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June 24 2011

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Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds in 3-D (Soul Jazz)

Written By 1 - June 24 2011

Soul Jazz Records presents Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds in 3-D (Dancehall Digital Dub)

Compiled by Kevin Martin (The Bug) and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records)

Now Available In At Conch here, Vol. 1. 2LP, Vol. 2 2LP, 2xCD Kevin Martin (aka The Bug/ King Midas Sound) and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) have put together a unique new project bringing together new, exclusive and in-demand digital music by electronic futurists  Harmonic 313, Diplo, Roots Manuva, South Rakkas Crew,The Bug and more alongside a killer selection of Jamaican digital and electronic scientific dub and dancehall. Exclusive new tracks and mixes by Harmonic 313, Stereotyp, Federation, in-demand tracks from the likes of Roots Manuva, Diplo and South Rakkas Crew, the toughest digital and twisted rhythms from legendary producers  King Jammy, Steely and Clevie, Sly Dunbar, Prince Jazzbo, King Tubby, Firehouse Crew and more all feature on this unique release. The double album comes in limited edition heavyweight deluxe hardcover 2-CD card-casing complete with a limited-edition graphic novel by Italian comic book designer Paolo Parisi (whose books include subjects as diverse as John Coltrane and Chernobyl). This specially commissioned graphic novel is a science-fiction vision of the future of digital music, featuring King Tubby, Steely and Clevie, Jammy, Jazzbo, complete with Alien Sound Lord Abductors, Aural Freedom Fighters and Digi-Dub Voyagers! There are also two super-heavy, super-loud, deluxe gatefold double-vinyl editions (with the first copies also including a limited edition graphic-novel).
Tracklisting:CD ONE / Double LP volume one 1. Steely & Clevie ‘Streetsweeper’ 2. Lenky & Sly ‘Now Thing’ 3. Ricky Ranking fT. Roots Manuva ‘Doogoo Dub’ 4. Dave Kelly ‘The Return’ 5. Annex Crew ‘Summerbounce’ 6. Federation Sound ‘Flatlands (Brooklyn Dub Mix)’ 7. Lenky ‘Diwali Riddim’ 8. Team Shadatek ‘Yoga Riddim’ 9. Stereotyp ft. Alley Cat ‘Modern Times’ 10. The Grynch ft. Tippa Irie  ‘Electro Agony in Dub’ 11. Fira ‘Hummer Version’ 12. Diplo ‘Diplo Rhythm’ 13. Harmonic 313 ‘Bazooka Riddim’ 14. Ward 21 Productions ‘Pit Bull’ 15. Redlight ‘M.D.M.A’. 16. The Bug ‘Aktion Dub’ CD?TWO / Double LP volume two 1. Fat Eyes ‘Clothes Pin Rhythm’ 2. Steven Ventura 4 Kings of Kings ‘Throw Your Hands Up version’ 3. Sly Dunbar and Christopher Birch ‘Corners Boy’ 4. David Jahson ‘King of Kings Dub’ 5. Fat Eyes ‘Steel Plate’ 6. South Rakkas Crew ‘Red Alert’ 7. Parara and McCoy ‘Them Can’t Hold Yuh Gal version’ 8. King Tubby ‘Fat Thing version’ 9. World Beat ‘Gold Mine’ 10. Andre ‘Suku’ Gray (Jammys) ‘Sign Rhythm’ 11. Henfield and Shadowman  ‘Babatunde’ 12. Firehouse Crew ‘No False Hair’ 13. Computer Paul ‘World Talk’ 14. Fat Eyes ‘Overdose’ 15. Prince Jazzbo ‘Great Stone version’ 16. Kickin’ Productions ‘What You Gonna Do’ 17. Pliers (Bonner Productions)’ I’m Your Man Dub’ 18. Wiz Kidz ‘Team In My Heart version’ 19. Jammys ‘Jam 2’ James (Jammys) ‘Peenie Peenie’

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May 18 2011

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Upcoming: Gang Colours - In Your Gut Like A Knife 12" (Brownswood)

Written By 1 - May 18 2011

Due out 6th of July, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Gang Colours // In Your Gut Like A Knife // EP Teaser by Brownswood Tracklisting: A1. Village & City A2. Fireworks In Pocket B1. Dance Around The Subject B2. In Your Gut Like A Knife

It’s the emotive, dreamy quality of Gang Colours‘ debut EP, ‘In Your Gut Like A Knife’, that really grips the listener to his/her core; indeed, all the way to the gut. Floating in ambiguity, not leaning towards one genre nor another, its organic simplicity leads to a unique groove: one that maybe hasn’t been paved just yet.

