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One of the rarest, and greatest, horn instrumental dub albums of the seventies featuring the soaring saxophone of Tommy McCook in combination with Glen Brown, 'The Rhythm Master', is finally given a legitimate release.

The original title for this long playing release was initially advertised on the label of the seven inch release of 'Determination Skank' as 'The Sannic Sounds Tommy McCook', however the album was released in Kingston in 1974 in very limited quantities on a white label in a plain recycled cover rubber-stamped 'Tommy McCook Dub'. Three years later the set was released through Grounation in London, once again on a white label and without a cover, where it was known as 'Horny Dub'. It gave music lovers a fascinating opportunity to compare and contrast the work of Tommy McCook, one of the architects and builders of the Jamaican sound, with Glen Brown's role in taking and breaking it into pieces...;

Dub Store Records is the Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Roots and Dancehall reissue label run by the eponymous Tokyo based record store. The label aims at accurately covering the 50-plus years of Jamaican music, and pass on many rare and magnificent recordings, which are non-commercial and highly artistic. Carefully handing down the tradition of reggae music, Dub Store Records has so far issued recordings from labels and artists such as Studio One, Federal Records (Federal, Kentone, Merritone), Bunny Wailer's Solomonic, Familyman's Fam's, Jammys, King Tubby's Firehouse, Derrick Harriott, Kiddus I, Redman International, BMN and much more to come.

TRACK LISTING

1. Determination Skank
2. South Side
3. When I Fall In Love
4. Funky Reggae
5. It Ain't Who You Know
6. More Music
7. Brand New Man
8. Dirty Harry
9. Flute Instrumental
10. When Something Is Wrong
11. Scatterlight Rock

Legendary Italian producer Gianni Bini Debuts on Groove Culture with 'The House Of Glass' LP. With an inimitable CV and discography that includes over a thousand production credits to his name, hundreds of singles under renowned pseudonyms including Bini & Martini, Fathers Of Sound, The Goodfellas, Subsystem and two Worldwide hits as Eclipse and House Of Glass, Gianni is one of the most revered producers of disco-house, defining each genre with a signature sound. Always looking to push the boundaries of what it means to make music, his latest project sees Gianni return to deliver an epic disco record that takes the sound back to its roots in every way possible. Backing up live drums, live bass, live guitars, live strings with catchy vocals and enough groove to level a discotheque, it’s this Disco-Pop energy that Gianni has captured and expertly delivered with 'The House Of Glass' LP.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Dancing & Grooving
A2. Theme From The House Of Glass
A3. Outro
B1. Calculated
B2. Family Affair
C1. Feel Like Dancing
C2. Lately
C3. Take Me Home
D1. Ain’t Nothing Going On
D2. Friday Night

Versatile British producer Riordan, a rising star in the electronic music scene makes his debut release on Gorgon City's imprint REALM RECORDS. ‘Needle On The Record,’ delivers an undeniable groove that effortlessly transports you to the heart of the dancefloor. A thumping bassline, charged synths, and commanding atmospheric elements, the track sets the stage for something monumental even before the vocals kick in. As the chopped vocal hook is expertly manipulated during the breakdown and rapidly looped in intensity as they cascade into the exhilarating drop. Experience the enchantment of Riordan's soundscapes.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Original Mix
B1. Fleur Shore Remix
B2. 4AM Mix

The legendary partnership of NYC's disco godfather Tom Moulton and Philadelphia International Records has long been documented.
A truly explosive collaboration that yielded endless classic tracks for dancers and deep listeners alike, Moulton seemed to be totally in tune with the label's output and the direction it should go in. Luckily we've been enjoying the fruits of this labour for the last 30+ years with a lot of these PIR classics becoming ingrained in the psyche of the modern day music fan as the building blocks of house music.

Another stellar volume of what is an essential purchase for any disco lover. Featuring a host of legends from the height of the Philly era and beyond - Archie Bell & The Drells, People's Choice, Lou Rawls & Teddy Pendergrass are all graced by Tom Moulton's supreme ear on this special PIR reissue 2 x 12" that see's some all-time classics from the aforementioned artists in their full, unabridged, unedited disco glory. The selections on this EP are absolutely top-shelf, flawless in fact. One could argue that these are the 'definitive' versions of these anthems. Pure disco gold essentials. Anyone with even a passing interest in disco will most certainly need this record in their possession. 

These tracks are fully licensed and reissued in conjunction with Tom Moulton and PIR and all relevant rights holders. Remastered from original source materials to the highest spec and pressed onto top quality vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (A Tom Moulton Mix) 
B1. People's Choice - Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long) (A Tom Moulton Mix) 
C1. Teddy Pendergrass - I Don't Love You Anymore (A Tom Moulton Mix) 
D1. Lou Rawls - See You When I Git There (A Tom Moulton Mix) 

Rhythim Is Rhythim / Derrick May / Mayday

Innovator - Soundtrack For The Tenth Planet

When Network Records originally issued “Innovator” in 1991 they knew that the music contained within was timeless. At that time, of course, they had no grasp of how well Derrick’s epic soundscapes would time travel. They christened the collection - “Soundtrack For The Tenth Planet” - because it seemed like the music (and Derrick) had indeed arrived from another world.

The release has been acclaimed as iconic because Derrick, the madcap and maverick philosopher of Detroit Techno, introduced the concept of dance music with a musical and emotional agenda way beyond anything that had come before. Beats with beauty. Literally the strings of life. Where fellow musical geniuses Chic had previously urged everybody to simply "Dance, Dance, Dance" mood alchemist Mayday merged simple yet cerebral dreamscapes with strange and urgent complex dance rhythms and invited us all to Dance And Dream. And in a strange juxtaposed way helped birth the hedonistic Acid House scene with classics “Nude Photo” and “Strings Of Life”

The energy is frenetic, but merged with a new age ambience. The gems collected on this offering were iconic in 1991, now they cause mass hysteria when Derrick turns his one time musical experiments, created in a tiny room in Detroit, and turns them into epic concerts with orchestras and musicians across the globe. “Hand In Hand” existed in 1991 and the label wanted to release it then, but it’s taken until now for the complete 13 minute recording to finally meet the world. It will be revered, because like all of Derrick May’s music it is life affirming. Emotions Electric indeed.

The original “Innovator” release was housed on one single slab of wax. This time around it's been expanded to two discs to make space for “Hand Over Hand” and also so everything elsewhere - masterpieces remastered - can be presented in a complete and superior fashion. Whatever the tweaks, changes and updates etc all these years on, this music still sounds gloriously alien and groundbreaking. But there’s still no Tenth Planet.

"Innovator" remastered by Curvepusher. Re-presented by Network Records in conjunction with Derrick May.


TRACK LISTING

A1. The Dance
A2. Strings Of Life
B1. Beyond The Dance
B2. Sinister
C1. Wiggin
C2. Nude Photo
D1. Hand Over Hand

AbuQadim Haqq

The Drexciyan Empire Presents A Drexicyan Duo Story (Featuring The Brothers Bounce) 'Mayhem In Mu!!'

    New Drexciya comic from AbuQadim Haqq
    20 pages. Please note this is a comic rather a graphic novel.

    Author & artist - AbuQadim Haqq
    Publisher - The Drexciya Empire.

    The Staves

    All Now

      It was in December 2022 that The Staves celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album Dead & Born & Grown – a strange and beautiful period in the lives of sisters and band members Jessica, Camilla and Emily Staveley-Taylor, making their fourth album All Now with the same organic vulnerability as that first record: except now everything was different, and they kind of were too.

      All Now emerges, bold and bright, from a period of quiet, which followed a period of chaos, for the band. When Good Woman was released in 2021, to positive reviews, it felt like “an echoing silence” to share such a cathartic album with a world shut down. So The Staves had to retreat, again, and actually wrestle with everything they had been through.

      The result? An album as rich and honest as all the most profound music by The Staves scattered across albums for the last decade, calcified here into something special.

      But the most thrilling part of this album, is that the hardest pills to swallow, here, almost have a sweeter taste. Once you’ve survived the climb to the top, learned from the journey, you may as well enjoy the view. “When you sing about hesitation and fear, there’s a lot of power in not making it sound fearful and being quite steadfast instead,” says Camilla. “It feels like an act of taking control.” With All Now, there’s no letting go. 


      STAFF COMMENTS

      Barry says: Though it's the vocal interplay between Jessica and Camilla Stavely-Taylor and the relative instrumental minimalism that first comes to mind when you think of The Staves, their formula works just as well when transplanted onto a hefty backdrop of soaring synths and throbbing basses, and 'All Now' is the perfect display of a more hi-nrg version of their trademark sound.

      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      All Now
      I Don’t Say It, But I Feel It
      Fundamental Memory
      Make A Decision
      The Echo
      Side B
      I’ll Never Leave You Alone
      After School
      Great Wave
      Recognise
      So Gracefully
      The Important One
      You Held It All

      The Jesus And Mary Chain

      Glasgow Eyes

        Marking 40 years of The Jesus And Mary Chain, ‘Glasgow Eyes’ was recorded at Mogwai’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow, where Jim and William continued the creative process that resulted in their previous album, 2017’s ‘Damage and Joy’, becoming their highest charting album in over twenty years. What emerged is a record that finds one of the UK’s most influential groups embracing a productive second chapter, their maelstrom of melody, feedback and controlled chaos now informed more audibly by their love for Suicide and Kraftwerk and a fresh appreciation of the less disciplined attitudes found in jazz.

        Jim Reid says, “But don’t expect ‘the Mary Chain goes jazz.’ People should expect a Jesus and Mary Chain record, and that’s certainly what ‘Glasgow Eyes’ is. Our creative approach is remarkably the same as it was in 1984, just hit the studio and see what happens. We went in with a bunch of songs and let it take its course. There are no rules, you just do whatever it takes. And there’s a telepathy there - we are those weird not-quite twins that finish each other’s sentences.” ‘Glasgow Eyes’ not only extends The Jesus and Mary Chain's story, but feels simultaneously like a return to roots. From the incendiary ‘Psychocandy’ debut and its classic ‘Just Like Honey’ onwards, the Reid brothers steadily became the misfits who made good without compromise.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Andy says: A gentle tweak of the template brings electronic bleeps and keys to that trademark Mary Chain sound. Hear the new track and you'll be left in no doubt. JAMC Forever!!

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Venal Joy
        2. American Born
        3. Mediterranean X Film
        4. Jamcod
        5. Discotheque
        6. Pure Poor
        7. The Eagles And The Beatles
        8. Silver Strings
        9. Chemical Animal
        10. Second Of June 1
        1. Girl 71
        12. Hey Lou Reid

        The Blamers

        Class Living

          Sydney rock outfit The Blamers are a modern band—two modern men, two modern women—with a revolutionary bent. Utilizing the latest cutting-edge stereophonic technology, the group—fueled by an obsession with early garage greats—are at the fore of a sonic campaign to simplify rock back to its basic proto-punk form. With hooky riffs and a healthy dose of tambourine, the group are preparing to release their debut album early-2024 after a string of singles.

          The Blamers have shared the stage with Aussie heavy hitters The Chats, Bad Dreems, Pist idiots and blistered clubs around Australia with their no bullshit, beer-soaked sound. It’s a wonder that a band like The Blamers hasn’t come earlier! If you like the hard ass style of 60s punk with the wit of The B52’s and the charm of Devo, here it is.

          Fat Dog

          All The Same

            Fat Dog’s second single, ‘All The Same’, b/w exclusive b-side, ‘Land Before Time’.

            Julia Holter

            Something In The Room She Moves

              Recent years brought about for Julia Holter an existential focus on human connection, amid the staggering change that came with the death of loved ones (including her young nephew, to whom the album is dedicated) and the birth of her daughter. On Something in the Room She Moves, Holter vividly processes the complexity, gravity, and awe of this confluence of experience. She calls the music “sensual,” “flowing,” and “nocturnal” - a testament to how love, with all of its challenges, “reroutes neural pathways.” The cover art by Holter’s childhood friend, artist Christina Quarles, highlights the multiplicity of intimate connection: are the figures embracing or in battle?

              The title Something in the Room She Moves came to Holter spontaneously as she was naming the Logic project file for an early demo of what would become the album’s title track on her computer for the first time. Coincidentally, a few months later, she found herself mesmerized by the eight-hour Beatles documentary Get Back in 2021. Her titular phrase flips the gaze of the Beatles lyrics (“Something in the way she moves…”); the woman is no longer passively observed, but actively augmenting space. Holter has loved the Beatles since childhood, but sees the title less as a tribute than as a semi-surreal bit of automatic writing from her subconscious. (She had been singing Beatles tunes to her daughter at night.)

              After a string of dream pop albums that established her searching voice in independent music—from 2012 breakthrough Ekstasis to Loud City Song and Have You in My Wilderness—Holter released the sprawling and thrillingly experimental Aviary in 2018. Since then, she has scored films like Never Rarely Sometimes Always, performed a commissioned live score for The Passion of Joan of Arc with the Chorus of Opera North, and collaborated with her partner, the musician Tashi Wada, who plays synth and bagpipes on her new album. Something in the Room She Moves is a remarkable progression in Holter’s oeuvre, synthesizing her free, improvisatory energy with her signature eloquence.

              STAFF COMMENTS

              Barry says: 'Have You In My Wilderness' was the shop's favourite album all the way back in 2015, and she's even moved on significantly since that, to her bafflingly complex but melodically rich new album. Organic instrumental swells and glitched reverb tails ensconce her enduringly gorgeous vocal direction, while the scattered glitch and ambient wooze of new perfectly suit her dreamy composition style.

              TRACK LISTING

              1. Sun Girl
              2. These Morning
              3. Something In The Room She Moves
              4. Materia
              5. Meyou
              6. Spinning
              7. Ocean
              8. Evening Mood
              9. Talking To The Whisper
              10. Who Brings Me

              Royksopp

              The Inevitable End - 2024 Repress

                An essential 2024 purple vinyl repress of 'The Inevitable End', Royksopp's second album release in the space of 6 months, following the critically acclaimed mini album 'Do It Again' with fellow Scandinavian legend Robyn. 'The Inevitable End' is their most personal album to date and features Jamie McDermott (The Irrepressibles), Ryan James (Man Without Country), Norwegian singer songwriter Susanne Sundfor and Robyn. Having now created five complete bodies of work, the pair feel like the future is open to being more experimental with how they share their music.

                Opening track 'Skulls' feels like classic Royksopp - all squelchy bass lines, filtered synths and vocodered, yet soulful vocals - the album also takes in sophisticated, delicate heartbreak on the Man Without Country collaboration 'Sordid Affair'; odd, shape-shifting ambience on the Robyn-featuring 'Rong'; bouncing electro pop on the deceptively upbeat 'Save Me' and the deliriously sad, cry-on-the-dance floor classic, 'I Had This Thing'.

                The Utopia Strong

                The BBC Sessions

                  The history of BBC Maida Vale Sessions is familiar to The Utopia Strong. As musicians, and lifelong music fans, the legacy - the importance - of such recordings is not lost on them. Space and place influence creativity, as is the case here, and the sleeve is a loving homage to those classic BBC releases, affectionately nodding to Strange Fruit Peel Sessions from days of yore.These pieces, originally recorded live at Maida Vale for a Marc Riley session on BBC 6 Music in September 2022, capture The Utopia Strong stretching themselves and continuing to develop their aural explorations.The five-track album opens with the analogue arpeggios of ‘Minature Citadels’, a title perfectly summing up the imagery provoked by the music; evolving, jagged patterns of skylines and castellations, turrets and towers. The closing outro of squarks and drones could be twice as long and not outstay its welcome.

                  The nagging refrain running through ‘Lamp Of Glory’ is Mike York on the pipes, which he handmakes himself. The overall effect is a sublime, warped concoction of balearic energy and non-Western modes. ‘Disaster 2’ (a piece initially recorded on their second studio album, 2022’s International Treasure) begins with a beautiful synth drone that maintains its position, overpowering the modular patterns pulsating behind it, augmented by yet more glorious, lamenting pipes. The last two tracks both exceed ten minutes and allow the band to extend out further. Release comes as the drums kick in after six minutes of ‘The Tower Is Locked’, emulating the live sets The Utopia Strong have become famed for.The final track, ‘Weather All’, was also honed across several live performances. Having been booked for Andrew Weatherall’s Conveanza festival pre-lockdown, the band finally performed there in September 2022, following his passing. While performing this piece, the heavens opened and the entire festival, band and audience, were drenched. “It felt absolutely biblical”, says the band. Steve Davis has a rich history with the Beeb, but on this occasion he is wrangling his ever-expanding array of analogue synths, dilating his musical imagination. The heritage of the location and overall experience was not lost on the band.‘

                  The Exorzist III

                  Gospel Jamming Vol 1

                    I won’t revamp the credentials of guitarist Drew St Ivany (Laddio Bolocko / Psychic Paramount) here but you do need to know that he is 1/3 of The Exorzist III. If you are familiar with either of those mentioned bands (and if you are not please quickly give yourself a history lesson/catch up), the maxed energy attack they have created on ‘Gospel Jamming vol. 1’ will be aural bliss to you as it rips and explodes from the opening track ‘Jabber’. Throughout a musclebound throbbing bassline takes the lead role and anchors these hypnotic heady jams, as a vortex of pulsating guitars and driving grooves propelled by drummer Nick Ferrante that are tight and locked in (and The Exorcitz III GROOVE), it's disorientating and punishing but at the same time blissful.

                    The music created is single-minded, it exists at higher elevations of decibel, intensity, motion and spills freely over the walls of genre, lost in the joy of the classic combination of excess volume and repetition with crushing levels of heaviness all enveloped in a white noise fury. Like Glenn Branco’s wall of guitars, the shamanic cacophony of The Boredoms, psych-melters Comets On Fire and so much in between - It is punk in its fury, noise in its rash extremity, and psychedelic in form.

