Billion Dollar Gravy

• Artist: London Elektricity
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• Release Date: June 03, 2003
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
• Genre: Electronica

Review

It's been a long road for Chris Goss and Tony Colman's Hospital Records. Originally established in 1996, its jazz and rare groove influences held the label very much at the fringes of drum'n'bass while more mechanical material dominated the nation's dancefloors. However, as the music evolved, so the melting pot of Hospital became increasingly in demand, with the irresistible "Song in the Key of Knife" a significant turning point in the popularity of the label. Their debut full-length, Pull the Plug, built upon these 12" accomplishments with a well-rounded body of work that succeeded, where so many others had failed, in blending soul and funk at a frenetic pace of 170 beats per minute. This sophomore outing again demonstrates the sheer width of field open to drum'n'bass producers. Although Colman has since flown the studio solo, he shows no letup in the quality control here -- from the breathtaking opening through to the vocal contributions of Chicago house hero Robert Owens to "Different Drum" and a brace of tracks featuring the soaring delivery of longtime collaborator Lianne Carrol -- unusual arrangements and rich instrumentation amount to a distinctiveness that ultimately results in one of the better long-players to have ever emerged from a genre traditionally encumbered with a short shelf life and lack of staying power. ~ Kingsley Marshall, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Billion Dollar Gravy	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(6:23)
Different Drum (Lyrics)	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(7:23)
Fast Soul Music	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(6:22)
To Be Me	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(6:16)
The Great Drum + Bass Swindle	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(7:09)
Cum Dancing	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(7:15)
Main Ingredient	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(4:35)
Harlesden	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(5:44)
My Dreams	Robert Owens, Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(7:24)
Born to Be Synthesise	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(6:42)
Syncopated City	Tony Colman	London Elektricity	(5:57)

Credits

Lianne Carroll (Vocals), Robert Owens (Vocals), Lianne Carroll (Vocals (Background)), Chris Goss (Cover Design), Tony Colman (Mixing), Robert Owens (Vocals (Background)), Tony Colman (Producer), Terri Paice (Vocals), Orkestra Galactica (Strings), Tony Colman (Performer), Tony Colman (Mastering), Tony Colman (Engineer)

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