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The Rhythm of Life - November 11, 2004
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1. NEW: SA-RA CREATIVE PARTNERS - DOUBLE DUTCH 12"
2. VOTE FOR SA-RA: PICK YOUR FAVORITE TUNE ON BBC
3. NEW: V/A- REWIND! 4 12"
4. AS ONE - OUT OF THE DARKNESS CD/DLP
5. JEREMY ELLIS 12"
6. PLATINUM PIED PIPERS 12"
7. THE BREAKESTRA 12"
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"Ubiquity supply two of the best Records of the Year (I shidt you not)!"
PICCADILLY RECORDS
"Ubiquity is untouchable right now!"
DOMU
"One of the Labels of the Year"
GILLES PETERSON (BBC / RADIO 1)
“I'm placing my money on Ubiquity taking away 'Best Label' at this years Worldwide awards!”
FRANCINE HAYFRON (PRODUCER | HOT POT SHOW FEAT. MR. SCRUFF & TREVA WHATEVA)
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(1): SA-RA CREATIVE PARTNERS - DOUBLE DUTCH 12"
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur162_01.mp3 - Double Dutch (Co Co Pops)
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur162_02.mp3 - Instrumental
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur162_03.mp3 - Hangin’ By a String
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur162_04.mp3 - Death of a Star
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur162_05.mp3 - Instrumental
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur162_06.mp3 - Space Theme
* Upcoming features in Flaunt, Dazed & Confused, as well as gracing the cover of the Winter Issue of Straight No Chaser Magazine.
"SA-RA is my shit right now! That’s all I’m listening to!”
KANYE WEST
"Next level music - SA-RA is the future"
ERYKAH BADU
"I'm a big fan of SA-RA... you got yourself a monster!"
RHETTMATIC (BEAT JUNKIES)
"One of the most anticipated new releases of the year - some next level tackle here....this four track EP will find favour with fans of Outkast, Madlib, P-Funk, Disco and anyone into the cutting edge of modern music. That means you."
FAT CITY RECORDS
"Record of The Week.. Do Not Miss! If you like the Outkast style, quirky end of hip hop, you're gonna love this!"
PICCADILLY RECORDS
"SA-RA is a bi-coastal, 3-man production team who have somehow managed to blend the raw un-quantized feel of Jay Dee production with the freak appeal of Funkadelic for a sound that is entirely their own...this is some real significant shit."
TURNTABLE LAB
This is the first all exclusive Ubiquity single from the super hot US production trio responsible for material by the likes of Common, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Pharoahe Monche, Bilal, Dr. Dre, Jurassic 5, and many more. Pronounced "Sah-Rah", Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold, and Shafiq Husayn comprise the partnership and their name translates to "the off-spring of the most powerful energy in the universe". These are children of the cosmos, ready to blast you with their magical mystical soul.
“Double Dutch” is a mid-tempo banger with male, female and vocoder’d vox, combined with Neptunes style crunchy beats that blur the lines between hip-hop, soul and dance music. “Death of A Star” sees the trio drop into 80s roller-skating territory that would make Prince quite jealous, features another vocal and a hook you’ll be humming for days. Both sides end with a bonus mad instrumental track for the DJs and heads. Meanwhile, the "Sa-Ra Space Theme" with its jazzy hip-hop instrumental feel will appeal to fans of Madlib's Yesterdays New Quintet project, while "Hanging By A String" with its raw gritty bangin beats will have Jay Dee fans taking notice. Something for everyone!
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VOTE FOR SA-RA: PICK YOUR FAVORITE TUNE ON BBC RADIO 1'S ONECLICK
Three of BBC / Radio 1's specialist DJs including Worldwide's Gilles Peterson supplied their round-up of tomorrow's tunes today. Amongst the five songs selected was SA-RA Creative Partner's blazing tune "Double Dutch" along with "Booty (La La)" from our good friends Bugz in the Attic.
Votes will be counted until November 14, 2004. To vote for the track you like best, Click Here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/oneclick/recordbox/
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(3): VARIOUS ARTISTS - REWIND! 4 12"
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur161_01.mp3 - Rebirth 'Evil Vibrations' (Mighty Ryeders / De La Soul)
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur161_02.mp3 - PPP 'The Look of Love' (Burt Bacharach / Hal David)
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/mpeg/ur161_03.mp3 - Yam Who? 'The Star of A Story’ (Heatwave)
* Heavy Radio Airplay on BBC / Radio 1 (Gilles Peterson & Benji B), KCRW, and lots more.
"The Rebirth's cover of 'Evil Vibrations' will be the Chocolate City anthem for the next few months!
