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UPCOMING: Various - Eglo Records Vol.1 2xCD (EGLO)
Due out May 2013, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Celebrating 4 years in existence, the time has come for us to look back over our catalogue with this deluxe double CD. Featuring 23 tracks, including four new exclusives and previously hard to find vinyl only releases, Eglo Records Vol.1 will be the label's debut LP and our first time in a CD format. Chronologically highlighting key releases by Floating Points, Fatima, Funkineven, Shuanise, Mizz Beats, Arp 101, Gifted & Blessed and more, the CD runs from our first 7 inch release in 2009 to the Shadows EP in 2011. Featuring a 20 page booklet and gold print gate-fold design by Kay Shin, the album chronicles the birth of the label through the photos' of Vent Fury and a foreword by label boss Alexander Nut. The unique and soul filled aesthetic of Eglo encompasses the diasporic sounds of House, Hip Hop, 2Step, RnB, Broken Beat, Boogie, Acid, Techno and beyond. Based in London but taking on a global view, the label's core is made up from a circle of nomadic artists. Displaying our colourful past whilst simultaneously launching into new territories, this release is set to be followed by fresh projects including recent signings Dirg Gerner and Strange U, the infamous Floating Points and the first lady of Eglo Records, Fatima. The latter of whom has been locked away adding finishing touches to her debut album. More info on the labels history can be found inside theCD's booklet. To celebrate our 4th year and the release of this CD, Eglo Records will be holding a special birthday event in early June (details TBA) followed later in the year by Eglo stages at both Outlook and Dimensions festival. Tracklisting: Click on tracks below for soundclips: CD1: 1. Radiality - Floating Points 2. Vacuum Boogie - Floating Points 3. Kleer - Funkineven ft. Fatima 4. Catch - Shuanise 5. Soul Glo - Fatima 6. She's Acid - Funkineven 7. Shark Chase - Floating Points 8. Dead Leaf - Arp.101 9. Heart Pound - Funkineven 10. Flush - Arp.101 11. Sanctuary - Mizz Beats CD2: 1. Innervisions - Fatima ft. Floating Points 2. Sais (Dub) - Floating Points 3. Marylin - Floating Points 4. Roland's Jam - Funkineven 5. Danger - Floating Points 6. U - Arp.101 7. Scientific Brainpriest - Mizz Beats 8. Myrtle Avenue - Floating Points 9. Visit You - Fatima 10. Wires - Floating Points Ensemble 11. Mercy - Shuanise 12. Reflexes - GB Presents The Abstract EyeUPCOMING: Home Brew - Home Brew 2xCD (YOUNG, GIFTED & BROKE)
Home Brew release their debut double album on Friday 4th of May and celebrate with a 48-Hour Album Release Party in Old Brothel, to pre-order the CD, please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
If you don't know Home Brew, ask John Key. Or The University of Auckland. Or watch the EPK below.
Despite what these people might tell you about them being burdens on society, or advocates for drug dependency, you gotta respect the integrity of their independence and the diligence of their work ethic. In the last year they've been involved in three 5 star releases (At Peace, Max Marx, Last Week), nominated for the Vodafone Critics Choice Award, impregnated Petra Bagust and shaped the rules of the NZ Music Industry without a marketing director or legally recognized source of income.
Now, after three years of dedication and benefit fraud, they've finally completed a piece of work good enough to move them out of their Mum's place; a debut double album conceptualized by the balance of life's extremities. One side, light. The other, dark. A dichotomy of methadone and melancholy. Infinity and finality. It's a record that looks back at Saturday's moment of madness through Sunday's moment of clarity.
Featuring the talents of such people as Chip Mathews (Opensouls), Christoph El Truento (Wonderful Noise) and Hollie Smith (Don McGlashan's friend) it's their most mature, self reflective, existential piece of work to date. So to celebrate it, they're throwing a party in an old brothel.
