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Nick Rosen - Joy & Hope Mix

Nick Rosen - Joy and Hope Mix
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-12-31

Nick Rosen is a 25 year old bass musician from Sherman Oaks, CA. He plays regularly with The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Build An Ark, and other world renowned ensembles based in Los Angeles, including his own group The Nick Rosen Group. He released a beautiful album on Porter Records last summer, Into The sky, and we wanted to give him an opportunity to present himself to our audience, with selections from his recordings and some music he loves. A mellow mix for late night listeners who don't feel the urge to party at all costs for new year's eve...

Tracklisting :
01. Build an Ark - Love
(from 'Love part 1' album, 2009 / Kindred Spirits)
02. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Patience
(from 'Olesi: Fragments Of An Earth' album, 2006 / Stones Throw)
03. Nick Rosen - The Blossoming Song
(from 'Into The Sky' album, 2010 / Porter)
04. Jon Brion - Row
(from 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' soundtrack, 2004 / Hollywood)
05. Nick Rosen - The Orchid Room (Re-Edit / Additions by Carlos Niño featuring Jesse Peterson)
(from 'Orchid Room' 7 inch, 2010 / Porter)
06. Benji Hughes - All You've Gotta Do Is Fall in Love
(from 'A Love Extreme' album, 2008 / New West)
07. Nick Rosen - Nature's Breath
(from 'Into The Sky' album, 2010 / Porter)
08. Donny Hathaway - Someday we'll All be Free
(from 'These Songs For You, Live!' compilation, 2004 / Atlantic)

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Nick Rosen (nickrosenmusic.tumblr.com|twitter.com/nickrosenmusic)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Nick_Rosen-Joy_and_Hope.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 10:06am EDT

Captain Detendu - Wish You A Stupid Xmas 2010

Captain Detendu - Wish You A Stupid Xmas 2010
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-12-24

Our favorite and grooviest musical humorist Captain Detendu has cooked, for the first christmas of the new decade, another one of his amazing Xmas mixes. Some really crazy stuff in there as usual... Enjoy the holidays vibe with those musical treats - and please don't tell the children that no known species of reindeer can fly!!

Tracklisting :
01. Unknown - Something Horrible
02. Orquesta Tabaco Y Ron - Feliz Navidad
(from 'Ponle Salsa a tu Navidad' album, 2005 / Dimelo! Records)
03. Byron Lee and The Dragonaires - Winter Wonderland Reggae
(from 'Christmas Party Time In The Tropics' LP, 1966 / Dynamic)
04. Disco Band - Promenade en Traineau (Sleigh Ride)
(from 'Noel Disco' album, 2001 / Disques Merite)
05. Kasio Kristmas - Deck The Halls
(from 'Kasio Kristmas' album, 2009 / Blue Thumb Productions)
06. The Rock-A-Fire-Explosions - Disco Christmas
(from 'Disco Christmas' 7 inch, 1982 / Creative Records)
07. Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison - Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk This Christmas
(from 'Happy Holidays' album, 2003 / Boar's Nest)
08. Jim Nabors - Doodle Ee Doo
(from 'Christmas in Hawaii with Jim Nabors' LP, 1981 / Bluewater)
09. Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks - Christmas Mornin'
(from 'Crazy for Christmas' album, 2010 / Surfdog)
10. The Surfers - Mele Kalikimaka
(from 'Christmas from Hawaii' LP, 1959 / Hi Fi Records)
11. Gay Robots - Jingle Bells
(from 'Not Your Grandfather's Holiday Album Vol.2' album, 2010 / Indaba Music)
12. Elvis vs AC/DC - Here Comes Santa Claus Back in Black
(from Voicedude's mashup at http://voicedude.podomatic.com, 2009)

The original cover artworks are to be found on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Captain Detendu (jewpop.blogspot.com|djouls.com/captaindetendu)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) with the help of Nicolas Tamisier

Direct download: Captain_Detendu-Wish_You_A_Stupid_Xmas_2010.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 8:32am EDT

The Boo Radleys, Brave Captain, Martin Carr - A Bittersweet Pop Selection

The Boo Radleys, Brave Captain, Martin Carr - A Bitterweet Pop Selection
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-12-19

The Boo Radleys were one the best Pop bands of the 1990s, from shoegazing riffs to psychedelic songs and britpop hits, they paved the way for the next decade's UK stadium pop groups. Their leader Martin Carr, one of the most talented songwriters of the last 20 years, never stopped marrying experimentation with pop melodicism, he's been running a critically-acclaimed solo career for 10 years now. This selection, on the bittersweet side of his music rather than the obvious hits and anthems, should fit perfectly with this sunday's snowy mood of Paris...

Tracklisting :
01. The Boo Radleys - Boo! Forever
(from 'Boo! Forever' single, 1992 / Creation)
02. The Boo Radleys - Lazarus
(from 'Lazarus' single, 1992 / Creation)
03. The Boo Radleys - Upon 9th And Fairchild
(from 'Giant Steps' album, 1993 / Creation)
04. The Boo Radleys - There She Goes
(from 'So I Married An Axe Murderer' sundtrack, 1993 / )
*05. The Boo Radleys - Wilder (Rock Field Mix)
(from '14/94' promo compilation, 1994 / Squatt)
06. The Boo Radleys - Fairfax Scene
(from 'Wake Up!' album, 1995 / Creation)
07. The Boo Radleys - Everything Is Sorrow
(from 'C'mon Kids' album, 1996 / Creation)
08. The Boo Radleys - Tomorrow
(from 'Find The Way Out' compilation, 2005 / Sanctuary UK)
09. The Boo Radleys - The Old Newsstand At Hamilton Square
(from 'Kingsize' album, 1998 / Creation)
10. Brave Captain - Raining Stones
(from 'The Fingertip Saint Sessions Vol.1' album, 2000 / Wichita)
11. Brave Captain - Big Red Control Machine
(from 'The Fingertip Saint Sessions Vol.1' album, 2000 / Wichita)
12. Brave Captain - Corporation Man
(from 'Corporation Man' single, 2001 / Boobytrap)
13. Martin Carr - Goldrush '49
(from 'Ye Gods (and little fishes)' album, 2009 / Sonnyboy)

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected by Djouls, mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls / Colored-Inc. (colored-inc.com)
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Links :

martin-carr.com
myspace.com/martincarrmusic
twitter.com/Martin_Carr
soundcloud.com/martin-carr
facebook.com/profile.php?id=730676999
facebook.com/pages/Martin-Carr/96776417584
sonnyboyrecords.greedbag.com
booradleys.co.uk
bravecaptain.co.uk
djouls.com/booradleys


Bjorn Torske's skrangle-house selected by Colored-Inc.

Bjorn Torske's skrangle-house selected by Colored-Inc.
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-11-21

Norwegian producer and DJ Bjorn Torske has just released his 4th album, Kokning, on the Smalltown Supersound label. We've been listening to his avant-disco, weirdo-dub, post-punk, and quirky electronica for more than 10 years now, waiting for each new album with feverish expectaton of where he'll be heading next. It was high time to share those deep scandinavian grooves with Paris DJs subscribers!!

Tracklisting :
01. Bjorn Torske - Spelunker
(from 'Feil Knapp' album, 2007 / Smalltown Supersound)
02. Ephemera - Last Thing (Bjorn Torske Remix)
(from 'Bjorn Torske and Zak Frost Present Scando-Nova (Future Sounds From The Scandinavian Underground)' compilation, 2002 / Fuego)
03. Bjorn Torske - Versjon Wolfenstein
(from 'Kokning' album, 2010 / Smalltown Supersound)
04. Bjorn Torske - Ode To A Duck
(from 'Nedi Myra' album, 1998 / Ferox)
05. N* Grandjean - Shadow (Bjorn Torske Short Edit Remix)
(from 'Wake Up EP' compilation, 2009 / Copenhagen)
06. Royksopp - Eple (Bjorn Torske Remix)
(from 'Eple' single, 2001 / Wall of Sound)
07. Bjorn Torske - Hatten Passer
(from 'Feil Knapp' album, 2007 / Smalltown Supersound)
08. Keyboy - Isla (Torske's Hobbydub)
(from 'DJ World Series: Nordic Chill' compilation, 2003 / DJ Magazine)
09. Bjorn Torske - Hard Trafikk
(from 'Trobbel' album, 2001 / Telle)
10. Bjorn Torske - Expresso
(from 'Nedi Myra' album, 1998 / Ferox)
11. Bjorn Torske - Nitten Nitti
(from 'Kokning' album, 2010 / Smalltown Supersound)
12. Bjorn Torske - Oppi Ura
(from 'Trobbel' album, 2001 / Telle)
13. Bjorn Torske - Dub Vendors
(from 'Heavyweight Rib Ticklers: Compiled By Mr Scruff' compilation, 2002 / Unfold)
14. Bjorn Torske - Disco Members
(from 'Wall of Sound presents Telle' compilation, 2000 / Wall of Sound)
15. Bjorn Torske - Jeg Vil Vaere Soppelmann (WOW! Edit By Erot)
(from 'Battlestar XB-7' 10 inch, 1999 / Svek)

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris Djs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls / Colored-Inc. (colored-inc.com)
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Links :
smalltownsupersound.com
myspace.com/smalltownsupersound
facebook.com/smalltownsupersound
twitter.com/supersound
soundcloud.com/smalltownsupersound
soundcloud.com/bjorn-torske
myspace.com/bjorntorske
discogs.com/artist/Bj%C3%B8rn+Torske

Direct download: Bjorn_Torske-Selected_by_Colored-Inc.mp3
Category:Colored-Inc. DJs -- posted at: 8:07pm EDT

Cee-Lo Is The One Vol.2 - Selected by Colored-Inc.

Cee-Lo Is The One Vol.2 - Selected by Colored-Inc.
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-11-14

Way back in 2006, nearly a year ater starting this Paris DJs website, we already showed our love for Cee-Lo's voice and music, through an exclusive mix called Cee-Lo Is The One, and through an exclusive reggae remix of The One. Four years later and we're still here, diggin' in yesterday's crates as much as today's new things, celebrating some selected records releases and parties in Paris... And a cool one is on its way, with Cee-Lo Green playing december 1st at Le Trabendo in Paris, so here's a bit of conceptual continuity with this second volume of Cee-Lo is the one!

Tracklisting :
01. Fantasia - The Thrill Is Gone feat. Cee-Lo Green
(from 'Back To Me' album, 2010 / J Records)
02. Cee-Lo - Sexual Chocolate
(from 'Violator: The Album, Vol.2.0' soundtrack, 2001)
03. Cee-Lo Green - Talking To Strangers
(from 'Stray Bullets' mixtape, 2010 / The Grey Area)
04. Jack Splash and Cee-Lo Green - Right Now
(from 'The Heart Attack' single, 2006 / Warner)
05. Ali And Gipp - I Told Ya feat. Cee-Lo and Bun B
(from 'Kinfolk' album, 2007 / Derrty Ent.)
06. Cee-Lo - I Want You (produced by Jack Splash)
(radio rip from Gilles Peterson's show, 2010)
07. Gnarls Barkley - Surprise
(from 'The Odd Couple' album, 2008 / Warner)
08. Gnarls Biggie - Can I Get With Ya Crazy Butt
(from 'Gnarls Biggie' album, 2006 / bootleg)
09. Estelle - Pretty Please (Love Me) feat. Cee-Lo
(from 'Shine' album, 2008 / Atlantic)
10. Nat King Cole - Lush Life feat. Cee-Lo
(from 'Re: Generations' compilation, 2009 / Capitol)
11. Cee Lo Green - Fuck You!
(from 'The Lady Killer' album, 2010 / Elektra)
12. Cee Lo Green - Georgia feat. The Menahan Street Band
(from 'Georgia' single, 2010 / Elektra)
13. Cee-Lo Green - It's OK
(from 'The Lady Killer' album, 2010 / Elektra)

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls / Colored-Inc. (colored-inc.com)
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Cee-Lo_Is_The_One_Vol_2-Selected_by_Colored-Inc.mp3
Category:Colored-Inc. DJs -- posted at: 10:23am EDT

Dj Kanada Kaosz from The Qualitons - Soul Beat 2010

Dj Kanada Kaosz from The Qualitons - Soul Beat 2010
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-11-05

Thanks to Tobias Kirmayer's label Tramp Records we've been introduced to the fantastic Hungarian funk from The Qualitons, a Budapest collective assembled by DJ/producer Kanada Kaosz after seeing bands such as The Whitefield Brothers smashing minds on stage in 2007. Their album Panoramic Tymes released last september is an incendiary blend of funk, afro, 60's beat and garage rock grooves, mostly intrumental with a couple of vocal tunes, which we cannot advise you enough to buy it on vinyl before it's sold out! DJ Kanada Kaosz cooked this tight and mixed introduction to the band's sounds to get you in the right mind, and should be back quite soon with some Hungarian psybeat delicatessen!

