Belleruche - Rollerchain

http://www.belleruche.com
https://www.myspace.com/belleruche


Origine du Groupe : U.K
Style : Alternative , Experimental
Sortie : 2012

 

 

 

Par Refuse to keep silent   pour http://www.coreandco.fr

Trio londonien, Belleruche semble avoir quelque peu changé la donne, après des réalisations hip-hop/soul assez tranchées, pour imposer sur ce Rollerchain une electro-pop de qualité, parfois froide, assez régulièrement organique, qui sur les cinq premiers titres  s'avère même assez enversante, sous la houlette de la voix de Kathrin deBoer et d'une instrumentation bien équilibrée entre organique et synthétique.

Le ton peut se faire froid et bluesy ("Reach for the bottle"), en gardant un cachet soul, suite à un début rythmé que "Stormbird", excellent, puis "Wasted time", qui fait la nique à Portishead, valorisent grandement. Un savoir-faire de taille s'applique à l'album, "Get more" s'imposant ensuite comme un standard electro-pop gentiment cold, que Kathrin encanaille et enjolive dans le même mouvement.

La symbiose est quasi parfaite, la basse déterminante, qui porte le groove comme sur "Afan", aidée en cela par les percus, et on ne s'ennuie pas un seul instant, captivé par ce revirement accompli, traduit avec la même magnificence par "Underfire", aussi cold que funky, ou les claviers aigrelets de "Henbane". Et on en profite d'autant plus que la fin du disque ne fléchit pas plus que le reste, sur les rails de ce "Limelight" alerte, s'achevant par un "Longer days", longer nights aux riffs funk greffés à une voix soul qui distingue à nouveau le groupe et Kathrin, en même temps qu'il impose une trame simple, dépouillée, et parfaitement conçue.

Pour, à l'issue, générer un excellent opus, aussi dansant que musical, facile à appréhender et fort de morceaux sans défauts.


Tracklist :
1. Stormbird
2. Wasted Time
3. Get More
4. 16 Minutes
5. Reach For The Bottle
6. Passenger Side
7. Afan
8. Cloverleaf
9. Under Fire
10. Henbane
11. Limelight
12. Song For Bill
13. Longer Days, Longer Nights

 

DJ DemonAngel - Abstractelectroclash 1.7

 

http://bbpiratesradio.over-blog.com


Origine du Groupe : V.A World , France
Style : DJ , Mix , Electro , Ambient , Abstract Electro , Abstract Hip Hop , Electro Dub , Downtempo , IDM
Sortie : 2012

 

Tracklist :
01 - Jenova 7 - Midnight Ride
02 - Geskia! - Lampland
03 - Mr. Moods and Dj Racy A.J. - Stones
04 - Aligning Minds - Myan Dreams
05 - High Tone meets Brain Damage - The Midday Sun
06 - 3DG - Must Go On
07 - Mr. Kid - Dreams Of Paris
08 - Ashley - Dub The Riddim
09 - Xihilisk - Theme For Something
10 - Bulimic Orgy and Mile - Reverse of The Void
11 - Yuzo Koshiro - Ready Funk
12 - ProleteR - Muhammad Ali
13 - Woodville - Holy Friday
14 - DJ Phixion - Techniques
15 - Desolate - Exclusion of light
16 - LR-60 & Mr. Moods - The Moon
17 - Bun - Shadows
18 - Uh Oh - Orchestral
19 - EAN - Pictarus

Georgia Anne Muldrow - Seeds

https://www.myspace.com/georgiaannemuldrow


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Nu - Soul , Hip Hop
Sortie : 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pour http://www.mowno.com

