Grant Phabao, Amayo and Lawkyz - Recording Session @ TIMEC's
2008-08-17 & 2008-08-18

Grant Phabao (producing), Amayo (lead singer from Antibalas, playing keys and singing) and Lawkyz (playing bass) recorded two songs from Amayo's repertoire.

Links :
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
fuarkistra.com
myspace.com/thefuarkistra
myspace.com/lawkyzuht

Various - Shapes 08:01
(CD) Tru Thoughts TRUCD164, 2008-06-02

Tracklisting :
01. Unforscene - Belly Full Of Lead
02. Me And You - Brown Paper Bag (Flowering Inferno Version)
03. Alice Russell - Humankind (Grant Phabao tuff 'n uff skank starring The Lone Ranger)
04. Up Hygh - Let Me Looz Feat Leafnuts
05. Milez Benjamin - Crazy Bout Ya
06. Up Hygh - Be Known Feat Eska (Owusu Remix)
07. Dirty Diggers - The Goodum Tune (Umod Bass Remix)
08. Belleruche - Itll Come (Yam Who Remix)
09. The Bamboos - Bring It Home Feat Alice Russell (Lanu Remix)
10. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - She Said What? (Version)
11. Kylie Audist - Community Service Announcement
12. Saravah Soul - Nao Posso Te Levar a Serio
13. Nostalgia 77 - Quiet Dawn (Bonobo Remix)
14. Kinny - Back Street Lust Feat Diesler
15. Hot 8 Brass Band - Fly Away
16. Natural Self - Feet Keep Moving

Links :
Buy it now on etchshop.co.uk
tru-thoughts.co.uk (official)
tru-thoughts.net (fansite)
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
rangerstyle.com (The Lone Ranger) myspace.com/leafnuts
myspace.com/sonarcircle (Umod)
dom-uniqueproductions.co.uk
myspace.com/yamwho

Nostalgia 77 - One-Offs, Remixes & B-Sides EP
(12") Tru Thoughts TRUEP146, 2008-03-10

Tracklisting :
A1. The New Mastersounds - Your Love Is Mine feat. Corinne Bailey Rae (Nostalgia 77 Remix)
A2. Nostalgia 77 feat. Capstone & Lizzy Parks - The Moon
B1. Bonobo - In Between The Lines (Nostalgia 77 Remix) (Alternate Unreleased Mix)
B2. Nostalgia 77 feat. Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army (Grant Phabao Remix)

Links :
nostalgia77.com
myspace.com/nostalgia77
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/nostalgia-77

Nostalgia 77 - One-Offs, Remixes & B-Sides
(2xCD) Tru Thoughts TRUCD146, 2008-03-07

Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Nostalgia 77 - Quiet Dawn ( Example of Twelves Remix)
02. TM Juke feat. Alice Russell - Knee Deep ( Nostalgia 77 Remix)
03. Nostalgia 77 - Little Steps (Instrumental Version)
04. Dirty Diggers feat. Nostalgia 77 - So Grown Up
05. Natural Self - Solomon ( Nostalgia 77 Remix)
06. Kinny & Horne - Forgetting to Remember ( Nostalgia 77 Remix)
07. Nostalgia 77 - Conventical ( TM Juke Remix)
08. Nostalgia 77 - Sad Thing
09. Bonobo - In Between The Lines ( Nostalgia 77 Remix) (Alternate Unreleased Mix )
10. The New Mastersounds - Your Love Is Mine feat. Corinne Bailey Rae ( Nostalgia 77 Remix)
11. Elizabeth Shepherd - Reversed ( Nostalgia 77 Remix)
12. Nostalgia 77 - Wildflower ( Povo Remix)
13. Nostalgia 77 - Quiet Dawn ( Bonobo remix)
14. Nostalgia 77 Octet - Freedom (Zombie Dance Mix) (Parts 1&2)
15. Nostalgia 77 feat. Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army ( Grant Phabao Remix)

Tracklisting CD2 :
01. Nostalgia 77 Octet - The Hope Suite (Live)
02. Nostalgia 77 Octet - Nativeland (Performed live at The Independent Mix Cargo November 2005)
03. Nostalgia 77 Octet - Desert Fairy Princess (Alternative Take)
04. Natural Self - The Love Theme ( Nostalgia 77 version)
05. Nostalgia 77 feat. Capstone & Lizzy Parks - The Moon
06. Nostalgia 77 - Eastwind (Instrumental)
07. Nostalgia 77 Octet - The Grass Harp
08. Nostalgia 77 - Stop To Make A Change (Instrumental)
09. Nostalgia 77 Octet - The Impossible Equation