Tracklisting :
01. The Lind and Linders - Do The Crap
(from 'Go-Go Group Sounds Japan 1965-69' compilation, 2006 / Maniakku-Beat)
02. The Qualitons - Overdose
(from 'Panoramic Tymes' album, 2010 / Tramp)
03. Zoo Nee Voo - Green Onions
(from 'World Of Zoo Nee Voo' album, 1968 / Columbia)
04. Carlo Montez - Danger In Go Go Boots
(from 'Nymphomania, A Collection Of Sexy European Gogo Music From The 60's' compilation, 2008 / Sexy Hexy)
05. The Krew Kats - Jack's Good
(from 'Samovar' 7 inch, 1961 / His Master's Voice)
06. Jack and The Mods - It's Your Thing
(from 'It's Your Thing' 7 inch, 1971 / Hamtown)
07. The Qualitons - Margit
(from 'C'Mon Baby' 7 inch, 2010 / Tramp)
08. Dean Parrish - Turn On Your Lovelight
(from 'Determination' 7 inch, 1966 / Boom)
09. This 'N' That - Get Down With It
(from 'Get Down With It' 7 inch, 1967 / Strike)
10. Thee Impalas - Oh Yeah!
(from 'Come On Up' 7 inch, 1967 / Whittier)
11. Les Planetes - Mon Ami Noir
(from 'Girl Group Power - Quebec 60's Go-GO Music' compilation, 1998 / Ultrachicks)

All the original cover artworks, as usual, are to be seen on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Dj Kanada Kaosz from The Qualitons
Links : official site | facebook | myspace | soundcloud | parisdjs
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Dj_Kanada_Kaosz_The_Qualitons-Soul_Beat_2010.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 6:43am EDT

Nelo - Eclectik Mix Autumn 2010

Nelo - Eclectik Mix
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-10-25

Some of you might remember Nelo for her Come To Me song, extracted from her album produced by Professor Oz, Rue Myrha, and played in 2009 in our 21st Century Roots Vol.5 mix... Some others might have caught her deejaying every week-end at the Saut du Loup restaurant in the center of Paris. Anyways we're proud to invite our first girl DJ! Her Eclectik mix is made for a cool and loungy evening, right before going out...

Tracklisting :
01. Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
(from 'Black Cherry' album, 2003 / Mute)
more info on wikipedia.org
02. 1 Giant Leap - Racing Away feat. Grant Lee Phillips & Horace Andy
(from '1 Giant Leap' album, 2002 / Palm Pictures)
more info on wikipedia.org
03. Dafuniks - Ease My Mind feat. Joseph Agami & Barbara Aersoe
(from 'Bone Jacked & Buggin Out' album, 2008 / Bumblebeat)
more info on myspace.com/dafuniks
04. Chinese Man - Ordinary Man
(from 'The Groove Sessions Vol.2' album, 2009 / Chinese Man)
more info on chinesemanrecords.com
05. M.I.A - Amazon
(from 'Arular' album, 2005 / XL)
more info on miauk.com
06. The Beta Band - Squares (Wallace Collection - Day Dream)
more info on betaband.com
(from 'Hot Shots II' album, 2001 / Regal)
07. Dusty Springfield - Spooky
(from 'How Can I Be Sure' 7 inch, 1970, Philips / available on the 'Dusty... Definitely' CD reissue, 2001)
more info on simonbell.com/Dustydevotedly.html
08. Sweet Thunder - Everybody's Singin' Love Songs
(from 'Sweet Thunder' album, 1978 / Fantasy WMOT Records)
more info on soulfunkjazz.wordpress.com
09. Neeky FunKzoid - possdaohoOoh
more info on soundcloud.com/neeky-funkzoid
10. Cocosuma - We Were A Trio
(from 'We Were A Trio' album, 2005 / 3rd Side)
more info on www.myspace.com/cocosuma
11. Chromeo - My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)
(from 'Fancy Footwork' album, 2007 / V2)
more info on chromeo.net
12. John Daly - This Is A Lonely Beat
(from 'Drumpoems Verse 2' compilation, 2009 / Drumpoet Community)
more info on myspace.com/thesoundofjohndaly
13. Pier Bucci - Hay Consuelo (Samim Remix)
(from 'Familia Remix EP 2' 12 inch, 2006 / Crosstown Rebels)
more info on myspace.com/buccipier
14. Eyerer & Chopstick - Haunting (Sleeper Thief Remix)
(from 'Haunting' 12 inch, 2007 / Session Deluxe)
more info on sessiondeluxe.com
15. Beanfield - The Season (Swag's Vocal Mix)
(from 'The Season' single, 2000 / Compost)
more info on discogs.com/artist/Beanfield
16. Booster Feat. Juan Rozoff - You're The One
(from 'Loop In Release' album, 2001 / Blue Note France)
more info on http://www.boosterized.com
17. interludes love film ;-) !
18. A Guy Called Gerald - Silent Cry (Gerico)
(from 'Black Secret Technology' album, 1995 / Juice Box)
more info on guycalledgerald.com

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Nelo (myspace.com/nelonet)
Audio mastering by Professor Oz (professoroz.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a photo by Aurelie Vandenweghe

Direct download: Nelo-Eclectik_Mix_Autumn_2010.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 7:07pm EDT

DJ Modest / Belleruche - Call That A Mixtape ?

DJ Modest / Belleruche - Call That A Mixtape ?
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-10-05

After 2007's Turntable Soul Music and 2008's The Express, Belleruche are back this month with their 3rd album, 270 Stories, their most cohesive yet. The trio, comprised of vocalist Kathrin deBoer, guitarist Ricky Fabulous and turntablist DJ Modest, continue with their signature 'soul, guitars, stripped down lo-fi grooves and turntablism scratches' sound, encompassing trip-hop, blues and soul. To celebrate the event, here's an eclectic mix of pop, electro, drum'n'bass, hip hop and more, including an exclusive remix of Cher's Bang Bang, all cooked by DJ Modest while bouncing around the record room! Note that all f**k ups are completely intentional...

Tracklisting :
01. Cher - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Modest edit)
02. Hedde Gy'N Nieuwe Jur - Unknown
03. The Slew - 100%
04. Buck 65 - Shutter Buggin'
05. King Honey - Olde Peculiar
06. Jahmiga - Porque Te Dub
07. Boom Bib & Gruff Rhys - Do's And Don'ts
08. P-Love - Rocket Launch Test
09. The Bug - Poison Dart
10. Chrissy Murderbot - The Limelight feat. MC Zulu
11. MJ Cole - Volcano Riddim
12. Yt - England Story
13. Roots Manuva - Again & Again (Arctic Monkeys Remix)
14. Toddla T - Do U Know (Rob G's Dub)
15. Eduk - Popozuda Rock N' Roll (Diplo Remix)
16. Diplo - Bandida feat. Deize Tigrona
17. M.I.A. - Paper Planes (DFA Remix)
18. Tricky - Uk Jamican
19. Plasticzooms - Under Black (Dandi Wind Remix)
20. Buck 65 - Bandits
21. Sons & Daughters - Fight
22. Gil-Scott Heron - I'm New Here
23. The Aliens - Theremin
24. Fred McDowell - Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Modest from Belleruche (belleruche.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a press photo from the band

Direct download: DJ_Modest_Belleruche-Call_That_A_Mixtape.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 5:07am EDT

Psycut presents What The Jazz !

Psycut presents What The Jazz !
Jazz Attitudes special 'What the Jazz' Party
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-09-23

On friday, september 24th the What The Funk party in Paris will mute into a What The Jazz fiesta with Adrian Gibson, Soulist, Psycut and Koko!! Here's an appetizer cooked by DJ Psycut with a lot of jazz attitude...

Tracklisting :
01. Substantial - My Favorite Things
(from 'My Favorite Things/Day In The Life' 7 inch, 2009 / Hi Hat Records)
more info on qn5.com | hi-hat-records.com
02. Povo - Bennie's Groove
(from 'City Blues' 12 inch, 2009 / Ricky Tick)
more info on ricky-tick.com
03. Elizabeth Shepherd - Parkdale
(from 'Parkdale' 7 inch, 2008 / Do Right!)
more info on elizabethshepherd.com
04. Talib Kibwe Odyssey - Pinnacle of Joy
(from 'Egyptian Oasis' LP, 1986 / Anais)
more info on tkblue.com
05. Joel Drouin Quintet - Basse Partout
(from 'Hot Normandie' compilation LP, 1986 / CRJHN)
06. Johnny Griffin - The Turk's Bolero
(from 'Foot Patting' LP, 1970 / Young Blood)
more info on discogs.com
07. Jazz Celula - Probuzeni
(from 'Ohen Az Pozar' LP, 1976 / Panton)
more info on rarejazz.blogspot.com
08. Dimenzio - Bamba (The Fool)
(from 'Dimenzio' LP, 1981 / Pepita)
more info on discogs.com
09. Black White And Co - Overture
(from 'Stop' LP, 1982 / JPLL Production)
more info on discogs.com
10. Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (Roy Boogie's brukup)
(from 'Remember The Time' 7 inch, 2008 / Early)
more info on berlinbattery.blogspot.com
11. Bobby Byrd - If You Don't Work You Can't Eat (Broken Beat remix)
(from 'If You Don't Work You Can't Eat' 12 inch / white label)

All the original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Psycut (myspace.com/dj_psycut)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a photo from istolethetv under a creative commons license

Direct download: Psycut-What_The_Jazz.mp3
Category:What The Funk DJs -- posted at: 7:18pm EDT

Clutchy Hopkins - Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz - Selected by Colored-Inc.

Clutchy Hopkins - Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz - Selected by Colored-Inc.
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-09-13

Clutchy Hopkins has released 8 albums in the last 5 years but his (their?) identity remains a mystery. We got in touch with his first label Crate Diggler Records in january 2009 in order to license a track for the It's The New Hip Hop Thing compilation... Then we recently been contacted by someone from the Clutchy Hopkins Organization who jumped on our proposal to do a special Clutchy Hopkins mix on Paris DJs. But no concrete info leaked, so let's focus on the music: hard to describe, it's blending funk, jazz, hip hop, psychedelia in a groovy cinematic whole that's quite unique... and we're quite sure you're gonna love it!

Tracklisting :
01. Shawn Lee and Clutchy Hopkins - Full Moon
(from 'Clutch Of The Tiger' album, 2008 / Ubiquity)
02. Clutchy Hopkins - Light As A Feather
(from 'The Story Teller' album, 2010 / Ubiquity)
03. Clutchy Hopkins - Nightshade feat. Fat Albert Einstein
(exclusive track from clutchyhopkinsmusic.com, 2010)
04. Clutchy Hopkins - Giraffe Crack
(from 'The Story Teller' album, 2010 / Ubiquity)
05. Misled Children - 2:59
(from 'Peoples Market' album)
06. Clutchy Hopkins - 3:02
(from 'The Life of Clutchy Hopkins' album, 2005 / Crate Digglers)
07. Clutchy Hopkins - Love Of A Women feat. Darondo
(from 'Walking Backwards' album, 2008 / Ubiquity)
08. MF Doom Meets Clutchy Hopkins - Air
(from 'MF Doom Meets Clutchy Hopkins' 12 inch, 2006 / Bootleg)
09. The Misled Children And Odean Pope - Foregone
(from 'The Misled Children Meet Odean Pope' album, 2008 / Porter)
10. Ohmega Watts - Eyes And Ears (Clutchy Hopkins Remix)
(from 'Eyes and Ears' digital single, 2008 / Ubiquity)
11. Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin - Riff Raff Rollin
(from 'Music Is My Medicine' album, 2009 / Ubiquity)
12. Alice Russell - All Alone (DJ Day Meets Clutchy Hopkins Remix)
(from 'Pot Of Gold Remixes' compilation, 2009 / Little Poppet)
13. Clutchy Hopkins and Shawn Lee - Ancient Chinese Secret
(from 'Fascinating Fingers' album, 2009 / Ubiquity)
14. Exile - In Love (Clutchy Hopkins Remix)
(from 'Radio AM/FM' compilation, 2010 / Plug Research)

All the original cover artworks, a video and a complete discography are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls / Colored-Inc. (colored-inc.com)
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a painting from Thabeat Valera (thabeatvalera.blogspot.com)


Ninja Tune - 20 Years of Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz - Selected by Djouls

Grant Phabao and Djouls - Ninja Tune - 20 Years of Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk and Jazz
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-28

We're still celebrating 20 years of musical activism from the english label Ninja Tune! The huge boxset is now coming out very soon... Parties in Paris and London are starting to get sold-out quite fast, and french magazine Trax has released a special (Ninja Tune 20 Ans...), in which I've written 3 articles. The first one is about 20 of the rarest pieces of wax released by the label. The second is a selection of 20 astonishing or stunning remixes, you might have downloaded its soundtrack for a deeply blunted evening by now... The third is about the dark side of the label, with a selection of 20 psychedelic albums. Here's the soundtrack to this article: the dark side of Ninja Tune!!

