There’s no other band like Angel Du$t. In fact, the singular group is almost defined by how far they stand apart from the pack. So if saying Angel Du$t aren’t like anyone else is a no-brainer, then what are they like? Are they cutting edge genre-destroyers or one of the last authentic guitar bands standing? Are they blunt force aggression incarnate or earnest experimentalists?

Are they the hardcore version of an indie band or is it the other way around? You might ask yourself these kinds of questions while taking in the totality of Angel Dust’s decade-plus journey–but the band’s new album, 'COLD 2 THE TOUCH', suggests that maybe it’s not so complicated after all. Or as vocalist/mastermind Justice Tripp puts it: ”Angel Du$t is rock & roll.” 'COLD 2 THE TOUCH' captures this simple fact better than ever before. The 26-minute blast of eclectic and hardhitting music makes it clear that Angel Du$t can’t be contained within the confines of narrow subgenres, and that a term as elemental as rock & roll might actually fit like a glove.

This is the band’s most overtly ferocious album in some time–a blender of hard riffs and big hooks that are matched by Tripp’s open-hearted existentialism. A constellation of collaborators makes 'COLD 2 THE TOUCH' a captivating listen that’s constantly surprising the listener: guitarist Jim Caroll makes his presence especially felt on 'Zero', a veritable Angel Du$t epic that clocks in at over three minutes of spiraling riffs and features vocals from Wes Eisold of American Nightmare and Cold Cave; 'Downfall' has the growl of Restraining Order’s Patrick Cozens; 'Man On Fire' taps UK punk legend Frank Carter; and 'The Beat' includes guttural guest vitriol from Taylor Young of Twitching Tongues, Deadbody, and more.

The album’s final one-two punch of 'The Knife' and 'The Beat' sum up exactly what makes Angel Du$t such a special band. This is a creative endeavor where heart-on-sleeve musings about the finite nature of life can coexist with the unbridled thrill of violence-enducing riffs, where real humanity can flourish and being true to yourself and your own spectrum of thoughts, interests, and feelings takes primacy above all else. “This is who I am,” says Tripp. “and I speak for the band too: these are people who are always going to be playing aggressive rock & roll. It’s happening whether you like it or not. I’m me, and if you get in my way I’m gonna crush you.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Pain Is A Must
2. Cold 2 The Touch
3. I’m The Outside
4. Jesus Head
5. Zero
6. Downfall
7. Du$T
8. Nothing I Can’t Kill
9. Man On Fire
10. The Knife
11. The Beat

Leading up to their 2nd full-length on Space Grapes, Another Taste present "Into The Night" - a slightly mysterious boogie song about the need to stay free. This fully loaded maxi single contains 2 main versions, a lengthy dub for the clubs and an acapella. Wowee!

Seriously limited copies! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Boosted maxi-single, taken from the forthcoming album, gifted the 12" treatment with dub, acapella and alternative versions. As expected, it's all killer, as the contemporary disco legends march forth and conquer all.

TRACK LISTING

1 : Into The Night
2 : Into The Night (Electronic Version)
3 : Into The Night (Space Grapes Dub)
4 : Into The Night (Acapella)

'Windswept Adan', Aoba’s seventh studio album, was originally released in 2020. Marking a significant departure from her earlier, more solitary works, Aoba collaborated with composer Taro Umebayashi to craft a mesmerising and richly imaginative concept album that moves fluidly between ambient psych-folk, chamber classical, and jazz-inflected composition.

Conceived as the soundtrack to an imaginary film, 'Windswept Adan' follows a young girl exiled from her homeland to the mythic island of Adan — a lush, otherworldly place filled with strange creatures, abundant flora and fauna, and no spoken language. Its orchestral textures and vivid sound design create an immersive, cinematic world.

TRACK LISTING

1. Prologue
2. Pilgrimage
3. Porcelain
4. HORO
5. Easter Lily
6. Parfum D'étoiles
7. Kirinakijima
8. Sagu Palmʼs Song
9. Chinuhaji
10. Red Silence
11. Hagupit
12. Dawn In The Adan
13. Ohayashi
14. Luminescent Creatures

On his fifth studio album, 'Julia', Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir enters intriguing and uncharted territory. After years of engaging translators such as John Grant and working with the poetry of his father, Einar Georg Einarsson, Ásgeir has penned his lyrics by himself for the first time in his long and celebrated career. The result is a deeply contemplative body of work, steeped in nostalgia, that sees Ásgeir meditating on his past regrets as well as his hopes for the future, guided by the spectre of the album’s title character.

Ásgeir has long been lauded for his intricate folk-pop, lush production, and wistful, emotive falsetto. ‘Julia’ marks a shift toward not just lyrical self-reliance but cathartic directness, songs that feel not just exquisitely performed, but lived in. “This was kind of the first time I was writing lyrics totally on my own,” he shares. “It was scary. I’m still trying to find myself within that. But I tried to open myself up and I learned a lot through that process, and it was definitely therapeutic for me.”

This new sense of vulnerability threads through the album’s ten tracks, written and recorded over the course of nearly two years. Many of the songs were first composed on guitar, with Ásgeir aiming for simplicity, prioritising melody, clarity, and meaning. The production, co-developed with longtime collaborator Guðm. “Kiddi” Kristinn Jónsson, remains organic and understated, allowing Ásgeir’s voice, and importantly his voice as a writer, to come forward. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Tender falsetto vocals and shimmering acoustic guitar, rolling basslines and snappy percussion all come together into a hazy breeze of an album, illustrating Ásgeir's impeccable skills as a songwriter and vocalist, and now showing his evolving technique and renewed lyrical role in the project. A bold and beautiful thing.

TRACK LISTING

1. Quiet Life
2. Against The Current
3. Smoke
4. Ferris Wheel
5. Universe
6. Julia
7. Sugar Clouds
8. Stranger
9. In The Wee Hours
10. Into The Sun

Chalybeate documents a month long stay by Tokyo based producer aus in Ikaho, one of Japan's most established Onsen (hot spring) towns, during autumn 2024.

Working from field-recordings captured inside multiple ryokan baths, aus synthesized the subterranean movement of the onsen's with local details: the bubbling of source water, the hosuzuki lantern plants and wind chimes placed at each inn, and the surrounding insects and birds. Rather than portraying Ikaho as a landscape, the recordings trace the town's respiration.

The material was first presented on site as an installation unfolding across eight different baths, where visitors listened while soaking in roten-buro (open air hot baths). The project drew wide attention for proposing listening as a bodily act, inseparable from heat, moisture, and duration.

Chalybeate re constructs that installation as an album. The recordings were left to sit for a year within Ikaho's air and humidity, allowing the sound itself to slowly change. The title refers to Ikaho's iron rich mineral water, known as "Golden Water," which oxidizes upon contact with air and leaves rust colored traces in its baths. Following this process, the album's sound was repeatedly re submerged and re worked, gradually absorbing a corroded texture.

Tape hiss, gentle distortion, and subtle fluctuations rise quietly, like steam.
What remains is not documentation but residue.

Mixing was handed over to Manchester based producer The Humble Bee by Craig Tattersall, known for his work with The Boats and The Remote Viewer, after aus exhausted himself traversing Ikaho's steep stone steps. The exchange mirrors the work itself: from bathtub to hot spring, from sound to something that surrounds the body.

Woodwind like tape noise and the movement of water dissolve into one another.
The music does not arrive all at once. It settles slowly, as if lowering into warm water.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: I've been enamoured with Flau since 2008's run of Geskia's 'Silent 77' and The Boats' 'Faulty Toned Radio', both of which I was OBSESSED with, and still am. This is a beautifully languid, environmental ambient beauty that is rich in the airy, tape-glitchy otherworldliness that Flau specialise in. Stunning.

TRACK LISTING

1. Below The Surface We Shimmer And Shine
2. I Follow A Barren Path Across The Old Mountain
3. Blushing Copper Light
4. Specular Ochre
5. In Dark Hours, Your Colours Glow Their Brightest
6. The Mulberry And The Stone
7. Juniper
8. We Flow Ever Downwards, Until We Blossom

Saci Pererê is an album by Banda Black Rio, a Brazilian music group from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 1976. The group pioneered the soul-funk movement in Brazil led by renowned saxophonist Oberdan Magalhães and is known for its danceable blend of samba, jazz, and Brazilian rhythms. They have been compared to other soul funk bands such as Kool and the Gang and Earth, Wind & Fire. This summer is the perfect time to rediscover this album.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Saci Pererê
2. Miss Cheryl
3. Melissa
4. De Onde Vem
5. Subindo O Morro

Side B
1. Amor Natural
2. Profissionalismo é Isso Aí
3. Broto Sexy
4. Tem Que Ser Agora
5. Zumbi

Bangkok Impact - alias of Finnish producer Sami Liuski - helped define the early-2000s Italo-disco and electro revival. "Missionary On Mars" became an underground club hit across Europe with its spacey synths and retro-futuristic vibe, earning cult status among DJs. With "Caro" and "La Musche" his reputation for sleek, hypnotic grooves that bridged classic Italo influences with techno energy got cemented. Remastered repress for a new generation.

TRACK LISTING

1 Missionary On Mars (Original Mix)
2 Missionary On Mars (Red Planet Version)
3 La Musche
4 Caro

Bat For Lashes’ mesmerising debut 'Fur and Gold' returns in 2026, newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios. First released in 2006, the album introduced Natasha Khan’s visionary blend of myth, emotion and cinematic pop, earning widespread acclaim and a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Featuring signature songs 'What’s a Girl to Do?', 'Horse and I' and 'Trophy', 'Fur and Gold' remains a defining statement of imagination and artistry.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklisting:
1. Horse And I (2025 Remaster)
2. Trophy (feat. Josh T. Pearson) (2025 Remaster)
3. Tahiti (2025 Remaster)
4. What's A Girl To Do? (2025 Remaster)
5. Sad Eyes (2025 Remaster)
6. The Wizard (2025 Remaster)
7. Prescilla (2025 Remaster)
8. The Bat's Mouth (2025 Remaster)
9. Seal Jubilee (2025 Remaster)
10. Sarah (2025 Remaster)
11. I Saw A Light (2025 Remaster)

2CD Tracklisting:
1. Horse And I (2025 Remaster)
2. Trophy (feat. Josh T. Pearson) (2025 Remaster)
3. Tahiti (2025 Remaster)
4. What's A Girl To Do? (2025 Remaster)
5. Sad Eyes (2025 Remaster)
6. The Wizard (2025 Remaster)
7. Prescilla (2025 Remaster)
8. The Bat's Mouth (2025 Remaster)
9. Seal Jubilee (2025 Remaster)
10. Sarah (2025 Remaster)
11. I Saw A Light (2025 Remaster)
12. Carrie (Demo)
13. Healing Fire (Demo)
14. Rosie (Demo)
15. Dark Time (Demo)
16. Howl (Demo)
17. Blood Red Shoes (Demo)
18. Circle Song (Demo)
19. What's A Girl To Do? (BBC Live Lounge Version)
20. Tahiti (BBC Rob Da Bank Session)

A lovingly curated collection of rarities, odds and ends and cover versions by Beck, on exclusive red vinyl.

Featuring iconic tracks like “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” from the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack and a soulful rendition of “I Can’t Help Falling In Love,” this is a beautifully crafted collection of songs to add to Beck’s iconic catalog of releases.

Also features new recordings of 'True Love Will Find You in the End' & ‘Your Cheatin’ Heart'.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A selection of superb Beck outtakes / b-sides and covers from the early 00's to 2017. Includes the superb cover of 'Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime' From Little Miss Sunshine. A beautifully varied, evocative selection of lesser heard gems from one of the greatest songwriters in the alt-indie sphere.

TRACK LISTING

'Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime'
From “The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind” Soundtrack (2004)

‘LOVE'
From “Starbucks Sweetheart (2014)

'I Can’t Help Falling In Love'
From “Resistance Radio: The Man In The High Castle” (2017)

‘Ramona'
From “Scott Pilgrim Vs The World” Soundtrack (2010)

'Michelangelo Antonioni'
From “A Tribute To Caetano Veloso” (2012)

'Your Cheatin’ Heart (New Recording)'
Originally From “Timeless: A Hank Williams Tribute” (2001)

'I Only Have Eyes For You'
From Doug Aitken’s “Song “ Exhibition (2012)

'True Love Will Find You In The End' (New Recording)
Originally From The Tribute Album "The Late Great Daniel Johnson” (2004)

London-via-Accra artist BLACK FONDU shares his seven-track debut EP ‘BLACKFONDUISM’, following the underground momentum of singles ‘im not sleeping’ and the Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music-premiered ‘holla back girl’. Available on vinyl, and with a self-directed video for ‘#music’, the project marks the first full expression of a voice emerging as one of the UK’s most uncompromising new forces.

‘BLACKFONDUISM’ captures that evolution in its rawest form. The EP came together quickly through instinct and freestyling, recorded between his room in London and a short period in Paris. Each track reflects a world he understood only after living through it. ‘IN D4 CLUB’ channels the exhilaration of acceleration, ‘BOYS’ explores the foundation provided by maternal love, ‘im not sleeping’ confronts denial after more than twenty revisions, ‘C00N V2’ marks a moment of creative rebirth, and ‘BLACK1E’ navigates the tension between self-perception and the world’s gaze. Closing track ‘#music’ distills the entire project into one statement.

Working alone has brought challenges, but he has learned to trust the emotional volatility that fuels the work. “I care so much and would die for this, but I cannot let it kill me. I have to trust myself the same way I trust myself when I make music.”

At 21, BLACK FONDU has carved out a sound that collides hyperpop, noise, rap, punk energy and abstract grime into something instinctive and volatile. Influenced by everything from Rachmaninoff to MF DOOM to Xiu Xiu, he writes, produces and performs every element, including the fractured visuals that accompany his tracks. Praise from BBC 6 Music, Pitchfork, NME, The Quietus, Pigeons & Planes, METAL and Line of Best Fit has positioned him as one of the most intriguing new voices in the UK underground, with explosive live shows across London, the UK and Europe.

With BLACKFONDUISM, he introduces a universe that refuses to sit still. “I wanted this EP to act as an introduction to my worlds. It felt important to put this out so I can do anything after.” He hopes listeners feel alive when they hear it, and jokes that he wants the record to “evolve music, even just a little.”

BLACK FONDU’s sound remains a paradox, abrasive and fragile, chaotic and meticulous, always guided by instinct. Or, as he puts it, “A bit fucked. But alive.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: If you want the future then the future is this! Like a nasty bunch of cyborgs beating up Kendrick Lamar for outstanding benzo drug debts using an array of destroyed mainframes. Sound wild? It is.

TRACK LISTING

1. Hola Back Girl
2. BOYS
3. Im Not Sleeping
4. IN D4 CLUB
5. C00N V2
6. BLACK1E
7. #music

Mystery edit label Body Edits is back with volume 2.

Wonky underground edits from Rev Bloo’s vaults, reviving multi genre dance gems with fresh tempos and new life.

