Greyboy - 15 Years Of West Coast Cool
(CD/LP) Ubiquity Records, 2008-11-04
Infos :
15 years, 5 albums, and many singles after his debut release, Ubiquity is delighted to release a “best of” which includes previously unreleased materials, hard to find mixes, and the tracks which made Greyboy famous as the originator of a new laid back, sunny, jazz and soul-inflicted West Coast sound. 15 Years of West Coast Cool includes appearances from Sharon Jones, Quantic, AG (of Showbiz and AG), Bart Davenport (of Honeycut), Shawn Lee, Nino Moschella, Jeremy Ellis and others.
Tracklisting :
01. Unwind Your Mind
02. Ruffneck Jazz
03. Grey's Groove To Love You
04. Panacea
05. Whirlwind
06. Mastered The Art The Lines
07. Hold Your Weight
08. Got To Be A Love
09. Genevieve
10. To Know You is
11. Love
12. Color In Between
13. Missin' Something
14. Help Is On The Way
Links :
greyboymusic.com
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
Tag : UBIQUITY
Greyboy - 15 Years Of West Coast Cool | Comments: 0
Tuesday, November 4 2008
Various - Ubiquity White Label | Comments: 0
Tuesday, October 21 2008
Various - Ubiquity White Label
(digital release only) Ubiquity Records UR241, 2008-10-21
Info :
Includes all exclusive previously unreleased tracks, and some mixes that will ONLY be found on this compilation. We're releasing these sneaky peeks to highlight upcoming releases and it's also in conjunction with the forthcoming launch of our new limited edition/high end clothing line called Ubiquity White Label. Just as the Ubiquity White Label clothing line features high-end limited edition clothing and accessories, the White Label compilation will include unreleased and exclusive tracks and mixes. The term White Label refers back to the days when VIP DJs were given "white label" 12"s prior to the official release of a record, to test-out, spread the word, and hype-up new music.
Tracklisting :
01. Full Moon
02. Two Steps Back
03. Things Change
04. Bill Blows It
05. So Easily, So Naturally
06. Leon Me
07. Dollar Short
08. When I Was Young
09. Across The Pond
10. Bad Infulence
11. Till Next Time
12. Indian Burn
Links :
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
youtube.com/ubiquityrecords
Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins - Clutch Of The Tiger | Comments: 0
Tuesday, October 21 2008
Shawn Lee and Clutchy Hopkins - Clutch Of The Tiger
(CD/LP) Ubiquity Records UR235, 2008-10-21
Infos :
Clutch of the Tiger sounds like a collection of film-noir tracks run through the Clutchy Hopkins and Shawn Lee magical music machine. It's dusty and mysterious junkyard jazz that's powered by sly beats and other-worldly funk. Famous comic book creator Jim Mahood (who has worked on Spiderman/Marvel, Clerks, Grrl Scouts, Stupid Comics, etc etc) liked the tunes so much he provided the killer artwork for the package! FYI - Inside the album is a hidden code that gives customers a deal on limited edition prints of the Mahfood artwork, available exclusively from the Ubiquity website.
Tracklisting :
01. Full Moon
02. Two Steps Back
03. Things Change
04. Bill Blows It
05. So Easily, So Naturally
06. Leon Me
07. Dollar Short
08. When I Was Young
09. Across The Pond
10. Bad Infulence
11. Till Next Time
12. Indian Burn
Links :
clutchyhopkins.blogspot.com
whoisclutchyhopkins.com
myspace.com/whoisclutchyhopkins
ubiquityrecords.com/clutchyhopkins.html
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com/shawn_lee.html
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
youtube.com/ubiquityrecords
Ohmega Watts - Eyes and Ears | Comments: 0
Tuesday, October 7 2008
Ohmega Watts - Eyes and Ears
(digital release only) Ubiquity Records UR232, 2008-10-07
Info :
This digital-only single features Ohmega Watts teaming up with Lex Records recording artist Jneiro Jarel (Shape Of Broad Minds) and see's their "Eyes and Ears" collab get an exclusive remix by Clutchy Hopkins. Also included is an instrumental version of the mix, and a 10+ minute live performance with Ohmega Watts and DJ Bombay ripping things up for WUAG in North Carolina.
The release of this digi-single is timed with the release of a video for "Eyes and Ears" which features Watts in back to school mode!
