Chris Bangs Presents the Playbox (2LP)
Chris Bangs' diverse and eclectic musical journey is a big reason why he was chosen to curate a compilation for Ace.
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Funk
Label: BGP
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With a background ranging from space rock with The Mighty Om to DJ residencies across London, Bangs' career spans numerous genres, from jazz to funk to soul. Bangs' DJ sets and parties - at venues steeped in tradition such as the Special Branch in Brentford, London - alongside Gilles Peterson, were seminal in the development of acid jazz, where “acid jazz was never meant to be more than a persiflage”. His foray into production, like the proto-acid jazz classic “Psychedelic Jack” with Peterson on vocals, cemented his legacy, but it's curation highlights like this that really excite us. Hold on tight as we sift through early acid jazz brilliance from Gunky to Vera Cruz to Brazilian Skies and Jubilation.
About the artist
"DJ , Artist and Producer Chris Bangs, rocking clubland with his summer hit 'Warm Weather' has played a major part in the Acid Jazz story. An influential British DJ, he produced six of the label's initial 13 releases. Born in Kingston Upon Thames in 1958, Chris lived in New Malden In Surrey during his school years and throughout the seventies frequented many of the soul clubs that influenced many of the deejays of today. In the late Seventies and early Eighties, Chris moved into deejaying himself gradually becoming a highly soughtafter deejay. On teaming up with Gilles Peterson (now Radio One Deejay and instigator of Talking Loud Records), Chris & Gilles were regular club deejays on the London soul and jazz circuit. During the Acid House period of the late Eighties, Chris and Gilles formed a 'tongue in cheek' musical vehicle they described as 'Acid Jazz'. From here Chris moved from the turntables, into the studio and began working with many famous musicians. As a producer among his extensive list of credits, he has worked with such notables as Paul Weller, Galliano, and Style Councillor Mick Talbot."
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