The track that opened the door to everything that followed—here's why "Rick James" by Zombie Disco Squad represents the moment when house music education began.

What's Inside:

- Personal connection: Toolroom Radio Episode 380, the first episode that hooked our creator

- Release details: July 14, 2017, Toolroom Trax 246—ZDS (Zombie Disco Squad)

- The gateway moment: "Rick James" into "6AM" by Juliet Fox, two weapons defining house music's spectrum

- ZDS background: UK-based producers specializing in funk-influenced house, bridging 1970s/80s disco with modern dance floors

- Rick James legacy: Buffalo legend, "Super Freak," "Give It to Me Baby," punk-funk energy, Street Songs era

- Track essence: 6+ minutes of pulsating bass, disco strings, four-on-the-floor tech house—homage not cover

- "6AM" companion: Juliet Fox, Toolroom Trax 2017, 6:27 at 124 BPM, own vocals, post-Drumcode debut

- ZDS career: Early 2010s formation, sample-heavy tracks, releases on Toolroom/Defected/Hot Creations, 50+ releases

- Cultural impact: Beatport house/funk charts, Mark Knight support, retro-house playlists

- The magic: respecting originals while serving dance floors, channeling energy and party spirit

- Available: Toolroom Bandcamp, Spotify, Beatport

Sometimes one song changes your entire perspective on what music can accomplish.

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