Limited pressing act fast

TRACK LISTING

A1. Feel Like Dancin’
A2. Wave Catcher
B1. Even Deeper Dub
B2. Live Together

In a cramped club on the lower east side of Manhattan, armed with only an electric guitar, Jeff Buckley stunned audiences with his mysterious, emotionally uncompromising live sets, packed with eclectic covers and his own originals. The four-track Live at Sin-e EP, released in 1993 was his debut release for Columbia Records; here it's expanded with an eight-page, full color booklet of photos and liner notes. The set includes live versions of favorites like 'Grace', 'Last Goodbye' and Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Be Your Husband [Live]
2. Lover, You Should've Come Over [Live]
3. Mojo Pin [Live]
4. Monologue - Duane Eddy, Songs For Lovers [Live]
5. Grace [Live]
6. Monologue – Reverb, The Doors [Live]
7. Strange Fruit [Live]
8. Night Flight [Live]
9. If You Knew [Live]
10. Monologue - Fabulous Time For A Guinness [Live]
11. Unforgiven (Last Goodbye) [Live]
12. The Twelfth Of Never [Live]
13. Monologue - Cafe Days [Live]
14. Monologue - Eternal Life [Live]
15. Eternal Life [Live]
16. Just Like A Woman [Live]
17. Monologue - False Start, Apology, Miles Davis [Live]
18. Calling You [Live]
19. Monologue - Nusrat, He's My Elvis [Live]
20. Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae [Live]
21. Monologue - I'm A Ridiculous Person [Live]
22. If You See Her, Say Hello [Live]
23. Monologue - Matt Dillon, Hollies, Classic Rock Radio [Live]
24. Dink's Song [Live]
25. Monologue - Musical Chairs [Live]
26. Drown In My Own Tears [Live]
27. Monologue - The Suckiest Water [Live]
28. The Way Young Lovers Do [Live]
29. Monologue - Walk Through Walls [Live]
30. Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin [Live]
31. I Shall Be Released [Live]
32. Sweet Thing [Live]
33. Monologue - Good Night Bill [Live]
34. Hallelujah [Live]

The Byrds' "Greatest Hits" is the first greatest hits album by the American band and was released in August 1967. It is the top-selling album in The Byrds' catalogue as it provides a summary of their history during Gene Clark and David Crosby's tenure with the band and also functions as a survey of the group's hit singles from 1965 to 1967.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
3. The Bells Of Rhymney
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
5. All I Really Want To Do
6. Chimes Of Freedom

SIDE B
1. Eight Miles High
2. Mr. Spaceman
3. 5 D (Fifth Dimension)
4. So You Want To Be A Rock '˜N' Roll Star
5. My Back Pages

WOW. Released on Valentine's Day 2025, Be With Records are releasing the first time reissue of the first *ever* heart-shaped red vinyl 45. Extremely limited!

The smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over.

The originals of these red heart-shaped vinyl records go for stupid money - if you can find one in good condition. Here's your chance to snag a real collectors item for fans of Bobby and, well, LOVE, the world over.

The eternal 'What You Won't Do for Love' became a national anthem. It remains that way - perhaps even more so in the past year or two. It perfectly captured Bobby's ability to infuse a contagious groove with introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff and Caldwell's soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy.

A perennial favourite, it has been heavily sampled, such is its unique allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on 'Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number' and you can hear Caldwell’s vocal sample used for the hook on Tupac’s posthumously released 'Do For Love'.

Bobby's dynamite 'Open Your Eyes' was immortalised by the eternal J Dilla in the hip-hop canon with his production of Common’s epochal 'The Light', which heavily samples the magical 'Open Your Eyes'. On a post paying tribute to Bobby in March 2023, Questlove claimed that he "got word Brother Bobby loved it". Bobby's original has seen new life even more recently from the likes of Dwele and Kendrick Lamar and deservingly so, as its insistent drums and staccato piano created a modern-soul classic.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Taking cues from the infamous Mayer Hawthorn heart shaped disc from yesteryear; local legends Be With reissue this schmoozy doozy from Bobby Caldwell - just in time for Valentine's Day!

TRACK LISTING

1. What You Won't Do For Love
2. Open Your Eyes 

Cork's acclaimed Cardinals much-anticipated debut album 'Masquerade'. Relesed on So Young Records, the ten song album was recorded with producer Shrink at RAK Studios, London across the summer. It's a record that is at once grand and intimate, awash with romance and flickers of holy imagery, and most of all, it's an undeniable fulfilment of the innate promise the band have shown since their earliest beginnings.

These are emotionally expansive songs, some simmering with an undercurrent of violence, cynicism or fervent discontent ('Anhedonia', 'The Burning of Cork', 'Barbed Wire') and others gleaming with a bright-eyed vulnerability. A vivid first half contrasts a darker second and crafts a record with a clear A-side and B-side. A nod to the band’s collective love of vinyl, that tonal shift takes its cue from a variety of expected and unexpected influences - from the brittle honesty of folk to the theatrical melodrama of goth-rock. 

TRACK LISTING

1. She Makes Me Real
2. St. Agnes
3. Masquerade
4. I Like You
5. Over At Last
6. Anhedonia
7. Barbed Wire
8. Big Empty Heart
9. The Burning Of Cork
10. As I Breathe

Category 1 Music Sampler - Vol. 4 represents a unique blend of contemporary house music’s most influential and respected personalities. “What I Want” showcases the remixing wizardry of Eric Kupper, who has worked with numerous superstars including Usher, Alicia Keys, Donna Summer & Miley Cyrus; along with the producing genius of Chicago’s great house trailblazer, Ron Carroll. “Call Me” showcases a multi continent contingent of musical talent from the UK, South Africa and the U.S. combining to deliver a soulful house gem that’s highlighted by Stacy Kidd’s distinctive Chicago influenced vibe. Joe Smooth, another Chicago house legend, lends his deep house sound to the appropriately titled, “Soul Deep”, featuring the classic vocals of Ed Ramsey coupled with Sweet Georgie’s impeccable production.

Concluding this house music journey is Ron Carroll’s “Underground”, a Garage banger that’s the creative concept of Marc Cotterell, 1 of the leaders of the U.S./UK Garage genre. “Underground” is the perfect way to end another Category 1 Music house excursion.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Ron Carroll X JoysSoul - What I Want (Eric Kupper Remix)
A2. DJ Christian B X Rudi’Kastic X Lee Wilson - Call Me (Stacy Kidd House 4 Life Remix)
B1. Sweet Georgie X Ed Ramsey X Peter Mac - Soul Deep (Joe Smooth Soul Deeper Remix)
B2. Ron Carroll - Underground (Marc Cotterell US Garage Mix)

Kerri Chandler follows up Downtown EP Pt. 1 with Downtown EP Pt. 2

This release also includes four tracks reconnecting with the spirit of Kerri’s iconic Downtown Records era while offering something fresh for the next generation of listeners. 3 of the tracks come straight from that timeless catalogue and firm favourites among Kerri’s community, now beautifully presented on vinyl once again.

Part 2 also features one brand-new, exclusive track, giving fans something truly special: a glimpse of Kerri’s sound, and an invitation to join him on a journey through his remarkable catalogue. This release continues the celebration of Kerri’s music, his evolution, and the sound that continues to inspire house music lovers around the world. Every detail, from the sleek new sleeve design to the thoughtful presentation, reflects Kerri’s care and respect for his music and the people who’ve supported it.

Downtown EP Pt. 2 captures everything Kerri Chandler represents, soulful, honest, and made with nothing but heart.

TRACK LISTING

A1. In Search Of Mr Ford
A2. In Search Of Mr Ford (Unreleased Mix)
B1. House Is House
B2. Out To The Boonies

'Wuthering Heights' is Charli xcx’s album written for Emerald Fennel’s highly anticipated film 'Wuthering Heights', starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The album will be released alongside the film on Valentine’s Day 2026.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A wonderfully rich, sleekly produced slice of modern synth-pop and crackling avant-indie which breaks into triumphant streaks of orchestration and airy pizzicatio plucks, all topped with Charli's wonderfully athletic, soaring vox. Ace.

TRACK LISTING

TBC

25 years ago, at the turn of the millennium, downtown NYC was spoiled with record stores. In this pre-digital age, vinyl was king for club DJs, and shops such as Downtown 161, Dance Tracks, and Vinyl Mania peppered lower Manhattan, thriving businesses that supported an expanding scene of local and international DJs. Perhaps the largest and most established of these was Satellite Records, an institution of club sounds that also spawned multiple record labels, including the deep-house imprint Central Park Recordings.

At this time, Central Park Recordings and Satellite Records owner Scott Richmond signed a demo in need of a vocal from young British producer Alistair Colling, and enlisted John-Christian Urich to write it, who had just had a massive hit with “I Might Do Something Wrong” the debut Tortured Soul single on Central Park. He in turn brought in Sabina Sciubba of then newly-formed band Brazilian Girls to record the vocal, and with Jon Cutler on remix duties the record was complete. Tortured Soul went on to release numerous deep house classics like “Fall In Love,” “How’s Your Life” and have continued to tour as a groundbreaking live-house act to this day (of which RNT co-founder JKriv was bassist and collaborator for 10 years).

For the 25th anniversary of this turning point release, Razor-N-Tape has rebooted and remastered the original and classic Jon Cutler mixes, which have never been reissued in any format since the original release. RNT also commissioned two new exemplary remixes from DJ Spinna and musclecars, connecting the dots between the deep-house lineage of the past and present. Presented in a gorgeous jacket that calls back to the graphical style of the original Central Park Recordings aesthetic, this 12” is an absolute essential for any lover of soulful club sounds or purveyor of NYC dance music history.

TRACK LISTING

A1. DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Remix
A2. Musclecars Remix
B1. Jon Cutler’s Distant Music Mix
B2. Original Mix

Comet Gain are all things post-punk, DIY, Indie POP, international pop underground, lo fi, garagebeat and folk & rock. Boy/Girl vocals, scratchy guitars, sweet noise and rough melodies, enthusiasm and pain. It's all right here. Put it on, turn it up and feel alive again.

City Fallen Leaves was first released in 2005 by Track & Field in the UK and Kill Rock Stars in the USA and is now being reissued worldwide by Tapete Records. 

'Join Hands' is a kitchen-sink fuzz-pop clusterfuck party record, the debut album from Brighton's colourful alt-rock 4-piece congratulations.

They say you have your whole life to make your first album... how do you cut that down to a 37-minute slice?

Through its laser- focused 10- track runtime, the record treats rock music with irreverence and complete non- seriousness. Combining works in progress from the band's primary songwriters bassist Greg Burns and guitarist Jamie Chellar, with some scraps dating back several years prior to the band's inception, all members of congratulations have combined to to hone and flesh out these songs with vigourous performances and arrangements brimming with ideas and colour.

Leah Stanhope's formidable vocal performances can turn on a dime from spectrally angelic to hellish, and James Gillingham's turn on the tubs combines featherweight intricacies with sledgehammer force. Shameless pop melodies fight with Jamie's jagged wonked guitars, Greg's thick fuzz bass rumble, crunched electronic beats and a smorgasbord of mangled synths and samples relatively new to the band's sonic palette. These muscular songs take control of the band and wilfully steer them off on sharp tangents (Nevagunna's blown out sax invasion, This Life's this- thing's- broken ending, Bubbles's Bollywood excursion).

With composition taking place over several years, the bulk of the record tracking was done in a single week to capture the pace and immediacy of the band's rapturously received live shows. Then began a lengthy tinkering process, with producer Luke Phillips (Icebeing) on board to add power and spice treatments to the recordings and complete mixing on the album, tying the whole thing together with a big green/blue/ red/yellow (take your pick) bow.

TRACK LISTING

Nevagonna
Fought 4 Love
My Hair
This Life
Dr. Doctor
Jonny Hands
City Boy
I Feel Severe
Bubbles
Hollywood Swingers

For over three decades, CONVERGE have defined the outer limits of heavy music, shaping hardcore, punk, and metal with unmatched urgency and vision.

On 'Love Is Not Enough', their eleventh album, the band channels decades of creative intensity into a focused and fearless reflection on resilience, connection, and the weight of existence. Recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, the album captures CONVERGE at their most deliberate and dynamic -- ferocious yet deeply human.

Every song hits with precision and purpose, from the explosive title track to the sweeping devastation of 'We Were Never the Same'. It's a record that distills the band's restless evolution into a singular, commanding statement. 'Love Is Not Enough' is both a reckoning and renewal -- proof that after 35 years together, CONVERGE remain one of the most vital and uncompromising forces in modern music.

TRACK LISTING

1. Love Is Not Enough
2. Bad Faith
3. Distract And Divide
4. To Feel Something
5. Beyond Repair
6. Amon Amok
7. Force Meets Presence
8. Gilded Cage
9. Make Me Forget You
10. We Were Never The Same

Produced by Cam Blackwood, and co-written with Mr Hudson, Simon Aldred, Jamie Hartman, RØRY and Neil Ormandy, 'Just A Few Folk' is a beautifully crafted body of work, recorded entirely to tape at renowned London analogue studio Toe Rag Studios. The album speaks of everyday stories and experiences - family bonds, personal relationships, intimate moments. 'Diamonds and Gold' is a soulful dedication to his wife, while 'Sad Song' reframes heartache. He reflects on memories of growing up in Middleton, Manchester on 'Waiting on a Blue Sky', and the lead single 'Summer of Love' blends retro soul, 70s-inspired grooves and JP Cooper’s signature rich vocals.

Speaking about the inspiration behind the album and its process, JP explains: “This record feels like a turning point for me — I wasn’t thinking about radio, labels, or what might “work,” I just followed my dopamine. It was important to us that this album felt as human as possible, especially at a time when so much of music and art is being shaped by AI. So I took the band into a studio with no computers, only tape, everyone played together in one room. 'Just A Few Folk' is the most personal collection of music I’ve ever made, and I hope when you listen, you’ll feel the same freedom, humanity, and joy that I felt while making it.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Waiting On A Blue Sky
3. Diamonds And Gold
4. Grandparents
5. Yes
6. Summer Of Love
7. Sad Song
8. Something Like This
9. Just A Few Folk
10. One Silver Bullett, One Revolver
11. Nothing Ever Changes
12. You Give Me Life
13. The Greatest Story Never Told

Dam Swindle's new "Backyard Galaxy" EP is an ode to house music and the classic Swindle sound.

It's only been a few months since Dam Swindle released their highly acclaimed album "Open" and already the boys are back on Heist with a new release that takes you right back to the dancefloor. Where they've spent the better part of the last 3 years writing their album with all its sonic explorations and collabs, this new EP sees the duo return to their roots of club-ready house music. The "Backyard Galaxy" EP comes with 4 high-energy house tracks made in their Amsterdam studio that have been road-tested all summer.

EP opener "Feel it much?" has all the ingredients of a classic Swindle heater, with warm pads, rich organic percussion and tons of soul. There's a simple and effective vocal running throughout the track that blends nicely with the classic house elements and electronic textures that are layered throughout the track. There's an effortless flow to this track and it comes as no surprise that it has been a highlight in their sets this summer.

The EP title track "Backyard Galaxy" is an up-tempo Latin-themed jam with a hint of old school techno. The synth stabs hit you just right and the modulated vocal chops are a lovely boost for the build ups and add a touch of swing to a track that already has a tight groove. Add to that a huge breakdown and drum roll and you've got yourself a track that'll light up any dancefloor.

On the flip, we're moving into garage territory with the shuffling vibes of "Rhythm Baby". The current popularity of the genre is not missed on Dam Swindle, but when you look closely, you'll see this track is full of elements that the duo have built their legacy on. The vocal chops, transposed key samples and swing are all on point and work just as well below, as above 130 bpm if speed is your thing.

The EP closes with the NY-style house cut "What You Give", which reminds us of Dam Swindle's remix of Cinthie's Heist hit "Won't U take me" with its lush organs and moody keys. It's perhaps the most classic house track they've made in a long time and you can hear they had a great time recording this. It's playful, vibey and catchy. Just the way we like it.

Dam Swindle might have delivered one of the standout cross-over albums of 2025, but on this EP the message is clear: once a househead, always a househead.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: It's Dam Swindle on their own label? You know what that means? Bona fide fist pumpers, tops off energy and fun by the bucket load. But don't let that detract from the production chops on show here - the pair have still got studio style in abundance; rolling out the terrace ticklers till your mid-paced canter builds into full grand national mode! Giddyeup!

TRACK LISTING

A1 Feel It Much?
A2 Backyard Galaxy
B1 Rhythm Baby
B2 What You Give

This next 7" from southern Italy's Giovanni Damico cements his reputation as a honorary Chicago native. "The Power" b/w "Analog Session" is a perfect blend of tracky, acidic proto-house that used to get rinsed by those early legends like Steve Poindextor, Marcus Mixx, Adonis and Ron Hardy. Bang tha box! 

TRACK LISTING

A. The Power 
B. Analog Session 

Classy deep house winners from a so far unknown entity. Two tunes sent from an artist in a small town in the middle of Europe. "Esprit a" is a slick, radioactive glider, skipping along on suspended pads with light hats and techy stabs and seductive vox. "Esprit b" is a equally cerebral, utilizing hovering atmospheres and rolling house drums to create a hypnotic piece of late night house music. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Cheeky little double header from an anonymous source dropping two slices of radiant deep house sensuality. If ya liked Ross From Friends, Barry Can't Swim and DJ Seinfeld this may well be up your strasse!

