Soul Sessions (Free Download) 1999-2003

by DJ Kraze One

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1.	Lilly Hall (Starring Aniis Le Neve) 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Miss Lilly Hall Stands by the door Looking in the mirror at life wondering where her life time has run to Cornelius Thorne He has it all Hiding in the shadows at night waiting for the shop girl Betty Clyde Miss Norma May She has her way With the milkman, postman, sailor shame the local taylor Won't oblige. Come on lets hide said Betty Clyde Picking at half painted window frames Mr Thorn started to morn Breaking out in hot sweat and cool dark shades La de day whispered Miss May Checking out Charles Browne the car sales man La de day we've got today La de da. Miss Lilly Hall She took a fall Opening the windows at dawn waiting for her lover Jack McGraw Cornelius Thorne He lost it all On the black jack high risk tables of Las Vegas town A Frankie boy Miss Betty Clyde Misplaced her mind In the garbage washroom cellar She's not sure the fortune teller lied. Come on lets hide said Betty Clyde Mr Thorn started to morn La de day whispered Miss May Checking out Tom Grey the fireman La de day we've got today La de da we hold the stars La de day whispered Miss May Lad de da, la de da de da da da.
2.	Stories (Starring Aniis Le Neve) 03:47	lyrics	buy track
There was a man Who had a plan To live his life Under the night He closed his eyes And visualised Playing the game Of fear and shame Who do you think you're fooling Come kill the sacrifice. A brighter day will come your way remember The grass is green under your own two feet People say pain is part of the package my sweet December Look around you this grey wall of madness will fall from you, fall from you. There was a girl Who ruled the world but she was blind To all mankind She gave her all When she was small But now she's grown She's coming home How can you say you're stupid Come open up your eyes. How can you say you're stupid. A brighter day will come your way remember The grass is green under your own two feet People say pain is part of the package my sweet December Look around you this grey wall of madness will fall from you, fall from you.
3.	Little Girl (Starring Aniis Le Neve) 03:28	lyrics	buy track
Little girl its time for you to loose those blues Over the hills where the sun shines and the clouds roll by in spills and trills Little girl its time for you to take a bow Leave the past where it slumbers start living in the here and now Little girl don't be afraid to dry your eyes Pull yourself together now just lift your head up to the skies Little girl stop feeling sorry for yourself Run with life push through the strife you'll feel much better about yourself. Tinkling bells and carousels, sunshine, rain and wishing wells All the things in life that make this life a precious thing Rainbow colours summer songs, eat an ice cream all day long Lying on a beach in some deserted paradise. All the things you are that make you special All the things you are that make you different All the things, all the things, all the things you are All the things, all the things, all the things you are Little girl it's time to be a butterfly Spread your wings, forgive your sins your here for such a short long while Little girl you're beautiful in every way Don't look back and don't look forward just be thankful for the day Oooh oooh ooh ooh oooh Oooh oooh ooh ooh oooh Oooh oh ooh, oooh ooh ooh, oooh oooh ooh ooh oooh Oooh oh ooh, oooh ooh ooh, oooh oooh ooh ooh oooh Tinkling bells and carousels, sunshine, rain and wishing wells All the things in life that make this life a precious thing Rainbow colours summer songs, eat an ice cream all day long Lying on a beach in some deserted paradise.
4.	Brainchild (Starring Oleanna Jones) 04:32	lyrics	buy track
There I was Trying to find me. I hold my breath a while And I try and think about stuff Somehow I'll fly Fly. Don't delve to deeply child When you are remembering things Mean hearts Heal now. do do da da dow na da da dow ooh ooh do do da da dow na da da dow. Does the brainchild hold a mind Cracks appear and no one seems to care Silent voices silent cries Truth is out there do you dare to try. I hold my breath a while And I try and think about stuff Somehow I'll fly Fly. do do da da dow na da da dow ooh ooh do do da da dow na da da dow. I lift my head up now When I am pretending to me I know who cares Cares. Does the brainchild hold a mind Cracks appear and no one seems to care Silent voices silent cries Truth is out there do you dare to try. Does the brainchild hold a mind. No one seems to care.
5.	Sweet Reminder (Starring Laura Cristy) 03:41	lyrics	buy track
Ah yeh, come on and give it to me Ah yeh, come on and give it to me Ah yeh, Ah yeh, [You better work it out]. I wanna make a sweet reminder, ah yeh, yeh Of what I wanted to be, yeh But I've found myself in misery, ah yeh, yeh And I'm finding myself confused wooh yeh, yeh I had not thought I would be leaving Maybe not so soon anyway But we'll have to face the consequences Things will be how the'll be, yeh, yeh The time is right for having fun There is no need to worry I've got no time to waste now no Because you see I'm in a hurry, ah yeh. In my heart I have this feeling That I've never felt before no I wonder what it could be meaning Could this be my big score, yeh, yeh I want to be in high places Meet new people every day But lately I'm in a quandary, yeh And I need time to get my way I need to take some time out To think things through I've got to get my head round What I wanna do Trying to make things easy ahh, yeh, yeh Now can you see my point of view, ooh, yeh, yeh. Sweet reminder Come on and give it to me Sweet reminder Why wont you give it to me.
6.	The Need To Know (Starring Kathryn Peck) 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Its the need to know that drives me on my way Its the need to feel that I know my time an place yay yeh My feet are swelling and my throat is so damn dry My head keeps aching but aint no way I'm every gonna cry hey yeh I'm gonna keep seeking now for what ever's true yeh Until I find my full existence I'm gonna keep on pushing through hey yeh, hey, alright. Well there's gonna be a time when temptations come my way And when the road or my mission is blocked by a barricade yay, yay Well I'm gonna keep strong now through the stormy violent rage Until the cloud disperses and the sun filters on my face hey yeh. Uhoo, hey yeh, hey yeh, hey yeh Uhoo, hey yeh, hey yeh, hey yeh Ooh, hey yeh, hey yeh Uh oh, hu oh. My feet are swelling and my throat is so damn dry My head keeps aching but aint no way I'm every gonna cry hey yeh I'm gonna keep seeking now for what ever's true yeh Hey yeh. Well its the need to know that drives me on my way Its the need to feel that I know my time an place yeh yeh My feet are swelling and my throat is so damn dry My head keeps aching but aint no way I'm every gonna cry hey yeh I'm gonna keep seeking now for what ever's true yeh Until I know my full existence I'm gonna keep on pushing through Hey yeh, hey, alright. There's gonna be a time when temptations come my way And when the road or my mission is blocked by a barricade yay, yay Well I'm gonna keep strong now through the stormy violent rage Until the cloud disperses and the sun filters on my face hey yeh. Uhoo, hey yeh, hey yeh, hey yeh Uhoo, hey yeh, hey yeh, hey yeh Ooh, hey yeh, hey yeh Uh ho, hey yay yay yeh yeh.
7.	Cosmic Dusk (Starring The Jedi Master) 04:01	info	buy track
8.	Stories (Instrumental) 03:46	info	buy track
9.	Little Girl (Instrumental) 03:28	info	buy track
10.	Brainchild (Instrumental) 04:30	info	buy track
11.	Sweet Reminder (Instrumental) 03:40	info	buy track
12.	The Need To Know (Instrumental) 03:51	info	buy track

