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Para
is the South West's answer to Cut Chemist!! His 2nd 7" on Breakin
Bread is a storming piece of dancefloor action backed with an infectious
summertime foot shuffler.
Tracks:
A. It's The Hornet The A-side here is a hard edged dancefloor
midtempo monster, full of hooks and some dope cuts from Para.
B.
The Hide Away The B-side showcases a new softer side to Para
with a summertime foot shuffler reminiscent of Quantic and Plantlife
and a chorus that sticks in the mind. Festival action!
Background:
Para, a DJ and producer from Swindon, was introduced to hip-hop
around 1988, having a local scene that was active in all elements
of Hip Hop Para quickly learnt about the history and was instantly
hooked. After experimenting with all elements he decided to focus
on Djing.
Para began by making a series of Mix -tapes which he would hand
out locally. These developed into a series of cut and paste mixes
that took the idea of cut and paste to the next level.
One of Para's releases "The Saxton Collection" (put out in 2005)
received great reviews in this country and across the pond and even
earned the tag of "mix of the year" in some media. This was followed
by "Feats per Minute" feat DJ Yoda, another cut and paste style
mix that fuses snippets of records from many musical genres in an
innovative and original style. His skills didn't go unnoticed ,one
of his scratch tracks was released on "The Return of the Bomb DJ"
which over the years has featured the worlds greatest Hip-Hop DJs.
His love for digging breaks also led to the realms of production.
He
surprised all his fans by joining the Breakin Bread roster in late
2007 to release his first production on 7". "You Never Change" turned
heads worldwide with its sheer funkiness, dancefloor focus and mysteriously
familiar vocal. Para is building towards an album release in 2009
with more 7"s in the pipeline and a batch of mix CD's on the way.
Para
fits nicely into the Breakin Bread stable as another purveyor of
quality, breakbeat tinged, funky as hell, dancefloor music.
You
can check Para at http://www.myspace.com/djpara.
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