N.A.S.A. - Hip Hop feat. KRS-One, Fatlip & Slim Kid Tre (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2011-03-07

Gimme gimme gimme some o'that... Reggay reggay! The vibe he received from the fine people of N.A.S.A. (Squeak E. Clean + DJ Zegon), after sending them a skanking reggae remix of their Money< track, pushed Grant Phabao to rework another track from their Spirit of Apollo album. Hip Hop feat. KRS-One, Fatlip, Slim Kid Tre is one of the coolest tributes to real hip-hop from the last years. The trick was to add a full Jamaican dubby smile to the whole, upload the mp3... and let you enjoy this exclusive remix - straight from the vaults of Paris DJs!


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]

Tracklisting :
01. N.A.S.A. - Hip Hop feat. KRS-One, Fatlip & Slim Kid Tre (Grant Phabao Remix) | Download MP3

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
colored-inc.com
Artwork by Djouls (djouls) using a photo by dalbera under a creative commons licence


The original version of 'Hip Hop' by N.A.S.A. feat. KRS-One, Fatlip & Slim Kid Tre

Brownout - Aguilas and Cobras - Remixed and Regrooved
(Download/limited CD) Six Degrees Records, 2010-12-07

Brownout, the Psychedelic Latin Funk alter ego of Grupo Fantasma, heated up dance-floors and critic's lists around the world with last year's Aguilas & Cobras record. The group's trademark soulful beats, psychedelic guitar excursions, tough grooves and ultra-tight horn arrangements have now been handed over to a dream team of remixers from the electronic dance, funk, cumbia & nu-groove scene, resulting in Aguilas & Cobras Remixed & Re-Grooved. Remixers include J Boogie, The Mexican Dubwiser, Tal M. Klein, Kokolo's Ray Lugo, Second Sky & Thomas Blondet, Jeremy Sole, Senor Oz, Afrolicious, Anthony Mansfield, Grant Phabao & CaZ.

Limited Edition CD: The CD version of Brownout's Aguilas & Cobras Remixed and Regrooved is now available as a hand stamped and numbered limited edition release (100 copies only!), available at the Six Degrees Shop and at Brownout live shows.

Brownout- Pole Position (Grant Phabao Remix) by SixDegreesRecords

Tracklisting :
01. Slinky (Tal M. Klein Remix)
02. Olvidalo (J-Boogie Remix feat. Deuce Eclipse)
03. Pole Position (Señor Oz Remix)
04. Con El Cuete (Second Sky and Thomas Blondet Remix)
05. Ayer Y Hoy (Ray Lugo Kokolo Remix)
06. Chanclas De Ninja (Mexican Dubwiser Remix)
07. Olvidalo (Jeremy Sole Remix)
08. Aguilas And Cobras (Afrolicious Remix)
09. Slinky (Anthony Mansfield Remix)
10. Pole Position (Grant Phabao Remix)
11. Slinky (CaZ Remix)
12. Olvidalo (J-Boogie Drumapella Remix) | Go download MP3

Links :
Buy from iTunes/Amazon/Six Degrees Store
brownoutmusic.blogspot.com
myspace.com/brownoutmusic
facebook.com/pages/Brownout/121621508750
sixdegreesrecords.com
myspace.com/sixdegreesrecords
soundcloud.com/sixdegreesrecords

Feedback :
"There are two standouts: the first by Grant Phabao, who cut his teeth on dub and reggae and never stopped sharpening. He gives "Pole Position" a stellar irie vibe with the best beat on this collection." - Derek Beres - huffingtonpost.com

Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach - (30th Anniversary Remixes)
(CD/Digital) Echo Beach CD080, 2010-08-27

The legendary wave tune Echo Beach by the Canadian combo Martha & The Muffins is back on earth. Germany's finest (as far as progressive sounds and flows are concerned) dub label, named Echo Beach and inspired by the lyrics and spirit of that track, has set out to pay tribute to this song which is more than a classic. The first mix/remix of Echo Beach, done by Reverend E.C.H.O. and released on the Echo Beach sampler Various Artists: Far Away In Time has already enjoyed a strong reputation world wide. Marki Gane, the original composer of Echo Beach and still a member of M & M (aka Martha & Muffins) - and by the way, also married to Martha Johnson (lead singer of the band M&M) - enthused: "It sounds as if the orignal ECHO BEACH was shot into outer space, hit a planet and floated back to earth in pieces...!!!" NOW - 30 years later - after Echo Beach was written - the Echo Beach label proudly presents the 30th Anniversary Remixes and the full and essentiel: ... it is one of those tunes that on first hearing you like, but can't exactly place why, and by 30 seconds into the spin you´re close to falling in love. You just have to go with it and this seductively simple number is just that. Don´t try to understand it just accept this as love at first sight.

