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August 24 2013

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Ras G - Back On The Planet 2LP+MP3 (BRAINFEEDER)

Written By 1 - August 24 2013

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Dusty, ethereal and bugged out, the Crate Creator's beats bring the past to the future. Back On The Planet, G's latest Brainfeeder release, finds the blunted master of the beat guiding his Afrikan Space Program further out than ever. Download code for the whole album is included!  After amassing a sizable discography of 7"'s, EP's and digital releases on a host of platforms, Ras_G & The Alkebulan Space Program are Back On The Planet for their most complete demonstration to date. The countless nights at SpaceBase behind the MPC and SP-303 have seen _G come fully into his own. On this project past experiments in chest-rattling bass, terse loops and bugged-out field noise come full circle. Ancient Afrikan poly-drum rhythms meet outer-synth splashes of white noise and intuitive experimentation meld with deep sub-harmonics for an otherworldly experience. "Asteroid Storm" captures the pulsating energy of The ASP's live demonstrations while "Natural Melanin Being" finds _G's Uncle Ra sharing a few words of wisdom that go very well with the therapeutic tones of the meditative "All Is Well." "Back On The Planet" is The ASP at it's most confident, shedding all barriers for an open and honest manifestation. Drawing from a source beyond the ego and dealing with the eternal, Ras_G & The Ancient Space Program are a cosmic outfit, eternally elsewhere but always in tune.

Date

July 26 2013

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Mount Kimbie - Cold Spring Fault Less Youth (WARP)

Written By 1 - July 26 2013

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Recorded in their South London studio, 'Cold Spring Fault Less Youth' combines the electronic sensibilities of 'Crooks & Lovers' (2010) but sees Mount Kimbie move out of the bedroom and into a professional studio. Dominic Maker and Kai Campos are joined in collaborations on two tracks with King Krule who lends his distinctive, discontented vocals to 'You Took You Time' and 'Meter, Pale, Tone'.

Track Clip
01 A1 Home Recording clip
02 A2 You Took Your Time (Feat. King Krule) clip
03 B1 Break Well clip
04 B2 Blood And Form clip
05 B3 Made To Stray clip
06 C1 So Many Times, So Many Ways clip
07 C2 Lie Near clip
08 C3 Meter, Pale, Tone (Feat. King Krule) clip
09 D1 Slow clip
10 D2 Sullen Ground clip
11 D3 Fall Out clip

Date

July 18 2013

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Congo Natty - Jungle Revolution (BIG DADA)

Written By 1 - July 18 2013

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Big Dada are proud and pleased to announce that they will release the album Jungle Revolution by Congo Natty on June 17th 2013. Congo Natty aka Rebel MC has a career dating back to his early hit with Double Trouble, “Street Tuff,” but is probably most respected as one of the pioneers of Jungle – perhaps the first uniquely UK-born bass music.Jungle Revolution features the whole of the extended Congo Natty family and was mixed with Adrian Sherwood. Clearly showing this Rasta’s belief that Jungle is a re-boot of roots reggae for a new century, the record is full of blood and fire, the sternum-buzz of sub-bass, rapid fire drum breaks, sweet hooks, righteous anger and professions of religious fervour. It’s the kind of passionate, committed, raw and spiritual, beautiful record that doesn’t come along every day. To celebrate this release, we are giving away the track “UK Allstars,” which features a who’s who of British soundsystem culture. This is the first time ever that this line up have all appeared on one track together and so also marks a historic coming together of a scene which lies at the roots of so much of what we now take for granted in UK music, from dubstep to grime to drum & bass and beyond. Tracklist: 1. Jungle Souljah Feat. La La & The Boo Ya 2. UK Allstars (Congo Natty Meets Benny Page Mis) Feat. Tenor Fly, Top Cat, General Levy, Tippa Irie, Sweetie Irie, Daddy Freddy 3. Revolution Feat. Nanci Correia, Phoebe ‘Iron Dread’ Hibbert, Ras Buggsy 4. Get Ready Feat. Tenor Fly, Daddy Freddy, Nanci Correia 5. Jah Warriors (Congo Natty Meets Vital Elements Mix) Feat. Nanci Correia, Ras Buggsy, YT 6. Nu Beginningz Feat. Sister Mary 7. Jungle Is I And I (Congo Natty Meets Vital Elements Mix) Feat. Lady Chann 8. London Dungeons (Congo Natty Meets Boyson And Crooks Mix) Feat Martha Kean 9. Rebel Feat 2Nice 10. Micro Chip (Say No) Feat. Kaya Fyah, Phoebe 'Iron Dread' Hibbert

