Attica Blues were a 90's trip-hop band, with a trademark sound including do… Read Full Bio ↴Attica Blues were a 90's trip-hop band, with a trademark sound including downtempo yet funky rhythms, obscure jazz samples and soulful female vocals. Their sound was a perfect mixture of past and actual sounds.
The band was formed in 1993 by Tony Nwachukwu and Charlie Dark. Charlie Dark was a part time journalist and DJ and had been approached by James Lavelle to produce and engineer tracks for his Mo Wax record label.
Their first release, Vibes, Scribes and Dusty 45's Ep, contained the down tempo classic Contemplating Jazz. Featuring the vocals of third member Roba El-Essawy, Attica Blues' sound contained the trademark trip-hop aspects like heavy beats, vocals and deep dark atmospheres. They released a follow up album, Blueprint.
Attica Blues were also often solicited for remixing and producing.
After the Mo Wax album Blueprint, they released a second album, Test,Don't Test on Sony Records.
The band was formed in 1993 by Tony Nwachukwu and Charlie Dark. Charlie Dark was a part time journalist and DJ and had been approached by James Lavelle to produce and engineer tracks for his Mo Wax record label.
Their first release, Vibes, Scribes and Dusty 45's Ep, contained the down tempo classic Contemplating Jazz. Featuring the vocals of third member Roba El-Essawy, Attica Blues' sound contained the trademark trip-hop aspects like heavy beats, vocals and deep dark atmospheres. They released a follow up album, Blueprint.
Attica Blues were also often solicited for remixing and producing.
After the Mo Wax album Blueprint, they released a second album, Test,Don't Test on Sony Records.
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MrHumanracin
Amazing stuff, would love a new album from Attica Blues!
DJSILKWOLF
Still playing this record on wax. Thank you for uploading and cataloging this era.
monQsurlaKomod
Thank you for your comment. i'm a great fan, and thought it was'nt fair they weren't here..
Dre L
One of my 90's favorites. Still listening
Bart MINUS Rekowski
still have "blueprint" & "3ree" on vinyls !! that music is better than any crap from any top100 ever !!
Covert Operative
Their debut album on Mo Wax surpasses anything from this genre in the 90s.
Tony Smith
THIS GROUP IS DOPE.
Annette Worth
Dopeness