Georgia Anne Muldrow est une sacrée bonne femme. Libre comme l’air, elle donne insolemment vie à tout ce qui l’inspire, à tout ce qu’elle entreprend, et ne se refuse aucun petit plaisir, du plus simple au plus conceptuel. Ainsi, on la croise régulièrement sous sa casquette de chanteuse ou de musicienne/productrice, que ce soit brièvement sur les disques des autres, plus longuement sur quelques collaborations approfondies, ou quand on ne s’offre pas totalement à elle en se délectant des quelques albums solo qu’elle a signé de son propre nom ou d’autres comme Pattie Blingh ou Jyoti. Pourtant très jeune encore, elle est ainsi devenue l’ambassadrice d’une nu-soul psychédélique et avant gardiste, un registre presque chasse gardé désormais, qu’elle vient défendre une nouvelle fois avec “Seeds”: un nouvel album ou on l’entend s’acoquiner avec Madlib plutôt qu’avec son cher et tendre Dudley Perkins (aka Declaime) avec qui elle avait pris l’habitude de collaborer le plus souvent jusque là. Il fallait d’ailleurs bien que ce soit l’incontournable producteur californien pour qu’elle accepte pour la première fois de n’y faire que chanter. D’autant que celui-ci, tout en conservant majoritairement les sonorités psyché qui lui sont chères (à l’exception de “Best Love”), s’est particulièrement montré docile envers elle en lui livrant des productions pour le moins taillées pour cet univers tout en douceurs et en rondeurs. Comme on pouvait s’y attendre, cette collaboration offre ainsi quelques petites perles que sauront apprécier les adeptes de soul les plus attentifs et pointus. Ceux qui, à plusieurs reprises (”Seeds”, “Hushfriend”, “Kneecap Jelly”), sentiront quelques frissons leur parcourir l’échine, ou qui mesureront tout le poids de quelques détails d’importance, comme ces discrets samples apportant l’infime touche funky de “Kali Yuga”. De jolies sensations incroyablement récurrentes chez le génie Georgia Anne Muldrow.


Tracklist :
1. Seeds
02. Wind
03. Calabash
04. Kali Yuga
05. The Birth Of Petey Wheatstraw
06. Best Love
07. Husfriend Intro
08. Husfriend
09. Kneecap Jelly
10. The Few feat. Declaime (aka Dudley Perkins)
11. Remember (Outro)

 

A Mediterranean Odyssey - Athens To Andalucia

http://www.putumayo.com


Origine du Groupe : V.A
Style : World Music
Sortie : 2001

 

 

 

 

 

By Aurileo   from http://www.amazon.com

A Mediterranean Odyssey" was the second Putumayo CD I bought - the first was "Africa" - and this one's another great compilation. Generally the grooves here are not the harder drum grooves featured on "Africa" - they are lighter, folkier grooves, but they're just as inviting, conjuring up visions and sounds of the Mediterranean - guitar, accordion and high-pitched ethnic percussion are prominently featured instruments throughout. Again, there is not a single bad track here - each song has its own unique charms. Tracks 5, 6, and 7, by Barrio Chino, Lo' Jo and Novalia respectively, are my favorites and form the groove centerpiece of the CD - these three are all really beautiful and imaginative musical outings. They are sandwiched in between two lovely quieter songs sung by Spain's Maria Salgado and Italy's Lucilla Galeazzi, both of whom possess stunning voices, particularly Galeazzi. Miguel Gil's opening track is irresistibly danceable, and the songs by Spain's Luis Delgado and Sardinia's Calic show an intriguing Arabic influence. The last three tracks, all by Greek artists, are also superb. You can't go wrong with this CD - it will transport you!


Tracklist :
01 - Miguel Gil - Desesperao (Spain)
02 - Tekameli - Que Son (France)
03 - Luis Delgado - Bebiendo Al Alba (Spain)
04 - Maria Salgado - Solo Por Miedo (Spain)
05 - Barrio Chino - Suadade (France)
06 - Lo' Jo - Duende (France)
07 - Novalia - Ebla (Italy)
08 - Il Trillo With Lucilla Galeazzi - Sogna Fiore Mio (Italy)
09 - Calic - Un Poeta (Italy)
10 - Anemos - Miazis Me Fotia (Greece)
11 - Glykeria - Pare Me Apopse Para Me (Greece)
12 - George Dalaras - Pame Gi Allou (Greece)

Ebo Taylor - Appia Kwa Bridge

http://www.ebotaylor-loveanddeath.com
https://www.myspace.com/ebotaylor


Origine du Groupe : Ghana
Style : Afrobeat , Afro-Jazz-Funk , World Music
Sortie : 2012

 

 

By Robin Denselow    from http://www.bbc.co.uk

A fine new studio set mixing traditional sounds and sturdy funk.

