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Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Miles Of Styles

Shawn Lee Ping Pong Orchestra Miles Of Styles
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Miles Of Styles
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR228, 2008-05-05

Info :
The seventh in the Ping Pong Orchestra album series see's multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee go global. This is the soundtrack to places Lee has been, and would like to visit, and was made using instruments he’s picked-up along the way. Miles of Styles is inspired by the multi-cultural mix of people in his hometown of London, the awe inspiring metropolis that is New York City, and by the mysterious uber-stylish vibe of Tokyo. Not to mention Jamaica, Finland, Greece, China, France and beyond...

Tracklisting :
01. Punjabi Lullaby
02. Brazilian Bubble
03. Great Russell Street
04. Lagos Calling
05. Mela D
06. Bathtub Dub
07. Prague Rock
08. Parisian Glam Slam
09. Italy 73
10. Ciao Bruno
11. Dinosaur Island
12. Heist in Helsinki
13. Tokyo Dancer
14. Mystery Train
15. Phoenix Firebird
16. San Diego
17. Daddy Funky
18. Chinese Chillin
19. Fly First
20. Greekout

Links :
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com/shawn_lee.html
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords

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Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards

Clutchy Hopkins Walking Backwards
Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records URCD221, 2008-02-05

Info :
This album might as well be the crackly soundtrack to a vintage spaghetti western crossed with a '70s porno. Rickety breaks n'beats and busted keyboard sounds pop out against lush strings, while a collection of guitars and mandolins strum alongside old-school synthesizers. It's an eerie blend of dusty-bar blues, mariachi soul and hard times funk that sounds like it was recorded in a backyard shack somewhere remote, in a small town where kids throw stones at each other for fun. Features Darondo, Todd Simon and Shawn Lee.

Tracklisting :
01. Sound Of The Ghost
02. Song For Wolfie
03. Love Of A Woman Feat. Darondo
04. 3rd Element
05. Para Los Ninos
06. Horny Tickle
07. Percy On The One
08. Rocktober
09. Alla Oscar
10. Good Omen
11. Swap Meet Me At The Corner
12. Last Time For Your Mind

Links :
whoisclutchyhopkins.com
myspace.com/whoisclutchyhopkins
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords

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grant phabao and djouls are molesting laura vol 9

Grant Phabao & Djouls - Are Molesting Laura Vol.9

Grant Phabao & Djouls - Are Molesting Laura Vol.9(MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2008-01-07 Info : An "All Directions In Jazz" dish of old and new reworks of soul, rock, pop, funk, house or even Ethiopian jazz. The covers range from Herbie Hancock, Eumir Deodato, The Cure, Outkast, Isolée, Mulatu Atsaké to Marvin Gaye, in classy jazz dressings. 30 minutes of jazz hit-singles eclectism for an intense and swinging trip - don't pass out on this! [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Brass In Africa (from 'Brass In Africa' limited 7 inch,...

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Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - A Very Ping Pong Christmas - Funky Treats From Santa's Bag - Volume 1

Shawn Lee Ping Pong Christmas
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - A Very Ping Pong Christmas - Funky Treats From Santa's Bag - Volume 1
(CD) Ubiquity Records URCD224, 2007-11-06

Info :
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra, done psychedelic Santa style.

Tracklisting :
01. Little Drummer Boy
02. What A Wonderful World
03. O Come All Ye Faithful
04. Do You Hear What I Hear
05. Jingle Bells
06. Deck The Halls
07. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
08. My Favorite Things
09. Silent Night
10. Carol Of The Bells
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
12. Away In A Manger

Links :
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords

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Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Hits The Hits

Shawn Lee Hits The Hits
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Hits The Hits
(CD) Ubiquity Records URCD220, 2007-10-09

Info :
On Hits The Hits Shawn Lee does tunes by Gwen Stefani, Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Blur, Badly Drawn Boy, Justin Timberlake, Outkast and many more in his own unique style. The album opens with a collaborative joint featuring piano-master Mick Talbot (Style Council, Dexy's Midnight Runners, etc) on a version of Outkast's "Hey Ya!" that sounds like vintage Ramsey Lewis.

Review :
Shawn Lee's understood it all. The evolutive game of music business has never been about competition, but rather about talent and exposure. And marketing helps a lot when you lack the former. But when artists like him add over-productivity and near-genius talent to a basic understanding of the realities of record selling, their label and/or manager can happily ride on (small) roads of money-making. Mr Lee never asked his label (Ubiquity Records) for an advance on record sales, instead, he's been delivering 2-3 albums a year, while giving Ubiquity full liberty to find commercial uses for his music (in movies, TV, ads, videogames, etc.).

Restraining himself to thematic albums (without lacking artistic vision), he soon delivered a few CDs of breaks to sample from (the "Ape Breaks" series) and 3 CDs of supa-cool library-style music! Of course the label managed to get heavy hitters to use some samples, placed some music on adverts and movies... and the albums were at the same time incredibly good!