Tracklisting :
01. Super Numeri - Leisure Lakes
(from 'Great Aviaries' album, 2003 / Ninja Tune)
02. The Dragons - Food For My Soul
(from 'BFI' album, 2007 / Ninja Tune)
03. Kid Koala - A Night At The Nufonia
(from 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome' album, 2000 / Ninja Tune)
04. The Slew - 100%
(from '100%' album, 2009 / Puget Sound/Ninja Tune)
05. cLOUDDEAD - The Velvet Ant
(from 'Ten' album, 2004 / Big Dada)
06. Wagon Christ - Musipal
(from 'Musipal' album, 2001 / Ninja Tune)
07. Jaga Jazzist - Animal Chin
(from 'A Livingroom Hush' album, 2002 / Ninja Tune)
08. Diplo - Big Lost
(from 'Florida' album, 2004 / Big Dada)
09. The Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination - Soulbath
(from 'I Was Young and I Needed The Money' album, 1998 / Ninja Tune)
10. Super Numeri - Track 09
(from 'Live At Jazz Cafe' album, 2003 / Ninja Tune)
11. The Poets of Rhythm - Plus Plus
(from 'Discern/Define' album, 2001 / Quannum/Ninja Tune)
12. Flanger - Full On Scientist
(from 'Templates' album, 1999 / Ninja Tune)
13. Infinite Livez Vs Stade - (^_^)zzZ
(from 'Art Brut Fe De Yoot' album, 2007 / Ninja Tune)
14. Homelife - Harder
(from 'Guru Man Hubcap Lady' album, 2004 / Ninja Tune)
15. Loka - Meet Dad
(from 'http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Fire Shepherds' album, 2006 / Ninja Tune)
16. Chocolate Weasel - Zen Method
(from 'http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Spaghettification' album, 1998 / Ninja Tune)
17. Fog - Pneumonia
(from '' album, 2002 / Ninja Tune)
18. Treva Whateva - Dangerous Disco (The Director's Cut)
(from 'Music's Made Of Memories' album, 2005 / Ninja Tune)
19. Daedelus - Welcome Home
(from 'Exquisite Corpse' album, 2005 / Ninja Tune)
20. Sixtoo - Sidewinders
(from 'Chewing On Glass and Other Miracle Cures' album, 2004 / Ninja Tune)

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao (
myspace.com/grantphabao | grantphabao.com) and Djouls (colored-inc.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using some official Ninja Tune logo by Stricktly Kev (djfood.org)


Ninja Tune - 20 Years of Remixes and Re-interpretations - Selected by Djouls

Grant Phabao and Djouls - Ninja Tune - 20 Years of Remixes and Re-interpretations
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-15

Lots of stuff are happening for the celebration of the last 20 years of musical activism from the english label Ninja Tune. A huge boxset is on its way for september, with LOTS of new music, there are parties coming up everywhere, and the french magazine Trax has just released a special number (Ninja Tune 20 Ans...), for which I've been asked to write 3 articles. The first one is about 20 of the rarest pieces of wax released by the label. The second one is a selection of 20 astonishing or stunning remixes, here's the soundtrack, for a deeply blunted evening. The third one is about the dark side of the label, with a selection of 20 psychedelic albums. The soundtrack mix to this article will be coming up here very soon...

Tracklisting :
01. East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12 (Squarepusher Mix)
(from 'Tried by 12' single, 1998 / Ninja Tune)
02. The Herbaliser - The Missing Suitcase (DJ Craze Remix)
(from 'The Missing Suitcase' single, 1999 / Ninja Tune)
03. The Herbaliser - Something Wicked (Bossa Radio Edit)
(from 'Something Wicked' single, 2002 / Ninja Tune)
04. 2 Player - Extreme Possibilities (Wagon Christ Mix)
(from 'Extreme Possibilities single, 1995 / Ninja Tune)
05. Antipop Consortium - Lay Me Down (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive remix, 2010)
06. DJ Food - Turtle Soup (Luke Vibert Mix)
(from 'Refried Food' album, 1996 / Ninja Tune)
07. Kid Koala - Emperors Main Course In Cantonese
(remix of David Byrne's theme for 'The Last Emperor)
(from 'Emperor's Main Course In Cantonese' single, 2000 / Ninja Tune)
08. DJ Vadim - Variations in USSR (DJ Krush remix)
(from 'USSR Reconstruction' album, 1998 / Ninja Tune)
09. Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope) (Part 2 In The Flesh Mix)
(from 'Witness' single, 2001 / Big Dada)
10. Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep (Lambeth Blues)
(from 'Awfully De/EP' single, 2005 / Big Dada)
11. Coldcut - More Beats and Pieces (I Miss You Blobula - Q-Bert Mix)
(from 'More Beats And Pieces' single, 1997 / Ninja Tune)
12. One Self - Be Your Own (Vad's Dub mix)
(from 'Be Your Own' single, 2005 / Ninja Tune)
13. Poirier - Let Them Hate feat. YT (Mungo's HiFi Remix)
(from 'Running High' bonus disc, 2010 / Ninja Tune)
14. Coldcut - More Beats and Pieces (Obsessive Behaviour Kid Koala Version)
(from 'More Beats And Pieces' single, 1997 / Ninja Tune)
15. Daedelus - Touchtone (Thavius Beck Remix)
(from 'For Withered Friends/Touchtone' single, 2008 / Ninja Tune)
16. The Cinematic Orchestra - All That You Give (Dr. Rockit Mix)
(from 'All That You Give' single, 2002 / Ninja Tune)
17. Blockhead - Sunday Seance (Loka Remix)
(from 'Sunday Seance / Jet Son' single, 2004 / Ninja Tune)
18. Coldcut - Autumn Leaves (Irresistible Force Mix)
(from 'Autumun Leaves' single, 1992 / Ninja Tune)
19. Coldcut - Atomic Moog (Cornelius Mix)
(from 'Let Us Replay' album, 1999 / Ninja Tune)
20. K-The-I - Finger Painting (Thavius Beck Remix)
(from 'Finger Painting' single, 2008 / Big Dada)

All the original cover artworks are gathered on the Paris DJs blog.

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao (myspace.com/grantphabao | grantphabao.com) and Djouls (colored-inc.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using some official Ninja Tune logo by Stricktly Kev (djfood.org)


Hidden Orchestra - Footsteps Promo Mix

Joe Acheson / Hidden Orchestra - Footsteps Promo Mix
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-09

Formerly known as Joe Acheson Quartet, Hidden Orchestra combine two live drummers and deep basslines with strong jazz and classical influences, to make cinematic, emotive, percussive, next generation music using traditional instrumentation and organic samples. Celebrating the release of their free single, Footsteps, available on bandcamp next monday (aug 16), we've partnered with Tru Thoughts Recordings to offer you this amazing and exclusive mix from the bandleader Joe Acheson, who's put a lot of time and effort into the thing, even recording several pieces of new music and sound designs especially for this program!!

Tracklisting :
00:00 Footsteps - Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts)
03:37 The Glasshouse With Butterfly - Tomas Dvorak (inner_fx)
03:46 Antsu's Favourite Sound (interview)
04:38 All I Need - Radiohead (Joe Acheson Refix)
05:09 Through These Veins - Afu Ra (acapella)
07:21 Braggin' Writes - J-Live (acapella)
08:57 Hani Rumba - Boban Markovic (ITMM)
10:42 Reminder - Hidden Orchestra (White Label)
10:45 Street Scene - Moondog (Prestige)
12:14 S.A.D. - DJ Slepton (film samples)
14:30 Dust - Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts)
18:51 The Big Man - Joe Acheson (Big Man Walking)
24:41 Mrs Thursday - Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch (Joe Acheson Refix)
25:21 Time's Up - OC (acapella)
26:25 Happy Jizz Girls - Xploding Plastix (Beatservice)
27:59 Mystik (Do It Like This) - Grand Unified (CloakXDagger)
28:12 Broad Factor - Quasimoto (acapella)
29:35 Nanorobot Tune - Tomas Dvorak (inner_fx)
32:15 Talk Show Host - Radiohead (Parlophone)
32:15 Kemuri - DJ Krush (Mo Wax)
34:14 The Burning Circle - Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts)
34:50 Nut Rocker - B Bumble and The Stingers (Top Rank International)
39:33 More Powah to Yah - Xploding Plastix (Beatservice)
41:54 Set It Off - Big Daddy Kane (acapella)
44:36 Wonderful Land - The Shadows (Parlophone)
45:07 Le Creation Du Monde - Darius Milhaud
45:21 Midnight in a Perfect World (Gab Mix) - DJ Shadow (Mo Wax)
45:57 Between Two Worlds (BBC Radio 3 drama - excerpts feature actors Owen Teale and Madeleine Brolly)
45:51 Triodion - Arvo Pärt
46:28 Reckoner - Radiohead (Joe Acheson Refix)
46:56 Rap It Up - Phi-Life Cypher (acapella)
50:01 Made of Wood / Phi-Log - Floex (Minority)
54:07 Setting Out - Joe Acheson (Big Man Walking)
57:02 Weird Fishes / Arpeggi - Radiohead (Joe Acheson Refix)
57:08 2nd Childhood - Nas (acapella)
58:25 Teardop - Massive Attack (acapella)
61:09 Heckles From The Peanut Gallery - Controller 7 (6months)
61:42 Chicken-Bone Circuit - RJD2 (Definitive Jux)
62:49 Cload - Four Tet (The Leaf Label)
64:49 Prototype - Headhunter (Tempa)
64:53 Untold Stories - Buju Banton (acapella)
68:57 I Want My Violence Back - Xploding Plastix (Beatservice)
70:37 Gypstep Beat - Spelt with a K (White Label)
72:24 The Tao of Bergerac - John Nettles (fictional audio book)
73:49 Vainamoinen - Joe Acheson (music for BBC radio documentary Sound of Snow and Ice)

Info :
Selected and mixed by Joe Acheson / Hidden Orchestra
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using for the Footsteps single artwork Loch Broom from Achiltibuie (detail) - etching by Norman Ackroyd

Credits :
The Hidden Orchestra and other guest players appearing on my own material included in this mix are:
Poppy Ackroyd - violin, footsteps;
Tim Lane - drums, trombone, percussion, didgeridoo;
Jamie Graham - drums;
Su-a Lee - cello;
Fraser Fifield - soprano sax, low whistle, kaval;
Marcus Britton - French horn, trumpet, sousaphone;
Norman Mackay - accordion;
Phil Cardwell - trumpet;
Julia Biel - vocals;
Nick Roth - alto saxophone;
Joe Acheson - bass guitar, zither, autoharp, kantele, footsteps, bassoon, glockenspiel and all production.

The closing track from the School for the Visually Impaired in Jyvaskyla, Finland, also features Elias using a white cane, Ville cross-country-skiing, Haikke drilling fishing-holes in the ice, and Salla rolling in an inflatable tube.

Thanks to Antero Pertunnen.

Links :
parisdjs.com/index.php/tag/Hidden Orchestra
hiddenorchestra.com
hiddenorchestra.bandcamp.com
myspace.com/hiddenorchestra
facebook.com/HiddenOrchestra
myspace.com/joeachesonquartet
tru-thoughts.co.uk
myspace.com/truthoughtsrecords
youtube.com/user/truthoughtsrecords
facebook.com/truthoughts
twitter.com/tru_thoughts

Direct download: Hidden_Orchestra-Footsteps_Promo_Mix.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 9:02am EDT

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.4 - A'fro Down

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.4 - A'fro Down
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-08

Hey Julien, I hope that this message finds you well and as busy as ever. I've gotta say that the site is looking sweet these days, well done. Are you experiencing an increase in traffic lately?? The mega African mix you just put up is shit hot! Anyway, I must have been on the same wavelength as you as the new mix I've been working on is afro-centric: Platters that Matters - Vol. 4 - A'fro Down! This fresh mix of original African hit-makers and afro-rhythm inspired ass-shakers is sure to hit you in the feet! You'll feel the heat and groove to the beat when you check out what is being laid down in this most recent funky platter! Diggit.
(Citizen Dale, July 14th 2010)

Tracklisting :
01. Funkees - Breakthrough
(from 'The World Ends Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria' Compilation, 2010 / Soundway)
more info on parisdjs.com
02. Gyedu Blay Ambolley - This Hustling World
(from 'Simigwa' album, 1975 / Essiebons)
more info on parisdjs.com
03. [interlude/break]
04. Ezy and Isaac - Don't Step On My Shoes
(from 'Soul Rock' album, 1974 / Rifi Recordings)
more info on parisdjs.com
05. Wganda Kenya - El abanico
(from 'The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol 1' compilation / VampiSoul)
more info on parisdjs.com
06. El Rego and Ses Commandos - Dis Moi Oui
(from 'Dis Moi Oui' 7-inch, early 1970s / L.A Aux Ecoutes)
more info on parisdjs.com
07. [interlude/break]
08. The Budos Band - Unbroken, Unshaven
(from 'Budos Band III' album / Daptone Records)
more info on parisdjs.com
09. Ice - Time Will Tell
(from 'Bobo Step' 7-inch, / Epic)
more info on parisdjs.com
10. Segun Bucknor - Dye Dye
(from 'Poor Man No Get Brother' album / Strut)
more info on parisdjs.com
11. [outro - Guem]

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Info :
Selected and mixed by Citizen Dale (citizendale.tumblr.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Citizen_Dale-Platters_That_Matters_Today_Vol_4.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 7:58am EDT

Ian Wright - Paris Rare Groove Day Radio Show

Ian Wright - Paris Rare Groove Day Radio Show
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-03

A fake radio show recorded live and direct during the 9th edition of the Paris Rare Groove Day featuring Ian Wright (Sister Funk/UK) as a special guest. Some of you might have heard the Sister Funk compilation the man has released in 2000 on BBE or its follow-up Sister Funk 2 released on Jazzman in 2007. A long time music collector from England, Ian Wright find himself in the inner circle of Funk and Soul rarities in the 7 inch/45rpm format and has been mentioned by many inlcluding Keb Darge to have the most respectable collection of rare Deep Funk out there.

