tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10189156034800252252024-03-21T18:12:33.557+01:00le soleil est rareRather eclectic.le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.comBlogger411125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-44168809206212855922022-01-30T17:25:00.002+01:002022-01-30T17:25:37.698+01:00soleil rare.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2108691984_16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2108691984_16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The dude akabrownssugar crafted a tribute to this very blog, although it's been pretty silent for a while... </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A 9-track beattape with a ruff sound. <a href="https://akabrownsugar.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Available on Bandcamp</a>. Enjoy. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Beats : akabrownsugar. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Photo : w.nolland.</p><p><br /></p>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1085806250/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://akabrownsugar.bandcamp.com/album/soleil-rare">soleil rare by akabrownsugar</a></iframe>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-18616354783589829532021-05-09T16:27:00.003+02:002021-05-09T16:27:19.822+02:00Amha Eshèté.<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/assets-pam-blog/2020/06/84dc60de-amha-eshe%CC%80te%CC%81.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="428" height="281" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/assets-pam-blog/2020/06/84dc60de-amha-eshe%CC%80te%CC%81.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">He's the man who made it possible in Ethiopia. Without Amha Eshèté, there wouldn't have been a private company pressing vinyl records in the 1970s. He dared to defy the regime by making records that wouldn't commissioned or sponsored by the government. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After leaving Ethiopia and the DERG regime, M. Eshèté pursued a career as an entrepreneur, in both catering and music venues, relying on the Ehiopian community of the United States. Then back to Addis. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The whole Ethiopian scene which is now massively reissued owe a great deal to M. Eshèté, who recently died. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">He said it all to the Pan-African Music website in a <a href="https://pan-african-music.com/amha-eshete-le-reveur/?fbclid=IwAR39GEDLiVB3lcAF_7YrnDz_KZcCeMbqILcO4JejqcQZPaJIRbcETAWRIfI" target="_blank">two-part</a> <a href="https://pan-african-music.com/amha-eshete-lexil-et-le-retour-au-pays-natal/" target="_blank">interview</a> (in French). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Respect. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-51332186378870451882021-04-30T10:33:00.002+02:002021-04-30T10:33:28.877+02:00Jazz Funéral.<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scontent.fcdg3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/179305371_1233941667034920_8837211255346594778_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=vRt5xqAvqrIAX8RmG2G&_nc_ht=scontent.fcdg3-1.fna&tp=6&oh=ff6d6689e9c02e895f1b89b29c6876e5&oe=60B1AE57" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://scontent.fcdg3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-0/p526x296/179305371_1233941667034920_8837211255346594778_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=vRt5xqAvqrIAX8RmG2G&_nc_ht=scontent.fcdg3-1.fna&tp=6&oh=ff6d6689e9c02e895f1b89b29c6876e5&oe=60B1AE57" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once again, I have to talk about Capitaine Hadôken, aka Koffi Gnato, aka many other monikers and characters... Usually, he builds beats around random vinyl records, and break our necks with surprising beats. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">On his latest project, the vibe was different. This one is a testimony to his late father, Jean-Pierre Liou, who used to play double-bass in local jazz bands of the Lyon area, France. It was all natural that the Capitaine would use samples from his father's performances to deliver this very unique <i>hommage</i>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The whole beat tape is <a href="https://capitainehadoken.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-fun-ral?fbclid=IwAR0KZEvWeC31grZUEuKO7P2ImnX8d7v5sOveh4S2cbsbB_4huNtdNVHrr2w" target="_blank">available on Bandcamp</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-53721064756389756782021-04-24T20:12:00.004+02:002021-04-24T20:12:50.841+02:00Emile Sornin. <p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0003715146_100.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="800" height="112" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0003715146_100.png" width="608" /></a></div><br />The man officially known as Emile Sornin his better known as <a href="https://foreverpavot.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Forever Pavot</a>, one of the most interesting authors of the current psychedelic pop wave coming from France. He's made music in several bands, from Arun Tazieff to La Récré, and as a solo act, always coping with different genres with great inspiration.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now the owner of his own studio, Forever Pavot recently presented his love for instruments. And I must admit, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gonzai.magazine/videos/232706151973435" target="_blank">it's very entertaining to listen to him</a>. Sadly for non-French speakers, it's... only in French. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For those who don't know, five yeard ago, in 2016, Forever Pavot issued a 7", "Le Bon Coin Forever", that perfectly express his love for instruments. The concept : visiting people who posted ads to sell their unusual instruments, trying these, recording parts and assembling them in original compositions. It is now pretty difficult to track down. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-85210357089490018982021-04-24T19:56:00.002+02:002021-04-24T19:56:32.302+02:00Swedish wonder. