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Safe From Harm review

by progressive.nu

 

For the first time ever, a track has reached #1 on the Billboard Club Play Chart without any promotion from an outside force. Yoshitoshi Recordings’ “Safe From Harm” by Narcotic Thrust appears in the peak position this week (Billboard, September xx issue) with nothing more than the independently owned and operated label sending it to a few key Billboard DJ’s. The strength of the record and the integrity of the DJs have taken it right to the top.

Says Ricardo Companioni, Billboard Dance Charts Manager, “Records have debuted on the chart without any promotion but never has a track reached the top without a promotional push. This really supports the strength of the record.”

Adds Yoshitoshi Recordings co-president Sharam Tayebi, “It reassures our faith in the US dance scene and it clearly shows that the Billboard Dance Chart is more relevant than ever. The chart has finally become a true indicator of what is really happening on dance floors across the country, without the influence of the independent and major promotion companies. The DJ’s are finally taking a stand for quality music.”

Commercially released on vinyl on June 17, with the CD single coming this September 16, Narcotic Thrust’s deep, funk-ridden anthem “Safe From Harm” was originally picked up by Yoshitoshi in October of 2001. By March the following year the tune became a choice cut at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, resulting in a massive crowd reaction at the hands of top tier DJ’s such as Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish and Danny Howells. The song features vocals by Zero 7 cohort Yvonne John Lewis and a hook line co-penned by Rob Davis of Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” fame. Its champions are as wide-ranging from Pete Tong to Roger Sanchez to Paul Oakenfold. At radio, “Safe From Harm” is currently gaining airplay at commercial mix shows across the country and daytime programming on influential stations, including WXXP in New York City.

Narcotic Thrust is Andy Morris and Stuart Crichton, two dance music veterans who’ve been working together and independently as DJ/producers in the scene for over 10 years. Crichton’s credits include some seminal prog-house works on Limbo Records in the early 90’s under such guises as Havana as well as remixing the big names of the day such as The Grid and Rozalla. Under the name Umboza, he scored two Top 15 hits for Positiva Records with "Cry India" and "Sunshine." Andy Morris teamed up with Crichton in London on the back of successful DJ residencies at The Leisure Lounge and Club UK. Since then, Morris has taken up a weekly spot on Kiss 100 and toured the globe DJing, while making records for labels such as Jive, Whoop! And Pitch Black (NYC) and compiling a successful Parallels mix album for Logic Records. Together, Narcotic Thrust’s first release was "Funky Acid Baby" on the now defunct Indochina Records. They have also remixed works by Apollo 440, Real 2 Real and Amen UK

 

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Safe From Harm review

by progressive.nu

 

For the first time ever, a track has reached #1 on the Billboard Club Play Chart without any promotion from an outside force. Yoshitoshi Recordings’ “Safe From Harm” by Narcotic Thrust appears in the peak position this week (Billboard, September xx issue) with nothing more than the independently owned and operated label sending it to a few key Billboard DJ’s. The strength of the record and the integrity of the DJs have taken it right to the top.

Says Ricardo Companioni, Billboard Dance Charts Manager, “Records have debuted on the chart without any promotion but never has a track reached the top without a promotional push. This really supports the strength of the record.”

Adds Yoshitoshi Recordings co-president Sharam Tayebi, “It reassures our faith in the US dance scene and it clearly shows that the Billboard Dance Chart is more relevant than ever. The chart has finally become a true indicator of what is really happening on dance floors across the country, without the influence of the independent and major promotion companies. The DJ’s are finally taking a stand for quality music.”

Commercially released on vinyl on June 17, with the CD single coming this September 16, Narcotic Thrust’s deep, funk-ridden anthem “Safe From Harm” was originally picked up by Yoshitoshi in October of 2001. By March the following year the tune became a choice cut at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, resulting in a massive crowd reaction at the hands of top tier DJ’s such as Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish and Danny Howells. The song features vocals by Zero 7 cohort Yvonne John Lewis and a hook line co-penned by Rob Davis of Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” fame. Its champions are as wide-ranging from Pete Tong to Roger Sanchez to Paul Oakenfold. At radio, “Safe From Harm” is currently gaining airplay at commercial mix shows across the country and daytime programming on influential stations, including WXXP in New York City.

Narcotic Thrust is Andy Morris and Stuart Crichton, two dance music veterans who’ve been working together and independently as DJ/producers in the scene for over 10 years. Crichton’s credits include some seminal prog-house works on Limbo Records in the early 90’s under such guises as Havana as well as remixing the big names of the day such as The Grid and Rozalla. Under the name Umboza, he scored two Top 15 hits for Positiva Records with "Cry India" and "Sunshine." Andy Morris teamed up with Crichton in London on the back of successful DJ residencies at The Leisure Lounge and Club UK. Since then, Morris has taken up a weekly spot on Kiss 100 and toured the globe DJing, while making records for labels such as Jive, Whoop! And Pitch Black (NYC) and compiling a successful Parallels mix album for Logic Records. Together, Narcotic Thrust’s first release was "Funky Acid Baby" on the now defunct Indochina Records. They have also remixed works by Apollo 440, Real 2 Real and Amen UK

 

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