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Conclave

by Conclave

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Aroop Roy
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Aroop Roy Blending afro-latin sounds with deep and soulful electronic vibes, this album is full of goodness!
IT'S THE 788
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IT'S THE 788 Little Dragon cover for the win! Favorite track: Twice.
lauriceafox
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lauriceafox wow. just wow. everything on point. literally everything. flawless album. congratulations to everyone involved. This should be nominated for a Grammy. Favorite track: There's Enough.
TONY TROFFA
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TONY TROFFA A supremely enjoyable album from start to finish!
merkle1972
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merkle1972 We love this record in our family.

I play it on the hi fi in the living room and we all dance around joyfully
chagotz
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chagotz This album is magic. It is uplifting, compositions are amazing but the vocal are on another level. Wow, Toribio sings like sexiest angel in heaven. Favorite track: Relax.
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    Black, Gildan "Hammer" tee with gray silkscreen ink. 100% Combed Ring Spun Cotton, pre-shrunk, jersey knit, taped neck and shoulders. Wash inside out with cold water. Hang dry. Sizing chart in the product images. Printed in NYC.
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    22.75 inch x 30 inch limited edition offset poster on 50# white newsprint signed and numbered by Conclave. Illustration by Lisa Rampilli. Printed by Linco in NYC. Note: item will be folded in 1/4. *This item comes included with both black and clear vinyl LPs options.*
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  • Conclave Mega Bundle (Black Vinyl Only)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    *THIS IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM* Vinyl is expected to ship October 2021. 140g 1LP black vinyl in full color jacket 12" sleeve + 22.75" x 30" limited edition offset print on 50# white newsprint + Download card + Toribious Monk Short Sleeve Tee + 1x Conclave Slipmat.

    *Note* To ensure highest possible quality vinyl playback, the running order on the LP differs from running order on digital or streaming outlets. Download card with full digital album included. The Vinyl track list is as follows:

    A1. Intro (1:45)
    A2. Habla (4:47)
    A3. There's Enough (4:49)
    A4. Twice (4:01)
    A5. All That I Need (5:02)
    B1. Take Heed (Nu Sunlight) (6:33)
    B2. Rise (Interlude) (1:15)
    B3. Rise (4:46)
    B4. Alati Yeye Chege (8:41)

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  • Conclave Slipmat

    16 oz. polyester felt, 1/16" thick, 11.75" in diameter, Printed with dye sublimation, will not harm your records, Fits all standard turntables, One-sided, Glazed bottom, Sold individually. Manufactured by Glowtronics. Turntable not included.

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  • Perdón 12" Single (Limited Clear Vinyl Repress)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited edition clear vinyl repress of Perdón single with Louie Vega Remixes. Silver (PMS 877) and Black print on white inner label in a stock white jacket. Note: Perdón does NOT appear on the physical edition of the self-titled LP.

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  • Color Vinyl LP (Violet Hand-Pour) (Bandcamp Exclusive)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    140g 1LP violet vinyl in full color jacket 12" sleeve along with a 22.75" x 30" limited edition offset print on 50# white newsprint. Color vinyl and limited print are both Bandcamp exclusives. Front cover artwork by Lisa Rampilli. Back cover photograph by Guarionex Rodriguez Jr.

    *Note* To ensure highest possible quality vinyl playback, the running order on the LP differs from running order on digital or streaming outlets. Download card with full digital album included. The Vinyl track list is as follows:

    A1. Intro (1:45)
    A2. Habla (4:47)
    A3. There's Enough (4:49)
    A4. Twice (4:01)
    A5. All That I Need (5:02)
    B1. Take Heed (Nu Sunlight) (6:33)
    B2. Rise (Interlude) (1:15)
    B3. Rise (4:46)
    B4. Alati Yeye Chege (8:41)

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  • Vinyl LP (Black Vinyl)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    140g 1LP black vinyl in full color jacket 12" sleeve along with a 22.75" x 30" limited edition offset print on 50# white newsprint. Front cover artwork by Lisa Rampilli. Back cover photograph by Guarionex Rodriguez Jr.

    *Note* To ensure highest possible quality vinyl playback, the running order on the LP differs from running order on digital or streaming outlets. Download card with full digital album included. The Vinyl track list is as follows:

    A1. Intro (1:45)
    A2. Habla (4:47)
    A3. There's Enough (4:49)
    A4. Twice (4:01)
    A5. All That I Need (5:02)
    B1. Take Heed (Nu Sunlight) (6:33)
    B2. Rise (Interlude) (1:15)
    B3. Rise (4:46)
    B4. Alati Yeye Chege (8:41)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Conclave via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Limited Edition Test Pressing
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited edition test pressing of the 140g Conclave LP, only five being made available. Includes limited edition signed print.

