Name: Jassbusters
Brand: Connan Mockasin

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4923123814

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Black Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Gatefold Sleeve with printed inner sleeve

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-10-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

184923123814

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Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Connan Mockasin

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Mexican Summer

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/audiobooks-now-in-a-minute">audiobooks - Now! (in a minute)</a>

audiobooks. audiobooks. What can you say about audiobooks that does them any justice? The London-based pair have already done so much that audiobooks is but a chapter in their ongoing story. But what a chapter.

Walking the tightrope between ultra-realism and surreal concept art, Now! (in a minute) is a fever-dream journey through daily life and the inner-thoughts of Evangeline Ling and David Wrench. Prosaic and deadpan, akin to Human League, disquieting and hypnotic, just like The Fall. Ling's exploration of her art is grounded and aided by Wrench's sense for melody, texture and fun.

This whirlwind of synths, screams, poetry - and even coughing fits - may not be to everyone's taste but this was never the intention. Now! (in a minute)is a 'push it to the limits' test for both the band and the listener.

2. Cloud Nothings - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/cloud-nothings-last-building-burning">Last Burning Building</a>

3. Kristin Hersh - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/kristin-hersh-possible-dust-clouds">Possible Dust Clouds</a>

4. Connan Mockasin - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/music/connan-mockasin-jassbusters">Jassbusters</a>

5. Doug Paisley - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/doug-paisley-starter-home">Starter Home</a>

6. JP Bimeni &amp; The Black Belts - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/jp-bimeni-and-the-black-belts-free-me">Free Me</a>

7. Barry Adamson - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/music/barry-adamson-memento-mori-anthology-1978-2018">Momento Mori (Anthology 1978 - 2018)</a>

8. Colter Wall - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/music/colter-wall-songs-of-the-plains">Songs of the Plains</a>

9. PAINT - <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/paint-paint">PAINT</a>

10. Jerry Paper - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/music/jerry-paper-like-a-baby">Like a Baby</a>

Albums of the Month - November 2018

Albums of the Year 2018

Connan Mockasin is a psychedelic pop musician hailing from Te Awanga, New Zealand. With his unique blend of dreamy melodies and experimental soundscapes, he has captivated audiences around the world. Drawing inspiration from artists like John Maus, Ariel Pink, and Soft Hair, Connan Mockasin's music takes listeners on a sonic journey through his imaginative and otherworldly musical universe.

Known for his distinctive falsetto vocals and intricate guitar work, Connan Mockasin creates music that defies genre boundaries. His songs are filled with lush arrangements and mesmerizing rhythms that transport listeners to a state of blissful euphoria. Whether it's the ethereal beauty of "Forever Dolphin Love" or the infectious grooves of "I'm The Man That Will Find You," Connan Mockasin's music never fails to leave a lasting impression.

In addition to his solo work, Connan Mockasin has collaborated with various artists such as Soft Hair, TOPS, and Cate Le Bon. His ability to seamlessly blend different musical styles and influences sets him apart as an innovative force in the contemporary music scene. With each release, Connan Mockasin continues to push boundaries and redefine what it means to create truly original music.

How do you define a label whose roster defy definition indefinitely? Jessica Pratt, Connan Mockasin, Ariel Pink, Oneohtrix Point Never, Cate Le Bon and Washed Out. Over the past ten years, Mexican Summer have signed a sprawl of artists and it is almost impossible to draw a line of best fit. Almost.

The common denominator amongst the menagerie is a conceptual spirit that explores, subverts and evolves a monumental array of pop music genres. Whether it’s Connan Mockasin’s psychedelic dream soul, Weyes Blood’s Laurel Canyon pastiche or whatever the fuck Oneohtrix Point Never is, Mexican Summer are drawn to those who play with our preconceptions.

Beginning in Brooklyn in 2008, Mexican Summer was founded by Keith Abrahamsson and Andres Santo Domingo. It is now the foremost experimental pop label and a bastion for artists to take creative control of their output. You never know what Mexican Summer will put out next, but you know it will take you to a place that is instantly recognisable and alien all at once.

First off, congratulations on reaching your 10 year anniversary last year. What are your hopes for decade number 2?

Thank ya, kindly. Decade #2 has gotta go even deeper, right? Our hope is to continue supporting artists who bring beautiful art and positivity into this big, frequently bleak world of ours.

As an outside observer, there is something elusive that connects your artists. A kind of conceptual indie-rock or epic experimental pop. Could you shed any more light on what it is that you look for in your artists?

Good songs + good people - but always keepin it freaky. If that criteria is met, we’ll usually find a way to figure out the rest.

Could you name us five releases over the past 11 years that define Mexican Summer?

Not sure about defining us, but here’s SIX selects I dig (cause I like even numbers better):

Ariel Pink - Dedicated To Bobby Jameson

Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat To Earth

What has Mexican Summer got in store for us in 2019?

2019 is almost a wrap, so here’s some 2020 news… new music from Ariel, Connan, Dungen, Paint, Jess Williamson, Arp and a bunch of new signings, reissues and book projects that you’ll have to wait a minute or two to hear about.

After the brief but beautiful collaboration between Ariel Pink and Weyes Blood, who from your roster would you love to see team up for a record?

That collab (and others like it) have been the fruits of our ongoing residency series that we hold each April in Marfa, TX at our Myths festival. We have a new one on the way this Fall from Cate Le Bon + Bradford Cox and then next year from Drugdealer + Tim Presley. Hoping we can keep that spirit alive and kickin well into the future…

Mexican Summer Label Focus

Back In Stock

Connan Tant Hosford aka musician/composer/producer Connan Mockasin is from Te Awanga (New Zealand) and this is his third album, recorded at Studio Ferber, Paris in one week with Nicholas Harsant, Matthew Eccles and Rory McCarthy. It accompanies a five part film called Bosyn n’ Dobsyn’ which stars Connan Mockasin and Blake Pryor.

A smooth slow jam of an album. From soul growl to falsetto pleading it’s a rain-lashed soul groove with jewelled splashes of funks splashing on the window. It sits deep in the grooves. Slightly unsettling downbeat melancholia with almost music-hall crooning at times. A confident slide and groove across the dancefloor. A twilight last savoured sip of whiskey type of album - a downright downbeat classic.

Connan Mockasin’s third album Jassbusters is an unclassifiable, unconventional affair that neither picks up from nor abandons the modes of 2013’s widely-embraced Caramel or its 2010 predecessor Forever Dolphin Love. Jassbusters foreshadows a five-part melodrama film titled Bostyn 'n Dobsyn, created by Mockasin, soundtracking the unpredictable narrative of the film in eclectic, electric ways. The album is sure to make turntables shimmer and shiver in its wake.