Volume 2 locks the formula: brand-new remixes up front, original Sub-Urban classics on the flip. Micky More & Andy Tee uplift Platinum Doll ft. P.Y. Anderson - “Believe In A Brighter Day,” while Michael Gray brings sleek, peak-time finesse to Key To Life ft. Sabrina Johnston - “Forever.” Flip for two original staples from back in the day: Deep Zone ft. Ceybil Jefferies - “It’s Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way) (The Mike & Matty Show)” and Jazz-N-Groove - “Keep Givin’ Me Love (The Groove Mix)”. Authentic USG swing and organ glide.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Platinum Doll Featuring P.Y. Anderson ‘Believe In A Brighter Day’ (Micky More & Andy Tee Extended Remix)
A2. Key To Life Featuring Sabrina Johnston ‘Forever’ (Michael Gray Extended Remix)
B1. Deep Zone Featuring Ceybil Jefferies ‘It’s Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way)’ (The Mike & Matty Show)
B2. Jazz-N-Groove ‘Keep Givin' Me Love’ (The Groove Mix)

A journey through the musical life of Gary Young, the subject of the SXSW-winning documentary 'Louder Than You Think' and the wild polymath best known as the original drummer for indie royalty Pavement.

Original music created by Noah Georgeson and Edward W. Dahl is presented alongside ultra-rare Pavement live tracks and something quite special: a Gary Young-penned oddity that Gary's old friend Scott 'Spiral Stairs' Kannberg turned into a suitably trippy musical track (spiced with some Stephen Malkmus feedback yowls), recorded for the movie shortly before Gary's passing in August 2023. 

Proudly resistant to genres and conventions, the 'Louder Than You Think' soundtrack is as complex, fun, puzzling and ultimately lovable as the alcohol-fuelled hippie who helped define the sound of all things lo-fi, indie rock and slacker in between headstands

TRACK LISTING

1. Wink & A Nod
2. Achtung!
3. Feed 'Em To The Lions
4. Later Than You Think
5. Sparkle / Bloom Padding
6. LSD
7. Orchard / Drama In The Clean Room / Malice In The Chalice
8. No Sex
9. Distribution / Cushion Of Sense
10. Glacial Victory
11. Baptist Blacktick (Live May 19, 1992)
12. Lions(Linden)(Live May 19, 1992)
13. Summer Babe (Live May 19, 1992)
14. Refrigerator Light / Laptop Tanktop
15. Dread In A Dreadful Place
16. Plant Man
17. Birds In Traffic
18. Please Be Happy (For Us)
19. Appropriation Mix

French-Afropean artist Amy Gadiaga (AH-mee GAH-dee-ah-gah) is a London-based bassist, vocalist, and composer. Her debut EP 'All Black Everything' announced the arrival of a vital new voice on the London jazz scene. With her new project 'BabyGoated', Gadiaga steps boldly into color and confidence. Set for release on Psychic Hotline in early 2026, the project follows her instinct to expand beyond jazz into music that feels expansive, borderless, and true to her roots.

“'BabyGoated' encapsulates who I am,” Gadiaga explains. “Both vulnerable (baby) and bold (goated). It’s cute and endearing, but also slightly arrogant.” The title reflects the dualities that shape the record: between humility and pride, softness and strength, divine energy and human imperfection. “The whole project is a constant struggle between baby and goated, between confident and lost — but always gracious.”

While 'All Black Everything' leaned into extended jazz instrumentation, 'BabyGoated' trades that in for directness. Gadiaga’s voice is brought to the forefront, giving shape to her inner dialogue with unguarded clarity. Across the EP, her lyrics act as pep talks— “In the intro song, I am specifically in the verse addressing both my younger brother and my troubled lover. I’m taking on the role of a warm feminine presence to guide them out of their dark moments.”

Leaning into organic textures, 'BabyGoated' embraces warm piano, trumpet, and folk-tinged guitar. For the first time, she also writes in French slang. It’s a liberating turn that bridges her French and African identities. “Usually, when I write in French, it’s poetic and extra,” she says. “But this song came from the intention to make something my younger self would relate to and enjoy.”
There’s an exuberance that runs through the EP, both in its music and visuals. Working with a circle of close collaborators she affectionately calls her “African baddies,” Gadiaga drew inspiration from her African heritage to shape the world of 'BabyGoated' into a colorful vision that celebrates individuality and Pan-African pride. Ultimately, BabyGoated is a story of self-belief, transformation, and joy. It is a deeply personal record that reflects Gadiaga’s roots and serves as a reminder to those she loves of their own strength and power. “Listening to this song has given me energy on rough days,” she says. “I hope others find it just as fun, empowering, and energizing.

TRACK LISTING

1. (Intro) Imma Pick You Up
2. BabyGoated
3. Brunheau Reine Des Francs
4. Who Knows

Following the kaleidoscopic ambition of 'Djesse Vol. 4', Jacob returns with The 'Light For Days' – a stripped-back, emotionally resonant body of work that is reflective of the quiet core of his artistry.

Recorded in just four days in the very room where his career first took flight, 'The Light For Days' trades scale for intimacy, spotlighting Jacob’s unmistakable voice and a deepening relationship with the guitar. The result is a collection of originals and handpicked covers that feel immediate, heartfelt, and timeless.

'The Light For Days' is a powerful reminder of the versatility that has earned Jacob seven GRAMMYs across various genres. For those who’ve seen Jacob live, this record will feel like coming home. For everyone else, it’s an invitation to see and to hear him in a new light.

TRACK LISTING

1. You Can Close Your Eyes
2. Heaven (Butterflies)
3. Thom Thumb
4. Fairytale Lullaby
5. Norwegian Wood
6. Keep An Eye On Summer
7. I Know (A Little)
8. Where Did My Apple Fall?
9. Sweet Melody
10. Icarus
11. Something Heavy

Country icon Kris Kristofferson released his debut album Kristofferson in 1970, marking the belated start of what would turn out to be a long and illustrious recording career. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Blame It On The Stones
2. To Beat The Devil
3. Me And Bobby McGee
4. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
5. Help Me Make It Through The Night
6. The Law Is For Protection Of The People

Side B
1. Casey's Last Ride
2. Just The Other Side Of Nowhere
3. Darby's Castle
4. For The Good Times
5. Duvalier's Dream
6. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

Almost a year to the day from the release of their debut EP, Cardiff-based quintet Midding return with a new five song collection entitled '.44', an oblique reference to Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz and his connection to The Process Church of the Final Judgment cult. The Process Church carries a damaged reputation (in part by association), but in its infancy its spiritual radicalism, aesthetic manipulations and commitment to a burgeoning counterculture make good source material for future inspirations. Like Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Skinny Puppy before them, Midding understand there's equal fascination to be found in their dark as the light.

Made between Rat Trap Studios and Fairoak, their own home-built recording set-up, these new songs represent the first time they've set live drums to record. The results are marked, shifting from the linear pulse of that first EP to something more dynamic and agile. A bedroom project has now become a fully functioning group. As with the previous EP, all five songs were recorded to tape, which gives '.44' its in-room feel, imbuing a sense of claustrophobia that neatly matches the subject matter of the lyrics, referencing cultdom, serial killer fanaticism, depression and, ultimately, ecstatic release. Tracks like 'All For You' and 'Nuisance' flex with a melodic confidence that's both accessible and off-kilter, though the greatest transgression can be heard on 'For A Little While', a churning spacerock blast overlaid with indecipherable, automatic writing-derived lyrics that suggest some kind of Lovecraftian portal may have been opened up in Wales this past year. Into that portal we might follow...

TRACK LISTING

1. All For You
2. Nuisance
3. For A Little While
4. Sunshine
5. .44

Columbus, GA — In the late 1980s, Columbus native Kenneth Jordan was such a powerhouse on the local music scene that talent shows had to rewrite their rules. His voice was so captivating (and his wins so frequent) that some claimed the competitions were rigged.

Jordan, deeply rooted in the city's thriving R&B circuit, eventually turned his creative energy toward faith-based music. Teaming up with several local musicians, he recorded "Excitement (Rap For Jesus)", a gospel-infused rap track that aimed to connect with a younger audience enthralled by the sound of hip-hop. His goal was simple: to give youth something uplifting to rap about and listen to.

In 1985, following a personal health scare and a period of reflection, Jordan transitioned from R&B to gospel music. "I took it as a sign from above that it was time to make a change," he later shared. Though his lyrics found new purpose, his signature soulful style remained unchanged.

Fast forward to December 2022 in Little Rock, Arkansas, where record collector and producer Brian Sears stumbled upon a well-loved copy of "Excitement (Rap For Jesus)" while purchasing over a thousand vinyl records from the trunk of an SUV in a Lowe's parking lot. Struck by the track's energy and message, Sears went into "detective mode" to uncover the story behind the voice—and the man—on the record.

Today, Kenneth Jordan continues to share his gift with his community, leading spirited performances every Sunday at his local church in Columbus. Nearly four decades later, his music and message still resonate with the same joy and conviction that first made him a hometown legend.

TRACK LISTING

1. Excitement (Rap For Jesus)
2. Jesus Is The Way

Liverpool-based DJ and production duo North 90 channel the raw energy of classic electro on their new EP, Panorama, via M.A.D Records. Fusing punchy drum programming, funk-laced basslines, and icy synth textures, the release pays homage to the genre’s old-school roots while keeping one foot firmly in the modern club landscape.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Panorama
A2. Touch Me
B1. Glass Hammer
B2. He’s Mine

The Wild Swans are a post-punk band from Liverpool, England, formed by Paul Simpson in 1980 shortly after he left the Teardrop Explodes. Members of the Wild Swans have also been members of Echo & the Bunnymen, the Icicle Works, the Woodentops, the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Lightning Seeds. Their second album Space Flower is fun, infectious and colourful, brimming with unabashed, playful psychedelia.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Melting Blue Delicious
2. Butterfly Girl
3. Tangerine Temple
4. Immaculate
5. Space Flower

Side B
1. Chocolate Bubblegum
2. I’m A Lighthouse
3. Magic Hotel
4. Vanilla Melange
5. Sea Of Tranquility

Playing with a Different Sex was the debut album by seminal post-punk band Au Pairs, released in 1981. Described retrospectively by AllMusic as ‘one of the great post-punk records’, a review by Record Mirror on its release said the band’s ‘critique of all forms of possession and sexual stereotyping assumes a devastating power’. Themes include sexual politics and the torture of women imprisoned in Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the 1970s, as well as a stunning cover of David Bowie’s ‘Repetition’ about domestic violence. It peaked at No. 33 in the UK, and features the single ‘It's Obvious’, which reached No. 37 on the US Club Play Singles chart.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. We're So Cool
2. Love Song
3. Set Up
4. Repetition
5. Headache For Michelle

Side B
1. Come Again
2. Armagh
3. Unfinished Business
4. Dear John
5. It's Obvious

Unlike much of Florian Hecker's recent work, such as 2021's 'Synopsis Seriation' or 'Hecker Leckey Sound Voice Chimera', his acclaimed PAN-released collaboration with Mark Leckey, there's no single overarching narrative that binds 'Natural Selection'. Hecker describes the sprawling, nine-track album as a "constellation of pieces originating from related investigations", and the clue's in the title. Ranging from under a minute to over half an hour, these works have been grouped together because they share very specific properties, using correlated modes of synthesis and approaching timbral metamorphosis in a similar way. Pieces that might seem incongruous at first are united not by one concept, but by a cluster of queries that Hecker has been probing diligently for the last few years, ideas related to automated file selection, database-generating sequencing systems and the prospect of synthetic cognition.

They were written in parallel with a range of Hecker's recent multi-disciplinary inquiries: 2022's Galerie Neu exhibition TEMPLEXTURES, that examined machine listening and charted uncategorizable auditory sensations; 2021's diffusion of olfactory sonics and evaluation of the perception of space 'RESYNTHESIZSERS'; and 'INSPECTION', an algorithmic reconstruction of sounds that uses human hearing to parse their vital timbral characteristics. But 'Natural Selection' doesn't require any rigorous background study. In fact, it's one of Hecker's most playful and approachable sets in years, exhibiting the same balance of intensity, mischief and brain-twisting theory that made albums like 'Sun Pandämonium' and 'Acid in the Style of David Tudor' so enduringly influential.

Beginning with the brief 'f92ex0.03', 40 seconds of heaving synthesized textures and disorienting frozen reverb trails, the album immediately hits a different pace with the lengthy 'Syn 21845 8 J15 Q12', a piece Hecker wrote with the help of his friend Vincent Lostanlen, an applied mathematician who is one of the leading voices in the field of computational auditory analysis. The track takes microscopic glissandi fragments from a database of source material for Lostanlen's time- frequency scattering process and spatiotemporally reverses them, creating an unsettling, utterly beguiling audio illusion. What sounds like a barrage of whooshing, perpetually reversing acoustic impressions is actually a progressive metamorphosis of both forward and backward time - no audio is actually reversed.

Hecker's more succinct diversions are just as energizing and, inserted between his durational experiments, necessarily palate cleansing. On the jackhammer 'm syn 260e 2402', he turns an analysis tool into a synthesizer, rooting out spectral phantasms from runaway code, and on 'Layer', coaxes a digital reverb unit into shaping its "infinite space" into criss- crossing synthetic whirrs. There's even a move towards technoid cohesion on the hallucinatory 'm syn bold heuristic driver', that uses a revised and extended model of Lostanlen's time-frequency scattering process developed by members of the mathematician's team. Hecker transforms harsh digital noise into an emergent rhythm, scanning the detritus until it turns into a an unintentionally dubwise sequence of undulating pulses.

A variation of this process is also used to drive the album's extended closer 'M 35/36', a symphonic 35-minute blur of ghost frequencies and nebulous textures that's accented with kaleidoscopic xenharmonic iridescence.

TRACK LISTING

1. F92ex0.03
2. Syn 21845 8 J15 Q12
3. Nat. Sel. 260e I
4. M Syn 260e 2402
5. Nat. Sel. 2015
6. Layer
7. M Syn Bold Heuristic Driver 08. Seg Rev C
9. M 35 36

Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread is a studio album by Jamaican reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry, released in 1978. Although Perry had been in the Jamaican music business for a long time by 1978, this album was the first he released to only include songs sung by himself. It was produced at his legendary Black Ark Studio and went on to become a reggae classic.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Soul Fire
2. Throw Some Water In
3. Evil Tongues
4. Curly Locks
5. Ghetto Sidewalk

Side B
1. Favourite Dish
2. Big Neck Police
3. Free Up The Weed
4. Mr. D. J. Man
5. Roast Fish & Corn Bread

At the start of this summer, following a three-year hiatus for Daphni (punctuated only by his first ever collaborative Daphni track ‘Unidos’ alongside Sofia Kourtesis), he dropped ‘Sad Piano House’. The track represented something of a continuation in the Daphni catalogue, its roots growing from 'Cherry’s ‘Cloudy’ and its subsequent Kelbin remix, something in that song’s makeup having a profound effect when played on dancefloors by Snaith and countless others. ‘Sad Piano House’ deployed more intangibly irresistible bendy piano to equally satisfying effect and continues to achieve similarly rhapsodic dancefloor saturation.

Though a sizeable gap for Daphni releases, between 'Cherry' and 'Butterfly' however of course sits 'Honey', the latest Caribou album and one that saw the more instantaneous and dancefloor leaning traits of Daphni peaking through the cracks more than ever before. This blurring of the lines leads to an intriguing collaboration in Butterfly’s lead single ‘Waiting So Long (feat. Caribou)’. An unlikely duo - in that both artists are the same man, Dan Snaith - ‘Waiting So Long’ is not so much an identity crisis, ego trip, or the result of a chemical spill in the Snaith laboratory. It’s simply a track that Snaith felt for the first time belongs to both aliases, and might appeal to fans of both. He has never sung on a Daphni track before, and did not set out with the intention to do so this time, and yet this strange billing was born.

Daphni music has always been Snaith’s way of hitting directly to the core of the dancefloors he spends so much of his time playing to, and those dancefloors have been steadily expanding as his name grows, with the music following suit. This album however also draws from further back with a definite kinship to the very first Daphni album, the invigorating bag of ideas that was Jiaolong.

'Butterfly' is a showcase of the wonderful variety and surprising twists and turns that made that album such an exciting new prospect and that still to this day make Snaith such an intriguing DJ. There are more heavy hitters here, tracks that fill those dancefloors better than anyone, like ‘Clap Your Hands’ which picks up the energy of ‘Sad Piano House’ and flips it, exposing the gritty and intoxicating underbelly of Snaith’s hitmaking side, while retaining the playful urgency that runs through all of his work of late. Meanwhile ‘Hang’’s comic-strip horns are unpinned by gleeful force, unrelenting and thrillingly unshakeable. Elsewhere though comes a clutch of other tunes that might creep out somewhere more off the beaten path, a path Snaith has never stopped seeking in amongst his larger billings. ‘Lucky’ is squirmy and elusively intoxicating, ‘Invention’ skitters down meandering, inviting corridors, ‘Talk To Me’ grumbles and broods in the murk, and ‘Miles Smiles’ could roll on endlessly, so confident in its groove. There are no obvious peaks in these tracks or unifying moments, in fact many of them really have no business being on the dancefloor at all, and yet in the right setting, they could be the most fun to be had all night.

One such club is a good microcosm for the ethos of Butterfly as a whole. “Around the time I was finishing up this album I played a long set in a club called Open Ground in Wuppertal, Germany.” Snaith recalls, “It’s kind of, in one sense, the platonic ideal of the kind of club I’d want to play in. Every single decision has been taken, at great expense, with the aim of making the perfect sounding medium sized club room. But on top of it being the perfect acoustic environment it also is run by an amazing collection of people in a way that gives it a sense of community that dance music at its best provides. It is an absolute pleasure to play in that room to a crowd of people who come from all over. Playing in there you feel like you can play anything, and I played works in progress of pretty much every track on this album in my set there. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing a short set at a festival or in a more raw warehouse kind of club where you bang it out and only really functional music works but on record I guess the point of these Daphni records is to keep in mind a more expansive idea of dance music where the parameters are broad and the church is broad. I think that actually, putting really functional stuff next to weirder tracks (both on an album and in a dj set) might be the thing that’s still most interesting to me.”