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July 18 2013

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Joey Bada$$ - 1999 2LP

Written By 1 - July 18 2013

Due out August 2013 on 2LP, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

The debut album from Brooklyn rapper JOEY BADA$$ finally on wax, limited to 1000 copies in full picture sleeve pressed on clear heavyweight vinyl. This 17 year old kid creates authentic 90's era hip hop to perfection, features production from MF DOOM, J DILLA, LORD FINESSE and more. 15 tracks. Joining the 17-year-old emcee on 1999 areCapitol STEEZ, Chuck Strangers, CJ Fly,Kirk Knight and T’nah Apex.  Production is provided by Bruce LeeKix, Freddie Joachim,Knxwledge, Lewis Parker, Statik Selektah, Vin Skully and more. 1. Summer Knights [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] (1:56) 2. Waves [Prod. By Freddie Joachim] (3:32) 3. FromdaTomb$ (Feat. Chuck Strangers) [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] [Scratches By Statik Selektah] (3:25) 4. Survival Tactics (Feat. Capital STEEZ) [Prod. By Vin Skully] (3:23) 5. Killuminati (Feat. Capital STEEZ) [Prod. By Knxwledge] (2:34) 6. Hardknock (Feat. CJ Fly) [Prod. By Lewis Parker] (5:18) 7. World Domination [Prod. By MF DOOM] (2:43) 8. Pennyroyal [Prod. By MF DOOM] (2:50) 9.  Funky Ho'$ [Prod. By Lord Finesse] (4:29) 10. Daily Routine [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] (2:58) 11. Snakes (Feat. T'nah Apex) [Prod. By J Dilla] (4:19) 12.Don't Front (Feat. CJ Fly) [Prod. By Statik Selektah] (4:22) 13. Righteous Minds [Prod. By Bruce LeeKix] (3:44) 14. Where It'$ At (Feat. Kirk Knight) [Prod. By J Dilla] (4:09) 15. Suspect (Feat. PRO ERA (Capital STEEZ, CJ Fly, Chuck Strangers, Dyemond Lewis, NYCk Caution, Kirk Knight, Rokamouth, T'nah Apex & Dessy Hinds) [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] (11:47)    

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July 09 2013

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Digable Planets - Blowout Comb (MODERN CLASSICS)

Written By 1 - July 09 2013

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Reissue of the 1994 second album by cult, Brooklyn-based hip hop trio Digable Planets. Limited edition first pressing with embossed cover and 18"× 24" fold-out poster. The album is named for the combs used to maintain an Afro hairstyle, and that's significant. The group's Ishmael ''Butterfly'' Butler said it summed up what they wanted to do with it: ''''It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style,'' he has said. Like with 1993's debut Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), 'utilizing the natural' meant creating hip hop that blended jazz with the formidable rap skills of the aforementioned Butterfly, Craig 'Doodlebug' Irving and Mary Ann 'Ladybug Mecca' Vieira. Unlike that debut, it meant broadening to include guests such as Gang Starr's Guru, Jeru the Damaja, and Jazzy Joyce. Following the gold-selling commercial success of their debut, they here set out to prove their artistic prowess. This is intelligent, alternative hip hop that sounded like party music. Its lyrics are dense with wit, social commentary and politics - and its original inner sleeve was modeled on the newspaper of the Black Panther movement. Its instrumentation includes sax, vibraphone and flute. Its samples - gathered from global cratedigging trips while touring the first album around the world - included Grant Green, Eddie Harris, Shuggie Otis and jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers (whose ''We Live in Brooklyn, Baby'' became ''Borough Check'' here). And yet at the same time its beats are infectious and its spirit undeniable. This is an album firmly rooted in Brooklyn. ''Growing up hearing and cherishing this album, it created a textured soundscape of a mythical world of rhymes, jazz, breakbeats, culture, art and urban ambiance,'' says DJ and fan Mick Boogie in the liner notes. ''When I moved to Brooklyn years later, I found that the world I imagined while listening to this classic LP actually really existed... '' Though Digable Planets have reunited on occasion since - and though their influence endures in every top-shelf rap act with a jazzy sensibility - the trio parted ways after Blowout Comb, citing that old favorite ''''creative differences''. Sometimes, the most volatile combinations create the best art. * Limited edition first pressing with embossed cover and 18"× 24" fold-out poster * Liner notes by Larry Mizelle Jr. Tracklist: A1 The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug 4:56  A2 Black Ego 7:02  A3 Dog It 4:21  B1 Jettin' 4:39  B2 Borough Check 6:56  B3 Highing Fly / Agent 7 Creamy Spy Theme 1:23  B4 Dial 7 (Axioms Of Creamy Spies) / NY 21 Theme 5:47  C1 The Art Of Easing 5:06  C2 K.B.'s Alley (Mood Dudes Groove) 2:06  C3 Graffiti 4:03  C4 Blowing Down 3:51  D1 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) 4:27  D2 For Corners 7:02

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