Djouls.com - Tag - Music News
Music you don't hear on the radio for people who don't want to live vicariously thru a superstar
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Paris DJs Private Record Store new arrivals & back in stock vinyl #1
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2018-01-20T19:00:00+01:00
2018-05-12T15:26:46+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROANALOG AFRICAFUNK SOULJAZZLENGMusic NewsODION LIVINGSTONEOSTINATOParis DJsRUSH HOURSPACETALK
<p>Our little record store in the north-east of Paris is slowly but surely becoming a thing, with more and more friendly people coming by to grab the vinyl (or CDs) they've reserved on our discogs page. We were known for welcoming bands and artists to "studio time & diner", now diggers from all ages are enjoying a cup of coffee and some music small... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Paris-DJs-Private-Record-Store-new-arrivals-back-in-stock-vinyl-1" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Funkadelic - Reworked By Detroiters (CD/12"/3LP, Westbound, 2017)
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2017-09-14T13:55:00+02:00
2018-05-12T15:26:49+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
ELECTRONICFUNK SOULFunkadelic ParliamentMusic NewsParis DJs
<p>Paris DJs' history with George Clinton & the Parliament/Funkadelic crew is a very long one… It culminated first in 2006 when we were asked to cook some exclusive remixes (including a mad dub rework from Grant Phabao, approved by the Dr. Funkenstein himself, you can still grab the free download here), then again in 2012 when the P-Funk management... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Funkadelic-Reworked-By-Detroiters-%28CD/12/3LP%2C-Westbound%2C-2017%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
6th of September - It's Kologbo Day! A 4th track revealed from "Africa Is The Future" upcoming LP, featuring Tony Allen, Pat Thomas & Ayo
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2017-09-06T12:05:00+02:00
2018-05-12T15:26:50+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROAfrobeat AcademyAntibalasFelaGrant PhabaoKologboLoik DuryMusic NewsParis DJsPat ThomasTony Allen
<p>Paris DJs followers should be aware by now, we're not joking, every 6th of the month is Kologbo day! Later this year on upcoming 6ths of the month we'll unveil some brand new productions recorded this summer, but until then we're proud to keep on revealing new tunes from Fela's tenor guitar player in Afrika 70 brand new album "Africa Is The... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/6th-of-September-It-s-Kologbo-Day%21-A-4th-track-revealed-from-Africa-Is-The-Future-upcoming-LP%2C-featuring-Tony-Allen%2C-Pat-Thomas-Ayo" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
12 solid gold 12s from the Paris DJs private record store
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2017-08-29T12:55:00+02:00
2018-05-12T15:26:51+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
ANALOG AFRICABetinoFAMILY GROOVEFORTUNAHOT CASAJAMWAXMusic NewsOrlando JuliusParis DJsSOFRITOSTRUTUBIQUITY
<p>Hot on the heels of yesterday's 45 picks, here's a quick selection of 12 prime twelve inches from the Paris DJs private records store, solid gold hand-picked for your listening or DJ bag pleasure.
Auntie Flo - The Soniferous Garden (Sofrito Super Singles, 2017)
Sold out by the label rather quickly, this 12 inch sees the Sofrito label... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/12-solid-gold-12s-from-the-Paris-DJs-private-record-store" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
12 groovy 45s from the Paris DJs private record store
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2017-08-28T18:00:00+02:00
2018-05-12T15:26:52+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
ATHENS OF THE NORTHBBEBIG CROWNJAMWAXMOCAMBOMonophonicsMusic NewsOSTINATOParis DJsSCHEMASOUL BROTHERTIMMIONTRAMPUBIQUITY
<p>More than 10.000 records (new releases or reissues handpicked by the Paris DJs team, plus the big stocks from Grant Phabao & Djouls' collection) have already been listed on Paris DJs' private record store. We opened it on Discogs a year ago while Parisian people may contact us to give us a visit adn save on shipping costs. Since then already... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/12-groovy-45s-from-the-Paris-DJs-private-record-store" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies (CD/LP/K7, Strut, 2017)
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2017-08-27T19:30:00+02:00
2018-05-12T15:26:52+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROLATINMusic NewsParis DJsSTRUTThe Souljazz Orchestra
<p>The Souljazz Orchestra will be back with a new album next month, to be released on CD, vinyl… and a limited edition tape which I had the chance to get my hands on earlier this summer. Alas, once back home with the precious treasure, I discovered my boom blaster's tape player was dead with a tape stuck inside!! A month or so passed, filled with... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/The-Souljazz-Orchestra-Under-Burning-Skies-%28CD/LP/K7%2C-Strut%2C-2017%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Every 6th of the month is now officially Kologbo day !
