Ngoc Lan Heartbeats

DO THE DILLA - BEHIND THE SCENE

2011-02-19T08:43:00.000-08:00

Below, see the excellent and meticulous work of DTRP for the Do The Dilla visuals (logo, cd cover, flyer, sticker) in process, it's amazing ! Well done Dave !

CHIEF "DRONE BEATS & ELECTRIC WAVES"

2011-01-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

Watch out 'cause my man Chief is gonna spank you with his new solo album "Drone Beats & Electric Waves", a collection of haunting and bewitching instrumentals crafted specifically for this project. It will be released on January 31st, so be ready and don't forget to get your pancake, you will not regret it ! This one will come with a download voucher which includes an extra 14 tracks for free download. Big up Brother !

MY NAME IS MICHAEL BARBU

2011-01-05T13:19:00.000-08:00

"This is Barbu TV, dubstep music, you like Son Of Kick, j'aime les garçons français...". Yes, this is Grems brand new video ! He's kicking us with his mad and fresh lyrical ! This guy is damn freaky and so talented ! Check also the t-shirts he designed himself on www.usle.in. And guess what, Grems will come back in Switzerland again with Ntek and I'm gonna do their dj live support on January 14th at the Fri-Son in Fribourg, yay !

"SWISS WOOD" CHRISTMAS MIX BY SUSHIEF'LAN BAND FOR LA MENUISERIE

2010-12-29T03:32:00.000-08:00

Santa Claus didn't forget you ! Your gift still under your Christmas tree and it's not too late to unpack it ! La Menuiserie crew (Moog, Onelight & Flying Pou7) has invited Sushief'Lan Band (for reminder Chief & Ngoc Lan) on their platform for a Christmas mix called "Swiss Wood". Download it hereunder... Thank you again for the french-swiss connection and happy holidays to everybody !

01 Madlib - Invazion 1

02 Madlib - Invazion 2

03 Brenk - Don't Beat Ur Wife Every Night

04 J-Dilla - Sycamore

05 The Clonious - One At A Time

06 Teebs - WLTA

07 Flying Lotus - Don King

08 Exile & Blu - Love Line

09 Lootpack - Hityawitdat

10 Jneiro Jarel - Do Yo Thang

11 Suff Daddy - Up In This Muthafucka

12 Dudley Perkins - Come Here My Dear

13 KRTS - Hold On

14 Quadron - Average Fruit

15 Full Crate - Never Never

16 Mar - 1st Session

17 Aqeel - Breath

18 The Heavy - How You Like Me Now ? (Joker remix)

19 Jamie Woon - Night Air (Deadboy remix)

20 Ramadanman - Carla

21 Martyn - Hear Me (Zomby mix)

22 Deadboy - If U Want Me

23 James Blake - I'll Stay

NGOC LAN x BXL

2010-12-27T06:25:00.000-08:00

French fries, samurai sauce, violet candies & belgian beers are yummy ! A big shout out to Mr Comb (our new recruit in FFYS team) for inviting me in Brussels. Hell yeah, we rocked da house at Le Roi des Belges with Lefto, and Fatoosan was also there to show her best dance moves ! Thank you again for the great time we spent together. Below, a small video overview I've made, enjoy !

45 MINUTES WITH NGOC LAN - ONLINE

2010-11-29T05:52:00.000-08:00

A huge thanks to all the music lovers, family & friends for having watched the first video show of "45 Minutes With Ngoc Lan" + for your lovely words. And a big shout out to my freaky friends for their participation to the scenario, you are the best !

For those who missed the video show, you can watch and listen to it under : http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/11063829 or click play on the video below.

Enjoy and have a good beginning of week !

45 MINUTES WITH NGOC LAN

2010-11-23T15:35:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow, I will introduce you something new, an "homemade" video show in live from my living room. Indeed, it's an overview of my musical universe. You will discover my heartbeats of all time from hip hop to UK garage + I prepared a small scenario... Surprise ! Be connected on Wednesday November 24th from 20:30 to 21:15 on http://www.ustream.tv/channel/45-minutes-with-ngoc-lan !

RANDOM PICTURES

2010-11-19T13:18:00.000-08:00

DÂM-FUNK - ADOLESCENT FUNK

2010-11-10T16:23:00.000-08:00

The funk master Dâm-Funk did it again ! We find him now with his new album titled "Adolescent Funk" a pure vintage electro funk discovery. All tracks were made and recorded between 1988 and 1992 on a tape, old school ! Listen a sample of this album in clicking hereafter "I Like Your Big Azz (Girl)"... Keep the funk alive !

