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Y'Y
Y'Y (gatefold LP with obi-strip)
Cat: PSY 037LP. Rel: 29 Feb 24
 
Jazz
Mapinguari (Encantado Da Mata} (1:46)
Uiara (Encantada Da Agua) - Vida E Cura (3:50)
Viva Nana (5:34)
Dancga Dos Martelos (5:14)
Sonho Ancestral (4:56)
Y'Y (5:04)
Mar De Cirandeiras (3:45)
Gloriosa (3:20)
Encantados (9:35)
Review: What drives Amaro Freitas in life is experience. In 2020 the pianist, who hails from the Northeastern Brazilian coastal city of Recife, was drawn to Manaus, located in the Amazon basin, some 4600 kilometers to the west. His experience in that lush wilderness led him into a new realm of musical creation, one rooted in magic and possibility and tempered by a sense of stewardship for the earth's bounties and a connection to the Satere Mawe indigenous community. Crucial to the experience for Freitas was the maintenance of a true exchange of knowledge. According to Freitas, in the resulting album, Y'Y (pronounced: eey-eh, eey-eh), he pays "homage to the forest, especially the Amazon Forest, and the rivers of Northern Brazil: a call to live, feel, respect, and care for nature, recognizing it as our ancestor." This album is an artful conversation between its traditions, rooted in the unique sounds and rituals found in Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous cultures. With Y'Y, Freitas further codifies his fresh, 'decolonized' interpretation of Brazilian jazz, one that may well shatter preconceived notions of what jazz can be.
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Played by: Kaoru Inoue
 in stock $26.44
Where's My Utopia?
Where's My Utopia? (limited utopian orange vinyl LP + booklet + stickers (indie exclusive))
Cat: 585083 8. Rel: 29 Feb 24
 
Indie/Alternative
An Illusion (3:22)
We Make Hits (3:13)
Down By The Stream (3:02)
The Undertow (4:37)
Dream Job (2:40)
Fizzy Fish (3:33)
Petroleum (3:35)
When The Laughter Stops (3:18)
Grifter's Grief (3:26)
Blackpool Illuminations (7:17)
A Vineyard For The North (4:45)
Review: Where's My Utopia? is the follow up to the Leeds band's critically-acclaimed debut record The Overload, which arrived in January 2022. A co-production between Yard Act and Gorillaz member Remi Kabaka Jr., this latest album comes across as a meditation on the contemporary post-Fordist condition of the creative worker. Speaking about 'Dream Job', the band's James Smith said: "'Dream Job' feels like an apt introduction to the themes explored on Where's My Utopia? - though not all encompassing. In part I was scrutinising and mocking myself for being a moaning ungrateful little brat, whilst also trying to address how the music industry is this rather uncontrollable beast that hurtles forward unthinkingly, and every single person involved in it plays their part." Echoing the conflicted inner turmoil of reluctant bandleaders such as Mark E Smith of the Fall - "it's a constant battle" - and the sonic affect of Talking Heads, the album addresses a question central to our times: what do you do when everything you've ever wanted suddenly lands in your lap, but the questions still keep on coming? How do you handle fame and success, when your fans secretly resent the structures that elevated you to that status? Despite these contradictions, all this doesn't stop James Smith, Ryan Needham and Sam Shipstone from delivering a rip-roaring album as expected. If they can find the motivation to make such effective music despite their doubts (meditating on present conditions of poverty while keeping up a smile), then so, perhaps, can you.
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 in stock $27.23
Waterfall Cities (remastered)
Cat: KSCOPE 1079. Rel: 26 Feb 24
 
Progressive Rock
Coily (7:20)
Xingu (7:26)
Waterfall City (11:01)
Ch'ai? (5:02)
Spiralmind (11:42)
Sultana Detrii (9:12)
Aura Borealis (5:30)
Played by: Manu Archeo
 in stock $40.18
Voir Dire
Voir Dire (limited silver vinyl LP + insert (indie exclusive))
Cat: 093624 849582. Rel: 19 Feb 24
 
Hip Hop/R&B
100 High Street (1:37)
Vin Skully (1:51)
Sentry (feat MIKE) (2:09)
Heat Check (2:36)
Mancala (feat Vince Staples) (2:42)
27 Braids (1:55)
Mac Deuce (2:09)
Sirius Blac (2:08)
Dead Zone (2:59)
The Caliphate (feat Vince Staples) (3:55)
Free The Ruler (2:09)
My Brother The Wind (1:47)
Geb (3:23)
Review: Once known as the technical wunderkind of alt hip-hop collective Odd Future, the ascension of Earl Sweatshirt to incomparable outlier status as a wordsmith very much in his own lane, has been a muted spectacle to behold. Celebrating the tenth birthday of Doris (his acclaimed major label debut released in 2013) earlier this year in front of a sold out KOKO just a stone's throw (no pun intended) from our offices, the anniversary show was immediately followed by a mass exodus down to Camden's Jazz Cafe where a limited club experience teased material from the much-pondered collaborative project with legendary producer and long-time Earl affiliate The Alchemist. Currently available to stream while vinyl continues to be pressed, Voir Dire exudes a lackadaisical, dare we say positive demeanour across its brief half-hour runtime, with Earl unpacking his fading twenties, preparing for his encroaching thirties and delving into the shift in perspective that comes with fatherhood. Brimming with both artist's trademark flourishes of drugged out, apathetic delivery and chopped, screwed and warped jazz and soul samples, the subtle coalescing of styles results in a work that's equal parts enlightening yet understated, while long-time collaborators/friends Vince Staples and MIKE both offer standout appearances.
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 in stock $29.03
Veneer Of Tolerance (Remixes)
Cat: KR3 012. Rel: 11 Apr 24
 
