Hand On The Torch (1LP Black) C DUNCAN comments the band

comments the band

and enough fuzz to warrant a needle check

a record which Neil Tennant had become ‘mildly obsessed’ with at the time

and darker than other bands had yet dared to try

Hand On The Torch (1LP Black) C DUNCAN comments the bandThe British jazz hip hop fusion collective Us3 was founded in 1992 in London and its notable members included producers Mel Simpson and Geoff Wilkinson. The group scored a major hit in 1994 with Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia), a track that displayed the groups fondness for sampling classic recordings from the Blue Note label (in this case, Herbie Hancocks Cantaloupe Island). The track was included on their debut album Hand On The Torch. The album was a