East London producer DrumTalk to release his new EP through Soundway Records

LISTEN: DrumTalk – Airbourne http://snd.sc/Xs8wpa East London producer and DJ DrumTalk is to release his new EP through Soundway Records. Inspired by the musical lineage of London, Chicago, New York and Detroit, elements of house music, techno music, bass culture and the rhythms of West Africa are all to be found here. Distinctive in its raw immediacy, DrumTalk’s music belongs in the same dark corners of the dancefloor as Daphni’s recent ‘Jiaolong’ LP. His productions and remixes for More Music, Sofrito and more recently Soundway have already been making an impact far and wide, getting attention of DJs such as Mr Scruff, Gilles Peterson, Soul Clap, Luke Solomon and Huntleys and Palmers. Little else is known about DrumTalk, when asked by Soundway he replied: “DrumTalk is the sound of machines being controlled by a human and the sound of a human being controlled by machines. Digital, analogue and acoustic. High-fi and Low-fi. Synths, drum machines and echo units, hand claps, finger snaps and banging on a drum“

New Orleans’ Basin Street Records Celebrates FIFTEEN Years with Kermit Ruffins

Today (Monday, October 22, 2012) is the 15th anniversary of the signing of the first Basin Street Records’ recording contract. It was a contract with Kermit Ruffins to record a pair of records, the first of which was recorded on November 14, 1997 in front of a packed house at Tipitina’s.  That recording was later named The Barbecue Swingers Live and was released in February 1998.

Please join Kermit Ruffins and Basin Street Records when we return to the scene of that first recording, Tipitina’s, at 501 Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans, on Friday, November 16th, 2012 to celebrate 15 years and a dozen projects together.

Since that date Basin Street Records has signed a dozen artists and has released nearly 50 projects including 2012 Grammy winner Rebirth of New Orleans by the Rebirth Brass Band. For a complete list of artists, projects, photos and tour dates please click on www.BasinStreetRecords.com

Other spotlight shows in November helping Basin Street Records celebrate 15 years include:

* Rebirth Brass Band opening 8 shows for the Red Hot Chili Peppers Nov 14-26
* Jeremy Davenport at Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis Nov 23-24

* Theresa Andersson at Byronz in Shreveport on Thursdays in November

* Jason Marsalis w/ Marcus Roberts at the London Jazz Festival Nov 17

* Irvin Mayfield’s NOJO Jam at Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse in New Orleans Wednesdays in November

* Dr.Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band at Xavier University in New Orleans Nov 27

* Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Tipitina’s in New Orleans Nov 23

Complete tour dates: http://www.BasinStreetRecords.com/on-tour

Pioneering Argentinian electronic label ZZK Records offer free download of Fauna’s ‘Hongo x Hongo’ (Ursula 1000 remix)

Scene defining compilation ‘Future Sounds of Buenos Aires’ released 5th November  “Not just a trend, but a worldwide art form.” XLR8R PHOTO: FAUNA FREE DOWNLOAD: Fauna – ‘Hogno x Hongo’ (Ursula 1000 remix): http://snd.sc/OSSepA  Pioneering Argentinian label ZZK Records are offering a free download of Ursula 1000’s remix of Fauna – ‘Hogno x Hongo’. The original of Fauna’s ‘Hongo x Hongo’ is one of 12 songs featured on ZZK Records forthcoming, scene defining compilation ‘Future Sounds Of Buenos Aires’ on CD, 2xLP and digital on 5th November. Rural South-American-styles fuse with electronic futurism on this stunning snap shot of the burgeoning experimental electronic scene that has emerged in Buenos Aires over recent years. The label was founded in 2008 by American expat Grant C. Dull and two Argentines, Guillermo Canale and Diego Bulacio, after they started a club night together. Amid the vibrant mix of food, intellectualism and art in Buenos Aires, the trio found young musicians who were starting to rail against the European dance music that dominated the city’s clubs. The rest of the world has already begun to take note with artists such as El Guincho and the Gotan Project calling on ZZK artists to remix their tracks. Not just confined to the studio ZZK and their artists relentless touring schedule has seen them play over 150 shows in 70 different cities as well as shows at some of the more prestigious international festivals. ******************************************** “ZZK is the first label to push the sound of Argentina from the villa (ghettos) to the uptown.  ZZK is a big part in bringing this to the attention of the people.” Diplo “A wildly inventive collection of Argentine music that’s as funky and of-the-moment as any instrumental electronic dance music being made right now.” LA Times “There’s really nothing else like ZZK Records anywhere in the world.” Fader  ********************************************

