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Upcoming: Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds in 3-D (Soul Jazz)

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Soul Jazz Records presents Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds in 3-D (Dancehall Digital Dub)

Compiled by Kevin Martin (The Bug) and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records)

Available on 2 part 2LP & 2xCD, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Kevin Martin (aka The Bug/ King Midas Sound) and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) have put together a unique new project bringing together new, exclusive and in-demand digital music by electronic futurists  Harmonic 313, Diplo, Roots Manuva, South Rakkas Crew,The Bug and more alongside a killer selection of Jamaican digital and electronic scientific dub and dancehall.

Exclusive new tracks and mixes by Harmonic 313, Stereotyp, Federation, in-demand tracks from the likes of Roots Manuva, Diplo and South Rakkas Crew, the toughest digital and twisted rhythms from legendary producers  King Jammy, Steely and Clevie, Sly Dunbar, Prince Jazzbo, King Tubby, Firehouse Crew and more all feature on this unique release.

The double album comes in limited edition heavyweight deluxe hardcover 2-CD card-casing complete with a limited-edition graphic novel by Italian comic book designer Paolo Parisi (whose books include subjects as diverse as John Coltrane and Chernobyl). This specially commissioned graphic novel is a science-fiction vision of the future of digital music, featuring King Tubby, Steely and Clevie, Jammy, Jazzbo, complete with Alien Sound Lord Abductors, Aural Freedom Fighters and Digi-Dub Voyagers!

There are also two super-heavy, super-loud, deluxe gatefold double-vinyl editions (with the first copies also including a limited edition graphic-novel).

Tracklisting:  CD ONE / Double LP volume one 1. Steely & Clevie 'Streetsweeper' 2. Lenky & Sly 'Now Thing' 3. Ricky Ranking fT. Roots Manuva 'Doogoo Dub' 4. Dave Kelly 'The Return' 5. Annex Crew 'Summerbounce' 6. Federation Sound 'Flatlands (Brooklyn Dub Mix)' 7. Lenky 'Diwali Riddim' 8. Team Shadatek 'Yoga Riddim' 9. Stereotyp ft. Alley Cat 'Modern Times' 10. The Grynch ft. Tippa Irie  'Electro Agony in Dub' 11. Fira 'Hummer Version' 12. Diplo 'Diplo Rhythm' 13. Harmonic 313 'Bazooka Riddim' 14. Ward 21 Productions 'Pit Bull' 15. Redlight 'M.D.M.A'. 16. The Bug 'Aktion Dub' CD?TWO / Double LP volume two 1. Fat Eyes 'Clothes Pin Rhythm' 2. Steven Ventura 4 Kings of Kings 'Throw Your Hands Up version' 3. Sly Dunbar and Christopher Birch 'Corners Boy' 4. David Jahson 'King of Kings Dub' 5. Fat Eyes 'Steel Plate' 6. South Rakkas Crew 'Red Alert' 7. Parara and McCoy 'Them Can’t Hold Yuh Gal version' 8. King Tubby 'Fat Thing version' 9. World Beat 'Gold Mine' 10. Andre ‘Suku’ Gray (Jammys) 'Sign Rhythm' 11. Henfield and Shadowman  'Babatunde' 12. Firehouse Crew 'No False Hair' 13. Computer Paul 'World Talk' 14. Fat Eyes 'Overdose' 15. Prince Jazzbo 'Great Stone version' 16. Kickin’ Productions 'What You Gonna Do' 17. Pliers (Bonner Productions)' I’m Your Man Dub' 18. Wiz Kidz 'Team In My Heart version' 19. Jammys ‘Jam 2’ James (Jammys) 'Peenie Peenie'

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GIG: The Turnaround @ Leigh Sawmill - Sun 5th June

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The Turnaround: Leigh Sawmill 15th Birthday
Queens Birthday Special - Sunday 5th June
DJs Manuel Bundy, Cian & Submariner Spin from 8pm - 2am
Presales $20+BF from Conch Records, 115a Ponsonby Rd or The Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Limited seats available on the Turnaround Party Bus, $15+BF leaving from & returning to Conch Records, 115a Ponsonby Rd
 

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Dub Asylum Remixes on Bandcamp

Written By 1 - May 10 2011

Peter McLennan of Dubdotdash recently posted a collection of remixes he has done as Dub Asylum, follow the Bandcamp link just below to check them: Dub Asylum Remixes on Bandcamp [via Dubdotdash]

"This past week saw the release of Rescape, a remix collection from local producer NSU and I've got a remix on there of his tune West Coast Dub (listen here). I've pulled together a collection of some of the remixes I've done as Dub Asylum, kinda like a demo tape, and a few of them are available as free downloads, including one that is previously unreleased.

