Released via Clue Records, The Wedding Present return with the fifth volume in their critically-acclaimed series of Marc Riley Sessions. First launching in 2016, these sessions have been celebrated by longtime fans and new listeners alike for their immediacy, uniquely capturing The Wedding Present’s trademark urgency and spontaneity. While reaffirming the band’s status as one of indie rock’s most beloved and consistent acts, the Marc Riley Sessions serve as a fascinating chronicle of The Wedding Present’s continued evolution. “This fifth volume in our series of live recordings made for Marc Riley’s BBC Radio programme is particularly interesting because – with sessions from 2019 and 2023 – it straddles not only the COVID pandemic but also our 24 Songs series. For the latter we re-enacted the ‘twelve singles in a year’ idea that The Wedding Present had first used in 1992 for the Hit Parade. So, on this record, you can hear both early versions of songs that went on to be released as singles, together with later versions of songs that had already been released! It’s also notable for hearing us have a go at two cover versions – Magazine’s ‘A Song From Under The Floorboards’ and Low’s ‘Canada’ – together with a version of our own ‘Sports Car’ where I relinquish control over the lead vocal for once.” - David Gedge

TRACK LISTING

1. Don’t Give Up Without A Fight
2. Crushed
3. A Song From Under The Floorboards
4. Telemark
5. Canada
6. We All Came From The Sea
7. Sports Car (Alternate Vocal Version)
8. Science Fiction

EEE is back with another unstoppable house banger to keep the party going all night!

TRACK LISTING

A1. Unknown
B1. Unknown

Jon Savage's Space - An amazing musical voyage through the theme and idea of Space - music for Space - Space - Music - Through West-Coast US Rock , Techno, Post-Punk , Jazz, Ambient & Experimental sounds-this is a journey like no other .. From Sun Ra to Mr Fingers and way beyond..

"We are taken to less familiar musical quadrants-fascinatedly & instructively so"
(Roy Wilkinson - MOJO Feb 2025) .

CAROLINE TRUE RECORDS is thrilled to announce the long-awaited reissue of Henry Badowski’s 1981 debut album ‘Life Is a Grand’.

Regarded as one of the great ‘lost’ albums of that era, and out of print for over 40 years, ‘Life Is a Grand’ has become a word-of-mouth cult classic – a new-wave pop gem adored by those who’ve fallen for its charms and which has so far eluded the algorithm.

Once described as “Syd Barrett produced by Brian Eno”, the album casts Henry Badowski as a singular songwriter with a very English sensibility, whose effervescent songs are full of dreamy wonder and droll humour. That this album has remained untouched since 1981, almost forgotten, has somehow preserved its innocence, and it sparkles with freshness and vitality today.

Always one step removed from the London punk scene where he cut his teeth as a teenage bassist for Chelsea in 1977 before brief stints in The Damned and The Good Missionaries, Henry drew on his love of Roxy Music, Ian Dury and Jethro Tull for his own music. He emerged as a solo artist in 1979 with the double A-side ‘Making Love With My Wife’ and ‘Baby, Sign Here With Me’ for Miles Copeland’s Deptford Fun City label.

Radio 1 got behind ‘Baby, Sign Here With Me’ and so Copeland, enjoying huge success managing The Police, arranged a transfer for Henry to A&M where, try as they might, his run of brilliant singles – ‘Henry’s In Love’, ‘My Face’, ‘This Was Meant to Be’ – fell flat.

Recorded with Wally Brill at Matrix Studios in Bloomsbury, ‘Life Is a Grand’ includes four of the five singles as well as the gentle Lewis Carroll psychedelia of ‘Swimming With the Fish in the Sea’ and ‘Silver Trees’, both laced with swirls of synthesiser. The instrumentals ‘Life Is a Grand’ and ‘Rampant’ close each side with a swagger. Henry wrote all the songs and played most of the instruments, including drum machine and saxophone. His friend and former Chelsea bandmate James Stevenson played guitar, Dave Berk joined on drums and Aleksander Kolkowski added violin.

Released in June 1981 on A&M in the UK and Europe and IRS in the US, the album sank without trace – as did Henry, who gradually moved away from music into a series of other jobs. Some 30 years later, a zip file of the album began to circulate on blogs and forums where fans sang Henry’s praises and wondered how such a gifted musician could just disappear.

And the meaning behind the title? Well, a grand will always make your life easier, says Henry. At the time, in 1980, a thousand quid would go a long way – you could buy a second-hand E-Type Jaguar or a trip to New York on Concorde. Even today, if you’ve got a grand in your pocket, you’re feeling good – life’s alright.

TRACK LISTING

1 My Face
2 Henry’s In Love
3 Swimming With The Fish In The Sea
4 The Inside Out
5 Life Is A Grand
6 Silver Trees
7 This Was Meant To Be
8 Anywhere Else
9 Baby, Sign Here With Me
10 Rampant
11 Making Love With My Wife (CD Bonus Track)

Roberto Intrallazzi and Dario Piana, two unheralded sons of Italy’s original Afro-cosmic movement of the 1980s, have joined forces in the studio for the first time. The result is the 99% Stories EP, a collaborative debut for Leng inspired by the formative years of the duo’s near 45-year friendship and their shared musical roots.

The duo both started DJing in and around Milan in 1981, drawing inspiration from pioneering contemporary Daniele Baldelli. Intrallazzi found international success following the birth of Italy’s distinctive house scene, collaborating with other like-minded producers as part of FPI Project and Cube Guys, while Piana continues to be a prolific solo artist whilst also working extensively with mentor and friend Baldelli.

The EP begins with ‘Out Of Control’, a dubbed-out cosmic disco chugger with guitar snippets, spoken word samples and sonic textures over a percussive beat and low-slung bass guitar line. Fellow long- serving Italian LTJ Xperience drops a remix that highlights the acid-flecked electronic sounds,
rubbery bass and hypnotic beats in his trademark style.

Intrallazzi and Piana explore the middle ground between psychedelic, pitched down acid and cosmic- disco on ‘Lazise’, offering up a blend of percussion-enhanced beats, undulating 303 motifs and intergalactic electronics, before once more reaching for the bass guitar to drive the vibraphone, bleeps, keys and vocal enhanced midtempo shuffle of ‘Saocraffen’.

The digital version of the EP has bonus cut: ‘SP-15’. Named in honour of the Technics turntables used by Daniele Baldelli at the iconic Cosmic Club – where he first showcased his hybrid and decidedly psychedelic ‘Afro-Cosmic’ DJ style – the track is murky, immersive, trippy and picturesque in equal measure, with waves of glistening synth sounds and musical flourishes winding in an out of a charred, midtempo cosmic disco groove. We have no doubt that Baldelli approves! 

TRACK LISTING

A1. Out Of Control
A2. Out Of Control (LTJ Xperience Remix)
B1. Lazise
B2. Saocraffen 

Limited edition 7” vinyl featuring 'Conceited' on Side A and 'Crush' on Side B taken from the album 'This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway'. Pressed on a stunning limited-edition transparent vinyl, this collectible piece captures Lola’s raw emotion and artistry. Shrink-wrapped for lasting preservation, it’s a must-have for any fan.

TRACK LISTING

1. Conceited
2. Crush

Ten years on from its release on in 2015 on the Super Weird Substance label, ‘Summer Came My Way’ is issued as a limited edition 7-inch, b/w with a previously unreleased ambient mix. Written and produced by DJ Greg Wilson, mixed by Luxxury, featuring Merseyside vocalists, The Reynolds, the track gained much Balearic kudos and became a festival favourite, the 12-inch quickly selling out, as did the ‘Substance Select’ 12-inch on which it featured three years on. A smouldering groover for sure, right on time for a summer of ’25 revival.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Radio Edit
B1. Ambient Edit

Rolling Bahamas makes its debut here with a first release from Rock Star Heroes who offer up a couple of hard-to-find and previously unreleased instrumentals of rock classics. These are perfectly designed for the club and collide rock, funk, disco and more into fresh forms. Opener 'Undercover Of The Night' is raw, hard-hitting groove magic with organic percussion and live drums laden with funky guitar riffs and lively chord work that brings the whole thing to life. On the flip is a rework of 'Miss You' which still has all the swagger of the iconic original with sultry harmonica luring you to the floor where the masterful drums and guitars will keep you moving.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
"Undercover Of The Night" (Unreleased Instrumental)

Side 2
"Miss You" (Unreleased Instrumental)

One of the world’s best-selling albums, Dire Straits’ 'Brothers In Arms', celebrates its 40th anniversary with an exquisite 5LP deluxe edition, 3CD deluxe edtion and standard LP reissue.

The 5LP and the 3CD deluxe boxsets feature the full studio album and a previously unreleased full-length live concert from the band’s Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio tour stop in 1985. The Live In 85 Tour ran a total of 248 gigs in 117 cities and was seen by over two and a half million people. Featuring art inspired by Mark’s National Style ‘O’ Resonator Guitar, seen on the cover of the studio album, the deluxe version includes a booklet featuring new liner notes, written by Paul Sexton, following new interviews with band members Mark Knopfler, John Illsley and Guy Fletcher, and come with exclusive art prints. Featuring singles ‘Money For Nothing’ and ‘Walk Of Life’, Brothers In Arms spent 14 non-consecutive weeks at Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and is the 8th best-selling album in UK chart history.

TRACK LISTING

1LP Tracklisting:
1. So Far Away
2. Money For Nothing
3. Walk Of Life
4. Your Latest Trick
5. Why Worry
6. Ride Across The River
7. The Man’s Too Strong
8. One World
9. Brothers In Arms

5LP & 3CD Tracklisting:
1. So Far Away
2. Money For Nothing
3. Walk Of Life
4. Your Latest Trick
5. Why Worry
6. Ride Across The River
7. The Man’s Too Strong
8. One World
9. Brothers In Arms
10. Ride Across The River (San Antonio Live In 85)
11. Expresso Love (San Antonio Live In 85)
12. One World (San Antonio Live In 85)
13. Romeo And Juliet (San Antonio Live In 85)
14. Private Investigations (San Antonio Live In 85)
15. Sultans Of Swing (San Antonio Live In 85)
16. Why Worry (San Antonio Live In 85)
17.Walk Of Life (San Antonio Live In 85)
18. Two Young Lovers (Live In San Antonio)
19. Money For Nothing (Live In San Antonio)
20. Wild West End (San Antonio Live In 85)
21. Tunnel Of Love (San Antonio Live In 85)
22. Brothers In Arms (San Antonio Live In 85)
23. Solid Rock (San Antonio Live In 85)
24. Going Home (San Antonio Live In 85)

With nearly 40 million record sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, a Grammy win and a legion of fans, System Of A Down are one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. At their core has always been Serj Tankian, whose journey from the streets of Beirut to rock superstardom is as remarkable and unlikely as you'll get. By dint of luck, circumstance, struggle, and more than a little talent, Serj has had the chance to live an extraordinary life.

In Down With the System, he retraces this remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it's taught him - about music, about art, about activism, and about himself. From teaming up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, arguing with LAPD officers over the best way to quell his rioting fans, and traveling with Anthony Bourdain through Armenia one meal at a time, Down With the System is an immigrant's tale, an activist's awakening, and rock memoir unlike any other.

The return of Swedish trio Tape has been reassuringly slow motion. They’ve always moved at their own pace, these three peripatetic musicians – brothers Andreas and Johan Berthling, and companion Tomas Hallonsten – though it’s been over a decade since their last full-length, 2014’s 'Casino'. Not a disappearing act, rather a break for consideration, time to explore other avenues of creativity, perhaps… But their reappearance, with the 'Refrains' 10”, was one of 2023’s most encouraging moments; doubly so, as it was proof they’d not lost their way, at all, in the intervening nine years.

The Tape modus operandi is one of deceptive simplicity and artful innocence. On 'Preludes', a typically right, one-word Tape title, this means five wordless songs that move between fully fleshed out, lovingly tended folk threnodies – the beautiful opener, 'Lights Out', that spins webs via simple, hypnotically repeating guitar – and textural conceits that hover, appealingly, in a kind of no-place. 'Naukluft Plateau' is lovingly dappled, with ruminative piano adrift on a cascading tonal waterfall. Then, feather-fall strums of guitar meet huffing harmonium and electronic scrum on the brief 'Golden Gain'.

Is there a more perfect song title for Tape than 'Tangential Thoughts'? It sums up the way their music, nimble and dainty but also carefully tended, lends itself to the reverie, the meander, the anfractuous. The madeleine-like power of this song’s two-chord figure allows the music to take flight: rustling organ, oscillating cymbal, droplets of percussion, a spinney of sound. And 'Preludes' slips away 'On The Accordeon Bus': there’s something lovely about the way that title collapses transit, articulation and bellows, reflected in the see-sawing sway and glitch-like rivulets of sound that course through the song.

So, 'Preludes', then – alive to the moment, both gentle and sturdy. A copse of tone, and a most gorgeous wool-gathering.

TRACK LISTING

1. Lights Out
2. Naukluft Plateau
3. Golden Gain
4. Tangential Thoughts
5. On The Accordeon Bus

The lead single to Annahstasia's 'Tether', her debut LP on drink sum wtr, welcomes drums, brass, and horns into a sweeping nod to healing. "We are all made of both shadow and light. From some angle, we have all been the villain of the story," she adds, suggesting that often, the only way to move on is through understanding that "we are all trying our best, negotiating survival." At its triumphant peak, above gospel-like shouts, she delivers the reprise with a smile: "Take it / Take it back / This dull knife of memory / I still hear your voice inside my head / Says that I'm the villain of the story." 

TRACK LISTING

1. Be Kind
2. Villain
3. Unrest
4. Take Care Of Me
5. Slow (ft. Obongjayar)
6. Waiting
7. Overflow
8. All Is. Will Be. As It Was. (ft. Aja Monet)
9. Silk And Velvet
10. Satisfy Me
11. Believer

'Profound Non-Event', the debut album by Sydney-based three piece Daily Toll, comprises 11 songs traversing three years of forged friendships, collaborative experimentation and a shared love of growing through words and song.

Those attuned to the ever-vibrant Australian underground may already be well familiar with Daily Toll, their consistent live presence since their inception in 2021 embroidered by a handful of (mostly) home-recorded, (mostly) digital self-releases that have steadily accumulated an appreciative following. Initially the project of self taught musician, poet & artist Kata Szász-Komlós(they/them) and Jasper Craig-Adams(he/him), and expended to a three piece with the more recent addition of friend Tom Stephens(he/him), Daily Toll represents the union of three unique creative dispositions, of relationships blooming through the push and pull of creative practice. Mapping the band’s existence through their recorded output is to bear witness to the flux of three people learning to respond to one another and gently ossify into a collective vision that at once calls to mind folk song intimacy, post-punk dynamics and the artful poeticism of an adjacent Flying Nun legacy.

If those earlier recordings reflect a band imagining themselves into being in real time, 'A Profound Non-Event' observes a clear shift in both conviction and approach. Recorded in just three days with Alex Bennett at the purely analogue Sound Recordings studio in Castlemaine and holing up at night in the century old cottage situated beside the studio, sheltering from the late-June wind and rain within walls littered with instruments and microphones, lighting fires to stay warm. Kata describes the experience as defined by “candle light and creative camaraderie”, an idyllic account of a collection of songs that glide with an undeniably warm, easy charm, evidenced in particular in the record’s second half as the tone turns increasingly introspective, the very sound of a cold evening’s drift into night. When contrasted with the moody swirl and sing-song bounce of the opening trio of tracks, there’s clear evidence of a band not simply in the process of becoming, but committed to finding their truth in that process.

Still, if Daily Toll display a reluctance to be wholly defined, then album centerpiece ‘Killincs‘ (positioned in the middle for a reason) might just be their Rosetta Stone. A verbose rumination on unsettled feelings of isolation and longing, exploring the challenges in making peace with one's decisions amidst the uncertainty of an often harsh world and the realisation that some things remain best unresolved - “I have the keys still, but I’ve buried the path”.

TRACK LISTING

1. Another World
2. Fleeting
3. I’m Bored
4. Easy Man
5. Killincs
6. My Sister’s Loom
7. Mountain Song
8. Belljar Convenience
9. Fated To Pretend
10. Waiting Game
11. A Light

"El sonido bastardo", the first album by the enigmatic collective Danzón El Gato, establishes a fascinating dialogue between jazz, funk and roots music. Formed in the underground hotbed of Madrid's experimental scene, its members have decided, this time, to start from the groove in order to explore tradition.

