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artist · urban species
release · blanket
year · 1998
genre · drum & bass
label · talkin loud
catalogue · tkdj041
website · n/a
date · 30-jun-2004
quality · 214kbps/44,1khz
source · vinyl
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a1 blanket (optical remix) 9:05
b1 blanket (optical remix instrumental) 8:43
playtime · 00h 17m 48s
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since their formation in tottenham, london, england, in the late
80s, urban species were widely tipped as the next potential
breakthrough in uk hip-hop. they originally comprised lead rapper
mint (b. peter akinrinola) and dj renegade (b. winston small),
whose partnership principally involved messing about in their
north london bedrooms, since when they have added the services of
toaster slim (b. rodney green). the trio started to produce small
runs of white labels, distributing them under the names of either
mint or renegade. this earned them a reputation among both the
pirate radio stations and clubs, where they would be invited to
appear. even the hip new york stations kiss and wbls picked up on
one of their tracks, "it's my thing", but they were hamstrung by
finances and unable to capitalize. their next cut, "got to have
it', was the one that brought them to the attention of talkin"
loud records boss gilles peterson. by 1991 he had their
signatures. their eclectic blend of ragga, dub, and even acoustic
folk rumblings saw them placed in several musical categories, from
soul to rap and jazz fusion, and comparisons to arrested
development arose. their second single as urban species, "listen",
shared its title with their first lp, and featured "fourth' member
lynette bracewaite, alongside live guest musicians such as
galliano and incognito. guest vocalists have also included mc
solaar (a fellow-traveller on the talkin" loud roster) and maysa
leak, and urban species have built their reputation as much on the
back of impressive live appearances as much as their studio touch.
blanket finally appeared at the start of 1999, and featured guest
vocals from us funk/soul artist terry callier.
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