Leaving his "Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra" one-man army moniker, he released a pop-soul album on BBE ("Soul Visa") and soon returned to Ubiquity for 3 new no less than unmissable albums this year!! The first one, "Voices & Choices", was an incredible burner of funk and soul vignettes. The new one, released this october and aptely titled "Hits The Hits", is an addictive collection of covers of recent hit singles. From the uptempo dancefloor jazz of Outkast's "Hey Ya" to the dub smoker of Gorillaz's "Clint Eastwood", Shawn Lee just lines new hit versions of new new hit classics. Many are ingenuous instrumental arrangements, but this is not just a compilation. The selection flows easily in the CD player (the iPod, etc.) like a well-paced album. Even though this is the poppier side of Shawn Lee's various incarnations of orchestral funk, you'll be forever glad to have this in your record collection (and DJ bag!).

I'll now be waiting eagerly for his Christmas album to be released next month: if Shawn Lee's coming to town, I surely won't miss that!! (to be featured on our annual xmas mix on ParisDJs.com hopefully... )
Djouls

Tracklisting :
01. Hey Ya
02. Out Of Time
03. Trick Me
04. Rock Your Body
05. One Around The Block
06. One Thing
07. Millionare
08. Clint Eastwood
09. Let Me Blow Your Mind
10. Get UR Freak On
11. Toxic
12. By The Way
13. Rehab
14. Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Links :
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords

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Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Voices And Choices

Shawn Lee Voices and Choices
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Voices And Choices
(CD) Ubiquity Records, 2007-01-30

Tracklisting :
01. Intro 00:35
02. Song for David 03:08
03. Tense Bossa 02:09
04. Kiss The Sky 03:39
05. Fiendish Fifth 03:07
06. Francoise Hardy 03:27
07. Glass Act 04:24
08. Perculator 03:23
09. Nod Your Head 03:37
10. The Hour Glass Effect 03:35
11. JW 05:09
12. Changing Times 02:56
13. Bobulski 03:15
14. Mondo Mondo 03:14
15. Tired 02:01
16. Jawbreaker 05:03

Feedback :
"Kiss The Sky" I played three times in a row, it's addictive 21st Century Soul.
"Françoise Hardy" is really fun and cool, even for us french-talking people I guess. Fresh old school stuff.
"Glass Act" is strange blaxploitation in the best of terms. Music supervisors will have a lot to dig for in this album, once again.
"JW" is my kind of trippy hip-folk, goes very well with 0:30 AM here in Paris and a cool smoking one.
"Mission Impossible" parody "Changing Times" is a favorite too, but i'm a lot into music to smile to.
Djouls

Links :
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords

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Various - ESL Remixed

ESL Remixed
Various - ESL Remixed - The 100th Release of ESL Music
(CD) ESL Music, 2006-10-30

Tracklisting :
01. Thievery Corporation - Gentle Dissolve (Shawn Lee Ping Pong Orchestra Remix)
02. Ocote Soul Sounds - Tamarindio (Thievery Corporation Remix)
03. Thievery Corporation - Supreme Illusion (Nikodemus Remix)
04. Thunderball - Stereo Tonic (Boca 45 Remix)
05. Chris Joss - Wrong Alley Street, Pt. - 1 (Fort Knox Five Remix)
06. Joe Bataan - Chick-A-Boom (Chris Joss Remix)
07. The Karminsky Experience - Belly Disco (Beatfanatic Remix)
08. David Byrne & Thievery Corporation - Heart's a Lonley Hunter (Louie Vega Remix)
09. Thunderball - Road to Benares (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix)
10. Ocote Soul Sounds - Divinorum (Quantic Remix)
11. The Karminsky Experience - Exploration (Medeski, Martin & Wood Mix)
12. Ursula 1000 - Boop (Skeewiff Remix)
13. Blue States - Golden Touch (Connie Price Mix)
14. Federico Aubele - Diario de Viaje (Calexico Mix)

Links
eslmusic.com
myspace.com/eslmusic
Buy Divinorum (Quantic Remix) on emusic.om
nocturne.fr
myspace.com/thieverycorporation

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Shawn Lee - Soul Visa

Shawn Lee Soul Visa
Shawn Lee - Soul Visa
(CD) Barely Breaking Even BBECD075, 2006-09-04

Tracklisting :
01. Peculiar Times
02. Some People
03. Wichita Lineman
04. Mary Jane
05. Mexican Stand Off
06. Any Kind Of Fool
07. Throwin' Shadows At The Wall
08. Caught In The Midlde
09. Dark Clouds
10. Givin Up On Getting Up