Recorded in Madrid, "El sonido bastardo" is a kaleidoscope of rhythms and landscapes: echoes of North Africa, the tropics and Latin America intertwine with a rocky rhythm section, inspired equally by 1970s library music and golden era hip hop. Each track is a sonic journey loaded with influences that sometimes dissolve, leaving the listener in a borderline and polychromatic terrain, a reflection of Madrid itself, a huge city born from the confluence of cultures in which mixture is palpable at every corner.

The creative core of Danzón El Gato is formed by Javier Adán and Santiago Rapallo, two craftsmen of sound, far from the spotlight but always at the forefront. They met at the beginning of this century in Zure Gura, an experimental jazz band that fused Basque tradition with contemporary sounds. Since then, they have shared a journey in projects such as Dead Capo or UMD (Unidad Mínima de Destrucción), as well as having composed experimental pieces for cinema and even the Prado Museum.

Unexpectedly, shortly after the recording was finished, the studio in the Suanzes neighbourhood where the album was conceived was dismantled. The space in which the studio was located, which for years was an epicenter of sound experimentation, gave way to the relentless advance of the real estate market.

"El sonido bastardo" captures the essence of a city in constant transformation, where music comes and goes, anchored in tradition but with a cosmopolitan and exuberant look.

TRACK LISTING

1. Una Epopeya Tranquila
2. Ronda
3. La Lucha (feat. Marina Y Su Melao)
4. Chapoteo
5. Amambay
6. Fuimos Invencibles
7. Patio De Los Leones
8. Twangy Morocco
9. Soopa
10. Aktimo Tu Se
11. A Tu Sa
12. La Tarara

Taking inspiration from hawala, a system of informal money transfers made to certain countries impacted by a lack of currency or unstable contexts. Megarbane spins this concept on its head, reimagining it as an artistic exchange spanning cultures, generations, and geographies. This spirit of creative movement is embodied in the album's amalgamative nature, featuring contributions from an international lineup of artists, including London-based jazz vocalist Sahra Gure, Italian-Tunisian singer LNDFK, Neapolitan pianist Dario Bassolino, Berlin beatmaker and violinist FloFilz, and an 18-piece orchestral arrangement by Swedish composer Sven Wunder. Recorded across multiple locations, from Beirut to Brooklyn, Stockholm to a rural French commune, the album's sonic journey mirrors its thematic premise.
Musically, the track list of Hawalat travels through a varied journey of textures and temperaments. The album's opener, Hanadi, is a percussive, Somali-inspired groove with wordless vocals and soaring saxophone lines. Tracks like Al Dollarji and Al Bahriye encapsulate Megarbane's signature Mediterranean sound, while Helia, performed with the Stockholm Studio Orchestra, showcases his cinematic sensibilities. Jana, an homage to the late Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté, sees Megarbane transform his guitar into a kora-like instrument, staying true to his commitment to experimentation.

Following Marzipan (2023), which took a look inwards at the heart of Lebanon, Hawalat expands further outwards, exploring themes of diaspora, exile, and artistic migration. "As much as Marzipan was a portrait of Lebanon from the inside, Hawalat picks up where it left off," Megarbane explains. The album avoids nostalgic recreations of the past, instead situating itself comfortably in the present with a sound that is both timeless and contemporary.

Known for his prolific output—having released over 100 projects under various monikers—Megarbane continues to defy categorisation, crafting what he calls "Lebrary music": a borderless, Mediterranean-rooted fusion of library music, Afrobeat, hip-hop, and jazz. His ethos of spontaneity extends to his live performances, where he and his band reinterpret songs anew with each show. In 2024, he toured extensively, often sharing the stage with fellow Habibi Funk collaborator Rogér Fakhr, with more performances planned for 2025.

TRACK LISTING

1. Hanadi
2. Dreams Of An Insomniac
3. Al Dollarji
4. Les Vents Dominants
5. Al Bahriye
6. Miramar
7. The Invisible Cut
8. Helia (feat. Sven Wunder)
9. East Of What
10. La Calypso 02:41
11. Hawalat
12. Sfiha
13. La Virgule Suspendue
14. Preamble To The Conclusion
15. Chou Ostak
16. What Happened Next
17. Jana

Released in November 1968, George Harrison’s 'Wonderwall Music' was the first solo album released by a member of the Beatles and the first LP to be released by Apple Records. The soundtrack music for director Joe Massot’s debut feature-length film, Wonderwall, the predominantly instrumental album is an intricate, vibrant tapestry of western rock music and compositions in an Indian classical style. In 1992, George recalled, “I decided to do it as a mini-anthology of Indian music, because I wanted to help turn the public on to Indian music. ” Three bonus tracks have been added to the remastered album: 'In the First Place' by Liverpool group the Remo Four, who played the rock elements of the recording sessions, a previously unreleased alternate take of 'The Inner Light', and the previously unreleased 'Almost Shankara',  a raga that was not used in the film or for the soundtrack LP.

TRACK LISTING

1. Microbes
2. Red Lady Too
3. Tabla And Pakavaj
4. In The Dark
5. Drilling A Home
6. Guru Vandana
7. Greasy Legs
8. Ski-ing
9. Gat Kirwani
10. Dream Scene
11. Party Seacombe
12. Love Scene
13. Crying
14. Cowboy Music
15. Fantasy Sequins
16. On The Bed
17. Glass Box
18. Wonderwall To Be Here
19. Singing Om
20. In The First Place (by The Remo Four)
21. Almost Shankara
22. The Inner Light - Alternative Take Instrumental

'Thirty Three & ⅓' is the seventh solo studio album by George Harrison, recorded at his home in Oxfordshire, Friar Park and released later that same year in November 1976. It was Harrison’s first album release on his Dark Horse record label. Upon its release, Billboard said, “[it’s] a sunny, upbeat album of love songs and cheerful jokes that is [George’s] happiest and most commercial package, with least high-flown postures, for perhaps his entire solo career. ”

TRACK LISTING

1. Woman Don't You Cry For Me
2. Dear One
3. Beautiful Girl
4. This Song
5. See Yourself
6. It's What You Value
7. True Love
8. Pure Smokey
9. Crackerbox Palace
10. Learning How To Love You

In late 1974, George Harrison returned to California to record his next album, the soul-tinged 'Extra Texture' (Read All About It). Leon Russell played piano on 'Tired of Midnight Blue',  and for some of the sessions, Harrison was joined by guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, plus Jim Keltner, Paul Stallworth, and David Foster from new band Attitudes, who were later signed by George’s newly formed Dark Horse label.

TRACK LISTING

1. You
2. The Answer's At The End
3. This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)
4. Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)
5. World Of Stone
6. A Bit More Of You
7. Can't Stop Thinking About You
8. Tired Of Midnight Blue
9. Grey Cloudy Lies
10. His Name Is Legs (Ladies And Gentleman)
11. This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying) - CD Only
12. (Platinum Weird Version) - Bonus Track - CD Only

As a direct result of the Beatles’ keen curiosity about experimental music and other avant-garde artistic expression, Apple Records launched its short-lived Zapple subsidiary in February 1969 as a forum for unfettered sonic exploration, or, as announced at the time, “more freaky sounds". George’s 'Electronic Sound' and John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 'Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With the Lions', both released in May 1969, were Zapple’s only releases before it was closed down. 'Electronic Sound’s cover art, painted by George, depicts his Moog IIIp (which was later used on four tracks by the Beatles on their album Abbey Road) with the four modules from which the sound was synthesized. Each side of the 'Eletronic Sound' LP featured one exploratory long-form work.

TRACK LISTING

1. Under The Mersey Wall
2. No Time Or Space

'Early Takes: Volume 1' is a compilation album of outtakes and demo recordings by George Harrison, released posthumously in May 2012. The recordings appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary film George Harrison: Living in the Material World and were originally issued as part of the deluxe version of the DVD release. Producer Giles Martin compiled the album, working with engineer Paul Hicks. The majority of the tracks date from the sessions for Harrison's 1970 triple album 'All Things Must Pass'.

TRACK LISTING

1. My Sweet Lord (Demo)
2. Run Of The Mill (Demo)
3. I’d Have You Any Time (Early Take)
4. Mama You’ve Been On My Mind (Demo)
5. Let It Be Me (Demo)
6. Woman Don’t You Cry For Me (Early Take)
7. Awaiting On You All (Early Take)
8. Behind That Locked Door (Demo)
9. All Things Must Pass (Demo)
10. The Light That Has Lighted (Demo)

Moses Boyd is at the forefront of the New British jazz scene having worked and recorded with like of Giles Peterson, Four Tet, Sons Of Kemet, Zara McFarlane and more. With 2 MOBO Awards to his name and Multiple Releases via his Label Exodus Records. Moses has established himself as one of the leaders in bringing the worlds of Jazz and Electronic music together.

This latest release is taken from the same sessions that brought us Rye Lane Shuffle. Displaced Diaspora is a collection of music from Moses Boyd recorded in 2015 that features some of the now leaders of the New British Jazz Scene Such as Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia and Nathaniel Cross. As well as the Iconic British Soul Vocalist Terri Walker, Saxophonist and Bata Player Kevin Haynes and his group, Grupo Eleggua and Rapper Louis VI. The music is a mix of Jazz, Yoruba chants with Hip Hop and electronica influenced beats.

TRACK LISTING

1. Rush Hour/Elegua (feat. Kevin Haynes)
2. Frontline (feat. Kevin Haynes)
3. Rye Lane Shuffle
4. Drum Dance
5. Axis Blue
6. City Nocturne (feat. Zara McFarlane)
7. Waiting On The Night Bus (feat. Terri Walker & Louis VI)
8. Marooned In S.E.6 (feat. Kevin Haynes)
9. Ancestors (feat. Kevin Haynes & Joe Armon-Jones)

Released in December 1974, 'Dark Horse' capped a prolific year for George Harrison, during which he had established his own Dark Horse record label, built a recording studio in his Friar Park home in England, and completed an ambitious tour of North America.

TRACK LISTING

1. Hari's On Tour (Express)
2. Simply Shady
3. So Sad
4. Bye Bye Love
5. Maya Love
6. Ding Dong, Ding Dong
7. Dark Horse
8. Far East Man
9. It Is 'he' (Jai Sri Krishna)
10. I Don't Care Anymore - (CD Bonus Track)
11. Dark Horse - Early Take (CD Bonus Track)

'All Things Must Pass' was released by Apple Records in November 1970. Co-produced by Harrison and Phil Spector, many musicians contributed to the album, including Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Pete Drake, Gary Wright, Klaus Voormann, members of Badfinger, players from Delaney and Bonnie band, and John Barham. The triple-LP topped charts around the world and earned universal acclaim as a rock masterpiece. George became the first Beatle to have a solo number one single in both the UK and America with the album’s lead single, 'My Sweet Lord', which introduced his signature slide guitar playing. George co-wrote the album’s opening track, 'I’d Have You Anytime' with his friend Bob Dylan, who also wrote another song on the landmark album, 'If Not For You'. 

TRACK LISTING

CD1:
1. My Sweet Lord
2. Wah-Wah
3. Isn't It A Pity
4. What Is Life
5. If Not For You
6. Behind That Locked Door
7. Let It Down
8. Run Of The Mill

CD2:
1. Beware Of Darkness
2. Apple Scruffs
3. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
4. Awaiting On You All
5. All Things Must Pass
6. I Dig Love
7. Art Of Dying
8. Isn't It A Pity
9. Hear Me Lord
10. Out Of The Blue
11. It's Johnny's Birthday
12. Plug Me In
13. I Remember Jeep
14. Thanks For The Pepperoni

Kerri Chandler returns to his Kaoz Theory imprint with Lost & Found Vol. 4, the latest installment in his archive-focused series. A true pioneer of house music, Chandler continues to push boundaries, maintaining his legacy at the forefront of the genre.

With Lost & Found, Chandler delves deep into his vault, unearthing hidden gems and giving them new life. This volume features 'Since I Met You' featuring the late Michael Watford, the atmospheric 'Grandiose Garden' by Alopeke, 'Circles' featuring Natalia, and closes with the deep, driving energy of 'The Dark One.'

TRACK LISTING

A1. Kerri Chandler - Since I Met You Ft Michael Watford
A2. Alopeke - Grandiose Garden
B1. Kerri Chandler - Circles Ft. Natalia
B2. Kerri Chandler - The Dark One

The Fear of Never Landing takes us on a dynamic journey that's atmospheric, diaphanous and never short of mesmerising. While the new record is certainly infused with a sense of hope, there's more than a soupon of anxiety too, as the title suggests.

Formed in Manchester in 2003, their debut album, Under Wires and Searchlights (2003), introduced their signature sound, but it was their 2011 release of Weightless that brought international acclaim. Developed in collaboration with a sound therapist, Weightless was scientifically recognised as "the world's most relaxing song", praised for its ability to reduce anxiety and heart rates. With over 900 million streams and widespread coverage across media, the track remains a cultural phenomenon.

Over the years, Marconi Union has continued to evolve, producing critically acclaimed albums such as Signals (2021), Ghost Stations (2016), and Tokyo+ (2017). Their work has been hailed for its emotional resonance and sonic depth, with The Quietus noting their ability to find "beauty in the bleakest places" and The Sunday Times describing them as "amongst today's most talented musicians."

With The Fear of Never Landing, Marconi Union once again showcases their unmatched ability to create immersive soundscapes that resonate deeply. The album reaffirms their position as masters of atmosphere and emotional storytelling, making it an essential addition to their storied catalog.

A 55-minute odyssey presented as one seamless piece divided into nine movements, they transcribe the nexus of modern living into a mostly wordless odyssey. The album encapsulates Marconi Union's ability to translate the complexities of the human experience into sound, all while maintaining a stunning sense of cohesion.

Beyond their studio albums, Marconi Union has collaborated with visual artists, provided soundtracks for installations, and remixed notable acts like Max Richter and Vk. Their invitation by Brian Eno to perform at Norway's Punkt Festival further cemented their reputation as innovators in the ambient music sphere.

TRACK LISTING

Through The Heat Waves
Eight Miles High Alone
In Motion
Inhale
Crystalline
Exhale
One More Rush
Silence Is Gliding
Cloud Surfing

TRACK LISTING

A. Hold Your Head Up
B. Dope Jams Edit

Ahoy, mates! The Treasure team has been navigating the seas in search of more gold. Presenting four reimagined classic tracks from F.R., expertly crafted to suit the refined tastes of today’s dance music aficionados.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Kuldn’t Luv U More
A2. Consciousness
B1. Insatiable
B2. I’m Outta Love

For a glorious ten-year period from 1995 to 2005, hip-hop music received a much-needed shot in the arm from a generation of determined and wildly creative rappers and producers. They rallied against the increasingly formulaic and shallow world of mainstream rap, as well as a music industry unwilling to listen. By releasing music on their own terms as independent artists-many adopting the mantra of being 'independent as fuck' as a mission statement-these hungry creatives reclaimed their artistic freedom and wore it as a badge of honour. Most importantly, they also made a lot of excellent hip-hop. What emerged was a vibrant underground music scene that stretched from New York to Los Angeles, with influence reaching across the world. Independent as F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 looks back at this golden era, celebrating the most important artists, record labels, 12' records, and albums, along with the stories behind them, while also shining a light on those who have since been forgotten. Lovingly researched and curated, this book is the ultimate guide to a special time in music history, one that continues to inspire each new wave of hip-hop artists decades later.

Quickly on the heels of their astounding debut, Cuneiform Tabs return with 'Age', an LP that takes a massive leap forward in both melodic sensibilities and inventiveness. Bathed in late night psychedelia, the group's experimental penchant remains, yet this time wrapped around tunes too sweet to be denied. In pulling back a little of the crackle and haze that made their first album so inviting, the Tabs have revealed more of their pop instincts. Happy to let a picked acoustic guitar stand alone like a Vashti Bunyan home recording and sit deep in the looping repetition of a drone sample like a bedroom My Bloody Valentine. The overall effect is of a perfect set of early Animal Collective demos or Syd Barrett attempting a Television Personalities cover at 3am.

The duo of Matt Bleyle and Sterling Mackinnon continue their system of trading songs back and forth across the Atlantic. A furtive correspondence between the Bay Area and the UK building, layering and blurring as they grab whatever instrument is needed until these sonic nuggets are fully formed. While these songs are very much the product of the Tascam and rudimentary software that is integral to the band, this album is truly the embrace of their melodic songwriting talents – not unlike the recent breakthrough of labelmate Cindy Lee.