This is the feeling that’s most palpable on Butterfly, and in every single time you see Snaith DJ. Right from the inception of the Daphni alias - and even before that – the thrill of trying stuff out, pushing at the boundaries has always been there and on 'Butterfly' is present in all its twists and turns. It leaps all over the place and yet it hangs together, never feeling like a grab bag of dancefloor utilities but rather a distillation of all the strings to Snaith’s bow, exhilaratingly human and unified by one singular concept – simple and joyful exploration.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sad Piano House
2. Clap Your Hands
3. Hang
4. Lucky
5. Waiting So Long 
6. Napoleon’s Rock 
7. Goodnight Baby
8. Talk To Me
9. Two Maps
10. Josephine
11. Miles Smiles 
12. Goldie
13. Caterpillar 
14. Shifty 
15. Invention 
16. Eleven

Nicknamed “The Young Old” for a voice that carries timeless weight, Paris-born soul singer and songwriter Tiwayo returns with Outsider, a powerful new album produced by Grammy winner Adrián Quesada (Black Pumas).

'Outsider' marks the triumphant comeback of a bohemian spirit who has busked and traveled across the world, absorbing the blues, soul, and gospel roots that continue to shape his music.

Celebrated by musical luminaries including Norah Jones, Marcus Miller, Tony Visconti, and Don Was, Tiwayo built a reputation opening stages for Sting, Seal, and Marcus Miller. After the acclaimed debut album The Gypsy Soul of Tiwayo on legendary Blue Note Records Tiwayo had nearly vanished from the scene before Adrian Quesada heard his demos and pulled him back into the spotlight.

Their paths crossed at France’s Les Eurockéennes festival, leading Tiwayo from Paris to Austin and into Adrian Quesada’s Electric Deluxe Studio. There, he and Quesada forged a raw, genre-bending take on soul, with contributions from Black Pumas members and other leading lights of the retro-soul scene. Doyle Bramhall II, longtime Eric Clapton collaborator, lends guitar to three tracks, including 'Daddy Was Born with the Blues', Tiwayo’s tribute to his late father, enriched by strings from Sly5thAve. Brooklyn’s Kendra Morris (Colemine Records) joins him for 'Unchained Lovers', a velvet-smooth duet steeped in Hi Records southern tradition.

While many modern retro-soul acts lean toward Motown polish, Tiwayo’s sound remains raw, uncompromising, and rooted in Southern soul traditions — a lineage he once touched firsthand when meeting the Reverend Al Green in Memphis.

On 'Outsider', Tiwayo reflects on what it means to be an artist ('I’ve Got to Travel Alone'), slyly grooves on 'Up for Soul', celebrates everyday beauty ('Sunshine Lady', 'My House Is Your Home'), and finds resilience in loss ('Dark Skies'). With tight grooves and vivid storytelling, the album is both intimate and collective, deeply human and unflinchingly honest.

Tiwayo doesn’t play by the genre’s rules. He stands apart: a Frenchman in Texas, a soul singer with a bluesman’s heart, a traveler who never quite belongs anywhere. In a world of polished revivals, Tiwayo embraces being the outsider — an anti-hero of soul who proves that the raw and unvarnished carry the deepest power.

TRACK LISTING

1. I've Got To Travel Alone
2. Sunshine Lady
3. Daddy Was Born With The Blues (feat. Doyle Bramhall II)
4. My House Is Your Home
5. Up For Soul
6. Electric Spanish
7. Unchained Lovers (feat. Kendra Morris)
8. Dark Skies
9. Mama Gave Me The Will
10. Love Of My Life
11. Peace Makers

Second wave emo gasping at alt-rock’s final breath. Jejune’s sophomore and final album 'This Afternoons Malady' showcases their love of midwest emo via a Corgan-esque wall of growling guitars. Co-produced with Chisel’s Ted Leo, Malady’s dozen songs mix handclaps and heart- break in equal measure, all remastered and finally available on wax for the first time ever. You can toss that picture disc in the garbage now.

TRACK LISTING

1. Morale Is Low
2. Coping With Senility (Lowlife Owns A Pen)
3. This Afternoons Malady
4. Fixed On The One
5. Sitcom Epiphany
6. Solar
7. New Clear Saturday
8. Regrets Are Unanswered Dreams
9. Demonica
10. 38 Calumet
11. One Transmission
12. Same To You

The Boston music school refugees’ 1997 debut. Referred to as 'Junk' by bassist/vocalist/engineer Araby Harrison, the eight songs contained herein showcase Jejune’s pop punk affinity and alt-rock aspirations with a youthful push pit energy. Get lost in a 30-minute geographic sampler of Gilmangaze, Midwest emo, and Masshole hardcore, remastered and refreshed from the original dog-eared atlas. Duct tape not included.

TRACK LISTING

1. Meteorite
2. Greyscale
3. Pablo
4. Stresser
5. Ethan Allen
6. Indian Giver
7. Radical Firepower
8. Ford

25 years on from the release of their debut album, 'Lost Souls', Doves are proud to present 'So, Here We Are' – a collection of the band’s best, hand-selected from their six studio albums and more.

A compilation that spans a quarter of a century of meticulously fabricated songs of melancholic euphoria from the Manchester trio.

Having last released a ‘Best Of…’ CD compilation, 'The Places Between', in April 2010, following the release of their 2009 fourth album, 'Kingdom Of Rust', all three members of Doves have selected a new collection of tracks to feature on 'So, Here We Are: Best Of Doves'. The first such compilation to be pressed to vinyl, it includes singles, album tracks and rarities spanning their entire 27 year releasing history, a journey which began with their debut Cedar Room EP in November 1998.

The compilation includes the previously unreleased track, "Spirit Of Your Friend".

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: Doves are such a wonderful addition to the Manchester music scene. At the start of their career they even played in our shop and last year we had lead singer Jimi spinning records in his Nightjar incarnation. The band's doomy epicness, heavy with doses of melancholy and magic, has captured our imaginations for nearly three decades! A fitting time for a retrospective then. ‘So, Here We Are’ does not disappoint; all the big hitters are included, along with rarities and a previously unreleased track “Spirit Of Your Friend”.

TRACK LISTING

Black And White Town
Pounding
Snowden
Cold Dreaming
Catch The Sun
Broken Eyes
Kingdom Of Rust
Darker
There Goes The Fear
Renegade
Prisoners
Here It Comes
Carousels
Caught By The River
Walk In Fire
Lean Into The Wind
Spirit Of Your Friend
The Man Who Told Everything
The Cedar Room

Mala, returns on DEEP MEDi MUSIK with the 'pidgin rap don' Magugu with a release that has been circulating as a mystery dub, in different spaces around the world, for at least a year; whether by Mala himself at Houghton, Skream in Ibiza, Sir Spyro shelling down club spaces or Four Tet laying bass weight on 80,000 ravers at HARD Fest in Hollywood.

Pre-orders ESSENTIAL on this one folks! 

TRACK LISTING

A1. Militant Don
B1. Militant Don Instrumental
B2. Militant Don Acapella 

In 2008, Toby Pazner and a group of New York City’s most sought-after musicians found themselves in a Brooklyn bedroom, gathered around a Tascam 388 tape machine. There, they recorded what would become the debut 45 of a project he named The Olympians—initially released on Truth & Soul Records.

Eight years later, while on tour in the Greek Islands, Pazner had a fever dream in which he was visited by a toga-clad, curly-haired figure. The mysterious presence urged him to return across the great sea to build a "Temple of Sound"—a vision that ultimately materialized as the group’s self-titled album, released in 2016 on Daptone Records. The record featured a long list of elite musicians from the Daptone family, allof whom contributed their talents to help realize Pazner’s creative vision.

The album was met with widespread acclaim, quickly earning a reputation as one of the finest instrumental soul records of the decade–gaining reviews from Pitchfork, American Songwriter, Brooklyn Vegan, KUTX and many others. In the digital space, the project has been backed by unbelievably strong organic growth at DSPs, with streaming numbers exceeding all expectations, turning it into a breakout success for both Daptone and Pazner.
Following the success of his debut solo effort, Pazner spent the next several years exploring the musical cosmos—writing songs with Lee Fields as well as joining him on the road as his keyboardist (whom he has also managed for 16 years),. During this time he also started a family. This series of transformative life events set the stage for the forthcoming album, In Search of a Revival (Daptone Records).

In Search of a Revival revisits the original dream that inspired The Olympians but with a more introspective and evolved approach. This time, and a whole 10 years since the self-titled debut was released, Pazner composed, arranged, and produced the entire album on his own. Featuring a mix of returning musicians from his debut as well as a handful of friends and collaborators he has met on his musical journey–forming a 17 person ensemble of the scene’s top players. While The Olympians drew heavily from the classic soul stylings of Curtis Mayfield and James Brown, In Search of a Revival leans into the golden era of the Wrecking Crew, the lush textures of Gold Star Studios, vintage film scores, and the more obscure corners of cinematic soundscapes.

From the cascading harps which open the “Sirens of Jupiter” to the driving horn coda of “Sagittarius By Moonlight,” The Olympians deliver a new sound all of its own: an ancient dream of far away Greece painted out in lush cinematic arrangements over the tough rhythms. In Search of a Revival is poised to be yet another Daptone classic—an album that not only honors the traditions of instrumental soul, but sets a bold new standard for the genre in the years to come.

TRACK LISTING

1. In Search Of A Revival Part 1
2. Strawberry Kiwi
3. Thunderball
4. California
5. A Little Something
6. Here Comes Ben
7. In Search Of A Revival Part 2
8. Saraswati Puja
9. Hollywood Cold
10. Tall Grass
11. Wildfire
12. Honey Bea

Marking the anniversary of three decades of career, Dopplereffekt debuts on Tresor Records with 'Metasymmetry'.

This latest release finds members Rudolf Klorzeiger and To-Nhan in deep inquiry in sound, contemplating structure and pattern in physics and nature resulting in a harmonious audio tessellation.

'Metasymmetry' itself relates to a kind of second-order reality found not in the structures of life but in the rules that govern these structures; that order exists not only in things but in the relationships among systems of order. It is a structure of structures, a logic of laws, an abstract unity embedded in the act of transformation itself.

Accordingly, the four-track EP reflects this duality. Each side opens with a piece of electronic music at its most precise and immovable: defined, kinetic, architectural. This is followed by a second composition that dissolves into a weightless, atmospheric counter-form.The shift evokes a higher symmetry: an alignment not of parts, but of principles; a sonic model of the universe’s hidden invariance.

'Metasymmetry' also echoes across Dopplereffekt’s extended sonic continuum; this stands as the first offering on Tresor under the Dopplereffekt name despite an association with the label and club going back to the start. In this, it becomes the source of an echo that reverberates backwards through time; its own reflection:

a mirror reflecting in a mirror
harmony within a system
identities in perfect balance

TRACK LISTING

1. Time Modulation-Graviton Pulse
2. Multiverse Wavefunction
3. Collapse Of Simultaneity
4. Olbers Paradox 

The 3rd album from Jana Horn was written in New York and recorded in the Texas desert. Horn went to Sonic Ranch studio with her trio (Jade Guterman - bass / Adam Jones - drums) to record her self-titled record, comprised of 10 sonic landscapes which don't quite sound like they're from anywhere. Past comparisons to Yo La Tengo and Phil Elverum are still apt on 'Love' and 'All In Bet', while spare post-punk rhythms drive 'Designer' and 'Don't Think'.

In 2023 The New Yorker stated: "Horn's work aligns with a fraternity of the lonely that cuts across genres: traces of Young Marble Giants, Syd Barrett, and Broadcast all waft through her songs."

TRACK LISTING

1. Go On, Move Your Body
2. Don’t Think
3. All In Bet
4. Come On
5. Love
6. It’s Alright
7. Unused
8. Designer
9. Without
10. Untitled (Cig)

For Mandy, Indiana, the truth is the only way through. On their Sacred Bones debut URGH, the four-piece - vocalist Valentine Caulfield, guitarist and producer Scott Fair, synth player Simon Catling, and drummer Alex Macdougall - are a force of uncanny nature, grafting together a record that is as much a call to action as a parlay into oblivion and transcendence. Across the ten tracks, the band interpolate their own unconventional language into a mantra for self-determination and resilience, forging a template for a brighter future before it fades to black.

Much of the album was written during a residency at an eerie studio house in the outskirts of Leeds, then recorded across Berlin and Greater Manchester. It was an intense environment partially due to the health issues faced by Caulfield and Macdougall during the writing and recording process.

Yet Mandy, Indiana remain uncompromising. Caulfield uses her voice as a distorted instrument and a weapon, oscillating between playful and eviscerating. The throbbing siren-sound of “Magazine” stands alongside the cut-up vocal fry of “try saying” and the shapeshifting ferocity of “ist halt so,” which channels the urgency of protest movements, referencing resistance to the genocide in Gaza while speaking to struggles more broadly, while final track “I'll Ask Her” is a deliberate directness calling out toxic boy’s club culture and a tenacious reckoning that hangs over the album at large.

Although there are still undeniable “bangers” (like the frazzled rap of “Sicko!” featuring billy woods), URGH often feels hewn with precise cinema. From the bristling techno of “Cursive” to the deconstructed feedback loops of “Life Hex,” the album moves between industrial catharsis and cinematic unease, threading a tension that Fair describes as “a remix of itself.” This contrasting palette is both a necessary aspect of the record as well as the underlying connective tissue.

Though deeply personal, URGH reflects the violent, fractured state of the wider world. Caulfield’s lyrics grapple with assault, systemic indifference, and the omnipresence of pain, while also insisting on moments of beauty and solidarity. URGH belongs in the physical world, and the artwork by Carnovsky, featuring an anatomical illustration of Andreas Vesalius, underscores the record’s visceral confrontation with the body and its limits.

URGH is both otherworldly, and physical and cathartic, a first step toward healing and a refusal to let the conversation die. 

TRACK LISTING

Side A
Sevastopol
Magazine
Try Saying
Dodecahedron
A Brighter Tomorrow 

Side B
Life Hex
Ist Halt So
Sicko! Ft. Billy Woods
Cursive
I’ll Ask Her

The world renowned “Maestro” of the dancefloor Louie Vega continues to deliver Dance Floor gems at a rate almost impossible to conceive, given that he also maintains a weekly touring schedule that regularly takes him around the world. Louie’s upbringing in the Boogie Down Bronx exposed him to the entire evolution of Disco and Funk at a time when those genres were at their peak in the 80’s, and he brings that wealth of knowledge and passion when it comes to remakes of the classics. His remake of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” featuring Anané and Tony Touch in its original version on the NYC Disco Album was a masterful update that kept the essence of the original classic, but was imbued with the irresistible House Music energy that Louie and featured vocalists Anané and Tony Touch can bring to a project like nobody else. The remix from Louie himself gives this peak house groover even more pump, while the Dub from Anané demonstrates that this talented performer has a big future as a producer as well. The bonus track on the B-side “In Search Of Peace Of Mind” shows Louie once again creating a unstoppable groove that respects the foundation of House Music but once again inspires an originality that places him firmly at the forefront the Dance Music Producer community.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Louie Vega Ft. Anané & Tony Touch - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Louie Vega Remix)
A2. Louie Vega Ft. Anané & Tony Touch - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Anané's Dub)
B1. Louie Vega Ft. Funki Cadets - In Search Of Peace Of Mind
B2. Louie Vega Ft. Funki Cadets - In Search Of Peace Of Mind (Louie Vega Peace Dub) 

'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

It’s been over 20 years since Kenny Dixon Jr., better known as Moodymann, released 'Black Mahogani'—an album rich in atmosphere and emotion, offering a quintessential journey through deep house, soul, and jazz. Timeless yet modern, it’s an immersive and emotionally resonant experience that reflects the singular character of Detroit’s deep musical heritage.

Originally released in 2004, 'Black Mahogani' is arguably one of Moodymann’s most revered and sought-after works. It completes the puzzle laid out by his rare and elusive KDJ 12” releases from the mid to late '90s. With the help of Detroit legends like the late Amp Fiddler, Roberta Sweed, and Norma Jean Bell, Dixon infused his analog soundscapes and samples with a new organic warmth—expanding the deep house genre while simultaneously paying homage to 1970s soul and cinematic soundtracks.

Dixon’s masterful control of tension—knowing exactly when to hold back and when to let go—makes 'Black Mahogani' an enduring masterpiece. It's not just a landmark in electronic music, but a definitive statement in 21st-century Black American music.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Probably one of the biggest single inspirations for hoards of club kids that had grew tired of the polished, HedKandi-direction funky house was going. This came at just the right time. "Shades Of Jae" was played EVERY SINGLE WEEK at Tribal Sessions by Krysko. We all became obsessed with Detroit. Girls got Moodymann tattoos. The rest is history.

TRACK LISTING

1. Holiday
2. Roberta Jean Machine
3. I Need You So Much
4. Runaway
5. I'm Doing Fine
6. Shades Of Jae
7. Riley's Song
8. Back At Bakers (On Livernois)
9. Mahogani 9000
10. Black Mahogani

Swans return with 'Birthing', the latest album, developed over the course of a yearlong 2023–2024 tour.

'Birthing' is released via Mute and Young God Records. The initial pressings of the deluxe vinyl and CD include a bonus DVD featuring Swans Live 2024 '(Rope) The Beggar', a concert film by Marco Porsia documenting the band's most recent US tour. The DVD also includes 'I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing', a documentary by Christopher Nicholson following Michael Gira’s 2022 solo tour.

