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After a short hiatus, House Of EFUNK records is back with an incredible selection courtesy of Detroit’s masterclass musician, songwriter, producer and Talk Box aficionado Walter Howard aka Hazmat LIVE. We (Soul Clap) were first wowed by Hazmat when he performed at our House Of EFUNK marathon party at Detroit’s TV Lounge as part of the Scott Groves Overdubs band where his talk box magic had our jaws on the floor.
Hazmat’s musical journey has seen him collaborate with many impressive acts such as former Gap Band frontman Charlie Wilson, the Four Tops, Amp Fiddler, and even making his way onto the 2016 Soul Clap album with a feature on “Synthesizer Girlfriend”. We’ve known for a long time that when the right piece of music came around, we’d love to have Hazmat’s contribution on EFUNK records and this extraordinarily funky cover version of Sade’s classic No Ordinary Love hit it out the park!
Hazmat’s original “Reimagination” is a work of excellence that keeps the emotion of the Sade original intact with a deep, energized reinterpretation complete with lush chords, deep pads, tropical mallets and of course Hazmats signature harmonized talk box wizardry!
On remix duties, our very own one half, Charlie Soul Clap rewinds us to an early 00’s groove with a version inspired by the many remixes of Ben Watt that shaped his musical sensibilities. Going deeper and deeper is Detroit originator Delano Smith who rubs the remix with his pristine late night sonics.
Then, finally blessing the release with yet another from Detroit it’s “Hijacked Records” own label boss, producer Antwon Faulkner who raises the vibe and tempo for a prime time rendition of this tremendous tune!
credits
released March 4, 2022
Initial Support from: Terrence Parker, Gene Farris, Seth Troxler, Chrissy, Jamie Jones, DJ Deep, Oliver Dollar, Osunlade, JKriv, Luke Solomon, Bartolomeo, Lowheads, Kenny Summit, Nina Sol, Lars Behrenroth, DJ Pippi, Vince Watson, Severino Panzetta (Horse Meat Disco) + more!