NATURAL SELECTION Vinyl Records and CDs

R&B/Synth Pop duo active from 1989 to 1992. The duo was started by Elliot Erickson and originally included singer Steve Bryant (Kallsen) where they recorded a remake of Nik Kershaw's "[m=86863]". The single was first picked up independently by KDWB's Brian Phillips and started to create a buzz around the Minnesota/Wisconsin radio scene. This was the original catalyst which brought attention to the band Natural Selection. Bryant left the band and was replaced by Frederick Thomas. The song "[m=168088]" sat unfinished until Erickson began working on it again in 1989. The rap was originally recorded by , a friend of the duo who improvised the rap in the studio. In 1990, the version with Chavez doing the raps was a local hit on Minnesota's WLOL-FM, where Erickson worked as a remix engineer. Once Natural Selection was signed to a recording contract, Chavez's raps were re-recorded by , because Chavez was by then under contract with Paisley Park Records.