I picked up this Sir Spence – Non-Continuity EP recently, and at first I wasn’t totally sold on it. I finally got around to giving it some more listens recently, and it has really grown on me… to the point that it’s one of my better finds of 2008. The EP title is appropriate as there’s so much going on in these songs and so much variety from track to track; from catchy rave riffs in one tune, to LFO-panned opera samples portamento’d into yodeling in another. I couldn’t decide which tracks to post, so here’s the whole thing in a zip file. B2 “Life Will Mean Nothing” is the most (only?) well known one, as it was featured in an old Fabio set.
Sir Spence – Non Continuity EP (ZIP)
a1. gonna make
a2. life will mean nothing
a3. music (creative hiss mix)
b1. The Beat Goes
b2. vick goes to the opera
b3. early morning (why are you crying)
Wow! What’s the story behind this one? It’s like proto Luke Vibert or something. Who was “Sir Spence” and what did he go on to do? The production is top notch (for ’92), and the ideas behind these tracks are all way ahead of their time. The variety of style and the professional sheen seems to point to an accomplished producer who is “dabbling”. I wouldn’t doubt that “Sir Spence” is actually an AKA for somebody more well known…I like this stuff a lot!
Nice one,been looking for this tune for years now>>a3. music (creative hiss mix).And to see this one ep has so meny good tunes that is rare lol, i am sure that sir spence was a rap singer and producer from the 90’s hes only made this one hardcore ep the rest of hes tunes are house and hip hop tunes,if you listen to a2. life will mean nothing That’s him doing the rap bit.
Here is a tune he did the vocals for:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Pop-Mixes-189/release/566162
Here is a tune he was co producer:
http://www.discogs.com/Tracie-Spencer-This-Time-Make-It-Funky/release/714920