DJ Cocoe - Ubiquity Mix - 20 Years Of California Soul
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-03

Celebrating the Groove Merchant and Ubiquity 20 Year anniversary, here's a free downloadable mix by DJ Cocoe (Ubiquity/Abstract Workshop) that takes you on a musical journey through the Ubiquity catalog. This is part 1 of a 3 part mix compiled from Dj Cocoe's vinyl collection featuring his favorite Ubiquity Records gems that have been released over the last 20 years. Available titles on vinyl are at the Superfly Records store...

20 years have passed since the Groove Merchant record store opened up on Haight Street in San Francisco. It was the launch pad for 3 record labels - Ubiquity, Luv N'Haight, and CuBop. During those two decades they have released over 400 titles, alongside many seasons of California Soul inspired clothing and merchandise.

*** Want some Ubiquity vinyls? Check the Superfly Records store! ***



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Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Cocoe (myspace.com/deejaycocoe - ubiquityrecords.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

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'Music Man' Miles Tackett - Breakestra Dusk Till Dawn Tracks
(MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) Strut, 2009-09-28

Funk aficionados ought to be aware of the Breakestra upcoming European tour and new album, Dusk Till Dawn! Our friend Nujazz Spirit is promoting the record, our collegues Soulist and Freeworker are producing the show in Paris on October 25th, and the Breakestra main man 'Music Man' Miles Tackett has cooked two mixes, one presenting the band's history, available on selected blogs, and another one focusing on the new album, exclusive to Paris DJs... It's a Los Angeles Funk party in the french capital today!


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Tracklisting :
01. Breakestra - Need A Little Love
02. Breakestra - North East To Nippon
03. Breakestra - Come On Over Feat. Afrodyete
04. Breakestra - Back At The Boathouse
05. Breakestra - 'Posed To Be feat. Chali 2na & Dj Dusk
06. Breakestra - Get It Right
07. Breakestra - Dark Clouds Rain Soul
08. Breakestra - You'll Never Know
09. Breakestra - Joyful Noise
10. Breakestra - No Matter Where You Go (Soul Travellin' Mix)

Note : all tracks taken from the Dusk Till Dawn album released on Strut on September 28th, 2009.

Links :
Complete info and links on the new album on parisdjs.com
breakestra-dusktilldawn.com

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Credits :
Selected and mixed by 'Music Man' Miles Tackett from Breakestra (myspace.com/breakestra)


Upcoming European Tour Dates :
Oct 24 2009 - Le Jam - Nantes
Oct 25 2009 - La Maroquinerie - Paris
Oct 28 2009 - Het Depot - Leuven
Oct 29 2009 - Melkweg - Amsterdam
Oct 30 2009 - Democrazy (w/ DJ Vadim) - Gent
Oct 31 2009 - Rotown - Rotterdam
Nov 03 2009 - Venue TBC - Berlin
Nov 04 2009 - Das Bett - Frankfurt
Nov 05 2009 - Bar 59 - Lucerne
Nov 06 2009 - Le Zoo / Usine - Geneva
Nov 07 2009 - Kaserne - Basel
Nov 10 2009 - L'autre Canal - Nancy
Nov 12 2009 - Espace Tatry - Bordeaux
Nov 13 2009 - Cabaret Aleatoire - Marseille
Nov 14 2009 - Maison folies de Wazemmes - Lille
Nov 17 2009 - Dingwalls - london
Nov 18 2009 - South Hill Park (Cellar Bar) - Bracknel
Nov 20 2009 - Band on the Wall (+ Craig Charles) - Manchester
Nov 21 2009 - Hare & Hound - Birmingham
Nov 22 2009 - Concorde 2 - Brighton
Nov 23 2009 - The Phoenix - Exeter
Nov 24 2009 - Tuesday Club - Sheffield
Nov 25 2009 - Norwich Arts Centre - Norwich
Nov 26 2009 - Metropolis - Bristol
Nov 27 2009 - New Bohemia @ Faversham - Leeds
Nov 28 2009 - Whelan's or Sugar Club - Dublin


