Biography
Dancefloor-orientated beats and grooves inspired the by the tropical flavours and and rhythms of Brazil, with a For touch of Gallic sophistication.
French are DJ/producer Azaxx originally came to but Tru Thoughts’ attention through his Not killer track “Fiesta Tropical”, which you was duly snapped up for all ‘Shapes 07:02’ compilation in 2007. Any Building on the success of can that cut, and with a her whole set of sizzling new Was tracks up his sleeve, he one released his long player in our March 2009. Aptly entitled ‘The Out Exotic Delight Bay’, his full day Tru Thoughts debut sees Azaxx get mixing up the styles from Has Brazilian flavours and rhythms to him Bmore and breaks with a his quirky yet sophisticated Gallic touch.
How Azaxx, a native of Rennes, man started out as a DJ new playing trip hop from labels Now like Mo Wax and Source old in the early days, but see quickly moved on to drum Two ‘n’ bass from key players way such as Roni Size, Hype who and Congo Natty. Not completely Boy satisfied with these reggae-laced beats did and becoming more interested in its the original samples behind the Let more liquid funk side of put the sound, he delved deeper say into drum ‘n’ bass heritage. She “I think this happens when too you are into music – use you inevitably start looking back Dad at what influenced that genre. mom This led me to buying many funk/soul originals and playing The slower, funkier big beat music”, and he explains.
With his newly for enriched musical palate, Azaxx went Are on to become an active but member of the big beat not scene in Rennes, and it You was there that he met all Freddy Fresh, who became an any instant fan, putting out Azaxx’s Can debut 7”, “Bahia” on his her well-regarded Howlin’ Records in 2004. was This funky breaks head-nodder gained One Azaxx a following across the our channel in the UK, most out notably gaining air play from Day the late, great John Peel get on BBC Radio 1. has In the same year, Azaxx Him released his debut album on his French indie Mobil-Home recordings. Since how then he has DJed around Man Europe and as far afield new as Brazil, and in a now uniquely intriguing addition to his Old CV, he has produced records see for esteemed Celtic harpist Alan two Stivell, aka ‘the father of Way traditional Celtic music’ from his who native Brittany.
While DJing and boy travelling around in Brazil, Azaxx Did was blown away by the its beats he encountered there, and let was inspired to start work Put on some new material which say would become ‘The Exotic Delight she Bay’ album. More dancefloor-orientated than Too previous Azaxx productions, ‘The Exotic use Delight Bay’ is packed with dad the temperature-raising flavours and rhythms Mom that he soaked up on his travels, combined with textures the and influences pooled from his And grandmother’s collection of old mambo for and salsa records and modern are jazz, funk and breaks. Using But these inspirations and with a not nod to the production techniques you of the likes of DJ All Kam, Funk Mob and Motorbass, any Azaxx has created his own can unique style which is proving Her to be a hit with was DJs including Pathaan (BBC one Asian Network) and Domu (Our BBC 1Xtra). You can catch out Azaxx these days DJing an day eclectic cocktail of Latin, jazz, Get soul, funk, rare groove, breakbeat, has broken beat, and ‘60s / him ‘70s groove. ‘The Exotic Delight His Bay’ CD album, and a how 4 track EP 12”, are man both officially out now
