Manu Boubli & Doctor L and many of our friends (Tony Allen, Stephane Belmondo, Omar Sosa, Clip Payne, Ji Dru, ...)
Influences
Sun Ra, Funkadelic, Tony Allen, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Shuggie Otis, Ultramagnetic MC's, Last Poets, Stanley Cowell, Georges Best, Kako, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Mtume, De La Soul, Yusef Lateef, Pink Floyd, Jef Gilson, Tim Buckley, John Coltrane, Weldon Irvine, Antibalas, Allen Ginsberg, Latin Jazz Quintet, James Brown & The JB's, Nick Drake, Fela Kuti, Dr John, Gil Scott-Heron, Jorge Ben, Phil Cohran, Fania, Bobby Cole, Junior Mance, Lee Scratch Perry, John Gilmore, Leon Thomas, Stella Levitt, The Latinaires, RZA, Lalo Schifrin, Webster Lewis, Tony Joe White, Henri Guedon, Albert Dailey, Blue Note, Jimmy Hendrix, Timothy Leary, Betty Davis, Mike Selesia, Joe Bataan, Dollar Brand, Will Critendon, Art Blakey, The Meters, The Pyramids, Malcolm X, Jack Kerouac, D'Angelo, Steve Reid, Charles Mingus, Cymande, A Tribe Called Quest, Don Cherry, Tito Puente, Max Roach, Serge Gainsbourg, Freddie Hubbard, Moondog, Marva Withney, Strata East, Earth Wind & Fire, Jeanne Lee, The Velvet Underground, Joe Harriott, Terry Callier, Airto, Billy Higgins, Mulatu Of Ethiopia, ESG, Marc Moulin, Nostalgia 77, Geraldo Pino, Madlib, Carmen McRae, Doug Carn, T.P. Poly Rytmo Orchestra, Monguito Santamaria, Reid Miles, Nikki Giovanni, The 45 King, Joe Henderson, Mark Murphy, Sabu Martinez, Mandrill, Norman Connors, Marius Cultier, Wild Style, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, The Clash, Alegre All Stars, Michel Legrand, Kool & The Gang, Rufus Harley, David Axelrod, Pharoah Sanders, Charlie & Eddie Palmieri, Roy Ayers, Elza Soares, Jerry Garcia, Idris Muhammad, Tribe Records, Eric B. & Rakim, LKJ, Orchestra Bawobab, Ken Nordine, The Chosen Few, The Grateful Dead, Angela Davis, Jackie McLean, Bernard Purdie, Horace Tapscott, Mo' Wax, The Doors, Jackie Mitoo, Eddie Gale, Herbie Hancock, Karin Krog, Van Morisson, Idriss Muhammad, Neil Young, Don Cunningham and so many more ...
Rare Moods. is the result of long time collaboration between Liam Farrel, aka Doctor L, ubiquitous musician and producer and Manu Boubli, head of Comet Records.
Melting influences as different as Talking Heads, Sun Ra, Moodyman, Georges Clinton, Fela Kuti, DJ Shadow or Pink Floyd, Rare Moodss music is the missing link between spiritual jazz from the 70s, abstract hip-hop and Detroit techno sounds.
Following Silk, a first 4 tracks EP thats been supported by the like of Gilles Peterson (Worldwide), Michael Ruetten (Soulpatrol/Compost Radio Show), Darren Knot (Ninja Tune Radio Show) and many more, they released Peace In Da Neighborhood, Rare Moods first album.
Bringin back to the scene underground Soul diva Silky Spearman (Silk) or french funk singer Dom Farkas (Mystery Lane), Peace In Da Neighborhood moves from mid-eastern jazz sounds (Cape Of Good Hope) to latin floor-filler (Oil On Fire) and from modern gospel soul (A Kind Of Fool) to hypnotic dancefloor jazz (Peace In Da Neighborhood). The entire album is a trip through sounds and music, deeply inspired by the musical masters from the past but also clearly modern and inventive !
Naturally, Manu & Liam started Mind Records & Service Corp., their brand new outfit, on which they already released 4 albums ('The Real Thing', Psyco's 'There Must Be A Revolution Somewhere', Broken 'Better Luck Next Time' & Not Your Frequency 'Communication By Transfusion')!
More to come soon with 2 Doctor L albums as well as a new project, Zebra, a collaboration with legendary Fela Kuti's drummer and old friend Tony Allen...
DOCTOR L
Born irish but living in Paris since the early 80s, Liam Farrell aka Doctor L is involved in music bizness since hes a kid! Collaborator of Loik Dury during the early years of Radio Nova, known for being one of the first French Hip-Hop producer with his band Assassins, composer for various soundtracks, multi-instrumentist, Liam also works with Screamin Jay Hawkins and Tony Allen, Rodolphe Burger and James Blood Ulmer, Bumcello or Omar Sosa between many others. He finally has 3 albums under Doctor Ls name as well as many collaborations with other artists such as Psyco On Da Bus (with Tony Allen and his band), Kactus Hunters (with Nicolas Baby from FFF)!
MANU BOUBLI
Born in Paris, Manu Boubli leads Comet Records since 1998. He starts building the legendary Acid Jazz parisian club Cithea in the early 90s, home of regular gigs for Tony Allen, Smadj, Magic Malik, Julien Loureau, M, Ghetto Blaster, Les Etoiles, While spinning eclectic DJ sets worldwide (Tokyo, Toronto, Moscow, Paris, Lisbon,), writing for various magazines, compiling Rare Grooves collections for various labels (Modern Afro Rhythms series on Comet or The Vibe! for BMG) and dealing worldwide highly collectible records, Manu produced the Rare Moods project in the summer 2003 with Doctor L
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Salut, pour feter la sortie de l'album, Alex Keren sera en concert a la scene Bastille vendredi 4 Sept 09 avec HF. Venez nombreux pour du Pur groove et good vibes! Merci
Le week-end s'est bien passé? J'espère que tu te portes bien?!!! Juste quelques infos: De Nouvelles vidéos, de nouvelles photographies ainsi que 2 nouveaux extraits sont à découvrir sur ma page. Passe, J'espère que cela te sera agréable. Be Blessed Jessica Dorsey
Thanks for the add, love much your production, keep it up Sybiro
DOCTOR L – Fast & Slow Song (p) MIND / FAT DJ SPINNA feat.ABDUL SHYLLON – Love Is Sold (p) BBE Records UNITY – Don’t Wanna Change (p) Record Kicks OSCAR – Brazil 2030 (St.Barth Mix) (p) Artefact / Well Tuned RICH MEDINA & SY SMITH – Can’t Hold Back (p) Kindred Spirits KASAR – Get Real! (p) Sonar Kollektiv RED ASTAIRE – To My MF Clubheadz (p) Homegrown Records EARTH WIND & FIRE – Brazillian Rhyme ( BOZO MEKO Remix) (p) BM Records J-DILLA & DWELLE – Brazilian Groove (p) BBE Records Q-TIP feat.RAPHAEL SAADIQ – We Fight / We Love (p) Universal Motown SPACEK – 123 Magic (p) !K7 Records
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