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September 04 2010

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UPCOMING: Gilles Peterson: Worldwide - A Celebration... 2CD/2LP (BBE)

Written By 1 - September 04 2010

Available on 2LP or 2CD, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

This compilation is a tribute to a truly groundbreaking show, music and a serious music personality who is ahead of the curve and debuts awesome records on his show before anyone else. Gilles Peterson is a truly revered international club and radio dj and one of music's foremost tastemakers, (possibly the most well known in the whole world) in a world dominated by style over substance. The focus of this compilation is to present to its audience not just a dj's favourite selection or songs that stood the test of time but it represents a great collection of songs and grooves premiered on Gilles Worldwide show before any other station in the world. Its about music that Gilles has helped popularise across the world on his show which is syndicated in 15 countries. Its a musical journey for dj's and radio listeners across the world

Track Listing & Sound Clips:

01 Cinematic Orchestra feat Roots Manuva All Things To All Men clip
02 Q-Tip Let's Ride clip
03 Erykah Badu Green Eyes clip
04 Dwele Too Fly clip
05 Amy Winehouse Take The Box clip
06 Gotan Project Triptico clip
07 Vikter Duplaix Manhood clip
08 Quasimoto Come On Feet clip
09 Sa-Ra Rosebuds clip
10 Steve Spacek Dollar clip
11 Outlines Just A Lil' Lovin clip
12 Recloose Dust clip
13 Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 Many Things clip
14 RSL Wesley Music clip
15 Sebastien Tellier La Ritournelle clip

Links:

Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio One

Gilles Peterson Worldwide Website

Date

August 23 2010

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Mim Suleiman - Tungi CD (RUNNING BACK)

Written By 3 - August 23 2010

Available here on CD

Running Back super proudly presents: Mim Suleiman! The Zanzibar born and Sheffield based singer/songwriter/performer made quite a name for herself on the afro-beat stages of this world with her mixture of East African vocals and percussive traditions. Tungi is Mim Suleiman’s debut long-player which has her singing and writing in her native tongue Swahili. Tungi is a mixture of all things ultramodern afro beat, rhythm trax and futuristic pop music. Starting off with the uplifting vibe and beat of Hebu, you will find boogie moments like Nyuli or Bibi Na Mpu (including a dub version) along the way, as well as quieter moments, rhythmic adventures called Flava or the hi-life guitars of Mingi and Haraka Haileti Baraka. Music for the world, led by the powerhouse that is Mim Suleiman and her lyrics about love and affection, freedom, oppression, unity and everyday life. Mesmerizing and addictive. Produced by Maurice Fulton.

Track List & Soundclips:

01 Mim Suleiman Hebu clip
02 Mim Suleiman Bibi Na Mpu clip
03 Mim Suleiman Mpenzi clip
04 Mim Suleiman Flava clip
05 Mim Suleiman Nyuli clip
06 Mim Suleiman Mingi clip
07 Mim Suleiman Haraka Haileti Baraka clip
08 Mim Suleiman Sherehekeya clip
09 Mim Suleiman Maji clip
10 Mim Suleiman Bibi Na Mpu (Maurice Fulton Dub) clip

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August 22 2010

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Upcoming: Jneiro Jarel - Fauna CD/LP (KINDRED SPIRITS)

Written By 3 - August 22 2010

The new album from Jneiro Jarel is due out this September, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Jneiro Jarel returns with a new Brazilian-inspired LP for Kindred Spirits. Fauna follows up his debut album Three Piece Puzzle from 2005, and since then Jneiro has gone on to work with artists such as TV on the Radio, MF DOOM, Khujo Goodie from the Goodie Mob, as well as with his own groups and aliases like The Shape of Broad Minds, Dr Who Dat?, and Capital Peoples.

Jneiro has always had a Brazilian streak to his music, dating back to Dr Who Dat’s Beat Journey, with the cover decked out in the same colours as the Brazilian flag and the standout track Braziliant Thought. But finally with Fauna he gets to create a whole album inspired by the home of the Seleção. Giving credit to his mother for turning him onto Sérgio Mendes, Tom Jobim, and Caetano Veloso at an early age, it was an inspired dig through the record collection of KS label don KC tha Funkaholic, as well as discovering Arthur Verocai and Zuco 103, that put him in the headspace to compose most of Fauna over a three month period.

But while Jneiro was fired up by the melodies and rhythms of Brazil, the record is more than just a collection of beats and dusty samples. Dedicated to conservation, Fauna is made for the plants and wildlife in Brazil, many of them endangered and all of which have such a huge impact on the planet’s ecosystem. Scattered throughout the LP are the sounds of the rainforest and the Amazon, as tropical birds calls mix with dubby synths and cone-shaking sub bass, and phased vocals are panned around beats and Candomblé rhythms. Jneiro has created a unique sense of space on Fauna, which is at once hypnotic and spiritual, while also deep in the kind of studio-wizardry which has informed the stylings of so many beat producers around the world in recent years. “It’s both outer space and down-to-earth”, Jneiro says.

In the same tradition as sci-fi writer Braulio Tavares, and Paraiban musician Totonho, Jneiro has created a slice of futuristic beat science rooted in Brazilian traditions, brimming with a real sense of community and ecological responsibility. We should all listen to the fauna much more closely.

