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Check also: The Chromatic Universe / Patinete / Sus 4 jam / Losange / Cascade / Waltz for Little Eva / Travellers
Alex Attias started his Djing career in 1988, Lausanne - Switzerland, playing house, funk and disco classics, progressing later onto the "eclectic jazz thing".
Throughout the late 80's and early 90's, he established himself as one of Switzerland's top Dj's running his own successful weekly nights, being booked to play all over Europe, and in return booking top International Dj's to play in Switzerland. Alex was also long-time collaborator for the magazine Vibrations, writing reviews and compiling their series of albums.
By 1995, he was ready to break into Electronic music production, contributing a track to the "5 Star Galaxy" compilation in the company of producer Patrick "Rollercone" Duvoisin. The following year he set up the Bel - Air Project, and began attracting attention with their first release "Magik", which was featured on one of the famous Sourcelab compilations. Bel-Air Project's next two releases became minor underground cult classics "Jazz with Altitude" and "Dark Jazzor" were both championed by the likes of 4 Hero, Gilles Peterson and Stacey Pullen.
At the same time, Alex also set up his own record label Corn-Flex and was busy collaborating under different guises, with Paul Martin as Beatless and with his Bel-Air colleague as Funkanova.
1997 saw the demise of the Bel-Air Project and Alex moved to England to pursue new musical projects. Mustang and Beatless are currently the main sources of his creative output (plus a few sporadic collaborations: River Plate with his brother Stephane, and Plutonia with Dego from 4 Hero).
In 2000, Alex set up his new record label, Visions Inc., for which he's been busy recording with super keyboard whizzkid Jessica Lauren, producing tracks for soul singer Vanessa Freeman, and his own Mustang project.
The first Beatless album "Life Mirrors" was released in October 2001 on the American label Ubiquity, featuring tracks recorded in San Francisco with the Daughters from the 70's band the Sons and Daughters of Lite, with Stones Throw rapper Quasimoto, and the multitalented Colonel Red.
Around the same time, Irma Records from Italy released his "Quiet Moments" compilation, an assortment of chilled and space jazz tracks from the past to unwind to.
A selection of Visions single releases and exclusives have been released September 2002 on a compilation entitled " THE CHROMATIC UNIVERSE " featuring treats from Dego, I.G. Culture, Plutonia, Vanessa Freeman, Mustang and Domu to name but a few.
Alex has also started with Goya music a serie of Dj cd mixes. the first volume has been completed by the Mustang man himself, and the series will continue with Dego, Bugz in The Attic, IG Culture, Domu and some of the Djs worldwide who are into good music!
A soundtrack has been created by Alex and his crew for the French channel Arte to accompany " Anomalies Passageres ", a film directed by Nadia Fares . shown on TV in march 2003.
Alex has completed his first solo album under the Mustang moniker.Release date : November 2004 on Compost records ( Germany )
Back to Switzerland after 8 years in London, Alex is preparing new music to be released this year in 2006 with his brother Stéphane. Their tracks are dancefloor orientated mixing house, techno and Soul of course! The project is simply called : ATTIAS.
In 2006 Alex and Stéphane's label Visions Inc. catalogue will be ready for digital downloads with new releases and remixes.
Now in 2007 Alex is working slowly but surely on his second Mustang project lp and also a collection of dancefloor singles and remixes for his new label FS records.
