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July 23 2011

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Various True Soul Vol.1 & 2 CD+DVD (NOW AGAIN)

Written By 1 - July 23 2011

Available on CD+DVD Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Now-Again Records, in association with label-owner Lee Anthony, is proud to present the release of True Soul: Deep Sounds from the Left of Stax, a collection of rare and unreleased funk and soul music from the fabled Arkansas indie. Over twelve years in the making, this anthology – presented over the course of two volumes of CD/DVDs and one four-LP box set – seeks to establish True Soul’s rightful place within America’s funk and soul pantheon.

As much as this CD/DVD set is about the adventurous, always-funky and oh-so-rare recordings that True Soul made possible, it is also about Anthony, the man. A true, American “up-from-the-bootstraps” story, Anthony’s is one in which his frontiersman’s entrepreneurial spirit and vision remains undeterred as he sets up black-owned businesses in a post-Jim Crow South and succeeds in capturing recordings from the high water mark of America’s funk and soul movement.

Anthony’s story intertwines with the renowned Sam Philips – an early mentor and patron – and Memphis’s Al Bell and Willie Mitchell – with whom Anthony collaborated as he tried to cultivate Little Rock’s funk and soul in the shadow of Stax and Hi Records. This anthology will make influence amongst the history of southern funk and soul is transparent, as his story of how he helped turn a stranded road band into the Gap Band. This comprehensive True Soul Records anthology – presented in a 56- page, full color hardbound book chock full of photos, ephemera and extensive liner notes - not only carries the rare distributed funk and soul 45s that led the likes of renowned collectors DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist to Lee Anthony’s door in search of Anthony’s fabled “treasure chest,*” but also includes previously unreleased boogie, disco and party rap recorded in True Soul’s early-80’s twilight. Accompanying legendary cuts such as “Slipping Around” and “Doing my Own Thing” is a DVD containing excerpts from The True Soul Revue television program, that captured live performances from the True Soul All Stars in 1973.

60’s and 70’s Soul, Funk, Disco, Party-Rap and Boogie from Arkansas’s Legendary Independent Label – the first installment presented as a CD/DVD.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • 18 Rare and Unreleased 60s & 70s Soul, Funk, Disco and Party-Rap cuts from the True Soul vaults. • 56 Page Full color booklet contains never-before-seen photos, ephemera, extensive liner notes and a candid interview between producer Eothen “Egon” Alapatt and Lee Anthony himself. • All tracks remastered from the Original Master tapes. • Bonus DVD with Excerpts from the True Soul Revue TV show.

Tracklist & Soundclips:

Vol. 1

01 Thomas East Slipping Around (45 Version) mp3 03.05.2011
02 Albert Smith Come Together mp3 03.05.2011
03 John Craig Doing My Own Thing mp3 03.05.2011
04 York Wilborn's Psychedelic Six Wheezin mp3 03.05.2011
05 Ren Smith Smog (Full Version) mp3 03.05.2011
06 Thomas East Sister Funk (Original, Full Version) mp3 03.05.2011
07 York Wilborn's Psychedelic Six Funky Football mp3 03.05.2011
08 York Wilborn's Psychedelic Six Psychedelic Hot Pants (Full Version) mp3 03.05.2011
09 Classic Funk Hard Times mp3 03.05.2011
10 The Right Track I Gotta Move With The Groove mp3 03.05.2011
11 Thomas East Funky Music mp3 03.05.2011
12 The Conspiracy The Real Thing mp3 03.05.2011
13 The Leaders (It's A) Rat Race (Instrumental) mp3 03.05.2011
14 Thomas East Follow The Rainbow (Alternate Mix) mp3 03.05.2011
Vol. 2 1. Albert Smith - The Thrill Is Gone 2. Thomas East - Just A Trip 3. Larry Davis - Down Home Funk (Full Version) 4. Thomas East - Sister Funk (Instrumental)* 5. Classic Funk - The Funk's Gonna Fly* 6. York Wilborn's Psychedelic Six - Thank You 7. The Conspiracy - Conspiracy 8. The Right Track - Maybe Yes, Maybe No 9. The Leaders - (It's A) Rat Race (Vocal) 10. The Conspiracy - I Believe (Our Love Has Gone Away) 11. John Craig - I Don't Want To Do It 12. John Craig - Doing My Own Thing (Interlude)* 13. The Right Track - You For Me And Me For You* 14. Portrait - Springtime Smile* 15. Portrait - Love You For Now On* 16. Le'Chance - Get Down* 17. Le'Chance - Gigolo* 18. Soul Mind And Body - I Took Your Love (To Be True) (Full Version)

