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The Dude Of Stratosphear
Phrakhanong Disorder 7
Sphearic Records/- Cat No: SPH7-002
- updated:2019-04-11
A project by Jérôme, who has also released an album under the name YANTRA MANDIR on MENTAL GROOVE and who roams between Switzerland, Thailand, Bangkok, Osaka and beyond. Bass-heavy, dub-breakbeat global beats!
Side A "PHRAKHANONG DISORDER" is T.D.O.S. second single featuring Japanese turntablalist DJ TO-RU (Dujada-Goja) is a bass battle on a downtempo hard drum beat, hypnotic and chaotic like Bangkok's streets. Phra Khanong is a neighbourhood of this megapolis where hip hop culture meets local traditions. Side B is "NAMBA VIBRATIONS" with DJ TO-RU fine cuts on a dirty digital mish-mash of bass and dub beats,. Just in tune to get lost in electric downtown Osaka before heading to the dance floor facing a massive sound system. The Artist > The Dude Of Stratosphear aka T.D.O.S. is Jerome Doudet (Swiss/French artist and bass player based in Bangkok). DJ, vinyl collector, musician, graphic designer and East Asian music connoisseur, The Dude of Stratosphear was groomed in the vibrant alternative scene of the very international city of Geneva Switzerland. Growing up in a musical household (His father was a disco DJ), Growing up in a musical household (His father was a disco DJ), Jerome was exposed to a wide range of music at very early age, and started playing the 4 strings at the age of 10. Bass player in the swiss math-core bands Knut for a decade, he toured intensely all around Europe's biggest venues and festivals. He also joined the very underground american band Half Japanese for a couple of european tour and recorded the album Bone Head in 1997. And on top of the list was opening for the mighty KISS with the canadian band Bionic (CA) at Molson center in Monteal. Also member of various bands such as Imericani (SP/IT/CH), Intercostal (CH), Troll Patrol (CH), Bliscappen Van Maria (CH-IT), Edison (CH), Polar (CH-FR), Prejudice (CH-FR), Buz (CH), Void (CH), Ultra DB (CH), to name a few. Aside from the rock scene, he was also part of the multimedia team Ultra Pepita , developer

Hardcore record digger, globe-trotting traveler DJ and all-around nice guy Jérôme launches a new label, kicking things off with three 7-inches! The A-side is "Bangkok Prakanong Disorder" — apparently police crackdowns have been so extreme that Bangkok's nightlife has been devastated. The B-side is "Namba Vibrations." Heavy dubwise sound. (Original Japanese text by Saito)