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Artist:	DOP
Title:	Greatest Hits
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CC 008CD

dOP, the Parisian trio of Clément, Dam, and JAW, have been on a tear since they burst upon the scene, riling up dancefloors with their strange, sexy, infectious brand of irreverently soulful house, and leaving writers scratching their heads at the same. Resident Advisor's Todd Burns came closest to getting it right when he credited them with "trying to reenergize house music with horns, roses, vodka and a whole lot of vocals." Greatest Hits does all that and more. The title is deliberately misleading: aside from the opening track, reprised from their first EP, this is all new material, and it's a deeper, more deviant dOP than you've ever heard before. The three musicians aren't just great showmen but also real musicians: before discovering house music, they played rock, jazz, hip-hop, reggae, classical, and African music, and they bring that wealth of knowledge to bear in their quest to turn dance music inside out. So while the record has plenty of slinky funk and dirty grind, it also explores far more diverse moods and grooves, from hot jazz to autumnal, orchestral folk. Some of the richness of Greatest Hits can be credited to Emmanuel d'Orlando, a French composer and arranger known for his work in theater, soundtracks, and with artists like Sebastian Tellier. His arrangements, performed by the Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, lend much of the album the darkly cinematic feel of a Sofia Coppola film. Down in their basement studio, the three musicians used virtually every instrument they own -- horns, pianino, Chinese flute, harmonica, melodica, cajon, gongs, cuica, analog synthesizers, acoustic drum kit -- and many of their friends stopped by to contribute. Parisian minimal techno producer Seuil mans the computer on one track, and Guillaume Coutu Dumont sits in on balafon. Greatest Hits is definitely not just club music -- it's a snapshot of the dizziest years of these talented miscreants' lives, festooned with horns, roses, vodka, and a whole lot of soul. Cover art by Tom & Léo and Myqua.

Artist:	DOP
Title:	Blanche Neige
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CCS 034EP

Dop is Clement Zemtsov on beat programming, Damien Vandesande on keyboards and horns and Jonathan Illel as vocalist. Blanche Neige (Snow White) features lyrics from the original text by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. On the A-side is the original dancefloor mix with a slower house beat, a solid groove, and a choir, while the "Kinder Cut" remix is poppier. "Romeo" features Shakespeare lyrics, a saxophone section and a piano ride by Nôze. An acoustic house blaster!

Artist:	DOP
Title:	No More Daddy
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CCS 053EP

This is the final 12" installment from dOP's critically-acclaimed debut album Greatest Hits (CCS 008CD). "No More Daddy" sets menacing, heavy-handed piano against plunging rave-up synth stabs as the backdrop to the kind of twisted lyricism that only Jaw can deliver and "Talk Show" continues the proceedings with a sexed-up lounge groover. Âme turn in a late-night epic take on "No More Daddy" and slow jam "U R" closes the release with a slice of orchestral exotica.

Artist:	DOP
Title:	After Party
Label:	LIFE AND DEATH (ITALY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	LAD 003EP

Life And Death have recruited the undisputed kings of late night mayhem and madness for a tribute to that beautiful party after the party. dOP has infiltrated after-parties worldwide, secretly extracting pituitary secretions from the rowdiest party-goers at each of them. They then took these secretions, burned them in a special voodoo ceremony and immediately went into the studio to create a fitting tribute to the after-hours festivities we all hold so dear. Remixed by Clockwork and Le Loup.

Artist:	DOP
Title:	No Passport EP
Label:	MILNORMODERN (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MMR 015EP

"Following their remix for Noze, DOP come up with their first EP for Milnormodern. Soulful and funky, these tracks caress your speaker's membrane. Saxophone, piano and the human voice are excellent leading actors. But DOP leave nothing to chance and back up their creative short stories with a terrific cast -- excellence down to the smallest part. Consequently, Noze -- soulful brothers in mind -- give a guest appearance in 'The Riot.' With the No Passport EP, we have the final proof: in France, the future of electronic soul is being developed."

Artist:	DOP
Title:	God Bless The Child EP
Label:	MILNORMODERN (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MMR 016EP

"Two in a row for dOP and MMR. Following their No Passport EP, the lovely three Frenchmen throw in God Bless The Child. Starting out with 'Foly' - a heavy fusion of African chants and percussion with flowing jazz grooves. Jaaaazzzzzz, baby! Well well, who else could remix such a track other than Jena city hero Robag Wruhme? Yeah, absolutely -- no prisoners to be taken on this one. Robag keeps the deepness of the original, straightens the groove a bit, and adds some juice in the bass frequencies. Flip around, and we find it softly flowing again: easy sax lines combined with engrossed vocals keep it movin' for 'Cum With Me.' 'Zero Zero' then substitutes sax for piano and once more dOP impress us with their soulful funkiness that makes them so unique. God bless France!"

