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artist · nathan haines
release · squire for hire
year · 2003
genre · lo-fi
label · chilli funk records
catalogue · cfcd010
website · www.chillifunk.com
date · 16-jul-2003
quality · 192kbps/44,1khz
source · compact disc
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01 squire for hire 4:03
02 folk jazz 6:24
03 o misterio 6:29
04 springtime rain 6:05
05 nothing new 5:43
06 fm 4:38
07 u see that 5:20
08 doot dude 4:45
09 oblivion 5:03
10 let it go 4:18
11 right by your side 6:27
12 the last dance (make it good) 8:23
playtime · 01h 07m 38s
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after the incredible worldwide success of nathan haines debut
chilli funk album 'sound travels' the music industry, clubland and
all at chilli funk's hq waited with extreme eagerness and baited
breathe for the follow-up.
so now after months of hardwork and slaving away in the studio
with talented producer, writer dj & allround good guy mr phil
asher - we are extremely proud to unveil for your listening
pleasure - nathans latest masterpeice 'squire for hire'. it's a
natural progression from 'sounds travels'
and features some of the best musicians, singers and musical
performers on the planet.
you may already be familiar with the title track, 'squire for
hire' released as a single taster for this quality maxi and
featuring a true jazz legend -the incredible voice of all things
soulful & more ... miss marlena shaw.
nathan's love of steely dan is highlighted here for his superb
cover of 'fm' featuring the haunting, yet attractive vocals of d2
and some incredible guitar of carl orr.
his dream of working with his father, world renowned jazz bass
player kevin haines, is finally realised in 'nothing new' an
amazingly simple song - lyrics penned by phil asher and sung with
force by shelley nelson.
'oblivion' is an immense journey for nathan, deep, dark and very,
very personal. this also features the amazing chix with stix on
strings, percussion from karl vanden bossche and the haunting
horns of scott bayliss & barnaby dickinson who also appear on
'right by your side'
an incredible club hit worldwide, vocalised by the mighty vanessa
freeman and marcus begg with the west london rhythm section of
mike patto on keys, neville 'level' malcolm - bass and the
evergreen chris franck on guitar & kalimba. the perfect soulful
dance record-we like to think so.
the multi-talented mike patto gets together with phil and nathan
for 'folk jazz', an almost world beat sort of a tune, that gets
right inside your head and refuses to let go check the natural
drumming from daniel cosby, the sitar of boo scher, those chix
with stix on strings and again kevin haines on bass with jim
lampi's chapman stick adding a further dimension. mike also lends
a hand on 'nothing new' and the quirky titled 'doot dude',
featuring the wonderful lyrics and spoken word of lyric l and some
gorgeous strings recorded by tom davidson at north london's
livingston studios.
'springtime rain' features the deep, smooth voice of rich medina,
add to that the playing of simon colam's acoustic piano and
vintage wurlitzer and you have another haunting performance that
just reaches. ...oh yes! rich medina also voices his much revered
opinion on 'let it go' another special song with a poinant message
in the music.
whilst you're about it check out the vocal prowness of guida de
palma on 'o misterio', the lady's vocals are really something else
-this cut also has mark de clive lowe on bass-an incredible talent
whose time is just around the corner
we cannot praise this nathan haines album enough and the wait,
we're sure you'll agree, has definitely been worth it.
'squire for hire' reaches beyond all expectations and shows that
nathan haines music has matured to an incredibly high level and
his partnership with phil asher is a match made in heaven. add to
that the incredible musicianship, vocals and production and the
end result is a amazing album for music lovers worldwide, where
'quality' is definitely the key...oh yes you funky people it
really doesn't get much better than this!
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