About This Track
“Voodoo Ray” is an early Acid House single by Gerald Simpson, recording under the name A Guy Called Gerald. The single was released the UK in 1988, in the 7” and 12” vinyl formats, on the Rham! label. It reached number 12 in the UK singles chart, and was the best selling independently released single in 1989. It was released in the USA in 1989 by Warlock Records. It also appeared on A Guy Called Gerald’s 1988 album Hot Lemonade, and in remixed form on Gerald’s 1990 album Automanikk, for Columbia Records.
The song contains samples of comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, taken from the first Derek and Clive LP, Derek and Clive (Live), specifically the Bo Duddley sketch. [1] [2] Voodoo Ray combines a sample of Peter Cook delivering the phrase “voodoo rage”, truncated due to the recording equipment’s lack of memory, and also Dudley Moore forcefully delivering the word “later!”. In each case the samples are shifted in pitch, and electronically processed.
The vocal was sung by Nicola Collier, who lived on Gerald’s estate and had worked on other tracks with him. (ref: interview with Gerald 2003 - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/clubs/s/65/65179_a_guy_thing.html )
The song also features prominently on the soundtrack of 24 Hour Party People directed by Michael Winterbottom, which tells the story of Factory Records and the early ‘Madchester’ scene.
It’s also featured on the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by Rockstar Games.
The song contains samples of comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, taken from the first Derek and Clive LP, Derek and Clive (Live), specifically the Bo Duddley sketch. [1] [2] Voodoo Ray combines a sample of Peter Cook delivering the phrase “voodoo rage”, truncated due to the recording equipment’s lack of memory, and also Dudley Moore forcefully delivering the word “later!”. In each case the samples are shifted in pitch, and electronically processed.
The vocal was sung by Nicola Collier, who lived on Gerald’s estate and had worked on other tracks with him. (ref: interview with Gerald 2003 - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/clubs/s/65/65179_a_guy_thing.html )
The song also features prominently on the soundtrack of 24 Hour Party People directed by Michael Winterbottom, which tells the story of Factory Records and the early ‘Madchester’ scene.
It’s also featured on the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by Rockstar Games.
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mrscottied wrote:
One of theeeee best dance tracks of all time! Ooh Ooh Woo.
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oldskoooool89 wrote:
this site is top, love this stuff, brings back good memorrys
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siricius wrote:
immer wieder schön :)
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Trostan wrote:
me likey x2
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theempathogen wrote:
@stoat77: It was "Voodoo Rage." Simon Reynolds wrote about this in Generation Ecstasy. ^_^
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nelkz wrote:
Doesnt get much better than this....dance pioneer....true electronic genius
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vicsprieta wrote:
Me likey
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MightyShane2 wrote:
oH WoW what a song
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zombiescout wrote:
superb
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IAJP wrote:
7" of this arrived today. backed with arcade fantasy...fantastic.
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JamadianUK wrote:
This makes me think of my elder cousins and aunts going to raves, and wanting to be legal and go and buy babycham lol...
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MightyShane2 wrote:
Absolutely awesome this track was way ahead of its time.
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stoat77 wrote:
My favorite bit about this track is that the sampler ran out of memory and it was originally supposed to be called "Voodoo Rave" but the "ve" got cut off.
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frogstar70 wrote:
oohhhh yea :) ... again :)
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rudymontana wrote:
Big Track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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frogstar70 wrote:
oooooo yea baby :)
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markyd1974 wrote:
timeless, for me anyway!!!
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THee-BeAtNiK wrote:
Much Love?
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LittleCustard wrote:
I love it! Love It! Spainish memwares!
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Zoonie wrote:
I never tire of it. So much other4 music from around then was in retrospect cobblers. But this is a great big agenda setting slab of beauty.
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