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May 05 2012

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Thee Satisfaction - awE naturalE (SUB POP)

Written By 1 - May 05 2012

Available here on CD, here on LP

 

Seattle hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction's hotly tipped debut album. Funk / psychedelic feminista sci-fi epics with the warmth and depth of Black Jazz and Sunday morning soul.

THEESatisfaction are Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-THEESatisfaction are Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-White. The pair live/laugh/love/dance and create in Seattle, WA. They write, produce and perform their own material: funk-psychedelic feminista sci-fi epics with the warmth and depth of Black Jazz and Sunday morning soul, frosted with icy raps that evoke equal parts Elaine Brown, Ursula Rucker and Q-Tip. Immediately embraced for their singular sound, unflinching commentary, and immortal groove, Stas and Cat made friends, fans and family from coast to coast via their own immaculate grind; a combo of sharp digital hustle and self-booked, self-financed tours that connected them to like minds everywhere. Even crowds with nary a right foot between them find the steps when indoctrinated with THEESat’s unorthodox but right-on-time rhythms. Like their comrades Shabazz Palaces (you may have heard these two on the 2011 Shabazz Palaces album Black Up), THEESatisfaction came upon the scene with lovingly handmade CDs of their self-released mixtapes, the first of which was 2008’s That’s Weird. All has been in preparation for the album they’ve envisioned for years, their debut full-length on Sub Pop Records, awE naturalE.. The pair live / laugh / love / dance and create in Seattle, WA.

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May 04 2012

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UPCOMING: Various - In The Dark: The Soul Of Detroit (STILL MUSIC)

Written By 1 - May 04 2012

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

 Here is the critical repress of the rare first full length on Still Music. It is a stunning genuine picture of the underground electronic scene in Detroit. A full package beginning with an exclusive 12-track CD, In The Dark: The Soul Of Detroit featuring some of Detroit’s most influential producers including Amp Fiddler, Rick - The Godson - Wilhite, Mike Huckaby, Kenny Dixon Jr. (Moodymann), Keith Worthy, Malik Alston, Delano Smith and many others.

Tracklisting: In the Dark 2x12" tracklist A1 Malik Pittman - A Walk Thru Osaka 9:20 B1 Rick "The Godson" Wilhite & Kenny Dixon Jr (Moodymann) – Bosmos 6:40 B2 Delano Smith - Hot-N-Funky 4:28 C1 Keith Worthy & Malik Alston - Ecoutez 6:52 C2 Ray Bone Jones, Malik (Marcellus) Pittman, Rick “The Godson” Wilhite In The Dark 5:10 D1 Mike Huckaby - Melodies From The Jazz Republic 7:47 CD1 In The Dark: The Soul Of Detroit 1 Courtney Jackson – Everybody (Amp Fiddler Remix) 5:03 2 Malik Alston - A Walk Thru Osaka 9:20 3 Keith Worthy & Malik Alston – Ecoutez 6:52 4 Rick "The Godson" Wilhite - City Bar Reopen "Live" Dancing 5:43 5 Delano Smith - Hot-N-Funky 4:28 6 Rick "The Godson" Wilhite & Kenny Dixon Jr (Moodymann) – Bosmos 6:40 7 Patchworks - Sugar (Amp Fiddler Remix) 5:48 8 Rick "The Godson" Wilhite - Magic Water 7:12 9 Mike Huckaby - Melodies From The Jazz Republic 7:47 10 Raybone Jones, Malik (Marcellus) Pittman, Rick The Godson Wilhite - In The Dark 5:10 11 Rick The Godson Wilhite, Urban Tribe, S. Ingram - Cosmic Jungle 9:12 12 Anetria Wright - The Feeling Of Love (Amp Fiddler Remix) 5:50 CD2 In The Dark: Voices To shed a light over the mystique of the Detroit scene, we are proud to present In The Dark: Voices – a 30 min film directed by Chris Bravo featuring exclusive footage and interviews from Rick “The Godson” Wilhite, Ron Trent, Mike Grant, Mike Huckaby, Franki “DJ 3000” Juncaj, Keith Butts, Pirahnahead & Diviniti, Paul Randolph, Malik Alston, E man, and Norm Talley, among others. Still Music is based in Chicago,USA, and is the brainchild of DJ Jerome Derradji. Now in its eighth year, Still Music has been instrumental in the worldwide proliferation of some of America’s freshest underground dance music. From raw disco to beautiful, refined techno, and stopping at every tempo and mood between and beyond, Still Music and its sub labels Past Due and Love For Music (also known as Stilove4music) have found room to include artists both established and new, releasing what can only be described as GOOD music.