Ebo Taylor may be in his mid-70s, but the versatile guitarist, singer and songwriter is still one of the finest musicians in West Africa, covering Highlife to Afrobeat, jazz and traditional songs. Starting out in Ghana in the 1950s, he was influenced by Highlife pioneer E.T. Mensah, who mixed West African influences with American big band styles brought to the region during the Second World War. Since then, Taylor has released solo albums and worked with a series of bands, including the Apagya Show Band. He has been helped recently by London-based label Strut, behind Taylor’s excellent 2010 studio album Love and Death and the following compilation, Life Stories.

Appia Kwa Bridge is a new studio album, recorded in Berlin with members of the Afrobeat Academy, with whom he was been touring since they recorded Love and Death together. It’s a sturdy set of mostly new material mixing Afrobeat and funk with traditional influences. “I wanted to go back to a Highlife feeling with this album,” he has explained. “The songs are very personal and it is an important part of my music to keep alive many traditional Fante songs, war chants and children’s rhymes.”

The results switch between sturdy brass-backed big band pieces and solo works. Opener Aysesama – “a Fante war song… the song of victory” – struts confidently, driven by fine saxophone work. Elsewhere, there’s insistent, chugging brass on the religious song Abonsam, one of several tracks on which Taylor contributes powerful vocals and delivers a finely fluid, jazz-influenced guitar solo.

There’s more of his excellent guitar work on the upbeat Assomdwee, another religious piece that features compelling percussion from the great Tony Allen. Then comes a jangling funk piece, based on a nursery rhyme said to have been “composed by a lunatic in Saltpond, my home town on Ghana’s Cape coast”, and the cheerful title-track, also influenced by life in Saltpond (Appia Kwa Bridge is apparently a favourite lovers’ rendezvous).

Taylor may be best-known for his guitar solos with big band backing, but there are a couple of solo tracks featuring  just his guitar and voice. Yaa Amponsah, a favourite song in Ghana that dates back to the 1920s, and Barrima, a finely-sung lament for the death of his first wife, are further reminders of his impressive range.


Tracklist :
01. Ayesama 7:04
02. Abonsam 5:31
03. Nsu Na Kwan 4:47
04. Yaa Amponsah 4:26
05. Assom Dwee 5:55
06. Kruman Dey 4:39
07. Appia Kwa Bridge 5:30
08. Barrima 3:27

 

Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore - Longtime Friends in the Blues

http://www.taildraggerbluesband.com
https://www.myspace.com/taildraggercrawlinjames

http://www.bobcorritore.com
https://www.myspace.com/bobcorritore


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Blues Rock
Sortie : 2012





By Exy from http://exystence.net


Since 1976, Tail Dragger and Bob Corritore have been performing the raw intensity of lowdown blues at its sticky, sweaty best. Their album, Longtime Friends in the Blues delivers you straight to a steamy Chicago juke joint in the late ‘50s. It comes as no surprise that the legendary Howlin’ Wolf bestowed James Yancy Jones his name, “Tail Dragger”. Tail Dragger is a spitting image of The Wolf, right down to his rough, down-and-dirty voice. Tail Dragger and Corritore don’t just play. These lowdown blues musicians feel every steamy note of their blues.
The album is filled with traditional Chicago blues from the best in the windy city. It’s also a virtual nod to the late, great Wolf. Tail Dragger channels…

…the blues master, especially in the first two tracks, with the trademark howl and Wolf-themed licks. Dragger has his own, somewhat slurred vocal style, and Corritore blows an amped up harmonica like the wind behind him — a potent combination. Henry Gray, who played piano with Big Maceo Merriwether and later Howlin’ Wolf, adds a valuable, exciting barrelhouse piano sound to the album. On “Boogie Woogie Ball”, the long time piano master really gets his time to shine, as he plays a rockin’ boogie tune while exchanging an entertaining back and forth with Tail Dragger.

Nine of the ten tracks are original, bringing a great aire of freshness to a traditional sound. Meeting the day after Howlin’ Wolf died, the two incredibly skilled musicians have been friends since the 1970s. With the best in that trad. Chicago sound, including Kirk Fletcher and Chris James on guitar, Patrick Rynn on bass, and Brian Fahey on drums, the album was destined to be a modern Chicago blues hit.


