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Deavid Soul
A DJ unit(HACCHI&TAIJI), who creates freestyle music based on breakbeats.
They've released two original albums so far.

the.plus.od@gmail.com, plusstepper@gmail.com
Cj, dj, sound producer, vinyl digger, one of the first engines of rare grooves, funk and reggae music in Odessa, Ukraine, the founder of the Independent Net label @odbeatsrec, the pioneer of BigBeat in Ukraine.

From 2000 to 2003 CJ Plus with CJ Choopa were released on Dj Groove's (Dj Грув) label (Moscow). Collaborations together with the St. Petersburg legendary dub band "Caribace" ("Карибасы") and their frontman Filipp Nikanorov, Moscow ethno-dub band "Yaga Jaga" ("Яга"), Dmitry Verba ("Orgazmos", "Баста", "А-Studio"), Вася В ("Кирпичи"), MC G.N.S., JahMaikl. The first reggae project "PlusMasStas" in Odessa was created with Genieman Ras Stas (Stas Konkin) reggae artist. 

From 2015 till today his project @PlusStepper is a resident of the French Dub label @ODGPROD.  His music constantly is in the rotation of radio stations in Europe, North & South America. It is also included to reggae podcast by David Rodigan on the BBC Radio 1Xtra. 

The "BBoy's Boogie" EP, released in 2015 on TruFunk [PL], was in the TOP 1 of Juno Breakbeat Recommends on Junodownload. In 2016 the Abstract Hip-Hop/Trip-Hop EP  “Altair” was made by using some of the Soviet synthesizers (Opus, Estradin-230, Electronica EM25), Japan grooveboxes (Yamaha & Roland), and also with samples digitized from Soviet vinyl records. The electronic sound of vintage synths inspired the concept of Space in this album.  

In the “Ukraine in Grooves” EP, released in 2017, C.J. Plus breathed new life into Ukrainian rare grooves of the 70s pumped with a funky beat. In the making of this album, the musician used fragments of Soviet records by Ukrainian artists from his vinyl collection.  This release was included into 7 musical discoveries of the year in Ukraine. 

One of the tracks (PlusStepper) was released in 2016 in the Best Ukrainian Reggae music LP vinyl compilation (Aby Sho Music). In 2017 the Single "Pull Up/Idicate" was released on vinyl records (7" 45rpm) by Dreadwise Music (The UK).

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De La Soul is back—but did they ever really leave? After delivering their seminal debut 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989 with the production genius of Prince Paul, the New York City-bred trio of Posdnuos (Pos), Dave and Maseo went on to further impact Hip Hop culture with five more groundbreaking albums: De La Soul Is Dead (1991), Buhloone Mindstate (1993), Stakes Is High (1996), Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000) and AOI: Bionix (2001). But once the digital age exploded in the late ‘90s, De La Soul’s celebrated catalog was unavailable to stream. As the decades passed, the tight-knit group forged ahead anyway—touring the world, connecting with their adoring fanbase and making music on their own terms. Following 2004’s The Grind Date, De La Soul took a hiatus from making albums, but joined The Gorillaz on the track “Feel Good Inc” which won them a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration.  In 2015, the group raised over $600,000 on Kickstarter from fans to independently release their album and the Anonymous Nobody, which was their first #1 on the Rap Albums chart, and was also nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy.   

However, the demand for unreleased De La Soul music was palpable and the cry for access to the first six albums grew louder. Unfortunately, De La Soul was stuck riding a roller coaster of stalled negotiations, dashed hopes and dead-end conversations with their old label, and the group nearly gave up. 

"We have lived without the music up for long, these six albums haven’t been up—ever,” Pos says. “We got used to knowing they weren’t up.” In June of 2021, Tommy Boy Music was acquired by Reservoir, giving De La Soul’s catalog a new home.  In March of 2023, the six missing albums were finally available to stream.  But sadly, right before the catalog release, Dave, the beloved member of De La Soul, passed away. Though bittersweet, De La Soul preserves his legacy and the ongoing impact of their music. 

As iconic songs such as “The Magic Number”, found new life in the film Spiderman: No Way Home in 2021, De La Soul continues to resonate with a diverse population of people. 

As Pos notes, “We’ve noticed over the past several years of tour like, ‘Wow, there’s a father here with his child who also is here with their child. ‘We’re generational. To me, there’s nothing more gratifying than that. That means something. That’s telling about a group. What we were doing wasn’t just stuck to that time.”

“We really naturally been that group for everyone,” Pos says. “It was never about we’re just here for this community, that community, this set of people or these certain fans of Hip Hop culture. We see music as music. We’ve been very resilient, even being a group that didn’t have our music up [on streaming platforms]. We still had these beautiful opportunities through young people finding out about us through a commercial or Spider-Man. Now that it can all be there for people to gravitate to, I’m really happy about that.” 

De La Soul's impact on the musical landscape is immeasurable, with 3 Feet High and Rising widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of its era. Pioneering inventive sampling, playful lyrics, and eclectic beats, the album broke new ground and set a standard for creativity in the genre. Recognizing its cultural significance, the album was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

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