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Antibalas Doctor L Family Affair

Antibalas and Doctor L - Family Affair

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra had some spare time during their last 2006 french tour... They jumped in Doctor L's studio on a lazy sunday afternoon, and cooked with him a killer afrobeat version of Sly Stone's classic Family Affair! At the end of the day, this future classic was done and everything's in there: Fela-inspired vocals from the all-mighty Amayo, phat afro-broken beat, sweat horns and chorus vocals and the magic Doctor's touch on the production... A Strictly limited 45 was released on the Mind Service label, quickly selling out. Comes summer 2009, Martin Perna and Amayo visiting us...

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Doctor L Hippy Kids

Doctor L - Hippy Kids

The good Doctor is back again, and his medecine is perfect for this mid-summer! This time he uses his daughters ('the hippie kids'!) as singers and offers you this sweet and sunny ballad, the perfect track to chill-out wherever you're in town or on the countryside... Welcome back in 1973......

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Doctor L Inside The Man feat Derek Martin and Dom Farkas

Doctor L - Inside The Man feat. Derek Martin and Dom Farkas

Doctor L's second single of the summer Inside The Man is an exclusive track that won't be available on his forthcoming album We Got Lost! Featuring mighty vocals from Detroit soul singer Derek Martin and longtime collaborator Dom Farkas, this exclusive single is an incredible piece of Folk-Soul drenched in Doctor L's backbeats, psychedelia and spiritual jazz... Expect a lot more Music You Don't Hear On The Radio - all summer long - with new tracks and productions from Doctor L, Erik Rug, Grant Phabao, Loik Dury, Professor Oz and more knights from the Paris DJs crew!...

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Doctor L Never Play Me feat Tony Allen and Allonymous

Doctor L - Never Play Me feat. Tony Allen & Allonymous

Doctor L's new single Never Play Me, from his forthcoming album We Got Lost, is the new free virtual single for Paris DJs! Backed by the unique beat of the allmighty Tony Allen, with the help of poet/songwriter Allonymous, Doctor L is back to afrobeat, as usual with a touch of folk, psychedelia and spiritual jazz... As often with Paris DJs, Never Play Me is exclusive, and once again you'll have the chance to listen to music you don't hear on the radio! You never play me on your station, why, why, is something wrong with me?......

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Doctor L - We Got Lost

Doctor L We Got Lost
Doctor L - We Got Lost
(new album coming soon) Mind Records & Service Corp., 2009

Doctor L, emminent artist of the emerging french hip hop scene (Assasin, Kabal), free-lance member of the now classic french touch movement (Source Lab I & II compilations with Air, Daft Punk...), talented producer (Lenine, Tony Allen, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Bumcello, Mike 'Clip' Payne & Gary Mudbone Cooper From Funkadelic, James Blood Ulmer) and sought-after remixer (Neneh Cherry, Salif Keita, Gangstarr, Ice-T, David Murray & Pharoah Sanders...), has also four albums under his own name (Exploring The Inside World, Temple On Every Street, Monkey Dizzyness, Forgotten Tracks From The Hard Drive) and numerous satellites projects (Psyco, Psyco On Da Bus, Kactus Hunters, Rare Moods, Not Your Frequency, Broken, Da Linck). One of the most essential artist of the last ten years has now launched his own label, Mind Records and he's back in 2009 with his most ambitious record yet.
Class A guests (Asa, David Walters, Tony Allen, Michael 'Clip' Payne, Allonymous...), timeless songs, conscious texts, huge sound, We Got Lost is an accessible and sophisticated album blending the major influences of the 'Doctor' (the folk music of his Irish ancestors, the groove of Africa, the psychedelism of the 70's Masters) and his particular characteristics (remarkable production, original and modern beats, arrangements...).

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Rare Moods Mind Radio Show

Rare Moods - Mind Radio Show

Rare Moods - Mind Radio Show (MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) Mind Service, 2009-03-03 A soul-folk selection by Doctor L and Manu Boubli notably famous for their series of six 'Mind Radio Shows' played all over the world. This one was made in June 2008 but be sure that the Rare Moods duo will be back more often from now on... if you ask them so! (hint: leave them a comment)PS Don't miss Manu Boubli's DJ set after the Cortex show tonite Wednesday March 4th... [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. Live Intro by Richie Havens 02. Nick Drake - Cello Song (from Island LP 'Five Leaves Left'...

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