D'Influence


D'Influence is a British production team and acid jazz band. Formerly of The Echo Label they founded their own label, Freakstreet Records. Original members include Kwame Kwaten, Sarah-Ann Webb, Ed Baden-Powell, and Steve Marston.

Biography

D'Influence emerged in 1990 from the UK club scene. The group went on to issue their debut album entitled Good 4 We in August 1992. The album reached No. 7 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. A song called Good Lover from the LP got to No. 11 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Singles chart.
D'Influence later issued in 1995 their sophomore studio album entitled Prayer 4 Unity. The album reached No. 17 on the UK R&B Albums chart. A song off the album called Midnite reached No. 17 on the UK R&B Singles chart.
The group went on to issue other hit singles such as "Hypnotise" and "Rock With You".
In 2017, the band regrouped for one-off concerts at various top London clubs and summer festivals in the UK. Reviewing their 'generation-spanning' set at Love Supreme festival, Mike Hobart of the Financial Times praised 'the slinky, bass-heavy grooves that sustained their success in the 1990s.' He also proclaimed that D'Influence 'last played a festival 17 years ago, their current revival coming about after a promoter saw... their annual get-together jam on Instagram. The band has lost none of its sass.' 2018 saw further performances given in the UK, Africa and Europe.

Other work

As a group D'Influence have produced hit singles for British R&B artists such as Mark Morrison, Shola Ama and Ultra Naté. They've also remixed tunes for the American hip hop artist Jay-Z ; Mick Jagger; Tom Jones and performed live with Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.

Albums