MJ COLE & WILEY "FROM THE DROP"

2010-11-07T11:58:00.000-08:00

This video contains flashing lights.

NICKY LARS - THE JAMIROQUAI BEAT TAPE

2010-11-02T17:17:00.000-07:00

"The Jamiroquai Beat Tape" by Nicky Lars is perfect for warming us up in our freezing days. Nicky Lars is a beatmaker & mc from Paris, he has among other working with Brea. Today, he offers us his smooth and fresh beatape to download for FREE ! Here is the link : "The Jamiroquai Beat Tape by Nicky Lars". Hmmm, delicious !

SON OF KICK "GUACHA"

2010-10-30T16:05:00.000-07:00

Danger ! This new video is a freaking mad story written by Mika Abadie (alias Son Of Kick) and Nicolas André. The music contains all the heavy and sick bass ingredients + reunited Natalia Clavier, Grems, Disiz & Micro Coz, there is also some apparitions of Orifice Vulgatron from the Foreign Beggars who's acting a doctor role. In watching this video, you will certainly get crazy like them and will have this "lalalalalalalalala" melody in your head ! So can you dig it ? Download the single hereafter : "Son Of Kick - Guacha". Lalalalalalalalalaaaaaa !

FLYING LOTUS "KILL YOUR CO-WORKERS"

2010-10-20T17:06:00.000-07:00

Rainbows are yummy with Flying Lotus, elect him President !

GREMS x SON OF KICK x NTEK x FFYS x FUNKYDELIC

2010-10-19T12:34:00.000-07:00

This Thursday, you're welcome to party with Grems, Son of Kick, Ntek, Funkydelic and us ! We're waiting for you at the Loft Café in Lausanne and guess what, it's free !!! In addition, here is Grems featuring the Foreign Beggars last video, enjoy !

DJ GREEN GIANT & NGOC LAN GIVE YOU WINGS

2010-10-16T07:41:00.000-07:00

Last week end, my homeboy Dj Green Giant (1st place) and I (2nd place) won the Red Bull Thre3Style in Lausanne. We are then qualified for the Swiss final which is taking place on Saturday October 23rd at the Alte Börse in Zürich.

Below, some "clichés" from Adee and a video that announces the results of the Red Bull Thre3Style contest.

Thanks again for supporting us (the "green" and the "yellow"), see you next Saturday in Zürich city !

THE GASLAMP KILLER "DEATH GATE"

2010-10-14T16:01:00.000-07:00

The Gaslamp Killer, my super hero of all time ! I can't wait to have his new album the "Death Gate" in my collection !

WALTER MECCA "GAAB SQUAD"

2010-09-08T04:27:00.000-07:00

Walter Mecca a french beatmaker offers us his new freaky and funky video and some thunder energy drink... Cheers !

LONDON x FISH & CHIPS

2010-09-06T23:52:00.000-07:00

Last week end, I spent a short time but intense in London. Meeting some friends, having a gig there for the first time, shopping, etc. I must say that it was certainly one of the most emotional week end between friendship and music I've never had. I met beautiful people, to mention Patrizio (the promotor of the party), the talented Kay Suzuki, the beautiful Amenta, without forgetting my lovely Yarah and my best friend Namsa.

To make short, I want to thank all the people involved in this trip especially the music lovers at the Rhythm Factory who gave me lots of energy and love during my dj set and a big shout out to Lorn and Al Tourettes for their massive shows ! To make you an idea in what happened, I made a small video only for you. Enjoy !

NGOC LAN'S BIRTHDAY GIFT

2010-08-04T04:04:00.000-07:00

Dear Family & Friends,

I just celebrated few days ago my birthday and want to share something special with you... I want to give away the two first mixes I've made in 2005, the year where I started to spin... Indeed, I never putted them as a podcast but only gave them as limited cd's for promotion only.

So I'm pleased to offer you the "Delightful Possibilities (Vol.1 + Vol.2)" mixes for free download !

* Delightful Possibilities (Vol. 1)

* Delightful Possibilities (Vol. 2)

Love you as always and thanks to illuminate my days, you are all my inspiration !

