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  • Audio CD (22 May 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Sounds
  • ASIN: B00004TJ4D
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,503 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. You're No Good 3:11£0.79
Listen  2. Moody 2:47£0.79
Listen  3. UFO 2:55£0.79
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Listen  8. Come Away 3:14£0.79
Listen  9. Dance 4:32£0.79
Listen10. Parking Lot Blues 2:53£0.79
Listen11. Chistelle 1:54£0.79
Listen12. About You 2:05£0.79
Listen13. Erase You 4:08£0.79
Listen14. Get Funky 2:35£0.79
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ESG occupy a very individual place in the musical no man's land between new wave (read no wave) punk and alternative '80s dance culture. They simultaneously represent and reflect the time (late '70s early '80s) 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). ESG are yet another important but largely overlooked group that the Soul Jazz crew have re-tweaked and re-issued for your listening pleasure. Think E for ESG, educational and essential.--Found Sounds

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In the early '80s, the Scroggins sisters of New York City'sghettoized South Bronx emerged as the architects of a new kind of funk. Inspired by the almighty groove of James Brown,they fashioned a minimalist, homemade funk sound that relied almost exclusively on bass and percussion. Their initial recordings, originally released on pioneering NYC indie label99 Records, helped set the tone for the mixture of punk, funk, and dub that was an underground club sensation in the post-punk era. ESG's sound was of a piece with artier UK punk-funkers such as Medium Medium and A Certain Ratio, and with New York no-wavers the Bush Tetras and labelmates Liquid Liquid. Over the years, countless rap artists sampled ESG, and the house music scene also owes them a debt. This compilation draws on ESG's 99 recordings as well as more obscure '90s cuts. It shows that ESG possessed an almost childlike innocence and freshness that set them apart from their more cerebral contemporaries. These tracks are all about rhythm, as Renee Scroggins delivers simple vocal melodies over forceful but uncomplicated grooves. It's easy to see why some referred to the group's sound as "playground funk."

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ESG, 28 Jan 2005
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Wow. This group were so far ahead of ther time its unreal - if you liked Tube & Berger feat. Chrissie Hynde, then you wont after you hear the original version on this album! ESG do it properly - so raw, so good, so ahead of its time. Ditto 'Reach For Me' by The Funky Green Dogs From Out Of Space - I thought that tune was a seminal house record, now I just think its a blatent rip off of an ESG track.

Once you hear this album, you will wonder how the hell no one knows who this group are.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth investigating, 13 Mar 2001
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This 'best of' collection spans the career of ESG - a band from the US that trades in tight, funky percussion and spindly guitar breaks.

The first influence that springs to mind is the Slits - another band that strayed between the camps of funk, punk and reggae. Also, some of these tracks recall the early scratching guitar of the Cure. Like the Slits, ESG specialise in simple singalong choruses delivered with a punch.

Their crossover credentials are clear - the track UFO has been sampled by many DJs and the band were regulars at the Garage club. More recently, they've been championed by Justine Frischmann of Elastica. The standout track on the album is probably 'Moody' -- the remix (also on the album) is absolutely kicking, with Martin Hannett-style cavernous dub production.

Unlike many 'best of' compilations, this doesn't map out the decline of a band from their heyday. The later tracks are just as quality, showing the band experimenting with their sound, while keeping their edgy punk rhythms.

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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars well, 3 or 4 stars, 30 May 2005
This album is good. If you don't listen to all of it in one go.

There is some definite groundbreaking funk here, and some really dynamic rhythms. But the bassist only seems to have a musical vocab of three or four notes so you get the distinct feeling you've been there before with most of them.
My recommendations? Start at track no 9 'Dance' then go back to the beginning. Trust me - that way it won't ruin your listening experience.

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