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Overview
10.000 Leagues Deeper - 12" |
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The links for downloading tracks or albums by Alex Attias Presents Mustang at the iTunes Music Store can be found here. (opens a new pop-up window)
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CPT 187-1 |
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Alex Attias Presents Mustang "10.000 Leagues Deeper" - 12" Side A: 01. "10,000 Leagues Deeper" Laurent "Laboratoire" Garnier Remix Side B: 01. "10,000 Leagues Deeper" Trickski Remix (The Weather Report) |
Get yourself some serious beats...
After earning lots of respect with his album “Back Home” which was No. 6 in Gilles Petersons charts of the year 2004 and found a place in the hearts and playlists of many DJ’s like Rainer Trüby, Domu, Benji B or Alan Brown. Many of them named the track “10,000 Leagues Deeper” their favourite one. Now Compost presents stunning remixes by two of the hottest producers.
Grandmaster Laurent Garnier comes with a futuristic killer remix, which proves that he got Detroit in his heart. Combining sweet vocals with the Detroit sound is an art not mastered by many but Laurent Garnier sure is one of them and shows it once again. When Laurent Garnier once said about Mustang: "An amazing range of different styles and influences: It makes u just want to turn the volume up & up as u progress through these stunning tracks. A écouter sans modération " - He forgot to tell that he will make you want to buy a bigger stereo!
The Berlin-based party-gurus Daniel Becker and Yannick Labbé are Trickski and are already rocking the house with their track “Hormony” on Composts Black Label #1 (CPT 189 –1). Now they let their Detroit-hellhounds loose on this track and created one of most exciting deep tunes outside Detroit. Just listen and groove......
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CPT 174-1/-2 |
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Alex Attias Presents Mustang "Back Home" - CD Tracklisting 01. Help Me feat. Colonel Red 02. Future Jazz feat. Del 03. Closer To Me feat. Jessica Lauren 04. Confusion 05. Angels 06. Back Home 07. 10,000 Leagues Deeper feat. Bémbé Ségué 08. Darker Side Of Light feat. Vanessa Freeman 09. Everchanging Times feat. Colonel Red and Mark de Clive Lowe 10. In The Jungle 11. Transformation 12. Finding Who We Are feat. Colonel Red |
Biography
Alex Attias is Mustang. And „Back Home“ is the first Mustang album.
Mister Attias loves to spend time with his family. He also is fond of eating and cooking: Morroccan, Japanese, Italian and Thai food. Red and white wine. Reading lots of books. Getting all down with sport. Travelling and going to the cinema watching movies: 60s French films, old Mel Brooks stuff,
Star Wars, Pixar animation and Kung Fu flicks. But moreover, Signore Alex Attias is a renowned international DJ!
Starting off in the magical 1988, with pulsating sets embracing House, Funk and Disco classics, he later progressed on to the "Eclectic Jazz thing". Throughout the late 80's and early 90's, he established himself as one of Switzerland's top Dj's running his own successful weekly nights –for example as part of the COOP sessions at Plastic People / London--, being booked to play all over Europe, and in return booking top international Dj's to play in Switzerland. Alex also was a long-time collaborator for the magazine Vibrations, writing reviews and compiling their series of albums.
By 1995, he was ready to break into Electronic music production, contributing a track to the "5 Star Galaxy" compilation in the company of producer Patrick "Rollercone" Duvoisin. The following year he set up the Bel-Air Project, and began attracting attention with their first release "Magik", which was featured on one of the famous Sourcelab compilations. Bel-Air Project's next two releases became minor underground cult classics "Jazz with Altitude" and "Dark Jazzor" were both championed by the likes of 4 Hero, Gilles Peterson and Stacey Pullen. At that time, Alex set up his own record stable label Corn-Flex and was busy collaborating under different disguises, with Paul Martin as Beatless and with his Bel-Air colleague as Funkanova.
1997 saw the demise of the Bel-Air Project and Alex moved to England to pursue new musical projects. Mustang and Beatless are currently the main sources of his creative output (plus a few sporadic collaborations: River Plate with his brother Stephane, and Plutonia with Dego from 4 Hero).
Three years down the row Alex set up his new record stable label, Visions Inc., for which he's been busy recording with super keyboard whiz kid Jessica Lauren, producing tracks for soul singer Vanessa Freeman, and his own Mustang project.
