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Newcleus
Origin Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre(s) Electro, Old school hip hop
Years active 1977 – 1989, ? – present
Label(s) Mayhew Records, Rhino Records, Jam-On Recordings
Associated acts Jam-On Productions
Members
Chilly B, Lady E, Cozmo D
Former members
Nique D

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Formation

A precursor to the group, known as Jam-On Productions, formed in 1977 in Brooklyn, New York, which included teenagers Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac and his cousins Monique and Pete Angevin. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The group's popularity grew as it played block parties in Brooklyn. A block party is a large public celebration in which many members of a single Neighborhood congregate either to observe an event of some importance or simply By 1979, the primary group's members were Cozmo D, Yvette "Lady E" Cook (who would later marry Cozmo D), Monique Angevin, and Bob "Chilly B" Crafton (who would later marry Monique).

Singles

Newcleus recorded "Jam-On's Revenge", a block party favorite which featured vocals that were sped up to resemble Alvin and the Chipmunks. Alvin and the Chipmunks is a six-time Grammy Award -winning animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr The track impressed record producer Joe Webb, and it became the group's first single in 1983 on Mayhew Records. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing It was re-released later that year on Sunnyview Records as "Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)", and it made the Top 40 on the R&B charts.

Their follow-up single "Jam-On It" has become their most famous single, ushering in a new sound altogether for hip hop: from the conga rock of the old school to a more programmed sound. The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu This song was ahead of its time in production techniques and general atmosphere.

Albums

In 2005, Cozmo D released an album, Destination Earth: The Definitive Newcleus Recordings, a collection of hip-hop tracks from their entire catalog. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with This collection supersedes the Rhino Records collection Jam On This! The Best Of Newcleus, and is the only Newcleus album that the band gets any royalties for. The majority of the songs on this release have been restored and remastered from the original master tapes. The "Definitive Versions" of the songs "Destination Earth" and "Why" taken from this CD were also released on 12 inch vinyl on the German electro-label Dominance Electricity. A gramophone Together with classic electrofunk remixes by Sbassship and Reeno, and cover illustration by Bill Wray (known for his work on the 1990s cult TV cartoon The Ren & Stimpy Show). William York Wray (b March 24, 1956, Fort Meade Maryland) is an American cartoonist and landscape painter notable for his Urban Landscape The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames The Ren and Stimpy Show is an American / Canadian animated television series created by Canadian Animator John

Newcleus is working on a second collection entitled Returned to Earth, a companion volume to Destination Earth, which will collect all of their electro works onto one disc, restored and remastered from the original tapes. Returned to Earth, formerly known by the provisional title "AD2005" is an album from Newcleus due for release in January/February 2006. Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Returned to Earth will also include two new songs.

Although both of Newcleus' albums Jam On Revenge and Space Is The Place have been remastered and reissued on CD. The song "Where's The Beat" from Jam On Revenge has been deleted from the track listing. These albums were previously available in the USA only on vinyl and audio cassette. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound However both albums, original track listing and cover art were also available on CD, manufactured and distributed by Bellaphon Germany through Sunnyview Records in 1988.

Website

New albums can be purchased directly from the Newcleus website. Their website frequently releases remixes, edits, old recordings, unreleased songs and new material for free and premium content also available via free registration for the forum.

Discography

External links

Returned to Earth, formerly known by the provisional title "AD2005" is an album from Newcleus due for release in January/February 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an Open content Music database
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