One Love, One Light*

LOW LIMIT "TRAPPERKEEPER"

2010-07-22T03:18:00.000-07:00

The perfect new burning video by Paul Trillo with the perfect beat by Low Limit !

(Video shot with Canon 7D, Canon 50mm and 100mm Macro Lenses)

TOKIMONSTA x NGOC LAN DIRECTED BY KORIA

2010-07-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

Better late than never... Here is finally a small preview of the party I organized last November with my girl Tokimonsta. The video has been made by the parisian Koria.

Again, a huge thanks to the people involved to this event (Tokimonsta, Chief, Klesta, Koria, Akira, Sarah and Raphael), big up !

LEFTO x FFYS

2010-06-21T11:24:00.000-07:00

Dj, producer, radio-programmer and organiser, we are proud to announce you that Dj Lefto from Blue Note records will be in town this Thursday June 24th at the Loft Café from 21:00 to 04:00 ! So please stand up and do a warm welcome to him !

Below, here is the last Lefto's podcast, enjoy it and see you on Thursday !

CKMI - SAMEDI

2010-06-09T06:16:00.000-07:00

The Crossed Keys Militia Industries is back again with a new collection called "Samedi"... Be the first and get your t-shirt, this one is only available during the next 10 days, hurry up !!!

DYNOOO'S GUM DRAGON

2010-06-03T12:51:00.000-07:00

This is my last acquisition : Dynooo's Gum Dragon album ! His music is fresh, colorful, mostly characterized by raw bass patterns and inspired by tribal drums, crunk, dubstep, 80's pop and folk... Make sure to have it in your vinyl collection !

MOVES, FREAKS & FUNK !

2010-05-31T02:15:00.000-07:00

The label Peoples Potential Unlimited has released an unseen 80's party footage and unreleased music videos. Watch and enjoy a small part of the trailer, it's just perfect to begin the week with some fresh boogie tune !

JUST DO IT WITH SOME KICKS !

2010-05-24T14:47:00.000-07:00

Here is an amazing Nike ad performing by the japanese Hifana who are doing a live by using the shoes as controllers !

LAST MINUTE SHOW !

2010-05-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

La Coupole, this is where is gonna happen the last minute show with my two girls Yarah Bravo & Fae Simon. In fact Large Professor was supposed to play there but he had something come up...

So you are all cordially invited to the party this Wednesday May 12th at La Coupole in Biel. It will start at 22:00. Good Girls Rarely Make History !

FLYING LOTUS "DO THE ASTRAL PLANE"

2010-05-10T13:59:00.000-07:00

"Cosmogramma" is here !!! Flying Lotus's new album is once again a slap for everyone, especially the track "Do The Astral Plane" who's driving me mad ! This one is really different in what FL is doing usually, it sounds more with some dance ingredients, heavy ! I can't wait to make some steps on it on the dancefloor but already did the "Astral Plane" on my couch, ha !

R.I.P. GURU

2010-04-20T05:34:00.000-07:00

The legendary and master Guru of Gangstarr passed away yesterday after a hard battle with cancer. Today is a sad day for hip hop, I'm feeling like someone took a part of me...

R.I.P. Guru, we will miss you ♥

SUSHIEF'LAN BAND PRESENTS "MAGIC LOOP"

2010-04-15T23:47:00.000-07:00

Sushief'Lan Band is a combo between Chief & I, brand new !!! Since ages, we wanted to collaborate together (making beats, live, deejaying, ...) for the love of music. Today, we decided to realize this project and work hard on it.

For the meantime to discover our perfect loop and get to know us better in the near future, we have made a mix called "Magic Loop" ! Enjoy it and stay tuned...

Download the mix hereafter : "Sushief'Lan Band presents Magic Loop"

ERYKAH BADU "WINDOW SEAT"

2010-04-01T03:22:00.000-07:00

Erykah Badu shows us her new video "Window Seat". The video was made in one take on a Dallas street without permission, but it was not just any street. It was the scene of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The result was a controversial video... Provocation or buzz ?

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

2010-03-29T03:27:00.000-07:00

Lucky Paul from New Zealand, is a boy I met last summer during my stay in Berlin. While walking in Mauerpark, I was attracted by a strange electronic tunes but especially for his ingenious sound system, all his machines were fixed in an ironing board !

I'm happy to announce you that you can see him live tomorrow Tuesday March 30th at the Loft Café in Lausanne. Warm-up and after party will be hosted by Dan from the Digital Natives and I.

Be there !

