11 February 2011 - 0 Comments

“It’s not just throwback music anymore – this revival is all about progression.” Mayer Hawthorne’s set to play NZ with a set at Splore City this Saturday and a Valentines Day (Monday the 14^th) show in Wellington… 

On the subject of Soul,American soul sensation Aloe Blacc is back to treat NZ to round two of soul, blues, hip-hop & funk: Wednesday the 16^th in Auckland andWellington’s turn on Thursday, February 17. Got your tickets yet!?

Jamaican ska and reggae legend Stranger Cole will play his first ever New Zealand show for the Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae showcase Saturday, February 19^th in Auckland! Make sure you check out a true legend of the genre while you can!

RHYTHMETHOD NEW RELEASES:

Some fantastic releases this week:

THE TWILIGHT SINGERS ~ Dynamite Steps

The first album in 6 years features the usual palette of muddy grooves, guitar-scree and leering swagger from the Gutter Twins’Greg Dulli. Features guests Ani DiFranco, Joseph Arthur, Petra Haden, Nick McCabe (The Verve), and of course MarkLanegan.

GANG OF FOUR ~ Content

First studio album in 16 years from the critically acclaimed British Pos- Punk band and is their best record since 1979's Entertainment!, packed with savagely danceable riffs and rousingly incisive lyrics about consumerism, domestic fragmentation and political resistance.

Holy moly Gang Of Four are coming to Auckland - Thursday 24th Feb @ The Powerstation - It'll be their first ever show here!!! Lead single from the new album You’ll Never Pay For The Farm

HOSPITALITY ~ Drum And Bass 2011

With over 50 separate club night dates across the globe in 2010, Hospitality is, as Mixmag puts it quite simply “the biggest thing in drum + bass”. Hospitality D+B 2011 brings together some of the biggest anthems of the year on CD from artists such as Netsky, Danny Byrd, DJ Die, Camo + Krooked and more.

DANIEL MARTIN MOORE ~ In The Cool Of The Day

Analbum of gospel music from Daniels youth in Kentucky - reworked covers of time tested traditional standards - plus some self-penned songs. Accompanied by longtime friends Yim Yames banjo (Jim James from My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk) Cellist Ben Sollee - and other talented musicians on drums, piano, slide guitar, upright bass, violin, viola and accordion. Buy this if you like: Iron & Wine, Will Oldham, Phosphorescent and Bill Callahan.

CLOUD NOTHINGS ~ Turning On

A compilation that gathers together nearly everything from the bands first several months, of lo-fi punk for fans of Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus & Wavves. This special edition CD features 3 bonus tracks including a Memoryhouse remix of the hit single ‘Hey Cool Kid’.

CLOUD NOTHINGS ~ Cloud Nothings

Self titled debut album full of poetic teen angst and lo-fi punk melodies. This special edition CD features 2 bonus tracks. Buy this if you like Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus & Wavves.

KNOWLEDGE ~Kebra-Nagast

A Jamaican roots reggae group best known for their work in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Presented here for the very first time in this form is a collection of their work with RoyCousins, specially recorded for his label Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove.Recorded at great Jamaican institutions such as Channel 1, Aquarius, Tuff Gong & Harry J's and featuring the cream of Jamaican Reggaes session men from the period.

HEINALI ~ 67 Breaths

Bold and startling debut from minimalist composer Heinali, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist from Kiev, Ukraine.

His influences are wide, ranging from jazz to post-rock via classical. 

ODE RECORDS NEW RELEASES:

NRG RISING ~ From Darkness To Light

The debut album from the NZ six piece reggae, R & B band - fronted by the mother and daughters trio – who play fresh fun and conscious reggae. Buy this if you like: Katchafire, Cornerstone Roots & 1814.

WIRES & WOOD ~ Over The Moon

WINNER of the RIANZ Tui award for Best Folk Album. A 4 piece bluegrass band based in Auckland, New Zealand the music they play is drawn from a wide variety of sources - from songwriters as diverse as Bill Monroe, JJ Cale, Robert Earl Keen and Tim O'Brien.

TOPP TWINS ~ Two Timing

1992 recording featuring some of The Topp Twins old favourite songs, such as 'Love Song' and 'Whiteline to Georgia' as seen in The Topp Twins Movie: 'Untouchable Girls'.Finally available again due to demand after selling out of stock last year!

GOON SHOW ~ Compendium Volume 5, Series 7, Part 1

This box set collection presents the episodes of The Goon Show in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. In addition, there are some rare archive bonus items and two illustrated booklets. Re-mastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.

The Driving Instructor: 20 Comedy Classics

Featuring 20 of the best of nostalgia comedy recorded. Featuring Bob Newhart, Tom Lehrer, Lenny Bruce, Joyce Grenfell, Peter Sellers, Max Miller, Flanders & Swann, Groucho Marx and many more!

TOM LEHRER ~ Evenings Wasted With

This recording was made on March 20-21, 1959 in Sanders Theater at Harvard and is a live recording of the studio album More Of Tom Lehrer. Also features bonus tracks from the well known recording Tom Lehrer Revisited. Musically, Lehrer comes across like a demented Cole Porter, wrapping sophisticated, showy tunes around his acerbic jokes. Lyrically, he's a clear forebear to folks like Phil Ochs and Barry Crimmins, who also cloak their commentary in comedy.

SAM COOKE~ Wonderful World

A 2 disc, 59 track collection from legendary R&B soul singer Sam Cooke - aka 'The Man Who Invented Soul'Featuring the very best of his recordings between 1957 and 1960.Alongside his hits are a number of collector's rarities, including various B sides and tracks from his 1960 LPs 'Cooke's Tour' and 'Hits of the '50s', which have not previously appeared on CD.This is an enormously influential body of work which effectively laid down the roots for '60s Soul.

BOBBY DARIN ~ Don’t Dream Of Anybody But Me

This is the first Bobby Darin collection to comprehensively cover his early recordings and his breakthrough to international fame.Contains his first three LP releases plus all of his earliest and later singles not included on LP between 1957 and 1960 (across the 2 discs) Includes the classic hits, 'Splish Splash', 'Dream Lover', 'Queen of the Hop', 'Mack the Knife' and 'Beyond the Sea'.In addition the package includes detailed liner notes charting his early life and entire career.

JORDI SAVALL ~ Marin Marais Pieces De Viole

Between 1975 and 1983, Jordi Savall recorded five albums including the most beautiful pieces from each of the five ‘Books of Pieces for the Viol’ composed by Marin Marais between 1686 and 1725.The five Astree albums are offered in a remastered sound, that fully rewards the genius of Marin Marais and Jordi Savall.  Luxuriously documented – as always with Alia Vox - this anthology is a must-have for any Baroque music lover.

HANS-CHRISTOPH RADEMANN

Johann Ludwig Bach Trauermusik

The most ambitious composition left by Johann Ludwig Bach.This score requires two choirs and a large array of instruments; it must have utilized every musician in the court Kapelle! Here the German conductor, Hans-Christoph Rademann leads these many talented musicians through the pieces.

Plus some fantastic Fab Four 4 CD box sets and a listing of new classical releases – check the release sheet for more info!

Thanks to www.rhythmethod.co.nz for this story.

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