Welcome to Coconut Dreams, a mythical, utopian retreat nestled in the most exquisite of settings, crafted and conjured up by esteemed collector, producer and DJ, Skyrager.

At the heart of the experience is a soundtrack evoking this tropical paradise, with an undercurrent of serenity that carries you gently away from the familiar into the expansive. A collection of pleasure- heavy tracks to lean into and get lost within, journeying through sun- drenched folk, dream- inducing soul, astral ambience, AOR breeziness, and much more in between.

Known to many as one half of the illustrious Psychemagik, Danny McLewin has spent decades releasing acclaimed original productions, cherished compilations and touring the world DJing. A collector at heart, he's been unearthing hidden gems in record shops and private collections everywhere he goes. With a taste second to none, he is no stranger to curating a compilation. Psychemagik's Magik series and his Traces of Illusion comp under the Skyrager alias are all must-haves for any collection. Coconut Dreams is an embodiment of everything Skyrager is all about - a deep- diving, softfocused drift that sweeps you up to a place far, far away.

Each track has been chosen with care and consideration and is sequenced to take the listener on a peaceful, dreamlike journey. Every song conveys its own message, but the overarching thread is an invitation to slow down, be present and appreciate the moment. The compilation begins with the crashing waves of The Carmets 'Silver Moon Beach' as you check in and leave your hectic day-to-day life behind. The gentle chimes, hypnotic synths and divine female vocals of 'You Are Like the Sunlight' and Angela Bofill's mesmerising soul jazz masterpiece 'Under The Moon And Over The Sky' further reset your body and brain, ready to lose yourself in an immersive experience from the very first song to the last.

Alongside the ethereal dreamers there's also power and pertinence. Keiko Nosaka & George Murasaki's koto- infused prog rock number 'Oritatamu Umi' leads into the insistent and ever-relevant 'Apartheid Must Go' by Fred Bryan & The All Stars. O'Donel Levy's otherworldly tale of heartache and longing 'I Am, I Am' then explodes into a tropical fiesta jam. You may find yourself moving between states, between memory and imagination, between the known and something just beyond it. Joseph's soulrousing, soft rock epic 'Three O'Clock In the Morning' and the cosmic-leaning 'Lady, Lady' marry with the bird calls and organic feel of 'Harari' and the galactic synth-laden 'Drum Drops'. Landing you softly back down to earth is a run of celestial brilliance. Those ever-present waves lap up against you on 'Martinique', as Pat Wells' heavenly folk heart-melter 'The Seeker' and the glistening bassoon-led 'Trullion Alastor 2262' form a blissful penultimate double- header. You return from your tropical paradise escape, lighter and calmer, carried by the sea swell and the ethereal ambient mix of Yasuko Agawa's 'LA Nights'.

Unplug, relax and ease into an alternate reality... return trips to Coconut Dreams are essential.

TRACK LISTING

LP Tracklisting:
1. The Carmets - Silver Moon Beach
2. Ryo Kawasaki and The Golden Dragon - You Are Like The Sunlight
3. Angela Bofill - Under The Moon And Over The Sky
4. Keiko Nosaka & George Murasaki - Oritatamu Umi
5. Fred Bryan & The All Stars - Apartheid Must Go
6. O'Donel Levy - I Am, I Am
7. Joseph - Three O'Clock In The Morning
8. Super Special Band - Lady Lady
9. Harari - Harari
10. Stamp Heat Band - Drum Drops
11. Steve Verdugo - Martinique
12. Pat Wells - The Seeker
13. Band X - Trullion Alastor 2262
14. Yasuko Agawa - L.A. Night (Ambient Mix)

CD Tracklisting:
1. Band X - Trullion Alastor 2262 
2. Ryo Kawasaki and The Golden Dragon - You Are Like The Sunlight
3. Angela Bofill - Under The Moon And Over The Sky 
4. Joseph - Three O'Clock In The Morning 
5. Fred Bryan & The All Stars - Apartheid Must Go 
6. Super Special Band - Lady Lady 
7. Harari - Harari 
8. Keiko Nosaka & George Murasaki - Oritatamu Umi
9. Stamp Heat Band - Drum Drops
10. Steve Verdugo - Martinique 
11. O'Donel Levy - I Am, I Am 
12. Pat Wells - The Seeker

Black Truffle is back with his fourth EP on GAMM!
This time, BT goes all out, exploring everything from spaced-out, European disco to mid-tempo proto-disco and jazz-disco.

