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Kush is delighted to announce an electro extravaganza in The Grand Social on Friday the 11th of February. We are especially excited to host electro/hip hop legend and pioneer, Egyptian Lover. Support will be provided by our good friend, Wicklow-born producer Diamond Dagger a.k.a. Sarsparilla who will be treating us to his own special brand of electro. DJ duo, The Nu-Bromantics will also be in the house with a mix bag of their favourite 80’s tunes. Tickets are available from Tickets.ie at only €13 (excluding booking fee). There is limited capacity so we would advise you book your ticket now to avoid disappointment.
Like ‘Planet Rock’ by Africa Bambaata, Man Parrish’s ‘Hip Hop Be Bop (Dont Stop)’ and ‘Jam the Box’ by Pretty Tony, Egyptian Lover’s first singles such as ‘Egypt, Egypt’, ‘My Beat Goes Boom’, and ‘What is a DJ if he Can’tScratch’ combined the abstract electronics of Kraftwerk with deep bases and rhythms of Electro/Miami Bass and rap vocals. As the aforementioned artists, Egyptian Lover and his World Class Wrecking Cru colleagues rose to new heights, mixing electro loops, dark melodies and class tricks.
His first song, ‘Egypt, Egypt’, was a hymn in the global breakdancing scene in 1984. In the second part of the eighties, trying to reach even more people with his music, he began to print more melodies and vocals in the songs, but it is still the first records that have had more impact and inspiration and have been instrumental the work of artists as diverse as Autechre, IF, or Microthol Aux88.
Like many musicians, Egyptian Lover began his career as a DJ. In the early eighties,
he became part of Uncle Jamm's Army, a group that organized parties in Los Angeles for up to 10,000 people. Artists who played with them included Run DMC, Whodini, Dynamix 2 and Ice-T. Egypt was the star of the group with many fans, thanks to his excellent technique behind the decks.
Egyptian Lover started recording his own songs using only keyboards, a drum machine and his voice. He published them with his own record label, Egyptian Empire Records.
In 1984, ‘Egypt Egypt’ became a great success (gold) and hisdebut album ‘On the Nile’ reached the Billboard Black Album Charts. In the same year, he released his second album ‘One Track Mind’ which contained hits such as ‘Freak-a-holic’ and ‘You're so fine’.
Egypt continued to work and achieve success, releasing several singles such as ‘Computer Power’ in which Jamie Jupiter lends his voice. In 2005, he released his album ‘Platinum Pyramids’. One could see the evolution of his sound, using modern techniques and rhythms darker but in the unmistakable style of Egyptian Lover. At the moment he is working on yet another album entitled ‘1984’.
