I almost felt like an explorer discovering a forgotten treasure.
Onra the anthem vinyl.
Onra is a self proclaimed vinyl junkie who goes on vacation to his grandparents birthplace saigon.
32 short tracks make up chinoiseries each of them clocking in at the 1 or 2 minute mark and delivering a tight selection of beats that somehow bring to mind j dilla rza madlib moondog mf doom and the sublime.
3 2lp special edition cover.
2 2lp special edition cover chinoiseries pt.
From the brilliant vietnamese sampled instrumental hip hop album chinoiseries this is the anthem by parisien producer onra.
As a vinyl junkie i really couldn t come back to france without bringing back some wax.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the anthem unreleased extended version onra the anthem extended version 2009 sacem released on.
The chinoiseries album was inpired by onra s travels to south east asia where he picked up a ruck of vintage vinyl and set about.
All housed in a screenprinted heavy canvas tote bag.
Onra and the very nice people at favourite recordings have pressed up limited copies of this absolute nugget of wax containing an extended version of the anthem from his brilliant chinoiseries backed with last tango in saigon clap clap and relax in mui.
Onra the anthem unreleased extended version last tango in saigon clap clap relax in mui ne.
Brilliantly odd instrumental hip hop album here from onra compiled and constructed around vintage vietnamese pop records picked up in flea markets on a trip to the far east.
After hours spent riding on a motorbike in saigon streets a taxi finally helped me find some asian records.
Available to buy on vinyl record.
Onra is a self proclaimed vinyl junkie who goes on vacation to his grandparents birthplace saigon.
Special edition triptych coverset.
Returning to france with a treasured collection of 30 records all in poor condition onra sets off to layering beats on top of forgotten samples that capture the soul of viet nam.
Chinoiseries pt 1 2lp special edition cover chinoiseries pt.
Find more tracks by onra and more releases on favorite recordings.
The chinoiseries trilogy on vinyl with a stamped 45 featuring 4 tracks that wont be available anywhere else.
