Conch Records

Date

May 07 2013

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

WEBSITE: Stereophonic-Supply.Co by Swifty & Paul Bradshaw

Written By 1 - May 07 2013

Since the demise of 'Straight No Chaser' magazine there has been somewhat of a void in Mine and Mr Bradshaw's life!  The community that was built up over nearly two decades is still strong and if anything moved onward and upward!

We didn't just want to recreate Straight No Chaser as a retrospective online format - but wanted to move with the times and make it a more sensory experience - and wait for it try and actually make some money in the process!  So here we've been hard at it for 5 months building a site that hopefully can rekindle the spirt of 'Straight No Chaser' and bring together a focal point for the music, the graphics, the art and most importantly the movers and shakers that make our scene so special.

Check The Stereophonic-Supply.Co Website Here

We are very fortunate to has as our first 'Head' Mr Bob Jones! Earlier on this year myself and Mr Bradshaw went down to the South Coast to interview Bob, and chew the fat about how he got into Dj-ing in the sixties, collecting vinyl, Black music and his big love Soul music.

Check the video interview and listen to his exclusive mixtape. Its a pure treat - Enjoy! 

 

For your listening pleasure we have three exclusive mixtapes via the mixcloud platform. The artist Ian Wright has given us a heavy heavy dub selection, Bob Jones has provided a real insight into his early influences with his 'Sound of the Drum' mix and Paul Bradshaw has come through with an Afrikan selection. This is just the start - expect mixes from the world's top Dj's, musicians and producers. 

For your wall's we have exclusive editions, prints and more. Ian Wright has given us exclusive rights to produce some editions of his groundbreaking work. From the Chaser archives comes 'King Tubby' and 'J-Dilla'. From his personal  inspirations comes Ian's favourite 'Jimi Hendrix' and from deep deep in the NME archives comes 'John Cooper Clarke'. All prints are signed and numbered by Ian, come with a certificate of authenticity.

Date

May 02 2013

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

BOOK: Enjoy The Experience – Homemade Records 1958-1992

Written By 1 - May 02 2013

Available Here

Enjoy The Experience is the largest collection of American private press vinyl ever amassed and presented, featuring over one thousand cover reproductions from 1958-1992. It is the seventh major book release by Johan Kugelberg, the author and editor behind The Velvet Underground: New York Art, Born In The Bronx and Punk: An Aesthetic (Rizzoli), True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice), Brad Pitt’s Dog (Zero Books) and Beauty Is In The Street: A Visual Record of the May ’68 Paris Uprising(Four Corners).

The subjects of Enjoy The Experience range from Lesbian Folk singers to Psychedelic Disco bands; Awkward Teen Pop combos to Pizza Parlor Organists; Religious Cult Leaders to Swank Sinatra Imitators. But this is not a novelty freak show: also profiled and discussed are some of the most highly regarded rock, soul, jazz, funk and singer/songwriter albums from the latter half of the twentieth century. From the awkward-yet-talented to the genius-yet-bizarre, one thing unites all musicians presented here: they sincerely hoped to become stars, they committed themselves to record, and they left themselves vulnerable to an industry not understanding of nuance, not appreciative of character.

Enjoy The Experience begins when the custom pressed American record plant came into existence and ends, largely, with the birth of the CD. As such, it is a snapshot of America in the second half of the twentieth century and manages to collate a bevy of tales and albums released by the brave souls who took the plunge and committed their musical vision to wax in the fifty states between the years of 1958 and 1992. Enjoy The Experience details a forceful American cultural experience that stands in juxtaposition to the mainstream even as its creators attempted to infiltrate it.

Enjoy The Experience includes an introduction by editor Johan Kugelberg, a lengthy overview by legendary rare record dealer Paul Major, along with commentaries, hundreds of reviews and over fifty biographies by noted enthusiasts and collectors like Gregg Turkington, Will Louviere, Brandan Kearney, Geoffrey Weiss, Jack Streitman, Eothen Alapatt, Rich Haupt and Mike Ascherman. It is presented as a hard cover visual catalogue, highlighting the graphic elements of the LPs and comes with a download card for twenty of the greatest private press songs culled from the book.

Date

May 02 2013

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

UPCOMING: Shuko - The Awakening EP (Ft. Blu & Kidaf) (JAKARTA)

Written By 1 - May 02 2013

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

Shuko is a German producer, born in 1981, who has been making music since 1999. He lives and works in an old factory building in a small village near Frankfurt unless he is in Paris, Berlin or New York working with your favorite artist. Shuko has produced music for a broad and impressive selection of artists such as Talib Kweli, Lil Wayne, Sexion d'Assaut, 1995, Cro, Kollegah and Casper. 

