Six Degrees Records

Six Degrees Records produces and markets accessible, genre-bending records that explore world music traditions, modern dance grooves, electronic music, and overlooked pop gems. The label’s catchphrase, “everything is closer than you think,” is a real reflection of Six Degrees’ commitment to different styles of music that appeal to a curious and increasingly sizable audience.
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Traveler is a two hour weekly broadcast hosted by Six Degrees label co-founder Bob Duskis exploring genre-bending music from around the world.
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Issa Bagayogo: Mali Koura
release date: August 5th, 2008
Almost as impressive as the unique recording approach is the roster of guest musicians who appear on Mali Koura. It includes flutist Ba Diallo (who plays regularly with the National Ensemble of Mali); the French guitarist Pascale Hubert (of Double Nelson); djembe player Adama Diarra (famed for his work with some of Mali’s greatest griots as well as jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater); and Issa’s longtime guitarist Mama Sissoko.
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NIYAZ: Nine Heavens
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On their sophomore release, Niyaz continues to bridge the gap between traditional and modern world music. This double CD (featuring one disc of electronic and one disc of acoustic versions of the tracks) reveals a complex body of work. 'Nine Heavens' features intricately carved new arrangements of traditional folk songs as well as original compositions utilizing mystical Sufi poems from Iran, the Indian sub-continent and Turkey.
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The Orb: The Dream
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The Orb, for years the most fearlessly fascinating sonic marauders on this or any other planet, have returned in 2008 with a new album, The Dream, marking a long-awaited reunion between eternal mainstay Dr. Alex Paterson and lifelong friend and original inter-galactic conspirator Youth. The Dream sees a return to the original spirit which spawned the first two classic albums, The Orb's Adventures In TheUltraworld and U.F. Orb. Working with former Dreadzone studio-wiz Tim Bran and a gaggle of guests, Alex and Youth have created a work of stunning beauty and immediacy while never losing sight of The Orb's original quest to homage personal musical obsessions while exploring sonic territories few dare to tread. The Dream is one of those rare albums that weave its own unique magic after repeated listens.
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The Real Tuesday Weld: The End of The World
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The End of the World is a valedictory 'performance' recorded on the eve of Valentine's Day at the mysterious / mythical 'End of the World' club in London. The Band performed a set of Pre-apocalyptic junkyard blues songs about, in honor of, and inspired by dreams and dreaming in a one-off set recorded especially for this release. Special guests appear and disappear as both performers and audience prepare themselves to say goodbye and to face an uncertain future realizing that only heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.
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Sonantes: featuring CéU
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Sonantes is a Sao Paulo based musical collective featuring the vocal talents of CéU in collaboration with Pupillo and Dengue, members of the Brazilian group Nação Zumbi, as well as Rica Amabis from Instituto and Gui Amabis. Their unique debut release is a collection of atmospheric songs written for imaginary films and features guest stars Siba, Lucio Maia, Beto Villares, Apollo 9 and others. This special "labor of love" project brought together some of the most exciting artists from Sao Paulo's vital music scene in a creative atmosphere where they could combine Brazilian, African, Cuban and electronic influences to create a unique collection of atmospheric songs that sound like they were written for a series of imaginary films.
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Jef Stott: Saracen
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Jef Stott has crafted a completely unique take on Middle Eastern Electronica, fusing traditional sounds with dub and dance music. He has studied with master musicians from Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Iran and Turkey and is a founding member of groups Lumin and Stellamara. Saracen is his debut solo full length release.
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Pacifika: Asuncíon
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exclusive Ananda Project remixes on Beatport available HERE
Pacifika is the multi-talented Silvana Kane, a Peruvian born singer, re-formed pop sensation (West End Girls), and accomplished actress with a love of flamenco, electronica, and textured percussion; Adam Popowitz a Canadian bred guitarist adept at new wave, classical, and pop, and a skilled producer responsible for a catalogue that includes indie rock and Armenian folk music; and Toby Peter, a dub wise bassist born in Canada and raised in Barbados, explorer of jazz, hip-hop, Latin, metal and Caribbean grooves. Together the Vancouver based trio is making a new kind of global pop, music that nods to its diverse international influences, while forging its own unique voice. Jazz infused and Latin tinged, marked by gently flowing melodies, deep grooves, waves of cracking percussion and the occasional burst of exhilarating guitar noise, Pacifika's comfortable, complex sound defies categories, creating soothing soundscapes held together by Kane's smooth, intimate vocals.