Techno
Empty Words (Rrose remix) (6:14)
Veneer Of Tolerance (Steve Bicknell remix) (7:16)
Veneer Of Tolerance (Samuel Kerridge remix) (5:30)
Empty Words (Huren remix) (6:11)
Human:Nature (Reeko remix) (6:11)
Will All Be Done (Psyk remix) (5:19)
Veneer Of Tolerance (Zadig/Day Is Dying remix) (6:19)
The Stranger (JK Flesh Revisit) (4:28)
Veneer Of Tolerance (Steve Bicknell outro version) (2:43)
Review: A bumper double LP of hyper modernist techno shrapnel from an all star cast of remixers working with JK Flesh's 2022 debut on KR3 records, 'Veneer Of Tolerance'. Prime cuts include Rrose's snarling, overtone-laden remix of 'Empty Words', with reese bass glissandos lacerated by a clattering percussion and hollow harmonics, London-Detroit superhighway technician Steve Bicknell's stroboscopic, swampy spin on 'Veneer Of Tolerance', and Samuel Kerridge's hotwired amen lengdown of the same track. And that's just the first three tracks! Trust us when we say there's something for every dark techno diehard in this one.
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Played by: Wes Baggaley
 in stock $23.33
Under The Sun
Under The Sun (LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: LPTHRILL 600. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
A Guide For The Perplexed (7:09)
Tehom (3:27)
Geist (4:11)
Interstellar (4:37)
Light, Refracted (2:45)
On Its Rounds The Wind Returns (5:31)
Sedek (3:17)
Analemma (6:45)
 in stock $28.52
Uncle Reed In The Purple Mine
Cat: IMPTNC 08. Rel: 28 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Kirenga (5:18)
Cutima (5:25)
Handa (4:23)
Mogoul (4:23)
Chininga (5:58)
Ichikta (5:33)
Djegda (4:59)
Minia (6:09)
Review: Sergey Dmitriev and Nikita Chepurnoi resurface as Amkarahoi, the experimental project which, the release notes tell us, have prepared an album that "conjures ghosts of 90s chill out tents, aqueous ambient, exploratory turn of the century IDM and echoes of jammy dub." Borne from a largely improvised show that took place in Saint Petersburg, overdubbed and mixed down, it's patient yet wildly exploratory stuff. Amkarahoi is the name of a remote Siberian region and it's easy to see why the pair picked it for this project's name. Uncle Reed In The Purple Mine sounds desolate and sparse, but once we hone in on the details we realise it's taking us though cold, barren atmospheres and into warm, E-hued soundscapes. A thoughtful yet spontaneous slice of immersive ambient you won't regret committing to.
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Played by: Alexis Le-Tan
 in stock $25.92
Tribal Italia Breaks Part 1
VARIOUS
Tribal Italia Breaks Part 1 (LP in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: DSND 011. Rel: 15 Mar 24
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Meo & Steve - "Global Village" (Funk version) (7:43)
Kalua - "Brain" (feat DJ Brahms) (3:49)
DJ Vale - "Bengali Song" (6:25)
Meo & Steve - "Aries" (7:13)
DJ Fary - "Punani Fantasy" (remix) (6:35)
Mamukata - "Liquid Feet" (4:45)
Review: Dualismo Sound decided to start this new Tribal Italia Breaks compilation with the aim of "reconstructing a different perspective of Tribal Italia," which was a label started in 1995 in Riccione. It was known for its mix of cosmic and Afro-disco sounds and regional DJs such as Meo, Fary, Fattori and Brahms. One aspect of the sound was that it took cub from hip-hop's sample-heavy culture and al that gave birth to the Tribal Italia catalogue. The best of it is offered up here on a worldly trip through all sorts of innovative rhythms and colourful sounds, exotic pads and tropical signifiers. A great retro-future collection of leftfield downtempo and disco, then.
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Played by: Alexis Le-Tan
 in stock $31.10
Transmissions
Cat: FTC 10. Rel: 11 Mar 24
 
Techno
PRT131 (7:16)
PRT132 (7:04)
PRT133 (8:39)
PRT204 (3:52)
PRT209 (5:46)
PRT206 (10:56)
Review: Detroit house hero Kyle Hall returns with his biggest project in some time in the form of Transmissions, a new double album on his own well-regarded Forget The Clock. All six tracks have enigmatic, functional titles and the music is as idiosyncratic as ever. Each one veers more towards techno than is Hall's usual style, with pulsating synth lines and tight, dusty drum tracks making for stripped-to-the-bones grooves. Later on, things grow ever more abstract with twisted acid lines screwing their way through the increasingly ragged and roughshod drums. These are perfectly imperfect jams from a master of the form.
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 in stock $38.11
Tollard
Tollard (LP)
Cat: TTT 108. Rel: 01 Mar 24
 
Jazz
The Marionette (6:40)
Yellowed (2:22)
Audrey's Lane (3:02)
Laughing Grass (4:36)
Door To The Sky (4:37)
Rain Bells (2:03)
In The Lark's Nest (7:06)
The Stone That Floats (2:23)
Funny To Stay The Same (2:39)
Polly's Palace (3:36)
Munday's Pond (3:58)
Review: Bristolian William Yates makes a superb debut here on the cult Trilogy Tapes after impressing with top releases on the likes of Sahko and his own memorecs. His sound is a sprawling, loose one that takes in dusky jazz, psychedelic ambiance and plenty of eccentric and hard-to-define things in between. There are few limitations to the sounds that Yates bastardises here from bluegrass to downbeat to drone. Pieces are lo-fi and ramshackle, with barely there rhythms slowly moving things along beneath the odd warped oboe or twanging blues guitar. It manages to sound both ancient yet thrilling new and inventive as a result and is one of the most idiosyncratic records we've heard for a while.
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Played by: Alexis Le-Tan
 in stock $28.26
Togo Soul Volume 2 (remastered)
VARIOUS
Cat: HC 79LP. Rel: 10 Apr 24
 
International
Ali Bawa - "Yansama" (3:51)
Napo De Mi Amor - "Kissakpiou" (4:03)
Alognon Degbevi - "Baba Na Mi" (3:15)
Mamo Lagbema - "Fati Waka" (4:48)
Koffi Ottytana Bebli - "Doka" (4:14)
Gregoire Lawani - "Habie" (3:39)
Deg Dos - "The End Of All" (3:23)
Tomede Ehue - "Bella Bello" (3:44)
Mawuli Decker - "Hlomede" (7:58)
Palete Wawa - "Assini" (6:00)
Akofa Akoussah - "Sumga Na Bacci" (3:25)
Roger Damawuzan - "Misiqui" (7:03)
Agboti - "Agaza Gbona" (4:48)
Review: Togo Soul 2 is a fantastic compilation of rare Togolese recordings spanning 1974 to 1989. This treasure trove captures the essence of Lome's vibrant music scene and blends traditional voodoo chants, soul, and electro funk. Despite challenges in locating tracks and rights holders, after eight years of perseverance, 13 gems were selected with the guidance of Roger Damawuzan. Featuring stars like Akofa Akoussah and Gregoire Lawani, these tracks showcase Togo's rich musical landscape amid political influences. With original albums commanding high prices online, this selection offers a glimpse into a golden era of Togolese music, celebrating diversity and innovation.
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Tags: Afrobeat | Afro Funk
 in stock $36.03
Three
Three (LP + insert)
Cat: TEXT 056. Rel: 13 Mar 24
 