Tracklisting :
01. Waymond Hall - Children Of The World
02. The Camels - The Fabulous Taronados
03. The Delshan & Love Children - Angela Baby
04. Little Wille Jones - That Was My Big Mystake
05. The Family Sound Band - Gotta Git Down
06. Elaine Armstrong - Sad But True
07. Barbara Davis - Rated R ‘Why Is It A Sin (If Adultery Is A Sin)
08. The Hopkins Bros - Shake Cheri
09. The Final Act - The Feeling Is Right
10. New Life Band - New Life Is Out To Get You
11. Scorpio & His People - The Unforgiven
12. Di Ann Johnson - It's Another Day
13. Carrie Riley And The Fascinations - Super Cool
14. Flack And Company - Been Loving You So Long (Don't Want To Stop)
15. Lee Brackett - Ruby
16. Bubba Suggs - Everything That Looks Good
17. Tommy Turner - Lazy
18. Betty Wright - Circle Of Heart Breaks
19. Stacy Lake - No Ending
20. Sam Jenkins - Foxy

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Ian Wright (myspace.com/djianwright)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Paris Rare Groove day ® Organization by
Mr Pal (palprod.com)
Peeer (playitkickit.com)
Ol'stark (modaction.com)

myspace.com/parisraregrooveday

Direct download: Ian_Wright-Paris_Rare_Groove_Day_2010_Live_Mix.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 4:57pm EDT

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Extravaganza

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Extravaganza
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Colored-Inc., 2010-07-10

The Paris DJs extended family has among the most pro-active in spreading the good word about worldwide African music. Celebrating the recent releases by One Foot In Jail or Franck Biyong on our brand new Colored-Inc. label, and announcing the upcoming albums from Oghene Kologbo or Ebo Taylor, here's nearly 4 hours of 21st century afrojazz, afrobeat, ethio-jazz, afrofunk and afrolatin grooves - selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls who are currently producing new tracks with Afrodyete from the Breakestra, Zak from The Souljazz Orchestra, Franck Biyong, Doctor L, Gregsky and a few others...

Tracklisting :

PART 1 - AFRO TRIP
01. The Original Brothers - Black Out
(from 'African Music Today' compilation, 2009 / Truth & Soul) USA
02. Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra - Kingston Abeba
(from 'Definitely Roots' album, 2009 / Masta Conga Production) FRANCE
03. One Foot In Jail feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays - African Man (Grant Phabao Swing Rework)
(from 'Hard 2 Find Vol.3' album, 2010 / Colored-Inc.) FRANCE/JAMAICA
04. Akalé Wubé - Jawa Jawa
(from 'Akalé Wubé' album, 2010 / Clapson) FRANCE
05. Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle - Watch We (Souljazz Orchestra Remix)
(from 'Inspiration Information - The Remixes' CD, 2009 / Strut) JAMAICA/UK/CANADA
06. Skeletons - Marathon Man
(from 'Smile' album, 2010 / Impossible Ark) UK
07. The Budos Band - Hidden Hand
(from 'The Budos Band EP' 12 inch, 2009 / Daptone) USA
08. The Rhythmagic Orchestra - African Mailman
(from 'Impossible Ark: A Compilation' CD, 2009 / Impossible Ark) UK
09. Brownout - Framed By Death
(from 'Aguilas & Cobras' album, 2009 / Six Degrees) USA
10. Albino - Feel Alright
(from 'Rhino' album, 2007 / Mighty Niblet) USA
11. Soul Sugar - Sagittarius
(from 'Nothing But The Truth' album, 2009 / Freestyle) FRANCE
12. Tumi and the Volume - Volume Thrials
(from 'Pick A Dream' album, 2010 / Sakifo) SOUTH AFRICA
13. The Budos Band - Day Tripper
(from 'Day Tripper/Money' split 7 inch with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, 2010 / Daptone) USA
14. Mifune - Blackwater Crooks
(from 'Time Is Watching Us' album, 2008 / ODC Music Group) USA
PART 2 - AFRO ETHIO
15. Les Freres Smith - La Marche des Smith
(from 'La Marche des Smith' 7 inch, 2009 / Melting Pot) FRANCE
16. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Mulatu
(from 'Inspiration Information' album, 2009 / Strut) ETHIOPIA/UK
17. The Whitefield Brothers - Safari Strut
(from 'Earthology' album, 2010 / Now-Again) GERMANY
18. Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Toure Samar
(from 'Black Man’s Cry: The Influence and Inspiration of Fela Kuti' compilation, 2010 / Now-Again) GERMANY
PART 3 - AFRO BEAT
19. One Foot In Jail - Fire Dance feat. Psyco
(from 'Hard 2 Find Vol.3' album, 2010 / Colored-Inc.) FRANCE/NIGERIA
20. The Superpowers - American Exceptionalism
(from 'Trance for Nation' album, 2009 / Young Cub) USA
21. Dele Sosimi - Ojoro
(from 'Identity' album, 2007 / Helico) NIGERIA
22. Will Bernard, John Medeski & Stanton Moore - Blister
(from 'Blue Plate Special' album, 2008 / Palmetto) USA
23. Euforquestra - Melody Truck
(from 'Soup' album, 2009 / Artifact Concepts) USA
24. The Souljazz Orchestra - Agbara
(from 'Rising Sun' album, 2010 / Strut) CANADA
25. Kafka - Afro Innay
(from 'Kafka' album, 2008 / Mighty Higness) AUSTRALIA
26. Funkanala - Be There Tomorrow Part 1
(from 'Be There Tomorrow' album, 2007 / Here And Now) SENEGAL/UK
27. Ikebe Shakedown - Hard Steppin'
(from 'Hard Steppin' EP, 2009 / Colemine) USA
28. Franck Biyong & Massak - U.P.C.
(from 'Visions of Kamerun' album, 2010 / Colored-Inc.) CAMEROON/FRANCE
29. Cacique'97 - Come From Nigeria
(from 'Cacique'97' album, 2009) PORTUGAL
30. Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - Crosstown Traffic
(from 'Crosstown Traffic' 7 inch, 2010 / First Word) UK
31. Aphrodesia - Special Girl
(from 'Precious Commodity' album, 2009 / Shackrobeat Music) USA
PART 4 - AFRO FUNK
32. Pitch & Scratch - Mzuzu Walk
(from 'Hamburg Hustle' album, 2009 / Légère Recordings) GERMANY
33. Paikan - Afro On The Rocks
(from 'Dancefloor Fight' 12 inch, 2009 / Jazzman) FRANCE
34. Gigoletto Brass Band - Africa Con Bajo
(from 'Boogalow ' 7 inch, 2010 / Lovemonk) SPAIN
35. One Foot In Jail - Freedom Back feat. Kologbo & The Deacon
(from 'Hard 2 Find Vol.3' album, 2010 / Colored-Inc.) NIGERIA/USA/FRANCE
36. Burro Morto - Cabaret
(from 'Varadouro' 12 inch, 2010 / Oriki Music) BRAZIL
37. Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 - Seahorse And The Storyteller
(from 'Seahorse And The Storyteller' album, 2010 / Truth & Soul) USA
38. The Funk Revolution - Izzy Come, Izzy Go
(from 'Contemporary Funk' compilation, 2010 / Tramp) GERMANY
39. Deela - One Eyed Captain (Radio Citizen Remix)
(from 'Everything Counts EP' 12 inch, 2010 / Switchstance) GERMANY
40. Afro Soul Toasting - Be A Looser
(from 'Be A Looser' 7 inch, 2008 / Enlace Funk) SPAIN
41. Kokolo - Afrika Man feat. Jojo Kuo
(from 'Afrika Man' 7 inch, 2010 / Record Kicks) USA
42. Cadillac Jones - Suya
(from 'Rhythm Method' album, 2009 / South City) USA
43. The Qualitons - Mellbimbo
(from 'Mellbimbo' 7 inch, 2010 / Tramp) HUNGARY
PART 5 - AFRO LATIN
44. Liberdade - Grande Lua Cheia
(from 'Grande Lua Cheia' 12 inch, 2008 (recorded in 2002) / Oriki Music) BRAZIL
45. Delta Nove - Giacomo
(from 'The Future Is When' album, 2006 / Capitol) USA
46. The Motet - Cheap Shit
(from 'Music For Life' album, 2004 / Harmonized) USA
47. Gangbé Brass Band - Nikki
(from 'Assiko' album, 2009 / Contre Jour) BENIN
48. Antibalas - Dilo Como Yo
(from 'Verve Remixed 4' compilation, 2008 / Verve) USA
49. Saravah Soul - Alforria
(from 'Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary' 3xCD compilation, 2009 / Tru Thoughts) UK

Complete links and original artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao (myspace.com/akalepse | grantphabao.com) and Djouls (colored-inc.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)
Photo by The Lizard Queen (flickr) under a Creative Commons license


Many more records with cool 21st Century Afro tracks have been previously played on Paris DJs, in the following mixes: 21st Century Afro Vol.7, 21st Century Afro Vol.6, 21st Century Afro Vol.5, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.8, 21st Century Afro Vol.4, 21st Century Afro Vol.3, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.7, 21st Century Afro Vol.2, 21st Century Afro Vol.1, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.6, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.5, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.4, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.3, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.2, Mind Radio Show Vol.4, African Mashed Potato Popcorn Vol.1.

Direct download: Grant_Phabao_and_Djouls-21st_Century_Afro_Extravaganza.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 3:56pm EDT

Lee Fields Mega Mix by DJ Akalepse

Lee Fields megamix by DJ Akalepse
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Truth & Soul, 2010-07-06

Lee Fields & The Expressions will be performing in Paris at New Morning on Thursday, July 8th at 8 pm!
Don't miss out on a night of sweet soul music with the one and only Lee Fields!
To celebrate this event and bring some more light on the band who released the record of the year 2009, here's a short blend of tracks of the album My World, mixed by our main Brooklynite DJ Akalepse, and courtesy of Truth & Soul Radio.

Tracklisting :
sorry no info

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Akalepse (myspace.com/akalepse | akalepse.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)
Photo by JJ1One/Jean Saint Jean (jeansaintjean.com)

Direct download: Lee_Fields_Megamix_by_DJ_Akalepse.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 4:37pm EDT

DJ Akalepse - Props Mixtape Vol.1

DJ Akalepse - Props Mixtape Vol.1
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-06-19

Rich Medina and DJ Akalepse (the kings of I never heard ANYONE play this record out!) are taking their legendary Little Ricky's Rib Shack party from APT and bringing it to Le Poisson Rouge in 2010. Expect a party that is as much what is this song?, as it is I love this song, a party that is simultaneously classic, and brand new. Medina and Akalepse are staples of the New York DJ community known worldwide for consistently bringing you a full spectrum of soul music. DJ Akalepse is also running things for the neo-classic Truth & Soul Records label. Come find out for yourself why these guys have had one of the most highly consistent and successful weeknight parties New York City has ever seen, with this funky and highly soulful introductory mix called Props Vol.1...

Tracklisting :
sorry no info

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Akalepse (myspace.com/akalepse | akalepse.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)
Photo by JJ1One

Direct download: DJ_Akalepse-Props_Mixtape_Vol_1.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 1:38pm EDT

Lanu from The Bamboos - Third Stoned From The Sun

Lance Ferguson aka Lanu from The Bamboos - Third Stoned From The Sun
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-31

Fresh from headlining festivals to crowds of 50,000+ in their native Australia, and having just released their new album, 4, to much fanfare, The Bamboos will be embarking on a full band tour throughout June 2010, bringing their renowned full live funk/soul/hip hop style throwdown to the UK and Europe, for the first time in three years. Here's the the special mix bandleader Lance Ferguson (aka production wunderkind Lanu) has prepared for the occasion... and for all those living in Paris, don't miss the show next Wednesday (June 16) at La Bellevilloise!

