1 hit “Fantasy” is really a cover version with altered lyrics.

Hyde’s “Genius Rap,” have become hip-hop touchstones in their own right. Others, like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “It’s Nasty” (featuring a note-for-note recreation of the riff by the Sugar Hill Records house band) and Dr. Some “Genius of Love” samples are obscure (middle of the road impressionist Rich Little busts out his Gipper for the 1982 novelty jam “ President’s Rap”). Only James Brown’s “The Funky Drummer” and perhaps Parliament’s “Flashlight” can beat it for ubiquity. The band’s Web site lists 47 hip-hop and soul singles and remixes that have sample the track. That funky six-note riff and those floating harmonies belong to the world now. You’ll also find a shorter Radio Edit of “Rivieria Drive”.Īvailable on February 28th 2022 as Vinyl 12inch.The question was posed back in 1981: “What you gonna do when you get out of jail?” And the response came without hesitation: “I’m gonna have some fun.” So began America’s 30-year affair with Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love.” In this anniversary year, the husband-and-wife team of ex–Talking Heads Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums) are deploying a series of concerts and TV appearances (they perform the song tomorrow on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and a new double album of live recordings and remixes (Genius of Live), all in an effort to reclaim custody of the song. On the flip, Tom Tom Club’s “Genius Of Love” is reimagined as a jazzy yacht soul instrumental with an echoed flute taking the lead. The tune is equally at ease on the dancefloor as in a chill-out zone, but of course, prefers to be in its natural habitat in a classic car somewhere between Nice and Monaco. On A side, “Riviera Drive” is an extended Mediterranean disco groove based on hypnotic percussions and soulful horn themes that alternate with trippy keyboard excursions.

In their music, one could hear echoes from lost tropical disco records, cinematic flavors from library soundtracks and a healthy dose of DIY garage funk rawness. Recorded on 16 track analogue tape with inexpensive vintage gear, the crew explores the more unusual facets of disco music off the beaten track in favour of more otherwordly and international stylings. The all-star group around producer Björn Wagner (known also for his cosmic and tropical-flavoured disco music as Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band and The Mighty Mocambos) creates here a hypnotic four-on-the-floor sound that is both earthy and spaced out and all their own. Favorite Recordings proudly presents the new 12″ of Magic Source.

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