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0024054725_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/0024054725_10.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sven Wunder is a a bit of a mystery. A multi-instrumentalist, apparently capable of embracing the subtleness of exotic instruments, with a passion for library music. Maybe seclusive, he mainly works alone. He's responsible of two wonderful albums, one inspired by the Turkish sounds, another one diving into the atmosphere of Japan. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">His label, <a href="https://www.pianopianorecords.com/" target="_blank">Piano Piano Records</a>, has just announced the third opus of the guy, titled "Natura Morta", with a first track called "<a href="https://svenwunder.bandcamp.com/album/natura-morta" target="_blank">En plein air</a>". </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Besides the announcement, Sven Wunder issued a mix of favorites from the library music genre. It includes pretty much a best-of of the genre (just take a look at the following list : Janko Nilovic, Stefano Torrossi, Ennio Morricone, Arawak, Piero Umiliani, Jay Richford, François de Roubaix, Rahul Dev Burman... what a dream team), <a href="https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/04/23/natura-morta-a-sven-wunder-mixtape/?fbclid=IwAR1K-MpupIV5dNkhBMhyzqY9q9K9BPCuV5xG0F_siwwQmPe21X2Fl9L_Glg" target="_blank">hosted on the Aquarium Drunkard website</a>. Good news, it's a mp3 file that you can download, instead of a streaming link (which I kinda hate for some reason...). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The goodies don't stop here. Sven Wunder had already made mixes for the release his "Wabi Sabi" album, which are <a href="https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2020/07/24/the-lagniappe-sessions-sven-wunder/" target="_blank">available on the same website</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Do yourself these favors. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-34928957570874394472020-12-11T20:06:00.001+01:002020-12-31T23:18:37.807+01:00lockdown : vinyl find #53. <p style="text-align: justify;">This is lockdown #2. Although it doesn't feel the same as the volume 1. But still, it contributes to the shitty year that is 2020. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Under these circumstances, one of the best remedies to the soul must be Brazilian music. It provides the warmth in winter, the sun in the short days, the emotion in the gloomy times. So, besides the classics of Brazilian music (bossa nova, MPB...), I often go back to a cheap record I thought I had found in Toulouse but... no. I found it in Strasbourg, France in 2016, at an excellent shop called "L'Occase de l'Oncle Tom". </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This fantastic compilation is called "Brazilian Wave" and it costed me 4€. On two records, all the stars of Brazilian music are reunited : Astrud Gilberto, Marcos Valle, Luiz Bonfa, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim... Ok, a few are missing, like Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa... But still, it flows naturally, from one track to the next one, without the need of skipping any track, with a pleasant balance between instrumental tracks and vocal ones, calm songs and more danceable ones. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Imagine a movie scene, a sunset on Copacabana, girls and boys playing football on the beach, pretty women licking ice creams... this compilation is the soundtrack to that. </p><p><b><u>Various Artists - Brazilian Wave.</u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img.discogs.com/H1mP220ZMRJDbTkSIKu_AUTYgGU=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2710927-1455668232-1801.jpeg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="319" src="https://img.discogs.com/H1mP220ZMRJDbTkSIKu_AUTYgGU=/fit-in/600x598/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2710927-1455668232-1801.jpeg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">For your listening pleasures, a few contributions by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqYwyeRtnSo&ab_channel=OublieMusique" target="_blank">Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbcDzIvxMvQ&ab_channel=MarcosValle-Topic" target="_blank">Marcos Valle</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHqeD4pCfa4&ab_channel=Jo%C3%A3oBaptistaPimentelNeto" target="_blank">Bola Sete</a>...</p><p><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-53712864138337239742020-11-29T20:23:00.002+01:002020-11-29T20:23:41.187+01:00500 best albums. <p style="text-align: justify;">Is "Whats's Going On" by Marvin Gaye the best album of all time ? That's what Rolling Stone thinks, writes and publishes. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Their list of the 500 best albums of all time is available <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/rufus-chaka-khan-ask-rufus-1062734/">here</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I know, it's a short post. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-45367926466179996262020-11-29T20:10:00.005+01:002020-11-29T20:10:56.149+01:00Shitao - Aleph.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4253462009_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4253462009_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2020 has been a shitty year, that's for sure. But it made Shitao very productive. After "<a href="https://shitao.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-she-arrives">The day she arrives</a>", released in June, the buddy has just dropped "<a href="https://shitao.bandcamp.com/album/aleph">Aleph</a>", his brand new opus. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Served with a fantastic artwork by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pyramid.ink">pyramid.ink</a>, the album is inspired by a novel by Jorge Luis Borges. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In Shitao's words, "<i>Alpeh is the story of a woman plotting revenge, a monster stuck in a labyrinth, a deserter and a translator. "Aleph" is the story of an obsession, a dead man, a Byzantine general and the memory of Beatriz". </i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Available on <a href="https://shitao.