Playin' 4 The City
The Music & The Rhythm

The Music & The Rhythm

Catno

BR 06

Formats

3x Vinyl LP Album Compilation Stereo

Country

France

Release date

Nov 5, 2021

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 bass lines 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.

Limited edition of 500 copies. More good news: P4TC will put out a new album early next year. Enjoy the Music and the Rhythm!

Media: Mi
Sleeve: M

$55*

*Taxes included, shipping price excluded

BR 06 - FR - 2021

A1

The Music & The Rhythm Feat. Electra Weston

5:23

A2

My City LIfe Feat. The Deep

5:13

A3

Soufflé

5:22

B1

The Shore Feat. Loic Gayot

8:19

B2

Moonlightin'

6:25

C1

Spirits

8:25

C2

From Chicago To Paris Feat. DJ Mel Hammond

6:46

D1

Backfire

6:23

D2

This Road

7:03

E1

Deep Inside Feat. Mandel Turner

6:18

E2

Hall 3

1:13

E3

More Than Ever Feat. Karl The Voice

7:17

F1

Atmosfear's Vibe

8:01

F2

Chicago Nights

6:11

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