Track List & Soundclips:
01 Jneiro Jarel Voice Of The Kayapo clip
02 Jneiro Jarel Castaju Cajunea clip
03 Jneiro Jarel Amazonica clip
04 Jneiro Jarel Rio De Jneiro (Jarumba) clip
05 Jneiro Jarel Bird Charm clip
06 Jneiro Jarel Wave Trip clip
07 Jneiro Jarel Dabuwe clip
08 Jneiro Jarel Indigo Eden clip
09 Jneiro Jarel Fauna clip
10 Jneiro Jarel Can You Compute Bruuhzeel clip
11 Jneiro Jarel Monkey Hustle (Man On Fire) clip
12 Jneiro Jarel See Them Cry (Painted Tears) clip
More: Jneiro Jarel's MySpace

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August 17 2010

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Various - Party-Keller Vol. 3 CD/2LP (COMPOST)

Written By 3 - August 17 2010

Available on CD here or 2LP here

The Party-Keller compilation series is a project linked to my constant Munich-based clubnights. After some short journeys to the Japanese Soultage label (Soul Jammin' Vol.3) and a mix for London-based Breakin Bread (The Party-Keller Mix CD), we have finally reached Vol. 3. In the late Seventies direct-to-disc albums were quite popular, since they sound great and people spent some serious dough on proper hi-fi equipment in those days. We actually coupling four amazing cuts from three different direct-to-disc albums here: Mickey Erbe's Orchestra interpretation of the "2001 Theme" (which I've played very often in the early Nineties, I almost forgot how good it is), then two superb Gino Dentie's interpretations of B.T. Express' "Express" and Brass Construction's "Movin'", as well as Rahmlee (Michael Davis) from Earth Wind & Fire's Phoenix Horns fame, who recorded his crisp "Down In Storyville" direct-to-disc.

I'm seriously taking care for the original raw funk for so many years now, and the information network is getting bigger and better all the time. From the growing numbers of serious collectors and DJs who crossed paths ever since, then Peter Wermelinger's Funk Lexikon, later the Funk45.com site, and all that bloggin' nowadays, it's kinda obvious, that all really good, nose-bleeding, tough OG funk 45's are well known by now. So it was a truly unreal moment for me when I found "Bicentennial Boogie" by Matrix 5 against one's expectations on eBay (!), along with the sound file! TUNE! Also there's Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis with the rocksteady-ish dance track "We Got The Recipe", a nice 45, which didn't get the attention in clubs it deserved. Another quite rockin' tune by an unknown studio band's make-up, Quiller, who did the "Quiller Theme" of the same titled BBC series. The very moment Jan Weissenfeldt (of Poets Of Rhythm fame) dropped that 45 the first time, I was convinced it has to appear in this chapter.

Early this year, I've had the pleasure to perform at Nick Recordkick's night in Milano, where he gave me an advance copy of Gizelle Smith's fine soul cut "June", a true winner here. Furthermore Bronx River Parkway's "La Valla" and The Delta Rhythm Section with "King Midnite" are two more extraordinary neo funk cuts from recent years. Also B.A.Baracus Band's version of LL Cool J' s "Mama Said Knock You Out" is a unique folk-funk-hip hop blend. All four of them are just too good to remain only on 45 for the collectors. Talking 'bout hip hop: another one for the good old "original versus sampled version game" is the fantastic original tune "High Snobiety" by Ralph Marco Band which Ugly Duckling used for their "Turn It Up". A very decent disco rap tune "This Party Is Just For You" by Special Touch, is followed by another historical hip hop moment: the supposedly first rap recording from Nigeria: Dizzy K Falola's "Take It To The DJ" - both from 1981. Peter Giger & Family Of Percussion did a great job inviting Archie Shepp in 1976 to result with that wonderful, unfamiliar jazz poetry piece "Here Comes The Family". We heard so many great versions of "Tighten Up" in the funk scene and the 1971 recorded "Loosen Up" by Nazz probably the most charming way to close that chapter - and to finish this round of Party-Keller. Florian Keller, February 17th 2010 Tracklist & Sound Clips:

01 Ralph Marco Band High Snobiety clip
02 Quiller Quiller clip
03 Matrix 5 Bicentennial Boogie clip
04 Gino Dentie Express clip
05 Special Touch This Party Is Just For You clip
06 Gino Dentie Movin' clip
07 Dizzy K Falola Take It To The DJ clip
08 Rahmlee Down In Storyville clip
09 Richard Strauss 2001 (C.F. Peters Corp. Version) clip
10 The Delta Rhythm Section King Midnite clip
11 Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis We Got The Recipe clip
12 Bronx River Parkway La Valla clip
13 B.A.Baracus Band Mama Said Knock You Out clip
14 Gizelle Smith June clip
15 Peter Giger & Family Of Percussion Here Comes The Family clip
16 Nazz Loosen Up clip

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August 12 2010

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Mount Kimbie - Crooks & Lovers CD/2LP (HOT FLUSH)

Written By 3 - August 12 2010

Available on 2LP here or CD here - to check availability please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

Adding a percussive and experimental edge to the current class of post-dubstep pioneers, Mount Kimbie, the duo of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos - are set to release their highly anticipated debut album 'Crooks & Lovers' on Scuba's Hotflush label in July. Mount Kimbie's first two EPs - 'Maybes' and 'Sketch On Glass' - seemed like explorations of spaces so private that all within earshot were instantly turned into voyeurs.

For a bit of a overview of the LP check the Fly Global Music Website here

Track List & Sound Clips: a1 Mount Kimbie - Tunnelvision a2 Mount Kimbie - Would Know a3 Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off b1 Mount Kimbie - Blind Night Errand b2 Mount Kimbie - Adriatic b3 Mount Kimbie - Carbonated c1 Mount Kimbie - Ruby c2 Mount Kimbie - Ode To Bear c3 Mount Kimbie - Field d1 Mount Kimbie - Mayor d2 Mount Kimbie - Between Time More: Hotflush Recordings

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