Paris DJs Soundsystem presents Sleep of Oldominion
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-06-30

If you were a hip-hop emcee who can spit lightening fast rhymes, would you call yourself Sleep? One of the founding members of the Northwest hip-hop crew Oldominion, Sleep is a Mexican emcee with rapid flows, superb breath control, and introspective rhymes. His name was inspired by a line in a Nas song (I never sleep because sleep is the cousin of death). He's totally one for beat conoisseurs and lyric addicts. His rapping is fast and complex, meter and flow changing mid-phrase, but always on time. If you're into Tonedeff, Hyeroglyphics, Del Da funky Homosapien, The Pharcyde, etc., it should definitively be your thing!

On the news front, Sleep's released today his third album, Hesitation Wounds, on Strange Famous Records, a new one in a series of 'must buy' records for all hip hop lovers, which include the fantastic Christopher from 2005 and the Combination Lock marvel from 2007 with Zelly Rock. And I'm not even talking about his Chicharones project with Josh Martinez here - the latter being the subject of an another special hip hop podcast coming to boom your earphones this summer...


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Tracklisting :
01. Sleep - Skit
(from 'Riot by Candlelight' album, 2002 / Stuck Under The Needle Recordings)
02. Sleep - Intro
(from 'Christopher' album, 2005 / Up Above Records)
03. Sleep - Ginelli
(from 'Hesitation Wounds' album, 2009 / Strange Famous Records)
04. Sleep - Make Yourself Get Up
(from 'Christopher' album, 2005 / Up Above Records)
05. Sleep - Cats Like Y'all
(from 'Riot by Candlelight' album, 2002 / Stuck Under The Needle Recordings)
06. Sleep - Fall Guy
(from 'Christopher' album, 2005 / Up Above Records)
07. Sleep - Dirt
(from 'Christopher' album, 2005 / Up Above Records)
08. Sleep - Lothar (feat. Del Tha Funky Homosapien )
(from 'Hesitation Wounds' album, 2009 / Strange Famous Records)
09. Pale Soul - Out Of The Frame feat. Sleep
(from 'Fear Is The Mind Killer' album; 2003 / Stuck Under The Needle Records)
10. Sleep - Get It
(from 'Hesitation Wounds' album, 2009 / Strange Famous Records)
11. Sleep & Zelly Rock - Weedies
(from 'Combination Lock' album, 2007 / Camobear)
12. Sleep & Zelly Rock - Looker
(from 'Combination Lock' album, 2007 / Camobear)
13. Skratch Bastid / John Smith / Pip Skid - Murphy's Law feat. Sleep
(from 'Taking Care Of Business' album, 2005 / First Things First)
14. Ripynt - Lonely People feat. Sleep
(from 'R.I.P.: Re-Inventing Poetics' album, 2009 / Kaution Entertainment)

Links :
Info about the new album on parisdjs.com
sleepofoldominion.com myspace.com/sleepofoldominion
strangefamousrecords.com
myspace.com/strangefamousrecords
myspace.com/zellyrock
myspace.com/skratchbastid
myspace.com/ripynt

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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 an Arian Stevens photo

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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Morning Sunshine
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-05-18

It's been raining for too many days here in Paris so we decided to call for some rays of sunshine, with a mix to listen to in the morning, under a nice sunny vibe. Plat de resistance is a selection of supacool underground hip hop coolies to wake up to, until you're ready to leave for whatever it is you do when the sun rises... and that's when dessert comes with an incredible alternate version of Let The Sunshine In and two groovy numbers to start the day on a dancing tip!


