Lyrics Born - I Like It, I Love It (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-08-13

When Berkeley hip hop meets Jamaican reggae...

Pressure keeps on rising for the upcoming releases of Grant Phabao's three (!) new albums with The Lone Ranger, Carlton Livingston and The Jays (on his own label T.I.M.E.C. co-run with Djouls and Captain Detendu)... The french dubmeister offers here a bouncy reggae rework of I Like It, I Love It, taken from last year's hit album Everywhere At Once (released on Quannum/ANTI). It's kind of a cousin of the N.A.S.A. remix he did earlier this year (featuring David Byrne and Chuck D.!) - all party-style with its rolling drum breaks and hookish chorus-like lyrics all along! A certified floor filler already tested and approved by fellow DJ Erik Rug at is famous WaxGroove nights.

More Grant Phabao remixes to be released and/or podcasted soon for Tosca, Diesler feat. Laura Vane, Antipop Consortium, Le Damn Dog, Ocote Soul Sounds (all official ones!)...


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Lyrics_Born-I_Like_It_I_Love_It-Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Lyrics Born - I Like It, I Love It (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
lyricsborn.com
myspace.com/lyricsborn
facebook.com/lyricsborn
twitter.com/lyricsborn
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics_Born
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com
myspace.com/parisdjs
facebook.com/parisdjs
twitter.com/parisdjs

Jurassic 5 - Gotta Understand (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-07-29

When L.A. hip hop meets Jamaican reggae...

Heavyweight goodies keep on flowing on Paris DJs all summer long!! Boosting each other, both Doctor L and Grant Phabao are currently delivering an exclusive track every week - let's hope they'll maintain this creative and productive rhyhtm for a long time... The french dubmeister practices his chops here with a Jurassic 5 a capella taken from their latest album Feedback (from 2006 on Interscope), dressed with bubbling dub sounds, chugging reggae beats and soulful horn riffs. A perfect mixture of deep and funky, for heavy lounging!


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Jurassic_5-Gotta_Understand_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Jurassic 5 - Gotta Understand (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
jurassic5.com
myspace.com/jurassic5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_5
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-07-21

Rockin' Robin is a 1958 song by Bobby Day. The single was Day's only hit single, becoming a No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song was covered by The Hollies on their first album in 1964 and would be revived as a single again in 1972 by the teenaged Michael Jackson as his second single release on Motown. Jackson took his version to number two on the U.S. pop singles chart that year. The french dubmeister Grant Phabao pays here his due tribute to the king of pop, with a reggae remix of this pop/R&B cover of a fifties song - rockin' the dancehall and burnin' one for the man!


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Michael_Jackson-Rockin_Robin_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
michaeljackson.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com
Watch the original video of Rockin' Robin on youtube.com

Erykah Badu - Soldier (Grant Phabao remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2000-07-03

Grant Phabao's list of remixes is becoming months after months quite a treat, and we keep on feeding him with cool big hitters a cappelas to work his skank & dub magic on. George Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, AC/DC (!), Q-Tip and Cee-Lo all got their proper rework, offered for free in remixed form, here on Paris DJs. BUT Q-Tip got the exclusive Grant Phabao treatment twice and we didn't want Erykah Badu (one of the most wonderful American voices of our time) to be jealous, so here's a second reggae take on a track from the New AmErykah Part.1 album. As usual, our friend and neighbour Erik Rug tells us he successfully tested the track on the floor and 100% supports the roots Jamaican vibe coupled with the heavy boombastic production skills from the french dubmeister.


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Direct download : Erykah_Badu-Soldier_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Erykah Badu - Soldier (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
erykahbadu.com
myspace.com/erykahbadu
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com
Download the Grant Phabao remix of Erykah Badu's Honey on parisdjs.com
Watch the remixed video of Honey on youtube.com

Big Daddy Kane vs Connie Price & The Keystones - Give A Demonstration Part.2 (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-06-19

Connie Price & the Keystones began as a recording project for Stones Throw's Now-Again label involving Dan Ubick (Breakestra, Madlib's Sound Directions) and Todd M. Simon (Macy Gray, Antibalas, El Michels Affair). Combining elements of soul, afro beat, dub reggae, late ‘60's/early ‘70's film scores, and psychedelic rock & jazz into a soundtrack for the best film you've never seen.

After the superb Wildflowers album on Now-Again in 2004, Connie Price & the Keystones joined forces with Big Daddy Kane in 2007 for an exclusive 12-inch in the Scion A/V series, revisiting the classic Big Daddy Kane track Give A Demonstration with new vocals from the smooth operator himself, over some heavy badass funk.

The vinyl is quite rare and you'll have to pay 40 Euros now to get it... You won't find this track on their Tell Me Something soundtrack-inspired hip hop album from 2008, but, hopefully, the track will appear on the upcoming new full length Connie Price & the Keystones are currently in the studio working on with Big Daddy Kane. Look out for this new piece of NY funk/hip hop hybrid to appear at the end of the year...