    *Note* To ensure highest possible quality vinyl playback, the running order on the LP differs from running order on digital or streaming outlets. Download card with full digital album included. The Vinyl track list is as follows:

    A1. Intro (1:45)
    A2. Habla (4:47)
    A3. There's Enough (4:49)
    A4. Twice (4:01)
    A5. All That I Need (5:02)
    B1. Take Heed (Nu Sunlight) (6:33)
    B2. Rise (Interlude) (1:15)
    B3. Rise (4:46)
    B4. Alati Yeye Chege (8:41)

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1.
Lyrics (Spanish): Conclave, viene del Latin cum (with) clavis (key). Conclave se refiere a la reunion de varias personas que tienen la finalidad de tratar algún asunto importante. Significa literalmente: Bajo llave, es decir, la llave es un instrumento para acceder a un espacio. De este modo, en la musica, la llave abre las puertas al lenguaje de las armonías y la melodía. En la diaspora Africana, la clave es un patrón rítmico que se divide en dos partes opuestas, así como el yin y el yang. Pero a la vez, éstas son intercambiables. En conclusion, la clave es la llave musical o patrón rítmico que revela la posición de todo en tiempo y en espacio: Es lo que une todos los diferentes ritmos, armonias y danzas. Lyrics (English): Conclave comes from the Latin root cum (with) clavis (key). Conclave is an assembly or gathering, especially one that has special importance. It literally means: Under Key, as in a meeting that is accessed by an instrument to enter a space. In the world of music, the key (of a composition) opens the gate to the language of the harmonies and melodies. Throughout the African diaspora, the clave is a specific rhythm that can be divided into two interchangeable parts, like the ying and yang. In conclusion, the clave is the musical or rhythmic key that reveals the position of everything in space and time: it is what unifies all different rhythms, harmonies and dances.
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Habla 04:46
Tu solo dice lo que quieres, habla lo que quieres (2x) Tu solo dice lo que quieres, habla mas si quieres, Y cuando dices lo que quieres, que lo que sucede? Entonces dime lo que quieres, habla lo que quieres *Instrumental Interlude* Entonces dime lo que quieres, habla lo que quieres
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Relax 05:01
Relax yourself and stay awhile Don’t stress yourself just wait awhile Relax yourself and then you’ll see It presents itself so naturally Relax yourself and stay a while (and stay a while) Relax yourself and stay a while (relax a while) Relax yourself and stay a while (and stay a while) Relax yourself and stay a while My love My Love (8x)
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Twice 04:00 video
Twice I turned my back on you I fell flat on my face but didn’t lose Tell me where would I go? Tell me what led you on I’d love to know Was it the blue night, gone fragile Was it both men, in wonder steady gone under Was it the light ways, So frightening Was it two wills one mirror holdin us dearer now? (I need love) Thought I had an answer once But your random ways swept me along Colossal signs so I got lost With so many lovers singing soft Was it the blue night, gone fragile Was it both men, in wonder steady gone under Was it the light ways, So frightening Was it two wills one mirror holdin us dearer now? (I need love) *Breakdown* (baby) Oooh baby Baby (I already tried sometimes before)
5.
All that I need is your love, (your love) Can I receive of your love? All that I need is your love, (your love) I’m in some need of your love I’d rather be, happily (oh no) A drop in the sea of your love I’ve found relief in your love, (your love) All that I need is your love, right now Right now
6.
Darlin what was that you tried to say? And I’m sorry, it don’t have to be this way Oh now Sweetie, when the love is overdue Don’t look past me, there’s enough of me for you *Chorus* Darling, what am I supposed to say? When I tell you, you don’t listen anyway Sweetie, I don’t know what else to do I’m left wondering, if theres enough of me for you
7.
Perdón 07:03
Que no, Que no, Que no me pides perdón Que no, Que no, Que no me pides perdón *Interlude* Que no, Que no, Que no me pides perdón Ya no hay razón para pedir perdon
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Rise 04:35
Rise to fall and try again It’s not easy to begin Rise to fall in love again If it gets easy tell me when (but I) Love you And I need you Rise to fall and try again It’s not easy to pretend I keep sinking in too deep I try to rise but I’m too weak And I love you And with all my heart it’s true Yes I need you Why keep climbin without you Yes I love you If loving you still means the end Yes I need you I’ll just rise to fall again Why don’t you rise again? (3x) I love, I love, I love you I need, I need, I need you
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[Note*: These lyrics are collaged together by El Nino Rey by Yoruba Andabo, and Yoruba Chants] *Chorus* Alati yeye Alati yeye Alati yeye momba Alati yeye Oh, cuando yo era chiquitico, mi mama me llevo a un bata [Note*: When I was little child my mom took me to a bata, or religious service] Igboru, Igboya, Igbo Igbo che che [Note*: Greeting for Deity Orula and also between awo’s] Alati yeye Alati yeye Alati yeye momba Alati yeye Cheke Cheke Cheke Cheke Cheke Ko manita yeye lade Ochun * Notes written by Cesar Toribio aka Conclave
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about

Conclave is by definition a gathering, a coming together.

Conclave, linguistically, is an amalgamation: con (with) + clave (a unifying rhythm that holds the key to unlock dances both ancestral and contemporary).

