Black Science Orchestra
Encyclopedia
Black Science Orchestra was a musical project headed chiefly by the British DJ and producer Ashley Beedle
, which produced a number of disco
and rare groove
-inspired house
records in the 1990s.
, and their subsequent releases found favour with both Knuckles and the Masters At Work
team over the course of 1992 & 1993.
Legal disputes, however, delayed the release of the debut Black Science Orchestra album, and when it finally appeared in 1996 it was with a revised line-up of Beedle, Marc Woolford & Uschi Classen.
Ashley Beedle
Ashley Beedle is a British music DJ, producer and remixer. People often confuse him for being of Asian origin, but his ethnicity is partly Barbadian....
, which produced a number of disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
and rare groove
Rare groove
Rare groove is defined as very hard to source or relatively obscure soul or jazz music. Rare groove is primarily associated with funk, jazz and pop, but is also connected to sub-genres including jazz fusion, Latin jazz, soul, R&B, northern soul, and disco. Vinyl records that fall into this...
-inspired house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
records in the 1990s.
History
Enlisting the help of Rob Mello and John Howard, Black Science Orchestra made their debut in 1992 with 'Where Were You', a reworking of the classic Trammps tune 'Where Were You (When the Lights Went Out?). The record was given exposure by Frankie KnucklesFrankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer...
, and their subsequent releases found favour with both Knuckles and the Masters At Work
Masters At Work
Masters at Work is the house/garage production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. They first worked together using the name, which had been given to them by mutual friend Todd Terry , in 1990...
team over the course of 1992 & 1993.
Legal disputes, however, delayed the release of the debut Black Science Orchestra album, and when it finally appeared in 1996 it was with a revised line-up of Beedle, Marc Woolford & Uschi Classen.
Singles
- "Where Were You?" (Junior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's Own is a London, UK-based record labelTerry Farley joined Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel, Pete Heller and Steven Hall to form Boy's Own Recordings , then in 1992 Terry Farley and Steven Hall began Junior Recordings Ltd., which started to use the label Junior Boy's Own. The label is...
) 1992 - "Strong" (Junior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's Own is a London, UK-based record labelTerry Farley joined Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel, Pete Heller and Steven Hall to form Boy's Own Recordings , then in 1992 Terry Farley and Steven Hall began Junior Recordings Ltd., which started to use the label Junior Boy's Own. The label is...
) 1993 - "Brand New"/"New Jersey Deep" (FFRR) 1994
- The Altered States EP (Junior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's Own is a London, UK-based record labelTerry Farley joined Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel, Pete Heller and Steven Hall to form Boy's Own Recordings , then in 1992 Terry Farley and Steven Hall began Junior Recordings Ltd., which started to use the label Junior Boy's Own. The label is...
) 1994 - "City of Brotherly Love" (Junior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's Own is a London, UK-based record labelTerry Farley joined Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel, Pete Heller and Steven Hall to form Boy's Own Recordings , then in 1992 Terry Farley and Steven Hall began Junior Recordings Ltd., which started to use the label Junior Boy's Own. The label is...
) 1995 - "Save Us" (Junior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's Own is a London, UK-based record labelTerry Farley joined Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel, Pete Heller and Steven Hall to form Boy's Own Recordings , then in 1992 Terry Farley and Steven Hall began Junior Recordings Ltd., which started to use the label Junior Boy's Own. The label is...
) 1996
See also
- Ashley BeedleAshley BeedleAshley Beedle is a British music DJ, producer and remixer. People often confuse him for being of Asian origin, but his ethnicity is partly Barbadian....
- X-Press 2X-Press 2X-Press 2 is an English electronic and dance music duo. The members are DJ Diesel and DJ Rocky . Ashley Beedle left to pursue solo projects in 2009.-History:...
- Ballistic BrothersBallistic BrothersBallistic Brothers were a British based band comprising Ashley Beedle, Rocky & Diesel and David Hill . Specialising in a kind of jazz-influenced funky electronica music, the band released two full length studio albums in the mid-1990s....
- Black Jazz ChroniclesBlack Jazz ChroniclesBlack Jazz Chronicles was the name of a predominantly solo project by the British DJ Ashley Beedle.-EPs:*Black Jazz Chronicles EP1 1997*Black Jazz Chronicles EP2 1997*Tribe 1998-See also:*Ashley Beedle*X-Press 2...
- Rising Sunz
- Junior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's OwnJunior Boy's Own is a London, UK-based record labelTerry Farley joined Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel, Pete Heller and Steven Hall to form Boy's Own Recordings , then in 1992 Terry Farley and Steven Hall began Junior Recordings Ltd., which started to use the label Junior Boy's Own. The label is...