Billion Dollar Gravy

BPM Magazine, June 2003
Best Drum n Bass Album Ever

Product Description
Drum n bass finds its soul on Billion Dollar Gravy, London Elektricity's highly-anticipated US debut album. London Elektricity is Tony Colman, artistic director of London-based Hospital Records - the musical birthplace of rising star High Contrast. In collaboration with a seasoned team of acclaimed musicians (including house legend Robert Owens, longtime Hospital vocalist Liane Carrol, and breakbeat dynamo the Jungle Drummer), Colman crafts a stunning blend of soulful vocals and solid dancefloor beats.

Billion Dollar Gravy,London Elektricity,Breakbeat Science,Dance,Dance Music,Jungle/Drum'n'bass,Pop

Average customer rating:

A landmark release from the best Drum and Bass band

Great Beats/Loops; Why the Vocals?

Great album

Unbelieveable

Brilliant

Billion Dollar Gravy
London Elektricity
Manufacturer: Breakbeat Science
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000099T4J
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

Billion Dollar Gravy
Different Drum
Fast Soul Music
To Be Me
The Great Drum + Bass Swindle
Cum Dancing
Main Ingredient
Harlesden
My Dreams
Born To Synthesize
Syncopated City

Album Description

Drum n bass finds its soul on Billion Dollar Gravy, London Elektricity's highly-anticipated US debut album. London Elektricity is Tony Colman, artistic director of London-based Hospital Records - the musical birthplace of rising star High Contrast. In collaboration with a seasoned team of acclaimed musicians (including house legend Robert Owens, longtime Hospital vocalist Liane Carrol, and breakbeat dynamo the Jungle Drummer), Colman crafts a stunning blend of soulful vocals and solid dancefloor beats.

Album Description

Drum 'n' bass finds its soul on this US debut. London Elektricity is Tony Colman, artistic director of London-based Hospital Records, in collaboration with a seasoned team of musicians such as house legend Robert Owens, long time Hospital vocalist Liane Carrol, and breakbeat dynamo the Jungle Drummer. A stunning blend of soulful vocals and solid dance floor beats already receiving an enormous buzz. Breakbeat Science. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

A landmark release from the best Drum and Bass band.......2005-09-26

Tony `London Elektricity' Colman is among the most prestigious producers in the drum and bass industry. Being a great idealist, he has always strived to give drum and bass a unique twist. London Elektricity is the first real drum and bass band. And "Billion Dollar Gravy" has that live-band flavor. It is a truly musical album; stylish and unique.

The extraordinary musical talent behind Colman and team is reflected in the impressive 70-minute long Billion Dollar Gravy. Instant classics like "Billion Dollar Gravy", "The Great Drum and Bass Swindle", "Cum Dancing", "Different Drum", and all the tracks are a combination of jazzy percussion, classic strings, astonishing basslines, and melodic choruses and verses.

The delivery is almost impeccable; everybody plays their part right. The Jungle Drummer is impressive at the drums, Liane Carrol brings the best out of the melodies with here heavenly voice, Andy Waterworth plays the basslines perfectly, Tim Land `Landslide' is really a human sample, and Colman makes the final arrangement flawlessly. This album is the best drum and bass release of the decade so far and only comparable with early classics like Adam F's `Colours' and Roni Size & Reprazent `New Forms'. The drum and bass world had been waiting for years for a real artistic and musical release; luckily for us, it has finally arrived.

Great Beats/Loops; Why the Vocals?.......2005-05-13

The parents of Hospital, London Elektricity's 2nd full length disc is a great album (looking forward to September 2005). But, although the "instrumental" part of each track hits (Jungle Drummer), the vocals leave much (too much) to be desired. "Stone cold sober... I want to dance to the beat of a different drum!" "They tell me life is beautiful. Life is a beautiful thing." What? Please, keep to the fantastic beats. Compared to what's out there, still worth the money.

Great album.......2004-06-21

Great album, some amazing songs, like: Different Drum, Main ingredient, Cum Dancing

Unbelieveable.......2004-05-15

This is some of the most original drum'n'bass I've ever come across. I have been listening to the album over and over... Not only is it original, but the production is amazing, it's got soul, and many songs are recorded with an orchestra, which makes for some really interesting d'n'b. Tony Colman has put together an amazing group that makes for a great combo. Jungle drummer produces sharp cymbals and deep bass hits in tight beats. The vocals of Robert Owens and Liane Carrol are soulful and original. Another incredible thing about London Elektricity is that they have a live act... I can't imagine how awesome it would be to see them live. I think it certainly makes a difference for electronic music when a group of people are involved in making it. That combined with Tony Colman's musical genius are what make LE so incredible.

Brilliant.......2004-05-11

Really very nice and good. One of the better D 'n' B Albums to be put out in recent times. Best tracks Track 2, 7, and 10. Have a listen and go BANANAS. Also check out Breakbeat Era, Shapeshifter (NZ), and Pacific Heights (NZ).