UPDATE: The Pax Nicholas album is now out - available on CD or LP from Conch
Pax Nicholas & the Nettey Family - Na Teef Know De Road of Teef CD + LP (Daptone)
Pax Nicholas was a conga player and singer in Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band, and this, his only proper solo album, was recorded in Ginger Baker's Lagos studios and put out in very limited release in 1973. According to sources, however, when Fela heard the title cut for the first time, and saw how the crowd responded to it, he told Nic to never play the music again.
The album, ostensibly forgotten, was only rediscovered when celebrated DJ and cratedigger Frank Gossner (who ran the legendary Vampyros Lesbos party in New York in the 90s) discovered it by accident in 2005, shortly before he embarked upon his own trip to West Africa.
Now, Daptone is proud to be re-issuing the full-length, with it's original cover art and tracklisting, marking the first proper and global release since the initial limited pressing some three decades ago.
Fly My Pretties is New Zealand's favourite live multimedia event starring a selection of our finest contemporary musicians, set to a stunning visual backdrop and filmed and recorded live! Since its inception, Fly My Pretties has grown to become a local legend of music that continues to reach people all over the world.
Fly My Pretties - A Story is a conceptual extension of the previous two Fly My Pretties via a narrative that connects music, illustration, animation, charity and a message of change into one audiovisual experience.
The songs on this CD and DVD represent the best takes from the unforgettable sell-out New Zealand tour, performed, filmed and recorded across 10 shows. The Isaac Theatre Royal (Christchurch), The Regent Theatre (Dunedin), SKYCITY Theatre (Auckland) and the St James Theatre (Wellington).
Fly My Pretties in 2009 features original members Barnaby Weir, Jarney Murphy, Mike Fabulous, Nathan ‘Nato’ Hickey, Tessa Rain, and fresh faces Anna Coddington, Eva Prowse, L.A. Mitchell, Lisa Tomlins, Mara TK, Nigel Patterson, Paul McLaney, Ryan Prebble, Tom Watson, Riki Gooch and Rio Hunuki-Hemopo. And of course, Dick Weir!
TRACKLISTING:CD: Full music from Part 1 of the show
1. Old Friend
2. Old Gold
3. I’m Alive In The World
4. Mauri
5. Heavy Weather
6. Lie In The Land
7. Garden
8. Run For Your Life
9. Down To The Sea
10. Beat Repeat
11. Pa Kuha E
12. Angels
13. On The Shore
14. It’s Never Blown Like It’s Goin'
DVD: Over 2 hours of DVD content!
* Part 1 – the full show including animated story interludes
* Fly My Pretties – 2009 Documentary
* Fly My Pretties – Full story animation
* 2009 photo gallery
* Bonus tracks including encores:
15. Subtle Threads
16. The World Is In Your Hands
18. Nato’s Theme
19. Let’s Roll
20. Alright
Standing In The Rain is Opensouls' terrifically accomplished sophomore album and well and truly solidifies their standing as a top-shelf NZ soul band.Standing In The Rain is a concept album, made with the intent to reflect the sound and feeling of a musical era; late-50s, early-60s British and American R&B.Inspiration was drawn from traditional songwriters such as Lennon and McCartney, Smokey Robinson, Holland/Dozier/Holland and Van Morrison. Consequently, the album has an unmistakable vintage quality, reminiscent of Motown in its heyday.Opensouls' aim was to create an album that involved the entire band performing 100% of the time. Unlike their 2006 debut, Kaleidoscope, with drum programming and computer sequencing, Standing In The Rain was tracked entirely live by the band's rhythm section and recorded at Jeremy's Spare Room studio at his home in the AK suburb of Westmere. The band didn't want a polished, expensive studio sound – after studying how old soul records were made, they used basic recording gear, pushing it to its full potential, obtaining a raw, gritty quality.
Get It Here: James Duncan - Hello-Fi (Round Trip Mars)
From infectious warped pop genius, led by the singles 'Cupboards Bare' and 'My New Flumes', to spacebound shoeglaze on the hypnotic '...Of Everyone Around You' and the Radioscope Alt Chart #1 'Don't Close Your Eyes', Hello-Fi heralds the arrival of a major songwriting talent. Fans of Jame's earlier work will undoubtedly find rich rewards in the five exclusive tracks only available on the CD, anyone with an ear for a good tune and the slightest smidgeon of taste will almost certainly instantly fall in love with the whole fandangle.
Tracks:
1. My New Flumes
2. The Cupboard's Bare
3. Get Blanket
4. Colours
5. Don't Close Your Eyes
A Obvious
7. You Are The Sun
8. ...Of Everyone Around You
9. Comet Tail & Effigy
10. Balcony
CD Only MP3 Tracks
A: Bald Orange Head Statuette
B: Colours Reprise
C: Rendezvous
D: Rejectpain
E: Guesstiny
Links:Round Trip MarsStinkInc BlogJames Duncan Myspace
For many this will be one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Mayer Hawthorne's album "A Strange Arrangement" is due to drop in the next few weeks. Avoid any disappointment by letting us know at Conch you want to reserve a preorder - contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Mayer Hawthorne grew up just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. “Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit,†claims the singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, who counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, legendary songwriting and production trio of Dozier, Holland, and Holland Jr. The “retro†tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf, even the label boss was skeptical. “He showed me two songs and I didn’t understand what I was listening to,†Wolf recalls. “I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of – I couldn’t believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments.â€
And after meeting in person, it was even harder for Wolf to believe that Hawthorne was also the lead vocalist. Few expect such heartfelt sentiment to come from a 29-year-old white kid from Ann Arbor, but he has caught the ear of his family at Stones Throw, as well as BBC Radio 1 host Gilles Peterson and producer/DJ Mark Ronson. Expectations are high for the admitted vinyl junkie who never planned on taking his crooning public. Hawthorne’s hanging-by-a-string falsetto and breakbeat production on his first recorded effort, the tender “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out,†are simultaneously Smokey and J Dilla – equal parts “The Tracks of My Tears†and “Fall in Love.†“It’s soul,†he explains, “But it’s new.â€
Hawthorne has produced and played instruments for much of his life, but never intended to become a singer. He isn’t formally trained, and never sang in the church choir or in any of the bands he was in before founding the County (formerly the County Commissioners). But here he is, new school soul sensation, who has taken the Motown assembly-line production model and eliminated nearly every element but himself and a few hired hands. “I think Mayer is the only artist in the history of the label that I’ve signed after hearing only two songs,†says Peanut Butter Wolf. “Sometimes, you just know it’s the right thing to do.â€And for those willing to believe anything is possible, be grateful to have Mayer Hawthorne on the scene. It’s not just throwback music anymore – this revival is all about progression.
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