Refined through relentless improvisation and live performance, as well as newly composed studio pieces, 'Birthing' is a testament to Michael Gira’s uncompromising sonic vision. Beginning as skeletal acoustic compositions, the songs were gradually expanded and transformed in the studio with longtime live members and collaborators.

“This album, coupled with the recent live release, 'Live Rope', constitutes my final foray (as producer / impresario) into the all-consuming sound worlds that have been my obsession for years. We’ll do a final tour in this mode towards the end of 2025, then that’s it. After that, Swans will continue, so long as I’m able, but in a significantly pared down form. Hints of that direction can be found in a few moments on the current album. In the meantime, my hope is that the music provides a positive and fertile atmosphere in which to dream.” – Michael Gira / Swans

Produced by Gira, 'Birthing' was recorded at Soundfabrik Berlin, mixed at Candy Bomber Studio by Ingo Krauss, and mastered by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A perfect continuation of 2023's epic 'The Beggar', 'Birthing' sees Gira and Co drift through a raft of sonically expansive, emotionally weighty pre-post-rock gloomers. A perfect distillation of the modern sound of Swans.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Healers
2. I Am A Tower
3. Birthing
4. Red Yellow
5. Guardian Spirit
6. The Merge
7. Rope
8. Away

Recorded live in a house in Galway, with acclaimed producer Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief, Adrienne Lenker) at the helm, the powerful and cinematic album features deeply evocative original songs infused with memory, tribute, and gratitude. Throughout, a strong sense of home prevails, both their own hard-won digs, past and present, and an inner refuge for anyone longing for connection beyond time and geography. “All these songs have addresses,” says co-frontman Diarmuid Mac Gloinn. “They’re about specific locations and specific people.” The brothers cite fiction writers George Saunders and Claire Keegan as particular inspirations on this record.

The brotherly harmonies and multi-instrumental abilities of Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn were joined on ‘All Tied Together’ by multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily (Laura Viers, Cass McCombs) who flew over from Brooklyn, Alain Mc Fadden, Caimin Gilmore, Kate Ellis, Sam Amidon, Romain Bly and Louise Gaffney.

While initially achieving renown as purveyors of their ancestors’ music mixed with folk-based originals, the Mac Gloinn brothers – Brían and Diarmuid - have increasingly focused on honing their own material, enlisting trusted co-conspirators to distill voice and vision into potent tunes. They have brought their interpretation of the Irish folk tradition to global audiences, going from Trad sessions to touring with the likes of Hozier and boygenius.

‘All Tied Together’ follows the duo’s previous acclaimed 2022 album ‘Nine Waves’ and standalone single ‘I’m A Rover’, which won them an RTE Radio One Folk Award for Best Traditional Folk Track. Ye Vagabonds were also named Best Folk Group for the second time at the 2021 ceremony, where they hold the record for most awarded artists.

‘All Tied Together’ is the tenth album to be released by River Lea (run by Geoff Travis, Jeannette Lee and Tim Chipping) following records by Lisa O’Neill, Brìghde Chaimbeul, John Francis Flynn, a compilation of Irish music from the archives compiled by Lankum’s Ian Lynch, Sam Amidon, Poor Creature and Ye Vagabond’s previous albums ‘The Hare’s Lament’ and ‘Nine Waves’.

TRACK LISTING

1. On Sitric Road
2. The Flood
3. Danny
4. Cuckoo Storm
5. I’ll Keep Singing
6. Gravity
7. Where The Heart Lies
8. Mayfly
9. Young Again
10. Four Walls
11. Long Grass
12. We Always Forget About The Rain

Carolina funk obscurity alert! "Migraine" by North Carolinian musician Dennis Garner, together with Dennis O., is a deep, rare slice of local funk magic. This 45 has always been a bit of a frustration—the cutting engineer accidentally left the lathe test tone running for a few seconds.mid-track, which made it tough to play out. We've finally fixed that issue, and now this killer cut is ready for some proper funtime.

TRACK LISTING

1. Migraine
2. Migraine (Instrumental)

I first heard about this incredible record from my friend and renowned collector Ian Wright back in the mid-2000s. Ian may well have been the first to feature it on a mixtape around that time.

He originally found his copy on eBay without a sound clip calling the seller to listen over the phone before taking a chance on it.

A true San Diego masterpiece, now highly sought after within the Modern Soul scene. Beyond that dedicated circle, it has remained largely unknown, due to its insane rarity.

Although Glen is sadly no longer with us, his legacy lives on through this stunning piece of music, which will finally get the attention it deserves on dancefloors all over the world.

TRACK LISTING

1. Star Ride
2. The Answer

With their upcoming album Waves, Moonchild enters a bold new chapter. A deeply personal and emotionally raw project, Waves explores themes of grief, healing, resilience, and self-worth, eschewing the love songs that once dominated their catalog. "This album is about processing loss and stepping into your power," says Amber. "It's a lyrical departure, but it reflects what I've been going through these past few years."

The project also marks a return to in-person collaboration and a new embrace of sampling and sonic experimentation. The result is an album that feels more vulnerable and grounded than ever, while still pushing the boundaries of their signature sound.

TRACK LISTING

1. Not Sorry (feat. Jill Scott & Rapsody)
2. Ride The Wave (feat. Astyn Turr)
3. When You Know
4. Up From Here (feat. Robert Glasper & D Smoke)
5. Waves Hotline
6. Fear (Hey Friend) [feat. PJ Morton]
7. Advice (feat. Chris Dave)
8. Counting (feat. Gretchen Parlato, Chris Dave & Dayna Stephens)
9. Sweet Spot (feat. Pinderhughes)
10. Strong (feat. Erin Bentlage)
11. For Yourself (feat. Lalah Hathaway & Chris Dave)
12. Sick (feat. Robert Glasper & Chris Dave)
13. Nothing To Prove (feat. Rae Khalil & Brittney Carter)
14. Afterglow (feat. Lalah Hathaway & Christie Dashiell)

Swedish DJ, producer and songwriter Johan Blende debuts on Hell Yeah with a journey to the heart of a grown-up dancefloor in the Med.

Blende is a master of mixing up retro 70s and 80s sound into modern dancefloor delights. He's been doing it for two decades on a wide range of cultured labels from Studio Barnhus to Eskimo, always with a rare charm and leftfield perceptive. With this EP, he taps into the magic of hazy afternoons turning into euphoric evenings by the sea.

'Off To Mallorca' jangles with taught bass notes and sunburnt vocals. Distant synths glow, the jumbled percussion injects just the right dose of ass-wiggling funk and this playful yet sophisticated cut builds toward a blissful rapture. 'Television' ups the ante with prickly acid panning about the mix over sleazy, low-slung drums. Tension simmers as edgy synth motifs stalk the groove and anticipation builds before the whole thing explodes into a cosmic disco payoff. It's raw, unpredictable, and perfect for when things start to get a little weird.

'Como No Brasil' gazes skyward and basks in a wash of shimmering melodies and breezy, wordless vocals that drift like clouds over layered, sun-drenched rhythms. It’s a dreamy, tropical float until a surprise acid storm rolls in and moves things from tranquil paradise to dancefloor hypnosis. Finally, 'Carousel Bagatelle' is a?layered, late-night trip that feels both playful and introspective. Hypnotic synths swirl around screwy acid lines and supple, dubbed-out house drums that spin you into a daze.

Blende’s debut on Hell Yeah lands like a postcard from a perfect party - sun-dazed, acid-kissed and endlessly replayable.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Off To Mallorca
A2. Television
B1. Como No Brasil
B2. Carousel Bagatelle

'All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985' is a new compilation that charts the underbelly of the epoch-defining sound of the synthesiser in 80s popular music. Compiled by Philip King (previously seen compiling All The Young Droogs, Glitterbest and Boobs - The Junkshop Glam Discotheque), the music here connects the dots between DIY synth enthusiasts grappling with new, cheap synthesisers at the tail-end of punk and wannabe, jobbing songwriters enthral to the new music pioneered by Gary Numan, Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller’s Mute Records. Featuring rare tracks of auto-didactic progressive pop music, proto-techno punk, shoot-for-the-stars-land-in-the-gutter chart flops and heralded, underground synth classics, School Daze paints a picture of beautiful failure.

Complete with extensive sleeve notes written by King and never before seen imagery, all 24 tracks were remastered by RPM in-house engineer Simon Murphy, many from vinyl copies due to lost master tapes. The story told on All The Young Droids is one of the dawning opportunity presented by both the emergence to the market of cheaper analog synthesisers and the distribution networks plus indie labels that exploded with the advent of punk music in 1976. While the music that sprouted out all over the globe in the wake of these factors was decried as fake, plastic, a refutation of punk’s guitar-led revolution, it’s telling that much of the music on All The Young Droids.. was created in bedrooms, ramshackle studios and home-made set ups with often borrowed equipment. In the era of record labels jumping to capitalise on the success of The Sex Pistols, The Clash (both on major labels, of course) these artists struggled to stand out from a new gold-rush with next to no budget or PR team. With radio and labels desperate for the new Yazoo, what resulted was a testament to necessity being the mother of invention.

At the time, the synthesiser was the music of the future, a shiny new machine that could paint like an orchestra with a single finger and a 4-track. In the hands of Manchester avant-pranksters Gerry & The Holograms it’s a pulsing, sardonic weapon.. the only instrument on the Messthetics classic lampooning of New Wave fashion. In Hamburg, a 16 year old Andreas Dorau used it to write and record (with his female classmates on vocals) a global smash in Fred Vom Jupiter (later licensed to Mute Records). The hard-to-find English version (Fred From Jupiter, natch) is included here. Many artists with already-storied careers caught the bug and recorded synthesiser-fuelled peons to space, computers, the future and, of course, love-interests. Harry Kakoulli, late of Squeeze, recorded a solo album in 1979 that included the incredible power-synth-pop smash-that-never-smashed I’m On A Rocket. Similarly, Ian North of Neo and American Power Pop stalwarts Milk ’n’ Cookies bought a Korg MS20 and used a tape machine to record We’re Not Lonely, an absolute lost-classic of minimal synth pop. We’re Not Lonely also features on the Junkshop Synth Pop sampler 7” twinned with John Howard unreleased track You Will See, released April 12th 2025.

There are plenty of compilation debuts in evidence. Sole Sister were a mysterious trio who were featured on the Scaling Triangles compilation of female-fronted, queer-adjacent post-punk / underground music that also featured The Petticoats. Selwin Image were from San Francisco and featured members of the recently defunct power pop/punk group The Pushups. Their stupidly catchy The Unknown fizzes with New Wave energy - think XTC to Sparks but remains unreleased until now. Dream Unit’s A Drop In The Ocean is an early synth wave cut, positively teaming with Joy Division instrumentation, previously only released on a long-forgotten and super rare, self-released EP. Incandescent Luminaire’s Famous Names belies an archetypal struggle of a small-town trying to make it in a cruel industry but is a thrilling New Romantic-Synth Wave cross over with a OMD gloominess that’s a joy to hear. Feminist Minimal Wave track I Am A Time Bomb by performance artist Peta Lilly and Michael Chance is a revelation destined for new found cult status. It was released on 7” and lost until now.

The flipside to the subterranean, never-made-it synth pop mentioned above are the ambitious, even fruity attempts at success that have a perennial elegance to their confidence. New Jersey-ite Billy London (real name Ed Barth) tried to cash in on the synth boom with Woman, released by a major label, a lurching new wave track built on the Louie Louie rhythm and a wonderfully camp Lou Reed-style sleazy vocal before exploding in the synthesised chorus. The song bombed but with a chorus like this, you have to wonder why? Ex-Glitter Band member John Springate’s My Life is truly epic, with doomed chord progressions and massive sounding drums turning into at least 3 different songs in the course of the track. Before you wonder what’s going on the song resolves with a glorious return to the main refrain.

The dry-ice-dressed dance floor is well catered for too. Design’s Premonition and Vision’s Lucifer’s Friend are stone-cold minimal synth bangers, well loved but given a new lease of life here. The Warlord’s The Ultimate Warlord was released in 1978, a homespun proto Hi NRG banger that was later re-recorded by The Immortals in Canada who had a club hit with it. One-man- band Disco Volante’s No Motion was re-issued by Synth wave label Medical in 2012 but makes its first vinyl compilation appearance here. Close your eyes and you can imagine what Lawrence of Felt would have sounded like with some cheap Korgs a little earlier in his career. Gibraltar-based trio The Microbes imagined a computer programming people to dance - how prescient - and ended up with a propulsive, robo-funk track with splendid rubbery bass playing over a tectonic drum machine. Previously picked up by Belgian label Stroom TV, Dee Jay Bert & Eagle’s heavily Euro-accented I Am Your Master demands the listener to “come to paradise!” In a frankly terrifying manner. All The Young Droids is the first compilation to peel away from the narrative that dour, Minimal Synth and Cold Wave were the only musical children of the first rush of synth pop. Philip King and School Daze Records describe a much more complicated world: along with the austere, Brutalist children of Daniel Miller (who produced Alan Burnham’s Bowie-Low-influenced Science Fiction here) was a plethora of desperate cash-ins, accidental mainstream hits, ambitious pop dramas and major label punts that went nowhere. Crucially, the compilation blurs the line between junk and treasure. What if the two things are interchangeable. What if it’s all science fiction?

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A wonderfully off-piste collection of angular synth ditties and stumbling grooves, wrought through self-made oscillators and cobbled-together drum machines and resulting in some of the most divinely uncomplicated melodies in music history. A hugely varied selection of superb songwriting at the pinnacle of innovation.

TRACK LISTING

1. Design - Premonition
2. Vision - Lucifer’s Friend
3. Richard Bone - Alien Girl
4. John Howard - I Tune Into You
5. Ian North - We’re Not Lonely
6. Selwin Image - The Unknown
7. Harry Kakoulli - I’m On A Rocket
8. Rich Wilde - The Lady Wants To Be Alone
9. Billy London - Woman
10. Alan Burnham - Science Fiction
11. The Microbes - Computer
12. The Goo-Q - I’m A Computer
13. Gerry & The Holograms - Gerry & The Holograms
14. The Warlord - The Ultimate Warlord
15. Die Marinas - Fred From Jupiter
16. Dee Jay Bert & Eagle - I Am Your Master
17. Peta Lily & Michael Process - I Am A Time Bomb
18. Sole Sister - It’s Not What You Are But How
19. Alasdair Riddell - Do You Read Me?
20. Karel Fialka - Armband (The Mystery Song)
21. John Springate - My Life
22. Incandescent Luminaire - Famous Names
23. Disco Volante - No Motion
24. Dream Unit - A Drop In The Ocean

Celebrating 10 years of 'E•MO•TION', this now iconic pop masterpiece is once again available with this limited edition vinyl repress!

TRACK LISTING

1. Run Away With Me
2. Emotion
3. I Really Like You
4. Gimmie Love
5. All That
6. Boy Problems
7. Making The Most Of The Night
8. Your Type
9. Let’s Get Lost
10. LA Hallucinations
11. Warm Blood
12. When I Needed You

Nick The Record returns to Natural House for his third outing, delivering three essential edits straight from his record bag to yours. For those who’ve caught Nick in action over the past couple of years, these floor-tested versions have been mainstays in his sets - now finally available for the wider vinyl community.

The A-side brings the proto-house/NRG bomb “Move On Down To The Other Side” - an instant energy lift for any dancefloor. On the flip, “Break Fast Club” channels the Balearic spirit, all sun-soaked grooves and late-night momentum, while “Steamy” pushes up the BPM for a deeper, boogie-tinged workout.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Move On Down To The Other Side – Booster Shot Edit
B1. Break Fast Club
B2. Steamy

Our next Toolroom vinyl instalment comes from Sara Parker and Eats Everything with his reebeef on an absolute classic! Originally released in 1995 on the Sharp Boys own ‘Sharp Recordings’, ‘My Love Is Deep’ went on to achieve national chart success on ‘Manifesto’. Championed by the late, great Tony De Vit on the legendary dancefloor of ‘Trade’, Tony was the first DJ to play the ‘Sharp Dub’, after being handed an acetate by the boys. Eats Everything, off the back of his debut album ‘We Lost Ourselves and Found A Family’, delivers a blistering new ‘Reebeef’. Listing the ‘Sharp Dub’ in his ‘10 Best Hardbag Tracks of All Time’, Eat’s admiration of the original, Tony De Vit and the nuances and essence of Dance Music culture is evident with this essential rework, guaranteed to be a genuine highlight of the year. The package features both this great new rework and the timeless original!

TRACK LISTING

A1. My Love Is Deep (Eats Everything Extended Reebeef)
B1. My Love Is Deep (Sharp Boys Remastered Dub Mix)

The man who never misses is back with another big hit. This time, Danny Krivit drops a double shot of deep-digging NYC energy aimed at the floor. First, he flips Billy Paul's 'East', the first track ever released on Philadelphia International Records, into a taut, bass-driven groover that keeps the spirit but sharpens the energy. Flip it over and you're in early-80s Manhattan as Final Edition's seminal 'Can't Keep Running Away' is retooled into a sleek boogie-funk stomper that is stripped to its rhythmic core and laden with an irresistible hook. As ever, pure Mr. K magic that cannot fail to bring the good times.

TRACK LISTING

East
Can't Keep Running Away

In November 1969, the Rolling Stones toured the United States for the first time in three years. Gone from the band was founder member Brian Jones, replaced by Mick Taylor from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Gone too were the Top Ten-laden 30-minute sets played over inadequate PA systems to crowds of screaming, gawping teenagers.