Tracklisting :
01. Eyes And Ears Feat. Jneiro Jarel (Clutchy Hopkins Mix)
02. Eyes And Ears (Clutchy Hopkins Mix Instrumental)
03. Live From North Carolina
Links :
ohmegawatts.com
myspace.com/ohmegawatts
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
youtube.com/ubiquityrecords
Damon Aaron - Highlands | Comments: 0
Tuesday, October 7 2008
Damon Aaron - Highlands
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR236, 2008-10-07
Info :
Highlands is an album of bittersweet cosmic Californian campfire electronics and melancholic dreams. Song-writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Damon Aaron, pens love songs and personal anecdotes that float over spacey hip hop beats and polished bass-lines. He cuts and pastes-in swirling strings and acoustic guitars that decorate his edgy minimal sound-scapes and cast light on traditional folk and songwriting roots.
Tracklisting :
01. Matinee
02. Fire
03. Floating
04. Clouds
05. Fall
06. Rainy Day
07. Firstlove
08. Better
09. Giving
10. Where Are You Now
11. It Reveals
Links :
myspace.com/damonaaron
ubiquityrecords.com
James Hardway - L.A. Instrumental | Comments: 0
Tuesday, October 7 2008
James Hardway - L.A. Instrumental
(CD) Ubiquity Records UR240, 2008-10-07
Infos :
James Hardway works most often with cool textures cutting his own path on a genre-defying jazz funk excursion that echoes the punk-soul of James Blood Ulmer, evokes the spirit of Fela Kuti's epic jams and is infused with a Cali bounce.
Hardway has worked with an impressive cast of British producers, from Genesis P-Orridge to Adrian Sherwood and Jah Wobble to Andrew Weatherall. During the early '80s, Hardway lived in Germany and acted in films before getting into the Berlin music scene. He recorded an album in 1983 (as David Harrow), and was the main force behind European electro-pop star Anne Clark . Hardway also appeared with Jah Wobble on the continent, but relocated to London by 1986, where he was swept up by the acid-house phenomenon.
Tracklisting :
01. Criminal Conversation
02. Some Kind of Treasure
03. Felix Waves Goodbye
04. On My Street
05. Easy Way Out
06. Driving In The Rain
07. High Class Tripper
08. Monofunk
09. Say Hello To Leon
10. Coffee at Changos
11. Up Front
Links :
jameshardway.com
ubiquityrecords.com
Nobody Presents Blank Blue - Dive EP | Comments: 0
Monday, September 29 2008
Nobody Presents Blank Blue - Dive EP
(12") Ubiquity Records UR237, 2008-09-29
Info :
Album versions of "Sonic What?!" and "Up" have been stripped down and re-made with breezy acoustic guitars, vibes and strings. Flying Lotus, on the other end of the sonic spectrum, takes the album version of "Blank Blue" and drags it through cosmic grit and dirt, before spitting out an extra-terrestrial banger. "Finer Grains" is an instrumental exclusive made just for this EP. This EP drops as we launch the video for "All The Shallow Deep", an album track which will be featured on the digital version of the EP only.
Tracklisting :
A1. Sonic What?! (Alt. Acoustic Take)
A2. Up (Alt. Acoustic Take)
A3. Finer Grains
B1. Blank Blue (Flying Lotus Remix)
B2. Blank Blue (Flying Lotus Remix Instrumental)
Links :
myspace.com/blankblue
ubiquityrecords.com/blankblue.html
plugresearch.com/nobody.html
myspace.com/flyinglotus
flying-lotus.com
Shawn Lee & Band Of Frequencies - Under The Sun O.S.T. | Comments: 0
Monday, September 1 2008
Shawn Lee & Band Of Frequencies - Under The Sun O.S.T.
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR238, 2008-09-08
Info :
Under the Sun is a documentary film made by filmmaker Cyrus Sutton and West Coast Record and clothing label Ubiquity Records. The film features an original soundtrack by Ubiquity Recording artist Shawn Lee and alongside Australian acts Band of Frequencies (a collective of musicians hailing from Byron Bay), Low Pressure Sound System and Afro Dizzi Act. On this double disc, Ubiquity multi-instrumentalist, Lee turns out a sunny, surf inspired mix of tracks that will make you want to pack up that board and head to the beach, or at least close your eyes and dream about it. Lee's signature funky breaks and beats are backed by twangy guitars and harmonicas creating a hazy breeze of blissful tunes.
