Conch Records

Date

December 02 2011

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

Various - La Boulengerie Vol.2 LP (NOWADAYS RECORDS)

Written By 1 - December 02 2011

Available Here

LA BOULANGERIE 2 - Album SNIPPETS by Nowadays Records

La Fine Equipe lay the table again! Back from the Fantastic Planet ( released in 2010 / Nowadays Records ) the French crew of beatmakers, support by Radio Nova, re-opens its famous Boulangerie (Bakery) with the release of a new appetizing opus.To realize the perfect recipe, they surrounded themselves with the most promising beatmakers of the new french electro-hip hop scene. After Onra & Quetzal we can find this time Saneyes, Mister Modo, Dal-Gren, Guts, Chief, Buddy Sativa, Powell and many others. In total, 20 bakers have kneaded the music of thelast 50 years and have concocted 33 confectioneries more luscious than each other. We expect the tasting to be rich and diverse. Not only you may enjoy sweet soul on « Tourment d'Amour » and on the « Muffin » or a tangy funk explosion with the « Cupcake » or the « Fougasse » filled with electro, but you may also try exotic flavours such as the swinging african « Okin », the delicious Hawaiian « Chocolate Cake » and the Brazilian delicacies like « Beijinho » or « Brigadeiro ». A little delicacy with the « Nuage à l’Orange » jazz which will delight your papillas. And for those who crave for boom bap, go for the highly nourishin « Bear Claw », the orchestral hip hop of the « Papanasi » (Rumanian specialty) or simply a good « Pain à l’oseille ». Over the past few years, oOgo, Chomsk', Blanka and Mr. Gib, the members of La Fine Equipe have grown on the French musical landscape with their radio shows in Marseille and Paris, through multiple lives & dj sets, but also through the set up of a real autonomous creation pole. Thanks to their label Nowadays Records, their recording studio 1-2 Pass It and their mastering studio Kasablanka, they have collaborated with Jneiro Jarel, Wax Tailor, Onra, ASM, Diess Prod and many others. Worthy heirs of the best hip hop craftsmen such as Madlib and J Dilla, who obviously inspired La Fine Équipe, the crew carries on its quest for the good beat after the first Boulangerie, tribute to the album Donuts. Thus, enjoy the tasting! Bon appétit! A1_Papanasi by Mr Gib B1_ Bear Claw by Madwreck A2_Eclair Pistache by Dal Gren B2_Friandises by Chomsk' A3_Fougasse by Mr Hone B3_Financier by Powell A4_Bible Meringuée by Saneyes B4_Nuage à l'Orange by Buddy Sativa & Blanka A5_Cupcake by Hoosky B5_Canolli by Chief A6_Pain à L'oseille by Blanka B6_ Negrinho by Creestal A7_Chocolate Cake by Mister Modo & B7_Flao by Guts B1_ Bear Claw by Madwreck B2_Friandises by Chomsk' B3_Financier by Powell B4_Nuage à l'Orange by Buddy Sativa & Blanka B5_Canolli by Chief B6_ Negrinho by Creestal B7_Flao by Guts

Date

December 02 2011

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

K-Def - Night Shift LP (REDEFINITION)

Written By 1 - December 02 2011

Due out December 2011, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Unsung Hip-Hop legend K-Def is prepared to drop a brand new EP titled Night Shift which is available for pre-order at Fat Beats right now. The producer behind Ghostface, Real Live, ODB, Diddy, Tragedy Khadafi, Lords of the Underground and student of Marley Marl has been deep in the lab pulling late nights (hence the album title) knocking out beats left and right. Having released a string of one-off singles, K-Def may have very well earned the title King of Formats, having releases on 12?, 10?, 7?, flexi-disc, cassette tape, CD and mp3 all within one year.
K-Def - Supa Heath (LP Version) by Redefinition Records K-Def - From Da Brain (from his upcoming LP: NIGHT SHIFT) by Redefinition Records NIGHT SHIFT TRACK LIST: 01. Escapizm f. Rob-O (of INI) 02. Driving 03. Supa Heath 04. From Da Brain 05. Night Owls f. Raw Poetic 06. Indian Spice 07. Sparkle 08. Slow Two-Step 09. For Def’s Sake 10. Bird’s Flying High 11. Time’s Change 12. High Stakes ++ Bonus Track

