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TRACK LISTING

01. Winnipeg South Blues
02. Accent (Peanut Punch)
03. Coprock
04. Blood Rock
05. So High (The Richardson)
06. High Park Sunrise
07. Ole Mine Town feat. Grand Analog
08. Metro Radio feat. DJ Brace
09. Liks
10. Garbage Hill

 

 

 

Nestor Wynrush - Trinnipeg !78
CD
CHR016 2009

Six years after his debut record, Guy, I'm From Here, Nestor Wynrush raises the curtain on his newest creation, Trinnipeg !78. On this record, Wynrush (the fabulist) rides the rails from Winnipeg to Toronto, rapping bluesology and forgetting his heart on the window seat at every whistle stop. On board the train with Wynrush are some of Western Canada's elite. Beats on the new album are provided by soso, mcenroe, Odario Williams, and DJ Kutdown with offerings from undercover upstarts Murdock and Lonnie Ce. Guest appearances by JUNO award winner and DMC Canadian champion, DJ Brace and Grand Analog round out the roster.

The songs are an ode to Canadiana in all its subtle, tragic glory. Trinnipeg!78 is a celebration of roots, agonized love and good times. At times Wynrush's lyrics describe the painful quest for identity in a "multicultural" society -- a quest to find one's voice in a crowded room. Trinnipeg !78 - The place that he was proudly born into.

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TRACK LISTING

01. all ties cast off
02. hand over fist
03. like old folks like rain
04. under the yoke
05. knots and lumps
06. for anything I know
07. and all good things

 

 

 

soso & DJ Kutdown - all they found was water at the bottom of the sea
CD
HUIP-1043

The new instrumental album produced by soso and DJ Kutdown is slated for release on Hue Records, Japan. Blending their very different but complementary production styles -- soso providing the melody arrangements and Kutdown providing the drum sequences -- "All They Found was Water at the Bottom of the Sea" was created in the spirit of collaboration and friendship. The album retains the character that defined much of their earlier work and reflects their ongoing appreciation for beautiful samples and drums that smack.

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TRACK LISTING

01. Rubber Rings
02. Company of Chairs
03. All The Useless Things These Hands Have Done
04. The Names of all the Trees
05. Your Mom is in the Next Room
06. Floorboards and
07. One Eye Open
08. For a Girl on a Faraway Hill

 

soso - Tinfoil on the Windows
CD
HUIP-1037 / END013 2007

Weaving compelling personal narratives with his sparse, beautiful production style, the Saskatchewan-based artist, soso has become a fixture of the avant-garde hip hop/art rap movement.

In an ongoing effort to privilege experimentation and risk, soso adopted a collaborative approach for his latest production. Enlisting the talents of his friend, tour-mate and indie-rock darling, Maybe Smith, Tinfoil on the Windows is the most musically ambitious and creative soso release to date.

soso delivers fragile vocal melodies and close, confessional lyrics over an assemblage of field recordings, electronic bleeps, programmed drums and sprawling instrumentation evocative of My Bloody Valentine and Do Make Say Think. Additional contributions from Maki and Scott Da Ros add punch to the lovely melodic soundscapes. Tinfoil on the Windows challenges typical genre conventions and soso treads this unfamiliar ground with crafty song writing and integrity.

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soso - Bachelors' Drinking Club
DVD
CHR013-LE 2007

Bachelors’ Drinking Club is CHR’s first foray into the realm of video. Documenting his 2006 tour of the same name, this DVD features live performance footage from soso and Maybe Smith as well as performances by fellow indie-rap cohorts like Epic, Bleubird, Gruf the Druid, Grubbs, Nestor Wynrush, Pip Skid and Thesis Sahib. Also features an insightful conversation with soso and the music video for Hungover for Three Days Straight (Don’t Matter). Limited to 100 copies. Running time 58 Min.

TRACK LISTING

01. Conversation with soso
02. Bachelors Drinking Club road music
03. soso & Maybe Smith - Returning to an Empty House
04. soso & Maybe Smith - Finding Out About a Big Pile of Stones
05. soso & Maybe Smith - Hungover for Three Days Straight (Don’t Matter)
06. soso & Maybe Smith - Sweet Euphemisms
07. Epic - Another Left Wing Peace Song
08. Epic - Dave Steib
09. Gruf - Process Assimilate
10. Gruf - Fillossaphee
11. Pip Skid - Bastid’s Verse
12. Pip Skid - Elbow Grease
13. Nestor Wynrush -
14. Bleubird - Pilgrim of St. Zotique
15. Grubbs - War Drum
16. Thesis Sahib - What Kind of a Rap Photography Show is This?
17. Thesis Sahib - Inside Voices
18. Thesis Sahib - Theo Sasquatch
19. Thesis Sahib - Mud Pies
20. Maybe Smith Thanks the Drake Hotel (in its empty glory)
21. Hungover for Three Days Straight (Don’t Matter) music video

