Slumming

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
The Art Ghetto is disco punk: a power duo composed of Thor (guitar/vocals) and Rain (bass/vocals) bent on bringing high-energy punk attitude that you can dance to; fueled by passion and laced with intelligence. Part Violent Femmes part Nirvana part Hedwig and the Angry Inch with some Talking Heads thrown in for good measure, The Art Ghetto is bringing the rebirth of Rock. The Art Ghetto spent the last year touring the West Coast playing with The White Trash Debutants, The Rotters, David Lovering, The Fire Ants, Visitor 42, Los Villains, the Transexpistols, Hollywood Hate, and Media Blitz and was recently featured on KXLU’s Noise pollution. All this on the heels of releasing "Broadcast," which gained them national college radio exposure. Appeared in the Sept. 03 Issue of Out Magazine. Look for The Art Ghetto feature in "IN" Magazine and Rock City News.With Slumming The Art Ghetto combines musical ideas and genres into a mixture of fun, power, wit and irreverence! to bring something more than the superficial following of images and trends. The idea that rock can have substance be enjoyable and still Rock. It’s Disco Punk.The Art Ghetto is: Thor (guitar/ vocals/ programming) former vocalist for ROHT, who rose to national attention with the release of Rant. He has also scored independent films for experimental filmmakers such as Julian Dahl and Eu Topos Productions. The founder of Trocar Records, he has worked as Tabling Coordinator for Free Speech Seattle to fight the City of Seattle’s anti-music laws, appeared on Deface The Nation, has been featured in Magnet Magazine and profiled in Ear Pollution Magazine. He has played with TCHKUNG!, Solient Green, Betty Already, 1848, Us of All, to only name a few. His past work has garnered the following critical praise: "song writing shows confidence and direction"- -Kathy Faulkner- KISW "undeniable passion" - The Music Connection "entertaining and much more powerful live" -Ear Pollution. Rain (bass/ vocals) fronted Heinous Cannibal Starvation, an experimental rock experience that was one of the most exciting bands to come out of Seattle in the late nineties. Rain also is an accomplished underground Fashion Designer, with her futuristic designs celebrated in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Seattle. An upcoming shoot due of her work is shortly to appear in Renaissance Woman Magazine.

Album Description
It's Disco Punk

Slumming, Music, The Art Ghetto, Disco punk with new wave influcences.
New York New York
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • A piece of history
  • A BIG disappointment!
 New York New York
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000069HGR
Release Date: 2002-08-13

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A piece of history.......2006-06-03

Many of the songs on this recording are not available in sheet music, and although the sound quality isn't "leading edge" it makes me feel as though I am listening to actual performers back in the 30's & 40's, with young and gifted singers like Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, and Mel Torme, as well as others who are nameless or unknown to me on this album, and a delight to listen to. Manhattan Tower is why I bought this CD, and I got so much more from it than I bargained for. The illusion I have when I play it is that I am a young jazz artist in New York, feeling the pulse of the city and filling up with everything about being a part of New York.

1 out of 5 stars A BIG disappointment!.......2004-08-19

I bought this CD for the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue soundtrack ballet by Richard Rodgers and Lennie Hayton. But none of the tracks on this CD can be appreciated. It is a mono recording, and that immediately leaves you with a very incomplete sound. No amount of treble and bass adjustment can eliminate the awful tinny sound throughout the disc.
Elegant Slumming
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutely stunning stuff
  • FABULOUS, FABULOUS, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!
  • real disco music of the nineties
  • Timeless Classics
  • WONDERFUL...WONDERful....WONDerful...WOnderful...Wonderful...even in 1998
 Elegant Slumming
M People
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002A3X
Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

  1. One Night in Heaven
  2. Moving on Up
  3. Renaissance
  4. You Just Have to Be There
  5. Love Is in My Soul
  6. Don't Look Any Further
  7. Natural Thing
  8. Little Packet
  9. Vida Loca
  10. Melody of Life

Amazon.com

From the dance floor to the bedroom, the deep-house diva style of the M People delivers sounds that'll make you surrender to the beat. Released as their first major label outing, Elegant Slumming combines lusty syncopations with liquid-techno vibes that ooze over the top. Throughout the mix, disco grooves, funky bass cuts, piano and bass melodies, wah-wah guitar, and sweet soul vocals ride like a convertible in the neon night. The extravagance is appropriate considering that the British trio was shaking the early-'90s foundation years before ubiquitous house releases were duplicating such soulful jams. For a little history lesson, get ready to jive from the waist down. --Lucas Hilbert

Album Details

Includes 'natural Thing', 'la Vida Loca' and 'melody of Life'...all Not Found on the Us Version.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely stunning stuff.......2001-02-25

M People has always been one of my favourite groups. The songs they have published over the years have been so appropriate to the world we live in, even though many people have not always had the appreciation of being faced with that blatant truth.

