Attica Blues
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Biography
Attica Blues were a 90's trip-hop band, with a trademark sound including downtempo yet funky rhythms, obscure jazz samples and soulful female vocals. Their sound was a perfect mixture of past and actual sounds.
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The band was formed in 1993 by Tony Nwachukwu and Charlie Dark. Charlie Dark was a part time journalist and DJ and had been approached by James Lavelle to produce and engineer tracks for his Mo Wax record label.
Their first release, Vibes, Scribes and Dusty 45's Ep, contained the down tempo classic Contemplating Jazz. Featuring the vocals of third member Roba El-Essawy, Attica Blues' sound contained the trademark trip-hop aspects like heavy beats, vocals and deep dark atmospheres. They released a follow up album, Blueprint.
Attica Blues were also often solicited for remixing and producing.
After the Mo Wax album Blueprint, they released a second album, Test,don't Test on Sony Records.
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Deeper - (5:35) - 593 playsLyricsYou gave your all
Expected nothing in return but a promise that you would be the sole one
I told you then
I saw it all
But could just stand by to watch you fall deeper
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Re:Cycled - (1:34) - 486 playsLyricsInstrumental
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What Do You Want? - (4:09) - 341 playsLyricsKnow you as a jet black angel
Watching over me like cctv
24/7 you see everything
365 and i'm no mastermind
Dealt with mood swings mad behavior
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Now You Know - (5:06) - 346 playsLyricsStanding at the crossroads,
Wondering which way to go
As I look around I see I'm not alone on this side of mine,
'cause this time,
I know I'm doing nothing wrong
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BluePrint - (5:50) - 435 playsLyricsExcursions through the inner mind's eye
Now morning's sun is dawning
Moon blue indigo
Blueprint
I spied the blueprint
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- The Man - (4:33) - 269 plays
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