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Frankie Knuckles "A New Reality"

Author: Stomp
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Frankie Knuckles "A New Reality" is an existence with soulful sounds and familiar faces. Inspired by humanity's desire to let go and enjoy life, Knuckles has created a mixture of house and soulful R&B that gets you out of your head and onto the dance floor. On this album, Knuckles reunites his classic team in order to take you back, back in the day...
Engineer David Sussman, arranger Danny Madden, programmers and keyboard players Eric Kupper, Alex Schantiz, and Peter "Ski" Schwarts on strings are the leaders of Knuckles' technical team.
Also back is Nikki Richards, known around the world as "the girl to get" for her smooth and sultry vocals. Having recorded with the likes of Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross, Nikki is featured on the standout tracks "Matter of Time", "Journey", "I've Had Enough", and "The Bumpkin Song (Gimmie Gimmie).
On "What's Going On", Will Downing lends his steam with backing vocals to this bump and grind track. For all the old skool house fans, Knuckles gives you a special treat by reuniting with Satoshi Tomiie who co-wrote and engineered the driving house track "Hit the Flow" featuring CeCe Rogers on vocals.

The appropriately titled "Bac N da Day" is the first single to be released.
For the first time in almost 20 years, Knuckles and Jamie Principle teamed up to give you this funky track with happy melodies. For dance music aficionados, the single might sound familiar as it was tested on dance floors in the fall of 2003 and became an instant classic. From the moment the song begins, the listener is transported to a time when good vibes ruled the nightlife and love was in the air.

"Bac N da Day" was remixed by Brian Tappert and John Julius Knight. (Cleptomaniacs)
As an added bonus, included on the single is a never heard before David Morales remix that will also appear on the 12" vinyl.

This is the first album in 7 years to feature all original material; and it is very apparent that The Godfather of House has made another instant classic. "A New Reality" is a roller coaster of soulful sounds guaranteed to put a smile on your face and get your feet moving. Will appeal to both Dance/Electronic and R&B /soul fans .

A New Reality is out April 2 6 th on the Definity label , exclusive to EQ/ Stomp.

Tracklisting:
1.Intro
2.Hit The Floor
3.Bac N da Day
4.Master Peace
5.The Bumpkin Song (Gimme-Gimme)
6.-interlude-
7.Emotional Energy
8.What's Goin' On-
9.Journey
10.Matter Of Time
11.Keep On Teasin' (a night at Yellow, Tokyo) 12.Keep On Movin'
13.Ive had enough
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