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Aroop Roy is a producer, musician and label head, who joins the dots between electronic music and borderless organic sounds. From house, garage and techno to jazz, disco and global rhythms, he has enjoyed universal acclaim as a producer and DJ.
Aroop's sets are full of personality, style and infectious groove, earning him a growing reputation as a uniquely gifted DJ. In the last few years, he has been enjoying huge momentum, causing wild scenes at places like Fabric, Koko and Hi Ibiza and lighting up festivals including Defected Croatia, Lost Village, Worldwide and We Out Here. He is a resident for Defected Broadcasting House and has recorded guest mixes for the likes of BBC, NTS, Rinse and Jazz FM.

Showcasing his skills as digger and tastemaker, Aroop's label Vive La Musique reissues and reworks rare eclectic sounds from around the world, from Caribbean Zouk and Congolese Rumba to French jazz-fusion and South African soul. The catalogue has been celebrated by tastemakers across the scene with the recent offering In the Fast Lane receiving rave reviews for uncovering the historical connections between French virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty and the Detroit techno movement.

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Aroop Roy
Pale Bayo EP
2023, 2xFile, MP3, EP, 320, Club Bad
Aroop Roy
Nomadic Soul Remixed
2011, File, WAV + File, MP3, Freestyle Records (2), ,
Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Downtempo
The Celebrant
Re-calibrated & Re-celebrated
2023, 12", Canopy Records, ,
Afrobeat/Disco/Funk
Rex Omar
Rex Omar
2023, 12", EP, Soundway
Sweet Reaction
Big 5 Boogie #2
2023, 12", Voom Voom Records
Benjamin Fröhlich Feat. Private Agenda
Soft Power (Remixes)
2023
Various
Best Of 2022
2022, 12", Red, The Disco Express, ,
Disco/House
K.O.G.
Zone 6 Remixed EP
2022, 12", Heavenly Sweetness
Various
Xpress Remix Vol. II
2022, 4xFile, MP3, 320, The Disco Express, ,
Nu-Disco/House
Vanilla
Turn Me Loose
2021
Felipe Gordon
Sincopa Liquida EP
2021
David Walters
Krye Mwen (Remixes)
2020, 12", Ltd, W/Lbl, Han, Heavenly Sweetness
Various
Future Disco Poolside Sounds 008
2019, CD, Mixed + CD, Comp + Ltd, Future Disco, ,
Nu-Disco/Deep House
Edition Spéciale
Monsieur Business
2019
Blair French
Standing Still Is An Illusion Remixed
2018, 12", Rocksteady Disco
Campaner
Do It Together EP
2018, 3xFile, MP3, EP, 320, Sub_Urban
Son Of Sound
No Loitering EP
2017, 12", EP, Delusions Of Grandeur, ,
House
Lay-far
So Many Ways Remixed Part 2
2015, 12", EP, In-Beat-Ween Music
Lay-far
So Many Ways Remixed
2015, 13xFile, WAV, Album, In-Beat-Ween Music, ,
House/Broken Beat/Disco/Deep House/Future Jazz
Various
Fresh Out The Box 1
2010, 12", Smplr, Freestyle Records (2)
Various
Fresh Out The Box
2010, CD, Comp, Freestyle Records (2), ,
Soul-Jazz/Latin/Breaks/Jazz-Funk/Downtempo/Funk
Swede:art
Emotional Colors Remixes
2010
Beatspoke
Remixed, Pt. 1 - EP
2008, File, EP, MP3, in/phusion
Beatspoke
Remixed By Exposure Tokyo
2008, 7", Promo, Lim, in/phusion
Scott
La Rentrée
2007, 12", Doppelschall, ,
House/Broken Beat/Techno/Minimal
Various
Groovin Boogie Classics
2022, 12", Groovin Recordings, ,
Disco/Funk/Soul/Boogie
Felipe Gordon
Bringing The Old School Back EP
2021, 12", EP, Groovin Recordings
Jean-Luc Ponty
In The Fast Lane
2021, 12", Vive La Musique
Rafael Moraes
Reconnection
2021, 8xFile, WAV, Album, Yoruba Records
The Boogie Man
Jika Jika
2021
Christoph Moritz
In 80 Tagen Um Die Welt (Original & Aroop Roy Rework)
2020, 12", Tunesday Recordings
Simba
Dead Horse 02
2019, 12", Dead Horse (3)
Sammy Massamba
Azali
2019, 12", Vive La Musique
Tabala
Tabala Mouv
2018, 12", Ltd, RE, Vive La Musique
Various
Radio Mawimbi • Volume 1
2017, 7xFile, WAV, Comp, Mawimbi
Scott
When We Play Live...
2010, File, MP3, 256, Modularfield Netlabel, ,
House/Techno/Electro
Scott
Anytime
2008
Various
Various Assets - Not For Sale: Red Bull Music Academy Melbourne 2006
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Red Bull Music Academy, ,
Hip Hop/Contemporary R&B/Neo Soul/Hip-House/Broken Beat
Various
Red Bull Music Academy - Toronto 2007
2007, CD-ROM, App, Red Bull Music Academy, ,
House
Various
Barefoot Beats 14
2024, 10", EP, Single, Ltd, Barefoot Beats
Various
Chalo
2020, LP, Comp, Ltd, The Jazz Diaries, ,
Hindustani/Experimental
Various
Explícita
2019, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Pin, Magnetikz
Various
Intimate Settings
2019, CD, Comp, MotorCity Wine Recordings
Various
MotorCity Wine Recordings #2
2018, 12", Ltd, MotorCity Wine Recordings
Various
The Very Best Of Basic Fingers
2017, 15xFile, WAV, Comp, Basic Fingers
Simbad
FACT Mix 137
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, FACT Magazine, ,
House/Dubstep
Various
Iron & Tears Vol. 1
2010, 9xFile, WAV, The Gym
Various
Contre-Temps #06
2009, CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Car, Contre-Temps, ,
House/Broken Beat/Future Jazz/Hip Hop/Neo Soul
Various
Single Minded
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Freestyle Records (2), ,
Latin/Jazzdance/House/Jazz-Funk/Afrobeat/Soul/Big Beat/Disco/Future Jazz/Hip Hop/Neo Soul/Breaks/Funk
Various
Shape Of Things To Come
2008, CD, Comp, Promo, Go Mag
Scott
Anytime
2008
Various
Beyondjazz Vol. 3
2006, 12xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Beyondjazz, ,
House/Broken Beat/Future Jazz