Deep House
Loved (3:52)
Gliding Through Everything (4:08)
Storm Crystals (6:14)
Daydream Repeat (5:55)
Skater (4:14)
31 Bloom (5:51)
So Blue (5:23)
Three Drums (8:09)
Review: Three is the long-awaited twelfth studio album by electronica titan Four Tet, following a long extended 'wildcard era' characterised by legal battles (well, one) and unlikely, curveball stints with fellow juggernauts Skrillex and Fred Again. But despite this judgment, Three hears Kieran Hebden return to his earliest forms, with the semi-eponymous 'Three Drums' recalling his earliest outcroppings emergent from his Fridge days, via slow, crisp breaks and serene string pads. 'Loved', similarly, evokes a 90s hip-hop, dare say Britcore fascination, melded with warmingly serene analogue pulsations, underlaid.
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Played by: Alexis Le-Tan
 in stock $28.52
This Is DJ's Choice Volume 4: Gu
VARIOUS
Cat: UNIQ 3111. Rel: 29 Feb 24
 
Funk
The Sweet Vandals - "Too Much" (4:23)
Diesler - "Revelations" (Jazz Invaders remix) (4:28)
The Bamboos - "Get In The Scene" (feat Ohmega Watts) (4:21)
Naomi Davis & The Knights Of Forty First Street - "Forty First Street Breakdowne" (3:26)
Eli Goulart E Banda Do Mato - "Sunny" (3:32)
Daddy-O - "Drumma Man" (2:58)
The Supersonics - "The Chosen One" (3:53)
Sharon Jackson & The Soul Destroyers - "Fakin' It" (3:48)
Carlton Jumel Smith & Cold Diamond & Mink - "Remember Me" (4:09)
Jay Are - "It's Jay Are" (feat Tiffany Page) (3:24)
Review: This Is DJ's Choice, Vol. 4 is another showcase of diverse funk sounds from various artists that blend genres and styles into something packed with potency. The whole thing is well programmed so that is plays out like a set, too, with everything from soulful melodies to infectious beats. The album spans funk, jazz, reggae, and electronic music that is perfect for parties or playlist additions alike. The Bamboos's 'Get In The Scene' (feat Ohmega Watts) is a nice lithe sound, The Supersonics brings some big brass energy on 'The Chosen One' and Sharon Jackson & The Soul Destroyers keep it raw with 'Fakin' It'.
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 in stock $25.15
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (180 gram vinyl LP)
Cat: 060349 7828432. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Funk
The Rest Of My Life (6:02)
It's About That Walk (5:55)
She Spoke 2 Me (2:22)
5 Women (5:07)
When The Lights Go Down (7:03)
My Little Pill (1:29)
There Is Lonely (2:06)
Old Friends 4 Sale (3:28)
Sarah (2:53)
Extraordinary (2:25)
Review: Prince is a name that needs no introduction. The Vault ... Old Friends 4 Sale was originally released in 1999 , a full three years after being submitted to Warner Bros in 1996. Thus, it was recorded in 1994 and 1995 which in many fans' eyes, follows some of the best Prince work when he was known as the symbol. Stylistically, the album has Prince exploring more jazz elements while still remaining clearly a Prince album. Perhaps due to Prince not doing a world tour to support the album and lack of radio friendly singles, the album wasn't the chart success that the label hoped for but to fans it holds a special place in their Prince discography.

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 in stock $25.92
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Cat: 194399 359716. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Funk
The Rest Of My Life (6:08)
It's About That Walk (3:47)
She Spoke 2 Me (4:26)
5 Women (5:13)
When The Lights Go Down (7:01)
My Little Pill (1:13)
There Is Lonely (2:24)
Old Friends 4 Sale (3:30)
Sarah (2:38)
Extraordinary (2:23)
 in stock $30.85
The Ick
The Ick (LP)
Cat: KH 050. Rel: 26 Mar 24
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Archetype
Mental Is True
Minute After Minute
The Ick
Illusions
Trickster
I See Numbers
Final Chapter
Played by: Alexis Le-Tan
 in stock $23.33
The House Of Glass
Cat: GCV 018. Rel: 27 Mar 24
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dancing & Grooving (6:05)
Theme From The House Of Glass (4:29)
Outro (3:26)
Calculated (7:36)
Family Affair (5:44)
Feel Like Dancing (5:41)
Lately (4:51)
Take Me Home (4:50)
Ain't Nothing Going On (7:11)
Friday Night (5:58)
Review: Italian dance producer Gianni Bini debuts on Groove Culture with the House Of Glass LP, topping up his impressive discography with a solo studio effort, and bolstering the already massive stock of production credits attached to his bulging, insatiable name. Though his various monikers over the years have indeed propelled him in a many-a-direction, Bini's latest here centres on epic disco, and rewinds the tape to an earlier sound first explored in his formative days as a producer; retroactively, we hear a livelier, more contemporary take on the stabbing strings, bristling bass and bubblegum beats - all live-recorded - that first put him on the map.
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Played by: Dave Lee ZR
 in stock $31.10
The Hidden Beauty Of Dutch House 94-98
VARIOUS
The Hidden Beauty Of Dutch House 94-98 (gatefold 2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: ANA 001. Rel: 15 Mar 24
 
Deep House
Max 404 - "Infinite Legs" (7:08)
Galaxy - "Axis" (5:58)
Spirito - "Illusion" (5:26)
Omega - "Le Reve" (6:05)
Maas & Leest - "Probus Quadrat" (6:36)
Misty Movement - "Timeless" (4:22)
Off Line - "Boggle This" (6:24)
Jaimy & Con-Am - "Emotions" (4:41)
Review: When it comes to 90s Dutch dance music we tend to think of formative techno and the monolithic rise of gabber, but there was also some golden house music being produced around that time. Now German label Anacalypto is taking a trip into these less explored realms to offer a finely curated compilation with eight deep cuts for the discerning dancefloor. Max 404's sublime 'Infinite Legs' is an ambient house fantasy of the highest calibre, while Galaxy's 'Axis' is similarly trippy and soft around the edges, setting the tone for the deeper, techno informed shades of house we're in for across the collection. This is elegant, heads down gear which has been coveted by diggers for decades, now available freshly remastered and pressed up in one place.
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 in stock $32.66
The Golden Age Of Love
The Golden Age Of Love (yellow & purple vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: 90SWAX 5. Rel: 29 Feb 24
 
