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MC Kinky
Caron Liza Geary (born 15 October 1963 in Paddington, London), known by various stage names, is an English female raggamuffin toaster. She was the world's first white female reggae/dancehall MC, and the first dancehall MC ever, to chat reggae-inspired lyrics over house music. According to Geary, her first recorded track was over the dub version of "Kid Ralph", a dancehall track by Little Twitch. The song, unbeknown to her, spoke about a "legendary" homosexual figure in Jamaica's prison system. Her track was called "Reggae gone Kinky" and the dubplate was recorded at Music House in Finsbury Park. She has subsequently worked as a solo artist and with other musicians, including Erasure and Boy George, who described her music as "the dirtiest 'slackest' reggae I'd heard since the seventies". Background Growing up in Marylebone, Geary was exposed to reggae from a very young age. It was this precocious exposure to reggae music and Caribbean culture which inspired her to write in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddington
Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel opened in 1847. It is also the site of St Mary's Hospital and the former Paddington Green Police Station. Paddington Waterside aims to regenerate former railway and canal land. Districts within Paddington are Maida Vale, Westbourne and Bayswater including Lancaster Gate. History The earliest extant references to ''Padington'' (or "Padintun", as in the ''Saxon Chartularies'', 959), historically a part of Middlesex, appear in the documentation of purported tenth-century land grants to the monks of Westminster by Edgar the Peaceful as confirmed by Archbishop Dunstan. However, the documents' provenance is much later and likely to have been forged after the 1066 Norman Conquest. There is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Over It (MC Kinky Song)
"Get Over It" is the first solo single by MC Kinky. It charted at number 95 on the UK Singles Chart after being featured on an episode of Channel 4's '' The Word''. Background "Get Over It" is MC Kinky's first solo single after featuring on E-Zee Possee's " Everything Starts with an 'E'". It was written by MC Kinky and produced by her and Boy George (operating under the name 'The Hand of Jesus') with one version being released which had Apollo 440 on remixing duties. It was released on More Protein, a vanity label established by Boy George because no-one would release "Everything Starts with an 'E'". The song was performed on the series 1 finale of Channel 4's '' The Word''. The following week, it made No. 95 on the UK Singles Chart. It would be her only solo entry on the UK Singles Chart under the name 'MC Kinky'. The song was not released on any album until 2009, when the song was re-issued on Feral on Kinky's album ''Girl with a Halo 2'' as "So Over It". According to Boy Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jam & Spoon
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (a.k.a. Jam El Mar, classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a.k.a. Mark Spoon, DJ). They also worked under the pseudonyms Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm and Big Room. Under these pseudonyms, the credits on the albums are listed as Trancy Spacer and Spacy Trancer. Biography Jam & Spoon's first album, ''BreaksUnit1'', was released in 1991. They had their first hit with the 1992 song "Stella", which was widely played, remixed and bootlegged in the dance club community for years after its release. The pair also remixed the singles " The Age of Love" and " Go". Their first international and commercial success came in 1993, with the single "Right in the Night", followed by " Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)" and " Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)". These tracks featured vocals by the singer, Plavka Lonich, following the first of which, she was welcomed as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Moroder
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers had a significant influence on several music genres such as hi-NRG, Italo disco, synth-pop, new wave, house, and techno music. While in Munich in the 1970s, Moroder started Oasis Records, later a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Queen (band), Queen, and Elton John. He produced singles for Donna Summer during the mid-to-late 1970s disco era, including "Love to Love You Baby (song), Love to Love You Baby", "I Feel Love", "Last Dance (Donna Summer song), Last Dance", "MacArthur Park (song)#Donna Summer version, MacArthur Park", "Hot Stuff (D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chase (composition)
"Chase" (also known as "The Chase") is a instrumental composition by Italian music producer Giorgio Moroder. It was released as a single by Casablanca Records during 1978 from his Academy Award-winning soundtrack album ''Midnight Express'' (1978), and was a disco instrumental that was subsequently extended and released as a maxi single. It made the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1979, peaking at number 33, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 48. Background Created especially for the film '' Midnight Express'', Alan Parker, the director of the film, explicitly asked Moroder for a song in the style of "I Feel Love", which Moroder composed for Donna Summer. It was Moroder's second time composing a movie soundtrack after his work on 1972's German softcore sex film "Sex Life in a Convent". The song's main melody was played on a Roland SH-2000 synthesizer, while the bass lines were played on a Minimoog synthesizer. The track also has a flanging effect produced by the MX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natacha Atlas
Natacha Atlas (, , ; born 20 March 1964) is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "'' cha'abi moderne''" (modern folk music). Her music has been influenced by many styles including Maghrebain, hip hop, drum and bass and reggae. Atlas began her career as part of the world fusion group Transglobal Underground. In 1995, she began to focus on her solo career with the release of ''Diaspora''. She has since released seven solo albums and been a part of numerous collaborations. Her version of " Mon amie la rose" became a surprise success in France, reaching 16 on the French Singles Charts in 1999. Her most recent album, '' Strange Days'', was released in 2019. Early life Natacha Atlas was born on 20 March 1964, in Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital, Belgium. Her British mother was raised Christian before adopting Buddhism in the 1970s. Her father, of Egyptian descent, was deeply interested in Sufi mysti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yalla Chant
