ESG (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-funk, no wave, dance-punk |
| Years active | 1978–1985 1991–2007 2008–present |
| Labels | 99, Factory, Soul Jazz, Universal Sound, ESG Records |
| Past members | Renee Scroggins Marie Scroggins Valerie Scroggins Deborah Scroggins Nicole Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Chistelle Polite Leroy Glover Tito Libran David Miles |
ESG (Emerald Sapphire & Gold) is an American band formed in the South Bronx in 1978. Trouser Press called it "one of the most dynamic bands that New York could offer at the top of the '80s."[1] ESG has been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, and dance-punk. The band's track "UFO" is one of the most sampled songs in history.[2][3]
Contents
1 History
2 Discography
2.1 Albums
2.2 Live albums
2.3 EPs
2.4 Compilations
2.5 Appearances
3 References
4 External links
History
The band originally consisted of the Scroggins sisters, Renee (vocals), Valerie (drums), Deborah (bass) and Marie (congas, vocals) and friend Tito Libran (congas, vocals). The band's name stands for emerald, sapphire, and gold. Emerald and sapphire are Valerie and Renee Scroggins' birthstones, and gold refers to the record certification.[4]Ed Bahlman discovered ESG while serving as the judge for a talent show and became the band's unofficial manager.[5][6]
Tony Wilson from Factory Records approached the band after a performance at Hurrah in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and three days later they began recording with Martin Hannett in Manchester, England.[6] They recorded "Moody" and "You're No Good" in the first take. Hannett had three minutes left on the master tape, so he had the band record "UFO".[7] The recordings helped bring Bahlman's focus to the band.[6] On December 3, 1980, he recorded ESG's performance at Hurrah, which became the B-side for ESG. Bahlman formed a partnership with Factory so that his 99 Records label could release the EP in 1981.[5] By July, they made a second pressing of the record.[8] It was received positively by music critics. Robert Palmer called it one of 1981's "freshest records".[9]The New York Times placed ESG second on its list of the best EPs and cassettes of 1981,[10] and The Village Voice placed the EP third on its Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[11]
1982's ESG Says Dance to the Beat of Moody EP continued in a similar vein, as did their first album, 1983's Come Away with ESG. Renee Scroggins retains the rights to ESG's new music and publishing. The group's work had become popular, mainly among hip-hop artists searching for samples, with such acts as TLC, the Wu-Tang Clan, Kool Moe Dee, the Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, Gang Starr, Junior Mafia, Tricky, Jay-Dee, as well as indie rockers like Unrest and Liars all sampling the group. The group addressed this issue on the 1992 12" EP Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills. The album, ESG Live!, was released in 1995 and featured both old and new material.
ESG performing in 2014
ESG announced shows in Sweden and France in September, 2011.To celebrate Analator[12]
An ESG show in March 2012 was announced as their final west coast show to promote their Closure album. ESG is still touring with shows in London as of June 2014 and has released a single called "Watching" from their upcoming release "What More Can You Take?!" due to be released November 2015.[13][14]
Discography
Albums
- 1983: Come Away with ESG
- 1991: ESG
- 2002: Step Off
- 2006: Keep on Moving
- 2013: Closure
- 2017: What More Can You Take?
Live albums
- 1995: ESG Live!
EPs
- 1981: ESG
- 1982: ESG Says Dance to the Beat of Moody
- 1992: Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills
Compilations
- 2000: A South Bronx Story
- 2007: A South Bronx Story 2 – Collector's edition: Rarities
- 2010: Dance to the Best of ESG
Appearances
- 2010: Renee Scroggins appears on Gaëtan Roussel's Ginger album
- track 03- Si l'on comptait les étoiles.
- track 08- DYWD
- 2011: Franz Ferdinand – Covers
References
^ TrouserPress.com, retrieved 28 Aug. 2011.
^ Terich, Jeff Terich; Green, Liam; Pearson, Paul; Butch Rosser (August 13, 2015). "10 of the Most Sampled Songs in Pop Music". Treblezine. Retrieved December 29, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Samples of UFO by ESG on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
^ Katzman, Adam (June 18, 2009). "The Awesomely Undulating Slog of Valerie Scroggins". Tom Tom Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ ab Reynolds 2006, p. 272.
^ abc Krimper, Michael (March 2, 2012). "The unidentifiable dance grooves of ESG". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ Benson, Denise (2006). "Funksters ESG Write Another Chapter in their South Bronx Story". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ Sacks, Leo (July 11, 1981). "Closeup". Billboard. 93 (27): 70.
^ Palmer, Robert (May 5, 1982). "Anger Gone, Graham Parker Is Back". The New York Times: C23. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ Palmer, Robert (December 30, 1981). "A List of the Year's Best, Including Albums, Singles, and EP's". The New York Times: C9.
^ Christgau, Robert (1982). "The 1981 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ Tippex, Marie. "ESG ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE SHOWS : DANCE !". julietippex.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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Ortiz, Paloma (2012-02-21). "Q&A: Renee Scroggins of ESG". Pulse. SF Station. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ Chan, Julia (2012-02-26). "ESG embarks on final funky fete". San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to ESG (musical group). |
- ESG Facebook
- ESG MySpace
- FAC 34 You're No Good
ESG on Allmusic
ESG discography at MusicBrainz
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