Links :
shawnlee.net
bbemusic.com
myspace.com/shawnleemusic

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The best of 2004

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Antibalas - Who Is this America? (Rope-a-Dope) parisdjs
Butch Cassidy Sound System - Butches Brew (Fenetik) parisdjs
Gomez - Split The Difference (Hut) parisdjs
Grant Phabao - Presents Kulchaklash starring The Lone Ranger & Friends (T.I.M.E.C.) grantphabao
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Symbiosis Osmosis (Kuffala) parisdjs
Mushroom - Glazed Popems (Black Beauty) parisdjs
RJD2 - Deadringer rjselectricalconnections
Shank - Do (Nonplace) parisdjs
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Music And Rhythm (Ubiquity) ubiquityrecords
The Incredible Melting Entertainment Compagnons - Time(c) To Relax (T.I.M.E.C.) colored-inc

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Dj-Kicks Vikter Duplaix

dj kicks vikter dupleix
Dj-Kicks Vikter Duplaix
(!K7 2002) Selected by Vikter Duplaix

Dans la célèbre série Dj Kicks, !K7 est fier d'accueillir un des plus grand talents de Philadelphie: Vikter Duplaix. Si on devait décrire Vikter Duplaix en un seul mot ce serait "Aura". Son aura en tant que producteur n'a d'égal que son aura de Dj, qui elle même est aussi forte que son aura de chanteur ou tout simplement l'aura qui se dégage de lui quand il entre dans une pièce. (Ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il a remporté le titre de musicien le plus style au Philadelphia City Paper Music Awards l'an passé.) On ne peut pas le cantonner dans un seul genre musical, mais on peut reconnaître sa patte, que ce soit sur une chanson R'n'B qu'il produit ou sur un titre dance jazzy sur lequel il chante.
Quand on parle du mouvement New Soul de Philadelphie, de gens comme The Roots, Ursula Rucker, Jill Scott ou Bilal, Vikter Duplaix n'est jamais loin. A seulement 29 ans, il est considéré comme un vétéran à Philadelphie. Vikter a travaillé, d'une façon ou d'une autre, sur plus de 100 disques différents. En deep house ou en neo-soul, son son est à la fois versatile et unique. Ses crédits de producteur, auteur, remixeur et chanteur apparaissent sur les disques d'Erykah Badu, Jazzanova, King Britt's Sylk 130, Jamiroquai, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Incognito, Esthero, Cherokee, Jaguar, Eric Benet et MC Dynamite, pour ne citer qu'eux. Aux cotés de King Britt, il forme le duo Scuba, un projet "aqua-house" comme ils aiment à dire. Son premier maxi en solo ("Messages") est sorti sur le label des demi-dieux de la house Masters at Work, et figure sur la compilation "The INCredible Sound of Gilles Peterson".
Vikter, qui mixe et compose depuis qu'il est adolescent, a commencé à faire ses preuves dans le milieu professionnel en travaillant avec Dj Jazzy Jeff et surtout Kenny Gamble, moitié du légendaire duo Gamble & Huff, créateur du Philly Sound dans les années 60. C'est aussi eux qui l'inspirent et qui le motivent à monter Axis Music Group avec le producteur des Soulquarian James Poyser, qui a travaillé avec les Roots, D'Angelo, Lauryn Hill et Common et ensuite Vikter a de son coté collaboré avec Erykah Badu, Eric Benet et Musiq Soulchild.
De par sa formation classique, Vikter est capable de jouer n'importe quel genre musical, mais son son est futuriste. Construites autour des percussions ses compositions comme ses productions mettent l'accent sur le rythme. Plutôt que de ressasser de vieilles scies, Vikter préfère innover. Le résultat est paysage sonore riche qui parle à l'âme et à l'intellect de l'auditeur. "je m'ennuie quand j'ai à jouer un seul style de musique dans un set de quatre heures. J'aime mixer des titres aux tempo différents pendant toute la nuit." Son approche du mixe se ressent dans son Dj Kicks - "The Universal Sound of Vikter Duplaix", un voyage d'une heure à travers les émotions. Vikter couvre un spectre qui va de 4 Hero à De La Soul en passant par le mélancolique premier single, "Sensuality," sur lequel il chante. Dépassant les codes classiques du CD mixé, Vikter a aussi créé l'intro "The Beginning" et le puissant "Transition" avec le poète Wadud. Le concept de ce Dj Kicks est copié sur celui des mixtapes hip-hop du début des années 90, sur lesquels de célèbres rappeurs font des interludes. "Sauf qu'au lieu de placer des dédicaces à leur grand-mère, j'ai pris des voix d'ordinateur qui vont et viennent entre les morceaux." Ces cybervoix sont caractéristiques du penchant futuriste de Vikter. Il a aussi prit soin de choisir des sons frais, sachant que dans ce monde de l'éphémère un Dj doit penser en faisant un mix qu'il ne sortira que six mois après avoir été enregistré. Mais ce n'est pas très dur pour Duplaix de rester à la pointe de l'avant garde. Prescripteur par nature il n'a pas peur d'exploser des frontières, de prendre des risques. Avec "The Universal Sound of Vikter Duplaix"- et ses autres projets parallèles– son aura ne fait que se renforcer.
(Argu : PingPong.fr)
Note : *½ (Havanito)

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