Home Brew – Home Brew deluxe album out 4 May Pre-order the album from iTunes from 13 April
Home Brew Speakeasy – 48-Hour Album Release Party 330 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 10am Saturday 5 May – 10am Monday 7 May Featuring beer and performances from Home Brew and special guests $30 pre-sale tickets (gets you entry to the party and a copy of the album upon arrival) available at www.undertheradar.co.nz from Monday 16 April
Quantic - The Best Of Quantic 2LP/2xCD (Tru Thoughts)
Available On CD Here, 2LP Here
Check the Best Of Quantic Podcast Here
Track-List: Tracklisting CD1 : 01. Quantic - Time Is The Enemy taken from The 5th Exotic (2001) 02. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Cuidad Del Swing taken from Death Of The Revolution (2008) 03. Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra - I'm Thankful taken from I'm Thankful (2006) 04. Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - The Dreaming Mind (Part 1) taken from Tradition In Transition (2009) 05. Quantic y Conjuntco - Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) taken from Hip Hop En Cumbia (2011) 06. Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - Linda Morena taken from Tradition In Transition (2009) 07. The Limp Twins - Sunday Driver taken from Tales From Beyond The Groove (2003) 08. Quantic - Absence Heard, Presence Felt taken from An Announcement To Answer (2006) 09. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Dog With A Rope taken from Dog With A Rope (2010) 10. Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - Wandering Star taken from Unfold Presents Tru Thoughts Covers (2009) 11. Kinny - Enough Said feat. The Quantic Soul Orchestra taken from Idle Forest Of Chit Chat (2009) 12. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Echate Pa'lla (Version) taken from Dog With A Rope (2010) 13. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Who Knows feat. Kabir taken from Tropidélico (2007) 14. Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro - New Morning (Slow Version) taken from 12" Un Canto A Mi Tierra (2010) 15. Quantic - Cumbia Clash exclusive new track 16. The Quantic Soul Orchestra feat. Alice Russell - Left & Right exclusive new track Tracklisting CD2 : 01. Quantic & Nickodemus feat. Tempo & The Candela All-Stars - Mi Swing Es Tropical taken from 7" Mi Swing Es Tropical (2007) 02. Quantic - Transatlantic taken from Apricot Morning (2002) 03. Quantic - Life In The Rain taken from The 5th Exotic (2001) 04. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Pushin' On feat. Alice Russell taken from Pushin On (2005) 05. Quantic - Don't Joke With A Hungry Man feat. Spanky Wilson taken from Mishaps Happening (2004) 06. Quantic - Search The Heavens feat. Alice Russell taken from Apricot Morning (2002) 07. Quantic feat. Tempo - Sabor taken from An Announcement To Answer (2006) 08. Quantic - Not So Blue taken from Apricot Morning (2002) 09. Quantic - Sol Clap taken from Wonderwheel Recordings' EP compilation Turntables On The Hudson Vol. 8: Reflecting Cielo 10. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Death Of The Revolution taken from Death of The Revolution (2008) 11. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Hold It Down taken from Stampede (2003) 12. Alice Russell - Somebody's Gonna Love You feat. Quantic taken from Under The Munka Moon (2004) 13. Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro - Enyere Kumbara taken from 7" Linda Morena / Enyere Kumbara (2009) 14 The Limp Twins - Elemental taken from Tales From Beyond The Groove (2003) 15. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Super 8 taken from 7" Super 8 (2001) 16. Quantic - Perseption taken from Mishaps Happening (2004)Tracklisting 2xLP : A1. Quantic - Time Is The Enemy taken from The 5th Exotic (2001) A2. Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - Wandering Star taken from Unfold Presents Tru Thoughts Covers (2009) A3. Kinny - Enough Said feat. The Quantic Soul Orchestra taken from Idle Forest Of Chit Chat (2009) A4. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Echate Pa'lla (Version) taken from Dog With A Rope (2010) B1. Quantic y Conjuntco - Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) taken from Hip Hop En Cumbia (2011) B2. Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro - New Morning (Slow Version) taken from 12" Un Canto A Mi Tierra (2010) B3. Quantic & Nickodemus feat. Tempo & The Candela All-Stars - Mi Swing Es Tropical taken from 7" Mi Swing Es Tropical (2007) B4. Quantic - Transatlantic taken from Apricot Morning (2002) C1. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Pushin' On feat. Alice Russell taken from Pushin On (2005) C2. Quantic - Don't Joke With A Hungry Man feat. Spanky Wilson taken from Mishaps Happening (2004) C3. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Hold It Down taken from Stampede (2003) C4. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Super 8 (part 1) taken from 7" Super 8 (2001) D1. Quantic - Life In The Rain taken from The 5th Exotic (2001) D2.Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro - Enyere Kumbara taken from 7" Linda Morena / Enyere Kumbara (2009) D3. Quantic - Cumbia Clash exclusive new track 'The Best Of Quantic' is out on 5th September, on double CD and vinyl, to celebrate an incredible ten years of swinging and soulful, funk-filled and tropical, authentic and innovative, DJ-delighting, booty-shaking, culture-clashing, horizon-broadening and consistently sweet music from Quantic on Tru Thoughts records. All the biggest tunes are here, plus three exclusive new tracks.
It is a decade since a 20-year-old Will Holland (aka Quantic) came to meet Tru Thoughts A&R Robert Luis, holding in his hand the demo that was soon to become his first album, 'The 5th Exotic'. Picked up on by the biggest names in underground music at the time, including Gilles Peterson, LTJ Bukem and Richard Dorfmeister, it was clear that this impressive debut heralded a very special new arrival onto the scene. A record-obsessed DJ and crate-digger, his musical talents have always been matched by a rare curiosity and drive that sets him apart. His passion to find the roots of the sounds that he loves has taken him on a journey from the UK to Cali, Colombia, where he now lives and works with a diverse and vibrant mix of musicians.