In their place was a fully-fledged 75-minute rock show drawing heavily on the new Stones albums Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed, utilising innovative lighting andstaging. Led by the Glimmer Twins - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - the Rolling Stones rocked across America on a 24-date tour whose essence iscaptured in the live album Get Yet Ya-Ya's Out, heralded by many as the finestlive rock album of all time. From an unpublicised opening night in Fort Collins, Colorado through to the tragic events at Altamont, California a month later, Everybody Seems To Be Ready(taking its title from Chip Monck's nightly stage introduction for the band) mixes contemporaneous press reports with previously unpublished first-hand accounts to present the story of a tour that has gone down in history as the first rock tour of the modern era in the words of the people who were there.

Over a career that spans four decades and fourteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has consistently proved himself to be one of the most elegant and stylish of contemporary lyricists. Arranged alphabetically, One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain. The landscape of Tennant's lyrics is recognisably British in character - restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release.

Often surprisingly revealing, this volume is contextualised by a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author which gives a fascinating insight into the process and genesis of writing. Flamboyant, understated, celebratory and elegiac, Neil Tennant's lyrics are a document of our times.

'Psychic 9-5 Club' marks the beginning of a new chapter for HTRK. It's an album that looks back on a time of sadness and struggle, and within that struggle they find hope and humour and love. It's Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang's first album recorded entirely as a duo— former band member Sean Stewart died halfway through the recording of their last LP, 2011's 'Work (Work, Work)'.

Though the record is instantly recognisable as HTRK—Standish's vocal delivery remains central to the band's sound, while the productions are typically lean and dubby—they've found ample room for exploration within this framework. Gone are the reverb-soaked guitar explorations of 2009's 'Marry Me Tonight' and the fuzzy growls that ran through 'Work (Work Work)'. They've been replaced with something tender, velvety and polished. This is HTRK, but the flesh has been stripped from their sound, throwing the focus on naked arrangements and minimalist sound design.

The album was recorded at Blazer Sound Studios in New Mexico with Excepter's Nathan Corbin, who had previously directed the video clip for 'Work (Work Work)' cut 'Bendin'. Inviting a third party into their world was no easy decision, but in Corbin they found a kindred spirit. The LP was then refined and reworked in Australia at the turn of 2013, before the finishing touches were applied in New York during the summer.

Of all the themes that run through 'Psychic 9-5 Club', love is the most central. The word is laced throughout the album in lyrics and titles— love as a distraction, loving yourself, loving others. Standish's lyrics explore the complexities of sexuality and the body's reaction to personal loss, though there's room for wry humour—a constant through much of the best experimental Australian music of the past few decades.

Standish explores her vocal range fully—her husky spoken-word drawl remains, but we also hear her laugh and sing. Equally, Yang's exploratory production techniques—particularly his well-documented love of dub—are given room to shine. They dip headlong into some of the things that make humans tick—love, loss and desire—with the kind of integrity that has marked the band out from day one. 'Psychic 9-5 Club' is truly an album for the body and for the soul.

TRACK LISTING

1. Give It Up
2. Blue Sunshine
3. Feels Like Love
4. Soul Sleep
5. Wet Dream
6. Love Is Distraction
7. Chinatown Style
8. The Body You Deserve

After an incredible year with their debut album 'Who Let The Dogs Out' — released in January and followed by what felt like a thousand sold-out shows and countless festival appearances across the globe — Lambrini Girls cemented their place as one of the most talked-about, loved, hated, debated and celebrated bands of the year. The record has become a fixture on end-of- year lists from fans, press and record stores alike.

Now, 'Who Let The Dogs Out' returns in a very special end-of-year edition. But this isn’t one of those over- priced deluxe versions — quite the opposite. It’s a stripped-back, black-and-white, DIY, down-to-earth punk rock version, complete with alternative artwork by none other than fellow legend, visual artist David Shrigley.

TRACK LISTING

1. Bad Apple
2. Company Culture
3. Big Dick Energy
4. No Homo
5. Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels
6. You’re Not From Around Here
7. Scarcity Is Fake (Communist Propaganda)
8. Filthy Rich Nepo Baby
9. Special Different
10. Love
11. Cuntology 101

About the album:
Nothing But Love – The Definitive Best Of is a comprehensive, career spanning highlights collection from James. The release documents the band’s journey through their singles as well as fan favourites and selections made by the band.

The 2LP set is the ultimate James setlist, a highlights selection including two new tracks, ‘Wake Up Superman’ and ‘Hallelujah Anyhow’. Additional highlights include ‘Laid’, ‘Sit Down’, ‘She’s A Star’ and ‘Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)’.

The 5LP takes fans on a chronological journey from the beginning of the band’s releases up until the present day. The deluxe set features two new tracks, ‘Wake Up Superman’ and ‘Hallelujah Anyhow’. Additional highlights include ‘Laid’, ‘Sit Down’, ‘She’s A Star’ and ‘Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)’ as well as tracks from James’ most recent number 1 album, Yummy, with 12 tracks appearing on vinyl for the first time ever. The 5LP vinyl set is housed in a rigid slipcase with an accompanying booklet which contains exclusive track commentary from members of James.

The 3CD takes fans on a chronological journey from the beginning of the band’s releases up until the present day. The deluxe set features two new tracks, ‘Wake Up Superman’ and ‘Hallelujah Anyhow’. Additional highlights include ‘Laid’, ‘Sit Down’, ‘She’s A Star’ and ‘Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)’ as well as tracks from James’ most recent number 1 album, Yummy. The 3CD includes an accompanying booklet which contains exclusive track commentary from members of James.

TRACK LISTING

2LP SET
LP1
Side A
1 Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
2 Laid
3 Tomorrow
4 Sometimes
5 Waltzing Along
6 Nothing But Love

Side B
1 Sit Down
2 Beautiful Beaches
3 She's A Star
4 Ring The Bells
5 Hallelujah Anyhow

LP2
Side A
1 Say Something
2 Just Like Fred Astaire
3 Moving On
4 Wake Up Superman
5 Sound

Side B
1 Come Home (Flood Mix)
2 Born Of Frustration
3 Out To Get You
4 Way Over Your Head
5 Hymn From A Village

3CD SET
CD1
1 What's The World
2 Hymn From A Village
3 Chain Mail
4 So Many Ways
5 Johnny Yen
6 What For
7 Ya Ho
8 Sit Down (Rough Trade Version)
9 How Was It For You?
10 Come Home (Flood Mix)
11 Lose Control
12 Sit Down
13 Sound
14 Born Of Frustration
15 Ring The Bells
16 Seven
17 Out To Get You
18 Sometimes
19 Laid
20 Jam J

CD2
1 Say Something
2 Honest Joe
3 She's A Star
4 Tomorrow
5 Waltzing Along
6 Play Dead
7 Destiny Calling
8 Runaground
9 I Know What I'm Here For
10 All Good Boys
11 Just Like Fred Astaire
12 We're Going To Miss You
13 I Defeat
14 Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
15 Chameleon
16 Whiteboy
17 Waterfall
18 Crazy
19 Dust Motes
20 Interrogation

CD3
1 Moving On
2 Curse Curse
3 All I'm Saying
4 To My Surprise
5 Nothing But Love
6 Girl At The End Of The World
7 Busted
8 Many Faces
9 Leviathan
10 All The Colours Of You
11 Beautiful Beaches
12 ZERO
13 Love Make A Fool
14 Is This Love
15 Life's A Fucking Miracle
16 Way Over Your Head
17 Wake Up Superman
18 Hallelujah Anyhow


5LP SET
LP1
Side A
1 What's The World
2 Hymn From A Village
3 Chain Mail
4 So Many Ways
5 What For
6 Ya Ho

Side B
1 How Was It For You
2 Come Home (Flood Mix)
3 Lose Control
4 Sit Down
5 Sound

LP2
Side A
1 Born Of Frustration
2 Ring The Bells
3 Seven
4 Sometimes
5 Laid

Side B
1 Say Something
2 Out To Get You
3 Jam J
4 Honest Joe
5 She's A Star

LP3
Side A
1 Tomorrow
2 Waltzing Along *first Time Available On Vinyl*
3 Destiny Calling *first Time Available On Vinyl*
4 Runaground *first Time Available On Vinyl*
5 I Know What I'm Here For

Side B
1 Just Like Fred Astaire
2 We're Going To Miss You (Single Version) *first Time Available On Vinyl*
3 All Good Boys *first Time Available On Vinyl*
4 I Defeat *first Time Available On Vinyl*
5 Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) (Single Version) *first Time Available On Vinyl*
6 Chameleon *first Time Available On Vinyl*

LP4
Side A
1 Whiteboy
2 Crazy *first Time Available On Vinyl*
3 Dust Motes *first Time Available On Vinyl*
4 Moving On
5 Curse Curse

Side B
1 All I'm Saying (Radio Edit) *first Time Available On Vinyl*
2 To My Surprise
3 Nothing But Love
4 Girl At The End Of The World
5 Many Faces (Radio Edit) *first Time Available On Vinyl*
6 Leviathan

LP 5
Side A
1 All The Colours Of You
2 Beautiful Beaches
3 ZERO
4 Love Make A Fool

Side B
1 Is This Love
2 Life's A Fucking Miracle
3 Way Over Your Head
4 Wake Up Superman *first Time Available On Vinyl*
5 Hallelujah Anyhow *first Time Available On Vinyl*

There are very few albums in the psych/punk/hard rock/private presses strata that garner the sort of universal awe and accolades that Fraction’s almighty 'Moon Blood' LP does, and even fewer records in the world that could be dubbed ‘Christian Rock’ incur such fierce devotion. Indeed some records just meteorically lift themselves out any genre tag with brilliance and sheer defiance--and 'Moon Blood' is surely one of them.

Based in LA, Fraction was a ragged collection of working-class musicians--the line-up was ringleader Jim Beach--vocals; Don Swanson--lead guitar, Curt Swanson--drums, Victor Hemme--bass, and Robert Meinel--rhythm guitar. Beach himself describes those early days: “The guys met through various acquaintances that we had in LA. All of us had been in bands before, but were seeking something with more teeth. We had a small studio in an industrial complex in North Hollywood and started practicing sometimes as early as 4:30 AM. We all had day jobs, so we did what we could.” Amazingly the recording sessions for the album were recorded similarly on the fly, as Beach further states: “The 'Moon Blood' recording took place at Whitney’s Studio in Glendale, CA, early in 1971. On a strict budget, these songs were recorded in less than three hours—all of them “one takes.” We played, all 5 of us, simultaneously-- there were no studio effects, no overdubbing or any additional sound effects added. Basically what you hear is considered ‘old school’ recording.”

This workmanlike description in no way prepares one for the pure tortured genius the session wrought. Particularly noteworthy is Beach’s vocals—as commonly stated, the spirit of Jim Morrison is conjured in his deep baritone, which gives way to unparalleled pained howls, at times bathed in delay which trails into the abyss. Fascinatingly enough, Beach cites the much punker Love as his fave LA band over the Doors, and also gives influence-nods to proto-everything rockers The Yardbirds and to Dylan, whose dark word tapestries surely inspired Beach’s lyrics (though lines from The Doors’ 'L’America' pop up on the LP) Whatever the case, the man clearly has a vision, as even the stark sleeve concept is Beach’s own.

Equally as integral to the Fraction sound is lead guitarist Don Swanson—his blown-out fuzz riffs set a template for what is now commonly known as “stoner rock” or “acid punk,” and his solos consist of jagged, wah-wah-ed shards of notes, with his amplifier clearly pushed to the limit. Beach says: “Don’s guitar was always my driving force and he did everything he could to keep it over the top. You’d never know that (his sound) was coming from an old, broken down Esquire. Don kept it alive!” The other members contributions shouldn’t be underappreciated though-- drummer Curt Swanson keeps things at a constant simmer, and then boils over when the whole band launches into snarling glory. The band and LP as a whole equals something indescribably intense from start to finish—comparisons to the Detroit late 60s high-energy bands like The Stooges and MC5 abound, as well as the sort of late 60s damaged spirit lurking in biker clubs and disgruntled Vietnam vets. The song cycle on side 1 of the LP in particular cuts to the emotional core, with severely charged dark lyrics like “Extend your thumbs and burn the darkness out of her.”

Which brings us to the Christian aspect--it often can confuse listeners. The Fraction/Beach world of religion is complex and perhaps a bit pagan/sinister than most---fire and brimstone, temptation, and the truth-seeker being burned by this hell on earth—or perhaps as Beach himself best put it: “Speaking for myself, as a believer, it’s been a progressive experience since my childhood. I think we’re all basically driven to live more than religion.”

The album was pressed in a run of but a few hundred to little attention in the day, but now inferior bootlegs flood the marketplace, and originals of 'Moon Blood' command thousands of dollars. So enjoy this all-inclusive reissue, which also features for the first time on vinyl, 3 lost tracks-- like the more acoustic-minded 'Prisms' and 'Dawning Light', as well as the proto-metal choogle of 'Intercessor’s Blues'. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Sanc-Divided
2. Come Out Of Her
3. Eye Of The Hurricane
4. Sons Come To Birth
5. This Bird (Sky High)
6. Prisms (Bonus Track)
7. Dawning Light (Bonus Track)
8. Intercessor's Blues (Bonus Track)

The funky, atmospheric, evocative and sometimes downright weird output of companies such as DeWolfe, Cavendish, Burton and the ubiquitous KPM have always been a guiding inspiration for ATA Records, as evidenced in the spooky soundtrack works of The Sorcerers, the big band brass of The Yorkshire Film & Television Orchestra and even in the soul-jazz of The Lewis Express ('Theme From The Watcher).

Everything released on ATA is written and guided by the label heads Neil Innes and Pete Williams, who frequently dip their toes in the Library pond while working on other projects. These occasional one-off tracks have accumulated over the past few years and have now found a home on the first volume of an ongoing series : The Library Archive

Ranging from heavy big band brass (Whack, Slap & Blow, Kaye Okay) to evocative thriller soundtrack (Midnight Heist, Wiretap, The Needlenose) via introspective ethereal soundscapes (Nuclear Wind, Siren's Sea) these 11 tracks faithfully recreate the feel of the Library music catalogues of the 60s and 70s.

TRACK LISTING

1 Slap, Whack And Blow
2 Duck Strut
3 The Needle Nose
4 Wiretap
5 Wigged Out
6 Nuclear Wind I
7 Kaye Okay
8 Siren's Sea
9 Midnight Heist
10 Nuclear Wind II
11 Planet Nine

After a successful year of live performances in 2025, The Boxer Rebellion release their seventh album, 'The Second I’m Asleep'. The 10-track record explores themes of clarity amid chaos, self-understanding, and emotional growth, created through an instinct-driven, spontaneous process. Featuring Nathan Nicholson’s distinctive vocals and the band’s dynamic soundscapes, the album combines raw energy with refined production. Top engineers Rees Broomfield, Billy Bush, and Kevin Grainger ensured exceptional sound quality across all listening formats. This release marks not just a return but an evolution for the band.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flowers In The Water
2. Last Of A Dying Breed
3. Hidden Meanings
4. This House
5. Storm Chaser
6. Satellite Above
7. Don't Leave Yet
8. Perception
9. Second Guess
10. Your Side Of Town

'My Days of 58' is the eighth Bill Callahan album, his first since 2022. The twelve tunes here open uncanny depths of expression as Bill continues to blaze one of the most original songwriting-and-performance trails out there. With 'My Days of 58', he applies the living, breathing energies of his live shows to the studio process, sharpening his slice-of-life portraiture to cut deeper than ever before.

The core musicians featured on 'My Days of 58' is the group that toured for 2022’s 'REALITY': guitarist Matt Kinsey, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and drummer Jim White, whose synergy was evident in 2024’s live 'Resuscitate!'. This showed Bill, as he puts it, “that they could handle anything I threw at them,” adding:

“Improv/unpredictability/the unknown is the thing that keeps me motivated to keep making music. It’s all about listening to yourself and others. A lot of the best parts of a recording are the mistakes—making them into strengths, using them as springboards into something human.”

With this in mind, Bill prepared the songs with each player separately. Taking a note from songwriter, fan and friend Jerry DeCicca, he recorded the basic tracks for all but one song in a duo with Jim White. Meanwhile, he rehearsed with Matt, guitar to guitar, while asking Dustin to make horn charts for a few songs. Bill: “I usually just sing a melody to a horn player or let them try a few takes and go from there. This time I thought, why not get some of the record charted out. There’s always room for spontaneity on top of that. And we did indeed throw some off the cuff stuff on top of the charted horns in a couple cases where they weren’t fully doing what I wanted.

With this record I kept thinking of it as a ‘living room record.’ I’m not talking about fidelity at all here. Living room attitude. Living room vibe. Not too loud, not otherworldly. I asked for the horns to be relaxed like someone on the couch playing, not a blast from heaven or hell.”

For more spontaneity and human colour, Bill called up several other players: Richard Bowden on fiddle, whom he’d seen playing with Terry Allen and loved; pianist Pat Thrasher; bassist Chris Vreeland; and trombonist Mike St. Clair. About pedal steel player Bill McCullough, who he knew from Knife in the Water, Bill says this: “He has a real abstract approach to an abstract instrument—he’s a photographer (shot the front and back cover) and sees the steel in the same way as apertures and f-stops—foreground and midground and background—blurry and sharp. That’s how I’ve always seen the steel so it’s exciting to share that.

But hobo stew is always the idea—throwing together who I have at hand instead of following a recipe. I’m always learning. I know very little after all these years. I go by gut mostly, but sometimes forget all the possible considerations to consider.

