The Incredible Sound Machine
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The Incredible Sound Machine is the fifth, and final, album by old school hip hop
/electro funk
group Mantronix
, and the third Mantronix album released on Capitol Records
. The Incredible Sound Machine featured new member, vocalist Jade Trini
, who replaced D.J. D
. Trini joined rapper
Bryce "Luvah" Wilson
(who made his debut on Mantronix's previous album, 1990
's This Should Move Ya
), and founding member, DJ
Kurtis Mantronik.
The Incredible Sound Machine was a departure from previous Mantronix albums, in that it favored house music
, R&B, and new jack swing
over the old school hip hop/electro funk sound that the group was most famously known for.
Shortly after the Europe
an tour and promotion related to the release of the album, which was critically panned and commercially disappointing, Mantronix disbanded.
- album
British Hit Singles
- singles
Old school hip hop
Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music , and the music in the period preceding it from which it was directly descended . Old school hip hop is said to end around 1983 or 1984 with the emergence of Run–D.M.C., the first new school hip hop group...
/electro funk
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
group Mantronix
Mantronix
Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik , and rapper MC Tee...
, and the third Mantronix album released on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. The Incredible Sound Machine featured new member, vocalist Jade Trini
Jade Trini Goring
Jade Trini Goring , formerly known by the stage name Jade Trini, is an American contemporary gospel music singer. Goring was also briefly a member of the electronic dance/house music/old school hip hop group, Mantronix, in 1991....
, who replaced D.J. D
D.J. D
D.J. D, or alternatively, D.J. Dee, was an American DJ and briefly a member of the old school hip hop/electro funk/dance music group Mantronix during the group's later years. D.J...
. Trini joined rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Bryce "Luvah" Wilson
Bryce Wilson
Bryce Wilson also formerly known as Bryce Luvah, is a record label executive/producer, actor, musician, and former emcee. He was formerly half of late 1990s contemporary R&B duo Groove Theory, and emcee/keyboardist for early 1990s dance music/electro funk/old school hip hop group Mantronix.-...
(who made his debut on Mantronix's previous album, 1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
's This Should Move Ya
This Should Move Ya
This Should Move Ya is the fourth album by old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix, and the second Mantronix album released on Capitol Records. This Should Move Ya featured new members Bryce “Luvah” Wilson and Kurtis Mantronik’s cousin D.J...
), and founding member, DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Kurtis Mantronik.
The Incredible Sound Machine was a departure from previous Mantronix albums, in that it favored house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, R&B, and new jack swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
over the old school hip hop/electro funk sound that the group was most famously known for.
Shortly after the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an tour and promotion related to the release of the album, which was critically panned and commercially disappointing, Mantronix disbanded.
Track listing
- "Step To Me (Do Me)" (Mantronik, Angie StoneAngie StoneAngie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...
) – 4:00 - "Don't Go Messin' With My Heart" (D. Bright, Stone) – 4:20
- "Flower Child (Summer Of Love)" (Mantronik, Stone, Terry Taylor) – 4:56
- "Gimme' Something" (Mantronik, Stone, Taylor) – 4:07
- "Put A Little Love On Hold (Duet with Terry Taylor)" (Mantronik, Stone, Bright) – 4:44
- "Well I Guess You" (Mantronik, Stone, Bright) – 3:47
- "Step To Me (Do Me) (12" Extended Mix) (Bonus Track)" (Mantronik, Stone) – 5:29
- "If You Could Read My Mind" (Mantronik, Bryce WilsonBryce WilsonBryce Wilson also formerly known as Bryce Luvah, is a record label executive/producer, actor, musician, and former emcee. He was formerly half of late 1990s contemporary R&B duo Groove Theory, and emcee/keyboardist for early 1990s dance music/electro funk/old school hip hop group Mantronix.-...
) – 4:40 - "Make It Funky" (Wilson) – 3:38
- "(I'm) Just Adjustin My Mic ('91)" (Mantronik, Wilson) – 3:11
- "Operation Mindcrime" (Mantronik, Wilson) – 2:19
Chart positions
British Hit AlbumsUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
- album
| Year | Chart | Chart position |
| 1991 | British Hit Albums | #36 |
British Hit Singles
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Chart position |
| 1991 | "Don't Go Messin' With My Heart" | British Hit Singles | #22 |
External links
- [ The Incredible Sound Machine] at Allmusic