COCO BRYCE FOR FFYS

2010-03-26T02:55:00.000-07:00

Here is a special teaser mix made by Coco Bryce as a prelude to the venue for the FFYS party on April 2nd at Le Romandie in Lausanne.

My girl Amenta will be there too. Don't miss both of them !

Download the mix hereafter : "Coco Bryce's mix"

RUSKO "WOO BOOST"

2010-03-19T03:25:00.000-07:00

Homegirls and homeboys, sorry for the delay in not posting articles lately to my "diary", my life went crazy recently, new challenges, new projects came but today everything's setted up !

So yesterday night, I discovered a crazy video from Rusko a guy from Leeds who now lives and has imported his music in L.A. I'm really into dubstep the last months and wanted to introduce you a new heartbeat in this category, "Woo Booooooooooooooooost" !!!

B. LEWIS - "DAY TWO"

2010-02-25T16:08:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post to share with you my BIG heartbeat, here is a video from B. Lewis "Day Two", a soulfull and sensual song... I'm in loooooove !!!

JAY DEELICIOUS

2010-02-11T14:59:00.000-08:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE, BEATS BEATS BEATS AND HAPPINESS ! That was exactly the theme of the party ! A big shout out to the J-Dilla lovers who came to the "We Love Donuts Too" party + a huge thanks to my homeboys Maqman, Chief, Madkid and Mr Seavers ! I have to mention that there was also some dancers of the "Dilla Dance Project", a group from Paris who's showing their passion in dancing exclusively on Dilla beats ! It was totally a wicked and vibrant evening, we received toooooo much love and we're sending this love feeling back to the shining J-Dilla, we miss you !

WE LOVE DONUTS TOO !

2010-02-08T11:57:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow, we're gonna pay tribute to the great, genius and drum master Jaydee aka J-Dilla. J-Dilla is an example and inspiration for all of us. He continues to feed our ears and our hearts and we're thankful for what he did for the hip hop world.

To celebrate this occasion, Chief, Madkid, Mr Seavers and I will spin J-Dilla's beats only at the Loft Café in Lausanne on Tuesday February 9th from 20:00 to 00:00 + we will have the honour to listen Maqman on the rhodes, goose bumps guaranteed and free donuts !

Jaydee aka J-Dilla (February 7 1974 - February 10 2006) R.I.P. ♥

IT'S GONNA BE LAAAAAARGE !!!

2010-02-01T12:37:00.000-08:00

Triple XL, that's the right meaning for the Musique Large party ! Debruit, Fulgeance and myself are going to rock the Romandie in Lausanne this Saturday February 6th ! These 2 french low club beatmakers are well known under the fresh, cool and fluorescent Musique Large label. Expect to hear and see an energetic MPC's and synth live !

+ for the occasion, I made a special teasing mix... Enjoy !

Download the mix hereafter : "Teaser Musique Large Party"

THEOPHILUS LONDON - "TNT"

2010-01-30T18:56:00.000-08:00

I already shared this video to some of my homies long time ago, so for those who have missed that dope synth sound, here is "TNT" performed by the stylish Theophilus London. This track is dangerous, don't be addict ! We must know that the beat has been produced by Machinedrum.

VAST PODCAST #2 MIXED BY PAUL PRE

2010-01-25T11:31:00.000-08:00

Perfect for beginning the week with my friend Paul Pre who has made a banging mix ! Hmmm... tasty !!!

Hear the podcast hereafter : "Vast Podcast #2"

ALL CAPS !

2010-01-18T14:05:00.000-08:00

I learnt that the enigmatic and super hero Doom will be on tour in Europe for the first time ! What should I do, take a ticket and fly to London, Amsterdam or Brussels ?!? Bring him in Switzerland ??? I'm going crazy !!! I'll tell you about that !

ALL ROADS LEAD TO SAIGON

2010-01-16T16:20:00.000-08:00

First of all, I wish you all an Happy New Year ! And sorry for not writing these days, I was totally jet-lagged... So I just came back from Saigon, it was a short stay but intense. I should say that everytime I go there, I really enjoy the delicious food, the manicure + massage for cheap and having inexpensive beautiful dress made especially for you, awesome !

Saigon was the meeting point for everyone... During my holiday, I met dope and unexpected people :

Jase is a cool and famous vietnamese dj I met in 2008 in Hanoi, he's located in Saigon and is in part of the collective The Beats Saigon. I would like to thank him for his kindness, hospitality and for bringing me in some nice places, you're the best !