 

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Thesis Sahib - Loved Ones
CD
CHR012 2006

On his third full length offering, Thesis Sahib showcases his well-honed, rapid-fire delivery, harmonic vocals and imaginative lyrics. An ambitious 30 track album produced by Nyles (of Howl), Loved Ones, is a creative, musically diverse album exploring alternative instrumentation, playful arrangements and tempo variations.

TRACK LISTING

01. Dengue
02. The Butcher's Daughter
03. I'll Ride Away *End
04. Mud Pies
05. Thought This as Thoughtless
06. With What We Have
07. How Fortunate
08. On Secondhand
09. Twenty Sick Sweet Teeth
10. Plastic Spoons
11. Punk Rock Soccer Mom
12. Stuffed as a Champion
13. * Abandon
14. Part of the Family
15. And So and So
16. On the Road to Rotting
17. The King's Men * Lets See
18. Useless Honest
19. Near the Low Stream
20. Crawling on Your Needs
21. A Different * Lullabies
22. Inside Voices
23. Eavesdrops
24. Calling Home
25. Action Man
26. Laugh Lines
27. Sleep to the Sound of…
28. The List * Thin Veil
29. Again and the Guilty Man
30. Face and Hands

 

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soso - birthday songs
CD
HUIP033 2006

In 2002, soso released this collection of well crafted songs, marking his progression as both a lyricist and beat smith. Characterized by beautiful, haunting beats and poignant lyrics, Birthday Songs asserted itself as one the finest productions of the year.

soso has teamed up with Hue Records to release a revamped version of Birthday Songs for Japanese release! Featuring two additional songs, re-worked vocals and new artwork. Available July/August

TRACK LISTING

01. The first of a thousand goodbyes
02. Waiting for the harmonica to drop
03. It goes
04. for Ruby
05. Anger in the land
06. Pretty mound of dirt
07. Dyke look
08. Birthday song
09. Hand to the plow
10. We always thought she'd be the first to go

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Recyclone & soso - Stagnation and Woe
CD
CHR011 2006

This collection of songs from co-conspirators soso and Recyclone has been scheduled to drop March 21st. soso has applied a clanking mechanical edge to his lovely melody driven beats to compliment Recyclone's barrage of dark revelations. The mad man is in fine form, spitting delightful, nihilistic lyrics addressing social ills and environmental sickness. The album is a tight, cohesive work culminating with the gritty eight minute call-to-arms featuring fellow Halifax mc's Squig, DP, Wall Flower, Adam Hartling & EMC. This is an enhanced cd featuring the video for "Gearbox Therapy."

TRACK LISTING

01. Gearbox Therapy
02. The Earltown Hermit
03. Episodes of Constant Torture
04. Trash Culture
05. Body Parts
06. Ghosts
07. The Introduction feat. Squig, DP, Wall Flower, Adam Hartling & EMC (Second Front)
08. Gearbox Therapy Bonus Video

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soso - tenth street and clarence
LP
CHR009 2006

Informed by culture and place, soso spins narratives that interweave family and social histories with landscape and weather. His third self-produced release, tenth street and clarence is a beautiful, poetic effort. This limited edition LP released by the German imprint Subversiv features new full colour artwork.

TRACK LISTING

01 Finding Out About a Big Pile of Stones
02 Returning to an Empty House
03 Your Skin Brown from the Sun
04 Waiting Under a Wax Paper Sky
05 Washes the Ground
06 Things That Make What a Man Is
07 Confronting Your Mom with a Pipe Up My Sleeve
08 With Morning, Relief
09 Sweet Euphemisms
10 Hungover for Three Days Straight (Don't Matter)

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Epic & Nomad
CD
CHR010 2005

This new full length album features Epic's off-kilter, slice of life raps with the charming warbling vocals of Belgium's Homesick Nomad. Maki has put together a great collection of beats for this album, and Epic enlisted the talents of a number of indie rap's finest. Cam the Wizzard lends his impeccable baritone flow to a couple of tracks, Nomad's bandmate Siaz drops on a couple tracks, Canadian DMC Champion Dj Brace rips it on a track and soso chips in a beat as well! Cover art provided by the incomparable, Thesis Sahib…

TRACK LISTING

01. hot 2006 mentality
02. another left wing peace song feat. DJ Brace
03. time flows by
04. from canada to belgium with love feat. Cam the Wizzard & Siaz
05. my name is nomad
06. days n times (whats really good)
07. isolation interlude feat. Asthma & Cam the Wizzard
08. i can't hide feat. Siaz
09. certain radius
10. act on stage

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soso - tenth street and clarence
CD
CHR009 2005

soso's first solo release in three years, tenth street and clarence. A narrative project navigating through family and social histories, landscape and weather. Unique soft poly packaging with lyric booklet. A special limited edition w/DVD to follow!

