GIG: The Turnaround feat. DJ Mu - Fri 28th May
The Turnaround with Special Guest DJ Mu (Fat Freddy's Drop)& Cian, Submariner & Manuel BundyFriday 28th May 2010Bacco Room, 53 Nelson St, AK11pm Till Late
$15 Door
Conch Records
Various - Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba Vol. 1 & 2 2LP (Light In The Attic)
Get Vol. 1 here & Vol. 2 here
Various - Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba Vol. 1
An unprecedented combination of socialism and artistic freedom flourished during the mid-years of Castro’s Cuba, enabling musicians to create an innovative body of music based on traditional styles like those made famous by the Buena Vista Social Club. Si, Para: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Volume 1 captures the spirit of this time.
The music ranges from son, beat, jazz, funk, and abounds with psychedelic influences, electronic experimentation, and a heavy dose of soul. Communist funk may seem unlikely, but here it is, as Light In The Attic & Waxing Deep team up for this deluxe vinyl release.
The work of experimental trombonist Juan Pablo Torres - whose tremendous versatility and large body of work since the '60 have often been overlooked - is given much love, with three of his tracks being featured on the album. Even the decades old Orquestra Riverside get loose with En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes. This music remained obscure even though even though they were put out by EGRAM Records, the only game in town at their time of issue. For the most part, these songs hardly conform to the central canon of Cuban pop, but this is truly epic music and is perhaps even more relevant to the funkier influences within the contemporary Cuban musical spectrum.
Vol. 1 Track Listing with Soundclips (Click For Audio Clips) 1. JUAN PABLO TORRES Y ALGO NUEVO - Son A Propulsion 2. IRAKERE - Bacalao Con Pan 3. LOS VAN VAN - Y No Le Conviene 4. LOS REYES '73 - Adeoey 5. COMBO TIEMPOS NUEVOS - De La Fiesta La Mejor 6. GRUPO MONUMENTAL - Si, Para Usted 7. LOS TAINOS - Amor Mio 8. RICARDO EDDY MARTINEZ - Tamba Iya 9. ORQUESTA RIVERSIDE - En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes 10. JUAN PABLO TORRES Y ALGO NUEVO - Y Viva La Felicidad 11. JUAN PABLO TORRES Y ALGO NUEVO - Rompe Cocorioco 12. LOS 5-U-4 - Baila, Ven Y Baila 13. SINTESIS - Con La Luz Del La Ma 14. JORGE REYES - Pocito 11 15. GRUPO LOS YOYI -El Fino 16. GRUPO DE EXPERIMENTACION SONORA DEL ICAIC - Sondeando 17. MIRTHA Y RAUL - Casina Y Epidecus
Various - Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba Vol 2
Light In The Attic & Waxing Deep team up again for Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Volume 2 - taking up where the first volume left off with another a fully-licensed compilation of Cuban funk, jazz, psych, son, and soul from the last four decades. Highlights include the deep funk of Safari Salvaje by Los Rápidos, a mesmerising funk workout from an obscure band that in the 70s won the Cuban equivalent of American Idol, Al Sonar la Hora, a funk-rock classic from Los Barba who, despite being one of Cuba’s most popular bands ever, never recorded a single LP, and Vanguardia y Juventud by Sonopop, absurdly unlikely party music from teenaged members of the Communist Youth Militia.
The series has already received fantastic critical praise, with The LA Times calling Volume 1 “sublimeâ€, Spin giving it 4-stars, and Pitchfork claiming it was “what every revolution should sound likeâ€.
All of the tracks were re-mastered from the ORIGINAL tapes, kept by the Cuban government in a dusty Havana warehouse. Given the poor quality of Cuban vinyl, this means the music on Si, Para Usted has a sound quality previously unavailable. Quite simply, the music has never sounded this good.
