Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Soul
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-02-15
Another batch of the best reggae from the recent years? Yee-ha! With a word wide ear we've been trying to dig into all the best vibes deeply inspired by Jamaican music. So here it comes, from Germany, USA, New Zealand, Jamaica, Italy and England. 21st century roots grooves guaranteed to rock your soul. Roll a phat one if the time is right.
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Tracklisting :
01. Ancient Astronauts - Surfing The Silvatide (feat. Bajka)
(from 'We Are to Answer' album, 2009 / Eighteen Street Lounge)
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02. Groundation - By All Means
(from 'Here I Am' album, 2009 / Young Tree)
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03. Dezarie - Eaze The Pain (Redemption)
(from 'Eaze The Pain' album, 2008 / Afrikan Roots Lab)
» More info on myspace.com/dezarie1 «
04. Joe Dukie And DJ Fitchie - This Room
(from 'Dem Roots' compilation, 2009 / Sonar Kollektiv)
» More info on sonarkollektiv.com «
05. Queen Ifrica - Yesterday
(from 'Fyah Muma' promo CD, 2007 / Flames)
» more info myspace.com/queenifrica «
06. Alborosie - Mama She Don't Like You Feat. I.Eye
(from 'Escape From Babylon' album, 2009 / Greensleeves)
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07. Nice Up! - Skankin In The Way feat. The Gossip
(from 'Skankin In The Way' 7 inch, 2008 / Nice Up!)
» More info on myspace.com/niceuprecords «
08. No.1 Station - You Wanna Get Busy With Me (Ft. Persia)
(from 'Boss Beat' album, 2008 / Rockers Revolt)
» More info on myspace.com/no1station «
Original record covers :
Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls from the Paris DJs Soundsystem (parisdjs.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)
Tag : Bajka
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Soul | Comments: 3
Monday, February 15 2010
Various - Contemporary Jazz - out february 1st on Tramp Records | Comments: 0
Monday, February 1 2010
Various - Contemporary Jazz
A fine selection of some of today's most exciting jazz bands from all over the world
(CD/LP/Digital) Tramp Records trlp/cd-9006, 2010-02-01
It was not long ago when Tramp Records founder Tobias Kirmayer discovered his love for jazz and its colorful varieties. His general affection for the analog recording technique is as evident as on the compilations predecessor‚ Contemporary Funk. If you are familiar with the aforementioned album, you know that the focus is not only about the production/sound of the late 1960s but in at least the same extent on bands which have not yet had much musical output, if any.
The Whitefield Brothers - Earthology | Comments: 0
Monday, January 11 2010
The Whitefield Brothers – Earthology
(CD/LP/Digital) Now Again/Stones Throw NA5047, 2010-01-11
While In The Raw's hypnotic, defiantly psychedelic funk music was grounded in the great musical traditions of both America and Africa, Earthology finds the Brothers infusing their funk with musical traditions that span the globe. With this new album, The Whitefield Brothers - and a multitude of guests ranging from vocalists Edan, Mr. Lif, Bajka, Percee P and MED to musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Quantic, Poets of Rhythm and the Dap-Kings - blend together what might seem to be disparate music into global-psychedelic-jazz using the fierce funk their fans have grown to love.
Ancient Astronauts - We Are To Answer | Comments: 0
Tuesday, June 9 2009
Ancient Astronauts - We Are To Answer
(CD) Eighteen Street Lounge, 2009-06-09
The newest ESL signing, the Ancient Astronauts (Kabanjak and Dugo) will be releasing an album on June 9th. The album, titled "We Are To Answer," features a variety of new sonic collaborators including Bootie Brown and Imani of legendary hip hop group The Pharcyde, Azeem, Tippa Irie, Bajka, See-I, Phat Old Mamas, Ulf Stricker, Raashan Ahmad (Crown City Rockers) and Entropik. A block-rockin' boom-bappin' sonic tour-de-force, "We Are to Answer" is a musical vision of life on Earth and beyond!
Sola Rosa - Get It Together | Comments: 0
Thursday, April 30 2009
Sola Rosa - Get It Together
(CD/download) Way Up Recordings WU003, 2009-03
Sola Rosa's recorded material is hard it is to categorise, fusing elements of diverse genres with skewed soundtracks rubbing shoulders with elements of dub, hip hop, lounge and jazz along the way. This diversity comes to the fore again on the much-anticipated new album from Sola Rosa - Get It Together. Taking in a wide swathe of genres, and walking an ever-erratic line between organic and electronic elements, the songs continue to pull off Spraggon's patented trick of bewitching and beguiling ears in equal proportion and is further proof of the solid sonic sorcery that is Sola Rosa.
Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Bajka's Lyrical Funk | Comments: 6
Sunday, January 25 2009
Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Bajka's Lyrical Funk
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-01-25
After our Malcom Catto/Heliocentrics special presenting and incredible drummer currently recording and touring, here's Bajka, a new voice we fell for, an amazing jazz/funk/soul/reggae singer from Germany who only released a few singles, but already appeared on many albums on labels such as Compost, Ninja Tune, Ubiquity, BBE, Switchstance, etc.
Much, much love from the Paris Djs Soundsystem to Bajka with this 30mn mixed retrospective from the last three years (2005-2008)....
I've been a long time Poets Of Rhythm addict (check their discography on parisdjs.com), I discovered Bajka because of tracks she recorded with the Poets backing her. I met Gerald Jazzman and Tom Strauch (Switchstance Recordings) who told me more and pointed me towards a tracks I didn't know about and stuff she had recorded recently. I was quite impressed... as much as I have been with nearly everything she recorded so far!
Not many people know about Bajka here in France, from what I've been asking around. A few say "Bonobo?" (she was on the "Days To Come" album released by Ninja Tune in 2006) but most don't even get she was on the fantastic Radio Citizen album released the same year on Ubiquity - among many other appearances...
I tried my selection to a few connoiseurs, and they all were very happy to discover a new voice they hadn't heard about, which they absolutly loved too instantly. The Billy Holiday connection is always the first to come to mind, but then there are other reactions too...
So I thought "yeah let's do that, a mix about Bajka, so that many others may know about her, that's what we're really about with all this website thing, new incredible talents, worldwide artists, 21st century jazz, soul, funk and reggae!!
[Completists might appreciate the complete track-by-track chronological discography I've assembled (see below)]
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Tracklisting :
01. Radio Citizen - Nightingale
(from 'Berlin Seregeti' album, 2006 / Ubiquity)
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02. Radio City - Voices
(from 'EP One' 12 inch, 2006 / Radio Citizen)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
03. Bajka - A Vision (part 1/3)
(from 'The Only Religion I Believe In' 7 inch, 2005 / Jazzman)
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04. Radio Citizen - El Cielo
(from' Berlin Seregeti' album, 2006 / Ubiquity)
http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/radio-citizen-berlin-serengeti
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05. Protassov - I Wonder
(from 'Shalina Music' album, 2008 / Switchstance Recordings)
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06. Aaron Jerome - Way Of Life
(from 'Time To Rearrange' album, 2008 / BBE Music)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
07. Eastenders - Capitalism
(from 'Capitalism' 12 inch, 2008 / Poets Club)
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08. Bonobo - Days To Come
(from 'Days To Come' album, 2006 / Ninja Tune)
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09. Bonobo - In Between The Lines (Nostalgia 77 Remix)
(from 'Nostalgia 77 - One-Offs, Remixes & B-Sides EP' 12 inch, 2008 / Tru Thoughts)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
10. Bajka - The Only Religion That I Believe In
(from 'The Only Religion I Believe In' 7 inch, 2005 / Jazzman)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
Original record covers :
Links :
myspace.com/bajkamusic
discogs.com/artist/Bajka
Biography :
Bajka (pronounced "Biker") is B. Pluwatsch (born December 25, 1978) is a poet and singer, currently based in Munich, Germany.
She is the daughter of J. Pluwatsch, a member of the German Krautrock band Embryo. She was born in India, and has lived in Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa. She attended schools in Goa, Bangalore, Lagos, Portugal, Seattle, Durban and Cape Town.
Bajka studied music in Prague. Her relationship with Asia remains the main theme of her poetry. She has performed spoken word poetry on several projects, including Transglobal Underground's "Instinctive Traveller", Radio Citizen's "Radio City (feat. Bajka)", and South African Zulu Nation's "Bubblegum". She has also performed with Noujum Oazza and his band Urban Dervish, and for the Royal Moroccan Orchestra.
In recent years, her role has moved from poet to singer. Her voice is described as jazz/soul and she has appeared on a number of chill out and electronic dance tracks. Most recently, she appeared on several tracks on Bonobo's latest album, Days To Come.
