Prompted by Other Blogs, Part 10

I'm always cruising around the interweb, looking for interesting music on various blogs. I'll see or hear something out there that sets me on a path, a new musical journey. 

 

This is the second time I've been prompted by myvinyldreams. I was prompted by them the second time this series appeared, here. At My Vinyl Dreams you'll mostly find 80s/90s vinyl (usually singles & EPs) with all the extra tracks & remixes that come with the singles releases.

DJjedredy (Primary School teacher in Manchester. Vinyl junkie & 80s nostalgia freak) posted several Faithless remix releases. Get them here & here. 

 

I used to listen to Faithless a great deal in the late 90s/early 00s. As oft times happens, my listening pleasures changed. This great crew fell to the wayside only because of my lack of attention & shortness of memory. Eternally grateful for the prompt. 

 

Faithless was, at its core: Maxwell Fraser, better known by his stage name Maxi Jazz, a British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, & DJ (he died December 23, 2022 R.I.P.); along with Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong known musically as Rollo; & Ayalah Deborah Bentovim, best known by her stage name Sister Bliss, a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, & songwriter. In the studio, she & Rollo make up the production duo Rollo & Sister Bliss.

The group's first release, 1995s Reverence was a minor underground classic but failed to break into the mass consciousness. That changed with their next release, 1998s Sunday 8PM with it's break-out hit "God is a DJ". 

 

Faithless - God is a DJ EP, Orange Records ORCDM 53447, 1998.
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God is a Dj (radio edit)
God is a DJ (Monster mix)
God is a DJ (Serious Danger remix)
God is a DJ (Sharp remix)

 

 

That put the group on my radar, so I was quick to grab their follow-up. A superb listen.

 

Faithless - Outrospective, Cheeky Records 74321 850832, 2001.

Donny X
Not Enuff Love
We Come 1
Crazy English Summer
Muhammad Ali
Machines R Us
One Step too Far
Tarantula
Giving Myself Away    
Code    
Evergreen
Liontamer

bonus tracks -
Why Go
Mass Destruction
Insomnia
Godis a DJ

 

 

 

 

& here's a special treat, the somewhat overlooked instrumental accompaniment to 2004s No Roots...

 

Faithless - Everything Will be Alright Tomorrow, Cheeky Records 82876618692, 2004.

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Blissy's Groove

Enjoy,
NØ