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Releases - Albums, singles & exclusive tracks

Monday20December - 2010

Black Magic - Hard 2 Find Vol.5

Black Magic Hard 2 Find Vol 3
Black Magic - Hard 2 Find Vol.5
(Download/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI019, 2010-12-20

An artistic revolution has been ongoing these recent years in Paris, with some unique producers breathing new life into the idea of jazz music, upping the standards of sound and production to those of the masters - Miles Davis, Lee Perry, Fela Kuti, Sun Ra, Traffic and the such...

From the message-intense material, impressionistic soundscapes and folk musings of Doctor L to the dancefloor-filling cosmic afro and soulful roots reggae vibes of Grant Phabao, the Colored-Inc. collective has managed to create a solid universe, showcasing the many facets of the jazz spectrum in the shape of a free-minded label, undoubtly this year's most ambitious one.

Black Magic is their fifth experience in cooperative expression, a voodoo-themed concept album of music suitable for the dancefloor or the living room, a fresh wave of Jazz, Soul, Afro & Reggae production, untangling the scribble of the wicked world with clarity and maturity, and bringing Paris back to its rightful place, the cultural center of the world.

Grant Phabao & Afrodyete - I Got To Be Free by Colored-Inc.

Tracklisting :
01. Doctor L - Mistery Travels
Sax & Flute by Cedric Ricard, vocals by John Rich, Rhodes by Laurent Fickelson, B3 Ambiance by Guillaume Méténier from Soul Sugar, all other instruments by Doctor L
02. Doctor L - Inside The Man
vocals by Derek Martin, Dom Farkas & Doctor L, all instruments by Doctor L
03. Psyco - President
vocals & guitar by Kiala & Doctor L, all other instruments by Doctor L
04. Grant Phabao - Ogun
saxophone by Zakari Franz, guitar by Franck Biyong & saxophone by Nicolas Bodino from Massak, all other instruments by Grant Phabao
05. Grant Phabao - I Got To Be Free
vocals by Afrodyete from The Breakestra, all instruments by Grant Phabao
06. Doctor L - 2 Your Bone
drums by Tony Allen, vocals by Darhill Trevor, all other instruments by Doctor L
07. Grant Phabao - Imitation Sound
vocals by Carlton Livingston & The Lone Ranger, all instruments by Grant Phabao
08. Doctor L - Mesery
vocals by David Walters, all instruments by Doctor L
09. Grant Phabao - Love You Dearly
vocals by Aleena & Mylitant, all instruments by Grant Phabao
10. Doctor L - Another Planet
vocals by Kiala & Doctor L, all instruments by Doctor L

Production duties by Doctor L (1,2, 3, 6, 8,10), and Grant Phabao (4,5,7,9)

Links :
Doctor L : myspace.com/doctorlmind | youtube.com/user/doctorlmind
Cedric Ricard : myspace.com/cedricricard
Soul Sugar
: myspace.com/soulsugar
Dom Farkas : myspace.com/fantomasallstars
Derek Martin : myspace.com/derekmartingoldenvoice
Kiala Nzavotunga: myspace.com/kialaofficial | myspace.com/kialafriends
Grant Phabao : grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao
Zakari Frantz : zakarifrantz.com | myspace.com/zakarifrantz | souljazzorchestra.com
Franck Biyong & Massak : myspace.com/franckbiyongandmassak
Afrodyete : myspace.com/afrodyetegoddessoflove
Tony Allen : myspace.com/tonyallenafrobeatworldcircuit.co.uk/#Tony_Allen
Carlton Livingston : myspace.com/carltonlivingston | facebook.com/carlton.livingston | reverbnation.com/carltonlivingston
The Lone Ranger : myspace.com/djloneranger
David Walters : davidwalters.fr
Saturday20November - 2010

T.I.M.E.C. - Noëlectro - reissued on COLORED-INC.

