Speech Defect - Happy Hunting / Come For Da Funeral, Stay For Da Food

In the vein of Ugly Duckling or People Under The Stairs class of old school sunshine party hip hop comes Speech Defect, a trio of MCs (Mr Linus, Thage and Boogie B) and a DJ (DJ-Ego) from Sweden. We've received a few copies of their two latest CDs and they're both killer! Only available at the Paris store...

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Various - It's The New Hip Hop Thing Volume 1
Selection & sleeve notes by Djouls (TIMEC/Paris DJs) with the help of Loik Dury (Kraked/Paris DJs)
(CD) Vibrations VIBRATIONSHIPHOP01, 2009-02-23

Hip hop is a culture that's became mainstream. But indie labels and artists still appear and spread everywhere, more than ever. Filled with jazz, funk, soul, rock, samples, scratches, breakbeats, rhymes, "It's the new hip hop thing" is an 2009 snapshot of the kaleidoscopic panorama of current productions. AND it's selected by Djouls & Loik, founders and activists of parisdjs.com...

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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Bag Of Goodies Vol.2
(MP3 Podcast on www.parisdjs.com) T.I.M.E.C. TIMEC128, 2007-02-13


[comment faire?/how to?]

Tracklisting :
01. Brother Ali - Truth Is
(from 'Truth Is' 12 inch, 2006 / Rhymesayers)
02. Red Astaire - Move Yo Ass
(from 'Move Yo Ass' 12 inch, 2006 / Homegrown)
03. Dr Rubberfunk - Riding With The Ratman
(from 'My Life At 33' CD, 2006 / GPS Stereo Recordings)
04. Pigeon John - Freaks! Freaks!
(from 'Pigeon John & The Summertime Pool Party' CD, 2006 / Quannum Projects)
05. Channel Two - The Beat Is (feat. Black Shakespeare)
(from 'Artful Time Reduction' CD, 2006 / Kajmere Sound)
06. US3 - Much 2 Much
(from 'Schizophonic' CD, 2006 / self-released)
07. Swollen Members - Too Hot (Feat. DJ Babu)
(from 'Too Hot' 12 inch, 2006 / Battle Axe)
08. Belleruche - Northern Girls
(from 'Four Songs EP' double 7 inch, 2006 / Hippoflex)
09. Speech Defect - Hang Up's Remix (feat. Abdominal)
(from 'Superfuture' limited edition japan only 12", 2006 / Handcuts Japan)
10. Jumbonics - Red One
(from 'Talk To The Animals' CD, 2007 / Tru Thoughts)
11. Mocky - In The Meantime (feat. Jamie Lidell)
(from 'Navy Brown Blues' CD, 2006 / Four Music)
12. The Sound Providers - 5 Minutes feat. The Procussions
(from 'An Evening With The Sound Providers' CD, 2004 / ABB Records )

Original record covers :


Credits :
Selection, design & reviews by Djouls (djouls.com)
Photo by Loik (kraked.com)
Mixing and audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)

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The 150 Best Records Of 2006 - Part 1

12 ELECTRONIC ALBUMS & SINGLES FOR 2006 PART 1

01. Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 2 (CD/2xLP)
02. Diesler - Keepie Uppies (CD)
03. Quantic - An Announcement to Answer (CD/LP)
04. Grant Phabao - Remixed & Remixes (CDR)
05. AFX - Hangable Auto Bulb (CD) / Chosen Lords (CD)
06. Senor Coconut - Yellow Fever (CD)
07. The Juju Orchestra - Kind Of Latin Rhythm (12") / Take Four (12")
08. Orgatronics - Moonfruit (CD)
09. Fort Knox Recordings - The New Gold Standard (CD/12")
10. Felix Laband - Dark Days Exit (CD/LP)

We've been amazed by their talent for years now so it's no surprise to find Burnt Friedman, Grant Phabao, Aphex Twin or Atom Heart (under his Señor Coconut guise) in this Top 10 once again. These guys are at the top of their game, each one creating an exceptionally unique sound and an incredibly vast discography. Seek them out. Diesler and Quantic are no real surprise either, as the Tru Thoughts label they're on was one of the best of 2005 for all connoisseurs. Breakbeat programming and fusion of groovy styles gets re-invented with the Brighton twist in there. Ask your record dealer for their albums and singles! Newcomers are also welcomed in this bi-annual "Best Of", whether they're cool and fun like the Juju Orchestra, roots and classy like Orgatronics, hip and shaky like The Fort Knox Five or dark and lovely like Felix Laband. You can start diggin'.