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a> for free, "Aleph" is also available for <a href="https://qrates.com/projects/21835">pre-order as a vinyl on Qrates</a>. All we need is 100 pre-orders ; please make it become real !</p><p><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-3023535798281812402020-11-15T14:59:00.000+01:002020-11-15T14:59:01.921+01:00ST live.<p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="360" scrolling="no" src="https://www.arte.tv/player/v5/index.php?json_url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.arte.tv%2Fapi%2Fplayer%2Fv2%2Fconfig%2Ffr%2F100282-004-A&lang=fr&autoplay=true&mute=1" style="background-color: black; display: block; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; transition-duration: 0; transition-property: no;" width="640"></iframe><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In these strange times we're experiencing, live shows are a rarity. Well, there are some, but without any audience. That's exactly what Sébastien Tellier did, taking over <a href="https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/100282-004-A/sebastien-tellier-au-arte-concert-festival/">the stage of La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris on November 13th, 2020</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Backed by a handful of musicians (two keyboard players and a drummer, with various skills), he delivered his unique mood for an hour long of concert. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The concert was coupled with the release of the digital version of this newest album, "<a href="https://sebastientellier.bandcamp.com/album/simple-mind">Simple Mind</a>", which includes new stripped versions of some of his previous hits. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The perfect glamour show for a gloomy dark sunday. </p><p><br /></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-14747586944549640282020-11-07T18:58:00.001+01:002020-11-07T18:58:36.249+01:00OK Computer demos.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn-www.konbini.com/fr/images/files/2016/06/radiohead-spectre-810x650.jpg?webp=" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="800" height="210" src="https://cdn-www.konbini.com/fr/images/files/2016/06/radiohead-spectre-810x650.jpg?webp=" width="400" /></a></div> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For those who don't mind downloading 17 hourw worth of music from Radiohead, the aforementioned Funk It (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FunkItBlog/posts/3448513095204091">Facebook post</a>) has assembled demos and outtakes from the legendary "OK Computer" sessions. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those archives were previously known by the fans as bootlegs from Minidiscs. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As detailed by Funk It himself : </p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Y'all remember when those Radiohead OK Computer Minidiscs leaked last year? Well, I condensed 17 hours of outtakes and rehearsals and demos to a manageable listen. Check it out.</span></i></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://mega.nz/folder/xrJVXA5Y?fbclid=IwAR1_z2SaTxvQiG7Pv6y-ZhZSCjCmdAb6Wp5jzAtlLuyjCj6WBEZgtQmw4mo#pAbkzOv92Kl2tqtnXroECA" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://mega.nz/folder/xrJVXA5Y#pAbkzOv92Kl2tqtnXroECA</a></span> FLAC</span></i></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://mega.nz/folder/8ihAEYAb?fbclid=IwAR1JaQl4kkgeVhQpLKQ3ZQZW_hYR7S6TeHR2hWqbSqyg8xgRgjctsftuiOc#nHkMBc4V5WfaxgCA2wN09Q" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://mega.nz/folder/8ihAEYAb#nHkMBc4V5WfaxgCA2wN09Q</a></span> MP3</span></i></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">and here's the full 17 hour set, but tracked out instead of hour long files: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://mega.nz/folder/wmIXzAZB?fbclid=IwAR3vOVBPS7x4vYh-JKQUcxaYss3ZAJRq242fS6aAtNYey39Fs9fWkIazwqk#WWlVkkGbQ1SKa_7Sb6WzfQ" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://mega.nz/folder/wmIXzAZB#WWlVkkGbQ1SKa_7Sb6WzfQ</a></span></span></i></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div></div>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-31748782730699804132020-11-06T18:54:00.004+01:002020-11-07T13:25:24.671+01:00rare Miles.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.fr/RS-WP-magazine/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/miles-davis-top-15-1000x600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://www.rollingstone.fr/RS-WP-magazine/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/miles-davis-top-15-1000x600.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The excellent Funk It published a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rlbayers/sets/miles-davis-may-25-1974-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-theatro-municipal?fbclid=IwAR09CWA3Vg_m8f4Z0xtCeDROQ_qhy33Cya2n0w51kuBCkdrMBIrlkPpn26A">rare audio recording of a concert</a> Miles Davis gave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1974. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">40mn of jazz for your listening pleasure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-81155834728518282212020-11-06T00:02:00.017+01:002020-11-06T00:39:27.251+01:00re-up gang. <p style="text-align: justify;">I found in an old hard-drive the 28 episodes of the "le soleil est rare" compilations that I used to assemble back in the days on this blog. I had a lot of fun listening to, selecting, commenting on each and every track that I chose... the good old days...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">All the links must be dead by now, so here are the re-ups of the first seven episodes, and the tracklistings, minus the comments and covers. Available for seven days. </p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://wetransfer.com/downloads/3f7e147d34a1025b28a83d1b48f25e2420201105225204/12d439a77bd24fc5f34d96d2d05c395120201105225204/17e9ab">#1 : mondovision</a></span></p><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Os Baobas - Bye Bye My Darling.