B i o g r a p h y (by Jason Ankeny)
The UK dub dance duo Pressure Drop comprised DJ/producer partners Justin Langlands and Dave Henley, both of whom first surfaced during the mid-'80s spinning records at London clubs and warehouse parties. Forming Pressure Drop in 1990, their early singles reflected the eclecticism of their DJing work, drawing on influences including funk, northern soul, ska, acid house and hip hop. Upon completion of their 1992 debut LP Upset, their label Big World folded; the German company IDE bought their contract, and as a result only about two thousand copies of the record were actually released in their native Britain. After 1993's dark Front Row met a similar fate, Pressure Drop issued little further material for several years, finally arranging for their Change the Silence EP to appear on Leftfield's Hard Hands label in 1995; the full-length Elusive followed in 1997.
Elusive - 1997-10-06 -
Intro (Intrumental) Writing on the wall Got to be for real Silently bad minded Foetus (Instrumental) My friend Let me be me Uh oh (Instrumental) Darkness Don't run away Dusk (Instrumental) Sounds of time Obsessed The road End of the road (Instrumental)
Elusive
Writing on the wall All this living in fear, Ain't no living at all, Don't matter how big, Don't matter how small If you don't listen, You will not hear the call, When will you learn to read, The writing on the wall. It's not about heaven, no, It's not about hell, It's about right now, As time does tell, Will it take the earth to burn, When the sun does fall, Before you learn to read The writing on the wall. When will you learn to read the writing on the wall When will you learn to read the writing on the wall Distrust, mistrust, unjust, disgust X4 No sea too deep, No mountain too tall, The harder they come, The harder they fall, hmm, yeah If you don't listen, You will not hear the call, No value on life, No value at all. When will you learn to read the writing on the wall X4 The writing on the wall X4 Distrust, mistrust, unjust, disgust X6 Got to be for real I've cried and cried for hours, I've cried and cried for days, I've tried to save what's ours, You lied in many ways, How can you blame me for the past, No wonder we didn't last If you want to know just how I feel, It's got to be for real. It's got to be for real I've cried and cried for years And hid away my fears, Lived a lie for so long, yeah, How could I be so wrong When you blame me for the past, No wonder we didn't last, no no, Life's all about just how you feel, It's got to be for real. It's got to be for real X7 Life's all about just how you feel X3 It's got to be for real X8 Is it real ? Why, why, why, why ... X2 Silently bad minded Youth grows old, Youth grows old, Executed words stand bold, Executed words stand bold, Waiting on time, Waiting on time, Love with truth to unfold, Truth to unfold, What's joke to you, What is joke to you, Is death to another, Is death to another, Though sharing the same sun, Sharing the same sun, Pollution is fed to sisters and brothers, Sisters and brothers. Why, why, why ? ... Why, why, why ? ... Why does a man laugh, When another man cries, Why are baby girls, Abandoned to die ?. Don't they see ?, Don't they see ?, We've been trying to decades, We've been trying to decades, Up many hills, Up many hills, With differents smiles to that of dead slaves, Dead slaves, Rush not the rivers, Rush not the rivers, That race towards the sea, Race towards the sea, Evidence evolution no longer favours humanity, Humanity. Why, why, why ? ... Why, why, why ? ... Why does a man laugh, When another man cries, Why is the truth, Abandoned to die ?. War introduced, ego looking fame, Souls are lost through material gain, Day has married night, So mankind has to unite, Spread the word, heed the call, That which is true cannot fall. Why does a man laugh, When another man cries Why is innocence, Left to die, Raining down tears of love, From heaven, She has opened her eyes and cries To we, Raining down tears of love, From heaven, She has opened her eyes and cries To we, How long, How long, What length of time What length of time Before we know peace 'Fore we know peace Enriched by oneness, in harmony, Silently bad minded, so silently bad minded X5 My friend My friend is losing his mind, For fear of going insane, Emitted from the wrong womb, At the wrong time Under the wrong sign The absurdity of it all is killing him Agonizingly I watch him bleed He's in my blood He's in my guts and my soul Alienation Pure uncut anger Let me be me There's no turning back just ahead, No reason at all you once said, I need time and space to clear my head, Can't breathe life into what is dead. The more you pull me in, The more I pull away, That's the only time, You hear what I say, I've come to realise for me you made some disguise, And you know that I'm not playing. There's no way you can hurt me, There's no way you can hold me, You can't control me just let me be me I don't need no pick-a-me-up, No putting