Conclave is a live musical gathering of rotating musicians headed by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Cesar Toribio, in which alchemy is evident in the ebb and flow of its compositions, and seductive juxtapositions of the delicate and powerful are inextricably woven around the living, breathing rhythm.

A joyous realization of these intersecting iterations, Conclave’s self-titled debut album channels influences and inspirations across generations and genres, beckoning friends, neighbors and onlookers with the irresistible pull of a New York City block party. Buoyed by the lead single “Perdón” – a haunting and exuberant dance floor invocation that sold out of its initial 12-inch vinyl pressing within days – Conclave’s 11-song suite evokes the spirit of such revered freewheeling progenitors of the studied yet soulful as Theo Parrish, Osunlade, Elements of Life and Nuyorican Soul. The latter two are especially apropos reference points given Masters At Work’s own Louie Vega’s enthusiasm for and involvement in the project; in collaboration with fellow house legend Josh Milan, Louie contributed three sterling remixes to the “Perdón” 12-inch. Additionally, Conclave has garnered spins and support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Ron Trent, Natasha Diggs, Rich Medina, and Kim Lightfoot, amongst others. It is the first full-length album release on Love Injection Records, independent label affiliate of the beloved long-running NYC zine of the same name.

Raised in Tampa, Florida, with familial roots in the Dominican Republic, Cesar Toribio spent his adolescence playing drums in church, laying a spiritual and musical foundation that would carry him through a myriad of invaluable life chapters: formal jazz studies at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music; an epiphanous summer working in Ibiza that sparked his interest in the sounds of Parrish and Osunlade; and countless gigs as a working musician and DJ in NYC over the past near-decade. Each experience has helped shape the concept of Conclave. Yet at its root is a life-long appreciation of Cesar’s Afro-Latin heritage, and that heritage’s inherent modern musical universality.

Explains Cesar of this lineage: “Clave are percussion instruments – two wooden sticks used in Afro-Caribbean music – and it’s also the key rhythm in a musical piece that lets you know where everything is sitting, so it’s super profound and ancient and deep. There are many different types of claves: rumba clave, son clave, bembe clave. But the clave is not only in Latin music, it’s also super prevalent in jazz because the same Congolese slaves that were imported from Africa to the new world, in Congo Square in New Orleans and in D.R., were playing these same rhythms.

“If you listen to New Orleans second line music, “When the Saints Go Marching In” – that’s based on the clave. James Brown has the clave in his music. Even up to music that’s coming out today – the way Migos use triplets. Once you understand it, you start to see it everywhere. Sometimes it’s intentional and sometimes it’s not. But I like to think of it as the ancestors still speaking, coming through you.”

It’s this recognition, both historically and autobiographically, of the continuum of everlasting rhythm and spirit that permeates Conclave. Borne out of loose improvisations, songs like “Habla” build from Cesar’s deceptively simple sung refrains and coalesce into full-fledged compositions imbued with layers of Rhodes, organ and percussion. Crescendo-ing with similarly rich tracks crafted more directly for the dance floor (“There’s Enough,” “Rise,” “Perdón,” the Yoruban chant-infused “Alati Yeye Chege”), the album also offers inspired surprises. Its latest single, a clever rework of Little Dragon’s contemplative “Twice,” masquerades as a musical deviation but in actuality fortifies the commonality its boom-clap beat shares with the broader spectrum of dance music.

“That’s that swing, that irregularity that’s the most interesting thing to me to explore,” Cesar reiterates. “That touches everyone, or at least has the potential to.” As does Conclave’s celebration of community, heritage, and life.

Conclave’s self-titled debut will be released by Love Injection Records June 18, 2021.

credits

released June 18, 2021

All songs except “Twice” written, performed and produced by Cesar Toribio and Scott Scribner
“Twice” written by Little Dragon
Mixed by Phil Moffa at Butcha Sound Studios
Mastered by Walter Cohello
Digital Distribution by Seed Worldwide
Vinyl Distribution by Complete USA

Front cover illustration by Lisa Rampilli
Back cover photograph by Guarionex Rodriguez Jr.

Cesar Toribio – Vocals, Rhodes, Juno 60, MS-20, Piano, Live Drums, Organ, Drum Programming, Cajon, JDXI, DW8000, Synth Bass, Congas, Juno G
Scott Scribner – Bass, Guitar, Claps
Gabo Lugo – Bata and Clave on “Intro”, Bata, Congas, Caxixi, Clave, Shaker, Aux Percussion on “Habla,” “Perdón,” and “All That I Need,” Congas on “There’s Enough”
Maria Padilla – Vocals on “Intro”
Scott Bevins – Trumpet on “Habla”
Aquiles Navarro – Trumpet on “Perdón”
Sharin Toribio – Vocals on “Perdón” and “All That I Need”

©℗ Love Injection 2021
Cesar Toribio (ASCAP), Scott Kapelman (ASCAP)
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Conclave is a live musical assembly of rotating musicians headed by multi-instrumentalist Cesar Toribio in which alchemy is evident in the ebb and flow of its compositions, seductive juxtapositions of the delicate and powerful inextricably woven around the living, breathing rhythm. ... more

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