With the dream-like strum of 'Ivy', the slow shimmer of 'Orbital Rings' and enchanting madcap swirl of 'Blended Medal', this is hypnagogic pop at its finest. 'Age' is the record Bob Pollard hears in his head every time he heads down to the basement to pick up a guitar. This is the sound of riding in an elevator hearing McCartney singing 'Blackbird' in the distance, only to have it draw closer and closer with each floor as you finally race down the hallway, putting your ear to each door searching for the source. This is Leonard Cohen smoking in the middle of the street outside of a Suicide show. If all of this sounds phenomenal, it is.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flush In The Cheeks
2. Crow Speech
3. Feiform Tabs
4. So Light
5. Orbital Rings
6. Ivy
7. Taoist Face Wash
8. Blended Medal
9. Alyosha
10. Flintstone Meal

“We created a holiday inside our heads.”

A Deeper Life, Chaos In The CBD’s debut album over 10 years in the making, is nostalgic for the duo’s nature-filled youth, exploring the magical coastline and lush rainforest of New Zealand. “The title refers to our childhood, which was idyllic,” says Ben. “It was just the sun, the sand, the sea, waterfalls, birds and fish…” The album’s blissful setting is also depicted on the album cover: a painting, by a childhood friend, of the beach where they grew up in Devonport.

A Deeper Life whirls that profound love of house music and wide-ranging influences – from Brazilian to R&B, ambient to Italo to deep house and downtempo pop – into a serene, cohesive whole with their signature finesse. The result is an international dance sound that feels unmistakably like Chaos and ebbs and flows from the beach party to the club to the afterhours.

On the album they’ve teamed up with a number of US legends and married their vocals with the UK underground: Josh Milan of house pioneers Blaze brings his soulful vocals to the bossa nova beats of ‘I Wanna Tell Somebody,’ a future jazz-dance anthem. Unheralded Chicago house hero and Larry Heard collaborator Lee Pearson Jr. goes deep over ‘More Time’s broken beat flex. And on ‘Maintaining My Peace’, the brothers have matched veteran house singer-songwriter Stephanie Cooke with UK grime MC Novelist, on a slinky LDN interpretation of LA hip-hop and g-funk.

Also featured on the album are New Zealand jazz artist Nathan Haines, frequent collaborator Isaac Asaeili and more.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Down By The Cove
A2. Mountain Mover Feat. Alex Cosmo Blake
A3. Maintaining My Peace Feat. Novelist & Stephanie Cooke
A4. Tears Feat. Saucy Lady
B1. Brain Gymnasium
B2. I Wanna Tell Somebody Feat. Josh Milan
B3. Ōtaki Feat. Finn Rees
B4. Love Language Feat. Nathan Haines
C1. A Deeper Life Feat. Isaac Aesili
C2. More Time Feat. Lee Pearson Jr. Collective
C3. Tongariro Crossing Feat. Nathan Haines
D1. Barefoot On The Tarmac
D2. Marlboro Sounds
D3. The Eternal Checkout Feat. Cenk Esen

Recorded 67 years ago,

Reisued in Shirley's 90th year in this universe.

Limited to 800 black vinyl / cd limited to 1000 each packaged in reverse board printed card sleave

Remastered and with restored original artwork, LP with postcard inserts.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sweet England
2. Hares On The Mountain
3. Hori-Horo
4. The Bonny Irish Boy
5. The Tailor And The Mouse
6. The Lady And The Swine
7. Turpin Hero
8. The Cuckoo
9. The Bonny Labouring Boy
10. The Cherry Tree Carol
11. Sweet William
12. Omie Wise
13. Blackbirds And Thrushes
14. A Keeper Went Hunting
15. Polly Vaughan
16. Pretty Saro
17. Barbara Allen
18. Charlie

His much sought-after and stunning self-titled album from 1970 includes ‘Ele E Ela’, as sampled on Jay-Z’s ‘Thank You’, as well as some of his most popular songs like ‘Freio Aerodinamico’ and ‘Os Grilos’, swinging between sophistication and groove.

Remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl, this release is part of a new reissue series that comprises many other outstanding Brazilian classics by the likes of Evinha, Cassiano, Gerson King Combo, Hyldon.

TRACK LISTING

1. Quarentão Simpático (Renatão)
2. Ele E Ela
3. Dez Leis
4. Pigmalião 70
5. Que Eu Canse E Descanse
6. Esperando O Messias
7. Freio Aerodinâmico
8. Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Ana Maria)
9. Suíte Imaginária

'Garra' was originally released in 1971 and brought us Valle’s classics such as ‘Com Mais De 30’, ‘O Cafona’, ‘Vinte E Seis Anos De Vida Normal’ and the rare groove classic ‘Wanda Vidal.’

Remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl. This release is part of a new reissue series that comprises many other outstanding Brazilian classics by the likes of Evinha, Cassiano, Gerson King Combo, Hyldon. 'Garra' maintains the same socially conscious content as in his previous album while also combining diverse musical styles and influences.

TRACK LISTING

1. Jesus Meu Rei
2. Com Mais De 30
3. Garra
4. Black Is Beautiful
5. Ao Amigo Tom
6. Paz E Futebol
7. Que Bandeira
8. Wanda Vidal
9. Minha Voz Virá Do Sol Da América
10. Vinte E Seis Anos De Vida Normal
11. O Cafona

The prolific British singer-songwriter headed to New York in the summer of 2024 to record with producer Phil Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, Laura Veirs) at his Sugar Mountain studio, alongside an all-star cast of musicians. The likes of Catalan singer-songwriter/guitarist Núuria Graham, bassist Josh Crumbly, virtuosic guitarist Mike Haldeman, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, revered indie-rock musician Sam Evian, former Dirty Projectors vocalist/folk musician Maia Friedman, Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco, drummer/multi-instrumentalist Vishal Nayak, and acclaimed folk musician Sam Amidon sprinkle their gold dust over 'Dog Eared'. A band packed with talent and cumulative credits across records by Cassandra Jenkins, Kamasi Washington, Moses Sumney, Robert Glasper, Tune-Yards, Empress Of, Nick Hakim, David Byrne, Atoms for Peace, Feist, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and now Billie Marten.

'Dog Eared' is a warm, rich, and textured record that bristles with confidence and self-belief, with Billie already approaching the prolificacy of a ‘lifer’ with so much life left to live. It’s a left turn from her previous recordings, albeit a subtle one, taken with a deftness of touch. A musician embracing change, while staying true to her core self. There’s a certain strength of conviction here that finds its voice more prominently in the extensive pool of her acclaimed American contemporaries, of which she now surely stands shoulder to shoulder with. With 'Dog Eared', Billie calmly posits herself at the top of the tree of not just British contemporary folk artists, but with British songwriters at large. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Feeling
2. Crown
3. Clover
4. No Sudden Changes
5. The Glass
6. Leap Year
7. Goodnight Moon
8. Planets
9. You And I Both
10. Swing

Goddess is a project of producer and drummer, Fay Milton bringing together female and gender-expansive creativity and collaboration.

Working with an impressive host of guest vocalists and instrumentalists, Goddess blurs genre boundaries with its mix of melodic and industrial sounds.

"With this project, I have come out from behind the drums and stepped into the producer role, allowing the feminine energy to run strong through the start to finish of the creative process." - Fay Milton

Fay Milton's previous work includes being the drummer for twice Mercury-nominated UK post punk band, Savages and Co-Founding Music Declares Emergency and the NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET campaign.

TRACK LISTING

1. Little Dark (feat. Shingai)
2. Shadows (feat. Ex:Re)
3. Animal (feat. Delilah Holiday)
4. Fuckboy (feat. Salvia)
5. Golden (feat. Shadow Stevie)
6. Bad Child (feat. Isabel Muñoz-Newsome)
7. Darling Boulevard (feat. Bess Atwell)
8. Diamond Dust (feat. Izzy Bee Phillips)
9. Bounce (feat. Grove)
10. 22nd Century (feat. Harriet Rock)

The one and only Mr. K presents a two-sided treat here starting with Janice McClain's underrated 1983 disco track and featuring a smooth, laid-back groove that blends steppers vibes with mid-tempo Philly soul. Written by McClain's uncle Milt Tennant and Thom Page, it captures a classic sound that is further enhanced by McClain's heartfelt vocals. This edit trims the rare 12" version for a 7" debut with pristine sound and the B-side flips to a fresh take on 'Brazil', which was a 1975 hit by the Ritchie Family. Mr. K's edit extends the vamp section, offering a full, uninterrupted four minutes of irresistible disco joy.

TRACK LISTING

Giving My Love
Brazil

STROBE.RIP
Amnesia Scanner’s third full-length album titled 'STROBE.RIP' is a collaboration with the artist and musician Freeka Tet, who joins the album and associated live performances as a vocalist and creative collaborator. Released by PAN records, 'STROBE.RIP' is part of a broader series of live performances, installations, videos and physical products created by the group. Since its inception in 2014, Ville Haimala and Martti Kalliala have continued to evolve and redefine Amnesia Scanner through experimentation across online and IRL realms. This album brings them a step closer to the latter. With French-born, New York City-based Freeka Tet on board, 'STROBE.RIP' acquires a new array of influences that draw from the multidisciplinary artist’s hacker mindset, shaping the sound into new forms. As a programmer and technologist, Freeka Tet’s work straddles commerce and art, combining intuitive and performative modes of expression with emergent technology and creative coding. Much like Amnesia Scanner, Tet draws from online vernacular and techno-magic to create satirical, uncanny work – artificially augmented, and highly engineered sounds, textures, images and ideas that translate memes and code into a more human and affective language. Haimala and Kalliala say, “Amnesia Scanner is now living in the world it has built,” signaling a sincere commitment to the act. The human dimension in 'STROBE.RIP' is chaotic: a reverse hero’s journey that merges deep-fried baroque with the quasi-angelic into a psychotic megamix of tropes, lyrics, genres, and sonic palettes that are both disorienting and deeply resonant.

HOAX
Mutating out of the collaborative practice established on 'STROBE.RIP', Amnesia Scanner and Freeka Tet are so back with a new dual record project that explores and explodes norms of music production, songwriting and sonic aesthetics. 'HOAX' is *not* an album and remix released together, but rather, a singular experience unfolding as two mirroring, mutually-reinforcing (or perhaps deconstructing) records. The Amnesia Scanner “ AS HOAX” record administers the liquid drip of devastating ballads, wandering mosh-ups and industrial flood lights that we fiend for. But, as with every AS record it is impossible to mistake the grunged-out doom for nihilism: there is simply too much raw emotion, vulnerable narrative and playful experimentation. With drums and chaos from Freeka on four “ASFT” tracks, AS has delivered perhaps their most prescient, hopeful and soon-to-be-seminal record of their genre-defining career. Against this belligerent crispness emerges the sublime obelisk of noise in Freeka Tet’s “FT HOAX”. This is the debut full-length record released under the Freeka Tet moniker. It is a conceptual art piece that is unapologetically immediate. Using custom bashed scripts the AS record is negated, inverted and buffed down to reveal underlying rhythms and textures. Freeka has taken the ubiquitous technology of noise-canceling headphones as a point of departure for this experiment in music-denial. The desire for eliminating environmental sounds is turned inwards to undermine the music itself. A variety of original techniques are used for ambient AS cancellation including creating a virtual space simulation and adding noise to spectrogram images. While Freeka’s gesture is extreme, the result brings you to a serene contemplative plateau. The dual mirrored records are meant to be unlocked together: listening to the drone-ification opens up patterns and movements previously hidden, your newly trained ear will go deeper into the layers of subliminal encoding on HOAX leaving you reprogrammed. The lyrics are a sticker suspended above reflective abyss: labeled ingredients are anchors that pull a connection out of the crashing shores of Oracle’s baritone sax croning and operatic countertenor samples from latent space. The resulting They Live glasses that are ripped from your eyes makes this dual record project a scathing polemic on state of music and creativity, thus raising the stakes of what it means to be an artist in the post-post-post-digital-crypto-AI-utopia-anthropocene.

TRACK LISTING

1. ASFT Ruff
2. AS Over
3. AS Amygalda
4. AS Neverend
5. AS Mantra
6. ASFT Tazzie
7. ASFT ISSOK
8. AS Disco
9. AS Back
10.AS U
11. ASFT Icaros
12. FT Ruff
13. FT Over
14. FT Amygdala
15. FT Neverend
16. FT Mantra
17. FT Tazzie
18. FT ISSOK
19. FT Disco
20. FT Back
21. FT U
22. FTAS Icaros
23. Tongue Demons
24. Giggle
25. Bounds
26. Ledge
27. Disperse
28. Ride
29. Damon
30. Clown
31. Abandoned.club
32. Scorpions, Bats & Spiders
33. Cat
34. Merge

Though Deerhoof long ago established itself as one of the greatest rock groups ever to stride the earth—and if you think that’s hyperbole, you haven’t spent enough time listening to Deerhoof—the furiously inventive quartet treats each of their new albums as an opportunity for creative rebirth. And yet somehow, they’re also profoundly reliable, a strange but true descriptor for a band so creatively restless. You never know what a new Deerhoof album might sound like, except that it will always sound like Deerhoof.

They are defined by such paradoxes, as 'Noble and Godlike in Ruin' reaffirms. Their latest album is either a portrait of a world descending into monstrous hate, dehumanization, and dollar signs, or a haunting self-portrait of band-as-monster: an intelligent, sensitive, hybrid creature, singing tirelessly of love, but increasingly alienated from that world.

The music is joyful and foreboding, cybernetic and deeply human, all at once. Strings that evoke avant-garde chamber music and classic horror-film soundtracks bounce off guitar and bass lines that chug on impervious to the creeping dread. The drums are sometimes filtered to sound almost electronic, but no computer could come up with rhythms so funky and dynamic, with each minute variation from one snare hit to the next conveying worlds of possibility. Fronting it all is Satomi Matsuzaki’s inimitable alto. A voice of solitude, whose plainspoken calm can seem strangely outside of the band’s maelstrom, even as she contributes to it with her jaggedly precise bass parts. As a first-generation immigrant to the US, she’s never tried to disguise her Japanese accent, or her deadpan, karaoke-esque delivery. On 'Noble and Godlike in Ruin', her sense of remove feels alternately like an expression of loneliness and like a cool provocation to systems of oppression and control. “Kindness is all I needed from you,” she sings on the epic album closer 'Immigrant Songs'. “But you think we’re in your house.” Not long after, the song detonates, its tightly wound art-pop giving way to several minutes of howling noise.

Though the subject matter may be bleak—how could it not be?—the songs carry an implicit note of defiant optimism in their refusal to bow to convention or received wisdom. There’s that famous Dylan Thomas line about raging against the dying of the light: 'Noble and Godlike in Ruin' feels a little like that. The world may be going down, but Deerhoof is going down swinging.

TRACK LISTING

1. Overrated Species Anyhow
2. Sparrow Sparrow
3. Kingtoe
4. Return Of The Return Of The Fire Trick Star
5. A Body Of Mirrors
6. Ha, Ha Ha Ha, Haaa
7. Disobedience
8. Who Do You Root For?
9. Under Rats (featuring Saul Williams)
10. Immigrant Songs

Chapter Music's landmark collection of Australian 70s-80s post- punk, originally released in 2001, gets its first ever vinyl release!

'Can’t Stop It!' documents a fantastically inventive and dynamic era, when Australian acts stepped out of the shadow of overseas influence and asserted their own musical identity for perhaps the first time.

Featuring tracks by future members of bands such as Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Einsturzende Neubauten, Dirty Three and The Go- Betweens, Can’t Stop It! is a vivid survey of the creativity and innovation bubbling away under the surface of Australia’s fairly unadventurous music culture of the time.

All of the bands on 'Can't Stop It!' released their music independently, either themselves or through the handful of visionary labels of the era such as Au-Go-Go, M Squared, Missing Link or Innocent Records.

On its original release in 2001, the compilation got Chapter Music its first major international attention, written up in The Wire magazine, stocked at Other Music in New York and selling out numerous CD pressings.

