Oui 3

Profile:Oui 3 were a much underrated British Hip-Hop/ Acid Jazz trio who scored several hits in the nineties, most notably 'Break from the Old Routine' and an adaptation of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What it's Worth.' In actual fact, only one third of the trio was British. American singer, songwriter and arranger Blair Booth had surfaced as the songwriting partner of Terry Hall in 'Terry Blair and Anouchka', at the end of the eighties. She went on to work with a number of other notable figures in the British music industry such as, Billy MacKenzie (The Associates), Nick Heyward and Marc Almond. Meanwhile, Swiss programmer
Philipp Erb had spent most of the eighties as an engineer and programmer for a whole host of artists, including a no doubt traumatic period with Genesis P. Orridge's Psychic TV. Teaming up with South London rapper Trevor Miles, the trio signed to MCA in 1992 and proceeded to have six hit
singles over the following three years. Oui 3 showed remarkable creativity for a genre often wrongly dismissed
by critics as not significantly moving forward. This was due to a notable sixties influence in the music, intellectually stimulating lyrics, plus the acknowledgement of Trevor Miles as the first major rapper to rap in his
own London accent. The trio released one excellent
album ('Oui Love You') in 1993, whilst a second album sadly
remains unreleased. Blair Booth has continued to write and record her own material, but little has been heard musically from Erb or Miles of late. Perhaps, the fact that Faithless have cited Oui 3 as an influence will help earn the trio a long overdue reappraisal.
URLs:http://www.blairbooth.co.uk/oui3/index.html
Members:Blair Booth, Philipp Erb, Trevor Miles
Name Variations: All | Oui 3 | Qui 3
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Releases:
Arms Of Solitude (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
Arms Of Solitude (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
Break From The Old Routine (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
Break From The Old Routine (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
Break From The Old Routine (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (CD, Maxi, Dig)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (CD, Single, Dig)   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (Soulpower Mix) (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
For What It's Worth (Soulpower Mix) (7")   MCA Records Ltd. 1993
Oui Love You (CD, Album)   MCA Records 1993
Oui Love You (CD, Album)   MCA Records 1993
Fact Of Life (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1994
Fact Of Life (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1994
Fact Of Life (7")   MCA Records Ltd. 1994
Crazy (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1995
Crazy (CD, Maxi, Promo)   MCA Records Ltd. 1995
Stand Defiant / Crazy (12", Promo)   MCA Records Ltd. 1995
The Joy Of Living (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1995
The Joy Of Living (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records Ltd. 1995
The Joy Of Living (12")   MCA Records Ltd. 1995
Production:
The Best Of Dance 93 (2xCD) Break From The Old Rou... Telstar 1993
100% Rap (CD) Break From The Old Rou... Telstar 1994
Tracks Appear On:
Absolute Let's Dance Opus 2 (CD, Comp) For What It's Worth (C... EVA Records (Denmark) 1993
Full On Dance 93 (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) For What It's Worth Cookie Jar Records Ltd 1993
Full-On Dance: 20 Kickin Dance Hits (CD) Break From The Old Rou... Cookie Jar Records Ltd 1993
Hits 93 Volume Four (CD, Comp) For What It's Worth Telstar 1993
Hits 93 Volume Three (CD) Break From The Old Rou... Telstar 1993
Hot Hits (CD) Break From The Old Rou... Time Life Music 1993
Mr Music Hits 12/93 (CD) For What It's Worth Mr Music (Germany) 1993
Now That's What I Call Music 25 ◄ (2 versions) Break From The Old Rou... EMI Records ... 1993
Play MCA (CD, Comp, Promo) For What It's Worth MCA Music Entertainment GmbH 1993
The Best Of Dance 93 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Break From The Old Rou... Telstar 1993
The Legandary Joe Bloggs Dance Album Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) For What It's Worth The Hit Label 1993
The Voice Of Dance 3 (2xCD) For What It's Worth (F... EVA Belgium 1993
100% Rap (CD) Break From The Old Rou... Telstar 1994
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