Deeper Than Most

Description

Deeper Than Most is the sole album by the American producer/singer/rapper Maximillian of J.C. Crew fame, released on N*Soul Records in 1997, distributed in the US by Diamante Music Group.

This delicious slice of dance vibrancy calls upon decades of funky R&B disco and black groove music, adds some hip-hop on some cuts and wraps it around with house ranging from pop to deep to deeper. And our hero even sounds Jamaican on the romping opener «Peace Love-N-Happiness» where he runs over the fringe benefits of knowing the Lord. «Be Free» is a pumped up acknowledgement that freedom only comes from Jesus while «Sing Amen» is a turbo-charged hymn of thankfulness. For those who want a bit of hip house or a couple more underground mixes Maximillian does the business with them as well. If all this sounds like the singer/rapper/producer is covering too many bases to possibly make a coherent album, fear not, ‘Deeper Than Most’ works as a whole as well as in part, if you know what I mean. With the wonderful AJ Mora album and now this it seems N-Soul have returned to top line creative form and with DJ Coopoid already playing several cuts from ‘Deeper Than Most’ I’d recommend sanctified deejays everywhere to follow suit. [Tony Cummings, Cross Rhythms, October 1997]

CD tracklist:

01. Peace Love-N-Happiness
02. Deeper Than Most
03. Be Free
04. Sing Amen
05. I Feel Like Flying Away
06. Deep Groove 1
07. Deep Groove 2
08. Things Goin’ On
09. Keep Your Light On
10. Now I Believe
11. Sing Amen (Maximillian’s “Get Up” Mix)
12. Peace Love-N-Happiness (AJ’s Digital Planet Mix)
13. The Ultimate Human Beat-Box

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by N-Soul Records.