Links :
nostalgia77.com
myspace.com/nostalgia77
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/nostalgia-77

Various - Paris (Original Soundtrack)
(CD) Up Music/Warner Music France, 2008-02-18

Tracklisting :
01. Kraked Unit - Munivers De Paris | Download MP3
02. Wax Tailor Featuring Charlotte Savary - Seize The Day
03. Artur Nunes - Tia
04. Kraked Unit - L'air Des Cendres
05. Rosemary Clooney - Sway
06. Quincy Jones - Comin' Home Baby
07. Philippe Katerine - Louxor J'adore
08. Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances
09. Grant Phabao, Carlton Livingston & The Lone Ranger - Runnin' For My Life
10. Kraked Unit - Douala Paris
11. Kraked Unit - I Love Bidoche !
12. Ah Hum Babe ! - Osmium
13. We Don't Give A F!! - Ardag
14. Kraked Unit - Les Fleurs Du Slam
15. Erik Satie - Première Gnossienne

Note : Grant Phabao did some drum programming on "Munivers de Paris" and produced "Running For My Life"

Links :
cedric-klapisch.com
lefilm-paris.com/
kraked.com
myspace.com/loikdury
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
carltonlivingston.ipowa.com
myspace.com/carltonlivingston
rangerstyle.com
myspace.com/djloneranger

Grant Phabao - Tub / Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out (PhatBastard bootleg)

A brand new bootleg found on the internet... "Encore un classique de la house que j'ai voulu étoffer un peu" says the PhatBastard who did this!

Links
phatbastard.vox.com
Download MP3

Various - Shapes Compilation 2007 Vol.2
(CD) Tru Thoughts TRUCD138, 2007-11-05

Tracklisting :
01. Azaxx - Fiesta
02. Nostalgia 77 - Wild Flower (Povo Remix)
03. Belleruche - Northern Girls (DJ Vadim mix)
04. Quantic & Nickodemus - Mi Swing Es Tropical
05. Up Hygh - Compatible (PTH Projects Remix)
06. Lanu - Don't Sleep (Maddslinky mix)
07. Barakas - Stabilo Bossa
08. Quantic Soul Orchestra - Panama City
09. The Bamboos - Get In The Scene
10. TM Juke feat. Kinny - Damn Drumagick (Remix)
11. Me&You - Last Night (Benny Page remix)
12. Freddie Cruger - I Wanna Make Love To You (Inst Mix)
13. Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army (Grant Phabao Remix)

Links :
tru-thoughts.co.uk
myspace.com/truthoughtsrecords
alicerussell.com
myspace.com/alicerusselluk
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao

Alice Russell - Humankind (Grant Phabao tuff 'n uff skank starring The Lone Ranger)

Coming in 2007 on Tru Thoughts Recordings... Alice in Jamaica !!

Tru Thoughts loved Djouls' Tru-Thoughts Obsession fanblog, they even used to say it was "better than the official site". Thankfully, the Tru-Thoughts website (tru-thoughts.co.uk) has been re-designed and is now quite the best I must admit. Hopefully, I've now started to integrate in this site (tru-thoughts.net) more content, announcing shows in Paris in collaboration with Paris DJs and 3eme Voie, adding new artists and labels in the scene musical universe as Brighton's finest...

The connection goes now even deeper now... Last year while legendary Studio One deejay The Lone Ranger (rangerstyle.com) was at TIMEC's studios in Paris, I had him listen to many new releases, I order to produce some cool bootlegs together. The Jamaican rub-a-dub master agreed immediatly to the idea, saying "we've been doing bootlegs in Jamaica for 30 years!"... The artist that knocked his ears was Alice Russell, of course: he loved "Humankind" and wanted to play around with this track.

French reggae dubmeister Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com) took the acapella from the 12 inch, built a new riddim just for it, while The Lone Ranger checked the lyrics in order to write a few new verses that wouldbe replying to Alice's ones. A few days later, the night before going back to Jamaica was the one, and Phabao and Ranger recorded their "Tuff n'Uff Skank" remix of Alice Russell's "Humankind"...

Rob Luis (A&R for Tru Thoughts) and TM Juke (producer of the original version of the track) loved it right away and soon started asking to release it themselves.... We were thrilled by the idea and started thinking of an "Alice In Jamaica" concept of bringing more Alice Russell songs into pure roots reggae territories.