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2017-07-06T18:22:00+02:00
2018-05-12T15:26:53+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROAfrobeat AcademyKologboMusic NewsParis DJsPARIS DJS
<p>Kologbo was Fela's tenor guitar player in Afrika 70. He's been teaching Afrobeat all around the world those last years: Berlin with Afrobeat Academy, Brazil with Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra Iconili or Amplexos, Chile with Newen Afrobeat, Belgium with World Squad, France with Les Frères Smith or Monkuti, and many more. His second long-player "Africa... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Every-6th-of-the-month-is-now-officially-Kologbo-day-%21" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Various - Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984 (CD/LP, Analog Africa, 2017)
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2017-05-15T11:16:00+02:00
2017-05-24T21:44:14+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROANALOG AFRICAMusic NewsParis DJs
<p>2017 might be Cameroon's year after its victory at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but German label Analog Africa prove once again they're hands-down the world champions of 1970s African music reissues with this funky and irresistible "Pop Makossa" compilation, focusing on the vintage Makossa beat of the late 1970s and early 1980s! Another... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Various-Pop-Makossa-The-Invasive-Dance-Beat-of-Cameroon-1976-1984-%28CD/LP%2C-Analog-Africa%2C-2017%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Vincent Ahehehinnou - Best Woman (LP, Analog Africa, 2017)
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2017-03-20T11:35:00+01:00
2017-05-24T21:44:15+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROANALOG AFRICAMusic NewsOrchestre Poly-RythmoParis DJs
<p>The latest Analog Africa reissue is up for pre-order on Bandcamp! The album, originally a 1978 release by Orchestre Poly Rythmo's singer Vincent Ahehehinnou, is rare-as-shit, worth nearly 4 figures if you can find a decent copy. There's only 4 tunes, two afrofunk monsters and two ballads, but they're all nearly 10 minutes-long. The LP is what we... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Vincent-Ahehehinnou-Best-Woman-%28LP%2C-Analog-Africa%2C-2017%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Shadow - Sweet Sweet Dreams (CD/2LP, Analog Africa, 2016)
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2016-11-11T21:13:00+01:00
2017-05-24T21:44:23+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROANALOG AFRICAFUNK SOULMusic NewsParis DJsREGGAE
<p>The 22nd Analog Africa release is a beauty people couldn't begin to imagine how the feeling would be to actually be playing it - until now. As rare as it's insanely great, this long-awaited reissue is the holy grail of Shadow albums. The one featuring the monster cosmic soca disco track 'Let’s Get It Together', one of the heaviest island synth... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Shadow-Sweet-Sweet-Dreams-%28CD/2LP%2C-Analog-Africa%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Papa Chango - The Lost Moon of Bellaris (Limited LP, self-released, 2016) - Exclusive album stream
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2016-11-07T01:46:00+01:00
2017-05-24T21:44:23+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROMusic NewsPapa ChangoParis DJs
<p>Mebourne-based Papa Chango put out in 2012 the band a massive cinematic Ethio-funk album, 'The Matador'. After being featured in four episodes of our podcast and one of our afro compilations, they released in 2014 an epic 4-tracks EP , 'Enter The Dragonfly'. They're now back with a new great record, 'The Lost Moon of Bellaris', but be warned, the... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Papa-Chango-The-Lost-Moon-of-Bellaris-%28Limited-LP%2C-self-released%2C-2016%29-Exclusive-album-stream" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Premiere : Brownout - Iron Leg (Mickey & The Soul Generation cover)
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2016-10-05T18:18:00+02:00
2017-05-24T21:44:24+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
Adrian QuesadaBrownoutFUNK SOULMusic NewsParis DJs
<p>Austin-based Level One Sound run by our esteemed collegue Adrian Quesada has been the home to many great recordings, from The Funk Ark, Brownout, David Garza, Deer Tick, Natalia Clavier, The Echocentrics, The Electric Peanut Butter Co., Third Root, Money Chicha, etc. - A full fledged studio/production house where digital meets analog (2" and 1/4"... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Premiere-%3A-Brownout-Iron-Leg-%28Mickey-The-Soul-Generation-cover%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Bitori - Legend Of Funaná (The Forbidden Music of The Cape Verde Islands) (CD/LP, Analog Africa, 2016)
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2016-09-12T17:08:00+02:00
2017-05-24T21:44:26+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROANALOG AFRICAMusic NewsParis DJs
<p>Until 1975 and the independence of Cape Verde, the Portuguese colonial leaders had prohibited Funaná, the local, rural, very rhythmic music containing accordion. It then could develop with many variations, but it's only in the middle of the Nineties that Victor Tavares, better known as Bitori, could finally go into the studio, and record with... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Bitori-Legend-Of-Funan%C3%A1-%28The-Forbidden-Music-of-The-Cape-Verde-Islands%29-%28CD/LP%2C-Analog-Africa%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