                    For anyone that likes to get lost in sound be forewarned: this is one of those 'peak experience' brain-melters, just light a match and see it combust spectacularly.

                    The Cure

                    Paris - 30th Anniversary Edition

                      The Cure’s 30th anniversary re-issue of ‘Paris’ has now been expanded with the addition of 2 Previously Unreleased Live tracks “Shake Dog Shake” and “Hot Hot Hot!!!”

                      ‘Paris’: 2LP Live set was recorded at Le Zenith de Paris in October 1992: Released October 1993

                      Includes the singles “Lovesong”, “Catch”, “A Letter To Elise”, “Charlotte Sometimes”, “Close To Me” and fan favourite “Play For Today”

                      Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London.

                      TRACK LISTING

                      1CD
                      Shake Dog Shake
                      The Figurehead
                      Play For Today
                      At Night
                      In Your House
                      One Hundred Years
                      Apart
                      Lovesong
                      A Letter To Elise
                      Catch
                      Charlotte Sometimes
                      Dressing Up
                      Close To Me
                      Hot Hot Hot!!!

                      2LP Black Vinyl
                      Side One
                      Shake Dog Shake
                      The Figurehead
                      Play For Today

                      Side Two
                      At Night
                      In Your House
                      One Hundred Years

                      Side Three
                      Apart
                      Lovesong
                      A Letter To Elise

                      Side Four
                      Catch
                      Charlotte Sometimes
                      Dressing Up
                      Close To Me
                      Hot Hot Hot!!!

                      The Flaming Stars

                      John Peel Session 17​.​10​.​96

                        A rarity among Peel sessions in the mid-1990s as this one went out entirely live when the legendary DJ was sitting in for Mark Radcliffe and invited garage-punk stalwarts The Flaming Stars in to do the honours.

                        Never before released in any format, this outing at the BBC’s Oxford Road studios in Manchester finds the band in blistering form with a four-song blast featuring stunning versions of early singles ‘Ten Feet Tall’ and ‘Bury My Heart at Pier 13’.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        Ten Feet Tall
                        Spaghetti Junction
                        Bury My Heart At Pier 13
                        Down To You

                        The Flaming Stars

                        John Peel Session 19​.​02​.​02

                          Hailing from the rather more literate side of Camden’s garage-punk scene in the mid-90s, The Flaming Stars were Peel favourites over the years, recording no fewer than EIGHT sessions for the legendary DJ.

                          Six of them were collected on a Vinyl Japan CD at the turn of the century – but this fantastic final session is one of two never released before (the other one is PRE 042!). And what a session it is, featuring the brilliant ‘Cash 22’ (should’ve been a single!) and the noir vision of ‘Killer In The Rain’.

                          TRACK LISTING

                          Cash 22
                          Over And Done
                          Action Crime & Vision
                          Killer In The Rain

                          Catfish And The Bottlemen

                          Showtime

                            The new single from Catfish And The Bottlemen, 'Showtime', pressed on limited edition white vinyl and produced by Grammy award winner, Dave Sardy (The Ride).



                            The Triffids

                            Born Sandy Devotional - 2024 Repress

                              Immerse yourself in the genre-defying brilliance of The Triffids’ ‘Born Sandy Devotional’.

                              This 1986 masterpiece seamlessly blends folk, rock, and post-punk, creating an unforgettable sonic experience.

                              The haunting vocals of David McComb, coupled with lush instrumentals, make each track a journey through atmospheric landscapes.

                              TRACK LISTING

                              The Seabirds
                              Estuary Bed
                              Chicken Killer
                              Tarrilup Bridge
                              Lonely Stretch
                              Wide Open Road
                              Life Of Crime
                              Personal Things
                              Stolen Property
                              Tender Is The Night (The Long Fidelity)

                              Kings Of Convenience

                              Quiet Is The New Loud - 2024 Repress

                                Indulge in the timeless charm of Kings Of Convenience’s debut masterpiece, ‘Quiet Is The New Loud’, available as a gatefold reissue. Immerse yourself in the delicate harmonies and introspective lyrics that define this modern classic.

                                ‘Winning A Battle, Losing The War’ sets the tone of the album, a melancholic yet uplifting ballad that captures the essence of longing and resilience. ‘Toxic Girl’ captivates with its poignant lyrics and soothing melodies, exploring the complexities of love with grace.

                                With its blend of acoustic guitars, heartfelt vocals, and poetic storytelling, ‘Quiet Is the New Loud’ invites you on a journey of introspection and connection.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                Winning A Battle, Losing The War
                                Toxic Girl
                                Singing Softly To Me
                                I Don't Know What I Can Save You From
                                Failure
                                The Weight Of My Words
                                The Girl From Back Then
                                Leaning Against The Wall
                                Little Kids
                                Summer On The West Hill
                                The Passenger
                                Parallel Lines

                                The Tyde

                                Season 5

                                  “In Season 5, the long-awaited fifth full-length by beach-pop project The Tyde, frontman Darren Rademaker unveils his vision of an ’80s-inspired Suave Nouveau, with a clutch of sweet, melancholic love songs evoking lush mustaches, mellow macho, the ghost of Jimmy Buffett, white sand beaches, flamingos swooping across a cerulean sky, speedboats cutting through the bay and pastel linen suits billowing in the breeze as the sun dips beneath the horizon.

                                  “Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León ‘discovered’ Florida in 1513, naming the peninsula La Florida, the flowering land. In Season 5, Rademaker reflects on his own return to the flowering land, and the artistic diaspora that caused him to quit California in 2020 in search of a New World of his own. ‘I lived in Florida from the ages of ten to twenty-five, but never really got to explore it,’ he says. ‘When I came back, I decided to really embrace the whole Florida aesthetic. I moved into an art deco home in Sarasota with pink seashell lamps. I visited Key West, like seven times. I also quit smoking weed and cigarettes, and stopped saying shit like LOL and amazeballs. It felt different. It felt good.’

                                  “The record features the talents of many good friends, including Dan Horne, Colby Buddelmeyer, Matt Correia (Allah-Las), Clay Finch (Mapache), Albert Hickman, Derek James (The Entrance Band), Alex Knost (Tomorrow’s Tulips) and Adam MacDougall (Circles Around The Sun / Black Crowes), with artist / musician Matt Fishbeck (Holy Shit) designing the deco-inspired album artwork.

                                  “And as much as they are inspired by the past, these songs are keenly aware of an uncertain future—because there is no such thing as a time machine, and there is no going back. Ultimately, Season 5 asks the question—where do we go after the sun sets on our dreams? Where the fuck is the New New World? In Rademaker’s eyes, it no longer exists in any specific American geography—rather, all hope remains in the timeless, unending power of music, and its power to take us to the places we wish we could be. Even if they don’t exist anymore.” - Caroline Ryder.

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  1. Heal Thyself
                                  2. Tropical Madness
                                  3. Glades
                                  4. Did You See The Sunrise
                                  5. Legend Of The Lost Art
                                  6. Streetwise
                                  7. Use Them
                                  8. Leaving California
                                  9. Let Me Hear The Music

                                  Ray Martell

                                  She Caught The Train / Cora

                                    This is the first re-release on 7 inch vinyl single of the early Reggae classic “She Caught The Train” by Ray Martell released in 1970 on the Trojan sublabel Joe in the UK and later covered by UB40 in 1983. This original song, a huge hit, has featured on many compilations but has never been repressed as a single, until now… It was initially released with the track “Tea House From Emperor Roscoe” by Dice The Boss on the B side. On this release, Harlem Shuffle chose to showcase a super rare Ray Martell song, the gorgeous “Cora” initially released on Attack in 1970.

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    She Caught The Train
                                    Cora

                                    Dice The Boss

                                    Tea House From Emperor Roscoe / Brixton Cat

                                      "Tea House From Emperor Roscoe” by Dice The boss aka Pama Dice was first released as a B-side of the early Reggae classic “She Caught The Train” by Ray Martell released in 1970 on the Trojan sublabel Joe, whilst “Brixton Cat” was released in 1969 on the Duke Label under a Joe logo. Both titles are skinhead reggae classics that have never been reissued and are very much in demand.

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      Tea House From Emperor Roscoe
                                      Brixton Cat

                                      Tracks off Steffi's fourth solo album, "The Red Hunter" get remixed by legendary electro producer Convextion, contemporary Italian techno wizard Rosati, and Blue Hour & A-JX's Tracing Xircles collaboration. 

                                      Convextion delivers his signature flair, with a ten minute techno / electro tweak of "Irreversible Cessation" resplendent with the producers' highly articulated machine chatter and emotional deepness. Rosati drops a high energy peak time remix of "Individuals From All Walks", with dubbed power chords and incessant hats; the producer quickly establishing his own strong personality within the techno sphere. Enigmatic duo Tracing Xircles give "North Facing Shade" a distinctly UK flavour, with a stone walled broken beat, IDM glitches and a glacial lead line drifting through the chaos. Top drawer stuff indeed. 

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      01 Irreversible Cessation (convextion Remix)
                                      02 Individuals From All Walks (rosati Remix)
                                      03 North Facing Shade (tracing Xircles Remix)

                                      Band Of Nowhere is a new constellation project by Juanjo Sánchez, together with other collaborators with whom he had previously worked. It is worth mentioning Bob Drake on drums, former member of the legendary formation Thinking Plague (also on Hail, 5UU's, The Science Group) who has also mastered the project from their studio in the Midi-Pyrénées and also to mention the guitarist Jordi Cabayol (Camino al Desván) both Juanjo and Jordi began their career in a significant band of Barcelona of the early eighties, such as Entr'acte.

                                      The becoming of Juanjo Sánchez would take him to other latitudes as a member of Alondra Satori and without losing the lighthouse of his city, he would collaborate with other outstanding musicians such as Quicu Samsó (Koniec, Macromassa).

                                      The fluidity and chromaticism of his previous album Gonza Magilla is still perceived in here, but in a much more electrified way with guitars that are sometimes expansive, other times exuberant wrapped up with contagious synthesizer modulations and very marked rhythms. The production and especially the arrangements are fantastic with those special presences of synthesizers that are not common around here.

                                      Its original improvisation and experimentation is skilfully adjusted by Juanjo Sánchez, giving a much more playful result with unexpected combinations, very much in continuity with a certain European Art Rock such as Aksak Maboul, Etron Fou, Zamla,The Work or the mischievous resonances of The League of Gentlemen; all this mapping the sound transit, to an unpredictable and vibrant non-place.

                                      Housed in it's original hand made artwork with the little upgrade twist of silk-screen printing textured grey cardboard and including a insert colour with photos and text provided by Juanjo Sánchez.

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      SIDE A
                                      Calling All Beginners
                                      Fleeing To The Poles
                                      Ashes
                                      Rouler Ma Bosse
                                      Sunday Machinery

                                      SIDE B
                                      Lucid Dreams
                                      Twisted Maze
                                      Rolla Bolla
                                      Chinese Forecast

                                      Heavy Sounds introduce the sounds of Fundamentals & Quaad across four tracks of serious ruffage! Flying together on side A, the pair deliver two high octane, hyperactive hybrids, taking in pitched breaks (of many varieties), jazzy keys, sci-fi sweeps, earth shaking bass; basically every DnB trope worth its wattage.

                                      Onto side B and Quaad goes on a solo tip for two tricksy jungle excursions. "Gonk" utilizing a stripped back palette of cut-up vox, ADHD-riddled breaks and the odd sub bass blast. 

                                      STAFF COMMENTS

                                      Matt says: Hi-octane tear out breakage that has me thinking of vintage Bizzy B mixtapes and all night Wipeout sessions.

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      A1. Quaad & Fundamentals - BDK
                                      A2. Quaad & Fundamentals - 2 Steps [VIP Amiga Mix]
                                      B1. Quaad - Gonk
                                      B2. Quaad - 9000 Basslines

                                      Courtney Barnett

                                      The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas - 10th Anniversary Edition

                                        10th anniversary of this double EP collection. Here’s what we said about it on it’s original release:

                                        Lead single ‘Avant Gardener’ is a vivid display of Courtney Barnett’s magic. A hookladen fug of country roots and discordant psychedelia with a dreamlike narrative.

                                        The collection is a record of two halves, and collates her story so far. It fittingly begins with six brand new songs and is then backed with six older tracks which were originally released in the form of her 2012 debut EP. Together, ‘The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas’ spans genres and stories, and is a unique introduction to an incomparable and exciting new talent.

                                        As well as ‘Avant Gardener’, selected highlights include the gorgeous and woozy piano-strewn opener ‘Out Of The Woodwork’, which shows the darker side of her writing. ‘Anonymous Club’ sees Courtney at her romantic, melancholic best, while the infectious, Dylan-esque cavalcade that is ‘History Eraser’ was recently nominated alongside Tame Impala for the APRA Song Of The Year back in Australia.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        Out Of The Woodwork
                                        Don’t Apply Compression Gently
                                        Avant Gardener
                                        History Eraser
                                        David
                                        Anonymous Club
                                        Lance Jr.
                                        Are You Looking After Yourself
                                        Scotty Says
                                        Canned Tomatoes (Whole)
                                        Porcelain
                                        Ode To Odetta

                                        We've managed to snaffle some copies of this under-the-radar hip-hop comp from last year. "Down The Local" is an absolute gem; featuring a plethora of rappers I haven't heard yet but the UK flavours are strong throughout with each MC having their own unique flow and style with clear regional accent variations indicating a nationwide roster. Meanwhile the instrumentals are rich with that smokey, jazzy, boom-bap flavour synonymous with the golden days of UK hip-hop complete with nice scratch passages and clever sampling.

                                        Real rap heads ain't gonna wanna sleep on this one trrruusst! 






                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        1. Deeflux & Miracle - Unquenchable
                                        2. Louie G X Barry Manalog - Stylin Merd
                                        3. Cappo X Luther Andross - Ellar 
                                        4. Deeflux & Miracle Feat Ash The Author & Gee Bag - Reel Me Back In 
                                        5. Ash The Author X Barry Manalog Feat Mysdiggi & Dj Chud - Same As It Never Was 
                                        6. Cappo X Luther Andross - Nye 
                                        7. Louie G X Barry Manalog - Milty 
                                        8. Ash The Author X Barry Manalog Feat Dj Chud - Modern Day Jazz Crumpet 
                                        9. Deeflux & Miracle Feat Chrome - Oovavoo 


                                        Fez The Kid

                                        Nuff Bad Boy / Crunchy Paradise

                                        Fez The Kid joins the esteemed ranks of the modern jungle massive, giving forerunners like Coco Bryce and Tim Reaper a run for their money as he rolls out two highly frenetic slices of music.

                                        "Nuff Bad Boy" as the title might suggest, contains plenty of sound boy vox and raggamuffin idents. Add a well chopped Think break, torpedo subs and futuristic, digital atmospheres and you've got a contemporary killer that'll have both students and old skool DnB veterans united around the subwoofers.

                                        "Crunchy Paradise" on the flip contains similar elements - keeping the ragga vibe but adding LTJ Bukem esque pads and seriously wild drum manipulation to the mix. It's one of those late session tracks that'll squeeze the last drops of energy outta the floor and give the soundsystem a proper workout.

                                        Real tasty stuff - recommended. 


                                        STAFF COMMENTS

                                        Matt says: There's a huge jungle renaissance accompanying the continuing hardcore buzz. Meditator herald the charge of new producer's channelling that old school sound system spirit. Demonstrated here perfectly by Fez The Kid.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        A. Nuff Bad Boy
                                        B. Crunchy Paradise

                                        MC065 presents a highly anticipated reissue of Kilowatt's 'The Last EP' – a coveted 4-track compilation featuring a blend of technoid electro-funk and Detroit-inspired house grooves. Originally unleashed on Rob Gretton's legendary Manchester label 'Rob's Records', this EP seamlessly meshes with contemporary sounds and promises an immersive experience on a powerful sound system. Catering to aficionados of the more intricate and funk-infused facets of electronic music, Kilowatt unleashed this underground gem in 1995, earning it a well-deserved cult status among dedicated music explorers and DJs alike. Secure your copy of this exceptionally rare piece of UK musical brilliance now, courtesy of your friends at MC.

                                        All tracks have been lovingly remastered by London's Curve Pusher from the original sources especially for Mint Condition. 100% legit, licensed and released. Dug, remastered, repackaged and brought to you by the caring folks at your favourite reissue label - Mint Condition.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        A1. Automatik
                                        A2. Loose End
                                        B1. Rok Automatik
                                        B2. The End 

                                        Presenting a collection of deep spatial gems mined from the ever impressive TK Disco vaults for your playback listening pleasure!

                                        The TK Disco music empire has blessed our ears and minds with an endless stream of music since it's late 1960's inception. Countless soul and funk sides were produced, cut and released by label founder Henry Stone and his associates, in turn changing the face of contemporary black music in the USA and across the world forever. It is true that the TK story originated on America's 'Space Coast', the modern frontier of lunar exploration and galactic travel, the home of NASA and countless missions beyond the stars nestled on the East Coast of the United States.

                                        'Moon Ride' - The compilation you hold in your hands, is merely one strand of the incredible music that was beamed out of Hialeah, FL over the decades. The focus on this collection is the idea of the 'cosmic' from the Disco era. These are records that emit a spacey vibe, either from their lyrical content or equally from their sonic qualities, imbibing synths and electronics to create otherworldly grooves. These records were big hits on underground music scenes such as Daniele Baldelli's cosmic movement in the 70's and 80's in Lake Garda, they were vehicles of escapism and hedonism on the discerning dancefloors of NYC in the hands of progressive DJs like David Mancuso and Nicky Siano and they were also essential building blocks in the creation of House and Techno music in the Midwestern cities of Chicago and Detroit, inspiring legendary artists such as Mr Fingers and Jeff Mills and countless others. An essential collection of music for listening, dancing, loving and travelling!