about

"Soul Sessions" is a collection of recordings produced by Kraze One during the late 1990s\early 2000s that feature collaborations with singer\song writers: Aniis Le Neve, Oleanna Jones, Kathryn Peck, Laura Cristy and keyboardist Nigel Neil (The Jedi Master). The project evolved shortly after Kraze One established his production suite\beat making facility One On One Productions.

While searching for samples and producing backing tracks for pioneering Hip Hop crew True Element (soundcloud.com/trueelement) Kraze One began to build up a library of beats. Not all were suitable for the Hip Hop project and in 1999 inspired by artists such as Morcheeba and Lauren Hill Kraze One reached out to several local singers to collaborate on a series of independent recordings.

During the year 2000 the recording entitled "Lilly Hall" that was produced by Kraze One and featuring vocals written & performed by Annis Le Neve was released by Apeman records as a 7" single (www.discogs.com/release/45216-Kraze-One-Annis-Le-Neue-Lilly-Hall). The release of the recording and its feature on Radio One's Worldwide show with DJ Giles Peterson opened up several further opportunities for both Kraze One and Annis Le Neve allowing their music to be heard outside of their native local music scene in Milton Keynes, UK.

In 2001 "Lilly Hall" was rereleased as part of a 12" vinyl sampler entitled "Warp factor 4" on the King Kladez record label (www.discogs.com/release/1813678-Various-Warp-Factor-4-Sampler-12). The recording was also featured on a compilation CD entitled "Free Ways" for Le Shop Paris on Gratitude Recordings (www.discogs.com/release/6925099-Various-Free-Ways) and in 2003 formed part of the CD\Vinyl compilation "Another late night" by Kid Loco on Azuli Recordings (www.discogs.com/release/135698-Kid-Loco-AnotherLateNight).

The reception of "Lilly Hall" lead to the second and only other recording created by Kraze One & Aniis Le Neve during this period entitled "Stories" being released as a 7" vinyl single by Apeman Records in 2001 (www.discogs.com/release/96592-Annis-Le-Neve-Stories-Version). Both recordings form part of the digital release of "Soul Sessions" which is a modified version of a Kraze One recording project originally released in 2001 by Brighton based Cellar Sessions recordings.

The digital release builds upon the original CD which contained all the vocal tracks plus the composition "Cosmic Dusk" which was a modified instrumental of "Lilly Hall" that features a solo keyboard performance by Nigel Neil (The Jedi Master). The digital release also contains the unreleased bonus track "Little Girl" that was created by Kraze One & Aniis Le Neve during 2003. Finally the digital rework of "Soul Sessions" features the instrumental versions of all the recordings and a slightly modified version of the original artwork created by Duffian from High Street Media.

credits

released July 23, 2023

All recordings produced and arranged by Kraze One for One On One Productions.

Tracks 1,2,3 - Vocals written & performed by Aniis Le Neve.
Track 4 - Vocals written & performed by Oleanna Jones.
Track 5 - Vocals written & performed by Laura Cristy.
Track 6 - Vocals written & performed by Kathryn Peck.
Tracks 1,7 - Keyboard solo's performed by Nigel Neil (The Jedi Master).

Artwork created by Duffian (High Street Media).
Kraze One logo created by Desire (PXTN Design).

*Special dedication to Gareth Stephens (The Captin) of Cellar Sessions Recordings for originally releasing the project in 2001.

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DJ Kraze One England, UK

Kraze One is a pioneering Hip Hop practitioner from Milton Keynes, UK and has been actively involved in local Hip Hop culture since the early 1990s.

Initially a graffiti artist, Kraze One progressed to master Rapping, Deejaying, and Production breaking out of the local scene on several occasions with various releases and eventually establishing Hip Hop archive:

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