Elegant Slumming starts off with One Night In Heaven, a joyful track. Moving on Up is one of those tracks that you play with vindication after a difficult time... the words "I'm movin' on up, you're movin' on out... nothing can stop me" are so true and are so self-medicating :)

Colour My Life is a bit sad. Renaissance is funky, although it is a bit repetitive. Don't Look Any Further is... just great. All in all, there is a track for every mood.

5 out of 5 stars FABULOUS, FABULOUS, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!.......1999-01-11

This album is definitely ONE-OF-A-KIND! If you want music and voice to say something to your soul listen to this. I've been hooked on this recording for years now and it's still the BEST! HATS OFF TO THE M-PEOPLE ! for giving me what I want..... ! Thanks !

5 out of 5 stars real disco music of the nineties.......1998-12-15

If you are one of the disco fanatics of the eighties then these music tracks are for you. Definitely the music of the eighties revived with added touch of new age music technology. The beats are felt and the melody danceable. First time listeners would instantly feel the groove! M People would probably mean "Music People" as in real dance music!

5 out of 5 stars Timeless Classics.......1998-07-11

Ever since 1991, when M People hit the music scene with Northern Soul, people for all walks of life have flocked to listen to them. One of the most memborable classic albums by M People is Elegant Slumming. Winning the Mercury Music Prize, by beating off groups like Pulp and Blur, M People have taken the world with storm with Elegant Slumming.END

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL...WONDERful....WONDerful...WOnderful...Wonderful...even in 1998.......1998-06-11

A friend of mine who has a vast collection of music gave me the CD to check out and I was immediately hooked. On many of the tracks you find that you are tapping or moving some part of your body without even realizing it. Not a wrong move in any song and that's rare indeed. So... not a serious CD but definitely a must when you just want to have something to get your groove on.
Slumming on Park Avenue
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Slumming on Park Avenue
    Fletcher Henderson
    Manufacturer: History
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00009262B
    Release Date: 1934-09-25

    Tracks:

    1. Stampede
    2. It's Wearin' Me Down
    3. Back in Your Own Backyard
    4. You're in Love With Love
    5. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
    6. What's Your Story
    7. Posin'
    8. If You Ever Should Leave
    9. Sing You Sinners
    10. (I've Been) Saving Myself for You
    11. There's Rain in My Eyes
    12. Rose Room
    13. Rhythm of the Tambourine
    14. Slumming on Park Avenue
    15. If It's the Last Thing I Do
    16. What Do You Hear from the Mob in Scotland
    17. Trees
    18. Let 'Er Go
    19. It's the Little Things That Count
    20. Worried Over You
    21. Stealin' Apples
    22. Moten Stomp
    23. Don't Let the Rhythm Go to Your Head
    24. Great Caesar's Ghost
    25. Chris and His Gang

    Tracks:

    1. Rug Cutter's Swing
    2. Where There's You There's Me
    3. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
    4. I'll Always Be in Love With You
    5. Do You or Don't You Love Me?
    6. Hotter Than 'Ell
    7. Christopher Columbus
    8. I'm a Fool for Loving You
    9. Grand Terrace Rhythm
    10. Jimtown Blues
    11. Moonrise on the Lowlands
    12. Sing, Sing, Sing
    13. Big Chief de Sota (Grand Terrace Swing)
    14. Riffin'
    15. Mary Had a Little Lamb
    16. Shoe Shine Boy
    17. Stealin' Apples
    18. Knock, Knock, Who's There?
    19. What Will I Tell My Heart?
    20. Until Today
    21. Wild Party
    22. You Can Depend on Me
    23. Blue Lou
    24. Jangled Nerves
    Elegant Slumming
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Elegant Slumming
      M People
      Manufacturer: Bmg
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      ASIN: B0007UT5HC
      Release Date: 2005-03-14

      Tracks:

      1. One Night in Heaven
      2. Moving on Up
      3. Renaissance
      4. You Just Have to Be There
      5. Love Is in My Soul
      6. Don't Look Any Further
      7. Natural Thing
      8. Little Packet
      9. Vida Loca
      10. Melody of Life
      11. Don't Look Any Further [Danny D Mix][*]
      12. Renaissance [John Digweed's 4AM Mix][*]
      13. Moving on Up [Rogers Movin' Mix][*]
      Slumming
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • the future is here and it is disco punk
      		 Slumming
      The Art Ghetto
      Manufacturer: Trocar Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000D8D5X
      Release Date: 2003-09-09

      Tracks:

      1. Alcohol
      2. Punk Rock
      3. Nuvo Nippon
      4. Slumming
      5. Pop Rock 69
      6. Hello Nicotine
      7. Camp Easter Seals
      8. Used
      9. Power Woman
      10. Protest Song
      11. Spun
      12. Home
      13. Why

      Album Description

      It's Disco Punk

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars the future is here and it is disco punk.......2003-10-11

      after catching many of the art ghetto's energizing live shows i was so happy to see that it translate to the record. this is an inovating and brilliant cd full of passion thought and fun. it is great to hear that rock does still and breathe and even have a future and the future is disco punk.
      Bizarre Fruit/Elegant Slumming
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Bizarre Fruit/Elegant Slumming
        M People
        Manufacturer: Sony Australia
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000OCY7GM
        Release Date: 2007-04-23

