| Birth name | Laurent Daumail |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1973 (age 53–54) |
| Birth place | Paris, France |
| Genre | Hip hop · instrumental hip hop · trip hop · ambient · chill-out |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Label | Inflamable · Columbia |
| Website | inflamable.com [dead link] |
Laurent Daumail (born 1973),[1] better known by his stage name DJ Cam, is a French record producer and a disc jockey. Daumail's music is largely rooted in hip hop, combined with elements of jazz, dub, and ambient and composed using samples.[2][3] Daumail first rose to prominence in the 1990s with records such as Underground Vibes and Underground Live, which have been credited as early examples of trip hop, and he emerged as a leading figure in the decade's "ambient hip-hop" scene.[3][4] He founded the record label Inflamable.[1] In addition to his own musical output, Daumail has produced several compilations and albums for other artists.[1]
Underground Vibes is frequently cited as one of the first complete instrumental hip hop albums, credited with laying the foundations for the French trip hop movement and the subsequent evolution of lo-fi and chill-out music.[5]
Fact named his 1996 release Abstract Manifesto the ninth best trip hop album of all time.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Underground Vibes (1995)
- Substances (1996)
- Abstract Manifesto (1996)
- The Beat Assassinated (1998)
- Loa Project (Volume II) (2000)
- Soulshine (2002)
- Liquid Hip Hop (2004)
- Seven (2011)
- Miami Vice (2015)
- Beats (with Moar) (2016)
- Thug Love (2017)
- 90s (2019)
With DJ Cam Quartet
- Rebirth of Cool (2008)
- Diggin' (2009)
- Stay (2009)
- The Soulshine Session (2016)
Live albums
- Underground Live (1996)
- Live in Paris (2017)
Mix albums
- Mad Blunted Jazz (1996)
- ' (1997)
References
- ^ "DJ Cam". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Cooper, Sean. "DJ Cam (Biography)". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Bush, John. "Mad Blunted Jazz – DJ Cam". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Seven – DJ Cam". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Gagnez le vinyle "Underground Vibes" de DJ Cam" (in French). Le Nouvel Obs. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ Twells, John & Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 14 July 2018.