TRACK LISTING

Esprit A
Esprit B

Detroit’s DJ Minx debuts on Rekids with the ‘Energy’ EP. The First Lady of Wax completed 2025 with a remix for Radio Slave and Kameelah Waheed following her appearance at Rekids’ Panorama Bar takeover.

Known for championing women in the music industry, particularly Detroit DJs and producers, Minx recruits Florida-native, two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kendra Foster for a larger-than-life, jacking title cut. Robust drums, bright synth stabs, and Foster’s uplifting vocal bring the energy before Minx’s ‘You Can’ features an inspirational spoken word vocal, while low-slung rhythms and a deep, crawling bassline drive the track forward.

DJ Minx has been a central figure in Detroit’s musical history since the 90s. Minx has hosted radio shows on WGPR and CJAM, held a residency at Club Motor, and performed at every edition of Movement since 2000. Her contributions have been recognized with the Spirit of Detroit Award and honors from Mixmag and Time Out. Recent highlights include her ‘Queendom’ EP on HE.SHE.THEY., a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, releases on Planet E and Rules Don’t Apply, collaborations with Kevin and Dantiez Saunderson as e-Dancer, and continued headline performances worldwide.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Tasty 12" that delivers a peakin' 3AM ripper and a post-peak 4AM face melter. Versatile club disc for when that baggage allowance really counts.

TRACK LISTING

A. Energy Feat. Kendra Foster 
B. You Can 

Originally released in 2001 under a wrong name due to a pressing plant mix up. Expanded reissue made possible due to Skee Mask's accurate digging. A near-perfect example of that turn-of-the-millenium, tribal-techno sound; file alongside "Kat Moda EP" (Jeff Mills), Lupp Records (Belgium), DJ Savage, DJ Bone etc etc. Imperative tackle that'll have 'em swingin' off the rafters... 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: A new one on me, and given my absolute love of this period of techno; imagine my demonic glee at hearing these tribal techno rollers for the first time. AAA grade tackle - do not sleep techno heads!!

TRACK LISTING

A1. Night Sweats
A2. Cypress
B1. Lucent
B2. Slider
B3. Tall Tree

Ushering in a new era, Berlin based, New Zealand heavy psych duo Earth Tongue lower the castle gates on their third album 'Dungeon Vision', a trove of fuzz-drenched anthems produced by garage rock luminary Ty Segall in Los Angeles.

Guitarist Gussie Larkin and drummer Ezra Simons spent the Berlin winter of 2025 refining the album’s twelve tracks in their self-described “windowless cave” rehearsal space, crafting a record that channels both isolation and the duo’s live intensity. With the songs finally taking shape and a studio deadline looming, they flew to Los Angeles to turn their hard-won ideas into the real thing. Once there, the band and Ty captured lightning in a bottle, recording and mixing 'Dungeon Vision' in just ten days at Altamira Sound.

Tracked live to tape, 'Dungeon Vision' pulses with human energy, fuzz guitars, bone-battering drums, and hauntingly tuneful vocals. Ty Segall’s influence is all over the record with Ty choosing the best takes based on feel rather than technical perfection. The “king of fuzzy guitar tones” pushed the duo to find new sonic textures while championing their raw chemistry.

“Ty’s been a big driving force,” says Ezra. “We supported him in New Zealand back in 2023, and he’s backed us ever since even bringing us on tour through Europe and the UK in 2024.”

Since their emergence in 2016, Earth Tongue’s world-building, visuals, and relentless touring have earned them global attention and a cult-like following. Their 2024 album 'Great Haunting', also released on In The Red Records, received a Taite Music Prize nomination and saw them win Best Group at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards. They’ve toured extensively, sharing stages with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, IDLES, Acid King, Brant Bjork and Kikagaku Moyo.

With 'Dungeon Vision', Earth Tongue deliver their most immersive work yet, a richly human, fuzz-soaked journey that bottles the magic of their live show and cements their reputation as one of the most exciting psych rock acts on the planet.

TRACK LISTING

1. Dungeon Vision
2. Demon Cam
3. Flashlight
4. Body Of Water
5. Watchtower
6. Orbit Of A Witch
7. Symmetry Dripper
8. 1000 Curses
9. Silver Eye
10. Living Hell
11. Harvester
12. Ritual

Nonna Fab's Movement and Soul Records delivers the second release on the newly formed imprint, and Fab's first ever album, 'Deeper Dance Archives'. Six tracks that bring influences from deep soulful house, broken beat, jazz and ambient soundscapes.

The album is an exploration into deeper sounds and rhythms, incorporating some music from the live tour as well as some fresh music suitable for dance floors and deeper listening sessions.

The opener 'Solstice City Dance' is an extended deep house track with driven 80's synthesisers, a lot of tape saturation, percussive drum rhythms and glimmering synth solos. 'Mizu No Kokoro' is a nod to Fab's love for jazz-dance. 'When The Light Gets In' is a peak-time, soulful house track with a huge driven organ solo that sits alongside the whole track.

The B side gets deeper with 'Point Of Inflection', a bouncy, warm percussive house track with a deep dubbed out guitar solo. 'Ebb & Flow' features vocalist / spoken word artist, Veronica Melkonian for the exclusive feature on the album, broken beat / nu-jazz paired with deep subs, balafon and piano. The album finishes off with 'Chasing Fog', an ambient excursion into depths of soundscapes; a walk in the rain.

Miche "A fearless fusion of electronic experimentation and jazz feeling...Nonna Fab delivers something deep, cinematic and full of soul - future-minded dance floor music with a feeling that moves between ambient warmth and club energy, a real journey that wouldn't feel out of place in New York or London"

Jeremy Underground "Really nice music and very well produced"

Volcov "Excellent project all the way through"

Moe El-Amin "Obsessed with this record - Groove driven deep house, tailor made for dancers"

TRACK LISTING

A1. Solstice City Dance
A2. Mizu No Kokoro
A3. When The Light Gets In
B1. Points Of Inflection
B2. Ebb & Flow
B3. Chasing Fog

Fiat Lux return with 'Desire & Belief', their third album of new material this millennium, following their acclaimed comeback LPs 'Saved Symmetry' and 'Twisted Culture'. The trio—Steve Wright, Will Howard, and David P Crickmore—combine modern production with vintage synths and instruments rooted in their Polydor-era beginnings to craft ten tracks that span cinematic atmospheres, synth-pop anthems, and moody electronica.

Tracks like 'Clear Sky' and 'Turn Me Around' offer hook-laden synth-pop, while 'Summer Solstice' and 'Am I Dreaming' delve into ambient and darker tones. 'Desire & Belief' is a natural progression for Fiat Lux—retaining the spirit of their 1980s Northern roots in synth, goth, and indie, yet confidently stepping into new sonic territory for long-time fans and new listeners alike.

TRACK LISTING

1. Summer Solstice
2. Spirit Of The Age 
3. Am I Dreaming
4. Clear Sky
5. I Never Explode
6. Shallow Hollow Souls 
7. Desire And Belief 
8. Turn Me Around 
9. Winter Solstice 
10. All The Stars Have Died

Tilaye Gebre is one of Ethiopia’s most soulful saxophone giants, with a musical legacy that’s hard to surpass. A founding member of the Equators, later renamed the Dahlak Band, he was a key figure in Ethiopia’s vibrant hotel music scene and a sought-after musician and arranger for artists like Aster Aweke, Mahmoud Ahmed, Tilahun Gessesse, and Muluken Melesse.

Tilaye — still going strong — was at the epicenter of the Ethiopian music scene during one of the most turbulent periods in the country’s history. Tilaye’s musical trajectory, regardless of the forms it has taken over the decades, is simply ceaseless. The road to a musical career spanning six decades started out winding, and the first steps came almost as a fluke.

With the Dahlak Band, Tilaye had managed to secure a musical residency at the legendary Ghion Hotel, where they honed their skills and developed their musical expression to unparalleled levels. From the late sixties onwards, Dahlak Band lit up Addis Ababa with a mixture of James Brown and Wilson Pickett tunes, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and the sound of the disco era — mixed with modern Ethiopian styles — serving up majestic concoctions with full-range instrumentation, featuring trumpet, keyboard, saxophone, bass, drums, and guitar. Through their hotel sessions, Tilaye developed further as an arranger, arranging fellow band member Muluken Melesse’s first solo album, Muluken Melesse with the Dahlak Band (Kaifa Records – LPKF 39), recorded during the turbulent years of 1975–1976, following the fall of Haile Selassie. Everything was in flux in this transitional period, but a constant was how Tilaye stood in the spotlight. On that record, there’s a loose vibe to the soundscape that lets Tilaye’s skills shine, while all the other musical contributions coalesce into a slowly cooking atmosphere where the groove at times fluctuates into psychedelic territory, making the music stand out from most contemporaries.

Most of their recorded output came from one-take live cassette recordings at the Ghion, or from music shops at that time — one microphone at the front, hit record: no EQ, no reverb, just some delay. Some of the Dahlak Band’s releases featured Tilaye as frontman, such as Tilaye’s Saxophone with the Dahlak Band from the late 1970s — typical of a rare groove on the Ethiopian scene — with excursions into reggae territory, including the band’s characteristic sound featuring Tilaye Gebre (tenor and alto saxophone), Dawit Yifru (organ), David Kassa (electric guitar), Shimelis Beyene (trumpet), Moges Habte (tenor saxophone), Abera Feyissa (bass guitar), Tesfaye Tessema (drums), and Muluken Melesse (cowbell). The Dahlak Band’s output was so prodigious that they simply couldn’t be pigeonholed.

No saxophonist in Ethiopia influenced the sound of popular music more than Tilaye in the 1970s, yet his recordings have been hard to come by for ages, which has meant that newcomers to the scene have gems to uncover in retrospect. Arguably, Tilaye shifted gears when he relocated to the U.S. to such an extent that his musicianship became even more renowned, accompanying the greatest of his contemporaries internationally. Tilaye is one of Ethiopia’s all-time greats, with a musical legacy — both as musician and arranger — that’s hard to surpass. It’s a wonder to be able to enjoy a recording like this half a century later.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Ālibek’agnimi
A2 Ānichī Keto Gidi Yeleshimi
A3 Tizita

B1 Ts’igērēda
B2 Ālichalikumi

C1 Eyut Sitinafik’egni
C2 Feqresh Yemench Weha

D1 Ye’āyinē Tesifa
D2 Tizi ālegni Yet’initu

Strut proudly presents the debut album from producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Momoko Gill. Fresh from her critically acclaimed collaboration Clay recorded with cult electronic artist Matthew Herbert, Momoko steps forward in her own right for the first time with her remarkable debut solo album. Momoko has long been one of the UK electronic and jazz scene’s best-kept secrets.

A self-taught drummer, producer, songwriter, and vocalist, she has brought her unique touch to collaborations with Alabaster DePlume, Matthew Herbert, Coby Sey, Tirzah, and Nadeem Din-Gabisi (her musical foil in An Alien Called Harmony). Extensive touring behind the drum kit, at the keys and in front of the mic have honed her compositional and production instincts. With Momoko, Gill emerges into the spotlight with an album that is entirely her own. Throughout, you can hear the stylistic flavours of jazz musicians as much as singer-songwriters, experimental artists and electronic producers. Though Gill rejects imitation, sculpting her sound through feel and expression rather than tradition. Based in London and having grown up in Japan and the US, Gill channels her breadth of perspective through her musical ideas and storytelling, with a unique voice developed through instinct, collaboration and solitary study.

The album’s eleven tracks take in a wide spectrum with the jazz-infused groove of ‘No Others’ and harmony-drenched, reflective ‘Heavy’ contrasting with the dark, confrontational sound of 'Shadowboxing' leading into an eerie left-field instrumental beat, ‘Test A Small Area' and the impressive 50-person choir on ‘When Palestine Is Free’ (which includes heavyweights Shabaka Hutchings, Soweto Kinch, Alabaster DePlume, Coby Sey, Marysia Osu and more). It is a deeply personal and poetic recording and showcases the full uncompromising range of Momoko’s vison, presented in her own voice. Momoko was produced by Momoko Gill, recorded at Total Refreshment Centre, mixed by Matthew Herbert and mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Super smooth, beautifully languid jazz-tronica that could just as easily be played at a dinner party as a smokey, packed lounge club. There are touchstones all over the musical spectrum, but it's really hard to pin down anything as a definite influence. Wonderfully heartfelt, evocative jazzy songwriting. A startlingly lovely outing.

TRACK LISTING

1. SATELLITE
2. NO OTHERS
3. HEAVY
4. REWIND/REMIND
5. SHADOWBOXING
6. TEST A SMALL AREA
7. 2CLOSE2FARR
8. ANYWAY, I’M DROWNING
9. WHEN PALESTINE IS FREE
10. RIVER
11. INEFFABLY

For this new Gogol Bordello album, songwriter Eugene Hutz set out to blend post-punk textures and aggro to Gogol Bordello's free-wheeling gypsy-punk - He chose to work with the production team of Nick Launay (Gang of Four, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Idles) and Adam "Atom" Greenspan (Nick Cave, Idles, Flogging Molly) to accomplish this goal - Together with his long running band, they knocked out twelve super punchy and hook-laden songs.

The title track, 'We Mean It, Man!' is all pile-driving punk intensity which crescendoes into no-wave sax skronk. 'No Time For Idiots' is a Strummer/Jones-esque riff-punk with a giant chorus payoff. 'Life Is Possible Again' voices an optimism against the dread of the Ukraine war. 'Solidarity' features New Order's Bernard Sumner on the Cockney Rejects Solidarnosc-punk anthem updated to address the Ukraine war effort. This is the album and political message the world needs now. 

TRACK LISTING

1. We Mean It, Man!
2. Life Is Possible Again
3. No Time For Idiots
4. Hater Liquidator
5. Boiling Point
6. Ignition
7. From Boyarka To Boyaca
8. Mystics
9. We Did Good With The Good We Did
10. Crayons
11. State Of Shock
12. Solidarity (Nick Launay Mix)

Grace & Raffaella is the first collaborative release by ML and Vittoria Totale. Over nine tracks, the album strikes a deceptively minimalist tone, taking in a ton of musical as well as literary references. An elegy on a journey back to the present, with all the hushed intensity of an informed fever dream, Grace & Raffaella has a magic-realist feel. Its vocal parts serve as loopy self-fulfilling prophecies. Cut off from the sun, the gorge grows darker. Using an electroacoustic sense of spacing, as well as abstracted current-day club influences, with scraps of background noise fading in and out, this album's use and treatment of a snippet-like narrative is its core aesthetic. A digital gleam drenches the spoken bits into instances of subtle surrealism. Like a kitchen sink drama stripped of all deadweight. We are on the edge of relinquishing all control here. Rip up your diary and let go of the language of the old ones. Grace & Raffaella is a seductive slice of modern hyper-pop that defines its own intentions over and over again.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Discombobulated, otherworldly and, at times, quite tense. Grace & Raffaella present an entirely unique species of sound that'll reward deep listening and altered states.

TRACK LISTING

John Is Not There
It's A Strange World
My Animal Thinking
Candy Culture
Microscopic Touch
What A Beautiful Dress
Walking Around With K.a
Gaby's Coat

From its instructive title to its unapologetic sound, 'Louder, Please' is Rose Gray powerfully - but with quintessential, British politeness - backing herself (who she is, what she wants, and the artist she’s always had the potential to become). It’s a statement of intent reflected in the record’s breadth of collaborators, which span legendary pop kingpins Justin Tranter (Lady Gaga, Chappel Roan) and Zhone (Troye Sivan) to underground electronic heroes like Seda Bodega, Uffie and Alex Metric.

Throughout 'Louder, Please' pairs home truths with dance hedonism, summoning not just a transformative night out - the new faces and chosen family, ecstatic highs and crushing lows - but also telling Rose Gray’s story: a life lived through club music, and always to its fullest.