Tracklisting :
01. Echo Beach (Oliver Frost Remix) 4:02
02. Echo Beach (Thomas Fehlmann Remix) 5:00
03. Echo Beach (Gateway to Samandhi Remix) 5:02
04. Echo Beach (Polar Rundfunk Remix) 5:25
05. Echo Beach (Dub Spencer & Trance Hill Remix) 4:18
06. Echo Beach (Grand Phabao Remix) 5:58
07. Echo Beach (Aldubb Remix) 4:03
08. Echo Beach (Go Home Production Remix) 4:53
09. Echo Beach (Karl Moestl Remix) 5:21
10. Echo Beach (Salz Remix) 7:47
11. Echo Beach (Internationally Trained Bunnies Remix) 6:29
12. Echo Beach (Disco Boys Remix) 5:59
13. Echo Beach (Hakan Lidbo Remix) 6:26
14. Echo Beach (Jimmy Cauty vs. Salz vs. Groove Corporation vs. Paralyzer Remix) 4:51
Bonus Online Version:
15. Echo Beach (Seven Dub Remix)
16. Echo Beach (Dubmatix Remix)

Note : 75:29 minutes playtime, limited edition of 777 CD copies worldwide.

Links :
echobeach.de
myspace.com/kingsizedub
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao

Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada - El Diablo Y El Ñau Ñau (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-16

Summer 2009 we got the visit of Martin Perna (Antibalas, Ocote Soul Sounds), 3 days of friendship and music that materialized in a new track with Doctor L ( Activista) and three Grant Phabao remixes of Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada!!
The Doctor L & Martin Perna collaboration and one of those remixes - Vendende Saude E Fe feat. Tita Lima Grant Phabao Remix - have been released on The Black Cat's Hard 2 Find Vol.1, out on Colored-Inc.). A second remix - Tu Fin, Mi Comienzo Grant Phabao Remix - was released on the deluxe digital edition of Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada's Coconut Rock...
The third one, El Diablo Y El Ñau Ñau Grant Phabao Remix, is exclusively available here on ParisDjs.com, for free!! Derived from Cuban children's rhymes about the boogyman, with Chico Mann on vocals, tripped-out dubby-style into some deep grooved reggae jam laid down by Grant Phabao, you're gonna love it.


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]

Tracklisting :
01. Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada - El Diablo Y El Ñau Ñau (Grant Phabao Remix) | Download MP3

Links :
ocotesoul.com
ocotesoul.blogspot.com
myspace.com/ocotesoulsounds
twitter.com/ocotesoulsounds
youtube.com/user/ocotesoul
grupofantasma.com
myspace.com/adrianquesada
eslmusic.com/artist/ocote_soul_sounds
myspace.com/eslmusic
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao

Antipop Consortium - Lay Me Down (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive remix) Paris DJs, 2010-08-10

Recorded in July 2009, this remix is both official and unreleased. Produced par the international master of roots reggae Grant Phabao with Earl Blaize during a visit from the latter to Grant's studio in Paris. The track reinstates a chorus which didn't make the final cut on the album Fluorescent Black. The resulting remix is... quite pop and a surefire radio hit! A heresy for a band called Anti-Pop Consortium!! Consequently, only a small part of this remix is available, blended in a Ninja Tune mix on the cult website Paris DJs (20 Years of Remixes and Re-interpretations - Selected by Djouls). Get the complete info here and download the mix here.

Diesler feat Laura Vane vs Grant Phabao - Reggae Magic
(limited 7"/Digital) Social Beats/Unique UNIQ176-1, 2010-04-05

Reggae Magic is a bubblin' re-work by Parisian producer Grant Phabao of the song Samba Magic from Diesler's 4th LP Ties Breakers which is due out June 2010. Featuring the vocal stylings of regular collaborator Laura Vane, this has been released on a limited edition 7" (with a nice 'Dub' on the B Side) on Social Beats/Unique.

Tracklisting :
A1. Diesler feat. Laura Vane vs Grant Phabao - Reggae Magic (vocal)
B1. Diesler feat. Laura Vane vs Grant Phabao - Reggae Magic (dub version)



Links :
dieslermusic.com
myspace.com/diesler
soundcloud.com/diesler
lauravane.com
myspace.com/Misslauravane
myspace.com/lauravaneandthevipertones
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao

Tosca - Pony - No Hassle Versions
(CD/Digital) G-Stone Recordings, 2010-03-26

If you’re looking for the meaning of it all, better not try to decode this record: "Somewhat absurd... like, Pony", says Richard Dorfmeister about the conceptual side of Pony - No Hassle Versions. No meaning might have a meaning here. (...) Pony brings the more club-oriented face of Tosca to the forefront. To put it simply, Tosca, the project of the two Austrians, Richard Dofmeister and Rupert Huber, combines bass-heavy downbeat music with abstract soundscapes of found sounds and material from numerous studio sessions. When these recordings are handed over to remixers, everything changes; texture, dynamics, structures. (...) Grant Phabao is a Parisian dj- and producer-legend, ever since first droppping his frenchified Rubba-Dub styles on the Pro-Zak Trax Label at the end of the 90's. When he's not doing Reggae takes on Tosca, he's busy mixing some riddims with the latest Q-Tip or the likes. His version of Birthday sounds like something hot off the press from Compass Point Studios in Nassau.

