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Gee Street
Gee Street Records was a British hip hop record label started by Jon Baker in 1985. The label's name came from its original location, a converted warehouse on Gee Street (off Old Street) in London, EC1. Between 1980 and 1984, label head Baker lived in New York City. After returning to London in 1984, he became a hip-hop promoter, and in 1985 opened Gee Street Records and began releasing white-label dance and hip-hop records. Many of these broke new ground. The label developed a roster of prominent domestic UK acts, including DJ Richie Rich, Outlaw Posse, and Stereo MC's, and US acts, including P.M. Dawn, Doug E. Fresh, Gravediggaz, and New Kingdom. In 1990, Gee Street was acquired by Chris Blackwell's Island Records. After Blackwell left Island and the PolyGram group in 1998, Baker bought back Gee Street and sold it to Richard Branson's fledgling V2 Records. The label was shuttered in 2001. In 2006, V2 sold its American catalogue, including Gee Street, to Sheridan Squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment One Music
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had been acquired by the present-day Entertainment One (eOne) in 2005. In April 2021, after the acquisition of eOne by Hasbro, the company announced that it would sell eOne Music to The Blackstone Group. It owns the libraries of Artemis Records, Dualtone Records, and Last Gang Records. History eOne as a whole has its origins in the music distributor Records on Wheels, which was acquired by the Canadian retail chain CD Plus in 2001 to expand its wholesale business. Darren Throop joined the company after CD Plus acquired his record store chain Urban Sound Exchange. The combined company later became known as ROW Entertainment, with Throop as president and CEO. In June 2005, ROW acquired the American independent music distributor and home entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravediggaz
Gravediggaz was an American Hip hop music, hip hop group from New York, known for its Black comedy, dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. Gravediggaz blended hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap and Heavy metal music, heavy metal with horror elements to pioneer the hip-hop subgenre of horrorcore. The group was formed in 1994, which brought together Prince Paul (producer), Prince Paul (The Undertaker), Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Anthony Ian Berkeley, Too Poetic (The Grym Reaper) and RZA (The RZArector). It came about largely due to the efforts of Prince Paul. Frukwan and Prince Paul were previously together in the group Stetsasonic. Biography The group's first album was originally titled ''Niggamortis''; however, this potentially risqué title was changed to ''6 Feet Deep'' for the American market (European versions of the album retained the original title, and also included the bonus track "Pass the Shovel"); it was released on August 9, 1994. The four members ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Load (album)
''Heavy Load'' is the first album by the musical duo New Kingdom, released in 1993. The singles "Good Times" and "Cheap Thrills" made the top 100 on the UK Singles Chart. Production The album was produced by Scott Harding, New Kingdom, and the Lumberjacks. It was recorded in Manhattan. Critical reception ''Vibe'' called the album "a celebration of the black-light world of the subconscious," noting the "drug-induced lyrics swimming through a jazzmospheric haze." ''Spin'' thought that the group "could be Cypress Hill's geeky, inward-peeking younger brothers." The ''Calgary Herald'' deemed the album "a happenin' hip-hop funky fury." ''The Province'' considered it "a record that favors low, thick, swinging rhythms over big beats, storytelling over boasting, characterization over gangsta posturing." The ''Boston Herald'' wrote that the group "turn a pop-music grab bag, with samples of Miles Davis, Grand Funk and others, into ... metallic R&B." AllMusic wrote that "songs like 'Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connected (Stereo MCs Album)
''Connected'' is a 1992 album by Stereo MC's. The tracks "Connected", "Ground Level", " Step It Up" and "Creation" became hit singles. Critical reception In a contemporary review for ''The Village Voice'', music critic Robert Christgau said that, although its music is amiable and rhythmic, ''Connected'' is also "so multifaceted that its functionality is fungible and forgettable." In June 2000, '' Q'' placed ''Connected'' as #52 in its list of the ''100 Greatest British Albums Ever''. The album won ''Best British Album'' at the 1994 Brit Awards, was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize, and included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. Track listing All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except where noted # "Connected" (Birch/Hallam/ H.W. Casey/ Richard Finch) – 5:14 #*Contains a sample from "Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover)" by Jimmy "Bo" Horne. # "Ground Level" – 4:13 # "Everything" (Birch/Hallam/James L. Worthy) â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlene Davis
Carlene Davis (born c.1953) is a Jamaican gospel and reggae singer active since the 1970s. Successful since the early 1980s as a reggae artist, she survived cancer in the mid-1990s, after which she dedicated her career to gospel music. She has released over ten albums. Biography Davis was born in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon Parish and moved to England with her parents at the age of fourteen, where she began to perform professionally a year later, playing guitar in an all-female band before joining the pop trio Toreadores.Tuber, Keith (1983)Reggae's Carlene Davis Sends a Message From Jamaica, ''Orange Coast Magazine'', January 1983, p. 88-90, retrieved 29 April 2011 She then moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada where she lived for eight years.Campbell, Howard (2009)Carlene Davis focuses on 'Best of Glory'", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 4 August 2009, retrieved 29 April 2011 Davis initially found fame as a reggae singer. She recorded her debut single in Toronto, a version of "Leaving on a Jet P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Utopian Experience
''Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience'' is the debut album by American hip hop group P.M. Dawn. It was recorded at Berwick Street Studios and Gee Street Studios in London. The album features soul vocals and stream-of-consciousness raps by Prince Be and unconventional samples by producer DJ Minutemix. ''Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross'' was released by Gee Street Records in September 1991 to rave reviews from music critics. It became an immediate commercial success with the help of its single "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss", which was also praised by critics. The album produced four hits and sold 850,000 copies by 1993. ''Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross'' has sold one million copies. Background In 1989, P.M. Dawn's debut single "Ode to a Forgetful Mind" was released by Warlock Records, but it went unnoticed. The label that released the single in the United Kingdom, Gee Street Records, found greater success. Gee Street mixed and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural (Stereo MCs Album)
''Supernatural'' is the second album by Stereo MC's, released in 1990. The US release is subtitled "American Mix" and has a different track list. In 1996, ''Mixmag'' ranked the album at number 46 in its list of the "Best Dance Albums of All Time". Track listing All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except as noted # "I'm a Believer" (4:35) # "Scene of the Crime" (4:04) # "Declaration" (3:08) # "Elevate My Mind" (3:24)This song made the Stereo MCs the first British rap-based single to make the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.AllMusic/ref> # "What'cha Gonna Do" (R. Birch/N. Hallam/ P. Hall) (3:55) # "Two Horse Town" (5:10) # "Ain't Got Nobody" (4:43)Its hook is based loosely on Sly and the Family Stone's " I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)" not on the jazz classic "I Ain't Got Nobody". # "Goin' Back to the Wild" (R. Birch/N. Hallam/P. Hall) (4:31) # "Lost in Music" (4:34) # "Life on the Line" (3:57) # "The Other Side" (4:42) # "Set Me Loose" (3:29) # "What's the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternity Project One
''Eternity Project One'' was a 1989 British compilation released by Gee Street Records. It was compiled by Martin Glover aka Youth, under the pseudonym "Eternity". The album featured the first recorded material by The Orb as well as tracks by several acid house artists of the late 1980s. Many of the tracks include production from Bass (Kris Weston), Rockman (Jimmy Cauty), and Eternity. Also featured is Robo-Bop, a joint venture between Jimmy Cauty and Kris Weston. The compilation was released on both CD (rereleased by Rough Trade Records) and vinyl. Track listing #Robo-Bop - Bang Me Baby (4:52) #Lyndsey Holloday - Feel The Love (5:33) #Splendid - Paco's Revenge (5:10) #STP Twentythree - Let Jimi Take Over (3:41) #Eternity - That's What I Want (4:09) #Mr. Love - Mr. Love (5:58) #Eternity - Ashram House (4:52) #Eternity - Sanctuary (5:10) #The Orb - Tripping On Sunshine (Live Mix) (3:50) # Discotec 2000 - Feel This (5:38) #The Orb - Borrowed Love (The KLF The KLF (also know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33-45-78
''33-45-78'' is the 1989 debut album by the Stereo MC's. It was recorded on a shoestring budget with DJ Cesare as drummer and Cath Coffey as backing vocalist. ''Billboard'' declared that 33-45-78 proved the band "capable of wildly imaginative sampling". Songstuff reviewers called the album "a labour of love that involved hand-making drum loops in the most rudimentary of studios" and while admitting that the sound was raw, noted that its originality was enough that it drew attention from the Jungle Brothers who would later feature on the band's more polished second album, ''Supernatural''. The title "33-45-78" refers to the three common RPM speed settings on a player of gramophone records A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near .... Track listing #"On 33" (5:12) #"Use I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlock Records
Warlock Records is a record label based in New York City that was founded in 1985 by Adam Levy (born 1962), whose father was record producer Morris Levy. Artists that recorded for Warlock Records include Jungle Brothers, Royal House, Skinny Boys, C-Bo, Esham, Tuff Crew, Blac Haze, Juvenile, Half a Mill, Poison Clan, The Last Mr. Bigg, and Kim Waters. In the 1990s Warlock Records acquired the labels Sleeping Bag Records, Fresh Records, Streetwise Records/Party Time, Ligosa Records, Quality Records USA, Dangerous Records, Pump, N-Coded Music, N2K, Strictly Hype, Underground Construction, High Power Records, Aureus, and Cheetah Records. In September 2009, Warlock Records and all of its acquired labels were sold to Phase One Network, a music-asset management company that now controls over 20 labels in the pop, hip hop, dance, jazz, and R&B genres. These recordings are licensed to Traffic Entertainment for physical distribution. Phase One Network, has licensed songs to vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artemis Records
Artemis Records was a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999 by Danny Goldberg with Daniel Glass as President, and closed in April 2006. The label was acquired by E1 Entertainment. Artemis had a leading share of the U.S. independent label market from 2001 to 2003. It released the last three albums of Warren Zevon's career including the Grammy-winning '' The Wind'', five albums by Steve Earle including his Grammy winner '' The Revolution Starts Now'', as well as gold albums by Kittie, Kurupt and Khia. Artemis also released the triple-platinum album ''Who Let the Dogs Out'' by the Baha Men, as well as albums by The Pretenders, Rickie Lee Jones Josh Joplin and Jimmie Vaughan. As of 2006, Artemis Records was owned by Sheridan Square Entertainment LLC (SSE), an independent music company then based in New York. SSE's label group included Artemis Records, Artemis Classics, Vanguard Classics, Triloka Records, Tone-Cool Records, Ropeadope and Compendia (including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