Introducing her debut album, Rose Gray comments: “I’ve always been obsessed with LOUD music, from late night car journeys with my Popps as a kid to spending my teens glued to the speakers of clubs. The album title was born on the mic, a running joke where I was always asking for things to be louder (please). I’ve spent ten years writing for myself and others, exploring different cities and their parties - but I’ve always known that I was working towards a body of work that brought all that together, and represented all sides of me. There’s definitely something in my personality which loves the adventure, and is always searching for more: I’ve also had my heart broken, fallen back in love, and become a woman in the process. To me, Louder, Please captures the rave, the ethereal, my friends and our stories: it’s classic pop with its roots firmly in the underground. On a beach or in a club, I want these songs to find their homes in someone else’s life. So enjoy - but make sure you play it LOUD, please?”

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Thumping rave anthems and gritty house atmospheres beneath the syrupy smooth synths and stacked saw wave stabs, absolutely darting out of the gates for Gray's debut full-length album. Intoxicatingly heavy in points, but beautifully lightened with dancefloor hooks and modern, skittering percussion.

TRACK LISTING

1. Damn
2. Free
3. Wet & Wild
4. Just Two
5. Tectonic
6. Party People
7. Angel Of Satisfaction
8. Switch
9. Hackney Wick
10. First
11. Everything Changes (But I Won’t)
12. Louder, Please

Group Rhoda is the solo project of Oakland, California artist Mara Barenbaum and she's been active since 2009, dropping four albums on Dark Entries so far. Now she sharpens the songwriting blade on Phase 5, a sleek, shape-shifting synth LP that refuses to sit still as Mara blurs art-pop, darkwave, dub and electro into something fluid and hypnotic. Tracks mutate mid-stride: 'Field Tone' slips from ominous and spooky synths into space-disco seduction, while 'Dragon Pine' ricochets between cosmic dub and cybernetic dancehall. Nothing is fixed as lyrically and sonically, Phase 5 lives in the in-between where nature and machine, dream and reality collapse into one. A cerebral work that thrives on tension and nocturnal energy.

TRACK LISTING

Field Tone
Dragon Pine
Formless
White Fur
Sunseer
Aeolian Crossing

On their new roots rock album, 'Barnburners!', Handsome Jack keep their sound raw and rugged, delivering a seamless yet unpolished blend of classic rock, swamp rock, and blues that feels instantly familiar while remaining personal and authentic. Fronted by the soulful vocals and remarkable guitar skills of Jamison Passuite, with Joey Verdonselli and Bennie Hayes anchoring a killer rhythm section and handling backing vocals, the Lockport, NY trio taps into the DNA of that old-time rock n’ roll and gets the party started. Roots rock hasn’t sounded this good in a long time!

TRACK LISTING

1. Barnburner
2. Tonight We Ride
3. It’s Only Business
4. Polk Salad Annie
5. Blue Falls Motel
6. Do It! To It!
7. I’m Hooked
8. Poly Molly
9. Let’s Go Downtown
10. Ghost Woman

'Cerulean' is a voyage into vast, alien sonic landscapes where speaker-blowing bass and euphoric trance synths meet classical harmonies, tactile sound design and Harle’s own field recordings of waves lapping against the shore. It embodies Harle’s pursuit of melancholic euphoria - a blend of megalophobic majesty and raw humanity - inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, existing “on the threshold between dreams and reality.”

Seeking “the best melodies sung by the best voices,” Harle enlisted an exceptional cast of collaborators, including Caroline Polachek, Clairo, Julia Michaels, PinkPantheress, Oklou and MNEK, alongside newer voices like kacha, and even his own daughters. Across 13 tracks, 'Cerulean' balances dancefloor power with emotional resonance to brilliant effect. Meanwhile, Harle’s wide-ranging influences - from hedonistic rave to the haunting Dark Souls video game series, Philip Glass’s 'Einstein on the Beach', and Renaissance and Elizabethan composers like Monteverdi, Thomas Tallis, and William Byrd - underpin the album’s dazzling, genre (and centuries)-spanning focus.

Born in North London, Harle’s early exposure to avant-garde concerts and chart pop shaped his singular musical lens. Emerging from the visionary PC Music collective with 2013’s 'Broken Flowers', he became one of pop’s most adventurous producers, collaborating with the iikes of Charli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen, Oklou, FKA twigs, Florence and The Machine, Shygirl, Dua Lipa, and co-executive producing Caroline Polachek’s acclaimed Pang, and subsequently earning a GRAMMY nomination for his work on 'Desire, I Want to Turn Into You'.

Fusing rave maximalism, classical composition, and emotional depth, 'Cerulean' is the latest evolution of Harle’s artistic journey, distilling his lifelong fascination with beauty, wonder, and the unknown. “I just have this mad desire to make my own favourite music,” he says. “That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: There's a lot to love here, especially for fans of the pop end of early 00's dance music, with Harle's vision sitting at the sidechain-littered intersection of synth-pop and rave, with a whole host of well respected modern pop behemoths along for the ride.

TRACK LISTING

1. Noctilucence
2. Starlight (feat. PinkPantheress)
3. Azimuth (feat. Caroline Polachek)
4. Facing Away (feat. Clairo)
5. Raft In The Sea (feat. Julia Michaels)
6. Island (da Da Da)
7. Te Re Re (feat. Kacha)
8. Laa
9. O Now Am I Truly Lost
10. Two Hearts
11. Crystallise My Tears (feat. Oklou And MNEK)
12. On & On (feat. Caroline Polachek)
13. Teardrop In The Ocean

Glasgow's Helicon and Los Angeles-based producer and DJ Al Lover have joined forces on a bold new collaborative album, 'Arise', due for release February 13th 2026 on Fuzz Club. "Arise confronts a culture of individualism at the mercy of opportunistic grifters," says frontman John-Paul Hughes, "offering a reminder that empathy, compassion, and authenticity are still choices." Reflecting that tension, Helicon and Al Lover deliver a maximalist, uplifting sound with a baggy, hypnotic pulse — fusing Helicon’s trademark psychedelia with Al Lover’s genre-bending electronics. Produced by Tony Doogan (Mogwai, The Jesus & Mary Chain) at Castle Of Doom Studios in Glasgow, the result is a dense, hypnotic, and fiercely rhythmic record that layers trip-hop breaks, deep low-end and dub textures into "a visceral wake-up call to rise above the bullshit and reclaim meaning from the madness." The record's alchemical creative approach was built initially on a trans-Atlantic online back-and-forth of demos between Helicon and Lover. Once upwards of 20 demos had been bounced across the ether and eventually whittled down, the Helicon band (clocking in at eight members at the time of writing, with Belle & Sebastian's Chris Geddes also playing piano on 'Goodbye Cool World') headed into Castle Of Doom to lay down the bare-bones, ready for Lover to fly over and join them and work his magic on drum machine, synth and samplers. “For me, psychedelia is about breaking things open and seeing where it can go next", John-Paul says: "How far can it stretch and still feel vital? Working with Al Lover let us twist it into something new and prove it can still evolve, still surprise, and still mean something in a world of conformity where everything begins to look and sound the same.” With Lover adding: “The process of working with Helicon on this project has been nothing but a joy. It’s so nice to have music be the conduit for human connection. This is an ongoing theme with any creative endeavour that I’ve undertaken. I hope that connectivity reaches through the music to the listener, helping them feel like a participant in the music, not just passive observers.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Arise
2. Backbreaker
3. Tabula Rasa
4. Not A Thought
5. It Won't Stop
6. Adjust The Dosage
7. We Don't Belong
8. Midnight Mass
9. Goodbye Cool World

The Highwaymen were a country music super-group composed of four of the biggest outlaw country artists: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. The band was active as a group between 1985 and 1995 and "Highwayman" was their debut album.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Highwayman
2. The Last Cowboy Song
3. Jim, I Wore A Tie Today
4. Big River
5. Committed To Parkview

SIDE B
1. Desperados Waiting For A Train
2. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
3. Welfare Line
4. Against The Wind
5. The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over

“Integrate” marks the debut release for both new UK electronic music label System One & label head D. Howard. No stranger to the music having worked with some of the most well known electronic acts over the last 30 years, “Integrate” marks the first time D.Howard has gone studio side to empty the contents of his mind

“Integrate” spans a range of classic influences over its 7 tracks. The warm vintage pads and arpeggiated acid sequences of “Helford Dawn” recall a touch of Warp era Black Dog. “Solaris” take a spacey electro driven trip adrift on evocative & reflective chords while “Aja” takes the beat further, melancholic & eerie atmospheres sits atop a lithe acid bass line and crisp drum programming

“Dear James” pays tribute to the much regarded producer James Rekab Baker who sadly passed away in September 2025. James was the first person to hear this project & his enthusiasm and support was the push needed to start System One and release the music. The track is a soulful melodic deep tech cut reminiscent of early Dutch techno and has received great reactions from radio DJs such as Damo B, Colin Dale, Luke Una, Ross Allen, Paul ‘Apiento’ Byrne & Ollie Chubb at NTS and Quinn Paranoid London (Rinse FM)

System One is a new label dedicated to soulful electronic music, late night grooves & intergalactic beats, drawing its inspiration from the early 90s techno & ambient sounds of Uk, Frankfurt, Detroit & beyond

System One - Bass, Beats, Pads & Bleeps. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Super strong electro / techno EP that brings to mind RX-101, John Shima, B12, Carl Craig etc. Worth checking.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Helford Dawn
A2. IVR2111
A3. Dear James
B1. ZFC2106
B2. Solaris
B3. XVR1508
B4. Aja

Howling Bells return with their first new album in over a decade. The Australian trio's version of hypnotic indie-rock always stood separate from the pack and very much a reflection of their unbreakable union. Equal parts sepia-toned romance and gritty rock’n’roll thrills. Together with long term collaborator Ben Hillier, in the producer’s chair 'Strange Life' is an album that harnesses the unique musical perspective that pricked up the music world’s ears back in their beginnings, but transposes it onto a lifetime’s more experience, ‘Strange Life’ is both familiar and new; a record that will unfurl like an old friend to long term fans whilst speaking in a language that only hard-won experience and a few more trips around the sun can understand. It may be a ‘Strange Life’ and a weird old world, but it sounds better with Howling Bells back in it.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A brand new album from Howling Bells after 10 long years is more than welcome, and hits all the notes you'd expect despite the long break. Evocative lyrics ride atop jangling guitars, rolling bass and that super laid-back aussie vocal style, pushing into fuzzy grunge territory on a good number of occasions. Top stuff.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Unbroken
2. Heavy Lifting
3. Angel
4. The Looking Glass
5. Sacred Land
6. Halfway Home

Side B
7. Melbourne
8. Dreamer
9. Chimera
10. Sweet Relief
11. Light Touch

Manchester’s desert-flavoured alt-rock trio Humongous Fungus has a sound to match the organism for which it is named. Comprising the aggressive, distorted guitars and crooning vocals of Willow Grieves, the thundering bass and dulcet tones of Selina Per and the pounding, vibrant drumming of Venus Lee, HuFu interweaves loud, effects-laden riffs with the remnants of its sludgy, psychedelic roots, all with big smiles and a no-punk-no-gain ethos. With influences deeply rooted in late 80s American DIY punk and riot grrrl music, Humongous Fungus have, over their two years of gigging, become ‘a fixture in Manchester’s blossoming punk scene’. Their song ‘Nervous’ was featured on 2025’s 'Little Punk Records Vol. 1', a compilation of the Manchester punk and alternative underground. Now they make their first statement with debut EP ‘Light Up’, six raw and noisy songs of identity, love and anger.

"We are beyond thrilled to announce that our debut EP 'Light Up' will be released on Little Punk Records. Recorded (almost) live at Spirit Studio and mixed by Jae Fleming, 'Light Up' is a raw but considered showcase of what we're all about as a band." - Humongous Fungus

For fans of: Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Mudhoney

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Snappy percussion and rolling bass licks form a robust and ever-shifting grungy backdrop to the Willow's soaring vocals and athletic fuzz workouts. A superb culmination of talent, and a record that will go down as the start of something big for HuFu. Ace.

TRACK LISTING

1. Drawer
2. I Lost
3. Somewhere
4. You Bring A Bloom To My Heart
5. Tryin’
6. Mono Tone

Siccar Point is the second album release from Intertoto, and is a study of the geographical extremes on the east coast of his native Scotland. The eight pieces of music on the album serve as vignettes portraying this ancient headland, while also acting as an allegorical reference to the pioneering work of Scottish geologist James Hutton, who proposed that geological features are not static but undergo continuous transformation over indefinitely long periods of time.

With this theory — and the striking landscape — in mind, Jamie Coull, aka Intertoto, imagines tectonic forces through tension, space, density, and texture. Divergent and convergent boundaries are realised in different moods throughout. Siccar Point opens with the irregular drift of Raw Lunar Concrete, a track that undulates asymmetrically, pulling you off balance before settling into the pulse of Condor Launch and Cloud Chamber — the more veiled club moments of the album.

Further into the strata, Siccar Point mines deep into the dense textures of Metallic Veins and Redox Dub, before closing with the cascading outro Foraber, shimmering with tones that imagine a view outward from the rocky promontory — beyond the vanishing point.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: A delightful companion to the deep aquatic dub-techno of Basic Channel & Deepchord and the dub reductions & static hiss of SKRS INTL & Dub Surgeon.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Raw Lunar Concrete
A2. Condor Launch
A3. Cloud Chamber
A4. Restore
B1. Fold (ft. LabLab)
B2. Metallic Veins
B3. Redox Dub
B4. Foraber

Hot on the heels of their ARIA-nominated debut The Stranger in the Mirror, Australia's Jake Mason Trio return with their highly anticipated second album The Modern Ark.

Anchored by Jake Mason (Hammond organ), James Sherlock (guitar) and Danny Fischer (drums), the Trio draw from the golden age of organ jazz (Jimmy Smith, McDuff, McGriff) while carving a distinct modern voice. Recorded in Melbourne with vintage gear, the album captures the fire and finesse of a band with over 30 years' shared history.

Standout features include Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling on the cinematic title track The Modern Ark and Australian icon Kate Ceberano on the soul-jazz ballad Stop Searching For Love.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Last Piece
2. The Modern Ark (feat. Kurt Elling)
3. Boogaloo Popcorn
4. Green Pick
5. Sharks In The Paddock
6. Virgin River
7. Stop Searching For Love (feat. Kate Ceberano)
8. Danny's Blues
9. Beyond Kavik
10. Here's Your Change

Joona Toivanen Trio returns to We Jazz Records with their new album "Gravity". A landmark work for the long standing group, the album showcases the forward-looking sound of the band, moving way beyond the basic scope of the "piano trio". There's a startling sense of telepathy and intimacy at work in the music of the Joona Toivanen Trio, something you can glean from the opening moments of their latest album, Gravity. It's that rare synergy that can only come with years of time spent together onstage, in the rehearsal space, on tour throughout Europe, en route to the next show. To look at the discography of the Finnish piano trio is to see a relationship that stretches back to the year 2000, when they self-released their first album, Numurkah. Only, the connection between pianist Joona Toivanen, drummer Olavi Louhivuori, and bassist Tapani Toivanen goes back even further. "Tapani is my younger brother and we moved to a neighborhood in Jyväskylä in central Finland when I was seven," Joona Toivanen says. "And on my first day at school I met Olavi, who was in the same class as me!" Nowadays, the trio is geographically split between Gothenburg, Sweden (Joona), Copenhagen, Denmark (Tapani), and Helsinki, Finland (Olavi), but the unit sounds together as ever thanks to their extensive track record in developing their band sound.

Joona Toivanen says:

"In a way, looking back to all our albums this far, it's like going through a diary that's written at an extremely slow pace. The debut album Numurkah was sort of a result of the time as a house band in Jazz Bar. We brought more and more original tunes on the bandstand and people told us we should record them. The same year Numurkah was released we also won a Nordic Jazz contest for young bands in Reykjavik, Iceland. Musically we worked more or less in the same way throughout the albums Numurkah, Lumous, Frost, At My Side, and November: we wrote tunes, arranged them, and rehearsed a lot. We had a lot of fun playing the music live, but came to a point where we questioned if we should keep playing as a trio.