me down, Treating me nice, When you feel like being around Making promises you'll never keep No restless sorrow, No timeless sleep. There's no way you can hurt me, There's no way you can hold me, X5 There's no way you can hurt me, You can't control me just let me be me. Darkness Somewhere in time, Somewhere in space, Somewhere deep down, In the darkest place. Something inside, Under the skin, Deep deep down, Deep within. You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings, Darkness, darkness, You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings. Dark dark dark dark dark. Somewhere enclosed, Far below, Out of reach, In the soul. You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings, Darkness, darkness, You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings. You really have flipped I want to feel something Anything anything ... You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings, Darkness, darkness, You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings. Darkness, darkness, You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings. Darkness, darkness, You can't feel a thing, That's what darkness brings, Darkness, darkness Darkness, darkness .... Once I had a love that was everything, We had unspoken understanding, And then one day you went away, Went away went away ... Darkness, darkness Dark dark dark dark dark Darkness, darkness Dark dark dark dark dark You really have flipped Don't run away Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. I had so many things to say, But it didn't work out that way, So please won't you stay, Just another day. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. I acted like a fool, And I broke the golden rule, She was nothing to me, Now I can see, You are my destiny. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. I had so many things to say, You had your chance to make it, But it didn't work out that way, Instead you chose to fake it Don't run away, don't run away, No you know the rule Don't run away, don't run away, And still you broke it, Don't, don't,don't ... And still you broke it, Don't, don't,don't ... Maybe I'll forgive but I won't forget, Won't live no lie that I'll regret, Say I'm leaving. Don't don't don't ... Say I'm leaving. Don't don't don't ... Don't run away, don't run away, Don't run away, don't leave me, no. Don't, don't,don't ... You don't know what's good for you There's no other way Don't, don't,don't ... No, no, no, no, no, no, no, You know the rule, And still you break it. Don't run away, Don't run away, Don't leave me, no. You want to treat this love I share with you, Like some cheap trinket, See baby you don't know what's good for you, And I don't have the time to take it. Don't run away, Don't run away, no, Maybe I'll forgive but I won't forget, I won't live no lie wake up to love, That I'm going to regret. Don't run away, don't run away. No, no, no, no, no, no, no You know the rule, And still you broke it, And still you broke it. Sounds of time Alone I stand with my falling tears, Weak from the burden that has tested the faith of poor people for years, Who dares to confront this mass confusion ? Insanity reigns supreme an unholy giant, Radicals cry for want of a solution. Someone please tell me, How can this be ? Someone please tell me, Why can't they see ? Music the religion on offer to a beardless population, Experience herself has taught me, Look to the smiles on godly children's faces, Segregation a disguised form of manipulation, Mission to civilize all races. Someone please tell me, How can this be ? Someone please tell me, Why can't they, why can't they, why can't they .... They question my integrity, Challenge my faith, So I stand upright as proof to their history. Here come the judge, " You must plead guilty or not guilty " The sounds of time will answer. The future is nigh, I will be as common as the air they breathe, Poor people culture will dominate world news, On unclean paper they do read. Someone please tell me, How can this be ? Someone please tell me, Why can't they see ? Here come the judge Woah time don't get no better yeah X2 Here come the judge Obsessed " My whole ambition is for love " Time and time again I've tried, To hide these feelings deep inside, I've lost control. Time and time again I've lied, Promised myself to break these ties, I can't let go. Obsessed with your soul, Obsessed with your soul. " Give yourself up to me " Time and time again I've cried, Been a fool and lost my pride, And I won't let go. Time and time again I hide, The desire you deny, To have to hold Obsessed with your soul, Obsessed with your soul. Obsessed with your soul, Obsessed with your soul. " Give yourself up to me " I want you I need you, To have and control, I'll possess you and keep you, Never letting you go Never letting you go X6 ... Give yourself up ... to me. " My whole ambition is for love " " Give me a kiss " X4 The road I'm going down the road, Going away to leave ya, Down the road I'm gone.
