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The Future Sound Of London

Pre8a001 EpA

    The first of 2 EPs 2 proceed the next Future Sound Of London album in 2025.

    Side A is a deeply moody dark ambient journey through mists of choirs to a place of ritualist electronic beat swamp finally being spat on a leaf suburb road somewhere in Surrey - what just happened !

    Side B unlike the previous side this begins far more reflective, as the journey progress it becomes more unsettling once more - a baroque minimalist piece followed by modular synths melding with breaks and drum machine - ambient field recordings , a mesh of carefully gathered and selected samples - FSOL perfection.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Fentanyl
    2. Being Human
    3. Leafy Suburbs
    4. Humans Being
    5. Slow Moving Carcass
    6. Out Of View

    The London Dirthole Company

    Modern Ist EP

      The giant avalanche that is THE LONDON DIRTHOLE COMPANY is back with another slab of prime-time partisan punk noise. With a Futurist disdain and Dadaist sense of sardonic humour, the MODERN IST EP celebrates the realities of the Family Of Noise as a truly interactive social experiment. The genuinely odd bunch of protagonists that make up the bands personnel stretch the boundaries of conventional group structure and methods. A truly outsider approach that reverberates with its nebulous intensity and spirit of joy. The result is a fractious cacophony created (on this record) by four drummers, 3 guitarists a bass player and 2 different vocalists. Live the band rotate up to a dozen singers if occasion and availability conspire. The music has elements and attitudes in common with The Monks, Velvet Underground, Pussy Galore and The Fall without any direct plagiarism or imitation. These bands are but ships in the night to the Battleship Dirthole and its crew of desperate fellows. PROFESSOR THE CONFESSOR is an intimate memoir of utterances from the dark recesses of The Professor’s mind. CRYING ONIONS is a sleazy ballad of all-consuming pleasure, timeless romance, sensual purgatory, erotic possession, empty tears, disrobing and eating an onion. TOMORROW, TODAY faces up to the bleak realities of a passion consumed and the vagaries of the staring up from the gutter as you watch your former partner dance the same dance you fell for with someone else. The strapping fit and healthy London Dirthole Company pedigree on this recording; The Nuns, Pulkas, Echobelly, Headbutt, Felix Moment Power Trio, Lot Lizards, Project Dark, Headcleaner.

      The Sound

      Shock Of Daylight - 2025 Reissue

        The Sound were a seminal English post-punk band formed in South London in 1979 by lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Adrian Borland, alongside drummer Mike Dudley, bassist Graham Bailey, and keyboardist Benita “Bi” Marshall. Though their debut album 'Jeopardy' is now widely recognized as a cornerstone of the post-punk movement, the band struggled to achieve commercial success on par with their peers, ultimately disbanding in 1988.

        Despite this, The Sound’s music has endured, earning a devoted cult following among fans of post-punk and alternative music. After the uncompromising sonic direction of their 1982 album 'All Fall Down', 1984’s 'Shock of Daylight' was celebrated as a triumphant return to form. The EP features some of the band’s most beloved material, including the singles 'Counting the Days' and 'Golden Soldiers'.

        Now available for the first time in a deluxe 2CD gatefold format, this expanded edition includes: Disc One: The original 'Shock of Daylight' studio recordings. Disc Two: The Lost Demo Recordings – features tracks that’ve only recently come to light, offering a rare glimpse into the band’s creative process. Complete with unseen photos and lyrics.  

        TRACK LISTING

        CD1 – Shock Of Daylight:
        1. Golden Soldiers
        2. Longest Days
        3. Counting The Days
        4. Winter
        5. “New Way Of Life”
        6. Dreams Then Plans

        CD2 – Restless Songs And Golden Soldiers
        1. Golden Soldiers
        2. A New Way Of Life
        3. Counting The Days
        4. Mining For Heart
        5. Oiled
        6. Steel Your Air
        7. Fall Of Europe
        8. Love Is Not A Ghost
        9. Blood And Poison
        10. Whirlpool

        The Sound

        Head And Hearts - 2025 Reissue

          The Sound were a seminal English post-punk band formed in South London in 1979 by lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Adrian Borland, alongside drummer Mike Dudley, bassist Graham Bailey, and keyboardist Benita “Bi” Marshall. Though their debut album 'Jeopardy' is now widely recognized as a cornerstone of the post-punk movement, the band struggled to achieve commercial success on par with their peers, ultimately disbanding in 1988.

          Following on from their critically acclaimed 'Shock Of Daylight' EP, the Sound returned to the studio to record their fourth full length studio album 'Heads And Hearts'. Includes the singles ‘One Thousand Reasons’, ‘Temperature Drop’ and ‘Under You’.

          Now available for the first time in a deluxe 2CD gatefold format, this expanded edition includes the original studio album split over two discs and complete with bonus tracks, unseen photos and lyrics.  

          TRACK LISTING

          1. Whirpool
          2. Total Recall
          3. Under You
          4. Burning Part Of Me
          5. Love Is Not A Ghost
          6. Wildest Dreams
          7. One Thousand Reasons
          8. Restless Time
          9. Mining For Heart
          10. World As It Is
          11. Tempurature Drop
          12. Blood And Poison
          13. Steel Your Air
          14. Oiled
          15. Shimmer

          The Sound

          In The Hothouse - 2025 Reissue

            The Sound were a seminal English post-punk band formed in South London in 1979 by lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Adrian Borland, alongside drummer Mike Dudley, bassist Graham Bailey, and keyboardist Benita “Bi” Marshall. Though their debut album 'Jeopardy' is now widely recognized as a cornerstone of the post-punk movement, the band struggled to achieve commercial success on par with their peers, ultimately disbanding in 1988

            Recorded at the Marquee Club across two August nights in 1985, 'In The Hothouse' is the only live album released whilst the band were still active. The set draws on highlights from the group’s back catalogue as well as material from 'Heads And Hearts' which had been released a few months earlier. Includes tracks 'Winning', 'Skeletons' & 'Sense Of Purpose'.

