Ronald Burrell

ITS A BOY

Citi Records

Citi019

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Ronald Burrell S Reputation As Deep House Royalty Has Long Been Solidified Throughout The Years Having Released On Many Legendary Labels Since The Late 80 S Including Nervous, Nu-groove, Strictly Rhythm & Many More. Working Both Solo And Alongside His Brother Rheji His Output Has Always Caught The Interest And Ears Of Dance Music Aficionados World-wide With A Heady Mixture Of Gospel, Soul / R&b, Jazz, & Garage Heavily Informing His Sound. Surprising As It Is, -it S A Boy- Was Never Released, Only Ever Existing As A Test Pressing! The 4 Track Ep Takes In All The Musical Influences Listed Above And Flips Them Into Some Seriously Deep Territory. Opener -journey- Is An Epic Jam Punctuated By An 808 Cowbell, Beautiful Pads, Strings And Ronald S Voice Asking Us To Join Him On A Journey Through Our Own Minds. Second Cut -feelin Jazzy- Picks Up The Pace A Little, A Stripped Back Rhythm Blessed With Some Choice, Chopped Up Jazz Samples And Vocal Stabs Keeps Things Moving In The Right Direction. Over On Side-b We Are Treated To The Deepest Groove Of -bedtime Story-, Which Has All The Trademarks Of A Classic Burrell Production, Soulful Vocals, Melodies And Crisp Drum Programming. Closing Track -the Crib- Rounds Things With Off With A Stomping Church Inspired Organ Groove, An Up-lifting End To The Ep. As Mentioned Above, This Is The Very First Time This Underground House Classic Has Ever Been Released! This Record Is A Real Collectors Piece And Has Commanded Collectors Prices On-line In The Past, A Real Rarity. It Has Been Re-mastered And Re-pressed In Conjunction With Ronald Burrell From His Original Dat Tapes And All Original Label Artwork Has Been Preserved.