If you want something released right, release it yourself. That is Frankie Knuckles’ stand.The genteel house music godfather is returning to the spotlight with a new album and a fresh reproduction of a 15-year-old classic, both of which will come out on his newly launched label Noice Music.

“I have learned that there’s a lot of people who really believe in me and my craft,” he says. “Even if I’m only making music for me and them, that’s fine. I’m not going to lose my shirt, but it’s better that I have control over it rather than put it in the hands of somebody who don’t have a clue.”

Knuckles’ career during the last decade has focused primarily outside the United States because, he says, “you go where you’re wanted.” He is, however, still one of the most beloved figures in American dance music. Noice’s first release is a rerecorded and remixed version of the 1991 instrumental hit “The Whistle Song.” The track can still wrap a dancefloor with love. “It’s kind of like an old blanket, isn’t it?” Knuckles says.

Noice’s other ambitious project is a track-by-track reimagining of Knuckles’ 2004 album “A New Reality” called “DubJay’s D’Light.” The new versions were created by a who’s who of house producers from David Morales to Blaze, and all are dub versions that feature snippets of vocals instead of the full vocal to add to the tunes’ international appeal.

“I’ve noticed that a lot of DJs, especially around the world, rely more on dubs,” Knuckles says. “It’s easier when the songs are not convoluted with so many vocals, because depending on what country you’re in, there could be a language problem.”

“D’Light” was inspired by U.K. club-soul trio Imagination’s 1983 release “Night Dubbing,” which reinterpreted its 1982 album “In the Heat of the Night” in the same way, and included a remix by Larry Levan.