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:

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.

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.

A Guy Called Gerald - Strangest Changes - French Promo 12" Single - Front

A Guy Called Gerald - Strangest Changes - French Promo 12" Single - Side A

A Guy Called Gerald - Strangest Changes - French Promo 12" Single - Press Release