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October 04 2012

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Wrongtom Meets Deemas J - In East London (TRU THOUGHTS)

Written By 1 - October 04 2012

Available Here On CD, Here on LP+7"&CD

Tracklist & Soundclips:
Old Time Stylee clip
Jump + Move + Rock clip
Riot Ting clip
South London Dubplate clip
At The Dancehall clip
Raspootin clip
Superteng clip
Wa Do Dance ft. Ammoye clip
Crime Times clip
Turn It Up clip
Late Night Dance clip
Suzy Hangs Out clip
East London clip
  Following on from his hugely successful Roots Manuva re-rub album 'Duppy Writer' (Big Dada), sought-after London reggae producer/DJ Wrongtom has hooked up with stalwart dancehall MC Deemas J for his next project, and the result is this deep, fresh and bouncing reggae, dancehall and dub fuelled LP, with a vibe rooted in East London that pays homage to the culture and sound that first got them both hooked back in the '80s. Wrongtom Meets Deemas J is the next step in the evolution of the genre-crossing but mainly reggae-rooted producer Wrongtom, bringing to fruition his years of collaboration with world-beating MC Deemas J, a long-time friend and creative cohort. Having met in their native London in the mid '90s, when Deemas was MC-ing for the underground junglist pirate station Scandal FM, they started going to funk nights together and formed a band, gigging throughout the capital and around the UK. A decade followed in which they drifted apart, each following his own path and honing his craft. For Tom this saw him getting mixed up in the pop world, including touring worldwide with Hard-Fi (which came to its illogical conclusion on stage at Wembley Arena as 10,000 perplexed indie kids listened to a selection of B-More, Shut Up & Dance and Italo House classics) and getting production credits on a UK No. 1 album, paving the way for the success of his reggae/dub collective Stoneleigh Mountain Rockers, with whom he's worked on projects for Trojan Records, Pama International (featuring 2 Tone luminary Lynval Golding), and the subsequent hit collaboration with UK rap legend Roots Manuva. And Deemas was also travelling the world, building up a formidable reputation as a go-to MC with equally genre-busting credentials, his virtually endless CV boasts collaborations across the worlds of d 'n'b, old school, garage, reggae and hip hop, including High Contrast, Andy C, Nicky Black Mark, Ras Kwame, Pied Piper, EZ and Kenny Ken to name just a few.

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October 04 2012

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ART: One Fifty Exhibition - Online Edition

Written By 1 - October 04 2012

Askew, Gary Silipa & Elliot Francis Stewart are doing an online edition of their recent "One Fifty" exhibit, check the video above for a recap of the Auckland exhibit of the 15th of September "We are excited to announce the Online Edition of the show will be happening on October 15 at 1:50pm Pacific Daylight Time - so all our friends and supporters based outside of New Zealand can have a chance to pick up some of these new works by Gary Silipa, Elliot Francis Stewart and I. We will be topping up the works back to a total of 150, they will be available for $150 USD this time around and of course will only be available for 150 minutes so the show will conclude at 4:20pm Pacific Daylight Time. You have to be in quick to get some fo this great affordable work! The new web address is still propagating right now but from later today onwards you can stay updated at www.onefiftyexhibition.com and in the mean time the www.onefiftyexhibition.tumblr address is still working."

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October 02 2012

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GIG: Few Chur Lab: MFP (JPN) - Fri 5th Oct

Written By 1 - October 02 2012

FEW CHUR LAB
MFP (JAPAN)
Christoph El Truento, Lokey, KXVGXN, Si Res & Tyra Hammond
Friday 5th October @ Rakinos, $10 on the Door from 10pm
After hosting guests from around the world it's time for #JUSAYIN to break its first Japanese artist, MFP! Whilst hailing from a far off land, MFP is already well connected with in the Aotearoa beats community, having done remix for Julien Dyne. In support are some of Aotearoa's most prolific artists, Christoph El Truento alongside Si Res & Tyra Hammond, bringing their live, soulful take on futuristic beat orientated hip hop. Guest DJs KXVGXN & LoKey on dance floor duties. MFP | http://soundcloud.com/mfpbeat Christoph El Truento | http://www.christopheltruento.com/

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October 02 2012

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Various - Soul Galore! CD (OUTTA SIGHT)

