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January 29 2013

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Various - Record Breakin' Music 5 Year (RECORD BREAKIN)

Written By 1 - January 29 2013

Available Here on CD

 5 Year Anniversary Compilation Compiled by DJ Junior

Record Breakin' Music (RBM) focuses on releasing music crafted by some of the world's most forward thinking recording artist.  The label reaches beyond genre specific boundaries, just as the artist on our roster vary stylistically. In 2007 tastemaker, dj and radio host (Eavesdrop Radio)DJ Junior launched Record Breakin' Music, a Philadelphia-based independent record label.  We opened our doors with a straightforward approach to releasing quality music with a soulful foundation.

Over the past 5 years we have continued to present exceptional music to a culture that embraces it.  There 's much more to come.  Thanks for your continued support and keep listening.

This 5 Year Compilation is a collection of gems from the Record Breakin' Music (RBM) label.  Ov er the last 5 years, RBM has always represented a wide range of underground music.  Although our releases have all been quite different, the constant theme is a soulful vibe.  Music is always a moving target, constantly changing and evolving.  We've been fortunate enough to work with a wide range of artist, many of whom are supporters of pushing musical boundaries in new directions.

For this 5 Year Anniversary compilation, I had selected some of my favorite tracks over the years.  It was a difficult task. However, I believe these tracks are a great introduction to the label, as well as a strong retrospective of what we've worked on. So enjoy!

Special thanks to all the artist, musicians and friends involved in the making of this album.  Much appreciation to all the DJs, venues, music lovers, press, and radio that have supported us over the years.

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January 27 2013

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UPCOMING: Various - Soul Spectrum Vol.1 (JAZZMAN)

Written By 1 - January 27 2013

Due out February 2013 n CD & 2LP+7", to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

21 Cuts of Dancefloor Soul, Rare Boogie and Soulful Disco - When it comes to making available once more lost, forgotten and overlooked soulful masterpieces, our expertise is considered second to none. It's all about finding the artists and reconnecting them and the fans to their forgotten history. DJ Fryer has been researching this album of dancefloor soul from the late '70s and early '80s for the last 4 years, and we're finally able to present a double LP's worth of rare, obscure and GOOD dancefloor soul, rare boogie and soulful disco. To top it off Ashley Beedle and Tom Noble offered up their remixing skills on a couple of tracks that just needed the extra tweak that linear editing prevented back in the day.

The endless quest to discover lost interesting music from the past is something of a calling to many. Record collectors and DJs will go without food and spend all their wages to own a single piece of vinyl. Many will travel around the world to towns and cities you would never choose to visit. Happy spending nights in cheap hotels and days in musty old shops looking for that one lucky find, and it does happen, eventually, to all that make the effort. I make no claim to the discovery of any of these records contained here, but I nod my hat to those that did and will again in the future.

I have let good as well as rare music be the narrative on this LP. There are some records here that are relatively affordable and I encourage you to go out and find them on original 45s, and play them. Records should be heard, not archived - keep the wonderful culture of playing 45s and 12s alive. - DJ Fryer, December 2012

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January 27 2013

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DVD: Last Shop Standing

Written By 1 - January 27 2013

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Last Shop Standing is collaboration between award winning feature film company Blue Hippo Media and Proper Music Publishing Ltd.

Based on the successful book of the same name, Last Shop Standing is a 50-minute documentary that was released on 10 September 2012. It is a celebration of the unique spirit of comradeship and entrepreneurial ingenuity that has enabled so many shops to keep operating successfully against the backdrop of massive changes in the music industry, the biggest recession in years, the growth of online file sharing and the explosion of choice in music consumption.

Not long ago there was a record shop on every high street, but over 500 independent record stores have closed during the last few years. Record shops were always more than retail outlets, they are part of our culture; they support new bands and local talent. A place for musicians and music fans to congregate, to browse away a few hours, to walk away with music they didn’t know existed.

The film features appearances by musicians and industry insiders including Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller, Nerina Pallot and Richard Hawley , but the real stars are the record shop owners, their stories are the stuff of folklore! The film tells the full story, holds back no punches, but also celebrates and promotes our great independent record stores.

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January 25 2013

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UPCOMING: Hiatus Kaiyote - Tawk Tomahawk LP (Equinox Recordings)

Written By 1 - January 25 2013

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

Hiatus Kaiyote are future soul. Based in Melbourne, the four-piece fuses neo-soul, hip-hop and electronic beats along with flavours of Latin, dubstep and opera, all presented with a cinematic sheen. Equinox Recordings is proud to present the vinyl edition of Tawk Tomahawk, the debut EP which has been getting high praise across the globe.

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January 24 2013

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UPCOMING: Trus'me - Treat Me Right (PRIME NUMBERS)

Written By 1 - January 24 2013

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

February 2013 sees the release of 'Treat Me Right', a new album from Trus'me. Its his first album in 3 years and to a certain extent marks a change in direction from the predecessors, 'Working Nights' & 'In The Red'. Here's what the man himself has to say as way of an introduction to the new album. "Since 'In The Red' I found myself traveling as far as Japan and South America and experiencing new scenes and people  that has influenced my sound both in the studio and behind the decks. Traveling so much has forced me to change my way of making music, I would say now I have a more 'anoligital' approach to my production techniques. The final production stage will always remain an analogue process but the creative process has become more digital. You can't take all those lovely synths  and machines on the road with you. With 'Working Nights' I wanted to create a cohesive hour of music from start to finish, whereas 'In The Red' was a way to push  myself and learn new engineering and production techniques, working with live musicians such as Amp Fiddler and Dam  Funk. 'Treat Me Right' saw me move into the realm of synths, drum machines to create the sounds of the scene I had been  submerged in over the last 4-5 years. Working on new music while on the road is hard, and fragmented sessions all came  together once I was stationary in Manchester. I stayed away from the impulse of my love of sampling and musicianship  and trapped myself in a room, so that the final outcome would be a true representation on the sound they call analogue."

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