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November 08 2013

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UPCOMING: Lord Echo - Curiosities (ECONOMY)

Written By 1 - November 08 2013

 

Due out late November 2013, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Lord ECHO from Black Seeds & Fabulous/Arabia with a follow up to his debut "Melodies" (2010). Lord Echo aka Mike Fabulous finally is back with his second album "Curiosities". His debut album "Melodies" took the organic groove world in a storm and turned into a classic-item in little to no time. The vinyl edition was selling for up to 100$ on Ebay until it got repressed just recently. Lord Echo is guitarist and producer for bands such as The Black Seeds, The Recloose Band & Fabulous/Arabia (you remember their incredible album on Jakarta Records last year?). His music is a roaring romp through his crazy world of sound, a magical, meandering journey through Afro-disco, Soul Reggae, Latin boogie and Ethio-Jazz. On "Curiosities", Echo is joined by a plethora of notable colleagues from every Newszealand band you can imagine (e.g. The Black Seeds, Fat Freddys Drop, Electric Wire Hustle), but in the end it's all about Echo! His remarkable talents are everywhere in abundance. The studio boffin has put down his soldering iron and picked up his tambourine in order to create a mighty album of towering tunes. Be it the wonderful Reggae infused vocal cut "Molten Lava" featuring Leila Adu on the vocals, or the funky instrumental dancer "Digital Haircut", Lord Echo manages to connect with the sound niche he carved for himself with "Melodies" without being redundant. Another classic in the making. Tracklist & Soundclips:
    Artist Title   clip  
  01   Endless Dawn   clip  
  02   Bohemian Idol   clip  
  03   Digital Haircut   clip  
  04   Street Knowledge   clip  
  05   Molten Lava   clip  
  06   Put It In My Head   clip  
  07   The Creator Has A Master Plan   clip  
  08   Ghost Hands   clip  
  09   What Is That Feeling   clip  
  10   Arabesque   clip  

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October 18 2013

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UPCOMING: Various - Amada (ALL CITY)

Written By 1 - October 18 2013

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

All City presents 'Amada', 13 exclusive tracks (plus one bonus in the form of a 7 inch flexi disc) from a selection of a mix of interesting underground producers from around the globe. Over the last few years having built a reputation for searching and unearthing some of tomorrows best new production talent via her Hepcat show on NTS Radio and through work with Dutch label Kindred Spirits, recording as part of Wednesday Nite and some jet set DJ-ing, she has been mobile enough with a large Rolodex of contacts to hassle and compile the tracks for "Amada". The record takes flight with the dreamy 'Take It Back' by NY's hotly tipped Obey City. The artist formerly known as Kasrave, now Young Mind, follows with 'Jennifer' and we hit the dancefloor with Bobby's 'Tame The Shrew'. Free-form soulstress Georgia Anne Muldrew gives us a gospel diversion with 'Git Thee', and All City favourite Stones Throw's James Pants' comes with his unique brand of psychedelic-electro-wave on 'Ritual Magick'. Modern hip hop beats from Silkersoft and Darq E Freaker deliver testosterone thrust while Fatima Yamaha's pogo pumping 'AAA' ignites a rythmical groove. The young SCNTST comes with the hypnotic and pounding 'For Forest Play Only', before Mweslee's second outing on the label with 'Una 41 (In Memoriam)'. DZ and Ruckazoid drop a lo-fi heartbreaker with 'Shoulda Coulda'. Austrian Korg wizard Dorian Concept joins to bid a melancholic farewell on 'Empty Everything (But you)' and American Men's Claude Speeed closes out the LP with 'Crushed Rave'. A variety of beats, tempos and styles is completed with a bonus track on a 7 inch flexi disk from the mysterious GMCFOSHO. 1. Obey City - Take It Back 2. Young Mind - Jennifer 3. Bobby - Tame the Shrew 4. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Git Thee 5. James Pants - Ritual Magick 6. Silkersoft - Duel 7. Darq E Freeker - Psychosis 8. Fatima Yamaha - AAA 9. Scntst - For Forest Use Only 10. Mweslee - Una 4 11. DZ - Shoulda Coulda 12. Dorian Concept - Empty Everything 13. Claude Speeed - Crushed Everything 14. GMCFOSHO - Comupout (Bonus Flexi 7 inch)

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October 03 2013

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UPCOMING: Black Milk - No Poison No Paradise (FAT BEATS)

Written By 1 - October 03 2013

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

As one of the most-celebrated auteurs of his generation of hip hop artists, Black Milk has conditioned fans and critics to always expect the unexpected each time he releases new music. Few producers have earned the notoriety and respect he has as a musician, and when that is coupled with commanding talent as an emcee, it’s no surprise that his solo releases are met with exalted anticipation. The new full-length album “No Poison No Paradise” continues Black Milk’s trend of releasing material that maintains his signature sound while pushing it into new territory.

