KDCD-03 Mellow Madness-Mellow Madness

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The Mellow Madness Band was formed in the early 80's by two School Educators, Frank McNeil a School Principal and...

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The Mellow Madness Band was formed in the early 80's by two School Educators, Frank McNeil a School Principal and Malachi Sharpe a High School Band Teacher. The two opened a music school to teach young talented music students. The school was named PLAY-RITE MUSIC this was the birth of The Mellow Madness Band. The Band's name was birthed out of philosophy of Producer Frank McNeil and band Manager and Arranger Malachi Sharpe. "PLAY MELLOW MUSIC WITH A FUNKY SOUND". And now in 2011 Kay-Dee Records has put together these mixes from unreleased master tape's with Kenny Dope on the boards at his Kay-Dee Studio's,N.J.

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MAW featuring James Ingram ‘Lean On Me’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Masters At Work featuring India ‘Backfired’ (Album Version)\u003cbr\u003e05. Voices ‘Voices In My Mind’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e06. Afro Celt Sound System ‘‎Release’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)\u003cbr\u003e07. Incognito ‘Nights Over Egypt’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)\u003cbr\u003e08. Nuyorican Soul featuring India ‘Runaway’ (Original Flava 12\")\u003cbr\u003e09. Urbanized featuring Slivano ‘Helpless (I Don’t Know What To Do Without You)’ (The Kenlou Remix)\u003cbr\u003e10. Gus Gus ‘VIP’ (Masters At Work Vocal Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD2\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Masters At Work featuring India ‘I Can’t Get No Sleep’ (Ken Lou 12” Mix)\u003cbr\u003e02. Masters At Work featuring India ‘When You Touch Me’ (M.A.W. Remix)\u003cbr\u003e03. Funky People featuring Cassio Ware ‘Funky People’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Ruffneck featuring Yavahn ‘Everybody Be Somebody’ (MAW Style Mix)\u003cbr\u003e05. Simply Red ‘Thrill Me’ (Masters At Work House Mix)\u003cbr\u003e06. Black Masses ‘Wonderful Person’ (MAW Vocal Mix)\u003cbr\u003e07. George Benson ‘Song for My Brother’ (Kenlou 12\" Mix)\u003cbr\u003e08. Masters At Work ‘Work’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e09. River Ocean featuring India ‘Love \u0026amp; Happiness (Yemeya Y Ochun)’ (MAW Original Remix Extended)\u003cbr\u003e10. Maw featuring Luis Salinas ‘Pienso En Ti (I Think Of You)’ (House Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Saint Etienne ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ (Masters At Work Dub) \u003cbr\u003e02. Lood featuring Donell Rush ‘Shout-N-Out’ (The DJ Dub)\u003cbr\u003e03. Nuyorican Soul ‘The Nervous Track’ (Ballsy Mix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Chris Cuevas ‎’Hip Hop’ (Masters At Work Dub)\u003cbr\u003e05. Atmosfear ‎’Dancing In Outer Space’ (Lunar Mix Part 1)\u003cbr\u003e06. 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The ground-breaking project of Louie Vega and Kenny Dope, Masters At Work forged a reputation for genre-eschewing DJ sets and flawless house production throughout their extraordinary careers, while their influence and reach changed house forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking the distinct and already highly praised production aesthetic of Vega and fusing it with Gonzalez's encyclopaedic knowledge of breaks and hip-hop, Masters At Work created an accessible yet defiantly underground sound that is still being copied and referenced – but crucially never bettered – by many of today’s contemporary producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse Masters Masters At Work\u003c\/em\u003e is the distillation of 25 years of both genre defining and genre defying moments: hand-picked compendium of original productions and remixes set over four expansive CDs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e It would have been all too easy to pick the biggest hits for a ‘greatest hits’ compilation, but \u003cem\u003eHouse Masters Masters At Work\u003c\/em\u003e digs a little deeper, and includes some of their less well-known records resulting in a collection fit for the connoisseurs. “We wanted to try and pick out some of the joints that got overlooked the first time around” says Dope of the selection process. “There were tracks that were bigger than others, but that doesn’t mean those other records aren’t as good”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVega adds: “Even with those bigger records, there’s an audience that doesn’t know them, so we’re trying to think about the younger kids as well as our older fans with the selection”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom stone-cold classics ‘I Can't Get No Sleep’, ‘Love \u0026amp; Happiness’ and ‘The Nervous Track’ to the