Tread
*** Thanx a lot to Karietta for this one *** Warrior sound
Step aside all pretender This sound is taking over Move aside or surrender Soundboy take cover We're going forward Moving forward Our sound shall move across the land An sen a warning yes a warning For it's time to understand Time to make the speaker pop and don't stop Warrior sound, warrior sound, warrior sound Move forward step forward Forward together everyday Because we're going, we're going forward We're going to have our say Warrior forward to the future A trooper be alife time soldier I told you, you gotta keep it real Tell me now how do you feel Hey anyway make a better day You gotta go forward come what may No no no or yeah yeah yeah The choice is yours, yeah, whatever which way For the white for the black Cut no slack! For the good to the wack Don't hold back! It's a fact, who are you believing? Be sure it's not yourself you're deceiving I know, you know, let's go! Forward to a brand new flow Faster we're now nice, now slow Who who, what what can take control Warrior sound, warrior sound Move forward, step forward We keep on rocking everyday We move forward, yes forward, Forward together everyway You gotta move forward, to do more good You gotta step ahead for baldheads and dread You gotta move forward out of your hood You gotta step ahead with the right tread Hear me now! Hitting them off, worldwide more kapow! Rolling out my whole champion sound, Down or uptown you better get around Step forward but watch the rebound! For the good for the bad, don't be sad For the life that you had, don't get mad be glad! While you are here, step forward Leave behind your fear Make or break it Don't imitate it get educated be creative It's deeper, never weaker be a believer to be an archiever, the Warrior! Warrior sound, warrior sound Because we're moving forward We're moving through the land We step forward yes forward We step forward hand in hand This is pressure drop style You know we're well versatile Down in a 2000 style We step forward all the while Move... Step... Forward ! Senorita Senorita Your little body tempt me You know how to tease me Senorita Can't you hear my plea ? I'm begging on my knees She's walking through the door looking fine Divine the way you move your waistline You got my body trembling But don't tell me you went to bed withhim I'd do anything to be with you Honeyboo Even keep my heart true Roll with you Go slow with you Keep holding you Senorita You know how to please me Senorita It's time, my love, to see Senorita Only you can set me free Senorita best believer The main feature, I'd like to meet you Greet you with roses, the romantic Step to you but then I get frantic I'm in a panic I can't stand it Shineyed girl you left me stranded To you Senorita, I hand it You're the love bandit Senorita You know how to tease me Senorita Your style I admire Senorita It's you I must acquire Senorita you're amazing Love is out my cage 'n' raging No other phrase in the world can describe a shineyed girl Except, Senorita the finer face A crime to waste that sweet taste i'm gonna win the race, I can't get enough I have to have your love Unconditional Imagine for a moment we had the strength to dream Knowing we could work together Calmness deep inside me Loving you myonly pleasure trying not to focus on material gain Mark ofmy life, has it been the same? Knowledge of the future And all it has to give Am I looking for perfection ? Gotta give yoursoul Makeit unconditional Gotta give it up Gotta give it all Make it unconditional Give it up Give it up Only love from within Is all I have to bring Burning deep Lifting me higher Your smile ismy fire My reason to live another day Since loving you has changed my life this way Now's the time to give it all we have Am I looking for perfection? Gotta give your heart Gotta give your soul Make it unconditional Gotta give it up Gotta give it all Make it unconditional Gotta give it up Gotta give it up Promises I was known as the Nightingale I played the game of life too long Days of purple haze surround my eyes Used abused my path is confused Sweeter than honey My vision was once clear With promises, promises, promises pain shows in my eyes My heart screams silently there's something inside That the world will never see Remember me As I used to be Crowds have watched my face And the songs of sorrow that it brings Do I weep to ease my pain ? Broken wings I've gotta fly Lost rhymes, I've done my time Memories have left my mind My voice was once clear With promises, promises Pain shows in my eyes My heart screams silently there's something inside that theworld will never see Remember me, remember me Remember me as I used to be Remember me, remember me, remember me Rhudeboy rhapsody Senior police officers have warned that Britain's inner cities are threatened with an explosion of drug-related killings In a series of incidents over the past two days, police have reported at least one man was shot dead and several more injured in London The capital is the latest region to experience an upsurge in the use of firearms on the streets by drug gagns who are using guns to enhance their status We've being told the victim went to an unspecified address yesterday evening