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Greg Broussard (born August 31, 1963 in Los Angeles, California), better known by his stage name Egyptian Lover, is an American musician, vocalist, producer and DJ, and was an important part of the L.A. dance music and rap scene in the early 1980s.
History
The Egyptian Lover started out as a DJ in Los Angeles with Uncle Jamm's Army, DJing dances as large as the L.A. Sports Arena with 10,000 people.He began recording around Los Angeles in 1982 as a member of the Radio Crew, as well as Uncle Jamm's Army.
Most of The Egyptian Lover's successful recordings were 12" singles. He eventually released some of the earliest rap LPs, but they were less popular than his singles. On the strength of an alternate mix of his most popular single "Egypt, Egypt", 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. After a break in the early 1990s, Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 with Back from the Tomb, his first full-length album in over ten years.
The Egyptian Lover also established his own record company, Egyptian Empire Records, which included artists such as Rodney O & Joe Cooley.
His 2015 release, 1984, continues his tradition of using all analog equipment, including his famed Roland TR-808 (in which he is widely known as 'The King of'), along with much of the same gear used in his earlier recordings of the 1980s. The name 1984 refers to a throwback of his earlier albums. The album was recorded at Skip Saylor, Encore Studios, and at RUSK Studios, the same studio that On The Nile was recorded at in 1984. It is widely available on double gatefold LP, CD and cassette tape.
Currently
- 2005 – New single "Party", backed with "Dancefloor"
- February 2006 – Platinum Pyramids was released
- End of 2006 – Recorded "UFO" and "Futuristic" with Jamie Jupiter for Jupiter's new 12" single (never released)
- 2007 – Remade "Modernaire" by Dez Dickerson (from the film Purple Rain) for the label Citinite
- 2007 – Collaborated with Clone Machine and Egypt Ear Werk
- December 2008 – Released exclusive songs on iTunes: "Electro Pharaoh", "Freaky D.J.", and "Scandinavian Summer"
- 2008 – Joined Who Cares on the song "They Killed the Radio"
- 2008 – Worked with Jamie Jones on the song "Galactic Space Bar"
- 2008 – Worked with M.I.A. on "Rock off Shake off" for new artist Rye Rye
- May 2009 – Collaborated with Debonaire on "Do U Wanna Get Down?" for a new Street Sounds compilation
- May 2009 – New video "Freaky D.J." with producer/director Victor Brooks a.k.a. Who007
- 2009 – New album that included songs "Electro Pharaoh", "U.F.O.", "Freaky D.J.", "BellyDance", "Scandinavian Summer", and "Do U Wanna Get Down?"
- June 2009 – Remix of James Pants's Cosmic Rapp was released
- 2011 – work on new album entitled 1984 begins
- 2014 – Collaborated with Dye on the song "She's Bad"
- 2015 - 1984 released
Touring
The Egyptian Lover began touring again in 2004 throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. His performances often begin with mixing records on turntables before segueing into his original compositions.
In 2008, he supported M.I.A. in her People vs. Money Tour.
Discography
Albums
- 1984 – On the Nile
- 1986 – One Track Mind
- 1988 – Filthy
- 1989 – King of Ecstasy
- 1993 – Pyramix
- 1994 – Back from the Tomb
- 1998 – Get Into It
- 2006 – Platinum Pyramids
- 2015 – 1984
EPs
- 1984 – "Egypt, Egypt EP"
- 2009 – "Electro Pharaoh"
- 2009 – "James Pants Meets Egyptian Lover" (split 12" with James Pants)
Compilation albums
- 2016 – 1983-1988