Back in 1991 Acid Jazz collective Young Disciples released a killer single- Apparently Nothin'- and an actually very good album called Road To Freedom. Marco Nelson and Femi Williams married 'real' instruments and samples to Carleen Anderson's voice to create something that drew on soul, hip hop, funk and jazz but was very British. The album concluded with Young Disciples Theme, a two minute version of this longer take (which came out in 1990 on the Get Yourself Together 12"). Ex- Style Councillor Mick Talbot plays some very cool organ, the thumping bassline kicks in and there's a lovely jazzy flute part. Young Disciples cleverly sampled Prince from Sign Of The Times for the vocal hook- 'get down with', the vocal goes before the Prince sample 'gang called the Disciples' finishes the line off and Battersea rapper MC Mell'O steps up to the mic. It's something I haven't listened to for years and thirty one years later sounds very good indeed.
1 comment:
It does indeed, thanks!
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