Where he was shot several times both on and off the premises. I understand that the bullets were fired from several different guns and that after staggering for several minutes He collapsed on the ground before dying on his way to hospital Rhudeboy just shot someone Filled him full of lead Now another man lis dead... All of de rhudeboy who love to fire shot The killing an de shooting you know it haf stop A 2000 now and we can't turn back The youth upon the street dem a run it well slack Dem a sell pure coke Dem a sell pure crack No matter if you're white No matter if you're black As the youth dem nowadays dem a fire pure shot Dem a fire 16 and de Uzi and de Glock Give dem education and make dem counter react We gotta move forward and don't look back Rhudeboy just shot someone, dead... All of de people we gotta rise up We must stand firm and tell dem on top For countless generation this has never stop Like a runaway train deh can't control dat And when you check it out It all deh same fact, No matter where you're from it's where your mind's at And de yool dem nowadays, dem haf ta chck dat Hold down your 16 and Uzi and de Glock We need more inspiration to counter react Educate yourself so you can anwer back, Rhudeboy... It's dangerous don't play or cuss Too many many shots bust Pure thugs bulletslugs Better believe it there's no love Rhudeboy man you run the whole land slam Small guns a big bang Put down the gun, put down the knife tuff Rhudeboyism in prison ruff Any fool can pull a trigger To be a man you have to be bigger A non-killer, a non-sinner Love and hate the line gets thinner Rhudeboy life had just begun You made a choice and chose a gun The badboy business doesn't pay Now you've blown it all away Rhudeboy just shot someone, dead... We need more education To stop manipulation And build a true foundation For us to move on (Move on) This is our observation All we see is confrontation We must build conciliation So we can grow strong (move on strong) Move on, remember be strong Remember be strong Rhudeboy just shot someone Filled him full of lead Now another man lies dead No more no more move on... Raise up You gotta move on Raise yourself up now You gotta stand strong Raise your head up high You must respect yourself Raise you spirit high You gotta move on Funkee joint The I the N the T the R the O, the intro The F the U the N the K, the flow here we go The F is for the firing that U are requiring N is for thenasty K coming lastly, who I be ? Skibadee, rolling with the PD You know me, the pressure drop we keep it, Funkee! Ultra funkified when we ride on the bright side On the right side make you roll with the real vibe Set yourself on fire, require funk supplier To get higher you gotta dance on the fire It's ludicrous fire, we're relatively kinda new to this Busting therpessure, your MC could never boo to this True to this, we're hitting hard on your consumer list The pressure drop's the funkiest, Funkee! Funkee funkee funkee funkee joint Nastee, I MC of Jurassiclee in massacre city And to higher equal vibe like P Didee We're blasting ever lasting if yer asking The pressure keeps ya dancing, now we're laughing Hoo hoo ha funk danger, the flavour For the raver nothing save ya or fader Say a prayer on a star for you know who you are You're digging deep for the pressure, Funkee! I supply your vibe, no one to ride You're inside outside you're rocking worldwider On the one and the two Only imrove for my crew Original funkee boogaloo The solution, confusion, in your mind Transfusion banging bass beat in ya spine Hitting more G than yoru average Jackanory story Skibadee down with the Funkee! Ecstatic I've gotta have it, my rapature Hitting them with more raw Than you bargained for on the dancefloor! Funkee funkee funkee funkee joint The versatile crocodile thestyle with the fnk child Meanwhile you know I'll get wild with the funk file On the radio dial hit them with the profile Live and volatile never endeavour funk weather However, thereafter, whole heap of laughter Down with the dancemaster Funkblaster, ever the night times comes, we get, Funkee! Take my hand Do you dream of better days Release the ones who know the truth Lifted high to see the sun Stolen child just can't fly lead us to higher ground Come as you are We are designed for life Don't move away Just take my hand It's time right now to make a stand Love life dream don't look back at what could have been Trust, lies, fear, don't be deaf to what you can hear Have a taste of freedom food Do you have another my friend? To protect the lost from where they hide Searching for the key inside Come with me, come take my hand It's time right now to make a stand Love life dream don't look back at what could have been Trust, lies, fear, don't be deaf to what you can hear Fame, success, wealth, don't make your life the price of your health taste, sight, sound, don't let go of what your heart's found Trust in the word Spirit Shine Thoughts of my dark reflection Submerging beyond the day Am I losing my way Shadows in the night Leave loneliness on me Every moments meaning areleft behind Shattered memories Fall away from me Can our dream be made reality Look and you shall find Let your spirit shine And expand your mind