Both from Switzerland, Dan (my supposed cousin) from the Digital Natives group was there with Simon, the founder of Preduce (first Thai skateboarding company). It was damn good to see them on the other side of the world, we didn't realize the first minutes when we hooked up but we were quickly in the mood for party !

Frosty from Dublab was on tour around Asia and took advantage to visit Saigon a few days. Thanks to Jase, we spent an afternoon together drinking cafe sua da, eating vietnamese soups and digging in the antique dealer street. I greatly appreciated our discussions about travel experiences and food... I hope to meet you again for a longer conversation !

All roads lead to Saigon...

YOUR GIFT IS UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE... UNPACK IT NOW & LISTEN !

2009-12-22T04:35:00.000-08:00

Family & Friends,

Before flying to my motherland, I would like to thank you all again from the bottom of my heart, for the support and love you gave me during this amazing year. Thanks to you, you brought me lots of inspirations, energies and dreams. Actually, lots of musical projects are on going... It means beats, lives, tour, etc. are planning for 2010 !

I take advantage of this occasion to offer you a special mix I made for Christmas, feel free to download it on my "SoundCloud" website... Enjoy it !

For the holiday season, I wish you a magical and delightful Christmas, may peace and joy wrap you in...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year + Love & Huge hugs*

Download the mix hereafter : "miX'mas"

STONES THROW PODCAST 53 : MINIMAL WAVE

2009-12-14T03:11:00.000-08:00

What's good people ??? Today, I'm feeling like "Minimal Wave", Stones Throw gives us a new podcast mixed by Veronica Vasicka, founder of Minimal Wave record. If you are fans of new wave or progressive post-punk, you're gonna like it !

Hear the podcast hereafter : "Minimal Wave"

DÂM-FUNK'S NEW VIDEO "MIRRORS"

2009-12-13T04:06:00.000-08:00

Dâm-Funk, the king of future funk and dancefloor takes us in his new astral video "Mirrors". This one is really magical and hypnotizing... I would love to be awake by him ! Keep the funk alive !!!

JNEIRO JAREL - VIBERIAN EXPERIENCE

2009-12-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

Jneiro Jarel aka Dr Who Dat? is one of my favourite super heroes ! I discovered him for the first time in 2005 through his "Three Piece Puzzle" album, which is no doubt in my top 5 albums ever... Everytime I have a gig, I always make sure to have it in my bag, Jneiro follows me everywhere ! In 2008, I had the chance to meet him at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona, at this moment I was the happiest woman in the world, wow I love him ! So I wanted to share with you his new, colorful and interactive website "www.viberianexperience.com"... Please enjoy his sonic adventures !

MUHSINAH "ALWAYS"

2009-12-09T10:30:00.000-08:00

Singer and producer, the fabulous Muhsinah presents us one of her latest song "Always" released under "The Oscillations: Triangle" album, available exclusively on iTunes. "Always" gets a video directed by Beeple, a well known graphic designer. The animation could be nice for a Lego ad !

PHOTOS REPORT

2009-12-07T13:23:00.000-08:00

During the month of November, 2 international parties took place in Lausanne, one with my girl Tokimonsta from Los Angeles and the other one the FFYS party with the gorgeous Amalia & Opolopo from Stockholm. As promised, see below the photos report by Koria.

Tokimonsta x Ngoc Lan x Chief // 19.11.09 Vinyl Club, Lausanne

FFYS with Amalia & Opolopo // 21.11.09 Le Romandie, Lausanne

FFYS SHOOTING

2009-12-06T07:02:00.000-08:00

Here are the last shots of my Food for ya Soul crew took by our friend Koria (photographer of Akhenaton, Kery James, Les Nubians, Cut Killer, ...) from Paris. Boo, Chikano and I will celebrate our FFYS 2nd anniversary soon... For 2010, we reserve you a lot of surprises... Stay tuned !

FLYING LOTUS "I FEEL LIKE DYING"

2009-12-03T05:05:00.000-08:00

Please hear in the player below, a remix that Flying Lotus did for Lil' Wayne "I Feel Like Dying"... It sounds like an hefty future dubstep, totally insane !

SLUM VILLAGE NEW ALBUM

2009-12-02T06:35:00.000-08:00

"2 You For You"... The new Slum Village double disc album titled "Fantastic Vol. 2.10" will be released on January 12th 2010 !!! This volume contains material that's never been released... Be ready !

