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Post by bat1990 on May 25, 2022 18:14:04 GMT -5
Dance Diva Amber has been inactive for so long that she's never had her own artist thread here on Pulse!
She is known for hits like "Sexual (Li Da Di)," "This Is Your Night," "One More Night," and "Love One Another" as well as releasing four albums between 1996 and 2004.
That said, she returned to YouTube last year and put Tommy Boy and The Berman Brothers on blast.
Her catalog is now with Reservoir and they are issuing four releases to digital and streaming outlets with her participation starting with the "Sexual (Li Da Di) [Plasma Trance Extended Mix]" this Friday, 5/27.
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Post by rihannabiggestfan on May 26, 2022 0:57:41 GMT -5
QUEEN.
This Is Your Night is such an iconic classic.
And I love this version of Sexual (Li Da Di) - I feel like it's underrated and/or hard to find?
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on May 26, 2022 1:58:43 GMT -5
I have been a huge fan of hers since I heard "This Is Your Night" on the 1st Ultimate Dance Party compilation. The only album of hers that I liked less was her 4th one which was her independent one.
Her last original release was "I Don't Believe In Hate (Drip Drop)" in 2009.
Amber still performs at Pride events and throwback concert events every so often.
Amber is firmly against streaming because of how little an independent artist like her actually can earn off of it so she has not put up any of the stuff she released after going independent. All of that can be purchased at the usual places though. Most of her Tommy Boy era stuff was put up without her involvement or permission and as she said in those videos, she didn't get any of her royalties.
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Post by bat1990 on May 26, 2022 10:38:13 GMT -5
My Kind of World is available for streaming on YouTube Music :)
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Post by johnm1120 on May 28, 2022 0:55:10 GMT -5
Tommy Boy was definitely a shit record label considering all the negative stories that came out of there from Amber, Da La Soul, Coolio among others. Apparently, Lucas Prata has also backed up Amber's claims about the Berman Brothers.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on May 28, 2022 2:05:00 GMT -5
Tommy Boy was definitely a s**t record label considering all the negative stories that came out of there from Amber, Da La Soul, Coolio among others. Apparently, Lucas Prata has also backed up Amber's claims about the Berman Brothers. A short-lived duo named ReAct that was boyband-esque also had similar issues with the BB.
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Post by johnm1120 on May 28, 2022 3:37:27 GMT -5
Tommy Boy was definitely a s**t record label considering all the negative stories that came out of there from Amber, Da La Soul, Coolio among others. Apparently, Lucas Prata has also backed up Amber's claims about the Berman Brothers. A short-lived duo named ReAct that was boyband-esque also had similar issues with the BB. Can't Keep My Hands Off You React? Damn that was a dive into the obscurity bin, Y100 played that quite a bit but probably haven't heard the song since it was out!
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on May 29, 2022 0:59:31 GMT -5
A short-lived duo named ReAct that was boyband-esque also had similar issues with the BB. Can't Keep My Hands Off You React? Damn that was a dive into the obscurity bin, Y100 played that quite a bit but probably haven't heard the song since it was out! Yes! It's the same ReAct. Their other single "Let's Go All The Way" got some regional play in the U.S. via the Johnny Vicious remix. WKTU in New York and KPTI in San Francisco used to play it. The Johnny Vicious dub version got a lot of club play in the New York and New Jersey areas. Johnny Vicious remix The original sounded like a *NSync or Backstreet Boys song from 1997. The drum track is literally a "Tearin' Up My Heart" meets "Quit Playing Game With My Heart".
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Post by johnm1120 on May 30, 2022 10:47:54 GMT -5
Never heard Let's Go All the Way, though Can't Keep My Hands Off of You got quite a bit of play on Y100. It does sound like something N Sync would do.
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Post by bat1990 on May 31, 2022 14:00:43 GMT -5
The extended remix is officially out!!!
On Friday, YouTube Music had a different cover that was The Hits Remixed: Extended Versions
So perhaps that's one of the other three releases coming this summer.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on May 31, 2022 22:47:48 GMT -5
The extended remix is officially out!!! On Friday, YouTube Music had a different cover that was The Hits Remixed: Extended VersionsSo perhaps that's one of the other three releases coming this summer. I wonder if it is a digital version of the original vinyl edition of The Hits Remixed which had longer versions of some of the ones that were on the CD and there were a couple that were never ever issued on the CD. www.discogs.com/release/102099-Amber-The-Hits-RemixedIf it ends up being this, it would be the first time that particular Junior Vasquez remix of "Love One Another" has ever been issued digitally. Same with that Thunderpuss version of "Taste The Tears."
