BUNKKA (HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL 180G DOUBLE LP)

For the past 30-plus years, Paul Oakenfold has remained in the vanguard of the global electronic music community. With more than 110 million streams collectively, over 5 million albums sold worldwide, three GRAMMY nominations and more awards and accolades than you can count, Oakenfold is one of the industry’s most revered and most successful artists—ever. Hailed as the “Godfather of electronic music,” he’s been voted the world’s best DJ twice by DJ Mag, named the most influential DJ of all time by the London Evening Standard and recognized as the world’s most successful DJ by Guinness World Records. His hands-on involvement in the foundational establishment, international popularization and ongoing evolution of modern dance music spans nearly four decades.This release is a 1st time vinyl pressing of his 1 million selling classic debut - Bunkka. The original vinyl release from 2002 featured remixes, whereas this version contains the original album mixes. It has been remastered + pressed on 180g heavyweight double vinyl. The inner sleeves packaging includes extra iconic ‘robogirls' imagery designed by Michael Nash Accociates + photographer Matthew Donaldson that was originally used on the single packshots from the album campaign.  A galaxy of music stars, including Nelly Furtado, Perry Farrell, Ice Cube, and Tricky as featured artists. It also contains his 3 biggest selling tracks: Starry Eyed Surprise with Shifty Shellshock from Crazy Town, “Ready Steady Go,” with vocals by So Solid Crew’s Asher D. + “Southern Sun” with Carla Werner. Furtado and Tricky guest on album closer “The Harder They Come,” while Farrell sings on “Time of Your Life.” Ice Cube chimes in on “Get Em Up,” followed by former Grant Lee Buffalo frontman Grant Lee Philips on “Motion”. Author Hunter S. Thompson, and vocalists Emiliana Torrini and Tiff Lacey also make appearances on “Bunkka.”  21 years old & till sounding fresh, it’s now become a timeless classic.