The goal of every record at the recording part of the process is to get thrown out of Eden. Every session starts in Eden but you have to get out of there at some point.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Why Do Men Sing
2. The Man I’m Supposed To Be
3. Pathol O.G.
4. Stepping Out For Air
5. Lonely City
6. Empathy
7. West Texas
8. Computer
9. Lake Winnebago
10. Highway Born
11. And Dream Land

Based on Denis Johnson's beloved novella, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. The Netflix film features the music of Bryce Dessner, who blends classical influences with a modern sensibility. Dessner has been a member of the successful rock band The National for years. In the past years he has becomes more and more known for scoring contemporary films, such as C'mon C'mon, Sing Sing and The Two Popes. The final song on this album features none other than Nick Cave.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. A Faint Understanding
2. Placing Stones
3. Cross Cutting
4. Passageways I: Ahead, Trembling
5. Reunion
6. Home I
7. Family Photograph
8. The Cut
9. The Gadabout, Pt I
10. The Gadabout, Pt II
11. Home II
12. Dreamy And Forgetful

Side B
1. Ashes Of Dreams
2. The Great Fire
3. Voices In The Trees
4. The New Cut
5. Follies & Endeavors
6. Flood Stories
7. Kate, Returned
8. The Great Mystery
9. Nick Cave - Train Dreams

Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist and producer The Offline continues with the advancement of his hip-hop-leaning, library-tinged cinematic worldbuilding, with his second full-length album, 'La grande evasion'.

An intoxicating mix of woozy, breakbeat flecked psych soul and breezy groovelaced West Coast surf with hints of BADBADNOTGOOD, Khruangbin & Tommy Guerrero.

TRACK LISTING

1. La Grande Evasion (Theme Principal)
2. Aurore
3. Les Aventuriers
4. Boulevard National
5. Dans Les Grands Espaces
6. La Belle En Lumiere
7. De Paris A L'Amazonie
8. L'excursion
9. Les Oiseaux De Mer
10. La Vie A Bord
11. Les Iles
12. Le Trip (feat. Kimo Eiserbeck)
13. La Vie De Nuit
14. Les Miracles De L'ocean
15. Theme De L'adieu
16. Nikonos V

When Blackwater Holylight left their hometown of Portland, OR three years ago, their mission was to escape the gloom of the Pacific Northwest and the placating comfort of familiarity. Aiming for the sunnier climes of LA, the band found themselves not only in a warmer environment, but in a blank slate landscape—one without jobs, longtime friend groups, and the easy retreat of old habits. And it was here, unencumbered by the contentment of security, that Blackwater Holylight began diligently working on their fourth full-length album, 'Not Here Not Gone'.

As with their previous work, 'Not Here Not Gone' explores the duality of light and dark—menacing riffs provide the bedrock to beguiling melodies; dense walls of shoegaze guitars pair with lighter-than-air synths; and heavy subject matter is delivered by siren song vocals. Across their work, the listener gets a sense of empowerment at one turn, vulnerability the next. As drummer Eliese Dorsay describes it, “some songs we’re the predator, and some songs we’re the prey.” The juxtaposition of confidence and uncertainty is never in as such stark relief as when one makes a life changing decision, which may explain how the band’s relocation intensified their study in contrasts to intoxicating new heights on 'Not Here Not Gone'.

'Not Here Not Gone' was recorded at Sonic Ranch outside of El Paso, TX by Sonny Diperri (Narrow Head, DIIV, Emma Ruth Rundle), allowing the band to once again step outside of their comfort zone and isolate themselves in a place where they could focus exclusively on their art. The result is the crown jewel of Blackwater Holylight’s catalog—a rich and immersive study in tonal chiaroscuro, where light finds its way out of the shadows.

TRACK LISTING

1. How Will You Feel
2. Involuntary Haze
3. Bodies
4. Heavy, Why?
5. Giraffe
6. Spades
7. Void To Be
8. Fade
9. Mourning After
10. Poppyfields

London based singer, songwriter and producer Harvey Causon’s debut album, 'Square Breath', is in many ways a shift. Inspired as much by dance as it is music, it is a graceful, atmospheric album, with shifting ambient textures underscored by skittering grooves. The title 'Square Breath' reflects that: since he was a child, Causon noticed that when he is anxious or inspired, he naturally breathes in a ‘square motion’. The album perfectly portrays this heightened yet meditative state, Causon’s stream-of-consciousness lyrics exposing his quantum-speed thought processes while deftly-constructed songs blend off-kilter R&B, sparse ambient, and soaring electronica. Yet 'Square Breath' has an earthiness, aided by a rotating cast of friends, strings, horns, and backing vocals, this warm palette of sounds elevates and expands on his previous work, giving it a richness and space that sets it apart. At the same time, the walls of Causon’s mind claustrophobically close in around you, as his anxieties on everything from the worsening climate crisis to our increasing tech-dependency to a slowly-ending long term-relationship are laid bare. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Winded Abdomen
2. Psycho
3. Laminar Flow
4. Folklore
5. Picking Up Smoke
6. Faultlines
7. Nostalgia
8. Backburner
9. The Hague
10. Impasse
11. Myelin
12. Torpor
13. Memorabilia

“In a way, all relationships are simply conversations. Some are brief flashes, sparks, which may extinguish as quickly as they began. Others last longer, or pause for years - only to pick up again where they left off. Some maybe never end. Years ago our band Girls Against Boys had one of those - once in a lifetime dream-like shows in Athens, Greece which for me epitomized a moment in time. Later, I decided to go back and make a record there - inthis place which holds an almost mythological meaning to me. To record music in a city which is more or less a dream is affecting. One is out of place - a visitor-time traveler. Visiting scenes. Alienating and yet comforting. These songs are about memories -romances - ideas - which remain alive and ever changing. The reality of experience itself blurred by time. Music is of course also a conversation-between riffs, motifs- questions and answers. And more questions. Jokes, language, flirtations. Atmosphere. Ultimately, the longest conversation we may ever have is with ourselves. Sitting with a notebook, watching the street life - mopeds & graffiti. The memories we carry become treasures - worlds to revisit which are still alive. And like cities and songs they don’t stop living. The biggest part of who we are is perhaps what we remember.”
Scott McCloud

The album was recorded by Dimitris Dimitriades at Zero Gravity studios in Athens, Greece and initially conceived as an experiment and time capsule, stripped down raw recordings on acoustic guitar and voice with minimal adornment. Over time, and several visits to Athens, the song sketches were fleshed out with a variety of musical guests with the intent of maintaining the vulnerable and minimal atmosphere of the original sessions.

Starting in the late Eighties, Scott was the guitarist for Washington DC’s post-hardcore band Soulside (Dischord) before moving to NYC and co-founding Girls Against Boys (Touch & Go, DGC) in the Nineties.

TRACK LISTING

1. Make It To Forever
2. Down Thru The Stars
3. Moonlight Stagedive
4. Abandoned In Flames
5. Come Round
6. (I Got) Devotion
7. Spaceship
8. Skin Of My Teeth
9. Hold Me Tight
10. Somewhereness
11. Staring At Yourself

Kurt Vile once sang that he had a freeway in mind, but Matt Kivel (Vile’s former Woodsist labelmate) literally has a freeway mind. Kivel grew up in Santa Monica, California, getting shuttled up and down the 10, the 101, PCH, and all the other freeways Angelenos lovingly affix definite articles to. He started out in music as part of the buzzy, Eagle Rock-based indie band Princeton, toured the country relentlessly, burned out, and then resurfaced with a series of bleak, hauntingly spare solo albums that garnered widespread critical acclaim.

Over the ensuing decade, Kivel collaborated closely with a growing set of brilliant, and varied musicians from across the globe, including Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Alasdair Roberts, Madi Diaz, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, Jana Horn, and Satomimagae. He moved to Austin, Texas then left for New York City for a spell and then returned to Austin where he settled down. In 2017, he started writing the songs for what would become his eighth solo album, 'Escape From L.A'.

'Escape From L.A.' is an autobiographical song cycle that chronicles the first thirty-three years of Kivel’s life in the City of Angels. The material was labored over, rewritten, rearranged, and rerecorded numerous times, between LA, New York, and Austin. Kivel self-effacingly refers to it as his “bootleg as hell Blood On The Tracks” with myriad alternate sequences, tempos and arrangements that will never see the light of day. It involved over twenty collaborators, a string section, pedal steel guitars, and a renewed lyrical and vocal clarity that allows the narrative vignettes to unspool in vivid detail. It’s a beautiful, grounded statement and one of Kivel’s best.

TRACK LISTING

1. Santa Monica
2. Robert Redford
3. Tidal Wave
4. A Little Mark
5. Laugh At Death
6. Kids
7. Vampire Weekend
8. For The Roses
9. Sapphire Days
10. Some Boys
11. Barbara’s Ocean

Lathered in funk; rinsed in soul. The first repress of Mndsgn’s beloved second album for Stones Throw, 'Body Wash', since its original release in 2016.

After the beat-led excursions of his debut album 'Yawn Zen', Mndsgn put together a set of fully realised songs influenced by the likes of early SOLAR records material, Leon Sylvers III, Kashif, and Dave Grusin – artists that Mndsgn says “really embodied that potent feeling in the early 80s boogie/funk/soul/jazz/fusion wave.” At the time of its release, Mndsgn described 'Body Wash' as “a soul record that plays with nostalgic elements in a very dynamic & positive way. Think about it as a box of crayons for you to draw emotions with.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Overture
2. Cosmic Perspective
3. Tha Origin (Interlude)
4. Alluptoyou
5. Ya Own Way
6. Use Ya Mnd (Twentyfourseven)
7. Enter Her Abode (Interlude)
8. Vague//Recalibrate
9. Transmissionnn
10. Prelude 2 Purification
11. Lather
12. Where Ever U R
13. Searchin I (4 That Familiar Feelin)
14. Searchin II (4 Sumthn New)
15. Searchin III (4 Nothin Else)
16. Guess It’s All Over

Stones Throw Records debuts new imprint Listening Position with the long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy’s spiritual jazz masterpiece 'African Skies'.

'African Skies' is a holy grail record for vinyl collectors. The thousands who’ve long sought their own copy will welcome this reissue as the definitive version of this profound recording.

“Cohran's discography is shockingly small, and [African Skies] is essential for fans and newcomers to his work alike.”
- The Wire

TRACK LISTING

1. Theme
2. White Nile
3. Cohran Blues
4. The Dogon
5. Sahara
6. Kalahari
7. Kilimanjaro

'The Pendulum Swing' follows Katherine Priddy's highly acclaimed 2021 debut 'The Eternal Rocks Beneath', which announced Priddy as a singular new talent on the contemporary roots music scene. Speaking about the single, 'First House On The Left', and the wider themes on the album Priddy commented: “Despite its soft and dreamy sound, this song provides the cornerstone around which the album and its themes orbit."

The album title 'The Pendulum Swing' is taken from a line in this song and describes the urge to leave and the even stronger urge to return. It also sums up this second album as a whole nicely - "despite moving forward and feeling the need to do something different with this second release, I still can't help but return to those fundamental, unchanging things at the root of it all: home, family, love." Once again recorded in Birmingham by producer Simon J Weaver, guest musicians comprise John Smith (lead guitar), Harry Fausing Smith (strings), Marcus Hamblett (brass/double bass), George Boomsma (guitar, backing vocals, co-writer on track 'Ready To Go'), Polly Virr (cello) and even a brief appearance from Priddy’s family members right at the end of the album, in keeping with its themes. With 'The Pendulum Swing', Priddy has managed to keep moving forward whilst acknowledging and honouring all that has gone before.

TRACK LISTING

1. Returning
2. Selah
3. First House On The Left
4. These Words Of Mine
5. Does She Hold You Like I Did
6. Northern Sunrise
7. A Boat On The River
8. Father Of Two
9. Anyway, Always
10. Walnut Shell
11. Ready To Go
12. Leaving

These unreleased 1970s sessions from legendary pianist/composer Michael Garrick, see him lead two groups of top Brit jazzers, who perform eight original compositions by Garrick that display his flair for combining emotive writing with modal jazz grooves.

The album is made up of two sessions recorded for BBC Radio 2 at Maida Vale Studios, from 1973 and 1978 that feature vocalist Norma Winstone, trumpeter Henry Lowther, saxophonists Art Themen, Tony Coe and Alan Wakeman, trombonist David Horler, bassists Dave Green and Jeff Clyne, and drummers Trevor Tomkins and John Marshall.

The material, all composed by Garrick, includes some favourites from the classic LPs 'Troppo' and 'October Woman'. He wouldn't record the tracks 'River Running' and 'Galilee' until decades later, so this is the first time these '70s arrangements have been released. Whereas 'Robin's Rest' and the title track are exclusive to this album - providing a fascinating insight into this uniquely talented artist.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sons Of Art
2. River Running
3. Lime Blossom
4. Galilee
5. Robin's Rest
6. Songs Of The Ainur
7. Return Of An Angel
8. Late Autumn Sunshine

"Debt" is a new album by Harvey Sutherland about the cost of doing business in the meme economy. In his first LP since the 2022 debut, "Boy", the Australian artist reduces his fusiony disco repertoire to ten microhoused funk essentials. A few years after the neurotic funk of Harvey's psychotherapeutic "Boy", "Debt" is his to-the-point response to pressures that manifest outside the self. But in its own way it remains a reflection of Harvey Sutherland's musical landscapes, which stretch across the grit and glitter of private-press disco and the sensual grids of Metro Area.

The album's title nods to the financial contortions necessary to strive/survive/thrive as an independent artist. But "Debt" is better understood as the ledger of what we owe, and to whom, in the course of a creative life. What's the ROI on being an artist, a son, a friend, a partner, a father? Have we been worth our loved ones' own investments? If that sounds transactional, this is merely the lingua franca of our overwhelmingly digital culture, a grifter's bazaar in which Bob Dylan tunes up over Salt Bae, and Wordsworth's pitch is opposite the Rizzler.

As with "Boy", Harvey Sutherland opens "Debt" to a tight crew of collaborators—the Tampa rap duo (and Jan Jelinek heads) They Hate Change, California native Vicky Farewell, who appears on the smoky lovers' rock of "Remember," and one of Australia's great songwriters, Julian Hamilton of The Presets. The album's globally dispersed cast is a natural extension of a charmed musical life that has taken Harvey Sutherland to the DJ booth at Panorama Bar, a stage on Glastonbury as a bandleader, an opener for Khruangbin and Hot Chip, and a remixer for Disclosure, Cut Copy, Chromeo and loads more. One of "Debt"'s concerns - anxieties!? - is that these experiences are precariously held and easily lost in the infinite scroll of AI slop, which has already become a kind of musical impresario, responsible for music that has been streamed a billion times and made by musicians that don't exist. But "Debt" has no time, or space, for complaint. It's the same game it's always been: artistry or bust.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Chop Chop, Movie Boy 
A2. Cigarette
A3. Body Language Ft. Julian Hamilton 
A4. Flash! 
A5. Remember Ft. Vicky Farewell 
B1. Nobody Like U 
B2. Theme For Z 
B3. Running In Place Ft. They Hate Change 
B4. What Do You Need To Feel Heard? 
B5. Hummingbird 

Limited edition, 15th anniversary picture disc edition of 'Happiness', the debut studio album by English musical duo Hurts - originally released in 2010 by RCA Records and now pressed on vinyl for the first time. Featuring the singles 'Better Than Love', 'Wonderful Life' and 'Stay'. Side D features selected tracks from the deluxe edition of the album including the bonus single 'All I Want For Christmas Is New Years Day' alongside the Arthur Baker remix of 'Wonderful Life'.

TRACK LISTING

1. Silver Lining 
2. Wonderful Life 
3. Blood, Tears & Gold 
4. Sunday 
5. Stay 
6. Illuminated 
7. Evelyn 
8. Better Than Love 
9. Devotion
10. Unspoken
11. The Water
12. Verona
13. Affair
14. Mother Nature
15. Happiness
16. All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day
17. Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker Remix)

Chilli Jesson found acclaim with his band Palma Violets, who skyrocketed to fame, landing on NME covers and topping charts, but when the band unexpectedly ended in his early twenties, Jesson was left disoriented. He tried to rebuild with a new project, Crewel Intentions, and later ventured into pop songwriting out of financial necessity.

Feeling disillusioned and creatively lost, Jesson stopped listening to the music that once defined him—until Fontaines DC invited him on tour. This rekindled his passion for raw, honest music. Inspired, he began crafting his most personal project yet alongside Rupert Greaves: Dead Dads Club, with ‘Don’t Blame The Son For The Sins Of The Father’ being the first fruits from this new incarnation.

TRACK LISTING

1. It’s Only Just Begun
2. Volatile Child
3. Humming Wires
4. Goosebumps
5. Junkyard Radiator
6. Running Out Of Gas
7. That’s Life
8. Don’t Blame The Son For The Sins Of The Father
9. Need This Around
10. Hospital Pillow
11. Need You So Bad

Alice in Chains’ self-titled album, originally released in 1995, is a dark and introspective work that marked the band’s final studio effort with vocalist Layne Staley. The record blends heavy, sludgy riffs with haunting melodies and acoustic textures, creating a sound that is both aggressive and deeply melancholic.

