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Like many of the mo wax releases, this was preety much import only and had beautiful packaging. Preety much anything that has the mo wax logo on it is sure to be worth checking out. Back in 1998 mo wax trip hop duo the psychonauts mixedup some of the record labels back catalogue and named it time machine. Izumi kobayashi string arrangements, ben drury sleeve, design, ouncey boy typography. First we start with the great attica blues of archie shepp, featuring jo armstead and albertine robertson on the fantastic vocal parts in response to the attica rebellion and the manner in which black prisoners, who stood up for their rights were crushed. Tony nwachukwu string arrangements, writer, beats, programming, roba elessawy vocals. The local timezone is named europe paris with an utc offset of 1 hours. Aug 12, 2019 the christian rock group chasing furies is a family group affair. Discover the area of borville with this destination guide lorraine in france. Boasting acts like dj shadow, dj krush, money mark, and attica blues, the label continues to influence a new generation of musicians while its original roster continues to create. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from attica blues at the discogs marketplace. True to the labels legacy, this book is a carefully designed and beautifully produced object. Jun 02, 2014 mo wax have collaborated on unique products with nike, medicom, and a bathing ape, among others, on products ranging from vinyl toys to collectible sneakers. Attica lockes bluebird, bluebird reads like a blues song to east texas with all its troubles over property, race, and love.
Taking their name from an archie shepp album, the band have also. The poet and dj charlie dark, who recorded for the label as attica blues, says mo wax pulled together music, art and street culture from around the world and spat it out in a format that the new. Dafro had previously founded londons urban poets society collective, but the duo later became attica blues. Culturally, the labels cocktail of influences ranged from star wars and def jam to japanese manga art. All the singles and albums of attica blues, peak chart positions, career stats, weekbyweek chart runs and latest news. The mo wax urban archaeology book has been announced by rizzoli. Choose your favorite attica blues designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Taut where it has to be to keep a murder investigation on its toes, this novel is also languid when you need to understand just what would keep a black woman or man in a place where so much troubled history lies. As the 70s dawned, mainstream black music made those sentiments explicit. Many would file this album under triphop, but the mood of attica blues is much less darker than tricky, portishead or massive attack. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Mo wax fans will like this because it has the history of the legendary record label. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Get all the lyrics to songs by attica blues and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Man from mo wax colored vinyl by various artists new. But tracks like the sublime blueprint showed that attica blues had much more up its sleeve. Mo wax was a british record label founded by james lavelle and tim goldsworthy in 1992. Downtempo attica blues blueprints 1997, cassette discogs explore. Buy single mo wax music cds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The man from mo wax music from the motion picture mo wax. While the roster on englands muchhyped triphop label mo wax is packed to the gills with bedroom boffins turned recording artists, attica blues is the closest it comes to having an actual band.
Attica blues are a uk triphop band, who made their debut releases on the mo wax label. Attica blues were a 90s triphop band, with a trademark sound including downtempo yet funky rhythms, obscure jazz samples and soulful female vocals. Charlie dark was a part time journalist and dj and had been approached by james lavelle to. British label mo wax recordings was founded in 1992 as a hiphop label and it pioneered triphop.
