Street Sounds: Egyptian Lover

In this edition of Street Sounds, this blog is covering the early career of L.A. based producer Egyptian Lover. In addition to a string of singles with Uncle Jamms Army (including the 1984 regional hit 'Dial-a-Freak'), Egyptian Lover scored a series of pivotal electro singles including 'Egypt Egypt' and 'What is a DJ if He Can't Scratch?', both of which were included on his 1983 LP 'On the Nile'. Egyptian Lover followed with a second album, titled 'One Track Mind', which included 'Freak-a-holic'.

Egyptian Lover's local fame and electro sound was highly influential in Los Angeles. N.W.A.'s early singles follow Egyptian Lover's electro template and Dr. Dre's recently re-earthed mixtape ''86 in the Mix' features many tracks broken into the Los Angeles club scene by Egyptian Lover.

The Lowdown:
Egyptian Lover 'Egypt Egypt' and 'What is a DJ if He Can't Scratch?'
from 'On the Nile' (1983) (MP3/CD)
Egyptian Lover 'Freak-a-holic'
from 'One Track Mind' (1984) (MP3/CD)