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Clonious - Between The Dots 2LP/CD (Ubiquity)
Clonious - Between The Dots 2LP/CD (Ubiquity)
Available on 2LP / CD - check the music clips below
Somewhere between the past and the distant future, sparked by dusty old jazz records and beat generation hip hop, at the sonic cross-roads of Detroit and Vienna, lies a series of sound stories steeping in the head of 23 year old beat navigator Paul Movahedi, also known as The Clonious.
The Adroit Adventures EP, released on Ubiquity in June, was the first set of tales to exit his studio and hit limited edition wax. It was immediately picked up by the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs (who aired a Clonious mixtape the week of it’s release) and Benji B on BBC Radio. DJs from Helskinki to Tokyo to New York also gave thumbs up to his unique blend of bouncy cosmic vibes and glitchy shoegazer funk. On Between The Dots his debut album, Movehadi continues his development of sounds that are at once new and classic, soulful and striking, organic and electronic.
“If a regular hip-hop head and the biggest IDM nerd both find a track on the album that they like, it would make me happy,†says Movahedi. “The album is the sum of what I like. These tracks are little adventures that just want to say hello,†he jokes.
While “Fogged Spacesuit,†the ideal tune for astronauts on a spacewalk, and the outerworldly soul of “One At A Time,†(featuring DC-based vocalist Muhsinah, and remixed for the album) swell and bump, tracks like “Emora“ are more angular and to the point, building around a focussed theme. Keeping the beats edgy, Movahedi lets the jazz and improv fly between the dots on “If Joe Had The Power,“ and even more on the short “Agenda“ and “Hang On.“ There’s a Herbert-like warmth to the cut n’paste style of the more uptempo “Bugs N’Fools“ and “Leaving Belief“ should please the ears of Jazzanova and Atjazz fans with their floor friendly beats.
“I don’t really care how people explain my music. You will most definitely find references to others, and that’s cool with me,†says Movahedi. “You can’t invent the wheel a second time. It’s about your mix of influences, and with every record I have ever listened to I inhaled a piece of the world. Searching in the past always felt like looking in the future for me. The past and the future have the unknown in common - and I hope I also captured “the jazz†that make this music timeless,†says Movahedi.
Other guests on the album include Dorian Concept and Cid Rim, with whom Movahedi frequently collaborates. Los Angeles-based Georgia Anne Muldrow and partner Dudley Perkins round out the collabs, injecting some of their own brand of West Coast fonk.
Beat generation artists are smashing the boundaries and connections between electronic music and hip hop worldwide, making something new with every release. “I hope to achieve that fine balance between a superficial forcefulness and a striking deepness. I come from a musical background that is heavily influenced by the jazz era of the late 1950s and 1960s. But a big part of my sound is sampling. Everything I record or produce eventually ends up in a sampler. As I see it the art of sampling comes close to a cloning process. So add my love for sampling with my love for old jazz records and the name The Clonious makes sense...I guess!†he adds.
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Tracklisting:| 01 | Clonious | Fogged Spacesuit (album version) | clip | |||
| 02 | Clonious | One At A Time (funked up) | clip | |||
| 03 | Clonious | If Joe Had The Power | clip | |||
| 04 | Clonious | Emora | clip | |||
| 05 | Clonious | Agenda | clip | |||
| 06 | Clonious | Bugs N'Folls | clip | |||
| 07 | Clonious | Leaving Belief | clip | |||
| 08 | Clonious | Hello | clip | |||
| 09 | Clonious | Dataflow | clip | |||
| 10 | Clonious | Lovelights | clip | |||
| 11 | Clonious | 693 Balloons | clip | |||
| 12 | Clonious | Hammertime | clip | |||
| 13 | Clonious | Oily Glue | clip | |||
| 14 | Clonious | Wolfteethgrind | clip | |||
| 15 | Clonious | Goodbye | clip |
Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen - Inspiraton Information 2LP (Strut)
Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen - Inspiraton Information 2LP (Strut)
Get it hereStrut's Inspiration Information series moves on from the critically acclaimed Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics collaboration with the fourth album in the series, a mouthwatering head to head between Finnish maverick Jimi Tenor and Afrobeat drumming legend, Tony Allen.
Jimi Tenor remains a fascinating enigma in modern day music. Consistently one of the best and most unpredictable live artists around, his work since his breakthrough album 'Intervision' (Warp, 1997) to a series of Afro-based albums with his band Kabu Kabu. Tony Allen continues to attract new fans as one of the greatest drummers alive today.
Celebrated as the creator of the Afrobeat rhythm and a lynchpin of Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band, his recent work has included The Good, The Bad & The Queen collaboration with Damon Albarn and his first album for World Circuit Records released earlier this year, 'Secret Agent'.
Recorded at Lovelite Studios in Berlin with further sessions this year in Finland and Paris, the Tenor / Allen collaboration whips up a raw, heavy analogue sound mixing the full range of Allen's Afrobeat repertoire with Tenor's off-kilter brew of dark humour, tongue-incheek lyrics and tight, firing musicianship. The sessions involved key members of Tenor's Kabu Kabu band.
Tenor's trademark range of home-made instruments rub shoulders with vintage keyboards and traditional African percussion.