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Tracklisting :
01. Atmosphere - Sunshine
(from 'Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9' 12 inch, 2007 / Rhymesayers)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
02. Headnodic - The Drive feat. The Procussions
(from 'Now A Daze' 12 inch, 2005 / Tres Records)
» more info on myspace.com/headnodic «
03. People Under The Stairs - Montego Slay
(from 'Acid Raindrops' 12 inch, 2002 / OM Records)
» more info on putsonline.co.uk or on myspace.com/peopleunderthestairs «
04. Dirty Diggers - It'll Be OK (feat. Fourteen Corners)
(from 'The Pleasure Is All Mine' album, 2007 / Zebra Traffic)
» more info on myspace.com/dirtydiggers «
05. Aspects - Off The Lip feat. The Bees
(from 'Off The Lip' 10 inch, 2004 / Antidote)
» more info on myspace.com/aspectsuk or on antidoterecords.co.uk «
06. DJ Day - A Place To Go
(from 'The Day Before' album, 2007 / Melting Pot)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
07. Galt McDermot - Let The Sunshine In
(from 'Up From The Basement' compilation, 2002 / Kilmarnock)
» more info on galtmacdermot.com «
08. Otto De Royas Y Los Ultras 76 - Al Ritmo Del Bump-Bump (Dubben Remix)
(from 'Choca Las Caderas / Al Ritmo Del Bump-Bump (Edits)' 12 inch, 2006 / Deja Vu)
» more info on myspace.com/dejavurecord or on myspace.com/rainhadodub «
09. Natural Self - In The Morning
(from 'The Art Of Vibration' album, 2008 / Tru Thoughts)
» more info on parisdjs.com «

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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 photo from aussigall's Flickr under a Creative Commons licence.

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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Is That Jazz?
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-03-11

This mix started as a 'Hip Hop vs Jazz' mix and soon evolved into a '21st Century Swing' selection. But then we figured we really loved our b-boy caps and decided to go towards turntablism, playing around with jazz samples and more cut'n'paste of swinging beats. Props to Ali B of Air Recordings for releasing such quality 45s - we played one in this mix and licenced two others for the 'It's The New Hip Hop Thing' compilation out now (Vibrations/Harmonia Mundi)! More friendly UK labels are here too with Belleruche from Tru Thoughts and Mike-L from First Word...


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Tracklisting :
01. Double Dee & Steinski - Swing & Jazz
(from 'Who Owns Culture?' mix, 2008)
» more info on steinski.com «
02. Free The Robots - The Bearded Lady Theme
(from 'The Killer Robots' digi-EP, 2008 / Obey)
» more info on myspace.com/freetherobots «
03. Ruckus Roboticus - A Child's Introduction To Drums
(from 'It's The New Hip Hop Thing' compilation, 2009 / Vibrations)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
04. Combat Wombat - Aloggerrhythm
(from 'Unsound $ystem' album, 2005 / Elefant Traks)
» more info on combatwombat.org «
05. Belleruche - Minor Swing
(from 'Turntable Soul Music' album, 2007 / Tru Thoughts)
» more info on parisdjs.com «
06. Kormac - Mr. Soft
(from 'Scratch Marchin' 12 inch, 2007 / Scribble)
» more info on myspace.com/djkormac or on myspace.com/scribbleproductions «
07. Jurassic 5 - Swing Set
(from 'Quality Control' album, 2000 / Interscope)
» more info on myspace.com/jurassic5 «
08. Juke - Swing City
(from 'Swing City' 7 inch, 2008 / Air Recordings)
» more info on airrecordings.ithinkmusic.com or on blog.joelambert.co.uk «
09. Nat King Cole - Day In Day Out (feat. Cut Chemist)
(from 'Re:Generations' compilation, 2009 / Capitol)
» more info on natkingcole.com «
10. Mike-L - The Word For This Is Cool
(from 'Emu Brown' 12 inch, 2008 / First Word)
» more info on parisdjs.com «

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Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls (timec.net)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com), street art photo by NicOpno

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Grant Phabao & Djouls - Funk With Kids
(MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2008-01-19

Info :
A mix that's been nearly a year in preparation, a mix that started with the best 'Funk For Kids' dispositions, but ended in a 'Funk WITH Kids' way all grown-ups should enjoy too. We've been digging for months for those kiddie funk tracks, and thanks to the "ABC's of Kid Soul" compilation recently released by the Numero Group (ditributed by the friendly Differ-Ant people over here in France), we've finally managed to round up quite a surprising soundtrack of electic grooves with kids (or choirs of kids) singing...

