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May 31 2011

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UPCOMING: Mara TK - Taniwhunk 7"

Written By 1 - May 31 2011

The vinyl release of this has been delayed however it can be pre-ordered via info@conch.co.nz

This release features two tracks written and produced by NZ music icon Mara TK, at the Red Bull Studio in Auckland.  Below is the digital release via Bandcamp

This Digital release features two tracks written and produced by NZ music icon Mara TK, at the Red Bull Studio in Auckland.

Mara attended the Red Bull Music Academy in 2007. Since then Mara TK has developed his sound as a member of Electric Wire Hustle, alongside other Music Academy alumni Taay Ninh and Myele Manzanza.

“Taniwhunk is a form of Maori music” A term coined in order to claim a small part of this vast musical universe for ourselves, lest we continually be labelled the borrower. The Maori of this generation exist in the most technologically advanced era yet. Thus we are afforded the potential to express our mana with ever-greater resources, definition and distribution.

The following prose (brose) may put that thought a little better:

Maori in Space

They used to call Canterbury, the food-baskets of Waitaha. Now the piggy bank is broken; it spills only a dehydrated muck; rations for this Maori in Space. My great grandfather was the last fisherman of our line to catch barracouta; out beyond the foreshore (for sure!)… Out in pure space.

His son was a Civil Engineer like Hone Tuwhare - boilermakers they called themselves - I call myself a Maori in Space…

Mara TK

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May 30 2011

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The Revenge - Reekin'structions Album Sampler Pt.1 12" (ZEDD)

Written By 1 - May 30 2011

Available Here on 12"

The Revenge has quickly reached dizzying heights in recent years, conquering a style that escapes labeling and crowned the king of the edit.

This four track vinyl EP features tracks taken from his debut artist album titled 'Reekin'Structions' and each illustrates his talent for reinvention and reaffirms why he has become a spearhead for a new musical trend.

Embracing pure disco heads, funk fanatics, soul worshipers and all contemporary electronic music lovers these tracks mark the rise of The Revenge as one of the pioneers of a generation, rediscovering classic moments from decades gone and refreshing them through his individual interpretation.

TRACK LISTING & SOUNDCLIPS: A1. Mid Air - Ease Out (The Revenge Edit) A2. Chapter Three - Smurf Trek (The Revenge Edit) B1. Letta Mbulu - Kilimanjaro (The Revenge Edit) B2. Nel Oliver - Dream On (The Revenge Edit)   Related Releases:

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May 30 2011

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UPCOMING: Oddisee - Odd Seasons 2LP/CD (MELLO MUSIC GROUP)

Written By 1 - May 30 2011

Due out Mid June, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

First 1000 copies include bonus 7inch / Four times a year the seasons change and carry a shift in atmosphere. The spring roars in on the wings of fertility. Summer consumes us with play before the heat fades, leaves change, and the first hints of autumn envelope us in a bold crisp chill. And then it all lays still, like a steady drum beating a silence that envelopes us in calm through the end of our annual cycle – winter. Washington DC producer & emcee Oddisee palpably captures each season’s feel and offers it up in a lively collection of beats, bass lines, vocal layers, and rhymes. Odd Seasons is the culmination of four separate seasonal EPs created over the course of a year featuring some of the brightest names in Hiphop today. Widely followed by legions of fans as the project was being created, now, for the first time, all four seasons have been mixed, mastered, refined and polished in this deluxe edition of Odd Seasons.

Tracklisting & Soundclips: Autumn 01 The Supplier 02 Almost A Year Since 03 Everything Changed Nothing 04 Every Day People 05 Saw Myself Today 06 The Second Date 07 Theatre 08 Tell The Truth Spring 09 The Blooming 10 Birds & Bees 11 Juba May 12 Warmer In The Day 13 The Richers 14 This Beat Is For Finale 15 I’m From PG Summer 16 In Your Eyes 17 Silgo Creek 18 Sand To The Beach 19 When Everything Changed 20 Chocolate City Dreaming 21 Viva Brasil 22 That Day Winter 23 Ci’iy Life 24 Frostbit 25 Winds From The North 26 Black Broadway 27 Brainwash 28 Que With No Coat 29 60901 30 All Because She’s Gone 31 It’s Over

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May 30 2011

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GIG: The Hit It & Quit It Mid-Year Revue - Fri June 17th

Written By 1 - May 30 2011

"THE HIT IT & QUIT IT MID YEAR REVUE"
featuring Kid Sublime (Kindred Spirits / Holland)
Inkswel (Boogie Bash / Melbourne)
Recloose (Rushhour) & Frank Booker (Wonderful Noise).
Friday 17th June @ The Third & Social, 3 Galway St, Britomart
$15 Limited Door Sales

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May 29 2011

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Ladi6 - The Liberation of LP (Question Music)

Written By 1 - May 29 2011

Now Available Here on LP

Recorded over a feverish two months in Berlin, Germany during the second half of 2010, renowned New Zealand hip-hop soul icon Ladi6's sophomore album The Liberation Of... is a heart warming work fluid in sound, content and scope. Handcrafted while Ladi6 was in the midst of a sprawling six month European/UK tour which saw her grace stages alongside the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Mos Def and Mayer Hawthorne, The Liberation Of... was produced by Parks and respected German hip-hop producer/DJ Sepalot (of Blumentopf). With session features from drummer Myele Manzanza (of Electric Wire Hustle), German backing vocalist Esther Adams and Fat Freddy's Drop horn player Toby Laing, counting in at 10 songs deep, The Liberation Of... offers a unique blend of modern Antipodean soul'n'beats music and contemporary European grooves. From the vibrant "claps and synth" soundscape of lead single 'Bang Bang', to the hypnotic mid-tempo magic of 'Like Water', the surprisingly up-tempo feel of 'Jazmine D.L' and beyond, The Liberation Of... takes the template Ladi6 and Parks set forth on her 2008 debut album Time Is Not Much and stretches it into new, previously untapped avenues of sound. Be it the digital funk of 'Goodday' or the jazz referencing arrangements of 'Koln', as the emotional and musical successor to Time is Not Much, The Liberation Of... maintains a firm emphasis on the qualities we associate with Ladi6, detailed well-thought lyrics, smoky vocal delivery and sophisticated danceable modern rhythms. The Liberation Of..., much like Time Is Not Much, looks set to under the clarifying light of live performance and repeat listening,  smoulder into the hearts of listeners across the planet.

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