James Hardway
Drum'n'bass fusionary James Hardway works most often with cool jazz textures, though he is largely immune to the purist poses of many jungle producers. Known before the mid-'90s under his birth name David Harrow (and reportedly related to Al Capone), Hardway has worked with an impressive cast of British producers, from Genesis P-Orridge to Adrian Sherwood and Jah Wobble to Andrew Weatherall. During the early '80s, Hardway lived in Germany and acted in films before getting into the Berlin music scene. He recorded an album in 1983 (as David Harrow), and worked with European electro-pop star Anne Clark on several albums. Hardway also appeared with Jah Wobble on the continent, but relocated to London by 1986, where he was swept up by the acid-house phenomenon.
Hardway divided his time during the late '80s and early '90s between dub units (Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound System, Lee Perry) and the burgeoning electronic community, working as a producer with Psychic TV and many others. After ranging into jungle/drum'n'bass during 1995, he debuted his James Hardway guise with an impressive 1996 LP, Deeper, Wider, Smoother, Shit. The album was all the more noteworthy considering he played all live instruments (except for flute) and covered programming as well. Hardway displayed a talent for writing songs also, with a credit for Billie Ray Martin's 1996 club hit "Your Loving Arms." After the release of his second, 1997's Welcome to the Neon Lounge, Hardway earned an American contract through Shadow. The label collected tracks from his two albums to date for the 1998 compilation Easy Is a Four Letter Word. After the practically obligatory remix collection Reshuffle and Spin Again, Hardway returned with his third proper album, A Positive Sweat. For the recording of 2001's Moors + Christians, he assembled a virtual studio band by gathering recordings together from a journey to Cuba and Jamaica. Hardway's recordings as Technova have also appeared on Andrew Weatherall's Emissions Audio Output Records.
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Discografía
14 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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El Camino Duro
Drum & Bass - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 1 ago. 2024
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Big Casino
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 10 nov. 2006
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Deeper Wider Smoother - Shit
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 9 nov. 2006
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Welcome To the Neon Lounge
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 10 nov. 2006
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L.A. Instrumental
Jazz - Editado por Ubiquity Records el 7 oct. 2008
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A Positive Sweat
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 9 nov. 2006
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Straight From the Fridge
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 24 oct. 2001
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Freefall
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 3 nov. 2014
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Moors And Christians
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 10 nov. 2006
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Reshuffle + Spin Again
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 10 nov. 2006
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Grow - The Remixes
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 10 nov. 2006
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Easy Is A Four Letter Word
Electrónica - Editado por WORKHOUSEDIGITAL el 10 nov. 2006
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Straight From The Fridge (James Hardway)
Electrónica - Editado por Hydrogen Dukebox el 24 oct. 2001
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