Maxi Jazz..... The man who wrote a lot of
songs for Faithless. He also do the
raps of these songs. The music is composed and created by Rollo and Sister
Bliss.
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Maxi is The G.O.D.
(The Grand Oral Dissaminator). Before DJ Maxi Jazz starts with Faithless he made a couple of CD's. One of them with "The Soul Food Cafe" and is called: "Original Groovejuice". I have also a Discography
page of Maxi Jazz !! |
| In 1983, Maxi Jazz
found hip-hop. In 1984 he founded "The
soul food café sound system" and DJ's around the place
spreading the vibe. He re-invented the experience for the pirate radio
station LWR as "The soul food café show" in 1987. Over 2
years, "The soul food café band" was picked up by TamTam
records (dance wing of Savage Records), which was followed by a spell at
Acid Jazz. Maxi Jazz started his own label in 1992 "Namu
Records", to release the bands' material in the form of three
critically received E.P.'s. He also made remixes for other British bands,
for example: Ramshackle. Throughout this busy time Maxi Jazz had been
touring the band around the world; with Jamiroquai in Amsterdam, Soul
II Soul in Barcelona, Galliano in Switzerland and Jason Rebello in
Brazil. On his own he covered France, Norway and the UK, and took out
time to collaborate with Jah Wobble on the "Invaders of the heart"
album followed by live dates with the Wobble collective. Meeting up with
Rollo in the studio, lead to the forming of Faithless with Jamie and
Sister Bliss. Enlighten conversations bore the fruit of intense and
challenging lyrics dipped in the dark hue of Maxi Jazz's life and
rediscovered in the music of Faithless. As a Nicheren Shoshu Buddhist,
Maxi Jazz's strong beliefs and the band's own strong individual beliefs,
lead to the name Faithless. Maxi jazz's another great love, besides his
faith and music is his Ford Escort Mk 2 RS 2000. Her Buddha name is
"The Orchid Room", her street name is "Biscuit". All
listeners to Rodigan's early reggae show will recognize the reference. (This
bio is partitial taken from the Reverence album).
If you’ll have any suggestions or additions to the pages of Faithless & Maxi Jazz? Please mail me faithless@euronet.nl. |
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