The first remixes I did were for the Midnights and Kolab - I hit them up via Myspace, how old fashioned is that? Funny thing is, I did the Kolab remix without ever talking to the guys - did it all via email and IM. Even though they live in the same city as me. Devine No 5 - The Onleung remix was done for a proposed remix collection of Onelung's 2006 album Binary Pop Songs, but that never happened due to record company stuff. Have a listen and download it for free. Thanks to Onelung for letting me make it available.

Sideways - I did a remix for Kolab when their debut album, What Comes Next dropped in 2008. You can download it for free too. Thanks to Kolab for letting me make it available. They are also available for download from http://soundcloud.com/dubasylum

Outside looking in - The Midnights, a tune that appeared on their debut album, Outside (2010) This remix was done when this tune was knocking round student radio in 2007. I'm currently working on another remix for them.

Hiding - The Hollie Smith remix was for a remix competition she had in Oct 2010. Some cheesy House mix won. Sucky, that. Still like it, tho. Do more reggae, Hollie!

West coast dub - The remix of NSU is off the album Rescape, a remix collection of NSU, out April 25, 2011.  That's the cover below."

 

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May 07 2011

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Upcoming: Colm K - Basics 12" (Bastard Jazz)

Written By 1 - May 07 2011

Due for release late May 2011, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Bastard Jazz returns to the basics for a spring fling with a beautiful & soulful 12” by recent signing Colm K - chock full of remixes and vibes from some of our favorite producers! Hailing from the town of Cork, Colm is one of Ireland’s most respected DJs and garnered a whole host of international attention from his track “Dancing Skulls” , released last year on a BSTRD Boots 10”. On his debut single for Bastard Jazz, Colm offers up “Basics”, a heavy, bumping down tempo cut. The low squelching synths, delayed guitar licks, dusty pianos and boom-bap drums compliment the lovely vocals of Elaine Dowling perfectly. Up next, Colm reworks the tune for the dancefloor with his “Uptown Dub”, taking things into a sexier, cosmic boogie direction with just a swirl of the original vocals intact. Toronto’s Alister Johnson aka DJ Catalist gives up a stripped down, darker version of “Basics” with a sparse drum break, icy synth work and a pulsing bassline that somehow manages to sound warm and isolated simultaneously. On the flip, Ross Wakefield of the UK’s Part Time Heros teams up with Alex Stevenson of Patchwork Pirates for an absolutely gorgeous & atmospheric drum’n’bass re-working of the tune – a total standout & must-listen. Up next, Bastard Jazz’s own Jugoe heads into familiar territory with a dub mix, giving basics a signature rub of uptempo crushing drums, arpeggiating synths, vocal manipulations and deep deep bass. Finishing off the 12” is a bonus cut, “Love Loving You” – a perfectly pined piece of instrumental hip-hop originally released on the “Hear No Evil vol. 2” digi-compilation.

Tracklist & Soundclips: A1. Basics A2. Basics - Colms Uptown Mix A3. Basics - Alister Johnson Remix B1. Basics - Part Time Heros Meets Patchwork Pirates Remix B2. Basics - Jugoe Dub B3. Love To Love You

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May 07 2011

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Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles (WARP)

Written By 1 - May 07 2011

Available in store now, to order a copy please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Africa Hitech are Mark Pritchard (of Harmonic 313 / Global Communications / countless more psuedonyms' fame) and Steve Spacek (of Spacek fame and notable Dilla collaborator). They began bonding over their shared passion for the seemingly disparate spheres of bubbling Detroit techno, soul and fierce Jamaican digital dancehall. Africa Hitech is the moniker which represents both Steve and Mark’s love for all things progressive within music, whilst acknowledging that the roots of much of today’s popular music can be traced directly back to Africa. "93 Million Miles" is an unflinchingly ambitious product of international globe-trotting that carves a new faultline into the rapidly expanding terrain of bass music, or whatever it's being called this week. The first point of introduction for many will be the Ini Kamoze sampling behemoth "Out In The Streets", played across specialist Radio 1 with Zane, Gilles Peterson and Rob da Bank all loving it. A combination of the ghosts of 1980s Jamaica and the youth culture explosion of juke, it’s a track immediately championed by ModeSelector, Kode9, Seb Chew, Diplo, Tayo, Sinden, Laurent Garnier, Flying Lotus, Untold, Toddla T, Benji B and Scratcha, amongst others.

Track List & Sound Clips:

01 93 Million Miles clip
02 Future Moves clip
03 Light The Way clip
04 Glangslap clip
05 Our Luv clip
06 Do U Wanna Fight clip
07 Spirit clip
08 Don't Fight It clip
09 Cyclic Sun clip
10 Foot Step clip
11 Out In The Streets clip

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