Top 10 Trax
Top Screamin' Rachael's TRAX no particular order
Whenever I Work with Joe Smooth everything seems to flow naturally.
He said "Get in the booth capture the House lifestyle".
Some things I spoke about were real, and some became real: "All the famous designers know about us and they play our cuts." I believe in the laws of attraction and without fail it seems to work!
I got an acid track and was inspired to write something chant like, but with melody. I came across an old American Indian chant and decided to use that as my inspiration. It is all about respecting the earth and living creatures. With all the environmental problems and so many animal's become extinct I wanted to give people a beautiful uplifting way to discover the importance of nature and how each of us can make a stand to help preserve the world for the future.
I wrote this during an incredibly fun time in my life. Afrika Bambaataa and I spoke about bringing House and Hip Hop
together and so Hip House was born. I was hanging out with some of the most incredible bad boys on the planet,
Rock Steady dance crew, The TC5 graffiti crew, and others, Farley Jackmaster Funk did a mix. Those guys were my
inspiration and my introduction into the NYC scene.
I worked with a great Todd Terry Track that I absolutely loved! Besides I feel that Todd is one of the greatest DJ/producers out there. Song writing is my life and singing is my creative release. I went to see High Priestess Miriam in the French Quarter on my last day in town. She's a white magic Christian VooDoo lady kind of like Marie Laveau. I could feel powerful positive feelings all around me and that was how the song was inspired.
5. So Sexy (with Maurice Joshua)
" Maurice Joshua and I have been friends for a long time, but really hadn't collaborated since the Acid days. I said, How about a hit for your homegirl? Beyonce can't be the only one to have you! He smiled with that devilish Maurice grin, and said you're on, but I wanna' show a different side of Rachael, give you some soul! Byron Stingily is on the backgrounds, so it was definitely a family thing. My favorite part of making that recording was all the heads that popped into the studio, saying what's that? The house heads like Ron Carroll, Joe Smooth and Farley all wanted copies immediately! I love Hip Hop so when Wildstyle of Crucial Conflict & Jah-Rista couldn't get enough of it, I was soul(ed)!"
6. Do What You Wanna Do (with Joe Smooth)
"Joe Smooth is one of my favorite people, and as far as producers go we groove together! We don't always agree on things, and have had our little spats, but no matter what we always get back together to work. In some ways this song was the inspiration for the entire album! Joe and I have been together in this house thing for so long that, I think we are telepathic! I needed to do some soul-searching, especially at that time and Joe knew it, he just knows! The preaching that I did on the cut actually helped me find my own way."
" My roots have always been alternative and I like things that are different. Mainly I love sounds! I love the studio, if I could I'd never leave, it! When it comes to sound, Van Christie from Die Warzau, is the man! I always loved the group (Jim is on the background vocals) too! The recording and textures are some of my very favorites. There is a lot of me in the song. The track is about the love between friends. Sometimes when you are in a relationship, for some reason, you can lose site of how you're being treated. I have been abused, and my best girl always pulled me out of it! She opened my eyes. Sometimes I have had to do the same for her. That's what friends are for, and that is what real love is about."
8. Don't Make Me Lonely
"People are definitely going to say that I have separation anxiety, and maybe I do. After everything happened, with the Michael Alig and the New York scene, Prince Teddy, and the loss of my mentor last year, Dr. Richard Cook, I had so much left to say. I wanted to reach out to old friends like DJ Keoki, again, so I put that emotion into the song. After this was promoted to radio, I got such great letters from fans, about how much the song has touched them. My fans truly inspire me."
9. Sweet
"When I write lyrics, I get my inspiration from the sound of the track. I love writing with DJ Fritz (Naked Soul and Black Mamba)! It was a beautiful summer day, and everything seemed sweet, just so sweet—and that was it!”
“Van Christie wrote a smoking' track, kind of twisted pop, like Shonen Knife. Hello Kitty has always been an inspiration to me because of her peaceful loving nature. Let people call me crazy, but I believe that if we could all live in one house like Hello Kitty, things would be like heaven."