Musically, each of Black Milk’s releases have kept one foot dipped in classical boom-bap and the other stomping with a fierce originality and willingness to expand his listeners’ sonic palate. “No Poison No Paradise” leaves behind the density and heavily- layered sounds of his 2010 release “Album of the Year” in favor of a more stripped-down approach. Some tracks showcase the raw sample-driven styles that helped make him one of Detroit’s hottest young talents nearly a decade ago. Others flex some of the sophistication and musicality that have helped to make his live show among the most-acclaimed in hip hop. Whichever direction he decides to take it, all of the trademark characteristics of Black’s music are fully apparent throughout the album: hard drums, melodic synths, and nimble flows.

Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of “No Poison No Paradise” is the evolution of Black Milk’s lyrical style. While he’s never been shy to get personal on the mic, Black introduces a refined ability as a storyteller on the new release, mostly told through the dreams of a character named Sonny. The album’s songs are steeped in autobiographical themes and construct rich visceral imagery of everything from the experience of growing up in a rough working-class neighborhood of Detroit to the struggles of maintaining one’s inspiration and success as an artist. Even with his lyrical progression, Black’s rap styles are unquestionably sharper and more varied than ever.

“No Poison No Paradise” is another accomplished full-length solo release for Black Milk, and a return to form for one of hip hop’s most versatile talents. The album features guest appearances by Grammy-Award winners Black Thought (The Roots), Robert Glasper, and Dwele, as well as long-time collaborators Will Sessions, Mel, and Ab.

Tracklist:

1. Interpret Sabotage (feat. Mel) 2. Deion’s House 3. Codes and Cab Fare (feat. Black Thought) 4. Ghetto DEMF (feat. Quelle Chris) 5. Sonny Jr. (Dreams)(feat. Robert Glasper; Dwele) 6. Sunday’s Best 7. Monday’s Worst 8. Perfected On Puritan Ave.  9. Dismal 10. Parallels (feat. Ab) 11. X Chords 12. Black Sabbath (feat. Tone Trezure) 13. Money Bags (Paradise) 

 
 

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October 01 2013

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UPCOMING: Yancey Boys - Sunset BLVD. (DELICIOUS VINYL)

Written By 1 - October 01 2013

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

Delicious Vinyl proudly releases Sunset Blvd, the new album from Yancey Boys, the group piloted by John “Illa J” Yancey and Frank Nitt. The dynamic new collection is built around previously unheard tracks created by Illa J’s brother: the late, great J Dilla (James Yancey). With Frank Nitt’s standing as J Dilla Music Catalog Curator and the official approval of Yancey Media Group, all productions on Sunset Blvd originate from The Lost Scrolls — the stunning cache of beats Dilla left behind.

 

With its rapturous single “Quicksand” featuring Common, Sunset Blvd also teams Yancey Boys with De La Soul’s Posdnuos (“Beautiful”), The Pharcyde’s SlimKid3 (“Rock My World”), and T3 of Slum Village (“Jeep Volume”), making it clear that the Dilla legacy is being represented by those who knew and collaborated with Dilla in his lifetime. Additional guests on Sunset Blvd include DJs Rhettmatic, C-Minus, and J Rocc (Beat Junkies) as well as rap roughneck Guilty Simpson and R&B strongman Eric Roberson. “We’ve created an album that would make Dilla proud,” says Frank Nitt, who grew up with Dilla in Detroit. “But this isn’t a nostalgia trip: Dilla’s beats were so future-forward that they’re right on time in 2013, and we’ve assembled the best artists possible to represent that.” The road to Sunset Blvd has been paved with hard work and sweet inspiration. In 2008, Illa J began making music under the Yancey Boys banner, with the guidance of Delicious Vinyl Co-Founder Michael Ross and utilizing beats his elder brother left behind. Ross explains: “Putting together the first Yancey Boys album was a unique opportunity to keep it all in the family by giving young Illa J a jump off with unreleased beats of his late great brother. In addition, the record was a unique way to satiate Dilla's rabid fan base with a batch of undiscovered gems. On Sunset Blvd, Illa and Frank dive deep into to a new batch of stunning unreleased Dilla beats to take what we did on the first album to the next level.”