Under his various guises, this musical troubadour has now released twelve albums and can truly lay claim to some of the most vital, fresh and soulful music of our time. 'The Best Of Quantic' highlights the stunning range of his work, bringing together some of the biggest tracks from across his many projects (plus three exclusive new cuts). The Quantic Soul Orchestra's heavy soulful funk; the dub and reggae fusion of Flowering Inferno; the Latin swing and eclectic tropical rhythms of Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro; The Limp Twins' leftfield indie/beats. Added to these are tracks with Alice Russell, Kinny and the legendary Spanky Wilson; the Tempo, Nickodemus and Candela collaboration "Mi Swing Es Tropical", recorded in Puerto Rico, which soundtracked a worldwide Apple iPod advert; and of course the DJ and club-orientated Quantic studio productions that kicked it all off and still continue to move feet and minds the World over.
Robert Luis, who had the task of condensing Quantic's oeuvre into two discs' worth, reflects: "When we met, I was truly amazed by this young guy's production skills, musical ability and deep knowledge of all kinds of genres. I could never have predicted Will's trajectory and the twists and turns he's taken – and I won't try to predict where he's headed in the future! As a label we support whatever direction he pursues, as his path is truly his own. Every time Quantic delivers an album I get very excited, and I have never been disappointed in 10 years. I'm certain there are many more sonic masterpieces on their way in the next decade too."
Having become hugely in-demand as a DJ, and with his solo productions gaining ever more acclaim, Will Holland formed The Quantic Soul Orchestra while still in his early 20s. Directing his own live orchestra of some of the UK's top talents allowed him the scope to bring his ideas out of the studio, and this incendiary live act garnered a widespread following, becoming instrumental in the funk and soul resurgence of the early 2000s and headlining festivals including The Big Chill and Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival.
The fourth Quantic Soul Orchestra album, Tropidélico, came out just after Will Holland's move to Colombia, when he found himself once again at a point of flux. Following the release, which sold over 40,000 copies, and a hugely successful world tour, he disbanded The Quantic Soul Orchestra in order to realise the next phase in his musical vision, working with more of the musicians in his new locality, and the Combo Bárbaro was born. Discontinuing his successful Soul Orchestra at the top of its game and introducing a completely new band-name to his fans was seen as a risky business, but as always he followed his instincts and ultimately the music did the talking...
'Tradition In Transition' - the first album from Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro in 2009 – built on all that had come before, combining the rhythms of Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean with funk, soul and folkloric influences. It features revered Peruvian pianist Alfredo Linares; Pacific folklore singer Nidia Góngora; septuagenarian Panamanian singer Kabir; Cali livewire Freddie Colorado on percussion; Heliocentrics man Malcolm Catto on drums; and strings by the legendary Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, it gained rave reviews across the board. Honouring and utilising its contributors' backgrounds while conjuring up a unique brand of contemporary music, the album elevated Quantic once and for all from his position as a star of the leftfield dance music world to someone who now commands attention far beyond his scene.
Over the course of his career, Quantic has been featured in the majority of the World's music and cultural press. At Glastonbury festival last year, Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro were chosen by BBC TV as a festival highlight, and the full set was filmed and broadcast as part of their BBC 2 coverage. The quality of his work cuts across genre boundaries, and finds support in the most diverse arenas. Radio playlisting, sessions, features, DJ mixes, interviews and more have appeared on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 6Music, XFM, Ministry Of Sound and NME Radio in the UK; FIP and Nova (France); NPR and KCRW and beyond in the US; and J-Wave in Japan, plus much more. Press-wise, he has graced the pages of traditional music glossies Q and MOJO to broadsheets including The Independent and The Guardian; ahead-of-the-curve titles like Notion, Shook, XLR8R, Wax Poetics and Fact; through to leading World music titles like Songlines.
Music that takes you on a journey is a well worn cliché, but 'The Best Of Quantic' is a collection that really does represent the journeys of this unique artist. Even before his move to Colombia, Quantic was no ordinary young producer. From his late teens he would DJ around the world, digging in crates from New York to Moscow, Panama to Ethiopia, in search of sounds – old and new – to pepper his DJ sets and spark his own creations. In turn, his work is now at the centre of the surge of interest in Afro and Latin rhythms; he has been an inspiration in the popularisation of Cumbia, in particular, and in this way his work is feeding back out into the beautiful melting pot of the rhythms and sounds that so captivate him.
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