            Now available for the first time in a deluxe 2CD gatefold format, this expanded edition includes the original live album split over two discs and complete with bonus tracks, unseen photos and lyrics. 

            TRACK LISTING

            1. Winning
            2. Under You
            3. Total Recall
            4. Skeletons
            5. Prove Me Wrong
            6. Wildest Dreams
            7. Burning Part Of Me
            8. Heartland
            9. Hothouse
            10. Judgement
            11. Counting The Days
            12. Red Paint
            13. Silent Air
            14. Sense Of Purpose
            15. Missiles

            Hot Mulligan

            The Sound A Body Makes When It's Still

              Hot Mulligan is a ride-or-die testament to staying true to yourself. When the emo band formed in 2014 and cut their teeth playing house shows and naming songs by closing their eyes and typing into auto-correct on their phones, no one expected they'd be selling out thousand-cap venues, one of their scene's most respected bands a decade later. But as Hot Mully releases their phenomenal fourth LP, 'The Sound a Body Makes When It's Still', that's exactly where they're at. Hot Mulligan is a resounding success story, the #1 Hot New Band (11 years running, just ask them), and ready to keep fighting the good fight.

              A sense of fear lives and breathes throughout the album, in blistering choruses alongside the most vulnerable moments Hot Mulligan has ever laid to tape. That being said, this is still a Hot Mulligan record, and that means it rocks. Through it all, Hot Mulligan and longtime producer Brett Romnes laid down a masterclass. 'The Sound a Body Makes When It's Still' grabs your attention with all its fight-or-flight hooks, but it's the little nuances and connective tissue that make it Hot Mulligan's most cohesive album yet.


              TRACK LISTING

              1. Moving To Bed Bug Island
              2. And A Big Load
              3. It Smells Like Fudge Axe In Here
              4. Island In The Sun (feat. Cory Castro Of Free Throw)
              5. Bon Jonah
              6. This Makes Me Yummy
              7. Monica Lewinskibidi
              8. Milam Minute
              9. Cream Of Wheat Of Feet Naw Cream Of (feat.)
              10. Mix Master Wade On The Beat
              11. Carbon Monoxide Hotel
              12. This Makes Me Yucky
              13. Let Me See Your Mounts
              14. Monster Burger And A $5 Beer
              15. Slumdog Scungillionaire
              16. My Dad Told Me To Write A Nice One For Nana So This Is It

              Adrian Sherwood

              The Collapse Of Everything

                After previewing new solo music with June’s four track EP The Grand Designer, Adrian Sherwood delivers a brand new full-length work in August 2025, The Collapse Of Everything, his first solo album since 2012. A meticulously constructed album from the master producer and mixologist, Sherwood pushes his ever adventurous sound into new frontiers. Although underpinned by a natural dub sensibility, the music presented on The Collapse of Everything fluidly crosses genre borders and seamlessly fuses a wide range of influences from a lifetime of listening and producing.

                Although Sherwood has been extremely busy in the last few years working with other artists; from remix work for pop artists such as Halsey, full length critically acclaimed dub reconstructions for indie-rock titans Spoon, and Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, or producing critically acclaimed late career albums for reggae icons Lee “Scratch” Perry and Horace Andy (“Midnight Rocker” was heralded the Guardian’s #1 Global album of 2022); Sherwood has not released an album as a solo artist since Survival & Resistance, released almost to the day, 13 years ago.

                TRACK LISTING

                1 The Collapse Of Everything
                2 Dub Inspector
                3 The Well Is Poisoned (Dub)
                4 Body Roll
                5 Battles Without Honour And Humanity
                6 Spaghetti Best Western
                7 The Great Rewilding
                8 Spirits (Further Education)
                9 Hiroshima Dub Match
                10 The Grand Designer

                Monzanto Sound are a rising South East London-based music collective fusing together different styles from the African Diaspora with a hypnotic, psychedelic edge and a passion for the alchemical practice of sonic storytelling. Traversing through jazz-inflected funk, psychedelic trip-hop and cosmic neo-soul; they connect the dots using pulsating grooves, hypnotic polyrhythms and soaring vocals. The band consists of Mimi Koku on vocals, Mali Baden-Powell on keys, Wazoo Baden Powell on drums, Anthony Boatright on bass and Rachel Asafo-Agyei on guitar and supporting vocals.

                Set for release in August, debut album 'The Channel' explores themes of love and conflict, justice and injustice, fantasy and mythology. Its title is a reference to many things: a journey, a portal or window to another place, a connection, a transformation. It also makes links, conceptually and sonically, between the organic and the technological, the material and immaterial.

                TRACK LISTING

                1. Pepper Dem
                2. Warsan
                3. Slick Talk
                4. Foxy Cotton
                5. Black Gold
                6. Midas
                7. Hotline
                8. Oracle
                9. Til Next Time

                Various Artists

                Bob Stanley Presents Chip Shop Pop - The Sound Of Denmark Street 1970-1975

                  At the turn of the 70s, songwriters like Tony Macaulay (‘Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes’), Cook and Greenaway (‘Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart’), Lynsey De Paul and Barry Blue (‘Storm In A Teacup’) and John Carter (‘Beach Baby’) were bossing the singles charts and Radio 1 while more serious acts such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd concentrated on album sales.

                  “Chip Shop Pop” is a stellar collection of super-melodic, expertly crafted songs; it gathers two dozen of the songs that got away, all potential hits written by these Denmark Street-schooled songwriters. You might have only heard these records once or twice before, coming out of a passing kid's transistor radio, or in the background in a cafe, or a chippie, and then they disappeared into the ether never to be heard again - until now.

                  Aside from the Fortunes, Marty Wilde and Candlewick Green, very few of these names will be at all familiar but the harmonies, the string and brass arrangements and top session musician playing will all be familiar to anyone who loves the sound of ‘My Baby Loves Lovin'’, ‘Silver Lady’ or ‘(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice’. They are all incredibly catchy.