Tracklist :
1. I'm Worried (5:02)
2. Sugar Moma (5:25)
3. Birthday Blues (4:55)
4. She's Worryin' Me (6:38)
5. Cold Outdoors (4:31)
6. So Ezee (5:22)
7. Through With You (6:59)
8. Done Got Old (3:47)
9. Boogie Woogie Ball (4:29)
10. Please Mr. Jailer (6:45)

Mory Kante - La Guineenne

http://www.morykante.com
https://www.myspace.com/morykanteofficial


Origine du Groupe : Guinea
Style : World Music
Sortie : 2012

 

 

From http://www.womex.com

Mory Kanté is a legend-a traditional West African musician who rose to regional stardom in the '70s, rocked the world pop charts from his adopted home in Paris in the '80s, rode the wave of globalized African music in the '90s, and returned home to his native Guinea in the 2000s to become a force for economic development and an inspirational voice for a new generation of Africans. Optimism and inspiration are themes that pervade the songs on Kanté's new album, La Guinéenne, his eleventh. This is both a love song to Africa, and Guinea, and a treasure chest of hard-nosed advice about trust, hard work, gratitude, and the importance of maintaining traditions in the face of modernity.


Tracklist :
01 Yarabini
02 La Guinéenne
03 Tedekou
04 Oh Oh Oh
05 Saratan
06 Mbalia
07 Bedoke
08 Sikaa
09 Malibala
10 Nodiche

 

Roots - Roots

 

 

Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Jazz
Sortie : 1975

 

 

By Matt Temple    from http://electricjive.blogspot.fr

Roots were a short-lived band comprising Barney Rachabane (alto), Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Duke Makasi (tenor), Sipho Gumede (bass), Peter Morake (drums) and Jabu Nkosi (organ). Replace Jabu Nkosi with Abdullah Ibrahim, add Basil Coetzee on sax and you have the group that recorded the seminal African Herbs LP under the direction of Abdullah Ibrahim.

Roots are often cited as a key strand in the development of an indigenous afro jazz sound that links the Drive, the Pelican Club house band under Dick Khoza, Spirits Rejoice and later Sakhile. The liner notes (repeated below) make reference to the public performance diffculties of the times, something well noted by David Coplan in "In Township Tonight". There was nowhere left to perform this kind of music in the late seventies.

From the original liner notes: "Within two months of its formation, the group has already got down to composing and recording this LP. Barney Rachabane on the alto and Dennis Mpale the trumpet master are the backbone of Roots. These two have played with the greats, such as Mackay Davashe and Gordon Mfanda who were both nipped in their buds by an untimely death. Duke Makasi plays the tenor sax, Sipho Gumede is on bass, Peter Morake on the drums and Jabu Nkosi on the organ, The group plays Rock Jazz with a local sound. Their music takes one back to Dorkay House jam session days which are now no more. They play in private homes and intend making more recordings."

For a long time no recordings of the Roots were thought to exist but slowly we uncover the past through the artefacts we are fortunate to find. We hope you enjoy today's recovery. Highly recommended.


Tracklist :
1. Jabu
2. Roots
3. School Girl
4. Emakhaya
5. Poor Mother
6. Barney’s Shoes

Left Lane Cruiser - Junkyard Speed Ball

http://www.myspace.com/leftlanecruiser


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Blues Rock
Sortie : 2011

 

 

Par Rémi pour http://www.planetgong.fr

En ce début d’année 2011, le label Alive Records vient de publier, sous une pochette pas franchement convaincante, le dernier album de ce duo auquel nous n’avions malheureusement encore pas consacré d’article et qui fait partie des valeurs sûres dans la vague raw-blues contemporain. Ce disque est le quatrième album de Left Lane Cruiser, et poursuit avec succès leur collaboration avec ce label (Junkyard Speed Ball est le troisième album consécutif qui sorte chez Alive).

    Pour Junkyard Speed Ball, le duo accueille pour plusieurs pistes le Reverend James Leg / John ‘Wesley’ Myers, également chanteur et organiste des Black Diamond Heavies, qui a participé au dernier album du Cut in The Hill Gang de Johnny Walker et qui vient aussi de sortir un premier disque solo. Sa présence sur ce disque est une agréable surprise – Meyers est un des artistes contemporains que nous apprécions particulièrement, et au vu de ses nombreuses collaborations, il semble que nous ne soyons pas les seuls.