Techno
Long Life Death (3:59)
Vortix (4:44)
Zarathustra Dance (7:03)
Eternal Sunshine Of Solitary Mind (with Massimiliano Pagliara) (7:03)
Sadness Is Only Way To Happiness (7:16)
Raver's Heart Is A Mess (with Brame & Hamo) (7:20)
Memory Is A Clock (4:16)
We Don't Know The Way, We Just Stay (with Pablo Bozzi) (6:22)
Music Will Never Stop, Party Will Never End (5:00)
Review: Italian artist Younger Than Me makes a great impression with is debut album, The Golden Age Of Love, on 90's Wax. Collaborations with Massimiliano Pagliara, Brame & Hamo, and Pablo Bozzi enrich the diverse array of sounds he explore after making a name for himself with a modern take on 90s club music that blends prog, trance, EBM, breakbeat and techno with nostalgic elements from rave culture's many idiosyncrasies. It is infused with contemporary electronic elements so tracks like 'Zarathustra Dance' and 'Eternal Sunshine Of Solitary Mind' showcase a dynamic sound, while 'Music Will Never Stop, Heartbeat Will Never Fade, Party Will Never End' encapsulates the eternal essence of the thing we call rave.
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Played by: Jane Fitz
 in stock $28.78
The Cut Off
Cat: TPTLP 100. Rel: 21 Mar 24
 
Techno
Can You Imagine? (5:36)
Milk Snatcher's Return (5:35)
Static (feat Sissel Wincent) (6:25)
Heartbeat Popper (5:44)
Cold Snap (feat EAS) (5:56)
Imperial Leather (6:29)
UK Style (3:22)
Fett 23 (5:34)
Full Goblin (5:23)
Review: Seven years after his last album, UK techno mainstay Perc is back with another thrilling full length that brings together the past, present and future of his sound. Hard techno is very much in right now but Perc has always dealt in a tough take on the genre that is at odds with the usual tropes and he showcases that again here with plenty of high-energy tracks and a healthy dose of his signature industrial texture. In between percussive workouts, there are some flashy acid lines and all manner of deeply penetrating drones. A great return for this vital artist.
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Played by: Perc
 in stock $28.26
The Confluence
The Confluence (LP + booklet)
Cat: WAHLP 025. Rel: 04 Apr 24
 
International
Ride Out The Storm (feat Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) (2:50)
Mo Se B'ola Tan (feat Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) (3:30)
For The Love Of It (4:49)
Ori Mi (3:38)
You Don't Have To (4:16)
E Si M'edo (feat Lizzy Dosunmu) (3:02)
Open Up (feat Snowboy & Sam Eagle) (4:03)
Otito Ti Jade (3:35)
The Rumblings (3:35)
Alagbara Ma Me Ro (feat Lizzy Dosunmu) (3:51)
Stories (feat Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) (3:39)
Review: Dele Sosimi, UK Afrobeat maestro and former member of Fela Kuti's band Egypt 80, keeps the stylistic flame well alive with his new LP, The Confluence, made in collaboration with The Estuary 21 aka. Sam Duckworth. Sosimi is usually heard focusing on the more eventidal moods of Afrobeat, asking the listener to imagine the genre in a more serene state of flow, in contrast to Kuti's original hip-swaying histrionics; his hedonic rancour. Following 2023's 'The Confluence' EP, the eponymous LP follows and hears the Hackney-born hero and the prolific pop producer team up for a multi-alias exploration, with Duckworth donning his alternate Get Cape Wear Cape Fly moniker many times throughout and flaunting the absolute best of his production chops.
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 in stock $24.36
The Castle II
The Castle II (gatefold 2xLP in embossed sleeve)
Cat: MEC 055. Rel: 19 Feb 24
 
Experimental/Electronic
Mars, Afterwards (1:51)
Le Voleur (7:10)
Objet D'Amour (4:47)
Track 4 (3:15)
The Castle (I) (4:07)
Machine D'Amour (4:24)
The Steeple Of Lewdness (8:20)
The Sea (6:49)
The April (Prologue) (2:46)
The April (9:28)
Ray (6:24)
Boy A (4:32)
The Wine Of Heaven (7:59)
The Castle (II) (4:18)
Review: Who, or perhaps what, was Tomo Akikawabaya? In truth, nobody really seems to sure on the answer, other than the fact this mysterious Japanese artists decided to release a serious of incredible synth-driven singles during the 1980s, before vanishing back into the dry ice of whatever smoke machine they escaped from. A musical genie, here only to bestow a limited number of gems on us, and then disappear forever. Swerving interviews and photos doesn't help the search, but The Castle II at least allows us to explore his work in depth, across several tracks. These range from the twisted cabaret weirds of 'Objet D'Amour', to the driving electro-punk of 'Le Voleur', grand and decidedly 1980s-sounding synth rock on 'The April', and New Romantic-esque pop on The Castle (II). Essential stuff.
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 in stock $37.07
The Blue Land
Cat: 589930 1. Rel: 04 Apr 24
 
Jazz
La Porte Entrouverte (5:46)
The Blue Land (5:05)
Compassion (5:22)
Cyrus (3:42)
Refraction (4:33)
Distance (4:01)
Three Four (5:57)
Timbre (4:31)
Three Peaks (4:13)
Review: The Blue Land is Matthieu Bordenave's follow-up to his ECM trio debut and sees the addition of British drummer James Maddren, enhancing the ensemble's airy textural canvas with a more urgent, animated feel. Pianist Florian Weber's improvisations set the tone, displaying inventive tension and release. Bordenave's saxophone weaves a lyrical narrative, punctuated by bassist Moret and Maddren's perceptively timed contributions. The album strikes a delicate balance between tonal and abstract elements, as heard on the ominous title track and the meditative 'Cyrus.' With nods to Coltrane's 'Compassion"'and Jarrett-like piano, the ensemble delivers an intriguing and collectively expressive set of chamber ensemble pieces.
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Played by: Kaoru Inoue
 in stock $23.33
Tell Me To Relax: Live At Muziekcentrum Vredenburg Utrecht May 27th 1984 FM Broadcast
Cat: JACK 047CV. Rel: 23 Feb 24
 
Indie/Alternative
Such A Shame (5:16)
My Foolish Friend (4:38)
Have You Heard The News? (5:24)
The Party's Over (5:43)
Dum Dum Girl (3:44)
Tomorrow Started (2:33)
It's My Life (3:57)
Talk Talk (5:31)
Call In The Night Boy (7:37)
Hate (4:22)
 in stock $21.51
Spanish Town
Spanish Town (180 gram vinyl LP)
Cat: ISLELP 013. Rel: 28 Feb 24
 