Midnight in a perfect world mo wax mix voices of east anglia. Jun 12, 20 the poet and dj charlie dark, who recorded for the label as attica blues, says mo wax pulled together music, art and street culture from around the world and spat it out in a format that the new. Henry hulls vocal sits on top of bass, layered percussion. I met james lavelle in honest johns record shop in ladbrooke grove and we struck up a friendship through a shared love of record collecting and star wars. With an exhibition planned to celebrate 21 years since mowax s first release, we spoke to ben drury, the designer behind the labels iconic visual style and selected our ten favourite mowax sleeves home to dj shadow, unkle and dj krush, its been an american childhood since james lavelle raised the curtain on mowax with a beats meets acid jazz. Shop for attica blues art from the worlds greatest living artists. We went from mo wax, which was very eclectic and open, to sony. Trip hop attica blues attica blues 1997, cardboard sleeve, cd discogs explore. Jul 08, 20 responsible for turning dj shadows turntablist manifesto endtroducing into a million seller, mowax also tasted success with unkles seminal psyence fiction, resurrecting the careers of david axelrod and liquid liquid while releasing definitive trip and hip hop records with dj krush, attica blues, money mark and dr. Mo wax came to recognition for being at the forefront of trip hop, turntablism and alternative hip hop during the mid1990s. Refining his largeensemble experiments of 1971, attica blues is one of archie shepps most significant post60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities ended the attica prison uprising by massacring 43 inmates and hostages. All attica blues artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Shop 4 records for sale for album attica blues by attica blues on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format.
We also offer a nonalcoholic pairing and a combination of both. Jan 04, 2012 in the 60s political sentiments had been central to the work of musicians like archie shepp, max roach and john coltrane. Listen free to attica blues attica blues intro, blueprint and more. British legendary trip hop label owned and run by james lavelle. From luke vibert and doctor octagon to resurrecting dav. While the roster on englands muchhyped triphop label mowax is packed to the gills with bedroom boffins turned recording artists, attica blues is the closest it comes to having an actual band. Mo wax was born back in 92, mainly concentrated on more beat oriented acid jazz. Borville destination guide lorraine, france tripsuggest. Fresh deals this way find what youre looking for, for even less. Mowax have collaborated on unique products with nike, medicom, and a bathing ape, among others, on products ranging from vinyl toys to collectible sneakers.
The music group comprises of two sisters, vocalist and songwriter sarah meeker and vocalist rachel, and their old sibling, joshua, who writes, sings, and has electric guitar. Charlie dark and tony nwachukwu of attica blues were the guests at todays josey. James lavelle admits now that he released some dodgy records. The label is also responsible for bringing attention to the graffiti artist futura 2000 by using his artwork on many of its. Various artists man from mo wax colored vinyl import.
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The thick double bass and drum pattern on atlanta gives that track a nice swoon, while its alright has a jazzy moodiness. I think that mo wax is much like fax, in that in faxs early days, pete namlook released dance records to get his ambient material heard and to spread the word. As if their album beyond the sun wasnt quite enough new material this year, orgone. Tell us about the birth of attica blues and the mo wax hook up. Attic blues is a huge funksoul composition, referring to a mass shooting of inmates at attica prison. Attica blues is an album by avantgarde jazz saxophonist archie shepp. Chasing furies bio, wiki 2017 musician biographies. Like so many good teachers, tony nwachukwu is modest about his own talents. Attica blues are a uk trip hop band, who made their debut releases on the mo wax label. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. We can cater to all dietary requirements if given advance notice. The duo began recording their first single alone but when a local student, the egyptianborn.
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Founded by james lavelle then coowned by lavelle and steve finan. Attica blues attica blues 1997, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Its an extremely warts n all portrayal, so much so that it came as a surprise to find lavelle himself promoting the film. Mo wax was a record label founded by james lavelle in 1992 that defined the triphop sound of the 90s, and was the home for the likes of unkle, dj shadow, dj krush, attica blues, money mark, andrea parker and many more. With an exhibition planned to celebrate 21 years since mowaxs first. The londoner had a successful career as a member of triphop group attica blues, signed to james lavelles iconic mo wax label, but when his relationship with the music industry turned sour he decided to direct the majority of his energy towards inspiring others. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you. Mowax was a londonbased record label that was started by james lavelle in 1992 when he was just 18 years old. The man from mo wax is a new documentary chronicling lavelles career, from the highs of psyence fiction to later years when he lost his record label, ended creative partnerships, and struggled with drug use. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. While trying to sell some japanese hiphop records, dafro met up with mo wax founder james lavelle and was offered a spot on his mo wax label. Attica blues contemplating jazz dafros picky head dub.
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