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May 03 2012

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ART: RON ENGLISH EXHIBITION 10 - 20 MAY @ WEBBS

Written By 1 - May 03 2012

Webb’s is pleased to announce New Zealand’s first exhibition of iconic New York artist Ron English

Ron English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable images, on the street, in museums, in movies, books and television.   Beginning with his ‘liberated’ billboards of the 1980’s in which  commercial billboards were illegally altered so that they broadcast political messages, his career has spanned and continued to evolve for more than three decades.

Webb’s Managing Director Neil Campbell is thrilled to be offering the show to a New Zealand audience for the first time; “To have Ron in New Zealand is fantastic, his work has influenced a new generation of artists including the likes of Bansky and Shepard Fairey who have collaborated with Ron in recent years. His work remains as humorous and critical as it was when he started his subversive billboard works in the early 80s. Of course his works connection with Andy Warhol is commonly referenced. Ron continues to produce works that remind  us that the line between commercialism and art can be very thin. The  show we are bring to NZ is a mix of large installation works, paintings and a selection of his more iconic paste ups, keep an eye out for some controversial billboards also. English’s influence is central to street arts advancement from a practise focussed on lettering and graphic imagery to a conceptually focused means of political expression. It’s this aspect of the his work that you’ll be able to experience at the show”.

English coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mashup of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of original characters, including MC Supersized, the obese fastfood mascot featured in the hit movie “Supersize Me,” and Abraham Obama, the fusion of America’s 16th and 44th Presidents, an image widely discussed in the media as directly impacting the 2008 election.

As English’s reputation has grown, his unique imagery has continued to pervade contemporary culture. Works by English are held in the permanent collections of Whitney Museum, New York; Everhart Museum, Pasadena; Mauermuseum, Berlin; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Paris. English has recently held a public seminar at Museum of Modern Art, New York.

RON ENGLISH EXHIBITION 10 - 20 MAY Preview - Thursday 10 May 5:30 - 7:30pm Signing event at Webb’s with Ron English - Wednesday 16 May 5 - 7pm Ron English will be at Webb’s to sign limited edition prints and is available for media onsite.

New Zealanders can get an insight into the world of ‘POP aganda’ at Webb’s RON ENGLISH exhibition from May 10th – 20th and the opportunity to hear Ron English at Semi-Permanent* Associated Events: Ron English speaking at Semi-Permanent, Auckland 18-19 May 2012.

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May 02 2012

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UPCOMING: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Fire (Mr Scruff Remix) 12" (CHOICE CUTS)

Written By 1 - May 02 2012

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

Tracklist & Clips: 1. colm k edit  2. mr scruff remix  very limited (750 copies) 12" featuring a sure fire dance-floor burning remix, from Mr Scruff! Side A Hypnotic Brass Ensemble lay down an infectious stripped down to the bone latin flavoured anthem that immediately grabs the listener with its back breaking bass line and neck-snapping horn section. From the start the pulsating low-end of the sousaphone commands your full attention as the flawless horn stabs sit perfectly on top to create one of their most club friendly tracks to date. Side A sees Colm K of Bastard Jazz fame edits down HBE's original version into a supreme 4 minute mix. Side B features special guest duties from Manchester's finest Mr. Scruff. He reworks the extended mix of Fire and utilizes his signature sounds to great effect, creating the quintessential Hypnotic v Mr Scruff collaboration - an absolute monster of a track for the dance floors! This is a strictly limited vinyl press with sleeve artwork by Donal Thornton of practice&Theory previous work includes: Onra, All City, HouseShoes, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

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May 01 2012

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Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around The Corner (TRU THOUGHTS)

Written By 1 - May 01 2012

Available here on CD, here on 2LP

 
'Look Around The Corner', out on Tru Thoughts, is the first full collaborative album from musical soulmates Quantic and Alice Russell, two of the UK's best loved independent artists and leading lights of the international funk, soul and alternative dance music scene. The first single and title track has been added to the BBC 6Music playlist, with heavy early support. This intoxicating record mixes sweet soul and blues with overtones of folk and gospel, and the inimitable swing of Quantic's world-renowned outfit the Combo Bárbaro, who form the core band. Recording at Quantic's Sonido del Valle studio in his adopted home city of Cali, Colombia, producer/musician Quantic and singer/songwriter Russell had the space and time to revel in their creative chemistry, revisiting and building on the spirit of their previous collaborative tracks which have peppered the last decade (including big hitters for Quantic Soul Orchestra and for Russell's solo project). For legions of hopeful fans around the World, this is the culmination of a tense will-they-won't-they storyline, and 'Look Around The Corner' proves good things come to those who wait.
Tracklisting : 01. Look Around The Corner 02. Here Again 03. Travelling Song 04. Magdalena 05. I'll Keep My Light In My Window 06. Una Tarde en Mariquita 07. Interlude 08. Su Suzy 09. Boogaloo 33 10. Road To Islay 11. Similau 12. I'd Cry 13. Magdalena (Reprise) 14. Look Around The Corner (Reprise)

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