Dub
Hombre Peligroso (4:28)
Central Village (3:19)
The Negotiator (3:47)
Naranja Colina (3:15)
Grants Pen Steppers (4:55)
Peace Chalice (3:36)
The Reunion (3:18)
Cascada (4:55)
Alligator Pond (4:16)
Review: Ronnie Lion is one half of Ambient Warrior and this is his debut solo outing. It finds him paying homage to Spanish Town, which is the capital of St Catherine in Jamaica and that is apparent from the off with its lush Spanish guitar notes fluttering over the face of the dubbed-out low ends and shiny digital chords. Lead guitarist Sean Wilkinson pays plenty of the guitar and the rhythm section has Ronnie himself on bass while Horseman is on drums to bring a heavy foundation. Up to the intricate and memorable hooks add the colour and charm and elements of Bossa Nova and Flamenco guitar also help add extra layers to this fine debut.
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Souvenirs
Souvenirs (LP + booklet)
Cat: MRI 201LP. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Jazz
Clouds Moving On The Sky (5:07)
Ready To Leave (3:30)
Is It Sunny Or Cloudy In The Land You Live? (4:58)
Tenkou! Why Feel Sorry? (3:59)
Ethiopia My Motherland (5:08)
Where Is The Highway Of Thought? (3:49)
Don't Forget Your Country (3:28)
Like The Sun Shines On Meadows (5:48)
Review: The first vocal album by beloved Ethiopian nun, composer, and pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, Souvenirs is a profound and deeply moving home collection of cassette recordings made amidst political upheaval and turmoil. These are songs of wisdom, loss, mourning, and exile, sung directly into a boombox and accompanied by Emahoy's unmistakable piano. Though written and recorded while still living at her family's home in Addis Ababa, Emahoy sings of the heartache of leaving her beloved Ethiopia, a reflection on the 1974 revolution and ensuing Red Terror in her homeland, and a presentiment of her future exile in Jerusalem. Rich with the sound of birds outside the window, the creak of the piano bench, the thump of Emahoy's finger on the record button, they create a sense of place, of being near the artist while she records. Emahoy's lyrics, sung in Amharic, are poetic and heavy with the weight of exile; she dreamt of releasing this music to a larger audience before her passing in March of 2023, so in her honour, Mississippi present this album in collaboration with her family now, in what would have been her 100th year.
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Tags: African
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Something Like That?
Something Like That? (limited gatefold transparent violet vinyl LP)
Cat: JAL 418V. Rel: 07 Mar 24
 
International
Misirlou (3:25)
Exclusive Blend (3:21)
These Boots Are Made For Walking (3:17)
Soul Bossanova (2:57)
Spanish Flea (3:54)
Mah Na Mah Na (2:30)
Sway (2:52)
Wack Wack (3:00)
Amen Brother (2:33)
The Cat (3:07)
Coming Home Baby (7:28)
Yakety Sax (1:55)
Review: Skeewiff (Alex Rizzo and Elliot Ireland) are a breakbeat producing team and co-founders of Jalapeno Records. With nearly 30 years of release music together, they have built Skeewiff to a household name within the breakbeat community. Something Like That? is their first full album in over five years and it shows that they are still a force to reckon with. Like the cover graphic style could indicate, this is music mostly from popular 60s songs that the Skeewiff have doctored up and refreshed. Ones like 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' by Nancy Sinatra, Austin Powers theme song 'Soul Bossanova' or the crazy jungle mix-up of 'Yakety Sax' most known from the Benny Hill show. This is enjoyable compilation!
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Soft Approach
Cat: SC 1250. Rel: 14 Mar 24
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Soft Approach (4:33)
Wet Summer (3:59)
Make Me Move (4:06)
North Star (3:18)
Bossa Banger (4:14)
Hidden Oasis (4:29)
Night Raid (3:52)
Desert Caravan (4:00)
Review: E. Live returns to Star Creature HQ with his third full-length release, 'Soft Approach,' and it's a jazz-funk-infused and boogie-powered blast-off. Following the success of 2020's Boogie For Life and Cloud Vibes from 2022, this new long player marks a triumphant evolution in his solo journey. With a nu-school disco flair and jazzier undertones, E. Live expertly balances accessibility and sophistication to make for a well-crafted trip overall. Drawing inspiration from musical luminaries like Roy Ayers and Patrice Rushen, these tunes promise to captivate fans of danceable rhythms and refined musicality alike. This release solidifies E. Live's reputation as a trailblazer in the contemporary Boogie scene and confirms he is destined for seismic waves in 2024.
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Played by: Dave Lee ZR
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Socha
Socha (clear smokey vinyl LP + insert + MP3 download code)
Cat: ASIPV 047. Rel: 22 Mar 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Becoming Human (2:01)
Disperse (2:52)
Interval (6:09)
The Kingdom (6:20)
Orphne (6:01)
Khepri (6:17)
Did We Arrive Yet? (4:57)
Resonance (4:12)
Review: A Strangely Isolated Place continues to be a vital source of intrigue in the broader sense of what ambient music can be in the modern era. Here they present the debut album from Liz Qun Wong, a classically-trained cellist and composer who has been releasing and recording as Lihla for nigh-on ten years. As you might well imagine, there's a strong electro-acoustic bed to the sound on this mesmerising full-length, but one of the real distinctions with this album is Wong's storytelling, which gently rests atop the nuanced, textural compositions and guides us into some intriguing, cinematic places.
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Played by: Mimi
 in stock $26.70
Smack Up
Smack Up (180 gram vinyl LP)
Cat: CRF 1416131. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Jazz
Smack Up (4:18)
Las Cuevas De Mario (6:45)
A Bit Of Basie (7:03)
How Can You Lose (6:54)
Maybe Next Year (4:03)
Tears Inside (7:45)
 in stock $35.77
Signs
Signs (hand-stamped LP)
Cat: PEAK 018. Rel: 19 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
In Circuits (5:05)
4k Murmurs (feat J) (7:04)
Stadium Drive (5:37)
Pinned (7:22)
Blue (7:09)
We Should Keep Going (6:38)
Review: Chicago trio Purelink prove themselves to be sonic alchemists once more as they serve up a bewitching brew that pulls apart the essence of ambient, dub tech and electronica to rebuild all new musical forms. Ever since forming first in 2020, Tommy Paslaski (aka Concave Reflection), Ben Paulson (aka Kindtree), and Akeem Asani (aka Millia) have regularly got together in a studio workshop to explore "the endless possibilities of a laptop" armed with banks of samples. Now they distill those sessions into music that is beautifully delicate yet captivating - slow and subtle rhythms, deft chords and icy minimalism all unfurl into a richly immersive soundscape here.

