DJ Cocoe - Ubiquity Mix - 20 Years Of California Soul
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-03

Celebrating the Groove Merchant and Ubiquity 20 Year anniversary, here's a free downloadable mix by DJ Cocoe (Ubiquity/Abstract Workshop) that takes you on a musical journey through the Ubiquity catalog. This is part 1 of a 3 part mix compiled from Dj Cocoe's vinyl collection featuring his favorite Ubiquity Records gems that have been released over the last 20 years. Available titles on vinyl are at the Superfly Records store...

20 years have passed since the Groove Merchant record store opened up on Haight Street in San Francisco. It was the launch pad for 3 record labels - Ubiquity, Luv N'Haight, and CuBop. During those two decades they have released over 400 titles, alongside many seasons of California Soul inspired clothing and merchandise.

*** Want some Ubiquity vinyls? Check the Superfly Records store! ***



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Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Cocoe (myspace.com/deejaycocoe - ubiquityrecords.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Block Party Vol.4
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-10-18

This mix was aired on Total Kiss FM in the UK on Ali B's show, on September 21st, 2009. You might have already heard (and downloaded) some of the tracks in our Virtual Releases section of free tracks, but all the others are unplayed here yet. Enjoy this Block Party and don't forget to check on our friend Ali B's page on myspace.com/alibuk!


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Tracklisting :
01. Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix)
(from Paris DJs Virtual Release #35, 2009 / Paris DJs)
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02. Ugly Duckling - Einstein Do It (Night On Scratch Mountain)
(from 'Audacity' album, 2008 / Fatbeats)
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03. Kidkanevil - Kranium Rock (Diesler Remix)
(from Diesler's 'Tracks On The Rocks' compilation, 2009 / Freestyle)
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04. Roots Manuva vs Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem For A Witness (Paris DJs Soundsystem Mix)
(from Paris DJs Virtual Release #23, 2009 / Paris DJs)
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05. Nino Moschella - Begin
(from 'Boomshadow' album, 2009 / Ubiquity)
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06. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - I Just Fell In Love Again
(from 'Tradition In Transition' album, 2009 / Tru Thoughts)
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07. Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me
(from 'Plastic People' album, 2008 / Jalapeno)
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08. Palov & Mishkin - Rude Mamba pt2
(from 'Think Twice' album, 2009 / Cast-a-Blast)
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09. Baby Charles - Hardman To Please (Grant Phabao Remix)
(from Paris DJs Virtual Release #30, 2009 / Paris DJs)
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10. Palov & Mishkin - China Man
(from 'Think Twice' album, 2009 / Cast-a-Blast)
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Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com)

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Lord Newborn & The Sugar Skulls - s/t
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR256, 2009-09-08

Lord Newborn and the Magic Skulls is the collaborative project of esteemed sound scientists Money Mark, Shawn Lee, and Tommy Guerrero. In the winter of 2008 they locked themselves away in Money Mark's Los Angeles-based studio for two weeks. A tasty three-way meeting of the minds resulted in this funk-inflicted collection of beats n' breaks, wrapped-up in a sunny West Coast musical tortilla that's smothered in as much jazz and prog-rock as it is in soulful psychedelia.
If anyone's got this album PLEASE SEND IT OUR WAY. It's quite hard to get Ubiquity Records promos... Even when you're in the process of opening a record store in Paris! Now available everywhere on blogs, p2p, etc. Thanks to the file sharers!!

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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 7)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-08-22

T.I.M.E.C. honchos Grant Phabao and Djouls have recorded at least half a dozen more Molesting Laura episodes for this podcast series of the Paris DJs Soundsystem. This new one is centered around instrumental interpretations of famous hits and classics. Once again, please leave a comment if you want us to stop molesting the dear Laura. If on the other hand you enjoy the tasty selection of covers the Paris DJs Soundsystem are gathering every month... Then just leave a message of hope that we'll keep Molesting Laura on and on and on and on and on...


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Tracklisting :

01. Robert Walter - Rivers of Babylon
(from 'Cure All' album, 2008 / Palmetto Records)
Rare jazz-lounge cover of The Melodians classic.
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02. Certain Lions & Tigers - Fever
(from 'El Soul Condor' album, 1970 / Polydor)
Fantastic cover of the Little Willie John classic popularized by Peggy Lee, recently reissued on Peter Herbolzheimer's Big Band Man (4xCD boxset).
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03. Ed Maciel E Sua Orquestra - Les Cornichons
(from 'Na Onda' album, 1966 / London Records)
Organic and brassy cover of Nino Ferrer, if anyone's got the Volumes 4/6/7/8/9/10 or 11 of the Na Onda series from Ed Maciel please share...
» more info on loronix.blogspot.com «

04. The Howard Roberts Quartet - I Say A Little Prayer
(from 'Out Of Sight' album, 1968 / Capitol)
Cheesy jazz guitar cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's classic written for Dionne Warwick, but the album's artwork is lovely and the melody still to die for.
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05. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - My Favorite Things
(from 'A Very Ping Pong Christmas' album, 2007 / Ubiquity Records)
Richard Rodgers wrote this standard for the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, then Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass made a big hit with it in 1968 and the song became a jazz standard for John Coltrane and many others. Shawn Lee's version... well it's Shawn Lee and you should be a fan like we are!
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06. Ultimate Breaks & Beats - Think (About It)
(from 'Ultimate Breaks & Beats' album, 2008 / Traffic Entertainment)
The 'instrumental covers of famous breakbeats' concept album doesn't work well over one hour, even with Leon Michels and friends playing, but most tracks picked in there independently are neo-classics just like this James Brown cover so don't even hesitate.
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07. Hot Fingers Jackson and The Soul Organ-Isation - Ode To Billy Joe
(from 'Hammond Explosion' album, 1968 / Columbia)
One may wonder why Bobby Gentry's original from 1967 became such a huge hit, but won't guess as to why we've chosen this groovy lounge instrumental cover by German organist Dieter Reith (under a pseudonym).
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08. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Get A Move On (Alternate Mix)
(from 'Tru Thoughts Covers' compilation, 2009 / Tru Thoughts Recordings)
Once more, this is NOT a Mr Scruff cover since his Get a Move On is really a remix of Moondog's Bird Lament. The Quantic Soul Orchestra alternate take, from Tru Thoughts' recent collection of covers, definitively rocks, though.
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09. Cookin' On 3 Burners - Cars
(from 'Soul Messin' album, 2009 / Freestyle Records)
The Bamboos's guitarist Lance Ferguson also plays in this Australian hammond trio, steaming funk recordings since 1997. Their cover of Gary Numan's 80s synth-pop hit tears the roof off in style: 21st century caffeine funk, tight like a virgin's ass!
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10. Dojo Cuts feat. Roxie Ray - Uptight
(from 'Dojo Cuts feat. Roxie Ray' album, 2009 / Record Kicks)
We conclude this mix with another Australian funk band and their raw, live and still soulful take on Stevie Wonder's classic.
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Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using Anything But Saintly by Richard Deming pocket book artwork

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The Clonious - Adroit Adventures EP
(12") Ubiquity Records UR253, 2009-06-09

Somewhere between the past and the distant future, sparked by dusty old jazz records and beat generation hip hop, at the audio cross-roads of Detroit and Vienna, lies a series of sound stories steeping in the head of 23 year old beat navigator Paul Movahedi, also known as The Clonious. The "Adroit Adventures EP" is the first of those tales to exit his dome and hit wax. The EP includes a version of "Fogged Spacesuit", available only on this release, and an exclusive Dorian Concept remix or "Emora."

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