R.I.P. Baatin.

FFYS x BROKENBEAT x SNEAKERS x AMALIA x DTRP

2009-11-30T05:31:00.000-08:00

First of all, thanks to the 650 people who came to the last FFYS party, we really appreciate the love and support you all gave to us ! It was actually the first time that we invited a brokenbeat vocalist, so I'm honoured to introduce you Amalia, a fresh and bouncing girl ! Opolopo her producer and boyfriend was also there to support her. During their show, Amalia called me to come on the stage for doing a jammin' together on the Kaossilator, we really enjoyed ourselves ! The brokenbeat scene is not really yet present in Switzerland, the show was no doubt a gift for us, a big shout out to these lovers !

Our sponsor DTRP (Do The Right Print) have designed for us a new wicked t-shirt especially for the party. They are big fans of sneakers, most of the others t-shirt series are created around the sneaker. Please visit their website, they kill !!! Thanks again for dressing us up !

"INTERGALACTIC SOUNDS" BY NGOC LAN & CHIEF

2009-11-24T16:21:00.000-08:00

This mix has been made especially for the "Tokimonsta x Ngoc Lan x Chief" party for a limited edition (20 cd's).

As we had positives feedbacks, we decided to drop the "Intergalactic Sounds" on air... Enjoy !

Download the mix hereafter : "Intergalactic Sounds"

TOKI THE MONSTA !

2009-11-23T10:58:00.000-08:00

Tokimonsta was in town last Thursday for giving us an incredible live, it was so sick ! We were spoiled by her beats & remixes. Of course, all the boys crushed on her ! Normal, she's really sweet, beautiful and definitely a "monsta" !!! She was here for a short stay, but we had a lot of fun together, too much partying (Jägermeister) !

I would like to thank Toki for coming, I hope you will come back real soon... Enjoy the rest of your tour ! And big up to Chief + the staff.

Pictures and videos are coming soon...

FOOD FOR YA SOUL WITH DJ VADIM, YARAH BRAVO & FAE SIMON

2009-11-16T16:25:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, we had the most amazing show ever... My girl Yarah Bravo was in Switzerland to rock with my FFYS crew, dj Vadim and Fae Simon. The party took place at the Hacienda in Sierre, it was sold out !

Actually, the story is that it was the first time that Yarah did not a show with her man Vadim. Usually they're rocking shows together, but this night they did separately their own live but in the same club... Vadim played with his band and Yarah brought Fae Simon which is a beautiful and great singer from London (we have to mention that it was her first international show !) and the super cute saxophone player Lorenzo.

The two girls, Yarah and Fae have performed for the first time together and it was a good combination between them, the perfect match ! I know that I'm always saying "it was the first time, blablabla"... But for real, it was a brand new party ! During the show, we did a freestyle, Yarah on her Vestax drum machine, Fae on the mic, Lorenzo on the sax, Chikano on the scratch and I on my little toy Korg drum machine, it was totally improvised and so deep... Damn, the people wanted more after we done the concert ! We felt lots of love and good vibrations, the atmosphere was really WOW !

After that, the royal dj Vadim slapped everybody with his band and dj set !

BEATS & FACES BY ALICE DUFAY

2009-11-10T12:29:00.000-08:00

Alice Dufay is a talented illustrator from Caen (France). I was first falling in love with her stories "Le temps s'écoule à la vitesse d'un escargot" before she made it as a book. There is some pretty and funny daily stories where everybody can find oneself inside.

She created lately a project that I adored, "Beats & Faces" ! Alice drew some portraits of beatmakers and dj's which are really beautiful and personal, it's the Alice Dufay's touch ! She also reproduced my face... Below, here are some of her works.

Alice Dufay

Ngoc Lan

Dâm-Funk

Fulgeance

Hudson Mohawke

Dimlite

Dorian Concept

Débruit

Mike Slott

Flako

"A BEAUTIFUL TRIP" BY FRONT2BLAQ

2009-11-08T12:23:00.000-08:00

Very first special exclusive mix for my blog ! Good for your ears, perfect for a Sunday... I introduce you my homeboy Front2Blaq from Germany, a dope (geil !) guy that I met over Myspace but recently in real in Berlin. We definitely have the same tastes and vibe in music and I absolutely dig all his guest mixes he did for my crew FFYS, Cosmopolyphonic Radio, LuckyMe, Musique Large, etc. It's with an huge honour that I deliver you this mix called "A Beautiful Trip"... Thx again my man !

