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Chico Mann – Live!
September 22 @ The Toff
You can forget about the obscure ‘grabs’ at the bottom of this poster… If you’re reading this blog you should already know who Antibalas are and you also know RayBan Wayfarers, Oakley Frogskins and kung-fu slippers are for chumps! No reference to ‘Casio’ or ‘the 303′ is gonna make me wanna go to a gig – quite the opposite actually. May as well just buy a daily and ride around on the 86! Motherfuckers at Urb Magazine and Flavorpill need to check their heads (because you look stupid!).
Anyway… Chico Mann. Do yourself a favour and check his blog, listen to his music and watch some of his recent film clips. Brother is heavy! chicomann.com
He’ll be performing with his band at the Toff in Town later this month. It should be a fantastic show. To put it simply: Real music for real people.
Check the poster for more info and ticketing details. Special guests Chris Gill and DJ Manchild will be in the house.
Holy shit, it’s a long way down from my high horse, especially for a bitter old man.
Rappin’ for Rolex
Posted by Rex in Fresh stock, Gigs, In the crates, News, People on September 2nd, 2010
What’s new at Northside?
Last weekend I was down at the Croft Institute for the Kon & Danielsan show (aka Wax Museum Jam) and I ran into one of Melbourne’s most prolific gig-goers and certified hip hop head, Rolex. He told me this blog was getting a little tired at times, so here’s some news to keep him happy!
FRESHNESS:
Chris has just put out a bunch of Funk+Soul 7’s. Stay tuned for the email-out or call Chris or Elle at the shop to get the jump on super digger Arks!
Plus, there is an insane amount of good second-hand hip hop falling from the sky at the moment. Get in quick to check the crate upon crate upon crate of classics. I’m not usually a fan of Serato or any other digital-based DJ system – but you have to love it when peeps are selling the records they’ve been collecting for the last 25 years. Keep it coming!
FEATURED NEW RELEASES:
KOOLISM “The Umu”
Oz hip hop is back on the map with the best release for a long time. Hau and Danielsan raise the bar (again) with a solid album. Thankfully - this doesn’t fall into the narrow cliched sound and content that is oz hip hop; it’s another world class release from the the ex-Canberra duo. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s def worth the wait. The beats are great and Hau is on point as usual. Some seriously good tunes on here – and a little taste of what Daniel is cooking up in his lab for future releases.
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE “Heritage”
This is a dope arse 12″! It features a tasteful selection of tunes - the highlight of which is Fela’s Water Get No Enemy. Plus covers of Art of Noise, Jay Z, Doom+Madlib and more. Cover pictured here. Don’t sleep on this.
SEU JORGE AND ALMAZ s/t
Seu Jorge? It’s that dude from the movie “The Life Aquatic” who does Bowie covers… Almaz is his band. Produced by Mario C (Beastie Boys/Jon Spencer etc). Their album is both warm and dark; psychedelic and yet grounded, uplifting but at times somber. Nice artwork, Sure to be a classic.
THE WORLD ENDS (Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970’s Nigeria) VOLUMES 1 + 2
They never sleep at Soundway Records. The is a monster set of funky afro madness. The World Ends is the latest title from Soundway Records showcasing a wave of guitar driven and psychedelic groups that sprung up in Nigeria during the early 1970s. Featuring electrifying and funk laden grooves, this is the sound of a generation attempting to pick up the pieces after the devastation of the Nigerian civil war. CD and LP.
GIGS
CHICO MANN: WED 22 SEPT. TOFF IN TOWN
From Antibalas and direct from New York City, the undisputed James Brown of the Casio…CHICO MANN.
Live Electro, Afro-beat, Afro-Cuban and more! Marcos Garcia aka Chico Mann grew up in a musical family in New York and New Jersey. His father was the owner of a Latin record label based in Hell’s Kitchen in New York City and a young Chico observed the ins & outs of the biz while practicing his guitar and piano. It was then that he began to propagate his deep musical roots with such influences as Afrika Bambaataa, Lisa Lisa, Willie Colón, Celia Cruz and Fela Kuti.
Last in Australia as one of the key collaborators and musicians in the worlds finest Afrobeat band ANTIBALAS. Chico has also worked his magic with such artists as TONY ALLEN, THE ROOTS, RAEKWON, MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD, DAM FUNK, DJ SPINNA, TROUBLE FUNK, BRAND NUBIAN, RICH MEDINA, TICKLAH, NICODEMUS, THE BUDOS BAND and many more.
