A 1990s house act known for the hypnotic hit "Lazy" and a catalog that sidesteps easy genre labels.
For a quick sense of their sound, start with "Lazy" and "Call On Me." They pull from house and funk but avoid getting stuck in any single style.
They carved out a recognizable spot in electronic music without fitting neatly into one subgenre. Their 1997 track "Lazy" became a UK dance chart hit, built around a hypnotic bassline and Ashley Slater's casual delivery. That song, along with others like "Call On Me" from their singles run, gave them a lasting presence in DJ sets and club playlists.
X-Press 2 came out of London's dance scene in the 1990s as a duo with Mark Bell on production and Ashley Slater handling vocals. They put out albums like "Original X-Press 2" in 1997 and "Makeshift Miracle" in 2005, and kept releasing singles such as "Call On Me" and "Your Song." Over time, their catalog grew to include tracks like "Live in Your Love" and "Trumpet of Your Heart," which showed their range without ever straying too far from a dancefloor sensibility.
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