Souljazz Orchestra – Solidarity (Out Now)

Souljazz Orchestra – Solidarity (Out Now) http://www.strut-records.com • http://www.souljazzorchestra.com Available on iTunes • Amazon • Dusty Groove • Juno

The Souljazz Orchestra’s latest albumSolidarity was meticulously recorded on vintage analog gear, so it’s fitting that the album’s first official video would be produced using vintage analog video cameras as well. Shot at the Mercury Lounge in the band’s hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, the “Conquering Lion” video captures Souljazz Orchestra’s blistering live performance with style. Solidarity is out now, and the band will be embarking on its first world tour after a release party this weekend in Ottawa. Sep 22 – Ottawa, ON – Babylon Nov 09 – Toronto, ON – Wrongbar Nov 10 – Kingston, ON – The Mansion Nov 15 – Québec, QC – Le Cercle Nov 16 – Montréal, QC – Le Belmont Nov 17 – Gatineau, QC – Petit Chicago Nov 28 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground ** Nov 29 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall ** Nov 30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall ** Dec 01 – Washington, DC – Jammin’ Java Dec 02 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live ** Dec 04 – Buffalo, NY – Nietche’s ** Dec 05 – Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern ** Dec 06 – Detroit, MI – Pike Room ** Dec 07 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle ** Dec 08 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock ** – w/ Zongo Junction For full intl. tour schedule, visit http://www.souljazzorchestra.com/ The Souljazz Orchestra – “Conquering Lion” Video

“Undoubtedly their most diverse outing to date, Souljazz simply hasn’t smoked this hard since Freedom No Go Die” –Huffington Post “Beyond badass” –National Geographic Music Download: “Cartão Postal”

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Releases The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection Box Set

 

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band is thrilled to announce the release of their box set, The Preservation Hall 50th Annversary Collection, today on Legacy Recordings, a division on Sony Music Entertainment. In conjunction with the release, Preservation Hall Jazz Band is sharing their track “In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down).” This deluxe 4-CD, 58-track collection includes five previously unissued tracks that were recorded at Allen Toussaint’s Sea-Saint Studios over the years: “In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)” (1967); “Precious Lord” (1970); “C. C. Rider” (1981); and “I Get The Blues When It Rains” and “Nellie Grey” (both 1986). After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the state-of-the-art studios in 2005, Preservation Hall producer and musician Ben Jaffe (son of original producer, Preservation Hall Jazz Band member and founder Allan Jaffe) was able to recover many of the tapes and restore a portion of the music.

In presenting its comprehensive history, The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection draws from 19 albums (and one bonus CD) that were recorded and released between 1962 and 2010, on the Atlantic Records, CBS Records, Sony Music, and Preservation Hall Recordings labels. Tracks are sequenced in non-chronological order, so the listener can appreciate the seamless transitions of the music and the musicians’ lineups from decade to decade.

“I get great pleasure,” Ben writes, “out of a song that has been interpreted, reinterpreted and performed for years and is still as fresh and new as the day it was born… That’s something music does… stretch time, overlap traditions, change history… New Orleans Music is meaningful… It is vital and full of life. It can be happy and joyous. It can be sad and mournful. It has no language barrier. It delivers a universal message we, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, carry with us everywhere we travel.”

Today, Rounder Records is also releasing the live recording of their epic January 7th performance at Carnegie Hall, St. Peter and 57th. The album features a variety of special guests from many musical genres including: George Wein, Del McCoury Band, Allen Toussaint, Ed Helms, GIVERS, Steve Earle, Tao Seeger, My Morning Jacket, Trombone Shorty, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), King Britt, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs.

Belleruche release new single

The digital double A-side single,“Limelight” / “Longer Days, Longer Nights” by Belleruche is out 5th November on Tru Thoughts, featuring a brand new remix by rising production talentWalter Ego (Girls Music/Senseless/UTTU)alongside two killer tracks from the London trio’s latest album, ‘Rollerchain’.

