Following up on Roy Davis Jr.'s relentless release schedule, NICE+SMOOTH presents a brand-new single for 2005 featuring three cuts from his critically acclaimed WATER FOR THIRSTY CHILDREN CD along with a new genre-smashing remix.
Music selected for this release came from numerous DJ requests to release these tracks on wax, particularly two wonderful house tracks; the poignant spoken word of 'Soldiers Listen' and the guitar/vocal-hook-heavy 'How Will You Know ''. For the hip-hop and downtempo headz, the old-school vibes of 'The Way We Were ' featuring Chicago lyricist J FURY finally gets cut onto vinyl, a joint bound to reach beyond Roy's usual fan-base.
As an added bonus, we round out the single with a bumpin? double-time remix of last year's smash single 'Melodies From Heaven'. The remix is crafted by the German masters of the nu-soul/funk/dnb crossover FAUNA FLASH (aka Roland Appel and Christian Promme of The Truby Trio), courtesy of Compost Records.
Press quotes from the WATER FOR THIRSTY CHILDREN cd:
(catalog# nice 0018): dozens of reviews, full bio and audio samples available at http://www.nicesmooth.com/roydavisjr
'Already one of THE best albums this year and hard to beat!' deepvibes.de
'...steps easily into warm hip-hop nostalgia 'sThe Way We Were ') and deep house that sounds looted from the archives of the ever-legendary, now defunct Strictly Rhythm label 'sSoldiers Listen'): XLR8R USA
'RDJ delivers an enjoyable Jazzy-vibed album... 'How Will You Know ' and 'Soldiers Listen' are House tracks built on thumping rhythms. Gargamel: UK