Grant Phabao picked into my Tru Thoughts vinyls and found out more Alice Russell acapellas were available. Bim bam! Digitalized into WAV files, riddim-ized into skanking beats and one drop grooves, 3 more remixes happened quite fast.... The Tru Thoughts crew loved those too and I'm now please to announce they've scheduled an autumn release of those 4 Grant Phabao reggae remixes on a "Shapes EP" 12 inch and on a "Shapes compilation" CD! Can't wait to get your feedback on those...
Djouls (TIMEC/Paris DJs)

The remixes are :
• Alice Russell - Humankind (Grant Phabao tuff 'n uff skank starring The Lone Ranger)
• The Quantic Soul Orchestra feat. Alice Russell - Pushin' On (Grant Phabao remix)
• Nostalgia 77 feat. Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army (Grant Phabao remix)
• Alice Russell - Fly In The Hand (Grant Phabao remix)

Grand Phabao (Timec) is joining the crew...
The french dub meister is actually remixing 'Storm' (LDT003).
His roots reggae version will be included on L'aroye & Ky 'Storm' Carribean remixes EP (LDT006 - scheduled for this autumn).
A L'Aroye & Ky 'Storm' latin boogaloo version is also part of this hot hot tropical vibe record.

Grand Phabao's participation to LDT006 remixes EP will announce the future release of his new single on LDT:
LDT007 - Grand Phabao feat. Carlton Livingston, Militant k & Aleena 'Baby i love u dearly'... including a remix by the Dreadless Soldier aka Erik Rug.
We are talking roots reggae and dub here. Fans of King Tubby, Lee Scratch Pervert Perry or The Scientist. This is for you.
Exclusive on Les Disques du Telegraphe.(later in 2007)

Links :
lesdisquesdutelegraphe.blogspot.com
myspace.com/lesdisquesdutelegraphe
myspace.com/erikrug
myspace.com/laroyeandky

"...Roots Blog Reggae vous offre à l'écoute pour fêter cette fin d'année un album de circonstance: "Natty Christmas" de Jacob Miller et Ray I. Enregistré dans les 70's, l'album est pressé pour la première fois en 1978 sur Top Ranking sous le titre "Ital Christmas", crédité à Jacob 'Killer' Miller et à Ray 'Weatherman' I. Il ressort en 1980 sur le même label mais avec une pochette différente, puis sur RAS en 1987 toujours avec une illustration différente.

Indéniablement influencé par U-Roy, Ray I travaille au milieu des 70's pour Tantone et Virgo. Il enregistra avec le Fatman Riddim Section l'album "Vision" [Top Ranking]... C'est pour Derrick Harriot qu'il enregistre son album le plus connu en 1978 sur Move and Grove, "Rasta Revival". Il collabora avec King Tubby sur son célèbre 7" Weatherman Skank sorti en 1980 sur Black and White.

Retourné dans l'anonymat, on le retrouver se poser sur "Braeton Killings" (backé par Guillaume Méténier, de Seven Dub, au clavier sur un riddim de Grant Phabao) et "High Grade" au coté de Danny Dread et Lone Ranger dans la compilation Grant Phabao - "Kulchaklash starring Lone Ranger, Ray I, Danny Dread & Simon Diamond" chez TIMEC (2004)..."

Link :
rootsblogreggae.over-blog.com

Grant Phabao - Remixed And Remixes Vol.2
(Limited edition promotional CDR, 30 copies) T.I.M.E.C. TIMEC121, 2006-12-15

Tracklisting :

01. George Clinton - U Ain't Runnin Shit (Grant Phabao skank)* | MP3
02. LM (Grant Phabao remix)
03. Ty - Don't Watch That (Grant Phabao remix)*
04. The Procussions - Simple Song (Grant Phabao remix)* | MP3
05. Grant Phabao feat. Milytant'C & Aleena - Remember/Love You Dearly (Erik Rug Remix)*
06. Cee-Lo vs Grant Phabao - Natty One (Booty Smash Soundsystem Mix)**
07. Beenie Man vs Grant Phabao - Roots Dude (Booty Smash Soundsystem Mix)**
08. Mr Vegas vs Grant Phabao - Under Me Skank (The Flying Customs Mix)**

* exclusive unreleased remix formely available, available now, or available soon on www.parisdjs.com
** bootlegs from Grant Phabao riddims leaked on p2p networks - if you are 'the flying customs' or 'the booty smash soundsystem' contact us please!