Written By 1 - October 02 2012

Available Here On CD

OUTTA SIGHT pays homage to Chicago’s finest soul label BRUNSWICK. It was a little over 30 years ago, in 1980, that UK indie Inferno released their iconic "Soul Galore" LP featuring 10 legendary cuts from Brunswick. Outta Sight open proceedings with those very same 10 oldies sounding as fresh today as when they were originally recorded circa 1967. With the benefit of the CD format we add a further 16 breathtaking tracks that reflect the perennial appeal of the Brunswick catalogue and the current all-nighter scene. This is perfectly captured in the Jackie Wilson rarity “A Lovely Way To Die” written and recorded for the title track to the Kirk Douglas film of the same name.  Incredibly, 5 songs appear for the first time on CD making this package essential for all soul fans. Keep The Faith! 26 CLASSICS AND RARITIES FROM THE VAULTS OF THE LEGENDARY BRUNSWICK RECORD LABEL TRACK LISTING & SOUNDCLIPS: 1. Jackie Wilson - Soul Galore 2. Adams Apples - Don't Take It Out On This World 3. The Cooperettes - Shing-A-Ling 4. Marvin Smith - Have More Time 5. The Artistics - The Chase Is On 6. Leroy Taylor - Oh Linda 7. Johnny Jones & The King Casuals - Purple Haze 8. Billy Butler - Come Over To My Side 9. Barbara Acklin - Love Makes A Woman 10. Fred Hughes - Baby Boy 11. Billy Butler - I'll Bet You 12. Chuck Carter - I Can't Help Myself 13. Gene Chandler - There Was A Time 14. Alvin Valentine - Sweet, Sweet Revenge 15. Jackie Wilson - A Lovely Way To Die 16. The Artistics - Nothing But Heartaches (Keep Haunting Me) 17. The Loreleis - A Strange Way 18. The Demures - Raining Teardrops 19. Barbara Acklin - Just Ain't No Love 20. Sylvia St Claire - Just Love Me 21. John Parker - Just A Thing Called Love 22. Jackie Wilson - Somebody Up There Likes You 23. Erma Franklin - I Get The Sweetest Feeling 24. Laverne Baker - I'm The One To Do It 25. Tony Drake - Suddenly 26. Young-Holt Unlimited - California Montage

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October 02 2012

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UPCOMING: Menahan Street Band - The Crossing (DAPTONE)

Written By 1 - October 02 2012

Due out October 30th on CD & LP, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Tracklist & Soundclips:
01 The Crossing clip
02 Lights Out clip
03 Keep Coming Back clip
04 Three Faces clip
05 Slight Of Hand clip
06 Everyday A Dream clip
07 Seven Is The Wind clip
08 Bullet For The Bagman clip
09 Driftwood clip
10 Ivory and Blue clip
11 n/a clip

The acclaimed Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalists in Menahan Street Band are set to release sophomore album The Crossing via Daptone Records imprint Dunham Records. The album's title track premiered on RollingStone.com 1 August.

In addition to their role as the official house band for Brooklyn-based Dunham Records, Menahan Street Band has received critical praise for their oft-sampled 2008 debut album Make The Road By Walking (sampled by Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Kid Cudi, Curren$y and more) and for backing breakout soul singer Charles Bradley on his 2011 debut album No Time For Dreaming (co-written and produced by MSB co-founder and multi-instrumentalist Thomas Brenneck). "Vibe is a quintessential element in what I'm going for," says Brenneck of creating the album. "Vibe, mood and emotion." Those three elements are all over The Crossing, from the opening drum roll of the ominous title track, through the final burst of wah-wah guitar on the closing "Ivory and Blue." The Crossing takes you on a cinematic instrumental journey through a nocturnal landscape of moods and emotions, propelled by funky, hip-hop-influenced grooves and dream-like horn and keyboard melodies. Despite Menahan Street Band's deep connections to the Brooklyn soul scene, The Crossing isn't soul music per se… it's more like "dark night of the soul" music. "I recorded a lot of it from midnight until the sun came up, all the weird synthesizers and slide guitar," Brenneck notes. "A lot of it was really moody, just me going slightly out of my head in the middle of the night. And that was the mood I wanted to evoke when people listen to it, to put them in deep thought - your mind should wander into some weird places when you're listening to this." Recorded over a period of nearly two years, The Crossing is an 11-track sonic testament to the fruitful creative relationship that exists between band: Brenneck, drummer and band co-founder Homer Steinweiss, bassist Nick Movshon, trumpeter Dave Guy and tenor saxophonist Leon Michels. The five members have been playing together in one project or another since the early 2000s, when they were all members of The Dap-Kings. Antibalas keyboardist Victor Axelrod, a former Dap-King himself, played organ on two of the album's tracks, while The Budos Band's Mike Deller contributed piano. "Originally MSB was just about us wanting to make some music for ourselves that was outside of the tight-knit formula of the music we were playing in the Dap-Kings and Antibalas, and wanting to embrace the fact that we grew up on hip-hop and classic rock," adds Brenneck. "There's a discipline that goes into playing Fela's music, and that goes into playing James Brown music, we love that to death, and we studied it hard in order to be able to play it with any sort of authenticity. But I love Neil Young, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, and we all love Wu-Tang and the early RZA productions as much as we all love Stax and Motown. With MSB, we can really let all these influences show." The Crossing's more mature and expansive sound is also the result of the place where it was recorded. Dunham Sound Studios is the all-analog recording studio Brenneck built four years ago in Brooklyn with Steinweiss which was funded by a royalty check they received after Jay-Z sampled the title track of Make The Road By Walking for his 2007 hit, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is…)". Other artists that have performed/recorded at Dunham Sound and with Menahan Street Band include Mark Ronson, Rufus Wainwright, Cee-lo Green, Theophilus London and Diane Birch, among many others.

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