Love your music man, I was introduced to your music when I was out in LA. Much Love!

This release is a special one; a moment where the two halves of the Mr Bongo record label unite, our heritage re-issues and our contemporary artists roster. 

Minoru Muraoka’s 'The Positive and the Negative’ is a firm favourite at Mr Bongo. It sees a master of the shakuhachi, a traditional bamboo Japanese flute, flex his prodigious skill resulting in a unique mix of breakbeat jazz and Japanese folkloric music. 'The Positive and the Negative’ featured on the 1970 'Bamboo’ album, which Mr Bongo reissued in 2019. Heralded by DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Egon, and many others. The record’s cult status had us thinking how could we pay further homage to a sublime track such as this. The opportunity came to us in an email from Melbourne’s Surprise Chef with a link to the fabulous reinterpretation of the track which they had just recorded. 

"Minoru Muraoka’s ‘Bamboo’ LP has long been a fixture in our record bags, mostly for the killer shakuhachi funk cut The Positive and The Negative. The record is possibly our favourite from Mr Bongo’s extensive catalogue of reissues, and certainly the most influential to Surprise Chef; The Positive and the Negative’s cinematic atmosphere paired with the wonky drum feels and dramatic performance makes it a near-perfect amalgamation of what we try to capture on Surprise Chef records. We’ve borrowed an element or two from the tune over the last few albums (such as the percussion on ‘The Limp’), so it felt right to go head first into reinterpreting the entire track for ourselves. We recorded the tune in Karate Boogaloo’s attic studio with our man Henry Jenkins at the controls and Hudson Whitlock on percussion. We spent an entire day trying to get the take; we felt such a deep responsibility to capture the intensity of the original, we must have done 20 or 30 takes before we were finally happy. We stuck a fork in it late into the night, satisfied that we’d had our best crack at paying homage to a masterpiece by the great Minoru Muraoka.” - Surprise Chef

Forged in their signature sound, "The Chef" have made 'The Positive and the Negative' their own whilst simultaneously treating the original with utmost respect. The shakuhachi and koto have been replaced by synths and guitars, but the breakbeat psychedelic vein flows richly through both instruments  

The 7" vinyl format was the right fit for this release, so the original Minoru Muraoka recording which clocks in over nine minutes has been edited into a 7” version to accompany Surprise Chef’s new take.

B. Minoru Muraoka - The Positive And The Negative (Mr Bongo 7" Edit)

Free The Robots (Alpha-Pup, LA) remix BT3 tune from their latest LP - TOAST 

http://butteringtrio.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS2fGLLERDE

TOAST LP

Buttering Trio - No Joke (Free The Robots Remix)

Download: http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2014/04/spoken-submerse-remix

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Hidden Orchestra - Spoken (Submerse Remix)

Lost In Space by New York City based Warren Doris flew under the radar upon its initial release in 1981. Despite radio play in the Northeastern US, the tune never completely broke out and instead became a closely guarded secret among soul music aficionados. More than four decades after its release, the emotional power of Warren’s vocal performance and the lush, swelling arrangement have cemented the record’s well deserved status as a holy grail for collectors.

Meticulously remixed and remastered from the original 16-track tapes by Warren himself, this new edition of Lost In Space does justice to the original with three all new cuts; The familiar extended mix and new radio edit pair with an instrumental version and a heavy dub of “Let It Show,” the flip side on the original pressing.

“This was my breakup song for my ex-wife. I was 28 and she was 32 at the time. Now here we are 43 years later. It was originally released on my label, Maya Communications. At the time it got a bunch of airplay in New York, South Carolina, and Washington D.C., but I got jerked by the distributors on my money, so I couldn’t keep up with the demand for the repress. The fact that it stayed enough to be selling for $1000 says a bunch.” - Warren Doris

Purchase Information:
Pre-order digitals on bandcamp
https://dial-up-connection.bandcamp.com/
or grab the vinyl from Rush Hour
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lost-space-let-it-show

Warren Doris - Lost In Space (Previews)

Debut single for Weird World by @SlimeMusic.

Slime is Will Archer, born in Newcastle just before league football in England changed for good.

"My Company" available on iTunes now: http://www.smarturl.it/MyCompany

Taken from "My Company" / "In One Year" 12", out May 11. 

Pre-order now: http://www.smarturl.it/MyCompanyWW

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My Company

Slime - My Company

The International Feel label boss returns to his 'Sketches From An Island' series, a sonic snapshot of Ibiza's soft, cerulian glow. Fans of Steve Reich will be pleased to jump straight into the the polyrhythms of ‘Cirrus & Culumus’, which also shows since of his love of Ghanan music. 

Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/cirrus-youtube
More info: http://bit.ly/GPWW-mark-barrott

Buy Sketches From An Island 3: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/mark-barrott-sketches-from-an-island-3/579152-01/



Mark Barrott - Cirrus and Cumulus (Worldwide Premiere)

For Record Store Day 2016, Khruangbin present two new versions of People Everywhere (Still Alive) one of the standout tracks from their 2015 album The Universe Smiles Upon You. First up Khruangbin deliver a beautiful (and much requested) extended version which sees the band develop and refine the track to lengthened perfection. Next in line emerging artist Vuelo works his dub magic, bringing some bass to the occasion and in doing so creating a worthy soundtrack to a beach festival sunrise. 

This imaginative package from Khruangbin brings a new and unique element to their work. Taking the People Everywhere theme, the band's artistic flair and their interest in design, Khruangbin have invited artists everywhere to contribute to this unusual release. Artists taking part are asked to design a template of the People Everywhere paperchain inlay which will be included in each copy sold and in which the vinyl will rest. Using People Everywhere as inspiration, Artists submit their work for selection via a website set up by the band to house the project. All submissions will appear on the website with information about each artist and the chosen designs will be reproduced, die-cut, and distributed among the physical vinyl releases for Record Store Day. Purchasers of the vinyl will own one of a very limited number containing the same design. This idea reaches out across the globe, using music and art to bring together People Everywhere for this one-off project. 

Sharing their first recordings, Bonobo included Khruangbin's ‘A Calf Born In Winter’ on his 2013 Late Night Tales compilation. Subsequently signed to Late Night Tales offshoot Night Time Stories, ‘A Calf Born In Winter’ was released as a single in May 2014, four-track EP ‘The Infamous Bill’ followed in October, with covers EP ‘History Of Flight’ on Record Store Day 2015. Their debut album ‘The Universe Smiles Upon You’ was released in November 2015 to widespread acclaim. 2016 is set to be an important year for the band and their rising profile with a series of international live dates planned including Festivals in the UK, Europe, and the US, SXSW, and out on the road this May with Father John Misty supporting on his UK and European tour.

http://www.khruangbin.com

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Khruangbin - People Everywhere (Still Alive) [Dub Version]

Think - (Richard Dorfmeister & Alexkid Remix)

The debut release from young multi-instrumentalist @leifurjames, calling to mind some of Floating Points more ambient work.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2017/03/28/premiere-leifur-james-time/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/leifur-james-time

Buttering Trio - No Joke (Free The Robots Remix)

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