{"title":"DIGGIN' EAST","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/6390\/1846\/files\/DE_Red_Mini.png?v=1774272746\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"163\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a 3 month stint on Mainland China in 2017, soon turned into a full-time residence abroad and a life-long obsession of Chinese Groove; the vintage music Nathan Womack became totally enamored with, does in fact exist from the era that supposedly wiped it out. Only it was made elsewhere in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. And yet, these records did (and still do) exist for diggers intrepid enough to excavate them from the Mainland. Dig deeper and you'll discover Asian Groove seemingly goes on forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehold, the first steps we're taking to unveil our \u003cstrong\u003eDigginEast\u003c\/strong\u003e imprint and exclusive destination for intriguing out of print originals, and inspired contemporary releases from our adventures in the Far East. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wxtm010","title":"Nathan Womack - Past But The Dream 7\" [WORLD \/ INSTRUMENTAL] Wax Thématique #10","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=169108613\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=e99708\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nathanwomack.bandcamp.com\/album\/past-but-the-dream-2\"\u003ePast But The Dream by Nathan Womack\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWXTM-010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDebut 7\" 45RPM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: 01\/07\/2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered in Seattle by Mell Dettmer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLayout and Design by Nathan Womack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst installment of our DigginEast imprint\/series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes custom cut DigginEast sticker (all gone!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe debut 7\" from Wax Thematique label founder and producer Nathan Womack, merges the Sublime Frequencies label's knack for detecting the most interesting sounds from far-flung zones and Madlib's cosmopolitan, funky sonic travelogues. Side A's \"Past But The Dream\", was constructed from records found on a Vinyl digging trip in Bangkok, Thailand. It moves with that sidewinding swagger common to Far East Asian groups of the '60s for whom rock was not second nature—and it comes out sounding fresher for that obstacle. Side B's “Nanjing Road” is smoldering songcraft that goes down like an elixir of baroque prog magic from 1971 Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Re-built and sampled from vinyl discovered in an underground electronics market in Guangzhou, China, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehis is exit music for a film that makes you swallow your heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Dave Segal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Thematique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41166254801046,"sku":"","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/6390\/1846\/products\/WXTM010_Site_1.png?v=1638507072"},{"product_id":"wxtm012","title":"Nathan Womack - \"Lagu Loops\" LP [WORLD BEATS \/ INSTRUMENTAL] Wax Thématique #12","description":"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nathanwomack.bandcamp.com\/album\/lagu-loops\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBUY ON\u003cstrong\u003e BANDCAMP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1318737967\u0026amp;color=%23a6917e\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/nathanwomack\" title=\"Nathan Womack\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNathan Womack\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/nathanwomack\/lagu-loops-full-lp-stream\" title=\"Lagu Loops - Full LP Stream\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLagu Loops - Full LP Stream\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eWXTM-012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRelease Date: 10\/07\/2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePrinted Photographic Inner Sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMastered in Seattle by Mell Dettmer \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLayout and Design by Nathan Womack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDigging in China Liner Notes by Dave Segal and A.G.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2nd installment of the DigginEast imprint\/series\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eTest Press Profits go to Molhamteam.com\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA diligent and savvy crate-digger, Nathan Womack possesses an unerring ear for tantalizing snippets of songs, inevitably getting you jonesing for more of the nutrient-rich morsels he excavated on trips to mainland China, Hong Kong and Thailand. Like a world-class tease, the record's evanescent efflorescences of aural excitement leave you gasping in admiration. Womack has done the heavy lifting in the field, mining raw materials that thwack with the impact of a KPM Records LP, except here they're emanating from the Far East recordings and radio ephemera instead of a workaday English studio full of clock-watching musicians. Sourced from various record stores and random haunts in foreign climes, the tracks on \u003ci\u003eLagu Loops\u003c\/i\u003e, according to Womack, are “essentially an Easter egg hunt for locals there or people who happen to notice [and are] curious enough to dig in.” Those blessed with a hunger for cleverly recontextualized sonic delights will have their appetites thoroughly sated. \u003cem\u003e-Dave Segal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Thematique","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":42477333577878,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Test Press","offer_id":42477333610646,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Test Press + Lagu Tote","offer_id":42477333643414,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/6390\/1846\/products\/LaguLoopsSiteMockup.png?v=1641862694"},{"product_id":"wxtm020","title":"Nathan Womack - \"Song of the White Crane\" 7\" [WORLD GROOVE] Wax Thématique #20","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4230691656\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=63b2cc\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nathanwomack.bandcamp.com\/album\/song-of-the-white-crane\"\u003eSong of the White Crane by Nathan Womack\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWXTM-020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: 04\/04\/2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3 of the DigginEast Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Nathan Womack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Doug Krebs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital Download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Custom Fabric Sleeve Designs are sent out at random*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiner Notes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Following 2022's kaleidoscopic, street-sweeping Lagu Loops LP, ingenious crate-digger Nathan Womack has zoomed back to his funk and soul roots on his new single. As an American producer\/DJ living in China, Womack has studiously assimilated Far East Asian musical elements into his \u003cstrong\u003eadvanced beatmaking science\u003c\/strong\u003e. The resulting fusions sound like something the \u003cstrong\u003eSublime Frequencies\u003c\/strong\u003e label might release after immersion in the entire run of \u003cstrong\u003eWax Poetics\u003c\/strong\u003e magazine. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe A-side of Wax Thématique's 20th release, \"Song Of The White Crane\" pays tribute to \u003cstrong\u003eChina's iconic and mythical bird\u003c\/strong\u003e, often seen gracefully arcing through the country's skies and posting up near canals in Womack's home base of Kunming. 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