The Lack Of Vocal Credit In EDM by Raj Dabral (Ex: "So Get Up" by Ithaka)

 

"So Get Up" by Ithaka (2017 Acapella ReRecord)

So Get Up (the poem)...NOT by Cosmic Gate - NOT by Underground Sound Of Lisbon. I am currently writing an article for EDMania Magazine (Brazil) about the lack of lyric and vocal credit in dance music (even though some of our music is very lyrical indeed). After six-weeks of research, the example (of hundreds) that most repeatedly keeps hitting me in the head is SO GET UP !. One of the most used vocals in the history of music (ALL music). 

Ironically after hearing the voice for nearly 12 years, I only recently discovered the source of this iconic dance festival anthem. It was written (and vocalized) in 1993 by a Greek-Californian from Los Angeles, Ithaka (aka Ithaka Darin Pappas), a well-known contemporary artist, writer/poet and producer, who musically is more associated with hip hop and trip hop. 

Obviously, the true identifying factor of all 1150 trance, house, big beat, drum & bass, grabber and dubstep mixes of the absolutely iconic So Get Up are the timeless lyrics and animated vocal of Mr. Pappas. 

Does any of this even matter? 

Personally I despise rap music, but are we so wrapped up in our electronic wonderland not to show at least a little love to a poet, whose work as been heard by more people around the world than have ever read Emerson ? 

PS: Another IIthaka song, Escape From The City Of Angels ((hip hop) debuted in acclaimed film director Antoine Fuqua feature movie The Replacement Killers and is considered a true underground hip hop classic: