Sentuhan permainan bass Mark King dan karakter vokalnya, menjadi ciri khas yang sangat melekat di band asal Inggris ini. Bersama formasi awal Phil Gould (drums), Ben Gould (gitar), dan Mike Lindup (keyboard), mereka membawa warna baru dalam skena funkt-jazz. Membuatnya menjadi lebih pop, mudah untuk dinikmati, namun tetap menonjolkan musikalitas yang sangat berkelas.
Dalam perjalanannya, posisi duo Gould bersaudara digantikan oleh Alan Murphy (gitar) dan Garry Husband (drums). Bersama dua member baru ini, Level 42 sempat menghasilkan dua album, Running in the Family (1987) dan Staring at the Sun (1988). Namun, hanya berselang setahun saja, di tahun 1989 Murphy wafat. Posisinya lalu digantikan oleh gitaris kenamaan Alan Holdsworth. Menyusul, Pete Ray Biggin menggantikan Husband sejak 2010.
Tahun 1991, lahir album Guaranteed, disusul album Forever Now yang dirilis pada tahun 1995, sebelum Level 42 memasuki masa hiatus dan kembali di tahun 2001 hingga sekarang. Album terakhir yang mereka rilis bernama Retrog/ide (2006), menjadi momen kebangkitan Level 42. Mark King mengajak saudara kandung, Nathan King sebagai member kelima, mengisi posisi gitaris tambahan.
Melihat aksi Level 42 tentu akan membawa dunia tersendiri. Mereka adalah legenda jazz yang namanya harum selama 30 tahun. Bukan hanya bagi penikmat jazz, tapi siapa saja yang suka mendengarkan musik.
SALAH SATU SIGNATURE MUSIK LEVEL 42 YANG PALING KENTAL TERLETAK DI TEKNIK PERMAINAN THUMB-SLAP BASS, SANG FOUNDER MARK KING.
PADA AWAL TERBENTUKNYA DI TAHUN 1979, MEREKA BERMAIN SECARA INSTRUMENTAL TANPA MENGISI VOKAL.
SEPANJANG KARIERNYA, LEVEL 42 BERHASIL MEMASUKKAN 30 LAGU DI CHART INGGRIS, DAN 20 DI ANTARANYA MENJADI TOP 40 UK SINGLES CHART.
English version
LEVEL 42 IS NOT ONLY FAMOUS IN THE JAZZ MUSIC WORLD. Through their two hits, Lessons in Love (1984) and Something About You (1985), they captured the ears of music lovers from many countries. Those two hits also were sitting on number 1 of the British Top Ten chart and number 7 on the American chart at the same time.
Mark King’s touch on his bass performance and his vocal character have become the earmark of this British band. Together with the initial formation with Phil Gould (drums), Ben Gould (guitar), and Mike Lindup (keyboard), they brought a new colour in the funk-jazz scheme. They made it to be more pop, easy listening, but still features their classy musicalities.
Throughout the journey, the two Gould brothers’ positions were replaced by Alan Murphy (guitar) and Garry Husband (drums). With these two new members, Level 42 had released two albums, Running in the Family (1987) and Staring at the Sun (1988). However, only a year later, in 1989 Murphy died. His position was then replaced by the famous, Alan Holdsworth. Following that, in 2010, Pete Ray Biggin also replaced Husband.
1991 was the year for the birth of Guaranteed (1991) album. This was followed by Forever Now, which was released in 1995, just right before Level 42 entered their hiatus period and came back in 2001 until now. Their latest released album was entitled Retroglide (2006); it became the resurrection moment of Level 42. Mark King invited his brother, Nathan King, to be the fifth member. filling out the additional guitarist position.
Seeing Level 42’s action will surely bring you to a world of its own. These jazz legends have been known for 30 years; not only for jazz lovers, but also to music enthusiasts.
ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SIGNATURE MUSIC OF LEVEL 42 IS ON THE THUMB-SLAP BASS TECHNIQUE BY THE FOUNDER, MARK KING.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THEIR FORMATION IN 1979, THEY PLAYED INSTRUMENTALLY WITHOUT VOCALS.
THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER, LEVEL 42 HAS SUCCEEDED TO PUT 30 SONGS AT THE BRITISH CHART AND 20 OF THEM WERE ON THE TOP 40 UK SINGLES CHART.
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