TIMEC Noelectro
T.I.M.E.C. - Noëlectro!
Merry Christmas Beats
(Download/CD 500 ex. limited edition, hand-numbered) 2010-11-20, reissue from 2004-12

You can trust me Xmas this year will be funky!! For a fresh look on the gospel word expressed through electro-funk, banghra beats, jingle-jangle electro-jazz and a bit of hip hop on the side... Don't miss Noelectro and its merry christmas electro-jazz grooves!

Doin' The Merry featuring Dj Guarana & Tino Rosso by Colored-Inc.

Django Bells featuring Mister K & The Fabulous by Colored-Inc.
Tracklisting
01. Pianolude featuring Tino Rosso (15 mg Intro)
02. Deep Christmas featuring Professor Oz (12 mg Unusual deep moods)
03. Mambo Sapin featuring Los Lobes (17 mg Latin-flavoured spices)
04. Doin' The Merry featuring Dj Guarana & Tino Rosso (12 mg Uplifting nu-jazz grooves)
05. Django Bells featuring Mister K & The Fabulous (17 mg Jingle-jangling beats)
06. Tuff Santa featuring Havanito (24 mg Ghosts of Christmas)
07. Best Christmas Specials at Apu's featuring Steve & Larry Johnson (18 mg Downbeat trickery)
08. Flûte featuring Captain Détendu (04 mg More chillin' notes)
09. Flutalo featuring The Cheesewursts (16 mg Sofa after-diner resting)
10. Merry Christmas From The Mancheese featuring Le Sourire Des Hommes (28 mg Fluid funk experiments)
11. Doin' The Merry (reprise) featuring Dj Guarana & Tino Rosso (28 mg Uplifting nu-jazz grooves again)

TIMEC Time To Relax
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Gathered around the Christmas tree, the T.I.M.E.C. artists have worked on a very hot album! You'll find all your favourite characters: the donkey, the ox, the reindeers, the Turkey, and baby Jesus… let us sing together: "Joy to the world! The Compilation is come!"

Or else, if you have some interests in a new and more refreshing, approach of the gospel's message expressed via electro-funk of the machines and samplers' era, or if you're simply interested in funk in all shapes, this album has especially been made for you.

In order to fulfil this eternal need of spirituality that always strikes you at the end and at the beginning of the year, the Détendu Laboratories have selected for you the ice-cream of Christmas electro (without forgetting the traditional Christmas pudding with a cover of "Jingle Bells" revisited by Mister K. & The Fabulous…) to bring you happiness, Christmas spirit and snowballs.

That's how the artists of the T.I.M.E.C. collective, as real Santas, have created in their studio the ultimate formula: revisited tradition + Christmas wishes with an out-of-step humor = satisfying holidays.

Here are the first signs that have been observed on a sample of the population, after the first listening of this album:
• An increase of the good vibrations felt in their red (and white) globules
• A spreading party spirit
• An irresistible desire to offer presents
(NOELECTRO would even stop untimely snow-storms!!!

So don't hesitate to get a prescription for this album at your usual CDs store to finally enjoy the holiday season in total harmony with your innerself.

Direction for use : Auditive routes. Posology : Listen in the morning, at lunch-time and every evening every day in December and January. Continue during the rest of the year if necessary. Recommanded by the Détendu Laboratories and tested by Tino Rosso (es-Christmas specialist). Respect the dosage, an excessive dose can cause euphoria, very briefly at the beginning, but that will soon spread in a communicative hilarity… You've been warned.

