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November 26 2009

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Conch Top Album Picks 2009

Written By 3 - November 26 2009

It's that time of year when people start to put out their best of lists, so here goes our picks for this years best releases, in no particular order.  Let us know what you think, what your personal favourites were and if you can see any others sneaking in before years end. As always feel free to contact us regarding any of these releases as many of them are either in store at the moment or are readily available .  Contact us via email on info@conch.co.nz by phone on (09) 360 -1999 or in store at 115A Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Auckland.
Lee Fields - My World CD / LP (Truth & Soul)

Quantic - Tradition In Transition CD / 2LP (Tru Thoughts)

Julien Dyne - Pins & Digits CD / LP (From The Crates/BBE)

Various - Legends Of Benin CD / 2LP (Analog Africa)

Dam Funk - Toeeachizown 2CD / 5LP (Stonesthrow)

Mos Def - The Ecstatic CD / 2LP (Downtown)

Electric Wire Hustle - Electric Wire Hustle CD (Every Waking Hour)

Various - 5 Years Of Hyperdub 2CD / 5x12" (Hyperdub)

Little Dragon - Machine Dreams CD / LP (Peace Frog)

DJ Mitsu - Word To The Wise CD / 3LP (Planet Groove)

Sa-Ra - Nuclear Evolution 2CD / 2LP (Ubiquity)

Hudson Mohawke - Butter CD / 2LP (Warp)

Various - Black Rio 2 CD / 2LP (Strut)

Shafiq Husayn - En-A-Free-Ka CD / 2LP (Plug Research)

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble CD / 2LP (Honest Jon's)

Various - A Orillas Del Magdalena LP (Domino)

The Clonious - Between The Dots CD / 2LP

Martyn - Great Lengths CD /3LP

Paul White - The Strange Dreams Of Paul White CD (One Handed Music)

Mulatu Astake - New York-London-Addis CD /2LP (Strut)

MF Doom - Born Like This CD / 2LP (Lex)

Various - Dub Echoes 2CD / 3LP / DVD (Soul Jazz)

El Michel's Affair - Enter The 37th Chamber CD / LP (Truth & Soul)

The Turnaround - Turnstyles III CD

Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue CD /2LP (Warp)

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November 18 2009

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Ghana Special 5LP/2xCD Boxset From Soundway Records

Written By 1 - November 18 2009


Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds, Ghanaian Blues 1968 - 1981

Available from Conch on 5LP boxset and 2xCD

Soundway steps back into Africa with thirty-three original and previously un-reissued tracks from Ghana delivering a follow on of sorts from the hugely successful CD/LP Nigeria Special.

Ghana Special represents nearly ten years of on-going research in and around the cities of Accra, Tema, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi, knocking on musician’s doors and visiting ex-distributors, DJs, collectors, manufacturers and shop owners who helped piece the story together.

The roots of this project goes back to a pair of albums named Ghana Soundz (Volumes 1 and 2), which focussed solely on the ‘funkier’ side of the same period. Alongside new artists and groups, some other works of the many musicians and producers Cleret met whilst researching those records are also included here. Many of these tracks have remained only in people’s memories or in collections of LPs that sit unplayed: until now of course.

Ghana Special comes as a double CD hardback case-bound book and 5LP vinyl box set. The CD features 44 pages of history, photographs and original record scans.