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'Music Man' Miles Tackett - Breakestra Classics DJ Mix
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Tracklisting :
01. Intro
02. Breakestra Suite #1 (DJ Azzuro & Kiyo)
03. Getcho Soul Togetha
04. Lil' Ol Money Maker
05. Funky Soul (Live In LA, 2000)
06. Gettin' To It
07. Don't Need A Dance
08. See Sawng
09. Take My Time feat. Choklate
10. Family Rap feat. DJ Dusk (Z-Trip Scratch Edit)
11. Show 'N' Prove
12. A Word From Our Sponsor

Info :
With Los Angeles' finest fuzzed-out funk project Breakestra set to release its second full-length album of original material next week, producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist 'Music Man' Miles Tackett decided to give folks who've been snoozing a listen back through Breakestra's history.  With tasteful scratches, doubled-up breakbeats, and slick transitions, Miles' mix offers a picture of some of his most crowd pleasing output covering Breakestra's original material, trademark covers, and even a few live rarities. Dusk Till Dawn comes out September 29th on Strut.

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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 6)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-08-16

This new Molesting Laura episode is clearly aiming for the FUNK, with James, Sly & Stevie covers urging you to shake that ass!
A big thanks to Freestyle Records for releasing so many good records, sending us some promos and letting us play those in our mixes! We couldn't resist playing the heavy hitter track from the Grits album here, so full of inspiration... The Baker Brothers upcoming collection of covers is quite a treat too and we could have picked many other tracks from their 5th album for this mix. French keyboard maestro Soul Sugar is a friend and collaborator of ours but even if it wasn't the case we would still praise him for his upcoming album Nothing But The Truth which has been spinning an awful lot in our stereo this summer. Deep, soulful and groovy, it should please MANY funk and jazz lovers. Israeli funk band The Apples stormed the dancefloors earlier this year with their fantastic Snap cover, we can't wait for their new album now (the 4th one I think)... And that's only a few cos there are many more new releases to come on the Freestyle label, leading the way for the worldwide deep funk scene these days.


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Tracklisting :

01. The Invaders - Big Payback
(from 'Jump Back: Imitations, Interpolations & The Inspiration Of James Brown' compilation, 2008 / Le Smoke Disque)
» more info on discogs.com «
A James Brown classic covered with a psychedelic funk vibe. Anyone knows when/where this was first released?

02. The Baker Brothers - If You Want Me To Stay
(Sly & The Family Stone cover, from 'Avid Sounds' album, 2009 / Freestyle)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
Superb soulful cover of Sly & The Family Stone by Bournemouth's grooviest funk trio.

03. Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass & Inga Rumpf - Superstition
(Stevie Wonder cover, from 'Hip Walk' album, 1976 / Polydor)
» more info on wikipedia.org «
Funky fusion cover or Stevie Wonder. Think of Germany in the mid-70s, with a stellar European line-up of musicians...

04. Soul Sugar - Play It Back
(Lonnie Smith cover, from 'Nothing But The Truth' album, 2009 / Freestyle)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
A trippy, moody, swampy, soulful, funky and rather amazing cover of Lonnie Smith from France finest' keys/Hammond player. Get the album in September!!

05. The Apples - The Power
(Snap cover, from 'The Power' 12 inch, 2009 / Freestyle)
» more info on freestylerecords.co.uk or on myspace.com/theapplesmusic «
In your face brassy funk cover of Snap! Another instant classic after their spectacular Rage Against The Machine Rhythm'n'Blues cover.

06. Soopasoul - It's Just Begun
(from 'Twin Stix' album, 2009 / Jalapeno)
» more info on soopasoul.com, myspace.com/soopasoul «
A heavy Jimmy Castor Bunch cover taken from an album over-filled with funk delights. jalapenorecords.com is now one of the labels to follow with a rooster consisting of Skeewiff, Kraak & Smaak, Smoove & Turrell, Soopasoul, Dr Rubberfunk and Radio Trip!!

07. The Grits - Boom Boom
(from 'The Grits' album, 2008 / Freestyle)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
Their Fabulous Counts cover of Jan Jan is impressive but not as much as this original, an instant classic of psychedelic dancefloor funk. The rest of the album is as good, get it on vinyl - I did!

