"Down The Line (It Takes A Number)" is a song by the British electronic music producer and DJ Romare, whose real name is Archie Fairhurst. Romare is known for his innovative approach to electronic music, incorporating elements of jazz, African rhythms, and samples from old records into his work. Here's some additional background information about the song: 1. Release: "Down The Line (It Takes A Number)" was released as a single in 2015 and is featured on Romare's debut album, "Projections," released in the same year. Read more on Last.fm.

Romare is the alias of electronic producer and DJ Archie Fairhurst. Romare began mixing his own music with samples from second hand records after picking up a pair of turntables. Having studied African American Visual Culture at University. Romare Bearden's cut'n'paste artworks inspired Fairhurt to apply a similar technique to music. I liked the way Bearden created original, aesthetically appealing work through a mixture of his own drawing and painting, with existing media, like cut-outs of old photographs or record sleeves,” Archie says. “Where he used collage, I use sampling.” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.