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She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (limited translucent blue vinyl LP + poster (indie exclusive))
Cat: 888072 571570. Rel: 19 Feb 24
 
Post Rock/Experimental
Whispers In The Echo Chamber (3:51)
House Of Self-Undoing (4:16)
Everything Turns Blue (4:19)
Tunnel Lights (4:07)
The Liminal (4:47)
Eyes Like Nightshade (4:35)
Salt (4:20)
Unseen World (3:26)
Place In The Sun (4:10)
Dusk (4:27)
Review: Gothic songstress Chelsea Wolfe makes her illustrious return on the much anticipated seventh full-length She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She. Following on from 2021's immense collaborative project with artcore auteurs Converge, the album shall serve as Wolfe's first solo endeavour since the minimal, folk-centric Birth Of Violence released in 2019, while serving as her first output since departing long-time label-home Sargent House (following a diatribe of controversies best saved for another time) in favour of Loma Vista; home to outsider artists of numerous sonic shapes. As this new chapter appears to be marrying elements of industrial fury with complex trip-hop motifs akin to Merzbow producing for Portishead, all the while maintaining her sultry, Wiccan hypnotism; 2024 looks set to be the year of the Wolfe.
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Seti
Seti (limited blue vinyl LP)
Cat: ORBSLP 005. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Paradise (11:34)
Purgatory (9:17)
Seti (part 1) (7:16)
Seti (part 2) (9:05)
Seti (part 3) (5:42)
Review: When will Alex Paterson, the Dr, run out of ideas? Here joined by fellow originator of The Orb, Andy Falconer, the pair's Sedibus project takes all of the serenity of the legendary UK electronic act and then walks it up onto the nearest mountainside in the middle of the night, sets up camp, and invites you to join in a stargazing odyssey. You can almost feel the cosmos appearing around you as the work unfolds. Just like the great blanket of stars, energy and matter above, there's complexity here, even if it often feels deceptively simple. Layers, textures, passing noises, background harmonies, all these elements subtly create this deep and incredibly immersive soundscape that pulls you in like a black hole, before showing you what the spread, retreat, and expansion of energy might sound like.
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Samba From Outer Space
Cat: GOR 004. Rel: 08 Mar 24
 
International
Junto De Nos (3:30)
Dans Une Langue (4:19)
Flexivel (5:09)
Dan=ca (6:27)
Samba From Outer Space (4:48)
Why Can't We Be Together (5:57)
La Forme D'Un Grand Coeur (5:32)
Review: The second full-length from Parisian dance producer Diogo Strausz, whose grasp on the nascent wave of samba-infused house, funk and Afrobeat flaunts a conspicuous expertise. Drawing on the titular idea of 'samba from outer space' - where dance music is a wordless, universal language that quantizes people's experience and flushes them of their iniquities - Strausz's point is that dance music pre-dates electronica and that, looked at it in a certain way, all dance music is simply cosmic samba. Whether or not you agree, this is an effortlessly enchanting full-length, feal to every samba hallmark from syncopated clave to two-tone piano riffs, albeit also backed up by robotic samples and FM ows.
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Safe Place
Cat: WOP 006. Rel: 19 Mar 24
 
Balearic/Downtempo
West (2:44)
Prozora (4:44)
Safe Place (2:26)
Boy (4:38)
Night (3:07)
Carrier (2:46)
Hydro Park (2:01)
Come To Me (4:12)
Operator (3:24)
Liman (1:24)
You'll Be Okay (3:10)
2 Days (4:17)
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Rudy
Rudy (3xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SIGLP 019. Rel: 29 Feb 24
 
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Stunted (5:17)
More Fool Me (feat Cimone) (4:58)
The Game (4:53)
Heaven (4:55)
Tripping Out (5:30)
Cousin (6:04)
Treason (6:04)
Dumb Bum (5:46)
Flu Jet (6:05)
No Stopping (6:02)
Warbling (6:05)
Hard To Believe (4:54)
Review: Calibre's brand new drum & bass album Rudy comes in a minty-fresh contrapuntal breath, following hot on the heels of a new white label reissue of his earliest and most enduring works from the mid-to-late 1990s. The sudden time-warp back into the present day proves just how far he has come since then, yet also just how much he has retained what worked, too; Rudy begins in an orthodox liquid jungle fashion with the likes of 'Stunted', before breaking away into impressionistic vocal free-associations like 'The Game' (with Dominic Martin) and halftime reese-swellers like 'Heaven'. All the tracks originate from the same aetheric stratosphere - imagine if drum & bass had kicked off not on a terrestrial, but totally gaseous planet - yet Calibre still gleans enough variation from this potent condensate to either pack both more vacuumy punches ('Cousin') or more laid-back but cerebral inhalations ('Dumb Bum').
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Played by: Soul Intent
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Rekorder
Rekorder (red vinyl LP + MP3 download code limited to 100 copies)
Cat: YNFND 031REDLIM. Rel: 15 Mar 24
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Tobak (4:20)
Chops (5:14)
W.C.CON (5:13)
Because (Money) (2:47)
The Promise (Piano) (6:07)
Cecegi (3:11)
8 (Infinite) (4:28)
Remember (Rekorder) (5:00)
Played by: Mimi
 in stock $24.36
Reflections (30th Anniversary Edition)
Cat: LPSPS 15. Rel: 05 Mar 24
 
Techno
Mihara (6:49)
Meridian (10:24)
Orchilla (4:53)
Shambala (5:30)
Dance Of The Uighurs (6:10)
Star Gaze (7:37)
Majik Jar (9:38)
Forgotten Memory (1:26)
The Priestess (6:06)
Soleil Levant (3:36)
Lunate (5:59)
Asa Nisi Masa (6:39)
Moon Over The Moab (6:35)
Review: Kirk Degiorgio has made countless great records - including a number of fine full-length excursions - under the As One alias, but few remain as timeless and future-proof as Reflections, his 1994 debut album. Rooted in a mixture of stargazing Detroit techno, futurist electro and UK techno trends of the period (think ambient techno, bleep and what Mixmaster Morris dubbed 'intelligent techno', much to irritation of artists whose music didn't fit that descriptor), the album offers an enticing mix of slow-motion headphone music, intergalactic-sounding experiments, after-hours gems and full-throttle dancefloor workouts. This 30th anniversary edition naturally sparkles sonically thanks to some superb remastering, making it an essential purchase for all those who love emotive, grown-up electronic music.
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Recordings 1990-1993
Cat: SHUKAI 9. Rel: 07 Mar 24
 
