Arthur Baker left Boston for New York at the start of the 1980s. Initially DJing and producing disco and soul, he was drafted in by Tommy Boy Records to produce for hip-hop crew Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force. ‘Planet Rock’, the seminal single — with vocals by MC G.L.O.B.E. — that came out of those sessions, unwittingly kick-stated a revolution: electro. ‘Planet Rock’ must’ve had more people attempting body-popping to it during the subsequent decade than the whole total population of Asia!
Fast-forward 40 years of hip-hop and electro street culture and Arthur, now a bona fide legendary music figure, has teamed up with UK house Rhythm Master Steve Mac for a triple-header, called ‘Sex Machine’.
All three tracks were inspired by a summer in Ibiza, hanging out at DC-10 and the like. Arthur then sent Steve some ideas which he worked on in his Bunker studio in Brighton, and when Arthur was in town they finished them off together…
Arthur Baker & Steve Mac
Electro maestro Arthur Baker teams up with UK house Rhythm Master Steve Mac, for a huge big club triple-header, called ‘Sex Machine’.
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