        Tracks:

        1. Sight for Sore Eyes
        2. Search for the Hero
        3. Open Your Heart
        4. Love Rendezvous
        5. Precious Pearl
        6. Sugar Town
        7. Walk Away
        8. Drive Time
        9. Padlock
        10. ...and Finally
        11. Itchycoo Park [*]
        12. Itchycoo Park [Morales Classic Club Mix][*]

        Tracks:

        1. One Night in Heaven
        2. Moving on Up
        3. Renaissance
        4. You Just Have to Be There
        5. Love Is in My Soul
        6. Don't Look Any Further
        7. Natural Thing
        8. Little Packet
        9. Vida Loca
        10. Melody of Life
        11. Don't Look Any Further [Danny D Mix][*]
        12. Renaissance [John Digweed's 4AM Mix][*]
        13. Moving on Up [Rogers Movin' Mix][*]

        Album Description

        Two original albums. Packaged in individual jewel cases which are housed in a slipcase. Sony. 2007.

        Album Details

        Special Coupling of the Second and Third Albums by the British Soul/House Band that Featured the Upfront Vocals of Heather Small. Includes the Hits "One Night in Heaven", "Moving on Up", "Don't Look Any Further", "Sight for Sore Eyes", "Open Your Heart", "Search for the Hero" and Many More.
        Elegant Slumming
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Absolutely stunning stuff
        • FABULOUS, FABULOUS, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!
        • real disco music of the nineties
        • Timeless Classics
        • WONDERFUL...WONDERful....WONDerful...WOnderful...Wonderful...even in 1998
        		 Elegant Slumming
        M People
        Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        HouseHouse | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
        Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
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        2. Testify
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        ASIN: B000024M5M
        Release Date: 1993-10-05

        Tracks:

        1. One Night In Heaven
        2. Moving On Up
        3. Renaissance
        4. You Just Have To Be There
        5. Love Is In My Soul
        6. Don't Look Any Further
        7. Natural Thing
        8. Little Packet
        9. La Vida Loca
        10. Melody Of Life

        Amazon.com

        From the dance floor to the bedroom, the deep-house diva style of the M People delivers sounds that'll make you surrender to the beat. Released as their first major label outing, Elegant Slumming combines lusty syncopations with liquid-techno vibes that ooze over the top. Throughout the mix, disco grooves, funky bass cuts, piano and bass melodies, wah-wah guitar, and sweet soul vocals ride like a convertible in the neon night. The extravagance is appropriate considering that the British trio was shaking the early-'90s foundation years before ubiquitous house releases were duplicating such soulful jams. For a little history lesson, get ready to jive from the waist down. --Lucas Hilbert

        Album Details

        Includes 'natural Thing', 'la Vida Loca' and 'melody of Life'...all Not Found on the Us Version.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Absolutely stunning stuff.......2001-02-25

        M People has always been one of my favourite groups. The songs they have published over the years have been so appropriate to the world we live in, even though many people have not always had the appreciation of being faced with that blatant truth.

        Elegant Slumming starts off with One Night In Heaven, a joyful track. Moving on Up is one of those tracks that you play with vindication after a difficult time... the words "I'm movin' on up, you're movin' on out... nothing can stop me" are so true and are so self-medicating :)

        Colour My Life is a bit sad. Renaissance is funky, although it is a bit repetitive. Don't Look Any Further is... just great. All in all, there is a track for every mood.

        5 out of 5 stars FABULOUS, FABULOUS, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!.......1999-01-11

        This album is definitely ONE-OF-A-KIND! If you want music and voice to say something to your soul listen to this. I've been hooked on this recording for years now and it's still the BEST! HATS OFF TO THE M-PEOPLE ! for giving me what I want..... ! Thanks !

        5 out of 5 stars real disco music of the nineties.......1998-12-15

        If you are one of the disco fanatics of the eighties then these music tracks are for you. Definitely the music of the eighties revived with added touch of new age music technology. The beats are felt and the melody danceable. First time listeners would instantly feel the groove! M People would probably mean "Music People" as in real dance music!

        5 out of 5 stars Timeless Classics.......1998-07-11

        Ever since 1991, when M People hit the music scene with Northern Soul, people for all walks of life have flocked to listen to them. One of the most memborable classic albums by M People is Elegant Slumming. Winning the Mercury Music Prize, by beating off groups like Pulp and Blur, M People have taken the world with storm with Elegant Slumming.END

        5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL...WONDERful....WONDerful...WOnderful...Wonderful...even in 1998.......1998-06-11

        A friend of mine who has a vast collection of music gave me the CD to check out and I was immediately hooked. On many of the tracks you find that you are tapping or moving some part of your body without even realizing it. Not a wrong move in any song and that's rare indeed. So... not a serious CD but definitely a must when you just want to have something to get your groove on.

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