<div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Stavros Xarhakos - Annabel. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Amorf Ördögök - Betyar A Holdon</div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Kourosh Yaghmaei - Gol-e Yakh. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Galt MacDermot - Coffee Cold. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Cesaria Evora - Partida. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Okukuseku International Band Of Ghana - Black Beauty. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Galatasaray Lisesi - Zazie. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Meiko Kaji - Fushigi Ne.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Jean-Claude Vannier - Danse Des Mouches Noires Gardes Du Roi. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://wetransfer.com/downloads/cf6b92cf2a45f59c7c577c869586a36120201105225408/222e686ef8abee574470792a125b18f720201105225408/149d49">#2 : motions</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">François de Roubaix - Un Peu, Beaucoup, Passionnément...<div>Acanthus - Sleeping Beauty (Samba Des Vampires).</div><div>Chan Kwong Wing - I Want To Be A Good Guy.</div><div>Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Speed Fever.</div><div>Bruno Nicolai - Whisky.</div><div>Michel Magne & Jean Yanne - Luttons Pour Le Marché Commun.</div><div>The Chemical Brothers - The Devil Is In The Details.</div><div>Eric Demarsan - Thème De Mathilde.</div><div>Alain Goraguer - Déshominisation I.</div><div>David Holmes - Lifting The Building.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://we.tl/t-m5rj7Q3ZVu">#3 : bits</a></div><div><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div><div>Rza - Flying Birds.</div><div>Dr. Who Dat? - Viberian Twilight Part 2.</div><div>Infinitskills - Morning Lights.</div><div>Fat Jon - Spacesuit proper.</div><div>KenLo - "Bass". </div><div>J. Rawls - A Tribute To Troy.</div><div>Exile - Love Line. </div><div>Madlib - Dillalade Ride (Contact Hide). </div><div>Count Bass D - All Shook Up. </div><div>Onra - Come Closr (Kicks & Claps Edit).</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://we.tl/t-NSpcEOAYB1">#4 : blankets</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Curtis Mayfield - Hard Times.</div><div>Gary McFarland - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. </div><div>MPB 4 & Quarteto Em Cy - Because. </div><div>El Michels Affair - Shimmy Shimmy Ya. </div><div>Stevie Wonder - Bang Bang.</div><div></div><div>Ben L'Oncle Soul - Crazy. </div><div>Syl Johnson - Come Together.</div><div>Takkhalha - Play With Fire.<br />Seu Jorge - Ziggy Stardust.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://we.tl/t-90MphYMvMz">#5 : the L word</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Minnie Riperton - Stay In Love.</div><div>Marvin Gaye - Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back).</div><div>Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Everybody Needs Love.</div><div>The Stylistics - Love Is The Answer.</div><div>Willie Hutch - Lucky To Be Loved By You.</div><div>The Three Degrees - Get Your Love Back.</div><div></div><div>David Ruffin - Still In Love With You.</div><div>Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O.</div><div>Barry White - It's Only Love Doing It's Thing.</div><div>Curtis Mayfield - So In Love.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://we.tl/t-m8fuJqPrh9">#6 : sippin</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Kavinsky - Testarossa Autodrive. </div><div>A-Trak - Say Whoa.</div><div>Simian Mobile Disco ft. Chris Keating - Audacity Of Huge</div><div>MSTRKRFT - Street Justice. </div><div></div><div>Sébastien Léger -P.Y.T. </div><div>DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano (Brodinski Remix).</div><div></div><div>Jaydee - Plastic Dreams (Laidback Luke Bootleg).</div><div>TTC - Dans Le Club (Instrumentale Version). </div><div>David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over.</div><div><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="https://wetransfer.com/downloads/c50181cda95ee2796b3177cb9be0e79a20201105230006/ff6d23a7f4a0467a044f4978d1db4d8720201105230006/44894a">#be blessed, be back</a></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: start;">01 - Idéal J - Uniquement pour les miens</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">02 - DJ Mehdi - We crying</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">03 - 113 ft. Doudou Masta - Truc de fou</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">04 - Etienne de Crécy - Out of my hands (DJ Mehdi remix)</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">05 - 113 - Prologue</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">06 - Idéal J - Pour une poignée de dollars</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">07 - DJ Mehdi - Signatune (Thomas Bangalter edit)</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">08 - Rocé - On s'habitue</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">09 - 113 - Tome III</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">10 - The Cambridge Circus - La Nursery</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">11 - Fabe - Excusez-nous</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">12 - DJ Mehdi ft. Vinia Mojica - Anything is possible</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">13 - DJ Mehdi ft. Fafi - Lucky boy</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">14 - 113 - Ouais gros</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">15 - Wayne Shorter - Footprints (dub) (DJ Mehdi remix)</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">16 - Booba - Couleur ébène</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">17 - 113 - Tome II</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">18 - DJ Mehdi - Keep moving</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">19 - Karlito - Orly à Orly</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">20 - Carte Blanche - Gare du Nord</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">21 - The Cambridge Circus - Spanish Harlem</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">22 - MC Solaar ft. Bambi Cruz - Wonderbra</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">23 - DJ Mehdi - My time my days</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">24 - Idéal J - J'ai mal au coeur</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">25 - DJ Mehdi - Along the way</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">26 - Idéal J - Si je rappe ici</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">27 - Joss Stone - Tell me about it (DJ Mehdi remix)</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">28 - DJ Mehdi - Love is the blues</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">29 - Rohff - Appelle moi Rohff</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">30 - The Cambridge Circus - Ulysse</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">31 - Idéal J - Un nuage de fumée</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">32 - Karlito - T'inquiète...</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">33 - 113 - Tonton du bled</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">34 - New Young Pony Club - Ice cream (DJ Mehdi remix)</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">35 - KDD ft. 113 - Artifices</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">36 - Karlito - La rue cause</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><div><span style="text-align: start;">37 - Karlito - Contenu sous pression</span> </div></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-34812961247610619442020-09-27T14:23:00.005+02:002020-09-27T20:33:34.854+02:00Sign O' The Times - 1987.<p style="text-align: justify;">Hate it or love it, the Prince Estate have opened the gates to the deepest secrets of the vaults of Paisley Park, and only God knows where it'll stop. Looks like there is no end to this. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the video field, it allowed plenty of previously blocked (by decision of Prince himself) videos to (re)appear on various platforms. This concert, given at Paisley Park in 1987, is one of those. And it features the one and only Miles Davis. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Let's enjoy it before it's taken down again... </p>
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akabrownsugar - noodles : reissue of this old project, this time available on Bandcamp : <a href="https://akabrownsugar.bandcamp.com/album/noodles-2">https://akabrownsugar.bandcamp.com/album/noodles-2</a><br />
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-50879312741190698732020-05-29T12:37:00.002+02:002020-05-29T12:37:43.300+02:00mixtapes.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Back when cassette tapes where ruling thanks to the possibility they offered to record almost anything (live sounds, radio, vinyl, CD, tapes...), it was the favorite format of teenagers, who would trade or offer personal compilations to their friends and loved ones. To be honest, it was a magical time. The format then gained fame within the hip-hop community as a way for DJ's to spread their mixes. And it opened a glorious era, full of discoveries, sonic gems, and sane competition. </div>
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Then the CD arrive, and the same actors switched to this format, which allowed an even faster and wider distribution. Then it became uncontrollable when the mp3 and later the streaming possibilities came into play. That's where we are nowadays.</div>
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Many rappers owe their introduction in the game to the mixtape scene. As a DIY way of making and distributing music, for a genre like hip-hop, it's a natural thing. </div>
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Mainstream acts like Kanye West, 50 Cent, Drake, Migos, Future, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne and alternative cats like Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler the Creator, Lil B, Danny Brown, Run The Jewels, Chance The Rapper (who won a Grammy with a mixtape) used the mixtape for several reasons : as a business card cleverly placed on the desk of the music industry executives or as a way around the limits of their respective contracts with labels and majors. Indeed, several rappers kept releasing mixtapes after their break out in the music industry : the examples of Drake and Lil Wayne are famous. Lots of mixtapes even became considered as albums after they gained success and were pressed on physical formats. </div>
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-8313954652311615392020-05-21T17:29:00.002+02:002020-05-21T17:39:06.767+02:00Capitaine Hadôken.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In the world of beatmakers, among the heavyweights, Madlib is prolific, Knxwledge is prolific, Alchemist is prolific, and many underdogs are prolific as well. </div>
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Lurking in the underground for many years now, the guy behind the Capitaine Hadôken moniker falls in this category as well. </div>
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Despite a one year and a half-hiatus between his two latest projects available on Bandcamp, he used this period to improve his game on his portable turntable and Boss SP404 sampler. Plus, he operates under other personae. </div>
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The result is a monster project comprising of 150 beats, which amounts to around 4 hours of music, <a href="https://capitainehadoken.bandcamp.com/album/eine-symphonie-des-grauens">available on Bandcamp</a>. </div>
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-16107305372622503412020-05-20T08:47:00.004+02:002020-05-21T09:12:12.028+02:00Groupe RTD. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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While chasing Somalian sounds, the guys at Ostinato Records got the idea of asking for the authorization of the Djibouti government to dig into the archives of the national radio. Smart move. Incidentally, they heard a live band rehearsing, and that's how they knew the Groupe RTD. Getting to record the band was apparently another administrative hassle, but Ostinato Records managed to do it. Can't wait to listen to the album, "The Dancing Devils of Djibouti". </div>