This is Chicos first trip to Australia with his acclaimed three piece live act.
If you want a taste of the richness of New Yorks musical underbelly then come down and feast on this super funky show.
Support from the undisputed James Brown of the Dunlop Volley, Chris Gill. Sho’ is funky in Chris’ shoes! More guests to be announced. Get the lowdown at chicomann.com
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
I see Chris added a Thought for the Day to the View from the Northside. Just to stick with the program, here’s a quote of the week from one of Melbourne’s finest wordsmiths!
“Remember Breaks? They used to be so good before all the trance / prog people got involved and neutered the sound, really, one minute it’s Raw on 45 with a jamaican style sub bass and some Yardi yelling stuff on top then you turn around and it’s asshats like Sasha and Digweed claiming the sound, fuck was that?“ DJ Ransom
More magic words from Ransom and the Late Show crew here: late-show.blogspot
I just read the latest addition to this blog - I’m in tears after checking what DJ Stiffy had to say about Ben Cousins!
OTHER NEWS:
I’m tired after trying to excite Rolex. Stay tuned for attempted weekly updates of Rappin’ for Rolex. ALWAYS OPINIONATED, SELDOM INFORMATIVE, OFTEN ENTERTAINING!
Rampage this Friday!!!
Cold Crushin’ returns
This Friday is going to be something special. PBS-FM, First Floor and Zack Rampage team up to bring a much needed injection of real hip hop to the streets of Melbourne. Pre-90’s styles from Melbournes’s maestros of all things turntablist. Featuring true heavyweights J-Red and Danielsan, along with the regulars on the Melbourne scene, Manchild, Rob C, Mz. Rizk and the one and motherfuckin’ only, Zack ‘Eric B’ Rampage. Dust off you shell toes and start ironing your fat laces. This is what a lot of us have been itching for. Real hip hop, real DJs and actual real records (we hope).
This is a PBS benefit gig, so all the coin goes back into helping fund and run one of the finest community stations in the world. As such, we’ve capped ticket prices at tenbukah! Awww yeah.
Don’t forget to tune into RAMPAGE every Friday at 2pm!
In other news this week – it’s Wax Museum’s ‘Jam’ 1 year celebration, featuring special guest Kon (Kon & Amir). This Saturday night at the Croft Institute. More DJs on the bill than a long-weekend at Revolver. Expect the dopest-dopeness and the rarest-of-the-rare – and expect special guests Bonez and Danielsan to make the international guest look pedestrian! Others guests include Aux-One, Arks, Kano 172, Kuya, Inkswell and Japeye… It’s gonna be huge. Get in early to see the freshest DJs around. All the info is here: WAX MUSEUM JAM
Count on Northside to bring the realness!
ps. Nice poster!
Jazz Rooms return to Melbourne
Order of Melbourne:
Saturday 14th August
Feat. THE BOMBAY ROYALE,
Russ Dewbury/Blair Stafford + Guests
If you made it down to the last (A night at the) Jazz Rooms show at the Order of Melbourne, featuring POAO, you know what it’s all about. The POAO were dope! Quite possibly the best thing to happen at The Order of Melbourne – ever. Keeping with the outernational flavours, the next Jazz Rooms show will feature Bombay Royale + Jazz Rooms founder, Russ Dewbury.
FROM PRESS RELEASE: DJ Russ Dewbury, founder of the Brighton Jazz Rooms has become the first international dj/promoter to achieve a Distinguished Talent Visa for permanent residency in Australia. In a musical career spanning 23 years Russ has achieved a reputation as one of the best djs on the worldwide underground music circuit. Working with everyone from Art Blakey to The Roots Russ is also well known for his Jazz Bop live Festival, New Jazz Spectrum Radio show and many Record compilations and productions. Russ has recently relocated to Australia bringing with him a club concept that is much celebrated by the underground music community. Running consecutively for over 21 years in the UK, featuring all over the globe and now playing to packed houses in Sydney and Perth, “A Night at the Jazz Rooms” is a fresh new live/dj club night for Melbourne with Jazz at its core.