Links :
Captain Detendu : djouls.com/captaindetendu
Grant Phabao : grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao
Popof : myspace.com/popofheretik
Professor Oz : professoroz.com | myspace.com/ozooloo
Myster K : myspace.com/mysterkmusic
T.I.M.E.C. : timec.net | myspace.com/timecmusic
Photo : Laurent Askienazy
Layout & A&R : Djouls
Monday06September - 2010

The Drug Store - Hard 2 Find Vol.4

The Drug Store Hard 2 Find Vol 3
The Drug Store - Hard 2 Find Vol.4
(Download/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI009, 2010-09-06

The Drug Store is the first venture for the Colored-Inc. label into Psychedelic Folk & Rock vibes. Blending Nigerian harmonies with American Folk and Jazz, Reggae chants with Stoner Rock and Hip Hop beats or Nyabinghi percussions, freaky electronics with Afrobeat or deep poetry, James Bond-like arrangements with 21st century Chicago Soul, and inviting some famous Zulu Nation King & MC to a deep garage-blues session, this is indeed a kind of a Multi-Colored Thing, a nearly hallucinatory record pushing the Colored-Inc. label's identity towards more edgy forms of African, Carribean and Afro-American music.

Production duties by Erik Rug (3), Doctor L (1,4,6,8,10), and Grant Phabao (2,5,7,9), with star guesting Amayo from the Fu-Arkist-Ra and Allonymous (USA), Kiala Nzavotunga and Tony Allen (from Nigeria), The Jays (from Jamaica), Le Damn Dog, Kactus Hunters, The Joslyns and The Farell Girls (from Paris)

Tracklisting :
01. So Disappointed feat. Doctor L & Kiala Nzavotunga
02. Agatha (Grant Phabao Rework) feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays
03. Wrong Again feat. Le Damn Dog
04. Emergency feat. Amayo from the Fu-Arkist-Ra & Doctor L
05. N3V4 feat. The Joslyns (Grant Phabao & Gregsky)
06. A Million Years feat. Kactus Hunters
07. Never Play Me (Grant Phabao Rework) feat. Doctor L, Allonymous, Tony Allen
08. Butterfly feat. Psyco
09. Reggae Wanted (Grant Phabao Rework) feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays
10. Hippy Kids feat. Doctor L & The Farrell Girls

The Lone Ranger Sweet Talking
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Links :
Doctor L : myspace.com/doctorlmind | youtube.com/user/doctorlmind
Grant Phabao : grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao
The Jays : myspace.com/thejays08
Le Damn Dog : myspace.com/ledamndog | myspace.com/erikrug
Amayo : myspace.com/thefuarkistra | fuarkistra.com
Gregsky from The Joslyns : gregsky.net | myspace.com/gregsky
Niktus from Kactus Hunters : myspace.com/niktus4u | djouls.com/kactus
Allonymous : allonymous.blogspot.com | myspace.com/allonymous
Tony Allen : myspace.com/tonyallenafrobeatworldcircuit.co.uk/#Tony_Allen
Kiala Nzavotunga from Psyco: myspace.com/kialaofficial | myspace.com/kialafriends
Tuesday10August - 2010

Grant Phabao & The Lone Ranger - Sweet Talking

Grant Phabao and The Lone Ranger Sweet Talking july 2010
Grant Phabao & The Lone Ranger - Sweet Talking
(Digital/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI008, 2010-08-10

The Lone Ranger is one of Jamaica's most influential early dancehall DJs. He was twice voted N°1 deejay on the island, in 1979 and 1980. He helped pioneer a newly rhythmic, on-the-beat rhyming style that led DJ toasting into the modern age, and punctuated his lyrics with bizarre exclamations and sound effects ("bim" and "ribbit" were his favorites) that made him perhaps the most imaginative stylist of his time. Thanks to the incredible production skills of French dubmeister Grant Phabao, who crafted for him a splendid album in 2005 (Kulchaklash / to be pronounced "Culture Clash"), and a hit single in 2006 making waves all over the irie globe, with rub-a-dub partner Carlton Livingston and their cover of Dandy Livingston's Message To You Rudie, The Lone Ranger is now back with his 12th album, Sweet Talking, and another big step towards bringing back the golden age of rub-a-dub!