Source : en.wikipedia.org
Chronological track by track discography :
1997 - Dissidenten - Instinctive Traveler + 8 more tracks
1999 - Beanfield - The Season
2003 - Ben Mono - Suburban Resident
2003 - Ben Mono - Protection
2003 - Ben Mono - The Empiricist
2003 - Ben Mono - Juggling
2004 - Beanfield - Tides
2004 - Beanfield - Home
2005 - Bajka - The Only Religion That I Believe
2005 - Bajka - A Vision (part 1/3)
2005 - Radio Citizen - The Hop
2006 - Radio Citizen - Everything
2006 - Radio Citizen - Voices
2006 - Radio Citizen - Championsound
2006 - Radio Citizen - El Cielo
2006 - Radio Citizen - Nightingale
2006 - Bajka - I Can No Poet Be
2006 - Bajka - Love's Serenity
2006 - Das Goldene Zeitalter (Poets Of Rhythm with Malcom Catto) - A Vision
2006 - Bonobo - Days To Come
2006 - Bonobo - Between The Lines
2006 - Bonobo - Nightlite
2006 - Bonobo - Walk In The Sky
2007 - Eastenders - Capitalism
2007 - Aaron Jerome - Way Of Life
2007 - Aaron Jerome - Dadada (LP-only bonus track)
2008 - Protassov - I Wonder
2008 - Mich Gerber - Force Of The Universe
2008 - Mich Gerber - By Your Side
2009 - Ancient Astronauts - Surfing The Silvatide
+ Remixes :
1999 - Beanfield - The Season (Swag's Vocal Mix)
1999 - Beanfield - The Season (Attica Blues - Charlie Dark Remix)
2001 - Dissidenten - Instinctive Traveler (Funk.ed Up Lelonek Mix)
2001 - Dissidenten - Seek To Sigh (Deep Space Radio Edit - by Thomas Kessler)
2001 - Dissidenten - Broken Moon (30 Trillion $ Mix - by Andreas Leifeld)
2001 - Dissidenten - Instinctive Traveler (Lemongrass Streamix)
2003 - Dissidenten - Open Up Your Eyes (Beat-Dis-Co-Mix by Rogall)
2003 - Dissidenten - The World Is Like A Mirror (Laila's Response Mix by Weathertunes)
2003 - Ben Mono - Suburban Resident (Dharma One Remix)
2004 - Beanfields - Tides (Soulpatrol Remix)
2004 - Beanfield - Tides (Chateau Flight Remix)
2004 - Beanfield - Tides (C's Movement #1) (Carl Craig Remix)
2004 - Beanfield - Tides (Beanfield Chant Mix)
2005 - Ben Mono - Protection (Sirius Mo Remix)
2006 - Bonobo - Nightlite (Bonobo Remix)
2006 - Bonobo - Nightlite (Zero dB Reconstruction)
2008 - Bonobo - Between The Lines (Nostalgia 77 Remix)
2008 - Eastenders - Capitalism (Zilver & Gold Remix)
2008 - Eastenders - Capitalism (Buscemi Remix)
I assembled this discography while preparing the mix project, don't hesitate to leave a comment to add new or missing tracks - Djouls
Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao & Djouls from the Paris DJs Soundsystem (timec.net)
Text + Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using a photo from a Jazzman Records 12 inch
Eastenders feat. Bajka - Capitalism | Comments: 0
Monday, October 27 2008
Eastenders feat. Bajka - Capitalism
(12"/Download) Poets Club PCR046-1, 2008-10-27
Protassov - Shalina Music | Comments: 0
Friday, May 16 2008
Protassov - Shalina Music
(CD) Switchstance Recordings SRCD 006, 2008-05-16
Info :
"Protassov's first solo album "Shalina Music" (SRCD 006) is finished and it's a pure banger. after releasing the collaboration album "Grow" together with Kabanjak in 2005 he is ready to show why we call him our psychedelic beatmonster. the funked up teaser for this album, the "Steam & Oil EP" (including remixes by Flevans and Dr. Rubberfunk), received great response and numerous plays by cats like Kid Loco, 7 Samurai, Dusty (Jazz & Milk), DJ Enne (Innvision), Erik The Red (Giant Step) and many more. the album will be out on the 16th of may, distributed worldwide exclusively through Groove Attack (physical release) and Zebralution (digital release)." (from Switchstance MySpace page)
Tracklisting :
01. Liquid Season
02. Shalina Music
03. Another Letter
04. I Wonder feat. Bajka
05. Baby Headache
06. When We Dance
07. Robinson
08. A Thousand Dates
