RAMP: THE OLD ONE, TWO 12''' (LH12054)
"When things git too damn fonky over at Ubiquity, thier sister label, Luv N' Haight, is all to glad to take up the throwback slack ... RAMP is set to give yall a taste of what's really good ..."
- XLR8R
"The Roy Ayers produced group see the light of day again as two previously undiscovered gems rise to the surface. Punchy soul jazz at its best, as you would expect from the Ubiquity camp."
- DJ Magazine
"Top 10 /// August 2007"
- Spine Magazine
Ubiquity Records is delighted to be able to release two previously
unreleased tracks by legendary 1970s soul act RAMP!
Both produced by vibes-master Roy Ayers post-release of their 1977
classic 'Come Into Knowledge' album. These are not new
recordings, these are vintage RAMP. Two tracks previously
unheard but rescued recently from a demo the band recorded on
cassette. Newly mastered, eq'd and now ready to rumble.
This single will be available on limited vinyl and as a digital
download only.
"The Old One, Two" is a cover of a Roy Ayers track (written
by Ayers, William Allen and Edwin Birdsong and originally released
on the Roy Ayers album 'A Tear To A Smile'.) The RAMP version
is punchier than the Roy Ayers release. Powered by a nasty
bass line the tune transcends music eras sounding just as
contemporary as it did in 1977 and is destined to be a DJ favorite.
On the flipside is the boogie tune "Paint Me Any Color," also
written and produced by Roy Ayers but never recorded by anyone else.
These Roy Ayers productions foreshadowed his classic releases to
come on the Uno Melodic label from acts like The Eighties
Ladies and Ethel Beatty.
For a long time RAMP were one of modern soul music’s biggest
mysteries. What did RAMP mean? (FYI - Roy Ayers Master
Production is the answer), How come their album is so damn hard
to find? Why no second album? What was the relationship
with Roy Ayers? But heavily sampled (most notably on A
Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum”) and much adored for
their sublime version of "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" RAMP
maintained a musical presence despite a lack of music and info.
Ubiquity will spill the beans for all online, close to the release
date.
Finally RAMP fans are enjoying a long overdue year of revival.
The 1977 RAMP album 'Come Into Knowledge' was recently re-issued in
Japan, Wax Poetics magazine have an awesome 5-page piece on
the band in their current issue and by way of inclusion on the
forthcoming Gilles Peterson Digs America II, this upcoming
single, Ubiquity Records will unleash two previously unreleased Ramp
tracks this Fall!
Due to renewed RAMP fever the re-united band have scored new shows
including an appearance at Central Park SummerStage, New York City
w/DJ Spinna.
Watch a recent performance of "Daylight," live in London, at
YouTube.
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