The Frightnrs - Nothing More To Say (CD/LP, Daptone, 2016)
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2016-09-12T11:15:00+02:00
2017-05-24T21:44:26+02:00
Nicolas Ragonneau
Paris DJs (since 2005)
DAPTONEMusic NewsParis DJsREGGAETicklah
<p>An instant classic, this fantastic reggae-rocksteady album strives directly for legendary status. It's the first album from The Frightnrs, a Brooklyn band signed on the Daptone label, but it'll also be the last one, alas. Dan Klein, the singer with the magical tone, died from ALS last june. Produced by Ticklah, miles away from the stereotypes of... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/The-Frightnrs-Nothing-More-To-Say-%28CD/LP%2C-Daptone%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Venezuela 70 - Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth - Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 1970s (CD/2LP, Soul Jazz, 2016)
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2016-09-12T11:11:00+02:00
2017-05-24T21:44:26+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
COMPILATIONSLATINMusic NewsParis DJsPOP ROCKSOUL JAZZWORLD
<p>English label Soul Jazz Records released this summer a collection of experimental rock recorded in Venezuela in the 1970s, at a time when oil was flowing in abundance and consequently culture rather well subsidized. However, this music had never really got out of the country until now, it's really a beautiful discovery. As for example the piece... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Venezuela-70-Cosmic-Visions-Of-A-Latin-American-Earth-Venezuelan-Experimental-Rock-In-The-1970s-%28CD/2LP%2C-Soul-Jazz%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
The Avalanches - Essential Mix BBC Radio 1
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2016-08-29T15:34:00+02:00
2016-08-30T11:12:20+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
Music NewsParis DJs
<p>The Avalanches have waited for more than a decade and a half to release a follow-up to their marvelous sample-heavy 'Since I Left You' album. Alas the new album isn't really our thing. Good news though is they still are cooking some very interesting, eclectic mixes, such as their latest one for the BBC, with 80 weird and wonderful tracks & samples... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/The-Avalanches-Essential-Mix-BBC-Radio-1" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
STEPAK-TAKRAW - Slugfest & Gazelle (2x7", Soul Garden, 2016)
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2016-08-26T14:34:00+02:00
2016-08-27T10:59:20+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROMusic NewsParis DJsSOUL GARDENStepak Takraw
<p>Two new singles of Japanese afrobeat band STEPAK-TAKRAW have been released on Soul Garden Records, who kindly sent us a copy of each! The first one, 'Slugfest' is afrofunk at a seamingly exaggerated uptempo pace — but the tune quickly drops into a darker vibe, a more psych rock setting, with the guitar then playing only half the notes, before a... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/STEPAK-TAKRAW-Slugfest-Gazelle-%282x7%2C-Soul-Garden%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Oceanic Suite (CD/LP, Marlow Records, 2016)
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2016-07-15T16:24:00+02:00
2016-07-16T09:39:52+02:00
Nicolas Ragonneau
Paris DJs (since 2005)
JAZZ AND JAMBANDSMusic NewsParis DJsThe Souljazz Orchestra
<p>Two musicians from the Souljazz Orchestra escape from their main act, into a parallel project, a quintet called the Atlantis Jazz Ensemble — and it's a complete success. No afro-funk grooves and other dancing tunes here, but night-timed, melancholic instrumentals, in the finest tradition of modal jazz - esoteric or spiritual. A timeless record, an... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Atlantis-Jazz-Ensemble-Oceanic-Suite-%28CD/LP%2C-Marlow-Records%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
Hard Proof - Public Hi-Fi Sessions 03 (12", Public Hi-Fi, 2016)
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2016-06-14T15:25:00+02:00
2016-06-15T08:43:21+02:00
Nicolas Ragonneau
Paris DJs (since 2005)
AFROHard ProofMusic NewsParis DJs
<p>Worthy heirs to Fela and Antibalas, the ten musicians from Hard Proof deliver a storming blend of afrobeat and funk. Six years after their first album, the band is back with some new vertiginous compositions, including powerful horns answering to vintage keyboards and frantic percussion. The six pieces were recorded live in only one take, without... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/Hard-Proof-Public-Hi-Fi-Sessions-03-%2812%2C-Public-Hi-Fi%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>
DJ Format's Psych Out - A Collection Of Funky Fuzz Laiden Gems (CD/2LP, BBE, 2016)
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2016-06-05T00:55:00+02:00
2016-06-05T07:56:48+02:00
Djouls
Paris DJs (since 2005)
BBECOMPILATIONSDJ FormatMusic NewsParis DJsPOP ROCK
<p>DJ Format is one of the coolest DJs in the United Kingdom. We've already invited him twice for an exclusive Paris DJs mix. He's also a relentless vinyl hunter, especially for the very very rare stuff, as proven once again in this compilation of highly psychedelic tracks, mostly groovy-rock, with fuzz guitars, really heavy drums and warm bass. We... <em><a href="http://www.djouls.com/index.php/post/DJ-Format-s-Psych-Out-A-Collection-Of-Funky-Fuzz-Laiden-Gems-%28CD/2LP%2C-BBE%2C-2016%29" title="Read more details about this feed">Continue reading</a></em></p>