MEKLIT – WE ARE
ALIVE
We Are Alive is the
Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based artist’s first album with Six Degrees
Records, and the follow up to her acclaimed 2010 debut On A Day Like This… The
album features 11 Meklit originals, as well as a traditional Ethiopian tune
“Kemekem” and a cover of The Police’s “Bring On The Night.” It was recorded to
tape at New, Improved Studios in Oakland, California, and runs a stylistic
gamut from Ethiopian and Sudanese rhythms to New York jazz and San Francisco
folk. Producer Eli Crews (tUnE-yArDs, Deerhoof, Geographer) helped guide the
album’s spirit of innovation and sonic dexterity. On March 20, Meklit kicks off
a U.S. tour to celebrate the release of We Are Alive, with shows including in
the Washington, D.C.-area, Boston, New York, Seattle and San Francisco.
Upcoming shows: 3/20 | The Mansion
Strathmore | Bethesada, MD / 3/21 | Subculture | New York, NY / 03/22 | David
Friend Recital Hall Berklee | Boston, MA / 3/25 | Evanston SPACE | Evanston,
IL / 3/26 | Legion Arts | Cedar Rapids, IA / 03/27 | Cedar Cultural Center |
Minneapolis, MN / 3/31 | The Triple Door | Seattle, WA / 4/02 | Great
American Music Hall | San Francisco, CA / 4/04 | The Mint | Los Angeles, CA.
CALIBRO 35 - VENDETTA / YOU, FILTHY BASTARDS!
Limited to 450
copies worldwide, Calibro 35 new 45 vinyl taken from Traditori Di Tutti.
"Vendetta" is Calibro 35 new 7" single from Traditori di Tutti,
their latest latest LP on Record Kicks and is available in a limited edition 45
and digital download. On the A side Vendetta is an Alan Morehouse, KPM's Alan
Hawkshaw style stormer with an epic Morricone gran finale. On the 45 flipside
dirty crime funk mover "You, Filthy Bastards". "This is the
sound of The Godfather as co-directed by Quentin Tarantino" Alarm Magazine
USA.
ALOE BLACC - LIFT YOUR SPIRIT
Real spirit-lifting
sounds from Aloe Blacc – a set that starts with a sense of righteousness right
on the very first track – almost a gospel sense of spirit, mixed with Aloe's
wonderfully secular groove! The beats are lean, the vocals are clean, and the
record's got a tight snap all the way through – that hip fusion of modes that
Aloe Blacc's been serving up for years, but which may well push him towards an
even bigger audience this time around – thanks to the album's sharp production,
and his ever-increasing songwriting talents. DJ Khalil produced the album – and
titles include "The Man", "Here Today", "Wake Me
Up", "Chasing", "Can You Do This", "Ticking
Bomb", and "Red Velvet Seat". ~ Dusty Groove
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