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SAMUEL L COOL J "Slip And Slide"

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BBE Music are proud to reissue one of the most elusive and sought-after Afro-Funk LPs of all time: SON OF AFRICA, by REMI KABAKA.

Now a proud 85 years of age and enjoying retirement in America, Remi was the cornerstone of British West African music in the 50s, 60s and 70s, along with Ginger Oloronso Johnson, Fela Kuti and others. But while Ginger played mambo and cha cha cha in Soho clubland and Fela released his early ‘highlife jazz’ records on the Melodisc label, Remi Kabaka was fully ensconced in the UK Rock world, playing sessions and live shows with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and countless others.

As the 60s became the 70s, Kabaka developed yet another string to his bow: the development of a UK based West African Funk scene, that found its genesis in the legendary Osibisa, but with an influence and an inspiration that spilled over into every contemporary Brit Funk band from Cymande and the Equals to The Average White Band, Matata and beyond.

SON OF AFRICA was originally released by Chris Blackwell’s Island records in 1976, to little acclaim, very few reviews, and with almost no promotion. African music was a hard sell when the 70s Black British record market wanted reggae first and foremost, and with Bob Marley on the books, Island understandably had other priorities at the time. The record disappeared. Until it reappeared in the early 2000s, as a £700-plus collectors’ item.

It’s barely 30 minutes long. But every single minute is drenched with sinuous, spare funk: no spacey psych rock, no disco, no boogie, no over-the-top production: just 90-110 BPM grooves that go straight to the body.

So: whether you’re a turntablist, a hip hop sampler, or just an honest-to-goodness African Funk lover, catch this limited reissue (with full, updated liner notes) while you can. There won’t be another chance.

Remi Kabaka - Son of Africa

Remi Kabaka - Meteorite

From the upcoming album, Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the USA. 

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"I'm On Fire" -  Low

Sorry (F-Boy Confession)

This song is for anyone who's lost someone.

In memory of Marina Fritz. 

EP Available here: https://wolfsaga.bandcamp.com/album/waves-ep
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Original painting by: Jordan Fritz

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Human Spring by Buchanan

Produced by Catherine Marks (Foals, Interpol, Death Cab for Cutie) with additional magic by Tim Cross (Mike Oldfield) the album was completed in various studios on the road, at home and abroad over the past 18 months. Mixed by Andy Baldwin (Midnight Juggernauts, Bjork) and mastered at Abbey Road by Geoff Pesche (LCD Soundsystem, Coldplay, Radiohead) the album marks Buchanan's first foray into full length territory. Human Spring is out now.

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Human Spring

While on a recent tour of the Western United States, London-based The KVB moved heaven and earth to make this wonderfully meditative 3-part episode possible. Working with award-winning documentary filmmaker Alix Lambert (The Mark of Cain), cinematographer Conor Simpson, engineer Griffin Rodriguez and editor Forrest Borie, the episode employs a simple set of colored gels, soft shadows, playful synth melodies, one cranky drum machine, one enormously loud Jazzmaster, and two unflinching performers. Welcome to the bracingly Zen-like inner-world of The KVB.  

BIO
The KVB is the prolific A/V outlet of artists Nicholas Wood and Kat Day. Combining goth-tinged, abstract imagery with a love of shoegaze guitars, minimal synths, reverb-drenched vocals and rigid beats, Nicholas initially started The KVB as a solo project. After frequent collaborations throughout 2011, Kat Day joined permanently on synths and visuals. Fast on the heels of several EPs and limited-edition cassettes, 2012 saw the release of the band's acclaimed first LP, Always Then, soon followed by tours of the UK, EU, and Western US. In early 2013, The KVB released Immaterial Visions via NYC's Cititrax imprint. If your musical tastes veer toward hypnotic minimal wave and snarling post-punk, The KVB will definitely satisfy your darkest Psychocandy-esque cravings.  


COMPONENTS

Video 
• YouTube: http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4EEUwd7e4lP9GLCz-Zo-EQGmsPberDm
• Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/album/2365481

Photos
• Flickr: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEPXt9k

Music
• SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/goincase/sets/the-kvb-at-room-205


CREDITS

Executive Producer
• Incase: http://goincase.com

Producer
• Arlie Carstens: http://disastercasual.typepad.com

Director
• Alix Lambert: http://pinkghettoproductions.com

Cinematography
• Conor Simpson: http://vimeo.com/likeamaniac

Set Designer
• Tamarra Younis: http://union-of-art.net

Set Assistant
• Katie Risinger: http://facebook.com/katieferne

Editor
• Forrest Borie: http://vimeo.com/forrestborie  

Audio Engineer
• Griffin Rodriguez: http://linkedin.com/pub/griffin-rodriguez/1b/599/2a

Camera
• Alix Lambert: http://pinkghettoproductions.com
• Conor Simpson: http://vimeo.com/likeamaniac

Photos
• Arlie Carstens: http://disastercasual.typepad.com

Performing Artist
• The KVB: http://facebook.com/thekvb1

Label
• Cititrax Records: http://cititrax.com

Room 205 Theme Song
• Cora Foxx: http://corafoxx.com


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