The Sample Choir – Feeling Lonely

The Sample Choir – Feeling Lonely // Nervous Records – NE 20104

Todd Edwards’ Classic The Sample Choir – Feelin´ Lonly on Nervous Records – A Landmark in House and UK Garage

Now universally recognized as one of the great ambassadors of House Music around the globe, Todd Edwards first built his reputation in the early ‘90s with a string of 12″ releases on some of New York’s more prominent independent labels.

This was an era when, on any given week, up to 100 new 12″ releases from New York-based producers were vying for space on the shop walls. In this hypercompetitive environment, it was not easy for a new producer to garner a reputation. But Todd’s releases did not sound like anything else.

Using an innovative blend of rhythmic, cut-and-paste vocal samples, rubbery basslines, and slapping percussion, he created a four-track EP for Nervous in 1994 under the production acronym The Sample Choir. This 12″ created such a massive buzz in the UK that it is now considered instrumental in helping to propel Britain’s UK Garage movement.

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