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Jomanda – Got A Love For You
Nov 22nd
Jomanda is a female R&B/House vocal trio from New Jersey. Members include Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams and Renee Washington. They had several hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including “Got a Love for You,” which hit number one in 1991. It also crossed over to the mainstream, going top 40 (peaking at number 40) on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. They are best remembered for that song, now considered a house music classic.
In 1993, they returned to number one on the dance chart with “Don’t You Want Me,” a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda. A comeback by the group along with a new single for a forthcoming album was rumoured to be fact during 2002. No new music has surfaced from Jomanda since the rumour.
Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003 after a three year battle with colon cancer. downlaod mp3
the aloof-never get out of the boat
Nov 10th
The Aloof were a British alternative / pop / electronica supergroup, mixing electronic and dance elements with dub influences. They were active during the 1990s and released four full-length albums. Two members of The Aloof – Burns and Kooner – were also members of electronic group The Sabres of Paradise. Their drummer Richard Thair went on to join the band Red Snapper.
On the day of the death of Diana Princess of Wales, BBC Radio 1 played the haunting instrumental “The Last Stand” (an extended instrumental version of “One Night Stand”) every 30 minutes for several hours. Both tracks appeared on the “Sinking” album, East West Records, 1996.
The man behind the unique vocals, Ricky Barrow, sang on all tracks but two of Luke Slater’s excursion into techno-pop “Alright On Top”, Mute Records 2002.
Four unreleased tracks recorded last year have been made available for listening and downloading on their MySpace page; “The Only Art I Know”, “It’s Not The Same”, “Dover” and “Brighter Than The Sun”. There is however no information regarding a new release, to date.
The House Crew – Keep The Fire Burning
Oct 28th
this is 1 ruff tune that drops big time.
samples “cut the midrange, drop the bass” from All We Wanna Do Is Dance (The Message) by The House Crew and “got to keep the fire burning” from Day Dreaming by Baby D (both Production House tracks). Also “why don’t you move, dammit?” from Ring My Bell by Monie Love vs Adeva.
download. (for sample only) if you like it buy it
Robert Owens – I'll Be Your Friend
Oct 18th
Robert Owens grew up singing in church, but years later, he was working as a DJ in 1985, when he met Chicago producer Larry Heard.[1] The pair formed Fingers Inc., along with Ron Wilson, and they released a few singles.
Cola Boy – Seven ways to love
Oct 17th
St Etienne recoded a version of it, but it wasn’t official as sarah cracknell wasn’t allowed to sing on another label due to the terms of her contract, this, the hit version, featured Janey Lee Grace, 1991
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