4 HeroCreating Patterns

Label:

Talkin' Loud – 586 212-2

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Future Jazz

Tracklist

1 Conceptions
BassAndy Hamill
CelloEd Jefferies*
Flute, Tambura, Harp [Indian Harp], Tabla, BellsBrad Somatik*
PianoMark Mac*
Saxophone, ClarinetChris Bowden
ViolaNaomi Fairhurst
ViolinLaura Williams
Written-ByM. Clair*
5:39
2 Time
CelloHilary Skewes
FluteBrad Somatik*
KeyboardsMark Mac*
VibraphoneRoger Beaujolais
ViolaRaquel Massadas
Voice [Spoken Word]Ursula Rucker
Written-ByU. Rucker*
4:38
3 Golden Solitude
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, PercussionDego
TablaBrad Somatik*
VocalsBembe Segue*
Written-ByK. Phillips*
6:55
4 Twothesme
BassBrad Somatik*
CelloSeiji
French HornRichard Steggall
KeyboardsPavel Kostiuk
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, PercussionDego
SaxophonePete Wareham
TromboneDave Liddell
Written-ByD. McFarlane*
6:01
5 Another Day
Arranged By, Electric Piano [Rhodes], PianoBrad Somatik*
BassAndy Hamill
CelloRebecca Carrington
Guitar, Drum Programming, Synthesizer [Moog], PercussionMarc Mac
Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsJill Scott
SaxophonePete Wareham
TromboneDave Liddell
TrumpetNick Etwell
ViolaBecca Ware
ViolinSarah Button
Vocals [Additional]Valvin Roane
Vocals [Featuring]Jill Scott
Written-ByM. Clair*
4:57
6 Hold It Down
CelloHilary Skewes
HandclapsTiny P
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, PercussionDego
Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsLady Alma
ViolaBecca Ware
ViolinSarah Button
Written-ByD. McFarlane*
5:11
7 Unique
GuitarBrad Somatik*
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, PercussionDego
Keyboards, Flute, PercussionKaidi Tatham
Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsPatricia Marxx*
Written-ByP. Marxx*
4:43
8 Something Nothing
CongasGeorge Daniel
GuitarBrad Somatik*
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass, PercussionDego
Lead VocalsLady Alma
VibraphoneRoger Beaujolais
Written-ByD. McFarlane*
2:37
9 Ways Of Thought
BassAndy Hamill
CelloHilary Skewes
CongasBrad Somatik*
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Moog]Mark Mac*
French HornRichard Steggall
Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsFace
SaxophonePete Wareham
TromboneDave Liddell
ViolaRaquel Massadas
Written-ByM. Mac*
4:29
10 Eight
Bass, Drum ProgrammingDego
CelloGay-Yee Westerhoff
FluteKaidi Tatham
KeyboardsPavel Kostiuk
ViolaRaquel Massadas
Written-ByD. McFarlane*
5:40
11 Twelve Tribes
Arranged By, Keyboards, Harp [Indian Harp], Flute [Flutes], Tambura, PercussionBrad Somatik*
BassAndy Hamill
CelloHilary Skewes
Keyboards, Percussion, MbiraMark Mac*
Percussion [African Rhythms]Brad*
SaxophoneAleko (3)
ViolaBecca Ware
ViolinSarah Button
Vocals [Featuring], Voice [Spoken Word]Mark Murphy
Written-ByM. Murphy*
6:06
12 2-BS-74638
KeyboardsDego
Written-ByD. McFarlane*
3:58
13 Les Fleur
Arranged By, Guitar, Glockenspiel, PercussionBrad Somatik*
Backing VocalsVanessa Freeman
BassAndy Hamill
CelloHelen Thomas
CongasGeorge Daniel
Electric Piano [Rhodes], PercussionMark Mac*
French HornMatthew Gunner
Lead VocalsCarina Andersson
TromboneDave Liddell
TrumpetRobert Samuel
ViolaRaquel Massadas
Violin [2]Matthew Ward (3)
Written-ByR. Rudolph*
6:05

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Mercury Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Mercury Records Ltd.
  • Published ByReinforced Music
  • Published ByWestbury Music
  • Published ByCopyright Control
  • Published ByBlues Baby Music
  • Published ByRamsel Publishing
  • Recorded AtDollis Hill
  • Recorded AtThe Studio
  • Recorded AtA Touch Of Jazz Studios
  • Mixed AtDollis Hill
  • Made ByUniversal M & L, – 51211934

Credits

  • DrumsLuke Parkhouse (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11 to 13)
  • EngineerBrad Somatik*
  • Graphic Design©eed*
  • Producer, Arranged ByMark Mac* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 13)

Notes

Published By:
Reinforced Music (tracks 1 to 12)
Westbury Music (tracks 1 to 12)
Blues Baby Music (track 5)
Ramsel Publishing (track 13)
Copyright Control (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)

Recorded and mixed at Dollis Hill Studio, London.
Except:
Vocals track 2 recorded at Larry Gold Studio (The Studio), Philadelphia.
Vocals track 5 recorded at A Touch Of Jazz Studios, Philadelphia.

