Eduardo Marquez
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia have created a masterpiece with this one. The melody, vocals & extremely high production quality will make your ears orgasm.
Favorite track: City Lights Reprise feat. Marlon McClain.
Hector Manuel Arevalo Estrella
How not to love their music? authentic, made with lots of love an talent, and most of all that this music does not age and never will
Favorite track: Bout Time You.
One of 200 signed, Limited Edition, 180g vinyl with special (never to be printed again) alternate album art. Sent with "Signed For" delivery for your peace of mind.
Side A
Analog
You Did It Again
Makes You Feel Good feat. Jocelyn Brown
The Sunset Reprise feat. Carl Hudson
Side B
Give It Up
Happily Ever After
I Will Be With You
Thank You Reprise
These limited collectors edition vinyl were selling exclusively on our Pledge campaign that recently ended and these are what's left over. So to remain fair, we have kept it at the same price that Pledgers were paying for it.
Includes unlimited streaming of Fast Forward (Deluxe Edition)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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In 2012, Soulpersona and Princess Freesia began the journey of Fast Forward. Researching and ruminating on stylistic endeavours fashioned by their yesteryear peers, they blew off the dust to uncover 80s tracks that inspired their own modern flavour and quilted together a unique pastiche of sounds to pay tribute. The resultant songs SoulP and Freesia have created both surprises and stimulates listeners already familiar with the era, but also strikes a chord with newer generations as yet unschooled.
This album could be described as a respectful rhythmical head nod to the 1980’s. Princess Freesia beautifully colours in the canvas with her clever wordsmitheries, trademark lyrical gymnastics, and a vocal masterclass which takes on many guises and characters throughout the duration of the album. Soulpersona's production provides a soulful, crisp, slick and nostalgic musical backdrop which draws upon rare grooves and melodies hailing from a time when large shoulder pads were acceptable and a perm (even on a man) was the norm.
Fast Forward features a very special duet with Jocelyn Brown as well as featured guest musicians such as Marlon McClain (Pleasure) and keyboard wizard Carl Hudson
"From the opening bars of 'Fast Forward' to the closing chords of 'Heaven To Me' this near perfect collection of hook laden infectious grooves not only hits the musical sweet spot but knocks it right out of the park. Freesia, the lady I've dubbed the Teena Marie for the 'Now' generation, and the seriously talented Soulpersona have taken us to the next level of soulful electronica."
Tony Minvielle - Jazz fM
"The sheer exuberance and dedication to the groove has to be admired, embraced and welcomed. They seriously just don't make music like this anymore, but thankfully Soulpersona and Princess Freesia are in an elite club who do. So grab those skates, pop your headphones on and roller-boogie all night long"
- Soulbounce
credits
released February 5, 2015
All songs Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Soulpersona. Written & Performed by Princess Freesia
Recorded at Soulpersona's Place
Mastered by Michael Rendall
Design by Simon T. Bramley
Executive Producers Soulpersona & David "Rocco" Ranalli
Fast Forward
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Rhodes, Synths & Moog by Carl Hudson
Vocoder by Michael Rendall
Programming, additional keys & synths by Soulpersona
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
Analog
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Programming keys & synths by Soulpersona
Additional Moog by Michael Rendall
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
Bout Time You
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Programming, keys & synths by Soulpersona
Saxaphone by Ritchie Beezley
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
Give It Up
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Programming & Keys by Soulpersona
Guitar by Terry Lewis
Prophet synth intro by Carl Hudson
Saxaphone by Ritchie Beezley
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
Sold
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Rhodes & Prophet synth by Carl Hudson
Bass by Punk Pappa
Acoustic guitar Terry Lewis
Programming & additional keys by Soulpersona
Saxaphone by Ritchie Beezley
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
I Got Your Love
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
All instruments & programming by Soulpersona
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
Goodness Me
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Rhodes and Synth by Carl Hudson
Bass by Punk Pappa
Programming, additional synths & keys by Soulpersona
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
The Sunset Reprise feat. Carl Hudson
(M. Howell C. Hudson)
Rhodes, Moog & Prophet Synth by Carl Hudson
Programming & additional keys by Soulpersona
Polyester
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Prophet Synth, Moog & Rhodes by Carl Hudson
Programming, additional keys & synths by Soulpersona
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
11. You Did it Again
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Programming, electric piano & synths by Soulpersona
Bass by Andy Tolman
Guitar by Terry Lewis
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
Makes You Feel Good feat. Jocelyn Brown
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Prophet synth & Moog by Carl Hudson
Bass by Punk Pappa
Programming, Rhodes & Piano by Soulpersona
Vocals recorded and arranged by Soulpersona & Princess Freesia
City Lights Reprise feat. Marlon McClain
(M. Howell, M. McClain)
Guitars by Marlon McClain
Programming, keys and synths by Soulpersona
Happily Ever After
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Programming, keys & synths by Soulpersona
Guitar by Terry Lewis
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
I Will Be With You
(M. Howell, L. Rolavs)
Rhodes & Moog by Carl Hudson
Bass by Punk Pappa
Additional synths & keys by Soulpersona
Vocals recorded & arranged by Princess Freesia
supported by 51 fans who also own “Fast Forward (Deluxe Edition)”
It's impossible to choose a favorite track over all. This is the first single I knew from this album and I just love it. It has an unique sound, Princess Freesia's voice and lyrics are superb, cherry on the cake that incendiary guitar solo of Terry Lewis. This is what I call, a perfect song :D primaveragroove
supported by 48 fans who also own “Fast Forward (Deluxe Edition)”
Bought this when it came out but lost the cd. Glad to buy again with bonus tracks. Love that album cover! One of my favorite from her Elektroafrohipsta
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