                  Compiled by Bob Stanley from his sizeable collection of 70s 7" singles, ”Chip Shop Pop” revives records on Bell, UK, Young Blood and Bradley's, labels that were home to these unabashed radio-friendly sounds that would disappear when first disco, then punk, came along later in the 70s.
                  Dormant for decades, many unavailable for more than fifty years, here is a perfect collection of sunshine-friendly pop with a capital P.

                  TRACK LISTING

                  Side One
                  1. HELLO, HELLO, HELLO - STORMY PETREL
                  2. MELANIE MAKES ME SMILE - TONY BURROWS
                  3. TIP OF MY TONGUE - BROTHERLY LOVE
                  4. LOST AND FOUND - WHISKEY MAC
                  5. ON A PLANE TO NOWHERE - BARRACADE
                  6. LEAVE A LITTLE LOVE - CANDLEWICK GREEN
                  Side Two
                  1. LADY PEARL - CURRANT KRAZE
                  2. ON THE RUN - SCORCHED EARTH
                  3. I WANT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE - SCARECROW
                  4. TELLTALE - PATCHES
                  5. RUSTY HANDS OF TIME - PETER DOYLE
                  6. A LITTLE THING LIKE LOVE - RIVER
                  Side Three
                  1. DREAMS ARE TEN A PENNY - JOHN KINCADE
                  2. IN THE MORNING - BITTER ALMOND
                  3. EVERY LITTLE MOVE SHE MAKES - WHITE PLAINS
                  4. SCHOOLGIRL NOTION - JANIE & THE MARLETTES
                  5. HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING AGAIN - FORTUNES
                  6. YELLOW BIRD (HAVE YOU NO HOME) - DESIGN
                  Side Four
                  1. CLOVELLY - ROGER HOLMAN & SIMON MAY
                  2. I NEED YOUR EVERLASTING LOVE - LIBERTY HELM
                  3. BYE GOODBYE - SILVER LINING
                  4. IT'S GETTING SWEETER ALL THE TIME - SHORTY
                  5. CATERPILLAR - COLD FLY
                  6. THIS IS MY LIFE - WEI WEI WONG

                  Toots & The Maytals

                  Ska Father - 2025 Reissue

                    Reissue of classic 1999 album.
                    Includes You Really Got Me, Broadway June '98, and Pressure Drop.


                    TRACK LISTING

                    You Really Got Me
                    Broadway Jungle '98
                    Pressure Drop
                    Bound To Win
                    Do You Believe
                    The Right And The Wrong Way
                    All Alone
                    Peter, James & John
                    God Bless You
                    Broadway Jungle (Dub Version)

                    A dark Italo compilation not for the faint of heart with the mystery, murder and madness of all that is Giallo. Serving as a soundtrack to a fictitious film Luna Rossa, Johnny Jewel of Italians Do It Better fame laces the opening with the breathy arsenic laced "Flesh" as Simple Symmetry's "Il Gatto Nero delivers a disco banger that even samples a cat's heartbeat. Legowelt creeps into lens with "Oberalp Catarsi under his Occult Orientated Crime moniker. Other suspects include Prefuse 73, Antoni Maovvi, Makeup And Vanity Set and Om & Grails member Emil Amos. Lucky dip vinyl with base transparent blood base edition with a red moon marbled rare version. QR code on label for a secret non album track! Limited and will be gone by nightfall!!

                    STAFF COMMENTS

                    Mine says: Secrets Of Sound are back with their third comp, this time introducing us to considerably darker sounds (which - shock, horror - I am totally on board with). Look at that sleeve too, what a beaut!!

                    TRACK LISTING

                    Side 1
                    1. Johnny Jewel - "Flesh"
                    2. Makeup & Vanity Set - "Notte Della Norte"
                    3. Simple Symmetry & Gilbert Broid - "Il Gatto Nero"
                    4. Occult Orientated Crime AKA Legowelt - "Oberalp Catarsi"

                    Side 2
                    1. Umberto - "Nightwish"
                    2. Prefuse 73 - "Snare Attack Illusion"
                    3. Antoni Maiovvi - "The Emperor Drowns Three Times"
                    4. Emil Amos - "Realistica II"

                    The Sound of Love International 007, curated by Moxie.

                    A love letter to the open-hearted spirit of the Adriatic coast and the sounds that have defined her career. Curated with the theme 'U Skladu' (Croatian for 'In Harmony') in mind, the 13-track collection embodies the soulful, euphoric energy of Love International.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    A1. East Coast Love Affair - Xylocopa Violate
                    A2. Helen Sharpe - Got 2 Have Your Love (Jazz Rave Mix)
                    A3. Len Lewis - Joy
                    B1. Percy X & Mark Broom - Lady Killer
                    B2. Sound Of The Suburbs - All You Need
                    B3. Amtraxx - Funky
                    C1. Eden Burns - Big Bark Manifesto
                    C2. Karizma - Kellah
                    C3. Ivan-I & Starchild - All Things Dub
                    C4. Lightning Head - Me & Me Princess (Version 2)
                    D1. Selective Perception - Dij-Ya-Do-One
                    D2. 82J6 - Exercise Life
                    D3. Quest - Smooth Skin

                    The Future Sound Of London

                    Multiple Angle Distortions - Pre8-2 EP

                      The second of 2 EPs preceding the next FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON album in 2025 Multiple Angle Distortions EP ( M.A.D ) see FSOL moving into a darker percussive electronic soundscape - tinges of 303 acid mix with menacing orchestral compositions, Grammy nominated Daniel Pemberton makes an appearance on “Improvisations” - recorded live at a London fashion show - also recorded live is the final track Northern Point which uses two of FSOL’s own designed synthesizers ….

