Chinese Man Records* – The Groove Sessions Volume 1 : 2004-2007
Label: | Chinese Man Records – CMR004 |
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Country: | France |
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Genre: | Electronic, Hip Hop |
Style: | Instrumental, Trip Hop |
Tracklist
| 2005 - The Pandi Groove EP | |||
| 1 | Pandi Groove | 5:00 | |
| 2 | Searching For The Space Monkey | 4:53 | |
| 3 | Eight Y Cinco | 3:54 | |
| 2006 - The Bunni Groove EP | |||
| 4 | Bunni Groove | 4:25 | |
| 5 | Washington Square | 4:11 | |
| 6 | I've Got That Tune | 4:30 | |
| 7 | You Suck Me | 5:10 | |
| 2007 - The Indi Groove EP | |||
| 8 | Indi Groove | 4:43 | |
| 9 | Skank In The Air | 4:46 | |
| 10 | Artichaut | 4:27 | |
| 11 | More | 4:45 | |
| Bonus Track | |||
| 12 | Chinese Man | 3:39 | |
| Video Clips | |||
| Video.1 | Pandi Groove | 5:14 | |
| Video.2 | Bunni Groove | 4:08 | |
| Video.3 | Skank In The Air | 4:44 | |
| Video.4 | Hip Hop World Is A Fantasy | 7:24 |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Sonics Mastering
Credits
- Mastered By – François Fanelli
- Performer [Chinese Man] – High Ku, Sly Dee, Zé Mateo
- Photography – François Busson
- Producer – Chinese Man Records*, Leo Le Bug (tracks: 5, 8)
Notes
CD also includes 4 bonus video clips as data files (in mp4 format). Fourth video file name is san_francisco.mp4
Other Versions (5)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | The Groove Sessions Volume 1 : 2004-2007 (CD, Compilation, Digipak) | Chinese Man Records | CMR004*1 | France | 2007 | ||
| The Groove Sessions Vol. 1 : 2004-2007 (2×LP, Compilation, Limited Edition) | Chinese Man Records | CMR006.1 | France | 2008 | |||
Recently Edited | The Groove Sessions Vol. 1 : 2004-2007 (2×LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress) | Chinese Man Records | CMR006.1 | France | 2019 | ||
New Submission | The Groove Sessions Vol. 1 : 2004-2007 (2×LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress) | Chinese Man Records | CMR006.1 | France | 2021 | ||
New Submission | The Groove Sessions Vol. 1 : 2004-2007 (2×LP, Compilation, Repress) | Chinese Man Records | CMR006.2 | France | 2024 |
Recommendations
Reviews
This is one of the most eclectic trip hop / instrumental hip-hop albums I've ever known. Coming from the French city of Aix-en-Provence, near Marseille (with the latter being the hometown of hip-hop group IAM that made the soundtrack of the 1998 "Taxi" movie), Chinese Man fully showcased their Asian roots there. Their sound is somewhat reminiscent of the ones from acts like Asian Dub Foundation ("Eight Y Cinco" & "Indi Groove") or Torpedo Boyz ("Bunni Groove").
"Searching For The Space Monkey" which samples dialogues from the "Fight Club" movie is a masterpiece, my favorite off this CD by far.
You also find other kinds of atmospheres like the brothel background of "You Suck Me", the early 20th century cabaret sound of "I've Got That Tune" or the Jackie Chan combat soundtrack with "More".
There's no filler in this first "Groove Sessions" volume, so you can go on it with confidence. If you want to dig deeper in this scene, French artists like Birdy Nam Nam and Le Peuple de l'Herbe are also worth a listen.
Release
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