                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        A1. John Tropea - Livin' In The Jungle
                                        A2. Universal Love - Moon Ride
                                        B1. Stevo - Pay The Price
                                        B2. Ish - Don't Stop
                                        C1. Wanda Star Williams - Mr UFO
                                        C2. King Sporty & The Root Rockers - Get On Down
                                        D1. Mad Dog Fire Department - Cosmic Funk
                                        D2. Fern Kinney - Groove Me

                                        One of Londons most exciting new talents Yaw Evans returns to GD4YA with a brand new EP.

                                        After his sell-out debut on the label and recent co-production on James Blakes new album, this is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        1. The Bits
                                        2. N109
                                        3. Effra Road
                                        4. Tulse Hill Groove

                                        Carl Moore

                                        Carter Lake / Must Be The Beat

                                        Keyboardist and composer Carl Moore originally wrote, recorded and pressed only 100 (!) copies of these tracks, grabbing a quick moment of studio time during a tour of Japan in the early 1980s. Moore’s purple patch saw him becoming peers with artists such as Phyllis Hyman, Jean Carn, Janet Jackson and ‘The King of Gospel’, James Cleveland.

                                        Carter Lake is an energetic 2 minutes 30 second blast of pure dance floor joy, that looks back at carefree days, teenage love and love lost. Moore’s voice soars, and showcases his love for the powerful stylings of jazz and gospel. On the flip, Must Be The Beat sees him explore very different textures and could easily be a long lost Prince recording found in the vaults in Paisley Park. Sounding like something jammed late at night, this one is perfect for the afterhours when there are 30 sweaty dancers left on the floor at 5am that just don’t want to go home!

                                        This is the first release on Sweet Free Association, a new label founded by Sam Don, the DJ and curator responsible for the recent lovers rock and UK soul comps For The Love of You and Just A Touch. Born out of the wish to find another way of sharing ‘the fruits’ from his Free Association radio show and parties, these impossibly rare disco tracks are now available to a wider audience for the first time, as the vast majority of the original copies have been long lost.

                                        Mastered at The Carvery, the lo-fi recordings have been skilfully lifted by Frank Merritt to sound big in the club, while retaining the original charm in the sound that made the tracks stand out to Sam in the first instance.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        Carter Lake
                                        Must Be The Beat

                                        Matt Anniss

                                        Join The Future : Bleep Techno And The Birth Of British Bass Music

                                          Matt Anniss's critically acclaimed alternative history of UK dance music in the acid house era returns in updated and expanded form. Named by Rolling Stone UK as one of the best books on British music culture, Join The Future puts forward a persuasive new argument about the origins of UK club culture's longrunning love affair with bass. Since the dawn of the 1990s, Britain's dancefloors have moved to a string of styles built around skeletal rhythms and heavy sub-bass, including breakbeat hardcore, jungle, drum & bass, dubstep, UK garage, grime and bassline. Yet another previously overlooked sound pre-dated them all: bleep and bass, or bleep techno, the first distinctly British form of electronic dance music.

                                          Tony Fletcher

                                          A Light That Never Goes Out : The Enduring Saga Of The Smiths

                                            To this day, they were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Critics and sales figures told a similar story. Yet for all their brilliance and adoration – their famously energetic live shows routinely interrupted by stage invasions – The Smiths were continually plagued by their reticence to play the game, and by the time of 1987’s Strangeways Here We Come, they had split.

                                            Tony Fletcher's A Light That Never Goes Out - part celebration, part paean – moves from Manchester in the nineteenth-century to the present day to tell the complete story of The Smiths. The product of extensive research and unprecedented access, it will serve to confirm The Smiths as one of the most important and influential rock groups of all time.

                                            Morgan Harper-Jones

                                            Up To The Glass

                                              'Up To The Glass' is a delicate exploration of finding yourself in your twenties against a backdrop of love, self-acceptance and loss. Morgan Harper-Jones explores her emotions through confessional narratives and soaring dream-pop soundscapes on her debut album. Quickly becoming on of the UKs most exciting new voices, featuring four tracks in the global #1 Netflix film 'Love At First Sight' at the end of 2023 at reaching #8 in the global Shazam charts.

                                              “My favourite moments in other people’s songs are where it feels like someone has just reached through the speaker or headphones and grabbed my hand and said: ‘Hey don’t worry, you’re normal – I feel that too.’ I hope above anything else that my songs can be that for someone else too.”

                                              The idea that writing & distilling my own (sometimes overwhelming) emotions and experiences into a 3 minute moment might bring someone some comfort, help someone feel or express something, understand themselves more deeply or just feel like they aren’t alone is really the most important motivation for me to share what I’m writing.” - Morgan Harper-Jones


                                              TRACK LISTING

                                              1. Swimming Upstream
                                              2. Boombox
                                              3. Leaves
                                              4. Alone With You
                                              5. Main Character
                                              6. Forever For Now
                                              7. Lose A Tooth
                                              8. Joshua
                                              9. Little Avalanches
                                              10. 2D
                                              11. Amelia
                                              12. Easy

                                              The Wandering Hearts

                                              Mother

                                                Motherhood changes everything. Little moments assume a much greater significance, and every memory holds the potential to last forever. Responsibilities expand, yet joy does as well.

                                                The Wandering Hearts intimately explore this maternal transformation on their aptly titled third full-length offering and Chrysalis Records debut, MOTHER. The UK trio — Tara Wilcox [vocals], A.J. Dean [vocals, acoustic guitar], and Francesca “Chess”Whiffin [vocals, mandolin] — chronicle this season of growth and change across eleven tracks.

                                                “During the process, we really found ourselves as a band. Motherhood has helped us grow and find meaning. It brought our writing and performing to a different level.” Notes Chess, "From the get-go, it felt like the most authentic and true representation of who we are now."

                                                Mother started as a folk EP but incorporates elements of folk, Americana, rock, blues, pop and more with the band's vocals tying them all together, A.J. explains "We were really just making an album for us. We think the result is the best music we've ever made.”

                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                1. About America
                                                2. Still Waters
                                                3. Tired
                                                4. Letter To Myself
                                                5. Hold Your Tongue
                                                6. Waiting
                                                7. Dance Again
                                                8. Not Misunderstood
                                                9. River To Cry
                                                10. Will You Love Me
                                                11. What Fools Believe

                                                Alice Coltrane

                                                The Carnegie Hall Concert

                                                  Kicking off what will be an Alice Coltrane year with more releases to come in the next 12 months, is a previously unreleased, killer live recording from 1971. Recorded live, by Impulse! at a charity gala given at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of the Integral Yoga Institute in 1971, this incredible set never saw commercial release until now. The gala concert was one of two halves with the first two transcendental tunes by Alice taken from the album she had just released on Impulse! and then two explosive tunes by her late husband John Coltrane. Naturally, à la Coltrane/Dolphy at the Gate, which picked up the recent Grammy nomination for Best Liner Notes, the package includes some knockout editorial, with essays by Lauren Du Graf and Alice’s producer Ed Michel. 

                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                  Journey In Satchidananda
                                                  Shiva-Loka
                                                  Africa
                                                  Leo 

                                                  Various Artists

                                                  The Bristol Mod Explosion 1979-1987

                                                    This album covers the period 1979 to 1987 and features 14 tracks.

                                                    When punk rock started to fizzle out and Squat Punks started to appear on the streets, many of the UK's disaffected youths had already moved sideways into Modernism and fell in love with bands like The Jam, Secret Affair, The Purple Hearts, The Lambrettas and The Chords but lets also remember our love for The Beat, Madness and The Specials.

                                                    The West Country embraced the scene and produced its own authentic Mod bands like The Reaction, Mayfair and The Newbeats. Alo features The Rimshots, The Review and more

                                                    Marbled Eye

                                                    Read The Air

                                                      READ THE AIR is the new full-length record from MARBLED EYE, the four-piece punk band responsible for all of that noise coming out of Oakland for the last couple of years. The opening title track sets the album’s tone immediately, guitars starting and stopping to match a staggered drum beat before guitarist and co-vocalist Chris Natividad’s lyrics act as a mission statement for the album’s recurring theme of self-reflection: “Searching / shaking / life simulating… read the air / count me out” Engineered mostly by the band themselves, Read the Air’s ten songs are both overdriven and ominous. Songs like single “In the Static” offer riffs worthy of a Marquee Moon or Entertainment! comparison, but the band still can’t shake the dread of modern times. The song’s refrain treats time like a threat, with Natividad’s constant shout of “staring at the clock” acting as a haunted refrain. The combined playing of drummer Alex Shen and bass player Ronnie Portugal give songs like “Tonight” and “See It Too” an angular and driving edge. With additional recording from Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bear and mixing from Grace Coleman (Courtney Barnett, Spiritual Cramp), Marbled Eye have dialed in a record that feels destined to live in the noisy post-punk canon for years to come. Marble Eye’s new album Read the Air arrives this March via Summer Shade Records.

                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                      Side A
                                                      1. Read The Air
                                                      2. In The Static
                                                      3. Tonight
                                                      4. Starting Over
                                                      5. See It Too
                                                      Side B
                                                      1. All The Pieces
                                                      2. Another Year
                                                      3. Motion
                                                      4. Wear Me Down
                                                      5. Spring Exit

                                                      Mary McGlory & Sylvia Saunders

                                                      The Liverbirds : Our Life In Britain's First Female Rock 'n' Roll Band

                                                        In the early '60s, four friends from Liverpool formed a band. But this is not the 'fab four' story we know . .

                                                        Mary, Sylvia, Valerie and Pamela - also known as The Liverbirds - were one of the world's first all-female rock'n'roll bands. At an early gig, backstage at the Cavern Club, a young John Lennon told them that 'girls don't play guitars'.

                                                        But they took that as a challenge. Despite the early scepticism, they won over tough crowds, toured stadiums, recorded two hit albums, and played with the Kinks, Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry - all in the space of just five years. Now, the two surviving members of the band tell their incredible story in full for the first time - capturing a lost era of liberation and rock'n'roll, as they thrived in the vibrant Merseybeat music scene and formed a friendship that has endured through the decades.

                                                        Observers

                                                        The Age Of The Machine Entities

                                                          Introducing Observers “The Age of the Machine Entities” an instrumental heavy metal reimaginin of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke's 2001 A Space Odyssey.

                                                          Observers is a new project fronted by Martin Kennedy whose ambient rock band All India Radio has seen music used in CSI, One Tree Hill and many more.

                                                          Canadian metal titan Devin Townsend even covered an All India Radio song that he fell in love with while on holiday.

                                                          Kennedy has also released over fifteen albums with Steve Kilbey of psychedelic rock legends The Church.

                                                          Kennedy says “I’ve been fascinated by 2001 A Space Odyssey ever since my mum took me to see it in the 1970s. It blew my mind. I started making my own 2001 inspired super 8 movies, I collected everything I could afford and I’m still obsessed with it into my adult years.”

                                                          “The Age of the Machine Entities” is entirely instrumental and takes us on a cosmic journey through melodic metal, atmospheric riffs and psychedelic ambient sequences with echoes of Gojira, Black Sabbath and Tangerine Dream and the early 70’s work of Pink Floyd. Indeed treats us to a searing metal version of the obscure but fan favourite “The Narrow Way Part 2” from the Floyd’s Umma Gumma.

                                                          The album was mixed by Joe Haley from Tasmania’s legendary Psycroptic and the line up is Rich Gray (Annihilator) on bass, Chris Bohm on drums, and guest soloists including Joe Haley and Jake Weber.

                                                          The all important visual aspect is brought to life by Ryan T Hancock (known for work with King Buffalo, ᴀɢɴᴏxɪᴀ, Robot God), who created the mesmerizing album artwork.

                                                          Observers' "The Era of Machine Entities" is a fusion of artistic brilliance that pays homage to the timeless mystery of "2001: A Space Odyssey.”

                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                          1. Into The Eye
                                                          2. Frank Poole's Dream
                                                          3. Frozen Lattices Of Light
                                                          4. Strange And Beautiful
                                                          5. Pod Bay Doors
                                                          6. Moon Doom
                                                          7. Metaphor II
                                                          8. The Star Child
                                                          9. The Narrow Way Part II (Pink Floyd) 

                                                          MUNA

                                                          Saves The World - 2024 Repress

                                                            Seemingly written against a backdrop of mutual heartbreaks and trauma, ‘Saves The World’ portrays the LA trio finding faith in one another, and in the sublime artistry of their songwriting.

                                                            A record rooted in redemptive qualities and propelled by its overriding narrative power, it’s sweetly fitting that Muna end ‘Saves The World’ with the promise of ‘It’s Gonna Be OK, Baby’. It’s the sound of three women moving beyond their past, their shared experiences deepening those creative bonds while moving into fresh space.

                                                            Ultimately 'Saves The World' is a bold, colourful, lyric return, one that is asserting while remaining utterly honest, completely true to themselves.

                                                            Mudd

                                                            In The Garden Of Mindfulness - 2024 Reissue

                                                              When Paul Murphy released his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Claremont 56, in 2006, many thought it would be the first of many. In a way, it was, as in the years since he’s released a string of collaborative sets alongside Benjamin J Smith (as Smith & Mudd), and as part of underground ‘supergroups’ Paqua, Bison and Hillside. But that second solo album? Well, it just had to wait. In early 2023, Murphy finally decided to scratch that itch, roping in some of his most trusted collaborators (keyboardist and bassist Michele Chiavarini, percussionist Patrick Dawes, guitarist Dave Noble and HF International’s Kashif included) to lay down a sumptuous set of tracks that not only showcases his now familiar (bit hard to pigeonhole) neo-Balearic sound, but also proves how much he has matured as a writer and producer since 2006.

                                                              In The Garden of Mindfulness is richly musically detailed, expertly arranged and full to bursting with fluid instrumental solos, with Murphy and his collaborators serving up tracks that brilliantly blur the boundaries between languid jazz-funk, downtempo, vintage synth-laden krautrock, dubby grooves and sun-splashed soundscapes. It simply sparkles from the moment that opener ‘Eighty Three’ slowly rises like the morning sun, with gentle, undulating synth sounds ushering in a slow-motion jazz-funk excursion rich in twinkling electronics, spacey pads and warming bass. Recent single ‘Katanaboy’, a lusciously layered dub disco-infused dancefloor excursion in Murphy’s familiar style, raises the temperature a touch, before ‘Bonne Anse’ and the sublime ‘Unka Paw’ (whose combination of evocative fretless bass, extended electric piano solos, Clavinet licks and acoustic guitars is genuinely spellbinding) invite a combination of wavy shuffling and flat-on-the-back, eyes-closed appreciation.

                                                              And so it continues, with gorgeous title track ‘In The Garden of Mindfulness’ making way for the boogie-influenced, Japanese-British brilliance of ‘Hangsang’ (check the jaunty pianos, yearning breakdown and exotic melodies). Murphy’s long held love of warm, weighty bass, hypnotic disco grooves, colourful analogue synth sounds and jazzy guitars once again comes to the fore on ‘Way Of The Hollow’ before the album reaches a fittingly triumphant conclusion with ‘Late In March’.

                                                              A neat sonic summary of all that makes the set such a rewarding and entertaining experience, repeat listens reveals a wealth of musical details, from off-kilter triple-time drums and surprise bass guitar solos, to impeccable piano solos (provided by the immensely talented Chiavarini), fizzing jazz-funk synth doodles and stirring synth-strings. It’s a breathlessly brilliant way to end an album that was genuinely worth waiting for.

                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                              A1. Eighty Three
                                                              A2. Katanaboy
                                                              B1. Bonne Anse
                                                              B2. Unka Paw
                                                              C1. In The Garden Of Mindfulness
                                                              C2. Hangsang
                                                              D1. Way Of The Hollow
                                                              D2. Late In March

                                                              The Lovely Eggs

                                                              My Mood Wave

                                                                "My Mood Wave is kind of an internal thought monologue," says Eggs singer and guitarist Holly. “It's a brain on a surfboard, trying to navigate the barrage of daily shit that gets washed up each day. It's a coping mechanism handbook for people who sometimes find the world too much.”

                                                                ‘My Mood Wave’ has an uplifting contemporary feel, haunted by a West Coast retro vibe that pulses and shimmers with a gorgeously addictive melody that will float around your head for days.


                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                My Mood Wave
                                                                Crab Shell

                                                                The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis

                                                                The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis

                                                                  On their Impulse! debut album, Washington DC’s experimental jazz punk trio The Messthetics (drummer Brendan Canty and Joe Lally of iconic punk band Fugazi, with guitarist Anthony Pirog) join forces with acclaimed jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader James Brandon Lewis. Together, they widen the reach of decisive instrumental music through their overlapping of jazz, punk, funk, aggression and innovation.

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  1. L’Orso
                                                                  2. Emergence
                                                                  3. That Thang
                                                                  4. Three Sisters
                                                                  5. Boatly
                                                                  6. The Time Is The Place
                                                                  7. Railroad Tracks Home
                                                                  8. Asthenia
                                                                  9. Fourth Wall

                                                                  Usher / Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz

                                                                  Yeah

                                                                  Another guaranteed party starter double sider from the Homehitters - these 2 club monsters knock it out of the park!

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  1. Usher - Yeah
                                                                  2. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Get Low 

                                                                  Miles away from the current UK jazz scene, a mysterious composer from the Nottingham area cooks raw and noisy library music with groovy jazz fusion and beat-heavy funk breaks tackling themes of satanism and witchcraft.

