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Now-Again and Stones Throw present: Advanced Jazz Party in LA. Sunday 09.12.10

This Sunday, we’re teaming up with Stones Throw to present an Advanced Jazz party at Palate Food + Wine in Glendale – in honor of Madlib’s Advanced Jazz album (and, ahem, the multitude of Advanced Jazz albums we release on Now-Again). No, Madlib won’t be there. So show up for the butter-fried chicken and aged Burgundy – don’t show up with a demo to give to the Beat Konducta. And, in case you missed the previous events, here are some photos:

Photos from our Weird Jazz Afternoon/P.E. Hewitt Record release party.
Photos from our Black Man’s Cry record release party.

Seu Jorge and Almaz on NPR’s All Things Considered: “A double billing has never been more deserved.”

Seu Jorge and Almaz were featured yesterday on NPR’s All Things Considered, in a review by Derek Rath. An excerpt:

“But at the core of it all is that voice, an unsettling confluence of romance and disturbance, velvet and sandpaper. It has star power, and it transcends language and styles. Whether Seu Jorge may sometimes meander around notes and melodies is as relevant as a two-lane blacktop is to a panther in the forest. The band rightfully strips down the arrangements and gives him plenty of space to roam without contradiction. There is an easiness here, perhaps because of the wide parameters and reference points they’ve set for themselves.

Seu Jorge and Almaz has the looseness of a private jam session with your favorite musicians, but with each having a clear and equal part to play. It feels ready to be packed into the truck and taken on the road with no muss, no fuss. A double billing has never been more deserved.”

Link (with Audio): Seu Jorge and Almaz on NPR’s All Things Considered

Equatics Doin’ It!!!! LP Now In Stock (And We’re Still Giving Away a Freebie)….

You asked for it, and we responded: the LP version of our official reissue of the Equatics’ dark soul/funk masterpiece Doin’ It!!! in a thick, “paste-on” cardboard sleeve that mimicks the original album jacket. Now-Again’s LP reissue of Doin’ It!!!! also comes with Egon’s extensive liner notes printed on the back of the sleeve.

And, in case you still don’t know who these high-school soul maestros are, we’re still offering you a taste: their cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine.”

Buy: The Equatics: Doin’ It!!!!
Catalog Page: The Equatics: Doin’ It!!!
Download: The Equatics: “Ain’t No Sunshine.”
More info, pictures and full liner notes here.

Kashmere Stage Band At The 2010 Oakland Underground Film Festival

We’ve not stopped singing the praises for Snoot Entertainment and Mark Landsman’s Kashmere Stage Band documentary Thunder Soul since, well, filming wrapped nearly three years ago… The film has played in film festivals all across the world – now the Bay Area gets its due, as Thunder Soul will soon screen as part of the 2010 Oakland Underground Film Festival.

When: Thursday, September 23, 7.00 PM Thunder Soul at Alamo Lamar 2, 1120 South Lamar Blvd.
Where: Grand Lake Theater, Oakland.

Announcing: Dimlite “My Human Wears Acedia Shreds” EP

We’re pleased to announce that the latest from Swiss-producer-vocalist-visionary Dimlite – a four track EP entitled My Human Wears Acedia Shreds – is in production and will be out later this year. A sneak peak, made available by Dimlite on Vimeo, is embedded below; tracklist and more information to follow soon.

Dimlite – My Human Wears Acedia Shreds from Ehstrawlogy Produkte on Vimeo.