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We are very proud to announce the release of "Mobilisation Générale" : Protest & Spirit Jazz from France 1970-1976, our (fully licensed) new jazz compilation in collaboration with Born Bad Records. This time, we have gathered some fine protest & esoteric jazz songs featuring a few big names of the french jazz scene and also a few tunes that you have probably never heard. Double lps album including : Le Collectif du Temps des Cerises, Baroque Jazz Trio, Alfred Panou, Mahjun, François Tusques, Full Moon Ensemble, Chêne Noir, Areski Belkacem & more ... Pre-order only at Diggersdigest before the official release on mid December

"MOBILISATION GENERALE" PROTEST AND SPIRIT JAZZ FROM FRANCE 1970 -1976 SNIPPETS

"Les Antilles Chéries" - A quick mix of some of my favorite caribbean songs from the late 60's to early 80's (no chronological order) ... Hope you will dig it ...
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working on new caribbean compilations with Born Bad Records & Heavenly Sweetness, I took the time to select some of my favorite tracks of the moment ...  Hope you will enjoy ! 

Peace 

LES ANTILLES CHÉRIES - HANDPICKED & COOKED BY DIGGER'S DIGEST

"Useless Plastic Plates" is an electronic post punk & industrial selection & mixed by Digger's digest for the excellent Italo Deviance Blog 

Italo Deviance  http://space-boogie.blogspot.fr/



USELESS PLASTIC PLATES - A weirdo electronic selection Mixed by DIGGER'S DIGEST

Little unexpected testimonial by Tuxedo aka Mayer Hawthorne & Jake-One on Radio Nova on Le Nova Club 25/02/2015

TUXEDO in NOVA CLUB talking about night vinyl sessions @DIGGER'S DIGEST - Radio Nova

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Our Official fac-simile reissue of The ultimate iconic long time uncovered French vocal jazz funk Holy Grail is Out Now ! 

Reissue Produced by Digger's Digest & French Attack  

STRICTLY LIMITED TO 500 COPIES 

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exclusive Pre-order only at :

www.diggersdigest.com 
& 
www.frenchattack.com 


RUPTURE "ISRAEL SUITE" OFFICIAL REISSUE

We are very proud to reveal a mixed soundclip of our new OFFICIAL fully licensed compilation  "KOUTÉ JAZZ" to be released on Heavenly sweetness​ ! 

Official Release date : 25/09/2015 

You can pre order the record here :
(Liens de pré commande)
Itunes : http://apple.co/1EQIV2W
CD / Vinyl : http://bit.ly/1M7Fms4
Deezer : http://bit.ly/1Ou19r6


I particulary want to thanks the great artist  Michel Buret​ who designed  35 years ago the cover of the Synchro Eclectic Music Language : Lambi by Louis Xavier. We loved so much this Lambi artwork that we asked Michel to paint the cover of our new release ! Many thanks for this beautiful painting ! 

Go to check his work on http://www.urban-graff.com/

KOUTÉ JAZZ - A COLLECTION OF JAZZ TRACKS FROM THE FRENCH WEST INDIES SELECTED BY DIGGER'S DIGEST

I was lucky to be invited by Radio Nova to play at the NOVA MIX CLUB to present KOUTÉ JAZZ and play some records from the West Indies. You can hear the quick mix here 

 