                                                                  Having previously released music with Jazzman Records, Stones Throw subsidiary Now-Again and French label BMM Records, The Natural Yogurt Band presents the 7th album of his discography that marks an experimental turn.

                                                                  "Spores" takes us on an obscure sci-fi journey into extra-terrestrial territories where tropical flutes, pianos, guitars and organs melt under corrosive electronic sounds, modular bird chirps and vintage drum machines sounds.

                                                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                  Matt says: Natural Yoghurt Band's deliciously free and experimental jazz / library project is a true feast for the ears. Incomparable and infectious; it's a wild, untamed beast of electronics and improvisation that you're gonna love.

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  A1.Vital Signs
                                                                  A2.Children Of The Black Planet
                                                                  A3.Life Forms
                                                                  A4.Strange Life On A Distant Planet
                                                                  A5.Exotic Creatures
                                                                  A6.First Contact
                                                                  A7.Obscure Jungle

                                                                  B1.Warning Signs
                                                                  B2.Followers Of A New Moon
                                                                  B3.Gas Narcosis
                                                                  B4.We Are Alone
                                                                  B5.Possible Danger
                                                                  B6.Unknown Landscapes

                                                                  The Sound Stylistics

                                                                  The Message B/w Freedom Sound

                                                                  Unreleased, "lost" 7 inch off the Bruton library music album "Deep Funk". Two killer cuts by the Sound Stylistics: The Message is a piece of heavy soul featuring the vocals of late great UK soul singer Noel McKoy, Freedom Sound is a space funk groove with moog synth on top. Officially licenced from BMG Zomba Production Music in 2007, manufactured and forgotten. These 45s have just been unearthed from the pressing plant's storage room after more than 15 years.

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  1. The Message
                                                                  2. Freedom Sound

                                                                  Adam Beyer shares his first Truesoul release in eight years, linking with Raxon for a rare collaborative outing. This year has been one of Adam Beyer’s most prolific of his career, so it seems fitting he’d end it with a return to Drumcode’s little brother imprint Truesoul. His last dance on Truesoul was way back in 2015 with the masterful quartet of rollers ‘Time Flies’, which highlighted the Ibiza summer back then. Meanwhile the Barcelona-based Egyptian Raxon has contributed a pair of EPs to Truesoul, ‘Heliopolis’ and ‘Cosmic Cure’, since his debut in 2017. A Raxon production is a special thing – otherworldly and colourful, inspired by the vastness of the universe. The pair took their time swapping ideas back and forth until Beyer shared the main bassline groove for the Day Mix of ‘The Signal’ and the collaboration immediately started to take shape. The track is built around a riveting call-and-response synth lead, while a mélange of gritty drums with a foot in electro, cosmic and psy, drive proceedings forward. The Night Mix increases the intensity, tuning the main melody for late-night, pumping dancefloor moments.

                                                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                  Matt says: European techno monolith Adam Beyer doesn't feature too heavily in our racks usually. But this techy monster for Treusoul was so filthy we just had to get it in! Seems nicely in tune with the industrial-edged rebel techno that's also doing the rounds at the moment.

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  A1. The Signal (Night Mix)
                                                                  B1. The Signal (Day Mix)

                                                                  The Face

                                                                  Spring 2024

                                                                    Starring... Charli XCX, D-Block Europe, Dominic Sessa, Nia Archives, and Kristen McMenamy. Plus! High art, hard places, raw visions, the biggest small town in America, and a phone call with Goldie while he makes a pizza.

                                                                    Paul Simpson

                                                                    Revolutionary Spirit : A Post-Punk Exorcism: The Teardrop Explodes, Care, The Wild Swans, And Beyond

                                                                      Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a cult Liverpool musician s scenic route to fame and artistic validation. If Morrissey was the Oscar Wilde of the 1980s indie scene, Simpson was its William Blake, a self-destructive genius so lost in mystical visions of a new arcadia that he couldn t meet the rent. Simpson s career begins alongside fellow Liverpool luminaries Julian Cope, Ian McCulloch, Bill Drummond, Ian Broudie, Will Sergeant, Pete Wylie, Pete Burns, and Pete de Freitas at the infamous Eric s club, where, in 1976, he finds himself at the birth of the city s second great musical explosion.

                                                                      Along the way, he co-founds and christens the neo-psychedelic pop group The Teardrop Explodes, shares a flat with a teenage Courtney Love, and forms The Wild Swans, the indie band of choice for literary-minded teens in the early 1980s, who burn bright and brief, in the process recording one of the all-time great cult hit singles, Revolutionary Spirit . Marriage, fatherhood, and tropical illness follow, interspersed with artistic collaborations with Bill Drummond and members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, among others. Following an onstage reunion with Cope at the Royal Festival Hall, Simpson discovers that seven thousand miles away, in the Philippines, he is considered a musical god.

                                                                      Presidential suites, armed guards, police escorts . . .

                                                                      you couldn t make it up, and, incredibly, he doesn t need to. Revolutionary Spirit marks the arrival of an original literary voice. It is the story of a musician driven by an unerring belief that artistic integrity will bring its own rewards, and an elliptical elegy to the ways it does.

                                                                      The Plastic Youth

                                                                      The Plastic Youth

                                                                        Indie jangle-pop outfit, The Plastic Youth, are a Glasgow-based four-piece, infusing psychedelic undertones with sugary, infectious melodies, to create something uniquely nostalgic, yet fresh.

                                                                        While delivering their distinctive brand of pure indie charm, The Plastic Youth have since recorded their debut album with producers, Gerry Love (formerly of Teenage Fanclub), and studio engineer/co-producer Ross Cameron, to be released March 2024.

                                                                        With the first singles from their long awaited album, being championed by the likes of BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing, and with their upcoming single, “Frankie” to be released mid January, The Plastic Youth are making headway and gathering momentum for an exciting gig-packed year of releases.

                                                                        The Plastic Youth’s long crafted debut album is a testament to the band’s musical odyssey and stands as something truly special. Produced by Teenage Fanclub’s Gerry Love and Riverside Studio’s Ross Cameron,The Plastic Youth are stitched into the cultural tapestry of Scotland. A youthful take on 60’s melody and harmony, alongside driving instrumentation is the band’s hypnotic offering to the Glasgow music scene. This album is a breath of blissful air. A new perspective.

                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                        A1. No Beginning
                                                                        A2. Wrong Crowd
                                                                        A3. Big Thief
                                                                        A4. Like You
                                                                        A5. Frankie
                                                                        B1. Time For Us
                                                                        B2. Comfort
                                                                        B3. Try For You
                                                                        B4. Sweet Dreamer
                                                                        B5. Clairo

                                                                        Guided By Voices

                                                                        Same Place The Fly Got Smashed - 2024 Reissue

                                                                          Originally released in 1990, 'Same Place The Fly Got Smashed' was Guided By Voices’ fourth album in as many years. Roughly a concept album about an alcoholic named Joker Bob who goes on a bender, someone dies, and Bob gets the chair (“the electrifying conclusion”). From the moment the needle drops, the listener is served notice that this isn’t going to be an easy listen, as an argument taped off of a TV cuts to a basement recording of a lone, blaring electric guitar with someone yelling over the top. But for those brave enough to pass the opening hazards, there are wonders within.

                                                                          This particular album has come to be held in higher and higher regard by fans, and they are correct to consider it a top-tier release. The story and sequence have a flow, and consideration for approachability is optional. Many of the crudest tracks reveal themselves as necessary stitches in the album’s tapestry. Yet it also contains all time greats like “Drinker’s Peace,” “Mammoth Cave,” the epic “Local Mix-Up/ Murder Charge,” and of course “Pendulum” with its immortal opening line: “Come on over tonight, we’ll put on some Cat Butt and do it up right!”—a rare break in the clouds on one of the band’s darkest albums.

                                                                          This reissue, like the previous ones in this series, is a mostly faithful reproduction of the original pressing of 500 on the band’s own Rocket #9 label. And like the others, the virgin RTI vinyl is housed in a thick tip-on jacket, and includes Robert Pollard’s original handwritten lyric insert.

                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                          1. Airshow ‘88
                                                                          2. Order For The New Slave Trade
                                                                          3. The Hard Way
                                                                          4. Drinker’s Peace
                                                                          5. Mammoth Cave
                                                                          6. When She Turns 50
                                                                          7. Club Molluska
                                                                          8. Pendulum
                                                                          9. Ambergris
                                                                          10. Local Mix-Up
                                                                          11. Murder Charge
                                                                          12. Starboy
                                                                          13. Blatant Doom Trip
                                                                          14. How Loft I Am?

                                                                          AC/DC

                                                                          The Razors Edge - 50th Anniversary Edition

                                                                            The Razors Edge features the classic single ‘Thunderstruck’, the video for which has been viewed over a billion times on YouTube.

                                                                            To honour AC/DC’s 50-year reign as the world’s greatest rock and roll band, the band’s catalogue will be available as gold coloured vinyl LPs. Each of these limited edition LPs comes with an album-specific 12”x12” print featuring new AC/DC 50 artwork, suitable for framing. 


                                                                            The Dandy Warhols

                                                                            Rockmaker

                                                                              The cheekiest band in the land is back with ROCKMAKER, The Dandy Warhols' 12th studio album.

                                                                              Produced and recorded by the band at their studio/funhouse The Odditorium in Portland, OR, ROCKMAKER sees the "Bohemian Like You\" hitmakers celebrate their 30th year together with a sprinkle of glitter on their grime. Accompanied by guests Debbie Harry, Slash, and Pixies' Frank Black, The Dandy Warhols wrangle paranoia, untangle anxious discontent, and lust after life while the dance grooves go deeper, heady drones get weirder, and riffage fit for bong rips hammers. ROCKMAKER is the Dandy's clearest statement yet, at no sacrifice to their outre leanings. This is the sound of outsider alt-psych fixtures looking in as the walls come down.

                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                              Barry says: A soaring, grungy maelstrom of riffs and groove from Courtney and co, still very much full of the youthful fire that made them such a household name on the briliant 'Dandy Warhols Come Down'. Brilliantly dynamic, fiery rock and roll.

                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                              1. Doomsday Bells 
                                                                              2. Danzig With Myself (Feat. Black Francis) 
                                                                              3. Teutonic Wine 
                                                                              4. The Summer Of Hate 
                                                                              5. I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem (Feat. Slash) 
                                                                              6. The Cross / Root Of All Evil 
                                                                              7. Alcohol And Cocainemarijuananicotine 
                                                                              8. Love Thyself 
                                                                              9. Real People 
                                                                              10. I Will Never Stop Loving You (Feat. Debbie Harry)

                                                                              Ivan The Tolerable

                                                                              Wild Nature!

                                                                                Ivan The Tolerable is the alter ego solo project of Middlesbrough based musical wizard Oli Heffernan. Aside from his solo work as ITT, Oli has played in numerous bands over the years including Year Of Birds, King Champion Sounds with members of the Ex, Detective Instinct, and Shrug, and has collaborated with icons like Mike Watts of the Minutemen, and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.

                                                                                Ivan The Tolerable started by accident in 2013 when Heffernan recorded a bunch of songs for his band at the time (Year Of Birds). These were a bit too left-field for a speedy garage band, so Oli decided to put them out on tape himself, and hasn’t looked back since with releases on Up In Her Room, Stolen Body Records and Library of the Occult to name just a few.

                                                                                We are delighted to bring you our next entry from the Ivan The Tolerable archive reissue series, 2019’s ‘Wild Nature!’ Originally released on CD by Ack Ack Ack Records back in 2019, the album has now been remastered and repackaged, and will be released on super ltd edition orange wax. Here’s a bit about the album in Oli’s own words.

                                                                                ‘Wild Nature was originally recorded sporadically during the first half of 2019. It started life in one house, then I moved and it was finished in another. I remember screenprinting the original CD artwork on the sly at my old job during my lunch breaks and hand-assembled a small run of about 50 that are all long gone. I also remember walking around Albert Park early one morning in thick fog with a field recorder to capture the sounds that were then processed to form 23 Minutes Over Albert Park (condensed to 4 mins for the reissue due to time constraints). I think this was also the last album I recorded vocals on and also the last one I recorded completely by myself - all instruments, recording, mixing, mastering and artwork done by me at home. I know the first and last tracks were recorded as a birthday present for someone but I cant remember much about the other songs i'm afraid - 4 years is a long time in my speedy world. I've been asked a bunch over the years about a vinyl edition of this one - so here it is. Enjoy - especially everything that went through the delay pedal, which is sadly no longer with us.’
                                                                                Peace,
                                                                                Oli Heffernan,
                                                                                Jan 2024


                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                A SIDE
                                                                                1. Queen Of Quilts
                                                                                2. The Contrarian
                                                                                3. Black Ink

                                                                                B SIDE
                                                                                1. The Cat Song
                                                                                2. 4 Minutes Over Albert Park
                                                                                3. Rubbing Teeth
                                                                                4. Queen Of Baths

                                                                                New one from Mark Seven's Parkway Records camp and it's a dazzler from The Whole Truth who are a truly great addition to the modern funk and boogie scene!

                                                                                Coming in three subtly varying flavours, "Lord, Quench My Soul" is based around a catchy gospel-tinged vocal hook: 'fill my cup!'. The original mix is possibly the most stripped back affair, allowing cascading synth lines to drip through squelchy boogie beats and that rubbery yet rugged bass. While the club mix decorates the mix with bolshy piano chords, the OG utilizes phazed guitar chops to equally great effect. On the garage mix, we see the bassline replaced by a more soundsystem-hefty option, as lead lines hover overhead suspended on dub delays. The production and instrumentation is superb throughout, with Mark's flair on the mixing desk sure to impress more intrepid listeners on repeat plays. Top draw Parkway Records tackle, delivered direct your lugholes! Most recommended.


                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                A1. Lord, Quench My Soul (Original Mix)
                                                                                A2. Lord, Quench My Soul (Club Mix)
                                                                                B1. Lord, Quench My Soul (Garage Mix)

                                                                                Breakwater

                                                                                Release The Beast - 2024 Repress

                                                                                  Breakwater’s earth-shattering “Release The Beast” is unquestionably the standout song from their 1980 funk masterpiece LP Splashdown. It also came out as a now-hen’s-teeth-rare 7" in the same year and when it came to putting it out as a 7" again we just had to do it in a miniature version of the Splashdown sleeve. It’s one of the best album cover shoots of all time.

                                                                                  For the b-side, we’ve backed Breakwater’s biggest track with Be With’s favourite: the quietly majestic gem “Let Love In”, another winner from the same LP.

                                                                                  Possessing a sound and a feel that was lightyears ahead of its time, “Release The Beast” is a showcase for Breakwater’s phenomenal power-funk capabilities. The energy is astounding. It rips out of the grooves on a deep funk tip, with speaker-smashing, room-shaking drums competing with distorted funk-rock guitar, bumping bass and space-age synths. But it’s not without its compellingly haunting elements too. What else can we say? It’s a genius piece of music.

                                                                                  And, yes, of course this is the tune Daft Punk sampled for their 2005 track “Robot Rock”. Let’s be blunt, they lifted the Philly act’s funk-rock vamping pretty much wholesale. But to be fair to them we wouldn’t have messed with the perfection of the original either and those Parisians shone a much-needed spotlight on an innovative band from the halcyon period of post-disco funk.

                                                                                  On the flip, “Let Love In” is a smooth, easy glide that demonstrates Breakwater’s superb, sophisticated musicianship. The tight horn section and irresistible bass make for an undeniable groove. However, it also reveals a depth to their lyricism that’s often overlooked. In these dark days, the sentiment of the opening lines is truly one to we should all take to heart:

                                                                                  “It feels good to be friends with everyone, Walk around and the feeling’s in the air, No more hate can’t you see, This is really for me.”

                                                                                  A feel good hit for the summer if ever there was one. 


                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                  A1 : Release The Beast (4:50)
                                                                                  B1 : Let Love In (4:35)

                                                                                  The Rhythm Method

                                                                                  Peachy

                                                                                    The duo, comprised of Joey Bradbury and Rowan Martin, admit the perception of the band has at times been "Marmite. Earnest to the point of cringe"- but the band's 2019 debut left an indelible mark on the UK independent scene and their influence can be traced across London. Publications such as The Guardian, Dazed, Dork, i-D, Loud + Quiet all championed the band early on comparing them to artists like Pet Shop Boys and Squeeze. The Rhythm Method return with a vastly different sound, and in their words a "cohesive masterpiece". The new album, produced by Bill Ryder-Jones and featuring Aoife Power of When young, is the first time they have recorded music in a proper studio, and is influenced by a "desire to live up to one’s potential,  making sure there’s no regrets on the deathbed". The Rhythm Method have been hailed by everyone from Mike Skinner to Michaela Coel.

                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                    SIDE A
                                                                                    A1. Just A Boy’s Game
                                                                                    A2. I Love My Television
                                                                                    A3. Nightmare
                                                                                    A4. Dean Martin
                                                                                    A5. Have A Go Heroes

                                                                                    SIDE B
                                                                                    B1. Curse
                                                                                    B2. Please Don’t Die
                                                                                    B3. Peachy
                                                                                    B4. Black & Blue

                                                                                    Jah Wobble

                                                                                    Dark Luminosity : Memoirs Of A Geezer, The Expanded Edition

                                                                                      Written in his own unmistakable voice and with a new afterword by the author, this is the frank and fascinating memoir by arguably the greatest bass player of his generation. Beginning with an East End childhood in a London barely recovered from the War, he takes us on a journey through the beginnings of punk and post-punk as a founding member of Public Image Limited, an illustrious forty-year solo career which has seen collaborations musical greats such as U2, Brian Eno and CAN and a Mercury Music Prize nomination through to the present day still playing to sell out audiences. Along the way we hear how Wobble navigated chronic alcoholism and marital breakdown and has emerged as a national treasure.

