Friday, August 28, 2009

August 31st 2009 Releases

NEW RELEASE :

VARIOUS
Nothing Works As Planned

Interval 2CD

(IL 02)

'This double CD presents diverse approaches to the phrase ‘nothing works as planned' by nine composers and sound artists. Each and every one of them captures a singular moment which was compiled together to create an esthetic sonic statement of reason and beauty. 'Nothing Works As Planned' is comprised of live recordings of concerts in Tel Aviv and New York. The double CD is a documentation of a series, entitled “Nothing Works as planned”, which held at the above mentioned cities and was premiered at the Tel Aviv Biennale of New Music hosted by the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The premier took place in a large suite of galleries that was between exhibitions and therefore void of art work. The high ceilings, long reverberation and departure from conventional concert seating made for a cathedral-like setting and proved to be an ideal site for the concert of works featuring electronics, small ensembles and large video projections. The series continued with a concert at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, New York. IPR is located in a circular tower that was once a silo situated on the Gowanus Canal . Again, the unconventional setting and the unique acoustical space made an ideal venue for the performance of experimental music.'

REPRESS :


RAFAEL ANTON IRISARRI
Daydreaming

Miasmah CD
(MIACD 004)

'Championed by the likes of David Sylvian and Thom Yorke, 'Daydreaming' is the stunning debut album from Seattle's Rafael Anton Irisarri. Originally released in 2007 on Erik Skodvin's Miasmah label, to great critical acclaim, 'Daydreaming' is a collection of piano led instrumental compositions of astonishing beauty. 'Daydreaming' sounds like a record written for piano, but it also incorporates an array of modern sound sources in its production. As the drifting synthesizers lap around the feet of a majestic piano part in the album's opening track 'Waking Expectations ' it is startlingly clear that there is more to Irisarri than mere stereotyping. This is a carefully constructed soundtrack to your most intriguing dreams, the dreams you might remember for a split second upon waking, only to have images creep up on you some time later.

Those of you left spellbound by Deaf Center's haunting and beautiful 'Pale Ravine' album will be pleased to know that 'Daydreaming' continues in the tradition of murky, theatrical and deeply imaginative music. Lines of comparison can be drawn between Irisarri's compositional approach and the work of artists as varied as Machinefabriek, Peter Broderick and Mogwai. For more recent fans discovering the Miasmah label, which boasts a roster of incredible acts including Jacaszek, Kreng, Greg Haines, Jasper TX and Elegi, 'Daydreaming' offers another chance to discover a highlight release from the label's earlier days.

Irisarri has just returned from a seven week tour of Europe under the guise of his other project 'The Sight Below', touring and performing with Simon Scott (who's debut album 'Navigare' due October, Irisarri guests on), Svarte Griener, and more. '

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

August 24th 2009 Releases

NEW RELEASE :

DUBKASM
Transform I

Sufferah's Choice CD

(DUBKCDLP 01)
Sufferah's Choice 2LP

(DUBKLP 01)




'Bristol meets Brazil: 'Transform I’ is the result of many years of work carried out between these two musical hubs. A heavy, authentic blend of roots and dub reggae, Dubkasm’s sound varies from militant digital steppas to acoustic vocal tracks, with Brazilian rhythms and samba instrumentation occasionally woven into the mix. Atmospherics and percussion recorded in Brazil reflect the journey of producer Digistep tracing his Brazilian roots, as instruments such as berimbau, zabumba, cavaquinho and cuica are called into play, while his Bristolian counterpart DJ Stryda captures some of the finest vocalists from the UK’s reggae and dub scene and promotes the material worldwide. The album’s conscious Rasta messages are conveyed over lovingly-crafted roots rhythms. Amidst the more traditional dub styles, nyahbinghi drumming bonds with samba, capoeira percussion rides one-drop rhythms, and the first album to mix UK dub with Brazilian influences is born.

'Dubkasm is a UK and Brazil-based roots reggae/dub outfit from Bristol, England. Formed by producer Digistep and DJ Stryda in 1994 during the emergence period of the UK 'digital dub' sound, their debut release in 1996 was 'Chemical Reaction Dub'. Since then they have released nine records on their own Sufferah's Choice Recordings label (named after DJ Stryda's well-established Bristol radio show) and received consistent radio and soundsystem play, most notably by the legendary Jah Shaka. Dubkasm have collaborated with UK producers including Aba Shanti-I and Iration Steppas, and artists such as Dub Judah and Levi Roots. A dub version of Transform I is currently in the pipeline, along with a bristol dubstep remix album to follow, featuring pioneers of the scene including Pinch, Peverelist and RSD. Meanwhile, their live shows, fronted by veteran micman Afrikan Simba combine exclusive dubplates, live saxophone and improvised sound effects - guaranteed to move any crowd.'

"Like many innovations heard for the first time, you wonder why this has not been done before. The Brazilian percussion of zabumba, cavaquinho and cuica fold neatly into nyabinghi-style drumming on the old school rasta chant of 'Brazilian Moses', and peps up the steppers of 'Sangue Brasileiro'. These functions are used sparingly on a debut that turns out more orthodox than first expected, but that orthodoxy is a strength, as DJ Stryda and Digistep's production ranges across the stylistic spectrum of roots reggae. Basic tracks were laid at the Dubkasm Studio in Brazil, with overdubs at studios in London, Nottingham, Bristol, Norway and the Digitaldubs Studio in Rio de Janeiro catering for a large cast of vocalists including Dub Judah, Tena Stelin, Levi Roots and Afrikan Simba. Transform I's well-crafted arrangements utilise horn section, flute and melodica in equal measures - just go to the instrumental 'Nyah Keith' (not the Burning Spear tune) for an example of modern roots reggae at its finest. As an object, the double vinyl with gatefold sleeve, featuring a beautiful piece of naïve art from Ras Ropert, is irresistible."
- Steve Barker / The Wire review (August 2009)

