Helicopter

b. Jackie Joyce, 1963, Dundee, Scotland. This talented singer-songwriter mixes disparate music designs in a fashion that defies categorisation. Having under no circumstances known her Ghanaian delivery dad, Joyce spent an itinerant years as a child with her mom and stepfather. She later on researched music at college and found are a support vocalist to get a Latin-orientated combo and was presented vocalist on Mouth area Music’s early 90s produces, Mo-Di and Shorelife. She also spent many years dealing with the music group Ambisonic. During this time period Joyce started to develop her songwriting and strike upon the ‘helicopter woman’ persona. In the past due 90s, she became among the 1st signings to ex-Warner Brothers Information’ main Rob Dickens’ fresh Quick Karma label. Her 2000 debut HOW EXACTLY TO Steal THE ENTIRE WORLD fused spirit, jazz, and trip-hop rhythms in this audacious, striking way that lots of critics experienced compelled to pronounce it among the most guaranteed debut albums of the entire year. Joyce’s intense, personal lyrics on stand-out paths such as for example ‘Get away Cloud’ and ‘Cry Mississippi’ properly complemented the heady atmosphere from the tribal rhythms. The record was nominated for the Mercury Music Award in July, but industrial success didn’t follow and press insurance quickly vanished. Joyce produced a low-key go back to the recording marketplace in summer months 2004 with her second record, Voodoo Chic.