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Various Artists - Eden 2
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Six Degrees Records once again takes a dive into the "deep" end of global electronica with this new journey into global chill. Eden 2 mixes atmospheric gems from such established sonic explorers as Midival Punditz, Karsh Kale, Cheb i Sabbah and Patato with newcomers Jef Stott, Aquavit, Rara Avis, MNO and Shrift to create a chilled musical excursion around the planet.
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Ojos de Brujo Techari Live CD/DVD
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Latin Grammy Award Winners, Ojos de Brujo (translates to "Eyes of the Wizard") stands out as one of the truly original groups of the new millennium. They hail from the thriving sonic melting pot of Barcelona, and yet exist in a class of their own. The music reflects their Spanish and gypsy heritage, but travels light years beyond traditional flamenco. Their live shows have become the stuff of legend, and they have left a path of sold-out shows and stunned audiences worldwide.
The profesional audio CD and DVD features a handful of special guests including a throbbing horn section led by Carlos Sarduy, Martirio on a head-rush rendition of "Todo Tiende," and Daara J MC Faada Freddy for a feisty version of Bob Marley's "Get Up Stand Up." Ojos de Brujo's signature flamenco dancers and stimulating AV graphics also add visual fireworks to the DVD. Throughout the performance is the sense of a collective who are restlessly nomadic in their search for new sounds, and genuinely delighted to share it with us.
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Rudy Maxa's World
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Rudy Maxa's World, is public television's hit," take-you-there" travel series that brings the world to your HD television screen by taking a look at a destination's history, culture and cuisine while also turning a journalistic eye on the people and lifestyles in places as different as Estonia and India. The show's host Rudy Maxa is one of America's premier consumer travel experts. He has been public radio's "Savvy Traveler," host and co-executive producer of a 65-part public television series featuring Europe and the Pacific Rim, a contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler, and the voice on National Geographic's 2006 "Walks of a Lifetime" podcasts that guide hundreds of thousands of travelers visiting the world's great destinations.
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Traveler '08 - Various artists
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Six Degrees' highly regarded annual compilation series returns once again to showcase the finest in grooves from around the planet. As is always the case with Traveler releases, this year's installment is filled with exclusive tracks and remixes from label favorites as well as new artists. Traveler '08 features such Six Degrees staples as Bebel Gilberto, Karsh Kale, CeU, Midival Punditz, Bombay Dub Orchestra and Ojos de Brujo while also showcasing up and comers like Pacifika, Jef Stott, David Starfire and others.
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Gaudi + Nustrat Fateh Ali Khan: Dub Qawwali Remixes
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The beautiful Dub Qawwali project, in which electronic explorer Gaudi blends the incomparable vocals of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Reggae and Dub elements was one of the most celebrated world/electronicareleases of '07. Now, that release has been steered into new sonic directions by a fascinating cast of remixers that includes Gaudi himself (who re-shapes "Bethe Bethe Kesse Kesse" into a pulsing rock track that invokes the spirit of Joy Division!), up and coming Dubstep innovator Pinch, label-mates Cheb i Sabbah and Bombay Dub Orchestra and the UK's Pathaan.

Cheb i Sabbah: Devotion
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Cheb i Sabbah, musical adventurer, global spiritualist and producer extraordinaire has returned to the Indian subcontinent for Devotion, his seventh album on Six Degrees Records. Devotion was produced in the past year or so but has been in the making for at least nine years since Cheb I Sabbah started visiting India to record his first release. His first visit to the Mother land goes back to 1970. He has been to the country several times in the interim, and with each journey he has excavated an aspect of its culture and spirituality with respect and taste to produce sublime albums like Shri Durga (1999) and Krishna Lila (2002). Both are considered gold standards by classical music purists and casual listeners alike, and remixes from these projects are club staples around the world.
Midival Punditz: Music from the Film, "Let's Enjoy"
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The Midival Punditz apply their beautiful blend of Indian tradition and electronic innovation to the soundtrack to this Bollywood film. The music to Let's Enjoy features a wide range of styles from atmospheric textures to banging electro-bhangra beats.
Tom Middleton: LifeTracks
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Lifetracks is Tom Middleton's debut solo album and his most ambitious project to date. Over the last 15 years he has earned an enviable reputation as a producer, composer, DJ, compiler and one of the most original minds to emerge from the dance revolution of the early 90s. Through his productions, notable remixes (including Prince, Coldplay, and Jamiroquai), Tom has traveled to the farthest corners of sound.
CéU: Remixed EP
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Cibelle's Remixed EP: Green Grass -To Listen Click Here
Following her acclaimed album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves , Cibelle treats us with an exclusive digital EP containing new remixes of the hauntingly beautiful single "Green Grass", along with two unreleased songs.
