DJ Elephant Power

With "NO SI, NI SO", his first solo album released on sonig at the end of 2004, Nicolas Baudoux aka DJ ELEPHANT POWER presented more than just a surprising and enjoyable debut.
Almost en passant, the album redefined the job and the self-image of the DJ. Baudoux is the legitimate successor to the turntablists who appeared in the middle of the 90s, while steering clear of any battle attitude or b-boy posturing. Yet his scratching is as nimble and deftly as one would expect from any experienced turntablist – after all, it is about making people marvel at one’s dexterity, a show of hands). But Baudoux adds one important quality: A polyphonous and completely idiosyncratic musical language. He calls himself a DJ, but he is really a creating artist, not just a craftsman.

DJ Elephant Power is the perfect anti-perfectionist. Live as well as in a studio environment he always performs on the verge of a complete loss of control. His tracks are anything but tight, yet they groove like hell. Anyone who has ever had the luck and the pleasure of witnessing one of his incredible shows will affirm that one simply has to dance, although it seems almost impossible. Baudoux’ sound, his way of arranging and mixing do not obey the rules of conventional DJing. They are, well, "radically dynamic”. Together with his brother Laurent, Nicolas formed the duo "SCRATCH PET LAND". He belongs to that Belgian posse of artists around the Fan Club Orchestra and Niko Uské.

"Atlas Anthem", a 6 track vinyl will be out on sonig in autumn 2008.

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Laurent Guerel / Tsugi / FR / 11-2008
DJ Elephant Power - Atlas Anthem - (Sonig)
Avec un Atlas Anthem, à la fois groovy et expérimental, le Belge confirme qu'il faut compter sur lui pour régulièrement remuer la fourmilière électronique. Rien ne manque sur ce nouveau maxi de Dj Elephant Power dont la réputation n’est plus à faire. L’anti-perfectionniste parfait! Nicolas Baudoux a construit sa réputation avec des tracks et une technique non académique. Alors il continue avec de nouvelles productions dansantes ! Un tour de force?. Face A: Sans aucun doute, avec cette basse bad-dubstep chahutée par ses scratchs fantaisistes, ses samples bucoliques et ses cuts de cartoon! Face B: une face pour vous rafraîchir le ciboulot, ou vous retourner le neurone. De l'expérimentation platiniste affolant les armées de circuits imprimés. Visite en terrain instable, loufoque et véritablement revigorant.

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