Tracklisting :
01. Space Invadas (Katalyst and Steve Spacek) - Done It Again
(from 'Soul:Fi' album, 2010 / Invada Records) AUSTRALIA
02. Diego and The Dissidents - Nerve Storm
(from 'Contaminated Waters' 7 inch, 2010 / Jack To Phono) UNITED KINGDOM
03. The Bamboos - Kings Cross
(from '4' album, 2009 / Tru Thoughts) AUSTRALIA
04. Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
(from 'InnerSpeaker' album, 2010 / Modular) AUSTRALIA
05. The Doors - Break On Through (Bossa Rocker Remix by DJ Disse)
(from 'Real Roots EP' 12 inch, 2008 / Music For Dreams America) USA/DENMARK
06. Jimi Hendrix - 3rd Stone From The Sun
(from 'Are You Experienced' album, 1967 / Track) USA
07. Lefties Soul Connection - Organ Donor
(from 'Hutspot' album, 2006 / Melting Pot Music) NETHERLANDS
08. The Bamboos - Up On The Hill (DJ Yoda Re-Edit)
(from 'You Ain't No Good' digital single, 2010 / Tru Thoughts) AUSTRALIA
09. The Limp Twins - Tales From Beyond The Groove
(from 'Tales From Beyond The Groove' album, 2003 / Tru Thoughts) UNITED KINGDOM
10. Beta Hector feat. Dionne Charles - Payback
(from 'Payback' 7 inch, 2010 / Tru Thoughts) UNITED KINGDOM
11. Gonja Sufi - Suzie Q
(from 'A Sufi and A Killer' album, 2010 / Warp) USA
12. DJ Greyboy and Delmos Wade - Guitar String
(from (From The Ground Up' album, 2010 / Soundlock Recordings) USA
13. The Bamboos - You Ain't No Good
(from '4' album, 2009 / Tru Thoughts) AUSTRALIA
14. Beck - Gamma Ray
(from 'Modern Guilt' album, 2008 / Interscope) USA
15. Tricky - Black Steel
(from 'Maxinquaye' album, 1995 / Island)

The original record covers + the complete Bamboos June 2010 UK/Europe tour dates are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Lance Ferguson aka Lanu from The Bamboos (myspace.com/thebamboos)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Lanu-Third_Stoned_From_The_Sun.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 2:34pm EDT

Tom Eno - Taster Mix

Tom Eno - Taster Mix
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-30

Tom Eno is a British musician and recording artist working with the very cool Jack To Phono label from London. Tom's distinctive style blending classical Spanish and jazz guitar draws inspiration from jazz masters such as Charlie Byrd and Django Reinhardt, and classical guitarists and composers such as Segovia and Villa-Lobos. His amazing album Barnstormer is something quite unique, between Beck and Kings of Convenience, with fantastic acoustics drummings and strings arrangements... Here's a taster especially cooked by Tom Eno himself for Paris Djs!

Tracklisting :
01. Tom Eno - Avventura
(from 'Barnstormer' CD album, 2009 / Jack To Phono)
02. Lost Idol - Ugly Day (Tom Eno Remix)
(from 'Taster 4' 12 inch compilation, 2008 / Cookshop)
03. Tom Eno - Montana To England
(from 'Who Shot Jacques Laverne Volume 2' CD compilation, 2005 / Jack To Phono)
04. Tom Eno - La Barajadura
(from 'La Barajadura' 7 inch, 2006 / Jack To Phono)
05. Tom Eno - I Don't Play feat. Mr James Bright (from 'Barnstormer' CD album, 2009 / Jack To Phono)
06. Tom Eno - Estrella (Dusty Remix)
(from 'Two Guitars' 7 inch, 2008 / Jack To Phono)
07. Doctor Stereo - Hear The Difference - (Tom Eno Remix)
(from 'Hear The Difference' digital single, 2009 / Jack To Phono)
08. Tom Eno - Sand It Down feat. Mr James Bright
(from 'Barnstormer' CD album, 2009 / Jack To Phono)
09. Tombee - Sticky Rhythm (Tom Eno Backward Remix)
(Unreleased remix / Jack To Phono)
10. Tom Eno - Not In Time
(Unreleased track)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Tom Eno myspace.com/thomaseno
Artwork by Tom Eno, layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Tom_Eno-Taster_Mix.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 3:14pm EDT

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.3 - What You Say?

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.3 - What You Say?
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-30

All that matters & all that needs to be said is that this here is fresh and funky!  These featured platters are heavy hitters in a mix that travels through time and across the map to Thailand! Germany! Panama! Nigeria! and the USA! So buckle-up and start the aural tour now... that's what I say!

Tracklisting :
01. Alan Parker - Heavy Water (excerpt)
(from 'Afro-Rock KPM 1000 series' album / Tummy Touch)
02. The Hot Pepper  -  Kun Rod Fai, Pai Rod Bus, Kee Chang, Kang Tent
(from 'Thai Funk ZudRangMa' compilation / ZudRangMa Records)
03. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
(from 'I Need A Dollar/Take Me Back' 12 inch / Stones Throw Records)
04. Jake One - Get 'Er Done (instrumental)
(from 'White Van Music' album / Rhymesayers Entertainment)
05. Charly Antolini's Power Dozen - Jumping
(from 'Atomic Drums' album / EMI)
06. The Exciters - Exciters Theme
(from 'Panama!' compilation / Soundway)
07. Ken Aldin - Dark Alley
(from "German Funk Fieber' compilation / ShowUp Records)
08. The Black on White Affair - Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother
(from 'Wheedle's Groove'compilation / Light in the Attic Records)
09. The Mebusas - Mr. Bull Dog
(from 'Mebusas Vol. 1- Blood Brothers / Academy LPs)

Info :
Selected and mixed by Citizen Dale
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Citizen_Dale-Platters_That_Matters_Today_Vol_3.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 1:31pm EDT

Ark - Mix At Zero Zero Bar for ParisDjs.com 2010

Ark - Mix At Zero Zero Bar For Paris DJs
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-22

Ark has been massively influential for a new generation of electronic groovers during the last 10 years, pioneering the new experimental/minimal house style in France. Hot on the heels of the release of Arkpocalypse Now, his second album on the German Perlon label, Ark presents a 70mn live mix, recorded in may 2010 at the Zero Zero bar in Paris with two turntables, especially for our 250th ParisDJs mix!

Tracklisting :
01. Ark - Rising
(from 'Arkpocalypse Now' album, 2010 / Perlon)
02. Ark - Obamark
(from 'Arkpocalypse Now' album, 2010 / Perlon)
03. Spencer Kincy - Space Floor
(from 'SF DJ's Come Home' 12 inch, 1999 / Panhandle)
04. Mood II Swing - Move Me
(from 'Move Me' 12 inch, 1995 / Music For Your Ears)
05. Cajmere - Get Up Off Me
(from 'Get Up Off Me' 12 inch, 1995 / Cajual)
06. I:Cube - Vacjack
(from 'Vacuum Jackers' 12 inch, 2003 / Versatile)
07. Sutekh - Is There A Place ?
(from 'Hands On Feet EP' 12 inch, 2003 / Microsolutions To Megaproblems)
08. SBTRKT - Jamlock
(from '2020' double 12 inch, 2010 / Brainmath)
09. Prince - Let's Work (Dark Dancer Mix)
(from 'Let's Work / Soul Jamm Session' 12 inch, 2002 / Champagne)
10. The Diggers & Chris Simmonds - Untitled
(from 'Private Funk Sessions Vol.1' 12 inch, 1996 / Cross Section)
11. Javen Souls - Future
(from 'It's A DJ Thing 4' compilation, 1996 / Defender Music)
12. San Proper - Love Baby Love
(from 'Sex Drive Rhythm' 12 nch, 2010 / Dekmantel)
13. Todd Edwards - Saved My Life (DJ Sneak's Sneaky Flashback)
(from 'Saved My Life' 12 inch, 1997 / i! Records)
14. DJ Harvey Presents Locussolus - Gunship
(from 'Gunship' 12 inch, 2010 / International Feel Recordings)
15. Cheek - Venus (Sunshine People) (Pépé Bradock Mix)
(from 'Venus' 12 inch, 1998 / Versatile Records)
16. Armando - 100% Of Dissin' You (Lazy Crazy Mixx)
(from 'Land Of Confusion (Remix)' 12 inch, 1998 / Warehouse)
17. Crustation - Flame (Borderline Insanity Dub Mix by Mood II Swing)
(from 'Flame' 12 inch, 1997 / Jive)
18. Ark - Special
(from 'Belle Lurette' 12 inch, 1999 / Brif)
19. Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
(from 'Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables' album, 1980 / Cherry Red)

The original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Ark (myspace.com/fantompatron | facebook.com/pages/ARK-aka-Guillaume-Berroyer/28111029793)
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Ark_Mix_At_Zero_Zero_Bar_For_Paris_DJs_2010.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 2:03pm EDT

Doctor Donuts - Tropical Soundclash

Doctor Donuts - Tropical Soundclash
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-20

Our favorite Doctor (with Doctor L) is back for a journey in Martinique, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Peru... Enjoy the trip! He'll spin this sound at the Batofar the 21st of may (10PM/2AM) right after is jazz gig at the festival de Jazz in Saint Germain des Pres where he will spin strictly jazz dance. Save the date!

Tracklisting :
01. The Soul Society - The Sidewinder
(from 'The Sidewinder' 7 inch, 1968 / Dot Records)
02. Adolphe Parillon - Country
(from 'I Paint The Sky' album, 1980 / Quenette Records)
03. Le Rico-Jazz - De Si I Bon Di I Bon
(from 'De Si I Bon Di I Bon' 7 inch, late 1960s / Disque Debs)
04. Ray and His Court - Venimos Acabando
(from 'El Ray De La Salsa' album, 1973 / Sound Triangle)
05. Yoruba Singers - Pimienta Negra
(from 'Pimienta Negra' 7 inch, 1976 / Tropical)
06. Lizandro Meza Y Su Conjunto - Shacalao
(from 'Shacalao' 7 inch, 1975 / Limeza)
07. Nguenang - Wouck
(from 'Doty Gouock' album, late 1970s / Edition Mycke's)
08. Ferry Djimmy - Egbemi Black
(from 'Egbemi Black' 7 inch, 1975 / EMI)

The original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :

Selected and mixed by Doctor Donuts (myspace.com/jazzfreaks)
Audio Mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Doctor_Donuts-Tropical_Soundclash.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 7:37pm EDT

DustyTape - Fiesta En Mix Corazon - Con Mucho Gusto Vol.4

DustyTape - Fiesta En Mix Corazon - Con Mucho Gusto Vol.4
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-05-10

PUERTO RICO, MEXICO, HAITI, VENEZUELA, NEW YORK, PERU, SENEGAL, BENIN, CONGO, COLOMBIA. Thru 12 pieces and 12 different countries, this 4th volume of Con Mucho Gusto travels across the Latin music spectrum, exploring rhythms from funk to cumbia, compas and salsa dura, for all those with a weakness for African groups covering Cuban standards with such class and heat that the Buena Vista Social Club sounds like some cold wave Caribean thing! The tracks presented here are all rather obscure, shamefully cut for the most, during the game of the mix and search for quintessence. Que goce!

Tracklisting :
01. La Crema de Nueva York - Cisko Kid
(from 'El Party' album, 1970 / UA Latina)
02. Seguida - Funky Felix
(from 'Love is... Seguida' album, 1974 / Fania)
03. Los Destellos - Boogaloo Del Perro
(from 'En La Cumbre' album, 19?? / Tempsa)
04. Raphy Leavitt y Su Orquesta La Selecta - Fiesta En Mi Corazon
(from 'Con Sabor A Tierra Adenro' album, 1977 / Multinational)
05. Ouza et ses Ouzetees - Guajira
(from 'Lat-Dior 1975-1990' compilation, 2002 / Popular African Music)
06. Grupo Santa Cecilia - Yeh-Yeah Bump
(from 'Bump' compilation, 1975 / Orfeon)
07. Perez Prado - Bump
(from 'Bump' compilation, 1975 / Orfeon)
08. Afrosound - Tiro Al Blanco
(from 'Tiro Al Blanco')
09. Les Shleu Shleu - L'Evangile
(from 'A New York' album, 1975 / Mini Records)
10. Sexteto Juventud - La Carcel
(from 'La Juventud Se Impone' album, 1975 / VELVET)
11. Cornaire Salifou et l'Orchestre El Rego - Gangnidodo
(from 'Gangnidodo' 7 inch / Editions Populaires)
12. Vicky et l'Orchestra OK Jazz - A Moins Que Namikosa
(From 'A Moins Que Namikosa' 7 Inch / Viclong)

Track by track review (in French) and all original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DustyTape (dustytape.blogspot.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Dustytape-Fiesta_En_Mix_Corazon.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 9:42pm EDT

DJ Pal and Mr Supa - Paris Rare Groove Mix

DJ Pal and Mr Supa - 21st Century Afro Vol.7
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2010-04-29

Some of you might come this friday and check Djouls, Manu & Paulo alias the Superfly Sound System opening for Gilles Peterson & Theo Parrish at the World of Soul party (l'Elysée Montmartre). Some others might go and check Erik Rug and Psycut spinning at the >Godfathers of Funk night (La Bellevilloise). All of them and the others may plan for the next day a visit to Superfly Records (the store will be open!)... or a trip to the Paris Rare Groove Day event (at La Machine) - the annual rendez-vous of all rare groove diggers! DJ Pal 'Bag'o'Grooves and Mr Supa have cooked a b-boys soul-funk mix with 4 decks for the occasion. See you here or there!

