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Release Date: 2023-06-28

Label: All City Records

BLACK VINYL Reissue 2023

I started this project August 2006, when i got back from a trip to Viet Nam, the land of my grandparents. As a vinyl junkie, i really couldn't come back to France without bringing back some wax. After hours spent riding on a motorbike in Saigon streets, a taxi finally helped me find some Asian records.

I almost felt like an explorer discovering a forgotten treasure. I bought 30 vinyls, most of them in poor condition, back to the crib, and started making beats with some material i wasn't used to.

I worked on this album through 2007. I think this is the perfect soundtrack to any Hip-Hop head going to South East Asia. It reflects all the different sides of those countries: Raw, sad, culturally rich, amusing, kitsch and romantic.

All proceeds from the sale of this album will be donated to 'La Goutte d'Eau' association (www.la-goutte-deau.com) to help their humanitarian operations for Vietnamese people.

Mastered @ LFE Studio, Paris.
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