Heatwave
Derek Walmsley
The recent Soul Jazz An England
Story compilation, from some of the people behind London club
night Heatwave, reminded me of some of the excellent 7"s these guys
have released over the years. In particular, this ragga refix of
Kelis' "Trick Me" (already an astonishingly funky track, with its
rhythm that lurks somewhere between technofied R&B; and
dust-caked ska), which I found while looking for records to DJ with
in Brussels as part of The Wire soundsystem the other day.
The precise, gritty ruff-age of the vocals immediately raises the
energy levels of the track. This melding of ragga vocals and
R&B; is like that of old school rapping and disco on Soul
Jazz's fairly recent Big Apple Rapping - when the rough
and smooth go together so well, what's not to like? Anyway, I have
such fond memories of this 7" that I actually found myself running
back to the hotel to get it mid-set, and anyone who's fallen for
the UK/JA crossover of An England Story should surely seek
this out.
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