TRACK LISTING

1. Grind
2. Brush Away
3. Sludge Factory
4. Heaven Beside You
5. Head Creeps
6. Again
7. Shame In You
8. God Am
9. So Close
10. Nothin' Song
11. Frogs
12. Over Now

'Un’altra Forma' is the third album from French krautrock project Ashinoa. Whilst still driven by the synthesised motorik beats and rhythms and experimental electronica of 2022's 'L'Orée', on its follow up Ashinoa move into new, dreamlike territory – assuming 'another form', as the title translates. Here, Matteo Fabbri, Stefan Chamolt and Mathias Chirpaz enlist a cast of players between Lyon, Venice and Beaujeu and expands the Ashinoa palette with clarinet, saxophone, flute and piano, weaving in hazy shades of psychedelic jazz and echoes of 1960s Brazilian music and lo-fi breakbeats. The result is a record that balances heavier head-down electronics and moments of breezy, downtempo bliss “Un’altra forma refers to that which differs from the known", Fabbri says, "and is a tribute to the reassuring confusion one can feel when discovering that something one thought was defined or finished can take on another form. The distortion of the senses, whether intentional or not, is the common thread running through the album, and variations on this concept can be found in several tracks, such as ‘Nudity and Salt Water’, ‘Keplerstrasse’ and ‘Room of Whispers’. The musical research that followed aimed to orchestrate this idea of alternating between the known (ordinary) and the new (extra-ordinary) in the best possible way." Although 'Un'altra Forma' finds Fabbri helming the songwriting solo following the departure of Jeremy Labarre, with whom he started the band in 2015, it's also Ashinoa's most collaborative record to date. Much of the album was written in Beaujeu, at a friend’s house among the Beaujolais vineyards. There he is joined by the rest of the band, Mathias Chirpaz and Lucien Chatin on drums and Stefan Chamolt on guitar. In two intense weeks, the band records 10 tracks: “We worked day and night to find the textures that best suited the project,” he recalls. The second phase continued in Venice and Lyon, where further layers were added by friends and collaborators. Andrea Vecchiato’s flute, Alberto Collodel’s clarinet, and Teresa Lo Greco’s vocals were recorded in Venice, adding an airy and cinematic dimension.

TRACK LISTING

1. Nudity And Salt Water
2. Un'altra Forma
3. Keplerstraße
4. Monstera
5. Feliz
6. Moon Of Feathers
7. Faart Intro
8. Faart
9. Fish In The Pool
10. Room Of Whispers

Jay Dee needs no introduction. Widely regarded as one of the most important figures in hip–hop alongside Pete Rock, Kanye West, Pharell, and Dr. Dre, his influence has reached far beyond the genre. Known widely as your favourite producer’s favourite producer, and having produced and remixed for legends like Janet Jackson, Daft Punk, A Tribe Called Quest, Brand New Heavies, Busta Rhymes, Common, Erykah Badu, Guru, The Pharcyde, The Roots, De La Soul, and Royce Da 5’9"—the list is endless—there is no questioning Jay Dee’s genius. Many have tried, but none have been able to duplicate his sound. Originally released in 2001, Welcome 2 Detroit marked Jay Dee’s first solo project and the groundbreaking debut of BBE’s Beat Generation series, where producers stepped into the spotlight with complete creative freedom. A paradigm-shifting record, it was short-listed for Artistic Achievement in Music in October 2001 (the U.S. equivalent of the Mercury Prize) and instantly set the bar for everything that followed.

Now, 25 years later, Welcome 2 Detroit returns in a long-awaited repress, celebrating a quarter-century of influence and innovation. This anniversary edition brings the instrumental version of the album back into circulation after years out of print, allowing listeners to experience the full depth and complexity of Jay Dee’s production in its purest form. Stripped of vocals, the intricacy, texture, and brilliance of his work shine brighter than ever—revealing details you may have missed the first time around. Make sure you grab a piece of history.

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1
1. Welcome 2 Detroit (Instrumental)
2. Come Get It (Instrumental)
3. Y’all Ain’t Ready (Instrumental)
4. Pause (Instrumental)
5. Think Twice (Instrumental)
6. B.B.E. (Big Booty Express) (Instrumental)
7. The Clapper (Instrumental)
8. Beej-N-Dem Pt.2 (Instrumental)

Disc: 2
1. Featuring Phat Kat (Instrumental)
2. Brazilian Groove (Instrumental)
3. Shake It Down (Instrumental)
4. It’s Like That (Instrumental)
5. Give It Up (Instrumental)
6. African Rhythms (Instrumental)
7. Rico Suave Bossa Nova
8. One (Instrumental)

Katie Schecter is for fans of Sharon Van Etten, Caroline Rose, and Amy Winehouse. Raised in NYC, it feels as if Katie Schecter time traveled to present day from a chicer and more sonically cool yesteryear of the future. She effortlessly blends the half-cool, half-kitsch of her home in Nashville that is neither new nor timeless. Deeply soulful and introspective indie rock vibes await the listener when you drop the needle on this LP. Produced with love and care by Nick Bockrath of Cage The Elephant with an incredible set of musicians (Homer Stenweiss, Leon Michels to name a few!) this LP is one that reveals more of itself the more you spin it.

TRACK LISTING

1. Empress
2. Run River Run
3. Kaleidoscope
4. Melting Away
5. Hide My Weapons
6. Taming The Beast
7. Pay It No Mind
8. Like A Crown
9. Shoulda Woulda Coulda
10. Gust Of Wind
11. Hiding Place

Stones Throw Records celebrate 20 years of J Dilla’s ‘Donuts’ with a brand-new anniversary Audiophile Edition.

‘Donuts’ began simply enough as an idea to turn a demo tape into a full-length album. It would end up being one of the defining works of J Dilla’s life.

Completed during the year Dilla spent in and out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and released on his birthday, February 7th, 2006, ‘Donuts’ gained particular poignancy when Dilla died three days later on February 10th.

Produced with fans and vinyl collectors in mind, the Audiophile Edition of ‘Donuts’ is a deluxe version of J Dilla’s magnum opus.

‘Donuts’ is widely regarded as one of the most beloved and influential hip-hop records of all time.

TRACK LISTING

Donuts (Outro)
Workinonit
Waves
Light It
The New
Stop
People
The Diff'rence
Mash
Time: The Donut Of The
Heart
Glazed
Airworks
Lightworks
Stepson Of The Clapper
The Twister (Huh, What)
One Eleven
Two Can Win
Don't Cry
Anti-American Graffiti
Geek Down
Thunder
Gobstopper
One For Ghost
Dilla Says Go
Walkinonit
The Factory
U-Love
Hi.
Bye.
Last Donut Of The Night
Welcome To The Show

After two decades fronting Editors and releasing two albums with Smith & Burrows, Tom Smith is finally stepping into solo territory with ‘There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There In The Light’. Motivated by a desire to reconnect with the raw, acoustic beginnings of his songwriting, Smith set out to create something more intimate and personal, away from the collaborative nature of his band projects.

Enlisting producer Iain Archer, together, they crafted a record built around emotional honesty, acoustic textures and themes of connection, memory and resilience. The opening track, ‘Deep Dive’, became the album’s emotional anchor, setting a tone of gentle hope in the face of loneliness.

Throughout the album, Smith balances stripped-back arrangements with cinematic flourishes, creating a dynamic range - from the minimalist ache of ‘Broken Time’ to the sweeping drama of ‘Life Is For Living’. Despite his initial goal of solo authorship, Smith found deep creative synergy with Archer, shaping songs through mutual experimentation.

Tracks like ‘Lights Of New York City’ evoke nostalgic longing, while ‘Northern Line’ and ‘How Many Times’ reflect on friendships and past experiences. The album closes with ‘Saturday’, a bittersweet snapshot of fleeting intimacy.

Though marked by melancholy, the record ultimately resonates with hope - highlighting Smith’s evolution as a songwriter and his yearning to create music that reflects the essence of who he is.

TRACK LISTING

Deep Dive
How Many Times
Endings Are Breaking My
Heart
Life Is For Living
Broken Time
Lights Of New York City
Souls
Northern Line
Leave
Saturday

*includes insert

Timely reissue of Only for the Headstrong, the seminal 12” from UK duo Psychotropic, arriving this November. Originally released in 1990 at the height of the Acid House explosion, the track quickly became a defining moment in UK dance music—melding house, breakbeat, and psychedelic pop influences into something utterly timeless. Revered by DJs, collectors, and ravers alike, Headstrong is a euphoric, genre-blurring anthem that retains a raw innocence and hypnotic pull even 35 years on.

Psychotropic was formed by Gavin Mills, a rising DJ with a deep love of house and hip-hop, and Nick Nicely, a seasoned psych-pop experimentalist whose history included cult releases with Arista and EMI. The pair met during the fever pitch of late '80s rave culture—bonding over illegal warehouse parties, makeshift home studios, and a shared impulse to explore new sounds and styles. Crafted using an Akai S900 sampler, a Fostex 8-track, and a Casio CZ-101, Only for the Headstrong emerged from Nicely’s South London home studio in a single inspired session, its unforgettable loops and soaring keys capturing both the chaos and euphoria of the era.

The track, and the Prince-style groove of B-side Out of Your Head, became underground hits, reaching the top of London’s independent record store charts and cementing Psychotropic’s reputation for marrying psychedelic sonic textures with club-ready grooves. Their sound stood out—rooted in DIY experimentation but elevated by emotional depth and melodic flair. Mills and Nicely’s unique chemistry would spawn further club classics like Hypnosis, Psychosis, and Feel Surreal, before diverging into solo paths in the mid-90s. Despite parting ways creatively, the duo has remained close friends, occasionally reuniting for remixes and digital reissues.
Now, in 2025, Only for the Headstrong returns to vinyl in its full analog glory—remastered and recontextualized for a new generation. With freshly penned liner notes by Nic Nicely, this nostalgic reissue captures the raw, open-minded energy of a pivotal moment in UK dance music and reconnects us with the heady, DIY spirit of early rave culture.

TRACK LISTING

Only For The Headstrong
Only For The Headstrong (out Of Your Head Mix)

Tresor Records release the first-ever reissue of Drexciya’s "Fusion Flats" 12” vinyl, including remixes from Detroit’s Octave One, Kaotic Spatial Rhythms and 043 Chaos.

Originally released in the wake of Drexciya’s seminal 1999 Tresor debut album "Neptune’s Lair", this release marks its long-awaited return and first appearance on digital platforms. The remastered edition contains the original extended version of Fusion Flats and features new artwork by Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison, whose reimagined covers continue to shape the Drexciya reissue series.

25 years later, "Fusion Flats" returns to the constellation of Drexciya’s Tresor works, connecting their debut full-length to further explorations that continue to inspire generations.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Fusion Flats (Octave One Remix) 
A2 Fusion Flats (Original)
B1 Fusion Flats (Kaotic Spacial Rhythms Remix) 
B2 Fusion Flats (043 Chaos Remix) 

Big remix package for Toy Tonic's boss Kapote. His song "Mystery" from the last album reworked by Harvey Sutherland, Opolopo, Close Counters with a bonus remix by french house master Cassius. Turning Kpaote's new school house anthem into a variety of flavours touching on jazz-funk, disco, and  proto-house moods along the way. 

Opolopo brings his legendary touch to "Mystery." With a career spanning decades and a reputation for fusing boogie, funk, and broken beat; his remix promises a soulful journey. An artist who's famously remixed everyone from Gregory Porter to Stevie Wonder, Opolopo's version is pure, unadulterated groove.

Straight from the heart of Melbourne's electronic underground, Sutherland delivers his signature 'neurotic funk' style. The celebrated synthesist and producer, known for his distinctive analog textures and a discography that's earned him ARIA Award nominations, injects his unique genre-bending energy into the track.

The duo from Melbourne, Close Counters, turn "Mystery" into an electrifying fusion of house, soul, and jazz. Known for their dense synths and infectious energy, they have earned praise from tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and have wowed crowds at festivals like Splendour in the Grass.

Finally, the package features "Berlin Boogie Town" with a new interpretation from Parisian legend Cassius, adding some uplifting French Touch filter vibes.

TRACK LISTING

A1) Mystery (Harvey Sutherland Remix)
A2) Mystery (Opolopo Remix)
B1) Mystery (Close Counters Remix)
B2) Berlin Boogie Town (Cassius Remix)

Based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, Dark Circles Recordings has
rediscovered and is reissuing an album originally recorded and released in 2008 by Dog Soup, a then London-based quartet that played a handful of gigs and recorded just one exemplary album before, seemingly, disappearing. Fragments, that album, is a crucial chapter in the British jazz story that can now be told again.

The brainchild of trumpeter and composer Robbie Robson, Dog Soup was briefly part of the Loop Collective, a group of musicians founded in London in 2005. Dog Soup cut one mesmerising album of rhythmic shapes and melodic colours that still sounds fresh, exciting and dynamic 17 years later. An intoxicating mix of composed and freely improvised playing, Fragments keeps the listener guessing just where the music is coming from.

Released in 2008, Fragments just preceded the revitalised British jazz scene and slipped under the radar of even the most ardent aficionados, becoming a lost classic—until Dark Circles Recordings recognised its brilliance 17 years later and persuaded Robson to reissue it.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fragments (2025 Remaster)
2. Tricksy (2025 Remaster)
3. Shimmer (2025 Remaster)
4. Push (2025 Remaster)
5. Hypnotic (2025 Remaster)
6. Black Mackerel (2025 Remaster)
7. Settle (2025 Remaster)

An exquisite collection of standards performed by two maestros. At long last, the highly anticipated analog edition is here!
A dignified and beautiful dialogue unfolds between two living legends of the Japanese jazz scene. The swinging, bluesy touch of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto is grounded by Yoshio Suzuki’s powerful groove. Together, these two masters—each with a sound uniquely their own—deliver a supreme musical experience.

TRACK LISTING

A1. The Loving Touch
A2. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
A3. Blues For Edith
A4. Cleopatra's Dream
B1. Misty
B2. Summertime
B3. Last Tango In Paris

Through the reflective and introspective multi-mood journey of its 19-tracks, this album spans psychedelic-chamber-funk, warped anti-ballads, cinematic instrumentals, Ethio-jazz & ethereal ambience.

Part soundtrack, part beat-tape, part memoir, this is a dreamlike soundscape sewn together from half-forgotten memories & late night breakdowns.

Entirely sample-free, this album is full to the brim with musical experimentation, with Keb's compulsion to make all the individual pieces of music independently; combining strings, harps, saxophones, theremins, clarinets, flutes and trumpets.

He signals to the fuzzy, nostalgic nebulous of mid '90s skate videos, as well as harking back to the scores & moods of movies like The French Connection, Taxi Driver, The Warriors and La Haine. There are whispers of sounds in the air from jazz clubs, street preachers & Turkish restaurants.

Keb describes the sonic experience of this album simply as this… "You're half awake, and half asleep, but you're warm…"

For this 19-track opus, Keb is joined extensively by Malik Ameer Crumpler; a poet, composer, editor and professor based in Paris, who's been involved in numerous albums while writing for various forms of experimental media.

A multi-instrumentalist originally from the Midlands, Bastien Keb (aka Sebastian Jones) previously released his highly-acclaimed album '22.02.85' on First Word back in 2017; this new album being a very welcome return to the Worldwide Award-winning UK independent label.

His music has been widely supported across BBC Radio in the past by DJs including Gilles Peterson, Huey Morgan, Huw Stephens, Jamie Cullum, Lauren Laverne, Mary Anne Hobbs, Nemone and Tom Ravenscroft. This is in addition to glowing press reviews from the likes of Pitchfork, The Guardian and The Line Of Best Fit.

He's built up a steady fanbase through his extensive catalogue over the years, with material for labels like Def Pressé, Gearbox, One-Handed Music and most recently for Shabaka Hutchings' Native Rebel Recordings imprint, on a collaborative project with South London's Confucius MC (Speakers Corner Quartet).

Keb concludes "this record is for anyone feeling lost in a world that seems to have lost itself without knowing it. It's for the people who know that the world is missing the beauty of the lights in the distance, whilst being distracted by new shoes and flashy phones..."

TRACK LISTING

1. Prologue (feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler)
2. Nighthawks
3. Play Dead (feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler & Mark Millington)
4. Queen Of Cats
5. The City Is Beautiful (feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler & Mark Millington)
6. Nightbus 3AM
7. Organ / Lucid (feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler)
8. Apres Minuit (feat. Mark Millington)
9. West (feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler)
10. Chapter 1 - A Boy
11. Ghouls
12. North
13. Chapter 2 - A Party
14. Chapter 3 - A Girl
15. A Ghost's Lament (feat. Malik Ameer Crumpler)
16. Chapter 4 - A Monster
17. Moonlight
18. Chapter 5 - A Home
19. Orca / Burial

Piero Umiliani four track 45 featuring the first official vinyl reissue of Union Pacific (taken from 1975's Bon Voyage!!!) and Archeologia Sottomarina (taken from 1972's Storia E Preistoria). Licensed by Liuto Edizioni Musicali and edited* and remastered for 45. Vinyl only release. Limited to 300 copies.

TRACK LISTING

1. Open Space (Edit)
2. Chaser
3. Union Pacific (Edit)
4. Archeologia Sottomarina (Edit)

Already championed by Gilles Peterson on Worldwide FM and DJ Koco from Japan is the newest collaboration between Wah Wah 45s & the vinyl only ,singles only label imprint Mukatsuku Records .Dele Sosimi is a modern Afrobeat torchbearer who worked with the genre's greatest, Fela Kuti. He has a varied and vital discography that includes the 2023 album The Confluence from which this new 45 rpm on Mukatsuku is taken. It is a sweet soul sound, laced with gentle jazz and warm, buttery vocals that slow your heart and mind equally. On the flip is an exclusive, never-released instrumental that allows the sax-laden sounds and virtuoso musicianship to shine. Both sides are perfectly cosy and gentle accompaniments to a lazy afternoon in by the fire as winter begins to bite.

TRACK LISTING

1. Mo Se B'ola Tan (feat. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly)
2. Mo Se B'ola Tan (Unreleased Instrumental) [feat. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly]

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Akiko Yano's cult 1979 album 7 O'Clock in Tokyo, recorded live in September 1978 at a pivotal moment in Japanese music history, just as Yellow Magic Orchestra was about to take the world by storm (Yano would tour the world with the group in 1979). Featuring a very funky Yano performance accompanied by Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi, plus Tatsuro Yamashita and Minako Yoshida, the album is presented outside Japan for the first time, with remastered audio, original artwork, and a four-page insert including new liner notes by Paul Bowler.