The first brilliant Beatless album "Life Mirrors" was released in October 2001 on the American label Ubiquity, featuring tracks recorded in San Francisco with the Daughters from the 70's band the Sons and Daughters of Lite, with Stones Throw rapper Quasimoto, and the multitalented Colonel Red. Around the same time, Irma Records from Italy released his "Quiet Moments" compilation, an assortment of chilled and spaced Jazz tracks from the past to unwind to.
A selection of Visions single releases and exclusives have been released September 2002 on a compilation entitled "The Chromatic Universe" featuring treats from Dego, I.G. Culture, Plutonia, Vanessa Freeman, Mustang and Domu to name but a few. He´s also created a soundtrack for the French channel ARTE to accompany "Anomalies Passageres ", a film directed by Nadia Fares.
The first volume of Goya Music´s new Dj CD mixes series has been completed by the Mustang man himself, and the series will continue with Dego, Bugz in The Attic, IG Culture, Domu and some of the Djs worldwide who are into sweet tunes! More bizzyness is on its way!
COMMENTS ON THE ALBUM AND ITS TRACKS
„On the whole album I have created a very film-esque, cinematic feel to the ensemble of the tracks using the same drum kit, orchestral crashes, strings, timpanis and brush drums. I have tried to put all my musical influences on this album but mixed up in a sort of film soundtrack concept. As if this music was made for a film and also for dancing or listening pleasure. One can definitely make out Latin, Jazz, film music, Blues, Soul, deep Techno, Classical music, and Funk on it.“
Help Me feat. Colonel Red: „This track has a bluesy feel to it. It is influenced by New Orleans Blues, and black Soul music.“
Future Jazz feat. Del: „A HipHop-influenced track with a rapper (Del) from Manchester and Ruti Halvani, an opera singer from London. I wanted to mix Hip Hop with Classical music on this track. That is my interpretation of those two different musical worlds.“
Closer To Me feat. Jessica Lauren: „My interpretation of Techno; enriched with Jazz and Soul elements. dark with a touch of Soul.“
Confusion: „This is my version of a car chase for a movie soundtrack or suspense movie. Its moody, dark and breathless!“
Angels: „A little jazzy number, with slight oparatic feel to it. Just a nice ballad to the angels...“
Back Home: „Like `Confusion` it´s a film music -influenced track. Fast, dark, but still melodic with those live strings and percussion .“
10,000 Leagues Deeper feat. Bémbé Ségué: „Very heroic, dramatic tune with the superb Jazz vocal of Bembe Segue. This track never stops. It`s moody, and frenetic. dark and smooth.“
Darker Side of Light feat. Vanessa Freeman: „My interpretation of Drum`n`Bass. It`s also a film track to me. Dark. Obscure. Suspense. Tension.“
Everchanging Times feat. Colonel Red and Mark de Clive Lowe: „Back with dark Soul! Here we have a lovely Soul vocal with classical style strings and electronic bass: A good mixture that features various styles that I cherish.“
In The Jungle: „This is Tribal music with Afro and Techno influences. Music to listen to at LOUD volume. Sub bass, Tribal chanting and percussions: Tribalism!“
Transformation: „A journey into Deep House , Detroit House, New York Deep House with my personal touch.“
Finding Who We Are feat. Colonel Red: „Here we`re ending the album with a long trip into Soul, Jazz, Blues and relentless Groove. A trip into love.“
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CPT 173-1 |
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"Help Me" 12" "Help Me” feat. Colonel Red (DJ Mitsu The Beats Remix) |
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Support by Makossa, FM4 Airplay, Gerd 4Lux, DJ Doctor H (Greece), Kikko Solaris (Radio SIS), Simon Harrison, Ali Tillett, Nico De Ceglia, Pedo Knopp, Zimpala, Domu
Press quotes on "Back Home"
"An amazing range of different styles and influences on this album: It makes u just want to turn the volume up & up as u progress through these stunning tracks. A écouter sans modération.”
(Laurent Garnier)
"This is tremendous, cinematic soulful music. Fresh, deep, strange and future classic - true Compost vibe."
(Michael Reinboth)
"..an eminently sonic stellar flying saucer. I can´t stop listening to it!"
(Helene Ramos / Radio Libre)
"Awsome record! Really good experimental stuff. Supa-dope.10/10"
Domu
"I’m only two tracks into Alex’s album and it’s already killin’ me!"
Andrew Jervis (Ubiquity, US)
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