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June 27 2013

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UPCOMING: Dirg Gerner - Dirg Gerner EP (EGLO)

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Due out July 2013, to pre-order please contact us a info@conch.co.nz or in store.

Dirg Gerner, the lastest artist to join our diverse and colourful roster. Consisting of six tracks the EP is 100% sung and produced by the man himself, the loose and worldly beats perfectly complimenting his unusal blue eyed soul style. Little has been said on Dirg's background or history but all will reveal itself in due course. His previous Ep released on Hotep featured the brilliant 'Rubies & Diamonds' also starring Eglo queen bee Fatima.

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June 27 2013

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GIG: TOKiMONSTA (BRAINFEEDER/USA) - Wed 3rd July

Written By 1 - June 27 2013

The Half Shadows New Zealand Tour  HALF SHADOWS reflects the multiple faces of TOKiMONSTA. The Los Angeles-based artist and producer, otherwise known as Jennifer Lee, traverses a few different spheres on her new full-length album. Sonically, she alchemically mingles ethereal electronic moods, while adding R&B flavor and the right amount of hip-hop bounce.  With support from KAMANDI and SUREN UNKA  Wednesday 3rd July – Bacco Room, Auckland  Thursday 4th July – San Francisco Bath House, Wellington  Tickets available from Undertheradar.co.nz, Real Groovy Records in Auckland, Slow Boat and Rough Peel Music in Wellington.

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June 27 2013

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Wild Bill Riketts - West Wind EP (WONDERFUL NOISE)

Written By 1 - June 27 2013

Available Here The 29th release from the Japanese label Wonderful Noise comes from Wild Bill Riketts who is also well known as a percussionist / Vibraphone & Keyboard player and composer - limited pressing. Check! Wild Bill Ricketts is the hybrid jazz project including Julien Dyne、Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle)、Toby Laing & Riki Gooch (Fat Freddy's Drop). Together they make a mixture of Afro, Ethiopian,Jazz, Psyche and Funk.  

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June 27 2013

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UPCOMING: Kev Brown - Songs Without Words Vol.2 (LOW BUDGET)

Written By 1 - June 27 2013

Due out July 2013 on LP, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz or in store.

On Songs Without Words Volume 2, Kev finally shares with us the instrumental versions of his 2010 collab with his Low Budget fam, Kaimbr (Alexander Green). While the versatile Kev Brown remains humble, his notable discography includes production credits for hip-hop legends including De La Soul, Busta Rhymes and Jazzy Jeff and others. Known for his ability to chop a sample into smithereens as well as his unique basslines, the landover, Marlyand native is commonly acknowledged as one of the greatest producers of his time. On this project Kev took a Rza / Dilla Donuts inspired approach to how he manipulated sounds and samples to create these dope and minimalist instrumentals.

1. Limited edition pressing of the previously unavailable beats from the Alexander Green collaborative record with Kaimbr. 2. Very Limited pressing on beautiful Incredible Hulk Gamma-Ray inspired colored vinyl. 3. All instrumentals produced by Kev Brown.

Side A 01. Solid 02. Gritz 03. Audio Background 04. Firewater 05. Eye-Q Interlude 06. Hook 07. Rappin’ 08. Songs

Side B 01. My Apology 02. Low Budget 260 03. Army Fatiguge Rap 04. The Combination 05. We Gon’ Go! 06. More Gritz

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June 21 2013

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UPCOMING: Soundsci - Soundsational (UBIQUITY)

Written By 1 - June 21 2013

Due out July 2013 on CD & 2LP, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

What do you get when you combine the best bits of Mike James Kirkland, a dynamic duo of well respected producers in Jonny Cuba (Dynamic Syncopation) and Ollie Teeba (The Herbaliser) and round out the cast with 3 dope MC's in Audessey, U-George, and Oxygen? Soundsci is the name of the crew and "Soundsational" is the fruit of their collective labors! Inspired by songs from Mike James Kirkland's "Don't Sell Your Soul" anthology from his earlier days as part of "Mike And the Censations", the album title itself pays homage to the amazing source material that's been sampled, chopped and reconstructed while preserving the soul of the originals. The result are 10 songs that delve deep into Hip-hop's Golden Era with the boom-bap sound and soul samples combined to create an instant classic. Fresh off finishing Soundsci's independently released first album Formula 99, Ollie Teeba reached out to Jonny Cuba about how great the music was from Mr. Kirkland's anthology and they started work on crafting an EP with no certain plans for release. Before any of the beats were finalized Audessey hears one of the tracks and immediately wants to "get down". The four track EP was then sent to Ubiquity with some background on the project and based on the quality and potential of the demos, four songs were definitely not enough and a full album needed to happen. "Soundsational" is the culmination of all this inspiration and effort and is a worthy addition to the classic albums that fueled it's creation. Track List & Sound Clips: 1 Understand the Message - 2:28 2 Inner Energy - 2:52 3 That's Life - 3:55 4 Bust 'Em (In The Dome) - 2:44 5 Coastin' - 3:30 6 Soundsational - 3:42 7 Deception - 2:57 8 Rastaman - 3:32 9 Get Even - 3:49 10 Styles - 2:27

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