NEW SHOP ....... BUY DOWNLOADS, CDS AND VINYL DIRECT FROM US ! ...... NEW SHOP.......
you can also buy with paypal through the Chocolate Fireguard myspace
NEWS 03/2008: KAVA KAVA TRACKS 'NFA' and 'TIC' featured in episode 1 series 2 of popular
FX TV SHOW 'DIRT' (featuring COURTNEY COX) airing in the USA 2nd March. Yes the synchs keep coming in for Kava Kava ..... 'Weeds', HBO's 'John From Cincinnati' and now 'Dirt' .... Bring it on!
Have a look at Kava Kava's myspace
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NEWS 01/2008: LA CEDILLE DEBUT CD "VU DU LARGE" licensed to MICLIFE RECORDS IN JAPAN A special Japanese edition of Vu Du Large with bonus live DVD has been released 19th December (Japan only) !!!
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NEWS 10/2007: KAVA KAVA "TIC" featured in the soundtrack of HBO'S "JOHN FROM CINCINNATI" alongside MUSE, U2, BOB DYLAN, DAVID BYRNE, TV ON THE RADIO, KASABIAN... a SERIOUS line up of 24 artists featured in this amazing new David Milch "surf noir" TV series and a great result for Kava Kava!
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NEWS 06/2007: KAVA KAVA PLAY BEIJING MIDI FESTIVAL in CHINA, SXSW in Austin, Texas and GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, ENGLAND (dance stage). Sneaky bootleg China footage: here
NEW KAVA KAVA DIGITAL SINGLES: 'BANK JOB' 'DONT STOP THE MUSIC' AND 'TIC' available at many digital stores including ITUNES, JUNO and BEATPORT with loads of unreleased mixes/remixes....
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Also check out some of Timeless Music Project's work at this year's South By South West (SXSW) Music Conference, Austin, Texas here ........ new for 2007 ... Bradford Unsigned CD
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NEWS 02/2007: January saw KAVA KAVA profiled as one of the bands from the Yorkshire area of the UK to look out for via the New Yorkshire project (Yorkshire? think Corrine Bailey Rae/Kaiser Chiefs/Arctic Monkeys etc), track 'Bank Job' being chosen by Music Week magazine (MIDEM edition) for their cover mount CD with a glowing write up on the band and initiative: www.newyorkshire.net
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NEWS 10/2006: LA CEDILLE - BACK IN THE UK Fresh from their dates in Quebec, Czech Republic and De La Soul supports LA Cedille are back in the UK for October. Tour dates here Congratulations go out to Mary-Jane's Teri on the birth of her baby boy. This October MARY-JANE are back in action locally for some Huddersfield gigs. Meanwhile Kava Kava have a feature in this month's Billboard Magazine and plays on the influential Passport Approved radio show (USA) and - news just in
Kava Kava will be playing during IN THE CITY , Manchester @ Pure (Printworks) as special guests after the announcements at the Global Battle Of The Bands (England) finals. Midnight. 29th October.
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NEWS 09/2006: MYSPACE AND POP VIDS Determined to not lose the plot, get hooked and end up in therapy but check out the new Chocolate Fireguard myspace. Follow the blog and you can see two ace new pop videos for Kava Kava's 'Bank Job' (organised by Blink Media/directed by Licorice Films - who have worked with Portishead, Goldfrapp etc) and LA Cedille's 'Empreintes' (by Comba, France) plus a load of other great footage..........Visit the Kava Kava myspace and you'll be able to hear an exclusive preview of an ace new Jon Kennedy remix and see a raunchy clip from Hollywood independent film 'Boys and Girls Guide To Getting Down' featuring Kava Kava's music alongside Dirty Vegas and Stanley Clarke too! KAVA KAVA BANK JOB Youtube link here
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KAVA KAVA, LA CEDILLE MARY-JANE GIG VOTED BEST BBC RAW TALENT LIVE GIG OF THE YEAR! check it out here 2 tracks from last year's session are actually the bonus tracks on Mary-Jane's debut ep! Kava Kava are currently in the Studio but also doing a few select festivals.
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Chocolate Fireguard is proud to be based in Huddersfield, UK. It is clear that there is way too much quality local talent not getting a reasonable look in, so under the umbrella of the Timeless Music Project we decided to draw a load of attention to it .. click here for events showcasing opportunities.
Now then, here's a CD and vinyl album sampler 'Who Iz It?' by Dalton (Huddersfield) hip hop crew Practical Headz receiving props from Daddy G, Aim, Disorda, Mr Thing, DMC Update, DJ Magazine, Undercover, Mojo Magazine, Independent on Sunday etc ……. Listen to it here.
'What I came Here For' debut CD from Lowerhouses (Huddersfield) melodic punk rock outfit Mary-Jane (produced over in Prague by none other than guitarist extraordinaire Geordie from Killing Joke).
