TITLE: Output
LABEL: Ministry of Sound
ARTIST: Fedde Le Grand
RELEASED: 14th September 2009
It's been a long time coming this one, but finally and with a huge breath of fresh air we're thrilled to be presenting this album to you. It's the unique, sublime and cutting edge debut long player from Dutch dynamo Fedde le Grand. Fedde Le Grande is one of the most commercially successful DJ/producers of the moment, with his unforgettable release 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' launching him to international stardom.
The single which featured on 2007 Ministry of Sound Annual, Maximum Bass 3 and Kink Vol 2, was heard on dancefloors across the globe and had amazing success in the dance charts and was voted #1 summer anthem in Ibiza. It was also licensed to over 100 compilations worldwide. Following the commercial success of 'Detroit' in 2006, Fedde went on to cement his talent and popularity with the follow up single 'The Creeps' in early 2007, on which he collaborated with vocalist Camille Jones. Once again the single dominated the dance charts and the airwaves, and saw the track feature on Ministry of Sound Clubbers Guide to 2007 and Ministry of Sound Sessions Four. Fedde followed up with yet another chart topping hit for 2007 with his single 'Let Me Think About It' with Ida Corr.
OUTPUT, featuring 11 brand new original tracks, and also featuring his three previous ARIA Chart smash hits "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (ARIA Singles Chart #8), "The Creeps" (#15) and "Let Me Think About it" (#14), will be released in over 60 countries, more or less simultaneously, an achievement before we start, and by the time you've finished indulging in this 13-track masterpiece, you'll appreciate just why it's been signed to so many countries around the world. Le Grand is a perfectionist and this dear listener is what we'd like to refer to as 'sonic perfection'. OUTPUT is a true artist album, crafted by someone born to make music, perform and to entertain, proving without doubt that this is an artist with no musical boundaries.
Le Grand has collaborated with some of the world's most fierce and respected artists, culminating in a long player that covers all bases. This is not a dance album, neither is it pop; in fact we're pretty pushed to find a tag for it at all, for Fedde has torn up the rulebook.
Proceedings commence with an incredible collaboration featuring Rob Birch (Stereo MC's), Wild 'n Raw, and leaves you with a distinct feeling that you're in for an hour of play that promises to be pretty much sensational, and Le Grand delivers on every twist and turn. If you thought you were in for 13 tracks of house music, think again; OUTPUT is diverse, infectious, groovy, electric, sonic, breath taking and more importantly, it's just plain fun. Flavour of the moment Mitch Crown scores three records over the full 51 mins with Scared of Me, Let Me Be Real and Rockin' High. From Le Grand's hip-hop infused outing with the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am to the brother-and-sister pairing of Andy & Dorothy Sherman on hit single 3 Minutes to Explain, music by numbers this isn't - this is a young grand master at work.
Ida Corr and Camille Jones, both show their love on OUTPUT with their sultry vocals sliding over sleazed up rhythms on Hard Day's Work and Shotgun. As with their previous collaborations with Le Grand, their efforts are delivered with flawless perfection. Mr. V's Back & Forth is instantly recognisable having featured heavily in many of Fedde's live sets and clearly makes up one of the album's biggest dance cuts, not forgetting one of this summer's huge records - the title track and festival banger - OUTPUT. In wrapping this up it's important to point out that Fedde hasn't conformed to market demands or made an album for the dancefloor- he's done the exact opposite. OUTPUT reeks of freedom of expression and we're placing our bets that it'll be one of those CDs you'll be playing in 2 years from now. This is timeless, this is Fedde le Grand.
Ministry of Sound
- Fedde The Stereo MC's- Wild & Raw
- Fedde le Grand feat. Will.i.am - Feel Alive
- Fedde le Grand feat. Mitch Crown -Scared of Me
- Fedde le Grand feat. Ida Corr - Hard Day's Work
- Fedde le Grand feat. Camille Jones -Shotgun
- F.L.G. feat. Mr. V-Back'n Forth
- Fedde le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - Let Me Be Real
- Fedde le Grand feat. Andy Sherman - My Faya
- Fedde le Grand & Funkerman feat. Andy & Dorothy Sherman - 3 Minutes To Explain
- Fedde le Grand feat. Mitch Crown - Rockin' High
- F.L.G. vs. P.L.F. - Noise Reduction
- F.L.G. - OUPUT
- Fedde le Grand vs. Dany P-Jazz - New Life (Fedde le Grand & Funkerman Re-Edit)
- Put Your Hands Up for Detroit
- The Creeps
- Let Me Think About It