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PODCAST: Gilles Peterson in Japan on BBC Radio One

Written By 1 - February 10 2012

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Gilles Peterson visits Tokyo to discover how the youth of Japan are responding following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

He spends time in Tokyo and speaks to local musicians including Goth Trad and Anchorsong. He also finds out about the local clubbing culture; tries some local food; goes record shopping; learns about a controversial piece of art that was a reaction to the disaster; and discovers why a manga comic was banned. Plus, we catch up with musicians vistiting Toyko - Sinden, SBRTRK and Robert Glasper; and find out about the battle between K-Pop & J-Pop.

Gilles also visits the Sendai region, which was near the epicentre of the earthquake in March 2011 and badly hit by the tsunami which followed, seeing the level of devastation for himself.

Music played

  1. Budamunk — Waterfall Meditation

  2. Fumio Itabashi — Watarase

  3. Goth-Trad — Man In The Maze (Deep Medi)

  4. Goth-Trad — Anti Grid

  5. Goth-Trad — Babylon Fall (feat Max Romeo)

  6.   Robert Glasper — Move Love (feat King)

  7. Kara — Hip Dance

  8. Anchorsong — The Blacksmith

  9. Anchorsong — Plum Rain

  10. Shuya Okino — Sun Will Rise (Boogie Mix)

  11. Sick Team — Turn It Up

  12. indigo jam unit — Fuel For The Fire (feat Alicia Saldenha)

  13. DJ Mitsu The Beats — Wait So Long

  14. Grooveman Spot — Promise

  15. Grooveman Spot — Let Me Love You

  16. Bo Ningen — Maguro (Rewind)

  17. Bo Ningen — Henkan

  18. Budamunk — Blunted First

  19. Watarase — Short Edit

  20. Mystica Tribe — Meditation Stick

  21. Nujabes — Voice Of Autumn

  22. Emancipator — With Rainy Eyes

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February 10 2012

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UPCOMING: Lucky Paul - Elephant Island 12" (SOMETHINKSOUNDS)

Written By 1 - February 10 2012

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

 

No stranger to the cherry-picked pool of talent at somethinksounds, Lucky Paul now delivers his second weird and wonderful single ‘Elephant Island’ on the boutique label, backed by a couple of muscular remixes from Hyperdub wonderboy Ossie and the unstoppable Midland.

Lucky Paul may be a relative newcomer to the electronic music scene but the New Zealander and Electric Wire Hustle frontman (now residing in LA) has spent his lifetime pursuing worldwide musical inspirations. From studying traditional percussion in Brazil to living with Indian music legend Pandit Vikash Maharaj and his musical family, Lucky Paul is an accomplished alchemist in noise and rhythm with an obsessive attention to sonic detail and experimentation. Having already released the sublime and unusual ‘Slow Ground EP’ on somethinksounds earlier this year (including the huge ‘Thought We Were Alone’ remix courtesy of Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap), Lucky Paul, now bestows his next unique installment.

The original ‘Elephant Island’ is an idyllic soundscape of emotive electronica but bursting with plenty of weird and raw musicality. Punching through Mara TK’s haunting vocal line are brawny drums and rippling analogue synths and bass - It’s a supreme percussive work out that builds into a dramatic orchestra of beats and strings. The alternative ’Piano Dub’ begins all passionate keys, space-out, stripped-back percussion and develops into another compelling wall of sound.

Rising producer and new label family Ossie steps up for the first rework with a deep and wonky voyage into the realms of UK funky. Lending ‘Elephant Island’ a lick of futuristic darkness, demented keys, pulsing bass and erratic staccato rhythms pierce the calm of the filtered vocal. An ideal match for the boundary-less spirit of somethinksounds, 22-year old East-London dweller Ossie has been setting labels Hyperdub and Lightworks alight with the ingenuity and versatility of his debut productions.

Midland offers his Midas touch in the second remix with an uplifting deep house rendering of ‘Elephant Island’. Swimming in warm pads and fuelled by a rolling groove, this is destined to provide the euphoric dancefloor moment.

