1979 | Born in Orléans, Jean-Baptiste de Laubier aka Para One
moves to Paris in 1983.
1987 | Gets into Public Enemy, thanks to his sisters. Moves from
his older brothers’ classic rock (Deep Purple, Pink Floyd)
to Flavor Flav impersonations. The Geto Boys, NWA and
Native Tongue are close behind.
1989 | Darkness falls. Sent to a catholic boarding school, he
learns two elfish dialects, starts an elfish zine. Goes from
blond- to dark-haired in six months. At night, he escapes
from the dormitory, sneaks into the school’s chapel.
There, he prays for his sick sister while playing random
notes on the organ.
1992 | Moves to Chambéry, a smallish town near the French
Alps. Gets into skiing, breakdancing, rapping and
producing.
1993 | January 8th: first hip hop group. Para One takes the
name Paradoxal H.
1997 | Darkness falls once again. Comes back to Paris under a
shroud of sadness. Produces two mixtapes in the
QUALITY STREETZ series. Directs his first movies.
1998 | Leaves a VHS tape with some of his movies on the
doorstep of legendary filmmaker Chris Marker, of LA
JETÉE fame.
2001 | Releases the BLUE RAIN EP on Ablode Recordings. Meets
French rap superstars TTC. Produces one track on their
first LP, CECI N’EST PAS UN DISQUE . Film school.
2002 | Produces “Baise les Gens” for Le Klub des Loosers
(Record Makers) and “Helium Liquide” for L’Armée des
12 (Kerozen). Starts Fuckaloop with Tacteel. With
supergroup L’Atelier, releases LE BUFFET DES ANCIENS
ELEVES (Institubes/PIAS). Puts the last touches to a
documentary entitled CHARLOTTE QUELQUE PART.
2003 | January 1st: Chris Marker responds, becomes a kind of
mentor-at-large. Releases the BEAT DOWN E
(Institubes), his true first solo record.
2004 | Produces six tracks on BÂTARDS SENSIBLES, TTC’s
acclaimed second album (Big Dada/V2), among which a
true classic: "Dans le Club". Directs a short film:CACHE
TA JOIE.
2005 | His movies are shown in Tokyo. Remixes Agoria, Krazy
Baldhead, Ellen Allien (with Tacteel), Daft Punk. Releases
a second EP: CLUBHOPPN (Institubes), played by Feadz,
Erol Alkan, Diplo, Modeselektor, Justice. Produces three
tracks for Californian rapper Existereo. Works on TTC’s
third LP.
2006 | EPIPHANIE is released in Europe. Tours extensively all
lover the world. Gets remixed by Boys Noize, MSTRKRFT
and Adam Kesher. Remixes MSTRKRFT, Trabant, Bloc
Party, Vegastar, Teki Latex, Datarock. First singleDUDUN-
DUN is one of the great club hits of the year. It is named
“track of the year“ by Trax Magazine.
2007 | MIDNIGHT SWIM, second single off the album, features remixes by Riton, Beckett & Taylor and Surkin. Tours
Japan, USA. Soon to be released : the soundtrack to the
movie LES PIEUVRES and a live album.
--ORGASMIC--
Humility is for pussies: Orgasmic is The Best French DJ Alive. One of the few who manage to pump some relevance back into classic tracks, inject freshness into each and every set and burn down the house in the process. His skills are matchless, that's a fact, but more importantly, the man knows how to dress. WE
HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE IT.
Orgasmic produced both of Cuizinier's classic "Pour les Filles" mixtapes, and two tracks on TTC's new album "3615 TTC" (including "Téléphone", currently burning airwaves). We at Institubes, home of Para One, Tacteel and Surkin, are very proud to present you with the man's first official mixtape.
So what do you get? Club bangers left and right. Rap, contemporary Rock, Baile Funk, Techno, House,
exclusives from Para One, Institubes Paris Terror Club (first glimpse at the album the label's superband is working on), TTC, Feadz, Midnight Juggernauts, and Orgasmic himself, backed by Cuizinier and Charly Greane or fellow Québec rappers Omnikrom. All genres bow down before Club Music, don't they?
