General Levy
| General Levy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Paul Levy |
| Born |
28 April 1971 London, England |
| Genres | Ragga, jungle |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1988 – present |
General Levy Pronounced Lee-Vee (born Paul Levy, 28 April 1971, London, England) is an English ragga deejay, regularly employed on studio tracks by drum and bass DJs. He is best known for the track "Incredible" which he recorded with M-Beat. A remixed version of this reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1994.[1]
Biography
General Levy's first major releases were with the independent record label, Fashion Records, who signed a distribution deal with London Records for the re-releases of the tracks he had recorded. He had earlier releases with the record producers Lloydy Crucial and Robbo Ranx (later of BBC 1xtra), but these were mainly tracks that were hits on the underground dancehall scene. General Levy was ostracized by the UK jungle scene in 1994, due to comments he made relating to his collaboration with M-Beat on "Incredible".[2] He had claimed in an interview with The Face that "I run jungle at the moment". Many argued that certain artists were lambasted, while other artists are able to communicate their feelings without any backlash. "Incredible" was featured in the film Ali G Indahouse.
General Levy briefly collaborated with Rocco Barker of Flesh for Lulu in the band The Space Police. Levy also featured on the song "Only God Can Judge Me" by R&B singer Mark Morrison.
He collaborated with Madness singer Suggs on his 1998 album The Three Pyramids Club, on the track "Girl".
Levy featured on many sound systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s, such as Java One love and Tippertone Sound.{{}}
Discography
Albums
- Double Trouble (1991, Gussie P Records) – Capleton & General Levy
- The Wickeder General (1992, Fashion Records)
- Wickedness Increase (1993, FFRR/London)
- Rumble in the Jungle Volume One (1994, Jungle Fashion Records) – Top Cat & General Levy
- New Breed (1999, Arts Records)
- Spirit & Faith (2008, BoombamMuzik)
- We Progressive (feat The PSB Family) (2011, X-Ray Records)
- In the Chamber of Dub (2012, Ariwa Sounds) – Joe Ariwa & General Levy
- 4ward (2014) Dj Bonnot & General Levy
Singles
- "Monkey Man" (1993) – UK No. 75
- "Incredible" (1994) – UK No. 39 †
- "Incredible" (Remix) (1994) – UK No. 8 †
- "Shake (What Ya Mama Gave Ya)" (2004) – UK No. 51 ‡
- "Bring It On" (Dancehall Party Riddim) (2007) ¶
- "Blaze the fire" (2012) – Danny Byrd feat. General Levy
† Credited to M-Beat featuring General Levy
‡ Credited to General Levy vs Zeus featuring Bally Jagpal
¶ Credited as Ragga Meridional Crew
[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/m-beat%20featuring%20general%20levy/
- ↑ "Him only smoke cigarettes and strictly shag". Dilate.choonz.com. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 224. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- General Levy discography at Discogs