The resulting set is one of the best recordings that both artists have produced in recent years, topical, biting, funny and always funky, experimental but never straying from 'the one', this is another high quality addition to the Inspiration Information series, a 'no rules' set that brings the best out of both artists.
Tracklisting:| 01 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Against The Wall | clip | |||
| 02 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Sinuhe | clip | |||
| 03 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Selfish Gene | clip | |||
| 04 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Darker Side Of Night | clip | |||
| 05 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Got My Egusi | clip | |||
| 06 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Path To Wisdom | clip | |||
| 07 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Cella's Walk | clip | |||
| 08 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Mama England | clip | |||
| 09 | Tony Allen / Jimi Tenor | Three Continents | clip |
Upcoming: DJ Spinna Presents 'The Boogie Back' 3LP/2xCD (BBE)
DJ Spinna Presents 'The Boogie Back' 3LP / 2xCD (BBE)
Out in November 09, to pre-order a copy contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Throughout the life of BBE very few dj's have left a long last impression on our ethos - Real music for real people. Vincent Williams aka DJ Spinna is one of a few active djs today whose versatility and all round knowledge covers so much ground. From Rock to Jazz, Reggae to Hip Hop, Sountracks to House, Soul, Funk, Disco or Techno this man has the knowledge and can rock parties as good as any leading lights in any of the aforementioned scenes.
On top of this all he finds time to create music either for his Hip Hop outfit the Jigmastas or make house records and remix tracks for De La Soul and lots more great artists. Boogie - the street slang for soulful dance music is the perfect starting point for this 5 part series dedicated to showing off the many faces of DJ Spinna. A child of the 80's Spinna lived through the boogie heydays. The jams on this compilation rocked the airwaves in Brooklyn and beyond.
This bumper release is DJ Spinna's tribute to the genre. This series is as much about the quality music as it is the undying passion of an obsessive music lover whose dedication has touched so many throughout various parties such as Wonderfull or his masterful productions that are gracing iPods and clubs worldwide.
Tracklisting:| 01 | South Bronx - | The Bottom Line | clip | |||
| 02 | Foxy - | Tena's Song | clip | |||
| 03 | TJ Swan - | And You Know That (Dub) | clip | |||
| 04 | Chemise - | She Can't Love You (Original 12" Mix) | clip | |||
| 05 | Mtume - | So You Wanna Be A Star | clip | |||
| 06 | Final Editio - | Betcha Can't Love Just One | clip | |||
| 07 | Wa - | The World Is A Ghetto (Special US Disco Mix) | clip | |||
| 08 | Ronnie Dyson - | All Over Your Face | clip | |||
| 09 | Stargaze - | You Can't Have It | clip | |||
| 10 | Jan Leslie Holmes - | I'm Your Superman | clip | |||
| 11 | Modern Romance | Salsa Rhapsody | clip | |||
| 12 | Melody Stewart | Get Down, Get Down | clip |
Upcoming: Julien Dyne - Pins & Digits LP (BBE)
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Julien Dyne's recently signed to UK label BBE and this November will see his debut album 'Pins & Digits' released on vinyl.
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To reserve a copy please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
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'Pins and Digits' is Julien Dyne's long awaited debut album following the critical acclaim of his first release Phantom Limbo EP (2007). Best known for his work as the drummer for Opensouls and Tyra and the Tornadoes, Julien has also worked with the likes of Verse Two, Nathan Haines, Fat Freddy's DropLadi6. andPins and Digits features guests spots from some of New Zealand’s most talented musicians including Jonathan Crayford, Paul Dyne, Lewis McCallum, Jeremy Toy (opensouls), John Bell, Isaac Aesili, Steph Brown and stand out tracks from the fresh vocal talents of Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle) and Parks (Ladi6). The Waikato Times has described the album as staying “true to the funk, never losing the groove through brilliant down tempo compositions.†Pins & Digits is being released in Japan next month by Wonderful Noise featuring a stunning remix of “Falling Down†by DJ Mitsu the Beats.
Julien’s first release, the Phantom Limbo EP introduced Julien as a producer and served as a platform for him to showcase his sizable percussion and production skills. Lead single 'Maddingos' was nominated for a bnet award 2007, and remains a local anthem for DJs. Stylistically Pins and Digits combines the big bass, brass and beats aesthetic of the Phantom Limbo EP with futuristic keyboards and synthesised sounds.
Related:
Julien Dyne - Pins & Digits EPoo1 ft. DJ Mitsu Remix 12" (Wonderful Noise)
Julien Dyne - Pins & Digits CD (From The Crates)
Julien Dyne - Phantom Limbo EP CD (From The Crates)
Tracklisting:
| 01 | Julien Dyne - | Steel Legs 11 | clip | |||
| 02 | Julien Dyne - | Layer (ft.Mara TK) | clip | |||
| 03 | Julien Dyne - | Incredulous | clip | |||
| 04 | Julien Dyne - | Deaky | clip | |||
| 05 | Julien Dyne - | Stained Glass Fresh Frozen (ft.Mara TK) | clip | |||
| 06 | Julien Dyne - | Conglomerates | clip | |||
| 07 | Julien Dyne - | Fallin' Down (ft.Parks) | clip | |||
| 08 | Julien Dyne - | Behind The Forage | clip |
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