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Post by johnm1120 on Jun 12, 2022 12:02:11 GMT -5
The extended remix is officially out!!! On Friday, YouTube Music had a different cover that was The Hits Remixed: Extended VersionsSo perhaps that's one of the other three releases coming this summer. I wonder if it is a digital version of the original vinyl edition of The Hits Remixed which had longer versions of some of the ones that were on the CD and there were a couple that were never ever issued on the CD. www.discogs.com/release/102099-Amber-The-Hits-RemixedIf it ends up being this, it would be the first time that particular Junior Vasquez remix of "Love One Another" has ever been issued digitally. Same with that Thunderpuss version of "Taste The Tears." That's exactly what's happening. The Hits Remixed extended versions drop June 17th.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Jun 13, 2022 0:16:25 GMT -5
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Jun 16, 2022 23:47:38 GMT -5
Out now:
I legit cried tears of joy at hearing the Junior mix of "Love One Another" in clearer quality. When it gets to that alt Trance hook after the bridge, OMG.
"Taste The Tears" sounded so clear.
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Post by Tea-why on Jun 17, 2022 8:00:58 GMT -5
Dance Diva Amber has been inactive for so long that she's never had her own artist thread here on Pulse! She is known for hits like "Sexual (Li Da Di)," "This Is Your Night," "One More Night," and "Love One Another" as well as releasing four albums between 1996 and 2004. That said, she returned to YouTube last year and put Tommy Boy and The Berman Brothers on blast. Her catalog is now with Reservoir and they are issuing four releases to digital and streaming outlets with her participation starting with the "Sexual (Li Da Di) [Plasma Trance Extended Mix]" this Friday, 5/27. Wow!! This is so sad and eye-opening to hear all of this because I love Berman Brothers as producers (or what I thought they fully produced). I had no idea amber went through all of that and feel so bad for her! She’s so great and I have loved her since her debut. I’m glad she spoke her truth!!!
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 17, 2022 8:36:43 GMT -5
I have to clean my apartment today, so The Hits Remixed Extended will be a great companion!
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Post by johnm1120 on Jul 10, 2022 14:03:28 GMT -5
5 remixes of "Above the Clouds" will hit streaming on July 15th.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Jul 13, 2022 0:56:48 GMT -5
5 remixes of "Above the Clouds" will hit streaming on July 15th. Yes they will! This release will include the full Thunderpuss Anthem, Thunderdub, and Thunderpuss radio edit, plus the full club mix and dubs by Eric Kupper. -Thunderdub (8:39) -Thunderpuss Anthem (12:16) -Thunderpuss Radio Mix (4:08) -Eric Kupper Classic Mix (8:09) -Kupper's Furious Funk Dub (6:42) Announcement video with clips: Some of the other remixes from the original U.S. CD maxi are available digitally and on streaming already which include the Berman Brothers, Jonathan Peters, and Sal Dano & Brian K ones. The edit of the Eric Kupper mix was available on the original The Hits Remixed and the shorter Thunderpuss remix was issued on the The Hits Remixed - Extended a few weeks ago. It is interesting to note that the Eric Kupper and Thunderpuss remixes were not issued on the commercial CD singles when "Above The Clouds" was a single. The Eric Kupper remix was the one Amber performed live for a while. Most of these mixes did come out on the vinyl singles though. There is an alternate mix by the Berman Brothers, the Ripe & Juicy mix which has not been issued commercially in the U.S. either, but given all the bad blood between Amber and them, I can see why it is missing. The one mix that is missing from this special release is the Plasmic Honey remix. Amber says she is trying to track it down from a master or digital source so it can get a proper release now. It is the one mix that never came out on any sort of promo or single. It did surface on a white label vinyl single though. I wouldn't be surprised if a digital master of it does not exist.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 13, 2022 22:16:00 GMT -5
According to Discogs, both the Thunderpuss edit and full-length Anthem mix were on the Australian CD single, which I don't remember ever seeing (but then again I didn't like 'Sexual (Li Da Di)' so I wasn't checking for Amber anyway).
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 18, 2022 17:35:27 GMT -5
It's so exciting that Amber is having a mini-era in 2022. It's been so long since her last original recording that I thought we'd never hear anything again.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Jul 18, 2022 17:49:26 GMT -5
It's so exciting that Amber is having a mini-era in 2022. It's been so long since her last original recording that I thought we'd never hear anything again. The last 2 new single releases she had "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" and "I Don't Believe In Hate (Drip Drop)" had a fair amount of turmoil surrounding them. Both of these are pre-streaming. Some of those blogs got ahold of the NMT(EIE) single before the release and leaked it and it was being downloaded tens of thousands of times and she had to fight tooth and nail for the takedowns. A similar thing happened where one obscure digital store put up the IDBIH(DD) single very early (like a month early) and someone bought it and posted it online. She said she is open to possibly releasing new music in the future. The success/failure of these previously unreleased releases will determine whether she actually does.
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Post by johnm1120 on Aug 7, 2022 15:25:18 GMT -5
August 12th: 8 previously unreleased remixes of "Love One Another."