    Le disque part sur des bases incroyables avec le morceau « Lost my mind » qui met immédiatement l’auditeur en situation : le jeu de guitare est tranchant et le jeu de batterie intense au point qu’on croit entendre l’air se déplacer à chaque frappe sur la caisse claire. Le chant se place dans cet ensemble avec autorité : le groupe impose une attitude no-bullshit qui rassure. Left Lane Cruiser fait montre d’une capacité impressionnante à concilier authenticité blues et brutalité rock’n’roll. D’un bout à l’autre de l’album, la frappe de batterie est extrêmement puissante : Brenn Beck possède un jeu assez varié pour réaliser ce dont il a envie, selon la couleur qu’il veut donner au morceau. Comme c’était le cas sur les précédents disques, le jeu de guitare est lui aussi un modèle du genre : l’introduction de « Weed Vodka » est parfaitement sidérante ; le jeu est plus agressif et moins évidemment virtuose que celui de Radio Moscow par exemple, mais s’impose dans son registre avec un éclat indiscutable. Fredrick ‘Joe’ Evans IV est un guitariste extraordinaire, et son jeu de slide est un des plus fins qu’il nous ait été donnés d’entendre depuis longtemps.

    Ce disque alterne avec brio des morceaux survoltés (« Lost My Mind », « 24 Hr »), sur lesquels le groupe envoie des pistes capables de faire se secouer un grabataire, d’autres qui s’appliquent à créer une ambiance tendue et électrisante (« Giving Tree », « Hip Hop »)… Sur quelques autres pistes, Left Lane Cruiser livrent une musique délibérément plus sombre et pesante, qui se teinte volontiers d’influences stoner : « Cracker Barrel » et « Represent » apportent ainsi des éléments nouveaux qui enrichissent l’univers du groupe et ajoutent à l’intérêt de ce disque.

    Utilisant une forme musicale que ses membres maîtrisent parfaitement, et sans jamais faire aucune compromission, Left Lane Cruiser a livré avec ce Junkyard Speed Ball un nouvel album d’une intensité et d’une profondeur remarquables, qui devrait lui valeur une reconnaissance supplémentaire.


Tracklist :
01 – Lost My Mind
02 – Giving Tree
03 – Circus
04 – Shine
05 – Hip-Hop
06 – 24 Hr
07 – Weed Vodka
08 – Cracker Barrel
09 – Pig Farm
10 – Represent
11 – Road Again
12 – At The Denny's

Desolate - Celestial Light Beings

 

http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Desolate
http://fauxpasmusik.de


Origine du Groupe : Germany
Style : Downtempo , Ambient
Sortie : 2012

 

 

Par Bonno pour http://www.high-five-magazine.com

Une drôle de météorite traverse lentement le ciel étoilé de ce mois d'Avril 2012. A l'heure ou la scène électronique est devenue sur-peuplée et sans-surprises, un illuminé allemand explore une nouvelle voie, celeste et voluptueuse. Desolate ne dit pourtant rien à personne. Un seul album à son actif, The Invisible Insurrection, et une faible notoriété. Seulement voilà, c'est un génie adulé sur ce blog qui se cache derrière l'acronyme. Un des seuls producteurs réellement obsédé par son art et par la création musicale. J'ai nommé l'illustre Sven Weisemann


S'il fallait classer Celestial Light Beings, lui attribuer un genre, d'aucun diraient Ambient ou UK-garage, d'autres peut-être Dubstep ou 2-step, et l'on parlerait alors d'Ambient Dubstep. Ce genre aussi méconnu que méprisé qui semblait réservé au mystérieux Burial et son dernier album Untrue, sortie chez Hyperdub en 2007.
L'esthetique de Desolate est encore plus épurée, moins puissante mais plus précise, et ce second album commence là ou le précedent s'était achevé. L'ambience y est atmosphérique et prestigieuse. Les basses fréquences guident chacun des titres et les violons se mêlent à un piano minimaliste.