Available through Cargo Distribution on 10th April. Launch @ Hope And Anchor, Islington, London 6th April. "This trio have balls. Physically, only the one sack full, as two of 'em are girlies, but musically they have balls spilling all over the place. Big, dirty ones that swing to a pulsating beat. Like one of those office stress relievers with clacking balls, only these have sharp metal spikes" Rock Sound Listen to it here. Both Mary-Jane and Practical Headz releases are available to buy through our shop now and also as downloads via services like itunes.com and tunetribe.com
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KAVA KAVA IN GOLDEN GLOBE WINNING TV SHOW 'WEEDS' / KCRW RADIO SPINS, LOS ANGELES
Kava Kava track 'Don't Stop The Music' from the band’s outstanding 'Maui' album was featured in the very first episode of 'Weeds' - the successful US Showtime TV series featuring actress Mary Louise Parker - news just in is that it has just won a Golden Globe!! Meanwhile KCRW’s Nic Harcourt has been spinning top tune ‘Bank Job’ on his highly rated Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show. This fantastic Los Angeles based radio station has given us some great support in the past too with Jason Bentley previously hammering The Bluefoot Project's album Brave More info on Kava Kava here
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September 14th, 2005
Check out the debut La Cedille album Vu Du Large out now. Having already been aired on a few Chocolate Fireguard compilations and according to some magazines literally stealing the show, here at long last is the hotly anticipated debut album from this amazing live seven piece French hip hop unit. La Cedille (previously known as Ça) 'bring together North African and French influences with hiphop and a brass section to create their very own sound' (Music Week). Indeed! Picking up some serious DJ reactions (no 8 DJ Mag's Beats and Breaks chart and no 17 DMC World Hip Hop chart) and radio plays from the likes of Gilles Peterson and Excalibah. Album of the issue, DJ Magazine: “With Vu Du Large they've produced one of the classiest and most confident rap LPs of recent years without barely breaking a sweat. (Paul Clarke) 5/5. Over in France the guys have just won Le Fair for 2006! More info here.
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TIMELESS FESTIVAL 2005!!
Chocolate
Fireguard presents: TIMELESS FESTIVAL, RAVENSKNOWLE
PARK, WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD 10TH SEPTEMBER 2005, 3 Stages,
11 am to 9.30 pm. Free Admission. BAR!!! >>>>> DJ Vadim
presents One Self (Ninja Tune) feat DJ Vadim, DJ Woody, Yarah Bravo, Blu
Rum 13, Groove Gangsta, Rodney P Playback, Transglobal Underground, Panjabi
Hit Squad (BBC Radio 1 xtra), Zion Train Soundsystem vs Iration Steppas
vs Dub Dadda Soundclash, Kava Kava (Chocolate Fireguard), LA Cédille
(Chocolate Fireguard, France), Autobots feat. Teri (Mary Jane), Practical
Headz, Ground Wurq, Flexible Future (France), The Voltaires, (acoustic)
Mary Jane), YT (Sativa) Bongo Chilli Dan Man (Ruffneck Productions),
Mr Shiraz, Four Day Hombre, New Vinyl, Burden Of Reality, DJ Blessid (Sharaz),
DJ Dr Weevil (Desert Storm), DJ Bunch of 45s, Traycdjay , Isaac and Josh,
peter, (acoustic) Pinstripe. stalls, food and licensed bar, workshops,
optic alchemy visuals....... This year Timeless Festival is brought to you in partnership with Huddersfield Pride, Timeless Music Project and Kirklees Council. We would also like to thank the Arts Council.
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April 10th, 2005
Check
out awesome CD compilation Interesting Flavours
here (vinyl here).
It's an astonishingly fresh collection of funky flavas featuring Freddy
Fresh, Jason Sparks, Bentley Rhythm Ace, South African hip hop c/o Moodphase5ive
and Godessa, The Bluefoot Project, AwayTEAM, Speedwell, Norway's Slowpho,
Chocolate Fireguard's French hip hop signing La Cédille, Kava Kava.
80 corking minutes in a flash digipack format. You can buy copies of this
wonderful compilation here.
DJ Magazine "a sweet exploration into all things lushly leftfield.
This album is yet another must-pay-attention adventure from Yorkshire
label Chocolate Fireguard."
Knowledge Magazine "admirably ambitious in its scope and leg-twitchingly
funky throughout, Interesting Flavours is worth of anybody's ear-time”
We've
also special digipack editions of Kava Kava
Maui and The Bluefoot Project's Brave available with bonus remixes!
DJ Magazine says Kava Kava's Maui "should be on every funk and disco playlist,
period!"
Knowledge Magazine says The Bluefoot Project's Brave is "Hands down, the
most powerful album I've had the pleasure of listening to this issue.
Anyone with a heart needs to hear these sounds. Soulful music with a break
beat edge has never sounded so good. Buy this today."
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