                      TRACK LISTING

                      1. Kuttin
                      2. Askance
                      3. Set Of Leaf
                      4. Hauqil
                      5. Uttion
                      6. Improvisation 1
                      7. Northern Point
                      8. C*Lab-Anim
                      9. Elided

                      Various Artists

                      Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean

                        Berlin-based Colombian DJ, producer, and curator Edna Martinez presents a sonic journey into the electrifying world of Picó—the vibrant and dynamic sound system culture that has defined the streets of Cartagena and Barranquilla for decades. More than just a musical movement, Picó is a way of life, a bold expression of identity, community, and resistance. From its roots in the working-class neighbourhoods of Colombia’s Caribbean coast to its deep connections with Africa and the Caribbean, this compilation captures the pulse of a culture where music is played at full volume, rhythms travel across oceans, and dance is both a form of celebration and storytelling. For those unfamiliar, Picós are hand-painted sound systems, often adorned with dazzling colours and striking imagery, each with its own name and sonic identity. These mobile discos became the heart of neighbourhood bailes, where the sounds of champeta, highlife, soukous, mbaqanga, zouk, soca, and cumbia would turn every street corner, market, and terrace into a dancefloor. Initially built by local craftsmen using modified speaker components, Picós became legendary for their powerful bass and exclusivity, with DJs sourcing rare vinyl from African and Caribbean ports and rebranding them with unique piconemas—new names adapted to local slang, making the tracks instantly recognisable within the community.

                        This compilation brings together a carefully curated selection of these rare and sought-after tracks, tracing the deep-rooted musical exchanges between Colombia, West and Central Africa, and the Caribbean. Featuring artists like Los Corraleros De Majagual, Peacocks International Highlife Band, Pedro Lima, Zaïko Langa Langa, and more, the album also includes edits by Edna Martinez, reimagining these timeless rhythms for contemporary audiences while staying true to their original spirit.


                        TRACK LISTING

                        1. Wulomei – Takoradi
                        2. Conjunto Ana N’Gola – Puxa Odoette
                        3. Zeal Onyia & His Music – Egbe Ne Lueli
                        4. Los Corraleros De Majagual – Remanga
                        5. Aquí Suena – Abel Llinas
                        6. Peacocks International Highlife Band – Igbala Oso
                        7. Pedro Lima Et L’Orchestre Os Leonenses – Philomene
                        8. The Shoe Laces – Isitha Somunthu
                        9. Claudio Y Su Combo – Como Sea
                        10. Pa’ Entro Mi Gente – Ángelo El Auténtico
                        11. Zaire – I’m Tired Of Living In The Shack
                        12. Afous - Anavdhou (Edna Martinez Extended Edit)
                        13. Zaïko Langa Langa – La Tout Neige (Edna Martinez Edit)
                        14. Erick Cosaque Et Les Voltage 8 – Ajaccio (Edna Martinez Remix)
                        15. Picó Sin Fronteras – Abel Llinas
                        16. La Calandria – Como Duele Una Traición
                        17. African System International – Amina
                        18. Carlos Díaz Y Su Orquesta – Tres Meses De Vida
                        19. No Puedes Conmigo – Ángelo El Auténtico

                        Various Artists

                        Juan Atkins Presents The Future Sound EP

                        To celebrate their 50th release, Metroplex dug deep into Juan's back catalogue and rediscovered four gems that had never been repressed since 1993. After a proper restoration, a new mastering and a precise cut, they are happy to re-introduce these incredible, highly sought after tracks on vinyl once again (and with proper credits on the track listing).

                        "The Future Sound EP" is a great example of Juan Atkins' curation for Metroplex Records. Different artists were invited to the studio to give their interpretations of what the label is about. The release often fetches large sums on the 2nd hand market, so this remastered version, available for the first time since 1993, is likely to fly off the shelves..


                        STAFF COMMENTS

                        Matt says: Hugely in demand artefact from the Metroplex catalogue given a much needed remaster since it's first inception in 1993. Still sounding as futuristic as ever 30 years later (testament to the forward thinking Motor City spirit). A much needed record for any serious techno collector worth their salt - now they don't have to fork out over £100 for the privilege!

                        TRACK LISTING

                        1. Urban Tropics
                        2. Serene
                        3. Sundog
                        4. Interpret

                        Adrian Sherwood

                        The Grand Designer

                          Adrian Sherwood returns with his first music as a solo artist in 13 years with the mutating rhythmic soundscapes of 'The Grand Designer' EP, the latest instalment in On-U Sound's long-running and much-loved 'disco plate' series.

                          The title track serves as a trailer for a forthcoming full-length album, with different instruments filtered through Sherwood's bank of effects over an irresistible groove, and typically deft percussive detail.

                          'Let's Come Together' flips the same rhythm into a mystical dub, with sadly departed friend and collaborator Lee "Scratch" Perry providing typically off-the-wall vocal interjections. It also serves as a reminder that Sherwood has been far from idle since his last release under his own name: in recent years releasing critically acclaimed new albums with not only the Upsetter, but also Horace Andy, Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3) & Panda Bear (Animal Collective), African Head Charge, Spoon, Creation Rebel, Pinch and more.

                          'Russian Oscillator' perhaps cleaves closest to the Sherwood & Pinch records, experimental electronics weaving in and out of heavy sound system sonics and a ruffneck dancehall adjacent swing.

                          The EP closes with 'Cold War Skank', a left hand turn off the highway into scorched desert blues, distorted slide guitar patterns over widescreen film score atmospherics.

                          Available as a strictly limited and collectable 10" vinyl, mastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, housed in a classic On-U disco plate sleeve, with cover collage by Studio Tape-Echo.

                          TRACK LISTING

                          1. The Grand Designer
                          2. Let's Come Together (feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry)
                          3. Russian Oscillator
                          4. Cold War Skank

                          Various Artists

                          Break The Glass, Burn The Cage (The Sound Of Indie Punk Rock)

                            Pavilion are proud to announce a new compilation 'Break the Glass, Burn the Cage (The Sound of Indie Punk Rock)'. This compilation celebrates all that is Indie and Punk. Immerse yourself in cramped and sweaty grassroots venues with these bands’ electrifying guitar riffs, infectious basslines and voices that require being heard. Featuring standout tracks from Lime Garden, SPRINTS, Lambrini Girls, Sunflower Bean, English Teacher, Dream Wife, Panic Shack, Big Joanie and more, this compilation channels the raw energy and rebellious spirit that can only be acquired through caring deeply about the injustices and hatred seen in this world. It is a sonic journey through the angst, passion, fun and freedom found through “sticking it to the Man”.

