DJ Cam explained

DJ Cam
Birth Name:	Laurent Daumail
Birth Place:	Paris, France
Years Active:	1990–present

Laurent Daumail (born 1973),^[1] better known by his stage name DJ Cam, is a French record producer. 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]

Fact named his 1996 release Abstract Manifesto the ninth best trip hop album of all time.^[5]

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 (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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: DJ Cam. Resident Advisor. 14 July 2018.
2. Web site: DJ Cam (Biography). AllMusic. 14 July 2018. Cooper. Sean.
3. Web site: Mad Blunted Jazz – DJ Cam. AllMusic. 14 July 2018. Bush. John.
4. Web site: Seven – DJ Cam. AllMusic. 14 July 2018. O'Brien. Jon.
5. Web site: The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time. Fact. 30 July 2015. 14 July 2018. Twells. John. Fintoni. Laurent.