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CHLT 075CD
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"If the independently-pressed record made the galaxy of recorded music that much larger, the burgeoning home studio became the black hole from which little escaped. Flowering in the mid-to-late '70s, affordable high-quality tape recorders, synthesizers, and simple drum machines permitted the aspiring artist to never leave his home, never request the assistance of another human being. In the world of American black music, name artists such as Sly Stone, Timmy Thomas, and Shuggie Otis had experimented with rudimentary electronic soul with a modicum of success, but on record what remains is scant. This collection presents the unheard underground of the self-produced, often solo, electronic soul world of the '70s and early '80s, offering a view into an ocean of sound that is in turn peaceful, bizarre, funky, and often humbly ahead of its time. Available as a deluxe bound book CD, featuring arial photography by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit."
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CHLT 040CD
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"The Bangers are back. The saga continues -- the Urban Renewal Program is reloaded in the form of an EP with new tracks & remixes from Atmosphere, Mos Def, Diverse, Kutmasta Kurt, Aesop Rock, Caural and Prefuse-73. As we all know by now, the Urban Renewal Program has gained international acclaim as a ground breaking compilation for its forward thinking music & artwork and this limited edition EP meets and exceeds all expectations."
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CHLT 046 EP
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"Vast Aire, remember him? After conquering the world w/ Cannibal Ox on the Cold Vein album. Vast Aire has taken a brief hiatus from Ox's crazy schedule to kick things off proper on the solo tip with his new 12" Look Mom No Hands the wait is over, Vast Aire has hooked up w Madlib (Quasimoto, Yesterdays New Quintet) to bring you the one of the most anticipated singles of the year. Look Mom No Hands is Vast's ill lyrics, locked over Madlib's ill production, this track will be one of the highlights of the year. The b-side is a whole other story, long time associate Cryptic laces Vast w/ a soon to be classic 'Why Is The Sky Blue' which takes you back to the days 'when videos games were 8 bit', a gritty atmospheric track w/ Vast laying out the details of his up bringing in Harlem."
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CHLT 045 CD
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"Chocolate Industries is pleased to announce its new addition to the roster -- The Timeout Drawer, a noisy guitar and synth driven rock band coming from the north side of Chicago. Long before linking up w/ Chocolate Ind., TTD have toured the country and have released two critically acclaimed albums on their own label, Someoddpilot. Now they have joined forces with the Choco crew, and Mr. Caural himself has contributed an amazing re-work of the title track to help celebrate a new direction for the label."
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CHLT 042 EP
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2 tracks from the CD on 7", including the Caural mix.
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CHLT 039 CD
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"This is one of the sure shots of this year, Diverse steps out and w/ production from Madlib, Prefuse-73 & RJD2 and guest appearances from Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox, Jean Grae & Lyrics born this album is packed w/ non-stop action. After blazing tracks with the likes of Mos Def, Prefuse-73, RJD2 & countless others on critically acclaimed records like the Urban Renewal Program compilation, Prefuse-73's One Word Extinguisher, as well as his own EP Move and his bangin 12" Certified -- it's been 3 years of laying the groundwork for international recognition -- its quite likely that you've been waiting for this relentless artist to step out on his own and deliver his full-length testimony. Dropping on heads everywhere like a late-night wake-up call, One A.M walks the line of black psych-rock, hip-hop and tru school B-boying. It's quite simply something you have never heard before. With Jeff Parker of Tortoise, Rob Mazurek and K-Kruz (all of whom appear on One A.M.), Diverse embraces the town and the scene that has helped shape him as an artist. Reaching beyond the city of Chicago, the album features production with long-time collaborators RJD2 (who produced half the album) and Prefuse-73, as well as legendary hip-hop beat scientist Madlib. Joining Diverse on the MC tip on One A.M. is Lyrics Born (Latyrx), Jean Grae, Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox), and a rare vocal cameo by Prefuse-73 (SAY WHAT?? Prefuse doing back up vocals?). It's an album that fuses amazing talents, perspectives and energies. The results are next level."
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CHLT 043 EP
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CHLT 043 CD
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"Via Tania is back after releasing her critically acclaimed album Under a Different Sky earlier in the spring. Tania & company are back w/ a new batch of genre blurring goodies. The Boltanski EP picks up where Under a Different Sky left off, mixing up the unique musical structures which have won her a steadily growing base of followers, with the addition of two new tracks -- 'March' & 'Dark Music for Dark Times.' Oh! And lets not forget the blazing remix of 'In the deep' by John Herndon Of Tortoise. Ah, that's better."
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CHLT 003
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$5.50
NOT IN STOCK, SPECIAL ORDER
Repress of this long unavailable four track EP. "At long last the Un-authorized EP from Push Button Objects is being re-issued. Once only sold on E-bay for top dollar among the most respected collectors in the world..the Chocolate Industries camp felt it was time to make this EP available again for everyone who missed the boat first time around. You will find early compositions from Push-Button Objects which set the tone for his style today and a hard to find remix from Gescom/Autechre -- a remix so hot that it's been a staple in Kid Koala's set for the past two years. WE DARE YOU. Artwork by The Designers Republic."
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