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May 30 2012

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Ta-Ku - 50 Days For Dilla Vol. 1 12" (HW&W)

Written By 1 - May 30 2012

Available here on 12" Vinyl

In dedication to the late James Dewitt Yancey better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, beat-smith Ta-ku has produced a track each day for 50 days; each song embodying the very recognizable essence of the “Dilla sound” so cherished by fans far and wide, showcasing Ta-ku’s eclectic production prowess. Now HW&W Recordings has released the 1st volume on vinyl.

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May 28 2012

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Ancient To Future: An Online Journal By Paul Bradshaw

Written By 1 - May 28 2012

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Paul Bradshaw & Ian Swifty during their British Council sponsored visit to New Zealand

Paul Bradshaw wrapped up his trip via his online journal "Ancient To Future"

Pre Dawn scribblings on a trip to Aotearoa… this is Part 1… Nuff more to come!

It’s 3.15 am. I’ve been off the digital radar for the past ten days.  Swifty and I were working on a couple of British Council funded projects in Aukland, New Zealand aka Aotearoa. Arrived back in London town  yesterday. Got an Addison & Lee cab from Heathrow to Stokie dropping Swift in Ealing on the way. It cost £91.00. A  rather deranged and sobering welcome back to pre-Olympic / Golden Jubilee Bighty n’est pas!  Read Further Here

Mid-day Musings a trip to Aotearoa… Singapore… Part. 2

Swift and I touched down in Singapore at six in the evening.  It’s was a welcome one night  stop-over on our way to Aukland and intended to ensure we arrived at our destination ready to roll. Stepping out of the air con of the airport we hit a wall of tropical heat. It was humid as hell but neither of us was complaining. We were only hours away from a wet and miserable London.  Read Further Here

HIGH TIMES IN AUCKLAND… Aotearoa Runnings… Part 3

Singapore – Sydney – Auckland…. gotta  say,  the aerial view of Sydney was pretty impressive… all those inlets and coves lined with yachts… life-style is undoubtedly king. It’s clearly changed  a lot since the Tolpuddle martyrs were transported there, given a loaf of bread , a knapsack and a pair of boots, and told off you go.  Ironically, despite seeing myself as an heir to the tradition of resistance that the Tolpuddle martyrs represented, design-don Swift and I are being transported to these  former British colonies, by the British government, not for sedition, but for the purpose of a “master class in creativity” which “involves aspiring artists and performers from Auckland’s diverse communities, working with the best of contemporary UK talent, to collaborate, create and celebrate.” Read Further Here  

SEVENTY TWO HOURS OF LO-FI MADNESS…. Aotearoa Runnings No. 4

The PIYN project was scheduled to kick off at Bizdojo at 10.30am and there were 25 people registered. The initial idea for the project materialized when I first met Gareth Farry in London. He was on a scouting mission and I was interested in doing a project that united various disciplines that would result in a some kind of publication. The prospect of holding a “master class in creativity”  was a little daunting, especially as we had no real idea as to who we were dealing with but, as Swifty and myself had worked on Straight No Chaser with an ever shifting, diverse group of contributors  I felt we were primed to pull this off.  Read Further Here    

MORE MADNESS… ALPHABET CITY, CUT CREATIVE, SEMI-PERMANENT & CONCH RECORDS… Aotearoa No 5 – The final runnings!

ALPHABET CITY is run by native New Yorker Erin who specialises in pre-digital printing and  runs an early evening letter writing group. Erin is old skool and upon our arrival at the work-shop she and Swifty enthusiastically talked TYPE! They then set a group to work organising letter press alphabets which could be printed out and then  cut up and used to construct headlines and layouts. Others were directed to the central table which had numerous portable manual typewriters. Their task was bosh out the pieces that they were writing or had received from friends.  Read Further Here  

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May 28 2012

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Monkey Sequence 19 - Pretend Feat. Mar 12" (WONDERFUL NOISE)

Written By 1 - May 28 2012

Available Here on 12"

Track List & Soundclips:

1. Original  2. Instrumental 3. Accapella 4. Kan Sano Remix 5. Julien Dyne Remix

The 23th release from Japanese label Wonderful Noise features long awaited new stuff from beatmaker MONKEY_sequence.19! This 22 years old young beatmaker is raised in Morioka (the born city of Jazzy Sport) and moved to Sendai (Well known as base town of DJ Mitsu the Beats and grooveman Spot). He started beatmaking by influence from J Dilla and Madlib, and Flying Lotus when he was 18 years old. His debut track "Return of the Super People/6 Am Rain Walk" is release from Gagle's (DJ Mitsu the Beats's home group) own label .There Wonderful and Unexpected Roy Ayres inspired beats production ... and made big impact for all beatmakers and headz. Ya no doubt! He's a promising the star of after Dilla generation. And two years after he got the beats offering from Japanese Top Hip Hop group Rhymester. Next he release full album called "Substantial 12 Monkeys" from Wonderful Noise and got big reactions from worldwide headz. This time he bring fantastic soul number with Mar ... singer/songwriter from Amsterdam and well known as joints with Full Crate (Melting pot Music). This number reminds us some like Dwele way of soul-hip hop. C/W contains the remix of Kan Sano (well known as releaseing from Circulations) and New Zealand's fame Julien Dyne. Don't miss this fantastic "SOUL" release!

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May 28 2012

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UPCOMING: Shuko & F. Of Audiotreats - Cookies & Cream 2 LP (JAKARTA)

Written By 1 - May 28 2012

Due out July 2012, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Shuko & F. of Audiotreats are back with the latest edition of Cookies & Cream. another instrumental album from the popular German beatsmith duo. Shuko has lent his production talents in the last year to artist such as Talib Kweli, 1995, new German rap star Cro as well as to Sexion D’Assaut new platinum awarded album. F. has productions for big german acts such as Dendemann and Joy Denelane under his belt.

Cookies & Cream 2 picks up where the last volume ended, Hard hitting drums and warm basslines compliment the finely chopped samples that make this a must have for the summer months. Definetly a treat for the ear with with a wide ranging selection of beats that feel more like full songs rather then the background music for a MC to rap to. Inspried by soul music, 90s hip hop music and good food the 15 songs of the album offer a wide variety of styles. From the soulful electronic feel of „Future Love“ to classic sample based boom bap sounds, it’s all there. Cookies & Cream is „a project for the love of music“ as Shuko puts it and you can definetly hear the passion. The digital version of CC1 has entered the itunes top 20 hip hop charts in various countries. The vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies.

Track List & Soundclips:

01 Intro clip
02 DC clip
03 Something Like This clip
04 Inside clip
05 Best Friends clip
06 Are clip
07 Let Me Be clip
08 One Two Three And clip
09 Bam Bam clip
10 Heaven Knows clip
11 Uptown clip
12 L.A. My Love clip
13 Downtown clip
14 Beautiful clip
15 Future Love clip

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May 24 2012

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CONCH GOES ON SALE: SAT 26th MAY

Written By 1 - May 24 2012

This Saturday the 26th of May, Conch will go on Sale!!
25 - 75% off Selected Vinyl & CDs
From 10am - 5pmish
Come through.. Conch Records, 115A Ponsonby Rd.
 
 

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