Check the track list below along with sound clips: Side 1A:
  1. The Mercury Dance Band - Kai Wawa
  2. T. O. Jazz -  Owuo Adaadaa Me
  3. Christy Azuma & Uppers International -  Din Ya Sugri
  4. Asaase Ase - Ohiani Sua Efir
Side 1B:
  1. The Cutlass Dance Band - HweHwe Mu Yi Mpena
  2. Dr. K. Gyasi & His Noble Kings - Sei Nazo
  3. Hedzoleh Soundz - Edinya Benya
  4. City Boys Band - Nya Asem Hwe
  5. St. Peter & The Holymen - Bofoo Beye Abowa Den
Side 2A:
  1. Vis a Vis - Obi Agye Me Dofo
  2. The Big Beats - Mi Nsum
  3. The Barbecues - Aaya Lolo
Side 2B:
  1. Kyeremateng Atwede & The Kyeremateng Stars - I Go Die For You
  2. Ebo Taylor - Twer Nyame (excerpt)
  3. Pa Steeles African Brothers - Odo Mmera
  4. The Ogyatanaa Show Band - You Monopolise Me
Side 3A:
  1. The African Brothers International Band - Wompe Masem
  2. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & His Creations - Akoko Ba
  3. The Sweet Talks - Akampanye
  4. Houghas Sorowonko - Enuanom Adofo
Side 3B:
  1. Oscar Sulley's Nzele Soundz - Bukom
  2. Bokoor Band - You Can Go
  3. K. Frimpong & His Cubanos - Fiestas Kyenkyen Bi Adi MAwu
  4. Basa Basa Soundz feat. Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Dr. Solutsu
Side 4A:
  1. Hedzolleh Soundz - Omusus Da Fe M'musu
  2. Boombaya - Boombaya
  3. Dr. K. Gyasi & His Noble Kings  - Noble Kings (Yako Aba)
  4. The Wellis Band - Bindiga
Side 4B:
  1. Pagadeja - Tamale
  2. The Uhuru Dance Band - Yahyia Mu
  3. The Cutlass Dance Band - Them Go Talk Of You
  4. Honny & The Bees Band - Sisi Mbon
Side 5A:
  1. Sawaaba Soundz - Owuo
  2. Honny & The Bees Band - Psychedelic Woman
  3. The Black Star Sound - Nite Safari
  4. T.O. Jazz- Osaman Ba
Side 5B:
  1. Joe Mensah Cry Laughter

Related:

Soundway Records Website Ghana Soundz -Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion in 70’s Ghana CD Ghana Soundz Vol. 2 -Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in 70's Ghana CD

Date

November 14 2009

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Various - Panama! 3 2LP/CD (Soundway)

Written By 3 - November 14 2009

Available here on 2LP and CD

Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Típica on the Isthmus 1960–75

Volume 3 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in Panama in the fertile decades of the 1960s and ’70s. Panama is the thin, tropical bridge that connects North and South America, and is home to three million culturally diverse people; its music is a soulful blend of Latin American, Caribbean, European and indigenous forms. From bilingual calypsos to guajira jazz, from tropical guarachas to cumbia tamboreras, Panamanian musicians fearlessly combined and brilliantly executed styles that reflected their multicultural environment during a turbulent time in the young country’s history. This collection presents more of the golden age of Panamanian music and the music of the combos nacionales on rare recordings that have never been released outside the isthmus until now.
01 Lord Panama and The Stickers Fire Down Below clip
02 Orquesta de A. Boza con M. Johnson Samba Calypso clip
03 Papi Brandao y Sus Ejecutivos Bilongo clip
04 Ceferino Nieto El Pajaro Zum Zum clip
05 Little Francisco Greaves Moving-Grooving clip
06 Los Silvertones Up Tight clip
07 Orquesta Los Embajadores con C. Azuquita Shingalin en Panama clip
08 Soul Apollo with Fredrick Clarke Chombo Pa'La Tienda clip
09 A.D. con El Conjunto Inspiracion Santena Carretera Al Canajagua clip
10 Yin Carrizo 20 de Enero en Ocu clip
11 M. Rodriguez y Las Estrellas Panamenos Chevere Que Chevere clip
1 12 Ralph Weeks with The Telecasters Gua-Jazz clip
13 Panaswing Me Lo Dijo Una Gitana clip
14 Beby Castor con Los Juveniles Lloraras clip
15 Los Mozambiques Llegamos Ya clip
16 Los Salvajes del Ritmo St. John's Guaguanco clip
17 Lord Cobra Colon Colon clip
18 Conjunto Panama Triguenito y Solo clip
19 Black Czar Bamboo Dance clip
20 Lord Cobra and His Sugar Tone Band Partido Calpysonian clip
21 Sir Valentino con Combo Esclavos Alegres Masters Are Gone clip
22 Los Invasores El Raton clip
23 Los Silvertones Carmen clip
Related Releases:
Various - Panama! 2 CD
V/A - Panama - Latin, Calypso & Funk ... CD
Various - Tumbele! Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds From the French Caribbean, 1963-74 CD
Various - Ghana Special 5LP / CD

Date

November 11 2009

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Hudson Mohawke - Butter 2LP+MP3/CD (Warp)

Written By 3 - November 11 2009

Now available on CD and 2LP including downloads

It appears that the likes of Drake and Keri Hilson might have a new name on their respective speed-dials very soon.  Hudson Mohawke has delivered his debut album ‘Butter’, which with its glossy, hyper-real production may sound as if it was cooked up in palm fringed LA and not homegrown Glasgow, Scotland and is as influenced by 90’s UK dance music as it is by golden era hip-hop.