Also a special big-up to Medeski Martin & Wood's new album of music for kids on Little Monster Records, 'Let's Go Everywhere', which showcases the versatility of our favorite jazz band out there. You'll aslo find John Medeski playing keyboards along with Steven Bernstein (from Sex Mob) on trumpet and Sharon Jones on vocals (with a few others...) on the 'Baby Loves Jazz' album - one that all parents should get when they get tired of FM Radio and other kinds of debilitating kids music, one that will ravish the youngsters in the backseat!

Finally, everybody must know the Justice 'D.A.N.C.E.' track by now, but we've taken the liberty of playing just before this one a bit of the track that must have inspired such a worldwide single, the MASSIVE hit from Erik Rug and MC Dynamax, remixed by L'Aroye & Kÿ, 'Tribute To My People'. If you don't own this 12 inch yet, find yourself a new record supplier cos' this was THE track of 2006. Nuff' said.


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Tracklisting :
01. Medeski Martin & Wood - Where's The Music
(from'Let's Go Everywhere' album, 2008 / Little Monster Records)
» more info on djouls.com «
02. Zeph & Azeem - Play the Drum (12 inch instrumental)
(from 'That Type Of Music' 12 inch, 2007 / OM Records)
» more info on om-records.com «
03. Enz - Fuck Money (Remix) feat. Tasco
(from 'Atmosphere Airlines - Directions in Music by Dela' CD, 2007 / Drink Water Music)
» more info on myspace.com/dela «
04. Sugarhill Gang - Kid's Rapper's Delight (Kids' Rap-Along)
(from 'Jump On It' album, 1999 / Rhino Records)
» more info on wikipedia.org «
05. 3 Stars - Jersey Slide
(from 'Home Schooled : The ABC's Of Kid Soul' compilation, 2007 / Numero Group)
» more info on djouls.com «
06. Interlude - Kids Chearing
07. Mini Pops - Video Killed The Radio Star
(from' Mini Pops' album, 1982 / K-Tel International')
» more info on discogs.com «
08. François de Roubaix - Chapi Chapo
(from 'Bande Originale de la Serie Televisee Chapi Chapo' single, 1974 / Philips)
» more info on wikipedia.org and on francoisderoubaix.com «
09. Byron Lee & The Dragonaires feat. Pam Hall - My Boy Lollipop
(from 'Trojan Reggae For Kids' boxset, 2005 / Trojan - originally recorded in 1964)
» more info on roots-archives.com «
10. Baby Love Jazz - Happy And You Know It
(from 'Baby Loves Jazz' CD, 2006 / Verve)
» more info on djouls.com «
11. 3 Simmons - You Are My Dream (School Time)
(from 'Home Schooled : The ABC's Of Kid Soul' compilation, 2007 / Numero Group)
» more info on djouls.com «
12. Nancy Dupree with a group of Rochester, N.Y. youngsters - James Brown
(from 'Ghetto Reality', 1969 / Folkways Records)
» more info on musicformaniacs.blogspot.com «
13. Erik Rug feat. Dynamax (of the Zulu Nation) - Tribute To My People (L'Aroye & Kÿ extended disco mix)
(from 'Tribute (L'Aroye & Kÿ remixes)' 12 inch, 2006 / Les Disques du Telegraphe)
» more info on djouls.com «
14. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (radio edit)
(from 'D.A.N.C.E.' 12 inch, 2007 / Ed Banger Records)
» more info on myspace.com/etjusticepourtous «
15. Interlude - Samory
16. Patrizia & Jimmy - Home Schooled
(from 'Home Schooled : The ABC's Of Kid Soul' compilation, 2007 / Numero Group)
» more info on djouls.com «


Artworks :


Credits :
Selected, mixed and designed by Grant Phabao and Djouls (T.I.M.E.C.)
Photo by librarianjill under a Creative Commons license - Final Layout by Djouls
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao ('I hope there won't be a second volume!')

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