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ERIK RUG

" Stop ruinin' my high..."

About Me


I djay since dec 1978.
Specialised people, books, mags, djs, journalists say im one of top french house and electro music pioneer - Let’s say i was at the right spot the right time. I’ve basically followed my instinct and was always very confident in my musical tastes.
I produce records, remixes & compilations for various labels under diverse monikers such as Daphreephunkateerz - Dirty Jesus - Tommy Lobo - Waxworks - Low Tone Priority - 2frenchmen - The Dreadless Soldier - The Spliffheadz - The Plastics or...Erik Rug.
I like to open my ears and i have very ecclectic tastes in music, same with litterature or movies...i love design, photo, architecture, sociology...
I’m into healthy food, gave up with chemicals, booze, cigs and only smoke natural...
I m a huge soccer fan. Paris St Germain is my team for the good and more oftenly for the worst - cant watch them play much as I got rid of my colour tv. This, beeing part of my brain reconstruction process.
I’ve launched a nu record label " Les Disques du Telegraphe " - march 2006 and i still press vinyl ! My music is also available on digital music stores..Itunes, Fnac, Beatport etc..
I run a parisian weekly mix - "Waxgroove" ( black music orientated), on a mainstream dance music station called Radio FG - sunday night 00-01 am french time - www.radiofg.com - I’m playing old & nu school soul- funk- jazz- hop- dub- afro- boogie and the rarest underground cutz that would normally NEVER fit on FGs playlist. I throw my beats to thousands of teenagers who would generally go for mainstream house and r’n’b. I get great response from listeners and this is so emulating.
I also promote the "Waxgroove Party" at Nouveau Casino/ Paris.
The party now exists for 9 years and is still evergrowing every time...
In my teenage years i was a punk and rock’n’roll music is a territory i’ve never stopped to explore...i also promote the OINK! party at Nouveau Casino with guest live bands - i can express there my darker side by playing obscur 80’s post-punk records with current electro & rock productions.
WARNING: to read the whole bio - can be exhaustive...not that i am pretentious but getting older every year is a process i cant stop - jump to my blog section...
Peace.
ER.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2005
Band Website: lesdisquesdutelegraphe.blogspot.com
Band Members:

Influences: DJ Kool Herc - Grand Master Flash - Ultramagnetic MCs - Afrika Bambaataa - The Zulu Nation - Disco Wiz - Dj Mozart - Roger Troutman - Norman Whithfield - Tee Scott - Larry Levan - Serge Munzibai - David Todd - Walter Gibbons - Ron Hardy - Shep Petibone - Nick Martinelli -Kraftwerk - Medium Medium - Apb - The Clash - The Smiths - Lee Scratch Perry - King Tubby - The Scientist - The Meters - The Burrell Bros - NU Groove records - Pal Joey - Joe Smooth - Material - Arthur Russel - 99 recs - A Certain Ratio - Adonis - Kerri Chandler - Marshall Jefferson - Larry Heard aka Fingers Inc - Ron & Chez - Kas Produkt - Taxi Girl - Phuture - EPMD - Giorgio Moroder - Patrick Cowley - Man Parrish - Trevor Horn - Martin Hannett - Maurice Starr - Clear - Kleer - Paul Simpson - Talking Heads - Brian Eno - Neu ! - Faust - Tom Tom Club - The Au Pairs - Blurt - Ministry - Maximum Joy - Denis Bowell - The Pop group - Maffia + Mark Stewart - Rig Rig & Panic - Scritti Politti - Defunkt - Chic - Jah Wobble - Suicide - Adrian Sherwood - Funkadelic & Parliament - Breakwater - The Last Poets - Kool & the Gang - The Blackbyrds - Brothers Johnson - Nia records - West End - Prelude - Salsoul - Wild Pitch recs - Roxanne Shanté - the Philly Sound - Carole Shinette - Soul 2 Soul - Sade - Herbie Hancock - Roy Ayers - Lonnie L Smith - Ramsey Lewis - Bob James - Weldon Irvine - Marc Moulin - Peru Negro - Public Enemy - Jeru - LOTUG - Can - Basement 5 - Quasimoto - Bad Brains - Detroit UR - Chicago Trax - Madchester - Angie Stone - Eryka Badu - Daphreephunkateerz - Trouble Funk - On U Sound - Sly & Robbie - Howlin'wolf - Dj Premier - James Brown & his JBs RIP brother ! - Sharon Jones - Indoor Life - Erik B & Rakim - A Tribe Called Quest - Rhyme Syndicate - De La Soul - Cold Crush Brothers - Kool Kyle - Captain Skyy - Dazz Band - Brand New Funk - Fela Kuti - Donald D - Polyrythms from Africa - the smokin' Jamaican sound - Jimi Hendrix - Led Zeppelin - Fatback Band - Faze O - Randy Muller - Brick - Queen Latifah - Fantastic Four + 1 - Marley Marl - King Sunny Ade - Section 25 - Liaisons Dangereuses - Autechre - Tuxedomoon - Indoor Life - Snakefinger - Matrix 1947 - Fad Gadget - Wire - Young Marble Giants - Japan ( the band !) - Dali's Car - A Split Second - Cabaret Voltaire - Egyptian Lover - Plant Life - Tackhead - The Velvet Underground - Iggy & the Stooges - Spacemen 3 - Sonic Youth - Wolfman Jack - Sixties punk & garage stuff - Tribe Jazz - Gil Scott Heron - Heem - Quando Quango - Stiff records - Cherry Red - Chk Chk Chk - Lcd Soundsystem - Numbers - DAF - The 45 King - Kenny Dope - Pete Rock - IG Culture - New Sector Movement - Ramsey Lewis - Norman Connors - Earth Wind & Fire - Shriekback - Dead Kennedies - Inner City - Ten City - The Emperor Machine - Padded Cell - Fujiya & Miyagi - Curtis Mayfield - Blurt - The Psychedelic Furs - The Raincoats - The Slits - Gang of Four - Factory rec - The Weathermen - The Stranglers - Swell Maps - Bauhaus - The The - Arctic Monkeys - Linton Kwesi Johnson - The New Age Steppers - Mad Professor - Joe Bataan - Coke Escovedo - Roberto Montuno - Ray Barreto - Frukos y sus Tesos - Muddy Waters - John Lee Hooker - Todd Terry - MAW - Dj Spinna - Quantic Soul Orchestra - Playing 4 The City - Spacek - Ohmega Watts - Djneiro Jarel - 4Hero - Flying Lotus - Mia - Cymande - Bohannon - Nerd - D'Angelo - Sleepwalker - Rythm'n Sound - Augustus Pablo - Maurizio - Dennis Bowell - Bahamadia - Madlib - Stonethrow - Jay Dilla - Sa Ra - Sugar Hill - Blackfire records - Mulatu - Enjoy recs - Blue Note - Verve Jazz - Oum Khalsoum - Geraldo Pino - Eric Satie - Arvo Part - Nina Simone - Billie Holiday - Big Mama Thornton - Orgone - Tony Allen - Davy DMX - Jungle Brothers - Jurassic 5 - Gherkin rec - Lynn Collins - Aretha Franklin & all the soul divas - Motown - Stax - ATCO..and..Phhheeeeeeeewwww....soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many artists to mention....
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Record Label: Les disques du telegraphe - Maine recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ace tunes im playing these days

