A long overdue REPRESS of the Gospel compilation from David Hill.
“Gospel music has often followed the prominent trends in secular music, probably in the hope of widening its audience by giving the subject matter a sprinkling of cool. In the 60s it happened with R&B and then the funk-flavored gospel, the 70s brought sweet-soul crossovers, and by 1975 the sounds of early disco had started to permeate the genre. This compilation brings together overlooked gospel gems that have their production rooted in disco and boogie, the sound of the early 80s that followed in disco’s wake. It’s only recently that this music has begun to be appreciated by fans outside of its original target market, and I’m glad to help it finally reach a wider audience.” David Hill
David began his music career in 1994 as a member of the Ballistic Brothers, together with Ashley Beedle and Rocky & Diesel of X-Press 2. In 1994 he co-founded the Nuphonic record label, where he managed the creative aspects on almost a hundred releases, with artists including Faze Action, Norman Jay, Andrew Weatherall, Maurice Fulton, and David Mancuso. In addition to the record label, Nuphonic also produced the Sony award-winning London Xpress radio show for Xfm, which led to various club nights.
David has also acted as a music consultant to several record companies, one of these being Soul Jazz records, who he produced a series of successful albums – in 2004 the ‘World of Arthur Russell’ and more than the acclaimed ‘Soul Gospel’ series. He was also a production consultant for Auralux, the London-based reggae reissue record label, where he worked with Lee Perry, King Jammys, Sly & Robbie, and Linval Thompson.
He continues to work on personal projects such as Rootikal, the monthly roots reggae Night and has a number of reissue and compilation projects currently in production. He is also currently overseeing the production of a book and an accompanying touring exhibition that will showcase Bill Bernstein’s photographs of New York nightlife in the late 70s.