Expect disco interpretations flying in every direction on this 12", exactly what we've come to love from Black Truffle. All tracks are mastered by Lay-Far on reel-to-reel tape to capture that beautifully organic, warm analog feel.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Super duper space disco that should appeal to fans of Venus Gang and Tumblack.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Meteor Shower
A2. Super Chat
B1. Disco Galaxy (feat. Beard In Dust)
B2. Escape

'Bloque 6' (1968), by Juan Carlos Calderón, is a landmark recording in the history of modern jazz in Spain, markedly different from the albums Calderón would record just a few years later under the influence of funk, disco music, and even flamenco.

Juan Carlos Calderón enjoyed a long and successful career, composing and arranging some of the most iconic songs by Spanish artists such as Joan Manuel Serrat, Mocedades, and Ana Belén, among many others. However, his musical beginnings were closely tied to the world of jazz. His training as a pianist and the restless, adventurous spirit he shared with his brothers—alongside whom he opened one of Spain’s first jazz clubs, a venue that welcomed many of the world’s leading jazz figures—shaped the early stages of his career and led him into the jazz scene.

His recording debut came in 1968 with the release of 'Juan Carlos Calderón presenta a Juan Carlos Calderón', followed a few months later by 'Bloque 6'. For the recording of this album, he assembled a group of prominent Spanish jazz musicians, including Pedro Iturralde, Vlady Bas, and Pepe Nieto. The repertoire combines original compositions, such as the outstanding ‘Sambando,’ with interpretations of works by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Oliver Nelson. The album’s sound invites comparison with Nelson’s celebrated 'The Blues and the Abstract Truth' period, reflecting strong hard bop and modal jazz influences.

In 1969, the album was awarded Best International Jazz Album of the Year in the United States, and years later it was reissued on CD by the prestigious Blue Note label.

TRACK LISTING

1. Milestones
2. Bad Feeling
3. Sambando
4. Stolen Moments
5. Straight No Chaser
6. Bloque 6

Children of Zeus return with their third studio album ‘As The World Burns…’

Five years on from their highly-acclaimed sophomore album ‘Balance’, Manchester’s kings of hip hop soul, Tyler Daley and Konny Kon, bring us a brand new 16-track opus.

Sonically the duo continue their story where they left off; crafting an amalgamation of street soul, alternative r&b and boom bap hip hop, with a sprinkle of flavours taken from their original multi-genre pirate radio influences, and a dash of forward-thinking new sounds, ensuring all tracks are destined to become future classics.

The features are sparing but powerful, enlisting the talents of revered UK rapper Knucks (‘Before We Drown’), Colorado-native Young Old Soul (‘Dopamine’), MCR family [ K S R ] (‘Do You Want To Get High’}, & Australian/Mauritian up & comer Anieszka (‘Water & Vibes’).

As with previous projects, this album is largely produced by the duo themselves, though there are guest productions from previous collaborators too, including Grammy Award-winner Beat Butcha, Grammy-nominated Teo, and broken beat pioneer K15, along with an assortment of new players making moves in the underground neo-soul & beats circuit.

Conceptually, this project continues on with the story to date. An eternal search for sunsets and soulfood, as a respite to the anxieties of the modern world; personally, professionally and globally. Assertive swagger is matched with brutal but sincere candidity. As ever, it encapsulates the rough with the smooth, with reflections on where they’ve been, where they’re at and where they’re headed. There’s no preaching to be found here; just an acceptance of things as they are, an embrace of the environment and people they were nurtured by, and a celebration of some of the finer things in life; slow jams, weed & rum, water & vibes. Raps for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners. All packaged together as another perfect sonic love letter to sound system culture. 50 minutes of big people music.

