We have to shout out our friends at Paris DJs and Nicolas Ragonneau from Musique Impures for doing what we thought was the impossible: tracking down the fellas in the Natural Yogurt Band, bargaining for a mix (featuring our mutual hero Galt MacDermot, naturally), and getting some background info on their until-now-rather-anonymous project. Well done guys!
Download the Mix : Natural Yogurt Band at Paris DJs
Tracklist and More: Natural Yogurt Band at Paris DJs.
Now-Again’s relationship with Gerald “Jazzman” Short and his Jazzman Records dates back to before the company was founded: numerous titles, from Texas Funk to Spiritual Jazz have seen conjoined release through the two labels. Now-Again represents both master and publishing for many of the most important names in the Jazzman catalog including all of the artists on the albums released on Now-Again, and soul, funk and jazz legends like those on the Saadia label, Hilton Felton, the Soul Tornados, Soul Expedition, Bobby Williams and more.
Now-Again is happy to represent both master and publishing for many of the most important names in the South American, Canadian and South Korean psychedelic rock and folk through its relationship with Lion Productions, proprietor of masterpieces like Christmas’s psychedelic self titled album, the near-perfect garage rock of Plastic Cloud, the likes of Peru’s Telegraph Avenue and Traffic Sound and select recordings by South Korean genius Shin Jung Hyun.
Listen to an example: Chrissy Zebby Tembo “Fisherman.”
Now-Again is happy to represent both master and publishing for many of the most important names in the “Zamrock” movement that took place in the Southern African nation of Zambia in the early to late 70s: WITCH (including the two soul/disco/boogie forays the band made in the their latter career); Paul Ngozi and the Ngozi Family (including Chrissy Zebby Tembo), Salty Dog, Rikki Ililonga, Musi-O-Tunya, The Peace, Born Free and Mike Nyoni are some of the bands and solo artists that we represent.
Announcing the latest from Jay Whitefield’s Karl Hector & The Malcouns. Tamanrasset, a five-song, vinyl-only EP continues The Malcouns study of psych-funk and, of course, is influenced by all sides of the African diaspora.
This EP comes with original artwork by renowned graphic artist Kevin Lyons, hand screenprinted by Hit & Run. If you want a peek at the process, check out how the Hit & Run folks got down on one of Madlib’s recent Madlib Medicine Show releases here.
Download: Karl Hector & The Malcouns “Girma’s Lament.”
More Information: Karl Hector & The Malcouns Tamanrasset.