Thursday 23 April 2009

Reel 2 Real 'Jazz It Up'

Chart Peak: 7

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Still on a ragga tip - and indeed a following-up-a-big-hit-from-1994 tip - we get this Top 10 success from the men who brought you 'I Like To Move It'. Whilst this single wasn't officially billed as Reel 2 Real Presents The Mad Stuntman, it is indeed him, as he says during one of the verses. Rather in the mould of their first hit, it's an upbeat ragga-tinged house track. Depth and social importance are certainly not on the agenda, but it's a more effective bit of entertainment than a lot of the dance music I've been checking out here, and a worthy successor to the debut - it's their only one I can really remember after that first one. However, Mad Stuntman's claim that "Jazz music make the girls them dance" is not one I've been able to substantiate so far.

I have a vague, not fully researched idea that Erick Morillo is now the sort of serious DJ who might not want to be best known for this sort of thing. Tough.

Also appearing on: Now 27, 28, 29
Available on: Big Mix '96 - 38 Large Dance Hits [Double CD]

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