                            'Break the Glass, Burn the Cage (The Sound of Indie Punk Rock)' is announced coinciding with International Women’s Day 2025 as a charity record, and all the tracks on this record have kindly been donated by the bands for free. This means that for every sale, the entirety of the profits will go to our two chosen charities that do their utmost to help women and girls from all backgrounds and ages, covering everything from domestic abuse, bereavement, homelessness and war - Brighton Women's Centre & War Child.


                            TRACK LISTING

                            1. SPRINTS – Up And Comer
                            2. English Teacher – R&B (Theo Verney Version)
                            3. Lime Garden – Clockwork
                            4. ĠENN – Reprise (That Girl)
                            5. Panic Shack – I Don’t Really Like It
                            6. Big Joanie – Taut
                            7. Kynsy – Stereo Games
                            8. Du Blonde - TV Star
                            9. Prima Queen – Ugly
                            10. Housewife – I Lied
                            11. Pom Pom Squad – Street Fighter
                            12. Jopy – Graveyard Romance
                            13. Lambrini Girls – Company Culture
                            14. Dream Wife – Room 341
                            15. Queen Cult – Be Better
                            16. Sunflower Bean – Teach Me To Be Bad

                            Carrie Marshall

                            Small Town Joy : From Glam Rock To Hyperpop: How Queer Music Changed The Sound Of Scotland

                              Queer musicians have long mined beauty from the darkest of seams – and today's artists are taking that treasure and using it to make magic. In Small Town Joy, trans writer, musician and broadcaster Carrie Marshall discovers the sometimes surprising ways LGBTQ+ artists changed Scotland's soundtrack, meeting Scots artists, industry insiders and music fans to celebrate the music and musicians that filled floors, opened minds and changed lives. Featuring interviews with Shirley Manson (Garbage), Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES), Sean Dickson (HIFI Sean), Maya Evan MacGregor and many more.

                              Various Artists

                              Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound Of Harare Townships 1975-1980

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

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

                                TRACK LISTING

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

                                The Future Sound Of London

                                Alice In Ultraland (RSD25 EDITION)

                                  THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2025 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 12TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                  IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 14th.




                                  Following up their critically-acclaimed 2024 LP Avoude (5 stars and 'Top of the World' on Songlines, Bandcamp top pick, Le Monde, BBC Radio, Pop Matters and more), Sol Power Sound is proud to present a blistering EP of remixes from the thrilling psychedelic West African outfit, Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band.

                                  Combining iconic traditional Togolese rhythms and melodies, Dogo du Togo’s sound is anchored in the country’s often overlooked, but extraordinary rich cultural history, reflecting the local Vodun religion and traditions that permeate everyday life in Togo.

                                  For the remixes, Sol Power Sound enlisted a cast of renowned producers to rework the scorching originals into deeper club-friendly burners.

                                  Captain Planet leads off the A side with a modern and percussive African house groove that will get any room with a pulse up and jumping.

                                  Sol Power All-Stars ask the question 'what if Prince joined Dogo du Togo in 1983?' and answer with a blistering dance funk track laced with synths, arpeggios, and Moog.

                                  Rounding out the A-side is Detroit legend John Beltran, who transports Dogo and crew to Bahia for an Afro-Brazilian balearic heat rock. Perfect for your next sunset soiree.

                                  Blair French, another Detroit icon, leads off the B-side with a deep and organic house groove that works equally well day, night, or early morning.

                                  Sol Power All-Stars reappear again on side b with their mid tempo groovy Afrobeats flip of Von Na Agbeto, the one track that was not featured on Dogo’s LP.

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  A1. Enouwo Lagnon (Captain Planet Remix)
                                  A2. Nye Dzi (Sol Power All-Stars Remix)
                                  A3. Nye Dzi (John Beltran Remix)
                                  B1. Enouwo Lagnon (Blair French Remix)
                                  B2. Von Na Agbeto (Sol Power All-Stars Remix)
                                  B3. Adze Adze (Glenn Echo Dub)

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

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

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

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

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

                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                  Matt says: Hut Mule are the absolute dons at these comps, but I think they've excelled themselves on "Wagadu Grooves Vol.2". These tracks are sublime! And most of them relatively unknown to your average digger!

                                  TRACK LISTING

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

                                  J Dilla / The Jimi Entley Sound

                                  Geek Down

                                  What do we have here? Something that'll make the legion of J Dilla fans dizzy with excitement that's what! For the first time in ages, the original "Charlie's Theme" by The Jimi Entley Sound b/w "Geek Down" - the track Dilla created from "Charlie's Theme".

                                  Included on the legendary "Donuts" LP, "Geek Down" is a tense and rambunctous ride into the breakbeat of "Charlie's Theme"; drawing out that eerie string motif and adding flanged stabs of wah-wah'd organ, guitar and brass. 

                                  "Charlie's Theme" was released in 2002 and produced by Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley. The only single they did, its post-millennium release date hides its timeless library breaks / hard funk credentials - and is surely one of the most modern samples used by Dilla for his genre-defining LP. 

                                  Artwork by Pete Fowler. Proceeds to the War Child charity. Limited copies. 

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  J Dilla - Geek Down
                                  The Jimi Entley Sound - Charlie's Theme

                                  Peter Stanfield

                                  The Yardbirds : The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound

                                    The Yardbirds were trailblazers in the rapid development of pop music in Britain between 1963 and 1968. With members including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, they helped to set the basic template of what has been known ever since as rock music, and gave rise to one of the most commercially successful bands of all time: Led Zeppelin. Peter Stanfield situates the band in the rise of British R&B and the tumult of the psychedelic era.

                                    Obsessively detailed about both the band and 1960s pop culture, this is the book fans of The Yardbirds have always needed.