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The <a href="https://amp.rfi.fr/en/culture/20200518-djibouti-groupe-ntd-music-dancing-devils-album-ostinato-vik-sohonie">whole story behind the release</a> is told by Radio France International. And more on <a href="https://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-dancing-devils-of-djibouti">Bandcamp</a>. And on <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/djibouti-music-groupe-rtd-dancing-devils/">Okayafrica</a>. And on <a href="https://worldtreasuresmusic.com/2020/05/14/ostinato-records-negotiate-groupe-rtds-state-controlled-music-to-be-reissued-from-djibouti-goernment-for-landmark-release/">World Trasures Music</a>.<br />
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-11215126843203482912020-05-10T19:33:00.002+02:002020-09-17T09:46:20.561+02:00lockdown : vinyl find #52. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This may be the last post of the "lockdown : vinyl find" series, as the lockdown will officially end tomorrow. But I might go on ; it's been fun so far. </div>
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In Auckland, New Zealand, armed with my paper list of record stores, I found a small one I was looking for. It took me a few minutes to find some space to park my rental car, but as soon as I entered the store, I knew I would be in good hands. The owner inquired about my tastes and what I was looking for. Actually, I had no idea so I said something like "local stuff, psych rock mainly". It took him two seconds to point his finger on "Doug Jerebine is Jesse Harper". He summed up the story of Doug Jerebine, and I knew right away that the album would be an interesting listen. The owner guaranteed the finest quality, and I trusted him. </div>
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Doug Jerebine won't ring many bells, but he's a legend in New Zeland and should be beyond those parts. But today's record was recorded in London at the end of the 1960's. At the time, Doug Jerebine had made a name for himself as a prodigious guitar player and songwriter. His songs would be sung by Kiwi rock legends Human Instinct, and Doug could certainly count on his undisputed talent to blow up on the rock scene with his Hendrix-ish style. But this record did not see the light of day. And no other recording either. Until 2012 that is. </div>
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Truth is : Doug Jerebine is the most psychedelic character one could be. He went from being an industry hype (under the Jesse Harper moniker, hence the title of the album), recording an unreleased album, press it on acetate, forget it, to living in India for thirty years as a member of the Krishna movement, becoming a translator, a sitar expert and an instructor. Even George Harrison can't top that story.</div>
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And forty years later, he had the most interesting reaction to the release of his long-awaited album : he was glad because it meant that he could go back to play on stage. </div>
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Fully licensed under Doug Jerebine, the album was even mastered with his involvement in the process. This release could not have been more respectful of the author's wishes and intentions. So, thank you to the folks at Drag City for chasing down the original acetate and share their find with the world ; so much blues and psych in this album that it genuinely sounds like the 1970's. </div>
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<b><u>Doug Jerebine - Doug Jerebine is Jesse Harper.</u></b><br />
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For those interested, the resurrection of <a href="https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/doug-jerebine">Doug Jerebine</a> made the headlines in New Zealand, so his return was quite documented : here are a <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10783196">few</a> <a href="https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/absoluteelsewhere/4795/doug-jerebine-interviewed-2012-the-distant-light-that-shines-again/">examples</a>.<br />
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-12330181621141690432020-05-09T18:10:00.000+02:002020-05-09T18:10:43.622+02:00lockdown : vinyl find #51. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My first encounter with Donny Hathaway dates back from my student years. I was uploading mixtapes online, and Donny featured in one of them though I don't remember how I got to choose one of his tracks to feature. I tried to have my Beatles-fanatic friends to listen to "Jealous guy" by Donny, and they hated it because of Donny's piano-bar style and vibrato. I shared the "Live" album with my best friend, and he loved it. We both consider it one of the best albums we've ever heard. </div>
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Donny Hathaway seemed to be a troubled guy, and it kinda makes its way in his music. Despite his virtuosity on the keys, which makes playing look effortless and sound like a natural language, his voice contains sadness. I guess people called it "emotion" while he was still alive. </div>
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This album is actually a collage work. The first side comes from a concert at the Troubadour in Hollywood, while the B side comes from a concert at the Bitter End in New York. But they added a bass solo played at the Troubadour in one song, "Voices inside (everything is everything)", of side two. Nevertheless, the listening flows well, without any filler or weak point. </div>
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Playing both covers and his own songs, Donny Hathaway felt comfortable in both : his "The ghetto", playing for more than 12 minutes, is an unmatched marvel, his covers of Carole King's "You've got a friend" is so legendary that many people think he's the author of the song. </div>
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A real live album, in which the artist interacts with the audience. Makes me want to travel back in time in order to have the opportunity of participating. </div>