Date

November 29 2011

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

INTERVIEW: Grooveman Spot (aka. DJ Kou-G) by Martyn Pepperell

Written By 1 - November 29 2011

Grooveman Spot @ the Turnaround
Fri 2 December @ The Bacco Room, 53 Nelson St, AK City
Pre-sale Tickets $20+BF from Conch Records, 115A Ponsonby Rd.
Grooveman Spot (aka DJ Kou-G) has been kicking around the Japanese music scene since the early 90s. A wide-eyed kid from Sendai city, he was captivated by hip-hop as a teenager. Kicking his journey off as a dancer after watching videos by MC Hammer and Heavy D, the next step in his journey was CD bin and record crate digging. Flicking through the stacks at the local Tower records, Kou-G, started building a collection of hip-hop, soul and rap records and CDs. Then enamored with the likes of, as he puts it in his limited English, "Bobby Brown, Public Enemy, Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley", Kou-G's frame of reference for musical inspiration didn't just come from the Black American musical landscape. As he explains, "DJ Muro, DJ Watarai and Rhymester", three early era Japanese hip-hop performers were also a big catalyst for him. Listening to bootleg mixtapes of Funkmaster Flex's New York radio shows were equally key for a fifteen year old Kou-G, who decided to he wanted to become a DJ. From DJing came an association with MC U-Zipplain in 1996. Inspired by the classic dusty piano chops and signature monotone raps of East Coast US crews like Gangstarr and D.I.T.C (Diggin In The Crates), Kou-G and U-Zipplain formed an influential Japanese hip-hop duo named ENBULL. He reflects, "It was so natural to make beats when I started DJing. When I was eighteen, I made a loop with a Bob James sample on an Audio Technica disco mixer. It has a cheap sampler which can sample only two seconds. I added a drum break by double trick on that loop I made, and recorded that. Then I started to investigate beat science from DJ Premier and Pete Rock. I was kind a quick learner for that and bought a MPC 2000, made beats everyday and let my partner MC U-Zipplain from ENBULL listen my beats and record raps on my beats." From ENBULL, Kou-G eventually began producing solo work under the Grooveman Spot alias. Along the way becoming associated with a renowned boutique record store/label and crew based in Shibuya, Japan named Jazzy Sport, Kou-G found his range of influences expanding. Releasing his first Grooveman Spot album Eternal Development in 2006, Kou-G became, in his words, "borderless musically". Flipping the crackly New York boombap sound through a slick Japanese soul and beats filter, he began crafting smooth modern classics, records which would win him recognition across the global underground. Now living back in Sendai city, Kou-G has since released a second album Change Situations and a series of EPs. Currently tapping an eighties dance music vibe in his works, he's also found a new sense of space back in Sendai city, and looks forward to, as he puts it, "new production reflecting this lifestyle I have now". Having visited New Zealand before in 2009 for a series of shows, Kou-G is eagerly anticipating a return this December for a show in Auckland at The Turnaround. Speaking on the growing connection between the New Zealand soul, beats and hip-hop scene and the Japanese scene, Kou-G is very enthusiastic. "I think it's wonderful. There are many unknown New Zealand artists who I think should put their music and information out to the world… I think music is a universal language indeed". Having been in the game for fifteen odd years, when Kou-G thinks back to his mindset when he started ENBULL, he isn't surprised he's still doing the music thing. "Music is the best way for me to express myself and send out my messages. I'll keep making music until I can't". By Martyn Pepperell For more info check out ameblo.jp/groovemanspot/ www.jazzysport.com

Date

November 24 2011

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

GIG: Earshot with Cian @ Ginger Minx - Sat 17th Dec

Written By 1 - November 24 2011

A new monthly exploring the crates and shelves from Conch Records courtesy of Cian. FREE ENTRY.
Earshot with Cian
At The Ginger Minx, 117 Valley Rd, Mt Eden
Sat 17th Dec, 9pm - 1am
FREE ENTRY

Date

November 22 2011

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

D.Dot Pop Up Store via Dubdotdash

Written By 1 - November 22 2011

Here's a wrap-up by Dubdotdash of The Rose Tint Pop-Up store Conch hosted last week, hat-tip to Peter McLennan for the write up.

Also thanks to all those from Dawn Raid, Frequency Media Group, Dirty Records for making it happen and all that came through over the 4 days.

 

[Originally Posted On The Dubdotdash Blog]

"David Dallas has been working the internets for a while now. He and his manager Che have been delving into podcasts, RSS feeds, Facebook and Twitter since 2008. The pay off for Dallas was it got him into America, giving him a presence there when he couldn't afford to be there physically - and led to Dallas getting a US record deal with Duckdown Records. Andrew Dubber wrote about their approach here. It's taken Dallas and his team four years, but he got there. NYC, baby! Home of hiphop.

There seems to be an endless series of New Zeland musicians and bands at present begging for followers on Facebook and Twitter, now that NZ On Air funding requires some evidence of an online fanbase, not just faces at gigs. I've heard some folk being rather scathing of this social media requirement in the Making Tracks funding, but then you look at David Dallas, and he has over 18,000 fans on Facebook. It works.

Dallas recently celebrated the deluxe CD release of his latest album The Rose Tint, with a pop-up store based in Conch Records (from last Wednesday to Saturday). The Rose Tint came out as a free digital download earlier this year, and has hit 50,000 downloads. So, did anyone turn up to buy the CD? Hell yeah.

Dallas was in the store every day, signing CDs, taking photos, selling merch (David Dallas piggy banks anyone?). And they had live instore performances every night. It also pushed the album back up to the top of the hiphop chart on NZ iTunes.

The theory goes like this: if you give away your music and your fans think it is something of value, they will pay for more of your music. Or in Dallas' case, they will pay for music they've already downloaded for free. Cause they think it's good music.

Not everyone got behind the physical relase tho - Dallas posted this to his FB page at the weekend: "Ha, looks like we're on course to crack the top 20 on the NZ charts next week - and that's despite some retailers cockblocking by not gettin it in stores cause we gave the original Rose Tint away for free and they reckon noone cares bout a 'Deluxe'. They're bout to get schooled."

I went down to check out the last night, with singer Aradhna dropping half a dozen tunes. Damn, she has mean pipes. Her next release is a collaboration with P-Money, heard a few whispers about it and it sounds very cool. Here's the New York Times, writing about US three rappers who have released free music to build fanbase. Just like David Dallas. One of these artists just topped the Billboard album chart. Sure, the chart doesn't mean as much as it once did, it terms of sales numbers. Still, its an  impressive achievement."

Recent Articles

Tags