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Paris DJs presents The 10 Best Albums of 2012
03 January 2013, 16:16
This entry concludes our 'best of 2012' series with a selection of our 10 favorite albums of the year. Hands down, The Souljazz Orchestra ruled with their totally ridiculous album - and yep, 'ridiculous' means it's really great!. Not far behind, the Paris DJs Soundsystem compilation follows, and from Australia Papa Chango complete the podium. Those 3 albums have all in common their modern...
Paris DJs presents The 20 Contenders Albums of 2012
03 January 2013, 15:39
10 best albums for 2012 was really hard to pin down. We had to leave a lot of very good record on the side. That's totally unacceptable with all the amazing goodies we received every month during the past year. Which is why we decided to select 20 more superb albums from 2012. The contenders!...
The Souljazz Orchestra - Solidarity - out on Strut Records
24 September 2012, 16:29
Solidarity is one of Paris DJs' 2012 favorite albums and undoubtely the best Souljazz Orchestra work so far. The Ottawa crew has changed almost everything on this record, reaching a new dimension. First they add latin and West indies rhythms and melodies, samba and reggae (Jericho, sung by Slim Moore) to their usual afrobeat and spiritual jazz musical landscapes. The sound is also very different....
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Spectacular Vol.4
19 September 2012, 20:22
This 4th volume of Paris DJs' Spectacular series assembles once again new cool afro grooves from the international scene, with tracks coming from all over the place: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Congo, Denmark, Ehtiopia, France, Ghana, Hungary, Mali, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK, and, of course, lots of band from the USA where the Afro fever has now risen to new heights after the success of...
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Bag Of Goodies Vol.12
09 September 2012, 14:07
Hot on the heels of our August 2012 playlist of records we received during the pastmonth, here's its companion mix and final volume in the Bag of Goodies series. Final? Don't worry, our founders Djouls and Loik will be back next month with a brand new serialized concept - but shh! more about that later… This 12th volume, more than one hour long, covers many grounds, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Cumbia,...
Paris DJs Playlist - August 2012
06 September 2012, 16:26
Logically, August is the summer month when not much happens releases-wise. Well we still received a few handfuls of 45s, LPs and CDs, and a few dozens digital downloads. So respect is due this month to all the cool labels out there, starting with Nascente in the UK who does an amazing job on the reissue/compilation tip. They sent us the 4 companion double CDs to Lloyd Bradley's fantastic book...
The Souljazz Orchestra - Cartão Postal
20 August 2012, 18:37
The Souljazz Orchestra will be back on september 18th with a new album on Strut Records, Solidarity, an amazingly and ridiculously exceptional album of Afro, Latin, Funk and even Reggae grooves. We contacted them a few months ago asking if they had a track for the Paris DJs Soundsystem upcoming afro/tropical/reggae compilation and they gladly sent us 5 gems to choose from. The uniqueness and fun...
Ebo Taylor - Appia Kwa Bridge - out on Strut Records, Grant Phabao co-produced 2 tracks!
17 April 2012, 11:24
Ebo Taylor - Appia Kwa Bridge (CD/2xLP/Digital) Strut Records STRUT089, 2012-04-17 After his first studio album in so many years, Love And Death, with the Afrobeat Academy (which includes some legendary Poets of Rhythm members!), and an absolute must-have of a double compilation, Life Stories (if you haven't heard this one yet, stop what you are doing right now and correct this asap!), our...
Paris DJs Playlist - March 2012
11 April 2012, 15:36
Our march selection was not an easy one to make and we had to leave a few records on the side such as the new albums from Slugabed or 2nd Class Citizen (watermarked CDs, how come labels have money to spend on crazy stuff like that is a mystery), or from Belleruche on Tru Thoughts and Blockhead on Ninja Tune (labels we strongly advise to check our Community Management services)… Of course the...
10 Reissues Of Old Stuff That's Been So Cool To (Re)Discover in 2011
31 December 2011, 23:53
Boddie Recording Company : Cleveland, Ohio (Numero Group) info Brand New Wayo - Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983 (Comb & Razor Sound) info Dee Dee, Barry & The Movements - Soul Hour (Sonorama) info Ebo Taylor - Life Stories - Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 (Strut) info Father's Children - Who's Gonna Save The World (Numero Group) info Phish -...