                                    Dub Syndicate

                                    Out Here On The Perimeter 1989-1996

                                      A follow-up to the 'Ambience In Dub' set that anthologised the early Dub Syndicate albums, 'Out Here On The Perimeter 1989-1996' picks up the story in the late 1980s with Style Scott coming more to the forefront of the project as bandleader and co-producer, and the group emerging as a live entity, mirroring the trajectory of Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of labelmates African Head Charge.

                                      This was also the period of their greatest popularity, with a classic series of albums that combined the best of Jamaican musicianship and the wild studio experimentation of UK production maverick Adrian Sherwood, resulting in music that appealed to ravers and dreads alike. Sherwood has also concocted a special bonus album of brand new version excursions on rhythms from the period.

                                      This box set includes four albums from that period, plus 'Obscured By Version' - an album of new productions based on classic Dub Syndicate Rhythms.

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      CD1 - Strike The Balance
                                      1. Cuss Cuss
                                      2. Hey Ho
                                      3. Shout It Out
                                      4. Je T'Aime
                                      5. Chapter & Verse
                                      6. Mafia
                                      7. Hawaii
                                      8. J.A. Minor
                                      9. Boof Um Baff
                                      10. I'm The Man For You Baby

                                      CD2 - Stoned Immaculate
                                      1. Wadada (Means Love)
                                      2. Stoned Immaculate
                                      3. Forward Not Back
                                      4. Glory To God
                                      5. No Dog Barks
                                      6. More And More
                                      7. Well Tuned Now
                                      8. King Of Sound And Blues
                                      9. Fight The Power

                                      CD3 - Echomania
                                      1. Roots Commandment
                                      2. Dubbing Psycho Thriller
                                      3. Dubaddisababa
                                      4. Walking Jerusalem
                                      5. No No
                                      6. 2001 Love (Parts 1 + 2)
                                      7. Green Stick
                                      8. Rock Back
                                      9. Echomania

                                      CD4 - Ital Breakfast
                                      1. Throw Down Your Gun
                                      2. The Corporation
                                      3. The Jewel
                                      4. Gun Too Hot
                                      5. No Lightweight Sound
                                      6. Ital Breakfast
                                      7. Japanese Record
                                      8. Jamaican Jig
                                      9. Natural Selection

                                      CD5 - Obscured By Version
                                      1. Plains Of Africa (Echo, Echo, Echo)
                                      2. Alive And Burning Bright
                                      3. Right Back To Your Soul
                                      4. Stay Tuned
                                      5. Pleasurezone Transmitter
                                      6. Command Centre
                                      7. Corporate Takeover
                                      8. No Lightweight Here
                                      9. Intercommunications








                                      Dub Syndicate

                                      Strike The Balance - 2025 Reissue

                                        Another great Dub Syndicate set, 'Strike the Balance' features vocal contributions from mainstay Bim Sherman on a cover of Lloyd & Devon’s 'Cuss Cuss', and Shara Nelson (about to become a household name via her contributions to Massive Attack’s 'Blue Lines') on a version of Serge Gainsbourg's 'Je T'aime'.

                                        Originally released in 1989, and coinciding with the beginnings of Dub Syndicate as a touring unit.

                                        Available on vinyl for the first time in over 25 years, re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        1. Cuss Cuss
                                        2. Hey Ho
                                        3. Shout It Out
                                        4. Je T'Aime
                                        5. Chapter & Verse
                                        6. Mafia
                                        7. Hawaii
                                        8. J.A. Minor
                                        9. Boof Um Baff
                                        10. I'm The Man For You Baby

                                        Various Artists

                                        NOW That's What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs: 1977 - 1980

                                          In celebration of one of the most dynamic and diverse periods ever in the singles charts, NOW are proud to present ‘NOW That’s What I Call An Era: The Sound Of The Suburbs’!

                                          Spanning multiple genres that contributed to the rich diversity of the era – including punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod and electronic – between 1977 and the end of 1980, and all of which would inspire the wave of new art and club influenced pop that would come to define the musical landscape of the early 80s…

                                          TRACK LISTING

                                          CD Tracklist:

                                          CD1
                                          1. The Clash - London Calling 
                                          2. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
                                          3. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
                                          4. The Jam - Going Underground 
                                          5. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 
                                          6. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
                                          7. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden 
                                          8. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
                                          9. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
                                          10. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
                                          11. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry 
                                          12. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 
                                          13. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno 
                                          14. The Police - Roxanne 
                                          15. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 
                                          16. Blondie - Atomic 
                                          17. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach 
                                          18. Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
                                          19. Roxy Music - Over You 
                                          20. Adam & The Ants - Antmusic 

                                          CD2
                                          1. The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs 
                                          2. The Stranglers - No More Heroes 
                                          3. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
                                          4. Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 
                                          5. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb 
                                          6. Generation X – King Rocker 
                                          7. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night 
                                          8. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
                                          9. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 
                                          10. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)
                                          11. The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway 
                                          12. Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol 
                                          13. Yellow Dog - Just One More Night 
                                          14. Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
                                          15. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet 
                                          16. Skids - Into The Valley 
                                          17. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides 
                                          18. The Vibrators - Automatic Lover
                                          19. Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United
                                          20. The Dickies - Banana Splits 

                                          CD3
                                          1. The Specials - Gangsters
                                          2. Madness - The Prince
                                          3. The Selecter – On My Radio  
                                          4. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom 
                                          5. Bad Manners - Special Brew
                                          6. UB40 - Food For Thought 
                                          7. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais 
                                          8. The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork 
                                          9. Public Image Limited - Death Disco 
                                          10. Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
                                          11. Devo - (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction 
                                          12. The Slits - Typical Girls 
                                          13. The Regents - 7 Teen
                                          14. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel 
                                          15. Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours
                                          16. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone 
                                          17. Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing 
                                          18. The Motors - Airport 
                                          19. Secret Affair - Time For Action 
                                          20. The Jags - Back Of My Hand 
                                          21. The Jam - All Around The World 

