Grant Phabao & The Jays - African Man b/w Adrian Quesada Remix (Limited 45, Paris DJs, 2014)
The Jays, a Jamaican vocal harmony trio composed of Lloyd Forrest, Errol Wilson and Leroy Hall, with Paris-based 70s roots music expert Grant Phabao at the helm of production, deliver some brothers greatness that gets into your soul. On the flip, a remix by Adrian Quesada, full of psychedelic twangling guitars drenched into reverb rings so perfectly with the harmonies of liberty that it could easily have been featured on Quentin Tarentino's latest soundtrack...
Grant Phabao & The Jays - African Man b/w Adrian Quesada Remix
(Limited Edition 45 - 300 copies only) Paris DJs PARISDJS055, 2014-08-18
Tracklisting :
A1. African Man (45 Edit) 3:52
B1. African Man (Adrian Quesada Remix - 45 Edit) 4:00
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Credits :
A&R : Djouls
Written by Errol Wilson, composed by Fabien Préaux
Published by T.I.M.E.C.
Guillaume Méténier (Soul Sugar) : organ, clavinet (1)
All other instruments, production, edits and audio mastering by Grant Phabao (1)
All instruments and additional production by Adrian Quesada (2)
Mix & audio mastering by Grant Phabao (2)
Edits & vinyl audio mastering by Grant Phabao
45 sleeve and record design by Ben Hito
© 2014 T.I.M.E.C./Paris DJs
Note : Limited edition 300 copies only.
This 45 was crowdfunded through a campaign of pre-orders which happened in June 2014. A 100 copies out of the 300 pressed are available in the Paris DJs Soundsystem 'Vinyl Is Good fo You' boxset. 200 copies are available separately.
Links :
Buy on Bandcamp
Grant Phabao : official | bandcamp | facebook | juno | parisdjs | soundcloud | youtube
Adrian Quesada : official | discogs | facebook | parisdjs | soundcloud | twitter
Paris DJs : parisdjs.com | bandcamp | facebook | juno | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube
Ben Hito : official | discogs | facebook
Press Release :
One month before the release of The Jays full-length album, 'Stepping up In Time', Paris DJs were letting off some steam with a new digital single, 'African Man', a massive reggae anthem - black, proud, and fighting for the future - along with two astonishing remixes from in-house producer Grant Phabao and Austin-based producer Adrian Quesada.
Following up on the limited 45 pressed in Jamaica 'Don't Sell Your Soul', from 2009, and the digital EP 'Stepping Up In Time', from january 2013, the Jamaican vocal harmony trio composed of Lloyd Forrest, Errol Wilson and Leroy Hall, with Paris-based 70s roots music expert Grant Phabao at the helm of production, deliver some brothers greatness that gets into your soul. Repatriation is on the central tenets of the Rastafari movement, even if The Jays are all Jamaican natives, they strongly feel that the truth from their ancestors makes them African men.
Along with this roots reggae burner come two astounding remixes, a swinging jazz version by Grant Phabao who proves once again he can tackle any kind of musical style, and, cherry on the cake, a latin funk remix from Texas' most interesting musical activist Adrian Quesada. The man has been putting our amazing music relentlessly with his many eclectic bands (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Ocote Soul Sounds, The Echocentrics…) and productions (Daniel Johnston, Hard Proof Afrobeat, The Funk Ark, Natalia Clavier…). His remix of The Jays' 'African Man', full of psychedelic twangling guitars drenched into reverb rings so perfectly with the harmonies of liberty that it could easily have been featured on Quentin Tarentino's latest soundtrack, 'Django Unchained'!
The full-length album from The Jays, 'Stepping up In Time' was released digitally in March 2013 through the Paris DJs label.
Now here's the 45 VINYL version of this digital single, edited, re-mixed and re-mastered during the summer 2014 by Grant Phabao. It was pressed at only 300 copies, half of which were pre-ordered through a crowdfunding campaign, so get it before everybody else does - the stocks won't last long!!
Grant Phabao & The Jays - African Man b/w Adrian Quesada Remix
(Limited Edition 45 - 300 copies only) Paris DJs PARISDJS055, 2014-08-18
Tracklisting :
A1. African Man (45 Edit) 3:52
B1. African Man (Adrian Quesada Remix - 45 Edit) 4:00
-
Credits :
A&R : Djouls
Written by Errol Wilson, composed by Fabien Préaux
Published by T.I.M.E.C.
Guillaume Méténier (Soul Sugar) : organ, clavinet (1)
All other instruments, production, edits and audio mastering by Grant Phabao (1)
All instruments and additional production by Adrian Quesada (2)
Mix & audio mastering by Grant Phabao (2)
Edits & vinyl audio mastering by Grant Phabao
45 sleeve and record design by Ben Hito
© 2014 T.I.M.E.C./Paris DJs
Note : Limited edition 300 copies only.
This 45 was crowdfunded through a campaign of pre-orders which happened in June 2014. A 100 copies out of the 300 pressed are available in the Paris DJs Soundsystem 'Vinyl Is Good fo You' boxset. 200 copies are available separately.
Links :
Buy on Bandcamp
Grant Phabao : official | bandcamp | facebook | juno | parisdjs | soundcloud | youtube
Adrian Quesada : official | discogs | facebook | parisdjs | soundcloud | twitter
Paris DJs : parisdjs.com | bandcamp | facebook | juno | pinterest | soundcloud | twitter | youtube
Ben Hito : official | discogs | facebook
Press Release :
One month before the release of The Jays full-length album, 'Stepping up In Time', Paris DJs were letting off some steam with a new digital single, 'African Man', a massive reggae anthem - black, proud, and fighting for the future - along with two astonishing remixes from in-house producer Grant Phabao and Austin-based producer Adrian Quesada.
Following up on the limited 45 pressed in Jamaica 'Don't Sell Your Soul', from 2009, and the digital EP 'Stepping Up In Time', from january 2013, the Jamaican vocal harmony trio composed of Lloyd Forrest, Errol Wilson and Leroy Hall, with Paris-based 70s roots music expert Grant Phabao at the helm of production, deliver some brothers greatness that gets into your soul. Repatriation is on the central tenets of the Rastafari movement, even if The Jays are all Jamaican natives, they strongly feel that the truth from their ancestors makes them African men.
Along with this roots reggae burner come two astounding remixes, a swinging jazz version by Grant Phabao who proves once again he can tackle any kind of musical style, and, cherry on the cake, a latin funk remix from Texas' most interesting musical activist Adrian Quesada. The man has been putting our amazing music relentlessly with his many eclectic bands (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Ocote Soul Sounds, The Echocentrics…) and productions (Daniel Johnston, Hard Proof Afrobeat, The Funk Ark, Natalia Clavier…). His remix of The Jays' 'African Man', full of psychedelic twangling guitars drenched into reverb rings so perfectly with the harmonies of liberty that it could easily have been featured on Quentin Tarentino's latest soundtrack, 'Django Unchained'!
The full-length album from The Jays, 'Stepping up In Time' was released digitally in March 2013 through the Paris DJs label.
Now here's the 45 VINYL version of this digital single, edited, re-mixed and re-mastered during the summer 2014 by Grant Phabao. It was pressed at only 300 copies, half of which were pre-ordered through a crowdfunding campaign, so get it before everybody else does - the stocks won't last long!!
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