TRACK LISTING

01 The Goose Hunter pt 1
02 The Goose Hunter pt 2
03 Finding Out About a Big Pile of Stones
04 Returning to an Empty House
05 Your Skin Brown from the Sun
06 Waiting Under a Wax Paper Sky
07 Washes the Ground
08 Things That Make What a Man Is
09 Confronting Your Mom with a Pipe Up My Sleeve
10 With Morning, Relief
11 Sweet Euphemisms
12 Hungover for Three Days Straight (Don't Matter)

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Epic - Local Only
vinyl LP
CHR005-2 2005

We've teamed up with Subversiv, one of Europe's finest imprints for the release of Local Only on limited edition vinyl with new artwork and full colour covers!

Two years in the making, Local Only represents the most comprehensive Epic release to date. Over a fine collection of beats, Epic drops verses about aging rappers, creditors and everyday injustice with his trademark wit and unorthodox flow. Epic enlisted the talents of some of Canada's finest including mic rippers, Pip Skid, Micill Write, and Conspiracy, turntablist, Kutdown and beatmakers soso, Maki and Muneshine (Lightheaded).

TRACK LISTING

01 Running Away from Saskatoon
02 Old Guys Are Ready to Rock the Mic f. Micill Write
03 Midnight Move f. Pip Skid
04 Bring the Heat
05 My Briefcase is a Weapon
06 Towtruck
07 Poor People Are Scummy
08 Middle Aged White Guy
09 Where’s the Cipher
10 It Ain't Easy
11 Masses f. Conspiracy
12 ame 109

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Recyclone - Corroding the Dead World
CD
CHR008 2005

The two seminal hip hop albums from mad genius Recyclone. Re-mastered & available on CD for the fist time, these rare recordings chronicle the formative years of the Halifax hip hop explosion. These albums were recorded over the span of 1997-1999 with beats by the one and only Sixtoo (ninja tune) and Graematter (Buck65). The album also features an exclusive bonus track featuring Pip Skid and the remix of Set Fires. The liner notes include a short story authored by Recyclone titled Chapter 1- Dementia.

TRACK LISTING

01. The Beginning Was the End
02. Inside The Industrial Castle
03. Fucking Animals
04. Magic
05. Anthropic
06. Digital Six
07. Contact
08. Grave Architecture
09. Land Based
10. The Great Tree
11. Earth, Human Lab
12. Dog Dick
13. When It Was Real
14. Armour
15. Slow Rot
16. Virus
17. Oil Burner
18. Set Fires (remix)
19. We Don't Exist f. Pip Skid

 

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soso - The Goose Hunter pt 1 & 2
Limited edition 7"
CHR006 2005

For the first single from his forthcoming full length, soso extends his capable reach into the realm of instrumental hip hop music. The sound of migrating geese create the backdrop for this evocative two-part piece characterized by beautiful melodies, haunting vocal bits and smart drum compositions. For the limited edition 7" soso enlisted the talents of visual artist Tamara Bond. Each piece is numbered and signed by soso.

TRACK LISTING

01 The Goose Hunter pt 1
02 The Goose Hunter pt 2

 

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soso - poor man's survey
Limited edition CDr
CHR007-LE 2004

A companion piece for the soso 7", this is a selection of soso's favourite instrumentals culled from various projects and presented as the poor man’s survey of his work to date. A limited edition disc, individually signed, numbered and made with care.

TRACK LISTING

01. *
02. dust
03. Dave Steib
04. hand to the plow
05. middle aged white guy
06. dyke look
07. pretty mound of dirt
08. it goes
09. EPMD
10. towtruck
11. girls
12. it ain't easy
13. midnight run
14. running away from Saskatoon
15. thought process
16. marcus and tom for city hall
17. cool run ins - Epic & Conspiracy*
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Epic - Local Only
CD
CHR005 2004

Two years in the making, Local Only represents the most comprehensive Epic release to date. Over a fine collection of beats, Epic drops verses about aging rappers, creditors and everyday injustice with his trademark wit and unorthodox flow. Epic enlisted the talents of some of Canada's finest including mic rippers, Pip Skid, Micill Write, and Conspiracy, turntablist, Kutdown and beatmakers soso, Maki and Muneshine (Lightheaded).

