When we built with France-born, Argentina-based producer Hugo Douster for our latest issue (on stands now, readable online two weeks from Tuesday), we learned of the dinosaur obsession that inspired his fiercely unique forthcoming EP, Triassic Genesis; that he has to envision an epic, movielike scene when he composes his music; and that he is next working on an album based on medieval times. It's like the Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus up in here, and this latest song is no exception: He calls it "Indo-christianisme + LY Funky" which, if you consider the chanty vocal sample and the vaguely UK Funky drum pattern (we're guessing the "LY" refers to his homebase of Lyon, France), that's exactly what it is. But channeled through his mind, it extends into the realm of completely creative, slightly but unoffensively cartoony, and utterly about to be your shit.
Stream: Douster, "Alleluja"
Stream: Douster, “Alleluja” MP3
Photographer Guy Martin
August 14, 2009