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  • Artist: Roni Size & Reprazent
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: October 28, 1997
  • Total Time: 139:54
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

From the final drum'n'bass pioneer to release a full-length, Roni Size's New Forms could well be the best. Though it's slightly bloated at two full discs, and slightly overhyped due to its winning Britain's Mercury Prize, New Forms was the major statement on drum'n'bass, barring only Goldie's Timeless. Size's prime asset is his unique style -- tough, careening breakbeats and metallic time-stretched effects over the organic, elastic sounds of upright bass and other jazzy add-ons. He also has a knack for deft pacing; though many of his productions test the seven-minute mark, he plays around with the beats so much that no track ever grows boring. On the title track, he weaves two sets of female vocals -- American rapper Bahamadia and resident Reprazent diva Onallee -- into the mix, digitally syncopating Bahamadia's rap into the production with complete precision. The constantly retriggering breakbeat on "Matter of Fact" makes it another highlight, and Size's transition from the atmospheric "Heroes" to a raging breakbeat storm like "Share the Fall" (both are Onallee features) is astonishing. Yes, Size's production clout is much more apparent on the first disc than the second, but New Forms is laced with so much genius it's worth the price of two discs to own all the excellent productions inside. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Railing Dominic Smith, Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (2:04)
Brown Paper Bag Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (9:03)
New Forms Bahamadia, Roni Size Bahamadia, Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (7:44)
Let's Get It On Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:56)
Digital Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (9:04)
Matter of Fact Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (4:04)
Mad Cat Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (4:55)
Heroes Roni Size, Onallee Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:34)
Share the Fall [Full Vocal Mix] Roni Size, Krust, Onallee, Die Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:13)
Watching Windows Roni Size, Onallee Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (5:32)
Beatbox Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (1:09)
Morse Code Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:39)
Destination Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt, Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (8:30)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (:52)
Hi-Potent Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:52)
Trust Me Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:26)
Change My Life Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (8:27)
Share the Fall Roni Size, Krust, Onallee, Die Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:25)
Down Robert DeLeo, Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:50)
Jazz Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:03)
Hot Stuff Roni Size, Krust Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:31)
Ballet Dance Roni Size, Die Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:41)
Electriks Roni Size Roni Size, Roni Size & Reprazent (6:20)

Credits

Clive Deamer (Drums), Bahamadia (Performer), Bahamadia (?), Roni Size (Producer), Roni Size (Engineer), Roni Size (Main Performer), Roni Size (Mixing), Roni Size (Effects), Krust (Producer), Steve Graham (Guitar (Acoustic)), DJ Die (Producer), Dynamite (Voices), DJ Suv (Producer), DJ Suv (Engineer), DJ Suv (Mixing), DJ Suv (Effects), Onallee (Vocals), Vikki Jackman (Photography), Adrian Place (Saxophone), St. John (Bass), DJ Tobs (Arranger), Tyrell ? (Guitar)
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New Forms
Studio album by Roni Size / Reprazent
Released October 28, 1997
Recorded ?
Genre Drum and bass
Jazzstep
Length 139:54 (CD)
57:17 (4x vinyl)
54:20 (5x vinyl)
Label Talkin' Loud
Producer Roni Size
Professional reviews
Roni Size / Reprazent chronology
Music Box
(1995)		 New Forms
(1997)		 In The Mode
(2000)

New Forms is the debut album by the drum and bass act Roni Size / Reprazent and was released in 1997. The double-disc set was the winner of the Mercury Music Prize in 1997[1], and often cited as their magnum opus. In the UK, the first disc was released by itself, while two different vinyl versions exist. The most common pressing is a 4LP version, and the other pressing is a 5LP set and consists of the second disc of the CD version, omitting "Intro" and "Electricks"; with "Heroes" and "Digital" appended to the end. Each song takes up one side of vinyl each.[2]

A companion remix album, Replica, was released. It includes "Western", the UK b-side of the "Brown Paper Bag" single.

The album went on to be re-recorded as New Forms² in 2008.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Roni Size, except where noted.