Due to some misunderstandings, when we were on another tour in Finland, there was a two-day hole in the tour calendar. A bit too short for traveling home, but just enough for a studio session along the way. We booked a small Finnish countryside studio, Lammaskallion Audio, and recorded whatever came into our minds. This time we didn't have a single clue what this recording would be. We used the instruments we had on the tour and whatever we could find in the studio: a beautiful old Steinway upright piano, tribal drums, a toy piano, old organs, and synths. This is what became the Gravity album.

We really wanted to try out different things in the studio. It was a kind of sonic exploration: what kind of sounds could we create together as a trio? We wanted to go beyond the classic piano-bass-drums-idiom and see the possibilities we could do as three musicians playing whatever instruments and sounds we had at hand. Already when booking the studio, it was clear to us there would be no grand piano. All we had heard was that it was an old Steinway & Sons upright, but the instrument was actually a nice surprise with a very pleasant sound and nice touch. But it's also very different from a classical "big pristine concert grand" sound heard on many piano trio recordings.

I think the music sense because we've known each other since we were kids. We know we have each other and there's no need to rush things. Right now it feels like we're into something new and inspiring, something we are eager to discover more about."

TRACK LISTING

1. Gravity
2. Static Model
3. Intersect
4. Density
5. Infinite Fields
6. (Maybe In The) Future
7. Rotating Dust
8. Green Model
9. Implications And Consequences
10. Horizons
11. Zero Gravity
12. (In The) Past

Helsinki tenor saxophonist Jussi Kannaste's debut album as a band leader has been a long time coming. A top musician in the local scene revered by his contemporaries and sought after as a band member, Kannaste now presents his new work Out Of Self and Into Others on We Jazz Records. His quartet, Kannaste4, brings together Finnish musicians Tomi Nikku (of Bowman Trio) and Joonas Riippa, plus Berlin-based Swedish bassist Petter Eldh (of Koma Saxo / Post Koma and Y-OTIS), and features an all original program penned by Kannaste. His music is highly personal contemporary jazz leaning into modes of avantgarde expression. At times quiet as a whisper, at times fiery and swinging, Out Of Self and Into Others is a product of a deep marinade, a debut album that feels like much more than "just" that.

Singles "New Life" and "No Name" fit well for showcasing the different energy levels of the album. "New Life", which has existed as a live version already during previous iterations of Kannaste's live band, invites the listener right in, and soon surprises by presenting him in a hushed solo setting, sans the rhythm section, during which the saxophonist provides a brief introduction into each of the compositions on the album. This album, full of compositional innovation that feels at the same time natural and unique, peels back and adds layers from the first moments on. "No Name", a hauntingly beautiful quiet time ballad is a captivating listen, its sparsity lending the track remarkable quiet intensity. "It's All Good", another key piece, is offered here as two versions bookending the LP edition's side B. The lax vibe of the piece delivers its message that feels soothing yet almost radical in its momentary acceptance of it all.

Jussi Kannaste (born 1976) is a saxophonist and educator based in Helsinki. Prior to launching Kannaste4, he has been a key part of the scene for 20+ years, performing in highly acclaimed bands such as Antti Lötjönen Quintet East, 3TM, Jaska Lukkarinen Trio, Ricky-Tick Big Band, and many more. As the head of the department of Jazz at Sibelius Academy, Kannaste is also a key figure in internationally admired Finnish jazz education system.

TRACK LISTING

1. New Life
2. The Bridge
3. Ups And Downs
4. No Name
5. It's All Good
6. Different Worlds
7. Pause
8. Elegy
9. It's All Good – Reprise

Kanyon (John) is a NYC based producer / DJ who has cut his teeth in the underground US techno scene through raw live sets, and dynamic DJing. Keeping the quality high with his signature, no-BS style of production and performing, he has played live supporting legends like Steve Poindexter, DJ Hyperactive, and Francois K. His productions have garnered support from Ben Sims, Akua, Ron Like Hell, Kush Jones and many others.

The "Duplex EP" is a split record featuring John's house alias DJ John Brooklyn on the A side (A1, A2, locked groove) & techno alias Kanyon on the B side (B1, B2). Exploring NY house and trippy, dubby minimal techno respectively, "Duplex EP" is a heady start to 2026.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Block party techno flavoured cuts that packs bare punch. Have 'em pogo'ing for a good thirty mins+ with the five tracks here that's got that New York spirit running wild.

TRACK LISTING

A1. C U Dance
A2. Disco Freak
A Side Locked Groove
B1. Clemencia
B2. Plasma Link

'Buckaroo', the debut album from New York songwriter Katzin, projects symbols of the mythologized American West -- cowboys, horses, vast deserts, rolling plains, ancient rock formations -- onto the leap from adolescence to adulthood in all its unsteady shine. Zion Battle broke ground on the album the summer after he graduated from high school. Together with collaborator and producer Max Morgen, he drove to Joshua Tree for a week of intensive recording. "By isolating ourselves, we were able to capture this raw creative energy,” Battle says. “It feels like we made a love letter to our childhoods." Surging with rolling drums, filigreed synthesizers, and guitars that flip from a whisper to a thunder roll on a dime, Buckaroo renders the beauty of North America through a deceptively nonchalant electroacoustic collage. “One of our main goals was to make the album sound like the desert,” says Battle. Elegiac and smoldering with hope, Buckaroo sticks with you: a perfect snapshot of a vivid time. "It’s a recording of a moment in adolescence as much as it’s a musical recording," says Battle. "I really think in 30 years I’ll look back on it and maybe cry."

TRACK LISTING

1. Tightrope
2. Anna
3. Wild Horse
4. Hope
5. Wake Up Ruben
6. Cottonmouth
7. Shortwave
8. All Hat, No Cattle
9. Cowboy
10. Buckaroo
11. Nantucket

Liverpool-born, Glasgow-based electronic artist Kavari drops "Plague Music", her debut EP for XL Recordings. Having earned early and enduring support from Aphex Twin, Ethel Cain, Ninajirachi, Flume, and Yeule, the EP marks Kavari’s most focused and uncompromising body of work to date; a release that sharpens her sonic signature, deepens her world building, and signals her arrival on XL with clarity and intent.

Building on the foundations of her 2022 EP "Suture", "Plague Music" pushes further into darker, more uncompromising territory. Drawing from drum & bass, dubstep, and noise, the EP imagines a world in decay, reflecting a sense of global instability and emotional unease. Kavari deliberately sidesteps EDM conventions, emphasising the genre’s intensity and impact while stripping away any sense of escapist lightness. Across the four tracks, sound design becomes a narrative tool: traces of human presence - breath, movement, and spatial textures - collide with abrasive electronic elements that blur the line between rhythm and experimental.

With "Plague Music", "Kavari" announces herself as a bold, visionary force in electronic music, pushing the boundaries of genre while creating work that is as emotionally gripping as it is physically powerful

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: A thoroughly unnerving and abrasive listen here from Kavari who channels abstract noise, foundation shaking bass and evil spoken word snippets into a destructive and highly noxious creation that'll scare the pants off your grand parents. The sound clips don't do it justice (mainly cos our humble desktop PC soundcard can't handle the pressure!). Caution advised!

TRACK LISTING

1. Pulse
2. Iron Veins
3. Serpent Chamber
4. Scyth

Vancouver-based instrumentalist Kutcorners pays a fine tribute to the legendary jazz-funk king Bob James at the same time as showcasing his fine edit skills on this fresh 7" for The Freshest Recordings. Opener 'Full Circle' swirls with immediately recognisable melodies from James that have been used in all sorts of records over the years. They're carried by a mid-tempo house groove for a breezy late-night sound. On the B-side is a 119bpm funky and broken beat house number, 'DiscoPlanetBob', with more familiar references and playful drums that will get any floor vibing.

TRACK LISTING

Full Circle
DiscoPlanetBob

Reissue of late-’90s hip-hop classic. Beats and rhymes from Madlib with Wildchild and DJ Romes.

'Soundpieces: Da Antidote!' was the first album fully produced by Madlib and introduced a stable of MCs including Quasimoto, Oh No, Declaime, and more. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Da Antidote
2. Questions
3. Long Awaited
4. B-Boy Theme
5. Whenimondamic
6. The Anthem
7. Level Zero
8. Crate Diggin'
9. Law Of Physics
10. Frenz Vs. Endz
11. Interview With Kurt
12. Speaker Smashin'
13 New Year's Resolution
14. Answers
15. Likwit Fusion
16. Hityawitdat
17. Verbal Experiments
18. Stylewild
19. Weededed
20. 20 Questions
21. Break Dat Party
22. Wanna Test
23. Episodes
24. Outro

Majesty Crush, are a Detroit based shoegaze band from the 90s but lightyears ahead of their time. They released their first, and only studio album 'Love 15' on Dali records which was a subsidiary label of Warner/Elektra but folded shortly after its release. The album offers listeners a dreamy, guitar-driven sound that blurs the lines between indie rock and pop - something that is a defining feature of Majesty Crush.

TRACK LISTING

1. Boyfriend
2. Uma
3. No. 1 Fan
4. Brand
5. Purr
6. Seles
7. Grow
8. Pretty Head
9. Cicciolina
10. Penny For Love
11. Skin
12. Feigned Sleep
13. Horse

After a 10 year hiatus, Mariachi El Bronx have dusted off their charro suits again for their fourth album. The band’s unexpected story originally began as the alter ego of punk rock heroes The Bronx. Mariachi El Bronx sought ways to grow creatively while celebrating the Latino culture in their hometown of Los Angeles. Mariachi El Bronx has toured with the Foo Fighters & The Killers, performed everywhere from Letterman to NPR’s Tiny Desk and lit up festivals from Coachella to Glastonbury.

TRACK LISTING

1. Forgive Or Forget
2. Bandoleros
3. Songbird
4. All Things
5. El Dorado
6. Fools Gold
7. The Takers
8. RIP Romeo
9. Gambler's Prayer
10. El Borracho
11. Tie You Down
12. Into The Afterlife

**Includes double sided insert with liner notes and photos*

Al Mati was the pseudonym of eccentric Portuguese-born, Dutch-based artist Alberto Mesquita. The name translates to Alberto Friend, with ‘Al’ short for Alberto and ‘Mati’ meaning ‘friend’ in Surinamese.
Alberto’s story comes across like a mythical character from a European Kerouac novel, but instead of writing it down, he poured those adventures and characters into his record. The music and the comic-style artwork, drawn by his friend Bruno Scoriels, work as one, with Alberto himself becoming both the story and the character within it.

Raised under Salazar’s regime in Lisbon, where all men were conscripted to Africa, he refused, a pacifist. This put him at odds with his father, born in Angola and a prominent lawyer tied to the dictatorship. Unable to accept his son’s stance, the rift forced Alberto to flee Portugal as a deserter, leaving everything behind.

He sought a new life in Paris, where he met Bruno Scoriels. The pair busked to get by, and young and broke, set off on adventures across Europe. On one trip to Barcelona, they crossed the Pyrenees on foot through a five-kilometre train tunnel, not knowing if they would make it out alive. The train later featured on the cover of Some Shit, a nod to that hazardous journey and the strange turns of his life.

From there he moved to Belgium, where he met Jolanda, his future wife who also features on the album. They lived in The Netherlands, then back in Belgium where they married, before returning to Portugal under false pretences. The regime promised deserters immunity, but it proved untrue, and Alberto was forced to flee again — this time with a young family, using Bruno’s passport to escape to The Netherlands.

They settled in the Gliphoeve flats in Amsterdam’s Bijlmermeer, a vibrant immigrant community. This melting pot of cultures inspired Alberto musically. He started a studio in their flat where musicians from Suriname, Angola, the Antilles, Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal came and went, jamming, rehearsing, recording and forming bands including Albatros, Comoção and Mati Africa, performing internationally and at iconic Amsterdam venues like De Melkweg and Paradiso.

Being an immigrant was tough. Alberto was stateless for years, drifting across countries. Some songs voiced his frustration with the Portuguese regime, others were playful or simply love notes to his wife and kids. He passed away in the Netherlands in 2021, leaving "Some Shit" open to interpretation. But when you picture Europe in the 1970s — the politics, the upheaval, and his need to connect people across cultures — you can hear an artist shaped by contrast, who poured his experiences, feelings and love into music.

TRACK LISTING

Se Foda
Pensar Em Ti
Lonely
Eu E O Dracula
Brigitte
Rainbowball
A Day Will Rise
Sunshine City
Neo Romantismo
Barbara
So Uma A Resolucao
Filhos Da Puta
Love You Baby
Autumn Comes

After a banner year playing shows with LCD Soundsystem in the US and a string of wigged-out festivals through the UK and Europe, Mermaid Chunky close things out with a proper double A-side remix 12” for DJs who still believe in records.

Up first, New York legend Justin Strauss and W. Andrew Raposo of Midnight Magic drag 'céilí' indoors, trading barefoot fields for Big Apple sweatboxes, major chords ringing, everyone slightly feral.

Flip it and there’s Peach’s version of 'chaperone', a burst of rhythm that turns the original’s messy euphoria into house music manna: cold machinery, warm hearts, no sleep

TRACK LISTING

1. Céilí (Justin Strauss En La Pascina Remix)
2. Chaperone (Peach’s 2Good 2Be Remix)

Jackie Mittoo makes it clear why he’s the funkiest reggae musician ever.

‘Get Up And Get It’ is simply one of the toughest reggae / funk tunes ever committed to vinyl.

Similarly, ‘Keep On Dancing’ shows why Jackie Mittoo was the ‘Keyboard King’ at Studio One.

TRACK LISTING

Get Up And Get It
Keep On Dancing

Towering dub techno titan Brendon Moeller takes care of the 10th EP from Fossils Records and does so with a typically excellent six-track. The New York-based South African has long since mastered the art of space and restraint in his music and that's laid bare again here. 'Motion' has sinewy electronics and warped bass making for a fuller cut than you might expect from him. 'Disko Inferno' is a jumble of percussion and fizzy synth warmth and 'Habitual Ritual' then sinks into deep, dusty and ritualistic rhythms. 'Apparatus' is Moller's refined take on deep jungle and there are dancehall mutations on 'Samurai Steps' and serene deep space trips on 'Meltdown', making this one of his most varied EPs.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. "Motion"
2. "Disko Inferno"
3. "Habitual Ritual"

Side 2
1. "Apparatus"
2. "Samurai Steps"
3. "Meltdown"

**2026 Repress**

Recording as the Morning Kids, Daniel Wang dropped this classic in 1996 on his own great Balihu Records. Released, produced and engineered by a true DIY disco-punk - the samples are huge and Wang weaves his own playing into the mix with killer effect.

This much sought after EP has been remastered is now available again after a very long time.

HUGE TIP!

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: More from Balihu's early catalogue sees this oft-overlooked masterpiece from Wang repressed again for the next generation of house music lovers to marvel at.

TRACK LISTING

In A Golden Haze
Rooftop Boogie
Baby Powder Dementia
Free Lovin' (Housedream)

Few artists arrive as compellingly yet elusively as did Stuart Moxham upon the startling debut of Young Marble Giant’s sole studio album, Colossal Youth. Initial excitement was thrust upon the young Alison Statton, who sang songs written by Stuart with a couple of exceptions. The unaffected tone of her voice was in steep contrast to the typical goings-on in that still quite punky time, but it was what she sang that fully sold it. Moxham’s lyrics were both intensely personal and woefully oblique. There seemed to be a sort of story in there. Confusingly, that story often felt like it was Alison’s rather than the fellow who’d penned it. The unexpected miracle a deal with Rough Trade and the album’s subsequent success had the band stymied for a second act and it wasn’t long before the group disintegrated, although circumstances often brought members and a few of their peers - among them Debbie Pritchard, Spike Williams, and a third Moxham brother, Drew. - Phil Moxham was the band’s bassist - together in odd combinations and pairings.