Grant Phabao & The Lone Ranger - Sweet Talking by Grant Phabao

Tracklisting :
01. Trod Along
02. Sweet Talking
03. Run Come Quick
04. Music Weh Dem Wan
05. Back Off
06. Fever
07. Too Much Susu Susu
08. Sweet
09. Running For My Life Feat. Carlton Livingston
10. A Who
11. A Ya So We Deh
12. Super Duper Super Knotch
13. Ethiopia

The Lone Ranger Sweet Talking
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Friday21May - 2010

One Foot In Jail - Hard 2 Find Vol.3

One Foot In Jail Hard 2 Find Vol 3
One Foot In Jail - Hard 2 Find Vol.3
(Download/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI005, 2010-05-17

One Foot In Jail is the first venture for the Colored-Inc. label into African vibes. Blending Nigerian harmonies with American Soul or Jamaican Funk, European folk & electronics with Afrobeat, Jazz with souful reggae or deep poetry, with some hefty doses of Reggae, Psychedelia and African percussions in between, this is indeed a kind of a Afrofunk Jazz Thing, a fantastic record pushing the Colored-Inc. label's identity quest deep into the exploration of African, Carribean and Afro-American music.

Production duties by David Murray (10), Doctor L (2,4,8,9), Franck Biyong (7), Grant Phabao (3,5,6), Loik Dury (1), with star guesting Amayo from the Fu-Arkist-Ra, Antibalas, Clip Payne and The Deacon from The Duke & The King (USA), Kiala Nzavotunga and Oghene Kologbo (from Nigeria), Ranking Trevor and The Jays (from Jamaica), and The Gwo Ka Masters (from Guadeloupe)

One Foot In Jail - Hard 2 Find Vol.3 by Colored-Inc.

Tracklisting :
01. Freedom Back feat. Kologbo & the Deacon
02. Family Of Fear feat. Doctor L & Antibalas
03. Ame-Rae feat. Amayo from the Fu-Arkist-Ra & Grant Phabao
04. Fire Dance feat. Psyco & Kiala Nzavotunga
05. African Man (Swing Remix) feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays
06. In Every City feat. Grant Phabao & Ranking Trevor
07. Troublou (West Indies Uprising Version) feat. Franck Biyong & Massak
08. Time Will Tell feat. Doctor L & Kiala Nzavotunga
09. What's Da Question feat. Doctor L & Clip Payne
10. The Devil Tried To Kill Me (Doctor L rework) feat. David Murray & The Gwo Ka Masters

All tracks composed and arranged by Franck Biyong

One Foot In Jail Hard 2 Find Vol 3
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Monday05April - 2010

Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston - Bridge Of Life

Grant Phabao and Carlton Livingston Bridge Of Life
Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston - Bridge Of Life
(Download/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI003, 2009-03-29

Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Bridge of Life is an album resulting from various sessions recorded between 2006 and 2009 in Paris. Grant Phabao plays all instruments (with the help of keyboard wizard Soul Sugar, formerly from Seven Dub). He produced, polished and mastered himself the 11 tracks, along with three other full length albums (!), for respectively The Lone Ranger, The Silvertones and The Jays, an astounding vocal trio with former members of Black Uhuru, The Royals or The Chantells...

The single Teenager In Love is as sweet as veteran rub-a-dub singer Carlton Livingston's soulful reggae can be. It's another instant classic you'll have to hunt down: pressed in Jamaica and released by T.I.M.E.C., it's only available as a 100 copies limited edition 45 - so act fast or cry later!

Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston-Bridge of Life by Grant Phabao

Tracklisting :
01. Bridge of Life
02. Cry Tribulation
03. Rudie
04. The Life Of A Don
05. Running For My Life Feat. The Lone Ranger
06. Sing Power To The People
07. Still Lamenting
08. Jackie Statement
09. Cherry
10. Could Be Bitter
11. Teenager In Love

Bridge of Life
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Monday05April - 2010

T.I.M.E.C. - Time(c) To Relax - reissued on COLORED-INC.

