First Thursdays is a community-conscious collaboration of artisans and art lovers whose ultimate goal is to showcase new and exciting talent in the fields of visual arts, music and performance.
On the first Thursday of every month, First Thursdays at St Kevin’s Arcade will bring together visual artists, performance artists, photographers, musicians, DJs, and hopefully... you! If you live in Auckland or just visiting for the summer, come be a part of the collaboration!
For more info visit www.firstthursdays.co.nz
If you missed The Cuban Brothers gigs in Auckland and Wellington this weekend then tonight is a chance to get a taste of it.
The Cuban Brothers are an international music/comedy hit having performed at festivals and parties around the world including the MTV Music Awards.
Kengo Oshima, along with Bobby Brazuka, will be rocking the Conch Sunday Grill tonight from 7pm.
Biography: Kengo Oshima is Kengo San, an extraordinary dance performer trained in international disciplines including Salsa and Tango. However his love of Hip Hop and B Boy culture has influenced his dance style and now he is famous globally for his breakdancing skills and his unique style of dance fusion. Kengo is also a member of London based break dance outfit the One Motion Crew who were Winners of the Urban Games Best Breakdance Crew 2004.
Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia TÃpica 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.
The packages have been coming thick and fast into Conch this week. Loads of
new vinyl and CD's, check out a selection below.Of special mention the long awaited releases from Dam-Funk (CD) and Hudson
Mohawke (2LP & CD), more info and sound clips below:Hudson Mohawke - Butter (Warp)Dam-Funk - Toeachizown (Stonesthrow)
(FYI: The 5LP boxset is due DEC/JAN, email us at info@conch.co.nz to reserve a copy)We have also had a fresh delivery of hats from Brixton and T-shirts from
Quiet Life. Check the details below.Also one last reminder about the Hit It & Quit It Revue this Friday night.Best,
Dustin, Cian, Brent, Bobby & Jim
CLOTHING:
New Hats From Brixton (US) as well as new t-shirts from Quiet Life (Los
Angeles) & Madvillian All Caps! T-shirts from Stonesthrow.Check them here
Barkin Soul - Babybababebe 7" (Mighty Highness)
Declaime - State Of Emergency 7" (Epistrophik Peach Sound)
Angelia Goalie/Louis Perez - Rock Steady / Que Se Sepa 7" (Killer Funk)
Nick Pride & The Pimptones - Deeper Pimp 7" (Wack)
Omas - Stakes Is High / Tea Leaf Dancers 7" (My First Moth)
DJ Mitsu The Beats - A Word To The Wise EP 1 12" (Jazzy Sport)
DJ Mitsu The Beats - A Word To The Wise EP 2 12" (Jazzy Sport)
Mungo's Hifi - Fire Pon A Dubplate 12" (Scotch Bonnet)
Issa Bagayogo - Poye 12" (Aniligital)
The Moody Boyz - Freedom 12" (Studio Rockers)
6ix Toys - Sisters of Soul, Brothers Of Funk 12" First Word)
Quest - Last Days / The Unknown 12" (Deep Medi)
RSD - Good Energy / Green Hill 12" (Punch Drunk)
Subeena - Solidify 12" (Planet Mu)
Zwicker - Compost Black Label # 56 12" (Compost)
BK -One - Radio Do Canibal LP (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
Jeremy Taylor - Reggae Interpretation Of Kind Of Blue (Secret Stash)
Nosaj Thing - Drift LP (Alpha Pup)
Hudson Mohawke - Butter 2LP (Warp)
Little Dragon - Machine Dreams LP (Peace Frog)
Suff Daddy - Hi Hat Club Vol 2 LP (MPM)
Various - Ghana Special 5LP (Soundway)
Various - Panama! 3 2LP (Soundway)
Jonny Trunk's - Scrapbook LP (Trunk)
Glass Pyramid - Glass Pyramid LP (People's Potential Unlimited)
Kelpe - Cambio Wechsel LP (DC Recordings)
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.â€
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