“Moody new tune from Belleruche, lovin’ that… it just sounds so good” – LAUREN LAVERNE (BBC 6MUSIC)
“They seem to be getting better and better” –GILLES PETERSON (BBC 6MUSIC)
“A new, more progressive, complex and electronic sound” – 8/10 – DJ MAG
“We like it a lot…quite minimal but very endearing” – STEVE LAMACQ (BBC 6MUSIC)
“Belleruche – a great band with a great singer” – HUEY MORGAN (BBC 6MUSIC)
“An edgier, more aggressive sound… vocals impress” – CLASH
“Eccentric…creative…clever…plenty to appreciate, applaud and enjoy on this album”– BBC MUSIC
“Ohhh, I just love the mix of beats and guitar, and her vocals floating on top.” –NEMONE (BBC 6MUSIC)
“Sublime… Tru Thoughts pioneers are back in the driving seat and on top of their game”– BLUES & SOUL

This is the third single to be lifted from the ‘Rollerchain’ album, Belleruche’s fourth LP which dropped in May, introducing a more minimal, eccentric and edgy electronic element to their soulful, hip hop-tinged music; taking the band’s core elements – vocals (care of Kathrin deBoer), guitar (Ricky Fabulous) and turntables (DJ modest) – to a new level, and garnering critical acclaim along the way. The two previous singles from ‘Rollerchain’ – “Stormbird” and “16 Minutes” – have had around 200,000 YouTube hits and gained heavy radio support, including a BBC 6Music Rebel Playlist win (the band’s second) for “16 Minutes”, amid a spread of airplay from the likes of Steve Lamacq, Huey Morgan, Gilles Peterson and Nemone on 6Music, John Kennedy (XFM), and sessions for The Selector and Monocle 24.

“Limelight” is a gloriously simple, sweet-voiced pop song on which Kathrin deBoer takes centre stage atop a driving beat. By contrast, the AA side, “Longer Days, Longer Nights”, illuminates the more vulnerable and emotional side to deBoer’s lyrics against a darker, languid and lingering sub-bass echoing soundtrack, the suspense ramped up by guitarist Ricky Fabulous’ Wild West-evoking riff, all enticingly winding to a close before the timer hits three minutes. Rising star Walter Ego – recently played by Rob Da Bank and Toddla T on BBC Radio 1, among others – brings a spacey, bassy house attack to album track “Henbane”; and two further remixes, from mysterious underground producers Maurizio F and Lying Teller, twist the album cuts in new dancefloor directions.

Having spent much of 2012 touring ‘Rollerchain’ to packed crowds throughout the UK and Europe, Belleruche set out on the road again soon, with a show at London’s Forum and a slew of dates on the continent:

October 6th Belgium Antwerp, Writer’s Bench @ Arenberg
October 9th France Lyon, Ninkasi
October 10th France Strasbourg, La Laiterie
October 12th Switzerland Nyon, Usine a Gaz
October 13th Switzerland Zurich, Moods
October 16th Slovenia Ljubljana, CD Club
October 17th Slovakia Bratsislava, KC Dunaj
October 18th Hungary Budapest, A38
October 20th Bulgaria Sofia
October 27th UK London, Forum
November 6th Germany Munich, 59:1
November 7th Germany Bremen, Lila Euel
November 9th Germany Berlin, Gretchen
November 10th Germany Munster, Gleis 22

Chico Mann signs to Soundway Records and announces the release of his ‘Manifest Tone EP’

Chico Mann – ‘Dilo Como Yo (Te Están Llamand)’ http://snd.sc/OrG86A New York City Born and New Jersey City based Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia), a multi instrumentalist and guitarist with the afrobeat orchestra Antibalas  is to release his solo ‘Manifest Tone EP’ through Soundway Records on 12th November. The EP represents four of the choicest cuts from Chico Mann’s ‘Manifest Tone’ Volumes 2 & 3 that until now were only available digitally. It signals the end of one phase and the start of a new chapter in Chico Mann’s career with a brand new album signed to Soundway Records for release in early 2013. The Manifest Tone journey began in 2004. During breaks from touring with Antibalas Marcos began crafting a more personal sound in his basement studio. A hybrid beast of culture and tone where Fela Kuti and Willie Colon meet Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, Afrika Bambaata and Kraftwerk, it lives in a landscape shaped by Africa, Cuba, New York and Miami. The 4 track vinyl release will be accompanied by a ‘Best of Manifest Tone’ CD featuring 12 cuts that span the three Volumes that represent the period from 2004 to 2010. Chico Mann will also add to his list of remixes for the likes of Little Dragon and Hess is More by remixing Soundway’s London based Ghanaian afro band Konkoma in December 2012. www.SOUNDWAYRECORDS.com