Since the release of their anthemic debut single ‘Still Standing’ a decade ago, to the subsequent EP ‘The Story So Far’, and their critically-lauded debut album ‘Travel Light’, the duo have received numerous accolades, including nominations for AIM Awards & Worldwide Awards both, along with tons of ‘Album of the Year’ nods care of Clash Magazine, Bandcamp, Complex, Wordplay and many more. This along with huge swathes of support from DJs, radio stations, press outlets, tastemakers, luminaries & fellow artists across the globe.

Children of Zeus have performed sessions for COLORS, Soulection (Apple Music), DJ AG, Boiler Room, BBC 6 Music and at the infamous Maida Vale studios for BBC 1Xtra as well as touring across Europe, Australia and South Africa. This is in addition to collaborating & touring with Mercury Award Winner’s Ezra Collective, including a Wembley Arena show. Other collaborations over the years have included Shy FX, Juls, Goldie, Black Milk, Kofi Stone and the late great Lenzman.

From the Broke ’n’ English / Hoodman-era, to the present day, Children of Zeus have been omnipresent in the fabric of British black music. Proud ambassadors of Manchester music, and of UK soul, it really is “Zeus to the world”.

Children of Zeus have been adorned with plenty of flowers over their career. The unbridled quality and poignance of the music and the message on display throughout this project will see the algorithmic needle move some more. It’s undoubtedly set to be a Zeus Summer. As the world burns…

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Kon & Daley's latest endeavour continues their faultless legacy of slow-moving jazzy Boom Bap and soulful lounge and shows just how their vocal and lyrical leanings can influence the direction of these instrumentals. Deep dancefloor beats and fractured instrumentals are rounded out by glorious harmonies as slow-moving ambience is given life with an injection of rhythmic wordsmithery. Superb.

TRACK LISTING

01: We've Been Here Before
02: As The World Burns
03: How It Used To Feel
04: Good Light
05: Water & Vibes (feat. Anieszka)
06: Weed & Rum
07: Do You Want To Get High? (feat. [ K S R ])
08: No Smoke
09: Slow Jams On Rotation
10: Say Less
11: Before We Drown (feat. Knucks)
12: Pay No Rent
13: Star
14: Dopamine (feat. YoungOldSoul)
15: Time Is Running Down
16: Loves Fades

For the best part of the last decade, Dumfries-born, Glasgow-raised Liam Shortall AKA corto.alto has been in his home studio in the Southside of the Scottish city, cooking up frenetic improvisations, diligently wonky productions and genre-spanning compositions with a close-knit group of local collaborators. Now signed to Ninja Tune, the multi-instrumentalist producer, composer and performer announces “SOME SMALL FORTUNE”, which finds Shortall at his most expansive and unpredictably exciting, working with his widest range of features to date, collaborating with the likes of Mick Jenkins, Vector, anaiis, Oscar Jerome, Jacob Alon (Brit Award winner), BINA., Terra Kin and Eriff alongside his longtime Glaswegian band, drummer Graham Costello, Mercury Prize nominated Fergus McCreadie and saxophonist Mateusz Sobieski to produce an electronic, classical, pop and indie-influenced record that extends far beyond the confines of its meticulous making.

It’s been an intense but rewarding few years for Shortall and his corto.alto project (the stage name a nod to his Irish-Spanish heritage, translating as “short.tall” in Spanish). The release of his debut album ‘Bad With Names’ saw him nominated for the 2024 Mercury Music Prize – alongside fellow Scot and now label-mate Barry Can’t Swim and the likes of Charli xcx, Ghetts, Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Nia Archives, CMAT and more – and saw him booked to play hundreds of shows across the world, including high-profile festival performances and a sold-out UK tour that featured his own personally curated 2000-capacity “Made In Glasgow” mini-festival at the city’s legendary Barrowlands Ballroom venue.

The music he makes as corto.alto is never easily categorised. It leans as much on his formal studies at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, as on his time spent as part of the burgeoning and fertile music scene in Glasgow; incorporating an eclectic mix of influences that draw as much on his affinity with club-culture and all its forms of Electronic Music, or to his love of classic Hip-Hop, Soul and Funk. His 2024 album ‘30/108’ saw him freely blend genre, tempo and instrumentation across 30 tracks – one released each day of the month, drawn from a pool of 108 demos and accompanied by live performance videos – showcasing his flair for fast-thinking creativity, innovation and improvisation over a more rigid studio approach. Exploring the fertile ground between live instrumentation and electronic productions and sound design is also a cornerstone of corto.alto’s blistering live shows that – along with handling bass, synth, trombone and effects – sees him turn band-leader, amongst his crew of hyper-talented musicians; all close friends and frequent collaborators.