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February 09 2012

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GIG: Hit It & Quit It @ The Silo Sessions - Sat 11th Feb

Written By 1 - February 09 2012

 
Silo Sessions Presents
Hit It & Quit It - Recloose & Frank Booker
Saturday 11th February
Noon - 5pm
Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter
Market, Licensed Bar & Street Food
FREE ENTRY

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February 08 2012

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UPCOMING: Wax Poetics Issue 50: 10th Anniversary

Written By 1 - February 08 2012

Prince / Frank Ocean

Due out soon, to reserve a copy please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

In December of 2001, Wax Poetics debuted its first issue to a small following of record collectors and “beat diggers.”  Ten years later, Wax Poetics has carved out a niche for itself in the world of music journalism and expanded its audience to a worldwide congregation of music lovers.

Issue 50 marks our ten-year anniversary and does so with one of the most iconic musicians in the history of African American music, the one and only Prince.

We’ve also done a full redesign, making the magazine slightly larger—8 × 10.5 inches—and we’ve embraced a new  paper stock. Wax Poetics will look a bit different on the newsstand, with a new mark making its debut in place of our old logo, but the magazine will continue to be a collectible objet d’art, something to be saved on your shelf as a musical  reference manual, not recycled like other mags.

Wax Poetics has also returned to its roots as a journal and is back to being quarterly. The new price reflects not only radical changes in the publishing industry and the economy, but also the guarantee of continued quality from the paper stock to the writing and photographs. We vow to keep Wax Poetics in print as a tangible entity, bucking the trend of ridding our culture of old-school reading products.

Join us as we embark on our tenth year of celebrating the unprecedented and untouchable African American musical tradition!

In the Issue: Prince, Frank Ocean, Larry Graham, Morris Day, Toro y Moi, DJ Quick Record Rundown, Blood Orange, Questlove on Prince, Jesse Johnson, Madhouse, The Family, Grand Central, and 94 East Re:Discovered.
 
To order back issues please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
 

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February 08 2012

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Various - Thai Funk Volume 1 & 2 2LP (LIGHT IN THE ATTIC)

Written By 1 - February 08 2012

Vol. 1 available here on 2LP, Vol. 2 available here on 2LP

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Over two years ago, Bangkok crate digger Maft Sai from ZudRangMa Records Thailand complied the now legendary Thai Funk: ZudRangMa Vol. 1 CD, showcasing 18 forgotten Thai pop, garage rock, funk, and disco tracks by a cross-section of local 1960s-70s artists unknown outside of Southeast Asia. The limited set came housed in a stunning hand-stitched soft cloth sleeve and was culled and created from the used record bins and bustling street markets of the region. Distributed worldwide by Light In The Attic Records, our dreams of seeing this archival project reissued on loud and proud vinyl has finally come to fruition.

For those who missed the first edition or prefer their music (as we do) on black wax, Thai Funk Volume 1 is now available as a stunning double LP package (LITA 076). Housed in a deluxe gatefold “tip-on” old-school jacket with a plethora of vintage album art, lovingly remastered audio, and to top it off, the beautiful Thai print hand-stitched cloth outer sleeve (w/ four color/pattern variations) that the original CD was famous for, we are honored to help spread this important cultural message. Easily our most ornate and eloquent packaging yet, it’s the eclectic and always captivating music that really shines. Despite the foreign track names and indigenous delivery, Thai Funk Volume 1 occasionally echoes the familiar motifs of Western pop, rock, and soul acts like Pink Floyd on Kana TNT’s “Kod Hang Kam,” B.T. Express on The Impossible’s take of “Do It (Till You’re Satisfied”) and James Brown on Meesak Nakaratch’s “Luk Ron.” Combined with original material filled with ample fuzz guitar, burning organ, funky drumming, and passionate vocals, dropping the needle on Thai Funk Volume 1 opens a musical door that very few in the western world have dared explore. Picture yourself at a seedy Bangkok discotheque in 1979 with your best friends and prepare to party the night away. Limited vinyl edition of the ZudRangMa Records anthology Double LP housed in a deluxe “tip-on” Stoughton jacket Beautifully packaged in a HAND-STITCHED CLOTH OUTDER SLEEVE (10+ pattern variations) Meticulously restored and remastered audio Features original album art and introduction by Maft Sai Download card for full album plus three bonus tracks!   Thai Funk Vol. 1 - Track List & Sound Clips:  
Thai Funk Vol. 2 -  Track List & Sounds Clips:

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