Megawatt R’n’B stars won’t be the only ones to take note of Butter, as the ever-growing global network of bass-craving music fans have been clamouring for new material since his lauded Polyfolk Dance EP earlier this year. On that record, HudMo’s hyper melodic drum-and-synth sidewinders only hinted at the panoramic pop magic that was to come and with it he found himself name checked by the likes of Rihanna, Goldie, Sa Ra, Busy P, Flying Lotus, Mars Volta & Crookers.

Explaining why the album is called Butter, Hudson says:

“the Butter idea, as well as just wanting to give the album a simple striking name, also came from my attempt at a sort of prog rock meets vintage soul meets sleazy R’n’B aesthetic - Isaac Hayes ‘hot buttered soul’. I really wanted the title to somehow emphasise the arrangements on the record, how I’ve tried to create songs as opposed to just computer driven arrangements, how the record flows. I think compared to some of my earlier production it’s smoother in some ways as well, like butter for the eardrums.”

01 Shower Melody clip
02 Gluetooth clip
03 Joy Fantastic (feat. Olivier Daysoul) clip
04 3.30 clip
05 Trykk clip
06 Fruit Touch clip
07 ZOo00OOm clip
08 Acoustic Lady clip
09 Rising 5 clip
10 Twistclip clip
11 Just Decided (feat. Olivier Daysoul) clip
12 No One Could Ever clip
13 Velvet Peel clip
14 Tell Me What You Want From Me (feat. Dam-Funk) clip
15 FUSE clip
16 Star Crackout clip
17 Allhot (feat. Nadsroic) clip
18 Black N Red clip

More Info:

Stinky Jim's Interview With Hudson Mohawke on StinkInc

Hudson Mohawke On Redbull Radio

Date

November 09 2009

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Various - A Orillas Del Magdalena LP (Domino Sound)

Written By 3 - November 09 2009

A Orillas Del Magdalena - Coastal Cumbias From Colombia's Discos Fuentes LP (Domino Sound)

Coastal Cumbias from Colombia's Discos Fuentes. Call and response wailing, percussionists that play a measure then disappear, backwards accordions and a persistent, loping bassline comprise some of the elements that make up the Cumbia. Born on the banks of the Magdalena River in coastal Colombia, this infectious music represents a marriage of African, Spanish, and Indigenous influences. Antonio Fuentes began recording Colombia's music in 1934, founding his country's first record label, Discos Fuentes. These 12 gems - released between the mid 1950s and the mid '70s - are lovingly selected from the Discos Fuentes catalog. Includes tracks by Andres Landero, Los Corraleros de Majagual, Los Guacharacos, and Nafer Duran amongst others.

Check the sound clips below:
Los Corraleros De Majagual - Cumbia Campesina
Los Guacharacos - Baila Rosita
Conjunto Tipico Vallenato - Cumbia Cienaguera
Nafer Duran Y Su Conjunto - A Orillas Del Magdelena
Campesinos De Repelon - Macondo, Banda Y Coros
Los Guacharacos - Esperma Y Ron
Combo Los Galleros - Soledad
Andres Landero Y Su Conjunto -Cumbia En La India
Los Cumbiamberos De Pacheco - Santo Domingo
Eliseo Herrera Y Su Conjunto - El Mangle
Los Gavilanes - Los Gavilanes De La Costa
Cumbia Negra - Carlos Roman Y Su Conjunto
Get it here from Conch Similar Releases:
V/A - Colombia - Powerhouse of Colombian Music 1960-1970 (Soundway) 2LP / CD
Various - Panama! 2 CD (Soundway)

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