"Yalla Chant" is a world music song performed by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. The song was written by Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Attiah Ahlan and produced by Transglobal Underground for the Atlas' debut album ''Diaspora'' (1995). It was released as a single in 1995. Formats and track listings These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Yalla Chant". CD single (NAT60CD) # "Yalla Chant" (Sil Bachir Radio mix) – 4:24 # "Yalla Chant" (The Lesson Four edit) – 4:37 # "Yalla Chant" (She a Baad Gal edit) – 4:26 # "Yalla Chant" (Latvian Shade) – 5:26 # "Yalla Chant" (Sil Bachir mix) – 6:09 # "Yalla Chant" (The Lesson Four mix) – 6:20 12-inch single (NR60T) # "Yalla Chant" (Latvian Shade) – 5:26 # "Yalla Chant" (Sil Bachir Radio mix) – 4:24 # "Yalla Chant" (The Lesson Four edit) – 4:37 # "Yalla Chant" (She a Baad Gal edit) – 4:26 Personnel The following people contributed to "Yalla Chant":"Yalla Chant" (CD single liner notes). N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallucinogen (musician)
Simon Posford (born 28 October 1971), better known by his stage name Hallucinogen, is an English electronic musician, specializing in psychedelic trance music. His first studio album, '' Twisted'', released in 1995, is considered one of the most influential albums in the genre. His second album, '' The Lone Deranger'', was released in 1997. A third album consisting of Hallucinogen tracks remixed by the artist Ott, ''In Dub'', was released in 2002. He is also the founder of the label Twisted Records and works in the electronic groups Younger Brother and Shpongle. Younger Brother initially began as a side project of Posford and Benji Vaughan and represented a transition away from previous projects which emphasized a more synthesized style. His grandfather, George Posford, was a composer and producer in the United Kingdom in the 1930s. Discography Studio albums * '' Twisted'' (1995) * '' The Lone Deranger'' (1997) * ''In Dub'' (2002) (Hallucinogen tracks remixed by Ott) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abba-esque
''Abba-esque'' is an extended play (EP) by English synth-pop duo Erasure (duo), Erasure. Released on 1 June 1992, the EP was Erasure's first and only number one on the UK Singles Chart and also became a number-one hit in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, and Sweden. As big fans of the Swedish group ABBA, Erasure (Vince Clarke and Andy Bell (singer), Andy Bell) had often performed ABBA songs in concert over the years. They had originally planned to release an album of ABBA cover version, covers but instead opted to release an EP of four of ABBA hits. Background Mute Records released ''Abba-esque'' in the UK, while Elektra Records released it in the US. Music videos were produced for all four tracks, and issued as a video EP on VHS. A remix EP was also released by Mute Records in the UK which featured the same four songs in heavily reworked form. Shortly after the release, ABBA's ''Gold: Greatest Hits'' album was released, sparking a revival of ABBA's music that has e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take A Chance On Me
"Take a Chance on Me" is a song by Swedish recording group ABBA, released on 27 January 1978 in the United Kingdom, by Polar Music, as the second single from their fifth studio album, '' ABBA: The Album'' (1977). Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad share the lead vocals on the verses and choruses, with Fältskog singing two bridge sections solo. The song reached the top ten in both the UK and US, and was notably covered by the British band Erasure in 1992. Background and release The working title of "Take a Chance on Me" was "Billy Boy". (An excerpt of “Billy Boy” was released on the 1994 box set ''Thank You for the Music,'' as part of the track ABBA Undeleted, which consisted of demos, early and alternate versions of completed songs, and unfinished songs.) Written and recorded in 1977 by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the song was one of ABBA's first singles in which their manager Stig Anderson did not assist with writing the lyrics, confirming Andersson and U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Loves You (band)
Jesus Loves You were a British band, founded by singer Boy George. The band's music is a mixture of electronic dance music, Indian classical music and western pop music. Their lyrics are about love, spirituality and the equality of all human beings. History After the band Culture Club broke up, Boy George started a solo career. He succeeded with the singles taken from his debut album '' Sold'' in 1987. For the next two albums, '' Tense Nervous Headache'' (1988) and ''Boyfriend'' (1989), he wanted to break out in a new direction, by dabbling in electronic dance music. The singles taken from the two albums did not attain much commercial success, but they were often played at clubs. Boy George founded the band Jesus Loves You, as a collective project with other musicians, under his own label More Protein, which aimed to be an underground label and not meant to release music for the charts. George adopted the pseudonym "Angela Dust". "After the Love", the first song by Jesus Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generations Of Love
"Generations of Love" is a song by British band Jesus Loves You, founded by singer Boy George, and was released as the second single from their only album, '' The Martyr Mantras'' (1990). The song also features raggamuffin toaster MC Kinky and received favorable reviews from most music critics; both ''Melody Maker'' and ''NME'' named it Single of the Week. It made the UK Singles Chart in two versions; the "Land of Oz Mix" which peaked at number 80 in 1990 and the "La La Gone Gaga Mix" which peaked at number 35 in 1991. The 1990 version also peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart, while the 1991 version peaked within the top 20 in the Netherlands and the top 30 in Austria and Belgium. Its music video was directed by Baillie Walsh. British magazine ''Mixmag'' ranked "Generations of Love" number 100 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996. In 2016, a new version was released by Phunk Investigation with Boy George's vocals, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
