1990 was the year Soul II Soul were at their height of popularity and Acid House was a mainstream phenomenon, but we were still a couple of years away from Massive Attack and Trip-Hop.
London group Innocence sat perfectly in that gap, using the loping beats of the former with the chill-out vibe of the morning after a Rave, while looking forward to the electronics and samples of Trip Hop.
Their debut single “Natural Thing” was a hit in 1990 and the 12″ Elevation mix was a trippy epic that sampled the guitar solo from Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”. They had a taste for Classic Rock samples because another version of the song appeared on the flipside of their next single that used the intro to The Doors’ “Riders On The Storm”. Those must have both cost them a few quid.
Download: Natural Thing (Elevation Mix) – Innocence (mp3)
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I had that first Innocence album. I don’t know why I bought it as it really wasn’t the sort of thing I was listening to at the time, but I always enjoyed it. You’re right abvout it fitting in between the rave and trip-hop periods too, I’d never thought about it like that.
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I first heard this at an acid house night in a local club
, it was at the end of the night and being a bit of a Floyd nut I immediately went up to the dj and asked what it was, he told me and then bizarrely “handed me the 12″ white label and said here you go I have another copy”.
I usually listen to the sunset mix but you have just reminded me that this is just as good
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I’d forgotten about this and it hits the spot perfectly, ta Lee.
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