Blacksmith - Get Back To Love [FFrr]
Heading back to the tail end of the 80s and a track that exemplified great soulful house music, albeit this would have been described as Garage back then (before the rise of the UK garage scene). Blacksmith were the UK based trio of
Hugh Atkins, Karl Atkins & Pete Trotman whose remixes proved more prolific than their own releases; the words "Brixton Bass Mix" were a positive indicator of quality back in the early 90s in particular. "Get Back To Love" was and still is an uplifting track with both soul and energy in abundance; with Josh Milan, Chris Herbert and Kevin Hedge aka Blaze on the remix this version has their New Jersey stamp all over it too.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Sunday, 20 June 2021
Flashback 1990
Blaze - So Special [Motown]
Yet again we find ourselves back in 1990, this time revisiting the first single taken from Blaze's debut long player 25 Years Later. Co produced with Timmy Regisford, "So Special" is an uplifting piano led track imbued with a spirit of hopefulness courtesy of the inspirational nature of its lyrics. I remember picking this and the album up; they were must haves for me based on the strength of remixes and productions that Blaze had been involved with a year or two earlier for Womack & Womack, Blacksmith and Phase II to name just a small selection. At the time I wasn't famililar with "If You Should Need A Friend" which is now considered a classic, (released a few years earlier). That the duo of Josh Milan & Kevin Hedge have endured for another three decades, (Chris Herbert departing during the early 90s), is testament to the quality and integrity of their music.
Yet again we find ourselves back in 1990, this time revisiting the first single taken from Blaze's debut long player 25 Years Later. Co produced with Timmy Regisford, "So Special" is an uplifting piano led track imbued with a spirit of hopefulness courtesy of the inspirational nature of its lyrics. I remember picking this and the album up; they were must haves for me based on the strength of remixes and productions that Blaze had been involved with a year or two earlier for Womack & Womack, Blacksmith and Phase II to name just a small selection. At the time I wasn't famililar with "If You Should Need A Friend" which is now considered a classic, (released a few years earlier). That the duo of Josh Milan & Kevin Hedge have endured for another three decades, (Chris Herbert departing during the early 90s), is testament to the quality and integrity of their music.
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Movin' Records Launches Digitally
As someone who's old enough to remember the early days of the house scene, Movin' Records is a label I was already familiar with having purchased a few of their releases on vinyl back in the day. It's great to see their catalogue of music which includes some absolute gems finally getting a digital release. No doubt it will help expose some of those tunes to a new, younger audience who weren't lucky enough to experience the music first hand. For the uninitiated, the label's discography includes tracks and mixes from leading lights such as Kerri Chandler, Tony Humphries Boyd Jarvis and Blaze amongst many others and became synonymous with the distinctive New Jersey Garage sound. Check out a few of the many great releases below:
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