I told you that I couldn't wait but luckily I did not have to wait long. The Bassman is back y'all! And as you can tell from looking at the cover (with Illustration by Darren Shaw & graphic design from Daniel Lynch), Mr Bassman brought some friends; DJ Billy E, DJ Lace, Kevin Montgomery, 2BMF, Mellow J and DJ Sway-Z.
Check 'em out:
"Our second collection of Old School club anthems set to the Bass of the 90's. "Drop" these classic cutz in your car or home system, listen back, and enter the domain of Quad city, U.S.A. Whether your peepin "Computer Power" and "Jam On It" from Newcleus or the classic "Play At Your Own Risk", the Bassman has phattaned every track giving props to the Old School while lacing them wit the flava of BOOM!
A collection of classic cutz with the power of bass!
"This collection of old school themes have been playing in dance halls and car stereos for years and have finally been reproduced in a booming bass style. These club anthems bring the noise in an avalanche of beat and volume that will put sound systems to the ultimate test." (Dave Friedman)
Honestly I did not expect much from this CD because of the cover. Normally the cover art should do the opposite; attract you to the product and make you feel like listening, but for some reason I thought this would be some type of fake bass music. My mistake! I guess my mistake was not realising that "Bassman" was Mr Bassman Keith Rosenberg! Ofcourse it has to be booming then! You know he drops bombs!
"In newly recorded, bassified versions, the old school now pumps and thumps like never before. From Shannon's "Let the music play" (a # 2 hit on Billboard's dance chart)..."
"to the classic techno foundation of Germany's Kraftwerk and their hit "Trans Europe Express", the best of old school is movin' from the dance floor to the street."
And there was more surprising news! It was not just Mr Bassman bassing. 2 Out of the 13 tracks were produced by none other than DJ Billy E! "Numbers" and "Music Non Stop"...
Yup, this whole album was a pleasant surprise. LISTEN here if you want more. Sorry Darren Shaw for underestimating your artwork. I can't wait for VOLUME 2!
I had seen this cd online many times and I just knew it was not gonna be the best out there. But what I did NOT know was that it is produced by the One Rascal Albert Cabrera! You know, the producer and edit king who already gave us a bass album on this blog, namely "The Bass Project" on Pandisc. What I also didn't know is that one of the rappers on this album is Won-Tu, better known as Hanson from Hanson & Davis. The duo that made this club classic:
The rap tracks are for sure not the headlines on this release. Here's Won-Tu with "Kiss the puppet"
And the other rapper, Celo, with "Rhythm, rocks, stop"
The instrumental tracks are rather bumping though...
Photography by Marti Griffin & Associates Inc. Photo art direction & graphic design by Jill A. McCarthy.
