Para - It's The Hornet / The Hideaway / 7"

Para

It's The Hornet / The Hideaway

7" |
£5.49
date in:
9/9/2010

catalogue number:
BNB040

genre: Funky Breaks
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Description of Para It's The Hornet / The Hideaway

Para is the South Wests answer to Cut Chemist!! His 2nd 7" on Breakin Bread is a storming piece of dancefloor action backed with an infectious summertime foot shuffler.

A. Its The Hornet The A-side here is a hard edged dancefloor midtempo monster, full of hooks and some dope cuts from Para.

B. The Hide Away The B-side showcases a new softer side to Para with a summertime foot shuffler reminiscent of Quantic and Plantlife and a chorus that sticks in the mind. Festival action!

Para, a DJ and producer from Swindon, was introduced to hip-hop around 1988, having a local scene that was active in all elements of Hip Hop Para quickly learnt about the history and was instantly hooked. After experimenting with all elements he decided to focus on Djing.

Para began by making a series of Mix -tapes which he would hand out locally. These developed into a series of cut and paste mixes that took the idea of cut and paste to the next level.

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