08. Dillard Crume and The Soul Rockers - Mother Popcorn
(James Brown cover, from 'Singing The Hits of Today' album, 1969 / Alshire)
» more info on dillardcrume.tripod.com or on thingsstuffandmusic.blogspot.com «
At the end of the 60s gospel singer Dilard Crume was into a great James Brown-inspired funk/soul spirit. There are even rumors of Maceo Parker playing on this JB cover...

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Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using Double, Double by Ellery Queen pocket book artwork

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Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Stanton Moore
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-07-07

Last year in February we introduced you to Galactic, the number one funk band in New Orleans and their swamp jazz hippie hop funk thing. This morning they contacted our teammate Doctor L asking him if he was interested in producing their next album. Tonite we're introducing you to the parralel works of Galactic's drummer, Stanton Moore, one of the best of our times and the true star of the band.
It's a small world... in which Stanton is the one!


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Tracklisting :
01. Will Bernard - Baby Goats
(from 'Blue Plate Special' album, 2008 / Palmetto)
Andy Hess (bass), John Medeski (keyboards), Stanton Moore (drums), Will Bernard (guitar)
02. Stanton Moore - Licorice
(from 'III' album, 2006 / Telarc)
Stanton Moore (drums), Will Bernard (guitar), Robert Walter (keyboards), Skerik (sax), Mark Mullin (trombone)
03. Garage A Trois - Sprung Monkey
(from 'Emphasizer' album, 2003 / Tone-Cool)
Stanton Moore (drums), Charlie Hunter (guitar), Skerik (sax)
04. Stanton Moore Trio - Over (Compensatin')
(from 'Emphasis (On Parenthesis)' album, 2008 / Telarc)
Stanton Moore (drums), Will Bernard (guitar), Robert Walter (keyboards)
05. Stanton Moore - Kooks On Parade
(from 'All Kooked Out!' album, 1998 / Fog City)
Stanton Moore (drums), Charlie Hunter (guitar), Skerik (sax), Matt Perrine (tuba), Ben Ellman (sax)
06. Robert Walter - Kickin' Up Dust
(from 'Super Heavy Organ' album, 2005 / Magnatude)
Robert Walter (keyboards), Stanton Moore (drums), Tim Green (sax), James Singleton (bass)
07. The Clinton Administration - You Can Make It If You Try
(from 'Take You Higher : The Songs Of Sly And The Family Stone' album, 2004 / Magnatude)
Kai Eckhardt, Fareed Haque, Eric Levy (all from Garaj Mahal), Charlie Hitchcock (from Particle), Stanton Moore (from Galactic and Garage A Trois), Cochemea Gastelum, Chuck Prada, Robert Walter (these three from Robert Walter’s 20th Congress), and Michael Lee Firkins (primarily a solo artist)
08. Stanton Moore - Fallin' Off The Floor
(from 'Flyin' The Koop' album, 2002 / Blue Thumb)
Stanton Moore (drums), Karl Denson (flute), Skerik (sax), Chris Wood (bass), Chris Lovejoy (shaker), Wild Magniola Mardi Gras Indians (vocal smaples)
09. Garage A Trois - The Machine
(from 'Outre Mer' soundtrack, 2005 / Telarc)
Mike Dillon (percussions), Charlie Hunter (guitar), Stanton Moore (drums), Skerik (sax)
10. Robert Walter's 20th Congress - White Russ
(from 'Money Shot' album, 2000 / Fog City)
Robert Walter (keyboards), Cochemea Juan Gastelum (sax), Stanton Moore (drums), David Carano (bass)

Links :
stantonmoore.com
myspace.com/stantonmoore
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_Moore
Don't forget the Special GALACTIC mix on parisdjs.com

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Biography Stanton Moore :
Born and raised in New Orleans (and living there still, when he’s not on the road), Stanton Moore is very much a product of geography, culture and creative networking. He grew up in the thriving music scene of his hometown that included Professor Longhair, Doctor John, the Meters and countless other Big Easy mainstays.

