For those of you (most non-Frenchies) who don’t know anything about Philippe Katerine, visiting his latest exhibition @ Galerie de Galeries (Lafayette) may not be the best way to get started, or to enter the Katerineverse. He’s a …
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Stade 2
No big fanfarre for Mr Oizo‘s new box of sounds. It’s him again, yes, with half an hour of “some new stuff” that much like his previous “stuff” is just a collection of schizophrenic experimental sounds. CAMELFUCK by …
Going All the Way
It’s a wonder that for such a synthetic mode of musical expression, electronic music can produce a primal response. For French electro house artist SebastiAn, the solo releases and remixes of his six-year career offer a potent combination …
↓ Goodbye Prince Mehdi
The worst thing about having to say goodbye to DJ Mehdi, one of our French music references, is painfully realizing how young he was and all the projects & amazing music he could have done (and was preparing)… so much we’ll miss from now on…
Born in Hauts-de-Seine the northwestern suburbs of Paris, Mehdi Favéris-Essadi became quickly known as one of the thinking heads of the EdBanger French label but his hip-hop roots (DJ for Different Teep (ex-group of Manu Key & Lil Jahson), Ideal J and former member of the collective the Mafia K’1 Fry) and love to mix & mash all music genres made of him one of the most inspiring figures in the European electro & “disco-hop” scene. The last time we talked about him he was bringing new disco sounds with his Brit friend Riton as Carte Blanche.
Apparently Mehdi and some friends were on the roof last Tuesday of his home in Paris celebrating the birthday of Riton. Mehdi received a fatal injury and three others were hospitalized after the roof collapsed. We’ll see you at the other side prince.
Mix DJ Mehdi - Naissance d'un Prince
The nice people @ abcdr paid him a tribute with a dedicated mix early this year (Bachir & Slurg) with a great selection of french rap… unmissable, you can listen to and download it on their website. You can always go for the youtube playlist…