Conch Records
Tall Black Guy - 8 Miles To Moenart (FIRST WORD)
Available Here on CD, Here on LP
From humble origins in Detroit, raised on a healthy diet of Motown, Jazz, and Early Hip Hop – Terrel Wallace (aka Tall Black Guy) has become a standard bearer for the current hip hop beats scene. Through a steady stream of productions filled with incredibly clever sample flips and deft production chops, he has won fans across the world, includingGilles Peterson (who included him on one of his Brownswood Bubblers albums, Lefto, Anthony Valadez and countless others. With the tangible beginnings of worldwide recognition, Tall Black Guy has established himself as one of the most influential producers working today.
8 Miles To Moenart has literally brough Tall Black Guy full circle. Detroit was where started making music, and it’s to his hometwon he returns to draw inspiration for his debut album. Taking in low-slung hip hop, downtempo house and jazz-tinged street soul, it’s a record of rare focus. It encapsulates the musical heritage of Detroit, through the looking glass of Tall Black Guy’s own signature sound.
Track List: 1. You Look LIke A Tall Black Guy Intro 2. The Dark Streets 3. Funeral Biz / Welcome To Detroit Interlude feat. Malice,Mario Swee 4. From Home To Work, And Back 5. Mon Amie De’Troit feat. Ozay Moore 6. The Motor Is Running 7. There’s No More Soul feat. Diggs Duke 8. Rain Into The Nite OutroUPCOMING: Greg Foat Group - Girl & Robot Remix EP (JAZZMAN)
Due out June 2013, to pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Jazzman take things to another level with select cuts from the superb ‘Girl & Robot with Flowers’ album remixed by Linkwood, Vakula, Lumiarja, Cherrystones and Francis Doosoo’s Borrowed Breath – all on lustrous green vinyl!
UPCOMING: Cornel Campbell Meets Soothsayers - Nothing Can Stop Us (STRUT)
Due out July 2013 on CD & 2LP, pre-orders available here
Strut presents the first new instalment in its acclaimed Inspiration Information studio collaboration series for over two years in May 2013 with a superb new soundclash featuring sweet-voiced Jamaican legend Cornell Campbell and the excellent London-based reggae and Afro-dub collective, Soothsayers, led by Robin Hopcraft and Idris Rahman.
| Tracklist | ||||||
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| 01 | Nothing Can Stop Us | clip | ||||
| 02 | Conqueror | clip | ||||
| 03 | I'll Never Leave | clip | ||||
| 04 | With You My Heart Belongs | clip | ||||
| 05 | It's Not For Me | clip | ||||
| 06 | Ode To Joy (Babylon Can't Control I) | clip | ||||
| 07 | We Want To Be Free | clip | ||||
| 08 | Good Direction | clip | ||||
| 09 | Never Give Up | clip | ||||
| 10 | There's A Fire | clip | ||||
| 11 | Jah Jah Me No Born Ya | clip | ||||
| 12 | Jah Jah Me No Born Ya (Dub) | clip |
The pairing first took shape through a chance meeting between Cornell Campbell and Hopcraft in Kingston, Jamaica early in 2011. A session was arranged at Bunny Lee’s recording studio in West Kingston and, within days, the collaboration produced the sweet ‘I’ll Never Leave’, a homage to Cornell’s island home country in Parish of St Elizabeth.
The dub version of the track was released alongside Soothsayers’ ‘We’re Not Leaving’ in August 2011 and the Cornell Campbell version followed on a 45 on Soothsayers’ own Red Earth label a month later. Now signed to Strut, the collaboration has recorded a full album, a conscious and roots-based set with Cornell Campbell’s iconic, sweet vocals underpinned by deep, dubby rhythm section work and some fresh, intricate arrangements.
Hopcraft adds, “We gave Cornell recordings of some ideas we had been working on. He took them away and developed some lyrics. Idris and I also wrote a few complete songs that Cornell loved and he blessed them with his vocals.” Within the tracklist, the collective revisits Cornel’s poignant 1970s sufferer’s classic ‘Jah Jah Me No Born Yah’ augmented by the addition of horns and Hammond organ bringing out the Moorish melodies of the original. Soothsayers also bring their trademark fusion of influences to the table and move Cornell’s sound into bold new directions, rocking on a rolling Afro groove for the hard-hitting ‘Nothing Can Stop Us’ and simmering on the downtempo reggae soul gem, ‘There’s A Fire’.
The album carries forward the considerable legacy of Campbell’s recordings over the last half century, from his early work with “Coxsone” Dodd at Studio One to ‘70s and ‘80s classics with Joe Gibbs, Bunny “Striker” Lee, King Tubby and Winston “Niney” Observer. For Soothsayers, the album is the culmination of ten years leading the London live scene. Comprising musicians that have played with many top artists including Mulatu Astatke, Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Arkestra and Hugh Masekela, the band are known for their excellent collaborations with Johnny Clarke, Maxi Jazz (Faithless), Keziah Jones and more and form the nucleus of the band that backed the London leg of the ‘Fela!’ musical during 2011. The band cemented their reputation with the self-released album ‘Human Nature’ during 2012. As The Independent On Sunday testified, “The grooves are solid, the playing immaculate and the three-part vocal harmonies the icing on the cake.”
Cornell Campbell & Soothsayers’ ‘Nothing Can Stop Us’, part of the Inspiration Information series on Strut, is released in June 2013 on CD, LP and digital formats. Artwork features an exclusive illustration by UK designer Lewis Heriz.
GIG: Mungo's Hi Fi - Fri 7th May
Lion Rockers Hi-Fi are proud to be handing over the controls to Scotland's legendary sound Mungo's Hi-Fi, flying direct from the UK for one New Zealand show. Mungos Hi Fi will be playing a selection of dubplates, one-a-way cuts and exclusive Scotch Bonnet productions, all amplified by Lion Rockers Hi Fi's custom built speaker stacks. Support from the full Lion Rockers crew and MC Ras Stone. This session is not to be missed.
Mungo's Hi FiFriday 7th June Monte Cristo Room, 53 Nelson St, AK City Doors 9:30pm No pre-sales, Door Pressure $20
MUNGO's HI-FI
FULL LION ROCKERS CREW.
MC RAS STONE
Mungo's Hi Fi champion the evolution reggae, dub and dancehall music and are re-invigorating soundsystem culture. They have developed formidable live shows, collaborating with foundation legends like Ranking Joe, Sugar Minott and Sister Nancy as well as top vocalists on the scene at the moment including Charlie P, Solo Banton, Mr Williamz, YT and Scotland's own lyrical lassie Soom T.
The live work feeds directly into the studio productions. Mungo's crucial releases, mainly on their own Scotch Bonnet label, have topped the reggae bestsellers on numerous occasions. 'Soundsystem Champions' their Double LP released in 2008 has turned many on to their sounds and the massive 'Forward Ever' from 2011 gave a preview of what is to come on singles and EPs. The releases have been supported by tours in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and the USA, as well as countless live shows on their soundsystem touring throughout the UK and Europe.
Mungo's Hi Fi are Tom Tattersall, Douglas Paine, Craig Macleod, James Whelan and Jerome Joly, supported by the rest of the Scotch Bonnet Crew.
Check the links for sounds, pictures, video and more:
www.mungoshifi.net - website and blog with events listings and links
www.scotchbonnet.net - shop for vinyl and download with the full back catalogue and a wide range of rare and well selected releases
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