And: YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE VISUALS (like, right now he's sporting this black satiny reversible teddy with a glittering silver waterfall embroidered on the back... matches with his hair...).
--SURKIN--
20 year-old Surkin comes from Southern France but lives and works in Paris. He dropped out of art school last year and never looked back.
A former four-to-the-floor hater (rap was his main interest until 2003), Surkin got into dance music through Detroit ghettotech and started to dig deeper into club music history, focusing on Miami Bass, Chicago ghetto (and non ghetto) house music. And let's not forget the glammer, girlier sound of Todd Edwards and French filter-house producers like Jess & Crabbe, and Daft Punk.
In May 2006, Institubes released not one but two Surkin records at once: GHETTO OBSESSION EP and RADIO FIREWORKS. The response has been tremendous. Played and playlisted by everybody, from the Ed Banger/Erol Alkan cabal to Boys Noise and Tiga. "Radio Fireworks" emerges as a genuine club hit, topping both Justice's AND Mylo's "Best tracks of 2006" list. Remix offers came in droves, from Boys Noize, DJ Mehdi, Goose, Justine Electra, Kate Wax, Klaxons, Paul Johnson, Para One, Spencer Parker, Teki Latex, Chromeo...Institubes just dropped FIREWORKS REFIRED, a remix EP with new edits by Surkin and refixes by Tacteel, Aussie heavy-hitters Riot In Belguim and ghetto house legend DJ Slugo (!).
In June, High Powered Boys(the MSN-Band Surkin has with up-and-coming electro wunderkind Bobmo) will release their first record: Sounds of Cain, on Institubes. A third Surkin single is in the works, soon followed by an album.
Born and Raised in New York City, Drop The Lime, constantly evolves in style, staying ahead of the game. expect four to the floor bangers spiked with Grime, House, Breaks, Electro, and growling bass Techno, while he drops jaws to the floor with his bad boy Sinatra vocals. Venezia grew up in New York City's underground rave scene, drawn to the high energy of Jungle and Drum & Bass. He began performing under the alias Drop The Lime in 2003, exploding into the punk electronic scene known as Breakcore, gaining an underground iconic status. DTL released numerous International singles and EP's on high profile labels like Ambush, Peace Off, Broklyn Beats, Mirex, and his infamous 2005 debut, "This Means Forever," on Tigerbeat6. From Breakcore's hyper-kinetic beats and DJ'ing heavy bass music like Grime/Dubstep, Electro to Baltimore Club and 4x4, DTL evolved into an underground club massive sound. Now, responsible for the bass heavy Trouble & Bass parties w/ co-founder Math Head, DTL is bringing a fresh spin on urban music. With a new alias, Curses! releasing on french dance label Institubes, be prepared to hear a concoction of Disco, Freestyle, Old School Rave, Grime, Techno, and All things Bass Heavy.
Venezia's energetic live performances and vicious DJ sets have captivated audiences and artists worldwide with their innovative sound. Under the moniker Drop The Lime, he has toured and performed with renowned artists such as, Kid606, DJ / Rupture, Knifehandchop, Rotator, Sickboy, DJ Scud, Shadetek, Jammer, Skepta,Vex'd, The Plastician, Dizzee Rascal, Digital Mysitcz, Plaid, and Cylob. DTL has cut up remixes for a diversity of artists and bands, including Infants, Vyle, Bong Ra, C.L.A.W.S, End, Mathhead, Ra-X, Chris Glover,Atki2, Mochipet, Alan Astor, Kid606, and more. His music has inspired remixes by artists including, Gold Chains, Soft Pink Truth, Kid606, Starkey, Atki2, Original Hamster, Shadetek, Eats Tapes, Infants, Jason Forrest, and Duran Duran Duran. DTL has also performed at highly acclaimed festivals such as Barcelona's Sonar, Austin's South by Southwest, Miami's WMC & Art Basel after parties, New York's CMJ, Caen's Nordik Impact, Belgium's WOOD, and Amsterdam's Sonic Acts. DTL has had major airplay on BBC Radio1's Breezeblock, hosted by Mary Anne Hobbs, RinseFM, Resonance FM, and numerous shows on New York City's WFMU, WNYU, EVR, just to name a few.