GARTH TRINIDAD (LA, KCRW 'CHOCOLATE CITY')
”Rebirth have smashed it with this double cover...and PPP get ill on their vocoder thang...just awsome...Ubiquity is untouchable right now...”
DOMU
"Amazing.... I have been playing these cuts off cdr for a loong time"
KING BRITT (FIVESIX RECORDINGS)
”Fantastic! Absolutely adore the covers of Evil Vibrations and The Star Of The Story. Great idea, great tributes!”
RAINER TRÜBY (TRÜBY TRIO)
This exclusive sneak preview of the forthcoming Rewind series features LA based The Rebirth, Detroit’s Platinum Pied Pipers and UK remix kings Yam Who? Between them they cover “Evil Vibrations” originally by the Mighty Ryeders (and sampled famously by De La Soul), The Burt Bacharach and Hal David classic “The Look of Love” and disco fave “The Star of A Story” originally by Heatwave respectively. All tracks are exclusive to Rewind, none will be featured on the artists upcoming albums!
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(4): AS ONE - OUT OF THE DARKNESS (CD/DLP) URCD/LP158
FOR FANS OF: Jazzanova, Carl Craig, Recloose, Boards of Canada
Massive Radio Play from the likes of Gilles peterson’s “Worldwide", Benji B’s “Deviation”, Patrick Forge’s “Cosmic Jam”, Nick Luscombe’s “Flo-Motion”, Ninja Tune’s “Solid Steel Radio Show”, and added to rotation on over 50 radio stations in the US.
"A blend of the vintage and the cutting edge... Degiorgio seamlessly integrated his love of funk and jazz with relentlessly futuristic sounds"
XLR8R
"Reflects his refound interest in American soul and hip hop... Ubiquity is holding down some serious material at the moment."
STRAIGHT NO CHASER (TRANSATLANTIC AUDIO)
“A force to reckon with in hip-hop and dance”
MIAMI NEW TIMES
"Degiorgio has combined his immense production skills with the sweetest soul music to create an exceptional piece of work"
TRUST THE DJ
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(5): JEREMY ELLIS - LOTUS BLOOMS 12"
FOR FANS OF: Metro Area, Recloose, Jazzanova, Carl Craig
“Collaborating with the likes of John Arnold and Amp Fiddler, and counting Jazzanova and Gilles Peterson among his fans, Ayro is the Detroit soul man of the moment!”
FLAVORPILL.COM
“The Jeremy Ellis shit is butterfunk and latin soul that makes me smile. Waiting for more of Ayro’s genius.”
J. BOOGIE (OM)
"Awesome soulful vibes....this definitely stays in the CD case for a good while.”
DAZ-I-KUE (BUGZ IN THE ATTIC)
”Bananas!”
MONKONE (WAX POETICS)
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(6): PLATINUM PIED PIPERS - STAY WITH ME 12"
FOR FANS OF: Jay Dee, Slum Village, Jill Scott, Dwele, Erykah Badu
"The light has come on, forget Talib Kweli, Jill Scott and Raphael Saddiq the hot shit this fall is PPP... " - GAMALL AWAD (RUDE MOVEMENTS, NYC)
"If you're at all a fan of Detroit artists like Slum Village, Jay Dee and Dwele, or just quality soul music in general, do not pass this release up!"
- DJ LANGUAGE (TURNTABLE LAB, THE FADER, NEGRO CLASH, NYC)
"This is honest to God real soul music" - XLR8R
"One of the most talked about artists of the year has been Waajeed and his Platinum Pied Pipers project... blending Detroit hip hop style with 21st Century soul flavor." - FATBEATS.COM
"Waajeed and Saadiq continue the form that has made the Bling47 label an essential for fans of the Jay Dee / Slum Village dirty, hip hop soul vibe...Booming, ruff beats with ragged around the edges soul quality are what this sound is all about." -KEEP ON
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(7): BREAKESTRA - DON'T NEED A DANCE 12" (& LIMITED 7")
FOR FANS OF: ANTIBALAS, GREYBOY ALLSTARS, QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA, CUT CHEMIST, THE ROOTS
“I sampled that shit myself! The first time I heard their cuts, I didn’t know it wasn’t recorded in 1972!”
?UESTLOVE (THE ROOTS)
“Ridiculous groove from top to bottom – they’ve got their shit down tight!”
MARK DE CLIVE LOWE
"Keep the breaks coming! seriously feeling the breakdown and the extra drum track. More please!"
J. BOOGIE (OM RECORDS)
”Nugget of funk right off the scale. No parking on the dancefloor!”
DJ MAGAZINE