TRACK LISTING

1. God's Loyal Love/Tokyo Wa Yoru No Shichi-ji (7 O'clock In Tokyo) [Live]
2. Water Ways Flow Backward Again (Live)
3. Satchan (Live)
4. Go For It, Yanagida (Live)
5. Riding In The Balloon (Live)
6. Imomushi Gorogoro (Live)
7. Kataroon Karurun (Live)
8. Shiny Moments (To-Ki-Me-Ki ) [Live]
9. Walk On The Way Of Life (Live)

Isao Suzuki Quartet + 1 – Blue Road (recorded in 1975).
A month after the recording of his masterpiece Orang-Utan, Suzuki and his fellow musicians delivered this powerful performance at the “5 Days in Jazz 1975” festival—a rare document of the group in its prime.
The source comes from a newly digitized transfer of the original 2-inch master tape. Supervised by TBM founder Takeshi Fujii and track-downed by Yoshihiko Kannari—the “guardian of the TBM sound” who also engineered the original live recording—this release faithfully revives the sound of Three Blind Mice nearly half a century later.
An invaluable record that vividly captures the raw energy of Japanese jazz at its peak in the 1970s.

TRACK LISTING

Blue Road 17:19
Where Are You Going 7:54
Bird Of Beauty 4:36
Orang-Utan 19:32

Three Blind Mice's treasured recordings released on vinyl!
It was digitized from the remaining 2-inch master tapes, and under the supervision of Takeshi Fujii, the founder of Three Blind Mice, Yoshihiko Kaminari, the "guardian of the TBM sound" who was also in charge of this live recording, was in charge of track down. It recreates the TBM sound from half a century ago. This is a valuable record that vividly captures the passion of Japanese jazz in the 70s, at its peak!Recorded Live May 27, 1976 at Yamaha Hall, Tokyo

Original Recording Produced by Takeshi Fujii
Produced for Release by Akiomi Hirano
Recorded & Mixed by Yoshihiko Kannari
OBI Strip
Japanese Import

WRWTFWW Records drop the first-ever vinyl release of Japanese electronic music producer Virgo's unheralded sophomore album, "Remnants", a sleeper underground hit from 1999, now finally available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve.
Released only on CD in 1999 by Tokyo-based cult label FORM@ RECORDS, "Remnants" is a quietly visionary record: mellow ambient techno, fluid electronica, and soul-laced atmospherics with the spirit of Detroit close to the heart. As the follow-up to his essential debut Landform Code, Virgo expands his palette here - working in widescreen textures, warm synth tones, and patient, emotive arrangements that feel both intimate and cinematic. The result is lush, heartfelt, and simply brilliant - a late '90s statement that rewards deep, repeated listening.
"Remnants" sits comfortably alongside the era's best explorations in soulful techno, ambient, and IDM, recalling the sensibilities of B12, The Black Dog, Ian O'Brien, and the lineage of labels Warp, Likemind and Clear, while remaining distinctly Virgo - subtle, sophisticated, and unexpectedly moving.
The album is released alongside Virgo's "Landform Code", also available on vinyl for the first time ever, as part of a collaborative reissue series between WRWTFWW and FORM@. It aslo signals more archival treasures to come : vinyl pressings of FORM@ compilations "Art Form I" (1997), "Art Form 2" (1998), and "Re-Form Ver-1.0" (1999).

For fans of techno, house, ambient, IDM, acid, synth, Detroit, soulful electronic music, emotive electronica, Carl Craig, B12, the Black Dog, labels such as Warp, Likemind, and Clear, late 90s feels, machines with emotions.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Falling Seed
A2. Round On Cirque
B1. Utia
B2. Prelude
B3. Mesa
C1. Tower Of The Dual World
C2. Lost In Blue
C3. Ivied Scupltuer
D1. Remnants
D2. Starlight

WRWTFWW Records drop the first-ever vinyl release of Japanese electronic music producer Virgo’s debut album, "Landform Code", a forgotten underground classic from 1998, now finally available as a limited edition 45rpm cut double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve.

Originally only released on CD by Tokyo-based cult label FORM@ RECORDS, "Landform Code" is an absolute gem of smooth, melodic Detroit techno infused with brilliant hints of acid, ambient, and IDM. It’s a dreamy, organic, and timeless record that captures the essence of late ‘90s electronic innovation with a deeply soulful touch.

The 12-track album, radiating with lush melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and textural detail, is an essential (hidden) treasure of electronic music history, transporting the listeners back to the pioneering days of Carl Craig, B12, The Black Dog, Ian O'Brien, or Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series, beautifully honoring its influences, while solidly standing on its own as a distinct and emotionally resonant piece from Japan’s underground scene.

"Landform Code" is released simultaneously with Virgo’s 1999 follow-up album Remnants, both excavated from the vaults of FORM@ RECORDS which has officially supervised the reissue efforts. This marks the first phase of a collaboration between the Swiss and Japanese labels – a project that will continue with forthcoming vinyl releases of FORM@ compilations "Art Form I" (1997), "Art Form 2" (1998), and "Re-Form Ver-1.0" (1999).

For fans of techno, house, ambient, IDM, acid, synth, Detroit, soulful electronic music, Carl Craig, Warp Records, B12, late 90s feels, machines with emotions.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Arcadia
A2. System For Zodiac
A3. Remains
B1. Stroma
B2. Monochrome Sky
B3. Proxima Scope
C1. Diadem
C2. Ancient Architects
C3. Stroma Trite
D1. The Creation Of Typology
D2. Nostalgia
D3. Last Moment

Less than a year after the release of his debut album Heavy Glory, Elias returns with his sophomore album. Conceived and recorded in his bedroom between tours, Speak Daggers features appearances from the legendary group The Congos, and Copenhagen artists Erika de Casier and Fine.

Following Heavy Glory came Lucre, a collaborative record with Dean Blunt In June, Elias released the stand-alone single Carry-On Bag, and earlier this August, a two-track collaboration with Jonatan Leandoer96 and Fousheé. Last week, “Tears on His Rings and Chains” was released, once again with Dean Blunt.

TRACK LISTING

Intro
Crush The Devils Head
Love How It Feels
Usa Baby
Not Gonna Follow
No Longer A Kid
Mona Lisa
Hollow Noon
Blunt Force Trauma
The Requiem
World Prison
Kill Your Neighbor
Outro True Colors

Bumping pop winners from this cool Danish Duo.. TIP! info soon

Music and lyrics by Snuggle: Vilhelm Tiburtz Strange, Andrea Thuesen Johansen

Produced by Snuggle

”Sun Tan” produced by Snuggle and Nis Bysted
Mixed by Snuggle and Nis Bysted at Grapehouse Studios
Mastered by Emil Thomsen

Andrea Thuesen Johansen: Vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, piano, synths
Vilhelm Tiburtz Strange: Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, electric bass, piano, synths, drums, percussion
Tobias Laust: drums on “Woman Lake” and “Dust”
Naja Soulie: cello on “Woman Lake”, “Marigold” and “Driving Me Crazy”

TRACK LISTING

Sun Tan
Woman Lake
Dust
Driving Me Crazy
Marigold
Playthings
Car Sick
Sticks
Water In A Pond
Goodbye House

Deadbeat Records is back with a debut 4-track EP from rising star Berwick. Four tracks of tightly produced breaks that range from moody and playful, uplifting to joyous - and everything in between. Will Hofbauer is on remix duties, and turns in a woozy, dub-soaked remix that sounds like it's been up way past its bedtime.

Early support from: Laurent Garnier, Identified Patient, DJ EZ, Doctor Jeep, Enzo Leep, AC Slater, Syz, Jay Carder, Alien Communications, Bake, Giant Swan, Yushh, Dead Man's Chest, Vladimir Ivkovic, Alien Communications, Shy One, Nala Brown, Andy Martin, Ehua, Ayesha, Sha Ru, Double O, French II, Tañ, Dadan Karambolo, Bokonon, An Taobh Tuathail, Shady Daoud, bake, Dax J, LWS, Gigsta, Nancy June, COLA REN, Yas Reven, Just Jane, Will Hofbauer, Guiltee

TRACK LISTING

A1. Record Your MSG
A2. That’s The Goal
B1. Courtesy Of The Crickets
B2. Gone To Terminus, Be Back Later
B3 That’s The Goal (Will Hofbauer’s Therapy Dub)

New red splatter version of 'Death Is Little More' from Connecticut metal/hardcore outfit BOUNDARIES via 3DOT Recordings, the label owned and ran by iconic progressive metal band Periphery.

'Death Is Little More' is the band's fourth studio album - their most aggressive and complete body of work to date, including featured guest vocals by giants of the global contemporary heavy rock scene - Lochie Keogh from Alpha Wolf (AU), Marcus Vik from Aviana (SE) and Matt Honeycutt from Kublai Khan TX (US).

TRACK LISTING

1. Turning Hate Into Rage
2. Darkness Shared
3. Like Petals From A Stem
4. Easily Erased
5. Cursed To Remember
6. Death Is Little More
7. A Pale Light Lingers (ft. Lochie Keogh)
8. Face The Blade
9. Scars On A Soul 
10. Blame's Burden (ft. Marcus Vik)
11. Blood Soaked Salvation (ft. Matt Honeycutt)
12. Inhale The Grief

Final LP of a productive year for Feral Child is an absolute cracker. The latest of a long line of superb full lengths from Stephen James Buckley's incendiary Polypores project. This one is arguably his most adventurous outing to date, the undeniably psychedelic “Hungry Vortex”. Four extended pieces exploring polyrhythmic fixations and cosmic jazz-prog freak-outs.

Percussion-heavy opener ‘The Body Is The Spaceship’ is a fine example of the sort of seamless organic growth we tend to see in Polypores’ music, with slewed synth blips and rolling polyrhythms gradually twisting into unrecognisable strands of melody and unconventional groove before your very ears.

The prog-heavy ‘Wizards!’ sees Buckley’s trademarked playful use of time-signature changes, providing such a wealth of emotional and stylistic variance and immeasurable enjoyment without changing key once (honestly, who needs keys). It’s brilliantly evocative too and could indeed perfectly soundtrack a mushroom-trip wizard march.

As we flip the record over, the flutey flourishes and minimalist clicks of the title track draw the listener into a trancelike state, repeated movements spiralling like myriad creatures crawling over a candy-coloured horizon, echoing forth into an inviting sonic oblivion. It’s ostensibly electronic, yet somehow more natural organism than machine, with little concern for the grid, or indeed, the rules.

Finally, we end on something a little more subdued - the reassuring classicism of the beautiful ‘Void High’, with washes of warm noise and wobbly delay lines whirring and twinkling away, closing the record with an experience that is undeniably emotional, spiritual and as always, uniquely Polypores.

This is a wonderful record with which to close the year out, it comes in a magnificent, spot varnished Jake Blanchard sleeve. A superb record released as a one time only vinyl pressing.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Body Is The Spaceship
2. Wizards!
3. Hungry Vortex
4. Void High

With forthcoming album ‘Fearless Nature’, Kid Kapichi usher in a new era after previous album There Goes The Neighbourhood saw the band embrace Punk heritage. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Leader Of The Free World
2. Intervention
3. Shoe Size
4. Stainless Steel
5. Worst Kept Secret
6. Dark Days Are Coming
7. Patience
8. If You’ve Got Legs
9. Head Right
10. Saviour
11. Rabbit Hole 

For the 26th time, the most consistent of all ambient compilations, in a constant flux of static change, is released on Kompakt. Joining good friends from the early days and reliable confidants are some new additions to the non-hierarchical charts of contemplative rapture culture.

Leading the way is Micå, a Japanese electronic musician whose finely chiseled, graceful musical style has made it onto the new collection with two pieces. Also making his debut is Richard Ojijo, a seasoned sound engineer known, among other things, for his long-standing collaboration with the artist Marcel Odenbach and the Cologne-based label Magazine. Oskø aka Max Hytrek, a multi-talented newcomer to Kompakt and the music scene, debuts with his rapturously ecstatic piece "Ar Vag." He's followed by Sebastian Mullaert, appearing for the second time—this time teamed up with Sebastian Lilja aka Hush Forever. After his surprise return last year after a 20 year hiatus, we are delighted that Tetsuo Sakae aka Pass Into Silence is back again this year with one of his distinctive sound gems. As are Dirk Leyers (Closer Musik) and Mikkel Metal. 18 tracks are featured on this CD. "Erlösung" (Redemption) is the title of Segensklang's closing track. A kind of ambient bolero into infinity. Or at least until next year...

And what would Pop Ambient be without the iconic, artistic cover design of Veronika Unland, who once again, in her unmistakable way, says through the digital flower: The eye always listens...

TRACK LISTING

01 Micå Echoes Of Blue 00:06:21
02 Segensklang Schauer Der Musen 00:05:18
03 Ümit Han Eines Tages 00:06:12
04 Pass Into Silence Pale Blue Dot 00:06:40
05 Würden & Schäfer Analysis Of Variance IV 00:05:25
06 Richard Ojijo Verzettelung Live@Filmforum 00:05:00
07 Luis Reich Distant Ort 00:06:48
08 Morgen Wurde Wusste Längst Feat. Tetsuroh Konishi 00:05:20
09 Dirk Leyers Regolith 00:06:56
10 Thore Pfeiffer / Niko Tzoukmanis Impuls 00:05:52
11 Joachim Spieth Onset 00:03:52
12 Blank Gloss Hairpin 00:04:14
13 Oskø Ar Vag 00:04:54
14 Sebastian Mullaert / Hush Forever Traces 00:07:28
15 Mikkel Metal Moss 00:04:52
16 Thore Pfeiffer Phase Locked Loop 2 00:05:30
17 Micå New Drop 00:05:10
18 Segensklang Erlösung 00:05:55

Industrial edges cut through widescreen choruses, bruising drums collide with jagged synths, and lyrics confront systemic damage, grief, love and survival with unflinching honesty.

The Brighton-based outlet, born from Newcastle's underground and carried by the raw intensity of singer and multi- instrumentalist Mykl Barton, has always thrived in contrasts: beauty vs. ruin, euphoria vs. despair. Recorded in isolation at a remote Spanish studio with Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell) before being mixed by Josh "Hoagie" Harrison (Royal Blood, The Cure) and mastered by Katie Tavini, the album twists Sick Joy's alt-rock DNA into something darker, sharper, and more expansive. Since their emergence, Sick Joy have become one of the UK's most vital rock acts -- touring with legends like Pixies and Pearl Jam, sharing bills with Dinosaur Pile-Up and Deaf Havana, and igniting festival crowds from  Reading & Leeds to 2000 Trees. Their debut album cemented their reputation as a band unafraid to bare teeth and heart in equal measure.

'More Forever' doesn't just continue that story - it blows it wide open. Heavier, hungrier, and more human than ever, Sick Joy are stepping forward with their most ambitious statement yet.

TRACK LISTING

1. Back At The Beginning
2. All Damage
3. Nothing Good
4. Anything Goes
5. Cinnamon Burn
6. Gone Missing
7. Here We Are, Somewhere Liminal
8. Stockholm Flavour
9. Video Game
10. Strawberries & Cigarettes
11. Somebody Else
12. Death Scene (More Forever)

The iconic and essential album 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' by French band M83, released in 2011 and featuring the global hit 'Midnight City', will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2026.

The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards and was ranked among the 200 best albums of the decade by Pitchfork in 2019. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Midnight City
3. Reunion
4. Where The Boats Go
5. Wait
6. Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
7. Train To Pluton
8. Claudia Lewis
9. This Bright Flash
10. When Will You Come Home?
11. Soon, My Friend
12. My Tears Are Becoming A Sea
13. New Map
14. OK Pal
15. Another Wave From You
16. Splendor
17. Year One, One UFO
18. Fountains
19. Steve McQueen
20. Echoes Of Mine
21. Klaus I Love You
22. Outro

DC10 remains one of the most authentic clubbing experiences on the White Isle. It has different golden eras depending on your age, but for minimal lovers, that was 15 years ago, when you would get the likes of Romanina outfit a:rpia:r doing a cult b4b with Ricardo Villalobos. That's the vibe these new edits from the Sorry We Play Vinyl label are going for. 'EDIT4' is all wonky rhythms and twisted synthetic sounds and rising sine waves with chopped vocal fragments. 'EDIT5' is dubby house scattered with congas and 'EDIT6' is a more light and soulful sound for the early morning session with funky guitar twangs and skeletal rhythms locking you in for the duration.

TRACK LISTING

Edit 4
Edit 5
Edit 6

Celebrating twenty years since its release, Magnolia Electric Co.’s 'Hard to Love A Man' has been expanded and available for the first time on vinyl. This anniversary release of the band’s first EP includes three additional tracks: remastered demos of '31 Seasons in the Minor Leagues', previously titled as 'Tonight I’m So Down', and 'Lonesome Valley', recorded at Echo Park Studios in Indiana during the 'Hard to Love a Man' sessions, as well as 'One Thin Dime', recorded during the Black Ram sessions at Sound of Music Recording Studios in Richmond, Virginia.

‘Working class rock’ is a phrase used frequently to describe The Magnolia Electric Co. Categorically, the band has secured their place amongst like-minded icons such as Bob Seger, CCR, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, but it's not merely an aesthetic description. Magnolia backs it up with their work ethic. Amazingly, The Magnolia Electric Co. will have been on the road eight months by the end of 2005. This fact is most apparent to the band members themselves having been away from their homes and their loved ones for such extended periods of time. Hence the significance of the title track.