Tracklist :
A1 Ambrosia
A2 Desolation
A3 Teariness Of Lemnia
A4 Farewell #3
A5 Risen
B1 Synaesthetic
B2 Se7en
B3 Florescence
B4 Farewell #4
B5 Exclusion Of Light

 

Warrior King - Virtuous Woman

http://www.myspace.com/warriork


Origine du Groupe : Jamaica
Style : Dancehall , Reggae
Sortie : 2002

 

 

 

From http://www.reggae-vibes.com

Like a bolt of lightening from the sky, Rasta messenger Warrior King has burst upon the scene, utilizing his gift of song to spread Jah truth throughout the land. 23-year old Warrior King was born on the 27th of July, 1979, in Kingston's Jubilee Hospital, soon moving to Clarendon, then settling in the growing city of Portmore at age eleven. "From birth I've always loved music, but it was not until I attended high school at the age of thirteen that I thought about it as something I could do myself," Warrior King explains. "At that time I followed Bounty Killer's style, but then my friend Warrior Mark, him said, 'You have the potential. You have the talent.' From there I started increasing my own thing, and with encouragement from my peers and inspiration and t'ing, the music started to flow."

Like many successful Jamaican entertainers, Warrior King gained his earliest stage experience in talent shows. "I started out with school concerts at first," he says. "At the time when I just came inna music, I used to do some combinations with a yout' named Likkle Blacks, Marlon Stewart. We used to do Tastee's Talent Show together, so we could really start getting exposed and gain experience." When he first started out Warrior King chatted in a hardcore deejay style, like his original hero, Bounty. A switch to the more holistic "singjay" sound came gradually. "It's a natural thing what just grow inside of me, even without me realizing," the singer reasons. "People started telling me they hear I can sing now. So, really and truly it's just a natural change." Even his name is an extension of this evolution. "I changed my name from 'Junior King' to 'Warrior King' because it have a more spiritual feel to it. Fighting against oppression, fighting against wrong. I'm Jah warrior, yuh know, fighting a war of rootical love.

Warrior King's 2001 debut single, "Virtuous Woman," was an international smash, its righteous lyrics prompting the Jamaica Observer to declare the singer "one of the artistes who made a difference in 2001." Since that auspicious beginning, Warrior King's compositions have consistently charted not only in his native Jamaica, but throughout the entire Caribbean, as well as New York, London, Tokyo and beyond. "A Friend Indeed" is currently getting heavy rotation in Jamaica, while "Jah Is Always There" was a recent summer smash on Atlanta's More Fire chart. The inclusion of "Never Go Where Pagans Go" on VP Records' compilation set "Reggae Gold 2002" further raised the artist's profile. Also included are "Virtuous Woman," "Never Go Where the Pagans Go" and other compositions that have built Warrior King's reputation.

Now the conscious singer has released his first full-length album. His VP Records debut, Virtuous Woman, features production by such heavy hitters as Sheldon 'Calibud' Stewart, Richard "Chabano" Brown, Lion Paw and Penthouse as well as guest appearances by Jahmali and dub poet, DYCR. With titles like "Love Jah and Live" and "Boast Not Myself," the CD's seventeen tracks are designed, says Warrior King, to "uplift people's heart, mind and soul in a positive way. All of the songs are written by me, through inspiration of the Father. Everybody can relate to a song on the album, I'm sure of that." The album opens up with "Power To Chant," a spiritual invocation of Jah that neatly sets the tone for what's to follow. Each song featured on the cd has a different style, but the message emphasizes purity and truth.

Warrior King believes that education is the key to betterment and hopes that his music will serve to convey the teachings of His Imperial Majesty, Hailie Selassie I. "As a Rastafarian you just don't sing music, you sing music with a purpose and a mission. To the four corners of the Earth," says Warrior King, "I carry my music, and the message of the King. And the message of love, to all people of all races."


Tracklist :
1. Power to chant
2. Never go where pagans go
3. Jah is always there
4. Africa shall be free
5. Breath of fresh air
6. Boast not myself
7. Love Jah and live
8. Rough road
9. Education is the key
10. Baby don't worry
11. Empress so divine
12. Virtuous woman
13. Oh mama feat.DYCR
14. Health and strength
15. What's going on feat.Jahmali
16. It's been a while
17. Mama (remix)

 

Serge Teyssot-Gay & Khaled Aljaramani - Interzone

http://www.sergeteyssot-gay.net


Origine du Groupe : France , Turkey
Style : Alternative Fusion World Music , Instrumental
Sortie : 2005

 

Pour http://www.regie2c.fr

C’est à Damas en avril 2002, lors de la tournée de Noir Désir au Moyen Orient qu’eut lieu la première rencontre entre Serge Teyssot Gay et Khaled Al Jaramani. Chacun écoute avec une extrême attention le concert de l'autre : ils décident de se revoir pour travailler ensemble, dès que possible.

