S/D -- The Numero Group

this Syl Johnson 4CD set is fucking amazing. can't stop listening to "Same Kind Of Thing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxYgJBpNNio

he was extremely energetic when i saw the numero group revue a few years ago
lively dude!

I still need to get that box.

WHEN DOES PERSONAL SPACE COMP COME OUT PLZ TO BE ANSWERING MY QUESTION

^^^ IMPORTANT QUESTION

Looks like late April? I WANT IT NOW.

Wait, so is this coming out on Numero Group or Chocolate Industries? It was being promoted as an NG release I thought.

http://pitchfork.com/news/45354-chocolate-industries-to-issue-electronic-soul-comp/

Oh yeah and I got seven songs from it on slsk and they're awesome.

i think its on choc industries but is compiled by the numero guys and distro'd by them?

huh. that's weird.

Oh yeah and I got seven songs from it on slsk and they're awesome.

― Big Drug Dan (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, March 3, 2012 4:43 AM (16 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you are taunting me, bro.

Was at Numero House last week (which is a major clue if you know who I used to be) and Codeine is a sign of things to come. In addition to my thing (will stop being cute about it once the contracts are signed), something MIND-BLOWINGLY HUGE from the US punk rock 80s is being negotiated (they swore me to secrecy and it's understandable, the label and personal situations being what they are this could all fall apart). It's also very clear that the coming punk and post-punk stuff is an expansion of Numero's vision, not a change in direction -- they want to reissue insufficiently available fantastic DIY stuff and do it in gorgeous packaging, and that will always include soul, gospel, and psych (and psychedelic soul gospel), but for Ken especially that has to include punk and post-punk.

Anyway: The Lou Ragland box is terrific. Also really gotta rep for the Stone Coal White cd, which is on Cali-Tex but is manufactured and distributed by Numero. It's ridiculously short and very lo-fi, but man, is it fantastic. Really heavy 70s soul, almost garage punky, except that they play so damn well. There's a cover of "Ain't No Sunshine" that's fairly faithful and relatively low-key, but it sounds like someone's going to get killed if she doesn't come home soon.

not gonna openly guess about the 80s US punk rock but salivating at the possibilities. the sampler for the ragland box is boss.

coming out of deep freeze to read Three Word Username's tea leaves, and hoping the news will be about a trio from the Twin Cities...

that Personal Space comp is out now and it OWNS OWNS OWNS OWNS OWNS

Got that in last week, but it got overwhelmed by Record Store Day - I will be giving it a good listen today...

The record store day release is greeeeeeeat. Love it.

fyi, Numero only distros that Personal Space comp. Chocolate Industries released it. here's where i spoke to Dante and Marvin about it: http://read.mtvhive.com/2012/04/27/personal-space-soul-compilation/

ace piece andy. dante's a great interviewee. and huzzah for citing the robotic 'give it up turn it loose' cover, have always loved that.

still haven't wrapped my head completely around personal space, not quite as space-y as i'd hoped, way more sad.

"personal space" is fucking amazing!

it took me awhile to get into it, i guess i had in my mind that it would be some very sci-fi new-age-ish sun ra meets oneohtrix point never type of thing, it's not, it's a mix of all types of soul and funk and whatnot done w/ either drum machine or synth or both

that said ... what an amazing set of tracks! what a revelation! where did they dig this shit up?!?

WTF?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Light-On-The-South-Side-2-LP-Book-12870-/110876881429?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item19d0c6f215#ht_2827wt_1086

What?

What are we missing? I can't see anything remarkable there.

yeah the point is that at the price-point, sorta an all-time eBay snag

to wit http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=fpgv9zz5w2&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Dsouthside%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1

53 vs 6. unless the thing is totally trashed .. seller didn't say so!

I just got a sealed copy of Yellow Pills: Prefill for a reasonable price, woo!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/05/17/soul-survivor-the-lost-recordings-and-magic-touch-of-robert-hosea-williams/

Thanks Stormy! Yeah, seriously how did that complete at $6?

new Buttons stuff looks great. Unfortunately they only have the reissue of 004 in LP.

how is "you can fly me on your aeroplane"?

i am very skeptical when i hear stuff called "psychedelic soul", it tends not to be much more than "soul w/ bloopy synths"

Haven't listened to that Wee reissue in a couple years at least--this track was/is one of my favourites on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0y1qL1dgU

(As you can hear, it can get somewhat Shuggie-y)

The inst. reprise of the title track is where there bloopy synths come in, btw--one of my fave moments on the record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncB65dETKlM

tghnkg u

4 Shoes LPs available for preorder.

My new heroes for this alone

http://thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/collateral-damage_numero-group-on-the-vinyl-bubble

"Good God! Apocryphal Hymns" is amazing.

yeah it is

I really like the thread of Gospel groups integrating the latest Soul/R&B trends instead of just going secular - I'm sure this was something that must have been happening with actually-famous Gospel acts too at the time, don't really know all that much about the genre.

Or someone like Dwaine Vinyard, who came to it from a complete outsider perspective, the idea of Gospel being produced outside of its traditional community structures.

Also, man those keys on the Shelton Kilby track.

"Good God! Apocryphal Hymns" is amazing.

Good to hear! I ordered a copy for my gf's birthday but it's just sitting there in shrink wrap. Just like Roy Orbison. Mmmm

!

http://pitchfork.com/news/51723-numero-announces-pre-prince-minneapolis-compilation-purple-snow/

Plus

http://numerogroup.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/the-tease-050-5-revealed/

cryinig

wow. so prince is allowing this? seems out of character.

is purple snow going to actually contain any music by prince?

hey, odd question, has anyone on the board dealt with these dudes on the licensing side? I'm thinking from everything I've read that they might be a good option for my/my fathers long running tape collection project (i know ive talked to ned abt this and a few of the rest of you, but fuck it, no need to be coy anymore, I just want to get this stuff to see the light of day.)

Have not dealt with them but they do make mention on their site of going through months of licensing hell on a project

is purple snow going to actually contain any music by prince?
pfork article linked to says: "Purple Snow's 32 tracks include late 70s/early 80s projects from pre-solo stardom Prince"

i really want the iasos disc.

looks like more than half of the tracks are previously unreleased?