Initial Success
Simenon went on to follow up the track with three more singles taken from a hastily recorded album Into the Dragon. Into the Dragon acknowledged the debt it owed to the Japanese hip-hop label Major Force, New York producer Steinski, UK artists Massive Attack / Wild Bunch and the 23 Skidoo / Ronin collective.
However, it would be with the wildly popular single Buffalo Stance by Swedish/African artist Neneh Cherry - which Simenon produced - that his future reputation as a hit-maker began to take shape. The song, which featured lyrics name-checking Simenon ("Bomb the Bass, rock this place") reached number three on the UK singles chart and number 1 on the US dance chart. This was followed by several further hits in succession, courtesy of second single, Manchild, and the mother album, Raw Like Sushi. Despite the latter not being fully produced by Simenon, it would follow the same urban template, pre-dating the American hip-hop revolution to come.
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