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Here's the album, as a YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6OgiRrAnE&list=PLNt3vETSy2lky9jBfqCUq_juyLSvKz0wI">playlist</a>.<br />
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-69641795711971268672020-05-08T15:21:00.001+02:002020-05-08T17:03:16.938+02:00lockdown : vinyl find #50. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lots of memories with this one. </div>
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Back in the late 1990's, Bob Sinclar made a (new) name for himself with his hit-full album "Paradise". He surfed on that wave to create something that is difficult to define : Africanism. Is it a band ? A collective ? A label ? A series of releases ? </div>
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In any case, it's a spirit. Good vibes with lots of percussion-supported house tracks, tailored to have crowds dancing until the end of the night and beyond. </div>
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In 2000, Bob Sinclar released "Bisou sucré" as a 12", a French-touch gem that would resonate up to the nightclubs of China. Back then, "Bisou sucré" was an anthem in my MP3 player, which, at the time, was a USB stick with the capacity for only a handful of songs. It cheered me up everytime it played. </div>
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It was only seventeen years later, in 2017, that I finally found it on vinyl. Bought it on the spot without even thinking. Gosh, it reminds me of so many moments. The track is on the two sides, though with more bass on the B side. The melody, the beat, the helping percussions, great track...</div>
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So, for the 50th vinyl find of this blog, it seemed natural to post it. For this, and also as a massive THANK YOU to Bob Sinclar who played a new live set on Facebook/Instragram everyday for the whole duration of the lockdown. He will stop the day after tomorrow, on Sunday. Sunday will be Bob's birthday, he will be 51. He looks 30. This guy is just pure optimism. </div>
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Although I didn't like his most successfull era ("The love generation", that kind of tracks), I have nothing but respect for this guy. He started as a hip-hop head, then produced acid-jazz, elegant house, he started a label which released East's (RIP) and Cut Killer's first records... He got rich, no doubt, but he's still the smiling guy who loves listening, spinning and making music he was twenty and even thirty years ago. And he's the owner of 35000 vinyl records.</div>
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Hands up, then down, for Bob Sinclar. </div>
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<b><u>Bob Sinclar - Bisou sucré.</u></b><br />
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-48706277056735004592020-05-08T09:19:00.001+02:002020-05-08T09:19:15.760+02:00Jean-Paul Groove. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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New band alert and it's jazz fire. Like they say, Jean-Paul Groove, it's first and foremost two slaps in your face.</div>
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The good city of Brussels, capital of Belgium, is home to a new jazz outfit, a trio armed with their drums (Denis Baeten), bass (Jeremy Debuisschère) and guitar (Nils Hilhorst). </div>
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So far, they have released two videos, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYc4jNO9lks">Don't scratch</a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKXWpdHZghA">Exoskeleton</a>". Skillfull and tasty !</div>
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Fingers crossed for a physical release. But for now, if you're in the Brussels area, look out for the first concerts, as soon as we're unlocked. </div>
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Denis Baeten, the drummer of the band who seems to be handling the social media, is also responsible for a stellar jazz EP, titled "Experimental music if for losers", <a href="https://denisbaeten.bandcamp.com/album/experimental-music-is-for-losers">available on Bandcamp</a>. </div>
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-36198637039390000572020-05-07T14:20:00.000+02:002020-05-07T14:20:45.646+02:00lockdown : vinyl find #49. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The story started with the label Lion Productions releasing Kim Jung Mi's album "Now" as the first installment of their series dedicated to Shin Joong Hyun's productions. This release got me into a Korean rock mood. I had to know more. As usual, internet provided. And soon enough, in my ear fell the delicate yet fuzzy rock arrangements of San Ul Lim. </div>
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Composed of three brothers, who started their ascent into success while at university, San Ul Lim enjoyed an incredible productive streak between the years 1977 and 1986, with sometimes two or more albums released within a single year, not including the numerous greates hits compilations. </div>
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The sound of the band, based on a classic line-up of bass, guitar, drums, with a few keys provided by the band members' sister, was shaped in 1977 and 1978 across a glorious trilogy that was reissued as a boxset in 2016. </div>
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Although their style may sound pop-ish at times, there's no shortage of psych elements, sometimes confining to hard rock, in their first recordings. </div>
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Today's pick is a compilation of tracks released between 1977 and 1979, gathering songs from San Ul Lim's five first albums. The highlights of the records are no doubt the first and the last song : the first song opens on a long psych instrumental part that sounds like the perfect introduction to the band ; the last one is an even longer display of their skills as musicians and vocalists, with its fuzzy parts and its catchy hook. In between, the mood alternates from hard rock to psych to garage to pop. </div>
