Playin' 4 The City - The Music & The Rhythm 1997-2003

Betino's Records

£44.08

Format: 3 x LP
Catalogue No.: BR06
Barcode: 3760179356557
Release Date: 05 Nov 2021
Genre: Electronic/House

Ltd. Triple Gatefold Vinyl LP. 500 Pressed. Non-Returnable.

It’s been now 25 years that Olivier Portal has been Playin’ 4 The City.

Very versatile in the beginning, he has nurtured his productions while doing club residencies in Paris and Chicago, making his music all the more dancing and developing a very original touch drawing near to the sounds of Chi -Town and New Jersey. By the end of the 90’s, he collaborated with many DJ’s and producers such as DJ Deep, Julien Jabre and Franck Roger among others, thus gaining a real credibility and much respect from the underground Parisian house scene and the world at large.

The Music & The Rhythm 1997-2003 brings back to the forefront some of the most anthemic tracks reflecting a very creative period in which Olivier Portal hooked up with great vocalists and players to produce his own style of deep house rich in soulful vocals, jazzy harmonies, funky basslines and his trademark keyboard layers. This triple LP brings back to light some of the most emblematic tracks reflecting a very creative period during which Olivier Portal teamed up with excellent vocalists and instrumentalists to produce

This compilation, besides offering the best of the Straight Up era with some great classics like the smooth "Music and the Rhythm", the seminal "More Than Ever" and crucial tracks like "The Shore" and "Deep Inside", also entitles us to retrieve very in demand gems like "Atmosfear’s Vibe", "Spirits" and "My City Life" that now fetch hefty prices in the 12” market.

* Tracklist:
A1. Music & The Rhythm feat. Electra Weston
A2. My City Life feat. The Deep
A3. Soufflé
B1. The Shore feat. Loic Gayot
B2. Moonlightin'
C1. Spirits
C2. From Chicago to Paris feat. DJ Mel Hammond
D1. Backfire
D2. This Road
E1. Dee Inside feat. Mandel Turner
E2. Hall 3
E3. More Than Ever feat. Kearl The Voice
F1. Atmosfear's Vibe
F2. Chicago Nights