A Cat Called Fritz – VERTICAL IRIS

Imagine a star whispering the following words to your ear: everytime we fall or jump up and down, we are experiencing the force of gravity. Let’s explore it. Let’s hear the Sounds of Gravity.

Welcome to the new experience of A Cat Called Fritz, Vertical Iris.

The special journey of a cool cat through world and space meeting other cool cats. During his flyby, Fritz spreads some frequencies with his groovy Jazz beats to different places and spaces.

This LP starts with Rock Outta Space and immerses you into Fritz’ universe;

Hello the world, at this moment, over 2 billion people, in every part of the world, in every nation of the earth, are focussing their attention on this… Music… Check out my Melody!

On his path, Fritz met Sach aka Nouka Basstype of the legendary underground Hip Hop group called The Nonce (L.A.) and they made a musical space trip over nebulae and
galaxies, propagating their “7 senses” all around.

Naturally on his way he also joined his friend Audessey (Atlanta) of Soundsci. On this
album Audessey is like a satellite, every complete revolution or rotation comes with a track. The first one is called Gravity and “Who knows what mystical force is at work right now?…”

Each turn comes with its challenge. A pause is required, every cat needs inward-looking attitudes, so Ego System is a dialogue between the cat and his alter-ego Dj Lyrik.

LayFullStop of Roots Raddix (Manchester, UK) is the coup-de-cœur of the cat. He was immediately charmed by her melody & flow and wanted to have her colors on his
records. The sound they radiate is called Blueway.

Moreover, the funky track Everybody with Venomous2000 (New Jersey) is definitely a tribute to hip hop culture but mainly a call to “Everybody” in the constellation. In his spacecraft, Venomous2000 rocked it like nobody.

As Fritz continues his journey, he smoked the Buddha bless and merged with Mary Jane. As a radiance, he made a beat called Chronic. Fritz wanted to share this song with the kid named Glad2Mecha, and he was glad to meet him. Glad2Mecha felt the green color that emanates from the beat, and blessed the mic. This song was finally called 2 Hits.

Then, Fritz drifted like a space probe knowing the destination but not the path. His fly created that sound influx called Galactic Waltz.

Then came Pseudo Slang (Chicago) who Fritz met at a gig in France in 2016. Just like
all cats they shared music together and wanted to move on and represent their
macrocosmos on a track, they played rough on Ruff ’n’ Tumble.

Audessey is back for a second revolution that goes by the name of Mind Power, for this one a third star explorer was needed in order to search for “inner strength”. So another sidekick from Atlanta, who goes by the name of Pete Flux, showed up. It’s a small small world.

In 2016, Black Josh (Manchester, UK) and A Cat Called Fritz collaborated for the song Sound Boy Killers featuring Sleazy F Baby & Truthos Mufasa. Since they had fun on this one, and since all MC’s killed that beat, Black Josh and Fritz wanted to play again and renewed the experience on the track Don’t Play Yourself. Two cats standing on the Hip Hop playground.

Back on earth, and in order to encrypt his fantastic voyage, Fritz provides us with

We Got Shit, a vivid combination of ride and Jazz.

At last, Audessey is back for a kind of exhort Elevation through music, it could have been a chapter 2 for their previous project Beats Per Minute.

Have you heard the Sounds of Gravity ?

Moon

A Cat Called Fritz:

• aCatCalledFRITZ – Slow Down feat. K-Ro of Electric Conversation, 7 inch EP [Beats & Scratches] (2008) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – On & On feat. RepLife & K-Ro, 7 inch EP [Beats & Scratches] (2008) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – This is the Jazz, from Picki People Vol.1 (Various artists), 12 inch 2LP & CD [Beats & Scratches] (2010) Pickinniny, Brawls records
• Café Crème – Various artists – CD [Beats & Scratches 9 tracks] (2011) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Walter – J’garde La Distance feat. Lemdi, from Petits Meurtres Entre Amis, [Beat] (2011) ValMobb Industries, Coffee Break Records, ProPeace Music
• Jobee Project – Honey/Falling aCatCalledFRITZ remix [Beat] (2012) LDBK
• Jobee Project – Magic feat. Lemdi, [Beat] (2012) LDBK
• Lemdi & Moax – Egoïste, 7 inch [Beat] (2013) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Lemdi & Moax – Négropolitain, CD [Beats & Scratches 4 tracks] (2013) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ – By Design / The Hop, 7 inch single [Beats & Scratches] (2013) Slice of Spice
• Pumpkin – J’apprends, from Mentalow Mixtape Mixed by DJ Lyrik, K7 [Mixe dj & Scratches] (2013) Mentalow
• Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ – Beats Per Minute, 12 inch EP [Beats & Scratches] (2014) Slice of Spice
• Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ – Beats Per Minute Instrumental, 12 inch EP [Beats & Scratches] (2014) Slice of Spice
• Dyzberg aka dajzoelski – Paradigme, (2014) CoffeeBREAKrecords, FullBox, ValMobb Industries
  • Pumpkin & Vin’s Da Cuero – La Mer à Boire feat. Jay Prince remix, [Beat & Scratches] (2014) Mentalow
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Nowadays Mixtape, K7 [Beats & Scratches] (2015) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Nowadays/For My People, 7 inch single [Beats & Scratches] (2015) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Tribulations & Life of, 12 inch 2LP [Beats & Scratches] (2015) HHV / CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Nowadays The Beatstrumental Version, 12 inch LP [Beats & Scratches] (2015) HHV / CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Lemdi & Moax – Comme Tout Le Monde from Comme Tout Le Monde Négropolitain Remix EP, 12 inch EP [Beats & Scratches 4 tracks] (2016) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Ryu Mc – 4aRide Remix, [Beat] (2016) ValMobb Industries
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Check It Out, from OneYearAnniversary Dirty Beauty (Various artists), K7 [Beat] (2016) Dirty Beauty
• J.Mcfysian – Looking LUV remix, [Beats] (2016) Futuristica Music
• Jack Jones aka Audessey – Blast, 7 inch single [Beat & Scratches] (2016) Structures Build Records
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Vertical Iris, 12 inch 2LP [Beat & Scratches] (2017) HHV / Sounds Of Gravity

