Eglo are proud to present the forthcoming Mizz Beats EP 'Are We The Dictators?'. Already a notorious talent through her work with D Double E (Signal), Dizzie Rascal (Dean), Wiley (Saw It Coming), Antisocial and Deep Medi Muzik (Purple Love/My World), the East London producer is back, this time riding alongside Alexander Nut and Floating Points on the eclectic and ever growing Eglo imprint. With her own brand of computer game funk, that owes as much to Earth Wind and Fire as it does the early days of Grime or Dubstep, the young female shines with neon fresh styling, blasting her tracks way beyond present day. The Ep is a 5 track digital display of emotions, from sex to reflection... it's music for the mind, body and soul.
Tracklisting
* 1. the day before tomorrow* 2. dirty dishes* 3. sanctuary* 4. sofa beat* 5. 2bit road
Ikonika ( HYPERDUB / PLANET MU / HUM + BUZZ / NIGHT SLUGS , LONDON UK )
Sat 16th April @ Cassette Number Nine
Support from:Chaos in the CBDTom McGuinness + Jamie WhiteMikeEBleak b2b Noon
J-Red
DJMAG BEST BRITISH DJ OF 2010 NOMINEE
With her brilliant debut release 'Please', Ikonika firmly established her place in the Dubstep landscape. Her unique sound continued to progress with further releases on Hyperdub and Planet Mu, as well as a stunning remix of DJ Mujava's 'Township Funk' (Warp). Ikonika's music combines melodic synth patterns, driving drums, melancholic sub bass and unorthodox song structures, simultaneously heartfelt and heavy. Her tracks have been supported by everyone from Kode9, Martyn and Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 1) to Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1) and Flying Lotus. As an in demand DJ, her sets showcase the constantly mutating underground sounds of the UK, spanning from the freshest Dubstep and Funky dubplates to the classic foundations of House and Garage. With her debut album due for release on Hyperdub in early 2010, a raft of remixes and a busy DJ schedule, Ikonika is certain to fulfil her potential as one the UK's brightest stars.
“One small dubstep for man, one giant leap for experimental UK club music.” - NME
"If Bjork made dubstep instrumentals, this is what might come out" - DJ Mag
"Real compositional sophistication" - WIRE
"London's diverse dubstep producer" - Mixmag
"Ikonika melds the genre's juddering bass with Aphex Twin-style melodic mischief" - The Guardian
"With influences from hip-hop to hardcore metal, Ikonika's music has many different elements to it. She's constantly referred to as dubstep, but believe us, she's so much more" - iDJ
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Here goes our weekly update of new bits in at Conch. Below we have a selection of the new bits in as well as some upcoming releases and suggested gigs.
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“Play That Beat Mr. Raja” is the very first compilation dedicated to Tamil recordings in the West. It explores the wild shores of these late 80’s Kollywood music productions. With an avalanche of cinematic strings, analog synths, mind-blowing vocal punchlines and drumkit earthquakes mixed with folkloric percussive elements, it reveals the audacity of composers such as Ilayaraja, Shankar Ganesh or Hamsalekha. More...
Vocal and edit versions on both sides / You might know Danan from his first release in 1982 under the alias Superlife. At that time Danan was hanging around the Recording Institute of Detroit where Juan Atkins was training in production. Danan was interested in Atkin's style of dance music and quickly recorded "Go Bananas" (soon the be re-released on PPU records). Bananas was released locally on Southern Sun Records in hyper limited quantity, it is today one of the most sought after underground detroit techno recordings of all time. Only a year later Danan would find himself back at the Recording Institute working with Orlando Cash on his second release "Psycho For Your Love". Productions in this style were given the artist name "Westwood" or "Clint Westwood". Danan was working close to 100 hours a week next to George Clinton, and certainly some p-funk had rubbed off on Danan. Peoples Potential Unlimited PPU-025 features both original versions of the infamous second release from Danan Potts aka Westwood/Cash "Psycho For Your Love" and "Work Those Joints", there are also two brand new PPU edited versions of both tracks! This record is dedicated to the late Danan Potts and his family.
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The Minor is an advanced and hard working in-ear model. In addition to its good looks it incorporates quite a few exciting features. EarClick is a patent that ingeniously secures the earphone into position in your ear. The Minor comes equipped with microphone and remote for use with your cell phone*. Combined with excellent audio and a tangle resistant fabric cord the Minor is in it for the long haul.Majors Available Here
The Major embodies vast amounts of the massive Marshall legacy. Besides being straight up dazzling, The Major is a solid workhorse with great stamina, designed with non-stop, all-day listening in mindNEW COMPACT DISCSSoul / Funk / Latin / Jazz:
The one and only Luke Vibert returns to the fray under his most celebrated and wondrous moniker, Wagon Christ (to clarify, he is not under a wagon. Nor on one. Nor is he, strictly speaking, Christ, though we can’t rule out his messianic status). The king of stoned exotica, ridiculous vocal samples, toothsome puns, swinging rhythm and the psychedelic groove, Vibert has never been one to take himself too seriously, but his music continues to delight.
'Toomorrow' is a case in point. Built around a dizzying array of vocal samples – by turn funny, vacuous, pointed and occasionally threatening – the album spins out in a hundred and one directions whilst always being recognisably a Wagon Christ production. 'Ain’t He Heavy, He’s My Brother', sounds like an instrumental outtake from a lost album by A Tribe Called Quest on ecstasy. 'Manalyze This!' combines pounding bass with the campest keyboard line heard outside of a tent. 'Accordian McShane' makes light work of timpani and massed crazy orchestral stuff. 'My Lonely Scene' soundtracks a singles-club disco for monsters, while' Respectrum' is cop show music for Emo Phillips. 'Rennie Codgers' emulates Blackpool-beat at its most advanced while 'Wake Up' is reminscient of being chased through a particularly disturbing sex dream by bees. 'Lazer Dick' brings pure phazer-phunk, 'Sentimental Hardcore' delivers Disney with gurns. 'Harmoney' is an advertisement for non-ironic mullets and 'Mr Mukatsu' finishes the record with a limping, limpid beauty.
With recent releases on both Planet Mu and Rephlex, Luke Vibert remains one of the key players in the scene that developed out of Cornwall and the West Country in the mid-nineties. 'Toomorrow' is a funny, clever, swinging, moving reminder of why.
Due out soon, to reserve a copy please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Mr. Lager flits among the cloaking shadows of Various Production with two half-lit creepers mutated from the dubstep genepool. Probably best known for 'Tell Me' on DJ Chief's Sub Freq label - one of the finest pop-wise releases in the whole dubstep canon - Mr. Lager engages with some darker spirits on 'Kailas' in a widescreen setting of post-apocalyptic, scorched-earth atmospheres and hanging, heavy-breathing rhythms, recalling recent moves from Raime. 'Runaway' featuring Asher Dust is smokier and more hip hop influenced, perhaps imagining a hybrid of classic 'Blue Lines'-era Massive Attack dystopia and Instra:mental's attention to immaculate rhythmic detailing. House Of Various artwork legend Bonesy is, as ever, responsible for the picture sleeve. Limited pressing, so be quick or hang your head in shame.
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