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Paris DJs Playlist - March 2013
03 April 2013, 14:25
March 2013 was an exceptional month, with MANY independant labels and artists keeping on hitting us with download links and promotional records. Here's our selection of the best vinyl and CDs we received, a large one for a change (25 releases reviewed!), including of course the fantastic four Paris DJs releases of each of the four previous week, you know the deal by now! We also received an...
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol.3
25 May 2012, 16:40 1
When I was younger you couldn't find funky, soulful or psychedelic Afro music at all in France. Then I stumbled upon a used Fela CD and with the arrival of the 21st century I discovered Antibalas. Both rocked my musical world and changed my life forever. Flash forward to 2012 and I now run the Paris DJs music agency, producing with label partner Grant Phabao the same kind of Afro music I fell in...
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol.2
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...
Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Mr. Chop
04 March 2012, 02:26
Welcome to the groovy noise and heavy drums world of Mr. Chop, the multi-talented producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist we recently interviewed (read it here) and featured in our top 10 albums of 2011. This introductory mix, resented in collaboration with Now-Again Records, was something Paris DJs wanted to do for a long time, and our enthousiasm must have spreaded to Mr. Chop since he...
Interview with Mr. Chop (Coz Littler, english version)
01 March 2012, 13:38 2
Mr. Chop (Interview by Nicolas Ragonneau, for Paris DJs - March 2012) Those of you who have been following Paris DJs for years will know about Mr. Chop (aka Coz Littler) for sure. We've been supporting his music since the early days, from the outstanding EP 'Sounds From The Cave' (Jazz & Milk, 2008) up to his recent masterwork 'Switched On' (Now Again, 2011), one of our ten records of 2011 -...
Entretien avec Mr. Chop (Coz Littler, french version)
01 March 2012, 13:14
Mr. Chop (Interview de Nicolas Ragonneau pour Paris DJs - Mars 2012) Ceux qui nous suivent connaissent forcément la musique de Mr Chop (alias Coz Littler), car nous l'avons découvert dès la première heure avec quelques singles, puis son fantastique EP 'Sounds From The Cave' (Jazz & Milk, 2008). L'année dernière, l'impressionnant 'Switched On' s'est classé parmi les 10 meilleurs disques de...
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular
14 January 2012, 23:59
We've counted at least a hundred very interesting new releases in the 21st century afro scene since our last mix, 21st Century Afro Extravaganza. Here's nearly 20% of all those new cool afro grooves from all over the world, with an exclusive new track from the Grant Phabao Afrobeat Arkestra, friendly vibes from Afrolicious, Karl Hector, Les Frères Smith (mixed by Phabao!), or Kiala, more friendly...
The Jivers - Do What EP - out on Jazz & Milk
26 September 2011, 11:08
The Jivers - Do What EP (12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM014, 2011-09-26 The Jivers is a production duo formed by the two French DJs/producers: Don Pascal and Fred Spider. Having not known each other before, their paths first crossed when both of them had moved to Barcelona in 2007. Soon they discovered their common love for deep and soulful music ranging from Jazz, Funk, Brazil to Nu-Jazz,...
Kidboy - Disparate EP - out on Jazz & Milk Records
23 June 2011, 11:40
Kidboy - Disparate EP (12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM013, 2011-06-20 Kidboy is an upcoming producer and versatile musician based in Granada who is always searching for a balance between organic and electronic sounds. On his debut EP he teams up with vocalists such as Ohmega Watts, BluRum13 and Julio Cesar Rodriguez and a bunch of excellent jazz musicians including pianist Juan Galiardo....
Fredericks Brown - Land Of Plenty - out on Jazz & Milk
18 April 2011, 00:51
Fredericks Brown - Land Of Plenty (12"/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM012, 2011-04-18 From the beautiful islands of New Zealand comes Fredericks Brown, the musical collaboration of vocalist Deva Mahal, keyboardist Steph Brown, and guitarist Michael Taylor. They have become renowned for their energetic live shows, rich harmonies, and beautifully crafted songs. After initially meeting on the...
