Desmond Cheese - Dope VHS Master

The rebirth of Live At The Matterhorn the 2001 album that captured the essence of Fat Freddy’s Drop jam origins. Finally available on heavyweight vinyl. The new limited edition 2LP 180gm vinyl features a track per side ‘Runnin’, ‘Rain’, ‘No Parking’ and ‘Bounce’ spanning a total of 70 minutes.  Mastered by Calyx Studio, Berlin.
Limited edition LATM available at FFD shop bit.ly/1FU0uJs﻿

Originally released on CD in 2001, the recording was made when Freddys was honing its sound and chops in the Wellington underground music scene, and taken from a mini disc feed from the desk. The stage was literally the back garden of Wellington’s den of iniquity The Matterhorn just down the road from Ghuznee HQ. The audience consisted of a random collection of 30 people most of whom from memory were hospitality workers having a drink after work. Legend.
Having started as a few musician mates playing along to instrumental B-side records dropped by DJ MU aka Fitchie, by 2001 Freddys was a solid six piece who liked nothing better than to jam. Freddys distinctive hi-tek soul qualities shine through led by the velvet vocals of singer Joe Dukie aka Dallas Tamaira. It’s Fulla Flash aka Warren Maxwell on saxophone, the fore runner to Chopper Reeds. Trombonist Hopepa aka Joe Lindsay is yet to join the band.

‘Live At The Matterhorn’ went on to sell Platinum in New Zealand and while it pre-dates the bands record breaking ‘Based On A True Story’ studio album it's a touchstone for those wanting to experience Freddys early jams, the source for where Freddys story began.

Hope For A Generation EP

Runnin' (live)

Runnin

Roseaux - Walking On The Moon (feat. Aloe Blacc)

Kim's interpretation of "Early In The Morning"
First single off of his upcoming album "Sings The Blues at Midnight Special Records" out April 13th on Midnight Special Records. Pre-order the album & get Early In The Morning : http://goo.gl/7O2Zks

Kim - Early In The Morning

Eva Be feat. Joe Dukie *No Memory Of Time* Tolcha Dub RMX

Shadow Man

cover/interpolation of the Bronislaw Kaper song... a jazz standard turned into a hip-hop/brazilian/jazz vocal tune...  the incomparable Sacha Williamson on vocals, Alonzo on BG vocals, David Leitman on keys..   Special 7" version coming very soon on WAH WAH 45s!  Vocal / Instrumental versions... keep your eyes out for that!

Invitation ft. Sacha Williamson

Vinyl 7" & Digital: https://bit.ly/2Fsojo7
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Beats & Culture: https://www.youtube.com/user/BeatsnCulture
Released December 2, 2018 

Beats & Culture’s first 7” opens with a hype cut from DJ DSK, the UK hip-hop DJ legend who is now burning things up across Asia. Known for his incredible scratching technique, DSK drops the remarkable “Tom's Thai”. Like DSK, the track is rooted both in hip-hop and Asian influences, as it utilizes catchy samples from Thai music and mixes them with crucial boom-bap beats. 

''Tom's Thai'' Produced & Mixed by DJ DSK

Compiled by Beats & Culture 
http://www.youtube.com/user/beatsnculture 

Mastered by Blanka at Kasablanka Studio 
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Label Design by Manolis Chalkiadakis 
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Cover Design and BNC Logo by Jola818 
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Executive Producers : Basilis Foteinos, Andreas Pallidis 

Melting Records © 2018 
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Contact us: info[at]meltingrecords.com

BNC001

DJ DSK - Tom's Thai

Vinyl 7" & Digital

First single from Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers' debut album "A hill of feathers" out 15 October 2012 on Record Kicks CD | LP | digital - http://www.recordkicks.com | http://www.facebook.com/hwtastemakers

Album "A Hill Of Feathers" OUT NOW exclusively on the Record Kicks website:
http://recordkicks.com/site/news/HANNAH-WILLIAMS-THe-TASTEMAKERS-album-OUT-NOW

Preview the full album on Bandcamp:
http://recordkicks.bandcamp.com/album/a-hill-of-feathers


Hannah Williams and the Tastemakers are:

“Outstanding” – Craig Charles (BBC Funk & Soul Show)

“Blessed” – Sharon Jones (Daptone Records) 

“Heavyweight” – Adrian Gibson (AGMP Concerts)

“The funk” – Charles Bradley (Dunham Records)

“Immense” – eFestivals .co.uk

“A funkbomb waiting to go off!” – Blues & Soul Magazine


Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers - Work It Out

Roseaux feat. Aloe Blacc - "Walking on the moon" AG rmx

Fat Freddy's Drop’s pirate soul train, resolutely independent, worldwide.

Formed in 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand our sound draws inspiration from almost every part of the black music lexicon. Soul drenched vocals and jazz harmonies collide with tape delays and echo chambers, underpinned by a rhythm section as comfortable laying down a throbbing, techy soundscape as they are a swampy blues stomp.