Ce projet se concrétise en octobre 2003. Sergio ne sait pas l’arabe, Khaled ne sais pas le français : c’est tout naturellement en musique que leur dialogue s’incarne. Beaucoup parlent de « fusion », au risque de la confusion et des petits arrangements de la world music. Un rocker et un musicien oriental échangent, ils ne fusionnent pas ; leur culture musicale respective ne se fond ni se confond. Avec Interzone, c’est donc bien un dialogue que l’on entend.

Au moment où beaucoup ne voudraient nous laisser le choix qu’entre le communautarisme et la standardisation, il est particulièrement réconfortant et salutaire de constater qu’un guitariste de rock, n’aseptisant pas son jeu et un joueur d’oud, puisant le sien aux sources de la musique orientale, l’un venu d’Europe, l’autre du Moyen-Orient peuvent, par la sincérité et la qualité de leur dialogue, produire de la beauté. Portés par une même et profonde exigence d’honnêteté, Khaled All Jaramani et Serge Teyssot-Gay ont réussi avec Interzone un magnifique dialogue.


Tracklist :
1. Shataraban
2. Wings
3. Ayeb
4. Vitalité
5. Indian Raga
6. Rencontre
7. Out Of Walls
8. Helice Mouvement
9. On The Road

 

Parov Stelar - The Princess

http://www.parovstelar.com
https://www.myspace.com/stelar1


Origine du Groupe : Austria
Style : Nu-Jazz , Electro Swing , Electro Jazz , DJ
Sortie : 2012




From http://shop.etagenoir.com

On his new album "The Princess" Parov Stelar consequently advances his unmistakable style. He also prolongs one ot the most amazing success stories of the past years.

A certified border-crosser of musical styles, Parov Stelar has examined well-tried and partly classic patterns, deconstructed them and re-defined his very own style along the way. At the same time he evolved from a DJ and producer to a first class band leader. Since then he and his band travel from one big festival stage and club to another. His fans do appreciate this kind of tireless commitment: the past decade had him gather a loyal, international fan-base, almost all of his upcoming dates are sold-out months in advance. What started as a series of some hundreds concerts in Eastern Europe soon conquered Central Europe and North America. Top chart positions in the US iTunes Electronic Charts and the New Artist Billboard Charts prove that Parov Stelar ́s new sound can easily even cross an ocean.

On April 20th 2012, Parov Stelars long-awaited new double-album THE PRINCESS will see the light of day, followed by an extensive, nearly fully sold-out European tour. THE PRINCESS perfectly sums up Parov Stelar's musical development without neglecting his roots. More than ever he takes his time to make every single track a short-story filled with ideas nicely fitting his 'anything goes' attitude.

Most of the tracks to be found on CD1 mirror a special, highly emotional and reminiscing undertone carried by the piano and yearning live/sampled vocals. Standout tunes like "You Got Me There" and opening track "Milla's Dream", which was actually recorded somewhere between the tourbus and backstage on last year's autumn tour, provide equally cinematic qualities. To wrap thing's up, CD1 includes soul pop anthem "Nobody's fool" featuring Parov Stelar live-band singer Cleo Panther.

CD2, however, offers a collection of yet unreleased or vinyl-only releases that, in comparison, turn it up a notch speedwise. Just take the upfront single "Booty Swing" which hypnotic trumpets and burlesque stylings have already caused quite a stir in America. And then there's "Jimmy's Gang", one of those agitating, bass- heavy electroswing songs that cause no less than good clean fun and established Parov Stelar as a pinnacle of this exciting new genre. At the same time CD 2 contains a number of Parov Stelar live-band and trio performances, making THE PRINCESS a comprehensive exhibition of Parov Stelars ecclectic ouevre."