DJ Butta - TOP 10 OF THE WEEK as of 12/14/06
Mixwell USA / Cerritos, CA US / Director of Sales (www.mixwellusa.com)
Cerritos All Stars / Cerritos, CA US / DJ Butta (www.cerritosallstars.com)

Let There Be Light - Nas feat Trey Williams
Simple Song (Grant Phabao Remix) - The Procussions
Still Dreamin - Nas feat Kanye West
I Have A Dream - Common feat. Will.I.Am
King and Queen - Mary J Blige feat. John Legend
Clocks (Rhythms Del Mundo Version) - Coldplay
Ask Myself - Robin Thicke (feat Mary J Blige)
Look In The Mirror (Obatron Remix) - Native Guns
Wait A Minute - PCD's
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado

Links :
myspace.com/kjbutta
cerritosallstars.com
mixwellusa.com

GrooveWize Playlist #8
10/12/06 (23H-00H30) RCR 88.4 FM

Dj Elwood in session

01) Surfin / Ernest Rangline (Studio One 7")
02) Fever / Susan Cadogan (Upsetter 12")
03) It’s gonna rain / Gentleman June Gardner (Soul Jazz lp)
04) The Sound Of Everything (Watch TV & Senorlobo reprise) / Quantic feat. Alice Russel (Marulasoulfood 7")
05) Free the Robot / Jazz Hole (Jazz and milk Breaks EP vol 1)
06) Sittin on the dock of the bay / Peggy Lee (Replay Rec 12")
07) I’ m a good man (Mousse t breakbeat mix)/ Martin Solveig (Defected 12")
08) Hook’n’Slide / Eddie Bo (Soul jazz Lp)
09) Simple Song (Grant Phabao Remix) / The Procussion (Virtual Released mp3)
10) Quality Control / Jurassic 5 (Upstate remixes 12")
The Patch in session
11) Funky Duke / Vikings de la Guadeloupe (A3 production LP)
12) Kind of Love / Freddy Kebano (Sonafric 7")
13) Thank You / Kashmere Stage Band (Now Again lp)
14) Headwiggle / Kashmere Stage Band (Now Again lp)
15) He’s the one / Marva Witney (King Rec 7")
16) Baby, don’t you know / Vicky Anderson (King Rec 7")
17) Stack & Billy / Fats Domino (Imperial LP)
18) Contact Blitz / KMD (Fondle Em Record 12")
19) Whenimondamic / Lootpack (Stone Trow 12")
20) Wildflowers / Connie Price & the keystone (Now Again lp)
21) The Horse / Cliff Nobles & Co (Phil L.A. of Soul 7")
22) Rock steady / Aretha Franklin (Atlantic lp)
23) Ooh-Ah-Ee / Vern Blair Debate (Funk 45 7")
24) Fit Dem Back / Linton Kwesi Johnson (Mango lp)
25) Tramp time / Jimmy Lynch (La Val lp)
26) The Hatch / The T.M G’s (Funk 45 7")
27) Soul Power pt1 and pt2 / James Brown (King 7")
28) Day Dreaming / Aretha Franklin (Atlantic lp)

Link :
groovewize.com

Paul Gamblin - Heavy Mannas Radio Show - StraightUp.com.au
Classic jazz, funk, soul, hiphop, dub, rock steady rhythms, latin, afro-beat and brazilian grooves.
Playlist 30/11/06

01. Outlines - Listen To The Drums (Jazzanova Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
02. The Jazzinvaders - Up & Out (Tim Wood Remix) [Social Beats]
03. Beat Out Shrine - Pinkie [Schema]
04. Spiritual South & Sweet Talker - Sleep Walker Hullabaloo [Raw Fusion]
05. Spiritual South - Calypso Blues [Raw Fusion]
06. Manteca - Tremendo Boogaloo (Flow Dynamics Remix) [Freestyle]
07. Clarence Reid - Master Piece (K-Dope Remix) [Kay Dee]
08. AIFF - Akwaba [Unique]
09. The Procussions - Simple Song (Grant Phabao Remix) [T.I.M.E.C]
10. Steady Diggin' Workshop - Poolside Days [Carbon Imprints]
11. Marcina Arnold - Memory (Introducing EP) [Counterpoint]
12. Extended Spirit - Solid Water (Home Cooking Album) [Sonar Kollektiv]
13. Bajka - A Vision [Jazzman]

Links :
straightup.com.au/page?n=514
Liste to the mix : straightup.com.au/audio.m3u?episodeId=514