Timec To Relax
T.I.M.E.C. - Time(c) To Relax - French downtempo madness
(Download/CD 500 ex. limited edition, hand-numbered) 2010-03-29, reissue from 2005-08

Pollution, stress, anguish, life is harder and harder on your nerves... In order to cure these nervous problems, the Détendu Laboratories have selected for you the cream of electro down-tempo (also called Lounge music) to bring you calm, serenity and fullness. That's how the artists of the T.I.M.E.C. collective, as real lab assistants, have created in their studio the ultimate formula: peaceful music + out-of-step humour = absolute happiness.

Here are the first signs that have been observed on a sample of the population after the very first listen of this album: better relations with the surrounding environment, a spreading happiness, an irresistible desire to relax (TIME(C) TO RELAX would even stop the fall of the hairs!!!). So don't hesitate to get a prescription for this album at your usual CDs store to finally live and enjoy without stress and in perfect harmony with your inner-self.

Tracklisting
01. Furieuse Détente featuring George M. (05 mg Intro)
02. B-side featuring Funky Frenchman (12 mg Uplifting moods)
03. Détendu featuring Captain Détendu (17 mg Downtempo bliss)
04. Tractopelle featuring Chuck Moe Reece & The Obscure Kats from N.O.W.H.E.R.E (12 mg Funky deconstruction)
05. Shyli Town featuring Popof (17 mg Tingling relaxation)
06. La Vie Est Une Plage featuring John DVDR (21 mg World funk)
07. No Time For Illusions featuring Professor Oz (24 mg Exclusive new track)
08. Get Jocelyne! featuring The Joslyns & Deborah Hunter (18 mg Chillin' notes)
09. Tsé Tsé featuring Le Sourire des Hommes (22 mg Dubby jazz)
10. Nominano featuring The Mighty Blunts, Matin M. & Smokey Fingers (04 mg Smokey vibes)
11. Rescue Mix featuring Funky Frenchman (16 mg Back in a cinematic stance)
12. Interfloat featuring The Cheesewursts (20 mg Deeply cooked meals)
13. Moondaglob featuring George M. (17 mg Lazy breaks)
14. Relax featuring Dj Guarana, Martial, DJ Mike & Baron - Remixed by David°F ( 28 mg Heavily relaxed charms)

Ooh yeah! This is pure lounge funk maestria! THE INCREDIBLE MELTING ENTERTAINMENT COMPAGNONS collective led by Captain Détendu, Grant Phabao & Djouls really know how to jazz your mind up with intense calm and deep deep relaxation. An ultimate classic.

TIMEC Time To Relax
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Tuesday23March - 2010

Down By The River Side - Hard 2 Find Vol.2

Down By The River Side Hard 2 Find Vol 2
Down By The River Side - Hard 2 Find Vol.2
(Download/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI002, 2009-03-21

Down By The River Side's first album on the new Colored-Inc. label (colored-inc.com) - launched by Djouls and Doctor L - is what some could call a 'jazz' album. Blending Jamaican harmonies with American Jazz or blaxploitation Funk, European folk & electronics with African percussions, Slam and Jazz with Hip Hop, Afrobeat with Gospel and Poetry, with some hefty doses of Reggae, Psychedelia and Soul in between, this is indeed a kind of a New Thing!

All production duties and nearly all instruments by Doctor L & Grant Phabao with star guesting Carlton Livingston, The Lone Ranger and The Jays (from Jamaica), Rare Moods and Kactus Hunters (from Paris), Allonymous (from Chicago) and Tony Allen (from Nigeria).

Zion Holy Place (jazz version) feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays by Colored-Inc.