As Dj Lyrik :

• Quality Streetz 1 & 2 – Various Artists, K7 mixtape [Interlude & Scratches] (2001/2003) CO2 Activity
• dajzoelski – Envie, 7 inch single, [Beat & Scratches] (2006) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Dj Lyrik & CalZone – Hors Session, 7 inch EP [Beats & Scratches] (2006) CoffeeBREAKrecords / Souffle Records
• Electric Conversation – Check Le Mic, from Electric Conversation EP & Album, 12 inch/CD [Scratches] (2007) Futuristica Music
• La Tribu du Chef Guida – Pause “On The Microphone”, from Combat perpétuel / Pause 12 inch EP [Scratches] (2007)
• Café Crème – Various artists, CD [Beats & Scratches 8 tracks] (2011) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Pumpkin – Silence Radio, 12 inch EP & CD [Scratches 5 tracks] (2012) Mentalow
• Lemdi & Moax – Négropolitain, CD [Beats & Scratches 4 tracks] (2013) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Mentalow Mixtape Mixed by DJ Lyrik: Pumpkin and Vin’S da Cuero Oldies, Remixes and Unreleased Tracks, K7 [Mixe dj & Scratches] (2013) Mentalow
• Pumpkin & Vin’s Da Cuero – Le Beau Temps, 12 inch EP [Scratches 2 tracks] (2014) Mentalow
  • Pumpkin & Vin’s Da Cuero – Peinture Fraiche, 12 inch LP [Scratches 6 tracks] (2014) Mentalow

• Artworks & Covers

• Electric Conversation – EP / 12 inch, [Logo] (2007) Futuristica Music
• Electric Conversation – Communication Album CD / 12 inch, [Artwork, Photos, Logo] (2007) Futuristica Music
• La Tribu du Chef Guida – Combat perpétuel / Pause 12 inch EP, [Artwork] Illustrations by Régine Lanoir (2007)
• AF Stitt & Wildchild – The Countdown, 12 inch single, [Artwork] Illustrations Régine Lanoir, (2008)
• Kokayi – Mass Instructions, CD European release, [Artwork, Illustrations] (2008) Just Like Vibe
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Slow Down, 7 inch EP [Artwork, Illustrations] (2008) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – On & On, 7 inch EP [Artwork, Illustrations] (2008) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Picki People vol.1 – Various Artists [Artwork] Illustrations Régine Lanoir, (2010) Pickinniny, Brawls records
• Café Crème – Various artists – CD [Artwork, Illustrations] (2011) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Lemdi & Moax – Kick Sale/Egoïste, 7 inch [Artwork, Illustrations] (2013) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Lemdi & Moax – Négropolitain, CD [Artwork] Photos Yann Lacombe (2013) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ – By Design / The Hop, 7 inch single, [Artwork, Illustrations] (2013) Slice of Spice
• Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ – Beats Per Minute, 12 inch EP [Artwork, Illustrations] (2014) Slice of Spice
• Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ – Beats Per Minute Instrumental, 12 inch EP [Artwork, Illustrations] (2014) Slice of Spice
• BeatPete – Analog Affinities Vol.1, K7 [Artwork, Illustrations] (2015) HHV
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Nowadays Mixtape, K7 [Artwork, Illustrations] (2015) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Nowadays/For My People, 7 inch single [Artwork, Illustrations] (2015) CoffeeBREAKrecords
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Tribulations & Life of, 12 inch 2LP [Artwork, Illustrations] (2015) HHV / CoffeeBREAKrecords
• BeatPete – Analog Affinities Vol.2, K7 [Artwork, Illustrations] (2016) HHV
• aCatCalledFRITZ – Nowadays The Beatstrumental Version, 12 inch LP [Artwork, Illustrations] (2015) HHV / CoffeeBREAKrecords
• Lemdi & Moax – Comme Tout Le Monde from Comme Tout Le Monde Négropolitain Remix EP, 12 inch EP [Artwork] Photos Bertille Chéret (2016) CoffeeBREAKrecords

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