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artist · alex reece
release · la boum de luxe
year · 1996
genre · drum & bass
date · 12-jul-2003
quality · 192kbps/44,1khz
source · cable
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01 la boum de luxe 46:32
playtime · 00h 46m 32s
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london, england. one of the pioneers of drum 'n' bass and jungle,
reece's work has consistently demonstrated musical intelligence
and dexterity in opposition to the common perception of the
limitations of these genres. as a result he became one of the
first jungle artists to be signed to a major label, island
records' subsidiary blunted, in 1995. they faced considerable
competition for his signature, a testament to the impact made by
his early recordings for goldie's metalheadz label. his musical
apprenticeship came as a sound engineer, and with savings of
ú2,000 from this work he set up his own home studio, using a
sequencer and sampler in preference to computer-generated sounds.
his first release, "basic principles", sold 5,000 copies, and he
contributed to several other projects by the metalheadz
collective. probably his breakthrough release, however, was the
scintillating 1995 track, "pulp fiction". his debut for blunted,
"feel the sunshine", was released in november and reached number
67 in the uk charts. it was re-released early in 1996 with better
distribution and reached number 26, selling 40,000 copies. using
clipped, sparse jazz rhythms in a warm, accessible manner, the
single's success was attributed to reece's ability to make drum
'n' bass music more accessible than the more frenetic work of
goldie or photek, other artists working in similar territory.
another facet to set him apart from such peers was his preference
for working in the studio rather than accepting lucrative disc
jockeying commissions. his work as a remixer included commissions
for underworld's "ban style" for junior boy's own and neneh
cherry's "woman" for virgin records. his second single for
blunted, "candles", was released in the summer of 1996 and brought
further chart success.
dj-set for la boum de luxe, as aired on 19th april 1996.
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