As a portal into a world of daydreams, tumbling into shadows and embracing luminescence simultaneously, Gang Colours turns drum patterns into magic. Breeding surreal headphone-friendly landscapes, he fills them with unexpected sounds that would otherwise seem out of place. Within his intricate collages however, they nestle so comfortably – it’s hard to remember their usual context. At times his sound effects strike a peculiar balance between otherworldly and familiarity (reminiscent of slide whistles or insects buzzing). At other points they conjure a sense of longing. Think Mount Kimbie with a playful sense of humour, Burial on a soft, sunny dancefloor, Gold Panda with an R&B lean.

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April 05 2011

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Falty DL - You Stand Uncertain (PLANET MU)

Written By 3 - April 05 2011

Available Here On 2LP

When Falty DL released his 2009 debut on Planet Mu, Love is a Liability, it was notionally tied to dubstep, despite not sounding much like the sound at the time. A combination of irregular but still funky drums, bass and light musical surfaces, it stood out and was recognised for it’s distinctiveness - this was a native New Yorker interpreting his love of British dance music from a unique angle.

After spending 2010 honing his craft and working on singles for a bunch of different labels and remixes for the likes of The XX, Mount Kimbie and Anthony Shakir, Falty DL, born Drew Lustman, pulls his skills and experience together for this new LP; "You Stand Uncertain".

Things have evolved a lot on "You Stand Uncertain". From the very beginning the listener is plunged into his new focus on layered dusty atmospheres. Opener "Gospel Of Opal (ft. Anneka)" is also his first work with a vocalist. Although at times it’s anchored in the familiar basslines and rhythm science of uk dance, as heard in his previous material, on this album it’s clear that Drew has been soaking up some of his native city’s musical past such as disco, house and hip hop. With this in mind the album moves at different tempos, the ghosts of dance music past are evoked but never allowed to take over, giving the whole album a decayed, dreamy abstraction that allows for comparisons with the current crop of ‘chillwave’ producers, were it not for the tight drums and basslines. Check the way "The Pacifist" moves between passages of melody and waves of synth over distorted breaks, or "Open Space’s" use of slowed down rave euphoria and double speed 808 drums.

The crisp 2-step of "Brazil", the first of two songs featuring UK-based singer Lily McKenzie sweetens the atmosphere, followed by "Eight Eighteen Ten" which builds watery melodies over chopped up breaks. The album gets slower still with the steamy, bittersweet melodies of "It’s All Good". The spaced out "You Stand Uncertain" marks a mid-point and a breathing space, before the album gears up with the ravey synths and jungle percussion of "Lucky Luciano", the slow burning stripped down house of "Voyager" into the duo of abstract 2-step tracks "Tell Them Stories" and "Play with my Heart" before the tempo drops for the ultimate track "Waited Patiently (ft. Lily McKenzie)" which combines her chopped vocals with jazzy piano keys and a punchy technoid melody.

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March 30 2011

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GIG: Digital Mystikz - Mala & Coki @ Zen Fri 1st April

Written By 3 - March 30 2011

Digital Mystikz -  Mala & Coki
Fri 1st April @ Zen, 17 Albert St, AK City
Support: Jason Howson, Lowquid, Pimms
Tickets $29+BF from Dash Tickets, Conch Records & Beat Merchants

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March 26 2011

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Upcoming: Burial - Street Halo 12" (Hyperdub)

Written By 3 - March 26 2011

Available very soon, to reserve a copy please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

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