Wednesday 4 January 2017

Paul Hardcastle - King Tut (1985)




Paul Hardcastle is a name you don't hear much these days, especially outside of the UK, Europe and Japan. At one point a track of hit reached number one on the charts there and number 15 in the US. His big appeal was that he was an early adopter of new synth and sampling tech as it was coming out, and his electro vibes were about as fresh sounding as you could get back then.

Obviously, that means there is a wealth of synth bass to be had, and refreshingly this is an instrumental track that just relies on the ultra punchy and melodic vibes with that bass tying it all together.

I am not necessarily a fan of his entirely library, but this track was my initial favourite. I first learned about him by stumbling on to the music video for this track on youtube, which is actually one of my favourite videos on all of youtube. the VHS quality to the look and the sound add so much. So damn much! Rocking that keytar and just jamming, grooving and dancing.

I encourage his dance moves to become your dance moves too.

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