                                          CD4
                                          1. The B-52's - Rock Lobster 
                                          2. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go 
                                          3. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
                                          4. Toyah – Ieya
                                          5. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House 
                                          6. Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day 
                                          7. Devo - Whip It 
                                          8. The Flying Lizards - Money
                                          9. The Human League - Nightclubbing 
                                          10. The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
                                          11. Joy Division - Atmosphere 
                                          12. John Foxx - Underpass  
                                          13. Tubeway Army - Are ‘Friends’ Electric? 
                                          14. Japan - Life In Tokyo 
                                          15. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
                                          16. The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979) 
                                          17. Ultravox – Sleepwalk  
                                          18. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short 
                                          19. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

                                          LP Tracklist:

                                          LP1
                                          1. The Clash - London Calling
                                          2. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
                                          3. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
                                          4. The Jam - Going Underground
                                          5. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
                                          6. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
                                          7. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
                                          8. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
                                          9. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
                                          10. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
                                          11. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
                                          12. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops
                                          13. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
                                          14. The Dickies - Banana Splits
                                          15. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
                                          16. Skids - Into The Valley
                                          17. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
                                          18. Public Image Limited - Death Disco

                                          LP2
                                          1. The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs
                                          2. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
                                          3. The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
                                          4. The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
                                          5. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
                                          6. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
                                          7. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)
                                          8. The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
                                          9. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
                                          10. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
                                          11. The Police - Roxanne
                                          12. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
                                          13. Secret Affair - Time For Action
                                          14. The Motors - Airport
                                          15. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach
                                          16. Roxy Music - Over You
                                          17. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

                                          LP3
                                          1. The Specials - Gangsters
                                          2. Madness - The Prince
                                          3. The Selecter – On My Radio
                                          4. The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
                                          5. UB40 - Food For Thought
                                          6. Japan - Life In Tokyo
                                          7. Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven (From The Album No. 1 In Heaven - 1979)
                                          8. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
                                          9. Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
                                          10. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
                                          11. The Flying Lizards - Money
                                          12. The Human League - Nightclubbing
                                          13. Tubeway Army - Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
                                          14. John Foxx - Underpass 
                                          15. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages
                                          16. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

                                          Various Artists

                                          The Original Sound Of Mali 2

                                            Following the success of 'The Original Sound of Mali' compilation, we return with another explorative delve into the wonders of Malian music compiled by French writer, journalist and Grammy-nominated compiler Florent Mazzoleni and Mr Bongo's very own David Buttle.

                                            Restoring, reissuing and contextualising iconic tracks from Ousmane Kouyate & Ambassadeurs Internationaux, Rail Band, Les Messagers du Mali, Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou and many more, the second compilation in this series dives ever further into the richness of post-independence music emanating out of Mali. One in which traditional foundations and instrumentation, blended with modern musical advances and infuence.

                                            Following Mali's independence, after ten years of maturation, the 1970s saw modern Malian culture revealed to the world through musical anthologies and overviews of national and regional productions. It was a remarkably fertile period of the country's musical history, with state- sponsored bands and orchestras now able to be documented and recorded by sound engineers. Mali has always had a diverse storytelling tradition through music, with each province and ethnic group having its own unique character and nuances. As infuences and sounds from the West drifted over the Atlantic, Malian musicians began hearing artists like John Lee Hooker, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz and James Brown. Elements and ideas from blues, soul, rock and funk led to bands covering artists they'd heard from these genres. The Tjiwara Band de Kati's raw cover version of Pickett's soul / R&B classic 'In The Midnight Hour' and the James Brown funk-channelling cut 'Get Up James' from Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako, are two such examples featured on this compilation.

                                            Most bands also relied on playing in hotels in Mali's capital, Bamako, which naturally became where they honed their sound. With guests wanting to hear the infuence of foreign styles and modern instrumentation becoming more available, this fusion of Western ideas with traditional Malian rhythms and organic instruments led to a oneof-a-kind musical excellence.

                                            TRACK LISTING

                                            1. Ousmane Kouyate & Ambassadeurs Internationaux - Kefmba
                                            2. Bouba Et Sokona Sacko - Mamaniya
                                            3. Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako - Get Up James
                                            4. Allata Broulaye - Moussokeleyato
                                            5. Tentemba Jazz Du Mali - Yayoroba
                                            6. Tjiwara Band De Kati -- Kogola
                                            7. Rail Band - Massare Mousso
                                            8. Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako - Matou Kagni
                                            9. Mystere Jazz De Tombouctou - Sidi Yahia
                                            10. Allata Broulaye - Yayoroba
                                            11. Les Messagers Du Mali - Diamana Diarra
                                            12. Tjiwara Band De Kati - Midnight Hour

                                            Various Artists

                                            Fania Records: The Latin Sound Of New York (1964 - 1978)

                                              This collection features sixteen of the most renowned salsa and Latin soul singles released on Fania Records, and its subsidiaries, between 1964-1978, making it the perfect introduction to the legendary catalog. It celebrates the trailblazing label’s 60th anniversary, and iconic artists Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Rubén Blades, Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz and more. Archival images and new liner notes, in English and Spanish, by New York-based music historian Aurora Flores are also included. 