Meanwhile here's an exclusive new rework of this rare track, taylored-dressed into party-skanking reggae by our french dubmeister Grant Phabao. A smashing hit, again!? What do YOU think?


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Direct download : Big_Daddy_Kane-Give_A_Demonstration_part_2_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Big Daddy Kane vs Connie Price & The Keystones - Give A Demonstration Part.2 (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs might want to contact us to get a 256k MP3 version

Links :
Watch videos from Big Daddy Kane live with Connie Price & The Keystones on youtube.com/user/Brand1Jazz
myspace.com/officialbigdaddykane
myspace.com/conniepricethekeystones
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Baby Charles - Hardman To Please (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-06-13

During the last two years Brighton based deep funk sensation Dionne Charles has risen to quite a cult status.

Her first album with her band Baby Charles was among the finest things to happen in Funk in 2008, supported by the likes of Snowboy, Keb Darge, Jazzman Gerald, Monk One, Andy Smith and Mark Lamarr... we even managed to play their Artic Monkeys cover in an afro mix on the ParisDJs podcast!

She also appeared, among others, on Black Grass' fantastic III album (Catskills Records), on The New Mastersounds instant classic LP Plug & Play (One Note Records) and more recently on Soopasoul's superb Twin Stix album (Jalapeno Records).

"Simultaneously tight but loose, heavy but soulful and dirty..." Baby Charles' funky music is indeed beautiful and thanks to Nick @ Record Kicks we're proud to present this soulful ska dressing of Hardman to Please by the french dubmeister, Grant Phabao! Baby Charles are currently in the studio recording the new album which is expected for March 2010. They plan to blast everyone out of this cosmos with a whole bunch of new killer songs. We hope there will be another song to reggae-remix in there so that a nice Baby Charles reggae 45 might be pressed in the future...
(Djouls)


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Direct download : Baby_Charles-Hardman_To_Please_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Baby Charles - Hardman To Please (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs might want to contact us to get a 256k MP3 version

Links :
About the first Baby Charles album
About the Hardman to Please single
babycharles.co.uk
myspace.com/babycharlesband
facebook.com/group.php?gid=30207562367
recordkicks.net
myspace.com/recordkicks
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

N.A.S.A. - Money feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge & Z-Trip (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-05-30

The mighty Grant Phabao, who's all about bringing back the original King Tubby sound with a modern twist, injects some perfect-for-a-Friday irie type of vibes into N.A.S.A.'s Money feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge & Z-Trip.
In doing so, the dub master successfully turns this big big choon into a laid back, smooth grooving 100% Reggae Jam. Enjoy! (knewjack on Squeak E Clean's blog)

This is an official remix co-produced by N.A.S.A. and T.I.M.E.C. (Grant Phabao & Djouls's label), available for licensing. Expect a CD release thru N.A.S.A./Anti- Records (on a upcoming remixes compilation) and a vinyl release thru T.I.M.E.C./Superfly Records distribution (on an upcoming Grant Phabao remixes compilation 12 inch)... More info about N.A.S.A. in the entry about their Spirit of Apollo album.


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : NASA-Money_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. N.A.S.A. - Money feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge & Z-Trip (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs might want a 320k MP3 version but it's 48 KHz - not for burning on a CD!

Links :
About the Spirit of Apollo album by N.A.S.A.
myspace.com/nasa
squeakeclean.com
squeakecleanblog.com
myspace.com/squeakeclean
djzegon.com
myspace.com/djzegon grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

The Herbaliser - Can't Help This Feeling (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-05-23

Thanks to our resident DJ Soulist who booked The Herbaliser recently at La Maroquinerie in Paris, I had the chance to meet Ollie Teeba in the backstage and tell him about an upcoming reggae remix of Can't Help This Feeling that we were preparing for the Paris DJs virtual releases collection. He was really enthousiastic about it, saying the track could really work well in reggae mode and giving us his benediction... So here's the finished thing, with rumbling horns and skanking hooks, taylor-fit for all shaking dancefloors - another Grant Phabao instant hit!.. but I guess you're used to that kind of standard now. (Djouls)


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Direct download : The_Herbaliser-Cant_Help_This_Feeling_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. The Herbaliser - Can't Help This Feeling (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
About the Same As It Ever Was album by The Herbaliser
About the Can't Help This Feeling single by The Herbaliser
same-as-it-never-was.com
myspace.com/theherbz
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Q-Tip - Getting Up (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-05-01

Readers following this blog don't need a presentation for Q-Tip. We introduced the man a few weeks ago with the Grant Phabao remix of his "Work It Out" single and are more than proud to offer here this brand new remix, taking the former A Tribe Called Quest rapper into deep and skanking reggae territories.

Already suported by Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts) and Erik Rug (Les Disques du Telegraphe), this remix is one you shouldn't pass on!


