for!!! ;)

At the time of it's release in 1986 this record blew me away. With it's ground shaking basslines, it's simplistic monotony and hypnotising synth chords it did everything to satisfy the dancer (and music freak) in me.
I getting into heated debates with my closest friend of the time as to whether this was a 'House' or an 'Electro' release. Thankfully my music tastes have broadened since 1986 and I no longer feel I have to put everything into it's specific genré. I can now see this for what it was. A genré breaking release that should not, and doesn't deserve to, be put in a category.
2008 and I still find I'm putting this on the turntable and trying to educate people in what real music is. An amazing release that, in the right setting, still sounds true to form to this day.