Jack Radics has earned his reputation as an ambassador of music. He formed and influenced the vanguard of a bright and new foray of a classical genre combining “Soul/Pop & Reggae,” a historical event.
Radics distinguished himself as a Band Leader, Solo Artist, Songwriter, and Music Producer/Arranger, who during his career he has collaborated with a phenomenal list of the most prominent musicians and producers. In Jamaica, Jack Radics belongs at the spearhead of these artists who control all variants of Reggae and other genres that have reached in their profession more or less everything one can achieve. This suggests the remarkable diversity of his career and styles; in addition, he has the distinction of probably being the only Jamaican artist signed to five major labels, (Island, Sony, Jive, EMI, and RCA)
Radics released his first solo album in 1991; meanwhile there were half-dozen more on various labels, including “Open Rebuke” nominated by Black Music Magazine as best “Reggae Album” of the year {1994}. Only the previous year, Radics together with Chaka Demus & Pliers landed his first No.1 hit “Twist and Shout” and reached platinum, outsold the Beatles version of the song and earned an entry in the “Guinness Book of Records.”
His “Rhythm & Pop,” according to its own definition of a free style mixture which he combined, “Pop, Soul & Reggae,” fact is Jack Radics had already marked out his imaginative musical terrain years earlier with his album “Love & Laughter ” together with both hit singles, ” No Matter ” and “That’s Life,” with the potential to conquer a modern audience. While to most Reggae experts a concept, nevertheless, it fulfilled all stylistic limitations for “Love & Laughter” with an artistic and astonishing coup.
Jamaican singer Jack Radics and German writer and producer Rüdiger Nieschmidt’ discovered they shared mutual musical interests, soon after they shared collective visions, which they put into action and produced the album “Love & Laughter” followed by the brilliant album “Always Around.” Consequently, the song “Don’t Matter” topped the air charts not only in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but in sunny South Africa also, for weeks. “Don’t Matter” is now being released in the US market to rave reviews and is set to become this Summer’s Anthem.
In his songs the blood of Reggae pulsates only discreetly, what is prevailing here is a universal “Pop Language” which also applied to the album “Always Around,” his original songs’ coming power was more natural, furthermore, inspiring.
The sovereignty seized by the duality of Jack Radics pleasantly dark voice and optimistically melodies, prospers admirably.
“Jacks’ irresistible stage performance and voice quickly and firmly established his reputation, repeatedly as one of the greatest entertainers. Was that inspiring confident sonorous voice not always amongst us?” (EMI Records)
“Jack of Hearts Vol 1” has combined together a vivacious and “Ultra-Modern Lover’s Rock” rhythm, produced on the keyboard of the Soul.
Gallant admissions such as “What About Me,” intimate “Deeper,” fervently perseverance “Right Now”, the pragmatic insights “Fill Me Up”, combined with sentimental feelings “Suffer In Silence”Remember.” One can only say that, “Love Is Magic” is the “Trump card,” which Jack Radics draws from his divine inspiration.
What is interesting about Jack Radics is his ingenious way to manipulate and sculpture lyrics collectively like play dough.” He stretches and kneads them repeatedly, every line, every tiny word, then twines and weaves them in rhythms and thus, breathes life in to his songs.
Radics songs are a musical déjà vu you want to relive day after day.
” A distinctive voice. Mr. Radics can sing!” – Jay Dixon iSoulRadio
” Jack Radics is going to move and shake the music world..and that’s a good thing!” – Tony Mercedes
” I’ve been riding through the hills jammin’ to this album. No kidding …every song is a hit. !!!!” – Joe Douglas
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