Tracklisting :
01. Zion Holy Place (jazz version) - feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays
02. Speaking For Myself - feat. Rare Moods
03. Jackie Statement (rework) - feat. Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston
04. Sweet Life (Grant Phabao Remix) - feat. Doctor L & Allonymous
05. Empty & Round - feat. Doctor L & Allonymous
06. Have You Got The Money Honey ? - feat. Doctor L
07. Runnin' For My Life - feat. Grant Phabao, The Lone Ranger & Carlton Livingston
08. Time To Take A Rest - feat. Psyco On Da Bus
09. Ethiopia - feat. Grant Phabao & The Lone Ranger
10. Perfect Monster - feat. Kactus Hunters

Down By The River Side - Hard 2 Find Vol.2
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Down By The River Side - Sweet Life (Grant Phabao Remix) feat. Doctor L & Allonymous (video by Doctor L)

Links :
Colored-Inc. : colored-inc.com | myspace.com/coloredinc
Grant Phabao : grantphabao.com | myspace.com/grantphabao
The Jays : myspace.com/thejays08
Rare Moods : myspace.com/raremoods
Carlton Livingston : myspace.com/carltonlivingston
Doctor L : myspace.com/doctorlmind | youtube.com/user/doctorlmind
Allonymous : allonymous.blogspot.com | myspace.com/allonymous
The Lone Ranger : myspace.com/djloneranger
Niktus : myspace.com/niktus4u
Kactus Hunters : djouls.com/kactus
Thursday25February - 2010

The Black Cat - Hard 2 Find Vol.1

The Black Cat Hard 2 Find Vol 1
The Black Cat - Hard 2 Find Vol.1
(Download/Limited CD) Colored-Inc. COLI001, 2010-02-24

The Black Cat's first album on the new Colored-Inc. label (colored-inc.com) - launched by Djouls and Doctor L - is what some could say a 'world' album. Blending Latin grooves with Afro rhythms, Reggae harmonies with American Jazz or Funk vibes, Saudade with Jamaican riddims, Psychedelic Funk with Electronic R&B, Psychedelia and Hip Hop, with some lusty doses of Rub-a-Dub , Afro, Soul and Reggae in between, this is indeed a kinda world tour.

All production duties and nearly all instruments by Doctor L & Grant Phabao with star guesting Martin Perna (from Brooklyn), Ocote Soul sounds & Adrian Quesada (from Nicaragua and Austin, Texas) Carlton Livingston, The Lone Ranger and The Jays (from Jamaica), Tita Lima (from Brazil), Allonymous (from Chicago), Roldan (from Cuba), Dom Farkas (from Paris) and Kiala (from Nigeria and Congo). Yep 'world' indeed.

Could Be Bitter (Jazz Rework) feat. Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston by Colored-Inc.

Tracklisting :
01. Activista
feat. Doctor L & Martin Perna from Antibalas
02. Could Be Bitter (Jazz Rework)
feat. Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston
03. Vendende Saude E Fe (Grant Phabao Remix)
feat. Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada + Tita Lima
04. Never Play Me (Doctor L rework)
feat. Doctor L & Allonymous
05. Waiting For El Sun
feat. Doctor L & Roldán Gonzalez Rivero
06. Music Weh Dem Wan
feat. Grant Phabao & The Lone Ranger
07. Numbers
feat. Rare Moods & Dom Farkas
08. Freaky Habits
feat. Doctor L
09. Cherry
feat. Grant Phabao & Carlton Livingston
10. Steppin' Up In Time (Reggae version)
feat. Grant Phabao & The Jays
11. Motherland
feat. Psyco & Kiala

The Black Cat - Hard 2 Find Vol.1
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Saturday28November - 2009

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix) - Video by Doctor L


Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix)

Directed by Doctor L

The french dubmeister Grant Phabao pays here his due tribute to the king of pop, with a reggae remix of Michael Jackson's second single from 1972 - rockin' the dancehall and burnin' one for the man! This cartoon video mix is a gift from another of our main artists, multi-instrumentalist, audio and video producer Doctor L.

Paris.
Something's happening here.

