New Year's Revolutions

Rip It Up, Issue 186, 1 January 1993, Page 5

New Year's Revolutions

NIRVANA INCESTICIDE Incesticide is a collection of hard to find Nirvana recordings that date back to their earliest sessions. As an album, it captures both the diversity and

the evolution of their music. While most of this material will be familiar to the band’s most serious fans, three of these songs have never been available

anywhere

KICKIN’ VARIOUS ARTISTS Kickin’ is a crucial mix of 17 killer dance floor fillers. From swingbeat to rap, from techno to funk, it covers the lot. Great hits from Snap, Hi-Five, Smartes, TLC, Eric B & Rakim plus local artists Upper Hutt Posse, Supergroove and Maree Sheehan, to name just a few.

The essential party album of 1993.

FLOWERHEAD KA-BLOOM! “Led Zeppelin, Jane’s Addiction and the Replacements had an orgy. The resulting child was Flowerhead.” Flowerhead’s debut recorded with Lou Giordano (Sugar, Pere Übu) boasts some wild, psychedelic musical flashes emphasized by a slow

grinding bass and a loud, talkative guitar. One listen to Ka-Bloom! and you’ll see what we mean.

MY LITTLE FUNHOUSE STANDUNDER

Hailing from Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland, My Little Funhouse are a ten-legged snarl rock groove spread with attitude, dirt guitars and a growling star voice in semi dreadlocks. My Little Funhouse are young, fired up and aggressive. There’s little doubt that these guys are going to be huge.

LONDON BEAT HARMONY With two albums and three singles under their belts including a number one in over 20 countries, London Beat have proven without a doubt that they are a force to be reckoned with. Harmony features classic performances from Daryll Hall and Courtney Pine along with London Beat’s unmistakable lush harmonies.

THE WEDDING PRESENT HIT PARADE 2 35 years after Elvis had 12 consecutive top 30 U.K. hits in 12 months — The Wedding Present have equalled this astonishing record. Hit Parade 2 contains the remaining six singles (7-12) and B-sides. The limited edition album features live John Peel session recordings of the 12 singles. Video Dick York’s Wardrobe out soon.

TRAGICALLY HIP FULLY COMPLETELY

When Canada’s Tragically Hip dive into their fourth effort, Fully Completely, they prove that the variables of Rock ’n’ Roll are only limited by the range of your creativity. Fully Completely moves the band into a new musical

dimension without compromising the urgency of their unique, spontaneous sound.

WRECKX ‘N’ EFFECT HARD OR SMOOTH Wreckx ‘n’ Effect’s second album is a blend of hip hop rhythms and rap with the more soulful side of R&B. With their first single ‘Rumpshaker’ currently riding high in charts worldwide, Wreckx will undoubtedly emerge triumphant in their quest to further the “newjack” kingdom.

KWS PLEASE DON’T GO The Nottingham production duo’s ruthless pursuit of success continues with their debut album which includes ‘Please Don’t Go’, ‘Rock You Baby’ and ‘Hold Back The Night’, which features The Trammps themselves for this cover of the U.S. vocal group’s 1975 smash hit. A veritable disco inferno!

LISA STANSFIELD SOMEDAY Lisa’s latest single was specifically written for the soundtrack to the

film The Bodyguard. Powerful vocals, lyrics delivered with true soul and the added delight of the strains of the saxophone, this is the sound of Lisa at her very best.

BELL BIV DEVOE GANGSTA Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie Devoe are back with their slammin’ hit single ‘Gangsta’, taken from their long awaited follow-up album Hootie Mack.

CHANTE MOORE LOVE’S TAKEN OVER Chante’s first single ‘Love’s Taken Over’, is a subtle yet pulsating slice of funky elegance co-written and produced by U.K. sensation Simon Law . Watch out for Chante’s debut album Precious.

THE SOUL SYSTEM IT'S GONNA BE A LOVELY DAY • Clivilles and Cole’s (of C & C Music Factory) new system bring you the second single from The Bodyguard soundtrack. Available as a specially priced two record set on 12" and an eight track CD single.

SHAI IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE Shai have already taken their homeland by storm with their debut single ‘lf I Ever Fall In Love’ reaching number 2 on the United States singles chart. Their combination of faith, hope and tenacity mixed in with strong vocals and beautiful harmonies will undoubtedly take them far.

MARTHA WASH CARRY ON Martha Wash has performed with Black Box, C & C Music Factory and The Weather Girls. Her long anticipated debut Martha illustrates why she will always be the prototype for aspiring divas, by delivering a breathtaking, bombastic vocal within an anthemic gospel-house context.

DR ALBAN ONE LOVE Nigerian born Dr Alban follows up his smash hit single ‘lt’s My Life’ with the title track from his latest album One Love. A midtempo dance groove, the track is complimented by Dr Alban’s characteristic rap style vocals. Essential!

YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS TAP THE BOTTLE

Young Black Teenagers are back and they’re on a mission. ‘Tap The Bottle’ (produced by Terminator X) has the kind of beat that challenges the suspension systems in overlooked jeeps, the kind of beat that sounds like it’s under pressure, like a wound up spring about to explode.

EXPOSE I WISH THE PHONE WOULD RING In the last few years the Miami Sound — a refreshing blend of dance grooves and latin rhythms — has developed a large following, in no small part due to the rise of Expose. The Miami based trio are back with an extremely catchy single from their self-titled new album Expose.

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