Charlène Darling
Saint-Guidon

The 7th 7" in the 7" series on NoCorner is here......Kinlaw & Franco Franco's already-anthemic 'Crocs On The Plough' banger, cut to disc with a screwed dub version by Young Echo's O$VMV$M.We've been itching to get this disc out to the world for some time, and we really did wrestle for this one - trust. So it's with extra delight that we can now present this tune from Bristol / Avon's very own Kinlaw & Franco Franco - the name of the duo that should be well on your radar by now - if not: make sure to skip back a couple of chapters and check their albums on Avon Terrror Corps.Pitch-sliding rap in italiano versus pheasantry-grade industrial rhythmz -Kinlaw & Franco Franco have been causing a proper raucous with their unique cyberpunk-industrial style, both on record and live in the dance - From breaking legs in countryside sheds, to pissing off german bouncers by way of moshing crowds at Atonal in Berlin - the two have been flying the flag for righteous noise and much needed energy boosts for some time now, and 'Crocs In The Plough' has been a staple in their sets for some time now, providing an equal parts soothing, yet crushing piece of sonic tapestry that summons many moods and even timelines - effectively sitting in a world of it's own:somewhere between medieval ditty, future-shocked italian rap, and Timbaland-worthy RnB-esque melodics... And of course Crocs... on a plough, no less.Once you've let the original cut play on loop for a while - when you're ready - you can dive into the O$VMV$M version and take the trip into hallucinogenic-grade, valium-step chopped & $crewed dub territory - $VM & VMO$ take the track to a place where the Crocs On The Plough go sl0-mo, into sub-zero outer space.Letting the melody drift weightlessly around distant echos of the vocal - this one takes you far away, and brings you back only momentarily, like the wake up call of a fragmented heart beat, hitting when those drum sounds go collatoral like meteorites on crash course with our croc-powered spaceship -Edition of 200.hand-stamped centre labels.Printed reversed board sleeve - designed by Kin40k and Studio Tape-Echo.

‘Call To Arms & Angels’ is the title of the twelfth studio album from South London collective Archive. A 17-track double CD / triple LP recorded at RAK studios in London and released on Dangervisit/PIAS. Deluxe editions of the album also include a bonus ‘Super8’ album of new and exclusive instrumentals, as featured in the band’s ‘Super8’ documentary that will accompany the release of the album. Produced by Archive and long-time collaborator Jérome Devoise, ‘Call To Arms & Angels’ is the band’s first studio set since 2016’s ‘The False Foundation’. Talking about the new album, Darius Keeler says, “Writing our twelfth studio album was an extraordinary time for the band. The song writing became an unfolding narrative as the world got stranger and more disturbing every day. With people’s freedoms being pushed to the brink, the suffering Covid caused and the terrible events in the US lead by Trump and the rise of the Right, anything seemed possible. “To reflect on these times as artists brought up a darkness and an anger, but also a strange kind of inspiration that was at times unsettling. It really made us appreciate the power of music and how lucky we are to be able to express our feelings in this way. “It seems there is light at the end of the tunnel, but there are always shadows within that light.”

2+ is the third album of DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson. A new sound stopover in their funky trip since their beginning with « T’es qui ? » album in 2015.This new building stone prolong their critically acclaimed album « Aimez ces airs » released in 2019. « Aimez ces airs de plus » love this themes again , that’s exactly what the two sidekiks want to present with their diptych.What’s new?15 tracks , eclectic, soft, deep, and funky, where electro, soul even afro beat touches , or bossa nova live together harmoniously. DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson make praise of slowness (« Pas si vite »), address environmental issues on («Coeur béton»), social statements on (« Police », Raie publiques », « clic » and the social media addiction ), childhood on (Bola Mba ») , the post colonial relation between Africa and the other continents. Love is also really well presented ( « Thé à la menthe «, « Ping Pong ») and why not sailing to Essaouira in Morocco ?During the summer of 2020 , when the french national radio asked them to perform a live cover , our french funky duo chose the famous «Né quelque part» by Maxime Leforestier released in 1987.Their Suave interpretaion, haunting beat and spatial & languid atmosphere give a fantastic tribute to this beautiful melody and strong lyrics. They found a very intimate link with chorus in Zulu, harking back to the strong connection they made with South Africa during their last tour.It became clear that they needed to put this track on their new album , as their now club remix classic « Bwe Dlo « performed with their friend David Walters.After their tour in South Africa, they met « Cool Affair « the musician and electro house producer in Johannesburg who made a beautiful remix of « Aimé Césaire » which close perfectly this new opus.Recorded at « Le triangle des Bermudes » the home studio of Lieutenant Nicholson, produced and mixed by him with a electro analog sound dear to them.Horns, live drums, percussions and vocal choir were recorded at Bastille village at the label basement , even during the pandemic...On 2+, we can also hear the swirls of Antoine Berjeaut at the trumpet and bugle, magic keys from Florian Pellissier , two new flagships of the French jazz scene.Once again, DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson push the boundaries of the traditional « French song « to make the world dance. They want to keep their international audience , from Australia, Japan, Usa, South Africa to name a few the dance floors of the world will ignite with this new album . The French touch will still shine !

C’est ainsi que le regretté écrivain musical et critique d’art Greg Tate a commencé ses nouvelles notes pour ce numéro d’Americana. « LE PROJET MUSICAL DE KANE RETOURNE AUX ORIGINES DE LA MUSIQUE NOIRE, PARCE QUE LES EXPLORATIONS ET LES RÉALISATIONS MUSICALES DU GROUPE SONT EXCEPTIONNELLES, BIEN QUE VOUS NE LE SAUREZ PAS D’APRÈS L’ACCUEIL QU’ILS ONT REÇU. »Rudy Tambala et Alex Ayuli, les esprits musicaux derrière A.r. kane sont « deux aristos à peine légaux d’ascendance malawi/britannique et nigériane élevés à cockney-sprechen est de londres », comme l’a fait référence à eux : « deux dope boyz qui s’étaient revendiqués par télépathie comme meilleurs amis vers l’âge de 8 ans et qui, en 1986, ont revendiqué toutes les caractéristiques susmentionnées de l’aliénation noire, de la rage noire, du silence noir, du bruit noir et du ragga noir comme leur propre sonore et lumineux.il n’est pas exagéré de dire qu’A.R. kane était l’un des groupes les plus importants de la fin des années 80 et du début des années 90 : ils ont lancé la tendance shoegaze, ils ont inventé la dreampop…Et pourtant, quand est venu le temps pour les masses de se rallier autour d’eux, les grillons.L’industrie de la musique est dans une ère de redécouverte – nous regardons et écoutons tous, déterrons des chefs-d’œuvre négligés et reconsidérons leur importance maintenant. il est temps pour A.R. d’être reconnu.Les révolutions et les évolutions de Kane, des radicaux libres discordants et dissidents du rythme et du bruit noirs aux romantiques de la danse de chambre, des transformations audacieuses et autodéterminées.

killer cuts !