Thursday, August 20, 2009

August 17th 2009 Releases

exclusive releases :

NAPHTA
Long Time Burning

Ruff Revival CD

(RR 001)






JILT VAN MOORST
Sublimination EP
Caravan 12"
(CVAN 009)






UNKNOWN ARTIST
Mandragora 1 & 2

1XA 12"

(no cat no)






non-exclusive releases :


MUNGO'S HI FI
feat MC ISHU, SOOM T, JUNIOR DREAD
Under Arrest EP I

Scotch Bonnet 12"

(SCOB 016)





MUNGO'S HI FI
feat RANKING JOE, BLACK CHAMPAGNE, LYRICSON
Dub / Under Arrest EP II

Scotch Bonnet 12"

(SCOB 017)





MUNGO'S HI FI
feat TIPPA IRIE / OMAR PERRY
Riddim / Ruff Mi Tuff EP I

Scotch Bonnet 12"
(SCOB 018)





MUNGO'S HI FI
feat DADDY FREDDY / SISTER CAROL / BONGO CHILLI
Ruff Mi Tuff EP II

Scotch Bonnet 12"

(SCOB 019)





last box :


WEDGE / GATEKEEPER
Remix / Overfiend

Reduction 12"

(RDCTN 001)

Friday, August 7, 2009

Murmur Standard Mix for Aug 2009


A streamed dub techno mix (via Soundcloud) for August 2009 by Murmur (c/o meanwhile.):


Murmur - Standard Mix August 2009 by bakedgoods


Meanwhile catalogue currently available:

MURMUR
Section EP

12" (MEAN 005)







MURMUR
Undertone

CD (MEAN 009CD)







QUANTEC
Distant Space Part 1

12" (MEAN 010)







BOVILL / MURMUR
Low Pressure / Magnetic

12" (MEAN 011)







QUANTEC
Distant Space Part 2

12" (MEAN 012)







BVDUB
A Moment's Peace / Xiayu

12" (MEAN 013)







QUANTEC
Distant Space Part 3

12" (MEAN 014)







MOHLAO
Ambrose / Individual

12" (MEAN 015)







BOVILL
Transfesa EP
12" (MEAN 017)







(MEAN 001-004, 006-008, 009LP are sold out)

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Nat Birchall - On The Wire 25th July 2009

Nat Birchall accompanied Baked's Howie B Good to another of BBC Radio Lancashire's excellent On The Wire shows, (the OTW blog has a few pics of Nat's selections, substantially clearer than the amateur snaps that accompanied the chat with Nat a few weeks ago!).

Audio is here, playlist as follows:
Cyril X. Diaz and His Orchestra - Tabu - Downbeat
The Sons Of Negus - Zion We Want To Go - Zion Disc
Count Ossie Mystic Revelation - Bongo Man - Ashanti
Burning Spear - Door Peeper - Bamboo
Cedric 'Im' Brooks and Count Ossie - Right On Rasta - Coxsone
Prince Buster All Stars - Satta A Mas A Gana - Prince Buster
Tommy McCook and Baba Brooks - Dreadnaught - Black Swan
Skatalites - Timothy - Coxsone
Paragons - Play Girl - Supreme
Wailers - Fire Fire - Wail 'M Soul
Tommy McCook - Sidewalk Doctor - Supreme Ruler of Sound
Ebony Sisters - Let Me Tell You Boy - Moodisc
Jah Walton/King Tubby's/Mudie's All Stars - Stay A Yard and Praise God - Moodisc
Augustus Pablo - Islington Rock - Rockers
John Holt - The Clock - Bunny Lee's
Cornell Campbell - Jah Jah Me Horn Yah - Gay Feet
Cornell Campbell - Let The Music Keep On Playing - GG's
Chosen Few - Do Your Thing - Songbird
Leroy Willacy - Far Beyond The Blue - Negusa Nagast
Fabine - Prophecy - Tribes Man
Hugh Mundell as Papa Levi / Junior Reid - Run Come In A Dance - Muni Music
Rockers International Band - Wailer Border Rock - Muni Music
Linval Thompson - Mr Boss Man - Strong Like Sampson
Trevor Ranking and Barnabas - Stop Push Me Around - Strong Like Sampson
Dubkasm - City Walls (ft Ras Addis) - Sufferah's Choice
Nat Birchall - Nica's Dance - Gondwana
Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors - Tropic Island - Coxsone
Judah Eskender Tafari - Always Trying Pt 1 - Studio 1
Eddie Constantine - Tenement Yard - Studio 1
Eddie Constantine - Tenement Yard Dub - Studio 1

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

August 3rd 2009 Releases

JACK SPARROW
The Chase / The Fullest (ft. Biggins)
Tectonic 12"
(TEC 030)






ELEMENTAL
925 /Arise
Reduction 12"

(RDCTN 002)

July 20th & 27th 2009 Releases

new releases:

SANTOS RESIAK
A1: La Atencion (Original Mix)
A2: Even Better (Original Mix)
B: La Atencion (Burnski Doors Of Perception Remix)

Immigrant 12" (IMM 041)




PAUL WIRKUS & MAPSTATION
Forest Full Of Drums
Gusstaff CD
(GRAM 0903 / STAUBGOLD 85)






TO ROCOCO ROT
Taken From Vinyl
Gusstaff CD
(GRAM 0603 / STAUBGOLD 73)






repress:

OCTOBER
Recession Sampler

Caravan 12"
(CVAN 008)