Tracklisting:

SIDE ONE: 1. Dilltro (feat. Dank) 2. Fisherman (feat. Vice, J Rocc, & Detroit Serious) 3. Lovin’ U (feat. Eric Roberson) 4. Go And Ask The DJ (feat. Guilty Simpson & J Rocc) SIDE TWO: 5. Jeep Volume (feat. T3 & C-Minus) 6. Flowers (feat. Talib Kweli, Niko Gray, & Rhettmatic) 7. Honk Ya Horn (feat. J. Pinder) SIDE THREE: 8. Slippin’ (feat. Early Mac) 9. Without Wings 10. Beautiful (feat. Posdnuos & Botni Applebum) SIDE FOUR: 11. Quicksand (feat. Common & Dezi Paige) 12. Rock My World (feat. SlimKid3 & Niko Gray) 13. The Throwaway 14. This Evening

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September 21 2013

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UPCOMING: Various - Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis (NUMERO GROUP)

Written By 1 - September 21 2013

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Due out November 2013 on 2xCD & 4LP, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

In the late 1970s, a peculiar sound began bubbling up from the land of 10,000 lakes. Buried beneath 50 solid inches of annual snow, Minneapolis made a Sound quite different than what the pop world foresaw. It issued forth as a slick, black, technologically advanced fusion, poised to storm the charts. Never known for sizable African-American populations, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in fact harbored a tight-knit community of musicians working feverishly through the late ’70s and early ’80s toward a radical manipulation of American dance music, coating futuristic funk with the glamorous sheen of guitar rock. Synthetic ebony and ivory met electricity, with sexed-up results sent shockingly across the pop heavens like violet lightning.

On 4 LPs or 2 CDs, Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound—the Numero Group’s breathlessly anticipated 50th mainline release—chronicles the scene’s first steps, false starts, and follow-throughs, sourcing the life’s work of known quantities and shadowy figures alike. In the beginning, there was Purple Haze, whose billing as Haze on two obscure albums left the color purple to their city’s incipient sound. Pepé Willie’s 94 East project gave local prodigy Prince Rogers Nelson an early chance to row along with the crew. From there, the story courses past Jimmy Jam Harris’ extroverted Philly throwback Mind & Matter collective, to Terry Lewis and Flyte Tyme, flamboyant precursor to Morris Day’s The Time. Unearthing basement demos by Prince’s childhood sidekick/departed bassist André Cymone, plus deep cuts from legend-about-town Alexander O’Neal, Numero 050 gathers relentlessly as the sprawling, nonfiction prequel to Purple Rain’s cultural takeover. Surpassing 30,000 words, our hardbound, full-color book companion to Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound is a gorgeous, exhaustively detailed, and insight-rich guided tour across two hours of music and adecade of North Star history. Inside, dozens of supporting characters and combos seed clouds for the meteoric rise of a genre formerly known mostly as Prince’s—not to mention unheard product from his top collaborators and fiercest competitors. In game-changing sound and image-rich splendor, Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound clears a crowded stage, ushering in unsung Twin Cities future-funk talent, to bask for a spotlit moment, out of that persistent violet shadow, and to shine. Track Listing & Sounclips: 1. 94 East If You See Me 2. Aura Taste Of Love 3. Herman Jones I Love You 4. Orville Shannon Oh Lover 5. Mind & Matter I’m Under Your Spell 6. Haze Waiting For The Moment 7. Prophets Of Peace Get It On 8. Cohesion Expense 9. Mind & Matter Sunshine Lady 10. The Lewis Connection Higher 11. Flyte Tyme It’s The Things That You Do 12.Herman Jones Ladie 13. Michael A. Dixon and J.O.Y. You’re All I Need 14. Music, Love & Funk Stone Lover 15. Cohesion Cohesion 16. Haze I Do Love My Lady 17. The Lewis Connection Got To Be Something Here 18. Walter Lewis & the Blue Stars I Have Love at Home 19. Flyte Tyme I’ve Got You On My Mind 20. Quiet Storm Can You Deal With It 21. Steven Quick 22. The Stylle Band If You Love Me 23. The Girls I’ve Got My Eyes On You 24. Sue Ann Carwell Should I Or Should I Not? 25. Alexander O’Neal Do You Dare 26. Ronnie Robbins Contagious 27. Alexander O’Neal Borrowed Time 28. Orville Shannon One Life To Live 29. André Cymone Somebody Said 30. Walter Lewis &the Blue Stars Do It Baby Do It 31. Rockie Robbins Together 32. Mind & Matter No One Else Can Do It To Me Baby

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