With the outstanding success of the two first ”…mixing” compilations from Jazzanova and Ame, it would be a hard task finding the next artist that could bring something special for the third in the series, and keep raising the bar - enter Dennis McFarlane (aka Dego) of 4hero.
With his partner Mark Clair (aka Marc Mac), 4hero have changed the face of music and made a huge contribution to dance culture.
They were regarded as pioneers of jungle and drum‘n’bass after their first album ”In Rough Territory”, and haven’t stopped innovating since. In more than 20 years they have released 6 albums and set up 5 different labels: Reinforced, Raw Canvas, 2000 Black, Omniverse and Twisted Funk. Their album ”Parallel Universe” was named NME Album of the Year, and ”2 Pages” (released on Gilles Peterson’s Talkin’ Loud label) was nominated for a Mercury Prize Award, and won them a MOBO Award in 2001. They recently released ”Play With The Changes” on their own Raw Canvas label, which received a critical acclaim in UK.
On ”…mixing”, 4hero investigate their musical influences; past, present and future. Things start off on a funky note with Bootsy Collins (who played earlier on in his career in James Brown’s band) and the infectious P-funk of ”Fat Cat”. Detroit hip hop is covered with the incredible ”Game Over” and the inimitable J Dilla’s ”Over The Breaks”, taken from his legendary posthumous album The Shining. Then it’s back in time with the electronic music of composer and inventor Raymond Scott, regarded by many as
a major influence for musicians such as Robert Moog, Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada. This childish atmosphere is broken with the disco-funk of ”High Noon” by Two Sisters from the Carrere imprint of 1983, made of analogue drum beats and keyboard sounds. This is followed nicely with the soulful voice of Face and the break beats of ”Act Like All Is Right”.
Tracklist:
01. Bootsy Collins -Fat Cat (6:39)
02. INT - Beat 8 (1:02)
03. Dabrye - Game Over (3:33)
04. J-Dilla - Over The Breaks (1:44)
05. Raymond Scott - Lightworks (1:47)
06. Two Sisters - High Noon (3:05)
07. Face - Act Like All Is Right (2:42)
08. Scientist - Blood On His Lips (2:49)
09. The Skatalites - Roots Dub (5:56)
10. Patrice Rushen - Message In The Music (2:53)
11. Georgia Ann Muldrow - Blackman (1:14)
12. Roy Hargrove - On The One (Sa-Ra Remix) (3:08)
13. Aladdin - The Silent Whisper (0:43)
14. Little Brother - Nighttime Maneuvers (2:16)
15. Waajeed - Make Doe (2:55)
42:26 min
Promo only! If you like it - buy it!
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