Remastered with updated liner notes and photos, this deluxe 2LP set expands on the original 20 track CD with six bonus never- before-reissued tracks.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Moodists – Gone Dead
2. Voigt/465 – Voices A Drama
3. The Take – Summer
4. Essendon Airport – How Low Can You Go...?
5. The Apartments – Help
6. Ash Wednesday – Love By Numbers
7. Primitive Calculators – Pumping Ugly Muscle
8. The Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast – The Dumbwaiters
9. Ron Rude – Piano Piano
10. Xero – The Girls
11. The Limp – Pony Club
12. The Fabulous Marquises – Honeymoons
13. Slugfuckers – Cacophony
14. Equal Local – Lamp That
15. Tame O’Mearas – Sweat And Babble
16. The Particles – Apricot’s Dream
17. People With Chairs Up Their Noses – Song Of The Sea
18. Wild West – We Can Do
19. The Pits – Words
20. → ↑ → – One Note Song
21. *****,***** – Knots
22. Electric Fans – Garden Of Uluru
23. The Voice Of Drama – A Song Of Colours
24. Synthetic Dream – Work
25. Yclept Dinmakers – Yclept Enemy
26. The Plants – The Path

Bringing new life to the electrifying sounds of Peru’s golden era of cumbia, 'CHICHA POR FAVOR Vol. 1' is a highly anticipated limited edition vinyl release, featuring 12 rare tracks from the historic El Volcan label, known for its groundbreaking cumbia in the highlands of Cusco, Peru. This curated collection, spanning the 1970s and 80s, delivers listeners an immersive sonic journey into the heart of Peru's tropical music heritage.

For vinyl collectors, cumbia enthusiasts, and aficionados of Latin American musical history, this album is a rare treasure, packaged with an exclusive insert detailing the cultural origins of each track and offering in-depth insights into the socio-musical evolution of Peruvian cumbia. This release is the inaugural volume of 'CHICHA POR FAVOR', a project aimed at preserving and celebrating the defining sounds of Peruvian tropical music.

TRACK LISTING

1. GRUPO ATLANTIC - Danza Atlantic
2. LOS TIGRES DE TARAPOTO — Bailando Con Los Tigres
3. LOS INVASORES DEL PROGRESO — Selva Mia
4. LOS CONDORES DE CUSCO — La Piedrita
5. GRUPO PUNTO 5 DE LA OROJA — Raquel
6. LOS RANGERS DE TINGO MARIA — Baila Babalu
7. LOS CONDORES DE CUSCO — Cusco Imperial
8. GRUPO PUNTO 5 DE LA OROJA — Triste Esperanza
9. GRUPO ATLANTIC — Amor En La Selva
10. LOS INVASORES DEL PROGRESO — Recordando A Mi Lita

On the remastered vinyl, LaMontagne says, "When Trouble was initially released Vinyl was considered a dead format, never to breathe again. Digital audio was the new King. As we know this has proved untrue. Each year more and more music lovers are listening to vinyl and appreciating it for its depth and breadth of sound, for its physical heft, for its tangible realness."

TRACK LISTING

Trouble
Shelter
Hold You In My Arms
Burn
Forever My Friend
Hannah
How Come
Jolene
All The Wild Horses

Nick Cave, new in Berlin, entered the world of Die Haut in 1982. The result is a furious album that paves the way for the music that Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds have been making since 1984.

'Burnin' The Ice' has not been available for a long time. Now the record is being reissued on vinyl - and after many years, it closes a gap that drove Cave completists to despair.

No wild god has fallen from the sky yet. Not even Nick Cave, perhaps the best music performer of the present day. Cave has worked hard for his power, his aura, his reputation. An important early milestone on this journey: 'Burnin' The Ice', released in 1983 together with Berlin band Die Haut. An album like
a contemporary document. A ticket to the diffuse and adventurous Berlin of the early 80s, right in the middle of Nick Cave's hot period between The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds.

'Burnin' The Ice' captures the moment when Nick Cave and Die Haut first developed the music that would later make him seem larger than life. The sound on this record is existential and experimental. Interested in ecstasy and excess. Relentless and uncompromising.

TRACK LISTING

1. STOW-A-WAY
2. TOKYO EXPRESS
3. TRUCK LOVE
4. THE VICTORY
5. PLEASURE IS THE BOSS
6. DUMB EUROPE
7. THIS FLAME WILL NEVER DIE

After more than a decade of music-making, Durand Jones & The Indications have blossomed as a unit and are basking in their successes. On their aptly titled new album, 'Flowers', The Indications unfurl their true colors — embracing all their roots and influences, maturation and confidence, and share them with the world.

Since forming in 2012, the road has taken The Indications from those origins at Indiana University, Bloomington to the global stage, selling out shows across Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand to the West Coast— where DJI has a strong following among the lowrider and vintage soul enthusiasts.

For as far as Durand Jones & The Indications have come, 'Flowers' grew from the desire to return to their roots in a Bloomington basement, a space where they first found camaraderie in gritty funk and Southern soul that would inspire their self-titled debut. Pulling sonically and spiritually from each of the group's previous releases and solo work, Flowers is the next stage of DJI's inspired soulful discography. DJI are not only accepting their flowers, but indulging in their sweet and sexy fragrance.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flowers
2. Paradise
3. Lovers' Holiday
4. I Need The Answer
5. Flower Moon
6. Really Wanna Be With You
7. Been So Long
8. Everythin
9. Rust And Steel
10. If Not For Love
11. Without You

Mike Gordon's debut album as Mk.Gee, 'Two Star & the Dream Police', is a groundbreaking fusion of pop, rock, and soul. Hailing from New Jersey, the 26-year-old musician redefines familiar genres with his unique approach to sound, incorporating unconventional tones, tempos, and textures. His distorted guitar riffs and soulful vocals, reminiscent of Prince, cut through murky, experimental mixes, creating a captivating sonic landscape that refuses to conform to traditional boundaries.

Despite his experimental tendencies, Gordon demonstrates a mastery of melody, crafting intricate and engaging pop songs from seemingly chaotic compositions. 'Two Star' is both innovative and accessible, offering a fresh take on contemporary music while retaining a timeless quality.

TRACK LISTING

1. New Low
2. How Many Miles
3. Are You Looking Up
4. DNM
5. You Got It
6. Rylee & I
7. Candy
8. I Want
9. Alesis
10. Breakthespell
11. Little Bit More
12. Dream Police

Phil Mison returns with a second album under his Ambala-moniker, presenting a generous set of aquatic beats and moonlit synth-grooves of the highest quality.

A true architect of the Balearic sound, Mison has released music under several monikers, among them Ambala, Reverso 68 and Cantoma, whose debut has been canonized as an all-time chill-out great.

On this sophomore Ambala LP, Mison continues to elaborate and seek new avenues for the chill-out sound, layering solid digital grooves with organic instrumentations and dreamy synth leads.

Several instrumentalists from the Music For Dreams roster guest the album. Guitarist Santino Surfers (Jonas Krag) serves up a number of exquisite solos throughout the album, ranging from smoky twang to Mediterranean romance. Composer Troels Hammer and pop ambient artist The Swan And The Lake provide tranquil sweeps of keys and synth, often blooming into dreamy little melodies.

Also featuring on the album are producers Anders Ponsaing, WALTHER and OliO.

TRACK LISTING

1. End Of The Day
2. Pyramid Parachute
3. Amor Bailar
4. Through The Gate
5. Morning Lights
6. Paradise
6. Release My Mind
7. Eko Mania
8. Sergios Theme
9. Blue Future
10. Slow River
11. Quiet Yellow Purple
12. Don't Forget
13. Amor Bailar (Dan Idjut Mainline Mix)

Heading up the B-Town scene back in 2012 alnogside Peace and Swim Deep, JAWS announced a fairwell tour for 2025 and have treated us to this 10th anniversary reissue of thier beloved debut album, 'Be Slowly'. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Time
2. Cameron
3. Gold
4. Swim
5. Home
6. Be Slowly
7. Think Too Much, Feel Too Little
8. Filth
9. Sunset State
10. Surround You
11. NYE

Originally released in 1997, 'Sci-Fi Lullabies' remains a stunning collection
of Suede’s B-sides, showcasing some of the band’s finest work. This
expanded edition brings together the original set alongside a newly
compiled second volume.

Volume 1 is split across CD1 and CD2 and includes B-sides from the
'Suede', 'Dog Man Star', and 'Coming Up' eras—tracks as compelling as the
band’s studio albums. Standout songs include 'My Insatiable One', 'He’s
Dead', 'The Living Dead', 'My Dark Star', 'Europe Is Our Playground' and
'Killing of a Flash Boy'.

CD3 features 'Sci-Fi Lullabies: Volume 2', specially curated by frontman
Brett Anderson for Record Store Day 2025. It consists of 19 selected cuts
spanning the band’s trajectory from 1999 to 2023. Where ‘Sci-Fi
Lullabies’ left off after ‘Coming Up’, ‘Volume 2’ collects the crop of bonus
tracks released from ‘Head Music’, in 1999 to 2022’s ‘Autofiction’ -with tracks ‘Blinded’ (previously unreleased) & ‘Manipulation’ are making
their first-ever appearance on CD here.

The artwork and design for this 3CD edition have been created by
Suede’s official designer and photographer, Paul Khera. The design
features a die-cut outer sleeve allowing fans to alternate between the
two 'Sci-Fi Lullabies Volume' covers.

A must-have for Suede fans and Britpop lovers alike, this 'Sci-Fi Lullabies'
expanded set reaffirms the band's legacy as one of the defining acts of
the ’90s

TRACK LISTING

CD1:
1. My Insatiable One
2. To The Birds
3. Where The Pigs Don't Fly
4. He's Dead
5. The Big Time
6. High Rising
7. The Living Dead
8. My Dark Star
9. Killing Of A Flash Boy
10. Whipsnade
11. Modern Boys
12. Together
13. Bentswood Boys
14. Europe Is Our Playground

CD2:
1. Every Monday Morning Comes
2. Have You Ever Been This Low?
3. Another No One
4. Young Men
5. The Sound Of The Streets
6. Money
7. W.S.D.
8. This Time
9. Jumble Sale Mums
10. These Are The Sad Songs
11. Sadie
12. Graffiti Women
13. Duchess

CD3:
1. The Sadness In You, The Sadness In Me
2. Dawn Chorus
3. Let Go
4. Crackhead
5. Cheap
6. Simon
7. What Violet Says
8. Still Waiting
9. Manipulation
10. You Don’t Know Me
11. Days Like Dead Moths
12. Since You Went Away
13. Heroin
14. Leaving
15. God’s Gift
16. There Is No Me If There Is No You
17. Darkest Days
18. The Prey
19. Blinded

Presented on across three discs, this brand-new pressing of Suede's 'Sci-Fi Lullabies' has been newly mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Studios, using the original production master.

Reaching No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart and met with widespread
critical acclaim upon its release, 'Sci-Fi Lullabies' features tracks plucked from the bands most prolific era from the period 1994 and 1997, including albums 'Suede', 'Dog Man Star' and 'Coming Up'.

With standouts including 'My Insatiable One', 'He's Dead', 'The Living Dead', 'My Dark Star', 'Europe Is Our Playground' and 'Killing of a Flash Boy', 'Sci-Fi Lullabies' is essential listening for Suede fans and Britpop lovers alike,
reaffirming the band's legacy as one of the '90s' greatest.

TRACK LISTING

1. My Insatiable One
2. To The Birds
3. Where The Pigs Don't Fly
4. He's Dead
5. The Big Time
6. High Rising
7. The Living Dead
8. My Dark Star
9. Killing Of A Flash Boy
10. Whipsnade
11. Modern Boys
12. Together
13. Bentswood Boys
14. Europe Is Our Playground
15. Every Monday Morning Comes
16. Have You Ever Been This Low?
17. Another No One
18. Young Men
19. The Sound Of The Streets
20. Money
21. W.S.D.
22. This Time
23. Jumble Sale Mums
24. These Are The Sad Songs
25. Sadie
26. Graffiti Women
27. Duchess

80s synth magic for the the four-track mind. DIY outsider Rick Cuevas was a post-punk refugee on a vision quest for a hit. Tracked at home in 1984, 'The Birds' is that 40-year-delayed viral smash, one of eight retro-futurist anthems that make up Cuevas’ debut album.

Remastered from the analog masters, this 40th anniversary edition replicates the 200-copy original for max teleportation value.

TRACK LISTING

1. Symbolism
2. The Birds
3. Hello Condemnation
4. Loving This Girl
5. Long Way To Go
6. Circle Of The Rain
7. Sense Of Real
8. Wind Of My Breath

Casquiat and Controller 7 have united on Datum Recordings for this high class new 45rpm which works as a fine weapon for your record bag or equally well as some superb home listening. Casquiat goes first with 'Set It Off' which has raw drum breaks and direct bars delivered over some wild guitar riffs, slamming hits and old school vocal chops. Controller 7's 'Dope On Plastic' is a percolating funk joint with old school hip-hop energy and some evocative bars that recall the likes of Beastie Boys. Add in smart horns, JB yelps and scratching and you have a real party starter.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Casquiat - "Set It Off"

Side 2
1.Controller 7 - "Dope On Plastic"

If you like your jazz mystical and spaced out then you're on the right page with this one. The Blackhole label returns with a sixth self-titled offering that is buy on sight. 'More Love Songs' has whimsical leads disappearing off into the cosmic ether over mic jazz-funk drums with some breezy vocals finishing it in style. 'Searching The Circle' then take off on another carefree and breezy groove with far-sighted melodies and gorgeous vocal harmonies that melt you to your core. Beautiful stuff.

TRACK LISTING

More Love Songs
Searching The Circle

A double LP package from Bardo Pond, combining two of their super rare jam volumes on vinyl for the first time. A further edition in this celebrated series, ‘Volume 4’ and ‘Volume 5’ feature more freeform improvisational pieces from the hypnotic Philadelphia outfit.

Capturing the raw essence of the band, whose fearless exploration blurs the lines between structure, chaos, melody and noise. Bardo Pond's music traverses space rock, acid rock, post-rock, shoegaze, noise, Krautrock and psychedelia.

‘Volume 4’ hails from self-released sessions recorded in January 2002, its five tracks include the supremely tripped out heaviness of ‘K2’ and the balance-shifting ‘New Drunks (Revisited)’ with Isobel Sollenberger’s exquisite and, frankly, quite disturbing vocal. They’re shorter interrogations of sound by Bardo terms, almost succinct in their mesmerising riffage and off-kilter arrangements.

By contrast, ‘Volume 5’ consists of two lengthy mantras recorded between 2000 and 2004 and released as the tape spool spiralled out. ‘FUFO’ sounds like Cluster unravelling with Merzbow mixing, a post-industrial slew of hypnotic proportions, while ‘Monarch’ begins as a Current 93-like neo-folk mood piece before evolving into a wailing slice of drone-drenched Americana by way of a Velvets’ jam.

“We were pushing improvisations as far as we could. It was glorious having the studio. The more that our heads were spinning after a session, the better we knew that session would sound when we listened back. We were getting together two nights a week, usually three or four hours working on material and songs and the other half the time letting loose. Volumes 4 and 5 gather together some of these improvisations, and one early song that we felt like doing.” Adds Michael Gibbons of Bardo Pond.

TRACK LISTING

1. Take What You Need
2. K2
3. New Drunks (Revisited)
4. Pangolin Dance
5. Narmada
6. Fufo
7. Monarch

Peter Matson is a Brooklyn, NY based musician, producer, DJ, and founder and leader of the seminal NYC post-punk dance outfit Underground System. Hotel PMis the debut LP from Matson and third release with Bastard Jazz having released two EPs Short Trips in 2019 and The Right Way in 2022.

Album features a who's who of artists collaborating with Matson including Toribio, Kendra Morris, Pahua, The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band, and core members of The Rapture, Ibibio Sound Machine, Poolside, and Sly5thAve. Including Bastard Jazz, Matson has released music with Soul Clap, planet e, Razor N Tape, Heist Recordings, Heavenly Sweetness, and Hell Yeah.
Recording, production and mixing by Ross Orton (M.I.A., Arctic Monkeys) and Ewan Pearson (Depeche Mode, Confidence Man) between London, Sheffield, UK, Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico and Peter's home of New York City.

TRACK LISTING

1. Lobby Call
2. Alien
3. Melancolía (feat. Pahua)
4. Never Know (feat. Phenomenal Handclap Band)
5. S.Y.G. (feat. Toribio)
6. Lew Beach
7. White Noise (feat. Kendra Morris)
8. Shaky Escalator (feat. Underground System)
9. Toop Toop
10. 18th Floor

'The Best of Isaac Hayes' brings together 10 soulful cuts from Stax Records’ incomparable creative force. As composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Isaac Hayes changed the face of music in the early 1970s and this collection is the perfect introduction to his music. Including the Academy Award Winning 'Theme From Shaft' with its distinctive wah-wah guitar intro, 'Walk on By', and 'Never Can Say Goodbye' all newly mastered by Paul Blakemore. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Theme From Shaft
2. Walk On By
3. Never Can Say Goodbye
4. The Look Of Love
5. Theme From The Men
6. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
7. Joy (Pt. 1)
8. Do Your Thing
9. I Stand Accused
10. Wonderful 

Meet Lavender. This winsome duo, consisting of Oskar Rice and Adam Jackson. Their output so far has been confined to a debut EP which came out right in the middle of the lockdown and another couple of singles that bring their tally so far to less than thirty minutes of music. But that’s about to change with their debut album, 'We’re Having A Barn Dance', a significant step forward and brilliant distillation of all that made those first releases pop so dramatically. This album is the story of one tumultuous year of living, loving (and the falling out thereof). The songwriting is a diary of an eventful 12 months.