                                                                                      If you ever wondered how got his name, the answer is here: his teenage pal Sid Vicious gave it to him when he drunkenly slurred Wobble's real name, John Wardle.

                                                                                      Jamie Collinson

                                                                                      The Rejects : An Alternative History Of Popular Music

                                                                                        Imagine you've made it. You and your friends have hit the big time in music and you're going to be a star. But then, quite suddenly, it's over.

                                                                                        Your best friends don't want you anymore, and you're on the outside. Perhaps they're tired of your bad habits, they think you're not good enough, or they sense you just don't want it as much as they do. Whatever the cause, you're a reject.

                                                                                        So, what do you do next?Featuring a player rejected by both Nirvana and Soundgarden who became a decorated special forces soldier, Britpoppers who spiralled into addiction before becoming novelists and missionaries, the terrifying story of Guns N' Roses' first drummer, super-rejecting band leaders, self-destroying rappers, troubled hard rock bassists and girl-band burnouts, The Rejects takes an intimate, thoughtful look at people who've been kicked out of bands, what they experienced and what came afterwards. Coming from a writer with twenty years' music industry experience, The Rejects is a sympathetic study of some of music's most fascinating characters, and what happens when the dream comes crashing to an end. The result is a compelling alternative history of popular music.

                                                                                        Charles Moothart

                                                                                        Black Holes Don't Choke

                                                                                          The ever poignant yet exceedingly elusive Chorg Dorgon speaks on the new album by Charles Moothart, entitled Black Holes Don’t Choke: “For the sake of clarity, and its clarity that we seek, Charles has been a pillar of our musical experience since he began playing eons ago in the various projects and countless albums he has contributed to. Charles is a musician who has been constantly on the road for years playing in Ty Segall’s Freedom Band and Fuzz. When there has been a rare time away from those engagements especially in the post-pandemic scramble to catch up world of gigs and tours, he has been spending all of his time in his laboratory figuring out how to synthesize all of the info he has collected and musical ideas he has developed in the past few years since the last CFM record and subsequent shows for this new solo work. Just before the pandemic started, he was out playing solo shows in a project that revolved around an MPC sampler, just to give an example as to the wideness of his explorations. His result is Black Holes Don’t Choke. Love songs for the apocalypse. A prayer toward optimism amid chaos. A plea toward nature. The themes on this album are the themes of today. Charles appeals for us to visualize evolution. And with a signature, the music sounds exactly as you want it to. It sounds like Charles Moothart’s music only more evolved and with greater focus and direction. With greater textural dynamic and more sonic variation and realization, but never sacrificing the insane riff that he is clearly the master of. He gets to the point on this record. He is presenting a voice you can understand and rely on as you make your own journey into it. Create your own meanings. The record now belongs to the world. Because we all start a thought as that which is beginning-less and endless and at some certain point it becomes its own thought, takes it owns shape and becomes itself, separate from the thinker, separate from the observer. alive in the ether!”

                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                          1. Roll
                                                                                          2. Hold On
                                                                                          3. Black Holes Don't Choke
                                                                                          4. Anchored And Empty
                                                                                          5. One Wish
                                                                                          6. Little Egg
                                                                                          7. Clock Rats
                                                                                          8. Time Lapse Choke
                                                                                          9. The Fire I Call Home
                                                                                          10. Crypts Crumble

                                                                                          Meatbodies

                                                                                          Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom

                                                                                            Meatbodies’ latest undertaking and borderline lost album, Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom, is their most varied and realized work to date. It’s a melodic, hook-filled rock epic in which frontman and lead guitarist Chad Ubovich faces the trials of sobriety, redemption, reinvention while literally learning to walk and play again. Resurrection not only accompanies the record, but its production as well, Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom examines themes surrounding love and loss, escapism, defeatism, hedonism, psychedelics and much more.

                                                                                            By 2017, Ubovich had reached a crossroads. After years of increasingly insane shows playing to heaving crowds with an ever-evolving and rotating door of personnel, fatigue had taken its toll and he realized another change was on the horizon. Retreating to the seedy Los Angeles underbelly—in search of meaning and a reset—he escaped into that world, ignoring his own well being, trying to forget his successes. It was at this point that Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom began to take shape—a project built by a man searching for new beginnings and his own sense of self. After sobering up, sessions began with longtime collaborator Dylan Fujioka. However, due to discrepancies with the studio, tensions were high and the plug was pulled. And as the world took a back seat, so did the idea of Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom. Not wanting to sit still at home, Ubovich began to comb through his previous demos, and, with that, 333 was born, the now de facto third Meatbodies album. Yet Flora was never far from Ubovich’s mind. When restrictions started to lift, Ubovich headed to Gold Diggers Sound in Los Angeles, backed by engineer Ed McEntee and a team of colleagues and friends, and completed the final act to the album. It recalls the searing Blue Cheer-meets-Iggy Pop-with-psychedelia that permeated previous releases, but adds new elements of shoegaze, classic alternative, Britpop, drone, and hints of country. Simultaneously an ode to ’80s LA punk and the rise of indie / alternative music in the U.K., it plays like a radio station broadcasting from the void.

                                                                                            STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                            Barry says: 'Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom' has all of the scuzzy groove and thumping psychedelic heft of their debut or the brilliant '333' from 2021, but shows that beneath the fuzz and chaos, there's a deeply melodic core breaking through. 'Hole' for example channels 90's grunge and sings with the bombastic percussion and multi-tracked guitars of Smashing Pumpkins or Silverchair. In all, a beautifully composed and stylistically diverse triumph.

                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                            1. The Assignment
                                                                                            2. Hole
                                                                                            3. Silly Cybin
                                                                                            4. Billow
                                                                                            5. They Came Down
                                                                                            6. Trapped?
                                                                                            7. Move
                                                                                            8. I Believe In Pink (Interlude)
                                                                                            9. Criminal Minds
                                                                                            10. ICNNVR2
                                                                                            11. Psychic Gardens
                                                                                            12. (Return Of) Ecstasy
                                                                                            13. Gaste

                                                                                            Kim Gordon

                                                                                            The Collective

                                                                                              Musician and visual artist Kim Gordon returns with her second solo album, The Collective, which will be released March 8th on Matador.

                                                                                              Recorded in Gordon’s native Los Angeles, The Collective follows her 2019 full-length debut No Home Record and continues her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charli XCX, Yves Tumor), with additional production from Anthony Paul Lopez. The album advances their joint world building, with Raisin’s damaged, blown out dub and trap constructions playing the foil to Gordon’s intuitive word collages and hooky mantras, which conjure communication, commercial sublimation and sensory overload.

                                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                              Barry says: An incendiary new outing from the one and only Kim Gordon. Blurring the boundaries between electronica, art rock and avant-pop, Gordon's unrelenting 'The Collective' is possibly her finest solo moment to date, and one of the highs of her legendary career.

                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                              1. BYE BYE
                                                                                              2. The Candy House
                                                                                              3. I Don’t Miss My Mind
                                                                                              4. I’m A Man
                                                                                              5. Trophies
                                                                                              6. It’s Dark Inside
                                                                                              7. Psychedelic Orgasm
                                                                                              8. Tree House
                                                                                              9. Shelf Warmer
                                                                                              10. The Believers
                                                                                              11. Dream Dollar

                                                                                              Astrel K

                                                                                              The Foreign Department

                                                                                                RIYL: Stereolab, High Llamas, Deserter’s Songs era Mercury Rev, Death of A Ladies Man.

                                                                                                The Foreign Department is the second album by Astrel K, the solo project helmed by Stockholm-based British ex-pat, Rhys Edwards. Those already familiar with Edwards’ work will likely know him for fronting the cultishly great Ulrika Spacek, and given he operates as the principal songwriter in both projects, much of the same hallmarks of his cathartic, elliptical songwriting are present in Astrel K. Nonetheless, The Foreign Department feels like a rubicon moment of sorts, and the album that Edwards has unconsciously been working towards his entire creative life.

                                                                                                As a title, The Foreign Department offers an instructive guide for the listener, framing a life-in-transition/artist-in-exile document that maps two impromptu moves in twelve months for its songwriter: the first from London in pursuit of a relationship, the second between homes in Stockholm as that decade long relationship then suddenly dissolved. Indeed, diffusion, dissolution and reconstitution feel like appropriate touchstones for its recurring themes. Written amidst the flux of two states, at once isolated from home and then any established emotional anchor, the resulting eleven tracks came to represent a precognitive search for shifting identity and with it forming an unwittingly biographical record. It's commendable and somewhat telling that during this shake up, Edwards somehow landed upon his most realised and original work.

                                                                                                With a former life stripped away, there emerged an opportunity to reinvent a sense of self through art, now not just as a writer, but a composer also. Developing the confidence to arrange songs in ways he'd previously considered off-limits, while also taking cues from the opulent string and brass arrangements of records like Mercury Rev's Deserters' Songs and Death of A Ladies Man by Leonard Cohen, Edwards enlisted a range of performers to bring to life the mini-symphonies forming in his head. Perhaps it's inevitable that an album written while facing the consequences of being alone would eventually ossify around the process of bringing people together.

                                                                                                For all its troubled origins, The Foreign Department is a remarkably warm sounding collection. Edwards' lyrics are typically knotty and neurotic, dancing around the poetry of quarter-life anxiety, but the music itself is often joyous and even uplifting, the combination expressing that neat duality of melancholic euphoria. Edwards sings variously of crises, "torrid pieces of art", of "houses on fire" and not "having the guts for it", yet these troubling sentiments are framed by seemingly incongruous swelling strings, chirping horns or motorik percussion, creating that sense of pushing forward or floating above, of wrapping your troubles in dreams, a salve for the moments when you get a bit too much for yourself.

                                                                                                Lead single, 'Darkness At Noon', likely captures this all best. Named for the French idiom "midi a quatorze heures", the maddening idea of attempting the impossible for the sake of some greater possibly pointless cause, it directly grapples with the opposing notions of wanting and not wanting, of being here and being there at the same time. The conflicting and impossible self. It’s something Edwards addresses in the song at perhaps his most open, opining, “I know I want to be seen, but I hate most of what comes out of me”. And yet here is, putting it all out in the open and on the line, the dialectics of his enlightenment up on show.

                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                Heavy Is The Head
                                                                                                Darkness At Noon
                                                                                                By Depol
                                                                                                Brighter Spells
                                                                                                Firma
                                                                                                Birds In Vacant Lots
                                                                                                The Foreign Department
                                                                                                C Ya!
                                                                                                A Rudderless Ship
                                                                                                Daffodil
                                                                                                R U A Literal Child?

                                                                                                Pixies

                                                                                                Live At The BBC

                                                                                                  Coinciding with a sold-out tour, Pixies at the BBC, 1988-91 is being released on March 8th on 4AD. Being pressed for the first time on vinyl, it’s also going to be available on double CD.

                                                                                                  Between 1988 and 1991 – during the band’s 4AD years – Pixies recorded six sessions for the BBC, five for John Peel and one for Mark Goodier. Catching the raw energy of the band’s live performances, these sessions felt immediately noteworthy, timestamping a moment when Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering were motoring out front.

                                                                                                  Among the twenty-four tracks they recorded in this period (inc. two doubles - ‘Allison’ and ‘Wave of Mutilation’) are favourites from mini-album Come on Pilgrim and three of their four 4AD studio albums. Also recorded were three covers; reworks of The Beatles’ ‘Wild Honey Pie’, Eraserhead’s ‘(In Heaven) Lady in the Radiator Song’ and The Beach Boys’ ‘Hang On To Your Ego’, a track Black Francis covered a few years later on his debut Frank Black solo album.

                                                                                                  Originally released on CD in 1998, this reboot now sees all tracks from the six sessions included and presented in chronological order. Something fans have been asking for. Coming as both a triple black vinyl LP and double CD, the sleeve is also new with a wonderful black and gold design by Chris Bigg now adorning it. A design that really stands out, Chris pays loving tribute to the band’s late-visual director Vaughan Oliver, using unseen archival Pixies imagery by long-time collaborator Simon Larbalestier.

                                                                                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                  Barry says: There are few bands that have such a stellar live reputation as The Pixies, and this release sees their incomparable BBC sessions committed to the physical format, in it's entirety. Their legendary peel sessions form 5/6 of the release, and then the Mark Goodier session from 1990 (including the arguably better sounding version of the brilliant 'Wave Of Mutilation') rounds out the sextet. Top stuff.

                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                  John Peel Session 3rd May 1988
                                                                                                  1. Levitate Me
                                                                                                  2. Hey
                                                                                                  3. In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song)
                                                                                                  4. Wild Honey Pie
                                                                                                  5. Caribou

                                                                                                  John Peel Session 9th October 1988
                                                                                                  6. Dead
                                                                                                  7. Tame
                                                                                                  8. There Goes My Gun
                                                                                                  9. Manta Ray

                                                                                                  John Peel Session 16th April 1989
                                                                                                  10. Down To The Well
                                                                                                  11. Into The White
                                                                                                  12. Wave Of Mutilation

                                                                                                  John Peel Session 11th June 1990
                                                                                                  13. Allison
                                                                                                  14. Velouria
                                                                                                  15. Hang On To Your Ego
                                                                                                  16. Is She Weird

                                                                                                  Mark Goodier Session 18th August 1990
                                                                                                  17. Monkey Gone To Heaven
                                                                                                  18. Ana
                                                                                                  19. Allison
                                                                                                  20. Wave Of Mutilation

                                                                                                  John Peel Session 23rd June 1991
                                                                                                  21. Palace Of The Brine
                                                                                                  22. Letter To Memphis
                                                                                                  23. Motorway To Roswell
                                                                                                  24. Subbacultcha

                                                                                                  Idris Muhammad

                                                                                                  House Of The Rising Sun - Reissue

                                                                                                    Idris Muhammad is a American jazz drummer and bandleader and is one of contemporary music's most sampled drummers. His resume includes nearly 500 recording credits that range across the genre spectrum and 12 studio albums as a bandleader, including the 1976 House Of The Rising Sun. The album is arranged by David Matthews, also known as leader of the Dave Matthews Band (DMB), and produced by Creed Taylor, founder of CTI Records. The track "Sudan" is arranged by jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell. The album features several guest performances by New York studio aces, including Joe Beck, Don Grolnick, David Sanborn, Fred Wesley and Michael Brecker amongst others.

                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                    SIDE A
                                                                                                    1. House Of The Rising Sun
                                                                                                    2. Baia (Boogie Bump)
                                                                                                    3. Hard To Face The Music
                                                                                                    4. Theme For New York City

                                                                                                    SIDE B
                                                                                                    1. Sudan
                                                                                                    2. Hey Pocky A-Way 

                                                                                                    Lee Perry

                                                                                                    Skanking With The Upsetter: Rare Dubs 1971-1974

                                                                                                      Mr Lee Perry who in no uncertain terms defines the words musical genius, recorded some of the most inspiring, soulful, funny and weird / wild reggae music ever put down on tape. Working through all the manifestations of reggae from Ska to Roots and Dub, where his ground breaking 1973 ‘Blackboard Jungle’ LP, set the standards, he was an innovator. If this was not enough his recordings of THE WAILERS, many believe to be their finest work. Born Rainford Hugh Perry, 28 March 1936, Hanover, Jamaica. He began his career at the grand age of 16, working for Clement ‘Coxone’ Dodd’s sound system, rising quickly to the position of record scout and organising recording sessions during his 3 year period 1963-1966. Restlessness and unsatisfied with credit he felt due to him he moved on to work with Producers J.J. Johnson and Clancy Eccles, the later of which would help him set up his ‘Upsetter’ label in 1968,which would see his first of many recordings telling the injustices done to him by previous employees. ‘The Upsetter’ track itself pointed at Mr Dodd but reflected back to Perry when he inherited it as a nick name along side many others during the coarse of his career, including ‘Scratch’, again taken from one of his recordings ‘Chicken Scratch’ recorded in 1965/1966. Perry’s work in 1968 with producer Joe Gibbs was fruitful and resulted in many successfulreleases, but again lack of credit and itchy feet, it was time to move on. But not without leaving his trademark recording summing up his feelings at the time ‘People Funny Boy’ this time aimed at Mr Gibbs. Still not having a studio of his own, Perry recorded at the various Kingston establishments of the time, Randy’s Studio 17 on North Parade, Dynamics on Bell Road and Harry J’s on Roosevelt Avenue where the bulk of the aforementioned recordings with The Wailers were carried out. During this time and the years that followed Perry has built up a vast catalogue of backing tracks / instrumentals, he had cut over a 100 releases on his ‘Upsetter’ label alone. A library of music that he has an uncanny knack of reutilising to work into something new when put against a new song / singer. This collection of rare and unreleased dubs stems from his 1971-1974 period. We can here on tracks like ‘Perry’s Jump Up’ Ska-ish up tempo chopping guitar cuts leading through to organ laden tracks like ‘Roots Rock Dub’. The sound moving to a slowed down rhythm on ‘Perry in Dub’ which would predominate his sound, when in mid 1974 he’d open his own studio at his home in the Washington Gardens district of Kingston. We hope this selection of lost treasures will add to the jigsaw that makes Mr Perry’s output now spanning over 5 decades so remarkable.

                                                                                                      RESPECT.... JAH FLOYD.

