Third Floor Classics (part three)
third floor classics
If I could sum-up the definitive ‘third floor classic’ sound, in two words, those words would be ‘jazzy breaks’. Of course there was a broad spectrum of styles that rocked our world back then, but it was that house tempo/ break driven sound that we really made our own.
The excellent ‘Another night on Earth‘ posted ‘Blacker‘ by the (Eccentric Afros vs) Ballistic Brothers, earlier this week, which is a good example of the style I’m talking about. (might have to put the marden hill version up here later in the series). It’s got that soulful, break influenced sound of hiphop but it’s tweaked upbeat for extra dancefloor pressure.
This track is a tune called ‘Le Voyage’ by Mighty Bop-it’s from the second of their eps (the green one) and was recommended by pete and simon , when they worked in the basement of the mighty ‘rockin sarah’ in soho and were primary taste makers for my nascient record collecting.
It’s quite a simple tune really-spacey keys, a jazzy vocal sample, nice breakdowns, all underpinned with this enormous drum break (and lets face it that’s key ingredient). It’s one of those records that sort of defies easy labeling and maybe that’s why we love it so much-it just sounds golden.
Mighty Bop-Le Voyage
South London Styles
edits
In a few years Elephant & Castle will probably be like Angel. Billions of pounds of regeneration money to create a chi-chi make-over for the most stubbornly ‘earthy’ parts of zone 1.
It’s therefore quite possible that future generations will have no idea about the significance of Roots Manuva giving his record the moniker ‘Walworth Rd Dub’. The character of the place will be lost behind a facade of alfresco dining and all makeover money can buy.
It’s not all bad-god knows the place could do with a lick of paint (and a demolition or ten)-but for now lets love the place for what it is; a multicultural mixing pot, a hundred different nationalities all doing their own thing, hustling and bustling trying to make an honest (or otherwise) living on the unforgiving streets.
It’s one of those tracks that is an anthem for rudebwoys and city bankers alike-anyone who wants to lay their claim to a piece of authentic south london attitude. It’s almost too big a tune to play, so I’ve added an extra layer of classic to give it that basilika style edge.
walworthbelieve-roots manuva/biggie(jaksoul edit)
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