Tracklisting :
Sorry no info

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Pal (myspace.com/bagogrooves and Mr Supa(myspace.com/mrsupabeats)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com), using the Paris Rare Groove Day flyer designed by DJ Pal

Direct download: DJ_Pal_and_Mr_Supa-Paris_Rare_Groove_Mix.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 6:19pm EDT

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.7

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.7
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-04-19

The countdown to the release of our new concept album (on our new label Colored-Inc.) has begun. In exactly 4 weeks (may 17th) we'll indeed put out One Foot In Jail's Hard 2 Find Vol.3, an album showcasing many colors of African music, with amazing guest singers, musicians and producers from all over the world. This is pure 21st Century African Music - just like this ongoing series of mixes covering all these new Afro music bands out there!! Today's goods are from the USA, Sweden, Finland, Belgium or Netherlands - Africa is the future!

Tracklisting :
01. Menahan Street Band - Dust To Dust
(from 'Make The Road By Walking (Amazon Bonus)' album, 2008 / Dunham) USA
more info on parisdjs.com | daptonerecords.com | myspace.com/dunhamrecords | wikipedia.org
02. Aphrodesia - White Elephant
(from 'Lagos by Bus' album, 2007 / Cyberset Music) USA
more info on aphrodesia.org | myspace.com/aphrodesiamusic
03. Music Is The Weapon - Around The Fire
(from 'Music Is The Weapon' album, 2009 / Music Is The Weapon) SWEDEN
more info on musicistheweapon.se | myspace.com/felatribute
04. Toubab Krewe - Djarabi
(from 'Toubab Krewe' album, 2005 / Upstream) USA
more info on toubabkrewe.com | myspace.com/toubabkrewe | Toubab_Krewe
05. Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada - Coconut Rock
(from 'Coconut Rock' album, 2009 / Eighteen Street Lounge) USA
more info on parisdjs.com | ocotesoul.com | myspace.com/ocotesoulsounds
06. Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex and Guests - Musicawi Silt
(from 'Moa Anbessa' album, 2006 / Terp ) ETHIOPIA/NETHERLANDS
more info on theex.nl | myspace.com/theexnl | wikipedia.org
07. Zafari - Addis Ababa
(from 'African Music Today' compilation, 2009 / Truth and Soul) BELGIUM
Reissue from a 45 originally released in 2002 on Lenar
08. Jimi Tenor and Tony Allen - Mama England
(from 'Inspiration Information' album, 2009 / Strut) FINLAND/NIGERIA
more info on jimitenor.com | myspace.com/myjimitenor | tony-allen.com | myspace.com/tonyallenafrobeat | strut-records.com | myspace.com/strutrecords

The original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao & Djouls(timec.net)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com), photo by Pierre Holtz for UNICEF hdptcar.net under a Creative Commons license

Direct download: Grant_Phabao_and_Djouls-21st_Century_Afro_Vol_7.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 4:04pm EDT

Soul Stereo - This Is Reggae Soul 5

Soul Stereo - This Is Reggae Soul 5
(MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com) Soul Stereo/T.I.M.E.C., 2010-04-11

Among our most downloaded series of mixes rules the This Is Reggae Soul collection from Fatta of the Soul Stereo Soundsystem - the number one sound in France. As usual, Fatta brings some heavy selection of rare Jamaican 45s to the studio for Grant Phabao to operate on.

Tracklisting :
01. Jackie Opel - Cry Me A River
02. Jackie Opel - Eternal Love
03. Tony Gregory - Get Out My Life Woman
04. Owen Gray - Shook, Shimmy, And Shake
05. The Blues Busters - I've Gotta Get There
06. Jay Boys - Festival Spirit
07. Sound Dimension - Baby Face
08. Funky Brown & Inner Circle - The Lament Of African People
09. Inner Circle - Instrumental Part 2
10. Unknown - Version
11. Barry Biggs - Work All Day
12. The Dynamites - Play All Night

Original artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected by Fatta (Soul Stereo Sound System)
Artwork by Fourmy
Operator and audio mastering : Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com|myspace.com/grantphabao)

Direct download: Soul_Stereo-This_Is_Reggae_Soul_Vol_5.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 9:55am EDT

Captain Detendu - Matzo Ball Mix

Captain Detendu - Matzo Ball Mix
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-04-04

Captain Detendu and his all about Jewish pop culture site Jewpop (jewpop.blogspot.com) have been celebrating the passover with a perfect mix for a passover seder's warm-up! Hip hop, reggae, psychedelic funk, jazz, Yiddish vocals, electro, swing... More than 30 minutes of party music for Matzo Ball lovers!

Tracklisting :
01. soCalled - Dayenu
(from 'The soCalled Seder, A Hip Hop Hagadah' album, 2005 / JDub Records)
02. David Gould - Four Questions (Ma Nishtana)
(from 'Feast of the Passover' album, 2009 / Tzadik)
03. Slim Gaillard and his Flat Footed Floogee Boys - Matzoh Ball
(from 'Matzoh Balls' 78rpm, 1939 / Columbia)
04. DJ David Brody aka Louie Bagel - Matzah N°5
(aired from radio station WHTZ)
05. The Barry Sisters Passover Medley
(from 'Shalom' album, 1962 / Roulette)
06. Mocean Worker - Matzohmowofinal
(Ada Jones song 'Under the Matzos Tree' remixed, from 'Jewface' album, 2006 / Reboot Stereophonic)
07. Gershon Kingsley, Theodore Bikel - What does it take (The 10 Pleagues)
(from 'The 5th Cup, A Spirit Explosion' LP, 1974 / The 5th Cup Co.)
08. The Congos (feat. Tommy McCook) - Feast of the Passover
(bonus track from 'Congos Ashanti' album, 1994 / Blood And Fire)
09. Eddie Harris - Exodus
(from 'Exodus to Jazz' LP, 1961 / Vee Jay)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Captain Detendu (jewpop.blogspot.com)
Artwork by Captain Detendu, layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Captain_Detendu-Matzo_Ball_Mix.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 4:20pm EDT

Babaliah Loves Tumbele

Babaliah Loves Tumbele
Gwoka, Buiguine, Compas, Funk and Disco from the 'French' West Indies
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-14

A fresh tropical mix by Babaliah from Palmwine Records in Lyon (France), showing the explosive diversity of groovy rhythms from Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique... For hot & wet caribeean dancefloors only! Babaliah will be spinning this kind of music at his Palmwine Party Paris (April 3rd), Villeurbanne (April 6th and May 8th) and Lyon with Hugo Mendez (April 10th). Complete info available on palmwinerecords.com.

Tracklisting :
01. Loulou Boislaville - Zip Zap Zabap
02. Alphonso et son Orchestre - Ti Mulet
03. Loulou Boislaville - Ce Biguine
04. Alphonso et son Orchestre - Guep La
05. Robert Mavounsy - Guadeloupe En Nous
06. Ti Emile - Chaud I Chaud
07. Weber Sicot - Importance Musique
08. Les Vickings de la Martinique - Déposez les armes
09. Tabou Combo - New York City part 1
10. Tabou Combo - New York City part 2
11. Henri Guédon con la Contesta - Carnaval Nou
12. DP Express - DP Disco
13. Exile One - Fism
14. Exile One - Instant Funk
15. La Selecta - Rat-ce-ta-man
16. Sartana et son Groupe Mistral - Problem en Nou
17. Exile One - Move Mama Move

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Babaliah (myspace.com/babaliah - palmwinerecords.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Babaliah_Loves_Tumbele.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 10:35am EDT

DJ Zebra - Rock N' Soul Covers

DJ Zebra - Rock N' Soul Covers
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-23

Famous French bootlegs and rock DJ Zebra was kind enough to come to our Superfly Records opening party, do a quick interview of myself (Djouls) for his show on Le Mouv radio and even play the AC/DC reggae remix of Grant Phabao on the airwaves. We simply couldn't pass on inviting him on Paris DJs, to celebrate the release of his first album Rock N' Soul Radio. Zebra cooked us a mixed collection of soulful rock covers, and is indeed molesting Laura here... Rock on!!

Tracklisting :
01. Supergrass - Beat It
(Michael Jackson cover, from XFM session, B-side of 'Bad blood', 2008 / Parlophone)
02. The Jam - Heatwave (Live)
(Martha and The Vandellas cover, from 'Live Jam', 1993 / Polydor)
03. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (Live 1971)
(Ike and Tina Turner cover, bonus track of 'Bayou Country' reissue, 2008 / Concord)
04. Zzebraa - Black Hole Sun
(Soundgarden cover, from 'Rock n' Soul Radio', 2010 / Zebramix)
05. Fishbone and The Familyhood Nextperience - Everybody Is A Star
(Sly and The Family Stone cover, from 'The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerk', 1999 / Hollywood Records)
06. Eels - I Put A Spell On You (Live)
(Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover, from 'Useless Trinkets' compilation, 2008 / Geffen)
07. The Baseballs - Umbrella
(Rihanna cover, single, 2009 / Warner Germany)
08. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On vs. Pixies - Where Is My Mind
(DJ Zebra bootleg, unreleased, 2009)
09. Zzebraa - See Me Feel Me
(The Who cover, unreleased from 'Rock n' Soul Radio sessions, 2010 / Zebramix)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Zebra (myspace.com/zzebraarock)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: DJ_Zebra-Rock_N_Soul_Covers.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 7:54am EDT

Superfly Records - The Nigerian Boogie Back

Superfly Records - The Nigerian Boogie Back
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-16

While legendary American bands like Shalamar, Atlantic Star and Change were scoring big hits in US R&B charts in the early 80s, numerous inspired outfits across the globe tried to immitate the popular synth/flap bass Boogie sound of that golden era of Soul music. Successful imitations saw the day in cities like London, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo. Yet, until very recently, very few knew that a massive Boogie scene was also existing in a very improbable part of the world: Lagos, Nigeria. This selection is an attempt to introduce you to some of the lost treasures of the very respectable early 80s Nigerian Boogie scene. Enjoy!

Tracklisting :
01. Amas - Slow Down
02. Vicky Edimo - Stormy Monday
03. Kiki Gyan - Feelin Alright
04. Oby Onyioha - Enjoy Your Life
05. Chris Mba - A Little Touch
06. Veno - Nigeria Go Survive
07. Galaxy - Close To You

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Paulo Goncalvez / Superfly Records (superflyrecords.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a rare Geraldo Pino LP cover

Note : Superfly Records are adding 150 Nigerian Boogie and Disco LPs today on superflyrecords.com - rule is first-come, first-served so be quick!

Direct download: Superfly_Records-The_Nigerian_Boogie_Back.mp3
Category:Superfly Records -- posted at: 9:38am EDT

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.2 - Jail Breaks!

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.2 - Jail Breaks!
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-14

This sophomore episode of Platters that Matters comes complete with all the excitement of an adrenaline fueled prison break! Featuring funky tracks that are old, new and everything in-between. Break-out & bust-out to this mix, and see if you can identify the prison flicks sampled throughout! Now get-up on gettin' down!

Tracklisting :
01. Curtis Mayfield - Doo Doo Wop is Strong in Here (from 'Short Eyes' soundtrack / Curtom)
02. Jive Turkeys - B.A. (from 7 inch / Colemine Records)
03. The Rimshots - Now is the Time (from 'Down to Earth' album / Stang)
04. Grupo Los Yoyi - Tu No Me Puedes Conquistar (from 'Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967-1978' compilation / Freestyle Records)
05. Souljazz Orchestra - Negus Negast (from 'Rising Sun' album / Strut)
06. Harlem River Drive - Idle Hands (from 'Harlem River Drive feat. Eddie Palmieri' album / Roulette)
07. Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 - Scopolamine (from 7 inch / Truth & Soul Records)

Info :
Selected and mixed by Citizen Dale
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Citizen_Dale-Platters_That_Matters_Today_Vol_2.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 4:48pm EDT

Soul Sugar - Hammond Special: Jimmy McGriff vs Dr Lonnie Smith

Soul Sugar - Hammond Special: Jimmy McGriff vs Dr. Lonnie Smith
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-14

He's taken his name from a 1971 Jimmy McGriff album. He's a highly respected Parisian keyboard player who played with Seven Dub, The Last Poets, Emilie Simon, Tanger, Erik Rug, Paolo Apollo Negri, Kid Loco, Grant Phabao and many others. He's just released his first album on Freestyle Records called Nothing But The Truth. He's perfect with tea or coffee... He's the Soul Sugar and he's asking to all Hammond Organ lovers out there: Jimmy McGriff or Dr Lonnie Smith?!