When Jason Molina assumes the perspective of the one he left behind on 'Hard To Love A Man' and sings: “It was hard to love a man like you / Goodbye was half the words you knew / While you were waiting for me not to call / I sent my love,” the loneliness and guilt of separation is painfully obvious. The wounded feminine voice of Jennie Benford, coupled with Jason Groth's sweeping guitar and Mike Kapinus' mournful organ dramatically reiterate this sentiment. Mark Rice and Pete Schreiner deliver their signature tight and tasteful rhythm and Nicole Evans adds a new and dynamic voice. While 'Hard To Love A Man' and live set favorite, 'Werewolves Of London' were recorded with Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio Studios, the rest of the tracks were recorded during a brief five day visit home in Indiana at Echo Park Studios with Paul Mahern, whose engineering resume includes The Blake Babies, Lisa Germano and John Mellencamp. As we watch Magnolia grow, Jason Molina doesn't have to coach us through another one, letting the inmates run the asylum. The Magnolia Electric Co. cast no doubt by putting their business in the street.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Hard To Love A Man
2. Bowery
3. Doing Something Wrong
4. 31 Seasons In The Minor Leagues
5. Werewolves Of London
6. 31 Seasons In The Minor Leagues (Tonight I'm So Down) (Demo)
7. One Thin Dime (Black Ram Session)
8. Lonesome Valley (Echo Park Full Band Demo)

When The Style Council’s debut album 'Café Bleu' was released in 1984, Weller and wing-man Mick Talbot unveiled a cosmopolitan blend of jazz, soul, and pop that felt effortlessly sophisticated and daringly fresh. Café Bleu was more than a debut—it was a statement of intent, redefining what British pop could sound like in a new decade.

Since then, fans have been waiting for a deep dive into the Style Council vaults eager to hear any unreleased material. And now the wait is over.

The 'Café Bleu' Special Edition is a treasure trove for Style Council devotees and music lovers alike - an immersive journey into one of the most inventive eras of Paul Weller’s career. This lavish release unveils a wealth of previously unheard material, including early demos, alternate takes, and unreleased songs that showcase the band’s restless drive for experimentation and evolution.

TRACK LISTING

3LP Tracklisting:
LP1 – Introducing Expanded:
1. Speak Like A Child
2. Party Chambers
3. Mick's Up
4. Headstart For Happiness (Early Version)
5. Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (Bert Bevans Remix/Club Mix)
6. Long Hot Summer (Extended Version)
7. Le Depart
8. The Paris Match
9. Spring, Summer, Autumn
10. Mick's Company

LP2 – Original Album:
1. Mick's Blessings
2. The Whole Point Of No Return
3. Me Ship Came In!
4. Blue Café
5. The Paris Match
6. My Ever Changing Moods
7. Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse
8. A Gospel
9. Strength Of Your Nature
10. You're The Best Thing
11. Here's One That Got Away
12. Headstart For Happiness
13. Council Meetin'

LP3 – Introducing Expanded / Post Album Singles And B-sides / Demos, Outtakes And Alternate Versions:
1. My Ever Changing Moods (Long Version)
2. A Solid Bond In Your Heart
3. The Big Boss Groove (12" Version)
4. You're The Dub Thing
5. Long Hot Summer (Pre TSC Demo)
6. Party Chambers (Alternate Version)
7. Up For Grabs (Demo)
8. Mick’s Demo
9. Take It To The Top (Demo)
10. Dropping Bombs On The White House (Alternate Version)

6CD Box Set Tracklisting:
CD1 - Introducing Expanded:
1. Speak Like A Child
2. Party Chambers
3. Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (Original 12 Inch Version)
4. Headstart For Happiness (Early Version)
5. Mick's Up
6. Long Hot Summer (Extended Version)
7. The Paris Match (Early Version)
8. Party Chambers (Instrumental)
9. Le Depart
10. A Solid Bond In Your Heart
11. It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands
12. My Ever Changing Moods (Long Version)
13. Spring, Summer, Autumn
14. Mick's Company
15. Money-Go-Round (Parts 1&2) (Bert Bevans Remix/Club Mix)
16. Long Hot Summer (Club Mix Aka 12" Mix)

CD2 - Original Album:
1. Mick's Blessings
2. The Whole Point Of No Return
3. Me Ship Came In!
4. Blue Café
5. The Paris Match
6. My Ever Changing Moods
7. Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse
8. A Gospel
9. Strength Of Your Nature
10. You're The Best Thing
11. Here's One That Got Away
12. Headstart For Happiness
13. Council Meetin'

CD3 - Post Album Released Singles, B-sides, Single Edits And Remixes:
1. You're The Best Thing (7" Version)
2. You're The Dub Thing
3. The Big Boss Groove (12" Version)
4. Money-Go-Round (Dance Mix)
5. Long Hot Summer (Don't Matter What I Do) (7" Single)
6. A Solid Bond In Your Heart (Instrumental)
7. My Ever Changing Moods (7" Version)

CD4 - Demos, Outtakes And Alternate Versions:
1. Long Hot Summer (Pre TSC Demo)
2. Party Chambers (Alternate Version)
3. Up For Grabs (Demo)
4. Take It To The Top (Demo)
5. Mick’s Demo
6. Funk Interlude
7. The Big Boss Groove
8. Summertime Song
9. The Paris Match (With Tracey Thorn) (Long Version)
10. Come Away With Me (Demo)
11. Me Ship Came In! (Alternate Version)
12. Dropping Bombs On The White House (Alternate Version)
13. That One In D’ Minor (Demo)
14. Boy Hairdresser
15. A Gospel (Alternate Instrumental Version)
16. A Gospel (Outtake)
17. Mick’s Company
18. I’m In The Mood For Gazza

CD5 - BBC Sessions & Live:
Radio 1 Session 5/5/83
1. Headstart For Happiness
2. Mick's Up
3. Here's One That Got Away
4. The Paris Match
SBH: In Concert 11/6/83. Recorded As Part Of The Respond Package Night At The Paris Theatre London
5. Head Start For Happiness
6. Here's One That Got Away
7. The Paris Match
8. Times Are Tight
Saturday Live 31/12/83 In Session
9. My Ever Changing Moods
10. Mick's Blessings
11. Paris Match
12. Head Start For Happiness
13. Long Hot Summer
BBC Live At The Dominion Theatre Pt.1 14/3/84
14. Meeting Over Yonder
15. My Ever Changing Moods
16. It Just Came To Pieces In My Hands
17. Mick's Up
18. Here's One That Got Away
19. Up For Grabs
20. Dropping Bombs On The White House
21. Long Hot Summer

CD6 – Live Versions:
BBC Live At The Dominion Theatre Pt.2 14/3/84
1. Money-Go-Round
2. Speak Like A Child
3. Headstart For Happiness
4. Hanging On To A Memory
BBC Sight & Sound In Concert - Live At Goldiggers Chippenham 10/3/84
5. Meeting Over Yonder
6. My Ever Changing Moods
7. Speak Like A Child
8. The Whole Point Of No Return
9. Le Depart
10. The Paris Match
11. Party Chambers
12. Money-Go-Round
13. Head Start For Happiness
14. Hanging On To A Memory
15. Dropping Bombs On The White House
16. Long Hot Summer

The No Fuss label hits release number 15 with another tasteful exploration of the deeper end of the house spectrum. This Various Artists 12" opens with James Curd's funky, loopy remix of Saison's 'Feel This', which is a subtle good time groove. Saison then steps up with a remix of Yuichi Inoue's 'Night In The Room', which is a jazzy and expressive sound that rides a fat bassline. Flip it over for Saison & Piem's 'Fall On Me', which is a timeless and driving deep house gem with fleshy chords and seriously weighty dub kicks, then Local Options' 'Catch Hell' is gritty and punchy but seriously hot.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Saison - "Feel This" (James Curd Remix)
2. Yuichi Inoue - "Night In The Room" (Saison Remix)

Side 2
1. Saison & Piem - "Fall On Me"
2. Local Options - "Catch Hell"

New album from Oslo based indie rock band I Was a King. Produced by Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral / solo artist) in his studio in West Kirby UK. 'Until the End' is a collection of stories from the fickle nest we call home —tales of sleepless nights and longing, love and paranoia, woven into seemingly ordinary lives.

TRACK LISTING

1. Snow On The Transmission Tower
2. Dust Bunnies
3. Sleepless Nights
4. November
5. Nowhere Near
6. Pool Painted Black
7. Falling
8. The Birthday Song
9. House Warming
10. Still Water
11. Until The End

No Fuss is back with a 14th outing that levies up to its name of dealing in only quality, fad-free sounds. Saison kicks off here with 'The Truth' which is a deep, lithe and soulful sound laced with soft acid, before DJ Romain's 'I'm Gonna Love You' taps into 90s New York house depths with neat organ stabs. On the reverse, Manuel Sahagun gets loopy with his bumping and raw 'Rouff' and its deft melodic curlicues while classy house operator Toni Lionni's remix of Deepmore's 'Babe' is a prime slice of serene and gently back-lit deep house hypnosis.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
Saison - "The Truth"
DJ Romain - "I'm Gonna Love You"

Side 2
Manuel Sahagun - "Rouff"
Deepmore - "Babe" (Toni Lionni Remix)

If you could go back in time ten years, what would you want to tell yourself? This was a question Khruangbin posed to themselves when approaching the ten-year anniversary of their debut album, the once cult classic, now genre-defining work 'The Universe Smiles Upon You'. “If we could go back and tell ourselves how much was going to happen to us after that record, what would we want to celebrate?” asked Laura Lee, bassist, vocalist, and founding member of the band. Instead, they thought: “Let’s do it again.”

'The Universe Smiles Upon You II' was recorded on January 4-6, 2025, in the same family barn of guitarist Mark Speer, across the same dates where 'TUSUY' was first conceived ten years earlier. Though the conditions were the same–dirt floor, brutally cold, minimal sound isolation, all takes live–the songs aren’t. They’re re-approached, some changed more than others, harnessing the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of 'TUSUY' while discovering what would be unique this time around, in this stage of the band’s life.

The result moves like ripples on the water across ten hypnotizing tracks, the barn creating a sense of spaciousness, serenity and creative freedom, nearby wildlife (listen out for the birds on 'August Twelve II'), rattles and creaks of the barn and all. It’s a tapestry of small movements in nuanced arrangements, slowly revealing the new life, stories and character of someone you’ve met again for the first time in ten years.

TRACK LISTING

1. Little Joe And Mary II
2. Balls And Pins II
3. White Gloves II
4. The Man Who Took My Sunglasses II
5. People Everywhere II
6. Bin Bin II
7. August Twelve II
8. Dern Kala II
9. Two Fish And An Elephant II
10. Zionsville II

Debut solo album from DC polymath Jack Abok. When not making zines and visual art, singing for Des Demonas' or drumming AND singing for SEXFACES, Abok's busied himself by bringing this, his most personal and ferousious vision, to (immortal) life with VAMPYRES FROM AFRICA.

11 tracks of electro punk, melding Abok's massive love for the delta blues, post punk, Krautrock and hip hop. Or, in his own words:

VAMPYRES FROM AFRICA MANIFESTО:

1. Ideas > skill
2. Don't be a musician
3. Cool > smart
4. It's not about money or being liked, it's about expressing ourselves.
5. Bands should have an expiration date
6. Fuck originality!
7. Don't stop creating

And Syd's Angelika Piper at the Gates of Dawn:

"All movements is accomplished in six stages And the seventh brings return The seven is the number of the young light It forms when darkness is increased by one Changel return / success Going and coming without error Action brings good fortune Sunset"

TRACK LISTING

1. Mic Czech
2. Fuck The Police
3. Jeighdean (Approximate)
4. Grim Up North
5. Nancy
6. Abok’s Angelika
7. Fuck Life
8. Festival Era Extract
9. Altamont Blues
10. Skinhead Reggae
11. Theodora’s Angelika

Written in Hellfire Studio in Dublin with engineer Thomas Donoghue and
producer John ‘Spud’ Murphy (Lankum, Black Midi, caroline), ‘Pull Like A Dog’ is a fiercely powerful introduction to a brand-new chapter for the band.

The folk-metal supremos release the title track ‘Pull Like A Dog’ to coincide with the announcement of their new album. With its raucous energy and loud guitar riffs, the single is a prime example of The Scratch’s serious raw talent to cleverly combine folk and metal music, creating something that is distinctive and original. “It’s about tossing aside the idea of apologising for merely existing or hoping that if I keep colouring inside the lines I’ll get what I think I deserve” Daniel Lang (Lango – vocals, cajon) notes. “Mocking myself a bit but also getting the blood going so I’ll grab life by the scruff and be loud about it”.

TRACK LISTING

1. Pull Like A Dog
2. Pullin’ Teeth
3. Gladrags
4. Crack
5. Mother Of God
6. Spacer
7. Roses N Poses
8. I Hope All Is Forgiven
9. Horsefly
10. Ringsend

'This Hotel Room' finds King Hannah leaning into their love of harmony and classic country-folk songwriting, crafting a song that feels both timeless and deeply human. It’s a track about searching for warmth and connection amid memory and change—about the way love lives in both what’s lost and what’s yet to come. Honest, reflective, and beautifully understated, it’s King Hannah at their most vulnerable and assured. 'Look at Miss Ohio' (a cover of Gillian Welch), first introduced as a live encore on their recent tour, the song quickly became a crowd favourite—a moment of shared stillness and connection. Their version captures the warmth and intimacy that define both the original and King Hannah’s own quietly powerful sound.

TRACK LISTING

1. This Hotel Room
2. Look At Miss Ohio

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, one of the most-anticipated video games of 2025 soundtrack is available on vinyl. The game’s soundtrack was written by French multi-platinum artist WOODKID. The 16 original tracks on the album are featured within the game play, such as album focus track 'Any Love of Any Kind' by Woodkid featuring Bryce Dessner - an emotional and somber vocal track with piano, strings and guitar. 

TRACK LISTING

1. To The Wilder
2. Any Love Of Any Kind Feat. Bryce Dessner
3. Black Drift
4. Story Of Rainy
5. Are You There
6. Asphalt Maelstrom
7. Fragile Things
8. Quiet Strike
9. Amekara Nijie
10. Tmrrw
11. Minus Sixty One
12. And Now The Bonus Tracks Feat. Hideo Kojima
13. To The Wilder Feat. Elle Fanning
14. Any Love Of Any Kind (Choir Version)
15. To The Wilder (Piano Version)
16. To The Wilder (Instrumental)

Slow Motion Records founder Franz Scala announces the infectious, ground-moving LP 'Cafe Futuro', a follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut ‘Mondo Della Notte’. Homage to the influential Neukolln bar and meeting point for Italo and cosmic disco heads, 'Cafe Futuro' builds upon a bold and innovative sound, showcasing fellow creators and genre-defining artists, solidifying the Italo aficionados sound, synonymous with the pioneering greats.

Technicoloured synthlines, heavy machinary drums, juddering bass; all the elements necessary to create an amyl-soaked fever dream of red-lit, neon-hued, late nite excess.

As well as releasing the album as a 2xLP release, Franz has done DJs a favour by splitting the album across two 12" releases. This is part 2. 

TRACK LISTING

A1. Saxon Rebel (feat. Local Suicide)
A2. Crush Test (feat. Charlie)
B1. BIT99
B2. Fantasy Bazar
B3. Fase Lunare (feat. Acid Gymnastics)

Slow Motion Records founder Franz Scala announces the infectious, ground-moving LP 'Cafe Futuro', a follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut ‘Mondo Della Notte’. Homage to the influential Neukolln bar and meeting point for Italo and cosmic disco heads, 'Cafe Futuro' builds upon a bold and innovative sound, showcasing fellow creators and genre-defining artists, solidifying the Italo aficionados sound, synonymous with the pioneering greats.

Technicoloured synthlines, heavy machinary drums, juddering bass; all the elements necessary to create an amyl-soaked fever dream of red-lit, neon-hued, late nite excess. 

As well as releasing the album as a 2xLP release, Franz has done DJs a favour by splitting the album across two 12" releases. This is part 1. 

TRACK LISTING

A1. New Look (feat. Furotica)
A2. Echoes Of Love
B1. Telephone Boy
B2. Light Year Run

The next instalment from Soulfuric Recordings is the first edition of “The Sound Of Soulfuric Volume 1” taken from the vaults are four unearthed gems spanning two classics, two exclusives, and long-awaited vinyl debuts from house music specialists such as Hardsoul feat Ron Carroll, Urban Blues Project, The Thompson Project & Crackazat and Art Of Tones.

Stepping up first is Hardsoul featuring the legendary Ron Carroll with “Back Together” (Main Classic Mix) a track that should be found in every soulful house DJ’s set, with Ron’s alluring vocals this one is definitely made to keep the dancers moving and in case of dancefloor emergencies reach for this record.

Up next is Urban Blues Project featuring Bobby Pruitt “We Are One” (Art of Tones Extended Remix) which is being brought out for the first time on vinyl, the original mix was first released in 2001 and the now the Art Of Tones Remix has breathed new life into it making it a must have for anyone who is a fan of the original.

Flipping over to the B side, Urban Blues Project return once again with Love Don’t Live (The U.B.P. Classic Club Mix) with Michael Procter. A Soulfuric classic that has been championed time and time again, first released in 1996 and now being revived almost 20 years later on fresh wax.

Rounding off Volume 1 The Thompson Project & Crackazat featuring Gary L with “Messin’ With My Mind” (Crackazat Extended Remix) this has also never been on vinyl before, released earlier this year this soulful house banger got the touch-up from Bristol’s finest Crackazat who adds his touch to the Florida duo’s offering.

House heads can come together once again and seize the opportunity to get their hands on this outstanding EP.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Hardsoul Featuring Ron Carroll ‘Back Together’ (Main Classic Mix)
A2. Urban Blues Project Featuring Bobby Pruitt ‘We Are One’ (Art Of Tones Extended Remix)
B1. Urban Blues Project Present Michael Procter ‘Love Don’t Live’ (The U.B.P. Classic Club Mix)
B2. The Thompson Project & Crackazat Featuring Gary L ‘Messin’ With My Mind’ (Crackazat Extended Remix)