#quadrant six

John Robie is probably best known for his collaborations with Arthur Baker (A-T-2 039) Planet Rock, Play At Your Own Risk, Funky Soul Makossa. Robie also produced some other landmark hip hop and electro tracks in 1982. In the UK these records would be a major influence on producers of British house and techno six or so years later. If you collect records in the UK these should be cheap and easy to find

John Robie wrote the classic Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) with Man Parrish and Sugarscoop/Disconet/Importe12 record label owner and the man behind C.O.D. Raul A. Rodriguez

Here's the extended remix by Jose 'Animal' Diaz who would go on to remix Cybertron and Jonzun Crew. It's one of my absolute favourites, Arthur Baker and John Robie were looking for the perfect beat... for me this has the perfect beat

Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) Extended Remix

The first release from C Bank, written and produced by Robie

C Bank - One More Shot Instrumental for the bboys and bgirls

Is it proto-freestyle? was it the first freestyle record?

C Bank - One More Shot vocal for the homies

Quadrant Six was a John Robie project with singer Kenny Simmonds. Body Mechanic is a classic, it was music for young people. Thanks to Star Wars I wanted to be a robot when I was a kid and this imagines fun cartoon robots. Jellybean makes the edit

Quadrant Six - Body Mechanic Instrumental

Quadrant Six- Body Mechanic