28 Gun Bad Boy
| 28 Gun Bad Boy | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Machine Room Studio (Manchester, England) | |||
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| Length | 62:56 | |||
| Label | Juice Box | |||
| Producer | Gerald Simpson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Select | [2] |
28 Gun Bad Boy is the third album by house music and drum and bass pioneer A Guy Called Gerald, released in 1993 through his own Juice Box Records imprint. The album is often credited as one of the first full-length drum and bass albums,[3] and its influence has been noted to have "brought the jungle movement out of the rave era."[4] The track "28 Gun Bad Boy" is seen as one of the first examples of drum and bass/oldschool jungle music.[5]
Production[edit]
The album was produced at the Machine Room Studio, a recording studio in the city centre of Manchester. Electronic equipment used for the album's production include two Akai S950 samplers, an Akai MPC60 sequencer, Soundtracs Quartz 32-channel in-line mixing desk, Atari tape machine, Lexicon reverb, Lexicon delay, two Yamaha SBX90s, microphones, and an Atari ST running Cubase. "Disneyband" also used the sounds of a Roland JD-800 digital synthesizer.[4] According to Simpson, the album's sound was the result of him attempting to progress from his early style as well as the Rave scene of the early 1990s.[5]
The central concept behind the album was to be produced similar to that of a mixtape, which has been inspired by live DJ sets according to Simpson.[4] The album was released through Juice Box Records, an independent label ran by Simpson as a result of his strained relationship with Sony Music,[4] more specifically, their refusal to release Simpson's High Life, Low Profile album which was recorded in 1991 as the follow-up to Automanikk.[6]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mix" (Cops/Anything/28 Gun Bad Boy/Sunshine/Like a Drug/Ses Makes You Wise/Free Africa/King of the Jungle) | 17:46 |
| 2. | "Money Honey" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Got a Feeling" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Universe 2000" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "The Track" | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Forever Changing" | 5:40 |
| 7. | "28 Gun Bad Boy" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "The Freak Inside" | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Disneyband" | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Wonderful World" | 5:16 |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r235813
- ^ Howe, Rupert (October 1993). "Select Magazine Review of 28 Gun Bad Boy". homepages.force9.net. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Gardner, Neol. "A Guy Called Gerald: Tronic Jazz - The Berlin Sessions". thequietus.com. The Quietus. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d The Classic Album: A Guy Called Gerald - 28 Gun Bad Boy, Future Music, FM230, September 2010, page 20
- ^ a b n/a. "5 Minutes with A Guy Called Gerald". theplayground.co.uk. The Playground. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Push (August 21, 1993). "Info Freako: Into the Jungle Groove". homepages.force9.net. Melody Maker. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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