                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                      1 Perry In Dub
                                                                                                      2 Three Blind Dub
                                                                                                      3 Perry’s Rub -A- Dub
                                                                                                      4 Perry’s Jump Up
                                                                                                      5 Dub With Feeling
                                                                                                      6 After Beat Dub
                                                                                                      7 Problem With Dub
                                                                                                      8 Roots Rock Dub
                                                                                                      9 Good Will Dub
                                                                                                      10 Skanking With Lee Perry
                                                                                                      11 John Crow Skank
                                                                                                      12 Kotch Up Dub
                                                                                                      13 Funky Dub*
                                                                                                      14 One Drop Rockers*
                                                                                                      *CD Bonus Tracks

                                                                                                      The Wedding Present

                                                                                                      You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends / This Boy Can Wait

                                                                                                        The Wedding Present’s third single originally released in 1986.

                                                                                                        Company card inner, re-printed copy of original promo poster. Pressed on transparent blue vinyl.

                                                                                                        Sleeve is a copy of original 12” release.

                                                                                                        This Boy Can Wait is the unedited 12” version.

                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                        You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends
                                                                                                        This Boy Can Wait

                                                                                                        The Bodines

                                                                                                        Therese

                                                                                                          Limited to 500 copies worldwide. Pressed on Violet vinyl. Includes poster.

                                                                                                          Presented in the alternate 12” sleeve that was used for the original Creation release and includes all 3 tracks on 7” for the first time.

                                                                                                          Originally released in 1986 and was one of the stand out tracks on the legendary C86 compilation.

                                                                                                          In 2023, Mojo magazine ranked the song “Therese” as the 37th greatest UK indie record ever, citing it "a breathless romantic gulp of twin guitar twirl".

                                                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                          Laura says: One the my favourite singles of all time! A glorious blast of romantic indie pop from Glossop's finest.

                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                          Therese
                                                                                                          Scar Tissue
                                                                                                          I Feel

                                                                                                          Erika Angell

                                                                                                          The Obsession With Her Voice

                                                                                                            The acclaimed Montréal-based Swedish singer/composer from Thus Owls and The Moth presents her solo debut. Angell has also worked with Daníel Bjarnason (Ben Frost, Sigur Rós), Arve Henriksen (Supersilent), Lisen Rylander Löve (Midaircondo), Liam O’Neill (SUUNS), Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Patrick Watson and more. Erika Angell still remembers the first time she sang this way. The Swedish-born musician was three and a half years old, alone at dusk atop a hill, staring down at the landscape around her parents’ farm—tangled woods, darkening houses—and from somewhere deep inside her, she found a voice. It was a song without language, without any specific melody; it was flowing and easy and free. “This memory still defines the essence of living, to me,” she says. A memory of pure music: untamed, unhesitant, open-hearted. Four decades later, now based in Montreal, Angell is “coming back to the beginning, somehow” with a debut solo album that reaches back toward that early childhood evening on a hilltop, when the music was raw, solitary and boundless.

                                                                                                            The Obsession With Her Voice is an expression of Angell’s inexhaustible love for art and music, a celebration of all the ways she has learned to articulate her instrument, a work of experimental exploration and feminist power that shimmers, cracks and shatters as it gathers the strands of one woman’s musical life. As a child, Angell was taught lieder and opera music by her choir-leader mother; as a teenager in the countryside, she spent all of her days studying jazz; later, she’d explore free improv and post-industrial electronics in a duo called The Moth. 14 years ago, Angell founded the acclaimed, Polaris-nominated band Thus Owls, whose five LPs have traversed jazz and indie rock’s outer reaches. Angell has also collaborated with artists ranging from Daníel Bjarnason (Ben Frost, Sigur Rós), Arve Henriksen (Supersilent) and Lisen Rylander Löve (Midaircondo) to Liam O’Neill (SUUNS) and Patrick Watson, as well as inaugurating the New Music trio Beatings Are In The Body with Róisín Adams and Peggy Lee.

                                                                                                            The ten tracks on The Obsession With Her Voice form a riveting collage, blending Angell’s searing and searching vocals with synths and electroacoustics (mixed brilliantly by Sam Woywitka), Jonathan Cayer’s mazelike string arrangements, and incandescent drum improvisations by Mili Hong. Songs like “One”, “Temple” and “Open Eyes” are poetic, through composed song-sculptures, musing on identity and disagreement. “Never Tried to Run” evokes Angell’s childhood idol Nina Hagen, weaving a snaky, sultry portrait of change, while “Up My Sleeve” shivers with a vivid worldliness: the singer in a state of emergency, watching the flames climb higher. Angell never gives in to cold experimentation or the willfully abstruse; even a song like “German Singer,” which narrates a concert over processed vocal snippets and a metronomic pulse, is fundamentally an invitation: a tribute to art’s value, to its power to seduce.

                                                                                                            Throughout, Angell pushes and processes her voice, plunging overtop noise and percussion, tracing melodies of fearless complexity, instantaneity and conviction. Listen for echoes of Scott Walker’s The Drift, Jenny Hval’s Blood Bitch, Brigitte Fontaine’s Comme à la radio and Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus’s Bonita. “I was interested in the meeting-point between being ‘in’ yourself, ‘in’ your own world, and when you meet the outside,” Angell says. “I’ve never forgotten my evening on the hill—singing freely, without judging myself. Sending my energy out into the air. When I’m able to do that, bridging that breaking-point, it feels like a good thing. For the world, and for me too—to remind myself, and everyone, that we can do it.

                                                                                                            That it’s allowed. We can hold all these real faces of ourselves, in front of each other, and show each other that attention.” The Obsession With Her Voice is Erika Angell’s attempt to express a feeling: a windswept one, raw and unfeigned. Songs that explode, music that trembles like a vibration on a string—a singer sharing an insight and also a wish. “The sting above the heart…” she sings on “Let Your Hair Down,” “What does it mean? What is art?” And: “How can I be it?” 

                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                            1 Dress Of Stillness
                                                                                                            2 Up My Sleeve
                                                                                                            3 German Singer
                                                                                                            4 Never Tried To Run
                                                                                                            5 One
                                                                                                            6 Open Eyes
                                                                                                            7 Bear
                                                                                                            8 Let Your Hair Down
                                                                                                            9 Good And Bad
                                                                                                            10 Temple

                                                                                                            The Charlottes

                                                                                                            Are You Happy Now - 2024 Reissue

                                                                                                              Hard to find debut single originally released on Molesworth Records in 1988
                                                                                                              Formed in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire after drummer Simon Scott met Guitarist Graham Garduilo in local band The Giant Polar Bears.

                                                                                                              They were tour buddies to Ride and most of the late 1980s shoegaze bands. Simon Scott was stolen by Slowdive after a gig at the White Horse in Hampstead in 1990, where the Boo Radleys opened the three-band bill.

                                                                                                              They split after releasing two albums. John Peel loved them and NME gave debut album Lovehappy 9 out of 10.


                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                              Side 1
                                                                                                              Are You Happy Now
                                                                                                              Side 2
                                                                                                              How Can You Say (you Really Feel)

                                                                                                              Jim

                                                                                                              Love Makes Magic - The Remixes

                                                                                                                Love Makes Magic, the debut LP by JIM - aka Jim Baron of Crazy P & Ron Basejam notoriety - was released in June 2023 and the album has connected with an ever growing number of fans; lured in by great songs, Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter acoustics, 60’s psychedelic folk-rock, a dash of Balearic, discoid funk and a healthy dose of yacht-rock. The album was voted Album of the Year in the Bill Brewster Furtive 50 chart for 2023 - like a Balearic BAFTAs - and Still River Flow (Generalisation Dub) came 2nd in the tracks of the year... which was nice.

                                                                                                                Disco Pogo, Piccadilly Records and Mr Bongo all gave the LP honourable mention in their end of year charts too. As you’d expect with an artist who has 25 years of dance music connections the accompanying remixes weren’t bad either... Crooked Man, Ruf Dug, Flying Mojito Brothers and Generalisation all came up with fine reinterpretations. Luke Unabomber hailed The Crooked Goth version of Phoenix as his track of the year. The vinyl run of the Crooked Mixes sold out in record time.

                                                                                                                As the remixes racked up we considered collecting them together for a remix LP. And so here we are... presenting Love Makes Magic - The Remixes.

                                                                                                                The five aforementioned mixes will be joined by five brand new ones from X-Press 2, Mang Dynasty, Chris Coco, Begin ( James Holroyd) and Brown Fang. Spanning pumping club bangers, perfect sunsets soundtracks and left-field electronica.

                                                                                                                We love them.
                                                                                                                We hope you do too..

                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                Barry says: A stunning set of remixes from some of the hottest names in the electronic music world, for Jim's brilliant 'Love Makes Magic' LP, one of our collective favourites of 2023. Basking in the relaxed, Balearic waters of the original but twisted and coaxed around a variety of grooves, these pieces shine in a whole new light when viewed through a different lens, and show the talents of remixers and Baron alike. Brill.

                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                A1. Still River Flow (Generalisation Dub) Phoenix (Crooked Goth)
                                                                                                                A2. Oxygen (Ruf Dug Remix)
                                                                                                                B1. Ballad Of San Marino (Mang Dynasty Remix) Still River Flow (Begin Remix)
                                                                                                                B2. Where The Leaves Are Falling (Brown Fang Remix) Across The Street (Generalisation Dub)
                                                                                                                C1. Phoenix (X-Press 2 On Fire Remix)
                                                                                                                C2. Oxygen (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito)
                                                                                                                D1. The Ballad Of San Marino (Chris Coco Extended Dub Version)

                                                                                                                The Hanging Stars

                                                                                                                On A Golden Shore

                                                                                                                  The new album from cosmic country rockers The Hanging Stars. 'On a Golden Shore' is the follow up to 2022's 'Hollow Heart' and is the band's second album on Loose. Produced by Sean Read at Clashnarrow Studio. On A Golden Shore arrives as The Hanging Stars reflect on a year of triumphs. With an Americana Music Association Bob Harris - sanctioned award and a Nashville sell-out in Third Man’s Blue Room with Jack White approvingly looking on, they’re a leading light in the UK Cosmic Americana cohort. Their standing has allowed them to pay less attention to any preconceptions of what they are ‘supposed to be’. On A Golden Shore - their fifth album and their second for the pioneering Loose Music, following 2022’s Hollow Heart - finds them definitively themselves and presents a set of disparate songs whose fundamental linkage is the band that made them. On A Golden Shore was recorded at Edwyn Collins’ Clashnarrow Studios with Sean Read producing. Singer/guitarist Richard Olson, drummer Paulie Cobra, multi-instrumentalist Patrick Ralla, plus freshman bassist Paul Milne – laid down the album’s backbone over eight days. Mostly recorded live, even the solos done as a piece. Much is first take because trying better, it never worked as well. Pedal-steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte created and added his parts at his London studio bringing ‘shimmery psychedelic goodness’. Smartly sequenced On A Golden Shore proceeds in clusters of songs; commencing with the free and easy choogle of ‘Let Me Dream Of You’, encompassing the sunny glam of ‘Sweet Light’, the baggy Balearic waft of ‘Happiness Is A Bird’, the pan pipes and bongos of the exotic ‘Golden Shore’, through to the rolling banjo of ‘No Way Spell’ and the celestial cascades of ‘Heart In A Box’. Fashioned instinctively On A Golden Shore is ultimately an album of sensation as much as thought, filled with fleeting moments of blissful excess, and stumbling, rushing flutters of sound; its evanescent psychedelia, divine choruses, and shards of strings combine into an infectious, compelling Cosmic Heartbreak Boogie.

                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                  1. Let Me Dream Of You
                                                                                                                  2. Sweet Light
                                                                                                                  3. Happiness Is A Bird
                                                                                                                  4. Disbelieving
                                                                                                                  5. Washing Line
                                                                                                                  6. Golden Shore
                                                                                                                  7. Silver Rings
                                                                                                                  8. I Need A Good Day
                                                                                                                  9. No Way Spell
                                                                                                                  10. Raindrop In A Hurricane
                                                                                                                  11. Heart In A Box 

                                                                                                                  The Dream Syndicate

                                                                                                                  Live Through The Past, Darkly

                                                                                                                    Steve Wynn and Kendra Smith founded The Dream Syndicate in 1981 and the band was a mainstay of the Paisley Underground movement. Reformed in 2012 by Steve Wynn, the band is still touring and recording.

                                                                                                                    The LA Times said the Dream Syndicate “rocked with the highest degree of unbridled passion and conviction.”

                                                                                                                    ‘Live Through the Past, Darkly’ is available on CD or coloured vinyl double LP, with both formats including a DVD of the The Dream Syndicate’s ‘How Did We Find Ourselves Here?’ documentary.

                                                                                                                    DVD includes previously unreleased bonus video of a complete 1984 live show from The Roxy in LA.

                                                                                                                    The documentary includes Chris Robinson, Stephen McCarthy, Ryan Adams, Chris Cacavas, Chris D., David Fricke, Russ Tolman, Tim Devine, Tom Gracyk, Pat Thomas, Karen Schoemer, Kari Pearson, Scott McCaughey, Sandy Pearlman, Dan Stuart and Howe Gelb.

                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                    The Medicine Show (1983) The Roxy
                                                                                                                    Still Holding On To You (1983) Club Lingerie
                                                                                                                    Halloween (1984) Tokyo
                                                                                                                    Forest For The Trees (1986) Roskilde Festival
                                                                                                                    Now I Ride Alone (1988) Vitoria Gasteiz
                                                                                                                    See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (1988) Vitoria Gasteiz
                                                                                                                    That’s What You Always Say (2014) KEXP
                                                                                                                    How Did I Find Myself Here? (2017) KEXP
                                                                                                                    Glide (2019) WXPN
                                                                                                                    Bullet Holes (2019) WXPN
                                                                                                                    John Coltrane Stereo Blues (2023) The Lexington

                                                                                                                    The Rolling Stones

                                                                                                                    Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out - 2024 Reissue

                                                                                                                      One of the greatest live albums ever! Released in 1971 but recorded in 1969 this is a cool snapshot of the boys back in the day, Mick Taylor on extra guitar and storming versions of 'Street Fighting Man' and 'Love In Vain'.

                                                                                                                      The Rolling Stones

                                                                                                                      Out Of Our Heads (American Version) - 2024 Reissue

                                                                                                                        The American version of "Out Of Our Heads" features an alternative sleeve design and amended track-listing, to feature two of the great Stones’ singles – The Last Time (and its menacing, folky B-side Play With Fire) as well as the classic, riff-driven Satisfaction – one of the defining moments in rock and pop history!

                                                                                                                        The Rolling Stones

                                                                                                                        Their Satanic Majesties Request - 2024 Reissue

                                                                                                                          The Stones' 1967 concession to psychedelia. Mick, Keith, Brian et all wander into the unknown and come back with insane arrangements, unsettling dark patches and classic tracks in the likes of 'She's a Rainbow' and '2000 Light Years from Home'.

                                                                                                                          A lyricist, lawyer and a Londoner, legendary MC Essa has earned praise over the years from artists such as Nas and Mark Ronson, as well as performing and recording with legends like De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan, Guru, Slum Village and Pharoahe Monch.

                                                                                                                          This 15-track album is considered one of the greats to emerge during UK Hip Hop's "golden era"; a vibrant time for the genre when artists such as Ty, Jehst, Roots Manuva, Klashnekoff, Skinnyman, Task Force, Doc Brown and Foreign Beggars were garnering huge fanbases, and an eco-system of shops like Deal Real, club nights like Kung Fu, labels like Lowlife, and stations like Itch FM were prevalent, while BBC 1Xtra was a mere infant.

                                                                                                                          'The Essance' includes production and features from luminaries such as Harry Love, Mr Thing, Lewis Parker, Kyza, Devise & Ben Grymm, to name a few.

                                                                                                                          Esteemed author Musa Okwonga says on the reissue liner notes "the most startling thing about 'The Essance' was its range. Yungun (Essa) was one of the few MCs who could perfectly walk the paths of hope and melancholy with equal ease, whose artist name belied the wisdom of his lyrics. Beyond that, his delivery was supremely self-assured, filled with a swagger he could always justify.

                                                                                                                          Yungun's gifts also extended to the stage, where he was one of the best young actors that many of his contemporaries had seen, and to languages, which saw him writing and rhyming in Spanish with a notable flourish. He was also someone who constantly walked between two worlds, excelling in one of the country's most competitive academic environments during the day and then delivering a soaring radio set by night. Raised in a vibrant vein of North London, endlessly curious about the world around him, Yungun's fine ear for music and passion for the variety of life made him someone who could reach all audiences.

                                                                                                                          'The Essance' is a beautifully-woven meditation on the human condition, one which takes you from the dancefloor to the summer afternoon barbecue to the bathroom mirror; yet it is also the opening statement of a unique career."

                                                                                                                          In the words of Essa himself "my key goal for this album was to span so many moods and styles that I couldn't be categorised, leaving me free to then go in whatever direction I chose. I was almost too successful with this – I would later struggle to pin down my own identity, both on and off the mic, as a rapper slash lawyer, of mixed-heritage, blessed to be able to enter many circles but feeling truly at home in none. As I write this, twenty years (plus a marriage and several children) on, I finally feel more at peace with being undefinable, and am getting better at bringing my full, authentic self into as many aspects of life as I can. I am grateful to be able to look both back and forward, with equal passion."

                                                                                                                          'The Essance' was followed with a collaborative album with DJ Mr Thing ('Grown Man Business'), then some years later on First Word with 'The Misadventures of a Middle Man' in 2014. There's also a forthcoming project in the works, due for release Summer 2024 with all-new material produced by Pitch 92. Both these releases also coincide with the 20th anniversary of the First Word label (named "label of the year" at the 2019 Worldwide Awards).

