Various Underground Hits & Exclusive Bits Four: We Wah Ten! Talc Licensed Premises Lifestyle Hardkandy Second To None June News Update ALISTER JOHNSON / INVITATION.. OUT JUNE 22ND! Wah Wah 45s are very proud to present our very first release from Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist Alister Johnson. You probably recognize Alisters name from his work on John Kongs Do Right! label, most recently with the single Like A Star, as well as remixes for fellow Canadians Robert Strauss, Voice, Elizabeth Shepherd and LAL. Alister also doubles up as DJ Catalist, having produced the killer booties Dont Know and Baltimore for PR Records. On Invitation he takes a much loved, classic jazz cut, and, with the help of another Canadian, Sacha Williamson, on vocal duties, delivers a truly unique interpretation. Invitation is a sultry piece of soul/jazz that, thanks to Alister having one eye on the dance floor with his production, should work in the clubs too! Think Mr. Scruff meets Nicola Conte and you get the idea!! www.myspace.com/alisterjohnson Radio play from Kev Beadle on Solar Radio, Trevor Parkee (Departure Lounge, Australia) & Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz.com). PART TIME HEROES / THE REMIXES 12. OUT JUNE 29TH! The Part Time Heroes sound has often been compared to scene defining stalwarts like Koop, Zero 7 and Portishead, with a uniquely refreshingly, wholesome and honest style, complete with live instrumentation, deep jazz roots, folky flourishes and organic, soul nourishing goodness. Following on from the digital release of their Remixes album project in May, we have unleashed two of the finest and most popular reinterpretations on strictly limited 12 inch vinyl!! Bristol kings of stoned soul, Unforscene, deliver an ethereal dance floor rework of Angels Fly (featuring the spine tingling vocals of Jono McCleery) that comes in at just under an epic 8 minutes. On the flip, we give you a drum & bass monster from one half of the PTH duo (Ross Wakefield) showing us his dark side with a stunning junglist re-work of the usually sultry Stop, Fade, Blur, featuring Laura Vane on vocals. Defikews Stop, Fade, Roll Remix is a tops off, arms in the air, sweat inducing ravers anthem!! And not only that, we are also releasing the much sought after Nextmen Remix of Stop, Fade, Blur on the same day on strictly digital download only!! Dont sleep!! Radio play of the Nextmen remix from Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts) & the Unforscene remix from Kev Beadle (Solar Radio) & Dirk Rumpff (Offtrack Radio) with DJ support from Diesler! SCRIMSHIRE / ALONG CAME THE DEVIL ONE NIGHT. OUT NOW! You would have thought that Rugby was famous for little more than, er, rugby, but no longer!! Egg chasing takes a back seat as Rugby born Adam Scrimshire unveils his debut album on Wah Wah 45s, and what a cracker it is!! Its been a long journey for this young singer, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist ever since his nan introduced him to an Errol Garner record at the tender age of 14. Scrimshires sound is steeped in jazz, soul, funk and a little folk, but with a nod to contemporary sounds, and a strong crossover pop edge. Be in no doubt; this boy knows how to write a tune. Following on from the club orientated singles You Will Save Me and Warm Sound (remixed by Spiritual South and Aaron Jerome respectively), Scrimshire released his third single, Certainly (featuring Norwegian chanteuse Inga Lill Aker) earlier this year to rave reviews, and now brings you his first full length album, already getting attention from Gilles Peterson and Nick Luscombe. Its a sometimes melancholic, sometimes uplifting piece, with a very English feel. We think its safe to say this album couldnt have been made anywhere else!! Check the pastoral All Roads Lead You Home and folky title track for evidence of this. Elsewhere, the aforementioned Miss Aker adds soul on Warm Sound, Claire Laurent supplies the jazz on Springtime, and Rob Hynd the rasping vocals on The Low Road and Mistaken, while Wah Wah 45s Stac cameos on the quite exquisite I Have Come To You. Many thanks to the many people who attended the Scrimshire album launch. It was absolutely massive!! www.scrimshire.com REACTIONS!! Wicked! I like that a lot. Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1) Had a nice one hour walk thru the forest and was listening to Scrimshires album. Warm Sound = goose bumps. Springtime = so beautiful. Eddy Ramich (Compost) Seriously good songs and sonics and arrangements. No one could tell these apart from The Cinematic Orchestra, and the strings are ammmmazing!! Aaron Jerome (BBE) Scrimshires album just gets better and better with every play and it had already blown me away on the first few plays. Defo one of the lps of 2009!! Simon Harrison (Basic Soul) Stunning. Really enjoyed this last hour with it on today. Wonderful stuff. You've gotta be proud of such a lovely piece of work. Simon S (Futuristica) Some kind of world/folk music (people we spoke to), that is to say there are some elements in there. Some tracks sound like poppy soul tunes (warm sound) in a positive way. Top track is the singer/songwriter tune I have come to you. Seems like it will be a very diverse open minded longplayer. lots of organic elements. music with big potencies. Really looking forward to the album. Matthis Desch (Bogaloo, Germany) The Scrimshire is a classic superb album, with ace production! Eivind Olsvik (Hifi Terapi, Norway) Love it. Im really digging that acoustic breaks type vibe at the moment. Sounds like a Tim Bidwell production to me? Very similar strings. My favourite since the Hardkandy LP I reckon. DJ Griff (Jelly Jazz) Enjoying this selection, a very mature sound, melodic and thoughtful arrangements. Played All Roads lead You Home, People We Spoke To, Along Came The Devil One Night . Other tracks will get an airing. Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz) Review of the album http://lnx.indajaus.com/acidjazzhispano/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2839&page=2 It could easily be one of the best debut albums of 2009. This is the kind of album you love from the very beginning, that you can recommend to your friends, even if they usually listen to other kinds of music. Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain) This is OUTSTANDING. 9/10 Mike Stukes (Mystic Vybes WHCR 90.3 FM, NYC) I am really enjoying all these laid back songs from Scrimshire. I will add I Have Come To You for this weeks playlist. Other favorites are All Roads Lead You Home and People We Spoke To. Nice chill vibe on all tracks, perfect for my radio show. Looking forward to full release! Thanks. Roberto Gonzales (dj novasoul | labkids radio) Big Shout to Scrimshire and his Crew of musicians and vocalists! Brilliant productions, really sensitive and well done!. Full Support on my radioshow. Enrique Domenech (Fusionova, Ibiza) Massive fan of Scrimshire!! Great new album version of the stunning Warm Sound. The beautiful I Have Come To You is sublime, as is Springime & People We Spoke To. Top notch! Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul) Wow! This is really blowing me away!!! Such wonderful and beautiful songs!!! My fave ones are Warm sound, I have come to you and the outstanding All roads lead you home! Simply amazing. Will play it out for sure !!! Markus Milz (Further In Fusion) This is amazing, has had me listening to it constantly since it arrived in my inbox. Would really like to sort an interview with Scrimshire on the show as this fella has got the talent. Tunes getting repeats on my ipod and will be cained on this weeks show are Warm Sound & I Have Come To You. Beautiful. King Tee (The Elbow Rooms, London) The Scrimshire album is delicious! Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Recs) Good stuff! Played a couple on the radio last night. Matt Anderson Radio play from Gilles Peterson on his International Show; Simon Harrison (Basic Soul); Kev Beadle (Solar Radio); Eddy Ramich (Radio 101, Zagreb); Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz); Markus Milz (Further In Fusion); Enrique Domenech (Ibiza FM); Stuart Chalk (Totally Radio.com); Mike Stukes (WHCR 90.3FM, NYC); DJ Novasoul (Labkids Radio); Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul); Ennio Styles (3RRR, Australia); Dave Bassin (Freefall Radio); Menno Jager (Sound Of Swound). PART TIME HEROES / MEANWHILE. THE REMIXES. OUT NOW! Sometime in the early 21st century a mild mannered part time shop assistant and unassuming sandwich delivery boy were hatching a plan to rescue quality soulful music from almost certain oblivion. Ross Wakefield and Toby Vane (as they’re known to the taxman) harnessed their shared influences, ranging from Public Enemy and Joe Cocker to Elbow and Nick Drake, and began to create their own unique supersonic sound. They invited selected friends and musicians to bring more of a live element to their recordings, including newcomers Jono McCleery (Music Weeks ‘Best Unsigned Act of 2005’), Lucy Kitchen, Bridgette Amofah (Oi Va Voi), Pete Simpson (Elektrons), BBC Jazz award winner and Ronnie Scotts fave Liane Carroll (London Elektricity) and Laura Vane (MJ Cole, Hardkandy). 2008 saw the duo release their debut album, Meanwhile, earning them global critical acclaim, and radio rotation from Zane Lowe, Mr Scruff, Ras Kwame, and Benji B, amongst others. Indeed, Gilles Peterson became the duos number one champion, inviting them to record a live session at Maida Vale Studios. The Part Time Heroes sound has often been compared to scene defining stalwarts like Koop, Zero 7 and Portishead, and Meanwhile.. continued that legacy, pushing forward with a uniquely refreshingly, wholesome and honest style, complete with live instrumentation, deep jazz roots, folky flourishes and organic, soul nourishing goodness. So it was then time to take it to the next level. The Heroes pulled more favours, twisted more arms, and enlisted a selection of the music scene’s finest producers to give their own interpretation of the Heroes music. Southampton beat juggler Featurecast gives ‘Method’ his own b-boy bounce; Bristols finest, Unforscene, get deep and epic with Angels Fly; Boom Clap Bachelors and our very own Scrimshire both re-work the beautiful Sun Will Shine; and on the dance floor tip, Composts Marbert Rocel and UK production don Landslide turn In My Soul and Realise respectively into a pair of big club bangers! And as if that wasn’t enough, the Heroes themselves deliver cracking remixes of Ready For Change, Shadowlands and a monstrous drum & bass version of Stop, Fade, Blur!!!! Part Time Heroes will be launching their remix project at The Jazz Café on Friday June 26th REACTIONS!! What a great release! Thanks so much. I already digged their original album but some of these mixes are outstanding. In general I have to say: incredible! Rainer Truby (Compost, Germany) Killer!! Michael Rutten (Compost Radio/Soul Patrol, Germany) Something for every occasion. Ones that are ruling my world are the PTH Dub of Shadowlands - one for the box for sure!! Tappers Remix of Ready for Change. Angels Fly (Unforscene Remix) (deffo podcast support) & Stop, Fade, Blur by Defikew for all my raving cru!!!! Brap! Diesler Feeling the Marbert Rocel Remix of In My Soul; will bust it on Sunday at Groove Sanctuary. I am sure the others will grow on me in time too. Raw Deal (Groove Sanctuary) Nice tunes! Karsten John (Vinyl Vibes, Germany) Thanks for sharing your Remix LP promo. I am absolutely feelin it. My faves : Angels Fly, Method, Shadowlands, Realise, Stop Fade Blur (both) Donn (Questloves sister!!!!!!) Wow - solid collection of remixes, not duff track here in my opinion. Extra brownie points go to Nextmen, Lanslide, Unforscene, Feature Cast, and PTH for their own remix of Shadowlands ! Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz) This is the kind of release that reminds me why I love remix compilations so much. It offers also an interesting opportunity to listen again to Meanwhile. Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain) Love this one! Unforscene mix is fave straight away, but there are many more. Snorre Seim (Butti 49, Norway) Thanks for this dope release. Part time heroes have been one of my favorite artists finds in the past 2 years. This remix album is really good from track to track. Rob (Lab Kids Radio) Great stuff. Angels Fly remix is pretty spesh! Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side, Birmingham) Bonafide FYAH here! 9/10. Mike Stukes (Mystic Vibes, NYC) A great album of remixes! Amar Kabouche (Jazzmin Recordings) Online review http://lnx.indajaus.com/acidjazzhispano/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2697&page=2 More Wah Wah niceness!! A great collection of remixes. Realise was my favourite tune on Meanwhile and the Landslide Remix is also doing it for me. The Nextmen mix of Stop, Fade, Blur is HOT!!! Great stuff. Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul) Bloody well lovin it! Abbo (Starpointradio.com) This is very cool!! Part time heroes are the bomb!! My faves are the remixes from Landslide and Tapper!!! The greatest remix is from Unforscene which I already played in my show!!! Markus Milz (Further In Fusion) Part Time Heroes Remixes are so retrofuturistics, I love it! Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Recs) Radio play from Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts); Kev Beadle (Solar Radio); Mike Stukes, Mystic Vibes (WHCR 90.3FM), Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul), Markus Milz (Further In Fusion); Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side Radio Show); Phil Levene (Eclecticjazz.com); Trevor Parkee (Departure Lounge Radio, Australia); Gil Karpas (Beatnik Radio); Andy Williams (The Goods Radio, Canada); Menno Jager (Sound Of Swound); Soulmonique Podcast. UNDERGROUND HITS & EXCLUSIVE BITS 4 : WE WAH TEN! / OUT NOW! Blimey, a decade of Wah Wah wax eh?! Since starting out slowly with the Espen Horne single, (the now classic) Magnetica in 99, it has been a long, exciting journey. Ten years later, we have released nearly fifty singles and almost a dozen albums; we have seen vinyl come, nearly go then come on strong again; we have moved into the digital realm with much excitement; and have seen our club nights grow from The Jazz Café, Cargo, Vibe Bar and now to our 10th Birthday Session at The Scala in October!! More details on that below. On this compilation, a celebration of all that's fresh out of the Wah Wah camp in 2009, we have got soul/jazz treats from Scrimshire, Ashley Thomas and Stac; twisted electronica and dope beats from Unforscene (remixing Part-Time Heroes), Red Astaire on the remix for Kendra Lou & The Miracles, and cutting edge Norwegian producer King Knut. Elsewhere there is stunning music out of Canada from Alister Johnson, Scrimshire on the bossa tip for his mix of PTH, dance floor funk from Jamie Finlay and Lack Of Afro (remixing Middlewood Sessions), brand new Colman Brothers latin jazz heat, and a killer jungle workout of Step Forward courtesy of the mysterious Chief!! Look out for the birthday party at The Scala in London on October 30th - Its going to be a proper cracker! In the meantime, enjoy the comp, and here's to the next ten years!! REACTIONS!! Loving the new comp!! Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz) Love the Ashley Thomas track. And the Jamie Finlay is rather cheeky too! Nik Weston (Mukatsuku) Another wonderful selection of Wah Wah goodies. I'll be playing both over the rest of 2009 and beyond! Simon Harrison (Basic Soul) 9/10! Mike Stukes (WHCR 90.3FM, NYC) Of course, we dont have to wait to the compilation to say this, but what a great 08/09 season, that is, the last 12 months since Underground Hits & Exclusive Beats 3. More good beats from the already known artists, and hits from the new ones. Well compiled by Simon & Dom. Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain) Great Compilation!!! Great selection!!! The best compilation of 2009 so far!!! Congratulations for the 10 Years of hard, and wicked work!!! Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Records, Ibiza) The best comp yet! Snorre Seim (Butti 49, Norway) Congratulations to Wah Wah 45s; 10 yrs of quality music! The saga continues with their brand new top flight compilation We Wah Ten! Vesa Yli Pelkonen (Club Wahoo! Helsinki, Finland) A fitting selection to celebrate 10 years! Feelin Springtime, Sun Will Shine, Angels, Invitation and Tip - quality stuff ! Playlisted. Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz.com) A bloody excellant album, with good cross section of traks to play out and on my radio show. Stand out being PTH and Middlewood Sessions, Scrimshire and Colman Bros! Paul Abbot (Starpoint Radio) I love to hear a melody in my music, tasteful keys, and a bit of depth, and theres plenty of it here. The Scrimshire tune being my fave. A beauty, and the Alister Johnson version of Invitation is wicked!! Always loved that tune and this is an unexpected resurrection of it. Stuart Chalk (Totally Radio.com) Smasher. Love the collection and cannot wait to listen to the We Wah Twenty. Keep it up. Joakim Holmqvist (Diggin, Sweden) The releases are amazing, got me very excited seeing my friend LOA remixing the mighty Middlewood Sessions. Loving the Chief remix of Jamie Finlay and the two Part time Heroes tracks blew me away totally. King Tee (The Elbow Rooms, London) 10 years of Wah Wah, congratulations!!! The new compilation looks great! Love Invitation by Alister Johnson; Scrimshire strikes again with Springtime and his bossa twist on PTHs Sun WIll Shine is wonderful! The Unforscene Mix of PTHs Angels Fly is a stunner, and Ancient Drum by King Knut is top drawer. Here's to 10 more years! Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul) Ten Brilliant Years of Wah Wah 45s. Keep it up!! Markus Milz (Further In Fusion) The Comp is brilliant!!! Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Recs) French review http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.parisdjs.com%2Findex.php%2Fpost%2FVarious-Underground-Hits-And-Exclusive-Bits-4 Spanish review http://lnx.indajaus.com/acidjazzhispano/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=3049 Radio play for Jamie Finlay by BBC6 (Introducing Show), Andy Williams (The Goods) & We Are Radio; Kendra Lou by Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts); King Knut / Ancient Drum on 3RRR, Australia by Ennio Styles, Markus Milz (Further In Fusion), Gregory Clifford (Son Of Soul) & Michael Stukes on WHCR 90.3FM, NYC; Alister Johnson / Invitation played by Kev Beadle on Solar Radio, Trevor Parkee (Departure Lounge, Australia) & Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz.com); Stac / Tip & the LOA remix of Middlewood Sessions played by Menno Jager (Sound of Swound,) and Andy Williams (The Goods) & support from the RBMA! All Wah Wah 45s are distributed through Kudos. Check www.kudosrecords.co.uk CLUB/LIVE NEWS JUNE :: Life continues to rock Wednesday nights; Jazzin is moving venues but sticking with the same club? All will be revealed!!; Jamie Finlay plays The Sunday Joint! Plus Robert Strauss and Servini make it a Vibe Bar all dayer with the soul/jazz/boogie matinee that is The Sunday Funky; Servini brings you the wonderful Aura Urziceanu @ The Jazz Cafe!; and Scrimshire launches his debut LP at The Luminaire, while the Part Time Heroes celebrate their new remix project at The Jazz Café and Glastonbury!! Join Wah Wah Mailing List Sat 04 July, 2009 Altered Vibes DJ Dom Servini Smiths, UK Wed 08 July, 2009 Goin' Downstairs Gilles Peterson, Dom Servini & The bPm Life, UK Fri 10 July, 2009 Wakestock Festival , UK Fri 10 July, 2009 House Party Dom Servini & special guest tbc. Big Chill House, UK Fri 17 July, 2009 The Llama Tree Festival , UK Sat 18 July, 2009 Sheep Music Festival , UK Sat 18 July, 2009 Altered Vibes Scrimshire Smiths, UK Wed 22 July, 2009 Dekata Project Album Launch DJs Dom Servini, Sattaman & more Favela Chic, UK Sat 25 July, 2009 Private Party Dom Servini Fugl Fonix Hotel, Etne, Norway Sun 26 July, 2009 Wah Wah Sunday Joint Dom Servini & Simon Goss The Vibe Bar, UK