International
The Great Hen-Yuan' River (3:27)
Summer Will Not Come (3:57)
Six Coral Devils (part II) (2:15)
Six Coral Devils (part III) (1:52)
Six Coral Devils (part IV) (1:41)
Six Coral Devils (part V) (3:12)
Six Coral Devils (part VII) (2:40)
Definitely That Ketsal (1:37)
The Waltz Windows On The Floor (1:26)
Blue (2:25)
Kwolyj Twist (Slow Twist) (1:25)
Argolida (part I) (2:31)
Argolida (part II) (4:35)
Argolida (part III) (2:40)
Argolida (part V) (2:40)
Argolida (part VI) (2:01)
Argolida (part VII) (2:02)
Argolida (part VIII) (3:03)
All Secrets Of A Poem (part III) (3:27)
All Secrets Of A Poem (part IV) (3:55)
All Secrets Of A Poem (part VI) (2:36)
All Secrets Of A Poem (part VII) (3:01)
Poliuwannia (The Hunt) (3:44)
Smilywo Chodit' Do Zymy (Walk Brave To The Winter) (2:04)
Zradnyky (The Traitors) (2:48)
Obminaj Misce (Around This Place) (2:45)
Widen Spyt' (Vienna Is Sleeping) (5:20)
Wartowyj (The Stand Guard) (3:49)
Procesija Mertwych (Dead Ceremony) (3:45)
Na Skryni (On The Basket) (2:51)
Track 31 (bonus track) (3:09)
Review: In the mid-80s, Svitlana Okhrimenko, Oleksandr Kohanovs'kyi, and Tamila Mazur, students at the Reinhold Glier Kyiv Academy of Music, formed the foundation of Cukor Bila Smert. Their blend of music and camaraderie led to the addition of Eugene Taran, who further helped shape the band's vision. Dubbed Sugar - White Death, their ironic moniker challenged media sensationalism and amidst endless musical exploration, they crafted two albums in 1988 and 1989. The band's unique "sugar calypso sound" emerged, a blend of Kohanovs'kyi's music and lyrics by Okhrimenko and Taran. A significant studio session in 1990 yielded tracks featured on the Mannered Music compilation which sparked international interest. Their journey concluded in 1993 with the release of "Selo" by Koka Records, and now some of the best bits make it onto this new collection.
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Rat Wars
Rat Wars (limited translucent ruby vinyl LP + booklet (indie exclusive))
Cat: 888072 572461. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Post Rock/Experimental
Demigods (4:03)
Future Of Hell (3:49)
Hateful (2:58)
(Of All Else) (3:35)
Crack Metal (4:19)
Unloved (1:47)
Children Of Sorrow (3:11)
Sicko (2:39)
Ashamed (4:27)
(Of Being Born) (1:31)
DSM-V (2:44)
Don't Try (5:00)
Review: LA based industrial trio HEALTH have had quite the curious trajectory from their confrontational noise-rock beginnings, to providing the acclaimed score to Max Payne 3, all the way to redefining themselves as a gritty, synth-metal behemoth on 2019's Vol 4: Slaves Of Fear. Following on from their lockdown-inspired two-part Disco 4 collaborative project which boasted cuts written in tandem with artists ranging from a multitude of differing sonic spheres, such as alternative hip-hop (JPEGMAFIA, Ghostemane) to hyperpop (100 Gecs) and even grindcore (Full Of Hell), their latest endeavour appears to be taking cues from both their more vicious experiments as well as their newfound collaborative ethos. With features from the likes of Godflesh and Willie Adler of Lamb Of God, whilst embracing both their metallic and techno-leaning indulgences simultaneously, Rat Wars promises to distil the myriad of components essential to the sonic makeup of HEALTH into one oppressive, melancholic, hellish, absorbing and vital collection.
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Quintessence (reissue)
Quintessence (reissue) (180 gram vinyl LP + MP3 download code with obi-strip)
Cat: MAR 095. Rel: 05 Apr 24
 
Jazz
Between Thoughts (6:59)
Breeze (5:33)
In My Apartment (5:48)
Marketplace (4:16)
Can't Stop Now (4:58)
Moments Of Silence (8:23)
Why Must I Go (Through These Changes) (7:41)
Review: Mad About Records officially reissues super rare private press Quintessence's 1981 LP. Surprisingly for the level of talent and production / recording wit that it flaunts, Quintessence was one of many original jazz LPs to remain in private circulation and thus completely wanting of the public ear. Led by Ron Ancrum, with George Sovak, David Gaedeke, Winston Johnson and Steve Muse, the band nonetheless recorded an exceptional slice of artistic pie here, bringing Rhodesy, tritoning sundowners to the then already well-fleshed milieu of 80s jazz, an unmistakably bulbous and gaudy sound to which Quintessence do much justice; our favourite here by far is 'In My Apartment', a tssking blue-jazz suite for boughed double bass and noir piano.
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Previously Unreleased Recordings (Acoustic Sounds Series)
Previously Unreleased Recordings (Acoustic Sounds Series) (gatefold 180 gram audiophile vinyl LP)
Cat: 585383 1. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Jazz
Night & Day (6:47)
But Beautiful (4:42)
Funkallero (6:42)
My Heart Stood Still (8:29)
Melinda (5:05)
Grandfather's Waltz (7:25)
Review: The plainspoken title Previously Unheard Recordings was given to Stan Getz and Bill Evans' six-track set of rarities back in 1974. The result of a recording session completed over ten years earlier in 1963, all the pieces heard here shine bright lights on the pianist and saxophonist's synergistic powers, and come backed by auxiliary instrumental incantations from two bassists, Ron Carter and Richard Davis, as well as drumming by Elvin Jones. Emblematic of the cool jazz style, the overgirding mood is one of time-lapsed delight and lightness of being, but yet which is not fearful of life's downer moments; this loyalty to jazz's complexity of mood can be heard all the way from 'Night And Day' or the closing 'Grandfather's Waltz'.
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Portrait In Jazz
Portrait In Jazz (gatefold 180 gram vinyl LP repress)
Cat: DOL 839HG. Rel: 08 Mar 24
 
Jazz
Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:20)
Autumn Leaves (5:58)
Witchcraft (4:34)
When I Fall In Love (4:55)
Peri's Scope (3:15)
What Is This Thing Called Love? (4:37)
Spring Is Here (5:05)
Someday My Prince Will Come (4:55)
Blue In Green (5:25)
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Pieces (reissue)
Pieces (reissue) (limited LP + booklet in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: FTS 027. Rel: 09 Apr 24
 
