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March 25, 2013

The Celluloid Records Story -  If you know, than you know. Thanks to @StrutRecords, a slew of the legendary music of Celluloid Records has been unearthed with their album “Change The Beat: The Celluloid Records Story 1979-1987”, most of it produced by Bill Laswell. These mini documentaries accompany the album.

Part 2 (below) has some amazing highlights, including a story about Bill Laswell going to see Mick Jagger with Grand Mixer DXT, and how he went to the Tuscany countryside to talk to Ginger Baker to convince him to play with John Lydon on the Public Image Ltd. album “P.I.L.” Yes, he succeeded.

You also get to hear DXT talk about what it was like to DJ at the legendary Roxy, and how he revolutionized the word “FRESH” in a little song by Herbie Hancock called “Rockit” that won a Grammy.

I should use this opportunity to dig up the recording of when I had Grandmixer DXT on my radio show a while back, but I’ll leave that for another day…

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January 17, 2012
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Futura 2000 - Galerie de Noirmont - Paris - Live Painting

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September 13, 2011
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R.I.P. DJ Mehdi.

When you get deep into the current state of DJ culture, you realize that French DJs and producers are responsible for a huge mass of output. It’s pretty baffling, actually. Obviously Daft Punk represents an anomaly in dance music, but there have been MANY other artists out of France that have made a huge impact as well. The Ed Banger crew would be at the top of that list.

Their music spans multiple vibes. They’ve done electro, house, break beat, rock and hip-hop. Their alliance with my friends at Fool’s Gold Records and Chromeo crew has been so tight, it’s remarkable.

According to several sources, DJ Mehdi, a key member of the Ed Banger family, has just died due to an accident. It’s unclear where it happened at this point, or if this cause of death is even confirmed.

Thoughts and positivity go out to his wife (French Artists and Model) Fafi and family, as well as the whole community of DJs, producers and musicians that he influenced and inspired so much.

DJ Mehdi

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