                                                                                                                          A timeless piece of work, 'The Essance' is true-skool boom bap through and through that stands up two full decades later, from the ethereal anthem 'Liquid Love', to the uptempo bounce of 'Dancing Shoes', to the grit of 'The Big Idea', to the thought provoking 'What Eye See Pt.2', to bangers like 'Push' or 'Spit Fire', this is an essential addition to the collection of any discerning hip hop head.

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          1. In
                                                                                                                          2. The Big Idea (feat. Lewis Parker)
                                                                                                                          3. Push
                                                                                                                          4. The Art Of Celebration
                                                                                                                          5. Tea Break
                                                                                                                          6. Chef YG
                                                                                                                          7. Gringo Lingo (feat. Red & Nico Suave)
                                                                                                                          8. I.C.
                                                                                                                          9. What Eye See, Pt. 2 (feat. Devise)
                                                                                                                          10. City Breaks
                                                                                                                          11. Liquid Love
                                                                                                                          12. Everything Is Alright
                                                                                                                          13. Dancing Shoes (feat. Mr Thing)
                                                                                                                          14. Spit Fire (feat. Kyza Smirnoff)
                                                                                                                          15. Out

                                                                                                                          The Dutch icon Orlando Voorn is releasing his second album for Deeptrax Records sublabel Contrafact! Having started his career in the early 80s with major influences of Parliament, Kraftwerk, Motown and P funk, he is now widely recognized as an ingenious (Detroit) house and techno producer with former releases on Juan Atkins’ Metroplex records and Kevin Saunderson’s KMS. "The Master 2" is the follow up to "The Master 1" as sees the producer explore brave new worlds of electronic jazz, Detroit techno and futuristic, yet highly soulful house music. Orlando Voorn has used aliases in the past to present and release various styles of music without limiting himself and is one of the most versatile producers out there. As well as expert sound design and brilliant use of textures and dynamics, the LP possesses a musicality that elevates it far outside the immediate dance music spectrum and gives is a universal appear and sophisication.  

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          A1. Style Is Free
                                                                                                                          A2. Jazz Hoppin
                                                                                                                          A3. 6 Feet Away
                                                                                                                          B1. Venus
                                                                                                                          B2. Jazzism
                                                                                                                          B3. Drama At The Opera
                                                                                                                          C1. Swing That Jazz
                                                                                                                          C2. Infinite Fusion
                                                                                                                          D1. Aquarius
                                                                                                                          D2. Bizar Escape
                                                                                                                          D3. 6 Feet Away (Funk Mix)

                                                                                                                          Voyager invite Mike Storm to create his own sonic narrative. "The Pale Blue Dot"  is Mike's aural interpretation of the Voyager spacecraft missions. Each track gives its own take on the journey of spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, with a story board for each track contained inside this limited edition press.

                                                                                                                          Netherlands native Mike is no stranger to conceptual sci fi music, with numerous releases and albums on Axis Records, plus EP releases on Warm Up Recordings and Modularz to name but a few. The Axis affiliation is tangilbiel, with the whole LP more than tipping its hat to Jeff Mills' "Something In The Sky" series - proper intergalactic space techno with its own red shifted signature.

                                                                                                                          Mostly all his tracks are written live in one take, with no recall. This makes his music very unique in the digital DAW age. Recommended! 

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          A1. Prologue - The Call Of Distant Worlds
                                                                                                                          A2. Pale Blue Dot - Earths Odyssey
                                                                                                                          A3. Interstellar Sojourn - Voyagers Departure
                                                                                                                          A4. Celestial Caravan - Across The Outer Reaches
                                                                                                                          B1. Echos Of Solitude - Voices From The Abyss
                                                                                                                          B2. Stardust Serenade - Tales Of The Cosmos
                                                                                                                          B3. Gravitys Embrace - Dancing Among The Planets
                                                                                                                          B4. Lullaby For Sol - Nostalgia Of Home
                                                                                                                          B5. Epilogue - Homecoming Of A Voyager 

                                                                                                                          Amkarahoi

                                                                                                                          Uncle Reed In The Purple Mine

                                                                                                                          The debut record by a new duo, Amkarahoi.

                                                                                                                          "Uncle Reed In The Purple Mine" conjures ghosts of 90s chill out tents, aqueous ambient, exploratory turn of the century IDM and echoes of jammy dub. Amkarahoi is named for a remote region of Eastern Siberia an intimidating car and boat journey from the nearest city - several songs are named after rivers - and the record was borne from a largely improvised show in Saint Petersburg, later overdubbed and mixed down in the studio. The combination of heady, melancholic synthscapes, unexpected samples and the loose, spontaneous nature of it’s genesis make for a unique, compelling proposition.

                                                                                                                          "Kirenga" alternately swells and submerges ravey pads and shifting kicks, coming up midway for air before plunging again, and "Cutima" peppers the stereo field with foreboding stabs, collapsing drums and faintly nightmarish ambience before emerging from the darkness with gently plucked erhu. "Handa"’s simple four note piano loop and cuckoo vocal sample lament blooms into an engulfing E rush, before "Mogoul" threatens serotonin syndrome with it’s loved up lead and stuttering morning after nostalgia. "Chininga" ekes out a gentle groove over which is laid a hazy, head nodding shimmer, and on "Djegda" they finally submit and throw down a speedy breakbeat for some more classically vintage fire twirling shapes.

                                                                                                                          Amkarahoi is Nikita Chepurnoi and Sergey Dmitriev. Chepurnoi has released records as Minereed on his own Echotourist imprint, and as part of The Patience and Copacabana on Hair Del. Dmitriev has made music as Purple Uncle for Echotourist, Hair Del and Nazlo

                                                                                                                          "Uncle Reed In The Purple Mine" was written, produced and mixed by Nikita Chepurnoy & Sergey Dmitriev. Mastered by Rashad Becker. Art by Susumu Mukai.

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          Kirenga
                                                                                                                          Cutima
                                                                                                                          Handa
                                                                                                                          Mogoul
                                                                                                                          Chininga
                                                                                                                          Ichikta
                                                                                                                          Djegda
                                                                                                                          Minia

                                                                                                                          The Soul Surfers

                                                                                                                          High Roller

                                                                                                                          After releasing countless collectable and in-demand 7" singles and making a name for themselves in the contemporary raw funk and soul scene; and after working with the legendary Janko Nilovic For "Maze of Sounds" and "Two Tales For The Mind vol 1", The Soul Surfers drop their first 7" on Broc Recordz. "High Roller" is a reverb soaked, breezy afternoon funk jam, with nods to Surprise Chef and Khruangbin along the way. "Big Slick" meanwhile, revolves around a raw, untreated drum break whilst more reverby guitar chops lie atop a sparsely populated bassline.

                                                                                                                          Psychedelic collage cover made by the italian artist Riccardo Bettazzoni. Limited edition of 500 copies. 

                                                                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                          Matt says: More dusty, psychedelic funk with library leanings and a relaxed mood - file next to Surprise Chef and other releases on the killer Broc Recordz .

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          A. High Roller
                                                                                                                          B. Big Slick

                                                                                                                          ATA Records are proud to announce the new album I Too Am A Stranger from The Sorcerers, following previous album successes The Sorcerers and In Search of The Lost City of The Monkey God, which garnered high praise from Mulatu Astatke Who's this? The Sorcerers? It's cool! This is great. Give me the CD man!" and recent Radio 6-listed 7" single Exit Athens, of which Giles Peterson said, "Great Stuff as always".

                                                                                                                          Recorded wholly at ATA Studios and produced by label head, Neil Innes, I Too Am A Stranger features the Sorcerers trio, (lead by Neil Innes) of Joost Hendrickx/Neil Innes/Richard Ormrod, with assistance from regular percussion collaborator Danny Templeman and up-and-coming Leeds trumpeter Olivia Cuthill. Joost and Neil's drum and bass bond is tighter than ever, and Richard is given free rein on baritone and alto saxophones, flutes, bass clarinet, vibes, and the wonderland that is the ATA vintage keyboard collection.

                                                                                                                          I Too Am A Stranger is a resolutely maximal endeavour, a layered recording both sonically and via many interwoven influences: as ever, the Ethiopique sound is front and centre [Bebaynetu, Kid Mahout, She Who Perceives The Sounds Of The World], but there are also references to the declamatory baritone sax-heavy chanbara soundtracks of Fumio Hayasaka [Yasuke In Roppongi, Oromo Moon], the fuzzed-out vibes sound of Vibrafinger-era Gary Burton [side openers The Warrior Code and He Who Kills With One Leap], and Moondog's popping woodblocks [Moth, The Dao Of The Sorcerers].

                                                                                                                          In truth, there is so much on this album to appeal to so many different listeners: tight – and new! – beats, exotic melody, far-out horns, references from within and without the worlds of Jazz, Library, Ethio, etc etc, as well as the wholly analogue ATA sound that satisfies DJs and audiophiles alike.

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          1. He Who Kills With One Leap
                                                                                                                          2. Moth
                                                                                                                          3. Yasuke In Roppongi
                                                                                                                          4. Bebaynetu
                                                                                                                          5. The Warrior Code
                                                                                                                          6. Kid Mahout
                                                                                                                          7. The Road Forward
                                                                                                                          8. Oromo Moon
                                                                                                                          9. She Who Perceives The Sounds Of The World

                                                                                                                          Derrick Harriott

                                                                                                                          The Sensational Derrick Harriott Sings Jamaica Reggae - 2024 Reissue

                                                                                                                          Repro of this sought after 1969 reggae LP. Includes 10 classic tracks featuring top Jamaican session players such Val Bennett, Winston Wright, and Gladstone Anderson.

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          1. Sitting On Top
                                                                                                                          2. Been So Long
                                                                                                                          3. Close To Me
                                                                                                                          4. Long Time
                                                                                                                          5. Standing In
                                                                                                                          6. Have Some Mercy
                                                                                                                          7. The Girl's Alright With Me
                                                                                                                          8. You Really Got A Hold On Me
                                                                                                                          9. I'm Not Begging
                                                                                                                          1.0 It's All Right

                                                                                                                          The Diasonics

                                                                                                                          Beggin' / Take One

                                                                                                                          Produced by Henry Jenkins (Surprised Chef), cinematic funk combo The Diasonics are back with a limited edition 45 feat. an explosive version of soul stormer "Beggin'. Limited to 500 copies worldwide.

                                                                                                                          Produced and mixed by Henry Jenkins (Surprised Chef), Russian cinematic funk combo The Diasonics unleash a limited edition 45 featuring an explosive version of soul classic "Beggin'. Composed by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina and initially brought to success by the Four Seasons of Frankie Valli in 1967, "Beggin" became a classic of the Northern soul scene in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. With a tight rhythm section, a super funky bassline and heavy wah-wah guitars The Diasonics version is an instant floorfiller. On the flip side the brand new track "Take One", an irresistible hammond-funk mover, full of heavy breaks and eastern spices.

                                                                                                                          Active since 2019 The Diasonics are five young and seriously talented Muscovite musicians: Anton Moskvin (drums), Maxim Brusov (bass guitar), Anton Katyrin (percussions), Daniil Lutsenko (electric guitar) and Kamil Gzizov (keyboards). In just a few years the band has amassed a cult following, releasing collectable and in-demand 45s on labels such as Funk Night Records and Mocambo Records. In 2021 they released their debut album "Origin of Forms" on Record Kicks produced by Henry Jenkins, producer amongst the others of the Australian cult instrumental band Surprise Chef. Thanks to the Diasonics's unique style that blends infectious Funk Instrumentals, East European flavours, abstract hip-hop and psychedelia, the album rapidly went sold out on vinyl and it's heavily praised on the international cinematic-funk scene.

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          1. Beggin'
                                                                                                                          2. Take One

                                                                                                                          Outside of the international house underground, where his early ‘90s works for the Far East Recording label he co-founded with Shinichiro Yokota are rightly celebrated as bonafide classics, Soichi Terada is best-known for his work composing music for video games. Yet until now, few of his productions for video games have been released outside of Japan, especially on vinyl.

                                                                                                                          "Apes In The Net", a six-track EP featuring music composed for the popular PlayStation 1 series Ape Escape, sets the record straight. It not only showcases Terada’s quality as a composer and producer, but also his versatility. Like much of Terada’s work on the Ape Escape series, the tracks featured don’t explore deep, New York and New Jersey influenced house sounds, but rather his lesser-celebrated love of jungle and drum & bass - a sound he fully explored on 1996 album "Sumo Jungle".

                                                                                                                          'The producer of the Ape Escape games heard that and got in touch', Soichi remembers. 'They asked me to make the soundtrack, and then work on the music for the sequels after that. I used to love making music with AKAI hardware samplers, synthesisers, and computers, so I played and recorded the tracks using almost the same methods as I did when I made house music. Using breakbeats and audio samples with a sampler was the most useful way to make the soundtracks.'

                                                                                                                          The six tracks on show, which were originally recorded in the ‘90s but reconstructed and remastered for Japan-only CD and digital releases over a decade ago, mix elements of Terada’s familiar deep house style - think warming chords and pads, memorable melodies, and emotive musical motifs - with blistering D&B breakbeats, 16-bit synth sounds, electronic bleeps and undeniably weighty basslines. They’ve stood the test of time and arguably sound just as fresh now as they did at the turn of the millennium.

                                                                                                                          For proof, check the soaring, spellbinding "Spectors Castle", where uplifting lead lines and sumptuous chords dance atop punchy beats and growling bass, the jazzy and saucer-eyed rush of "Mount Amazing 2" (all twinkling piano motifs, alien synth sounds, squelchy bass and skittish drums) and the intergalactic, liquid D&B excellence of "Time Station", whose whistling melodies and stargazing chords are undeniably alluring.

                                                                                                                          There are plenty of other delights to be found across the EP, too, from the bustling, race-to-the-finish breathlessness of D&B/bleep techno fusion workout "Spectors Factory", and the rumbling sub-bass, creepy pads and suspenseful melodies of "Haunted House", to the bombastic, all-out-assault on the senses that is "Coaster", the set’s most purist jungle workout - albeit one that also doffs a cap to the pulsating world of big room techno.

                                                                                                                          "Apes In The Net", then, celebrates Soichi Terada’s mastery as a video games composer and early Japanese junglist. Props are well and truly overdue.

                                                                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                          Matt says: A real curio from the late 90s. "Apes In The Net" is a cult gaming artefact released on Playstation. The soundtrack, expanded in all its glory here - amply shows off Terada's proficiency at concocting hyperactive jungle business; and is a delicious curveball from the iconic producer's discography. First time available on vinyl!

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          A1. Spectors Factory
                                                                                                                          A2. Coaster
                                                                                                                          A3. Spectors Castle
                                                                                                                          B1. Haunted House
                                                                                                                          B2. Mount Amazing 2
                                                                                                                          B3. Time Station

                                                                                                                          The Wire

                                                                                                                          Issue 482 - April 2024 (+ The Wire Tapper 64)

                                                                                                                            Darius Jones: The New York based composer and saxophonist draws connections between Fluxus and US avant jazz. By John Morrison

                                                                                                                            Steve Roach: Synthesizer worship with the Arizona ambient musician. By Ned Raggett; [Ahmed]: Revolutionary grooves from the radically minded Anglo-Swedish-French quartet. By Stewart Smith

                                                                                                                            Clarissa Connelly: The Scottish born, Denmark based multi-instrumentalist meditates on myth, memory and modernity via her singular songcraft. By Leah Kardos

                                                                                                                            Shovel Dance Collective: The London avant folk ensemble balance the trad and the weird. By Lucy Thraves

                                                                                                                            Invisible Jukebox: Ka Baird: Will the New York based artist lose their Bearings when faced by The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Ryan Meehan

                                                                                                                            Unlimited Editions: Industrial Coast

                                                                                                                            Unofficial Channels: The Rest

                                                                                                                            Arushi Jain: The India born synthesist humanises electronics. By Vanessa Ague

                                                                                                                            Kulku: Berlin no-age ensemble prepare rare record release. By Oli Warwick

                                                                                                                            Harmony Holiday: Backstage with the pioneers of Black music. By Kehinde Alonge

                                                                                                                            Richie Culver: Outsider art and working class electronics. By Spenser Tomson

                                                                                                                            The Inner Sleeve: Raji Rags on D’Angelo’s Voodoo

                                                                                                                            Global Ear: Dublin DIY strategies against economic constraints. By Daniel Baker

                                                                                                                            Epiphanies: Aura Satz heeds the siren’s song

                                                                                                                            The Wire Tapper 64: A track-by-track guide to this issue’s free CD

                                                                                                                            Robert Forster

                                                                                                                            Grant & I : Inside And Outside The Go-Betweens

                                                                                                                              BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 - MOJO MAGAZINE & UNCUT MAGAZINE "In early '77 I asked Grant if he'd form a band with me. `No,' was his blunt reply." Grant McLennan didn't want to be in a band. He couldn't play an instrument; Charlie Chaplin was his hero du jour.

                                                                                                                              And yet, when Robert Forster wrote Hemingway, Genet, Chandler and Joyce into his lyrics, McLennan couldn't resist a second invitation to become 80s indie sensation The Go Betweens. The friends would collaborate for three decades, until Grant's premature death in 2006. Beautifully written - like lyrics, like prose - Grant & I is a rock memoir akin to no other.

                                                                                                                              Part `making of', part music industry expose, part buddy-book, this is a delicate and perceptive celebration of creative endeavour. With wit and candour, Robert Forster pays tribute to a band who found huge success in the margins, having friendship at its heart.

