FERRER, DENNIS / RAIN / MOOD II SWING / KIMARA LOVELACE - [V2] KING STREET SOUNDS SAMPLER VOL. 2

As one-half of Sfere Recordings along with house legend Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer’s name has rapidly built momentum over the past five years amongst house music aficionados. Ferrer's soulful and afro-house influenced productions have appeared on leading house music labels stateside and in Europe. With a discography of original productions that extend from respected labels such as Sfere, Ibadan, Large, and King Street to Basic Recordings, Madhouse and Chillifunk, Ferrer is poised at the very top of the game. He is also widely accepted as one of the leading remixers of this generation of deep house producers and has lent additional production to multiple works on Distant, Defected, Papa, King Street, Large and Slip n Slide labels to name a few. Hits of the past include afro-house biggies “Funu” (Basic Recordings), “Ko Ko” (Ibadan), “Reach 4 Freedom” (Kingstreet) and “Dem People Go” (Kingstreet) to soulful numbers such as “Wonderful People” (Metaphor), “Joy to the World” (Sfere) and his classic Soul Collective series on Large Records. Currently buzzing from the Ferrer catalogue: his exquisite production of “It’s A Beautiful Life”, a remix of S.U.M.O.’s “Stay”, and the sublime “Sandcastles” (co-produced with Ibadan’s Jerome Sydenham), reworkings of D’Jaimin’s “Oule Oule” (Slip N’ Slide) and Dubtribe Sound System’s “Nothing Is Impossible” (Defected). Ferrer’s interest in production and dance first led him into the world of early 90’s electronic music. After a number of years working with the critically acclaimed Synewave label from New York, he connected with Kerri Chandler who re-introduced him to the soul and funk of music from his youth via House. Ferrer’s love of such artists as T-Connection, DJ Rodgers, early Herbie Hancock, early Cameo and Confunkshun finally found ways to surface in his music. Chandler instantly recognized Ferrer’s talent for production and business sense and together they formed Sfere Recordings in 1998 (Sfere being a name derived from Chandler’s Shelter / Ibadan classic “Atmosphere” combined with Ferrer’s old techno alias “Aurasphere”). The label was devised with the ambitions of exploring many different aspects of soulful house including Brazilian, Gospel and Jazz sounds. The emphasis at Sfere is clearly, however, focused on songs since both partners believe in the timelessness of a great song. Ferrer’s DJ career runs in tangent with his increased visibility as a producer and his creative reach covers five continents. December 2003 saw his return to South Africa for a Heineken sponsored series of events alongside UK DJ powerhouse, Pete Tong. He has traveled to multiple European markets and played with regularity in many of the major venues in countries such as the UK (MOS, Soul Heaven, Back To Basics, Ultragroove, Angel Deelite, Neighbourhood), France (Cheers, Sunslice Festival, L’Ambassade, La Noche Festival, Queen), Scandinavia (Hultsfred Festival, Jeriko), Benulux (Pizzaz!), Russia (Propaganda), Greece (Balux), Italy (Red Zone), Japan (Module) and S. E. Asia (Club Ohm and Rouge). In North America he has crossed the continent with performances in NYC, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, LA, Toronto and Montreal. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Rain can refer to several artists. For the Korean pop artist, see 비. Quick Reference List: - emo/post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. - American psychedelic/progressive rock band who released one album on the Project 3 label in 1972 - industrial metal band from Switzerland (now Sybreed) - English progressive rock artist - improvised group from New Zealand - Hip-Hop artist from United States - Russian hip-hop artist - Hip-Hop artist from London - Czech metal group - Belgian hardcore band - synth-pop band from Virginia - underground rapper from North Carolina/New York - band from Liverpool - Pop band in Indonesia - Italian heavy metal band - South African Christian alternative group - A Manchester three-piece (2001-2004), "The Rain Band" - Norwegian AOR/melodic hard rock band - Sludge/post-metal band from Antwerp, Belgium - A metal/visual kei project Expanded information list: 1.) Jung Ji-hoon (Korean: 정지훈, born June 25, 1982), better known by his stage name Rain, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and record producer. He made his solo debut on May 13, 2002 with his first album N001. Rain's musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28 singles and numerous concert tours around the world. He achieved breakthrough success with his third Korean album, It's Raining (2004), which spawned the number one single of the same name. The album sold a million copies in Asia, and established Rain as an international star. 2.) Rain, Washington, D.C. emo/post-hardcore band, forming in the mid 1980s. Rain recorded demos in the mid 1980s before releasing "Worlds at War" on the "state of the union" compilation in 1989. In 1990, they released the six-track "La vache qui rit" 12" EP on Peterbilt records (managed under Guy Picciotto), however, it may have been released earlier. Members included: Eli Janney - drums Jon K. - vocals/guitar Scott McCloud - guitar/vocals Bert Queiroz - bass (note: Eli Janney is the brother of Eddie Janney of Rites of Spring.) 