CD pressing

Disc one
  1. "Railing" (Size, Dominic Smith) – 2:05
  2. "Brown Paper Bag" – 9:03
  3. "New Forms" (Size, Bahamadia, Suv) – 7:45
  4. "Lets Get It On" – 6:57
  5. "Digital" (Size, Onallee) – 9:05
  6. "Matter of Fact" – 4:05
  7. "Mad Cat" – 4:56
  8. "Heroes" (Size, Onallee) – 6:35
  9. "Share the Fall (full vocal mix)" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust) – 6:13
  10. "Watching Windows" (Size, Onallee) – 5:33
  11. "Beatbox" (Size, Suv) – 1:09
  12. "Morse Code" – 6:58
  13. "Destination" (Size, Onallee, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn) – 8:12
Disc two
  1. "Intro" – 0:54
  2. "Hi-Potent" – 6:53
  3. "Trust Me" – 6:26
  4. "Change My Life" – 8:27
  5. "Share the Fall" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust) – 6:26
  6. "Down" (Size, Die) – 6:51
  7. "Jazz" (Size, Suv) – 6:04
  8. "Hot Stuff" (Size, Krust) – 6:32
  9. "Ballet Dance" (Size, Die) – 6:41
  10. "Electricks" – 6:17 (US bonus track)

4x vinyl pressing

AA1.  "Brown Paper Bag" – 9:10
AB1.  "New Forms" (Size, Bahamadia, Suv) – 7:48
AB2.  "Railing" (Size, Dominic Smith) – 2:05
BA1.  "Lets Get It On" – 7:03
BB1.  "Share the Fall (full vocal mix)" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust) – 5:48
CA1.  "Matter of Fact" – 4:17
CB1.  "Mad Cat" – 5:00
DA1.  "Morse Code" – 6:42
DA2.  "Beatbox" (Size, Suv) – 1:11
DB1.  "Destination" (Size, Onallee, Ben Watt, Tracey Thorn) – 8:13


5x vinyl pressing

  1. "Hi-Potent"
  2. "Trust Me"
  3. "Change My Life"
  4. "Share The Fall" (Size, Onallee, Die, Krust)
  5. "Down" (Size, Die)
  6. "Jazz" (Size, Suv)
  7. "Hot Stuff" (Size, Krust)
  8. "Ballet Dance" (Size, Die)
  9. "Heroes (Album Version)" (Size, Onallee)
  10. "Digital" (Size, Onallee)

New Forms²

New Forms²
Studio album by Roni Size/Reprazent
Released October 28, 1997
Genre Drum and bass
Jazzstep
Length 72:10
Label Talkin' Loud
Producer Roni Size
Professional reviews
Roni Size/Reprazent chronology
Return to V
(2005)		 New Forms²
(2008)

New Forms² is a 2008 remake of the original New Forms album. Roni Size has described it as having a "new coat of armour added to the original tracks".[3] The album contains four new songs: "Heart to Heart", "Less is More", "Don't Hold Back" and "Encore", while omitting several of the songs from the original pressing. The majority of the record features edited versions of previous tracks, with segues throughout. The most drastic cuts occur to "Brown Paper Bag" and "Let's Get It On", which are reduced by over five minutes each; the latter becoming a simple ambient interlude.

Track listing

  1. "Railings" – 2:05
  2. "Brown Paper Bag" – 3:46
  3. "New Forms" – 4:47
  4. "Let's Get It On" – 1:41
  5. "Trust Me" - 5:03
  6. "Digital" – 6:35
  7. "Matter of Fact" – 3:57
  8. "Heroes" - 4:14
  9. "Share the Fall" – 6:09
  10. "Heart to Heart" - 4:51
  11. "Less is More" - 6:15
  12. "Down" - 5:12
  13. "Hi Potent" - 5:08
  14. "Don't Hold Back" – 2:57
  15. "Beatbox" – 1:07
  16. "Encore" – 4:31
  17. "Destination" – 3:51

References

  1. ^ "BBC - Music - Roni Size". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/5n54/. 
  2. ^ "Roni Size / Reprazent - New Forms (5x12", Album) at Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/Roni-Size-Reprazent-New-Forms/release/68733. 
  3. ^ http://www.bandweblogs.com/blog/2008/03/25/roni-sizereprazent-new-forms-2-release-dont-hold-back-single/
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