                                                                                                                              The Rolling Stones

                                                                                                                              Live At The Wiltern

                                                                                                                                The Rolling Stones embarked on the Licks World Tour in 2002 & 2003 to celebrate their 40th anniversary, featuring the band performing in arenas and stadiums, in addition to the occasional theater. In November 2002, the Stones arrived in Los Angeles to perform at a packed Wiltern Theatre, treating fans to a set heavy on rarities which feel right at home in such an intimate setting. While some of the hits are performed, this night at the Wiltern is for the rarely played classics, including “Stray Cat Blues”, “No Expectations” and a cover of “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love” featuring a guest spot by the legendary Solomon Burke, who opened the show that night.

                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                3LP Tracklisting:
                                                                                                                                Side A:
                                                                                                                                Jumpin’ Jack Flash
                                                                                                                                Live With Me
                                                                                                                                Neighbours
                                                                                                                                Hand Of Fate
                                                                                                                                Side B:
                                                                                                                                No Expectations
                                                                                                                                Beast Of Burden
                                                                                                                                Stray Cat Blues
                                                                                                                                Side C:
                                                                                                                                Dance, Part 1
                                                                                                                                Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (with Solomon Burke)
                                                                                                                                That’s How Strong My Love Is
                                                                                                                                Going To A Go-Go
                                                                                                                                Side D:
                                                                                                                                Thru And Thru
                                                                                                                                You Don’t Have To Mean It
                                                                                                                                Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
                                                                                                                                Side E:
                                                                                                                                Rock Me Baby
                                                                                                                                Bitch
                                                                                                                                Honky Tonk Women
                                                                                                                                Start Me Up
                                                                                                                                Side F:
                                                                                                                                Brown Sugar
                                                                                                                                Tumbling Dice

                                                                                                                                2CD Tracklisting:
                                                                                                                                CD1:
                                                                                                                                Jumpin’ Jack Flash
                                                                                                                                Live With Me
                                                                                                                                Neighbours
                                                                                                                                Hand Of Fate
                                                                                                                                No Expectations
                                                                                                                                Beast Of Burden
                                                                                                                                Stray Cat Blues
                                                                                                                                Dance, Part 1
                                                                                                                                Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (with Solomon Burke)
                                                                                                                                That’s How Strong My Love Is
                                                                                                                                Going To A Go-Go
                                                                                                                                Band Introductions
                                                                                                                                CD2:
                                                                                                                                Thru And Thru
                                                                                                                                You Don’t Have To Mean It
                                                                                                                                Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
                                                                                                                                Rock Me Baby
                                                                                                                                Bitch
                                                                                                                                Honky Tonk Women
                                                                                                                                Start Me Up
                                                                                                                                Brown Sugar
                                                                                                                                Tumbling Dice

                                                                                                                                Various Artists

                                                                                                                                They Move In The Night

                                                                                                                                  Discovered after spending 58 years on a dusty shelf in the Louis Wayne Moody Pictures vault, this previously unissued soundtrack contains a backpack’s worth of grieving guitars, somber surf, and haunting hiss, zipped tight with the teeth of abandonment, dashed dreams, moral ambiguity, fate, tearful goodbyes, and lukewarm diner coffee. Because the long arm of society nips at their heels... THEY MOVE IN THE NIGHT.

                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                  1. Branko Mataja - Tuzna Je Nedelija
                                                                                                                                  2. Steve Waltner - Tropic Waters
                                                                                                                                  3. Bill Garland - Lonesome Guitar
                                                                                                                                  4. Red Garrison & His Zodiacs - Taboo
                                                                                                                                  5. Jody Reynolds - Tarantula
                                                                                                                                  6. The Infernos - Restless Tides
                                                                                                                                  7. The Dropouts - Purple Sea
                                                                                                                                  8. Ron Heiss & The Low Notes - Far Away
                                                                                                                                  9. Bailey’s Nervous Kats - Rumble
                                                                                                                                  10. The Travelers - Melody Of The Moon
                                                                                                                                  11. Tommy Dae’s High Tensions - Lost Horizon
                                                                                                                                  12. Johnny Blue - Crying Guitar
                                                                                                                                  13. The Floresents - Dreamtime
                                                                                                                                  14. Kay Johnson - Walk Through The Valley
                                                                                                                                  15. The Gospel Hawaiinaires - Life’s A Railway To Heaven
                                                                                                                                  16. X-Cetra - Wasn’t There

                                                                                                                                  Various Artists

                                                                                                                                  The Northern Soul Scene

                                                                                                                                    Today's club culture all started with Northern Soul and its roots in the Mod all-nighter scene of London clubs. All the ingredients were there: DJs privy to the latest imports and advance promos, dancers fuelled by illegal uppers, venues which had scarcely opened when the pubs were all but deserted. The records, drugs and clubs have all changed, true, but the lifestyle is identical. Featuring classics from the Northern Soul Scene including Tom Jones, Ronnie Jones, Brotherhood of Man, Sonny Childe, Billie Davis, Tony Newman, Bats and more. Presented for the first time on orange colour vinyl and CD, this is essential for any funk and soul lovers.

                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                    Side A:
                                                                                                                                    1. Frankie & Johnny - I'll Hold You
                                                                                                                                    2. David Essex - So-Called Loving
                                                                                                                                    3. The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
                                                                                                                                    4. Fearns Brass Foundry - Don't Change It
                                                                                                                                    5. Clyde McPhatter - Baby You've Got It
                                                                                                                                    6. Micky Moonshine - Name It You Got It
                                                                                                                                    Side B:
                                                                                                                                    1. Ronnie Jones - My Love
                                                                                                                                    2. Fantastics - Ask The Lonely
                                                                                                                                    3. Tom Jones - Stop Breaking My Heart
                                                                                                                                    4. Billie Davis - Billy Sunshine
                                                                                                                                    5. Amen Corner - Our Love (Is In The Pocket)
                                                                                                                                    6. Danny Williams - Whose Little Girl Are You
                                                                                                                                    Side C:
                                                                                                                                    1. Eyes Of Blue - Heart Trouble
                                                                                                                                    2. Bobby Hanna - Everybody Needs Love
                                                                                                                                    3. Dave Berry - Picture Me Gone
                                                                                                                                    4. John E. Paul - I Wanna Know
                                                                                                                                    5. Elkie Brooks - The Way You Do The Things You Do
                                                                                                                                    6. Jon Gunn - I Just Made Up My Mind
                                                                                                                                    7. Adrienne Poster - Something Beautiful
                                                                                                                                    Side D:
                                                                                                                                    1. Brotherhood Of Man - Reach Out Your Hand
                                                                                                                                    2. Sonny Childe - Giving Up On Love
                                                                                                                                    3. Truly Smith - My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)
                                                                                                                                    4. Stevie Kimble - All The Time In The World
                                                                                                                                    5. Tony Newman - Let The Good Times Roll
                                                                                                                                    6. The Bats - Listen To My Heart

                                                                                                                                    Paternoster

                                                                                                                                    Die Ersten Tage (The First Days)

                                                                                                                                      Before releasing their lone self-titled debut album, one of the most rare rock records to be released in Europe in the 1970s, Paternoster provided the soundtrack for a film that could only have been made while the psychedelic movement was still in its first wave. The group’s first recordings presented here are the soundtrack for Herbert Holbaís 1971 hippie sci-fi film Die Ersten Tage (The First Days), screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, and interestingly played on Austrian TV in August of that year. The material issued here is the genesis of Paternoster and set the stage for the release of one of the world’s great rock albums with their self-titled debut the following year. The music has been painstakingly transferred directly from master tapes

                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                      SIDE A: Cues 1-15.
                                                                                                                                      SIDE B: Cues 16-30

                                                                                                                                      Bananarama

                                                                                                                                      Glorious - The Ultimate Collection

                                                                                                                                        Bananarama celebrate over 40 years at the top with the release of ‘Glorious - The Ultimate Collection’. With 40 tracks selected by Sara and Keren themselves, the album revisits every decade of the band’s career, with hits including ‘Cruel Summer’, ‘Venus’, ‘Love in the First Degree’, ‘Only Your Love’, ‘Preacher Man’, ‘Move in My Direction’ and more, along with two new singles, ‘Feel The Love’ and ‘Supernova’.

                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                        LP (Transparent Red)
                                                                                                                                        Cruel Summer (3am Mix)
                                                                                                                                        Robert De Niro’s Waiting
                                                                                                                                        Venus (Boys Noize Rework Edit)
                                                                                                                                        Love In The First Degree
                                                                                                                                        Preacher Man
                                                                                                                                        Movin’ On (Disco Chic)
                                                                                                                                        Move In My Direction
                                                                                                                                        Look On The Floor
                                                                                                                                        Love Don’t Live Here
                                                                                                                                        Stuff Like That
                                                                                                                                        Looking For Someone
                                                                                                                                        Favourite
                                                                                                                                        Masquerade
                                                                                                                                        Forever Young
                                                                                                                                        Feel The Love
                                                                                                                                        Supernova

                                                                                                                                        2CD / 3LP (Transparent Gold)

                                                                                                                                        Really Saying Something
                                                                                                                                        Cruel Summer
                                                                                                                                        Robert De Niro's Waiting
                                                                                                                                        Venus
                                                                                                                                        More Than Physical
                                                                                                                                        A Trick Of The Night
                                                                                                                                        I Heard A Rumour
                                                                                                                                        Love In The First Degree
                                                                                                                                        Only Your Love
                                                                                                                                        Preacher Man
                                                                                                                                        I Could Be Persuaded
                                                                                                                                        Movin' On [Disco Chic]
                                                                                                                                        Last Thing On My Mind [Electrified]
                                                                                                                                        Every Shade Of Blue
                                                                                                                                        Take Me To Your Heart
                                                                                                                                        Prove Your Love
                                                                                                                                        If
                                                                                                                                        Crazy
                                                                                                                                        Move In My Direction
                                                                                                                                        Look On The Floor (Hypnotic Tango)
                                                                                                                                        Feel For You
                                                                                                                                        Lovebite
                                                                                                                                        Love Comes
                                                                                                                                        Love Don't Live Here
                                                                                                                                        Seventeen
                                                                                                                                        Extraordinary
                                                                                                                                        Baby It's Christmas
                                                                                                                                        Now Or Never
                                                                                                                                        La La Love
                                                                                                                                        Stuff Like That
                                                                                                                                        Looking For Someone
                                                                                                                                        I'm On Fire
                                                                                                                                        It's Gonna Be Alright
                                                                                                                                        Favourite
                                                                                                                                        Masquerade
                                                                                                                                        Forever Young
                                                                                                                                        Running With The Night
                                                                                                                                        Cruel Summer (3am Mix)
                                                                                                                                        Feel The Love
                                                                                                                                        Supernova


                                                                                                                                        The Rolling Stones

                                                                                                                                        Out Of Our Heads (UK Version) - 2024 Reissue

                                                                                                                                          The Stones 1965 classic. A mixture of r'n'b classics and Jagger / Richards originals including the great 'I'm Free'. Iconic Gered Mankowitz sleeve and a great taster for the world changing records to come.

                                                                                                                                          Kool & The Gang Featuring Jamiroquai

                                                                                                                                          Hollywood Swingin (Matt Early Lee Jeffries The Remixes)

                                                                                                                                          A power combo of funk heavyweights, see’s the legendary Kool and the Gang paired up with the Jamiroquai front man.

                                                                                                                                          Taken from a live performance of killer track, “Hollywood Swingin” featuring guest vocalist Jay Kay, has now been reworked by duo Matt Early & Lee Jeffries the result is a track that pays homage to the original while injecting new energy and groove, making it perfect for both longtime fans and newcomers to enjoy on the dance floor.

                                                                                                                                          Limited Vinyl Release Act Fast!

                                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                          A1. Hollywood Swingin Disco Dust Mix
                                                                                                                                          B1. Hollywood Swingin After Party Mix

                                                                                                                                          The Soninke collective consciousness finds its origins in a founding myth, a blood pact: the legend of Biida and the decadence of the empire of Ghana or Wagadu (evoked by Léopold Sédar Senghor as a land of plenty in his poem Le Kaya Magan). From the 3rd century AD, gathered in the region of Sahel, on the edge of the Sahara desert, the Soninko ruled over their kingdom and its capital Kumbi Saleh. According to folklore, they were blessed with abundant rain and nuggets of gold could be picked directly from the ground.

                                                                                                                                          They owed this prosperity to a providential but cruel protector: the Wagadu Biida, a seven-headed serpent who lived at the bottom of the Kumbi well. Every year, as a reward for his favours, the Biida demanded an offering: the life of the most beautiful virgin woman in the community. Sacrifices took place for generations, until the 13th century AD, when fate chose Siya Yatabéré, Maamadi Sehedunxote's sweetheart...

                                                                                                                                          Centuries later in 1977, Gaye Mody Camara, a young Soninke raised in Mali's Kayes region, settled in France to found his own empire. Initially selling wax, kola nuts and other goods in his Parisian outlets, he rapidly started distributing cassette tapes and eventually producing a multitude of recordings for his own label: Camara Production.

                                                                                                                                          Crossing paths and collaborating over the next four decades with legendary artists, griots and industry moguls like Boncana Maïga, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Ganda Fadiga, Diaby Doua or Ibrahima Sylla, Camara became one of the great independent music producers of his generation, and a pilar of the Parisian Soninke diaspora.

                                                                                                                                          Released in close collaboration with Gaye Camara and with the assistance of Daouda N'diaye, one of A.P.S' (Association pour la Promotion de la langue et de la culture Soninké) historical members, this selection of songs and accompanying notes aim to shed a light on an intricate culture and its modern music, injustifiably unknown outside of West Africa and the various Soninko diasporas around the world.

                                                                                                                                          From Malian Zouk to Mauritanian Reggae and other psychedelic groovers originally released on cassettes or digitally, we have given the utmost attention to bringing this music to a new format. It has been carefully remastered and pressed on 180g vinyl, with riso printed liner notes.

                                                                                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                          Matt says: Really nice comp which shines a spotlight on this criminally undiscovered West African hub. There's a fresh, contemporary feel to a lot of the tracks, even though many of them date back some years. Progressive afrobeat rich in vitalic vocal parts and skilled instrumentalists; not to mention its evocative nature which takes easily-guided minds straight to the heart of its community.

                                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                          A1. Mamadou Tangoudia - Kori
                                                                                                                                          A2. Halima Kissima Touré - Koolo Fune
                                                                                                                                          A3. Lassana Hawa Cissokho - Ñogome

                                                                                                                                          B1. Hadja Soumano - Nteri Diaba
                                                                                                                                          B2. Naïny Diabaté - Sankoy Djeli
                                                                                                                                          B3. Mah Kouyaté - Soso

                                                                                                                                          C1. Halima Kissima Touré - Alla Da Fo Ña
                                                                                                                                          C2. Ami Traoré - Tenedo
                                                                                                                                          C3. Babani Koné - Soyeba
                                                                                                                                          C4. Kaniba Oulé Kouyaté - Songne Bela

                                                                                                                                          D1. Diaby Doua - Boliñaame
                                                                                                                                          D2. Diobo Fode - Yexu
                                                                                                                                          D3. Halima Kissima Touré - Duna
                                                                                                                                          D4. Hadja Soumano - Ayebo

                                                                                                                                          Joel Gion

                                                                                                                                          In The Jingle Jangle Jungle Keeping Time With The Brian Jonestown Massacre - SIGNED EDITION WITH POSTCARD SET

                                                                                                                                            The memoir from Joel Gion, the tambourine playing frontman of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, one of the great contemporary cult American rock and roll bands.

                                                                                                                                            The Brian Jonestown Massacre are one of the great contemporary cult American rock and roll bands. At the peak of their anarchic reign in the San Francisco underground of the mid '90s their psychedelic output was almost as prodigious and impressive as their narcotic intake. Immortalised in one of the most unforgettable rock and roll documentaries of all time, DIG! alongside their friends/rivals/nemeses, The Dandy Warhol's, in their early years when the US were obsessed with grunge, the BJM felt like a '60s anachronism. But with albums like Their Satanic Majesties Second Request and Thank God for Mental Illness, and incendiary, often chaotic, live shows, they burnished their legend as true believers and custodians of the original west coast flame; a privilege and responsibility which continues to this day when the band have a bigger and more dedicated audience than ever.

                                                                                                                                            Joel Gion's memoir tells the story of the first ten years of the band from the Duke Seat. A righteous account of the hazards and pleasures of life on and off the road, In the Jingle Jangle Jungle takes use behind the scenes of the supposed behind the scenes film that cemented the band's legend. Funny as hell, shot through with the innocence and wonder of a 'percussionist' whose true role is that of the band's 'spirit animal', In the Jingle Jangle Jungle is destined to take its place alongside cult classics in the pantheon of rock and roll literature like Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands, Head On, and 45 by Bill Drummond. It will also feature a foreword by Anton Newcombe, fellow member and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

                                                                                                                                            Loose Change

                                                                                                                                            Straight From The Heart - Moplen Remixes

                                                                                                                                            Get ready for an electrifying revelation as we delve into the mind-blowing credits of this extraordinary record! This record has an outrageous lineup as Moplen is let loose to brilliantly remix and reprise of Loose Change’s timeless masterpiece, “Straight From the Heart. A track that emerged from the creative genius of none other than Tom Moulton, the legendary maestro behind legendary Donna Summer’s iconic hits. But that’s not all! Enter the realm of Thor Baldursson, the brilliant mastermind known for his groundbreaking concepts and awe-inspiring arrangements. Together, the three of them form a disco dream team!

                                                                                                                                            STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                            Matt says: Edit supremo Moplen gets gifted the stems of this Loose Change mammoth. As you'd expect he more that does the track justice, giving it a fresh lease of life at the disco. No one handles an extension better than Moplen - ooooh matron!

                                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                            1. Straight From The Heart (Moplen Remix)
                                                                                                                                            2. Straight From The Heart (Moplen Reprise)


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