09. Steam & Oil
10. Animal Tears
11. Fine Times
12. Wake Up
13. Never Gonna Stop
Links :
myspace.com/aprotassov
switchstancerecordings.de
myspace.com/switchstancerecordings
grooveattack.com
Various - Ninja Cuts - You Don't Know | Comments: 3
Tuesday, March 11 2008
Various - Ninja Cuts - You Don't Know
(3xCD compilation/12") Ninja Tune ZENCD150/ZEN12209, 2008-03-10
Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Ghislain Poirier - Blazin' feat. Face-T (Modeselektor Remix)
02. Roots Manuva - Seat Yourself (feat. Ricky Ranking)
03. Bonobo - Nightlite (feat. Bajka - zero dB Reconstruction)
04. Daedelus - Fair Weather Friends
05. Mr Scruff + Quantic - Donkey Ride
06. Pop Levi - Dita Dimoné
07. The Herbaliser - Gadget Funk
08. Candence Weapon - Getting Dumb
09. Spank Rock - Bump (Switch Remix)
10. The Heavy - Coleen
11. Diplo - Epistemology Suite 3: Don't Fall
12. King Geedorah - Next Levels
13. Fink - Pretty Little Thing
14. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home (Radio Version)
15. Amon Tobin - Bloodstone
16. John Matthias - Evermore (Demo)
Tracklisting CD2 :
01. Roots Manuva - Chin High (Manuvadelics version)
02. Wiley - No Qualms (Re-vox feat. Chipmunk, JME & Skepta)
03. Hexstatic - Distorted Minds (feat. Juice Aleem - zero DB remix)
04. The Qemists - Drop Audio (feat. ID)
05. NMS - Brave New World
06. Mike Ladd - Blah Blah
07. DJ Shadow - Bring Madlib Up
08. The Cinematic Orchestra - Rites Of Spring (Live at The Barbican)
09. Max & Harvey - Thieves
10. cLOUDDEAD - Physics Of A Unicycle
11. The Bug - Poison Dart
12. Coldcut - Just For The Kick (Original version)
13. Coldcut - Walk A Mile In My Shoes (Tiga mix edit)
14. Pest - Pat Pong (Solid Groove mix)
15. TTC - Travailler (Orgasmic remix)
16. The Death Set - Around the World
17. Yppah - Again With The Subtitles
Tracklisting CD3 :
01. Coldcut - Atomic Moog (The Qemists Remix)
02. RJD2 - True Confessions
03. Kid Koala - Slew Test 2
04. Two Fingers - Have It Like That feat. Durrty Goodz
05. DJ Kentaro - Free (feat. Spank Rock - Armani XXXChange Remix)
06. Ty - Wait a Minute (Dwele Remix)
07. Homelife - Seedpod
08. One Self - Fear The Labour
09. The Cinematic Orchestra - Breathe (Susumu Yokota Remix)
10. Loka - Beginningless
11. Bonobo - Hatoa
12. Ammoncontact - Infinity of Rhythm Instrumental
13. The Long Lost - The Art Of Kissing
14. Fog - Melted Crayons
15. Blockhead - Sunday Seance
16. Jaga - Swedenborgske Rom
17. Bigg Jus - Say Goodbye
Note : the promo version of this 3CD-set does not include track 10 on CD1 (Cadence Weapon - Getting Dumb). It also has an additional track opening on CD3 (DJ KEntaro - Enter The Newground), but omits the 4th track on CD3 listed here (Two Fingers [Amon Tobin + Doubleclick] - Have It Like That feat. Durrty Goodz).
Tracklisting 12" Sampler ZEN12209 :
A1. Ghislain Poirier - Blazin' (Modeselektor Remix)
A2. TTC - Travailler (Orgasmic remix)
A3. Kid Koala - Slew Test 2
B1. Coldcut - Atomic Moog (The Qemists remix)
B2. The Death Set - Around the World
B3. The Cinematic Orchestra - Breathe (Susumu Yokota remix)
Nostalgia 77 - One-Offs, Remixes & B-Sides EP | Comments: 0
Monday, March 10 2008
Nostalgia 77 - One-Offs, Remixes & B-Sides EP
(12") Tru Thoughts TRUEP146, 2008-03-10
Tracklisting :
A1. The New Mastersounds - Your Love Is Mine feat. Corinne Bailey Rae (Nostalgia 77 Remix)
A2. Nostalgia 77 feat. Capstone & Lizzy Parks - The Moon
B1. Bonobo - In Between The Lines (Nostalgia 77 Remix) (Alternate Unreleased Mix)
B2. Nostalgia 77 feat. Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army (Grant Phabao Remix)
Links :
nostalgia77.com
myspace.com/nostalgia77
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/nostalgia-77
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