“We had a big chat about what this all means to us,” explains Oskar, “And we boiled it down to this: it’s about love, but not necessarily romantic love. It’s about all of those competing emotions and how, if you love one thing, it might detract from loving something else.” 'We’re Having A Barn Dance' succeeds and surpasses the duo’s aims. It’s an album that is manifestly ambitious both in its production sound and as songwriters clearly finding greater confidence in their future pathway. As one fan commented on YouTube: “You go. You go and be great. With your Lavender.” Hear, hear.

TRACK LISTING

1. Lowlight:slowlight
2. (Ifnotnowthen) When
3. You & Me
4. We’re Having A Barn Dance
5. Cowboy Pancakes
6. Lowlight (Reprise)
7. Missing You
8. Way Over
9. Cowboynowboy (Life In The Quadrant)
10. Harlequin / Los Días Azules

Rival Consoles has been concurrently in the foreground and background of electronic music since the late-‘00s; conjuring tense melancholia for Black Mirror soundtracks, playing in front of 10,000 dance fans at Drumsheds, selling out London’s Barbican Hall, and logging an expansive, wandering collection of synth-sculpted albums that explore a myriad of different styles and aesthetics—but always with human emotion as their lodestar. Landscape from Memory, the ninth studio LP from the UK producer and musician born Ryan Lee West, finally blossomed following a frustrating fallow year away from the production desk. For West, having spent the past decade producing and writing in a habitual way, falling out of love with creativity meant a slowing of the clock that makes him tick, a sense of being swallowed whole by some elementary force.

Partly stitched together from a scrapbook of discarded audio snippets, Landscape from Memory demanded a degree of openness and vulnerability in its assembly. “There is a kind of strange beauty to it because it involves the past, present and future in a very strong way.” He set to work massaging melodic kernels into full tracks, like the skippy, haunted club shuffle of memory-jogging lead single ‘Catherine’, which is dedicated to his partner. “It’s extremely open, just like a naked melody on drums, so exposed as an idea… I think because she was so excited by it, I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, I'm excited too, actually, I just didn't realise,” he reflects.

Appropriately, the title track became the first piece of music that made West “feel an emotional reaction after a long time of having zero reaction”—closing the record transcendently in a fever dream of euphoric synthwave—although ‘Catherine’ can be understood as the spark that lit the fuse, bristling with energetic joy.

“I like music that has a sense of momentum, really pushing forward,” he adds of the ‘Landscape from Memory’ icebreaker. “And it just instantly has that from the first breath. So I kind of like moments like that when they appear.”

These climatic productions are characterised by their propulsive quality, and driven by West’s own push to step outside his comfort zone, having found inspiration flowing from new and unfamiliar sources. After his self-built Hackney studio suddenly felt too controlled of an environment, West altered course, mapping out tracks away from his desk. To that end, Landscape from Memory is a travelogue of creativity on the move, a collection of postcards from everywhere, and an album defined by its restlessness.

As Rival Consoles, West’s calling card is his ability to channel hope, pain, sadness, and euphoria all at once, twisting the key in the lock of his internal world and telling stories without words. Crucially, Landscape from Memory is as much about zooming in on the details as it is about seeing past the horizon. Like a saturated photograph or an abstract painting daubed with bright splotches, Landscape from Memory is a riot of colour, an album blazing with a sound-shaper’s renewed love for his craft.

TRACK LISTING

1. In Reverse
2. Catherine
3. Drum Song
4. Soft Gradient Beckons
5. Gaivotas
6. Coda
7. Known Shape
8. Nocturne
9. Jupiter
10. In A Trance
11. If Not Now
12. 2 Forms
13. Tape Loop
14. Landscape From Memory

Legendary yet ever-evolving, Zamrock pioneers WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) continue to push boundaries with their bold new record, 'SOGOLO'. After their remarkable resurgence and 2023's critically acclaimed 'Zango'–their first album in nearly 40 years–'SOGOLO' proves that their innovative spirit remains as strong as ever.

Derived from the Zambian word for “future”, 'SOGOLO' weaves together strains of the garage-infused psych, funk, and rock that WITCH quite literally helped invent back in their 1970s heyday, all while embracing the experimental spirit of the moment. Recorded in Berlin during their whirlwind world tour, 'SOGOLO' brims with urgency, excitement, and discovery, propelled as always by the magnetic presence of frontman Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda.

The full story of WITCH is almost too extraordinary to believe. Known as the "Zambian Beatles," they founded the Zamrock movement and released seven albums throughout the 1970s and early '80s. Tragically, the AIDS epidemic brought an end to the Zamrock era, claiming the lives of all original members except Jagari. Their music was reissued in 2012, sparking a global rediscovery that led to their triumphant return. Zango was met with rapturous acclaim, including a major New York Times profile, sold-out world tours, and an award-winning documentary that screened globally.

With 'SOGOLO', WITCH reaffirm that their creative fire still burns bright, proving their legacy is far from finished.

TRACK LISTING

1. Kamusale
2. Nadi
3. Queenless King
4. Tiponde Madzi
5. Bang Bang
6. Set Free
7. Mbangula Sesa
8. (In Memory Of) John
9. Dancer On A Trip
10. Nibani
11. Totally Devoted
12. Machiriso

The jaded daughter of a dead preacher-man caught in an exodus, Ethel Cain winds her way through a dizzying attempt at escape from her suffocating upbringing only to find herself crushed within its jaws in the end. Hayden Anhedönia, the woman behind the curtain, serves as the architect for the visceral and haunting world of Ethel Cain. After over four years of meticulously constructing her debut album and the graphic visual world that accompanies it, Preacher’s Daughter, was released in May 2022 to critical acclaim, catching fire with her reverent fanbase of daughters and the adoration of The New York Times, Vogue, NPR, Billboard, Vice, TheFADER, NYLON, Paper Magazine, Pitchfork, W Magazine, V Magazine and more.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Family Tree (Intro)
2. American Teenager
3. A House In Nebraska
4. Western Nights

SIDE B
1. Family Tree
2. Hard Times
3. Thoroughfare

SIDE C
1. Gibson Girl
2. Ptolemaea
3. August Underground
4. Televangelism

SIDE D
1. Sun Bleached Flies
2. Strangers

One of the most exhilarating bands in recent years, Australian band CIVIC reimagine proto-punk for an era of endless uncertainty. On their new album, 'Chrome Dipped', they push themselves and their sound even further. The title speaks to a desire to break down barriers. “I like the idea of 'Chrome Dipped' being a mind set. It’s like a casting of your character, or like an outer shell. One of the main objectives for this album was to make a drastic turn in our sound. Break the mold, melt the steel.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Fool
2. Chrome Dipped
3. Gulls Way
4. The Hogg
5. Starting All The Dogs Off
6. Trick Pony
7. Amissus
8. Poison
9. Fragrant Rice
10. Kingdom Come
11. Swing Of The Noose

Rising musical visionary Reuben Vaun Smith's latest album, Land of Music, is a vibrant and atmospheric collection of tracks that transport listeners to a tropical soundscape of chilled beats, lush synths, and laid-back vocal musings. Remarkably, Smith recorded the entire album aboard a fishing trawler docked in a marina in Gibraltar, transforming the tight space into a creative sanctuary.

Blending dreamy synthesizer pads, groovy beats, and smooth vocals, Land of Music evokes a relaxing, high-vibe journey from start to finish. Collaborations on the album enhance its eclectic sound, with standout performances from vocalist Lucy Saddler, who lends her ethereal voice to “Lost in Space” and the title track “Land of Music.” Additionally, labelmate and guitar virtuoso Chico Mann brings his signature funky guitar licks, infusing the album with fresh energy and dynamic flair.

Smith’s Land of Music offers listeners an imaginative escape from the everyday, a vibrant sonic retreat that balances experimentalism with a deep sense of relaxation. Visually, it's paired perfectly with the striking album art courtesy of Brazil-based artists Uinverso, comprised of sisters Nadiuska and Priscila Furtado. Whether you’re tuning in on a quiet evening or drifting through a sun-soaked day, this album promises to be the perfect soundtrack for living the good life.

TRACK LISTING

1. Land Of Music
2. Talking To People
3. Colours In Sky
4. Lost In Space
5. Houseboat Mayday
6. Summer Haven
7. Signature Whistle
8. Let’s Disappear For A While
9. Marina Scene
10. Firefly
11. We Dance The Skies
12. Agua Vida

“LOVING, JOYFUL AND FREE” by MOTHER NATURE. Cynical con-marketing for something as unloved, unjoyful and unfree as any SECOND CHILD.

Strap it on and you’ll be back yomping through their uncanny valley of HARDCORE STANDARDS. Elevation comes from half-remembered licks, lifted from some strange sources indeed: YDI, LAUGHING HYENAS and even the phasered single-string solos of THE SCIENTISTS. In keeping with the LEEDS credo, there are even some UNSUSTAINABLE PITS scattered about.

On “Loving…”, the MAMAS don’t bring THE POPPERS, beyond amyl-headache tempos that remain resolutely mid-. Sure, sometimes they show enough songcraft to court catchy, but these NATURALS never let it cop a full feel. It’s that ol’ ‘show-and-no’, handed down through the corecraft of COLD SWEAT to these MUTHAS.

“ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?” – because these MOTHERLESS FUCKS surely are. CRED piled up in inverse proportion to sales during solid stretches with PERSPEX FLESH, MOB RULES,BRAIN DEAD, WHIPPING POST and THE FLEX. But by 2025, long robbed of their youth and beauty, what was left but to grow older and uglier.

MOTHER NATURE ain't looking right pretty, but she's whispering your name again….Friend, that’s some OEDIPAL KICK right there. - Conor Rickford

TRACK LISTING

1. Dark Passenger
2. H.H.
3. Intro / An Infinite Sphere
4. Journey To The Corner Of The Room
5. I’m Tired
6. Everyone Wants Something

Winning 2024’s Youth Music’s - Producer Of The Year

Marla Kether releases her outstanding All The We Have EP on vinyl with a masterful B side of remixes by Gina Jeanz, Ikonika, Fiyadread, The Rose Holland Project (fka Dutchie) and Coco Em. “I chose each producer because I’m a huge fan of their work. Saffron enabled me to connect with each of them via Tech Dissect - I attended workshops hosted by Gina, Fiyah, Ikonika and Coco. Rose was the FOH engineer at my Saffron showcase performance at the end of my Artist Development stint, I also hosted a Live Q&A on Saffron’s IG to talk about her EP, ’Satin Planet.”. Exceeding 36 million Spotify streams for her work as a session bassist ( Loyle Carner, Little Simz, Yazmin Lacey, Oscar Jerome, Obongjayar), Marla released her highly-anticipated debut EP ‘All That We Have’ in November 2023, preceded by four singles championed by the likes of Crack Magazine, Mary Anne Hobbs, Jamz Supernova, Shanti Celeste, Gilles Peterson and many more. The EP was heralded by Bandcamp Daily as some of ‘The Best Electronic Music of November 2023’, and the closing track ‘BTR2’ is one of DJ Mag’s Top Tracks of 2023. Since launching first the EP with two packed-out live shows - at Strange Brew in Bristol and NinetyOne Living Room in London - Marla has been playing shows consistently: 2024 had gigs at The Jazz Cafe, Shambala, London Jazz Festival, House of KOKO and The Roundhouse to name a few. These came after a year of touring the world as Loyle Carner’s bassist – and even supporting his 2023 US tour as a DJ. She has already secured bookings for Cross The Tracks, The Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, and Brick Lane Jazz Festival for 2025. She’ll also be joining Little Simz on her upcoming world tour, following a stellar performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage.

Snapshot about Saffron Music: "Saffron Music, a Bristol-based creative powerhouse known for nurturing emerging talent, proudly announces the upcoming release of Marla Kether's remix EP in April. Marla Kether, who honed her craft through Saffron's renowned workshop program, embodies the essence of their commitment to fostering new voices in music. With a distinctive blend of influences and a unique sonic palette, Marla Kether's EP promises to captivate audiences with its innovative remixes, showcasing her evolution as an artist under Saffron Music's mentorship."

TRACK LISTING

1. In My Corner
2. The Juvenile Masculine
3. Revolve
5. BTR2
6. All That We Have (Coco Em Remix)
7. In My Corner (Fiyahdred Remix)
8. The Juvenile Masculine (Rose Holland Remix)
9. Revolve (Gina Jeanz Remix)
10. BTR2 (Ikonika Remix)

In the winter of 2022, Holy Wave had a week off after a short tour that ended with a show in Los Angeles. The band found particular glee in playing those shows at that time, as they weren't sure they'd ever be doing that again just a few months prior—this batch of songs results from hanging out with some very good friends at Studio 22.

"The band have fashioned themselves into mainstays in the world of gauzy psychedelia, infusing dream pop soundscapes with colourful instrumentation, lush melodies, and weighty pathos." - Under the Radar Magazine.

"…narcotic neo-psych with synthed-out bedroom-pop undertones." - Shindig Magazine. "…lush-yet-tempered instrumentation that's undeniably pleasant, if not downright attractive." - Flood Magazine.

"The sound of Austin's Holy Wave has been getting progressively dreamier with each successive release, their music lush and immaculately arranged." - Post-Trash.

"Wonderful aural tones, meandering genteelly." - Narc Magazine.

TRACK LISTING

1. Chaparral
2. Time Crisis Too
3. Cowprint
4. Father’s Prayer
5. Bog Song
6. Away Here
7. String Performer

When we last heard from Southern California's rock n' roll sorcerers Death Valley Girls, band orchestrator and mastermind Bonnie Bloomgarden was summoning the element of water and celebrating its tempestuous power on the triumphant 2023 single 'I Am a Wave.' Surrounded by a new cast of supporting musicians, Bloomgarden returns from a brief hiatus to pay homage to the magic of celestial bodies and to honour yet another classical element on a new two-song single. On side A, Death Valley Girls cover the Fleetwood Mac track 'Sisters of the Moon,' harnessing the original version's witchy mystery while bolstering its thunderous chorus by beefing up its ominous riffage. Bloomgarden's channelling of Stevie Nicks is downright eerie, pulling off such s striking timbral similarity you might almost mistake this rendition as a more electrified and tripped-out alternate take from the original Tusk sessions. On the flipside, Death Valley Girls pay reverence to the element of fire by taking on the Link Wray classic 'Fire and Brimstone,' summoning the original's swagger while transforming its tent-revival stomp into a mash-up of Phil Spector's girl-group majesty, Motown's hip-shaking soul, and punk's bombast. Surrounded by an ensemble of like-minded celestial witches, Bloomgarden takes Death Valley Girls' sound to new heights while elevating two beloved '70s tunes into modern day religious experiences.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sisters Of The Moon
2. Fire And Brimstone

“Disguise In Love” released in 1978, is the debut album of British punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Renowned for his quick-witted delivery and sharp humor, Clarke fuses punk rock with spoken word, resulting in a one-of-a-kind sonic experience. The album includes tracks such as “I Don’t Want To Be Nice,” “Valley of the Lost Women,” and “(I Married a) Monster from Outer Space,” highlighting Clarke’s talent for social commentary and dark comedy. Produced by Martin Hannett, known as one of the creators of the ‘Manchester sound’, the album captures the unrefined energy of the late ‘70s punk scene. “Disguise In Love” stands out not only for its incisive, observational poetry but also for its stripped-down and edgy musical accompaniment, solidifying its status as a pivotal work in Clarke’s career and a significant contribution to the punk genre.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. I Don't Want To Be Nice
2. Psycle Sluts
3. (I've Got A Brand New) Tracksuit
4. Teenage Werewolf
5. Readers Wives
6. Post-War Glamour Girl

Side B
1. (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space
2. Salome Maloney
3. Health Fanatic
4. Strange Bedfellows
5. Valley Of The Lost Women

With its cinematic origins 'The Odd Couple' is the natural title for the second album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobe as the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores. Their greatest hit, 2006's 'Crazy' was even built around a chunk of a spaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006's excellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas "Cee-Lo Green" Callaway and producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton has become a permanent institution.

