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August 22 2013

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UPCOMING: Oddisee - The Beauty In All (MELLO MUSIC GROUP)

Written By 1 - August 22 2013

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

Instrumental album by Oddisee. The Beauty In All is about the flaws & mistakes that give life its character and worth - how even ignorance can give light to knowledge. For me, not knowing how to do something & still trying is a process that helped my production style evolve. If everything we are is out in perfect tutorials, we might never deviate from the teacher. This record is dedicated to imperfection and the sense of pride & accomplishment we get from our struggles. Hopefully, you listen to this record, reflect on the ups & downs of life, and see the beauty in all.  Tracklist 1. After Thoughts 2. In My Day 3. Fashionably Late 4. Fievre 5. The Gospel 6. Lonely Planet 7. Patience In Play 8. Caprice Down 301 9. No Rules For Kings 10. One Thing Right 11. Social Insecurity 12. Fork In The Road

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August 21 2013

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UPCOMING: Chic - 12" Singles Collection 5x12" (ATLANTIC)

Written By 1 - August 21 2013

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Due for release as a 5x12" box set, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

In 1976, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards founded the legendary CHIC Organization Ltd. Together they wrote and produced many number one hits and very quickly became the biggest hit music factory since Motown. A few years after the dawn of Disco, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards disbanded The Chic Organization Ltd., but they kept on playing & producing, with Nile Rodgers quickly becoming the biggest pop producer of the 80’s. In 1983, he produced David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” and in 1984, Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”. Many more artists also benefited from his incredible production skills and unique guitar style, including Mick Jagger, INXS, Duran Duran, Eric Clapton, Hall & Oates, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones…to name but a few. The 12" Singles Collection includes the band’s biggest and best-loved hits. Cuts like 'Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)', 'Everybody Dance', and 'Good Times' show why Chic are the band who have been getting us on the dancefloor for over 25 years!  The five 12" (45 RPM) records are individually cased in disco bags, and housed in a hard slipcase. Perfectly packaged for commandeering the DJ booth!  TRACKLISTING: Disc 1 A. DANCE, DANCE, DANCE (YOWSAH, YOWSAH, YOWSAH)  B. EVERYBODY DANCE  Disc 2 A. LE FREAK  B. I WANT YOUR LOVE  Disc 3 A. CHIC CHEER  B. GOOD TIMES  Disc 4 A. MY FORBIDDEN LOVER  B. MY FEET KEEP DANCING  Disc 5 A. HANGIN’  B. CHIC MYSTIQUE

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August 21 2013

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Extra Medium - Extra Medium EP 10" (RECORD BREAKIN)

Written By 1 - August 21 2013

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Buscrates 16-Bit Ensemble and Sam Champ came up together in Pittsburgh, PA, digging through the jazz and soul sections in the legendary Jerry's Records and then running home to sample and chop up their purchases in an effort to impress one another. This friendly competition continued after Sam relocated to Brooklyn in 2001. Buscrates now plays keys for boogie-funk group East Liberty Quarters (ELQ), regularly DJs in Pittsburgh, produced remixes for artists like Marc Mac, and is featured on the latest Bastard Jazz release, Tempo Dreams Volume 1. Sam has held down various DJ residencies in New York City, released a massively popular D'Angelo Live mixtape in conjunction with Okayplayer, and produced an unofficial remix album featuring D'Angelo (again), Erykah Badu, Usher, and others.

Buscrates and Sam formed Extra Medium to debut Rediscovered, a full-length album based on samples from a single jazz record. The tracks were compiled over the course of several years. The duo just recently enlisted some of their favorite vocalists to contribute to the project. Tracklisting & Soundclips: 1. Know Thy Self ft. Miles Bonny,John Robinson 2. Tonight ft. Zaki Ibrahim 3. Born Again ft. Nicholas Ryan Gant,Fresh Daily 4. Eyes of Dreams (Instrumental)

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August 12 2013

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GIG: Maximum Joy - Fri 16th Aug - The Golden Dawn

Written By 1 - August 12 2013

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with Longboss, Mister Powers & The C.O.D.
Bionic Boogie
Fri 16th August
At The Golden Dawn Tavern 

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August 10 2013

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UPCOMING: J Dilla Diamonds / Ice 12" (PAY JAY)

Written By 1 - August 10 2013

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

The Estate of James Yancey revived J Dilla’s PayJay Productions as a functioning imprint and announced its release of Dilla's long lost vocal album, The Diary, with the first Pay Jay single "Anthem" b/w “Trucks.” Response to the start of this landmark project was enthusiastic, to say the least. Pitchfork said “Ever since J Dilla's death in 2006, a steady stream of posthumous material has been released, with varying degrees of legitimacy. But this one is particularly huge, and totally legit: The Diary is a lost vocal album Dilla completed in the early 2000s.”

Pay Jay now announces the second single from The Diary with what might be the two best known tracks from the album, as both were issued in bootleg and promotional forms over the years. But these versions – both final and alternate mixes - come straight from mixed-down masters that Dilla himself created. “The Shining Pt. 1,” better known as “Diamonds” was produced by Virginia’s Nottz. “The Shining Pt. 2,” better known as “Ice” was produced by Dilla’s Jaylib collaborator Madlib. This section deserves particular note, as the album version and “Ruff Draft” version are so markedly different – and show the musical direction that Dilla would embark upon after he shelved The Diary in 2002. 

Rounding out this 12” is a Madlib instrumental that was never turned into the final song, titled “The D,” that Dilla had hoped to create. We’ve included this beat as a hint of what could have been. The first press of this 12” features clear vinyl atop an original Jeff Jank sleeve with art by B+ and Shepard Fairey and placed in a thick, fold-over plastic sleeve. Subsequent runs will not have the clear vinyl or the fold-over plastic sleeve.

SIDE A 1. Diamonds - The Shining Pt. 1 2. Diamonds - The Shining Pt. 1 (Alternate) 3. Diamonds - The Shining Pt. 1 (Instrumental) SIDE B 1. Ice - The Shining Pt. 2 2. Ice - The Shining Pt. 2 (Ruff Draft Version) 3. Ice - The Shining Pt. 2 (Instrumental) 4. The D

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