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It was 15 years ago
when the first sounds came rumbling from a basement studio in
Baltimore USA as three young DJ friends began making music on a
4-track recorder... Little did The Basement Boys know that they
would evolve into one of the most respected and acclaimed names
in the world of dance music. Over the years The Basement Boys
have witnessed an ever changing musical landscape, but their
goal and their focus to consistently create, release, and expose
quality sounds has never changed, achieving both commercial
success and underground credibility.
To celebrate, reflect, and showcase their fifteen years of
dedication and ability to deliver truly soulful sounds, delving
into their extensive repertoire of gospel, house and garage, The
Basement Boys unleash an awesome two-disc set of their finest
productions, lovingly mixed by DJ Teddy Douglas and DJ Spen. The
15th Anniversary Compilation takes you on a spectacular 22 track
musical outing of historic sounds that have emitted from their
Baltimore studio. Featuring early underground Gems such as 33
1/3 Queen's "Searchin'" and "Tonite" by Those Guys, to the
career launching tracks of Ultra Nate and Crystal Waters, cuts
featuring the cream of soulful vocalists such as Kenny Bobien,
Ann Nesby and Martha Wash, and the recent success stories such
as Taja Sevelle, Fertile Ground, and Jasper Street Company; this
compilation is a culmination of the hard-work and vision of The
Basement Boys production team and indeed an education for any
music lover.
The original Basement Boys Production team was Jay Steinhour,
Teddy Douglas, and Thommy Davis. Davis left to pursue other
ventures in 1989, about the time DJ Spen joined the team. Along
with musicians Irvin Madden (bass), Gary Hudgins (keyboard),
Wayne Cooper (guitar), and Victor Williams (percussion), the
Basement Boys have been responsible for some of clubland's
biggest anthems. Following the success of their debut single,
"Love Don't Live Here", signed to Jump Street Records,the Boys
rose to commercial prominence producing Ultra Nate's debut album
"Blue Notes In The Basement" for Warner Bros., as well as her
2nd album "One Woman's Insanity". Meanwhile, they were quickly
becoming underground club faves with their singles. In 1991,
they reached Gold Record status as the production team behind
Crystal Waters, with her global smash hit "Gypsy Woman", and in
1994 with "100 Pure Love", from her gold Mercury
LP-"Storyteller" (her second album). In 1992, they produced the
debut album for R&B duo Mass Order on Columbia Records, spawning
the international club hit "Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away)".
Their studio wizardry has been well documented in the charts and
on dancefloors the world over under their Basement Boys guise as
well as Those guys, 33 1/3 Queen, 007 and Jasper Street Company
monikas. They have remixed high profile artists such as Michael
Jackson, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Lenny Kravitz, and Paula
Abdul, and, even with mainstream acceptance, the Basement Boys
have remained true to their DJ roots, remixing underground
artists like Shaun Escoffery, Bob Sinclair, and The Shamen. In
addition, they continue to expose and nurture new talent on
their own label, Basement Boys Records, which was established in
1995 later launching their Gospel imprint God s House Records
and their experimental label, Elephunk Records.
Over their 15 year plus involvement with music, The Basement
Boys have always had their ears to the future, with a knowledge,
respect and love of the past. Their solid disco, soul, R&B, and
even rock roots have given them an open mind and ear for
discovering fresh sounds and talent, and with an array of new
artist projects like Marcell, Vinx, Those Guys and Mudfoot Jones
under way, you can be sure that the rumblings of soulful sounds
from their Jasper Street studio will continue to move one and
all.
TRACKLIST
CD 1 MIXED BY TEDDY DOUGLAS
1 BASEMENT BOYS - LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE/THOSE GUYS - DIALOGUE
(ACCAPELLA)
2 ULTRA NATE - ITS OVER NOW
3 THOSE GUYS - TONITE
4 MASS ORDER - LIFT EVERY VOICE
5 33 1/3 QUEEN - SEARCHIN
6 CRYSTAL WATERS - GYPSY WOMAN
7 MARTHA WASH - LEAVE A LIGHT ON
8 JASPER ST COMPANY - A FEELIN'
9 XAVIERA GOLD - BAD GIRLS
10 CRYSTAL WATERS - 100 PURE LOVE
11 THOSE GUYS - LOVE LOVE LOVE
CD 2 MIXED BY DJ SPEN
1 AUDRA LOMAX - GIVIN' ALL MY LOVE
2 KENNY BOBIEN - YOU GAVE ME LOVE
3 007 - DO YOU BELIEVE
4 DJ SPEN - CRAZE AT MIDNIGHT
5 TEDDY DOUGLAS/LOUIS RADIO - THE VIOLIN
6 SPENICH - I'M BLESSED
7 JASPER STREET CO - GOD HELPS THOSE
8 ANN NESBY - PRAISIN HIS NAME
9 TAJA SEVELLE - SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
10 THOSE GUYS - AMERICAN POEM
11 FERTILE GROUND - LIVING THE LIGHT
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