Did we mention we signed Swiss producer (and now vocalist) Dimlite? We think we did. We’re releasing a rather-excellent long play that we’ll call an “extended play” in Spring.
But we wanted to give you a little something in the meantime and this lovely take on Gap Mangione’s “Diana In The Autumn Wind,” which he calls “Diana Won’t,” comes just in time to celebrate Dilla-month. So here we go. Expect to hear more from Dimlite soon, and, if you’re in the London-area, don’t miss him at Flying Lotus’s/Red Bull Music Academy’s Brainfeeder on Saturday March 10th at Fabric.
Download: Dimlite “Diana Won’t.”
Link to Fabric’s “Brief History Of Dimlite” if you need a primer….
Yeah, we bemoan the state of American journalism too often ’round here. But every once in a while we read some (ahem) complimentary pieces and we have to reassess our position.
This past week, both the LA Weekly and the LA Times ran pieces on our Black Man’s Cry anthology, released on 2/23. Well, the LA Weekly piece was an overall piece on the label, but we’re never that self-congratulatory. Here’s an excerpt from the LA Times piece:
“Perhaps seeking to provide further context to this ongoing Fela-palooza, the rare-groove and hip-hop label Now-Again explores Fela’s broad influence with “Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti,” coming out Tuesday. Sumptuously packaged like a hardcover book, the album collects rare and previously unreleased recordings by artists from Fela’s heyday and after who followed in his footsteps around the world.”
Read the LA Times piece by clicking here.
Read the LA Weekly piece by clicking here.
Today marks the worldwide release of our Fela anthology Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti. We threw a record release party this past Sunday at Palate Food and Wine in Los Angeles. We told you it would be worth the drive – Cut Chemist, J.Rocc and Egon played six hours of the deepest African music they could get their hands on, good Burgundy flowed all eve, interested passersby munched on goat tacos and an overwhelming feeling of funkiness abounded.
Check out photos here.
…. And if you haven’t bought the album yet, it’s in and shipping at Stones Throw’s webstore.
We told you it was coming… The Fuzz, the Guitar, the Bananas… Your long wait is over: you can now buy Egon and Brazilian fuzz archaeologist Joel Stones’ Brazil Fuzz Guitar Bananas over at Stones Throw’s webstore. We’ve been telling folks that this anthology is a follow up to Psych Funk 101 and if that was a primer course, this is master class. Thus, you really have to take in this album in its entirety – it’s not as if we can easily describe songs like Ton e Sergio’s “Vou Sair Do Cateveiro,” and it’s not as if that song can be separated from the other nuggets on the set. But we’re giving you a taste of Fabio’s “Lindo Sonho Delirante” (”LSD” – get it?) to get your trip started right.
Check out the details of the anthology, and see more pictures of our (insert pat on the back here) extraordinary packaging here.
Buy it here.
And download Fabio’s “Lindo Sohno Delirante” here.
If you’re in L.A. – or if you’re within driving distance – you’re sleeping if you’re not hanging out with us on Sunday. Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti out everywhere good music is available on Tuesday, 2.23.