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Love ft Paul Cooke
This song was written by Paul Cooke for his soul, jazz band Papa Divine. Paul wrote all the music for the band and performed as the front man for the band in the late 80's. Paul Produced this track at Cold Storage Studios, Brixton in London for his own music label IVI records. Released as a 7" single in the early 90's. Paul also features on the drums on this recording.
Message in a Melody ft Dino Houtas
This song was produced by Paul Cooke (Sade) and Mark Bedford (Madness) on the groups Zarjazz label through Virgin. Mark was a big fan of Paul Cooke's London based band Esposito at the time a Jazz, latin, funk affair. Mark was also the musical director for the bands biggest performance to date at the Albert Hall with Curiosity Killed the cat. The first ever live music broadcast in the 80's by fledgling broadcaster Sky> Jimmy from Earth Wind and Fire's legendary backing singers features on back up with Paul Cooke on this recording. Lead vocal by the bands front man Dino Houtas. The band favored the 'meters' type funk grooves of the 70's and where a big hit in the London clubs in the 80's with a big London club following.
Still Walking ft Paul Cooke
Written by the Cooke Brothers Paul and Alistair from the UK. Alistair came up with the lyric and melody and Paul Cooke wrote performed and produced all the music for the song. Paul also features on the vocal for this track.
Electric Diary ft Waorani Tribe
This is a strange one produced by P Eye Eye in London. Its also a long story:) Paul Cooke was working as the music director and supervisor for the short film on Cuba called Bye Bye Havana. The Director had visited the Waorani tribe based in the Amazon and had the audio available of their chanting. It turns out that the tribe record their events and history via chanting so this forms a diary to the past for them in an audio form. Very similar to the aborigines in Australia. P Eye Eye produced their chanting into a musical work and the rest is history captured for posterity for the western world to hear a little sample of the tribes diary now in an electronic dance format.
Lost At Sea (Original T:ME Recordings Version) ft Paul Cooke
Original track recorded under the TIME recordings label in Nottingham UK as a part of the EMIT 2295 series and 2000 via Distinct Records in NYC. Now a cult classic in the genre. Co-produced by P Eye Eye using the Roland 3D mixing system in 1995. Features Paul Cooke on vocals.
