One Off is a 12" coloured vinyl series for amp-art artists to release a one off track anonymously, under no name. This means anything goes and the only identification will be a number. Future releases on the label will come from Linkwood and Cottam so that gives you an indiction of the kind of quality we have here.
First up on the One Off series we have an unnamed but acclaimed producer who delivers this stunning piece of electronic funk. 'People of Earth' is a timeless house excursion with sublime chords and pulsed funk bass line that will shudder any dance floor. This is already receiving heavy rotation from Giles Peterson and is set to be one of the year’s big underground house tunes.
On the B side with have 'Trouble in Space'. A futuristic slice of damaged funk that sits somewhere between many genre’s but never in one. Heavy 4/4 beats and bass lines are the order of the day until Detroit like pads and chords break the flow.
Truth & Soul Presents Fallin Off the Reel III... Available Here
Following up the success of the first two volumes, the third entry in Truth & Soul's Fallin Off the Reel series packs in 20 tracks originally pressed as limited edition 45" singles, listed in chronological order of their release. These choice selections from the label's expansive roster of contemporary and classic soul, funk and R&B talent features artists such as El Michels Affair, Black Velvet, Michael Leonhart, Lee Fields & the Explorers and Cosmic Force. FOTR III serves as both the ideal introduction for casual fans and a comprehensive retrospective for long-time listeners of one of the most consistently excellent and relevant labels in music today.
When Falty DL released his 2009 debut on Planet Mu, Love is a Liability, it was notionally tied to dubstep, despite not sounding much like the sound at the time. A combination of irregular but still funky drums, bass and light musical surfaces, it stood out and was recognised for it’s distinctiveness - this was a native New Yorker interpreting his love of British dance music from a unique angle. More...
Due out April 18th, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Arguably best known for his DJing prowess, which recently saw him traveling, all expenses paid, to Paris, to represent New Zealand in the Red Bull World Thre3style championships, Scratch 22 is a man on the move. As co-founder of Auckland’s notorious ‘The ARC' collective, and the host of Base FM’s long running ‘The Lion For Real’ Friday lunchtime radio tipple, he has been slaying the denizens of Auckland and beyond with his wide-screen musical tastes and profoundly deep crates, since the age of 15.
Marginally less well known, though equally as impressive, his production talents have been growing over the years with highly lauded work alongside Tourettes and his own Unscene crew, and remixes for everyone from the Mint Chicks to Electric Wire Hustle and Homebrew, as well as an ever evolving, solid armoury of individualistic, cinematic tunes that truly reflect his personality.
Set for release on April 18th 2011 through Round Trip Mars/Universal, Distance From View is Scratch 22's debut album, and it’s a magnificent manifestation of a lifetime immersed in music and countless hours in the studio, hauling in friends, family and fine musicians like Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle) and Jeremy Toy (She’s So Rad/Open Souls etc) to create a gently psychedelic journey into the deepest recesses. While it may be best described as slow burning, journey music, the first track unleashed to radio, Window Rattle, scaled the heights of the Top Ten on the Radioscope Alt Charts, vindicating the early faith shown in his productions by Round Trip Mars talent hound Stinky Jim and Nightmares On Wax’s George Evelyn (who selected an early version of Medicine Man for his Wax On compilation).
This remarkably assured and unfathomably deep debut is preceded by the Medicine Man single, which includes a quite astonishing blitzkrieg cover version of Medicine Man/For Walking Faces by The DHDFD’s, who will also be part of the soon to be unveiled Scratch 22 live experience.
Distance From View is a soundscape spectacular and that modern rarity - an album you can truly lose yourself in, time and time again.
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