Saturday 13 July 2024

Late pass!

Hard Rock Soul Movement - Double Def Fresh
(From 12" single; 1986)



What dis? A 1986 British Electro track by future Kiss FM DJ duo Max LX & Dave VJ designed for Covent Garden body-poppers which got a second wind during the 1988/1989 Summer Of Love and became a favourite of Acid House Ravers. Makes sense because you can totally imagine this gettin' played next to sum shit like Voodoo Ray, right? Morgan Khan must not have been a fan of this track because he never included it on any of his Street Sounds Electro compilations. But the likes of A Guy Called Gerald, LFO and Autechre were all big fans of this track and it shows in their early music.

A pack of Jammy Dodgers goes to any non-Brits who can identify where the "I'm afraid it's not fresh" vocal sample comes from. Don't be cheating by Googling it tho!

7 comments:

  1. Had no idea Max and Dave made music before the Kiss FM Rap Show.

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  2. They had Funky Groove with Afrika Noncebaataa which is the only song I knew by them.

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  3. You heard the new Greg Nice song? probably be right up your alley.

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  4. The Butter joint? Yeah, that's not half bad.

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