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March 24 2013

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UPCOMING: Owiny Sigoma Band - Power Punch (BROWNSWOOD)

Written By 1 - March 24 2013

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

Owiny Sigoma Band unleash "Power Punch" via Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings. Spinning on its London>Nairobi axis, the MOBO-nominated group continue to redefine universal, artistic and cultural exchange blending traditional Kenya nyatiti and Luo music with Western songwriting and production techniques. The album, as its title suggests, is a confident, radiant record packed with stirring, sometimes downright frisky jams.
 Track List & Soundclips:
01 Nagalo Ni Piny Odag clip
02 Norbat Okelo clip
03 Sunken Wrecks clip
04 Lucas Malore clip
05 Magret Aloor clip
06 Mombassa Outro clip
07 Harpoon Land clip
08 Owiny Techno clip
09 Yukimwi clip
10 All Together clip
11 Jonny Ra Ha clip

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March 23 2013

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Gilles Peterson - Black Jazz Radio (BLACK JAZZ)

Written By 1 - March 23 2013

Available Here on CD

Gilles Peterson, known for his record label (Brownswood), BBC radio show and deep crates, pays tribute to one of his favorite labels, Black Jazz Records. Very arguably a “Best Of” the label, this selection highlights the work of Doug Carn, whose track “Higher Ground” ranks up there with all time greats in spiritual jazz, Cleveland Eaton, his 9+ minute funk chant “All Your Lover, All Day, All Night” would segue well with Sugarcane Harris, early EWF, or Funkadelic. End result is that most all aspects of the label are referenced here, the soul/jazz/funk spectrum playing like a radio show, which perhaps was the curator’s intent…  “I stumbled upon a Doug Carn album and my life changed” (Gilles Peterson) This is part 2 of a 3-disc mix series, coordinated with remastered reissues of the original albums on CD, featuring newly discovered photographs and artwork. Tracklist: 1. Black Jazz Radio Intro  2.The Awakening – Awakening Prologue – Spring Thing 3. Gene Russell – Black Orchid  4. Rudolph Johnson – The Highest Pleasure 5. Henry Franklin – Beauty and the Electric Tub 6. Walter Bishop’s 4th Cycle – N’Dugu’s Prayer 7. Doug Carn – Higher Ground  8. Cleveland Eaton – All Your Lover, All Day, All Night  9. Roland Haynes – Second Wave 10. Kellee Patterson – Maiden Voyage 11. Calvin Keys – Aunt Lovey  12.The Awakening – Awakening Epilogue

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March 21 2013

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Dialectrix - Satellite EP (GRINDIN)

Written By 1 - March 21 2013

Available here on CD, here on 12"

Dialectrix is a revered and prolific Hip Hop lyricist hailing from Sydney who is signed to the legendary Hip Hop label Obese Records. Since releasing his first solo album “Cycles Of Survival” produced by beat extraordinaire Chasm in 2008 Dialectrix has received media exposure from Rage, MTV, Channel V, NOVA, JJJ along with a slew of community radio stations nationwide.

His solo sophomore album ‘Audio Projectile” produced entirely by veteran producer Plutonic Lab, received critical acclaim and heavy rotation on JJJ with the singles “Whut” and “Pieces Of A Puzzle” the latter would later be featured on the Hollywood blockbuster film “Chronicle” and become the first Australian Hip Hop song to be featured in a big budget American movie.

Dialectrix is also a member of the rap group Gully Platoon alongside Dj 2Buck and MC’s Joe New and Obese Records stalwart Pegz. Having released their debut record ‘The Great Divide’ in 2009

Currently Dialectrix is finishing his 3rd solo album “The Cold Light Of Day” due out mid 2012 once again pairing him up with Australia’s best producer Plutonic Lab with the signature cuts of the one and only DJ 2Buck.

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March 17 2013

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UPCOMING: Dandy Teru - Adventures (UBIQUITY)

Written By 1 - March 17 2013

Due out April 2013 on CD & LP+MP3, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz

"Adventures" is the debut full-length album by French producer Dandy Teru. His opus is chock-full of notable guest vocalists and MC's and also includes remixes by Tall Black Guy, Belgian production duo Monkey Robot and his partner-in-crime Quiet Dawn.