KOUTÉ JAZZ for NOVA MIX CLUB Live DJ set by DIGGER'S DIGEST @Badaboum

Ti Jan Pou Velo is a stellar gwo ka jazz fusion masterpiece recorded in 1988 by Edmony Krater, a former member of Gwakasonné (one of the most famous Gwo Ka modern group from Guadeloupe) with the help of the group Zepiss. Through this long time underrated album, Edmony pays a tribute to the heroes of traditional music from Guadeloupe, starting with Marcel Lollia better known as Vélo. With 3 tracks on each side this album strikes by the originality of the compositions, Tijan Pou Vélo the eponymous opening track is a soulful version of traditional song played in toumblak. Gwadeloup we compiled on Kouté Jazz is a uptempo groovy ballad transended by electric jazz arrangement. Crépuscule last track of side one is a kaladja (a slow rhythm) with Edmony Krater, strongly inspired by Don Cherry and Miles Davis, playing trumpet. On the B-side Chimin Spirit offers a lighter, more danceable view of the world led by the boulagyel (the traditional mouth drum that ka singers use to mark the rhythm) and silky arpeggios on the guitar, singing a message that couldn’t be any simpler: “Let’s follow nature; she will guide us!” In West Indies, Edmony Krater mixes a variety of Caribbean rhythms in with the lewoz rhythm, which is so warlike and mystical, tough and courageous. “We are all children of a common, shared history.” And this history even contains a sense of “terroir” or place, a notion that the Guadeloupian found in the work of Bernard Lubat. “That’s why I wanted to call this piece Occitan Dance. It’s a fusion based on my encounters with Bernard Lubat, with whom I share a common vision of music and its relationship to creation.” Like Lubat, Edmony Krater is incredibly open-minded to a variety of influences as well as a masterful player of numerous instruments (trumpet and drums as well as guitar and keyboards). He has managed to surround himself with a group of musicians who are well in sync with his vision: Eddy Lebouin, bassist and guitarist from Gwokasonné, the guitarist Freddy Tisseur, a childhood friend, the saxophonist Filip Augusty, the drum major Roger Raspail, the drummer Jean-Pierre Coco, the flutist Roseline Pougeol, whose brother played with Konket, and Jean-Claude Predantos on keyboards.

Reissued produced by Digger's Digest and Les Mains Noires. CD version available on Heavenly Sweetness with 2 exclusives tracks. Limited to 500 copies. Full liners note included. Pre-order now here : http://diggersdigest.com/shop/product/edmony-krater-ti-jan-pou-velo-official-reissue-1/

EDMONY KRATER & ZEPISS : OFFICIAL LIMITED REISSUE OUT 01/02/2016

Here is our new mixtape, we mean our new mix on ACTUAL cassette tape as in the good old days ... 
the 44' 03 SIDE A will be available for free download and streaming on Soundcloud.
SIDE B, lasting 41 : 44 and featuring unreleased tracks will ONLY be available on this tape released at 50 COPIES ONLY. SO SET UP YOUR BOOM BOX / WALKMAN / TAPE PLAYERS to embark in our new journey into the vast caribbean music world. This time we explored proto zouk tracks ! Mixed and selected by Digger's Digest and DR.NICO (Skliris). 

This tape is a promotional mixtape to announce our forthcoming official fully licensed compilation to be released on Heavenly Sweetness. 


DIGITAL ZANDOLI : THE MIXTAPE by DIGGER'S DIGEST & NICO SKLIRIS

Imaginary Soundtrack, march 2006

Here's the first part of the dark moody jazz funk soundtrack style mix called "A previous unreleased soundtrack for Kill Bill 3" selected, edited and blended by Digger's digest & Victor Kiswell... 

DIGGER'S DIGEST meets VICTOR KISWELL : A previous unreleased soundtrack for Kill Bill 3 - Part 1

A fine french jazz selection quickly mixed by Digger's digest ... 
I have recorded this mix 2 months ago for the Jazz Meet Radio Show by Nik Weston ... 
Following the Freedom Jazz France Compilation released on Heavenly Sweetness, I have choosen more french jazz tunes that I hope you will like ... 

TRACKLIST 
Intro Paris Jazz Quartet Edit

Christian Vander, Jef Gilson : Colchique dans les Près (EDIT)
from Christian Vander Et Les 3 Jef - Palm - 1973

Guy Lafitte : K'Yapy
from Blues - Disques VEGA - 1970

Jazz Group de Bretagne : Morgat Waltz
from Jazz Côte Ouest - Private 

Cossi Anatz : Aden Arabie
from Jazz Afro-Occitan - Vendémiaire

Moravagine : Funk Seven 
from Moravagine S/T album - Promophone 1976

Jef Gilson : Blue-Blizz 
from Enfin! Disques Du Club de L'Échiquier - 1963

Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra ‎: Mar Jo Cantar No Fabia / Mazir 
from L'Inter Communal - Disques Vendémiaire - 1978 

Jc Capon / Philippe Maté / Butch Morris Serge Rahoerson : Mode De Fa (EDIT)
from Untitled album Released on Palm - 1977

Randy Weston's African Ryhtms Marakech Blues 
from African Cookbook - Polydor - 1969

Majoie Hajary : Prologue (EDIT)
from La Passion Selon Judas - CBS - 197?










A FRENCH JAZZ SELECTION mixed by DIGGER'S DIGEST

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