TRACK LISTING

01 Running Away from Saskatoon
02 Old Guys Are Ready to Rock the Mic f. Micill Write
03 Midnight Move f. Pip Skid
04 Bring the Heat
05 My Briefcase is a Weapon
06 Towtruck
07 Poor People Are Scummy
08 Middle Aged White Guy
09 Where’s the Cipher
10 Untitled
11 It Ain't Easy
12 Masses f. Conspiracy
13 ame 109

 

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Epic - Heater in My Truck
Vinyl Ep
CHR004 2003

Hot new Epic shit on a handsome vinyl-only production. Released in anticipation of his upcoming album, Heater In My Truck features that combination of charming wit and socially relevant lyrics we've come to expect from Epic. The beats knock dang it -- superb production handled by soso and Maki. Conspiracy and Ben.e Elim lend their talents on two songs and Kutdown drops by on a couple of tracks to fucking kill it!

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
01 Poor People Are Scummy
02 I Only Like Rap
03 Girls f. Ben.e Elim
04 Petty Theft on Da Ave
05 Poor People Are Scummy Inst.
06 Old Guys Are Ready to Ric the Mic Inst.

SIDE B
07 It Ain't Easy
08 Masses f. Conspiracy
09 It Ain't Easy Instrumental
10 Petty Theft on Da Ave Instrumental

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soso - birthday songs
enhanced CD
CHR003 2002

In 2002, soso released his eagerly anticipated album entitled birthday songs. This collection of well crafted songs marks the progression of soso as both lyricist and beat smith. Characterized by beautiful, haunting beats and poignant lyrics, birthday songs asserts itself as one the finest productions of the year. Nominated for 2003 Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Rap/Hip Hop Recording.

TRACK LISTING

01 waiting for the harmonica to drop
02 it goes
03 for Ruby
04 pretty mound of dirt
05 dyke look
06 birthday song
07 hand to the plow
08 we always thought she'd be the first to go

hand to the plow (video)
we always thought... (video)

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Epic - 8:30 in Newfoundland
CD
CHR002 2001

8:30 in Newfoundland  Epic's first comprehensive release, some emcee-type shit...proving once and for all he's a "militant goon." A collaborative effort, production by soso with the one good beat provided by Gumshoe Strut and some dope contributions from M.Phasis, Your Brother in my Backpack, soso, Pip Skid.

TRACK LISTING

01 thought process
02 live from the SaskatoonClub
03 Mic Geronimo
04 Fast words slow
05 dog shit tired
06 Canada Student Loans
07 My Friends Like My Songs
08 EPMD
09 13% rant
10 Subject to a Change
11 Dave Steib
12 Midnight Run

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soso - sour suite
Vinyl EP
CHR001 2000

Clothes Horse Records inaugural release. A conceptual six track ep, soso marries rich production with tales of infinite woe. This vinyl offering includes six songs as well as two instrumentals. All beats, cuts and vocals by soso, with contributions from Epic and John Smith.

TRACK LISTING

A01 untitled (paralysis)
A02 drink f. John Smith
A03 blessed f. Epic
A04 drink instrumental
B01 dust
B02 loss
B03 swan song
B04 loss instrumental

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soso crew design on fleece jogger zip up. soso on chest, Clothes Horse Records star logo on reverse. Black print on asphalt grey or brown, guaranteed sweatshop free.

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soso crew design on super soft cotton Tshirt. soso on chest, Clothes Horse Records star logo on lower left. Black print on heather grey or army green, guaranteed sweatshop free.

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These hot inch and a quarter buttons feature the bling-y CHR Star logo and come in royal blue or black. Represent represent.

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These fresh inch-and-a-half buttons are now available at Phonographique. A number of nifty designs are available… give one to that pretty girl at the bar, she'll be putty in your hands. If you are that pretty girl at the bar, why haven't you returned my phone calls?



 

 

For the latest edition to the CHR button line, soso cooked up a 3 part button set to compose the new CHR boxer logo. Inch and a quarter buttons in pink on black. Tres fresh.

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soso's contribution to the new CHR speech bubble Tshirt series. Large print on chest with Clothes Horse Records star logo on back. Available in Men's Navy or Grey (longsleeve) and Women's Red, Purple, Brown or Army Green. Super soft cotton shirts, guaranteed sweatshop free!

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