Faithless

It was last updated on Monday, December 28, 1998

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History

Group Members: Rollo / Sister Bliss / Maxi Jazz / Jamie Catto

DJ supergroup Faithless have been massive on the club scene since their first record, Salva Mea was released on their very own Cheeky record label - the home of Skinny - That single was followed up with Insomnia and then Don't Leave, but it was the rerelease of Insomnia that took them to the upper reaches of the chart - and they haven't looked back since - the rerelease of Salva Mea went top ten too, as did Reverence the single and Don't Leave was rereleased after its inclusion on A Life Less Ordinary OST. Reverence the album shifted over a million copies and was particularly massive in Europe. God Is A DJ, the first truly new single since '96 also went top ten early '98, as did its parent album, Sunday 8PM. Faithless are one of the best groups ever!

Discography

Year	Title	Artist	Type	Label
1995	Rollo Goes Mystic (Love, Love, Love - Here I Come)	Rollo	Single	Cheeky
1995	Oh! What A World	Sister Bliss	Single	Champion
1995	Don't You Want Me	Felix (Rollo)	Single	deConstruction
1996	Salva Mea	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1996	Insomnia	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1996	Don't You Want Me (Blackcurrent Tango version)	Felix (Rollo)	Single	deConstruction
1996	Insomnia	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1996	Salva Mea	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1996	Reverence	Faithless	Album	Cheeky
1997	Reverence	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1997	Don't Leave	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1998	God Is A DJ	Faithless	Single	Cheeky
1998	Sunday 8PM	Faithless	Album	Cheeky
1998	Take The Long Way Home	Faithless	Single	Cheeky

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Reviews

Don't Leave

Over a year and a half after it's original release, Faithless' unusual ballad has been revived. This single was originally released on March 4 1996, it came after their two top thirty hits Salva Mea and Insomnia. This time round, it's a completely different story. Insomnia went top five about a year ago when it was re-issued. Salva Mea came again at the very end of 1996, and was top ten also. Spring 97 saw the first release of the title track from the debut LP Reverence - another top ten hit. Now, on it's re-release, Don't Leave (the third single from the A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack) is set to go top ten (Woolworths predict number 5), making it the fourth UK top ten from Reverence. The single (2CD set) has seven superb Don't Leave mixes, plus a brand new remix of Salva Mea. The highlight for me is the Euphoric mix of Don't Leave, and the Simple Mix. The Danny Tenaglia mix of Salva Mea is very good, but is not nearly as good as the mixes from the December '96 re-released Salva Mea.

God Is A DJ

Oh yes! It's finally arrived - one of the best dance acts in the world, Faithless - are finally back after a long wait, with the last new material from them coming out in spring '96 - since all we've had is endless rereleases. This is an amazing single, and the forthcoming album looks set to be the best release this year - even better than UNKLE. The video features Maxi Jazz singing and using sign language to emphasise the lyrics. If you like Faithless, why not check out the amazing Rollo & Sister Bliss remix of Moby's Honey (Wicked!)

Sunday 8PM

Beastie Boys. Freestylers. UNKLE. Skinny. They all released great albums, but this is my favourite album of the year so far. Reverence was a brilliant debut, and this seems to have moved on from where that left off. There aren't as many obvious singles as in the debut. With the exception of God Is A DJ, nothing instantly seems to be a smash hit single - it's all too good! Tracks like Bring My Family Back, Postcards and She's My Baby are utterly brilliant. This is is super-album, nothing like the usual dance album - there are lyrics, not samples, there are stunning melodies and real drumming as opposed to the usual drum-machine beats you might expect. Unlike Freestylers or Skinny, this album has to be played again and again - in full - there's no skipping of tracks or anything like that - once the CD finishes (it's almost an our in length) you just get up and press play again. I can't fault the record to be honest - I know I'll be listening to it for many years to come. I cannot say which of the two Faithless albums I prefer - I do not know, though I have a sneaky suspicion that after a few more listens this will be one of my favourite albums of all time. There's even an appearance from Boy George - he co-wrote and performs on Why Go?. I hope that Faithless release Hem Of His Garment - if so it would probably be single of the year as far as I am concerned - it's just over 4 minutes long, and very radio friendly. There's not a track on the CD that I don't like, so I'm sure all my readers would love this CD too - go and buy it - I'm sure you won't be disappointed - just don't expect the Faithless of God Is A DJ and Insomnia - it's mostly completely different - there's something on the record for everyone, but it's not all dance.

Take The Long Way Home

This is my favourite track from the superb new album Sunday 8PM - there's extra rap on the radio edit, but it's the Epic mix which rules. In true Faithless style, the Epic mix is long, builds up slowly, then gets very loud, moving and emotional. This track is definately the closest Sunday 8PM gets to Salva Mea.

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