Artist................... Steve Skaith Band
Album.....................Empires & Us
Label.....................Westpark
Genre.....................Folk
Release...................05/26/2006
Street....................xx/xx/2005
Encoder...................LAME 3.97 beta
Quality...................--aps 44.1kHz/joint
# NAME TiME
01. The Big Pit 03:59
02. Cut the Cord 04:34
03. Keywords 03:55
04. The Special Relationship 05:02
05. Home 04:23
06. 5 Point Star 04:38
07. Other Mothers 03:22
08. (Don't Give Me) Sweet Love 04:36
09. Near Me 02:39
10. The Aftermath 04:33
11. Come Alive 06:31
Steve Skaith was the singer and writer with the UK band
Latin QuarterΓ?? best known for its 1986 single "Radio
Africa"Γ?? from the hit album "Modern Times". The band
made several albums and continued touring throughout
Europe until 1998. In 1999, Steve moved to Mexico where
he continues to live. There he has teamed up with three
Mexican musicians: Javier Gamiz - Spanish guitar,
Jarana and Cuatro Venezolano; Beto Tenorio - Bass
guitar and Ricardo Serrano - Drums.
In 2003 they produced their first album "Mexile"Γ?? and
on April 25th 2005 they released their second CD
entitled "Empires and Us". The music represents a
meeting of British folk-rock with different world music
feels and influences, as much African as Latin
American. The lyrics - many written by Latin Quarter
lyricist Mike Jones - are often political, as they were
with Latin Quarter, covering such topics as American
power in the modern world and Tony Blair's collusion
with that. There is also humour, love, love gone
missing, and, finally, a song "Come Alive"Γ?? requested
by South African fans.
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Biographical/discographical background
Latin Quarter was formed in August 1983, initially
consisting of Mike Jones (lyrics), Steve Skaith
(vocals, guitar) and Richard Wright (guitar). Mike
Jones and Steve Skaith were both members of Big Flame,
a political organisation concerned with social justice,
and actually started writing and home-recording some
two years prior to the formation of the band. Modern
Times - their critically acclaimed dΘbut album - was
released in September 1985. It went Top Twenty in a lot
of countries. Songs like Modern Times, America For
Beginners, No Rope As Long As Times and New
Millionaires have all become enduring songs but 1986's
Radio Africa has taken on timeless classic status. The
group's second album Mick And Caroline was released in
1987, the third album Swimming Against The Stream in
1989. 1993 saw the release of the Latin Quarter album
Long Pig.
After that, Latin Quarter/Steve Skaith effectively
disappeared from the music scene until the release of
the appropriately named single Surprised in 1997. The
first song from their new album Bringing Rosa Home, it
was quickly followed by two other singles -- Angel and
Branded -- taken from the same source. These were
probably the most commercial records Latin Quarter had
released since Radio Africa.
After a six-year absence, Steve Skaith returned with a
new band and a new album Mexile (plaene Records). The
frontman of the English pop group Latin Quarter had
teamed up with musicians in Mexico to produce an album
brimming with memorable rhythms and intelligent lyrics.
Although recorded in Mexico, Mexile retained an
essentially British feel in much the same manner as the
late Kirsty MacColl's Brazilian recorded Tropical
Brainstorm.
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