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Out
2nd June 2008
COLOR
CLIMAX follow up their underground album success with a killer soul
funk 7" release. The album "Plug It In" was released in November
2007 and has been a constant seller, gaining props worldwide.
Tracks:
A. You Got What You Wanted feat Enké The A-side here is a midtempo
cover of the Ike Turner classic. The original version came out in
1968. On "You Got What You Wanted" Color Climax brought in vocalist
Enké to add some top notch, heartfelt vocals to the melting pot.
B.
Jellyfish Popcorn "Jellyfish Popcorn" has driving beats and basslines
with some classic Hammond workouts typical of Color Climax's early
output. This track was first released on the Breakin Bread compilation
CD in 2001.
Both
these tracks have never been released on 7" before.
Background:
Color Climax are one of finest musical forces to come out of Coventry
since 2-Tone ruled in the early 80's. They have been consistently
putting out music and gigging to become one of the UK's top funk/disco/latin
bands. They first emerged on Breakin Bread Records in 2000 and they
have released four 7" 45rpm singles, a 12" and an album to critical
acclaim. Their sound is a mixture of live and digitally produced
music. They play live as a 4 piece and sometimes they add sampled
elements.
Paul
T, the producer behind the band first emerged making beats for Unanimous
Decision, an influential UK hip hop collective from the early 90's.
Paul went on to be a prolific DJ playing anything that related to
hip hop from the last 40 years and he became a resident DJ at the
legendary Breakin Bread club. When Breakin Bread started putting
out records in the late 90's Paul had hooked up with Steve Ashby,
a keyboard player who shared Paul's love of library and soundtrack
music. Whereas Paul had sought out this music for the breaks and
beats it supplied to hip hop, Steve had come from the opposite direction
as a dedicated keyboard player with a love for the Hammond Organ.
What resulted was a marriage made in heaven, suddenly Breakin Bread
could put out original funk records with Paul on the beats and Steve
on the Hammond.
Paul
and Steve then started expanding their horizons working with local
musicians and trying to break out of the beats plus music formula.
And this is what they've done on "You Got What You Wanted" where
they've worked with a new vocalist called Nana K who funnily enough
also lived in Coventry. Look for him on Youtube under his other
moniker Nana K! This guy has real talent…
Quality,
soulful, organic music from the Midlands! Spread the word…
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