Two years on, 'The Odd Couple' stands up proudly alongside its predecessor. The basic recipe hasn't been drastically altered--Danger Mouse's skittering beats and snap-crackle-pop production still provide the perfect platform for Cee-Lo's mighty, soulful wail. If anything, the pair have refined and sharpened their approach to a razor's edge. The key is the way the musical flavors intersect: the Arthur Lee-meets-N.E.R.D. stroll of 'Surprise', the jubilant jumble of gospel/soul/synthpop on 'Going On', the Otis Redding-shares-a-treadmill-with-Outkast feel of the single 'Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)'. The cumulative effect is one of a group whose trick-bag has a never-ending supply of happy surprises.

TRACK LISTING

1. Charity Case
2. Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
3. Going On
4. Run (I’m A Natural Disaster)
5. Would Be Killer
6. Open Book
7. Whatever
8. Surprise
9. No Time Soon
10. She Knows
11. Blind Mary
12. Neighbors
13. A Little Better

"We loved these tracks straight away. Small wonder that the band’s live hometown debut quickly sold out, or that they were recently selected for the BBC’s Fresh Faves!

Here’s what the band told us when we asked for a bio!:
Amelia & The Housewives formed in May 2024 when Amelia met Lola at a Julie London/Peter & The Test Tube Babies tribute night at the Valley Social Centre and decided to form a band. With Tim on guitar, Dan on drums, and Will on bass they recorded a bunch of songs on the hottest day of the year. Sadly, Will left them at the start of 2025, but they are hoping Steve Housewive, stays a bit longer. The band’s ambition is to play Eastbourne bandstand, find out if Puffins are real and form an Amelia & The Housewives tribute band.

They are recording some more songs soon." - Damaged Goods

TRACK LISTING

1. Maybe
2. Shattered

‘PO$T AMERICAN’ is the second full-length album by Dead Pioneers. Written in February and recorded in July, it pre-empts the 2024 American election but wraps up the fears and frustrations as eloquently and, crucially, humorously as the band’s 2023 self-titled debut.

“Currently, we are amidst the gross existence of capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy and the many oppressive forces that have come to inform everything around us,” says vocalist and songwriter Gregg Deal. “The title ‘PO$T AMERICAN’ informs a collective disenfranchisement and disillusionment to the so-called American dream, while moving forward with hope of a desired designation of unity outside those that would use us for their own capitalistic power grab.”

The aural palate is broadly the same, but it feels expanded, stronger somehow: drawing on the confrontational writing of Rage Against The Machine, the unapologetic voice of Chuck D and Public Enemy, the storytelling of Johnny Cash, the evolution of IDLES and punk stalwarts including Black Flag, Rollins Band and Dead Kennedys.

Overall, the resulting feeling across the new album is one of cautious optimism: “Although we didn’t expect the political relevance to become more relevant, we have no illusions to the American dream, or to where we seem to be going. But we have hope that we can get to a better place for people to have what they need.” It is an album that speaks to and for this precise time and place; that perhaps could not exist at any other time. It is an album for now.

Dead Pioneers emerged as a dynamic extension of vocalist Gregg Deal’s performance art, seamlessly blending music with critical cultural commentary. Rooted in the same themes of identity and resistance that define his visual work, the band’s sound acts as a powerful platform for addressing the complexities of Indigenous experience.

Deal harnesses the raw energy of punk and alternative influences to challenge prevailing narratives, using lyrics that provoke thought and evoke emotion. Just as his performance art confronts the legacies of colonization and systemic marginalization, Dead Pioneers - completed by Josh Rivera and Abe Brennan on guitars, bassist Lee Tesche (Algiers) and drummer Shane Zweygardt - engages audiences in a visceral dialogue about survival, resilience, and reclamation of voice.

This musical endeavour not only amplifies Deal’s artistic vision but also creates a space for collective expression and solidarity, inviting listeners to reflect on the intersections of culture, history, and identity in a contemporary context. Through Dead Pioneers, Deal continues to assert that art, in all its forms, can be a powerful vehicle for activism and change.

“Being embarrassed to be a white American has never been a bigger visceral, laugh filled, joy than when I’m listening to Dead Pioneers. If you think truth needs a great soundtrack… look no further than Dead Pioneers.” - Shepard Fairey

“Dead Pioneers is one of one. Injecting new life into punk rock with an indigenous perspective and an important message. They are beautiful people and great musicians and we can’t wait to go on tour with them as soon as possible!” - The Interrupters

“Imagine if the fucking Vikings or the Mayflower never made it across the Atlantic and One Mocassin’s grandkids electrified the lute his ancestors found in the rubble of the Mayflower that crashed on the rocks. There would be no Minutemen or Fugazi, only DEAD PIONEERS!” - Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam

TRACK LISTING

A.I.M.
PO$T AMERICAN
My Spirit Animal Ate Your Spirit
Animal
Pit Song
The Caucasity
Mythical Cowboys
Dead Pioneers
White Wine
Juicy Fruit (Ode To Chief Bromden)
STFU
Bloodletting Carnival
Love Language
Fire And Ash
Working Class Warfare
Untitled Spoken Word No. 2

Loose Content are a three-piece indie/alt-rock band hailing from the hinterland of Byron Bay. Formed during high school by close friends MiLLa (bass and vocals) Sam Sanders (guitars) and Aquila Porter (drums & BV’s). Relocating from the North to their spiritual home of Naarm / Melbourne, Loose Content are following the footsteps of bands like The Birthday Party and The Drones who cut their teeth and built their musical output on residency gigs and tales of shared housing. Loose Content’s sound draws inspiration from artists like The Police, Radiohead, Courtney Barnett and deep cut Talking Heads. Part pop. Part punk. Art. Indie. Rock.

'Costumes' features 7 tracks including their latest single 'Pet Alsatian' —an upbeat, melodic anthem that juxtaposes its near-naive musical energy with weighty lyrical and thematic depth, as well as their single 'Where The Hollow People Sleep'. 'Costumes' weaves together literary inspiration with raw musicality, creating a compelling narrative that lingers long after the last note.

Produced by the renowned Nick DiDia—whose production credits adorn records by Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen, and Powderfinger—'Costumes' offers a stellar debut from a band on the precipice of their prime.

Exploring themes that navigate both societal and personal struggles, the EP delves into the systemic inequalities of capitalism, societal alienation, and the darker recesses of the human psyche, touching on guilt, isolation, and obsession. It also confronts issues such as environmental collapse and consumerism while reflecting on displacement and the erosion of cultural identity. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Where The Hollow People Sleep
2. Fiction
3. Cynosure
4. Tapestry Of Life
5. What Happened To The Sky?
6. Pet Alsatian
7. March Of The Mournful

No one can help you build something beautiful quite like those who know you best. Alan Sparhawk knows this well. In his years in Low, he built decades of stirring music with his wife and lifelong creative partner Mimi Parker. In recent years, he has performed around Minnesota with his son Cyrus in DERECHO Rhythm Section, a funk band that also frequently features his daughter Hollis on vocals. There’s an irreplaceable naturalism that comes with this kind of dynamic. Those who know you understand you. They love you. They want to help you bring your greatest passions to fruition. So it made sense that Sparhawk would turn to fellow Duluth musicians Trampled by Turtles to realize his latest record. As friends and mentees of Low’s, taken under Sparhawk and Parker’s wing from their earliest days as a bar band, Trampled by Turtles have performed with Sparhawk countless times over the years. The Duluth ties run deep: “There’s a certain vibe that has to do with underdog syndrome, coming from a small town,” Sparhawk muses. “Some of it is the weird grind and slackness that being at the mercy of Mother Nature puts in you. It humbles you.” The two artists hold the kind of ironclad bond.

Following Parker’s passing in 2022, Trampled by Turtles invited Sparhawk to join them on tour to give him a space to be surrounded by friends. Occasionally, he would join them onstage. The outpouring of love was palpable every time they played together, a surge of warmth. When playing together is that powerful, why stop there? In winter, 2024, Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles created With 'Trampled by Turtles', a record exactly as its name implies: Collective. Communal. Fraternal. Empathetic. A vessel for comfort, a reminder of the harmony that can exist when surrounded by those closest to you. 'Where White Roses, My God', Sparhawk’s last album, plunged headfirst into electronica and radical vocal modulation, With 'Trampled by Turtles' leans into the folk and bluegrass stylings of its backing band, Sparhawk’s voice now completely unvarnished. With Trampled by Turtles is far more than just Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles. It’s an affirmation of all the people who have been vital in Sparhawk’s life and music, and an opportunity to hold each of their gifts into the light. It’s producer Nat Harvie, who has been collaborating and performing with him for years. It’s Sparhawk’s daughter Hollis, who duets with her father on 'Not Broken'. And it’s Mimi Parker, too: 'Too High', 'Princess Road Surgery', and 'Not Broken' were all tracks she and Sparhawk had been working on in the last few years. These songs finally found a setting that stirringly commemorates them, bolstered by a full ensemble to make every note sing. Their presence is a kind of eternal connection to Parker, a way her musical grace will keep flourishing.

TRACK LISTING

1. Stranger
2. Too High
3. Heaven
4. Not Broken
5. Screaming Song
6. Get Still
7. Princess Road Surgery
8. Don't Take Your Light
9. Torn & In Ashes

Faun Fables’ most encompassing collection of “songtelling” to date: a true family album, etched exquisitely and studded with fine-hewed jewels of song. The richly lived-in atmosphere is a sonic world unto itself. Timeless folk music, warmly redolent of traditions passed down in an eternal recurrence that promises renewal – the a joyous counterclockwise movement spread over generation upon generation.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Wedding
2. Ember Bell
3. Washing Song
4. Widdershins
5. Black Diamond
6. Elfrida
7. Fearful Name
8. Black Angels (Czarne Anioły)
9. Woolsey Street & The Lake Of Fire
10. Sugar Camp
11. Lullaby
12. Hiawatha
13. Wonderous Stories
14. Maybe
15. Joy Of Counterclockwise
16. Celestial Bell

The 25 songs presented in 'Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980' showcase the birth of the modern music industry in Zimbabwe and the explosion of creativity bands of the 1970s and 80s endlessly delivered.

It was a time of wild experimentation before established genres had crystallised. Rock, rumba, soul and traditional grooves all collide beautifully in this collection, which also includes never before released tracks by Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi and many other Zimbabwean artists!

TRACK LISTING

1. Chiiko Chinotinetsa
2. Amai A Kwatu
3. Soweto Mujibha
4. Soul Scene
5. Anoshereketa
6. Nyaya Dzinonetsa
7. Hangaiwa
8. The Towering Inferno
9. Joburg Bound
10. Nyamutamba Naziwere
11. Engelina
12. Funky Reggae
13. Introduction
14. Yarira
15. Baby Please
16. Chistiuiti
17. Kwakaenda
18. No Delay
19. Kumalila Ngwenya
20. Shanga Yangu
21. Give It
22. Musikana
23. Taj Mahal
24. Viva Zimbabwe
25. Porter

'The Scream', Siouxsie & the Banshees' first album, was released late enough in the punk era to bear some claim as the first post-punk album, with only a minor traces of 'punk' (one lingering early song, "Carcass" comes to mind) and enough hints of what had come even earlier, Andy MacKay-like saxophone flourishes - to feel utterly new. Not to mention the effort producer Steve Lillywhite must have put into the album, his first fully-credited major label production.

Siouxsie was clearly the focus of the band, with her unique vocal style and lyrics, but the real star, we've always known, was John McKay, who wrote most of the album's music (as well as singles like 'Hong Kong Garden'), creating a wholly new guitar sound - harsh and brittle, yet melodically intoxicating . . . best articulated by a somewhat confounded Steve Albini years later ". . . only now people are trying to copy it, and even now nobody understands how that guitar player got all that pointless noise to stick together as songs". McKay's influence lives on; many of the most influential guitarists of the past four decades credit him as a major influence - Geordie from Killing Joke, Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain, U2's The Edge, Thurston Moore, Johnny Marr and even the two guitarists - The Cure's Robert Smith and Magazine's John McGeoch - who followed him in The Banshees.

McKay's burgeoning status as the anti-guitar hero was halted when he and Banshees drummer Kenny Morris - at odds with Siouxsie and bassist Steve Severin - fled the band just after the start of a tour supporting the group's second album, 'Join Hands'. It was a weekly music paper scandal, later the subject of a BBC documentary, and Siouxsie's vitriol working its way into the lyrics of a later Banshees b-side, 'Drop Dead / Celebration'. Aside from a solitary single on Marc Riley's In Tape label nearly a decade later, no music was heard from McKay again. So it comes as a major surprise to learn of a pile of excellent recordings made in the years just after he left The Banshees, unheard by all but a very few, some of which feature drummer Kenny Morris, plus Mick Allen from Rema Rema, Matthew Seligman of the Soft Boys and longer-term collaborator Graham Dowdall and John's wife Linda . . . the latter three of whom now all sadly deceased.

'Sixes And Sevens' is an historic lost album. Brazenly genius and bearing fair claim as the lost treasure of the post-punk era, the album collects eleven studio tracks, carefully mastered from original tapes. It's a masterpiece which best speaks for itself. John McKay will be made available for a limited number of interviews . . . and yes, there are surprises in store.

TRACK LISTING

1. Zen And The Art Of Nonsense
2. Fun On The Floor
3. The Blessed West
4. Taken For Granted
5. Looks Can Kill
6. Sacred Measure
7. Flare
8. Black Five
9. Vigilante
10. Zor Gabor
11. Tightrope

Legendary shoegaze band Chapterhouse share their first ever recordings on a new EP, 'White House Demos', released via Sonic Cathedral.The four tracks were laid down at The White House studio in Weston-super-Mare on January 15, 1989, when the band were only four gigs old. “They were the first songs we wrote as a band,” says the band’s singer and guitarist Stephen Patman. “At the time our live set consisted of Stooges and ’60s garage-psych cover versions which we mixed with these original songs.”

The tracks weren’t included on 2023’s career-spanning Chronology boxset because they had been forgotten about – until the intervention of Slowdive guitarist Christian Savill. He and Patman worked together in an office in Reading as their respective bands were starting out and he says the demo remains “their best record”.“When the boxset was released, Christian got in touch and reminded me of these demos and how much he loved them,” says Stephen. “He was probably the first person I gave a cassette copy to. He still rehearses and records at The White House and was going in for a session the following week, so I asked if he could ask the owner/engineer Martin Nichols to check if he still had them in his archive. Thankfully he did.” Of the four tracks that make up the EP, ‘Ecstasy’ has appeared in various versions and permutations on Chapterhouse compilations over the years, but never in its full eight-minute glory; a much later version of ‘Guilt’ was included on the band’s 1991 debut album and shoegaze classic Whirlpool; a version of ‘Die Die Die’ was also included with that album on a bonus 12”, and remained part of the band’s live set for a while. The stunning ‘See That Girl’, however, has never been released before. With 36 years of distance, it sounds like something of a lost classic, and the 'White House Demos' as a whole feel like a brief moment in time captured forever.

TRACK LISTING

1. Ecstasy
2. Guilt
3. See That Girl
4. Die Die Die

ULLAPOOL, Scotland – RuMac (Ruairidh Maclean), the “weird guy” making “weird music” who insists his fans “have fun or feck off”, is proud to announce the release of his debut album 'The Bloody Box'. This uproarious new record showcases RuMac’s one-of-a-kind comedy persona and high-octane folk-punk sound, blending music and humor in a way that has already made his live shows legendary. Fresh off a viral TV performance that even left Simon Cowell declaring “I’ve never heard anything like this… it was fantastically mad”, RuMac is unleashing that same anarchic energy on 'The Bloody Box' for listeners everywhere.

On 'The Bloody Box', RuMac’s comedy and musical mayhem go hand-in-hand. Fans can expect “twisted folk-punk versions of classic hits” delivered with tongue-in-cheek flair. RuMac turns well-known anthems upside-down – from an accordion-driven take on AC/DC’s 'Thunderstruck' to a raucous cover of Dr. Hook’s satirical gem 'Everybody’s Makin’ It Big But Me' – each track packed with sonic surprises and punchlines. Known for his “off-kilter, abrasive and energetic” performances, RuMac brings that same wild stage spirit into the studio. He wields his accordion as both instrument and comedic prop, “armed only with his accordion and ancient Highland fury” as he mashes up bagpipe sounds, punk rock attitude, and cheeky theatrics. The result is a listening experience that’s equal parts concert, comedy show, and ceilidh gone awry.