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July 22 2011

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UPCOMING: Hit It & Quit It Radio Revue (2LP Serato+Mix CD)

Written By 1 - July 22 2011

Released August 2011, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Featuring new & exclusive music from RECLOOSE, FRANK BOOKER, CHICO MANN, JAMES PANTS, OLIVERWHO FACTORY, DJ KON, WILL RICKETTS, LORD ECHO, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, JELLPHONIC & many other artists from a variety of forward-thinking genres.

RADIO REVUE VOL. 1 is a showcase for the Hit It & Quit It Radio’s musical philosophy & also a road map to the freshest sounds around locally & internationally. The album is home to a wide range of sounds from the soul & funk diaspora, including house, hip hop, disco, boogie, techno & more! The Limited Edition 2LP Serato vinyl package is a groundbreaking release, with all five tracks featured boasting a New Zealand connection – the first time this has been done! Check out fresh music from Recloose, Jellphonic, Lord Echo & an exclusive Frank Booker edit of The Oliverwho Factory, as well as a track from the Recloose Live Band aka Starblazers. Hit It & Quit It was founded by Detroit-native Recloose, & is now co-hosted by DJ/producer extraordinaire Frank Booker. The show airs every Monday 6-8pm on George 96.6FM & has quickly become one of the station’s top rating shows. Hit It & Quit It features special guests, themed shows, artist features, interviews & guest mixes, all delivered in an irreverent but knowledgeable & passionate style. RADIO REVUE VOL. 1 is compiled in a similar style to the radio show, complete with voice overs, drops from guests, sound effects & hilarious host antics. Individual unmixed tracks will be available for digital download. Fully mixed CD digipack release date: 1st August 2011 2LP Limited Edition Serato release date: 1st August 2011 Digital download (mixed and unmixed) release date: 2nd September 2011  

LINKS:

Hit It & Quit It Radio On George FM

Hit It & Quit It Blogspot

Date

July 22 2011

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Augustus Pablo – Message Music – A Java Instrumental (PRESSURE SOUNDS)

Written By 1 - July 22 2011

Available on CD here & 2LP here

In the 70s Augustus Pablo seemed to just appear, like a vision from another world.  His music was ethereal, evocative, unique. There has not really been anyone like him, before or since. His music was deeply meditative, conjuring up all sorts of mystical and exotic images, but imbued with the dignity inherent in his Rastafarian faith. He now stands recognised as Jamaican music’s best-known lead instrumentalist. ‘Message Music’ is the third full album on Pressure Sounds by Augustus Pablo.

This album deals with Pablo’s instrumentals and dubs from around the mid-80s to the 90s as we think it is time to present a re-examination of this slightly overlooked period of his musical output. There are later cuts of some his better know tunes such as ‘A Java’. The drum machines that Pablo was using at this time still come with all the heavyweight bass lines that employed back in the 1970s.  This digital sound was often accompanied by heavy use of percussion and hand drums which keep the music ‘organic’ and add to the feel of Pablo’s spiritual music.

We have selected some of the most sort after and essential of Pablo’s digital productions for this set and it includes dubs and instrumentals versions of tunes Pablo produced with Junior Delgado, Yami bolo, Willie Williams, Ruffy and Tuffy.  Pablo recorded tunes like Missing Link and Seven Winds from Zion as instrumentals and so have come with their original dub versions. Message Music is an album thats takes a look at how one of the foundation artists of dub and Instrumental kept his musical torch burning through the 80s and 90s.

