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Self-labelled “Tha Vietnamists” and lifelong friends, Pho & Thu (DJ iRaize), founded the group over eight years ago, based on a mutual need to push musical boundaries as well as their own technical limits. They are based in Paris, France.

Their live performances best illustrate the magic of combined imagination: rare and traditional vinyl cut up with sampling, scratching, analog instruments, live musicians & the MPC Real Time Drumming. All this combined with killer beats to shake the floor! They played alongside international artists such as Kid Koala, Wu Tang Killa Beez,Busdriver, The Scratch Perverts, Dj Cam, Dj Kentaro ...

The originality of their music has initiated worldwide collaborations with respected artists such as Shabazz the Disciple, Akon, Killarmy,Hell Razah (Sunz Of Man), Glasses Malone, Tariq.L , Genghis Khan, Non Genetic (USA), Mc Yoke (Japon), Ali (45 Scientific), La Fine Equipe (Paris), The Codefendants (Paris/Brooklyn) and so many more... They have also been invited to score movie soundtracks and skateboarding videos.

They released their first unofficial LP, “Iconoclast Sound Adventure” (2005). This year they're releasing "The Cloud EP", featuring 3 tracks from the forthcoming album "Cloud Adventures" (oct.2009).

Surnommés "Tha Vietnamists" et amis de longue date, Pho & Thu (Dj iRaize), ces deux Parisiens du 18ème d'origine Vietnamienne ont fondé le groupe il y a huit ans dans le but de repousser leur limites techniques et musicales.

Leur performance live illustre bien leur vaste monde, mélant vieux vynils samplés, scratches, synthés analogique et musiciens Live, le tout combiné à leur *REAL TIME DRUMMING* pour faire vibrer les salles ! Ceci leur a permis de jouer aux côtés d’artistes tels que Kid Koala, Wu Tang Killa Beez,Busdriver, The Scratch Perverts, Dj Cam ou encore Dj Kentaro.

L'originalité de leur musique les a ammené collaborer sur un plan international avec des artistes tels que Shabazz the Disciple, Hell Razah (Sunz Of Man), Akon, Killarmy, Tha Alkaholiks, Lords Of The Underground, Tariq.L, Genghis Khan, Non Genetic (USA), Mc Yoke (Japon), La fine Equipe (Paris), The Codefendants (Paris/Brooklyn)... Depuis, ils ont été invités a faire des bandes originales de films, pubs, videos de skateboard et autres.

Leur premier album “Iconoclast Sound Adventure” (2005), autoproduit, combine samples vynils, instruments asiatiques et beats lourds le tout donnant un hip-hop cinématique et puissant. "The Cloud EP" sorti au printemps 2009, contient 3 morceaux du nouvel Album "Cloud Adventures" prévu pour la rentrée 2009.