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From the beautiful islands of New Zealand comes Fredericks Brown, the musical collaboration of vocalist Deva Mahal (daughter of legendary blues musician Taj Mahal), keyboardist Steph Brown, and guitarist Michael Taylor. They have become renowned for their energetic live shows, rich harmonies, and beautifully crafted songs.
Their music fuses the cultural heritage of all three musicians. Between them they have worked with Kanye West and Common, billed with such acts as De la Soul, Alice Russell, and Etta James, and have performed in theaters and clubs all around the world.
Betrayal started out as an instrumental jam, born out of a weekly residency gig held by Steph Brown and Julien Dyne (BBE) in their hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. Upon moving to New York, Steph would occasionally play the jam before Fredericks Brown shows as an opener. Then one day Deva came on stage early singing the melody with wordless vocals and it sounded so good that they decided to make it a song. Drawing on the influence of Fela Kuti and Stevie Wonder, the song tells the story in three simple verses of a loved ones betrayal.
Land of Plenty is a rich and evocative piece of music, depicting a nostalgia and deep longing for a home, far away. It draws on the vast, stunningly beautiful landscapes of New Zealand, the homeland of Fredericks Brown. Mixed by Mu of Fat Freddys Drop.
Label head Dusty picked up the unmistakable Afrobeat vibe of Betrayal and contributed a heavy percussive Afro-Funk remix to this EP. Everyone who enjoyed his remixes for The Boogoos or the Bad Jazz Troupe last year will definitely dig this one!
Finally Andreas Saag, the mastermind of the exquisite Swell Session project has come up with a fantastic jazzy-house remix of Betrayal. It works wonders on the Jazz&Milk dancefloors and even in the deepest winter it definitely sounds like the next summer anthem to be! Saag plays some driving jazz chords on top of a refreshing beat that will sweep you off your feet.
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The untold story of indonesia's various underground 70s musical scenes, extensive liner notes, photographs and ephemera, fully restored and remastered audio, officially licensed.
The progressive music scenes in 1970s Indonesia were largely underground. Censorship imposed by the dictator Suharto lead those courageous enough to rebel into a music marked by relentless fuzz, over the top, politically charged lyrics, strong rhythms and a cranky low-fidelity. The music contained on this anthology is as similar to that of Rare Earth protégés Power of Zeus as it is to that of South Korean psychgod Shin Jung Hyun. It is as informed by James Brown’s funk as it is by the hard, progressive rock of Deep Purple and King Crimson.
It has been largely – outside of the confines of this island nation – unheard or ignored. Indonesia, based in large part on the restrictions imposed by Suharto, is better known for the coffee it exports than the music it creates. This situation wasn’t helped by the rough hewn Indonesian bootlegs that dotted the psychedelic landscape over the past five years.
Thanks now to the tireless – and expensive – research that Canadian hip hop producer and Southeast Asian music specialist Jason “Moss” Connoy - and the trust that Indonesian rock legend Benny Soebardja placed in Now-Again Records as he traversed his homeland’s islands securing the rights necessary for us to offer you this anthology - we feel like we can, in good spirits and conscious, shine the light on some of the most impressive organizations to offer their take on the psychedelic and progressive rock and funk sounds during the early shocking, shaking days of Suharto’s regime.
• 64-page full color booklet • Detailed liner notes and annotation by Egon, Moss and Indonesian researcher Chandra Drews. • Dozens of rare photos and other ephemera.
Track List & Sound Clips: 01. Panbers 'Haai' 02. The Brims 'Anti Gandja' 03. Rollies 'Bad News' 04. Shark Move 'Evil War' 05. Golden Wing ' Hear Me' 06. Aka 'Do What You Like' 07. Ivo's Group 'That Shocking Shaking Day' 08. Ariesta Birawa Group 'Didunia Yang Lain' 09. Terenchem 'Jeritan Cinta' 10. Benny Soebardja And Lizard 'Candle Light' 11. Super Kid 'People' 12. Koes Plus 'Mobil Tua' 13. The Gang Of Harry Roesli 'Don't Talk About Freedom' 14. Black Brothers 'Saman Doye' 15. Aka 'Shake Me' 16. Rasela 'Pemain Bola' 17. Freedom Of Rhapsodia 'Freedom' 18. Rhythm Kings 'The Promise' 19. Duo Kribo 'Uang' 20. Murry 'Pantun Lama
"A new version of the classic figure that started Muttpop's Lucha Libre rotocast vinyl figure line. This revised edition comes with a newly designed full color box, refined colors, and blood splatter! Includes a removable poncho and rotating head. Approximately 8.25"" (21cm) tall.
Abandoned by his biological parents in the barren deserts of Mexico, the infant Tequila was found and raised by a very caring family of desert cacti. One very sad day, his adopted parents died. After many days of crying, Tequila took his parents deceased remains and fermented them in an empty Tequila bottle. When he needs a quick boost of physical strength, Tequila empowers himself by taking a sip from this very special bottle."
One Off is a 12" coloured vinyl series for amp-art artists to release a one off track anonymously, under no name. This means anything goes and the only identification will be a number. Future releases on the label will come from Linkwood and Cottam so that gives you an indiction of the kind of quality we have here. First up on the One Off series we have an unnamed but acclaimed producer who delivers this stunning piece of electronic funk. 'People of Earth' is a timeless house excursion with sublime chords and pulsed funk bass line that will shudder any dance floor. This is already receiving heavy rotation from Giles Peterson and is set to be one of the year’s big underground house tunes. On the B side with have 'Trouble in Space'. A futuristic slice of damaged funk that sits somewhere between many genre’s but never in one. Heavy 4/4 beats and bass lines are the order of the day until Detroit like pads and chords break the flow.
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