Artist:	DOP
Title:	Panik
Label:	MILNORMODERN (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MMR 018EP

"The French project Dop is not simply one of those real 3-man combos which are not all that often to be seen in the world of club music. A really dynamic trio, who torch everything live if it ain't moving. An extraordinarily self sufficient band with a nonchalant manner of combining live instruments, singing and electronica on point as if it was the easiest thing in the world. There is also still the right balance, where fun and deepness clash, leaving the absurd and chunky elements out of the picture altogether; hence the fine details. There are still scores of mighty deeds waiting in the future, as well as on this fine 12" (already the 3rd Milnor Modern) with a degree of timelessness. Seldom have such unerring club thumps, the essence of a jazzy swing and musical pretense ever so close together, that the nightly congregation can completely be in agreement -- head music for the extremities with the beatitude still intact; cool entertainment is introduced. A1: Panik: An absolute street jam housed in a classic length! As if the Violent Femmes strolling with the jazz collection of their fathers explodes upon contact with a high voltage cable. So much promise -- so much delivered in just 3 minutes and 15 seconds of sweat breaking out! A2: Panik (Krause Duo Rmx): Dop on the electric chair from Krause Duo! You just know there is going to be some joyfully rapid hand movements feeding the MPC. A super happy Krause with an impactful fulfillment of sweeps and bass drums without toot and voice swept under the rug. B1: Ikarus Melancholic songwriter art meets transcendental club music. The long living and compulsive combination of song and track, long since a summer afternoon veranda-house driven with a perfectly evened-out balance between pressure and space. B2: Nature Boy A short opus driven of voice, tenor sax and military drums encased in a temporal gloom, on which the hopeful beauty of the autumn is carried."

Artist:	DOP
Title:	The Lighthouse
Label:	ORAC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ORAC 028EP

The Parisian trio Dop presents The Lighthouse. "Lighthouse" is balanced delicately between techno and house, making it a bridge track to push all kinds of sets in new directions. There are also chunky beats, raw jazz flute buzzes and a soulful vocal. With "Merci," Dop stretches out more towards techno, adding layers of gently warbling synths to make a calm yet sinister track. "Under The Rain" ends things with an experimental sound collage poem -- musique concrète for the after-after-party.

Artist:	DOP
Title:	The Genius Of The Crowd
Label:	SUPPLEMENT FACTS (ISRAEL)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	SFR 012EP

"After ending 2008 with a well received pair of releases from David K and Varoslav, Supplement Facts are pleased to return with their first release of 2009. Having collaborated on the recent Varoslav single, it is time for Parisian trio dOP to take centre stage with their Genius Of The Crowd EP. What began in 2007 with the release of the excellent Between The Blues EP on Circus Company, followed by an initial body of work that created appearances on imprints such as Eklo, Orac Records and Milnor Modern now sees the trio of Clement Zemtsov, Damien Vandesande and Jonathan Illel enter 2009 with two great songs that comprise this latest EP. The title song is a wonderful percussive led piece, with some heady and hypnotic beat programming underpinning the spoken monologue that runs throughout from the late, great poet, novelist and story writer Charles Bukowski. The arrangement has a very loose, live feel, continuing the organic, jazz vibe of not only dOP's production work, but their impressive live shows as well. The EP is completed by the addition of 'Mambo Jumbo,' moving further towards to the ideas that can be found in the live shows, as Clement draws inspiration from tribal influences with the clever beat arrangements that grace the first half of, while the keyboard accompaniment by Damien brings a contemporary lounge feeling into the final track. These prominent ideas are reimagined by Supplement kingpin Guy Gerber's subliminal late night excursion, which following on from his recent success with 'Timing,' looks set to be another DJ favourite."

Artist:	DOP
Title:	Your Sex
Label:	SUPPLEMENT FACTS (ISRAEL)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	SFR 029EP

A dark, brooding and characteristically cheeky affair, "Your Sex" opens up this dOP creation with a stripped-back beat and looped vocal. Low-end bass builds up the title-track to a crescendo that engulfs the senses in deep acid frequencies. Skipping into subtle and kinetic territory, "Half Naked" flirts with reverberating, whispered vocals and crisp, percussive beats. Paul Ritch tackles a remix of the title track, elevating those throbbing bass elements to new levels, hypnotizing the feet, body and mind.

Artist:	DOP
Title:	Watergate 06
Label:	WATERGATE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	WG 006CD

On the sixth edition of the Watergate series, Watergate presents the Parisian band dOP, made up of Clement Zemtsov (beat programming), Damien Vandesande (keyboards and horns), and Jonathan Illel (lyrics and vocals). Breaking with the label's tradition of a classic DJ mix for the first time, this CD sounds more like a live jam to which the three Frenchmen invited numerous renowned guests. dOP had this to say about the mix: "This mix should show how we make music, both alone and with friends or people that inspire us. Watergate gave us the opportunity to create our first mix CD, so we wanted to make it something special. We invited over other artists that we're friends with to come work on songs with us, and we then used those songs for the mix." As a result, 12 of the 13 tracks are by dOP and have not yet been released! The CD features Nôze on "Les Fils Du Calvaire," Mathias Kaden on "The Ceremony," Wareika on "Play Play Play," and Catz & Dogz on "Deaf Wagrant." And the intro was actually recorded live in Watergate, club atmosphere included! You can feel the serious passion for music in each and every second of the mix, and the Parisians' hopes will definitely be fulfilled: "We hope you will feel the pleasure we felt making it!" Artists include: Enliven dOP Acoustic, Aquarius Heaven & dOP, Daniele Papini & dOP, dOP & Seuil, Tiefschwarz, Catz & Dogz & dOP, Selianka, Art Of Tones (feat. Jaw), Motor City Drum Ensemble, and Khan.

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Artist:	DOP
Title:	L'Hôpital, La Rue, La Prison
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CCS 051EP