None of the three YMG members have been especially prolific, but it’s Stuart’s career that has seemed the least straightforward, as if he’d wondered, “What to do when your debut is a nearly perfect artefact?” In the case of his first “solo” full-length in thirty years, Stuart took the unusual step of entering an alien studio with American producer Dave Trumfio (who’s also the leader of Pulsars and bassist for Mekons) and allowing him to decide what tracks (of a large number submitted by Stuart) to record, and how they’d be orchestrated.

Or not. In this case - save for the writing and composing - it’s really Dave’s album as much as Stuart’s. The tracks went with Dave back to LA, where they were mixed, a few parts added (including subtle backing vocals from the incredible Linda Smith) . . . then later unmixed and reworked by John Henderson and Roni Ayala back in Valencia. Both versions will be made available, and both have a compelling cohesion missing from some of Stuart’s work since YMG. Stuart’s minimalism is quite intact, the range of emotions quite wide. There are few artists operating today like Stuart Moxham, a composer of the upper echelon of innate talent who combines avant-garde ideas with deceptively forthright personal lyrics, solid hooks, ambience and vaguely off-centre instrumentation which defies the casual marketplace as confoundingly as it ever did to the underground, whatever that is these days. His songs have been admired and / covered by everyone from Lush to Kurt Cobain, adaptations in Japanese and even a French-language hit by Etienne Daho, adaptations by Hole, Galaxie 500, Magnetic Fields, Belle And Sebastian and many others - but a new Stuart Moxham album is a special kind of joy.

TRACK LISTING

1 Cottonmill Lane
2 Dagger And Pill
3 Before We Prayed
4 Heart Of Glass
5 The Quiet One
6 Ancient Time
7 A Different Day
8 State Of Penitentiary
9 Do The Locomotion
10 Storms
11 A Different Day II

A no-nonsense 7" from Galaxy Sound Co that strips classic disco-funk down to its most useful parts. The A-side edit of locks onto the Pointer Sisters' rolling rhythm section, tightening the drums into a punchy tool primed for blends and quick drops. On the flip, Gene Chandler's 'In My Body's House' is reduced to its skeletal break, sitting comfortably across disco, boogie and hip hop-adjacent territory. A second, even leaner Pointer Sisters edit follows and is aimed squarely at loops, intros and sampling. Functional and effective edit form the master of this form.

TRACK LISTING

Crazy (Break Edit)
Body (Drum Break Edit)
Crazy (Drum Break DJ Edit)

Nice to welcome Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie back into the house section! I always loved how these Swedish house maestros (not mafia! ;) ) toyed with the age-old formula of tension and release.

Soft drums, DEEP sound, lonnnnng builds, cerebral quirk and jazzy licks all characterise their sound - perfectly on display here after a short time in the cooler. There's even an acapela track for zee more creative dee-jay! 

Top drawer tackle from these Scandanavian underdogs... check! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: The mighty Swedish house duo return! All rejoice! Back with more of their iconic, patient deep house formula. Smouldering with their own unique identity, after-party badness that's have you spinning in circles.

TRACK LISTING

1 Interstellar
2 Interstellar Acapella
3 Sunrain
4 Talkin Talkin

Reggae music in many ways reminds us of America’s Motown records. The music comes out of its stable fast and furious we tend to know the songs, the artists, the studio but who are the players? The unsung heroes that in many cases, cut most of our favourite tracks One such band this applies to in the Reggae field is the Soul Syndicate Band.

Each Jamaican record producer would have their favourite set of musicians they would use, availability permitting. Although several musicians crossed over into different named bands. For example, a set of players working with Producer Bunny 'Striker' Lee would go under the guise of The Aggrovators. The same group working with Producer Joe Gibbs would work under the name The Professionals. Soul Syndicate were the band of choice for Producer Niney the Observer, who used them for his own recordings and when you put that aside the other artists Niney produced, Dennis Brown, Max Romeo, Michael Rose, I Roy, The Ethiopians, Barry Brown, Gregory Issacs and Freddie McGregor. To name a few and not necessary all, you begin to see the amount of material this set of musicians played on.

Built around the rhythm section of Calton 'Santa' Davis and George 'Fully' Fullwood, drums and bass respectfully. They were usually accompanied by Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Tony Chin on guitars, Keith Sterling, Gladstone 'Gladdy' Anderstone, Bernard 'Touter' Harvey, organ/ keyboards and Noel 'Skully' Simms, percussion. Niney's tracks tended to be rhythm heavy and thus Sound System favourites.But when brass was needed/called for ,this was provided by the likes of Tommy McCook, Bobby Ellis, Felix ' Deadley Headley' Bennett. Niney not having a studio of his own at the time used most of Kingston's studios, again availability and money providing. But most of these cuts selected for this release were cut at Channel 1 and a few exceptions at Randy's Studio 17 and at Joe Gibbs studio at Burns Avenue.

Niney also worked closely with King Tubby on his dub plates, so tracks after the recording sessions were taken to King Tubbys for reconstruction and sometimes
re-voicing over an existing rhythm. These were then used as version sides to the vocal cuts, but most importantly used to nice up the dances, being played out on King Tubbys Home Town Hi-Fi Sound System. We have pulled together a selection of such dub plate specials cut by the Soul Syndicate band for this release. Dub sides that emphasise how well the band worked together, and with Niney at the reigns and the added bonus of some Tubby magic sprinkled on top. Please see our Niney the Observer at King Tubbys 1973-1975 (JRO11) for further examples of this work.

We at Jamaican Recordings hope we are not alone in saluting the musicians, that played such a big part in producing many of our favourite Reggae Sounds. Having released titles by The Revolutionaries (JR003), The Aggrovators (JR005), Sly and Robbie (JR006), we are now pleased to release a selection of rare Dub cuts by another one of Jamaica's finest, the Soul Syndicate band to our catalogue...

Respect Jah Floyd.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Fittest Of The Dub Fittest
2. Dub In Heaven
3. Ruff Gal Dub
4. Niney's Dub Crown
5. Rasta Man In Dub
6. Dub Chapter
7. A Dub Revival

Side 2
1. The King & The Observer In Dub
2. Dub 100
3. Runaway Dub
4. Dub In Parables
5. Observers Dub
6. A Dub Classic
7. Dub A Long

The late pedal-steel guitarist Susan Alcorn leaves a final surprise hinting at new directions left underexplored on her collaboration with Nomad War Machine, the improvising metal duo of drummer Julius Masri and guitarist James Reichard. Their death-metal-influenced pummel adds new fire to her molten flow across a suite of improvised tracks that show off the vast range and simpatico of the trio.

Julius Masri and James Reichard of Nomad War Machine: “An unexpected opportunity arose out of a catching-up conversation where Susan had revealed a recent fascination with death metal, confessing, ‘I’m 70 years old—I think about death!’ She had learned a couple of Arch Enemy songs on her pedal steel, particularly compelled by their frontwoman’s intensity and vigor as a performer. Voicing an appreciation for the hook-oriented sound of Swedish death metal made sense for a melodic thinker whose roots as veteran pedal steel player reached into the Texan Western swing circuit in the ’60s and ’70s. For her, ever the explorer, metal was a new, appealing point of departure into fresh musical territory. When she expressed an interest in playing with Nomad War Machine, it felt like there was a whole world of shared or complementary interests to explore.”

Though known for her fluency in jazz, country, and free improvisation, Alcorn had also studied Arabic, the oud, and maqam, with all holding a deep curiosity for her. Pre-’70s country & western music had also been a lifelong presence for both members Nomad War Machine. Masri, a Lebanese free-jazz and metal drummer, and devoted fan of Texas swing legends like Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant, Leon Rhodes, and Joe Maphis, was also steeped in Arabic music traditions. James Reichard, before coming to “freely” improvised metal, xenharmonic music, and non-Western tuning systems, had grown up being subjected to countless singalongs to numerous pre-’70s country records, entranced by the pedal steel.

TRACK LISTING

1. Invocation
2. Grotto That Returns The Echo Of My Cry
3. Face Of Unknown Stars
4. This Who Do Not Dance
5. Boiling Vortex
6. The Shining Host

In the annals of punk, few albums hit with the seismic force of NOMEANSNO’s 'Sex Mad'. Released in 1986, this was more than a record, it was a detonation. Amid the Cold War and the Reagan era’s cultural tension, 'Sex Mad' erupted as a raw, furious, and utterly fearless statement that redefined what punk could be.

From the opening blast of 'Dad', NOMEANSNO made it clear they weren’t following anyone’s blueprint. The Wright brothers Rob and John, alongside guitarist Andy Kerr, forged a sound that fused hardcore intensity with the precision of jazz, the elasticity of funk, and the cerebral bite of art rock. The result was unlike anything else emerging from the scene at the time.

Lyrically, 'Sex Mad' dove headlong into alienation, addiction, and societal rot. These are subjects punk had tackled before, but rarely with such intelligence and emotional gravity. Rob Wright’s snarling vocals and razor-edged bass lines delivered every word with conviction. Even the controversial cover art, an original painting by Andy Kerr was censored by some retailers,. This just underscored the band’s willingness to confront discomfort and provoke dialogue.

Recorded at Profile Studios in Vancouver with producer Cecil English (D.O.A., Subhumans), 'Sex Mad' captured the raw electricity of NOMEANSNO’s live shows while revealing the intricate musicianship that set them apart from their peers. Though critics at the time didn’t always know what to make of it, 'Sex Mad' has since become a cornerstone of experimental punk. A record that influenced everyone from the Melvins and Primus to Faith No More and System of a Down (and that’s just to name a few). Its daring blend of aggression, intelligence, and innovation continues to inspire new generations of musicians and fans.

Nearly four decades later, 'Sex Mad' remains a masterclass in musical defiance. It remains challenging, exhilarating, and utterly timeless. Alternative Tentacles Records couldn’t be more proud to finally bring this incredible release back home at last.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sex Mad
2. Dad
3. Obsessed
4. No Fgcnuik
5. Love Thang
6. Dead Bob
7. Self Pity
8. Long Days
9. Metronome
10. Revenge

A memoir by one of the most influential and ubiquitous underground British musicians of the past thirty

Leafy St Albans is an unlikely starting point for one of the great psychedelic/acid house musicians of his generation, but, like so many others who brought radical change to the counterculture, Richard Norris' story starts in the suburbs.

Strange Things Are Happening documents his journey from punk through the emerging DIY indie culture to producing the UK's first acid house album, Jack the Tab; being one of the only unsigned artists to grace the cover of NME, to being one of the first faces on the scene at Shoom and Spectrum during the 1988 Summer of Love; finding international fame with The Grid in the early 90s, to working with Joe Strummer and a cast of thousands as a remixer, writer and producer. Embracing a psychedelic lifestyle along the way, Strange Things Are Happening is a funny, improbable and frequently wild journey down the rabbit hole.

Richard Norris has been involved in almost every aspect of music and its business for many decades. This is an insider's tale of inspiration and collaboration, working with some of the most iconic artists in music and beyond. We travel to basement acid parties in London to ten thousand strong raves in Ibiza. From Amsterdam with Timothy Leary, to Tijuana with Shaun Ryder and Joe Strummer, on a bumpy ride in Joe's beat up 1955 Cadillac, to the customs hall at Heathrow with Sun Ra, Top Of The Pops, LA film sets, around the world and back again. Strange Things Are Happening is a celebration of creativity and passion, of chance meetings turning into lifelong friendships, and of what is possible with an independent spirit, with an open mind and heart. Not quite Do It Yourself, more Do It Yourselves - a testimony to how small groups of people can affect and change the cultural landscape; a story about doing what you love and being eternally curious; about the inevitable occupational dead ends and wrong turns that happen when you jump in headfirst, and what is learnt along the way.

Belia Winnewisser and Fatuma Osman’s debut EP Vertex, released via Swiss label Light of Other Days, grows out of a lifelong friendship shaped by shared memories, music, and late-90s/early-00s girl-core influences. Across five tracks, the record favors suggestion over resolution, exploring limerence through atmospheric, open-ended sound that balances intimacy with nostalgia and intensity with restraint. From the gentle glow of “Emerald” to a seamless Madonna cover and the club-leaning vulnerability of “Surrender,” Vertex unfolds as a cohesive dialogue between past and present, documenting their artistic evolution while deliberately leaving space for what comes next.

Belia Winnewisser and Fatuma Osman have known each other since childhood, a friendship rooted in shared afternoons of music and late 90s/early 00s girl core. Their first joint debut EP Vertex, released through the Swiss label Light of Other Days, emerges as both a continuation of that bond and an exploration of process, weaving together collective memories with their present-day musical language.

Resisting polished closure, the record circles around the idea of limerence in sound: suggesting rather than declaring, outlining atmospheres that leave room for the listener’s imagination to fill out the blanks. Across its five tracks Belia and Fatuma oscillate between the personal and the universal, immediacy and nostalgia. The opening track Emerald rises like morning light; fragile, blissful, and quietly radiant. Covering Madonna’s 80s single Angel feels natural and slots seamlessly into the EP’s arc: as a defining pop presence of the last four decades, she embodies less an idol than a subtle compass. Surrender, the first track on the B-side, draws you into the club, vibrating between vulnerability and release. Each step extends their vision further, revealing a cohesive body of work.

Vertex holds opposite poles in tension, creating a space where vulnerability and intensity create dialog. What lingers is a realm of possibilities: a conversation between two friends and collaborators who understand that sound can be as much about what is left out as about what is expressed. Vertex documents their progression, marking a milestone without concluding it. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Perfectly formed, future-facing dream-pop on the resurrected cult label. Massive YES!

TRACK LISTING

A1. Emerald
A2. Rivers Into The Ocean
A3. Angel
B1. Surrender
B2. The Call

Bottle green beanie with  multi coloured Piccadilly Records logo embroidered.

Loitering on the same Berkeley streets that birthed Green Day, Operation Ivy,
and Crimpshrine, Pot Valiant (AKA Vagrants) developed their own style of Gilmangaze in the early-’90s. Compiled here are the band’s 'Lookout' and
'Sunny Sindicu't 7”s, 'Transaudio' LP, and comp tracks; all on one CD, remastered from the original tapes.

TRACK LISTING

1. Nugget Killer
2. Tapir
3. Oar
4. Low Dexterity Points
5. This Heaven Has Bars
6. Sick
7. Going
8. Last Sun
9. Untitled (Unfinished)
10 .Volar
11. Low Dexterity Points (Single)
12. Loud Street
13. Mythmaker’s Office
14. Wood

Debuting UK-US experimental black metal trio Qasu join Phantom Limb for inaugural album 'A Bleak King Cometh', a crushing and terrifying self-described “ancient future black metal” that swallows elements of blackened psychedelia, occultist techno, and tripped-out sound design.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Bitter Waters Of The Abyssal Sea
2. Jewels Where The Eyes Once Were
3. Death Dreams
4. They Drag Unfortunate Mortals
5. Faith In Violence
6. The Long Knives Of The King
7. An Orchard Of Bone Flues

By the turn of the century, Radio Birdman was increasingly popular as a "legacy" band. Crowds were happy to hear their signature songs from the seventies and there were plenty of gigs. But the band wasn't satisfied. With a new drummer on board, they decided to write and record an album of all new original tracks. The result was the 2006 album 'Zeno Beach'. The album explored uncharted territory, with more members writing songs, and the performances reflected the band's musical evolution. 'Zeno Beach', long out of print and unavailable, has now been remastered for a high quality vinyl release. Top notch cutting by master engineer Levi Seitz and the highest quality pressing at Third Man has resulted in the best possible presentation of 'Zeno Beach', heard now as never before.

TRACK LISTING

1. WE’VE COME SO FAR (TO BE HERE TODAY)
2. YOU JUST MAKE IT WORSE
3. SUBTERFUGE
4. FOUND DEAD
5. IF YOU SAY PLEASE
6. DIE LIKE APRIL
7. HEYDAY
8. REMORSELESS
9. HUNGRY CANNIBALS
10. THE BROTHERHOOD OF AL WAZAH
11. ZENO BEACH

Five years after the first volume, Analog Africa returns with a second compilation highlighting Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, one of the greatest practitioners of Peruvian Cumbia Amazonica - 'Galaxia Tropical' features 14 songs with a guitar groove you won't forget, underlying Ranil's extraordinary output as singer, bandleader, record-label entrepreneur and larger-than-life personality.