In Dandy Teru's own words: "Adventures is a journey. On every side of the project, this opus is an incredible journey into a thema, a group of people (guests and co-directors) and friends, and a travel alone inside my own psychology. It's a witness testimony of a global state of mind, with the thema as the first stone of it: dreams." The album is an eclectic mix of downtempo, Nu Jazz, "Beat" music, Soul, House and Hip-Hop. Featuring up and coming talent such as Sami K who laces the track Burned with his blues-inflected vocals, Chicago MC Rita J on Wake Up Now and Sarah Gessler on Fragile Things, alongside renowned and well-known MC's Moka Only , Ty and Count Bass D. Hailing from Orleans, France, Dandy Teru wears many hats, multi-media artist, artistic director, radio host and selector on Laid Back Radio, but foremost as a music producer. He's been slowly making a name for himself yet still somewhat working in the shadows, with connections and contributions to a slew of young and burgeoning French artists in the Hip-Hop scene such as Tchad Unpoe, Pumpkin, Supafuh, and fellow producers Monkey Robot and Quiet Dawn. His production aesthetic however hasn't gone unnoticed with his inclusion in TBG 's (Tall Black Guy ) Tempo Dreams compilation for Bastard Jazz featuring new producers of note as well as a track on the Do The Dilla 2012 album. Track List & Soundclips: 1. Burned feat. Sami K - 4:24 2. Wake Up Now feat. Rita J - 2:29 3. Below feat. Moka Only - 3:00 4. Fragile Things feat. Ty and Sarah Gessler - 3:42 5. RWVNLL feat. Tchad Unpoe - 3:04 6. Waters feat. Quiet Dawn - 1:52 7. Clouds Catcher feat. Count Bass D and Moresounds - 3:46 8. Wake Up Now (Tall Black Guy Remix) - 2:57 9. Below (Monkey Robot Remix) - 3:12 10. Fragile Things (Quiet Dawn Remix) - 3:47

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March 13 2013

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Frank N Dank - 48 Hours (DELICIOUS VINYL)

Written By 1 - March 13 2013

Available on 2xCD here, LP (Vocal) here, LP (Instrumentals) here

Some records are steeped in mythology. Frank N Dank’s 48 Hours is just such a recording. Why so few samples from Dilla? Was that MCA’s decision as they didn’t believe they could get clearances? Why did MCA shelve the recording for so long? Where’s the “original version”? There are nearly more questions about this album than cuts on the album. But according to Frank, “contrary to popular belief there was never an 'original version’ of 48 Hours. We started recording songs to sample driven beats of Dilla‘s and we got 80% of the album done and Dilla decided to change the beats to all the songs.” That’s right, it wasn’t MCA’s legal department, it was Dilla’s creative vision that stripped out the samples. But what about the sample laden “Take Your Clothes Off” and “Off Your Chest” you may ask? Frank interjects, “those were done after the fact.” And why did MCA shelve the project, was this a label afraid to release what the Detroit trio had concocted? Well that doesn’t appear to be the case. According to Nitt turnover in the A&R department at the time was rapid to the point that no one seemed to know who at MCA was responsible for the project.  This led to a call to then MCA president Jay Boberg who agreed to release Frank N Dank from their deal. So there you have it. As Freud once said, “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. In the case of 48 Hours, it’s one hell of a tasty cigar. 48 Hours is now at last ready for the respect and proper release it has deserved all along, with the complete album as well as a second disc of Dilla’s instrumentals included. As Frank reminds us, “This is the exact version of 48 Hours that we (Frank N Dank & Dilla) turned in to MCA and the way Dilla intended it to be!” 

1. Intro 2. Get Cha Bitch 3. Marijuana 4. Rite Bites 5. Street Life 6. Pimp Strut 7. Where The Parties At? 8. Y'all Don't Want It 9. Sex On The Beach 10. All Seasons 11. Alright 12. Afterparty 13. Ma Dukes (feat. Tammy Lucas) 14. Keep It Coming (feat. J Dilla)

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