On Saturday afternoon, i was driving around Baltimore enjoying the weather, scanning the local radio trying to find a station playing something other than Soulja boy, when all of a sudden I was listening to Indeep's amazing 1982 hit "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". I couldn't help but think of Mirage's recent remix of the song on the Italians Do It Better compilation . This re-discovery might just act as a catalyst to me spending many hours in the used funk-R&B bin at the local record store. Here is the remix: [...]
If for some reason you've been unable to find the three records depicted above, or you were too lazy to piece them together by grabbing the free downloads the bands have offered via myspace , you no longer have any excuse: as of today , they're all available for download on eMusic . In case you're new around here, I'm of the opinion that all three are essential '07 releases. Here are some samples, via the bands' respective myspace pages: mp3: Glass Candy [...]
Indeep were your not so basic one hit wonder group that completely broke musical ground with their 1982 hit "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". Thanks to mastermind songwriter/producer Michael Cleveland aka Cold Jam, their sound was a very unique and original blend of New Wave, Post Disco and Proto Hip Hop. Indeep released two full length LP's and a grip of singles before the project folded in 1985 most likely due to the fact they simply [...]