It’s this fresh outlook and a hunger to subvert expectations that sets Shortall apart, winning him a new generation of music fans unbeholden to any one scene, alongside champions across radio and media like Gilles Peterson, Sian Eleri, Jamz Supernova, Deb Grant, KCRW and many more.

“If Hiatus Kaiyote and Masters At Work had a child, corto.alto would be it - the future is now!” GILLES PETERSON.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: An endlessly shifting bed of deeply intricate electronic soundscapes and athletic percussion move beneath a series of vocal guests ranging from Mick Jenkins' syncopated hip-hop flow and the soaring, angelic float of Jacob Alon. Though the input of each artist is definite and impeccable, the directional and pacing of Corto.alto (Liam Shortall) is unmistakeable, and remarkable. An astounding, hypnotic masterpiece.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
SOME SMALL FORTUNE
THIEF
APRIL (feat. anaiis)
TEMPLE
GO (feat. Vector)
NOTHING (feat. Eriff)
DON’T LISTEN
PRAYED WE WOULD (feat. Oscar Jerome)

Side B
PAPER
WHODIS (feat. Mick Jenkins)
YURA
OMNI (feat. Terra Kin)
IJUSTIDONTKNOW
SOMETHING (feat. BINA.)
NOBLEHILL (feat. Jacob Alon)

Celebrating 30 years of Miles' first album for Warner Records and the first of many collaborations with bassist & producer Marcus Miller, named in honor of civil rights activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

TRACK LISTING

1. Tutu
2. Tomaas
3. Portia
4. Splatch
5. Backyard Ritual
6. Perfect Way
7. Don't Lose Your Mind
8. Full Nelson

They say you've got to take your ups with your downs, but that's only because 'they' haven't heard 'Ups', the second LP by The Flying Hats, which is all ups and no downs whatsoever. The album arrives little more than a year after debut long player 'The Return of the Flying Hats' and mere months after the release of an instant classic 45 single featuring non-album tracks 'The Blender' and 'Hot Cakes'. So it's fair to say that Ups finds the band riding the crest of an extremely funky Hammond-infused retro-reggae wave. Indeed, it's tempting to say not just 'riding the crest of' but 'increasing said wave's actual mass' - for the new set delivers a second floor-shaking helping of a sound that joins the dots between Aggrovators-style reggae and Meters-style funk.

Opener 'Lightning Bottle' kicks off with an introductory drum-fill that briefly nods to a certain Dawn Penn classic before settling into a heavy, mid-tempo, Hammond-led riddim providing instant appeal for those who lean more towards the Bunny Lee/ 70s side of things. The same can be said of a trio of easy-rolling bubblers consisting of 'Pinball' - a brisk number near the start of the album's second half - along with the wistful beauty of 'So Long' and 'Step Up', which close the album.

Those who prefer reggae that evokes the Kingston 'Sound of '69', however, will salivate over the balance of tracks which deliver no fewer than five such cuts tempered with a fat slice of New Orleans sass, revelling in deliriously joyful Hammond melodies and funky backbeats, while maintaining that offbeat reggae rhythm. 'Kick About', 'Double Up' and 'Market Day' provide uptempo bounce, while the clattery syncopated drums on the stripped-back skank of 'Stout' and the absolutely gorgeous Hammond-funky/ boss-reggae groove of 'Traffic Light' provide something a little more loose-limbed.

If Allen Toussaint and The Meters had upped sticks and relocated to Kingston (or Bunny Lee and Jackie Mittoo had moved to the Big Easy) in the early 70s, it would have sounded like this. The fact that neither of those scenarios occurred is the early 70s loss and our gain!