2013 started off great for the experienced Producer. Having released his well-received instrumental album “Sleepless”, the title seems to be a characterization that perfectly applies to Shuko. With help from California native Blu and the young lyricist Kidaf out of New York City Shuko is ready to drop a vocal version of “Sleepless” called “The Awakening EP”. The record lists five tracks with a perfect mix of lyrics as well as instrumentaltracks and therefor meets the needs of a large audience. Dope lyrics to vibe to and fresh tunes that ensure enough freedom for MCs looking to be creative. 

Track List & Soundclips:

01 Be Yourself feat. Blu clip
02 Air Vent 2 feat. Kidaf clip
03 The Awakening clip
04 Be Yourself (Instrumental) clip
05 Air Vent 2 (Instrumental) clip

Date

April 27 2013

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

Fabreeze Brothers - Power Man & Iron Fist (SURE SHOT)

Written By 1 - April 27 2013

Available Here

Phill Most Chill & Paul Nice are THE FABREEZE BROTHERS! Two titans of the true school team up to terrorize suckers from state to state with their debut single on Sure Shot! Paul & Phill collaborated once before on "Never Stop Diggin", released on DWG in 2011. Now, with a full length LP slated to drop this summer as The Fabreeze Brothers, this dynamic duo of dope beats and rhymes are diligently answering the long unheeded call for real Hip Hop from the heart. "Power Man & Iron Fist" is an uptempo, b-boy/park jam calling card - announcing to the world the official arrival of Fabreeze in the guise of their alter-alter egos, Luke Cage & Danny Rand. The B-Side serves as the final knock out blow with "Phyllis Diller", a drum-heavy, shit-talking, Shaw Brothers-sampling road map to ruin for all sucker mc's & dj's who dare question the prowess of PMC & Paul Nice. Completing the package with artwork by the one and only Lance Pilgrim of Hot Peas & Butta fame, this first official Sure Shot! release promises to be a keeper.

Date

April 27 2013

Written By

1

Comments

0 Comments

UPCOMING: Omar - The Man (FREESTYLE)

Written By 1 - April 27 2013

Due out June 2013 on CD & 12", to pre-order please contact us via info@conch.co.nz or in store

12"  Tracklisting - check soundclips below: 1. The Man 2. The Man (Shafiq Husayn Remix) 3. The Man (Maddslinky Remix) 4. There's Nothing Like This ft. Pino Palladino

CD Tracklist:

1. Simplify 2. The Man 3. Come On Speak To Me 4. I Can Listen 5. Bully feat. The Scratch Professor 6. Treat You feat. Caron Wheeler 7. Fuck War, Make Love 8. High Heels feat. Hidden Jazz Quartet 9. I Love Being With You 10. There’€™s Nothing Like This feat. Pino Palladino 11. Eeni Meeni Myni Mo 12. When You Touch We Touch 13. Ordinary Day feat. Stuart Zender

There are precious few, if any contemporary UK artists whose creative credentials and influence extend as far and so consistently wide as Freestyle Records' most recent signing Omar. Since first breaking through to worldwide renown all the way back in 1991 with his first releases on Gilles Peterson's seminal Talkin' Loud label, and since going on to work with all manner of musical legends including a certain Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Syreeta Wright, Common, and Carleen Anderson.

Omar returns with a brand new album that many say is without doubt the strongest of his entire career. The buzz generated by the single release of the album's title track, The Man, confirmed beyond doubt that Omar is very much at the top of his game, with everyone from BBC 6 Music's Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 2's Trevor Nelson and Jamie Cullum giving both major support and high praise for the simply magnificent new high point for Omar's renowned ability to write devastatingly catchy melodies. Across the rest of this new album, opener Simplify sets the template, with its luscious and majestic string backed introduction raising the curtain on this deep, hard grooving number. Omar also joins forces with Germany's Hidden Jazz Quartett on High Heels - growling organ spars with the tough, jagged drumbeat on this tough, funk driven collaboration. Elsewhere, latin textures and rhythms have always been part of Omar's far reaching musical vocabulary, and on Come On Speak To Me and Ordinary Day restless south American beats underpin the crisp and fresh melodies. Soul II Soul's Caron Wheeler offers her distinctive voice on the duet Treat You, allowing these two legendary voices to unite beautifully. Completing the circle that began all the way back in the early 1990s, Omar has re-recorded his classic love song There's Nothing Like This, which this time features bass player to the Gods Pino Palladino. The touching sentiment remains undiminished, but the addition of soaring strings, soulful, jazzy horns, a vibrant live and acoustic feel, plus an extended and new arrangement.

Recent Articles

Tags