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I've decided to listen to the whole Street Sounds Electro series from beginning to end.
This much-talked about series (even now) has sat on my shelves for over a quarter of a century (my... god) mostly gathering dust.
Once I began to be able to buy the original 12"s then there
This much-talked about series (even now) has sat on my shelves for over a quarter of a century (my... god) mostly gathering dust.
Once I began to be able to buy the original 12"s then there
seemed to be no point in playing these albums again, sadly.
So up first, is Electro 1.
A long fade into I'm The Packman by The Packman kicks off the first track. The title pretty much tells you what era we're in.
Further on in the song is a rather unsubtle pitch change and the
So up first, is Electro 1.
A long fade into I'm The Packman by The Packman kicks off the first track. The title pretty much tells you what era we're in.
Further on in the song is a rather unsubtle pitch change and the
DJ in me knows that Herbie is about to mix into the next song...
Which is Jam On Revenge by Newcleus.
There are some passages in this which I'm suddenly remembering - the scratched 'Wikki' bits by Herbie.
West St Mob's Break Dancin' Electric Boogie is mixed in next.
Now, even
Which is Jam On Revenge by Newcleus.
There are some passages in this which I'm suddenly remembering - the scratched 'Wikki' bits by Herbie.
West St Mob's Break Dancin' Electric Boogie is mixed in next.
Now, even
though I've heard this particular song a thousand times before it's only now that I'm realising that this is the closest to an original old school hip-hop cut that there is on the album. By that I mean that the song is simply a vocoder and 2 x copies of Apache. There is no drum
machine. There are no synthesizers.
The final song on Side 1, is the quite forgettable Get Wet by C-Bank.
This is reminiscent of an Arthur Baker production, albeit a very poor one, and after a quick glance at the record cover I see that it's actually John Robie which makes sense
The final song on Side 1, is the quite forgettable Get Wet by C-Bank.
This is reminiscent of an Arthur Baker production, albeit a very poor one, and after a quick glance at the record cover I see that it's actually John Robie which makes sense
Onto Side 2 and the P-Funky Dog Talk by K-9 Corp chugs along nicely. The rhyme style is more like something out of 1978 which I'm quite enjoying.
Feel The Force by G Force is more like the era we're listening to (1983) and the rhyme style has a particular Soulsonic Force vibe
Feel The Force by G Force is more like the era we're listening to (1983) and the rhyme style has a particular Soulsonic Force vibe
about it.
Ray-Gun-Omics by Project Future is happily summing up the early 1980s more than a BBC2 'I
1983' show ever could. Taxes? Inflation? Atomic age? This is edutainment before KRS had even started picking fights with Queensbridge residents.
Captain Rock's The Return Of
Ray-Gun-Omics by Project Future is happily summing up the early 1980s more than a BBC2 'I
1983' show ever could. Taxes? Inflation? Atomic age? This is edutainment before KRS had even started picking fights with Queensbridge residents.
Captain Rock's The Return Of
Captain Rock is messily mixed in next and is easily my pick of the album.
In conclusion, an album typically, although bravely more so considering its musical infancy, of its time.
Herbie is tentatively caressing his 1200s and you can already see his promise on the wheels of
In conclusion, an album typically, although bravely more so considering its musical infancy, of its time.
Herbie is tentatively caressing his 1200s and you can already see his promise on the wheels of
steel.
The word I think I'm looking for is 'futuristic'. The innocence and hope of the early decade is encapsulated entirely in this short collection.
I would have had to have heard this retrospectively as my Electro education began with volume 2. More of which tomorrow...
The word I think I'm looking for is 'futuristic'. The innocence and hope of the early decade is encapsulated entirely in this short collection.
I would have had to have heard this retrospectively as my Electro education began with volume 2. More of which tomorrow...