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Aug 9, 2022 17:45:08 GMT -5
August 12th: 8 previously unreleased remixes of "Love One Another." tommyboyrecords.lnk.to/LoveOneAnotherTheRemixes1. Junior Extended Club Mix (8:26) 2. Junior Vasquez Trance To Dance Remix (10:56) 3. Junior Trance To Dub Mix (7:20) 4. Ralphi Rosario Classic Mix (7:46) 5. Rosabel Anthem Mix (7:38) 6. Rosabel Vocal Anthem - Mixshow Edit (5:15) 7. Rosabel Big Room Dub (7:53) 8. Mystica Trance Mix (5:16) These all came out on vinyl singles and promos, and of course the Trance To Dance one just came out on the Extended Remixes thing. I have one of the vinyl singles and the pressing was awful. There are still a bunch of versions of this from the European releases and U.S. promos that aren't on here. Perhaps those were unavailable. M. Peters Radio Cut (3:05) Pathos Radio Edit (3:47) Pathos Radio Mix (3:47) Pathos Radio Remix (4:07) Snapshot 2 Step Remix (4:16) Steve D Radio Edit (3:39) Kai Engel Radio Edit (4:00) Rosabel Anthem Radio Edit (4:04) Junior Vasquez Radio Edit (3:29) {this is supposed to be an edit of the Junior Extended Club Mix} Ralphi Rosario Classic Radio Edit (3:56) A longer 12:18 length version of the Junior Extended Club Mix exists too. It has additional production elements and sections that are not in the shorter released one. I was really hoping that would finally be released too. The shorter one is less dramatic but the longer one is something else entirely.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Sept 11, 2022 15:49:42 GMT -5
The next release is coming this week and it is "Colour Of Love." This is one that she is doing totally for the fans because this is one of the few songs in her catalogue that she personally doesn't like (I remember her mentioning something in an interview that it had something to do with the way in which they had her do her vocals and she wanted to approach this in a more diva-ish way vs. the straight way she sang it).
Tracklisting 01. 12" Mix (6:40) 02. Spike Club Mix (8:30) 03. Spike Dub Mix (7:42) 04. Colourful Club Mix (Mousse T. & Boris Dlugosch Remix Extended) (6:09) 05. Colourful Radio Edit (Mousse T and Boris Dlugosch Remix) (3:38) 06. Cibola Mix (7:03) 07. Cibola Radio Mix (4:01) 08. Pop Mix (aka House Mix) (3:34) 09. AJ Trenergy Hard Mix (Jonathan Peters and Anthony Acid) (7:06)
There are still some versions from the vinyl singles and promos that aren't on here.
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 2, 2022 13:03:42 GMT -5
COL being the last release seems a little anti-climactic. I'm hoping her good relationship with Reservoir means she'll be more active with her music career again.
Separately, POLL TIME
Do you prefer the Album Version or Thunderpuss Remix of "Sexual (Li Da Di)?"
I have always preferred the album version.
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Post by johnm1120 on Nov 9, 2022 13:48:56 GMT -5
Amber's top 10 most streamed songs (according to Spotify) (Millions)
1. This is Your Night 17.5 2. If You Could Read My Mind 12.5 3. Sexual (Li Da Di) (Thunderpuss Remix) 1.3 4. Sexual (Li Da Di) (Afterlife Chillout Remix) 1 5. Sexual (Li Da Di) .6 6. Above the Clouds .38 7. One More Night .22 8. This is Your Night (House Mix) 9. If You Could Read My Mind (Hex Hector Remix) .17 10. Object of Your Desire .11
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Post by theflying on Nov 9, 2022 16:44:34 GMT -5
Sexual is such a “I’m 7 years old and shouldn’t be listening to this but it’s so dark and mysterious” mid 90s BOP
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Post by bat1990 on Nov 10, 2022 9:00:05 GMT -5
Interesting that "Object of Your Desire" is so high over the Naked single and COL.
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Post by johnm1120 on Nov 12, 2022 2:08:46 GMT -5
Interesting that "Object of Your Desire" is so high over the Naked single and COL. Yeah "Object of Your Desire" a random track from "Amber" has about 10,000 more plays than "Yes!" and that is ahead of "Colour of Love" by about 27,000 plays. (In fact, another random track from TIYN "Move Your Body" has more plays than Colour of Love.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on Nov 12, 2022 2:24:35 GMT -5
COL being the last release seems a little anti-climactic. I'm hoping her good relationship with Reservoir means she'll be more active with her music career again. Separately, POLL TIME Do you prefer the Album Version or Thunderpuss Remix of "Sexual (Li Da Di)?" I have always preferred the album version. I prefer the Thunderpuss mix. That is the 'original' for me as I heard that long before the actual original. I do wish the 3rd verse was included in that. Interesting that "Object of Your Desire" is so high over the Naked single and COL. Yeah "Object of Your Desire" a random track from "Amber" has about 10,000 more plays than "Yes!" and that is ahead of "Colour of Love" by about 27,000 plays. "Object Of Your Desire" was featured in an episode of Sex And The City back in the day so that gave it additional exposure that it would not have had otherwise.
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