Imperial Brothers – We Come To Rock

1984. Streets rock, stars blaze. As above, so below. And from some realm in between drops this electro-funk gem laced with dog barks, coughs (yes) and pure, unadulterated gold care of Calliste & Marin. London b-boys clearly flipped when they heard the dub, so Mastermind yoked that to the vocal version on Streetsounds ‘Electro 1’ and, frankly, yung suburbia proceeded to lose its shit. Atmospheric as f*** and, all up, a 110% b-boy classic.

First of all, this record has a special flavor for me because it was the first 12 "I bought in my life. I was only 17 years old, and I had already heard a piece of the song" We Come to Dub "in a mix of a Brazilian DJ. One day, at a record store I frequented, I was surprised by this sound being played "in a complete way." Yes, I only knew a bit and when I heard the record, I had no doubt: I had to buy it. It was love at first sight!

In a way, the Imperial Brothers 'record made me understand the essence of a 12 ", its uniqueness and its value in the dee jays' imagery and collectors. This record, for example, has three versions - Vocal, Dub and Scratch - and , although the versions are different, they have a link, that is, they complement each other. The "Vocal Version" or "Club Mix", for example, is an Electro Rap with harmonic vocals and positive message, uptempo beats, scratchs and great melodies composed by synthesizers; The "Dub Version" is a synonym of Pure Electro, which shows the genius of the duo Jerry Calliste (Hashim) and Aldo Marin, and sends us back to others incredible Cutting Records classics like "We're Rocking The Planet" by Hashim;The "Scratch Version" is basically a continuation of the dub (or instrumental) version, with scratchs and additional instrumental ages that do not appear in the "Club Mix" and "Dub" versions.

Although Rap is a widely recognized, widespread and revered style nowadays, most of the artists who paved the road in the early chapters of Hip-Hop did not have the opportunity to their families through their own art. In fact, the overwhelming majority of dee jays and emcees who released records before 1988, made their 12-inch works possible, from singles that contained two tracks or, often, a single track in vocal, instrumental and remix / dub versions or ext. Roughly, a single single of 12 "personifies, in many cases, the musical trajectory of many artists of the cycle of Electro Rap from 1982 to 1986. Few, even, that fulfilled the dream to launch its own album.

It is in this scenario, empty of resources and intense in creativity, that the groups began to record their discs, often independently. If Enjoy and Sugar Hill Records were featured in the recording and broadcasting of much of the rap material from the Old School phase of the cycle from 1979 to 1982, alternative labels such as Cutting Records, Tommy Boy, CCL, Techno Hop, Macola, Tashamba, among others, were responsible for the work of many unknown artists, who permeated the underground tracks in their respective cities and participated, in a sense, in the most varied aspects of this musical kaleidoscope called Electro.

I lived through the whole era, saw it grow from a seed. Trust me there are thousand of great early synthetic tracks. Some babies out there think techno was invented in detroit in 1988. It was invented in 1974 by a man who built the first integrated synthesiser and this style was around shortly after Kraftwerk released the Computer World album. Listen to that album and previous synth music you will hear a logical progression of similar beats and sounds. Nice one. I LOVE IT.

As a 10 year old, stuff like this used to blow my mind, good old Hertford library, they had all the electro albums avaliable to borrow for a mere 50p a time, unfortunately, they got borrowed a lot and ended up scuffed and scratched to fuck, where I guess people were attempting to impersonate grandmaster flash on the wheels of steel, in their bedrooms. Enough of my blah......we come to rock is a superb, buy it. I insist.

ok , this is the best ever Hip Hop Electro Song EVER recorded and the 7.00 instrumental Version & Dub Version are just the Tip of the Iceberg....? I really Wish somehow / somewhere its going to be avail. on remasterd CD Sound Quality....? Very hard to find if at all in perfect condition.....? 10 / 10

Once again the brilliant Jerry Calliste brings a work of pure futuristic brilliance.Where his Hasim tracks had a very ethereal quality about them,this packs a mighty viceral punch in the chest like vibe.Never has huge beat,basic scratches&burp and cough samples sound as great as the Dub mix,the harmonious raps on the Club Mix give it a sci=fi block party feel,ACE.

one of the best electroraps coming from NY ever...it's dubmix is legendary...very well arranged and programmed as all hashim-productions...a real hiphop-masterpiece with a great latino-feel 2 it and a monsterbassline, too!

A New York Electro hit revealing a strong connection to rap and hiphop culture. Funky fresh beats, raps, chants, and scratches rocks this 12 inch B-boy classic. The Latin persuasion of electro production and beat programming. A prime example that electro music was world-wide and multi-cultured back in the 80's.