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October 06 2009

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International Observer - Felt CD (Dub Mission Records)

Written By 3 - October 06 2009

International Observer - Felt CD (Dub Mission Records)

Two years after the seminal Heard was released, Tom Bailey aka International Observer returns with eleven more slices of delectable dub drenched delights, designed to bother bass-bins worldwide. Get it here 1. House of the Rising Dub 2. Popcorn Slavery 3. The Death of Karamov 4. Rose Madder 5. Neelkanth 6. Lampedusa 7. House Made of Felt 8. Mudshark Lick 9. Binman Dub 10. Miss Hit 11. Abode of the Setting Moon Links: NZ Herald Review by Scott Kara Dub Mission Records International Observer MySpace

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October 05 2009

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GIG: Club Sandwich @ Rakinos This Fri 10th October

Written By 3 - October 05 2009

Expect a night jam packed with jazzy joints, double decker dubwise business, a heaping of hand-picked hiphoppery and a suitably stuffed filling of the very finest musical ingredients... Use your loaf and dont miss out..
CLUB SANDWICH
SAT 10TH OCTOBER
RAKINOS
FT. STINKY JIM, GEEZER GUY & CIAN
$5 BEFORE 12, $10 AFTER

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October 01 2009

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Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement CD / 2LP (Stonesthrow)

Written By 3 - October 01 2009

Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement CD / 2LP (Stonesthrow)


Available on  CD / 2LP with 4inch Single

Mayer Hawthorne grew up just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. “Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit,” claims the singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, who counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, legendary songwriting and production trio of Dozier, Holland, and Holland Jr. The “retro” tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf, even the label boss was skeptical. “He showed me two songs and I didn’t understand what I was listening to,” Wolf recalls.  “I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of – I couldn’t believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments.”

And after meeting in person, it was even harder for Wolf to believe that Hawthorne was also the lead vocalist. Few expect such heartfelt sentiment to come from a 29-year-old white kid from Ann Arbor, but he has caught the ear of his family at Stones Throw, as well as BBC Radio 1 host Gilles Peterson and producer/DJ Mark Ronson. Expectations are high for the admitted vinyl junkie who never planned on taking his crooning public. Hawthorne’s hanging-by-a-string falsetto and breakbeat production on his first recorded effort, the tender “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out,” are simultaneously Smokey and J Dilla – equal parts “The Tracks of My Tears” and “Fall in Love.” “It’s soul,” he explains, “But it’s new.”

Hawthorne has produced and played instruments for much of his life, but never intended to become a singer. He isn’t formally trained, and never sang in the church choir or in any of the bands he was in before founding the County (formerly the County Commissioners). But here he is, new school soul sensation, who has taken the Motown assembly-line production model and eliminated nearly every element but himself and a few hired hands. “I think Mayer is the only artist in the history of the label that I’ve signed after hearing only two songs,” says Peanut Butter Wolf. “Sometimes, you just know it’s the right thing to do.” And for those willing to believe anything is possible, be grateful to have Mayer Hawthorne on the scene. It’s not just throwback music anymore – this revival is all about progression.
Available on  CD / 2LP with 4inch Single

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October 01 2009

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Julien Dyne - Pins & Digits EP001 12" (Wonderful Noise)

Written By 3 - October 01 2009

Julien Dyne - Pins & Digits EP001 12" (Wonderful Noise)

A-1 Falling' Down Feat. Parks
A-2 Falling' Down Feat. Parks DJ Mitsu the Beats Remix
A-3 Falling' Down Feat. Parks DJ Mitsu the Beats Remix Inst
B-1 Layer Feat. Mara TK B-2 Deaky /
A-1 Falling’ Down Feat. Parks
A-2 Falling’ Down Feat. Parks DJ Mitsu the Beats Remix
A-3 Falling’ Down Feat. Parks DJ Mitsu the Beats Remix Inst
B-1 Layer Feat. Mara TK
B-2 Deaky
The 6th release from Wonderful Noise is the 1st EP of Julien Dyne, from the album ‘Pins & Digits’.   Julien has worked as co producer for the Opensouls, Tyra and the Tornadoes, and has played with the likes of Mizell Bros, Om’mas (Sa-Ra), Steve Spacek, and Harmonic 313 as a drummer. The lead track “Falling ‘ Down On” has already been played by many DJs on radio, and has been long awaited on vinyl, sounding similar to a Spacek take on soul music.  Also includes a DJ Mitsu Rmx and the instrumental cut ‘Deaky’ on the  Sa-Ra and recent Luke Vibert tip.  This is a limited pressing!!

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October 01 2009

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Grooveman Spot & Kenji Sakajiri's New Zealand Video Diary

Written By 3 - October 01 2009

Check out the video diary of our recent guests Grooveman Spot and Kenji Sakajiri's on tour in NZ

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