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Youthman 

2007 INFOS

Youthman's album "Travel Pack" is an adventure in sound. His tracks were recorded during his travels while DJing throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. The album melds deconstructed rhythms and heavy basslines in a sweet cocktail of explosive Dubstep, Baltimore, Bassline, Hip Hop and DrumnBass styles. This mix-and-match of genres while continually remaining true to an underground sound has earnt him the kudos of some of the best in the business: Andy C, Marcus Intalex, Bailey, DJ Zinc, High Tone and Gilles Peterson.

Youthman's intense focus on production has led to celebrated collaborations with the most respected artists in the French DrumnBass Scene (Redeyes, Big Red, Jamalsky, Le Lutin, Tambours Battant etc ..) and the industry has been listening too - he's signed releases on numerous international labels: Bingo, Tov, DMC, to name just a few.

In 2008 he created two tracks for Ragga juggernaught Big Red's Album 'FTW' (Virgin??). His anthemic tune 'No Fake MC' was lauded on BBC - Radio 1 and around the same time, the radio was calling his DnB collaboration with Luce the "tune of the week" (Baily, BBC1).

This inspired Youthman to detach himself from the club's sub woofers for a little while and embark on a much more introspective and experimental voyage - his première album is the fruit of this labour.

He eases the new listener in unexpectedly with an intimate and jazzy folk tune, 'Brother Don't Cry' where he marries his warm sub-basses to Luce's folk-esque vocals.

No apologies next, with the snappy rudegirl sound of Jennika combined with the minxy-sweet voice of Australian artist, Luce, all to a beat that would make Afrika Bambatta proud. Hip Hop continues with long-time conspirator, Big Red on “No Fake Mc“ and “Freestyle Killa“ when MC Youthstar (Dirtyphonics) weaves his magic through a sea of agitated breaks. But it's “Radiation“, “Talking“ and “Requiem“ where the listener is really transported into a darker universe of menacing basslines, deconstructed beats and hypnotic stabs - here we feel DJ Youthman coming alive through his songs, as if on stage somwhere in a dark dark basement.

The album's ecclectic styles work together brilliantly for Youthman, and result in a patchwork narrative of the nomadic artist at work.

Andy C, Shimon (RAM RECORDS), Dom & Roland (MOVING SHADOW), Marcus Intalex (SOUL R RECORDS), Adam F (KAOS RECORDS), J.Majik (INFRARED), Bad Company (BAD COMPANY RECORDS), Usual Suspects, Future Cut, Raiden (RENEGADE HARDWARE), Ink (ARCHITECHTURE RECS), Kemal & Rob Data (NEGATIVE), Skinny, Stakka & Skynet (UNDERFIRE RECS),Congo Natty Crew (CONGO NATTY), Facs (XXX RECORDS), Keaton, Universal Project (UNIVERSAL PROJECT), Ruff Stuff (HARDLEADER), Accidental Heros, Friction, Wildchild, Jamalski (RUFFNECK REALITY, NY-USA), Panacea (All),Pendulum (Aus), Greg Paker (Aus) ,Shy fx (uk), Genna G (BINGO rec),Zinc (bingo rec )etc......

Le Lutin, Brooks, Sti, Kush, Manu le Malin, Willyman, Micropoint, Masterkush

Dj Flow, Kafra, Science, Cliff Barnes, Miss Ficel, Dj kraft, Radio Bomb, High Tone, Soper,69 db, Cristal Distortion, Rainmaker, Sweed, Harry Hunter, Dj Ben, Jane Birkin, Emir Kusturica, Big Red,Hight tone, Jane Birkin, Emir kusturika etc......

 CLUBS :

Rex Club Paris, Ubu Rennes, 4 sans Bordeaux, La Locomotive Paris, Cargo (beijing)

Espace Julien Marseille, La Laiterie Strasbourg, Zénith Montpellier, Zénith Nancy, Transbordeur Lyon, Glaz'art Paris, Batofar Paris, Bikini Toulouse, Balk Tokyo, Mercado Fuencaral Madrid, Rockstore Montpellier, Rachedingue Figueres, Zoobizar Bordeaux, Hatchi Club Tokyo, Elysée Montmartre Paris.etc...

 FESTIVALS :

Astropolis, Manoir de Keroual, Transmusicales de Rennes, Printemps de Bourges  Mars Attaque, Marseille, Rock Au Max, Clermont-Ferrand, Techno Parade (Char black Label), Heliocolor (Borealis), Montpellie, 20e anniv de l’abolition de la peine de mort etc.....