In a Congolese basement bar down a Paris side-street is where you'd normally find Xavier Thomas a.k.a. Débruit dropping beats, but after recent releases for hipster labels Musique Large and Civil Music he's been on the body poppin' all over Europe and the UK. His style is futuristic hip-hop/r'n'b at its core, but liberal use of electro, grime and glitch elements make his music sit comfortably side-by-side with productions Joker, Mr. Oizo, Hudson Mohawke or Flying Lotus.
Remixes for Débruit's recent coming from Mwëslee, LV, Kelpe and Fulgeance. All four are fine pieces of work, but LV steals the show on this one by not heading off on a downbeat tangents like his colleagues, but instead employing a sped-up amen-style break to great effect. Check!
This EP is featured in Update #084:
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