Tracklisting CD1 (Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra) :
01. Under The Sun
02. Afro Surf
03. Capricorn
04. Hollisday
05. Below The Surface
06. Murf The Surf
07. 1994
08. Corvette
09. Rabbits Revenge
10. Great White Harp
11. Porpoise Song
12. Lava
13. Erotic Drums
14. Sweet Sixteen
15. New Era
16. Wichita Heights
17. Wave Song
18. Clock Song
19. Nice Dream
20. Rabbit
21. Psych Drums
22. Oom Pa Pah
23. Very Bari
24. Southern Surfer
25. Totally Tubular
26. Nino Nino
27. Under The Sun (Instrumental)
28. Under The Sun (Reprise)
Tracklisting CD2 (Band Of Frequencies) :
01. The Drop Off
02. Dylan's Wings
03. Sol Train
04. Spoonbender
05. The Pass
06. Open Water
07. Forever
08. Bark
09. Quantum Pod
10. Storm Front
11. Deep Dish
Links :
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com/shawn_lee.html
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
bandoffrequencies.com
afrodizziact.com
switch-foot.com
Nomo - Ghost Rock
Tuesday, June 17 2008
Nomo - Ghost Rock
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR230, 2008-06-17
Info :
Ghost Rock is the new album from the Michigan-based collective NOMO. The album sheds light on the way forward for a band that has been forging its own vital sound. This is not the Afrobeat of Fela, nor the revivalist Funk of a forgotten decade. This record owes as much to Can, Eno, and MIA as it does Kuti, Francis Bebey, and Funkadelic. On Ghost Rock, NOMO arrives in a new place. There's no loss of steam as they incorporate new influences, instead NOMO breaks through with a matured and developed sound that is fully its own.
Tracklisting :
01. Brainwave
02. All The Stars
03. Round The Way
04. Rings
05. My Dear
06. Ghost Rock
07. Last Beat
08. Three Shades
09. Nova
Links :
ubiquityrecords.com
nomomusic.com
Nomo's first album
Nomo's second album
Nobody Presents Blank Blue - Western Water Music Vol. II
Tuesday, May 6 2008
Nobody Presents Blank Blue - Western Water Music Vol. II
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR229, 2008-05-06
Info :
Blank Blue is the surreal story of an Armageddon born out of a massive earthquake off the west coast of the United States and set sometime in the future. The quake triggers a separation of the west from the rest of the country, creating a whirlpool of devastation in its wake. Millions die. Thousands survive. Those that survive eventually sink and drown from the buckling lands, only to have scores of poison mushrooms waiting for them underneath the earth's masses, loosened from centuries old trees. The poisoned water gives them their first gasp, and miraculously they are able to and breathe and live underwater. The album tells the story from various points of views, from an all-knowing narrator, to a psychic fish that warns people via their dreams, to random characters who watch their loved ones drown or ask the others underwater how to find the ability to breathe. The confusion and sadness is balanced by the fascination of having to start everything all over again; learning how to breathe and swim etc.
Tracklisting :
01. A New Design
02. Eyes Closed
03. Sonic What?!
04. All The Shallow Deep
05. Blank Blue
06. Circles in Circles
07. Faces
08. The Spectral Company
09. Ignite
10. In The Swim
11. Sea Roars Lead
12. Up
Links :
myspace.com/blankblue
ubiquityrecords.com/blankblue.html
plugresearch.com/nobody.html
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Miles Of Styles
Monday, May 5 2008
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Miles Of Styles
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR228, 2008-05-05
Info :
The seventh in the Ping Pong Orchestra album series see's multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee go global. This is the soundtrack to places Lee has been, and would like to visit, and was made using instruments he’s picked-up along the way. Miles of Styles is inspired by the multi-cultural mix of people in his hometown of London, the awe inspiring metropolis that is New York City, and by the mysterious uber-stylish vibe of Tokyo. Not to mention Jamaica, Finland, Greece, China, France and beyond...
Tracklisting :
01. Punjabi Lullaby
02. Brazilian Bubble
03. Great Russell Street
04. Lagos Calling
05. Mela D
06. Bathtub Dub
07. Prague Rock
08. Parisian Glam Slam
09. Italy 73
10. Ciao Bruno
11. Dinosaur Island
12. Heist in Helsinki
13. Tokyo Dancer
14. Mystery Train
15. Phoenix Firebird
16. San Diego
17. Daddy Funky
18. Chinese Chillin
19. Fly First
20. Greekout
Links :
shawnlee.net
myspace.com/shawnleemusic
ubiquityrecords.com/shawn_lee.html
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
Orgone - Hambone
Saturday, March 1 2008
Orgone - Hambone
(12" virtual release/MP3 Podcast on ParisDJs.com)
Ubiquity/ParisDJs UR219V/PARISDJS011, 2008-04-01
Podcast XML Link : parisdjs.com/share/feeds/podcast2.xml [podcast?]
