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- deephouse -
march 18 2001
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artist : Blaze
title : Basic Blaze
year : 1997
genre : House
label : Kickin music
cat# : slipcd61
url :
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rls-date : 03/18/2001
encoder : lame 3.87
quality : 192k/44100
source : Compact Disc
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01 My Beat 5:26
02 Cult Of Soul 7:31
03 Wishing You Were Here 7:05
04 Sacred Sex 11:08
05 The Garden 6:05
06 Klubtrance 6:49
07 Never Can Get Away 7:48
08 Threshold 5:27
09 Another Dae 6:28
9 tracks (01h 03m 47s)
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OThe New Jersey production team known as Blaze authored a number of
deep house anthems from the 1980s and '90s, including "If You
Should Need a Friend" and "Lovelee Dae" under their own name as
well as "Hideaway" by De'lacy and "My Desire" by Amira. Signed to a
contract with Motown (ostensibly for their R&B/pop crossover
potential) in 1989, the trio of Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge and Chris
Herbert issued one solid album for the label before embarking on a
career short on LPs but long on stellar productions for a variety
of artists. The production wing of Blaze, namely Milan and Hedge
(the latter a former gospel singer) began as early favorites on the
New York/New Jersey garage scene of the mid-'80s. The pair, both
DJs and fans of Tony Humphries' sets at the Newark club Zanzibar,
began producing in 1984 and made a name for themselves two years
later with a pair of garage classics, "If You Should Need a Friend"
and "Whatcha Gonna Do" (with vocals by Colonel Abrams). Remixes and
additional production for British synth-popsters ABC led to a
recording contract with Motown in 1989. With semi-permanent
vocalist Chris Herbert added to the lineup, Blaze released their
debut album 25 Years Later in 1990. Though the single "So Special"
did well in the clubs, it wasn't quite the crossover Motown
expected and the group was dropped.
Though the major labels had enough of crossover house music by the
early '90s, there was still a major independent market for the
music. Milan and Hedge continued to produce and record, both
separately and together, during the decade. In 1994, they wrote and
produced the British Top Ten hit "Hideaway" by De'Lacy. Three years
later, Blaze added Tee Alford and returned with another club hit
("Lovelee Dae") and their second full-length, Basic Blaze (recorded
for the UK-based Slip'N'Slide label). A Blaze retrospective
appeared in 1999. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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shoutouts to the groups that love the music they promote ...
sweetbeats, klangwerk, iMPG, Mindscape, sour, groove
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If you're down with the deep house music, music with feeling ...
music that makes you groove no matter where you are ... and you
keep the feeling. dh 2001