Todd Edwards

Todd Edwards created an innovative blend of rhythmic, cut-and-paste vocal samples, rubbery basslines, and slapping percussion that helped propel Britain&#39;s Sunday clubscene into the genuine cultural phenomenon of speed garage. Based in New Jersey, Edwards began producing for Nervous, the New York house label, during the early &#39;90s. His 1993 &quot;Guide My Soul&quot; single, recorded as <a href="spotify:artist:6tkgps8BlDV3Q7F8XbRv53" data-name="Messenger">Messenger</a>, established a prototype for garage music that retained the soul and grit but avoided the overly polished airs much of the music had acquired. One year later, &quot;The Praise&quot; (as the Sample Choir) continued Edwards&#39; irresistible, unique production style -- which often utilizes dozens of different samples, many of them himself -- and he also worked with two &quot;real&quot; vocalists, <a href="spotify:artist:1Tvhj4mF2pvvAT1InLbRKs" data-name="Kim English">Kim English</a> (&quot;Tomorrow&quot;) and <a href="spotify:artist:50N6SRofe3LyaCSXHcWken" data-name="Veda Simpson">Veda Simpson</a> (&quot;Oohhh Baby&quot;).


In 1994, Edwards recorded several tracks for an upcoming New Jersey jazz-house label, i! Records. One year later, his second proper release on the label, &quot;Saved My Life,&quot; became a big club hit and earned license in Britain through <a href="spotify:artist:6n1t55WMsSIUFHrAL4mUsB" data-name="Pete Tong">Pete Tong</a>&#39;s ffrr Records. He provided remixes for several dance hits, by <a href="spotify:artist:2WvLeseDGPX1slhmxI59G3" data-name="Robin S">Robin S</a>., <a href="spotify:artist:3fCIHi2QCYERvmrXa8fWjn" data-name="Wildchild">Wildchild</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2JjzlJfxhBv7E9HSuWGm42" data-name="Indo">Indo</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:484sZUYmnRXN84zmk3GY1n" data-name="St Germain">St Germain</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:46h3caIKtqPlEfRHuSdibg" data-name="The Beloved">The Beloved</a>, and label-mate <a href="spotify:artist:1FPV5yJGV2urezFSaXrYDV" data-name="Kevin Yost">Kevin Yost</a>. In 1999, Nervous collected his productions on a CD collection, and i! Records released Prima Edizione, a quasi-compilation including four new tracks. Edwards also released an EP with <a href="spotify:artist:75HAYbl77Jah0RGasPTXk1" data-name="Tuff Jam">Tuff Jam</a>, and completed a co-production for inclusion on <a href="spotify:artist:4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi" data-name="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a>&#39;s sophomore album. ~ John Bush, Rovi