Even the album’s title reflects RuMac’s devilishly witty style. 'The Bloody Box' is a nod to RuMac’s own tongue-in-cheek mythology: “The devil doesn’t play the fiddle… the devil plays the bloody box,” he likes to joke. It’s a playful twist on an old saying, asserting that the accordion – affectionately known as “the box” – is the true instrument of chaos. That mischievous theme runs throughout the album. From start to finish, 'The Bloody Box' embraces RuMac’s love of the absurd. Thunderous drum beats and even banjo riffs burst forth from his electrified accordion (according to RuMac’s infamous “origin story,” he once rigged his accordion with a mysterious device to unleash “sounds from hell” in a conservative music academy). The album captures that fictional mayhem in musical form, inviting listeners to laugh, mosh, and maybe raise a glass to the devil’s own jester of the Highlands.

TRACK LISTING

1. Kirk & Josh Of Corrie Farm
2. Everybody’s Makin’ It Big But Me
3. Thunderstruck
4. Jean’s Reel
5. Port Of Amsterdam
6. The Gaelic Choir
7. The Chain
8. The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
9. Mason’s Apron
10. Seagull Eagle
11. Poaching Days

West Grand has been set up to mine the Motown tape vaults.

Their second release - under licence from Universal / Motown - captures two previously unreleased mixes of a classic.

Brenda Holloway’s “Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart)” was recorded in the 1960’s - the same decade she was selected by The Beatles to open their last ever live show - but not issued by Motown in that decade.

It took until the 1990's for an acetate copy to turn up and start getting plays on the UK Northern Soul circuit. It became clear what a very special recording had been ignored. As befits the strange world of Northern Soul a lack of info on the much prized acetate meant the track was credited as “Reconsider” - the phrase Brenda uses mostly during her magnificent vocal virtuoso performance - which turned out to be incorrect.

Nevertheless bootlegs were produced as “Reconsider” and it took a while before the correct info to emerge. Legimate copies have since been released and slowly but surely this gem of a Soul record that firstly nobody knew about and then got given the wrong name has become an iconic Northern Soul and Motown anthem.

Demand has proved insatiable and West Grand add to the mystique by coming up with two previously unknown mixes releases for the first time ever worldwdide

he a side vocal highlights Brenda’s vocals as even more breathtaking than everyone first thought, while the fip shows just how amazing Earl Van Dyke and pals - Motown’s legendary Funk Brothers - really were.

MASTERPIECE.

TRACK LISTING

A. Brenda Holloway - Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) 
B. Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers - Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) 

Liverpool’s hard-hitting slaves to truth and beats that bounce in rhythm to both the good times and the bad, RATS. Fearless, occasionally fierce and frequently tender, the rousing rabble come together to create Rule The World. Cheerfully claiming a sense of early prominence as their breakthrough single Patsy Decline, in 2021, drew curious audiences to their lively live shows, the band’s upfront and upbeat mix of unflinching lyrical honesty and crossover rock, R’n’B and ska soundtracks modern, inner city Britain. With frontman and lyricist, Joe Maddocks picking up quick comparisons to Jamie T and The Streets’ Mike Skinner and the band grabbing an early, life-affirming slot to support Liam Gallagher at his Royal Albert Hall show in 2022, the winding path to a full album has been patiently navigated. Taking over two years to properly commit the fun and fury of their fizzing live shows to tape, RATS returned late last year with notorious live favourite, Section 60, to coincide with another run of sold out UK-wide live dates. “It’s a mix of our individual characters coming together,” says drummer, Alan Phillips. “You’ve got the Lowell’s dub and ska, you've got Joe’s sharp, almost hip-hop lyrics, then there’s Mikey and Chris with their infectious, indie-ish guitar riffs. It's a mixture of all kinds of different tunes within us.”

TRACK LISTING

1. Rule The World
2. You And Me
3. Turn It Around
4. Hard To Find
5. Liar
6. Section 60
7. Feeling Right
8. Sirens
9. Don't Give Up
10. 10 Missed Calls
11. Lost And Found
12. Over The Bridge
13. Graham's Song

10 year anniversary edition of one of the greatest albums of all time and Kendrick Lamar's opus, 'To Pimp A Butterfly'. Pressed on 180g audiophile grade vinyl and featuring alternate artwork.

TRACK LISTING

1. Wesley's Theory
2. For Free?
3. King Kunta
4. Institutionalized
5. These Walls
6. U
7. Alright
8. For Sale?
9. Momma
10. Hood Politics
11. How Much A Dollar Cost
12. Complexion (A Zulu Love)
13. The Blacker The Berry
14. You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
15. I
16. Mortal Man

Two years after releasing the acclaimed Crash Recoil, Anthony Child aka Surgeon returns to Tresor with new LP, Shell~Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment list and studio-version-of-live-show-sets approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell~Wave is a deeply personal document of both where Surgeon is and has been, converging three decades of experience with a continued curiosity in the untested.

“To make this project, I had to dig really deep in terms of what my relationship was to techno; I’ve been involved with it for a really long time and there’s a lot about it I feel dislocated from, so I had to really think hard about what techno is to me. I often get asked “what is techno to you?” but I can’t answer that with words; this album is the answer.” From the complex, twisting track Infinite Eye to the caustic Soul Fire, the eight tracks that make up the body of the album are single-take explorations of the vast, hard yet minimal techno Child is synonymous with.

Neatly dividing the record in two, the emotional centre of the record comes in the form of Dying, a vibrating, beatless piece that with a mantra-like vocal loop steeped in reverberating effects. Further echoes of dub production appear throughout the record as tracks like Divine Shadow, and Empty Cloud have an almost ever-present mist of reverberation, driven by the appearance of a new delay unit in the equipment list; while much of the philosophy of Crash Recoil’s creation is present, the process and the instruments have changed as Child again switches up his approach to studio work.

This insistence on trying novel techniques doesn’t preclude returning to old ones, as this use of modern digital machines with live, hands-on takes that are as inspired by 60s producer Joe Meek and 70s reggae as they are by this year’s synthesiser expos. “For me, it’s an interesting experience returning to old techniques again after 30 years. [I’m] always exploring and finding myself back at the beginning. Connecting the present with the past.”

This philosophy of ‘time travel’ is inherent to the music itself as the synchronised loops repeat while the delay and effects branch out, forming unique eddies; distinct quantum moments within the circular whole; the future leaking through the spaces between the sounds. All of the concepts on the album are perfectly communicated through the painting by Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen which suggests the movement of water, sound waves, and the chitinous shells of sea creatures.

TRACK LISTING

1. / A1 Serpent Void 05:42
2. / A2 Soul Fire 06:06
3. / B1 Divine Shadow 05:36
4. / B2 Forgotten Gods 06:12
5. / B3 Dying 03:05
6. / C1 Infinite Eye 06:26
7. / C2 Triple Threat 06:35
8. / D1 Empty Cloud 04:29
9. / D2 Fall 04:57

The record is largely sung in Scots language, one of Scotland’s three official languages along with Gaelic and English. “Scots gives me a way of expressing myself which is connected directly with the landscapes I love. It brings the songs alive and it is a fascinating language. The name of the record is in Scots - Forefowk means the people who came before, or ancestors. When we say ‘mind me,’ we can mean a few things- remind, remember, watch over or care for me. The record explores how tradition needs to be constantly reconnected with, built upon, looked after, and shared.”

Quinie sings with a style inspired by Scottish Traveller singers. “I began singing unaccompanied Scots Song in 2015 after hearing Scots Traveller singer Sheila Stewart on the radio. Initially I felt like I shouldn't sing these songs because I'm not a Traveller, and I saw people around me doing that in a way that made me uncomfortable. But on the other hand this music made sense to me and I felt driven to learn. Over the years I have met Traveller friends who taught me that settled people sharing these songs could contribute to raising awareness. Scottish Travellers are marginalised and discriminated against in modern Scotland, despite being custodians of so many of our important traditions. So I started to perform them and tell this story. From there I built on my repertoire and started writing my own songs”.

To develop this record, Quinie travelled across Argyll with her horse. They went on a pilgrimage of sorts through the ancient landscapes of the West of Scotland to explore the interconnected relationships between people, ancestors, animals, and place. The album’s vinyl release is accompanied by a book and film, documenting this unusual research process.

Forefowk, Mind Me was recorded in August 2024 at The Big Shed in Highland Perthshire with support from Creative Scotland. Quinie is accompanied by an ensemble of musicians: Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh (viola), Oliver Pitt (duduk, bouzouki, percussion), Harry Górski-Brown (small pipes, violin), and Stevie Jones (double bass, recording, and mixing). Each of these artists brings their own distinctive voice, bridging contemporary experimental practice with worlds of traditional and early music.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
01. Col My Love
02. Bonnie Udny
03. Macaphee Turn The Cattle
04. Sae Slight A Thing
05. Auld Horse
06. Generations Of Change

SIDE B
07. Health, Wealth A Yer Days
08. The Seasons
09. Cam A Ye Fair
10. Sallow Buckthorn
11. Craigie Hill

'Warts and all, mainly my own.'

At home, the prayerful eight-year-old altar boy was planning to attend college to train to be a priest. Elsewhere, he was thieving, lying, swearing, fighting and rarely out of trouble. In this astonishing memoir, Dexys’ iconic frontman takes us from the juvenile courts of his troubled teenage years to the early days of the New Romantic scene in the late ’70s. An unwavering passion for music and highly tuned sense of fashion and style ignited an unstoppable drive within him, compelling him down a path that led to his huge chart successes with Dexys Midnight Runners in the early 1980s. However, despite being celebrated as a creative genius, inner turmoil was never far away, and a terrifying series of self-sabotaging events were to follow – including a serious cocaine addiction – leaving him in the wilderness in the 1990s, bankrupt, living in a bedsit, on the dole.

Always resilient in the face of adversity, after a massive upheaval Kevin found his way back. He charts his return journey, from shocking audiences with his pioneering embrace of gender fluidity with My Beauty, right through to Dexys’ triumphant appearance at Glastonbury in 2024. Vividly detailed, and with a truly rare degree of self-insight, this is Kevin's own,deeply personal account of an extraordinary life, raw and unvarnished.

A remarkable memoir, as compelling and original as you would expect from one of the great mavericks of British music.

Keith Hudson’s Nuh Skin Up Dub is a deep, heavyweight dub album that stands as one of the most potent statements in the genre’s history. Released in 1979, this sonic masterpiece showcases Hudson’s signature dark, almost mystical production style, where heavy basslines, echo-drenched drums, and ghostly fragments of vocals swirl together in a hypnotic haze.

Unlike the more polished, accessible dub records of the time, Nuh Skin Up Dub is raw, unfiltered, and experimental, pushing the boundaries of rhythm and space. Tracks like "Nuh Skin Up" and "Felt We Felt the Strain" pulse with an eerie, almost menacing energy, while Hudson’s masterful use of reverb and delay creates a soundscape that feels simultaneously expansive and claustrophobic.

Often referred to as the “Dark Prince of Reggae,” Hudson had an uncanny ability to craft music that was both deeply meditative and unsettling, and Nuh Skin Up Dub is a prime example of his genius. It's a record that rewards deep listening—every spin reveals new layers of sonic detail, hidden textures, and dub wizardry.

For fans of heavy, atmospheric dub, Nuh Skin Up Dub is an essential listen, a landmark recording that solidifies Keith Hudson’s status as one of the most visionary figures in reggae history.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Even Those Dreadful Words 00:03:15
A2 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Nuh Skin Up 00:04:52
A3 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Mercy 00:04:12
A4 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Bad Things 00:04:48
A5 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Keeping Us Together 00:04:00
B1 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Ire Ire 00:06:48
B2 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Desiree 00:03:43
B3 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate Troubles 00:05:38
B4 Keith Hudson / Soul Syndicate No Commitment 00:06:22

While continuing his prolific output as a producer and musician for other artists, El Michels Affair treats us to a new two-sider of instant EMA classics. The menacing introduction of the A side's 'Mr Brew' gives way to a beautiful and spacious tune in a classic tension and release dynamic. Gentle guitars, strings, flutes, and brass seamlessly take turns over the heavy drum track sending anyone with synesthesia into a world of colour. The B side 'Kodak' is a masterclass in space and arrangement. The mellow pace of the drums is adorned with gorgeous instrumentation that creates the perfect mood. EMA never putting too much paint on the canvas and always capturing the vibe.

TRACK LISTING

Mr Brew
Kodak

Daniel Higgs vocals , Asa Osborne guitar, Sean Meadows bass, Mitchell Feldstein drums.

The Lungfish band from Baltimore, Maryland performed and released albums on the Dischord Records label for more than 20 years. The group's consciousness alternately/simultaneously coalesced and dispersed creating a continuous quasi-musical pulse, which reached climax at semi-monthly public performances.

Lungfish is now, as it often has been, quasi, if not entirely, defunct. However, after the release of Feral Hymns in 2005, singer Daniel Higgs (who is also an accomplished visual artist) embarked on a solo career, releasing albums on Northern Liberties, Thrill Jockey, and Holy Mountain and showing his artwork both in the States and the United Kingdom. Asa Osborne is currently recording and performing solo material under the name, The Zomes.

TRACK LISTING

1. All Creation Bows
2. Time Is A Weapon Of Time
3. Wailing Like Dragons
4. Picture Music
5. You Are The War
6. Invert The State
7. Way-Out Is The Way Out
8. Sing
9. Interdimensional Seams
10. Sweet Nucleus

Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell’s third solo album pinball wanderer is an otherworldly collection of intergalactic wizardry that mixes psychedelic melodies, Can-via-The Stone Roses grooves and Arthur Russell-style experimental textures.

With guest appearances from Dot Allison and Neu! legend Michael Rother on a cover of The Passions’ peerless post-punk classic ‘I’m In Love With A German Film Star’, it is perfect for both deep-listening headphones moments and cutting across the coolest, most understated dancefloors.

The loose-limbed rhythm tracks were the starting point and were laid down with the help of Andy’s old Oasis bandmate Gem Archer. The rest followed after an intense all-night session last summer, with the completed album being delivered the following morning. It’s Andy’s finest work to date; a quintessential nighttime record where you can slip through the gaps in the notes and revel in the moment.

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Barry says: Another superb curveball from the brilliant Andy Bell here, effortlessly sashaying through funk, garage and Madchester grooves while retaining is firm grasp of melody and flawless musical pacing. There are hints of his more electronic excursions as there are flickers of ambient, but on the whole, it's a different ball game. All the better for it too, a hugely varied but cohesive journey.

TRACK LISTING

Panic Attack
I’m In Love…
Madder Lake Deep
Apple Green Ufo
Pinball Wanderer
Music Concrete
The Notes You Never Hear
Space Station Mantra
I’m In Love… (Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s Remix) – CD Only
I’m In Love… (GLOK Remix) - CD Only
I’m In Love… (Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s Dub) - CD Only

Cardinal Fuzz (UK) and Feeding Tube Records (USA) are proud to announce the release of Nitro Cosmetic’s Self Titled LP. Nitro Cosmetic are Milo Smee and Demian Castellanos - Milo is an electronic music producer for nearly 20 years, he is the main drive behind several electronic dance music projects, and has released music as Kruton and Binary Chaffinch on Dissident, D.C Recordings and I'm a Cliche. He is also one of the founders/brains behind the unique doom disco ensemble Chrome Hoof. Demian Castellanos is best known as the man behind The Oscillation as well as Autotelia and BOOZE (among many others) but it was in BOOZE that both Demian and Milo first wrote and played together.

Across ten tracks Nitro Cosmetic concoct a heady mix of pulverising Beefheart/Devo esk jagged ferocity coupled with the driving heavy electronics that is alternately mammoth and meditative. The Music rushes forth - a punk noir dissonance that conjures up a collision of Siouxsie and the Banshees at their most uncompromising and then cross pollinated with the Acid House scene of the late eighties. The rampaging opening track ‘Negative Inversion’ has a Teutonic, mechanized, nihilistic charge that leads you into a sonic black hole, it is a brutal mix that is uncompromisingly harsh and metallic (think Chrome). Each track feels like a sonic rush layered with a wall of sound approach, combining kinetic and jagged grooves, flashing and chaotic as the psychedelic soundscapes of chaos that has been created lead you sinking into the furthest and darkest reaches of the human psyche. By the time ‘Pulsed Detonation’ lands with its fusion of pulsating, repetitive oppressive beats landing like a jack hammer to the skull your third eye will be ready to pop out. Nitro Cosmetic is avant-garde and experimental - not a single note, sample or headache-inducing drum hit is out of place, the amount of layers that unfold with each listen is incredible - So please tune in and turn onto Nitro Cosmetic. 

