Archives for April 2009

Colonel Abrams (real name) was born in Detroit, Michigan but raised in Brooklyn, New York. His first single was an underground hit called Music Is …

(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)

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More genius from producer Larry Heard. Kriss Coleman has a sweet, sexy voice. She sang backup on a few other songs with Larry Heard and …

(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Electribe 101 was a British group that featured lead singer Billie Ray Martin. Their first single was Talking With Myself in 1988. This version dropped …

(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

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This was the first record released by the now defunct New York label, Jump Street Records in 1986. It was mixed by the late legendary …

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Incognito is a UK band that has featured several lead singers. Always There was their breakout hit from 1991, ten years after the release of …

(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Released in 1991 by Island Records sub-label Great Jones, this was a smooth downtempo afro-house jam Batonga. Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer-songwriter. …

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota,  Sounds Of Blackness is a 40-member choir led by lead singer Ann Nesby. They were produced by fellow Minneapolis natives Jimmy …

(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

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Tags: Ann Nesby, Downtempo, Evolution of Gospel, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Perspective Records, Sounds Of Blackness — Comments off

The duo of Mark Clair & Dennis McFarlane are 4Hero from Dollis Hill, London, United Kingdom. You can say they have been credited with the …

(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Discogs.com Bio: Isolée is a minimalist house producer whose music is reminiscent of indie electronic pop music of the early eighties and ambient techno from a …

(5 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

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This was the first release on Louie Vega’s record label Vega Records back in 2003. It was lifted off Louie’s debut LP Elements Of Life, …

(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Ms. Sharon Ridley did Changin’ in 1978. It would go on to become a Paradise Garage classic and was one of the last songs played …

(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Tags: Blaze, Deep House, Linda Clifford, Ralphie Rosario, Shelter Music, West End Records — Comments off

What a beautiful record. This was the remix version by Jon Cutler for Distant Music. And what a great job he did. This was released …

(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Moloko was a group with Róisín Murphy from Ireland and Mark Brydon from England. You may know Brydon from his work with House Arrest and …

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Garage classic from 1986. You just lost your mind anytime you heard Larry Levan put this on. It was mixed and produced by the team …

(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5)

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