Name: A South Bronx Story
Brand: ESG

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uslp010

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Limited edition

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2005-05-02

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PIAS

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New Wave / Post Punk

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<p>An art-funk ensemble from the South Bronx, ESG (Emerald Sapphire & Gold) was formed by sisters Renee, Valerie, and Marie Scroggins, along with friends David Miles and Leroy Glover. Their music is centered around complex polyrhythms created by the sisters' vocals and percussion, with bass and pop-flavored guitar adding atmosphere. They signed with 99 Records in 1981 and released their debut self-titled EP produced by Martin Hannett. ESG disbanded but unexpectedly re-formed in the early '90s. Their work became popular among hip-hop artists for sampling, leading to collaborations with acts like TLC, Wu-Tang Clan, Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, and Unrest.</p>
<p>In 1992 they released the EP "Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills" addressing this issue. ESG Live! appeared in 1995 featuring both old and new material. The group continued recording during the late '90s and even added Scroggins' daughters Chistelle and Nicole to their lineup.</p>

the soul jazz retrospective of the seminal esg is back in stock and cheaper . esg occupy a very individual place in the musical no man's land between no wave and alternative 80's dance culture. they simultaneously represent and reflect the time (late 70's early 80's) and place (nyc) from whence they came - a time of musical and cultural collision, fusion and crossover. the all-female group inadvertently established themselves as antecedents to house with tracks like 'tiny sticks' and 'moody' and hip-hop with seminal cuts like 'u.f.o' (later sampled by public enemy and big daddy kane) and 'erase you'. the scroggins sisters developed a particularly feminine blend of stepping punk-funk and twisted dance floor fusion with a minimal stripped down sound of rapid drums and percussion, solid grooves and basslines to die for (see 'parking lot blues', 'dance' and 'ghistelle' for evidence). this album is a must own

A South Bronx Story

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