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Instructions · What links here · Fresh 4 (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 2 months ago by Purschka (talk: D · +) · Last edited 34 days ago by Auric

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Declined by Win8x 2 months ago. Last edited by Auric 34 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Fresh 4 were a UK dance music act, who had a UK hit single with a cover of the Rose Royce song "Wishing on a Star" in 1989.

Career

The act consisted of Paul Southey (Suv), Judge, Flynn Thompson and Kirk Thompson (also known as Krust), who is regarded as one of drum & bass and jungle's founders and pioneers.^[1]^[2] Fresh 4's biggest hit was a cover of Rose Royce's hit Wishing on a Star from 1977. The track was based on a slowed down Funky Drummer sample and featured vocals by Lizz E (a.k.a. Lis Elliz). Produced by Smith & Mighty the song reached the UK Top Ten and stayed in the charts for twelve weeks. It featured on the 16th edition of the UK compliation series Now that's what I call Music that was published in December 1989.^[3] A second single, Compared to what, which also featured Lizz E, failed to chart, while a final release, Release yourself with vocals by Sister Redz made it to no. 81.^[4] Fresh 4 are considered pioneers of the Bristol trip hop music scene which shortly after spawned successful acts like Massive Attack and Portishead.^[5] After Fresh 4 stopped making music singer Lizz E stayed on the Bristol scene and worked as a DJ.^[6]

Discography

Singles

charts
year	single	UK	US Dance^[7]
1989	Wishing on a Star (feat. Lizz-E)	10	43
1990	Compared to what (feat. Lizz-E)	-	-
1990	Release yourself (feat. Sister Redz)	81	-

References

^ "Nobody Does D&B Like Krust". UKF. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Red Bull Music Academy". redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Various - Now That's What I Call Music 16". Discogs. 3 December 1989.
^ "Fresh 4 Featuring Lizz E". Official Charts.
^ Cf. R.J. Wheaton: Trip hop (Genre: A 33 1/3 Series), London: Bloomsbury Academic USA 2022, p. 32; James McNally: Editorial, in: Headz Zine, Vol. 1 (autumn 2021) Bristol Special Edition
^ Joe Muggs; Brian Stevens: Bass, Mids, Tops. An Oral History of Sound System Culture, London: Strange Attractor Press, 2019, Endnote 106
^ "🎶 Fresh 4 top songs / Chart singles discography – Music VF, US & UK hits charts".

External links

Fresh 4 discography at Discogs

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[:0-1] "Nobody Does D&B Like Krust". UKF. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[:1-2] "Red Bull Music Academy". redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[3] "Various - Now That's What I Call Music 16". Discogs. 3 December 1989.

[4] "Fresh 4 Featuring Lizz E". Official Charts.

[5] Cf. R.J. Wheaton: Trip hop (Genre: A 33 1/3 Series), London: Bloomsbury Academic USA 2022, p. 32; James McNally: Editorial, in: Headz Zine, Vol. 1 (autumn 2021) Bristol Special Edition

[6] Joe Muggs; Brian Stevens: Bass, Mids, Tops. An Oral History of Sound System Culture, London: Strange Attractor Press, 2019, Endnote 106

[7] "🎶 Fresh 4 top songs / Chart singles discography – Music VF, US & UK hits charts".

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