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July 24 2012

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UPCOMING: Funkineven & Fatima - Phoneline 12" (EGLO)

Written By 1 - July 24 2012

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Eglo Records' Fatima and Funkineven once again collaborate, proving to be an unstoppable force with an original take on contempoary UK soul and dance music. Fatima's universal approach to Funkineven's tilted West London swing creates a chemistry and understanding reminicent of the greats that came before them. Tracklisting 1. Phoneline 2. West 2 East 3. 90's 4. 90's Reflex

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July 23 2012

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Jayson Brothers / Creative Swing Alliance / Pablo Valentino 12" (MCDE)

Written By 1 - July 23 2012

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Track List & Soundclips: 1.  Jayson Brothers – Drop Back  2.  Jayson Brothers – North & Pulask  3. Creative Swing Alliance – Yeah!  4. Pablo Valentino – Like it was ’99  After the more experimental vibes of Latecomers last release on MCDE, they are back to bringing you straight up dancefloor material on MCDE1209. Jayson Brothers “Drop Back” has been a hidden gem in Danilo`s sets for quite some time already, and we are happy to finally release it alongside the storming “North & Pulaski”. And on the Bside, Creative Swing Alliance are back on MCDE with their trademark House grooves, bringing us some deep goodness prefectly suited for those Basement sessions we love so much. Last but not least, Pablo Valentino also delivers a solo joint, another stable of Motor City Drum Ensemble`s recordbag since he first played “Like it was `99″ on Tim Sweeney`s Beats in Space.

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July 21 2012

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UPCOMING: Julien Dyne Glimpse Remixes 12" (WONDERFUL NOISE)

Written By 1 - July 21 2012

Due in at Conch very soon, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

side A who are you feat.Ladi6 & Parks remixes 1. sauce81 (cosmopolyphonic) 2. MONKEY_sequence.19 (Wonderful Noise) 3. RLP (cosmoplyphonic/oil works) *now on sale side B Get Closer feat.She So' Rad remixes 1.mfp (cosmopolyphonic) 2.Seiho (Day Trippers Records) 3.who are you feat.Ladi6 & Parks (sauce81 remix dub)

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July 19 2012

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UPCOMING: Colonel Red - Spaceface 12" (APOLLO)

Written By 1 - July 19 2012

 Due in at Conch very soon, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

For well over a decade, singer songwriter Colonel Red has been releasing quality soul music that gazes into the future while keeping a foot in the past. A pioneer of the broken beat scene, Colonel Red has applied his rich, honeyed tones to a huge array of releases and, with his debut EP on Apollo Records, he provides three emotionally charged future soul classics.

Colonel Red's career has been one lived in reverse: he began his journey courted by major labels and being flown out to the states before pulling away and starting afresh as an independent underground artist, with the freedom to produce his own work and pursue his own style and niche. Since then he's collaborated with an enviable roster of artists from across the spectrum: including soul greats such as Anita Baker, Teddy Pendergrass and Keith Sweat as well as the cream of modern futurists such as IG culture and Ursula Rucker.

Here, standout track SpaceFace (co-produced with C.O.N.E.) sounds like D'Angelo produced by 'Donuts' era Dilla, and throughout it's four and a half minutes of bumpy, driving funk Colonel Red illustrates exactly why he has such a revered status within the underground soul scene - the songwriting, production and vocal delivery are all from the top drawer. The term fizzing synths is overused and often inaccurate but here that's exactly what they are, woozily oscillating and pushing the addictive funk into outer space.

Sleepers begins with a deep, laid back spoken word intro, sounding almost like a lost Tricky track, before a jazz bass riff, distorted guitar and gentle, spooked synth stab form the backdrop for the Colonel's elastic, soul drenched vocal which culminates in the hooky repeated incantation of the chorus 'Something got a hold of me', a line which burns it's way into the memory almost instantaneously.

Rounding off with the slower, sultry pace of Soulriding, Colonel Red once again shows off his vocal dexterity against a musical canvas that recalls both early Timbaland productions and the disconcerting harmonic structure of Prince at his strangest, with synth strings sucked backwards providing an exotic, almost eerie tension.

TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS: 1. Spaceface 2. Sleeper 3. Soulridin

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July 17 2012

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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Fire (Mr Scruff Remix) 12" (CHOICE CUTS)

Written By 1 - July 17 2012

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Side A Hypnotic Brass Ensemble lay down an infectious stripped down to the bone latin flavoured anthem that immediately grabs the listener with its back breaking bass line and neck-snapping horn section. From the start the pulsating low-end of the sousaphone commands your full attention as the flawless horn stabs sit perfectly on top to create one of their most club friendly tracks to date. Colm K of Bastard Jazz fame edits down HBE's original version into a supreme 4 minute mix. Side B features special guest duties from Manchester's finest Mr. Scruff. He reworks the extended mix of Fire and utilizes his signature sounds to great effect, creating the quintessential Hypnotic v Mr Scruff collaboration - an absolute monster of a track for the dance floors! This is a strictly limited vinyl press with sleeve artwork by Donal Thornton of practice&Theory previous work includes: Onra, All City, HouseShoes, Hypnotic Hypnotic Brass Ensemble FIRE (Mr Scruff Remix) Snippet by Mr Scruff

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