"Jill Scott appears courtesy of Hidden Beach Recordings"
Made in the EU
℗ & © 2001 Mercury Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7 31458 62122 5
  • Barcode (Scanned): 731458621225
  • Label Code: LC06521
  • Rights Society: BIEM/MS
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 07314 586 212-2 01 # 51211934
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, inner ring): MADE IN BY UNIVERSAL M & L A
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L008
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0117
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 07314 586 212-2 01 # 51211934
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, inner ring): MADE IN BY UNIVERSAL M & L AA
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): not entered
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0130
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 07314 586 212-2 01 # 51211934
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, inner ring): MADE IN BY UNIVERSAL M & L AA
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): not entered
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0116

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Creating Patterns (3×12", 45 RPM, Album, Stereo) Talkin' Loud 586 057-1 UK 2001
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Creating Patterns (CD, Album, Special Edition) Talkin' Loud 586 057-2 UK 2001
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Creating Patterns (CD, Album) Talkin' Loud UICR-1016 Japan 2001
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Creating Patterns - Exclusive Album Promo (CD, Album, Promo) Talkin' Loud TLD7 UK 2001
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Creating Patterns (CD, Album) Talkin' Loud 73145862122 Brazil 2001

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Reviews

  • eleventhvolume's avatar
    eleventhvolume
    I’m surprised to see no one commenting on the fact that there’s absolutely no overlap in the credits for these tracks. Mark Mac does his thing and Dego does his thing. They don’t even thank each other in their shout outs. So I guess by this point they had completely fallen out? This release to my ears is past the peak of Two Pages. It’s still enjoyable (though I agree with the below review that Dego’s tracks are a bit samey), but also sad.
    • Risingson's avatar
      Risingson
      There is something I find frustrating about 4hero starting in Creating Patterns: Dego and Marc Mac stick to tracks that are more... tropes? It is as if they pidgeonhole themselves into one of the two different compartments: Marc to the string based epic song reminiscent of the hippy jazzy scene like, yeah, Rotary Connection, and Dego to the more electronic and experimental and raw broken beat. Thing is, if you have followed the career of both you know that they are actually not that dissimilar (Marc tends to get lose more in piano chords and some riffs but that's mostly it) so I am wondering, in here and in "Play with the changes", how... sincere is what they are doing, how much they are composing stuff to stick to the brand they got themselves into.

      There are good tracks, of course, and I cannot even say there is a bad one. The Dego ones can get a bit too similar to each other or too long (did "Golden Solitude" need that long intro?) and the Marc Mac ones follow a very strict pattern. But "Unique"/"Something Nothing" are here, as well as "Les Fleur" and in some editions "The Day of the Greys" which is the most spectacular epic piece on that "soul with strings" style with a Terry Callier who gathers an overwhelming collection of emotions. Yeah, collaborations started to be spectacular at this point.

      In any case, if this album frustrates you too much, there is the rest of the huge enormous output of Dego and Marc Mac, where you will find (even in the last few years) hip hop, jungle, broken beat, techno and anything else, in a bit more of a free form way.
      • themucaro's avatar
        themucaro
        Any particular reason why Mark Murphy's track hasn't his vocals on it on the vinyl? Bit annoying :)
        • LeonardoA's avatar
          LeonardoA
          As the name implies, the English formation 4 Hero originally from four . When, however, in 1998 the breakthrough album Two Pages came out, there were only two about: Mark Mac (real name: Mark Clair) and Dego McFarlane. Along with Goldie and Roni Size 4 Hero long time belonged to the biggest innovators in the drum & bass genre. The above-mentioned double album Two Pages had two faces: the first part (Page One) sounded warm and melodic, while the second part (Page Two) especially from chilly, electronic break beats existed. With the successor Creating Patterns (2001) are they managed to mix these elements to a sound that feel free to be called unique. What at the first listening immediately noticeable is the fact that almost all the instruments are played by real musicians. The winds and strings come this time so not from a box and even most drum beats are real. In addition, the vocals become more important and it shows the best in the price numbers Golden Solitude, Another Day (featuring Jill Scott) and the great single Les Fleur. After a few spins, we must conclude that 4 Hero is the dance scene. With Creating Patterns they have a groundbreaking pop album made of which you can enjoy at home.

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