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Q-Tip-Getting_Up_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Q-Tip - Getting Up (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
q-tip.com
myspace.com/qtip
twitter.com/QtipTheAbstract
discogs.com/artist/Q-Tip
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper)
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Cee-Lo vs Grant Phabao - The One (Bootie Smash Soundsystem Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-04-19

An EXCLUSIVE bootie of Cee-Lo's "The One" (of Gnarls Barkley fame - check our Cee-Lo mix) acapella over a Grant Phabao reggae instrumental. This has been sent to us through the p2p from the Booty Smash Soundsystem, who wish to keep their identity under wraps... They made the track available on a limited edition 7 inch pressed at 100 copies, instantly selling out, on Woo Roots Records.


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Cee-Lo_vs_Grant_Phabao-The_One.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Cee-Lo vs Grant Phabao - The One (Bootie Smash Soundsystem Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
Cee-Lo biography on Wikipedia
Cee-Lo discography on Discogs
myspace.com/ceelogreen
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Roots Manuva vs Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem For A Witness (Paris DJs Soundsystem Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-04-10

We played this bootleg so many times at parties (to the dancers' delight), that we decided to fully remaster the thing and share it with everyone. We took the instrumental version of 'Requiem Pour Un Con' from Serge Gainsbourg, and tweaked it with the a capella from Roots Manuva's 'Witness'. The resulting track is driven by its fat and funky groove, erupting with a peculiar, sophisticated sense of rythm and harmonics. For those who haven't heard this bootleg yet, just expect the unexpected!


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Roots_Manuva_vs_Serge_Gainsbourg-Requiem_For_A_Witness.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Roots Manuva vs Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem For A Witness (Paris DJs Soundsystem Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
sergegainsbourg.com.fr
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg
rootsmanuva.co.uk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_manuva
parisdjs.com

Beenie Man & Ms. Thing - Dude (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-04-03

Grant Phabao reworks "Dude", Beenie Man & Ms. Thing's dancehall hit from 2003, into uptempo reggae with deep skanks. Erik Rug's been playing this one for more than a year at the WaxGroove party - "Typically the kind of music I play over and over in the beginning of my sets" says Erik visiting us today. Don't miss the show tomorrow where you'll be able to hear some new exclusive remixes for the first time ever. Burned CD just got out of the oven and into Erik's hands...


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Direct download : Beenie_Man-Dude_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Beenie Man & Ms. Thing - Dude (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
beenieman.net
myspace.com/beenieman
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenie_Man
myspace.com/msthingstash
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Mr Vegas feat. Alozade & Hollow Point - Under Me Sensi (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-03-27

The Grant Phabao recipe :
Take a smokin' dancehall hit, a true ganja song. Remove the instrumental crust, usually a digital riddim without much musicanship in it. Take the vocal part and dress it carefully with a brand new 70's reggae skanking riddim, with Jamaican heavy drumming and delicate percussions, guitar licks and melodious organ chords. Don't hesitate to spread a good slice of breaks into the beats. Leave it to rest for a few months. The final cooking part consist in a few days of getting that huge booming sound that goes with reggae. Spice with bits of echo and delay. And finally, don't forget to serve the resulting classic herb tune with an already fired-up big bammy!


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Direct download : Mr_Vegas-Under_Me_Sensi_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Mr Vegas feat. Alozade & Hollow Point - Under Me Sensi (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
mr-vegas.com
myspace.com/mrvegas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Vegas
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com

Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Teenager In Love
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-03-15


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Direct download : Grant_Phabao_presents_Carlton_Livingston-Teenager_In_Love.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Teenager In Love

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Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Teenager In Love
(limited 7") T.I.M.E.C., 2009-03-14

Tracklisting :
A. Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Teenager In Love
A. Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Version

Note : strictly limited edition 100 copies only - made in Jamaica.

Links :
myspace.com/carltonlivingston
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
timec.net
myspace.com/timecmusic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Teenager_in_Love
Free MP3 available on parisdjs.com
45 available at Betino's Record Store in Paris

Jon Kennedy - We Milk Life But Skank Smooth (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDjs.com) 2009-03-06

Jon Kennedy learned to play the drums at the age of 12 or 13 and started to record his own crazy tracks on a 4 track straight away.. Before that he was listening to War Of The Worlds OST and my brothers rock music, strumming along to them on his guitar, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Kiss etc. After 3 really cool trip-hop-like albums on Tru Thoughts and Grand Central Records, he'll release a new album, "14", this summer on Organik Recordings. Expect Rock, Hip Hop, Soul, Funk... all of a heavy nature from the drum perspective. This skanking (and exclusive) Grant Phabao remix takes a song from his previous "Useless Wooden Toys" album into Jamaican territories. The Bristol beatmaster dressed with dreads... Enjoy!


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Direct download : Jon_Kennedy-We_Milk_Life_But_Skank_Smooth_Grant_Phabao_Remix.mp3

Tracklisting :
01. Jon Kennedy - We Milk Life But Skank Smooth (Grant Phabao Remix)

Note : DJs may want to contact us for a 256k MP3 version

Links :
jonkennedy.co.uk
myspace.com/jonkennedy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kennedy
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com