- 12inch
The N.M. Banb
She Wants
Isle Of Jura
- Cat No: ISLE023
- 2023-11-04
英国のラバーズロックバンドNATURAL MYSTICが、一度きり使用した変名THE N.M. BANBとして放ったストリートソウル先駆け秘宝「She Wants」が遂に公式再発！生のマシンドラムに甘く溶け込むヤマハシンセ、そこにASHLEY SOMMERSのソウルフルなボーカルが合わさり完成するメロウグルーヴ、、ディープなリヴァーブも甘い。推薦。
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The long awaited official reissue of ‘She Wants’, one of the first UK Street Soul singles originally released in 1985 by The NM Band.
The NM Band was an alias for UK Lovers Rock band Natural Mystic, responsible for a number of hits in the late 70’s and early 80’s most notably ‘Runaway Love’ and ‘Groove Rocking’. They released a string of acclaimed reggae LPs and toured extensively throughout the UK, but by 1985 wanted to try something away from their trademark roots reggae sound. Influenced by the availability of affordable hardware the band set about fusing Reggae and Soul using an Akai Drum machine, Yamaha DX7 and Roland sound module. ‘She Wants’ is one of the forebearers of UK Street Soul, raw machine drums paired with an incredibly soulful vocal from Ashley Sommers. The band created their own imprint ‘Mixdown’ to release the single, but it slipped under the radar, despite strong radio play from Choice FM and the then pirate station Kiss. The 12” is backed with Dub Version ‘She Wants’ (More).
A 140gram pressing in 3mm spine black disco sleeve with metallic sticker designed by Bradley Pinkerton.
The NM Band was an alias for UK Lovers Rock band Natural Mystic, responsible for a number of hits in the late 70’s and early 80’s most notably ‘Runaway Love’ and ‘Groove Rocking’. They released a string of acclaimed reggae LPs and toured extensively throughout the UK, but by 1985 wanted to try something away from their trademark roots reggae sound. Influenced by the availability of affordable hardware the band set about fusing Reggae and Soul using an Akai Drum machine, Yamaha DX7 and Roland sound module. ‘She Wants’ is one of the forebearers of UK Street Soul, raw machine drums paired with an incredibly soulful vocal from Ashley Sommers. The band created their own imprint ‘Mixdown’ to release the single, but it slipped under the radar, despite strong radio play from Choice FM and the then pirate station Kiss. The 12” is backed with Dub Version ‘She Wants’ (More).
A 140gram pressing in 3mm spine black disco sleeve with metallic sticker designed by Bradley Pinkerton.
70年代後半から80年代初頭にかけて「Runaway Love」や「Groove Rocking」などの数多くのヒット曲を生み出したNATURAL MYSTICがレゲエサウンドから何か離れたものに挑戦したいと考えて生み出したレアストリートソウル名作を〈ISLE OF JURA〉が嬉しい再発着手。Akaiドラムマシン、ヤマハDX7、ローランドのサウンドモジュールを使用してレゲエとソウルを融合。ラバーズロックバンドならではな深いFXと唯一無二のソウルボーカルが成せる極上のメロウネス。 (Akie)