General Elektriks

General Elektriks is the musical project of French-native keyboard player, composer, singer and producer Hervé Salters.

History

General Elektriks is the brainchild of Hervé Salters, a French national and vintage keyboard player. Salters was playing keys for his bands and for various artists in Paris (Femi Kuti, -M-, Vercoquin, DJ Mehdi, etc.) before he moved to San Francisco in 1999. He started working on funk collages as he was moving to the US, using his favorite keyboards, a computer and a mic. There, he hooked up with the Quannum Crew (Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, etc.) and started sessioning for them. He invited Quannum’s own Lateef The Truthspeaker and Chief Xcel on a few tracks, then completed the 1st General Elektriks album, Cliquety Kliqk. Hailed by URB as "Ennio Morricone for the 21st century," the album is a far out mix of vintage funk, hip hop beats, noir riffs and pop melodies.

After touring behind the album, Salters joined Blackalicious in the studio to work on The Craft and toured with them for over a year. Concurrently, he formed San Francisco trio Honeycut with singer Bart Davenport and drummer/programmer Tony Sevener. Quannum Projects released their critically acclaimed 1st album, The Day I Turned To Glass, in 2006. As he was touring with Honeycut and laying keys down for more artists (Lifesavas, Curumin, Jel, the Mighty Underdogs, etc.…), Salters started working on a second General Elektriks effort. Good city for dreamers was completed in the fall of 2008. On this album Hervé developed a more organic sound than on its predecessor, blending sampled/programmed drums, live keyboards, horns and strings in a more seamless fashion and putting them at the service of songs driven by his own vocal melodies. Released in 2009, Good City’s funky brand of modern psychedelia was spearheaded by the single ‘Raid The Radio’ and led to an 18 months tour.

General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

The term "general" is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of captain general, which rank was taken from Middle French capitaine général. The adjective general had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction.

Today, the title of "General" is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However different countries use different systems of stars for senior ranks. It has a NATO code of OF-9 and is the highest rank currently in use in a number of armies.

General officer ranks

The various grades of general officer are at the top of the military rank structure. Lower-ranking officers in land-centric military forces are typically known as field officers or field-grade officers, and below them are company-grade officers.

Take Back

"Take Back" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Kumi Koda for her debut studio album, Affection (2002). It was written by Koda herself, while production was handled by Max Matsuura. The track was released following Koda's participation in an open audition where she placed second, whereby she signed to Matsuura's label to release this song. "Take Back" premiered on 6 December 2000 as Koda's debut recording. Musically, the track has been described as a pop and R&B song.

Upon its release, "Take Back" garnered positive reviews from music critics and was praised for its composition and commercial appeal. It also achieved limited success in her native Japan, with it peaking at number 59 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart and number 63 on the TBS Count Down TV chart; this marks her lowest entry to date and her only single to miss the top fifteen on that chart. Remixed by American producer and DJ Jonathan Peters for its North American release, "Take Back" reached number 18 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, number 10 on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and number 20 on the US Hot Singles Sales chart, making her the first Japanese act to chart on any US Billboard chart since the 1980s.

The Radio

"The Radio" is a song by Italian electronica/dance DJ Mario Fargetta under the guise of Get Far, with vocals by British singer/rapper H-Boogie. The single was released in May 2010 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in August 2010. It also reached number one in the Czech Republic and peaked at number 4 in Slovakia. The song borrows quotes from "Il Giocatore Di Biliardo" by Branduardi.

Track Listing

The Radio (UK CD)

Chart positions

See also

References

I'm Ready

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