  ...no special order ! Arbitrairement objectif...comme tjrs... 40 Thieves - Don't turn it off (feat. Qzen) The Bug feat. Warrior Queen  Skeng (Skream/ Kode 9 rmxes) Erykah Badu  the Healer Kod...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:50:00 PST

playlist Nov.2007

..> a short list of ace numbers for your ears, mind and feet... ...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:08:00 PST

Playlist Sept.

Here is a list of tunes i like or play at the moment...no special order.Some are darker - some are brighter..some are pure funk killers..some are floor fillers ...some are just cool.®Sygeaire  Always...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:20:00 PST

Waxgroove news + playlist August

Well, i got news for you people ..The Waxgroove party is back.- thursday 13th of sept..we will be at Bus Palladium just for once..Its going to be a change as party is scheduled on a thursday instead o...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:04:00 PST

Playlist June

Electro/Rock/Tek list: Clearcom & Dunwich  Misunder (LDT004) Nico Purman  Lunatic Lcd Soundsystem  Sound of silver LP (DFA) Boris Bretcha  Monster in box (Autist) The Emperor Machine  Lift ...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:11:00 PST

Nu Waxgroove mix Vol.2 on parisdjs

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Posted by ERIK RUG on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:39:00 PST

WAXGROOVE _June 16th_Paris

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Posted by ERIK RUG on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:28:00 PST

Download Mix - OINK! Vol.3

Download Mix - OINK! Vol.3 Post-punk, new wave & other white funk alternatives selected, mixed & eventually re-edited. OINK! Vol.3 includes Suicide, Kas Product, Human League, No More, 400 Blows...D...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:28:00 PST

WAXGROOVE MIX on www.PARISDJS.COM podcast

go to www.parisdjs.com podcast and download everything you need. Well, suscribe first.also you ll find there my OINK! mix series vol.1,2&3 (postpunk) ..it's free !......
Posted by ERIK RUG on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:50:00 PST

WAXGROOVE party - thee absolute bomb baby!

Wow!that was it...last Waxgroove party @Nouveau Casino(10th feb 2007) was the absolute bomb.Waxgroovers turned down as soon as we opened the doors and finally left really late.. i ve stopped the music...
Posted by ERIK RUG on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:22:00 PST