Worldshipからのほとんどの作品のミキシングやエンジニアリングを担当していたPür RoyaleことGreg Royal による音源が発掘→ヴァイナル化！

Greg RoyalことPür Royaleによる『Mi Amor』は、ロサンゼルスのアンダーグラウンド・ハウスとヒップホップの境界線を曖昧にする、独自のサウンドを提示する一枚。Dr. Dreの『The Chronic』やBobby Brownの『My Prerogative』、Patrice Rushenの「Feels So Real」のダブ・ヴァージョンなど、1980年代から1990年代にかけてブラック・ミュージックの進化に貢献したGreg Royalの手腕が光る。

1993年に100枚限定でリリースされた『Royal Phenomena』は良質なディープ・ハウスとして注目を集めた。本作『Mi Amor』では、そのオリジナルDATテープからの音源が収録されており、タフなSP-1200ハウス・サウンドを核とした唯一無二のロサンゼルス・アンダーグラウンド・ハウスを体験できる。

A1. Mi Amor (Vocal)
A2. Mi Amor (Dub) 
B1. Curtis Harmon Goes to Japan
B2. Connect The Dots (Jay Simon Edit)

You may not have heard of Long Beach O.G. Greg Royal aka Pür Royale, but you're definitely familiar with his work. With a resume of remix, production, engineering, and editing work ranging from Dr Dre's "The Chronic" to Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative", to the dub version of Patrice Rushen's "Feels So Real", Greg left an indelible mark on contemporary black music from the mid-80's to mid-90s.

In 1993 however, a one off 100 copy house 12" self titled as "Royal Phenomena" on the surface didn't seem to quite fit with the more traditional hip-hop and r&b output of his extensive discography. I only found out it existed through connecting with another unsung west coast pioneer, Aaron Paar, for Must Have's 2016 Teflon Dons compilation. Greg is credited as a mixing and recording engineer on practically every release on Aaron's own consistently excellent label Worldship. After listening to Aaron tell his story, it was clear Greg's studio experience and mentorship were key elements in the development of Aaron's signature tough SP-1200 house sound. "Royal Phenomena" remains an elusive connecting point for LA hip-hop and underground deep house, and Greg and Aaron remain friends and frequent collaborators.

Aaron put me in touch with Greg, who miraculously kept his original DAT tape recordings of these unique house excursions and was happy to finally share them with a wider audience. Blending hip-hop production techniques, west coast Latin sleaze, midwestern minimalism, and a dash of UK bleep, the LA underground house sound remains singular.

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