Conch Records
Dancehall 2 - 2xCD/2x2LP (Soul Jazz)
The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture
Available on 2xCD and 2LP Vol.1 & 2LP Vol.2100% essential second volume of jam-packed monster Dancehall cuts on this double-pack compilation on Soul Jazz Records.
Compiled and with extensive sleeve-notes by Steve Barrow (author of Rough Guide to Reggae/founder of Blood and Fire Records) .
This is the second in the series of Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Dancehall’ series featuring the A-Z of Dancehall’s finest moments. A mammoth two-CD pack and two heavyweight double-album vinyl additions featuring killer tracks back-to-back from the finest Dancehall artists ever! Yellowman, Shabba Ranks, Lone Ranger, Buju Banton, Trinity, Johnny Osbourne, Half Pint and many more.
‘Dancehall’ is an absolutely essential guide to the music featuring classic tracks and super-rare cuts, all-important in the world of Dancehall. Lovingly compiled by Steve Barrow (author of Rough Guide to Reggae/ founder of Blood & Fire Records), the album also comes with extensive sleeve-notes all in Soul Jazz Records distinctive packaging.
Alongside all this are more of the amazing photographs of Beth Lesser, first featured in the book ‘Dancehall’ recently published on Soul Jazz Records. Since its release ‘Dancehall’ has quickly become the bible of Dancehall history and the artists and music that make the music.
Tracklisting & Clips: Vol. 1| 01 | Lone Ranger | Barnabas Collins | clip | |||
| 02 | Nicodemus | Dog Better Than Gun | clip | |||
| 03 | Johnny Osbourne & Pappa Tullo | Rock And Come On Ya | clip | |||
| 04 | Ini Kamoze | Trouble You A Trouble Me | clip | |||
| 05 | Half Pint | One Big Ghetto | clip | |||
| 06 | Yellowman | Sensemilla | clip | |||
| 07 | Shabba Ranks | Respect | clip | |||
| 08 | Trinity | Vampire | clip | |||
| 09 | Barry Brown | Two House Department | clip | |||
| 10 | Madoo | Have You Ever Been To Heaven | clip | |||
| 11 | Early B | History Of Jamaica | clip | |||
| 12 | Papa San | Money A Fe Circle | clip | |||
| 01 | Vol. 2Tiger | When | clip | |||
| 02 | Welton Irie | Bill Fold Wa You Fa | clip | |||
| 03 | General Trees | Everything So So So So | clip | |||
| 04 | Johnny Osbourne | Trench Town School | clip | |||
| 05 | Edi Fitzroy | The Gun | clip | |||
| 06 | Anthony Johnson | Strictly Rub A Dub | clip | |||
| 07 | Jah Thomas & Radics | Saying Dub | clip | |||
| 08 | Professor Nuts | Ina De Bus | clip | |||
| 09 | Errol Scorcher | Roach In De Corner | clip | |||
| 10 | Triston Palma | Collie Man | clip | |||
| 11 | Barry Brown | Tourist Season | clip | |||
| 12 | Buju Banton | Massa God World A Run | clip | 
Gilles Peterson @ The Turnaround - Fri 26th Feb
Joining the musical dots and colouring in your ears, Gilles Peterson is the tastemaker's tastemaker.
From his origins in the halcyon days of UK pirate radio, through to his long standing and globally revered Worldwide show on Radio 1, a nod from Gilles on the airwaves is a priceless affirmation that can't be bought or sold. If there’s any doubt about that, ask local recent recipients of his highly esteemed patronage, like 2005 Worldwide Album Of The Year winners Fat Freddy’s Drop, or the Turnaround tipped Electric Wire Hustle and Julien Dyne, both of whom were featured amongst his Worldwide tracks of 2009. Recent guests have included Digital Mystikz’ Mala, Mos Def, Joy Orbison and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, which should give a small clue to the depth and breadth, of this musically obsessed gentleman’s taste and reach.
Gilles’s Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud record labels came to symbolize, and embody, the top shelf of sideways jazz and elsewhere sounds, that permeated the progressive playlists of the late 80's and 90's. Now his latest imprint Brownswood Recordings (Jose James, Soil & Pimp Sessions, the Bubblers series etc) has become a vital valve on the most discerning retro rolled and futuristically flavoured sounds, based purely on ruthless quality control and superior beatsmanship.
His first New Zealand performances at the Box, back in the early/mid 90’s, still rate amongst the most spectacular and defining moments in Auckland club culture. However it has been too long since Gilles has been seen around these parts in his element, laying it down clubwise in the unique style and fashion he has honed since the legendary Dingwalls and Electric Ballroom days of over two decades ago.
While others may rely on mix tricks to make the most of not a great deal, Gilles has the goods, the real goods… to take you on a journey through crates that are the envy of collectors and new school beatheads globally. The chance to see the only NZ appearance of one of the worlds most in demand (and yet resolutely individual and adventurous) DJ’s, in the Turnaround atmosphere, is guaranteed to be one of the highlights of the year, and a full sell-out. An elevated mind and open ears are essential, don’t miss!
Gilles Peterson @ The Turnaround Fri 26th Feb, Bacco Room, 53 Nelson St, Auckland City Tickets $35 + BF available from Conch Records, 115A Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby More Info:NEW: Eskuche Headphones In At Conch
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Still Bill - Documentary Screening - 9th Feb
You Know the Music. Now Meet the Man.
STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,†“Lean On Me,†“Lovely Day,†“Grandma’s Hands,†and “Just the Two of Us.†With his soulful delivery and warm, heartfelt sincerity, Withers has written the songs that have – and always will – resonate deeply within the fabric of our times.
Still Bill 11 Feb 2010 - Academy Cinema, AucklandTickets available from Conch and iticketexpress.co.nz
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