90s Chicago house artist
Lidell Townsell
shares new single
1988
Lidell Townsell & M.T.F. 1992 hit Get With U (here)
sampled by Beyoncé on COZY (here)
listen to new track 1988 exclusively on Marine Snow here
”Take me somewhere far away from here,” the through-line of Lidell Townsell’s smooth house gem, 1988, and also the exact thought many of us had while reading the news.
Luckily, Townsell’s lush and infectious loops have a transporting effect, affording listeners an instant poolside vacation with unlimited PTO.
A legendary name from the home of house music itself, the Chicago artist does little to beat around the bush.
The popularity of house music usually correlates to a more grim social reality, so Townsell wastes no time creating a safe space to step into with a beat so clean it’ll probably ease your pandemic anxiety.
Some songs are meant for community, and this is one of them.
Lidell Townsell from his 1992 Mercury/PolyGram Records album release was called Harmony. It yielded the hits Nu Nu and Get With U which just last week was sampled by Beyoncé.
Lidell originally released numerous singles on the Trax and D.J. International labels. The duo M.T.F., were singer Martell and emcee Silk E (no relation to Sylk-E. Fyne).