Direct download : Orgone-Hambone.mp3
Tracklisting :
A1. Orgone - Hambone
Links :
Info on "The Killion Floor on Tru-Thoughts.net
myspace.com/orgonemusic
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
The Band :
Sergio Rios: Guitar & somewhat suspect personal navigational abilities
Dan Hastie: Rhodes, Clavinet, Hammond B3, Misc vintage synthesizers & official alcohol level regulator
Sean O'Shea: Drums & all things sweet or fried
Ethan Phillips: Bass & master of the single armed sunglasses
Stewart Killen: Percussion & pimped out monogramed k-swiss
Darren Cardoza: Trombone & rather large western style beltbuckles
Devin Williams: Trumpet & mystical sandwich eating abilities
Joel Bowers: Saxophone & unimpeachable taste in sneakers
Fanny Franklin: Vocals & a fantastic style
The Lions - Jungle Struttin'
Tuesday, February 19 2008
The Lions - Jungle Struttin'
(CD/LP) Ubiquity Records URCD/LP222, 2008-02-19
Info :
A unique Jamaican-inspired outfit, featuring members of Breakestra, Connie Price & the Keystones, Rhythm Roots All-Stars, Orgone, & Madlib's Sound Directions. Reggae rhythms n' dub techniques mash with the sound of Ethiopia, Africa, Colombia and a heavy dose of laid-back California soul, jazz, and funk. Jungle Struttin' is a bass-bin rockin' authentic take on an old school soulful reggae vibe with a tasty modern edge.
Tracklisting :
01. Thin Man Skank
02. Ethio-Steppers
03. Jungle Struttin'
04. Sweet Soul Music
05. Hot No Ho
06. Cumbia Del Leon
07. Lankershim Dub
08. Tuesday Roots
09. Fluglin' at Dave's
10. Think (About It)
11. Givin Up Food For Jah
Links :
myspace.com/lionsbread
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
youtube.com/ubiquityrecords
Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards | Comments: 1
Tuesday, February 5 2008
Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records URCD221, 2008-02-05
Info :
This album might as well be the crackly soundtrack to a vintage spaghetti western crossed with a '70s porno. Rickety breaks n'beats and busted keyboard sounds pop out against lush strings, while a collection of guitars and mandolins strum alongside old-school synthesizers. It's an eerie blend of dusty-bar blues, mariachi soul and hard times funk that sounds like it was recorded in a backyard shack somewhere remote, in a small town where kids throw stones at each other for fun. Features Darondo, Todd Simon and Shawn Lee.
Tracklisting :
01. Sound Of The Ghost
02. Song For Wolfie
03. Love Of A Woman Feat. Darondo
04. 3rd Element
05. Para Los Ninos
06. Horny Tickle
07. Percy On The One
08. Rocktober
09. Alla Oscar
10. Good Omen
11. Swap Meet Me At The Corner
12. Last Time For Your Mind
Links :
whoisclutchyhopkins.com
myspace.com/whoisclutchyhopkins
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
Connie Price and The Keystones - Tell Me Something | Comments: 1
Tuesday, January 22 2008
Connie Price and The Keystones - Tell Me Something
(2xCD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR217, 2008-01-22
Info :
On the follow-up to their Now-Again/Stones Throw album, Connie Price and the Keystones step-up with a heavyweight dynamic soundtrack-inspired hip hop album. While their debut was instrumental, Tell Me Something is the opposite, featuring a marquee-filling list of quality MCs. The legendary Big Daddy Kane, Percee P, Wildchild from the Lootpack, Ubiquity-labelmate Ohmega Watts, Soup from Jurassic 5, Blood Of Abraham, Mykah 9 from Freestyle Fellowship and Project Blowed, plus vocalist Aloe Blacc provide lyrics n'rhymes.
Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Across The Board feat. Big Daddy Kane
02. Put Your Weight On It feat. Soup of Jurassic 5
03. High Life feat. Mykah 9
04. Tell Me Something feat. Aloe Blacc
05. Hoagies Revenge
06. Pirates of the Mediterranean feat. Blood of Abraham
07. Master At Work feat. Ohmega Watts
08. Thundersounds feat. Percee P
09. Catatonia / Across The Board Again feat. Percee P and Wildchild
Tracklisting CD2 :
01. Across The Board
02. Put Your Weight On It
03. High Life
04. Tell Me Something
05. Hoagies Revenge
06. Pirates of the Mediterranean
07. Master At Work
08. Thundersounds
09. Catatonia / Across The Board Again
Links :
myspace.com/conniepricethekeystones
ubiquityrecords.com
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
stonesthrow.com/nowagain/artists/connie_price.htm
Personnel :
Dan Ubick – producer, writer, arranger, guitarist
Todd M. Simon – writer, arranger, trumpet
Jordan Katz - trumpet
Joel Bowers - saxophones
David Ralicke – trombone, sax, flute
Tracy Wannomae – saxophones
"Big" Dave Wilder, Richard "Doo" Lee, Chris Stillwell – bass
Danny Hastie, Jeremy Ruzumna, D'Wayne Kelly - keys
Davey Chegwidden, Connie Price – percussion
Sean O'Shea, Pete McNeal, Connie Price, Malcolm Catto - drums
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