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July 06 2012

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POSTER: Ohnomite Poster by Charles Munka (STONES THROW)

Written By 1 - July 06 2012

Available Here From Conch

Double sided, 27x27-inch poster with the Charles Munka illustrations for Oh No's album Ohnomite.

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July 06 2012

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UPCOMING: Kuedo - Work, Live & Sleep In Collapsing Space 12" (PLANET MU)

Written By 1 - July 06 2012

Due out late July, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

After last year’s very popular and widely acclaimed album 'Severant', Kuedo returns with this emotionally epic, dancefloor detonator of a track originating from the same sessions. 'Work, Live & Sleep In Collapsing Space' starts with huge symphonic synths, half-speed kicks, trap style hi-hats rushes and flammed 808 snares, slowly building up with giant whooshes of gaseous noise before breaking out into an intense trancey Moroder-esque synth that totally fills the track, making it sound absolutely vast and a little bit frightening, running it through effects to give it an aggressive, spacey rush that takes your breath away. It’s the sort of track that connects Kuedo’s past to the newer music he made on 'Severant', with a fierce emotive grace and intense power. This will absolutely destroy dancefloors and headphones alike. First up on the remixes, Laurel Halo takes the track apart, adding sutured strings and bubbling sounds inside a pressurised dub space, before dropping a gorgeous, bittersweet melody into the space that’s left. It’s an appropriate re-imagining of the title, almost aching and groaning under its own pressure. Next, Claude Speed re-interprets the track as a beatless evocation of space, building graceful warm strings into a vision of symphonic beauty before the whole piece coalesces into building trancey bass synths over racing live drums, mirroring the original version but taking it in a totally different but equally breathtaking direction.

A1. Work, Live & Sleep In Collapsing Space   A2. Work, Live & Sleep In Collapsing Space (Laurel Halo Remix)   B. Work, Live & Sleep In Collapsing Space (Claude Speed 'Infinity Ultra Rework' ft Jivraj Singh)

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July 04 2012

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GIG: Few Chur Lab feat. KNXWLEDGE (US)

Written By 1 - July 04 2012

Philadelphian beatmaker KNXWLEDGE is set to amplify our hearts and minds on his debut Australianasian tour. The highly regarded remixer and producer follows on the back of worldwide acclaim and work for some of the biggest names in the business. AUCKLAND: JUSAYIN PRESENTS: FEW CHUR LAB feat KNXWLEDGE (USA) Saturday 21st July Rakinos Cafe & Lounge Bar 9pm Si Res & Tyra Hammond (Live MPC/Vocals) LoKey Miso Shiru & B.Haru KXVGXN $15 presales $20 on the door WELLINGTON: MAZDEF Productions presents THE SWEETEST HANGOVER Featuring KNXWLEDGE (USA) The Home Brew Wellington Speakeasy Official After Party GoodLuck Bar Wellington Sunday 22nd July 9PM Super cheap top shelf drinks $15 Tickets $5 with a Home Brew Wellington Speakeasy wristband on door. Lineup: Knxwledge Ben Jamin & Hazbeats (Home Brew) Dam G & The Hip Drop

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July 03 2012

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DVD: The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

Written By 1 - July 03 2012

Available from Conch very soon..

The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee “Scratch” Perry, a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city in the late 1950s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. Lee Perry burst on the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called reggae, while mentoring a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. The Upsetter charts 70 years in the life of Lee “Scratch” Perry in his own words through an exclusive interview given to American filmmakers Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough in Switzerland in 2006. It is equally a documentation of 30 years of Jamaican music and culture as it is a study of one of the most creative and inspiring human beings of all time. The film is narrated by Academy Award winner Benico Del Toro

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July 02 2012

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Two New Local Vinyl Releases from Wonderful Noise

Written By 1 - July 02 2012

We recently received two local releases on vinyl from Julien Dyne & Funkommunity, more details below:

Funkommunity - Dandelion / Never Fading 7" (WONDERFUL NOISE)

1. Dandelion  2. Never Fading  The 24th release from Japanese label Wonderful Noise is LTD 7inch from New Zealand's fantastic Nu Soul project Funkommuity! Funkommuity is New Zealand's Nu Soul project by NZ Female singer/songwriter Rachel Fraser (well known as vocal performing for the track "Catch A Leaf" on Recloose's 2008 album "Perfect Timing") and Isaac Aesilli, well known as trumpet player of Recloose Live Band, Opensouls and his Karlmarx Project (Melting Pot/Brownswood). "Dandilion" is a mellow Nu Soul number featuring great harmony with Rachel's vocal and atmospheric keys and soulful sampling on laid-back beats! "Never Fading" is like Fatima's style of moody vocal number.  Starting with tight and solid beats with an organic mixture of guitar and keys and samples.  Available Here  

Julien Dyne - Glimpse LP (WONDERFUL NOISE)

1. Bent One 2. Glisten Up  3. Koln3 4. Who Are You (feat. Ladi & Parks)  5. Ernst 6. Get Closer (feat. She' So Rad)  7. Creebin  8. Looseends  9. So Far (feat. Mara TK)  10. Cheed 11. Slings (Outro) The 25th release from Japanese label Wonderful Noise is LTD 11 track vinyl album from Julien Dyne's 2nd CD Album 'Glimpse'  On this new album he develops his trademark production style introduced to us with his debut album "Pins & Digits" … Features Ladi6 and Mara TK from Electric Wire Hustle  Available Here  

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