The Brand New Heavies – Never Stop… The Best of (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

The Brand New Heavies – Never Stop… The Best of (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:38:40 minutes | 1,84 GB | Genre: Acid Jazz, Soul
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The Brand New Heavies celebrate 35 years since the release of their debut single with Never Stop… The Best Of, a new compilation bringing together 21 tracks.

The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Simon Bartholomew, bassist /keyboardist Andrew Levy, and drummer/vocalist Jason Kincaid, and worked with a number of lead vocalists over the years including N’Dea Davenport, Siedah Garrett and Carleen Anderson. Pioneers of London’s burgeoning Acid Jazz scene the band enjoyed significant commercial success during the 1990s, chalking up an impressive 15 top 40 UK singles.

This new ‘best of’ is available as a 2CD set with hits on CD 1 and remixes by Masters at Work, Dimitri from Paris, Roger Sanchez on CD 2 (including a new remix of ‘Stay This Way’ by Bob Sinclair). The 2LP black vinyl edition features the hits from the first disc of the 2CD set.

Exclusive to the official Brand New Heavies shop is Non Stop – the Essential Mix a bonus CD that features a 60-minute non-stop musical journey of the band by DJ Ross Allen that takes in deep cuts, remixes, single and more. This is free with all bundles.

Notes come courtesy of ‘superfan’ Mark Ronson: ““The Brand New Heavies and their pitch perfect jazz-funk revival were my musical coming out party. They were my introduction to all the incredible music I would spend the next 30 years of my life DJ’ing in clubs as well as triggering my desire to think outside of the basic-ass chords I knew on the guitar and piano.”

Never Stop… The Best of The Brand New Heavies will be released on 29 September 2023, via London Records.

Many of the artists who were part of Britain’s soul scene of the late ’80s/early ’90s, including Soul II Soul, Lisa Stansfield, and Caron Wheeler, took a high-tech, neo-soul approach, combining ’70s-influenced R&B and disco with elements of hip-hop. The equally impressive Brand New Heavies, however, used technology sparingly, stressed the use of real instruments, and were unapologetically retro and ’70s-sounding through and through. Drawing on such influences as the Average White Band and Tower of Power, the Heavies triumph by sticking with the classic R&B approach they clearly love the most. The band has a jewel of a singer in N’Dea Davenport, who is characteristically expressive on “Dream Come True” and “Stay This Way.” Real horns — not synthesizers made to sound like horns — enrich those gems as well as the sweaty vocal funk of “People Get Ready” and “Put the Funk Back in It” and the jazz-influenced instrumental “BNH.” While this fine album enjoyed cult hit status, it was sadly ignored by American urban contemporary radio.
– Alex Henderson

Tracklist:
1-01. The Brand New Heavies – Never Stop (Single Radio Edit) (03:34)
1-02. The Brand New Heavies – Dream Come True (Dave Lee Mix) (03:34)
1-03. The Brand New Heavies – Got to Give (04:27)
1-04. The Brand New Heavies – Don’t Let It Go to Your Head (Edit) (03:27)
1-05. The Brand New Heavies – Stay This Way (03:47)
1-06. The Brand New Heavies – Dream on Dreamer (Heavies Radio Version) (03:34)
1-07. The Brand New Heavies – Back to Love (04:11)
1-08. The Brand New Heavies – Midnight at the Oasis (Radio Version) (03:46)
1-09. The Brand New Heavies – Spend Some Time (Radio Version) (03:37)
1-10. The Brand New Heavies – Close to You (Radio Version) (03:45)
1-11. The Brand New Heavies – Sometimes (Radio Edit) (04:00)
1-12. The Brand New Heavies – You Are the Universe (Radio Edit) (03:40)
1-13. The Brand New Heavies – You’ve Got a Friend (Radio Version) (03:26)
1-14. The Brand New Heavies – Shelter (Spike’s Remix) (03:44)
1-15. The Brand New Heavies – Saturday Nite (Radio Edit) (03:58)
1-16. The Brand New Heavies – Apparently Nothing (Stargate Mix) (03:24)
1-17. The Brand New Heavies – People Get Ready (Remix) (04:01)
1-18. The Brand New Heavies – Bonafied Funk (7″ Edit) (03:37)
1-19. The Brand New Heavies – Brother Sister (Radio Edit) (04:10)
1-20. The Brand New Heavies – Mind Trips (BNH Remix) (04:09)
1-21. The Brand New Heavies – You Can Do It (03:52)
2-01. The Brand New Heavies – Stay This Way (Bob Sinclar Remix) (06:19)
2-02. The Brand New Heavies – Dream Come True (Heavies Mix) (06:10)
2-03. The Brand New Heavies – Never Stop (Heavies Mix) (06:39)
2-04. The Brand New Heavies – Back to Love (GP Club Mix) (07:32)
2-05. The Brand New Heavies – Midnight at the Oasis (Roger S Underground Network Mix) (10:41)
2-06. The Brand New Heavies – Spend Some Time (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix) (08:53)
2-07. The Brand New Heavies – Close to You (Masters At Work Remix) (09:22)
2-08. The Brand New Heavies – Sometimes (Monsieur D’s Underground Behaviour Mix) (07:38)
2-09. The Brand New Heavies – You Are the Universe (Tuff Jam’s 2 in 1 Remix) (08:19)
2-10. The Brand New Heavies – Saturday Nite (Full Intention Club Mix) (07:24)

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