Naphta

There is more than one artist/band named Naphta:

1. Naphta is a DJ and producer hailing from Wrocław, Poland. Also one half of Polish DJ duo, Phat Trakz and host of Wroclaw’s infamous Loud & Clear parties, Naphta takes inspiration from a variety of electronic stylings, with a thick dose of soul and southern rap and acid techno thrown in for good measures.

Naphta is a firm believer that emotional energy beats adherence to particular sounds, keeping his eyes out for the structure of chords and melodies.

A participant in the Red Bull Music Academy 2011, the future looks bright for this youngster.

2. Naphta was a five-piece heavy rock band based in Paris, France. After 3 self-produced recordings and about 30 shows, they disbanded in March 2008.

Discography:

La Dernière Heure (2005)

Soleil Rouge (2006)

L'Homme de Verre (2007)

Members:

Paul Cazenave-Piarrot: drums (ex-Backbone Party & Les Gens du Fond)

Julien Dias: vocals

François Dorléans: guitar and backing vocals (Mondegreen, ex-The Skeletonz)

Arnaud Le Pape: guitar (Backbone Party)

Ardeshir Ross: bass until 2006 (Warnam)

Jérôme Vieilledent: bass from 2006 (ex-Edge Caress)

3. Naphta is Shane O’Shea from Dublin, Ireland who has released Drum ‘N’ Bass / Jungle records on labels like Rohan’s Bassbin, and Fanu’s Lightless Recordings. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.