''Mysteries of Funk'' is an album by the English

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

artist

Grooverider Raymond Bingham (born 16 April 1967 in Streatham, London, England), better known as Grooverider, is a British drum and bass DJ. He and DJ partner Fabio are regarded as "originators" of the scene.

, released in 1998. The album's first single was "Rainbows of Colour". The album peaked at No. 50 on the

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Production

The album was engineered by Optical.

Critical reception

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'' thought that "with its jazzy trumpets and congas and its ethereal synths, it seems to owe as much to the ''Star Trek'' TV show (which is sampled on several cuts) as to James Brown." ''

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'' concluded that "there's something dutiful about the music, as if Grooverider simply made a record because he thinks that's what big-time DJs are supposed to do." ''

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'' wrote that "the best passages of ''Mysteries of Funk'' entwine d'n'b's percussive intricacy with languorous jazzy moods of a Miles Davis hue ... Against this are dull 10-minute tracks stuck in a tape loop." ''

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'' called ''Mysteries of Funk'' "an elegant record with many textures, many instruments and blissful serenity amid hurtling beats."

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wrote that the album "succeeds most when Groove is wrapping his drum'n'bass two-step around a distinctly mainstream attention to house and fusion ambience."

Track listing

Credits

- lead member, producer, programming, keyboards * Optical - engineer *Tom Harrison - bass *Roya Arab - composer, performer, vocals *Cleveland Watkiss - vocals *Sophie Barker - vocals *Andrew Blick - trumpet

References

External links

* {{Authority control Grooverider albums 1998 debut albums