Just came across an old track from the vaults again and I thought i’d share it here. It’s called “Tears Inside” and is a really soulful, organic and funky tune I produced back in 2001 with singer Dee Ferguson (also: Rice, Krewcial, Heavenly Social, the Proov etc.). Together we formed the relatively successful nu-soul duo NineFifty; nice reviews, label interest, various Top-10 hits at then leading music site MP3.com and various songs have been licensed to films and tv shows.
I think it’s still a pretty strong song and I’m kinda proud we did this so long ago, with VERY basic equipment and without any outside musicians – Dee came up with the main bassline while i played, chopped, sampled and programmed the rest. What do u think? (caaaan youuuu dig iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit?)
Don’t know if you know Aaron Jerome and his beautiful song Angel Lady featuring Andreya Triana, but i loved this track rightaway. The jazzy piano, the mood and Andreya’s voice are just all very, very nice.
I wanted to find a way to use it more easily while dj-ing. So i consulted with the ever funky and helpful Mr.Windmill and together we made the slightly reworked promo-only version below. It’s basically a really slow deep ass jazzy house track now.