Tag: Left Ear Records
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Kingsley Bucknor reissue ‘Just U And Me’ finishes year in style for Left Ear Records
This one has been on heavy rotation – Kingsley Bucknor’s Just U and Me LP, from Nigeria, in 1985. The Aussie label moves further afield and has has selected this trippy electro-funk and boogie fusion to finish 2017. After playing with Fela Kuti in the 1970s and releasing two afrobeat LP’s, Kingsley travelled the globe.…
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Minoru ‘Hoodoo’ Fushimi interview
In Praise of Mitochondria begs so many questions. This collection features some of the most innovative and cohesive examples around of supreme proto-electro, vocoder jams and electro-funk music in the world music spectrum. What was happening in Minoru’s world? It’s as if his music was made in isolation from the rest of the movement, while…
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Francois K – FK On The Beach Batido De Corpo – Goleiro Kingsley Bucknor – You Gotta Keep On Luvin’ Me (Hot Extended Remix Version) WITCH – Erotic Delight Kingsley Bucknor – Just U And Me Nana Love – When The Heart Decides Kingsley Bucknor – Don’t Give Up Ya Luv (Instrumental Hot Remix) Rupa…
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Left Ear select best of Minoru ‘Hoodoo’ Fushimi on new compilation ‘In Praise of Mitochondria’
In Praise of Mitochondria celebrates the output of Minoru ‘Hoodoo’ Fushimi who self-released four albums of unique proto-electro and rap explorations. They were released on two vinyl LPs and two CDs between 1985 and 1992 and now the ever trusty Left Ear Records from Melbourne have revisited this Japanese pioneer. Together with Jerome Qpchan, the…
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Left Ear Records celebrate Australian great again with Peter Westheimer’s ‘Cool Change’ comp
Cool Change from Left Ear Records is the new compilation of Peter Westheimer and it’s a welcome examination of a musical polymath. Westheimer is a a medical doctor, played violin in the Australian Youth Orchestra, he’s been an actor, a former deputy mayor, a street theatre performer and a documentary soundtrack composer. The Aussie label…
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Soon on Left Ear Records: Shahara-Ja’s electro soul gem ‘I’m An Arabian Knight’
Australia’s Left Ear Records are planning the reissue of this cult record – Shahara-Ja’s I’m An Arabian Knight. This great video of the late 1980s oddity gives us a taster. The label has so far reunited us with the Yoruba Singers, Brother Resistance, Starship Commander Woo Woo, Andre Tanker and Leong Lau. More at Left…
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Interview: Mori Ra – European tour
Mori Ra of Japan has embarked on his European tour and WTM has spoken to him. His forthcoming edit is of Black Pepper by Guyanese artists Yoruba Singers. The 1984 version of the track released in 1975 will be on a lovely 12″ reissued for the first time by Left Ear Records, alongside Mori’s edit.…
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Quality Thesda reissue on Left Ear Records
Melbourne’s Left Ear Records continues its sterling work with this official re-release of Thesda’s killer LP. Thesda’s musical ideas collided in a small studio with Spaced Out pressed in very small numbers. The only distribution it got was as a Christmas present one year and interest was reignited in April 2007 after a record collector…
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