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Mattafix
Big City Life Pt 1
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (2) - Disc #1
1. Original Mix
2. Cutfather & Joe Remix

CD Details

All Artists: Mattafix
Title: Big City Life Pt 1
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Import
Release Date: 9/6/2005
Album Type: Single, Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Style: Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 5024545359626, 094633864221

Synopsis

Album Description

Mattafix is London base duo Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji, a steel pan virtuoso and a computer whiz kid, from opposite ends of the musical spectrum. Together their style is a unique, very British 21st Century blues sound. By blending hip hop, soul, reggae, and dancehall this single firmly puts Mattafix on the map. The Original version is backed with the Cutfather and Joe Remix. Buddist Punk Recordings. 2005.

CD Reviews

A huge surprise

MW | Salisbury, MD | 12/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm the type of reggae fan who owns only a Bob Marley collection and The Harder They Come soundtrack, and I hate rap. If someone asked me to listen to a reggae/rap song, I'd run the other way.

"Big City Life" is remarkable, though. Italian MTV had this video on heavy rotation, yet I couldn't hear this song enough. I kept the TV on mute all day until I saw the video appear. The song is catchy and elegantly simple, its lyrics make use of Jamaican patois, and it makes your body bob and weave. The singer reminds me of Roland Gift (of Fine Young Cannibals), and

the song is one of those crossover oddities. I ordered the CD single, and have played it for friends whose tastes range widely. Everyone loves the song. To tell you my tastes would be no help-- they're all over the place. If your tastes are fairly

eclectic, generally without regard for category, you too might be struck by this song. I can't imagine 2005 without it.

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