Chinese Man
Chinese Man is a French trip-hop-influenced rap collective that emerged in the mid-2000s with its own record label and a series of EP releases. Comprised of High Ku, Sly, and Zé Mateo, the Marseille-based group sometimes counts among its membership affiliates such as producer Leo Le Bug, Le Yan, Taiwan MC, and MC Youthstar. With a sound reminiscent of early dub-heavy Gorillaz, Morcheeba, and DJ Shadow, Chinese Man combined genres with a heavy focus on beats and samples. Formed in 2004, they made their recording debut in 2005 with The Pandi Groove EP on their own Chinese Man label. A pair of EPs followed in 2006 (The Bunni Groove EP) and 2007 (The Indi Groove EP), before the release of The Chinese Man Groove Sessions (2007), a full-length album compiling the group's recording output to date. The follow-up album, The Chinese Man Groove Sessions, Vol. 2 (2009), was released a few years later and was promoted with a tour of France (a third Chinese Man Groove Sessions installment would be issued in 2014).
In 2011, they issued Racing with the Sun and a remix album, Remix with the Sun, the next year. A pair of albums -- Sho-Bro and The Journey -- arrived in 2015. While Sho-Bro was only a short five-songs long (and a couple remixes), The Journey was a split collaboration with Tumi that featured appearances by familiar crew members like Taiwan MC, Tomapam, and Scratch Bandits Crew. Their tenth full-length Shikantaza was released in early 2017.
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We've Been Here Before
Miscellaneous - Released by Chinese Man Records on 1 Mar 2024
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The Groove Sessions, Vol. 3
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 14 Apr 2014
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Racing With the Sun
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 11 Apr 2011
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Groove Sessions
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 9 Jan 2007
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We've Been Here Before
Chinese Man, Stogie T, Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous - Released by Chinese Man Records on 20 Oct 2023
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Live (Zenith - Paris La Villette)
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 9 Nov 2018
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Too Late
Chinese Man, KT Gorique, Stogie T
Miscellaneous - Released by Chinese Man Records on 12 Jan 2024
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I've Got That Tune (10 Years Edition)
Dance - Released by Chinese Man Records on 1 Jan 2014
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Liar (Mophono Remix)
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 28 Sep 2018
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The Groove Sessions, Vol. 2
Trip Hop - Released by Chinese Man Records on 30 Mar 2009
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Miss Chang
Trip Hop - Released by Chinese Man Records on 21 Feb 2011
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Shikantaza Remix (Remix)
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 9 Nov 2018
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Sho-Bro
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 30 Mar 2015
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Live À La Cigale (Live)
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 12 Nov 2012
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Operaz
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 21 Jul 2017
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Remix with the Sun
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 30 Jan 2012
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Once Upon a Time
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 24 Feb 2014
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Blah! (L'Entourloop Remix)
Electronic - Released by Chinese Man Records on 22 Jun 2018
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