Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro - Linda Morena / Enyere Kumbara
(7") Tru Thoughts TRU7192, 2009-06-08

This covetable 7" single provides the first taste of 'Tradition In Transition', the hotly anticipated upcoming album from Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, which sees Quantic mining the lesser-tapped musical sources from the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa and fusing those rediscovered psychedelic, experimental and rhythmically rich sounds of the past with deep funk and soul elements and folkloric vocal styles. The stunning longplayer, and upcoming live tour of Europe and America, will give life to an explosive sonic snapshot of the eclectic and ever-evolving musical landscape of the Americas, played out by a carefully assembled international cast of musical creators, including the Peruvian pianist Alfredo Linares; revered Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai; and British drummer Malcolm Catto of The Heliocentrics.

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Grant Phabao & Djouls - 21st Century Blaxploitation Vol.2
(MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-02-26

We had so much feedback and praise from our first animated movie starring vintage shots of Pam Grier in her prime, animation fused with real-time shooting, uncanny 3D special effects and the such that we decided to shoot a sequel. Here's the soundtrack to that new movie 21st Century Blaxploitation volume 2. Expect hip hop, psychedelic soul, latin grooves and, of course, wah wah funk! All those tracks are just HUGE. Repeated play is advised.


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Tracklisting :
01. Josh Martinez & Moves - Splitsville feat. Awol One
(from 'Splitsville' double EP, 2007 / Camobear)
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02. DJ Shadow - This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way) feat. The Heliocentrics
(from 'This Time I'm Gonna Try It My Way' single, 2006 / Island)
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03. Palov & Mishkin - Merenda
(from 'Rebtuz Volume 23' 12 inch, 2007 / Rebtuz)
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04. Chris Joss & His Orchestra - The Suitcase
(from 'The Man With A Suitcase' album, 1999 / Pulp Flavor)
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05. Rjd2 - All For U
(from 'Magnificent City Instrumentals' album, 2006 / Decon)
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06. Mr. Chop - The Caveman
(from 'Sounds From The Cave' 12 inch, 2008 / Jazz&Milk)
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07. Energie du Verre - Rockin' Habanera
(from 'United Ancestors' album, 2008 / Batterie)
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08. Black Grass - Queztalcoatl Returns
(from 'Three' album, 2008 / Catskills)
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Credits :
Selected, mixed and designed by Grant Phabao and Djouls (T.I.M.E.C.)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)

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Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Inspiration Information Volume 3
(CD) Strut Records, 2009-04-14

The collaboration follows a sell-out gig at Cargo and a Gilles Peterson Maida Vale session earlier this year with The Heliocentrics (Stones Throw Records). Responsible for backing DJ Shadow, laying down beats for Madlib and Yesterday's New Quintet and for fusing influences as diverse as Sun Ra, Axelrod, James Brown and Morricone on their debut album, the Helios, led by drummer Malcolm Catto and bassist Jake Ferguson, have fast become a unique powerhouse of free-thinking beatsmithery. At Cargo in London, they backed Mulatu on a full set of his Ethiopiques classics, brought together and presented by Karen P's Broadcasting and Red Bull. Since then, the process around the new recordings has been in full flow with Mulatu now back in Addis Ababa armed with a Heliocentrics CD of groove ideas and riffs.

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The Heliocentrics - Sirius B
(12"/album download) Now Again NA5034, 2009-04-06

'Sirius B' is the final installment of the three vinyl-only EPs released in conjunction with The Heliocentrics debut album 'Out There'. Featuring ex-Cannibal Ox MC Vast Aire on a new rendition of the title track - a remix of the version appearing on 'Out There' - and a new psychedelic-funk jam session “Vibration Of The Fallen Angels,” this release follows DOOM and Percee P's “Distant Star” and Guilty Simpson's “Before I Die.” This album collects the exclusive tracks from these three EPs. Three vocal tracks and five original instrumentals complete the collection.

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Mr Chop - The Infinity Machine
(MP3 Virtual Release #15 on ParisDJs.com) Now Again, 2008-11-15


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Mr_Chop-The_Infinity_Machine.mp3

Info :
Born Coz Littler, Mr. Chop has been releasing his music on his own label, then on Gerald 'Jazzman' Short's Stark Reality label and most recently on Dusty's Jazz and Milk Records. He's now signed on Stones Throw's subsidiary label Now-Again Records and with the help from The Heliocentrics (Malcolm Catto on drums and Jake Ferguson on bass), he just released an EP, 'Lightworlds', mixing fuzzy psychedelia, electronics, cinematics, funk and jazz for some heavy dose of mind-expanding tripping music!! A full length album will be released on Now-Again in 2009. Here's a free taster, 'The Infinity Machine' - fasten your seatbelts!

Links :
Biography, discography and complete info on parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Mr-Chop-Lightworlds
myspace.com/mrchopchop
nowagainrecords.com

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