from the LP World Clique, Elektra Records, 1990Beamed to Earth from a distant galaxy more funky than our own, ostensibly the result of both good luck and chemical enhancement (wink, nudge), Deee-Lite delivered to us a slice of dance music heaven with this song, and it moves my ass as much today as it did nearly 20 years ago upon its release! The story goes that his majesty, Bootsy Collins, was given a demo of theirs through a mutual friend and he dug their vibe enough to contact them, agreeing to get involved on their debut album; his bass playing never wavers, but it’s his deep-throated funktastic backing vocals that give me the most pleasure. Although clearly influenced by the burgeoning rave scene in NYC at that time, these beats are much slower and point towards the breaks-based stuff Fatboy Slim perfected a few years later; Q-Tip’s flow during the breakdown is seamless, “…feelin’ kinda high, like a Hendrix haze; music makes motion, moves like a maze…”