Tracklist :
CD1 – The Princess:
01. Parov Stelar – Milla’s Dream (3:44)
02. Parov Stelar – All Night (2:47)
03. Parov Stelar – Nobody’s Fool (3:08)
04. Parov Stelar – The Princess (3:07)
05. Parov Stelar feat. Jerry Di Monza – Silent Shuffle (3:34)
06. Parov Stelar feat. Anduze – This Game (3:08)
07. Parov Stelar – You Got Me There (4:11)
08. Parov Stelar feat. Lilja Bloom – Dust In The Summer Rain (3:38)
09. Parov Stelar – Requiem For Annie (1:11)
10. Parov Stelar feat. Lilja Bloom – With You (3:20)
11. Parov Stelar – The Beach (3:57)
12. Parov Stelar – Song For The Crickets (5:32)
13. Parov Stelar – Beautiful Morning (3:23)
14. Parov Stelar feat. Jerry Di Monza – The Fog (2:57)
15. Parov Stelar feat. Lilja Bloom – True Romance Part 2 (2:47)

CD2 – The Princess: The Vinyl Collection 2010-2012:
01. Parov Stelar – Jimmy’s Gang (5:27)
02. Parov Stelar feat. Cleo Panther – Sally’s Dance (3:46)
03. Parov Stelar – Booty Swing (3:18)
04. Parov Stelar – Baska Brother (5:29)
05. Parov Stelar – The Phantom (1930 Version) (4:34)
06. Parov Stelar – The Snake (5:32)
07. Parov Stelar – Wanna Fete (5:30)
08. Parov Stelar – Oh Yeah (3:47)
09. Parov Stelar feat. Max The Sax – The Vamp (5:22)
10. Parov Stelar – The Paris Swing Box (5:23)
11. Parov Stelar – All Night (Extended Club Version) (4:23)
12. Parov Stelar feat. Jerry Di Monza – A Song For You (5:47)
13. Parov Stelar – Jimmy’s Gang (Enzo Siffredi Remix) (6:10)

MDC - Conception

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Origine du Groupe : France
Style : Electro Dub , Reggae
Sortie : 2012




Par http://odgprod.com

ODGprod a le plaisir aujourd’hui d’accueillir une toute nouvelle formation au sein du netlabel. Après avoir découvert le Dub à la sauce berruyère avec des artistes comme Dawa Hifi ou encore U.Stone, il s’agit de faire place à MDC qui nous offre son premier Ep nommé « Conception« .

Massive Dub Corporation se compose de quatre activistes multi-instrumentistes réunis autours d’une idée commune ; explorer le dub et ses frontières (si tant est qu’il y en ait). Ce jeune groupe né à Bourges début 2010 a su dès ses débuts marier à la fois la scène et le studio, navigant habilement de la MAO à la musique instrumentale. C’est ce juste équilibre que l’on ressent immédiatement à l’écoute des cinq tracks, rythmiques synthétiques et phrasés acoustiques s’accordent à merveille. Chaque morceau est abordé d’une manière différente, on passera ainsi au travers de divers ambiances ; du « french dub » électrique aux choses plus roots, ou encore orienté stepper et dédié aux soundsystems. MDC s’offre également deux combinaisons royales pour son premier Ep puisque l’on peut retrouver le fameux MC Brother Culture (sur Ninja Assassin) ainsi que le duo de chanteurs parisiens Fu-Steps (sur Babylon Soldiers). « Conception » célèbre un dub riche, aux multiples facettes, qui annonce déjà MDC comme étant un groupe à suivre de près.


ODGprod is pleased today to welcome a new band on the netlabel. After discovering the Dub « made in Berry » thanks to artists such as  Dawa Hifi or  U.Stone , it is time to makeway for MDC who gives us his first Ep called « Conception ».

Massive Dub Corporation consists of four multi-instrumentalists activists with one common idea, exploring dub and its borders (if there are any). This young band born in Bourges in early 2010, the project starts both in studio and on stage, navigating between CAM and instrumental music. It is this balance that we feel immediately along the five tracks,  synthetic rhythm and acoustic phrasing are mixed perfectly. Each piece is discussed in a different way, and we will pass through various environments, from the « french dub »  to things more roots, or stepper oriented and dedicated to the soundsystems. MDC also offers two royal featurings for his first Ep, we can hear  the famous MC  Brother Culture (on Ninja Assassin) and the Parisian duo of singers  Fu-Steps (on Soldiers of Babylon). « Conception » celebrates a rich &  multi-faceted dub, which foreshadows MDC as a group to follow.


Tracklist :
01. Good vibes 3:45
02. Ninja assassin ft. Brother Culture 4:07
03. Horns man (King Earthquake) MDC Cover 3:45
04. Babylon soldiers ft. Fu-Steps 3:31
05. Spiritual War 4:51