Condition: Used
Blaze - Spiritually Speaking
Label: Slip 'n' Slide
Catalog#: SLIPLP 102
Format : 2 x Vinyl, LP
Record VG+ )
Cover has fold mark sticker wear top right and ringwear ( see our pic)
Country: UK
Released: 2002
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Deep House, Garage House Nu Jazz Acid Jazz, Soul , Spoken Word
Side A
Melodies Of Love 5:45
Breathe 5:23
Gloria Muse (The Yoga Song) 6:42
Side B
Do You Remember House? 5:07 ( has a mark in intro)
Vocals - Palmer Brown
Sweeter Than The Day Before 5:50
Where You Are 4:02
Black Byrd Interlude / Spiritually Speaking
Side C
I Think Of You 5:22
Vocals - Amira
One World
World Peace
Side D
Roots Interlude 2:31
Black Byrd 5:00
Black Byrd Flying Free
FROM URB MAGAZINE..
For a term as widespread and abused as "house music," there are countless definitions, sounds and scenes attached. From the bottom-heavy space disco perpetuated by the likes of Derrick Carter to the easy grooves personified by Miguel Migs, house is a panoramic sound that encompasses a wide variety of influences. In the case of New Jersey production outfit Blaze, their house music is a seriously spiritual thing, " the path that leads to God, " as they say on the lead track "Melodies of Love." Like contemporaries Roy Davis Jr. and Masters At Work, Blaze plumb house music’s most soulful and uplifting roots, from Gamble and Huff and Earth, Wind & Fire to Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles. Their ties to ’70s soul are strong enough for them to persuade EWF vocalist Phillip Bailey to croon on the up-tempo and horn-saturated "Breathe," a track sure to have MAW (and their fans) weeping with joy.
The album’s centerpiece is the spoken-word workout "Do You Remember House?," a DJ and dance-floor favorite that’s been rocking parties (in its original as well as remixed form) for awhile now, thanks to Palmer Brown’s poignant house-music memories. Dancers will also feel "Sweeter Than the Day Before," a rollicking romp into the heart of inspirational vocal house set to a driving backbeat. From the sensual downbeats of "I Think of You" to the Earth, Wind & Fire-invoking "One World" to the Stevie Wonder-styled "World Peace," Spiritually Speaking is an expansive experience of the most soulful kind.
This time around the Earth Wind and Fire vibe is all throughout the LP
In fact it is perhaps the best EWF LP since "Spirit"!
From the opening track "Melodies of Love" -- the familiar "bodi-bad-dah de yeyoo" chorus patented by EWF lets the listener know that "Spritually Speaking" is as much an homage to this archetypical group as it is a current plea towards universal love and acceptance.
Josh Milan and Kevin Hodges craft simple and effective songs that are awashed in gorgeous melodies, memorable hooks and classic dance rythms that will be sure to endure beyond current trends.
Highlights include the optimistic/mystical "Breathe" reportedly featuring EWF's Philip Bailey (but i can't really hear it!);
Gloria's Muse is a gorgeous, evolving piano-led jazz dance track; guest vocalist Amira sings so soulfully on "When I think of you' and Black Bird flying Free (1&2) are of epic proportions.
My current favorite track is "World Peace' -- a seriously soulful high point in the Blaze cannon. Overall the key words to describe the LP are soulful, masterful and positive
Blaze - Do You Remember House (Original Mix
Frickin AWESOME!
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