Nitetrax - Bottom Line Records Special 9th May 2017

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NTS GUIDE TO: DISQUES DEBS

Diving into the back catalogues of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs. Emerging in the late 1950s under the vision of Henri Debs, Disques Debs became a cornerstone of Guadeloupe’s music scene, shaping the island’s sound for decades. The label’s vast catalogue spanned genres from biguine and bolero to cadence-lypso, zouk, and reggae, releasing an impressive array of over 300 7" singles and 200 LP albums during it's time. Henri Debs ensured his studio remained at the cutting edge of sound production. Regular trips to New York and Paris allowed him to source the latest recording equipment and master new techniques, keeping his facility ahead of the curve. By the ’70s and ’80s, it had become one of the most sophisticated studios in the Caribbean, drawing artists from across the region - including Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Lucia, and Haiti - who sought its superior sound quality. Debs also documented this progression through extensive photography, charting the studio’s transformation from modest four-track machines to a top-tier SSL mixing desk. Curated by Hugo Mendez

Foreign Hour

Adam Cooper aka Foreigner heads the Foreign Hour show - a monthly offering of contemporary music from dembow to hip-hop shining light on the diaspora.

House Garage

Nitetrax presents an exploratory range of club music every month, from classic and forgotten trax by the pioneers, to front line mutations by the innovators of today.

Tracklist

O.D.C.O.D.C.
Blue Screen
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Pick-It
Sample MindedSample Minded
Eternity (Eternal Mix)

O.D.C.O.D.C.
Jam Session
Moore Classic WallMoore Classic Wall
Everything
Passion In FashionPassion In Fashion
1-900 (eXXXplicit Vocal Mix)
Kim CrawfordKim Crawford
Freedom (Vocal Mix)
Sample MindedSample Minded
Where's The Love
Red ParadiseRed Paradise
You've Got To Move
Red ParadiseRed Paradise
Gator Groove
Hearsay, Hearsay, Tammy BanksTammy Banks
Move Yo Body, Work Yo Body (Ragga House Mix)
Brooklyn Underground, Brooklyn Underground, Ed The Red, Ed The Red, Vivian LeeVivian Lee
Modern Technology
Red FolliesRed Follies
Irresistible (Cluby Dubby)
O.D.C.O.D.C.
Take Me Higher
Gallery IIGallery II
Real Deep Love (Lover's Mix)
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Why Waste Time
B.M.E.B.M.E.
Another Lover
MyakkaMyakka
Back Stage Blues
FlowFlow
African Morning (Quadroversal Mix)
EvolutionEvolution
State Of Mind
Gallery IIGallery II
Mystery Life (Club Mix)
GroovementGroovement
Bottom Groove
O.D.C.O.D.C.
My Mind Is Going (Total Insanity Mix)
Sample MindedSample Minded
Time Flies
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Maad Bizzy
B.M.E.B.M.E.
Play, Work, Play
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Tonite
Carolyn BronsonCarolyn Bronson
It's The Feeling (Club Mix)
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Don't Take Me For Granted
Passion In FashionPassion In Fashion
Body To Body (The Loft Mix)
O.D.C.O.D.C.
Starship Discovery 2
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Get Wid It
Jerzzey BoyJerzzey Boy
Do You Want Some More
B.M.E.B.M.E.
Falling In Love Again
Vivian LeeVivian Lee
Music Is So Wonderful