less well-known but equally inspiring strains of ‘Pienso En Ti’ and ‘Dancing In Outer Space’, \u003cem\u003eHouse Masters Masters At Work\u003c\/em\u003e will please everyone from hardcore MAW completists to newcomers to this musical force of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are many of their seminal remixes, with exemplary reworkings of The Braxtons, George Benson, St. Étienne, Chris Cuevas and more leading the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasters At Work have always operated according to their own rules and their own sound. Whether it's the sampling techniques of hip-hop, the swing of Latin styles or the soulful euphoria of house – they've always added their own special ingredients. This is what makes Masters At Work genuine dance music legends, and makes \u003cem\u003eHouse Masters Masters\u003c\/em\u003e At Work such an essential collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDefected presents House Masters Masters At Work \u003c\/em\u003eis out 21 September (4CD, double LP and digital) on Defected Records - \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/po.st\/mawcd\" target=\"_blank\" sl-processed=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eorder from Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e \/\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/defct.de\/mawi%20\" target=\"_blank\" sl-processed=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e order from iTunes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Bebe Winans ‘Thank You’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e02. The Braxtons ‘The Boss’ (MAW Remix)\u003cbr\u003e03. MAW featuring James Ingram ‘Lean On Me’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Masters At Work featuring India ‘Backfired’ (Album Version)\u003cbr\u003e05. Voices ‘Voices In My Mind’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e06. Afro Celt Sound System ‘‎Release’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)\u003cbr\u003e07. Incognito ‘Nights Over Egypt’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)\u003cbr\u003e08. Nuyorican Soul featuring India ‘Runaway’ (Original Flava 12\")\u003cbr\u003e09. Urbanized featuring Slivano ‘Helpless (I Don’t Know What To Do Without You)’ (The Kenlou Remix)\u003cbr\u003e10. Gus Gus ‘VIP’ (Masters At Work Vocal Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD2\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Masters At Work featuring India ‘I Can’t Get No Sleep’ (Ken Lou 12” Mix)\u003cbr\u003e02. Masters At Work featuring India ‘When You Touch Me’ (M.A.W. Remix)\u003cbr\u003e03. Funky People featuring Cassio Ware ‘Funky People’ (Masters At Work Main Mix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Ruffneck featuring Yavahn ‘Everybody Be Somebody’ (MAW Style Mix)\u003cbr\u003e05. Simply Red ‘Thrill Me’ (Masters At Work House Mix)\u003cbr\u003e06. Black Masses ‘Wonderful Person’ (MAW Vocal Mix)\u003cbr\u003e07. George Benson ‘Song for My Brother’ (Kenlou 12\" Mix)\u003cbr\u003e08. Masters At Work ‘Work’ (MAW Mix)\u003cbr\u003e09. River Ocean featuring India ‘Love \u0026amp; Happiness (Yemeya Y Ochun)’ (MAW Original Remix Extended)\u003cbr\u003e10. Maw featuring Luis Salinas ‘Pienso En Ti (I Think Of You)’ (House Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Saint Etienne ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ (Masters At Work Dub) \u003cbr\u003e02. Lood featuring Donell Rush ‘Shout-N-Out’ (The DJ Dub)\u003cbr\u003e03. Nuyorican Soul ‘The Nervous Track’ (Ballsy Mix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Chris Cuevas ‎’Hip Hop’ (Masters At Work Dub)\u003cbr\u003e05. Atmosfear ‎’Dancing In Outer Space’ (Lunar Mix Part 1)\u003cbr\u003e06. D’Influence ‘Hypnotize’ (M.A.W. Piano Dub Mix)\u003cbr\u003e07. The Neville Brothers ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ (Slippin Dub)\u003cbr\u003e08. Debbie Gibson ‘Losin’ Myself’ (12” Masters At Work Version)\u003cbr\u003e09. Uncanny Alliance ‘I Got My Education’ (Master At Work Dub)\u003cbr\u003e10. Masters At Work ‘Our Mute Horn’ (Ken Lou Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD4\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Masters At Work ‘The Ha Dance’ (Ken \/ Lou Mixx)\u003cbr\u003e02. Los Amigos Invisibles ‘Ease Your Mind’ (Masters At Work Dub Edit)\u003cbr\u003e03. House Of Gypsies ‘Sume Sigh Sey’ (MAW Remix)\u003cbr\u003e04. Kathy Brown ‘Can't Play Around’ (M.A.W Dub) \u003cbr\u003e05. Ce Ce Peniston ‘Crazy Love’ (Krazy Dub)\u003cbr\u003e06. Baaba Maal ‘Gorel’ (Piano Dub)\u003cbr\u003e07. Jody Watley ‘Off The Hook’ (MAW Dub)\u003cbr\u003e08. Ultra Naté ‘Show Me’ (Masters At Work Wild Dub) \u003cbr\u003e09. The Brand New Heavies ‘Close To You’ (Masters At Work Remix)\u003cbr\u003e10. B.O.P ‘Zabalaza’ (MAW Original Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

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