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Alex Attias Discography
2007
Attias " Nebukai" ( Still Music)
2006
Freedom Soundz " Take my love back" ( Visions)
Freedom Soundz " pass the chain" ( Visions)
2005
Freedom Soundz " Journeyz / Hero" ( Neroli )
Freedom Soundz " say yeah" ( Visions)
2004
Mustang " Alex Attias presents" ( Compost )
Mustang " Help me " ( Compost)
2003
A.Attias and E. Motta " Patinete / Sus 4 jam " ( Visions)
Nanami Togarashi " Orange Peel / Chili Pepper ( Visions)
The Age Of Selfishness " Wakako'ka" ( Visions)
Mustang " Nuclear War" ( Kindred Spirit )
2002
Freedom Soundz "Sync" (Neroli)
Various " The Chromatic Universe" (Visions)
Freedom Soundz " People's beat " ( People)
Anomalies Passageres " Original Soundtrack" ( Visions)
2001
Compilation "Quiet Moments" (Irma)
A.Attias and J. Lauren "Waltz for little Eva" (Visions)
Beatless "The Truth" (Ubiquity)
Plutonia "What U know / Wear your size" (Visions)
Beatless "Life Mirrors/ Love from the sun" (Ubiquity)
Beatless "Life Mirrors" Album (Ubiquity)
2000
Compilation "Hi - Fi Jazz" (X-Treme)
Mustang "Give a little love" (Mainsqueeze)
Mustang "Transitions / Twilight" (Visions)
Plutonia "Forever / Sarasowju" (Visions)
Catalyst "Inspirations" (Co-op)
Catalyst "Sunnin" (2000Black)
1999
Catalyst "Maida Voyage/Silly Games" (Future Talk)
Mustang "Obsession" (Crammed)
River Plate "Gilberto" (Yellow)
Beatless "Vertigo" (Compost)
Mustang "Verona" (Archive)
1998
Mustang "Starwatcher" (Mind Horizon)
Beatless "Latinaire" (Ubiquity)
Mustang "Purple Moon / Solange" (2000Black)
1997
Funkanova "Bobsleigh / Madness" (Cannonball)
Bel-Air Project "Jazz with Altitude" (Corn - Flex)
Beatless "To Expand" (Sirkus)
Funkanova "Understand / Phuture Funk" (Cannonball)
Bel-Air Project "Full Contact" (4 Play)
Bel-Air Project "Dark Jazzor Ep Pt. 1" (Future Talk)
Beatless "Klassique / She's the devil" ( Corn - Flex)
Bel-Air Project "Dark Jazzor Ep Pt. 2" (Future Talk)
BelAir Project " Kaleidoscope" show
1996
Compilation VIBRATIONS 3 "Introuvables and Remixes" (Delabel)
Bel - Air Project "Magik / Bongo Club" (Cannonball)
1995
Compilation VIBRATIONS 1 "Introuvables and Remixes" (Delabel)
Compilation VIBRATIONS 2 "Introuvables and Remixes" (Delabel)
Duval "Una Vez / Cornflex" (Five Star)
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Alex Attias Remixography
2007
Catalyst " Silly Games" A2 dub Mix ( FS004)
2006
Brifo " Mi Piano Rojo" A.Attias remix ( Brifo)
Rupert Town " Siboney" A2 Dub ( FS002 )
Art Blakey "Kenji's Walk" Alex Attias Mustang Remix (Dopeness Galore)
Leo Mendez Group "i feel love" Alex Attias Dark Dub (Lovemonk)
October "Medium" Freedom Soundz Dark rinse mix ( Striking Hand )
2005
Tominaga " Its ur time" Freedom Soundz remix ( Diaspora )
Laurent Garnier " 9.01 9:06" Mustang remix ( F-comm)
2004
Da Monikeerz " Love to the boogie" Freedom Soundz remix ( Diggers)
Mustang " Help me" Freedom Soundz remix ( Compost)
Colonel Red " Movin on" Mustang remix ( Visions inc)
Striking Hands " sunday joint" Freedom Soundz remix ( Striking hand)
2003
Ennio Morricone " Le foto proibite di una signora per bene" A. Attias mix ( Compost )
Titonton and Tejada " Passing through" A. Attias Remix ( Amalgama)
Global Soul " look Into yourself" A. Attias remix ( Bitasweet )
2002
Big Bang " Higher" - A. Attias remix ( Arision )
Mustang " Give a little love " Freedom Soundz special edit ( Visions)
2001
E. W. African Roots of Jazz "The Healer" Beatless remix (Ubiquity)
Dom Um Romao "Sambao" Catalyst remix (Head to toe)
Incognito "Reach out" A. Attias remix (Talkin Loud)
Jaaam "Votive" - Mustang remix (Mutant Soul)
Beatless "Like sugar like rain" A. Attias remix (Ubiquity)
2000
Tanzmuzik "Western Cos" Mustang remix (Sublime)
Kabuki "Lizard" - Catalyst remix (Spectrum Works)
Be Bop Dawg "Les Enfants" Catalyst remix (Dynamite Joint)
Nahawa Doumbia "Yankaw" Catalyst remix (Frikiwa)
1999
Tony Allen "Ariya" Catalyst remix (Comet)
Joakim Lone "Reve 1" Catalyst remix (Future Talk)
Francisco Aguabella "Dajomey Blue" Catalyst remix (Ubiquity)
1998
Uriel "The Pimp Strikes." Mustang remix (Beau Monde)
S. Cipriani "Realta 5" Mustang remix (Right Tempo)
Extended Spirit "Solid Water" Beatless remix (Sonar)
4 Hero " Mathematical Probability" Mustang remix ( Talkin Loud)
1997
Roni Size "Down" Bel-Air P. remix (Talkin Loud)
Armando Trovajoli "Sessomato" Bel-Air P. remix (Right Tempo)
Guess What "Power of Love" Bel-Air P. remix (G - what)
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