Editions Syliphone Conakry was the most famous of a number of state-funded labels set up in Guinea post-independence under the cultural policy known as Authenticité, the purpose of which was to revive and modernise the arts, especially music, while still remaining faithful to traditional roots. Regional orchestras were established throughout the country, including Bembeya Jazz…
Monthly Archives: October 2012
All posts from October 2012
Guest Mix – Andrew Ingram, Tabernacle Records
Andrew be doing all things Tabernacle related for a number of years. First off was the Slabs of the Tabernacle club night in Glasgow (possibly the best name for a night ever) before moving on to Tabernacle Records which has seen some outstanding releases from the likes of John Heckle, The Third Man and The…
Louis Haiman, The Trash Company, Tim Maia
Been a while since I’ve posted about records I’ve been buying, and aside from Kenny’s efforts we’ve certainly become pretty slack in that department recently, I blame pipecock for dedicating more time to making music than just talking about it! Anyway, there’s been a few new releases and new reissues that have really impressed me…
Guest Mix: Subsignal
Subsignal is the dj/producer guise of Aaron Costelloe. He has also been running the Signal Code label for the last year, releasing a couple of his own 12″s along with the latest release by another Irish techno producer, The Parallel. He’s delivered us a super tight mix of techno and electro, with a few older…