November 10, 2011 Rockberry
Time for old school Electro from L.A. ! I bought this 12″ when it was released back in ´85 and me was trying to pop lock to it. Actually the band was a duo and called Dream Team but they joined forces with Lisa “Miss Rockberry” Love for this song, at least. In the mid 80ties Funk and Disco were almost gone and very cheesy production were all over the place. Back then Rap and Electro Freestyle turned my world around and it was a fine change to the game. Acts like JJ Fad, also on Dream Tam Records, and heroes like The Egyptian Lover were making big waves coming from L.A. Later on it was Miami Bass and Luke Skywalker and the famous 2 Live Crew. And of course New York got a vivid scene and people like Kurtis Mantronik and Louie Vega earned their first production credits on labels like Sleeping Bag Records by owner Arthur Russell. Not to forget Tommy Boy Records and their early approach with Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force and their über-hit “Planet Rock” produced by legendary Arthur Baker. So the mid 80ties weren´t so bad at all I just recognized….
Tags: 2 Live Crew, Arthur Baker, Arthur Russell, DreamTeam Records, Electro Funk, L.A., LA Dream Team, Luke Skywalker, Mantronix, Miami Bass, Planet Rock, Rockberry, Sleeping Bag Records, Solsonic Force, Tommy Boy Records
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