Born in 1935 as Jorge Raul Llerena Vasquez, Ranil's story begins in the Peruvian Amazon, where the sounds of the forest mixed with stray radio waves from Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador. He quickly understood that breaking into Peru's music industry -- especially as an artist from "the end of the world" -- would be no easy path. He decided to start his own label, Producciones Llerena, something unheard of in this part of the Peruvian Amazon.

With a rotating cast of brilliant musicians by his side, Ranil crafted a sound that locals lovingly called "llullampeo" -- imaginative, unpredictable, and fabulously unrestrained. His percussionists wove grooves that have not resurfaced in the region since, and the 14 songs presented here remain some of the most vivid document of that fearless, free-spirited, often psychedelic ensemble.

TRACK LISTING

1. Galaxia Tropical
2. Bahia
3. Inka
4. Tres Cienaguero
5. Con Ranil Por Supuesto (Interludio 1)
6. Gitanita
7. Albores De Mi Selva
8. Cumbia Del Torero
9. Llora Venus
10. Serenata (Interludio 2)
11. Pueblo
12. Mambo En Espana
13. Lindo Atardecer
14. Andalucia

'RENO', the debut album from Red Leather, is a scorched-earth confession wrapped in the swagger of classic rock and the soul of Americana. Written in the aftermath of addiction, heartbreak, and self-reckoning, it’s an unflinching look at what it means to burn your life down and start over. Across its 14 tracks, Red Leather howls through desert nights and neon cityscapes, blending grit and grace in equal measure. Songs like 'Deathwish', 'Burn in Hell', and 'The Only Time It Rains in Hollywood' are raw, cinematic, and deeply human—each one a snapshot of pain, defiance, and redemption. Equal parts road trip and resurrection, 'RENO' cements Red Leather as one of the most compelling new voices in modern rock.

TRACK LISTING

1. TRAIN'S LEAVIN'
2. BURN IN HELL
3. DEATHWISH
4. SINS
5. PUSHERMAN
6. THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY IN THE WORLD
7. EL DORADO
8. DOWN BAD
9. DESERT STORM
10. WATCH MY DADDY DIE
11. WALK AWAY
12. HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
13. DAKOTA
14. DEVIL'S GRIP
15. THE ONLY TIME IT RAINS IN HOLLYWOOD

Rob Smith, RSD is not only a successful dubstep producer and pioneer of the Bristol sound, but also a very popular deejay travelling the world sharing his music. Coming from a reggae background and well-versed in sound system culture, Rob kept some of his best productions for his exclusive use when deejaying, the only way you would hear these gems was being played in one of Rob's sets. Fortunately, we've managed to persuade Rob to let Reggae Archive Records share these dubplate specials with a wider audience on a limited-edition vinyl LP. Compiled and sequenced in conjunction with Rob, the LP features nine tracks newly edited and mastered by Rob to enhance the bass playback on vinyl - it's cut heavy! The tracks were recorded between 2006 and 2011, a time when one strand of dubstep heavily embraced reggae and dub. Rob calls these tracks reggae infused dubstep and that's what they are, but Reggae Archive Records is a reggae label and this selection of dubstep tracks will most certainly appeal just as much to reggae and dub fans. Fusing dubstep beats, reggae samples, and seriously heavy basslines, this is a joyous celebration of musical cross fertilisation that has been tried and tested in clubs worldwide. In keeping with the dubplate origins of the tracks, we have designed the labels to replicate an old school acetate, while the sleeve pays tribute to seventies pre-releases albums with a replica stamp giving just the artist and title on a plain white sleeve with aged effect. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Ruthless selection of reggae inspired dubstep from Bristol legend and Grand Central alumni Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty) composed during arguably, the most fertile period of the genre.

TRACK LISTING

1. Bend Down & Prey
2. Babylonian
3. Bredrin
4. Jah The Creator
5. Do You Believe
6. Risking Dub
7. Jah Is My Light
8. Production Plan
9. Dub Kingdom

Tokyo's Encryptnude label returns, with another carefully crafted Ryota OPP selection! Following on from the shamanic feel of his previous work, this 12" also exudes non-dance music psychedelia.

'African Chorus' and 'Kalimba Guitar' on side A create a melodic, spiritual, hi-life feel reminiscent of Wally Badarou on Quaaludes.

'Bop' on side B, beautifully blends dub and free jazz, creating a leftfield dance sound reminiscent of African Head Charge, Claussell's Sacred Rhythm or Frank Zappa's 'Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution' turned deep house. .

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Another thoughtful and sublime take on electronica from this Japanese modernist which possesses a strong Reichian element, paired nicely with the producer's delicate touch.

TRACK LISTING

A1. African Chorus
A2. Kalimba Guitar
B. BOP

After a decade away from new music, Jill Scott returns with To Whom This May Concern, a soul-stirring body of work rich with texture, rhythm, and emotional truth. Rooted in community, reflection, and sonic exploration, the album weaves melodies, horns, and rhythms into an immersive listening experience that invites audiences to feel deeply, reflect freely, and take exactly what they need.

TRACK LISTING

1. Dope Shit (feat. Maha Adachi Earth)
2. Be Great (feat. Trombone Shorty)
3. Beautiful People
4. Offdaback
5. Norf Side (feat. Tierra Whack)
6. Disclaimer
7. Pay U On Tuesday
8. Pressha
9. BPOTY (feat. Too $hort)
10. Me 4
11. The Math
12. A Universe
13. Liftin' Me Up
14. Ode To Nikki (feat. Ab-Soul)
15. Don't Play
16. To B Honest (feat. JID)
17. Right Here Right Now
18. Àṣẹ
19. Sincerely Do

The one and only Scruscru calls on his most trusted friend for his latest in the Local Sugar Diggers series which is a treasure trove of re-edits & reworks of old and rare records. Love is in the air on the opener 'Os Sons Do Rio' which has swooning, sentimental strings and MPB vocals that remind of all the greats. The instrumentals are rich, the melodies florid, the sound truly elegant and intoxicating and sure to transport you to a party by the beach somewhere in Brazil. 'Sozinha Mulher' is a little more laidback and lazy in its slowly unfurling groove with clear, cloudless blue skies up above and subtle horns and vocal coos all encouraging you to move.

TRACK LISTING

Os Sons Do Rio
Sozinha Mulher

A spectacular return for Shakarchi & Stranéus, the legendary Gothenburg duo's softfocus magic in full display on four new tracks (the first of many to come apparently). Longtime Studio Barnhus heads will rejoice in familiar bliss from tracks like dreamhouse extravaganza "Donut Plains" and the triphop wonkiness of "Sandy Balls Resort", while "Emerald Hills" and "Royal Links" offer new, exciting pathways leading to unexpected territories and increased BPM levels.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Donut Plains
A2. Emerald Hill
B1. Royal Links
B2. Sandy Balls Resort

You like your lo-fi dreamgaze like you like your men: born in the ’90s and shacked up with their college girlfriend in a suburban bedroom. Compiled here for the first time is Should’s 1998 debut 'Feed Like Fishes' plus 10 period bonus tracks, on vinyl for the first time ever. Sounds like a head hanging out of a car window while speeding down a county road, three hours past curfew on a school night. Go ahead and turn the headlights off.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fish Fourteen
2. Sarah Missing
3. Aside
4. Spangle
5. It Still Would
6. Lullen
7. Memdrive
8. Its Pull Is Slight
9. Inst2
10. In Nine
11. Both Eyes Open
12. Things Are The Same (in Nine)
13. Faded
14. This House I’m Living In
15. Myself
16. Singe
17. Feed Like Fishes
18. Ocean Warm
19. Soothed (Rerecorded)
20. Merger
21. These Days

"Nina Simone Sings The Blues" from 1967 can rightfully be called a true classic in both Soul and Blues genres. The album is a showcase for the intensity of Nina’s soulful croon and demanding piano skills, accompanied by a marvelous backing band.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Do I Move You?
2. Day And Night
3. In The Dark
4. Real Real
5. My Man's Gone Now
6. Backlash Blues

SIDE B
1. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
2. Buck
3. Since I Fell For You
4. The House Of The Rising Sun
5. Blues For Mama

An audio essay on crossing to the other side.

The two distinct faces of the vinyl trace the boundary between life on earth and what lies beyond.

Written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Sissi Rada,

with cherished appearances and collaborations from Charis Karantzas, Jay Glass Dubs, Oï les Ox, and Theodor Milkov.

TRACK LISTING

1. Ave Verum
2. FOGO
3. Benches
4. Haint Harp
5. Nana Butu
6. After Sleeping
7. MI-MI (feat. Jay Glass Dubs)
8. She Reads Now (feat. Theodor Milkov)
9. FOMO
10. Message (feat. Oï Les Ox)
11. Your Order At 4
12. Wooden Floors (feat. Charis Karantzas)

Much needed repress of THE dubstep anthem. Originally released in 2005 and an unshakable earworm for most bass heads since. Skream went on to become a household name and this early track keenly displays the poise, finesse and knowledge of sound system dynamics to devastating to effect. 'The Strings Of Life of dubstep' as one man said! 

Limited copies. 

TRACK LISTING

A. Midnight Request Line
B. I 

To celebrate the 10-year milestone of her breakthrough track 'Blue Lights', Jorja Smith will release a special 12” vinyl edition entitled 'Blue Lights (10 Years On)'. . This anniversary release brings fans a curated collection of versions that highlight the enduring impact of 'Blue Lights'. Alongside the original track, the vinyl will feature the Instrumental, the intimate NPR Session, and the atmospheric Machiavelli Sessions renditions. With 'Blue Lights (10 Years On)', Jorja invites listeners to revisit the song that first introduced her artistry to the world, while celebrating its evolution over the past decade.

TRACK LISTING

1. Blue Lights
2. Blue Lights (Instrumental)
3. Blue Lights (NPR Tiny Desk Version)
4. Blue Lights (Machiavelli Sessions)

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of ‘PRODUCT’: SOPHIE's foundational and genre-defining singles collection.

11 songs including ‘BIPP’, ‘LEMONADE’, ‘HARD’ and ‘VYZEE’, plus 2 PRODUCT-era bonuses ‘OOH’ and ‘GET HIGHER’ recorded and produced by SOPHIE.

The deluxe vinyl includes a PRODUCT Card for digital download, and track-by-track posters featuring the colourful, era-defining artworks originally presented with each single, along with two missing slides for ‘OOH’ and ‘GET HIGHER’.

SOPHIE classics ‘BIPP’, ‘LEMONADE’ and ‘VYZEE’ are joined by two immaculate PRODUCT-era songs ‘OOH’ and ‘GET HIGHER’ recorded and produced at the time, each with colourful single artwork completing the set.

‘OOH’ is one of SOPHIE's earliest productions that has been through several revisions since 2011. It was one of three original tracks that Numbers had signed when SOPHIE uploaded the song alongside 'BIPP' and 'ELLE' to her Soundcloud, and while it had been through several iterations and speed changes, this finalised version was completed by SOPHIE in 2019.

SOPHIE once described ‘OOH’ as “hi tech club dance pop”. Musically speaking, the earworm hook is carved out by her signature portamento-infused synths and candy-coated lyrics, a firm cult classic approved by AG Cook and Charli XCX. Initially titled 'MAKE RESPECT', the track was first performed live by SOPHIE in 2011 to a handful of lucky people at a beach afterparty surrounding Sonar Festival, Barcelona and later that year at Manhattan's New Museum. The vocal was recorded as the first track in the same one-day recording session as SOPHIE's debut single 'NOTHING MORE TO SAY', released on the Huntley & Palmers label, where Sophie's songwriting was performed by the London vocalist Jaide Green.

The genesis of the ‘OOH’ and ‘NOTHING MORE TO SAY’ recording session is lore-worthy in its own right: after watching Jaide Green perform live with Olly Murs during the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, SOPHIE reached out and invited Jaide to record in her home bedroom studio.

‘GET HIGHER’ was born during joyous sessions in 2013, when SOPHIE’s beat was introduced to the vocalists Cassie Davis and Sean Mullins. The track feels like a visionary precursor to ‘Vroom Vroom’, and doesn't sound out of place next to the sub-clang intensity of SOPHIE’s ‘HARD’ and ‘MSMSMSM’. Striking a playful balance between blissed-out hyperpop and club-ready Atlanta trap, it showcases SOPHIE’s signature, laser sharp sound design. Originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese CD edition of PRODUCT, ‘GET HIGHER’ has remained a hidden gem.

A groundbreaking producer, songwriter and performer, SOPHIE's visionary approach reshaped the landscape of pop and electronic music. Emerging in the early 2010s, SOPHIE introduced a hyper-detailed, futuristic sound defined by metallic textures, elastic basslines, and an uncanny blend of synthetic and emotional tones. Collaborating with artists including Charli XCX, Madonna, Vince Staples and Arca, SOPHIE helped pioneer a new pop movement while challenging conventions around identity, genre and production. SOPHIE's work continues to resonate deeply, leaving a lasting impact on a generation of artists and listeners alike. Discography: PRODUCT (2015), OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES (2018), SOPHIE (released posthumously, 2024).

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Amazing, catch-all compilation of the iconic first hits of this explosively innovative, era-defining superstar.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl:
A1. BIPP
A2. ELLE
A3. LEMONADE
A4. HARD
A5. MSMSMSM
B1. VYZEE
B2. L.O.V.E.
B3. UNISIL
B4. GET HIGHER
B5. OOH
B6. JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE

CD:
1. BIPP
2. ELLE
3. LEMONADE
4. HARD
5. MSMSMSM
6. VYZEE
7. L.O.V.E.
8. UNISIL
9. GET HIGHER
10. OOH
11. JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE

Following the release of Stereolab’s latest album, Instant Holograms On Metal Film and Fed Up With Your Job / Constant And Uniform Movement Unknown - the groop return with Cloud Land / Flashes In The Afternoon on 7” and digital, available everywhere for the first time.

“After 15 years, the retro-futurists make a radiant return” - The Guardian

TRACK LISTING

1. Cloud Land
2. Flashes In The Afternoon

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio, worldwide known for their massive 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight", which was the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was the first exposure to hip-hop for millions of people. The Sugarhill Gang were also among the very first rap acts to record a full-length LP.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Here I Am
2. Rapper's Reprise (Jam-Jam)
3. Bad News

Side B
1. Sugar Hill Groove
2. Passion Play
3. Rapper's Delight *Bonus Track
4. Rapper's Delight (Single Version)

NYC's Sweater on Polo follows up his acclaimed L.I.E.S. 12 inch from 2023 with debut full length double LP, "Almighty Grand Essence" This is pure to form 1985-1988 Chicago house worship, and while many have attempted to recreate this sound, most fail to deliver with correct reverence. Names like Saunders, Mixx, Virgo Four, undoubtedly appear in this conversation with Sweater on Polo taking cues and transforming the vintage sound into re-imagined dancefloor classics. Raw but clean, psychedelic but functional...this nine track record can move the crowd in all the right ways, with the lush deepness of "The Creation" to the nu-wave-house hybrid of "Proto Wave" or BMX beat track closer Psychotic Seance, its rare to find a young producer tapping into the vaults in such a focused, effective manner. Highly recommended to house heads worldwide.

art by @_ksport_

TRACK LISTING

In The House Vocal Mix
Stay Close To Me
Box Wizardry Grandmaster T. Woodward
The Creation
Twilight Ascension
Proto Wave
Realm Of Utopia
House Rockin Dream
Psychotic Seance

What began as an experimental session at Richard Branson's Manor Studios in Oxfordshire became a seismic event in modern sound. Using the Moog sequencer for the first time, Tangerine Dream - then comprised of Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke & Peter Baumann - crafted 'Phaedra', an album that shimmered with innovation, mystery & a palpable sense of discovery.

Half a century later, Tangerine Dream returned to London's Barbican to honour that landmark work - reimagining it for a new era. Across its three vinyl LPs, '50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican' captures this transcendent live performance, in which the current line- up - Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane & Paul Frick - revisit the spirit of 'Phaedra' with the very tools that Froese & his collaborators helped pioneer.

