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Bug Powder Dust
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Wikipedia article
"'Bug Powder Dust'" is a song by Bomb the Bass, featuring the vocals of Justin Warfield, released as the band's eighth single in 1994 as the first single from the 'Clear' album.
History
"Bug Powder Dust" reached number 24 in the UK charts, makes an appearance in many rundowns of 'classic' British hip-hop and rap tracks, and was voted 'Select' magazine's s single of the year in 1994.
The track incorporates a bassline by Alphonso Johnson, as performed on the title track of Flora Purim's album, 'Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly'. Johnson is probably best known as having been with the jazz-fusion group Weather Report.
A video for the song was directed by Alex Winter.
In 2013 O*Solo Recordings releases a new EP called 'Mega Dis' containing a new version of the song titled "Bug Powder Dust (2013 ReDusted)."
The words "bug powder dust", and several other lyrics, are references to American writer William S. Burroughs, specifically to his 1959 novel, 'Naked Lunch'.
Commercial versions
* Bug Powder Dust (Radio mix) 4:20
* Bug Powder Dust (Dust Brothers Remix) 5:35
* Bug Powder Dust (Bug Powder Drums Remix) 5:38
* Bug Powder Dust (Chemical Brothers Mix) 7:02
* Bug Powder Dust (Sound Furnace Edit) (UK Album Version) (3:49)
* Bug Powder Dust (La Funk Mob Mix) (5:43)
* Bug Powder Dust (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session) (7:24)
References
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