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.
The EP Spatio Temporel EP
is featured in Update #003:
Anthony Shakir, Martyn, Débruit, DJ Hell
While the winter cold clamps down on the European mainland, we luckily have great music to warm our hearts and keep our feet moving. Besides Anthony 'Shake' Shakir's highly recommended 'Frictionalism' compendium, many more excellent releases have come our way more...
The EP Spatio Temporel EP
was top 1 in Best Rated Releases of Week #2
array of rhythms
I don’t know to call it bad or superb timing from Débruit and his label Civil Music. But while the whole world is living in winter wonderland, Débruit leads us on a diverse and engaging journey through an incredible array of rhythms and influences from the sunny global village. His new EP Spatio Temporel feels like a sweaty bus ride from the local fish market to a upper class mid-summer cocktail party.
Armed with his synths... more...
I don’t know to call it bad or superb timing from Débruit and his label Civil Music. But while the whole world is living in winter wonderland, Débruit leads us on a diverse and engaging journey through an incredible array of rhythms and influences from the sunny global village. His new EP Spatio Temporel feels like a sweaty bus ride from the local fish market to a upper class mid-summer cocktail party.
Armed with his synths... more...
The EP Spatio Temporel EP
was picked!
