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Dan Prothero wrote:
> > Has anyone heard of the band (or project) RAMP? I heard it stands for "Roy
> > Ayers Music Productions". For about two years ago I heard there was a
> > bootleg album of 'em. Is it still obtainable? Some info about the band
> > would be appreciated.
>
> I would like to know more too. Here's what I know:
>
> RAMP does stand for Roy Ayers Music Production. He's heavily credited on
> the back cover (i have the record heh heh). The style is right in with
> alot of the other stuff roy produced for his own Uno Melodic label, that
> kind of off-key downtempo summer groove thing. I dont think he plays a
> lick on the whole record, just produced and maybe wrote the stuff.
>
> "Daylight" is one of the better tunes on the record and was sampled by
> Tribe for "Bonita Applebum"
>
> Theres one other good track on the record, which I think was sampled
> after the Tribe sample hipped people to RAMP.
>
> I dunno about the whole record getting bootlegged but Daylight is always
> popping up on those poor-quality bootleg compilations (you know the ones
> where you can hear the tape hiss from someones cassette copy of the
> vinyl).
>
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