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September 20 2010

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Various - Future Bass CD/3LP (Soul Jazz)

Written By 3 - September 20 2010

Now available on CD here & 3LP here

Future music! Future Bass! Post-Dubstep, post-House, post everything! Four Tet, Mala, Untold, Black Chow (Kevin Martin/The Bugʼs latest project), Coki and loads more all-exclusive new tracks on this new album for Soul Jazz Records.

Soul Jazz Records have brought together some of the UKs most pioneering producers of the day to create an album that can only be defined as future music. All new exclusive tracks from a set of artists all at the height of their respective careers alongside heavyweight new-wave producers.

From the off-kilter hypnotic post-House bass music of Four Tet (one of the most hyped tracks of late) to the boundary pushing genre busting post-Dubstep of Mala and Coki (the two halves of Digital Mystikz), Untold and more alongside truly uniques tracks such as Kevin Martin/The Bugʼs latest incarnation, Black Chow. Future music! Future Bass!

ʻFuture Bassʼ is packaged in a limited-edition deluxe plastic casing with set of free postcards and vinyl comes on super-loud, super-heavyweight triple vinyl, mastered at Transition.

The album will be followed shortly up by a unique set of twelve inch singles with more exclusive Future Bass tracks from artists featured here – first up, Untold.

Tracklisting:

01 Mala Don't Let Me Go clip
02 Four Tet Nothing To See clip
03 Untold Fly Girls clip
04 Coki Ransom clip
05 Ramadanman Bass Drums clip
06 Black Chow Air clip
07 LD Mastermind clip
08 V.I.V.E.K. Talking Shadows clip
09 Randomer Puzzled clip
10 Ginz Boss clip
11 Harry Craze Gone clip
12 Distal Grape Donut clip
13 Sub Version Free To Funk clip

Date

August 17 2010

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James Blake - CMYK EP 12" (R&S RECORDS)

Written By 3 - August 17 2010

Available here on 12"

Debut single for another hugely tipped young London based producer on the legendary R&S record label, showcasing that the label is once again a serious force to be reckoned with. James Blake is making some of the most startlingly original music to have emerged from London in 2010 and is a real star in the making. In between studying Popular Music at Goldsmiths and writing a debut album that will take a lot of people by surprise, he has released amazing singles on Hemlock & Hessle, pushing the boundaries of what is expected of "dubstep" music. This underground introduction has made him a star on influential blogs and websites and has now pricked up the ears of more mainstream press. With features to be published before the release of this EP in Dazed & Confused, NME and Pitchfork. CMYK is a club anthem in the making and one of the most in demand tracks on the dubstep scene. The further three tracks take a more introspective approach, and aren’t strictly aimed at the dancefloor, but are equally heavy tracks that drip with funk and reveal themselves fully after repeated listens. Also an in demand DJ and remixer his remixes of Untold and Mount Kimbie are classics on their scene. This 12” release is likely to become both a James Blake and R&S collectors item. Tracklist & Sound Clips:

01 James Blake CMYK clip
02 James Blake Footnotes clip
03 James Blake I’ll Stay clip
04 James Blake Postpone clip

Date

May 15 2010

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GIG: Rhombus In Dub: 6 June @ Leigh Sawmill

Written By 3 - May 15 2010

Rhombus in Dub: Volume 1 Tour

An alternative version of Rhombus Live Band, Rhombus in Dub sees key band members Thomas, Simon and Koa performing on a mixture of MPC, live dubbing, laptop performance and turntables/cd-j – essentially recreating the Rhombus production studio live on stage! Touring to support their new sampler CD Rhombus in Dub: Volume 1 (featuring collaborations with Optimus Gryme, Rodney P (UK) and more), Rhombus in Dub will be performing material from the sampler, unreleased originals/remixes as well as classics from their back catalogue – all mashed up live –  Rhombus in Dub style! Rhombus has been performing in the Rhombus in Dub format since late 2008.. During this period of time they have performed nationwide, and made appearances in Australia and Japan – often to sold-out crowds! Auckland based producer Dub Terminator will be playing support. The party awaits; people are you ready? "Heavy beats and dope collaborations. More of the same please" – Dylan C (Base FM) on Rhombus in Dub: Volume 1 Tickets available from Conch, 115A Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby $20 + BF More Info: www.rhombus.co.nz www.myspace.com/rhombusmusic Search for “Rhombus” on facebook Releases: Rhombus - Rhombus CD