TRACK LISTING

1. Phaedra Suite Initial Applause
2. Sequent C, 2024
3. Movements Of A Visionary, 2024
4. Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares, 2024
5. Hippolytos Session - Part 1
6. Hippolytos Session - Part 2
7. Hippolytos Session - Part 3
8. Hippolytos Session - Part 4
9. Hippolytos Session - Part 5
10. Hippolytos Session - Part 6
11. Hippolytos Session - Part 7
12. Phaedra 2024
13. Hippolytos Session - Part 8
14. Phaedra Suite Applause & Words
15. Happy Ending
16. Sorceror Theme
17. You Are Always On Time
18. Dolphin Dance
19. Rare Bird
20. Continuum
21. Los Santos City Map
22. Logos (Velvet) 
23. Portico 
24. White Eagle
25. Raum 
26. Encore Break 
27. Phaedra 2022
28. Closing Words

On 'Hungry Animal', Luke Temple continues to trace the invisible lines between the personal and the cosmic — between what we feel, what we observe, and what we inherit simply by being alive. The album reunites Temple with Doug Stuart (bass) and Kosta Galanopoulos (drums), the core of his Cascading Moms ensemble, whose instinctive chemistry anchors the record’s balance of rhythmic precision and melodic drift. Together they shape a sound that feels handmade and fluid, deliver- ing sharp observations in soft focus.

The album opens with 'Clean Living', a tenderly libidinous groove, unraveling purity myths and self-discipline — less a confession than a celebration of the futility of striving for perfection in a flawed world. From there, 'Echo Park Donut' shifts into the memory of an unsettling vignette drawn from a violent incident outside Temple’s Los Angeles home. The band moves with a quiet pulse beneath the story, suggest- ing both detachment and the surreal intimacy of fear.

The title track, 'Hungry Animal', grounds the album’s broader questions: how well can we really know one another, or ourselves? Temple’s lyrics circle around the idea that we are animals among animals, driven by instinct and affection alike. It’s both playful and philosophical, one of the record’s emotional centers.

Temple’s bandmates bring an understated mastery to these pieces. Stuart’s melodic, infectious grooves converse fluidly with Galanopoulos’s drumming, which breathes life into each song even as it gently propels them forward. The trio’s interplay feels both weightless and deeply rooted — commanding the listener’s attention and empathy without ever forcing it.

With 'Hungry Animal', Luke Temple and the Cascading Moms create a world where reflection becomes rhythm and consciousness gains texture — a record of quiet revelations and deliberate grace.

TRACK LISTING

1. Clean Living
2. Echo Park Donut
3. Hungry Animal
4. Loose White Paper
5. Shake Me Awake
6. Bed Time For Eddy
7. Love Means Light Year
8. Early Spring
9. Emotional Volley
10. One Heavenly Body
11. One Zero

Since arriving at the back end of 2023, Chris Massey's Thief Of Time quickly evolved from a solo project into a live 3 piece alongside fellow electronic explorers; Lady Lady and Mike Grubert. The trio quickly played sold out solo shows at The Golden Lion, The Yard & YES with festival appearances and supporting the likes of Lindstrom and Hifi Sean & David McAlmont.

'We Are Cosmic' follows on from the semi-autobiographical predecessor 'Where Do I Belong?' and is a deeper voyage through neon nights with a retro-future soundtrack of stacked synths, lush, layered guitars and ethereal vocals by Massey and Lady Lady, who takes her place as an honorary Thief member on this release.

Viewpoints of love, loss, deception, mental wellbeing and the ever-evolving gentrification of Manchester City Centre along with a response to many gate keepers within are all challenged on the E.P.

Where dark is light, light is dark and emotions are electronic, 'We Are Cosmic' is a natural evolution of The Thief Of Time with elements of contemporaries like New Order, Pet Shop Boys, The Fuck Buttons, Chromatics and The Cocteau Twins being present alongside current inspirations such as Nabihah Iqbal and Night Tapes.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Manchester's no.1 synth-wave stars The Thief Of Time return with a fully loaded roster. With Lady Lady and Mike Grubert now fully enlisted, Chris Massey's project has found a natural purple patch following sold out performances at Factory International. This new EP is a great snapshot of the band at the zenith of their powers.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Metropolis Rising (building Better Worlds ?)
A2. Cosmic
B1. Gatekeepers
B2. Shadows Cast
B3. Cosmic (piano Version)

Step into the wild heart of New York’s underground avant-garde jazz scene with 'Voyage from Jericho'.

Recorded in 1974, release in 1975, this landmark session finds the Charles Tyler Ensemble pushing boundaries with fearless improvisation, deep spiritual yearning, and a raw emotional fire.

Joined by top-tier collaborators — including Arthur Blythe, Earl Cross, Ronnie Boykins, and Steve Reid — Tyler shapes a sound that fuses avant-garde intensity with soulful depth, creating a powerful celebration of freedom and expression.

This is music that demands attention and rewards deep listening. Whether you’re a devoted explorer of the avant-garde or a curious listener seeking something beyond the mainstream, 'Voyage from Jericho' offers a journey both challenging and transcendent.

In short: if you’re ready to move past comfort zones and into the outer reaches of jazz, 'Voyage from Jericho' is a voyage worth taking.

TRACK LISTING

1. Voyage From Jericho
2. Return To The East
3. Just For Two
4. Childrens’s Music March
5. Surf Ravin

Following on from the super-fast stock sell-outs of the 2LP of joyous Alfredo selections, Rebirth follow up with the second of the sample EPs of rare, cherished and formerly unreleased gems.

Kicking off with Dubtribe (Sound System) - Sunshine’s Theme which goes for big money on discogs if you can find a copy, next up Max Berlin – Elle Et Moi Really simple, minimal disco à la Giorgio Moroder or Cerrone, actually Max Berlin (Jean-Pierre Cerrone) IS Cerrone’s brother!

On the Flip we have The Woodleigh Research Facility – Borderland (Andrew Weatherall Mix) Borderland is a beautiful collaboration between Woodleigh Research Facility’s Nina Walsh and viola virtuoso, Sarah Sarhandi. Andrew Weatherall set Sarah’s strings to an energetic electro glam stomp. A cracking kosmische, motorik “Pomp & Circumstance” march, with something of the Depeche Modes / New Orders about it. Finishing off the EP with some 90s UK deep house bliss from Acupressure – We Are the Future (Instrumental Mix) again this goes for big money on the Cogs.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Dubtribe (Sound System) - Sunshine’s Theme
A2. Max Berlin – Elle Et Moi (Instrumental Mix)
B1. The Woodleigh Research Facility – Borderland (Andrew Weatherall Mix)
B2. Acupressure – We Are The Future (Instrumental Mix)

'¡Simpatico! (Remastered and Expanded)' gives Velocity Girl’s long out-of-print 1994 sophomore album, '¡Simpatico!', an overdue refresh with a sparkling-fresh mastering job and a treasure trove of bonus tracks from the '¡Simpatico!' era. The original album sounds better than ever, and it’s complemented by a full album of B-sides and rarities.

Velocity Girl formed in 1989 or so at the University of Maryland outside Washington DC with guitarist Archie Moore (Black Tambourine), guitarist Brian Nelson (Black Tambourine), drummer Jim Spellman (Starry Eyes, Foxhall Stacks, High Back Chairs, Julie Ocean, Piper Club), bassist Kelly Riles (Starry Eyes), and singer Sarah Shannon (Starry Eyes, The Not Its). The band combined English-inspired noisy shoegaze fuzz with scrappy US indie rock and classic ‘60s-style pop songwriting. A killer single on Slumberland and non-stop touring grabbed the attention of the indie-rock cognoscenti, and soon after Velocity Girl signed a contract with Sub Pop on a car hood in Hoboken, New Jersey. After touring in support of their debut, Copacetic, the band spent the better part of a year coming up with a batch of songs for a second album. They had never worked that way before – having focused time, and a budget (from a label!), to make an album that wasn’t a self-produced, punk-rock studio thing was a fresh experience. Having played their new material for months in the noisy style of Copacetic, the band found themselves excited about the tunes, but trying to move away from the scrappy, amateur vibe of their previous records. And their influences were a bit different this time around: less My Bloody Valentine and Wedding Present, more New Order.

Somebody at Sub Pop connected the band with John Porter, the one-time Roxy Music member who had produced The Smiths, Billy Bragg, The Alarm, and a bunch of other 80’s stuff. They met up on a tour stop in Los Angeles, at a Hamburger Hamlet. He agreed to produce the album, in a three-week session at Cue Studios in Falls Church, VA. He was exactly what the band needed: an editor, arranger, and taskmaster. As he mercilessly excised every unnecessarily repeated bar, the band realized they’d gravitated to a sound with cleaner lines, and almost entirely ditched the noisy guitar, no doubt influenced by Porter’s presence. Velocity Girl was extremely happy with the results, and '¡Simpatico!' came out in June of 1994. This expanded reissue adds a number of songs recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA, a few months after the album sessions. These sessions provided playfully experimental B sides to the album’s singles, two cover songs (the New Order cover 'Your Silent Face', and a Beach Boys cover) for a single on Merge Records, and a compilation track.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sorry Again
2. There's Only One Thing Left To Say
3. Tripping Wires
4. I Can't Stop Smiling
5. The All-Consumer
6. Drug Girls
7. Rubble
8. Labrador
9. Hey You, Get Off My Moon
10. Medio Core
11. What You Left Behind
12. Wake Up, I'm Leaving
13. Marzipan - Sorry Again EP
14. Labrador (drum Machine Version) - Sorry Again EP
15. Diamond Jubilee - Sorry Again EP
16. What You Left Behind (reprise) - Echoes Of The Nation's Capitol #2 Compilation
17. Your Silent Face - Your Silent Face Single
18. You're So Good To Me - Your Silent Face Single
19. Seven Seas - Seven Seas Single
20. Breaking Lines - Seven Seas Single

DJ Trevor Vichas teams up with Andrew Lonazo on this new 12" from Housetown Records. A solid dose of deep, jacking house with a smoking hot disco remix from Hotmood to complete this 5 track EP. RIYL: Hudd Trax, Shadow Pressings, Local Talk etc. 

Support from Demuir, Lars Behrenroth and more. Don't sleep on this bad boy... Limited pressing of just 200. 

TRACK LISTING

A1 Burning Up (6:19)
A2 Best In Chicago (6:13)
B1 D For Disco (7:12)
B2 Soul Of The Underground (5:45)
B3 D For Disco (Hotmood Remix) (4:54)

*2026 repress**

30 yrs (!) since it's initial release in '97... absolutely loaded EP of dancefloor heat from a true disco romantic, Daniel Wang. Certified treasure from past, and one that won't leave the record bag.

Remastered with love and respect of the originals, and the originators.

HUGE TIP!

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Daniel Wang's an honorary Mancunian doncha know!? From breath-taking appearances at Naïve Melody and Electric Chair, not to mention THAT interview at La Discotheque when he referred to Andi Hanley as 'the chicken' (!!). These early joints from the Balihu catalogue are house music gold dust. Don't miss this limited repress.

TRACK LISTING

Unhouse
The Twirl
Loose Vibes
E.Village Hustle
Not Feeling It
In The Street

Spoken-word artist and genre-defying musician Dan Whitlam's highly anticipated debut album, 'Strangers (Again)' — a 14-track odyssey that cements his place as one of the country’s most compelling new voices. The project sees Whitlam expand his world both sonically and emotionally, balancing soulful piano-led moments, broken beats with his signature blend of lyrical honesty and melodic sensitivity, delivering a sound that feels both intimate and expansive.

Featuring collaborations with Raphaella, returning collaborator Tamzene, Saphire, and Jordan Akampa, 'Strangers (Again)' captures the duality at the heart of Whitlam’s work — poetic storytelling set against forward-thinking production. Each track reflects on connection and distance, weaving together moments of emotional depth and release.

TRACK LISTING

1. Victory Lap
2. Someone Else (Feat. Elyesse Mason)
3. Think Of Me (Feat. Fractures)
4. Strangers (Feat. Raphaella)
5. Hoodie
6. Hear You Speak (Feat. Tamzene)
7. Interlude - Running Out Of Time
8. Wait For You (Feat Sapphire)
9. I’ll Be There
10. Going Home
11. In Your Dreams
12. Safe Place (Feat. Raphaella)
13. Still Standing (Feat. Jordan Mackampa)
14. Touch The Moon
15. Interlude - 3 Lives

'Tears Before Bedtime' is the sparkling new album by the Would-be-goods, Jessica Griffin’s band of pop adventurers. Since 'The Camera Loves Me', their cult classic 1988 debut for the legendary él Records, they have blazed a musical trail through indie guitar pop, with a garage band edge and forays into other territories - glam rock, tango, French chanson… The result is unique and timeless.

The songs on 'Tears Before Bedtime' balance delicacy and power. Perfect pop melodies are delivered in Jessica’s gorgeous and idiosyncratic voice. Her lyrics are intelligent and wry, wistful and witty. Every song tells a story, taking us on a journey through space and time, from belle époque Paris to a 1960s London biker café, from a riverbank in ancient Greece to a 1970s teenage bedroom.

Listening to a Would-be-goods album is like wandering through a gallery of portraits. Innocence gives way to experience. Danger lurks amid the lights of the funfair in the 1950s carousel whirl of 'The Gallopers'. The sinister 'Dr Love' promises heaven but sends you down to hell, to the sound of a last dance in a smoky soul basement. A nymph meets a god in disguise in a garage-band take on a Greek myth ('Tears for Leda'). 'The Rose Tattoo' is the tale of a doomed love in a sultry Southern state. 'Don't Come Crying To Me' flames an ex-lover to the sound of Bollywood horns and shivery guitar. In 'Madame X' a portrait painter vents his fury on a spoilt socialite beauty. The album closes with a sweetly jazzy lullaby ('The Moon Doesn't Mind').

The Would-be-goods began playing as a full band in the 2000s and have been previewing some of these songs at recent shows in England, Scotland, France, and Spain. The album was recorded in London with Jessica on guitar and vocals, Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly, Talulah Gosh) on guitar, Debbie Greensmith (Thee Headcoatees and many others) on drums, and Andy Warren (The Monochrome Set, Adam and the Ants) on bass. Guest musicians have contributed organ, piano, vibraphone, cello, trumpet, and flute to make this the richest-sounding Would-be-goods record yet.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Gallopers
2. Dr Love
3. Tears For Leda
4. The Back Of Your Bike
5. The Tears Of Cora Pearl
6. The Rose Tattoo
7. Don’t Come Crying To Me
8. Witch Hazel
9. Old Flame
10. Carmilla
11. The Bride Wore Black
12. Madame X
13. Away With The Fairies
14. The Moon Doesn’t Mind.

A new chapter in Butter Sessions' ongoing Japanese exchange sees Sapporo sound sculptor Kuniyukire-opening a 2015 tour collaboration with label heads Sleep D- a deep, spatial beatdown powered by dub pressure and percussive hypnosis. Shadow-lurking prodigy Mosam Howiesondrops in with his trademark scatterbrain techno, while Hasvat Informantlocks into joint-consciousness big-room radioactivity.

Opening the B-side, Fader Capfuses Balearic psy-ence with Mike Dunn-esque utilitarian jack, hovering somewhere between '80s memory and future vision. Tokyo's Mayurashkafollows with Survival Guide, big beat colliding with drug chug, before Albrecht La'Brooyreunite for a divine chill-out tent slowdown, magnifying sample detail with exacting flow. We're adrift until Sunju Hargunlights the beacon with スカイサーファ(Sky Surfer), Thailand's emissary of ritualistic minimal trance.

Whether taken alone or folded into the three-disc triptych, each instalment stands as a bag-ready constant, charged with Butter Sessions' curatorial finesse.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sleep D & Kuniyuki - 2015 (Kuniyuki Dub Version)
2. Mosam Howieson - Undulate
3. Hasvat Informant - Turnstile
4. Fader Cap - 86 Chambers
5. Mayurashka - Survival Guide
6. Albrecht La'Brooy - Backseat
7. Sunju Hargun - スカイサーファー