1990s Vinyl LP 314 Items

Limited edition of 500 copies on clear vinyl.

Until recently, it was thought that we had heard all there was to hear from Saâda Bonaire. The German studio project's 1980s recordings had been compiled on the now cult-classic double LP Saâda Bonaire, released by Captured Tracks in 2013. Though the group had continued working until 1994, founder Ralph "von" Richtoven had firmly stated that all of their post-1986 work was lost. Released now for the first time ever, 1992 compiles the band's long-lost early nineties material. Produced between Bremen and New York City, the 12 songs presented here capture the group's attempts at steering their trademark fusion sound (reggae, afro-funk, Eastern music, and sultry German female vocals) into uncharted nu jazz, trip-hop, and house territories. It's no surprise, given both the time lapse and the fluid nature of the project, that these recordings differ sonically from the 1980s material. 1992 finds Saâda Bonaire folding new influences from the time (house, hip-hop, rap) into their eclectic sonic universe. Vocalist Andrea Ebert's soulful voice -the result of a church choir background and an early love of American soul and jazz music- offset Stephanie Lange's laid-back, more German-sounding vocals. This unique interplay bolstered the band's new direction - evident in their inspired takes on James Brown's "Woman" and Syreeta Wright and Stevie Wonder's "To Know You Is To Love You". The American influence was also made literal via contributions by renowned DJ Matthias Heillbronn and rapper Jimmy Lee Patterson, both of whom lent some stardust to the tracks at François Kevorkian's Axis Studios in NYC. Unfortunately, the demo recordings were considered too bizarre for 1990s record label standards, and as a result were never published. As with all things Saâda Bonaire, the discovery of these discarded recordings feels like a sort of magical impossibility. It's been nearly ten years since the release of the last compilation, and thirty since the recordings were originally captured. That they still manage to sound fresh and avant garde is a testament to Saâda Bonaire's flair for creating pop music for past, present, and future outsiders.

The group’s story begins in 1991 when the singer William Naraine met the producer Robyx. In January 1992, after some demo recordings, they released the monster hit “Please don’t go”. With more than three million copies sold, "Please don’t go" earned an abundance of gold and platinum records worldwide, including America and UK, where it was the biggest hit of 1992. The second single "We all need love" was recorded in June 1992 during a European tour. It strengthened and confirmed the worldwide success of Double You as it quickly climbed to the top position of many of the world’s charts. This second single was followed by the first album, "We all need love”, that launched the ‘Covermania’ style allover the world. Today, after

[Limited edition vinyl] [1] Double LP (180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl) [2] Booklet included

The album includes “Face My Fears,” theme song for the action role-playing game “kingdom Hearts Ⅲ” co-authored with Skrillex; “Somewhere Near Marseilles,” a 13-minute-plus epic co-written with Sam Shepherd, known worldwide under his Floating Points moniker; and “One Last Kiss,” co-produced with A. G. Cook, a producer also credited on Beyonce's latest album, all remarkable works truly in sync with the latest global pop music scene!

[Tracklisting] Side A [esjl-3123-a] 01. BAD Mode 02. Kimini Muchuu (Main Theme for TBS Friday Night Drama “Saiai”) 03. One Last Kiss (Theme Song for EVANGELION:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time) 04. Pink Blood (Main Theme for Anime Series “To Your Eternity”) 05. Time (Main Theme for NTV Sunday Drama “Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro”)

Side B [esjl-3123-b] 01. Kibunja Naino (Not In The Mood) 02. Darenimo Iwanai (suntory Tennensui CM Song) 03. Find Love (Featured in SHISEIDO's Global Campaign “power IS You”)

Side C [esjl-3124-a] 01. Face My Fears (Japanese Version) (Opening Theme for Action Role-Playing Game “kingdom Hearts Ⅲ”) 02. Somewhere Near Marseilles (Campaign Song for "cartier Trinity FOR Chitose ABE OF sacai")

Side D [esjl-3124-b] 01. Beautiful World (Da Capo Version) (Theme Song for EVANGELION:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time) 02. Kireina Hito (Find Love) 03. Face My Fears (English Version) (Opening Theme for Action Role-Playing Game “kingdom Hearts Ⅲ”) 04. Face My Fears (A. G. Cook Remix)

Inspired by Front 242, Skinny Puppy and Clock DVA, Arno and Tibor were fellow students at the Center of Electronic Music (CEM) in Arnhem, Netherlands during the mid 80's.After getting a record deal with the Belgian Antler Subway, and started producing their first EP, originally meant as EBM. But since they were in the middle of proceeding, they took the chance to incorporate some of those influences in their first record, 'Force D'Inquisition', in 1990, which became one of the earliest Dutch house records.Track A2 is the legendary 'Apocalypse', which was quite a hit at the time both in the EBM and acid scene, with gentlemen like Frankie Knuckles playing it in his sets.Arno Peeters was later part of Random XS and Urban Electro and worked solo as Spasms on Djax-Up-Beats. In memory of Tibor Fülöp, 17-03-2010.

The vibrant genre Eurodance originated in the late Eighties in Europe and combines many elements of rap and rich melodic vocals with strong bass rhythms and cutting-edge synthesizers. The 2LP Eurodance Collected compiles the best hits from Eurodance, including Snap! ""Rhythm Is A Dancer"", Technotronic's worldwide smash ""Pump Up The Jam"", catchy sing-a-long self-titled Captain Jack track, Dutch group Vengaboys' ""Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!, Belgium's hit-wonder 2 Unlimited's ""No Limit"" plus 22 other guaranteed dancefloor fillers. Eurodance Collected is available on black vinyl and includes an insert.