TRACK LISTING

1. Lightning Bottle
2. Kick About
3. Traffic Light
4. Double Up
5. Market Day
6. Pinball
7. Stout
8. So Long
9. Step Up

The quintet NOVA FELLOWSHIP was formed at the initiative of producer Antoine Rajon for a performance at the NUITS SONORES 2026 festival to pay tribute to the short but fruitful collaboration between musicians Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) and Steve Reid. A discreet yet essential figure on the American music scene, the African-American drummer Steve Reid (1944-2010) left his mark on the history of free jazz, funk, and rock. His collaborations included the Sun Ra Arkestra, Albert Ayler and Miles Davis (Tutu), James Brown (on the classic Popcorn), and Martha & the Vandellas. The end of his career was marked by his encounter with the Englishman Kieran Hebden, an emblematic pioneer of electronic music known as Four Tet, with whom he recorded four hybrid, experimental, and spiritual albums between 2006 and 2010. NOVA FELLOWSHIP, a group of friends who have collaborated in several bands, recorded the album CONTINUUM live at Studio Pigalle in Paris, with Kieran Hebden in attendance, who was captivated by the group's first concert at the Nuits Sonores festival. On this album, NOVA FELLOWSHIP covers three 1970s classics by Steve Reid & the Master Brotherhood, three tracks by Four Tet, and a composition by the duo Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid, "Morning Prayer," which appears on their first joint album. Missouri drummer Zach Morrow brings to the group the dynamism he has displayed in recent years touring with poet Aja Monet. Heir to the versatility of Steve Reid, his playing is imbued with the full spectrum of Great Black Music. Versatile pianists Tony Tixier, arranger of an explosive version of the Nova/Free Spirits tracks created by Steve Reid, and Rob Clearfield, known for his work with Makaya McCraven, create hypnotic bass lines and captivating synth textures on their shared keyboards and synthesizers. Eritrean/American trumpeter Hermon Mehari and Italian saxophonist Francesco Geminiani, both Parisians and active on the European scene, form a powerful brass section. On ‘Morning Prayer,’ Francesco uses for the first time a flute of his own design, the Nautilus, which resembles an ocarina. This instrument, carved from maple wood and stylized on the album cover, was designed according to the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. Its use celebrates the mystical and exploratory nature of the duo formed by Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid, whose musical alchemy has left its mark on all those who have attended one of their concerts. 

TRACK LISTING

A1. SIXTH HOUSE
A2. LIQUEFACTION
A3. NOVA/FREE SPIRITS
A4. AND THEY ALL LOOKED BROKEN HEARTED

B1. LIONS OF JUDAH
B2. MORNING PRAYER
B3. PLASTIC PEOPLE 

Conjuring from ‘64-’80, Lenny “King Creole” LaCour dealt a mean slight of sockin’ R&B, basement beehive, hard funk, group harmony, and proto disco across a variety of mysterious imprints.

This deluxe double album set gathers 26 soulful tricks from the Magic Touch tophat, with an illusion’s worth of noters, photos, and ephemera in the accompanying booklet. Abracadabra.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Mar-J’s - Got To Find A Way Out
2. Marvelle & The Blue Mats - A Whole Lotta Lovin’
3. The Swinging Hearts - I’ve Got It
4. Junior & The Classics - Wise Up
5. Gary Brown - Would You Laugh At Me
6. Evelyn Smith - Don’t (Make Me No Promises)
7. The Comic Books - The First Time In My Life
8. The Tornadoes - Won’t You Forgive
9. Marvelle & The Blue Mats - The Dance Called The Motion
10. Evelyn Smith - You Don’t Mean A Thing To Me
11. The Swinging Hearts - You Speak Of Love
12. The Mar-J’s - Forever (There’ll Be A Summer Night)
13. Sean Taylor - Put Me Down Easy
14. Gary Brown - Oh My Love
15. The Swinging Hearts - Say It Isn’t So
16. Junior & The Classics - Kill The Pain
17. Filet Of Soul - Do Your Own Thing
18. The Tornadoes - Feel Like A Fool
19. Marvelle & The Blue Mats - Soul Fever
20. Junior & The Classics - Mix Up (A Go Go)
21. Filet Of Soul - Sweet Lovin’
22. Shirley Drumgole - I’ll Never Give You Up
23. The C.O.D.’s - Gimme Your Love
24. Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds - Trying To Survive
25. The Deltas - Gonna Move On
26. Krystal - False Alarm
27. Brighter Side of Darkness - He Made You Mine