Library/Archive
Spirale (3:17)
Antichambre (2:38)
Images (5:33)
Le Rideau (1:26)
P 216 (6:22)
En Attendant L'Aube (3:52)
Le Tournant Des Temps (3:03)
Hivers 1 - Cap-Des-Rosiers (6:19)
Hivers 2 - Sol-Six D'Hiver (3:31)
14e Sie'cle (4:46)
Review: Danielle Boutet's Pieces is a mysterious artifact of Quebecois marginalia, self-released in 1985. Seeming to land squarely in the French no wave niche, yet nonetheless defying it through sinister inversions of the form, the reissued album comes as a reminder of Boutet's impressive command over atmosphere and narrative. Arabesque monologues in her native French soar over warblingly warm arpeggios, which sound ready-primed for traversals of Transylvania, while the more languid cuts make use of impressively synthetic emulations of what could otherwise sound like affectedly acoustic instruments, such as the "harmonica" on 'En attendant l'aube'. This is a welcome unearthing of an otherwise unconscious album, made in the space between REM sleep and authentic, out-of-the-limelight living.
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Played by: Alexis Le-Tan
 in stock $29.55
Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (reissue)
Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (reissue) (translucent green vinyl LP)
Cat: KFR 20443. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
International
Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (part 1) (12:10)
Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (part 2) (20:06)
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Out Of Sight
Cat: BJLP 042. Rel: 07 Mar 24
 
Funk
Out Of Sight (4:30)
Heartbeat (4:50)
Star 51 (3:23)
All About Love (3:58)
Straight Down To Heaven (3:30)
L'aventure Moderne (2:21)
All Of This Is Fake (3:03)
(I Don't Give A Sh*t) Summertime (4:40)
Behind The Wall (3:44)
Odd Things (4:13)
Review: F.I.D.E.L (Further Individual Delusions) is the avatar project of Paris-based composer, producer and A&R, R. DIlouya; UK funk and soul and Northern soul legend John Turrell; and French hip-hop, soul and jazz force majeure Sly Johnson. Hailing from North Paris and Northern England, F.I.D.E.L release their latest project Out Of Sight to the great post-disco, boogie and new wave pop that shaped the world's collective unconscious at the twilight of the Thatcher / Cold War Era. F.I.D.E.L takes this as a jumping off point and channels its sound through the care and the musical craft of the past to a yet more modern soundscape using Prophet Synthesizers, Clavinets and Drum Machines to create a fast, nervous, funky, ironic and intoxicating satire of post-COVID Western society. While most of the musical heavy lifting is done by Dilouya himself, Turrell lays down socially anchored lyrics, rooted firmly in the gritty, no-nonsense world of a working-class man. Recorded over two week-long studio sessions in Paris, Out Of Sight showcases Dilouya's timeless songwriting and bold production style, setting ground for Turrell's classic vocal performances and Sly Johnson's revered musicianship.
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Original Sufferhead (reissue)
Original Sufferhead (reissue) (light green vinyl LP)
Cat: KFR 20393. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
International
Original Sufferhead (25:25)
Power Show (14:55)
Review: Like so much of his often faultless work, Original Sufferhead by Fela Kuti is a powerful and politically charged album that embodies the essence of Afrobeat. For that reason, it is well deserving of this reissue as it remains relevant in more ways than one all these years after its original release in 1981 with its signature blend of funk, jazz, and traditional African rhythms, coupled with biting social commentary. The album confronts issues of oppression, corruption, and inequality, with Fela's impassioned vocals leading the charge. Each track is a call to action, urging listeners to rise against injustice and oppression. With its infectious grooves and thought-provoking lyrics, this is a timeless listen that continues to inspire and resonate with audiences around the world.
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Tags: Afrobeat
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Old School
Cat: ONRLP 025. Rel: 28 Mar 24
 
Funk
Down On The Farm (5:03)
Boogaloo Is Dead (4:25)
Breakfast T (4:43)
Smoothie (3:01)
Two Fat Ladies (88) (4:38)
Do The Sausage Roll (4:10)
In Da Club (3:12)
Buggin' (4:12)
Scrappy Doo (3:47)
Till The Cows Come Home (3:30)
Review: With members living between Denver, Colorado, the UK and Spain, the New Mastersounds are currently centred on the British city of Leeds, and bring their adept keyboard instrumental Hammond funk and r&b chops to us receptive fans in the form of a new ten-track back-to-school album, Old School. Composed in a short breath in a studio situated in the heart of the English Peak District during a rainy week in July 2023, all tracks here showcase the earthy essence of the band via their signature vocabulary of uncomplicated funk, soul-jazz, classic r&b and reggae-infused grooves.
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OG23
OG23 (LP)
Cat: ST 1044. Rel: 22 Feb 24
 
Experimental/Electronic
Track 1 (17:32)
Track 2 (21:10)
Review: Kevin Drum is often cryptic in his work and that didn't change here on OG23, a record on Streamline that after a long wait for fans now arrives, at last, on vinyl. It features just two pieces of music, one on each side, and both are isolated soundscapes from deep under the surface of the sea. The Chicago artist layers up subtle drones and spaced-out electro signifiers, otherworldly ambiance and deft sound designs that all empty your mind and allow a little paranoid to seep in, such is the creepiness of their atmosphere. It's a magnificent work of quiet artists that is stuffed with evocative sonic imagery.

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No Hassle (15th Anniversary reissue)
No Hassle (15th Anniversary reissue) (gatefold audiophile vinyl 3xLP)
Cat: K7240LP 3. Rel: 29 Feb 24
 
Balearic/Downtempo
My First (5:40)
Elitsa (4:56)
Springer (5:13)
Birthday (4:48)
Oysters In May (4:23)
Joe Si Ha (4:10)
Elektra Bregenz (4:08)
Fondue (3:33)
Rosa (5:04)
Raymondo (5:23)
Mrs Bongo (5:32)
No Hassle (6:26)
Review: Tosca's wonderful No Hassle celebrates its 15th anniversary with a reissue that reaffirms its timeless allure. The album remains a hallmark of downtempo and electronic music and is a seamless fusion of jazz, trip-hop, and ambient elements. From ethereal vocals to hypnotic grooves, Tosca crafted a soundscape that transcends the usual genre boundaries and invites listeners into a world of sublime tranquility and introspection. Packed with lush instrumentation and sophisticated production, the record is a perfect escape that is as useful now in the busy modern times as it was back in 2009.
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Played by: Manu Archeo
 in stock $36.28
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