In the early ‘90s, Moore hooked up with guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio and keyboardist Rich Vogel and saxophonist Ben Ellman to form the New Orleans-based “steam-roller” funk band known as Galactic. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in music and business from Loyola University, Moore and the band made their first record (the widely acclaimed Coolin’ Off) and hit the road to do nearly 200 gigs a year for the first ten years of Galactic’s existence. The band has since released five more albums since Coolin’ Off, and continues to amass a worldwide audience via recording and touring globally.

Aided by eight-string guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter and saxophonist Skerik (Les Claypool, John Scofield, Roger Waters), Moore launched his solo career in the late ‘90s with the All Kooked Out!, an album recorded in New Orleans just after Mardi Gras in 1998 and released later that year. In addition to the Moore-Hunter-Skerik core, All Kooked Out! also featured a handful of New Orleans horn players, including Brent Rose, Brian Seeger, Matt Perrine, Ben Ellman, and former Sun Ra trumpeter Michael Ray. Moore extended the solo discography with the 2001 release of Flyin’ the Koop (Verve/Blue Thumb).

In the midst of Moore’s All Kooked Out! sessions, yet another concept was taking shape. Outtakes from the session turned into the first Garage a Trois release, Mysteryfunk (1999). In 2000, the trio was augmented by percussionist Mike Dillon (Les Claypool, Ani DeFranco) and has since released two more albums - Emphasizer in 2003 and Outre Mer (on Telarc) in 2005 - both with Moore behind the drum kit.

Moore continued his Telarc affiliation with the September 2006 release of III, his third solo recording. Boasting a trademark sound that Modern Drummer has called “infectious, jazz-meets-Bonham, nouveau second-line,” III featured organist Robert Walter (Greyboy Allstars, The Head Hunters), guitarist Will Bernard (T.J. Kirk, Doctor Lonnie Smith), along with a few special guests: Skerik and trombonist Mark Mullins (Galactic, Bonerama, Harry Connick, Jr., Better Than Ezra).The album was recorded at the legendary Preservation Hall in New Orleans.

Emphasis (on parenthis), the followup to III, is due in stores in April 2008. The album includes the scaled back session crew of Moore, Robert Walter and Will Bernard. “When it came time to do another record,” says Moore, “I had already known for a while that I wanted to build on the momentum of this band - three musicians who were becoming a unit unto themselves - and I wanted to get a little more adventurous with the music itself.”

Moore has also been keeping busy with numerous side projects, including new albums with Galactic and Garage a Trois. He’s also working on his second book/DVD project, Groove Alchemy, an instructional package focusing on groove drumming (Groove Alchemy is the followup to a similar instructional package in 2005 that focused on New Orleans drumming styles).

He stays very involved in education, constantly teaching private lessons in New Orleans and on the road. He was a contributing writer for Drum! magazine and is currently a regular writer for Modern Drummer, which featured him on their April 2004 cover. Showing a rare versatility, he appeared (within the same year) on Heavy Metal Grammy nominees Corrosion of Conformity’s In the Arms of God, Irma Thomas’ After the Rain and Robert Walter’s Super Heavy Organ. In 2005, he launched a signature line of cymbals with Bosphorus Cymbals and a signature drum stick with the Vic Firth stick company.

Despite some severe property damage and other personal setbacks in the aftermath of Katrina, Moore was quick to lend a hand to other drummers in New Orleans by donating cymbals and other gear to musicians whose equipment was damaged by the storm. He has also played a number of benefit concerts in the past year to help raise money for Katrina victims. He recently spearheaded the Tipitina’s Music Workshop to work with young and developing musicians in the New Orleans area. The workshop will focus on the preservation of New Orleans music and culture and will host a rotating cast of well known local and national musicians to work with the attendees. He continues to play dates throughout the Big Easy as well as globally with an ever-evolving cast of musicians: John Scofield; Karl Denson; George Porter, Jr., and Leo Nocentelli (of the Meters); Charlie Hunter; Warren Haynes; John Medeski and John Wood (of Medeski, Martin and Wood); Donald Harrison Jr.; Robert Walter; the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars; the Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Corrosion of Conformity; and Irma Thomas to name a few.

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a press photo from Amy Opoka photo

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