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DETELE 016CD
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Those fine purveyors of funk-fueled electronics, Detroit Grand Pubahs are back with their fourth studio album. This time the crazed ringmaster, Paris The Black Fu, resides over the Madd Circus with his equally deranged side-kick, Mr. O, making sure that the animals are entertained and the kids are kept in check. Madd Circus sees the duo return to the booty, electro-pop and funk of their critically acclaimed debut and the skitzoid electro of Paris' debut solo release The Mad Circus EP back in '99 on Detroit indie label, Throw. As Paris himself states, "this album is a journey into the booty electro and pop contempo -- almost funk but not quite so." Did someone say dead elephants, tigers and horses? No, they're not dead, just driven madd by the Ring Master FU and the freak-inhabited Mr O. From the opening electro-pop of "Autotragik" and recent single "NUmb Deaf and Dumb," (see video on www.senmusictv.com) the Pubahs are back on top of the electro form. The electro booty of "Zombies Playing Dead" fits well with the skittish, Drexciyan-style funk of the closing "Clone Mobile" while tracks such as "Mashed Potato" are pure, unrefined funk. "Breakfast In Bed" sees Barry White taking over as Paris declares that "there's no reason to get out of bed cause the buffet is right here." "Maybe I Do" and "Madd Circus" fire a droning rock workout and twisted drum n' bass into the crazed big top and "Mysterious Sights" drops a bass-heavy dubstep sound into the travelling freakshow that can only be the Detroit Grand Pubah's Madd Circus. Well-produced and still raw at the same time, Madd Circus is the best Detroit Grand Pubahs so far.
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DETELE 014EP
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Detroit Grand Pubahs' Numb Deaf & Dumb EP takes on a classic break-up song with electro twists and turns. In typical Pubahs style, the deep, sincere vocals, but sometimes tongue-in-cheek lyrics are underpinned by inspired machine antics. Space DJz (Ben Long/Jamie Bissmire) turn in the first alternative mix; a stripped-down rumbler of dark electro proportions. DJ Pierre draws on his pioneering acid skills to distort the vocals and add effective definition, making his "Afro Acid Mix" a major dancefloor contender.
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DETELE 010EP
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Detroit Grand Pubahs relaunch their imprint with a remix series of some of their favorite producers remixing tracks from their last 3 albums, eventually leading to a remix compilation featuring the finest remixes of the Pubahs' music. Robert Hood remixes the title track from the Pubahs' Funk All Y'all, while DJ 3000 takes one of Paris The Black Fu's first tracks and adds his Albanian rhythms. Finally, Samuel L Session delivers this peak-time dancefloor remix of "Dr. Bootygrabber."
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TRIX 033CD
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This is the fourth installment in Matrix Music's Detroit Connection series, which began with an album from Kevin Saunderson and continued with mixes by DJ-3000 and DJ Godfather. This time, the world's best, funkiest and weirdest techno duo Detroit Grand Pubahs deliver a mix; however, it is by no means just another mix CD. The Pubahs conceived it as a semi-live mix or "enhanced DJ set," a mix with live elements (sax and vocals) plus live music made on the fly during the process of mixing. It also features a previously-unreleased Pubahs' track "Blacula's Drack," an exclusive edit of long-unavailable "Black Arse" by Dick Track&Agent Orange (Jesper Dahlbäck and Cari Lekebusch in disguise) as well as special soundscapes composed by the Mysterious Mr. O. The subtle saxophone parts are a contribution of the talented Domgue, who is among their guest musicians during the Pubahs numerous PAs and live sets. The tracks used in the mix include recent club hits by The Shapeshifters and Benga, as well as classics by cult artists such as UR, Joey Beltram and Kirk DeGiorgio. Welcome to the world of Motor City musical madness. Other artists include: Paris The Black Fu, Nubian Mindz, KJ, Mark Broom, Laurent Garnier, UR, Dimtri Andreas, Ortin Cam, Radio Slave, D.Eeprom, Märtini Brös, Robag Wruhme, Martijn Ten Velden, Scan One, 4 Hero, Trillbass, Daedelus and Etan.
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DETELE 009CD
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The Detroit Grand Pubahs return with their third full-length release, Nuttin' Butt Funk. Keeping their uncontrollable infatuation with booty (butt, ass, gluteus maximus) in tact, the teaming of Mack Goudy Jr. (aka Paris The Black Fu aka Dr. Bootygrabber) and The Mysterious Mr O was a natural disaster waiting to happen. Miraculously, the personalities of these two tweaked characters seemed to compliment each other perfectly and instantly bonded them together. On Nuttin' Butt Funk, you can hear the Pubahs flexing their production muscle across wigged-out electro on cuts like "Earth Hoes," "Dirty 'Ole Man" and "Butt Market," straight-up dancefloor techno on "50,000 Legions," "ChiTown Shuffle" and "Message From Overkill," strung out Detroit deepness as exemplified by the beautiful opener "Skydive From Venus," the odd comedy interlude ("Condom-Mints" anyone?) and twisted funk-rock as highlighted by next single "Rollin' Papers & Bush" and the demo mix of hidden track "Rebel Music" (Living Room Edit). The Pubahs now also run their own label, Det.Ele.Funk (or to give it its full title "Detroit Electro Funk") and the now Geneva-based Paris has been busying himself with various other projects including guest vocals for The Advent, St. Plomb and Marc Romboy, as well as his new production project Filth N Dirt with Dave The Hustler.
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LOG 053EP
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"Born with the collaboration between Dr BootyGrabber aka Paris The Black Fu and Andrès Garcia, this project reties with a warm and sexy techno tinted of Herbie Hancock's eighties aerial funk. Paris The Black Fu creates Detroit Grand Pubahs in 1998 and accedes to notoriety in 2001 with the single 'Sandwiches'. This charismatic and whimsical character with funk references as well as techno references, adds to these creations an eccentric part. His new partner Andrès Garcia who's doing the production work, is a composer issued from jazz who worked for theater, contemporary dance and movies but also an electronic producer. The result is an elegant techno-funk production with powerful voices that makes this record a bomb for the dance floor as well as a minimal pearl. The release is gartered by a remix of the very talented artist from Switzerland Qenum who offers a groovy dry techno remix ."
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PFR 011CD
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"The seminal electro-funk outfit from Detroit returns with the second album. Galactic Ass Creatures From Uranus is a true masterpiece that spans a full variety of minimal Techno, dirty P-Funk, raw hip-smart booty beats and relaxed downbeat electronic grooves -- all spiced up with a healthy portion of humor, cartoon sexuality and the search for the perfect booty. The vocoder pitched vocals by Paris The Black Fu and the other odd characters mark their distinctive signature sound without being limited to that."
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PFR 011LP
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