Tracklisting :
01. Jimmy McGriff - The Main Squeeze (from the album 'The Main Squeeze')
02. Dr Lonnie Smith - Psychedelic Pi (from the album 'Drives')
03. Jimmy McGriff - Deb Sombo (from the album 'Something To Listen to')
04. Dr Lonnie Smith - Move Your Hand (from the album 'Move Your Hand')
05. Jimmy McGriff - The Now Thing (from the album 'Soul Sugar')
06. Dr Lonnie Smith - Afrodesia (from the album 'Afrodesia')
07. Jimmy McGriff - Tapioca (from the album 'Outside Looking In"

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Soul Sugar (myspace.com/soulsugar)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Soul_Sugar-Hammond_Special_Jimmy_McGriff_vs_Dr_Lonnie_Smith.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 4:45pm EDT

Ivan Tchijevsky - Smile Brothers

Ivan Tchijevsky - Smile Brothers
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-14

The life of hip-hop in the USSR era started with the rise of street breakdancing and festivals which took place all over the country. The first wave came around 1985 but the information on the movement and music was really rare, and the ones which were available became the platform for imitation. A lot of the upcoming breakdance crews slowly started to reform in to hip-hop collectives and the b-boys started to put toghether their own rap bands.
This mix represents the hip-hop band, creators of which just happened to be the first wave of b-boys in the USSR. The members roots come from the 80s hip-hop. Member Skalya was a b-boy in Stop and Tetraider crews which later became Bad Balance. While other member was breakdancing in crew like Black and White (which was quite popular on tours and videoclips under the name Blanche & Noir, which took place in France) and Malchishnik. Later on, the guys formed a rap band named DETSO in the mid 90s.
Consequently, the band was called Smile brothers and got quite popular with their videoclips and concerts being heavily rotated on MTV Russia (The image ad Bzzz on MTV, soundtracks for films: Don't even think, Sex and the city), and also had some releases: 1997 – DETSO I'm here, Kolya, 2000 – Smile brothers Julia loves, 2001 – Smile brothers Funkpositive, 2004 – Smile brothers Here is not there and also the internet release of Smile brothers – The Best (Remastered 2008). These days, the band is finishing recording their 6th album Old School and is working on its own antiart movie named The zombies here are wild.
The Given compositions were released on labels: Krem Records, Stil Records, CD Land, Real Records, Souz and Mamapapa.

Tracklisting :
01. Voulez-Vou
02. Zurich
03. Hurrah!
04. Barrymore
05. Stebovo (feat. L. Zosimova)
06. Coral beads (feat. Dj Groove and M. Odjo)
07. Bzzz
08. Disco

Credits :
Selected, mixed and designed by Ivan Tchijevsky

Links :
myspace.com/tchizevsky
headz.fm
myspace.com/tengizrecordz
tengiz.ru/bratya

Direct download: Ivan_Tchijevsky-Smile_Brothers.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 4:41pm EDT

DJ Cocoe - Ubiquity Mix - 20 Years of California Soul

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

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.

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.

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

Direct download: DJ_Cocoe-Ubiquity_Mix-20_Years_of_California_Soul_Pt_1.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 5:43am EDT

Tropical Warehouse Mix con Hugo Mendez y Frankie Francis (Sofrito Records)

Tropical Warehouse Mix con Hugo Mendez y Frankie Francis (Sofrito Records)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-02-25

In anticipation of the upcoming event on the 6th March with Quantic in London, here is another dose of sounds from the Tropical Warehouse selected by Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis! Taking in rhythms from Colombia, Benin, Trinidad, Angola as well as an exclusive track from Quantic's Sonido del Valle project...

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis (sofrito.co.uk)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) stealing from a Henri Guedon LP

Direct download: Sofrito-Tropical_Warehouse_Mix.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 7:04am EDT

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Soul

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Soul
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-02-15

Another batch of the best reggae from the recent years? Yee-ha! With a word wide ear we've been trying to dig into all the best vibes deeply inspired by Jamaican music. So here it comes, from Germany, USA, New Zealand, Jamaica, Italy and England. 21st century roots grooves guaranteed to rock your soul. Roll a phat one if the time is right.

Tracklisting :
01. Ancient Astronauts - Surfing The Silvatide (feat. Bajka)
(from 'We Are to Answer' album, 2009 / Eighteen Street Lounge)
More info on parisdjs.com
02. Groundation - By All Means
(from 'Here I Am' album, 2009 / Young Tree)
More info on parisdjs.com
03. Dezarie - Eaze The Pain (Redemption)
(from 'Eaze The Pain' album, 2008 / Afrikan Roots Lab)
More info on myspace.com/dezarie1
04. Joe Dukie And DJ Fitchie - This Room
(from 'Dem Roots' compilation, 2009 / Sonar Kollektiv)
More info on sonarkollektiv.com
05. Queen Ifrica - Yesterday
(from 'Fyah Muma' promo CD, 2007 / Flames)
more info myspace.com/queenifrica
06. Alborosie - Mama She Don't Like You Feat. I.Eye
(from 'Escape From Babylon' album, 2009 / Greensleeves)
More info on parisdjs.com
07. Nice Up! - Skankin In The Way feat. The Gossip
(from 'Skankin In The Way' 7 inch, 2008 / Nice Up!)
More info on myspace.com/niceuprecords
08. No.1 Station - You Wanna Get Busy With Me (Ft. Persia)
(from 'Boss Beat' album, 2008 / Rockers Revolt)
More info on myspace.com/no1station

The original record cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls from the Paris DJs Soundsystem (parisdjs.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Grant_Phabao_and_Djouls-21st_Century_Roots_Soul.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 5:27pm EDT

Menahan Street Band - Make The Mix By Digging

Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Digging
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-02-04

If you're in Paris these days and don't have your ticket for the incredible show tonite at Le New Morning starring Lee Fields (with the Menahan Street Band opening), then move your ass to Sannois (95) next sunday or to Ris-Orangis (91) next Wednesday!!! This is THE CONCERT you need not to miss!! To celebrate this European tour, we've invited for a very soulful mix Thomas Brenneck, alias DJ Tommy TNT, leader of the Menahan Street Band, guitar player for Bronx River Parkway, The Budos Band, The Dap-Kings, El Michels Affair, and founder of Daptone subsidiary Dunham records!!

The Menahan Street Band is part of a sprawling, trazillion-piece live Afrobeat experience that includes members of Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and the Budos Band. Staying true to the sound but incorporating Latin and American soul influences, you really have to see them to get how terrific they are!

Tracklisting :
01. Helene Smith - Like A Baby
02. The Mirettes - Whirlwind
03. Tommy Youngblood - Tobacco Road
04. The Stairsteps - Danger! She's A Stranger
05. The Van Dykes - I'm For Real
06. The Variations - Tra La La La La
07. King Floyd - Walkin' And Thinkin'
08. Gene Williams - Don't Let Our Love fade Away
09. The Stairsteps - Bad News
10. The Impressions - She Don't Love Me
11. The Impressions - You've Got Me Running
12. The Amazers - It's You For Me
13. Frankie Karl And The Dreams - Don't Be Afraid (Do As I Say)
14. All The People - Wish I Had A Girl Like You
15. Eddie Holman - I Love You
16. The Wallace Brothers - Faith
17. Tammy Montgomery - I Cried
18. Bobby Byrd - I'm Not To Blame
19. Percy Mayfield - The Voice Within

Credits :
Selected and mixed by DJ Tommy TNT alias Thomas Brenneck / Dunham Records (myspace.com/dunhamrecords)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Menahan_Street_Band-Make_The_Mix_By_Digging.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 8:19am EDT

Superfly Records presents The Afrofunk Expressway Vol.3

Superfly Records presents The Afrofunk Expressway Vol.3
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-28

Hot on the heels of our African Special selection on superflyrecords.com, here's a new volume of Afrofunk grooves collected by Paulo during his diggin' trips to Africa. We have LOTS of astonishing African vinyl LPs at the store so don't hesitate to come and give us a visit...

Tracklisting :
01. Tirogo - We Like To Party
(from 'Aiye People' album, 197? / EMI) NIGERIA
02. BLO - Mind Walk
(from 'Step Three' album, 1975 / Afrodisia) NIGERIA
03. Super Elcados - Get Up And Do It Good
(from 'Tambourine Party Vol.3' album, 197? / EMI) NIGERIA
04. The Apostles - Never Too Late
(from (The Apostles', 1976 / EMI) NIGERIA
05. Ofege - Adieau
(from 'The Last Of The Origins' album, 1974 / EMI) NIGERIA
06. Tony Sarfo - I Beg
(from 'Superman' album, 197? / Asibil) GHANA
07. The Steneboofs - B.B.
(from 'Simigwado' 7 inch, 1973 / Capeside) GHANA
08. Ebo Taylor and Uhuru Yenzu Afro Beat Funk - Victory
(from 'Conflict Nkru!' album, 19?? / Essiebons) GHANA
09. Orchestre National Du Congo - Ah Congo
(from 'Vision 1976 Vol.1' album, 1976 / Editions Nationales) CONGO

All the original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Paulo 'Superfly' (superflyrecords.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com) using a Orchestra Super Mazembe LP cover

Direct download: Superfly_Records-The_Afrofunk_Expressway_Vol_3.mp3
Category:Superfly Records -- posted at: 9:29am EDT

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 17)
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (Part 17)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-19

After this incredible evening of mixes (already 8 new ones are up!), let's cool things a little bit with this spiritually joyful mix of slooooooow and loving covers. Standouts include the Alice Russell take on Gnarls Barkley, the emotionnaly intense Al Wilson soulful cover of Tim Buckley, the stripped down and laidback Isaac Hayes cover by El Michels Affair and The Supremes re-interpreted by Lee Fields... Blissful!

Tracklisting :
01. Alice Russell - Crazy
(Gnarls Barkley cover, from 'Pot Of Gold' album, 2008 / Little Puppet)
02. Al Wilson - The Dolphins
(Tim Buckley cover, from 'Searching for the Dolphins' album, 1969 / Soul City)
03. Margie Joseph - I'll Take Care Of You
(Brook Benton cover, from 'Margie Joseph' album, 1973 / Atlantic)
04. Charles Kynard - The World Is A Ghetto
(War cover, from 'Your Mama Don't Dance' album, 1973 / Mainstream)
05. Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band - Tell It Like It Is
(Aaron Neville cover, from 'Shake A Tail Feather Baby!' album, 1967 / Piccadilly)
06. El Michels Affair - Walk On By (Short Version)
(Isaac Hayes cover, from 'Tribute to Black Moses' album, 2009 / Truth & Soul)
07. Lee Fields And The Expressions - My World Is Empty Without You
(The Supremes cover, from 'My World' album, 2009 / Truth & Soul)
08. Willis Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine
(Bill Withers cover, from 'Plays Around With The Hits' compilation)
09. Guilty Simpson - Man's World (Street)
(from 'Man's World' 12 inch, 2007 / Stones Throw)
10. Mr Brown And Killer Funk Allstars Big Band Orchestra - It's A Man's Man's Man's
(James Brown unreleased edit, from the 'It's A Man's Man's Man's' 7 inch, 2009 / Killerfunk)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Paris_DJs_Soundsystem-Who_Is_Molesting_Laura_part_17.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 9:35pm EDT

Kon & Amir - The What The Funk Mix (part 2)
Kon & Amir - What The Funk Mix (Part 2)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-19

The famous DJs and beatdiggers Kon & Amir (Wax Poetics/BBE) will come to play at the What The Funk party organized by your best friends Soulist and Freeworker (and the crew of course). It'll be next Saturday (January 23) at the Nouveau Casino. We'll sure be there and hope you'll come too!! As a taster here's a 40mn old school latin mix especially cooked up for the occasion by Kon & Amir to celebrate this upcoming party. Enjoy!

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Kon & Amir (myspace.com/myspace.com/konandamir)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Kon_and_Mir-What_The_Funk_Mix_Part_2.mp3
Category:What The Funk DJs -- posted at: 9:28pm EDT

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 16)
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (Part 16)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-19

Take heavy hitters classics. Strip them down to old schoolish roots reggae versions. Mix them down to approximately 30 minutes. Put the resulting blend into Grant Phabao's hands for some supersaound mastering. Design a cool Paris DJs-themed artwork. Podcast the whole thing. Blow thousands of minds off with the coolest Molesting Laura attitude you may think of.

