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Paris DJs Soundsystem - We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International Vol.2 (Digital Compilation, Paris DJs)
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...
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...
Paris DJs Playlist - January 2013
31 January 2013, 16:14
With big outlet FNAC usual wrongdoings, which we warned about 7 years ago now, and Virgin Megastores closing, with some crookery from the distributors hiding their losses and rushing headlong into the wall, record labels are dying in France. Well not many have ever existed over here, but now they're disappearing at an accelerated speed. Warp Records was among the first ones. Numero Group, Daptone,...
Paris DJs presents The 20 Best Singles of 2012
03 January 2013, 14:47
This selection of the best singles of the year 2012 was not an easy one to aggregate... Well a list is a list. You might not be surprised to find in there Adrian Quesada (Brownout, The Echocentrics), Grant Phabao (Franck Biyong, The Lone Ranger, Grant Phabao Afrofunk Arkestra), Marco Benevento, The Budos Band or Ticklah - who have all been heavily featured on Paris DJs along the years. 2012...
Paris DJs Playlist - July 2012
02 August 2012, 16:34
July 2012 was cooler than the previous month on the releases side, with 25 new physical records reaching our shores (and more than 30 new digital albums). Thankfully some labels are stil putting on vinyl and CD, the kind you can touch, watch, read and cherish… Among them this month we'd like to give praise to Brainfeeder, Comet, Counter, Far Out, GUYNAMUKAT, Kept, Ninja Tune, Square and Tramp...
Paris DJs Soundsystem - 21st Century Blaxploitation Vol.4
27 June 2012, 19:15 5
So many cool 21st Century Blaxploitation-sounding tracks have been released recently that Paris DJs couldn't pass on concocting a new imaginary soundtrack of their famous Pam Grier-illustrated series. This new selection gathers Blaxploitation Funk & Soul, car chase themes, old school Hip Hop, Afrofunk, Jamesbrownisms, some jazz, breakbeats and more thrilling grooves… Respect to the friendly...
Brownout - Flaximus / I Won't Lie - out on Kept Records
12 June 2012, 12:37
Brownout - Flaximus / I Won't Lie (7") Kept Records KPT-102, 2012-06-02 After last november's Polyrhythmics 45, Kept Records are back with another monster 7 inch, limited to 500 copies, an absolute must-have vinyl with two amazing tracks from the new Brownout album just released on Nat Geo Music (we're trying to get our hands on a CD copy to review the thing). The first one is the killer...
Paris DJs Playlist - May 2012
08 June 2012, 18:32
This may 2012 selection of 12 physical records (vinyls, CDs) sent to us by labels, artists and distributors was again not easy not build, with all the good music that's been released every week! Contact us is you want to be listed in this section next month - keep in mind that our music experts Djouls and Nicolas don't have the time to go through watermarked CDs and CD-Rs, but listen to every...
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...
Polyrhythmics - The Imposter b/w Klompton - out on Kept Records
11 November 2011, 14:53
Polyrhythmics - The Imposter b/w Klompton (7") Kept Records KPT-101, 2011-11-11 Kept Records proudly presents their label debut, featuring Seattle's all original 8-piece funk and worldbeat orchestra: Polyrhythmics. The Imposter, is a rhythmic afro-funk number packed with so much groove that it is set to kick-off an "occupy the dancefloor" movement. The B-side (Klompton) is an...