12 FOLK ROCK POP ALBUMS FOR 2006 PART 1

01. Mushroom - Really Don't Mind If You Sit This One Out (CD)
Caroleen Beatty (w/ Mushroom) - You're Only As Pretty As You Feel (CD)
Various (alias Mushroom) - Soul Sisters - The Sights & Sounds of the African-American Underground (CD)
02. Phish - Live at Madison Square Garden New Year's Eve 1995 (3xCD)
03. Loka - Fire Shepherds (CD/LP)
04. Benevento/Russo Duo - Raw Horse: The Benevento Russo Duo Live! (CD)
05. Les Claypool - Of Whales And Woe (CD/LP)
06. Brave Captain - Distractions (CD/LP)
07. Bobby Previte - The Coalition Of The Willing (CD/LP)
08. Keller & The Keels - Grass (CD/LP)
09. The Disco Biscuits - The Wind at Four to Fly (CD/LP)
10. Blues Traveler - Bastardos (CD/LP)

Yeaaaah we like our pop and rock to go psychedelic all the way. So what? You'd rather we'd opt for some formatted everybody-plays-the-same-shit-to-be-on-radio? Sorry, that won't happen. As pop/rock has became the mainstream in all major medias, some artists and bands are still re-inventing the realm each year, starting with the acidest we could find, Mushroom, who recently released three albums under different names. Those San Francisco guys love trippy music as much as record collecting, so you'd rather take their misleadings as a trasure quest... Next is an 11-years- old show from mammoth jamband Phish, but one of their bests, at a cheap price for a 3 -CD set.
Our American underground / jam bands / psychedelic US rock selection doesn't stop here, with incredible mind-meltingness from the Benevento/Russo Duo (now touring with Trey and Mike from Phish...), Primus frontman and bassist extraordinaire second solo opus as Les Claypool, Bobby Previte and his stellar array of guests (Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Steven Bernstein, Skerik...) for some loud "jazz meets rock" noise, Keller Williams' soft folk in the grass, The Disco Biscuits' cosmic live trance-fusion exploison, and Blues Traveler's recent comeback to their best with some heavy psychedelia.
Last year we had voted in this same section for Super Numeri, and we're still listening to that album. So it's no surprise to find the Loka album in this list this year, as Loka is a duo fronted by Karl Webb, one of the three founders of Super Numeri. Go seek - and yes, there are vinyls for those albums!! Cherry on the cake is the FREE album from former Boo Radleys frontman, Brave Captain, who simply still on the top of my pop idols list. You can download it on his site in WAV or MP3 format for free. Life's no bitch.

11 HIP HOP ALBUMS FOR 2006 PART 1

01. Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo (CD/2XLP)
02. People Under The Stairs - Stepfather (CD+DVD/2xLP)
03. Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening (CD)
04. New Flesh - Universally Dirty (CD/2xLP)
05. Mocky - Navy Brown Blues (CD)
06. Freddie Cruger presents The 3 Foot People - 3 Feet High & Rising (CD/2xLP)
07. CunninLynguists - A Piece Of Strange (CD)
08. Ammoncontact - With Voices (CD/2xLP)
09. Speech Defect - Freshcoast Gettin' Rowdy (CD/2xLP)
10. Soul Position - Things Go Better With RJ And Al (CD/2xLP)
10. Rjd2 - Magnificent City Instrumentals (CD/2xLP)

Spank Rock is undoubtly the sensation of the year. He brought Baltimore's Hip Hop to us without warning and stormed to our dancefloors with the most innovative record of the year (so far). We've chosen another Big Dada joint with the upcoming New Flesh album, full of hits and inventivness. Sister label Ninja Tune isn't far with the Ammoncontact album, a pure masterpiece of L.A. jazz/soul/hip hop, and we're still very fond of Mocky's world, not so far from Gonzales one... The rest of our biannual selection is mostly old school funky hip hop, the one we like best, with "I-need-the-vinyl-absolutly" pieces from People Under The Stairs, former Jurassic 5 DJ Cut Chemist, recent Tru Thoughts signing Freddie Cruger (known as Red Astaire on the recently closed G.A.M.M. imprint), underground favorites Cunninlynguists, and swedish Ugly Duckling counterparts, Speech Defect. A couple of recent Rjd2 productions are thrown in there too cos' we still haven't got tired of his Shadow-esque style. Hip Hop don't stop.

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