Later in 2005, the German label Dominance Electricity put together an EP containing two of their most sought after songs from the 80's, "Destination Earth", and "Why", and featured remixes by Sbassship, and legendary New York producer Reeno. The album featured hits like "Jam-On It", "Computer Age", "Jam-On Revenge". In 2004, Jam-On Productions would return as a label with the original crew members, and as mentioned earlier, releasing the definitive collection of their most sought-after classics on a compilation album called "Destination: Earth | The Definitive Newcleus Recordings".
However, the influence of the music written by the original members would begin to become evident in the later years, as the sounds of Electro music retreated primarily to the cities of Miami and Detroit, and the sound began to evolve into a more Techno and Bass music hybrid, reflecting strong influences of early artists like Newcleus, and Juan Atkins, and spawning a whole new generation of music that would carry "Electro" music forward into the 21st century and beyond. This year was the last release for some time for what had unfortunately become of Newcleus, as the decline of Electro Funk began to set in. It was also released that year on Streetsounds Hip Hop 17, and was soon after followed by the re-release of "Jam-On Revenge", on their Crucial Electro 3 compilation. Shockingly enough, Joe Webb would continue to release under the name Newcleus, following up on the heels of "Na Na Beat" with "Huxtable House Party" in 1987 a single released on Super Power Records, and featuring 4 different versions of the song. The innovation for the time, and the careful composition and production of this LP, sealed Newcleus' fate as one of the true pioneers of the Hip-Hop and Electro Funk sound, and what would later branch off into the Techno Bass sub-genre in Miami and Detroit both cities which were heavily influenced by the band's sound. Later in that year, and after much success for the band thus far, the song "Jam On it", was featured on Streetsounds' Electro 3 compilation, and would soon be followed by their first LP, "Jam-On Revenge", which included the songs "Computer Age", "Automan", "I am Not A Robot", "Destination Earth (1999)", "Jam On It", "Where's The Beat", "No More Running", and a special re-edit of "Jam-On Revenge". A song that was actually not written by the members of Newcleus, but included a small vocal bit at the end by Cozmo D. Jam On It song from the album 808: The Compilation is released on Nov 2015. The single also featured an instrumental version, and would soon be followed by the release of two more hit singles, "Computer Age", and "Automan" which also included the song, "Where's The Beat". On the whole, the album is a reminder to rage against the machine in the name of hip-hop.In 1984, the group went on to record and release their all-time biggest hit, "Jam On It". Album opener “Computer Age” kicks in a near-symphonic ensemble of panned synths and robotic vocals. With this in mind, Newcleus gave us the power of the beat to fight back against parental oppression. Jam On It song from the album Jam For The 90s is released on Sep 2007. To illustrate, the group’s 1984 album Jam on Revenge even opens with an origin story about “a band of musicians from a far-off galaxy, a place where music and dancing are against all cosmic and computer law.”Ĭoncerning such rulemaking, let’s recall that during the ’80s Footloose-era , the struggle against dancing was very real. Similar to George Clinton’s merry music-makers, Newcleus was big on myth building. Newcleus’ 1984 track “Jam On It” is ubiquitous, appearing everywhere from Beat Street to Dance Dance Revolution. A Brooklyn-born hip-hop collective, they came on like a lean electro cousin of P-Funk. 'Jam On It' sits on the electro/rap border, as each member puts on a rhyme over a great synth/drum machine track. From the first plucked bass notes, you will immediately recognize this one. Pitch-shifted vocals mimic a scratching record. Newcleus was born in Brooklyn, originally more of a DJ outfit in the late 70s, they would become a band in the early 80s and release 2 albums, have a little success and then fade away as so often happens. Schoolyard taunts. A bass drum bounces like a freshly-pumped basketball.