The Real Tuesday Weld: The London Book of the Dead -click here
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The latest and anxiously awaited album by The Real Tuesday Weld, a.k.a. British singer- songwriter and audio provocateur Stephen Coates, featuring stellar song craft and atmospheric production.
THE END OF THE WORLD CLUB...
The Real Tuesday Weld Fan Club.. -click here to join...
The End of the World club members will receive updates on The Real Tuesday Weld news, such as advanced notice of tour dates and upcoming projects, videos, podcasts as well as an opportunity to receive the unreleased The Clerkenwell Kid: live at the End of the World full length cd, exclusive free downloads and special fan club only promo materials!
Gaudi + Nustrat Fateh Ali Khan Dub Qawwali
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London-based artist Gaudi reveals the answer on Dub Qawwali, which blends organic and digital dub stylings with original vocals from Pakistan's beloved Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Dub Qawwali is a celebration of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's life and is being released on Six Degrees Records in August 2007, marking the 10-year anniversary of his death.
Eden: A Collection of Global Chill
Featuring a roster of established names and new faces from the Six Degrees family, Eden brings together the sounds of well known global texturalists Cheb I Sabbah, Niyaz, The Midival Punditz (featuring Anoushka Shankar), Karsh Kale and Banco de Gaia as well as up and comers, The Bombay Dub Orchestra (as remixed by Thievery Corporation), Shrift and Rara Avis.
SIX DEGREES TOURING ARTISTS
Pacifika
Sun. 7/20/08 Hollywood Bowl Los Angelos, CA
Mon 7/21/08 Yoshi's San Francisco, CA.
Sun 8/31/08 Bumbershoot Seattle, WA.
The Real Tuesday Weld
Tue 7/8/08 Johnny D's Boston, MA.
Wed 7/9/08 Joe's Pub New York, NY
Mon 7/14/08 Someday Lounge Portland, OR.
Wed 7/16/08 Cafe du Nord San Francisco, CA.
Fri 7/18/08 Grand Performances Los Angeles, CA.
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Thu 7/10/08 Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA.
Fri 7/11/08 The Sportsmens Lodge Studio City, CA.
Sat 7/12/08 The Arena Pier Ten San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sat 7/26/08 Midsummer Night Swing/Lincoln Center New York, NY
Sun 7/27/08 National Black Arts Festival Atlanta, GA
Thu 8/14/08 Yoshi's Oakland, CA
Fri 8/15/08 Yoshi's Oakland, CA
Sat 8/16/08 Yoshi's Oakland, CA
Sun 8/17/08 Yoshi's Oakland, CA
Thu 8/21/08 Terrace Stage Bethel, NY
Sat 8/23/08 Chinese Culture Centre Calgary, Canada
Sun 8/24/08 Expo Latino Festival Calgary, Canada
Sat 9/6/08 Rosslyn Jazz Festival Arlington, VA.
Sat 9/27/08 Lerner Hall New York, NY
Sun 3/15/09 Memorial Auditorium Stanford, CA
Thu 4/2/09 Shafer Auditorium Willimantic, CT
Cheb i Sabbah
08./01/08 1015 Folsom San Francisco, CA.
Sat 8/16/08 Beloved Festival Portland, OR.
Every Thursday at Bollyhood cafe - San Francisco, CA.
David Starfire
Fri 5/23/08 Lightning in a Bottle Santa Barbara, CA.
Fri 6/6/08 Harmony Festival Santa Rosa, CA.
Sat 6/7/08 Harmony Festival Santa Rosa, CA.
Gaudi
Sun. 08/03/08 Lasqueti Festival - Lasquet Island, Canada
Sat 8/16/08 Beloved Festival - Portland, OR.
Jef Stott
Wed 7/2/08 DROM New York, NY
Fri 7/4/08 Turntables on the Hudson @ Water Taxi beach - Brooklyn, NY
Sun 8/10/08 Shambhala Festival - Salmo BC, Canada
Fri 8/15/08 Beloved Festival - Portland, OR.
MIDival PunditZ & Karsh kale
Sat 6/28/08 MassMoca North Adams, MA
Fri 7/4/08 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC
Tue 7/8/08 World Cafe Philadelphia, PA
Sat 7/19/08 Celebrate Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
Sun 7/20/08 Concert of Colors Detroit, MI
Thu 7/24/08 Masti Masala Toronto, ON, Canada
Fri 7/25/08 Martyrs Chicago, IL
Fri 8/1/08 1015 Folsom San Francisco, CA.
Bebel Gilberto Fri 6/27/08 Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, NY
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