Tracklisting :
01. Springer (Smith & Mudd Version) (5:12)
02. Birthday (Grant Phabao Version) (5:41)
03. My First (Nicola Conte Version) (5:04)
04. Elitsa (Kotey Extra Band Disco Version) (6:27)
05. Rosa (Rodney Hunter Version) (6:56)
06. Elektra Bregenz (Bottin's Disco Spritzer Mix) (5:21)
07. Joe Si Ha (Spirit Catcher Version) (7:04)
08. Joe Si Ha (Reverso 68 Version) (5:52)
09. Oysters In May (Kalabrese Version) (5:33)
10. Rosa (K&K Streichquartett Version) (3:56)

Links :
myspace.com/toscak7
k7.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
grantphabao.com

Kinny - Forgetting To Remember (Grant Phabao Remix)
(Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDJs.com) 2010-03-07

Kinny – aka Caitlin Simpson – was born and raised in Canada and has a mixture of Jamaican, Native Canadian Indian, French and Swedish heritage. She sings jazz, reggae and soul for Brighton's Tru Thoughts label, on which she released two albums, Forgetting To Remember (2005, with Espen Horne), and Idle Forest of Chit Chat (2009, with Souldrop, TM Juke, Unforscene, Hint, Diesler, the Quantic Soul Orchestra and Nostalgia 77!). Her 2008 single Enough Said with the QSO was a huge hit in our books.

Grant Phabao ranks among the greatest multi-instrumentists/producers of his time. After 2 dub albums (as Tnargoabapah), 4 thematic albums with the T.I.M.E.C. collective, and 4 reggae albums with Jamaican veterans The Lone Ranger, Carlton Livingston, The Jays and The Silvertones, he's now hard at work with fellow Paris-based musical genius Doctor L on a series of collaborative concept albums for the brand new Colored-Inc. label (The Black Cat, Down By The River Side, One Foot In Jail).

Here's Kinny and Grant Phabao virtual meeting, featuring the songstress' unique soulful vocals (taken from the a capella version of Forgetting To Remember), drenched into Jamaican roots grooves courtesy of the one and only french dubmeister. Play it... and then play it again - this is music that doesn't age!


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

Tracklisting :
01. Kinny - Forgetting To Remember (Grant Phabao Remix)

Links :
tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/Kinny
myspace.com/kinnytunes
parisdjs.com/index.php/tag/Kinny
grantphabao.com
myspace.com/grantphabao
parisdjs.com
myspace.com/parisdjs
facebook.com/parisdjs
twitter.com/parisdjs

Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada - Coconut Rock
(CD) Eighteen Street Lounge ESL151, 2009-06-23

Ocote Soul Sounds’ latest psychedelic Latin-funk album Coconut Rock gets the deluxe package treatment with five exclusive new remixes, a full digital booklet and a music video added to the original album. In addition to the original album music, Coconut Rock Deluxe includes a new electro funk version entitled Electric Cockroach, a honey dipped hip-hop rhythm remix of Vendendo Saude e Fe by Adrian Quesada himself, a swinging reggae remix of Cara de Yo No Fui by label mates Ancient Astronauts, and other remix exclusives by DJ Obah and Grant Phabao. Rediscover Ocote Soul Sounds’ Coconut Rock, this time with exclusive new material, now!

Tracklisting :
01. The Revolt of The Cockroach People
02. Coconut Rock
03. El Diablo y El Nau Nau
04. Tu Fin, Mi Comienzo
05. Vendendo Saude e Fe
06. Tres Ratas
07. Pan, Chamba y Techo
08. Vampires
09. Return of The Freak
10. Cara de Yo No Fui
11. Prince of Peace
Bonus tracks :
12. Cara de Yo No Fui (Ancient Astronauts Remix) 5:14
13. Vendendo Saude e Fe (Adrian Quesada Remix) 4:33
14. Tu Fin, Mi Comienzo (Grant Phabao Remix) 5:39
15. Vendendo Saude e Fe (DJ Obah Remix) 3:47
16. Electric Cockroach (Tony Questions Remix) 3:18

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.


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
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?


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
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)


Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
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