3.) Rain is a metal band from Switzerland, formed in 1997 by guitarist and programmist Drop C. Its style is blend of industrial, black and dark metal. Drop C was only 13 years old when he composed and recorded "Shadows", the first demo (entirely instrumental). One year later, he met singer Sin and together they composed and recorded their first album "Sephiroths". Joined by second guitar player Blast and bass player Scowl they went on to release their second album "Natural Order". The release of this album gave them the opportunity to tour extensively in Switzerland and France. During October and November 2001 they composed their third album "Starlight Extinction". In June 2002 singer Sin left the band. The split was reported to be on friendly terms. The band split up in February 2004. 4.) An English progressive rock artist who releases his music for free on the net: www.telosmusic.net/index.htm He has currently produced just one full album "Cerulean Blue" (2004), which could best be described as a progressive/orchestral rock opera. Cerulean Blue consists of seven tracks, each introduced by the narrator; Rob Brown, who has appeared in the major BBC adaptation of Chaucer s Canterbury Tales. Other contributors include the saxophonist Iain Ballamy, winner of the BBC Award for Innovation in Jazz. The album tells the story of a young man's journey across America. The music is reminiscent of Pink Floyd, Sigur Ros and Peter Gabriel. 5.) An improvised group (consisting of Danny Butt, Kim Pieters and Peter Stapleton) from New Zealand, tending towards an organic clatter built up through acoustic bass, guitar and percussion workouts. Very similar line-up to Flies Inside The Sun (less Brian Crook of the Renderers). Released two album; Sediment (1995) and Sycamore (1997) on Metonymic label. 6.) Rain (also known as Alex Rain, Wet Case or Crackpot) born on 25 March 1987, is a russian hip-hop artist who has collaborations with such MCs as Lil' Kan, Дикфорс, Дима Севенди, Слог etc. He has got several unreleased albums and one internet-release. 7.) A czech metal group from a small town Nové Město pod Smrkem. Official site. 8.) Rain was a Belgian hardcore band from Antwerp in the nineties. They released one self-titled album in 1997. 9) Rain is a so called Aor band. Line-Up: Michael Bormann : Vox, Bass, Keyboards / Per Helge “Peppa” Bruvoll : Drums, Backingvox / Lars Forseth : Guitars, Backingvox / Tore Moren : Leadguitar, Backingvox RAIN was founded in 1997 as a result of a project started by Lars Forseth and Sonny Crow from the band Bankok Babes. They were soon joined by the Bangkok Babes drummer Per-Helge “Peppa” Bruvoll, and guitarist Tore Moren from Jorn, Arcturus and Carnivora among others. They looked around for a vocalist for some time without luck. Lars then went on a holiday to Rhodes to relax his soul. In the biggest live venue in Rhodes city, the Colorado Club, he saw and heard Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart, Bonfire, J.R. Blackmore, Zeno, etc.) perform some numbers that caught his im-mediate attention. The chemistry between Michael and the other guys was a sure thing from the first minute. They were now joined by bass player Audun Norgaard. The boys had built up a strong set of own songs and cover songs, and was ready to meet the public. 10) Rain is/was a synth-pop band formed in the mid 90's in the Norfolk Virginia area. At least two of the members' were in the U.S. Navy when they formed. One of their albums/Cd's,(maybe their only one is called Times of Passion). 11) Rain is an underground rapper from North Carolina [USA], but now resides in New York. His MySpace page > http://www.myspace.com/rain910 12) Rain were a band from Liverpool who released one album in 1991 - A Taste of... containing the single Lemonstone Desired. There is a dual retrospective album Liverpool : The Calm Before The Storm, with similar band The Real people. See: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rain+(5) 13) Rain are an Italian heavy metal band playing 'Traditional heavy metal/Power metal' with 5 studio albums under their name since the 1980s till 2008. http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=5003 http://myspace.com/raincrew1980 14) Rain was a South African Christian alternative group in the 1990s, releasing albums such as Daydream and Legend of Veronica. 15) "The Rain Band" were a Manchester three-piece signed to Universal/Island ('Temptation Records') in 2001. They split in 2004. See separate entry under "The Rain Band" 16) Rapper, poet and story teller, Rain grew up in Peckham, South East London. She released her debut mixtape “Walk With Me” September 2011. http://rainfreedommusic.com/ 17) Ambient, nature-oriented music by various artists where the artist was listed as "Rain." 18) A metal/visual kei project that has released two singles: Malaise in 2024, and imago in 2025. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4R3O0IgIE3B30H40JyfMuH Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Kimara Lovelace is a Club/Dance, House, and R&B/Soul singer. Some of her best hit songs are "Far Away", "Misery", "Circles" , "When Can Our Love Begin", "Just A Dream" and "You Look Wonderful Tonight." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.