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Blu & Exile - Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still... (FAT BEATS)

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Southern California's Blu & Exile return to their collaborative origins with the release of Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them, the long-anticipated followup to the duo's landmark debut, Below the Heavens. Featuring Fashawn, Homeboy Sandman, Johaz of Dag Savage, Black Spade of Hawthorne Headhunters, and ADAD, the new album on Dirty Science / Fat Beats is both an evolution from and complement to their first: a cohesive, kicked back collection of hip-hop buoyed by Blu's gymnastic wordplay and Exile's soulful, sample-driven beats. While Blu's penchant for introspection and analysis remains intact, his perspective ebbs from the sun-soaked nostalgia of Below the Heavens to a more playful realm where raps about lost love and forgotten dreams find equal footing with those about Gondry films and delivery cheesecake. Together Blu & Exile have taken the raw materials of rap and crafted charmingly idiosyncratic, album-minded music that transcends coasts and continents alike.

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MIX: Christoph El Truento - CMND CNTRL Mix

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Christoph El Truento mix for CMND CNTRL. This mix was recorded to tape, buried for 24 hours in Christoph's back yard, then dug up & uploaded to soundcloud for your listening pleasure. Enjoy.

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October 17 2012

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UPCOMING: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 2LP (AFTERMATH)

Written By 1 - October 17 2012

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

American hip hop recording artist from Compton , California currently signed to Top Dawg, Aftermath and lnte rscope. Lamar is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Jay Rock , Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. He first gain ed major attention after being mentioned by Dr. Ore resulting in a buzz for the, then upcoming, release of his fourth mixtape, Overly Dedicated (2010). In 2011, his independent album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year.

Early in his career, before releasing his major label debut , Lamar amassed a large internet following, and had al ready worked with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Ore, Wiz Khalifa, Game, Drake, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Talib Kweli, Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Warren G, Bun B, Tech N9ne and Lil Wayne among other popular artists.

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October 16 2012

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Semi-Colon - Ndia Egbuo Ndia (Afro Jigida) LP (COMB & RAZOR SOUND)

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Ndia Egbuo Ndia (Afro-Jigida), an LP recorded by the Nigerian rock group Semi-Colon in 1976, was an experimental response to Fela Kuti's then-dominant afrobeat sound, substituting Fela's sophisticated horn charts and jazz leanings with wiry electric guitar work and a passion for vintage rock 'n' roll. Long fabled and coveted amongst collectors and DJs alike, the album has remained one of the rarest of the Nigerian 1970s "afro" cycle. Comb & Razor Sound is proud to be reissuing this lost gem of Afro-rock for a new audience. This reissue marks the second release from Comb & Razor Sound, following up the success of its inaugural offering, 2011's Nigerian disco and boogie compilation Brand New Wayo, which was spotlighted on NPR's All Things Considered and received favorable mention on its "Song of the Day." The new edition of Afro-Jigida continues Comb & Razor's exploration of rare, cutting-edge popular music produced in Nigeria in the 1970s and 80s. Afro-Jigida will be initially released in its original six-track vinyl format, with a deluxe CD release to follow at a later date. As a bonus, the first 1000 copies pressed of the album will include a 7" single featuring the never-before-released demo recording "Our Fada." Side 1 1. Ndia Egbuo Ndia 2. Ebenebe 3. Isi Agboncha Side 2 4. True Fine Mama/True Fine Woman 5. Giam Blow 6. Yanga (Okongwu)

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October 16 2012

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UPCOMING: Ghetto Brothers - Power Fuerza (TRUTH & SOUL)

Written By 1 - October 16 2012

Due for release Nov 2012 on CD & LP, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

01 Girl From The Mountain clip
02 There Is Something In My Heart clip
03 Got This Happy Feeling clip
04 Mastica Chupa Y Jala clip
05 You Say You Are My Friend clip
06 Viva Puerto Rico Libre clip
07 I Saw A Tear clip
08 Ghetto Brothers Power clip

This revered and incredibly rare 1972 Latin Rock album by South Bronx street-gang-turnedmusic-group gets deluxe reissue treatment, including remastered audio and extensive 80-page book, featuring rare photos and visual artifacts from gang members, the history of the group as written by cultural historian Jeff “Chairman” Mao, and an interview with Ghetto Brothers founder & president Benjy Melendez.

The South Bronx’s Ghetto Brothers originally consisted of the Melendez family unit (Benjy, Robert and Victor) who came from Puerto Rico to New York City in the 1950s. They had their share of incidents with violence and crime, but Benjy also pushed his crew into uplift-the-community territory. As Jeff Mao notes, by the early 70s Benjy’s social conscience was on the rise, the Ghetto Brothers soon became a force of good in the neighborhood. They eradicated junkies and pushers from their streets, cleaned up parks and garbage-strewn empty lots, and participated in clothing drives and breakfast programs. They also brought another aspect to their legacy: musicianship. The Ghetto Brothers cooked up a potent musical stew, drawing on British rock n’ roll, driving funk drums, and their Latin roots, creating a distinctly New York sound. The album’s eight tracks were recorded in one day at Manhattan’s Fine Tone Studios, produced and engineered by Latin studio maven Bobby Marin. Seven of the eight are originals written by Benjy and/or Victor Melendez. The result: a beautiful, absolutely innocent audio snapshot of three brothers, their friends and a powerful musical energy.  “As New Yorkers and obsessive record collectors, we are excited to reissue one of the rarest and most unique records to ever come out of this city. Beyond the amazing music, this reissue also gives us the opportunity to bring an overlooked and extremely important era of New York City's history to a new audience.” – Truth & Soul Records

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