Maelstrom - Hip Hop, Breaks, Freestyle - DJ Sets

Joan-Mael Péneau a.k.a Maelstrom fall into dance floors and electronic sounds with Spiral Tribe and free parties in 1996. He began DJing principally at illegal parties and this experience, combined to the encounters he had during this period, lead him rapidly to production. From this point, machines and softwares progressively invaded his studio. Since his first release in 1998, he has been involved in almost 20 record projects. from tekno and hardcore to drum'n bass, he has experienced a... Read more Joan-Mael Péneau a.k.a Maelstrom fall into dance floors and electronic sounds with Spiral Tribe and free parties in 1996. He began DJing principally at illegal parties and this experience, combined to the encounters he had during this period, lead him rapidly to production. From this point, machines and softwares progressively invaded his studio. Since his first release in 1998, he has been involved in almost 20 record projects. from tekno and hardcore to drum'n bass, he has experienced a wide field of dance floor sounds, but now it's all about breakbeats...

Labrok and Jalapeno signed most of the tracks he made alone or with his partner Napz in 2005: party break staples with funkyness and groove, abstract hip-hop and lounge tunes, jazzy textures and leftfield vocal samples...
Jalapeno 30 "SPELL IT" and Lab-rok 11 " Orange freaky fingers" have already gained support from the freestylers,krafty kuts,friendly,b-side,Drummatic twins,Plump Djs, Dr Rubberfunk, Ursula 1000 and Soul of Man... Show less