Expect a heavyweight mix of Jazz/Soul/Funk/Afro/Latin hooked up with Hip Hop/Drum n Bass and House (House? WTF!) brought to you by resident DJ and host Russ Dewbury and featuring some of the heaviest homegrown live acts and Djs around.
The Bombay Royale are a new Melbourne based 12 piece Indian Bollywood Funk outfit attracting a buzz after a handful of live shows. This innovative live ensemble play a high octane mix of slamming Disco, Funk and Surf tunes from 1960’s and 1970’s Bollywood. Drawing on a wide range of influences from Indian Cinematic music to Jazz, Funk and Afro luminaries Quincy Jones, Ennio Morricone and the Budos Band the band create a heady cocktail of Eastern and Western influences making for a sensational live experience.
Bombay Royale feature vocalists Parvyn Singh and Shourov Bhattacharya who sing largely in Hindi and comprise members from the cream of Melbourne’s live music scene, including bands such as Labjacd, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, San Lazaro, Mr Savona, Vulgagrad and Illzilla. Featured percussionist’s are Sam Evans, widely recognised as one of the finest tabla players in the country and multiinstrumentalist Josh Bennett who plays sitar, dilruba and tabla. The band gave their debut performance in April 2010 to wide acclaim and this is a project to keep your eye on. Experience the flavour of one of the world’s legendary club sessions as the “Jazz Rooms” returns to Melbourne after our slamming debut show!
Record Store Day – April 17
The Bamboos explode at Northside Records!
It’s almost that time again – International Record Store Day. To celebrate, and entice you away from your laptop and illegal downloads for a day, Northside Records is proud to present THE BAMBOOS, appearing live instore at 3pm on Saturday April 17. We’re not sure where we are going to put them all, or how anyone else will be able to actually get into the store once the band is setup, but that’s a minor detail. The important thing is live music from one of Australia’s hottest soul/funk outfits. In past years we’ve been lucky enough to host Cookin’ on 3 Burners, but this is gonna be some next level shit! The Bamboos are set to tear up Gertrude St. with a frantic 30 minute set of smoking soul and funk tunes. It’s gonna be a riot!
Entry will be free, and aside from the band, Northside will be offering some other special deals to celebrate Record Store Day, like Chris’ famous 6 reissues for $100, give-aways and dance demonstrations from the funky man himself. If you want to see the Bamboos up close, we suggest you get in early because it’s gonna get damn steamy with so much funk in one place. 3pm sharp. Don’t sleep.
More information about Record Store Day can be found on the official website, along with a comprehensive list of all the record stores who will be participating around the world. Keep vinyl alive and dip into your deep pockets for one very special day of train-spotting and nerding-out. ‘Nuff said.
Congo Tardis #1
Posted by Rex in DJ Mix (Downloads), Gigs, News on February 23rd, 2010
Congo Tardis #1,
Northside Records and Ay Caramba present:
Edits #1
Launch Party:
Friday 26th February
The Mercat Cross Basement
The debut compilation from the Congo Tardis #1 crew, proud presenters of tropical club music. Edits #1 digs into the CT#1 record collections and produces some clean, healthy and uplifting jams to finish off the Melbourne summer.
A favorite dancehall riddem from CT#1 gets a big refix from Ms Butt, and in the process claiming it as an Aussie anthem. Lewis CanCut explores a congo disco great from the crates, and whips up a dubby disco jam of niceness. The Pharoah adds a little cut, duplicate and paste to an Ivory Coast / French jammer, aptly named Paris Tropical.
The big bonus comes from long time Congo Tardis friend Harmon, who drops a unique world edit (but is actually an original composition). Somewhere between afro beat and disco, inspired by a session at Revolver DJ’ing between Ms Butt and Paz.
Northside Records is ‘THE’ affliate for the hardcopy CD version. Ask us for a promo copy.
Ay Caramba is helping us launch our product on Friday 26th of February. Free versions of the CD are available to the first 20 people of the Congo Tardis conga line. Participation is a must. For those who are happy with a 320 MP3 check out the links via the CT#1 soundcloud page or the Ay Caramba blog.
CONGO TARDIS #1:
DOWNLOADS
ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA Melbourne
FRI 5TH MARCH
With Dead Dog and Chris Gill
SPECIAL OFFER
Tickets NOW ONLY $33.00 + inc. booking fee
Available from Northside Records.
ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
Direct from Brooklyn, New York, for the first time in Australia … the ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA. Celebrating the sound founded by Nigerian legend Fela Kuti, the group has captured the fat, wall-of-brass horn passages, grounded by that ever-present baritone, and layered, polyrhythmic grooves that raise 70’s funk to a spiritual plane.
Although their music is primarily Afrobeat, it incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa. The Antibalas sound is so varied, the likes of Amy Winehouse, TV On The Radio and Public Enemy have reached out to work with the group. Most recently, the Antibalas horn section joined The Roots in backing Paul Sion the Jimmy Fallon show.
When Jay Z decided to take on Broadway, he invited Antibalas to join him in producing Fela, his debut stage show about the life of one of music’s true heroes. If your talking Afrobeat in 2010 you have to be talking about ANTIBALAS. In the words of Pitchfork “they lead the pack”.
ANTIBALAS is Spanish for “bulletproof” and that word just about sums up the ANTIBALAS live experience. The 11 piece group have moved crowds from Rikers Island Prison to Carnegie Hall, from Tokyo to Turkey and now Australia for the very first time.
The Raah Project
RRR, TRUE LIVE and MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE Presents…
Join Melbourne’s Raah Project, for a one night only event at the new Recital Center with their 17 Piece Ensemble playing selections from the Debut Album SCORE. Described by Gilles Peterson as “Up there and Beyond” and Italian Vogue as “one of the most innovative projects afloat” Raah perform for one night only before an extensive European Tour. Support from Paris Wells.
Want more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn4L5viCkxw
www.myspace.com/raahproject | Tickets: www.melbournerecital.com.au
Soul a go go – December
It’s been a big year for Soul-A-Go-Go.
Still Australia’s biggest regular soul and funk party and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
This month sees us go old school with a line-up full of past Soul-A-Go-Go favourites for what promises to be one of the years best Go Go parties. After a killer set last month Emma Peel returns to the soul room. As usual Pierre Baroni will be bringing his A-game, Vince “The Prince” Peach returns after a month at the nationals up on the Gold Coast, Richie 1250 will be spinning some of his faves and rounding out the soul room line-up is the ever-dapper Andrew Young. The funk room won’t disappoint either with four of the very best gracing the wheels of steel. As usual DJ Manchild will have the place jumping and Miss Goldie is ready to go after a month off. Joining our funk room staples is Northside Records Chris Gill and in a keenly anticipated return, we see DJ Mu-Gen step up for a rare funk set.
Shine your shoes, the first and funkiest Saturday of the monthy approaches.
Doors from 9pm.
PBS Members $5 (free before 10.30pm)
Future Members $10
Space Invadas are coming to Melbourne
SPACE INVADAS LIVE
THURSDAY NOV 19 @ The Toff
feat. Special Guests
+ DJs Danielsan & Mistarex
SPACE INVADAS is STEVE SPACEK and KATALYST. Steve Spacek is the internationally acclaimed voice behind the ground-breaking group Spacek (championed by everyone from Entertainment Weekly to Mos Def), and Katalyst is the award-winning Sydney-based producer signed to BBE & Invada Records. The two artists have now teamed up following the success of their first collaboration “How ‘Bout Us” (as featured on Katalyst’s “What’s Happening” and Gilles Peterson’s (BBC) “Brownswood Bubblers 3”).
But really – these artists need no introduction. Having collaborated with some of the best international artists such as Harmonic 313, J Dilla, Portishead, Stephanie McKay, Diverse and J-Live – we don’t need to tell you this show and the upcoming record are gonna be BIG.
Thursday Nov 19, the duo will present SPACE INVADAS LIVE – their first and only performance in Melbourne this year; previewing songs from the forthcoming album “SOUL-FI” due out early 2010, including the singles “ORIGINAL” featuring Buff1 & Ru C.L. and “LIFE” featuring Jade Macrae. Don’t miss the debut live performances of this exciting outfit, featuring special guests on the night. International soul music straight outta Australia.
Want to know more - want to hear some? Check out the sites below. There is a nice little selection of tunes on the myspace link. Album drops early 2010. GET ON THIS! Get your tickets today. Melbourne show selling fast - and limited capacity at the Toff.
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