Download the mp3 here and watch the movie on YouTube.
Tuesday15September - 2009

Grant Phabao & The Jays - Don't Sell Your Soul / Zion Holy Place

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Grant Phabao presents The Jays - Don't Sell Your Soul / Zion Holy Place
(Limited 7", 100 copies only) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-09-15

The Jays is a group that has made its mark on the Jamaican music scene. They originally started out as The Royals, evolved into The Ten Pace and then into the The Jays, and are now composed of Lloyd Forrest, Errol Wilson and Leroy Hall.

Errol Wilson and Lloyd Forest started in The Royals in the mid-60s, famous for Pick Up The Pieces, their first major hit, a foundation riddim, one of the classics today in the dancehall scene, recorded for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. Lloyd Forest became a member of The Chantels, while Errol Wilson was part of Blach Uhuru in the mid/late 70s, singing harmonies on their first album, Love Crisis, for Prince Jammy (1977), later reissued as Black Sounds Of Freedom, after the band had found success. But Errol left the band to concentrate on his own band, The Jays (or The Jayes). Leroy Hall joined them in 2003 and they released together i>The Right Solution album, on Studio One. But Coxsone died in 2004...

In 2005 they met Grant Phabao who had come to Jamaica to visit his friend and collaborator The Lone Ranger. Ranger introduced Phabao to some of his reggae singing friends, Ranking Trevor, Purpleman, Danny Dread, Echo Minott, Sancho, Mylitan, who all recorded a song on Phabao's riddim, while The Jays did three: Zion Holy Place, Agatha and Stepping up In Time. During the winter of 2006 Grant Phabao did some reworks of some Jays reggae songs he had produced, into funk and jazz dressings. When he came back to Jamaica in March 2008 the band wrote and recorded 9 new songs, 5 of which with only a shaker to sing on - and without a single false note!

During the summer of 2009 a strictly limited 7 inch was pressed at 100 copies in Jamaica, released by the T.I.M.E.C. label with their distinctive 'instant collectors' uniqueness. The A-side, Don't Sell Your Soul is a smashing roots reggae monster, with huge vocal harmonies on a deep and burning Grant Phabao riddim, but the gem of the record might be on the B-side, Zion Holy Place, a spiritual gospel/jazz piece on which the Jamaican church-infused harmonies of The Jays fit like a glove.

Both tracks are taken from the full-length album Stepping up In Time to be released by the brand new Colored-Inc. label in sept/oct 2010. The Jays are back, as fresh as ever, ready to hit the charts!

Tracklisting :
01. Grant Phabao & The Jays - Don't Sell Your Soul
02. Grant Phabao & The Jays - Zion Holy Place

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

Links :
myspace.com/thejays08
discogs.com/artist/Jays,+The
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
timec.net
myspace.com/timecmusic
colored-inc.com
myspace.com/coloredinc
Sunday15March - 2009

Grant Phabao presents Carlton Livingston - Teenager In Love

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

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

Saturday21February - 2009

Diesler vs Laura Vane vs Grant Phabao - Welcome To Hellmouth (Fan-made Video)


Diesler vs Laura Vane vs Grant Phabao - Welcome To Hellmouth

Infos + download the mp3 here
Watch the video on youtube.com
Saturday15November - 2008

Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - Fever

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Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - Fever
(limited 7") T.I.M.E.C., 2008-11-15

"Fever", The new LONE RANGER single produced by Grant Phabao

Tracklisting :
A. Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - Fever
A. Grant Phabao presents The Lone Ranger - Version

Note : limited edition 300 copies only - made in Jamaica.

Links :
rangerstyle.com
myspace.com/djloneranger
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
timec.net
myspace.com/timecmusic

Monday18February - 2008

Grant Phabao, Carlton Livingston & The Lone Ranger - Runnin' For My Life on Paris (original soundtrack)

Paris Original SoundtrackParis Cedric Klapisch
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