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Un-cut - Midnight
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r i p p i n g n o t e s . . . . . . . ▀
date Feb-19-2003
style Drum & Bass
label WEA
cat.no. n/a
source CDDA
type Single
quality 192kbps 44.1hz Joint-Stereo
size 20,3 MB
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r e l e a s e n o t e s . . . . . . . ▀
"That's only the second time I've been able to listen to that tune
without crying."
Jenna G's eyes focus in the distance as the dying strains of Un-Cut's
gorgeous aching soul lament 'Senseless' fade. "All of the songs are
about me and my life, or us and our lives." She adds, "The emotion
behind the songs is sometimes too much for me." It's something that
every songwriter aims for - the ability to touch people on the
deepest and most honest level. From Stevie Wonder to Prince to Marvin
Gaye, it's the ability to tune in to those most basic, but complex
emotions, that makes the greats stand out from the also rans. Now its
time to add another name to this list. Un-Cut, a Mancunian trio who
possess that rare quality, the ability to create music that pulls on
the strings of every emotion. Songs that make the hairs on your neck
dance like voodoo, shivers run like smoke through your body and
goosebumps tingle like great sex. It's soul music - pure and simple.
The Uncut story begins in the darkest recesses of jungle fever circa
'93 with a young Manchester born producer and DJ going by the name 2D
(real name Iyiola Babalola, real origins - a Nigerian Prince). At a
time when Manchester's clubs had closed their doors to jungle, 2D
opened a drum'n'bass night at The Tenbar called Knowledge, before
eventually moving to a larger venue called The Music Box with a night
called Future Sounds. In the meantime 2D had also been working on a
few ideas in the studio with like-minded producer Waiwan. Together,
as Mind 21, they created a cut called 'Mind' which' blew up on the
underground, eventually getting licensed all over the world. 2D would
subsequently put out singles on a variety of labels including DJSS'
"Jazz'n'Bass" collection.
Meanwhile Londoner Darren Lewis (Mum from South America, Dad a
drummer, so music always had a strong presence in his childhood)
arrived in Manchester to study for a degree in French and Spanish.
Thanks to a stint working at Nico's legendary No U-Turn label in
1995, he was able to turn his focus to the Manchester scene, opening
his own night "Freshly Cut" in the process. It was almost inevitable
that 2D and Darren would meet.
"He said that if I did some flyering for his night then we could go
in the studio together," laughs Darren at the memory of how they came
to work together. "Later I found out that was what he told everyone.
But he didn't count on me turning up at the studio with a pile of
records and waiting for three hours for him to turn up!" In a moment
of obtuse creativity the promoters of Manchester's finest drum'n'bass
nights, Future Sounds and Freshly Cut, amalgamated their names to
come up with the moniker they would soon become internationally known
à Future Cut. The newly created duo debuted with, 'Fresh Step'; it
got signed straight away. And history was in the making.
The trio was completed by the arrival Jenna G, (Prince fan and
rainbow child, parents both in bands). Jenna had already been a face
on the Manchester urban landscape for a few years following a stint
singing live on infamous pirate station Love Energy. However Jenna
was becoming more inspired by darker, underground soundsà
"I did this night in Castlefield and Darren saw us." She recalls, "he
came up to me afterwards and said he was impressed by my singing and
wanted to work with me. I gave him my number but he never got back in
touch!" Thanks to a mutual friend, however, she finally hooked up
with Darren and 2D a couple of years later. "We spent the best part
of six months just taking the piss out of Jenna, so she would feel at
home," 2D laughs. Underlining the sharp and dry humour that
continually flows through the trio.
What followed was a three-year process of experimenting with ideas.
It was also a time in which Jenna explored an earlier love of acting
with a major role in Danny Boyle's acclaimed BBC2 drama 'Strumpet'.
Future Cut continued to DJ the world over and release singles. Among
them the classic 'Obsession' for Goldie's Metalheadz label -
featuring Jenna's sultry vocals in freeform.
"Goldie phoned up buzzing about "Obsession" exclaims Darren of that
tune "That was a big moment for us." However, the true instigation of
Un-Cut as a three-piece came with 'Borderline' a CD only track on a
Future Cut EP for Renegade Hardware. It was a drum'n'bass/ punk mash
up featuring Jenna in full flow. The response to it was incredible.
The threesome joined forces. Un-Cut was bornà And the magic started
to flow.
Un-Cut's debut collective effort was the stunning 'Midnight'. A
luscious, half-tempo drum'n'bass tune which found Jenna delivering a
classy vocal arrangement over a three-minute song. It sold out of its
10,000 copy run within weeks. But 'Midnight' only hinted at the shape
of things to come."For three years we'd been writing to pay the
bills, which meant every tune had to go off on the dancefloor,"
explains Darren. But as we began to develop and explore we were like,
lets do something slow, something deep. Everything we've wanted to do
for the past five years but hadn't had the time. It was like a
rebellion."
Rebellion, or catharsis, the tracks Un-Cut have created in the wake
of that first offering are nothing short of timeless. Classic cuts
that evoke the spirits of the Motown greats and reposition them in
the here and now. Take the Northern soul groove of 'Things You Say'
with its downlow funk vibes, jubilant horns, Hammond refrains and
burning muted trumpet solo. Or then there's the dub soaked, lowslung
groove of 'No Way', and the poetic power of the smoky 'Music is m"
("Music is, um, the breath of soul, new and old"), with its jazz
infused walking b-line. On a deeper soul tip come the stunning duo of
"Loveless' and 'Senseless'. Two tunes held together by the fusion of
classic sounds, future ambience, vocals that could scorch the soul of
the most hardhearted cynic and lyrics that bite. "I like to have a
twist in the lyrics." Says Jenna "It might be like a really nice slow
song, but the twist is that it's about me taking drugs and drinking
myself to death. Or another might be a really nice love song, but
it's really about a guy saying he loves me and me saying I don't
really love him back. So there's a twist in there."
It's these twists that add that final, powerful touch to the already
timelessly emotional music. From happiness to hurt, joy to despair -
it's all in Un-Cut. "Four years ago we wanted to hurt the drum & bass
scene," concludes Darren. "These days we'd like to hurt everyone one
from some guy sat in his bedroom to Dr. Dre. You know what I mean? We
want to inspire people."
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p l a y l i s t . . . . . . . . . . . ▀
01 midnight 03:54
02 midnight (mist vip 2003 mix) 06:26
03 midnight (waiwan mix) 04:26
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14:46 min
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t h e p u r p o s e o f i t a l l . . ▀
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'intelligent dance music', experimental electronic music, dark
ambient, drone/noise, beat-laden indie, and a spot of techno.
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t h e h e a d s . . . . . . . . . . . ▀
peace to music lovers everywhere
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j o i n t h e a r m y . . . . . . . . ▀
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