09 May 2013, 00:58
This second volume in the series of 'Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International' selections from the Paris DJs Soundsystem is the follow-up to the 'Dis Is Good For You' compilation from last year, one of Paris DJs' bestseller since the media morphed into a label (now releasing a new single or album every week!). This time artists were sent a mesmerizing Ben Hito artwork as a source of...
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19 December 2012, 15:54
This is the 4th is a series of 10 mixes of thematic covers hosted on 10 different blogs/websites, announcing or celebrating the Paris DJs mix #400 to be aired at right after christmas… A chance for us to introduce Le Blues du Robot, a French blog spreading some good vibes by Grégory Del Campo from Nantes, France. This mix, as the title implies, focuses on covers of rock classics with a few funk...
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16 July 2012, 14:26
Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band // Live @ Solidays 2012. 15 first minutes of the concert, one shot......
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29 April 2012, 17:24
Afrobeat is a form of music that's already been perfected and there are many bands who are just trying to attain that, most of the time writing their own compositions which reflect their own influences. Sometimes they'll play a Cuban clave or something else which somehow or other still fits. So unless Fela comes back to them and says Don't play Afrobeat, they're gonna keep on doing it. Here's our...
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20 April 2012, 12:19
Record Store Day 2012 - April 21st 2012 This year's edition of Record Store Day is quite event with the rise of vinyl sales, with a lot of labels pressing some limited goodies for the occasion. Well of course the major ones are rushing on this marketing thing to try and sell the same music they've been selling for years over various formats, but some indie labels are very inventive and it was not...
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31 December 2011, 23:59
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - Rubber Orchestras (Heavenly Sweetness) info | mix 1 | mix 2 Bio Ritmo - La Verdad (Electric Cowbell) info | mix Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming (Dunham/Daptone) info | video Garage à Trois - Always Smile but Stay Evil (The Royal Potato Family) info | interview Lucas Santtana - Sem Nostalgia (Mais Um Discos) info Mr. Chop - Switched On (Now-Again) info...
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21 December 2011, 03:00
Anthony Joseph is now one of our 'resident DJs' with this third mix, the second part of his The Rubber Orchestras Paris DJs Mix: From the Plantation to the Revolution (get the part 1 here) and also the third volume of our World People series. We had the chance to meet him last week in Paris, and even if we knew it while listening to his albums and mixes, we can assure you the man has got the...
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29 November 2011, 13:54
Various - Sticky Soul Fingers: A Rolling Stones Tribute (free CD with magazine) Mojo, 2011-11-30 The Rolling Stones' classic 1971 album re-grooved by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Aloe Blacc & Joel Van Dijk, Black Joe Lewis, The Bamboos, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Alice Russell, The Sugarman 3, Beta Hector, Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band, Lee Fields and more! On paper,...
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12 September 2011, 00:35
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - Rubber Orchestras (CD/2xLP/Digital) Heavenly Sweetness/Naïve HS048, 2011-09-12 "The griot is the sound of universal culture." The opening words of his third album (after Leggo de Lion on Kindred Spirits in 2007 and Bird Head son in 2009) introduces us to the universe of Anthony Joseph. Born in Trinidad and based in UK since 20 years, Anthony is one...
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10 September 2011, 17:49
Anthony Joseph - The Rubber Orchestras Paris DJs Mix Part 1: From the Plantation to the Revolution (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Heavenly Sweetness, 2011-09-10 A selection of sounds from Anthony Joseph to accompany the release of his third album with the Spasm Band, Rubbers Orchestras. "Featuring some vintage soca, calypso, steelpan, psychedelic funk, and voodoo jazz. Some surprises,...
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