DJ Cam

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DJ Cam (born Laurent Daumail in 1973) is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was "Undergound Vibes" in 1994, and was revolutionary for it's time, featuring familiar jazz samples and loads of vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences. His second studio album was 'Substances', which carried on with the tradition of it's predocessor. He realeased 'The Beat Assinated' in 1998, which contained cameos from underground rappers, and also released "The Loa Project vol, 2" and various DJ Mixes during 98-02. In 2003, he departed his regular sound for the Soulshine LP, which also had an apperance from Gang Starr's Guru (Credited as Baldheaded Slick). He went back to his hip-hop roots in 2004 with 'Liquid Hip-Hop', in 2006, he released an Itunes exclusive 'Best Of' compolation, featuring a new song at the end. He is not to be confused with DJ Cammy.

[edit] Discography

  • Underground Vibes (1994)
  • Underground Live (1996)
  • Mad Blunted Jazz (1996) [2CD release of out of print Underground Vibes and Underground Lives]
  • Substances (1996)
  • DJ-Kicks (1997)
  • The Beat Assassinated (1998)
  • The Beat Assassinated Limited Edition Instrumental EP (1998)
  • The Loa Project Volume 2 (2000)
  • The French Connection (2000)
  • Honeymoon (2001)
  • Soulshine (2003)
  • Fillet Of Soul (2003) [With Tassel And Naturel]
  • Liquid Hip Hop (2004)
  • My Playlist (2005)
  • Fillet Of Soul Opus 2 (2005) [With Tassel And Naturel]
  • Revisited By (2006)
  • Best of DJ CAM (2006) (Compilation of Greatest Hits)
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