King Street Sounds add to their esteemed roster of house music talents by welcoming Sunshine Jones, formerly of San Francisco's pioneering live act, Dubtribe Sound System, for a stunning debut solo album titled ‘Seven Tracks In Seven Days’. This short journey is one man's love letter to the raw, stripped down, yet emotional music that captured a generation's heart, mind, and soul. It features singles "I Believe"/"I Surrender’, along with the current 7T in 7D EP Vol 1 which includes tracks “If U Wouldn't Mind”, “Anywhere U Are” and “Until Then”. Inspired by the likes of Chicago house music legends Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Robert Owens, Mr. Fingers, and Ron Hardy, this stunning album shows a rarely seen 'electronic' side of Sunshine Jones, one hidden by years of Dubtribe's lusher, more organic productions. Delicate synth waves and and blissed out deep electronica soundscapes, laced with Sunshine’s distinctive understated voice are the ingredients of this rich musical feast... A hypnotic, deep and sexy masterpiece.. ladies and gents enjoy the Sunshine!
Born from a love of dancing on the California beaches by firelight until dawn, since spring of 1991 Sunshine (the male) and Moonbeam (the female) Jones aka Dubtribe Sound System, literally took their idea of hooking up a few sequencers and ousting the dj from the party to the world. Initially packing everything they owned into a devastated Dodge van, they travelled all America and around the world - all in an attempt to incite change, restore faith and have a party at the same time. In that time, between establishing themselves as one of the American dance music scene’s most endearing and inspirational live shows, running their own imperial DUB Recordings label (now defunct), this husband-and-wife ‘tour de force’ has yielded fruit in the production of five full-length albums, a dj mix album, countless remixes, and a string of singles, including including “El Regalo de Amor’ for Guidance Recordings, Top 5 UK dance chart hit “Equitoreal”, and the international smash “Do It Now”.Following the international and US releases of their last album Baggage on Defected (2004) and imperial DUB (2005) respectively, Dubtribe Sound System decided to call it quits, but not before the duo embarked, along with percussionist Michael Sultan, on a year long ‘farewell tour’.
After a farewell performance at the legendary Simon’s in Gainesville, Florida in October, a funny thing happened on the way home from the disco… “I left the club inspired, (my) head full of music, and ready to work,” explains Sunshine. Full of inspiration, yet feeling the emotional gravity of Dubtribe’s life span coming to an end, Sunshine returned to San Francisco revived, energised and excited about the (re)connection made with house music that weekend. He set about locking himself in his studio and resolved to write, produce, and mix a track each day for a week, turning the task into creative motivation, coming to grips with finality of Dubtribe’s demise, the resurrection of his faith in house music as a positive force, and the emergence of Sunshine Jones as a solo artist and producer in his own right. “(At points during the week) I asked myself, what's the point? I realise it's tragic to witness the mighty Sunshine T. Jones collapse with lack of faith in the music, but I tell you...if this process and suffering I've put myself through is anything, it is quite natural,” reveals Sunshine. “Let it stand for all those who lose their way; I'll be holding the torch for you. Convinced that I can not drop this, and with no wish to exit (myself) I am resolved and resigned to put this inspiration to good use.”
TRACKLIST
1 : Intro
2 : We Are Free
3 : Anywhere You Are
4 : If You Wouldn't Mind
5 : I Believe (Stripped Dub)
6 : I Believe
7 : Distant Vision
8 : I Surrender
9 : I Surrender (Version for the Sixth Planet)
10 : Until Then |