A new vinyl album from Nat Birchall, this is the Dub version of his Dimension of the Drums LP, a roots reggae instrumental set that was very enthusiastically received last year, ending up on many best Of The Year lists.

For this album Nat has remixed the tracks in classic early to mid - 1970s style. Inspired by the classic Dub LPs like Keith Hudson’s ‘Pick A Dub’ and Winston Edwards’ ‘King Tubby Meets The Upsetter at the Grass Roots of Dub’ the tracks have been reimagined in Roots Dub fashion, some with new horn lines and all with hand drums, giving the album a very authentic Rootsy sound. Additionally there are two different mixes of a new rhythm track that wasn’t on the previous album.

Once again Nat plays all the instruments and did all the recording, mixing and mastering.

Drums in Dub features eight tracks of instrumental Dub delight, specially designed for the 1970s Dub connoisseur. 

TRACK LISTING

1 Jungle Trek
2 Further Shores
3 Bongo Man Dub
4 Solomon Dub
5 Eastern Dub
6 Sahara Dub
7 Granby Street Rock
8 Sheba Dub

• The Pale Fountains were an English band formed in Liverpool in 1980, and composed of Mick Head, Chris McCaffery, Thomas Whelan, Andy Diagram and Ken Moss.

• Inspired by 1960s music such as Love, Burt Bacharach and The Beatles, the group released their debut single ‘(There's Always) Something on My Mind’ in October 1982. Although the Pale Fountains failed to make much commercial headway, the band would earn critical praise for the two albums released on Virgin, ‘Pacific Street’ (1984) and ‘...From Across the Kitchen Table’ (1985).

This 4-CD box set brings together both albums as well as all the B-Sides, mixes, and some previously unreleased material from the Virgin vaults all housed in a sturdy box with extensive sleeve notes by Classic Pop’s John Earls.

Mick Head – Vocals, Guitar (1981–1987)
Chris McCaffery – Bass Guitar (1981–1987)
Thomas Whelan – Drums (1981–1987)
Andy Diagram – Trumpet (1982–1984)
John Head – Guitar (1984–1987)

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: Michael Head's first band were so romantic and melodic and young and beautiful. It's all here!

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE: 
Pacific Street
1 Reach
2 Something On My Mind
3 Unless
4 Southbound Excursion
5 Natural
6 Faithful Pillow (Pt 1)
7 (Don't Let Your Love) Start A War
8 Beyond Fridays Field
9 Abergele Next Time
10 Crazier
11 Faithful Pillow (Pt 2)
BONUS TRACKS
12 Thank You - Single
13 Meadow Of Love - Single B Side
14 (There's Always) Something On My Mind - Remix
15 Palm Of My Hand - Single
16 Palm Of My Hand - Instrumental - Single B Side
17 Love's A Beautiful Place - Single B Side
18 Unless - Extended Version 12" Single
19 (Don't Let Your Love) Start A War - Single
20 (Don't Let Your Love) Start A War - Extended Version 12" Single
21 Love Situation - Single B Side

DISC TWO:
Mixes And Unreleased Tracks
1 Partner Picking Man - Rough Mix With Bass And
Drums*
2 Fight Think Love / Love Situation - Rough Mix Take 1*
3 Jock's A String Bean - Rough Mix*
4 Fight Think Love / Love Situation - Rough Mix Take 2*
5 Spanish Tragedy (Beyond Fridays Field) - Rough Instrumental Mix*
6 Take A Little Shelter - Rough Mix Take 2*
7 Partner Picking Man - Acoustic*
8 Sun Drenched Girl (Crazier) - Acoustic
9 Lavinia's Dream - Rough Mix Take 1
10 (There's Always) Something On My Mind - Rough Mix
11 Hey There Fred - Rough Mix
12 One By One - Rough Mix Take 2*
13 Norfolk Broads - Rough Mix Take 1
14 Untitled Jam / 7 And 7 Is*
15 Unless - Rough Mix
16 (There's Always) Something On My Mind - Rough Mix
17 Sundrenched Girl (Crazier) - Rough Mix
18 Southbound Excursion - Rough Mix

DISC THREE:
From Across The Kitchen Table
1 Shelter
2 Stole The Love
3 Jean's Not Happening
4 Bicycle Thieves
5 Limit
6 27 Ways To Get Back Home
7 Bruised Arcade
8 These Are The Things
9 Its Only Hard
10 ...From Across The Kitchen Table
11 Hey
12 September Sting 

DISC FOUR:
Mixes And Unreleased Tracks
1 From Across The Kitchen Table - Extended Version 12" Single
2 Bicycle Thieves - Remix Single B Side
3 Just A Girl - Remix Single B Side
4 Thank You - Remix Single B Side
5 Silver Bendix – Demo*
6 The Outsider – Demo*
7 Detrimentally (Stole The Love) - Demo
8 27 Ways To Get Back Home - Demo
9 Summertime (It's Hard) -Demo
10 Shelter - Demo
11 Yeah Eah Eah – Demo*
12 These Are The Things (Stay) - Demo
13 Bruised Arcade - Demo

*Previously Unreleased.

Genre-bending Tropical Fuck Storm present their highly anticipated fourth album, ‘Fairyland Codex,’ on their new label home Fire Records. Recorded with co-producer Michael Beach at the band’s Dodgy Brothers studio in Nagambie, Australia, the songs on ‘Fairyland Codex’ immerse us in the chaos of a fateful landslide, picking out the characters that litter the impending collapse of society.

Acidic, acerbic, anarchic; Tropical Fuck Storm's command of wordplay, undercut by snarling guitars, pulsing rhythms, and explosive salvos, populates a hinterland between light and dark. The vocal interplay between Liddiard and the soaring harmonies of Kitschin and Dunn creates a teetering balancing act that’s intensified by the frantic narratives that evolve from their collective psyche.

Tropical Fuck Storm formed when guitarist and vocalist Gareth Liddiard and bassist and vocalist Fiona Kitschin’s previous band, The Drones, went on hiatus in 2016. Joined by guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Erica Dunn and drummer Lauren Hammel, the group has released a string of critically acclaimed albums and gained a reputation for their incendiary live shows.

TRACK LISTING

1. Irukandji Syndrome
2. Goon Show
3. Stepping On A Rake
4. Teeth Marché
5. Fairyland Codex
6. Dunning Kruger's Loser Cruiser
7. Bloodsport
8. Joe Meek Will Inherit The Earth
9. Bye Bye Snake Eyes
10. Moscovium

_NRV is back with some fresh, off-kilter rhythms from newcomer Me&MyDog, delivering a deep and hypnotic take on breakbeats and groove-driven experimentation.

With "_NRV005", Me&MyDog fuses rolling low-end, skittering drum patterns, and atmospheric textures - built for late-night sessions and deep selectors. The record moves seamlessly between breakbeat-driven movement and rhythmically rich explorations, keeping things raw and understated while bringing a fresh, groove-heavy approach to the _NRV catalog.

TRACK LISTING

A. Body Move 
B1. Moonside 
B2. GR308L (6AM Mix) 

Dance Mutha Records continues with "I Wanna B House", recorded between 88-91 by the Chicago master Mike Dunn. The track comes with an edit from Johnny Aux (one half of Paranoid London) and another straight up acid track "I'm The Houze". 

TRACK LISTING

01 I Wanna B House (Original Demo Mixx)
02 I Wanna B House (Johnny Aux Edit)
03 Im The Houze

Limited double 180g gatefold vinyl.

Good block say:

"Presenting our debut album ‘Window'. A collection of works recorded between 2017 - 2024.

Self released - mix, art direction, design and photography by ourselves. This collection of tracks, varied in style and emotion, offers an insight into the wide variety of inspirations that have shaped our sound over the last 15 years. These tracks weave together an unexpected blend of influences such as acid, synth, world and electro bound by our signature sound.

The album is our fourth release on our own Good Block imprint following, 4 Corners EP, Aquaculture EP and Naiad / Dryad."

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Eagerly anticipated by our modern dub clientelle, Good Block rip up the rules - tipping their hat to Carl Craig and M

TRACK LISTING

Glow Green
Lema
Scatter Dub
Golden Pulse
Coda
23 Scatter
Datura
Clear Water
Sandii
Rain

Anorax sticks to its’ #eatsleepcollect mantra with this limited edition 7” by UK techno pioneers Nexus 21. Both tracks were stuck in the Network vaults (well a metal box full of DATS) since being recorded in 1991 before greeting the world on the Nexus 21 "Mind Machines" LP released last year.

Both stood out on that album so much that issuing them on a 300 press run 7” single for collectors seems the obvious thing to do.

"Self Hypnosis" has long been a signature anthem for early UK techno but the version here is radically different from the original, and fascinatingly gives a glimpse of the rave machinations that Mark and Chris would champion as they transformed into Altern 8.

The studio recording of "Silicon" was not released on any format until the recent album. It was left on the shelf as both label and artist focused on Altern 8 instead of Nexus 21. Part bleep and part clonk it’s a classic snapshot of the North London soundscape in 1991. And that makes the fact that this version was recorded live at London’s much loved Brain club in April of that year somewhat ironic. It’s incredibly clear for a live record and incredibly good.

TRACK LISTING

A. Self Hypnosis (Unreleased Version)
B. Silicon (Live At The Brain) 

Second volume of tributes from Kutmah.
A beat tape for the brotha from anotha planet, the most high Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program
All beats by Kutmah / Cover Photos By Kevin Ramos

TRACK LISTING

01 - The Almighty
02 - Holy G
03 - Ruff Church Break
05 - Smell The Blunts
06 - Kemetic Alchemy
08 - Rise Travel On
09 - Blukka
10 - Ragtag Beat
11 - Its A Sin To Go Away
12 - If They Push Mstr
13 - East Los Interlude
14 - Be Free
15 - Khali
16 - Out Of The Frame
17 - Staring At Gs Mural
18 - Spaced Out G
19 - Carry You Away
20 - Raw Data
21 - Poobah Crate Talk
22 - Late Night Drive

In Paris, a creative force of artists molded the cultural identity of the Malian diaspora, infusing the city’s eclectic mix of sounds with their own rich heritage. At the heart of it all was Gaye Mody Camara, a towering figure in Malian music and culture since the late 1970s. Born in Abidjan and raised in Kayes, he grew up fascinated by the rhythms of Wassoulou, steeped in the rhythms of a land shaped by diverse ethnicities and traditions, including the Peul, Bambara, and Dogon. His migration to Paris didn’t sever these ties; instead, it amplified them.

Camara’s entrepreneurial spirit took root early, first in the markets of Paris, where he sold kola nuts and wax fabrics, and later as he built a reputation as a producer and distributor of West African music. Working between Paris, Bamako, and Abidjan, he captured music from artists hailing primarily from Mali and neighboring countries such as Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and occasionally The Gambia. Whether flying musicians to studios in Bamako, Abidjan, or Paris, Camara’s productions bridged continents, preserving the sounds of home while documenting the voices of an ever-shifting diaspora.

Where Wagadu Grooves: The Hypnotic Sound of Camara 1987–2016 focused on the sounds of the Soninke, Wagadu Grooves Vol.2 delves into the entirety of Camara Production’s vast catalog, shining a light on the syncretic sounds that resonated through the streets of Montreuil, Saint-Denis, and the numerous migrant housing centers around the city. Here, Malian musicians carried with them the rhythms of Wassoulou, from the traditional harvest dance sogonikun, to djaga, didadi, and sumu, the joyous, female-led celebrations rooted in Mali’s pre colonial traditions.

Yet these were not merely echoes of the past; the city’s gritty undercurrent shaped these soundscapes, blending the hypnotic plucks of the kamélé ngoni, and the rhythms of the djembé with heavy autotune, drum machines and synths, funk arrangements, Afropop, Afro-Zouk, Rap, and even proto house.

Through its 12 tracks originally released on cassette tapes or digitally, Wagadu Grooves Vol. 2 brings to life these rich and diverse sounds, honoring the vision, creativity, and business savvy of Gaye Mody Camara, whose five-decade long career has shaped the sound of Malian communities in Paris and beyond.

TRACK LISTING

Souley Kanté - Bi Magni
Doussou Bagayoko - Taman
Abdoulaye Brévété - Faalé Mokoba
Djelikeba Soumano - Tougharanke
Kankaba Sakho - Foty
Soninkara - Tamajoujou
Bande Koné - Togo
Lassana Tamoura - Lassana Boubou N’kana Ké Kiye
Mamadou Mariko - N’diaye Sylla 2014
Aïchata Sidibé - La Vie Est Si Belle
Adja Soumano - Dja-Dja
Mah Kouyaté N°2 - Bani

Known for their incisive political commentary and genre-blurring soundscapes, the band continues to challenge both the status quo and their own musical boundaries. 'At Peace' promises a fusion of their signature punk ethos with progressive elements, delivering a sonic assault that's as thought-provoking as it is relentless. As the follow-up to 2017's 'Victory Lap', this album is poised to reaffirm Propagandhi's place at the forefront of politically charged punk rock.

TRACK LISTING

1. Guiding Lights
2. At Peace
3. Cat Guy
4. No Longer Young
5. Rented P.A.
6. Stargazing
7. God Of Avarice
8. Prismatic Spray (The Tinder Date)
9. Benito's Earlier Work
10. Vampires Are Real
11. Fire Season
12. Day By Day
13. Something Needs To Die But Maybe It's Not You

Wilco’s legendary 2011 album now on 2CD. Expanded to include all related single, EP and bonus tracks – plus a selection from The Loft's archive of live in-studio performances and previously unreleased alternate mixes and demos. Includes Wilco classics 'Art of Almost', 'Dawned on Me', 'Sunloathe' and many others.

TRACK LISTING

1. Art Of Almost
2. I Might
3. Sunloathe
4. Dawned On Me
5. Black Moon
6. Born Alone
7. Open Mind
8. Capitol City
9. Standing O
10. Rising Red Lung
11. WholeLove
12. One Sunday Morning
13. I Love My Label
14. Speak Into The Rose
15. Message From Mid-Bar
16. Sometimes It Happens
17. Black Moon (iTunes Session)
18. Born Alone (SiriusXM Session)
19. Dawned On Me (SiriusXM Session)
20. I Might (SiriusXM Session
21. Cruel To Be Kind (feat. Nick Lowe)
22. Art Of Almost (Demo)
23. Rising Red Lung (early Rough)
24. Sunloathe (early Rough)
25. WholeLove (iTunes Session)

'The Rising Wave' marks the debut collaboration between singer-songwriter Marlene Ribeiro (of psychedelic band GNOD) and electronic producer Shackleton under the name Light Space Modulator.

Ribeiro’s ethereal voice—part singing, part incantation—feels both distant and intimate, humming just behind the horizon. Her experimental soundscapes flow like a streamlined river, intertwining seamlessly with Shackleton’s deep, textural production and intricate percussion. Shackleton’s percussive production ebbs and swells, conjuring a hypnotic, trippedout atmosphere. At 'The Rising Wave’s core lies a sense of intention, a cleansing ritual designed to shift perception and inspire transformation.

TRACK LISTING

1. SECRETS KEPT
2. BURNING WITHIN
3. HER NAME
4. I DREAMED OF A LOVER
5. ONDA / DO YOU BELIEVE?
6. THESE THINGS
7. THE LONG BURIED HOPE
8. THE LAST TIME

Detroit’s Apollo Brown and Rochester’s Hassaan Mackey operate in a world where every drum slap lands like a timeworn truth and every bar drips with lived-in wisdom. Brown’s production is rich with that signature crackle—soul loops stretched and repurposed into something both hauntingly nostalgic and unmistakably fresh. Mackey’s delivery is sharp yet unhurried, weaving Northern NY grit with effortless poise. It’s the kind of record that doesn’t beg for attention but demands respect.

TRACK LISTING

1. Daily Bread
2. Volume
3. Something
4. Dollar Bill Hill
5. Elephants
6. Different World
7. Weak Won't Do
8. The Trenches (feat. Sean Born)
9. Tell Me
10. Mackey's Lament
11. Heroes
12. Megaphone
13. Higher (feat. Finale)
14. The Note
15. Like A Diamond

TRACK LISTING

1. A Place To Bury Strangers - Make Me Feel Anything
2. The Mall - I Need