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Limited edition (300 ex.) 5CDs boxset designed by illustrator Ben Hito
5 funky & soulful compilations digging into today's international scene. Expect psychedelic hip hop, jazzy rhymes, dancefloor funk, cinematic soul, heavy heavy heavy tunes all along from various atmospheres, vibes & moods. All new & exclusive tracks hand-picked by Paris DJs' crew.
Contains 5 CDs in carboard sleeve :
- Take The Chains Off Your Brains - Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz Grooves
- Spirituality & The Supernatural - Kaleidoscopic Jazz & Mind-Bending Poetry
- Killas, Thrillas & Chillas - Foot Stompers & Freaky Soul Vol.1
- Massive Hits From The Grant Phabao Factory Vol.1
- Heavyweight Gambit, No Holds Barred! - Foot Stompers & Freaky Soul Vol.2
...more
'Killas, Thrillas and Chillas' is already the 9th compilation coming out on Paris DJs [it was planned to be the 8th one, but 'Dis Is Reggae Soul' happened since]. It's a big step for the label, their first excursion into Soul/Funk territories, and a first volume in the 'Foot Stompers and Freaky Soul' series, while two follow-ups are already in the plans. Fantastic illustrator Ben Hito designed a new, mysterious , psychedelic artwork with something that looks like a wasp on a cross - or is it? The finished art cover was sent and published as a source of inspiration to Paris DJs' network of artists and websites, asking for tracks, as with the label's previous acclaimed compilations.
The title, 'Killas, Thrillas & Chillas', references the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975 in Manila. The frequent rhyming boast made by Ali was that the fight would be ' a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila'. With kids in boxing gloves featured on the previous compilation from the label, it also fitted the conceptual continuity Frank Zappa has always been fond of...
With 3 exclusive new tracks from Brownout (Austin, Texas), Beef Wellington (Orlando, Florida) or Shawn Lee (London, UK); 3 Paris DJs singles from Grant Phabao & RacecaR (Paris, France), The Beta Club (Coventry, UK), or The Downtown Rulers Club (Austin, Texas); and 9 picks from recently released LPs or 7 inches from Head Soundz (Los Angeles, California), J-Walk (Manchester, UK), The New Mastersounds (Leeds, UK), The Field Trips (Brooklyn, NY), The Jig (Amsterdam, Netherlands), The Mighty 388's (San Diego, California),The Putbacks (Melbourne, Australia), The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble (San Diego, California), The Gene Dudley Group (London, UK), this compilation is litteraly all over the place, but musically very coherent.
With chunks of diabolously funky breakbeats, swirls of addictive cinematic soul, bits of danceflooresque synth-heavy space funk, and even hybrids of Afro-latin and library grooves or hip hop rhymes, this is 21st century diffing of the first order, gathering KILLER tunes, THRILLING atmospheres and CHILL-OUT vibes!
Paris-based production team (Djouls, Grant Phabao, Loik Dury & Ben Hito) featuring worldwide guest vocalists, musicians, deejays, graphic/web designers and writers. Reggae, Afro, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Latin, Hip Hop and more audio goodness.
supported by 16 fans who also own “Killas, Thrillas & Chillas - Foot Stompers & Freaky Soul Vol.1”
Another one of my favorite AA titles. Snaky, jazzy melodies played over funky rhythms. One of those albums you won't even realize how often you've been playing it. bjlefebvre