With their debut release ‘Not All Those Who Wander
Are Lost’ receiving critical acclaim and two Grammy
nominations, the creative forces behind 1 Giant Leap,
Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman return with their
much anticipated follow up release ‘What About Me?’
As a founding member of famed British dance act
Faithless, Jamie Catto has produced numerous top
ten hits worldwide, with two albums achieving gold
status in the UK alone. His 1 Giant Leap counter-part
Duncan Bridgeman, achieved a number one dance hit
as a member of groundbreaking soul band ‘I Level’ in
the early 80’s, and continued on to become a
successful producer and remixer, working with
Transvision Vamp, Duran Duran, The Eurythmics,
Shakespeare's Sister and Paul McCartney.
The backbone of the 1 Giant Leap project is formed
by each masterpiece beginning with a pre-composed
backing track which grows and develops as new
layers are added. Rather than gathering samples
and taking them back to a studio, collaborators were
able to hear the contribution from previous
collaborators resulting in a unique organic creative
process.
Bridgeman explains, “We have 15 pieces of
music we travel with. What we do is give them
our beat, or a piece of our music, something
that will inspire them. They all have radio
headphones; so they’re listening to our music.
Then they add their music and sing their song.
This is from every country across the world,
each person hearing in the headphones what
the last person did.”
“Every country across the world” equates to
over 50 locations visited worldwide in the
production of ‘What about Me’. Some of the
collaborators who “add their music and sing
their song” include k.d.Lang, Michael Stipe,
Alanis Morrisette, Michael Franti, Carlos
Santana, Stewart Copeland, Maxi Jazz, and
Baba Maal alongside African tribal and Bedouin
musicians, Chinese rappers, Gabonese Pygmies
and Tuvan throat singers masterfully crafted
into a truly unique musical experience.
4-years, 5 continents and 50 locations in the
making, ‘What About Me?’ sets out to capture
the immense cultural diversity of the world we
live in, in this time capsule of humanity at its
most inspirational. A unique and inspiring
musical journey that will defy any preconceptions
that you should have left behind before you pressed play.
Title: What About Me
Format: CD
Release Date: 29 Aug 2013
Artist: 1 Giant Leap
Sku: 2122585
Catalogue No: OWM031
Category: World
Disc Count: 2
DISC 1
Come To The Edge (feat Lila Downs)
Each Step Moves Us On (feat. Zap Mama)
How Can I Be A Better Friend To You (feat.
Nothing Wrong With Me (feat.Speech, Jhelisa & Oumou Sangare)
Are you My Love (feat. Eddi Reader)
Wounded In All The Right Places (feat. kd Lang)
I Have Seen Trouble (feat. Michael Stipe)
Solita Sin Solidad (feat. Lila Downs & Santana)
Serenity Prayer
1 Small Step
Why Must I Feel Like This Today (feat. Michael Franti, Baaba Maal & Krishna Das)
DISC 2
Under A Stormy Sky..i’ve been away (feat. Eddi Reader, Michael Franti, Maxi Jazz)
What I Need Is Something Different (feat. Boots Riley & Speech)
Mothers Don’t Cry (feat. Miles Solay)
The Truth Is Changing (feat. Will Young)
Freedom (feat. African Show Boys)
Arrival (feat. Alanis Morrisette)
Forgive Me
Set Me Free (feat. Rokia Traore)
What I Need Is Something Different (remix)