02 C.J. Plus - Prelude

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).

02 C.J. Plus - Prelude

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