Download the mix hereafter : "A Beautiful Trip"

01 Bohannon - It's Time For Peace - Brunswick
02 Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen - Selfish - Strut
03 Philomena - Step By Step - CDR
04 Sonoro - BrokenLegs - CDR
05 Altered Natives - Lambs 2 The Slaughter - CDR
06 Tiago - Numberrrs (Splash Version) - CDR
07 Prickly Pear - Broadfactor - CDR
08 Stevo - Funk Phlex - 4Lux
09 Fiyaman - McLovin - CDR
10 Abby Lee Tee - Machine Handling - CDR
11 Blu - Dreamin' (Krts Remix) - CDR
12 OlivierDaySoul - The Walls - 4Lux
13 AK - The Wake Up 4 - CDR
14 Portformat - U$ feat. Suzi Analogue - Tokyo Dawn Records
15 Erykah Badu - Soldier (Knxwledge Remix) - CDR
16 Swedeart - Don't Leave Me Alone - CDR
17 Loops Haunt - Impact Omnihammer - CDR
18 Tweet - Call Me (Tokimonsta Remix) - CDR
19 Sonoro - Asiaedit - CDR
20 Chits - Nofuture - CDR
21 Kika - U Fill Me (Dj Ride Remix) - CDR
22 Waajeed & The Jazz Katz - Musiq - Bling47 Recordings
23 Portformat - Fairy Child feat. Shuanise - Tokyo Dawn Records
24 Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen - Cella's Walk - Strut

THE GASLAMP KILLER & NOSAJ THING

2009-11-06T01:41:00.000-08:00

Last week-end in Berlin, I saw at the Icon the best dj set ever, The Gaslamp Killer (Brainfeeder/Alpha Pup) !!! Like Tokimonsta, he is in part of the Brainfeeder label and comes from Los Angeles. I don't know how to describe his show but I can tell you that he's the devil in person ! My goodness, the audience was possessed by him, the crowd was bouncing everywhere, screaming, sweating, (almost fighting)... He played psychedelic abstract stuffs, in passing by arabic music, wonky, J-Dilla tunes and of course his own heavy monster sounds ! He's an real orchestra conductor, we see that he lives and feels his music by his freaky attitude.

In the same line-up, Nosaj Thing (Alpha Pup) from Los Angeles too, did a wicked experimental electronic live with lots of emotion. I was really touched by his elegance, simplicity and nobility. The contrast between his body language and his music were totally imcomprehensible but completely harmonious. His new album "Drift" recently released is a trip to the galaxy. Make sure to get his spatial sounds and ruffled beats drifted from mystery...

TOKIMONSTA x NGOC LAN

2009-11-05T03:28:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Lee aka Tokimonsta (Brainfeeder/Ramp) is a female beatmaker from Los Angeles that I met through Myspace. It was for sure one of the best discovery I made this year. I was amazed by her heavy beats, her sensibility and maturity. How can we imagine that behind these productions, it's hiding a girl ?!? She's actually the first female artist who signed for the label Brainfeeder head by the genius Flying Lotus.

When I knew she will be on tour in Europe, I wrote straight to her and ask if she was aight to do a live in Switzerland and the response was directly yes ! So I tried to contact many spots in order to invite her. Unfortunately many clubs are all booked until the end of the year, classic ! Until that I talked to the owner of the Vinyl Club in Lausanne and found finally a stage to bring Tokimonsta. Thanks to the Vinyl Club to make it happen.

So I'm proud to announce you that The "Tokimonsta x Ngoc Lan" party is now confirmed and will take place at the Vinyl Club in Lausanne on Thursday November 19th from 22:00 to 05:00.

Last minute info, Chief (Feelin'Music/Traffic Entertainment) a very good friend of mine will join us for an eclectic dj set.

Looking forward to see you there !

WELCOME & ENJOY MY WORLD

2009-11-03T17:41:00.000-08:00

Dear Family & Friends,

I finally subscribed myself to Blogspot.

This is a way to get to know more personally about me and not only through Myspace or Facebook. So I would like to share with you my states of mind, my music universe and all about my "Heartbeats" as it's represented.

I hope you will like it and please don't be shy to leave a comment !

The adventure can now beggin...

Much ♥