The album will be a double vinyl and single cd. Photographs from David Corio and sleevenotes by Pete Holdsworth make this album an essential album for any fans of Augustus Pablo and roots music in general.

Tracklist & Soundclips: A Java Instrumental – Augustus Pablo Butter Pon Dem Mouth Version – Augustus Pablo Ammagiddeon Dub – Augustus Pablo Missing Link – Augustus Pablo Missing Link Version – Augustus Pablo Credential Instrumental – Augustus Pablo Culture Rule Dub – Rockers International Band War Version – Pablo All Stars Run Come Yah Version – Augustus Pablo Kidd Lane Specially – Augustus Pablo & Benbow Anzania – Blacka Black- Augustus Pablo Blacka Black Dub – Pablo All Stars Forward Revolution Version – Pablo All Stars Seven Winds from Zion – Augustus Pablo Isis – Addis rock Dub – Rockers All Stars Poor Mans Cry Dub – Rockers All Stars

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July 21 2011

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GIG: Conch Sunday Grill - Strictly 45s

Written By 1 - July 21 2011

This Sunday, Conch Sunday Grill keeps it strictly 45s. Brent from Conch and Peter Mac (BaseFM) spinning only 45s, cos Peter Mac has just turned 45. Come help him celebrate! Good tunes, good friends, good food, good times. Chur.
Conch Sunday Grill, Sunday
Ponsonby Social Club, 152 Ponsonby Rd
5:30pm - 11:30pm, Free.
with DJs Peter Mac & Brent

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July 21 2011

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UPCOMING: El Rego - El Rego CD/LP+7" (DAPTONE)

Written By 1 - July 21 2011

Due for release October 2010, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

El Rego is a true legend of African Soul Music. Here for the first time on album are 12 of his greatest recordings from the late ’60s and early ’70s hand-picked by Daptone Records.

Afro-Soul collector/DJ Frank Gossner had spent years combing West Africa tracking down 45’s by Theophile Do Rego (aka El Rego) before finally meeting him face to face in his home in Benin. From that relationship came this album, which we present to you here in a 20 page hardcover Bookcase CD featuring El Rego’s own story of his life and music along with pictures from his personal collection and artwork from his original 45’s. The music has been remastered with great care, and the vinyl contains an exclusive BONUS 45’ (while supplies last) of Se Na Min, one of his most sought after afro-funk tracks, backed with E Ma Non Tin Me, a beautiful and somewhat more traditional song about two blind men who agree to go together and leap to their deaths into a river.

The music of El Rego varies astoundingly in style and rhythm: traditional rhythms of Benin played with modern instruments, John Lee Hooker-esque blues, Fela Kuti inspired afro-beat, afro-cuban claves, and straight-up James Brown style funk. However, there is a common musical thread that runs throughout. The music has a raw soulfulness and a unique flavor that can be attributed beyond the sound of Benin, to the sound of El Rego himself. There is a timelessness to the recordings that ties all of the traditions that inspire them directly to the grooves that were dominating the radios and jukeboxes of the early ’70s. The record is teeming with breaking drums and twanging guitars, twisting basslines and undulating percussion. But most importantly. the rhythms are all crafted by a man that not only performed, but also owned nightclubs and had an intimate understanding of the importance of dancing.

• LP includes .mp3 download coupon as well as EXCLUSIVE BONUS 45 • Limited Deluxe 20-Page Bookcase CD Packaging with liner notes , full color photos

Track List & Sound Clips:

01 Feeling You Got clip
02 Zon Dede clip
03 E Nan Mian Nuku clip
04 Djobime clip
05 Dis-Moi-Oui clip
06 Hessa clip
07 Kpon Fi La clip
08 Do Do Baya clip
09 Vive Le Renouveau clip
10 Achuta clip
11 Cholera clip
12 Ke Amon-Gbetchea clip
13 Se Na Min (Bonus 45) clip
14 E Ma Non Tin Me (Bonus 45) clip

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