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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 25 2013

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GIG: Splore Festival Feb 14-16th 2014

Written By 1 - September 25 2013

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Splore is a summer outdoor festival devoted to art, culture and community. With the 10th anniversary due to be staged on the 14-16 February you can expect Splore 2014 to be an absolute cracker.

Tickets available from Conch Records, 115A Ponsonby Rd & www.iticket.co.nz

With the main stage located right on the beach, festival attendees can dance or float to an eclectic line up of world class local and international music. There is a dynamic visual arts programme of interactive and engaging projects, a diverse range of theatre, cabaret and performance shows, a dedicated kids zone (Rumpus Room) and a range of workshops and activities.

The Splore kaupapa (philosophy and ethos) is about celebrating arts and culture with a community of like minded people who love and respect our environment. Everyone who attends and contributes to Splore are part of the overall experience and are responsible for creating the magic that often happens within the mantle of the land - Tapapakanga. Tapapakanga Regional Park is a precious and beautiful coastal park that offers safe swimming on a pohutukawa fringed coast line, with a fresh water lagoon and stunning vistas over to the Coromandel peninsula . We are privileged to be able to come and live, play, love and party together on this sacred land that has significant historical stories with the tangata whenua Ngati Whanaunga, Ngati Paoa, the Ashby family and Auckland Council. The Splore management team is committed to developing and improving our sustainability initiatives for Splore2014. Our aim is to reduce the festival footprint and facilitate proactive features that will make Splore 2014 a leader in this area. For this to happen we all need to work together as a community and make this a reality.  Splore is a camping festival with a range of camping styles to suit most people including tenting, glamping (glamorous camping), reserved camping and campervan sites, pre-pitched tents and holiday homes in the area to hire. All camping options will be available to purchase later in the year

LINEUP TO DATE:

Ebony Bones(UK), Alice Russell(UK), The Ragga Twins(UK), Adam Freeland (UK), Blak Twang (UK), The Funk Hunters (Canada), Shortee Blitz (UK), Brockaflowersaurus,Weird Together, Scratch 22 (NZ/Berlin), NiKo ne Zna, Latinaotearoa, Aroha, Mikki Dee, Hudge, Regrooved Sound System, Andy JV, Bobby Brazuka, Isaac Aesili, Estere, Mark Pickering

TICKET INFO
  • Children 12 and under are free, however you will still need to grab a ticket. Whilst the ticket itself is free, a registration/wristband fee of $5 per ticket still applies.
  • Your weekend festival pass includes FREE CAMPING. However if you wish to purchase a RESERVED camp site a limited number will be available at a later date. Customers who have pre-purchased their weekend festival pass will be given first preference for purchasing a camping pass at a later date.
MORE INFO: www.splore.net

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September 25 2013

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Modern Artifacts - Give It Up For Love / Star Of The Ghetto 12" (MODERN ARTIFACTS)

Written By 1 - September 25 2013

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Modern Artifacts is back once again to drop some Heavy Disco joints on all yo' turntables, this time featuring an Average White Band and Ben E. King double header. AWB & B.E.K. released "Benny and Us" in 1977 and the combination of that soulful voice and a backing band that are tighter than two coats of paint and proved a match made in heaven. The Heavy Disco crew pulled out the Ned Doheny cover "Get It Up For Love" and the timeless "Star Of The Ghetto" and slid them through their "hands in the air dancefloor soul machine" and this wonderful 12" came out the other side TRACK LISTING & SOUNDCLIPS: A1. Give It Up For Love (A Heavy Disco Joint)  B1. Star Of The Ghetto (A Heavy Disco Joint)

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September 25 2013

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UPCOMING: Lady - Get Ready 7" (TRUTH & SOUL)

Written By 1 - September 25 2013

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

As of lately Nicole Wray, better know as Lady, has been generating quite a bit of buzz for her brand of unfiltered, honest, and uplifting soul music. The song, Get Ready, taken from Lady's self-titled LP, is one of the best examples of their truly unique sound. The heavy drums, driving rhythm, and punching horns provide the perfect backdrop for Nicole's raw vocal stylings and positive message.  The B-side is a masterful remix by NYC reggae super dude, Victor Axelrod, a.k.a Ticklah. All that remains of the original are the vocals, the rest is replayed and reprogrammed. The result is a song that sounds like a classic reggae tune that could of been cut on the same day and in the same studio as Johnny Osbourne's "We Need Love". This is not a remix in today's sense of the word, this is a version.

Tracklist & Soundclips:

1. Get Ready

2. Get Ready (Ticklah Remix)

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September 24 2013

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Kid Gusto - Zapatero 12" (BSTRD BOOTS)

Written By 1 - September 24 2013

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A dancefloor 12" rooted in the Latin diaspora, w/reworks of Los Amaya's "Catalan Rumba", Los Amaya's "Catalan Rumba", Rafael Cortijo's "Sorongo", Dom um Romao's "Ginga Gingou". Mucho Gusto! On the A side, Gusto transforms Los Amaya's "Catalan Rumba" into the seriously thumping, bass buzzing, handclapping monster of a track that is "Zapatero", while "Mochilla No Mas" beefs up the Orquestra Curro & Crescencio Camacho original with heavy drums, vocal chops and a booming bassline.  On the flip, we head towards Puerto Rico as Rafael Cortijo's "Sorongo" gets a nasty drum re-versioning with plenty of attitude and delay, while things wrap up on an uptempo dancefloor trip do Brasil with a Samba-House take on Dom um Romao's "Ginga Gingou".  An absolute essential platter for the new Latin remix sound - and as always, available only on limited vinyl and never on digital Tracklist & Soundclips: A1. Zapatero A2. Mochilla No Mas B1. Sorongo B2. Ginga Gingou

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