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This compilation is the easiest way to get introduced to San Ul Lim's sound. A foot in the door, as it calls for a deeper dig in the universe of San Ul Lim and Korean rock.</div>
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le soleil est rarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606767897226906775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018915603480025225.post-27756298905182503502020-05-06T15:42:00.000+02:002020-05-06T15:42:12.529+02:00lockdown : vinyl find #48.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is fair to say Kankick prefers keeping it local. Having used his first drumpads alongside Madlib and the Lootpack crew, he then expanded to produce for local Californian celebrities Tha Alkaholiks, Declaime/Dudley Perkins, Oh No (Madlib's brother), Wildchild (from Lootpack), MED, Planet Asia etc. More than keeping it Cali, he likes keeping it Oxnard or Oxnard-kinda-related. He's the reclusive type ; even more than Madlib. But he's that good, like top-notch beatmaker, member of the elite who brings feelings to the listener's ear. </div>
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I think I heard about this album first from a mixtape on tape. Or from DJ Babu's album "Duck season vol. 1". The sound struck me as being both emotional and disruptive, hitting and ground-breaking. I remember seeing the CD on shelves of record stores, in the import section, which at the time meant that it costed a lot. A lot that I didn't have to spare at the time. </div>
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When the time came to switch to vinyl, I realized the vinyl edition was very limited. Then ten years after the first release of the Kankick's first album "From artz unknown", German label and record store HHV decided to put out a reissue on three records. Three because HHV added instrumental versions and bonus beats to the original product. </div>
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Nevermind the new design of the cover (why ?), I had to jump on the opportunity to finally own this incredible album that I'd been chasing for a decade. In 2016, HHV released a 2 LP version, without the bonus beats, which made my previous rushed purchase even more relevant. </div>
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Despite the temptation for a beatmaker to make an instrumental solo album (something Kankick would do later, but at the time - 2001 - it wasn't an obvious thing to do), "From artz unknown" is not an instrumental effort. It includes an impressive line-up of mic kickers from the Oxnard area, with various levels of talent. Declaime, Dr. Oop, MED and Oh No stand out with ease. But of course, with a beatmaker of that caliber (although very underrated because under the radars), the main ingredient is the music, the beats ; long story short, they're premium standard. </div>
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The brilliant idea on this album was to mix rapped songs and instrumentals, providing the air and variations the listener needs. In terms of hip-hop, this is quality. </div>
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Although not as productive as other beatmakers (who said Knxwledge ?), Kankick is on a solid trend, publishing frequent updates on his <a href="https://officialkankick.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp profile</a> with new projects. I can only hope a label would release his projects on a physical format some day... feels like a waste to leave it in bits form... </div>
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Attention : masterpiece. </div>
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Picture yourself in the "1001 Nights". But then it becomes weird... </div>
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While in Izmir, I found this cluster of record stores in the bazar that was incredible. Lots of rarities there and a guy who would just let you listen to anything you want. His shop is a bit strangely designed, with a huge desk in the middle of a small room, and records shelved on a few levels upon one of the walls. But start dropping names and he'll feed you. </div>
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I can't remember in which store I bought this one by Okay Temiz, but it's one of the best decision I've ever made in terms of records. Expensive, but with a reason. And because it was relatively pricey, when I found a very new cheap reissue in a bookstore, I bought it as well. So I came back from Turkey with two copies of "Zikir". Twice the joy. </div>
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Okay Temiz, a famed percussionist from Turkey, had developed his own instruments, and showcased them on his albums, including "Zikir". A difficult album to describe, full of experimentations, definitely linked to the Ottoman spirit, but including jazz innovations. There are also elements from abroad, and a bit of fusion hints (the record was recorded in Istanbul in 1979). </div>
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The mix of old/traditional/authentic and new/experimental/creative makes the album a difficult album to get into, but once the listener has found the key to it, the pleasure is just maximized. </div>
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Temiz proved the world to be a genius, virtuoso and innovator with this one, leading a band (watch out for Aka Gündüz Kutbay on the ney) that follows his guidance with discipline and some kind of cool. </div>
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So essential that there's no shame in owning it twice or more. </div>
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<u><b>Okay Temiz & Oriental Wind - Zikir.</b></u><br />
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Here's the album, as a YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQuBoxWxiQ0&list=PL94gOvpr5yt1ets2iv15DUAPgx2se_lq-">playlist</a>.<br />
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Could have picked another Temiz's album, I know... The sign of a true master.<br />
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