The Martyr Mantras

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:10:04
Personnel includes: Boy George (vocals); Jagdeep Singh (tabla, background vocals); Simeon Lister (saxophone); Jon Quarmby, Richard Cottle (keyboards); Colin Elliot (percussion). Background vocalists: Juliet Roberts, Jacqui McKoy, Sharon McKoy, Beverly Skeetes, Derek Green, Stefan Frank, The London Community Gospel Choir, The Govinda All Stars. Producers: Mark Brydon, Jon Moss, Angela Dust, John Themis, Bobby Z., Jeremy Healy, Bruce Forest, Zeo. Personnel: Boy George (vocals); Derek Green, Radha, Helen Terry, Stefan Frank, Juliet Roberts, London Community Gospel Choir, Beverley Skeete (vocals); Jonathan Quarmby, Richard Cottle (keyboards); Colin Elliot (percussion). Audio Mixers: Moss; Angela Dust; Mark Brydon; John Themis. Audio Remixers: Bruce Forest; Paul Wright ; Mark Brydon; Pascal Gabriel; Paul Oakenfold; Paul Wright III; Simon Rogers. Illustrator: Tony Cooper. The Martyr Mantras is a collection of dance singles, presented in various remixes, that feature Boy George, along with several other vocalists, though the real star is the groove. This is deep house music, which is to say that the beat moves in a fast shuffle, surrounded by a prominent bass pulse. Now and then, George emerges from the tracks, notably on the near-ballad "I Specialize in Love," and on those occasions his usual virtues as a singer -- an aching, vulnerable tenor voice with a good rhythmic sense and clear articulation -- come to the fore. The oddest track is "Bow Down Mister," a celebration of Hinduism complete with chants of "Hare Krishna" and an ululating Indian singer. Elsewhere, the music is largely anonymous, if danceable. [In the U.K., The Martyr Mantras was credited to the group Jesus Loves You.] ~ William Ruhlmann
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)