A Guy Called Gerald - Strangest Changes
FR 2003 12"; Studio !K7: !K7152EP [Promo]
5:49 Strangest Changes
4:59 Danger
Released:
August 2003.
Credits:
"Strangest Changes" vocals by Finley Quaye.
Written by A Guy Called Gerald
and Finley Quaye.
"Danger" vocals by David Simpson.
Written by A Guy Called Gerald and David
Simpson.
Press Release 1:
A
Guy Called Gerald
"Strangest Changes"
Release Date: September 15th.
A
guy has returned. A guy called Gerald. A guy from Manchester. A guy who
since the late eighties has
been able to produce more pioneering tunes and albums than other people
have had hot dinners - 808 State's Mancunian evergreen "Pacific State",
the acid house hymn "Voodoo Ray" and genre-inspiring albums such as "28
Gun Bad Boy", "Black Secret Technology" and "Essence".
"Strangest Changes" is A Guy Called Gerald's new single. It shows all the
wannabe producers out there just what can change over three years.
"Strangest Changes" is an upbeat soul track. A potent piece of electronic
music full of optimistic smoothness - customarily epic and polished
production, interwoven with elegant keyboard smokescreens, driven by a
magnificently light break beat, which wends its own way somewhere between
2-Step and the Stereo MC's. Finally, guest vocalist Finley Quaye's ultra
smooth crooning brings it all together: the song, the soul, the sun.
"Danger", on the flip-side, is a classic mid-tempo dub reggae stepper. As
a surprise, Gerald's brother, David Simpson, delivers the vocals in the
brilliant and vigorously analytical manner demanded by the song. "Danger"
points to Gerald's roots and his positively relaxed perspective on life in
general – because A Guy Called Gerald, in defiance of the years and the
times, has remained an uplifting, spiritual, musical pathfinder.
And, with the sensational "Strangest Changes", he's causing more than a
little excitement about the release of his new album scheduled for the
beginning of next year.
Soul, mate!
Just 20 going out well up-front, please let us know your thoughts.
Press Release 2:
A
Guy Called Gerald
"Strangest Changes"
(!K7152EP (10"))
Released September 15th 2003
A guy has returned. A guy called Gerald. A guy from Manchester. A guy who
since the late eighties has been able to produce more pioneering tunes and
albums than other people have had hot dinners – 808 State's Mancunian
evergreen "Pacific State", the acid house hymn "Voodoo Ray" and genre-
inspiring albums such as " 28 Gun Bad Boy", "Black Secret Technology" and
"Essence".
"Strangest Changes" is A Guy Called Gerald's new single. It shows all the
wannabe producers out there just what can change over three years.
"Strangest Changes" is an upbeat soul track. A potent piece of electronic
music full of optimistic smoothness – customarily epic and polished
production, interwoven with elegant keyboard smokescreens, driven by a
magnificently light break beat, which wends its own way somewhere between
2Step and the Stereo MCs. Finally, guest vocalist Finley Quaye's ultra
smooth crooning brings it all together: the song, the soul, the sun.
"Danger", on the flipside, is a classic mid-tempo dub reggae stepper. As a
surprise, Gerald's brother, David Simpson, delivers the vocals in the
brilliant and vigorously analytical manner demanded by the song. "Danger"
points to Gerald's roots and his positively relaxed perspective on life in
general – because A Guy Called Gerald, in defiance of the years and the
times, has remained an uplifting, spiritual, musical pathfinder. And, with
the sensational "Strangest Changes", he's causing more than a little
excitement about the release of his new album scheduled for the beginning
of next year.
Soul, mate!
Track listing:
A Strangest Changes
B Danger
Please note that we are now called !K7
For further info contact Angela or Katie
Comments:
Was originally going to be Gerald's new single off the album "To All Things What They Need", with this promo 12" appearing in August 2003, ready for a late 2003/early 2004 release. This never happened, and this mix of "Strangest Changes" is now exclusive to this promo single.
Long-time friend and collaborator, Finley Quaye, is the vocalist on the a-side - this was actually played by Gerald whilst he was dj'ing for Finley at his gig in 2002 in London.
Gerald's brother, David Simpson, adds a rap to the b-side. This was later re-worked as "Is Man In Danger", released under Gerald's new label, "Pro-Tech-Shon", in 2005.