Vol. 2 Track Listing with Soundclips (Click for audio clips)
1. Los Britos - El 4-5-6 2. Los Caneyes - Suspirando Por El Chikichaka 3. Los Rapidos - Safari Salvaje 4. Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna - Vehicle 5. Grupo Monumental - Tremendo Tremendo 6. Juan Pablo o Torres - Y AparecEl Tromb 7. Los Britos- Cuando Llego A Mi Casa 8. Combo los Caribe - Andaluc 9. Sonopop - Vanguardia Y Juventud 10. Grupo Fas - El Siglo De Libertad 11. Los Llamas - Los Llamas 12. Los Barba - El Cristal 13. Los Barba - Al Sonar La Hora 14. Mirtha y Raul - El Suee Andr 15. Hilario Durah - El Son De Victoria 16. Los Papines - Para QuiegasMore:
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 2LP/CD (Warp)
FLYING LOTUS RETURNS WITH THE NEW ALBUM ‘COSMOGRAMMA’ ON WARP RECORDS
Get it here on 2LP 0r CD here
When global bass music matriarch Mary Anne Hobbs recently told The Fader “Flying Lotus, for me, is like the Hendrix of his generation†it seemed more then an audacious opinion, and with the arrival of Cosmogramma, it’s revealed as a revelation. In the past couple of years, Flying Lotus has grown into the position of being far more than a producer, he has helped materialize a far-reaching strain of musical ideology that has encompassed not only a global family of like-minded artists, but also a nearly infinite palate of planetary (and interplanetary) sonics.
Looking back, his full-length Warp debut, Los Angeles appears to be much more of a mission statement than a simple introduction – laying the foundation for a field on which an entire generation of artists would soon be playing. While that album was an introspective, moody travelogue through the Californian metropolis, it certainly hinted at Flying Lotus’ inclination to expand his sound beyond terrestrial means. As you may deduce from the title of his latest opus, he’s done just that. Not only has an entirely new range of sounds been unlocked by our intrepid astral traveler, but every genre touchstone associated with his name has been merged into a self-described “space operaâ€.
Seamless in execution and too wide in scope to properly describe, it is the authentic embodiment of his unique musical heritage. The spirit of his famed aunt, Alice Coltrane permeates the record, notably in the powerful collaborations with relative Ravi Coltrane, bass virtuoso Thundercat and the brilliant harp prodigy, Rebekah Raff.
Certainly these are further reaches into a musical space that Flying Lotus had hitherto been exploring, however other collaborators such as Erykah Badu and Outkast string arranger Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and guest vocalists Thom Yorke and a returning Laura Darlington (featured on Los Angeles’ epic closing track ‘Inifinitum’) help deliver Cosmogramma to dizzying new heights. All this name-dropping, however, is not to detract from the genius of the wizard-like figure behind it all. The most powerful aspect of FlyLo’s output has always been it’s ability to communicate his boundless love and enthusiasm for music in all it’s forms and that is what is boldly on display here.
People speak about ‘important’ albums all the time, but rarely is it so apparent that person behind them is following their own, chosen path – Flying Lotus is one of those precious few artists. When one is presented with an invitation for space travel, it’s not something to pass up.
Flying Lotus ‘Cosmogramma’ WARP195 May 2010 Double Gatefold Vinyl / CD Tracklisting & Listening Clips:| 01 | Clock Catcher | clip | ||||
| 02 | Pickled! | clip | ||||
| 03 | Nose Art | clip | ||||
| 04 | Intro//A Cosmic Drama | clip | ||||
| 05 | Zodiac Shit | clip | ||||
| 06 | Computer Face//Pure Being | clip | ||||
| 07 | …And The World Laughs With You ft. Thom Yorke | clip | ||||
| 08 | Arkestry | clip | ||||
| 09 | Mmmhmm ft. Thundercat | clip | ||||
| 10 | Do The Astral Plane | clip | ||||
| 11 | Satellliiiiiteee | clip | ||||
| 12 | German Haircut | clip | ||||
| 13 | Recoiled | clip | ||||
| 14 | Dance Of The Pseudo Nymph | clip | ||||
| 15 | Drips//Auntie’s Harp | clip | ||||
| 16 | Table Tennis ft. Laura Darlington | clip | ||||
| 17 | Galaxy In Janaki | clip |
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