Date

April 13 2010

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Africa Hitech - Blen 12" (Warp)

Written By 3 - April 13 2010

Get the 12" here Africa Hitech is more than a name, it is an ideology - one that embodies its members' passions for an eclectic diaspora of electronic styles, from dub and acid to UK garage, grime, techno, house and Jamaican dancehall. Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek stand at the intersection of all these styles (and more) and the result is a bass-fuelled manifesto: the opening salvo being 'Blen'. Created at Red Bull Music Academy in 2007, Africa Hitech forms part of Mark Pritchard’s MPP Productions collective. MPP is a banner under which all the wide-ranging productions from this prolific producer can co- exist, released through Warp, projects include Africa Hitech, Harmonic 313 and new Reload material, amongst others. ‘Blen’ is all oxygen-sucking bass kicks and razor snares, until Spacek comes in over a chorus of insect synths. This is not the smooth Steve Spacek you may know from his eponymous band, this is Steve Spacek as a rudeboy from the future. As a counterpoint to the paranoid bounce of the title track, the ‘Blen Remix’ stretches things out for the party. Flipping the vocals over percolating Garage beats and drenching it in swelling synths, it might as well be a masterclass for those trying to regain the sound of London circa 2000. While the B side ‘The Sound Of Tomorrow’ may seem at odds, it’s just an inkling of the range that Africa Hitech will cover in the coming months. A deep cut of synth soul full of ricocheting drum machines and vocoder choruses, its title is a fully accurate summary of the Africa Hitech aesthetic. Tracklisting & Clips:
01 Blen clip
02 Blen Rmx clip
03 The Sound Of Tomorrow clip
Related Releases:
Mark Pritchard - Elephant Dub / Heavy As Stone 12" (Deep Medi)
Mary Anne Hobbs presents - Wild Angels 2LP (Planet Mu)

Date

April 08 2010

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New In At Conch!!

Written By 3 - April 08 2010

Greetings,

Here goes our weekly update of new bits in at Conch, links for more info below.

Also a heads up on the upcoming Record Store Day happening on Saturday 17th of April, details here

We will also go be on sale to celebrate the day.  Be great to see you all there.

Best,

Dustin, Cian, Brent, Jim & Bobby -------------------------------------------------------------------- PODCAST: Earshot Sunday 5th April 2010 RECCOMENDED EVENTS: 7 Heaven @ Rakinos Fri 9th April with DJS B+, Solly & Chopper Reeds Record Store Day - Sat 17 April 2010 Jorge Ben Jor (BRAZIL) Sat 22nd May @ The Powerstation

NEW VINYL:

SOUL / FUNK / LATIN / JAZZ Cortex (Ft. Alain Mion) - Unreleased Versions 7" (Trad Vibe) Soul Investigators - Theme / Downtown 7" (Timmion) Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty LP (Kindred Spirits) Black Cow - O.P. Connection / Be Mine 7" (Black Cow) Various - Funky Sex Machines LP (Soul Patrol) DOWNTEMPO: Andres - Andres II (Pt.2) LP (MAHOGANI) James Pants / Mike B - Watchawannado Vol.1 12" DJ Mischief - Flaming Chestrug / 1986 7" (My First Moth) Dibiase / P.U.D.G.E. - Los Angeles 1/10 10" (All City) Tranqill - Hidden Treasures EP 12" (One Handed Music) Debruit - Spatio Temporel 12" 12" (Civil) Pilooski - RVNG Of The NRDS Vol.10 12" (RVNG) Monkey Sequence 19 - Substantial 12 Monkeys EP 12" (Wonderful Noise) Various - Regrooved Series Vol.10 12" (Good Groove) RnB / URBAN SOUL Mayer Hawthorne - Green Eyed Love (Remixes) 12" (Stonesthrow) Bonobo - Eyes Down - Remixes 12" (Ninja Tune) HIP HOP: Whitefield Brothers - The Gift (Oh No's Ethiopium Remix) 7" (Now Again) Madlib - Medicine Show Vol.3 (Dress Jacket) 2LP (MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW) REGGAE / DUB Richie Phoe - Bumpy's Lament 7" (Balanced Records) Henry 'Junjo' Lawes - Volcano Eruption - Reggae Anthology 2LP (VP) DUBSTEP: Untold - Stop What Your Doing (RMX) 10" (Hemlock) Jose James - Warrior Rmxs 12" (Brownswood) Unknown - Blaze Dem / Find My Way 12"

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