SUPAGROOVA, a DRUM’N’BASS tune, was created in Studio The Boat. Where Studio Wiz Rob Gaasterland laid down a Wicked JUNGLE Groove (inspired by his current own Project 2000, a New Hip Beat initiative) and combined it with Saskia’s Acoustic Bass Lines, Saskia played long atmospheric Trumpet lines, sounding rather alienating because they were put through the Effect of a Harmonizer. Mellow Mac’s Inspirational Voice flows in a Jamaican Style through the Tune, which makes a gradual, yet rather surprising change towards an Authentic REGGAE Beat. This is where Ghasem Batamuntu comes again with his Poetical Wisdom of Counting.
(Mellow Mac:) Mellow Junglin’ inspirational sounds / Confidential Laroo stuff / Breakin up all barriers with strictly groove / Countdown by selector with a new smashin’ release / Supagroova, Supa supa supagroova / Supa supa supagrrroova, Supagroova, supagroova / Oh yeah, confidential stuff / What’ch y’all really wanna know / Ah do you really wanna know (Ghasem:) One two THREE four / Five six seven eight, La ha la la e la la / And it ‘s because three is the basis of the Family / Five is the number of infinity / Or the collective mind of Man. / That’s the drop of the finger / One two THREE four / five six seven eight
from
Bodymusic,
released March 31, 1998
Supagroova 6:35 / 167 bpm (Laroo/Gaasterland/Macnack)
First released as song nr 6 on the album “Bodymusic” (March 30, 1998)
Music: S. Laroo/Laroo Music; R. Gaasterland/Gaasterbop Music
Lyrics by H. Macnack/Laroo Music
Musicians:
Saskia Laroo: harmonized open & muted trumpet, acoustic Bass
Rob Gaasterland: Nordlead
Mellow Mac a.k.a. Hein Macnack: Voices & toastin' rap
Ghasem Batamuntu a.k.a Gregory Forte: voice
Produced, Arranged, Computer Programmed & Recorded by Saskia Laroo & Rob Gaasterland
Preproduction (Programming, Recording) by Saskia Laroo at Saskia ‘s Studios, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Mixed by Rob Gaasterland at Studio de Boot, floating somewhere in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1998)
Thanks to Midi Amsterdam for Studio Devices Support