Tracklisting :
01. Tappa Zukie - Take Nine
(Dave Brubeck cover, from 'Horns Up! Dubbing With Horns' album, late 70s, released 2009)
02. Junior Byles - Fever
(Peggy Lee cover, from 'When Will Better Come 1972-1976' compilation, 1988 / Trojan)
03. Laurel Aitken - Don't Be Cruel
(Elvis Presley cover, from 'The High Priest Of Reggae' album, 1970 / Pama Records)
04. Deal's Gone Bad - Dirty Old Town
(Ewan MacColl cover, from 'Large and In Charge' album, 1998 / Jump Up!)
05. Ken Boothe - Down by the River
(Neil Young cover, from 'Let's Get It On' album, 1974 / Trojan)
06. Johnny Osbourne - Ready Or Not
(The Delfonics cover, from 'Ready Or Not' album, 1972 / Big Shot)
07. Junior English - Get Out Of My Life Woman
(Allen Toussaint cover, from 'The Dynamic Junior English' album, 1974 / Cactus)
08. The Tamlins - If I Were A Carpenter
(Tim Hardin cover, from 'Greatest Hits' compilation, 1980 / Channel One)
09. Big Youth - What's Going On
(Marvin Gaye cover, from 'Hit The Road Jack' album, 1976 / Trojan)
10. Ken Boothe - Suzie Q
(Dale Hawkins cover, from 'The Great Ken Boothe Meets BB Seaton and The Gaylads' album, 1971 / Jaguar)
11. Alton Ellis - Knock on Wood
(Eddie Floyd cover, from 'The Best Of' compilation, 1969 / Studio One)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Paris_DJs_Soundsystem-Who_Is_Molesting_Laura_part_16.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 8:57pm EDT

Grant Phabao & Djouls - 21st Century Roots Dub Vol.2

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Dub Vol.2
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-19

This speedy dub mix is among my favorites. It's dub, but not the lazy kind, and doesn't venture into techno-dub at all. This is heavy Jamaican high-octane dub and even goes Tropical disco dub at one point in there! Enjoy the vibes!!

Tracklisting :
01. The Revolutionaries - Kunta Kinte (DJ Kentaro Tuff Cuts Mix)
(from 'Kunta Kinte Remixes' 12 inch, 2009 / Pressure Sounds)
More info on parisdjs.com
02. Ticklah - Two Face
(from 'Ticklah Vs Axelrod' album, 2007 / Easy Star)
More info on parisdjs.com
03. Pama International - Lovely Dub
(from 'Love Filled Dub Band' album, 2008 / Rockers Revolt)
More info on pamainternational.co.uk
04. The Impalers - Uppercut
(from 'Blood, Rum and Reggae' album, 2008 / Axe)
More info on myspace.com/theimpalerssf
05. Groundation - Walk Upright
(from 'Here I Am' album, 2009 / Young Tree)
More info on parisdjs.com
06. Wild Rumpus - Musical Blaze Up (Cosmo's Teletubby Dub)
(from 'Musical Blaze Up' single, 2007 / Bitches Brew)
More info on myspace.com/wildrumpusmusic
07. Dutch Rhythm Combo - Disco Tropical (Dubben Dub)
(from 'Sounds Of The Caribbean Remixed', 2008 / Highscore Publishing)
more info on myspace.com/dutchrhythm
08. Version Big-Fi - Alone Dub
(from 'Dub Collide Hybridize' album, 2009 / Dubtronic)
More info on big-fi.co.uk
09. Michael Rose - Warrior Dub
(from 'Warrior Dub' album, 2007 / M Records)
More info on parisdjs.com

All the original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog.

Credits : Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls from the Paris DJs Soundsystem (parisdjs.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Grant_Phabao_and_Djouls-21st_Century_Roots_Dub_Vol_2.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 8:07pm EDT

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura? (part 15)
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (Part 15)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-19

This new episode in our Molesting Laura series of mixes of rare covers gathers some classy, rockin' and groovin' pieces of Beat, Rhythm and Blues and Soul...

Tracklisting :
01. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell on You
(Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover, from 'Creedence Clearwater Revival' album, 1968 / Fantasy)
02. The Disco Biscuits - Gimme Three Steps
(Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, from 'Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd' compilation, 2004 / Sanctuary)
03. Dieter Reith - Satisfaction
(The Rolling Stones cover, from 'Hammond Explosion' album, 1974 / MPS Jazz)
04. Dieter Zimmermann - Whole Lotta Love
(Led Zeppelin cover, from 'The In-Kraut, Vol.3' compilation, 2008 / Marina)
05. Trio Valore - Soulpower 08
(James Brown cover, from 'Return Of The Iron Monkey' album, 2008 / Record Kicks)
06. The Hi-Fly Orchestra - Crosstown Traffic
(Jimi Hendrix cover, from 'Mambo Atomico' album, 2008 / Tramp)
07. Ernie Wilkins - Evil Ways
(Santana cover, from 'Hard Mother Blues' album, 1968 / Mainstream)
08. Hugo Strasser - Black Night
(Deep Purple cover, from 'The In-Kraut Vol.2' compilation, 2006 / Marina)
09. Ed Maciel e Sua Orquestra - Black is Black
(Los Bravos cover, from 'Na Onda Vol.3' album, 1967 / London)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Paris_DJs_Soundsystem-Who_Is_Molesting_Laura_part_15.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 7:22pm EDT

Psycut presents Larry Blackmon
Psycut presents Larry Blackmon
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-19

DJ Psycut offers here a superb tribute mix to Larry Blackmon from Cameo, without any soft indulgence towards 'mainstream' -nevertheless excellent- tracks like Find My Way, Rigor Mortis, Shake Your Pants, Word Up or Candy...

Tracklisting :
01. DJ Cam feat. Cameo - Love Junkie (Dilla Remix)
02. Cameo - Funk Funk
03. L.A. Connection - Burn Me Up
04. Charles Earland - Earland's Jam
05. Cameo - On The One
06. Cameo - Is This A Way
07. Cameo - It's Serious
08. Cameo - Energy
09. Mantra - Here We Come
10. Cameo - Just Be Yourself

Original record covers + info in French is available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :

Selected and mixed by DJ Psycut (myspace.com/dj_psycut)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Psycut-presents-Larry-Blackmon.mp3
Category:Guests DJs -- posted at: 6:32pm EDT

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 14)
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (Part 14)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-18

Heavy diggin' into the bootlegs and online remixes crates, we stumbled upon some bumpin' reggae bootlegs and mashups. From Jamie Lidell to Black Street, from Marlena Shaw to Ol' Dirty Bastard, from Michael to Estelle... this is bastard reggae!

Tracklisting :
01. The Fugees vs Max Romeo - Ready or Not (Dreadsquad blend)
02. Jstar - No Diggedy
03. Prince Fatty - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
04. Palov & Mishkin - Jack The Nose
05. Harvey K Tel - Boops Apocalypse
06. King Tubby vs Wu Tang - Criminology Movement
07. Dooza - Baby I Like It Raw
08. Phyllis Dillon - Don't Stay Away (Me&You Even Vulcans Cry Remix)
09. Richie Soprano (aka Richie Phoe) - Billy Jean
10. Bost & Bim Feat. Brisa Roché & Lone Ranger - Jamaican Boy 2008
11. Nice Up! - Mana's Multiply
12. Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes vs Skatalites - Don't Cha (Dreadsquad blend)

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: PROPER_Paris_DJs_Soundsystem-Who_Is_Molesting_Laura_part_14.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 6:25pm EDT

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Reggae
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Roots Reggae
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-18

Heres' a new selection of some neo-classic roots reggae tracks from the recent years. Some slow, some slinky, and some funky. Most of them coming either from the US or from the UK. All of them jamaican smoking hot!

Tracklisting :
01. Ticklah - Pork Eater
(from 'Ticklah Vs Axelrod' album, 2007 / Easy Star)
More info on parisdjs.com
02. Midnite - Lustre Kings - Right Here
(from 'Infinite Quality' album, 2007 / Lustre Kings)
More info on lustrekingsproductions.com
03. Groundation - So Blind
(from 'Here I Am' album, 2009 / Young Tree)
More info on parisdjs.com
04. THe Aggrolites - Reggae Summertime
(from 'The Aggrolites IV' album, 2009 / Hellcat)
More info on myspace.com/theaggrolites
05. Midnite - The Gad
(from 'Let Live' album, 2005 / I-Grade)
More info on igraderecords.com
06. Richie Phoe - Eye On The Prize (feat. Tippa Irie)
(from 'Eye On The Prize' 12 inch / Phoe Love)
More info on myspace.com/richiephoemusic
07. Ancient Astronauts - All of the Things You Do (feat. Tippa Irie)
(from 'We Are to Answer' album, 200? / Eighteen Street Lounge)
More info on parisdjs.com
08. Pama International - Happenstance
(from 'Outernational' album, 2009 / Rockers Revolt)
More info on parisdjs.com

Original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao and Djouls from the Paris DJs Soundsystem (parisdjs.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Grant_Phabao_and_Djouls-21st_Century_Roots_Reggae.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 4:54pm EDT

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 13)
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (Part 13)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-01-18

This new episode in our Molesting Laura series of mixes of rare covers gathers some classy, rockin' and groovin' pieces of Beat, Rhythm and Blues and Soul...

Tracklisting :
01. Inga Rumpf - The Beat Goes On
(Sonny and Cher cover, from 'The Beat Goes On' 7 inch, 1967 / Decca)
02. Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band - Knock On Wood
(Eddie Floyd cover, from 'Shake A Tail Feather Baby!' album, 1967 / Piccadilly)
03. Lou Pride - It's A Man's World
(James Brown cover, from 'It's A Man's World' 7 inch, early 1970s / Suemi)
04. Jr. Walker And The All Stars - Feeling Alright
(Traffic cover, from 'Rainbow Funk' album, 1971 / SOUL)
05. Ann Peebles - It's Your Thing
(The Isley Brothers cover, from 'Part Time Love' album, 1971 / Hi Records)
06. The Deidre Wilson Tabac - Get Back
(The Beatles cover, from 'Deirdre Wilson Tabac' album, 1970 / RCA)
07. The Voices Of East Harlem - For What It's Worth
(Buffalo Springfield cover, from 'Right On Be Free' album, 1970 / Elektra)
08. Pete Hilger Quintet - The Champ
(The Mohawks cover, from 'The Golden Beat' album, 1969 / Ex Libris)
09. Carla Whitney - Gimme Shelter
(The Rolling Stones cover, from 'Choker Campbell and the Super Sounds' album, 1975 / Attic)
10. Eric Burdon and The Animals - Paint It Black
(The Rolling Stones cover, from 'Winds Of Change' album, 1967 / MGM)

Original record artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Paris_DJs_Soundsystem-Who_Is_Molesting_Laura_part_13.mp3
Category:T.I.M.E.C. DJs -- posted at: 3:01pm EDT

Superfly Records - Samba Variations
Superfly Records - Samba Variations
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Superfly Records, 2010-01-06

As a very good friend of mine says these days that "all we need is sun". Temperature in Paris has indeed fallen too far below zero, and we're freezing our asses off at the store, while working like ants... Thankfully, our Superfly Records partner Paulo has managed to construct and record a refreshing and shiny Samba mix, pouring bits of rare Brasil colors into our ears and hearts. Sun is all we need!

Tracklisting :
01. Conjunto Baluartes - Nira Congo
(from 'Nira Congo' album, 1976 / CBS)
02. Banda Idade Media - Swat Samba'
(from 'Swat Samba (Theme from S.W.A.T.) 7 inch, 1977 / RCA)
03. Zeca do Trombone and Roberto Sax - Ta Legal
(from 'Zeca do Trombone and Roberto Sax' album, 1976 / Pirata)
04. Os Bambas - Esta Terra E Muito Boa
(from 'O Melhor Em Samba Vol.6' album, 1971 / Okeh)
05. Dominguinhos - Baiao Violado'
(from 'Domingo, Menino Dominguinhos' album, 1976 / Philips)
06. Jackson do Pandeiro - Capoeira Mata Um
(from 'O Cabra Da Peste' album, 1966 / Continental)
07. Ronald Mesquita - Balanca Pema
(from 'Bresil 72' album, 1972 / Barclay)
08. Georgette - Kirie
(from 'A Moca Do Mar' album, 1976 / Tapecar)
09. Zaira - Compadre Bento
(from 'Compadre Bento' album, 1976 / Rosicler)
10. Samba 4 - Tarde De Verão
(from 'Super Sambas Vol.1' compilation, 1973 / Okeh)
11. Neno Exporta Som - Deixa A Tristeza
(from 'Deixa A Tristeza' 7 inch, 1971 / Disques Copacabana)

All the original record cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog.

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Paulo 'Superfly' Goncalves (superflyrecords.com)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

Direct download: Superfly_Records-Samba_Variations.mp3
Category:Superfly Records -- posted at: 6:24am EDT