                                              TRACK LISTING

                                              1. Pete Rodriguez – I Like It (I Like It Like That)
                                              2. Eddie Palmieri – Café
                                              3. Joe Bataan – Gypsy Woman
                                              4. Ray Barretto – Acid
                                              5. Héctor Lavoe – Mi Gente
                                              6. Richie Ray/Bobby Cruz – Aguzate
                                              7. Cheo Feliciano – Anacaona
                                              8. Celia Cruz/Johnny Pacheco - Quimbara
                                              9. Ismael Rivera – Las Caras Lindas
                                              10. Willie Colon/Héctor Lavoe – Che Che Colé
                                              11. Héctor Lavoe – El Cantante
                                              12. Ray Barretto – Indestructible
                                              13. Joe Cuba Sextet – El Ratón
                                              14. Fania All Stars – Estrellas De Fania
                                              15. Willie Colón – La Murga
                                              16. Willie Colón/Rubén Blades – Pedro Navaja 

                                              Vin Gordon, also known as Don Drummond Jr, is a celebrated trombonist from Jamaica who now drops a second 12" on Finnish Dub & Sound International with the Dubsetters. It carries on the good work of their first outing with rootsy and organic reggae rhythms topped with the signature smooth sounds of Gordon's melodies up top. After the original version of 'Get On The Groove', the B-side keeps things sweet with a Groove Dub that is as deep as they come and stacked with echo and reverb for that lovely authentic sound and then closing it out is 'Groove 78 Style' which is more percussive, splashy and cavernous with some deft studio effects added in.

                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                              Matt says: More unseasonably hot reggae sizzlers from Dub & Sound who nice up the vibes with three hea-vy cuts. Two inna dub style, and one that's more like a strict instrumental cut. Real nice style!

                                              TRACK LISTING

                                              Get On The Groove
                                              Groove Dub
                                              Groove 78 Style

                                              Tom Hingley

                                              The Grand Mal

                                                Tom Hingey, former frontman of the Inspiral Carpets and renowned solo songwriter brings us his newest solo LP, 'The Grand Mal'. From the first moments of 'Actors' it's clear how Hingley's powerful melodic vocals work as well with stripped-back acoustic guitar and shimmering reverb as they do on the more gung-ho moments of rock and roll mayhem and bold swathes of funk-indebted guitar.

                                                Though there are moments of more dynamic melodic synth work ('Harder') and grooving, lounge-flavoured folk ('Easy'), it's on the brittle acoustic guitar pieces that Tom's strong but beautifully tempered vocal is the most strikingly affecting. A finely crafted suite of brittle acoustic guitar and perfectly honed songmanship. 

                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                1. Actors 04:04 
                                                2. Easy 03:20 
                                                3. Take It Like A Woman 03:41 
                                                4. Another Bird On A Wire 02:56 
                                                5. Harder 03:54 
                                                6. How Could I Be So Wrong 04:22 
                                                7. My Madness 03:28 
                                                8. White Feathers 03:26 
                                                9. This Is My First Rodeo 04:30 
                                                10. Open Up 03:52 
                                                11. Turnstile 03:50 

                                                Various Artists

                                                Once Upon A Time - The Tarantino Sound

                                                  A superb collection of 22 songs from Quentin Tarantino's films - pressed on limited edition 180g redvinyl

                                                  American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1963, is considered "the single most influential director of his generation," having won two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and one Palm d'Or. Among his most celebrated films are Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), both volumes of Kill Bill (2003-2004), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight(2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Presented here are the songs Tarantino selected as soundtracks for some of his movie masterpieces.

                                                  "One of the things about using music in movies that's so cool, is the fact that if you do it right, if you use the right song, in the right scene; really when you take songs and put them in a sequence in a movie right, it's about as cinematic a thing as you can do. You are really doing what movies do better than any other art form; it really works in this visceral, emotional, cinematic way that's just really special."- Quentin Tarantino.

                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                  Side 1
                                                  1. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Misirlou (1962) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  2. The Coasters - Down In Mexico (1956) From Death Proof
                                                  3. The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1959) From True Romance
                                                  4. Esquivel - Harlem Nocturne (1960) From Four Rooms
                                                  5. Nick Perito - The Green Leaves Of Summer (1960) From Inglourious Basterds
                                                  6. Howlin' Wolf - Somebody In My Home (1959) From The Hateful Eight
                                                  7. Dee Clark - Hey Little Girl (1959) From Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
                                                  8. Charlie Feathers - Can't Hardly Stand It (1956) From Kill Bill Vol.2
                                                  9. The Robins - Since I First Met You (1956) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  10. Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive (1958) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  11. Link Wray - Rumble (1958) From Pulp Fiction

                                                  Side 2

                                                  1. The Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards (1962) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  2. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (1956) From Kill Bill Vol.2
                                                  3. The Clovers - Love Potion No.9 (1959) From Death Proof
                                                  4. The Falcons - You're So Fine (1959) From Jackie Brown
                                                  5. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960) From True Romance
                                                  6. Woody Thorne - Teenagers In Love (1961) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  7. Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear (1961) From True Romance
                                                  8. Duane Eddy - Rebel-'Rouser (1958) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  9. Rick Nelson - Lonesome Town (1958) From Pulp Fiction
                                                  10. Jim Lowe - The Green Door (1956) From Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
                                                  11. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (1956) From Death Proof

                                                  The Sound

                                                  Jeopardy - 2024 Reissue

                                                    In November of 1980, post-punk legends The Sound released their debut album Jeopardy, a critically acclaimed yet often overlooked record compared to other releases in the musical soundscape of the early 80s. The Sound, which initially evolved from punk group The Outsiders, is a band that many musicians and many devoted fans alike consider to be one of the most underrated post-punk bands of all time. They sadly never had a huge following relative to their creative output despite being championed by famous Radio DJ John Peel, and Korova label mates Echo and The Bunnymen, as well as touring with The Comsat Angels.


                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                    Side A
                                                    1. “I Can’t Escape Myself”
                                                    2. “Heartland”
                                                    3. “Hour Of Need”
                                                    4. “Words Fail Me”
                                                    5. “Missiles”
                                                    Side B
                                                    1. “Heyday”
                                                    2. “Jeopardy”
                                                    3. “Night Versus Day”
                                                    4. “Resistance”
                                                    5. “Unwritten Law”
                                                    6. “Desire”

                                                    The Sound

                                                    From The Lions Mouth - 2024 Reissue

                                                      From the Lions Mouth is the second studio album by English post-punk band The Sound, released in November 1981 on record label Korova. Following the release of their previous album Jeopardy, keyboardist Belinda "Bi" Marshall left the group and was replaced by Colvin "Max" Mayers. For their new album, The Sound worked with producer Hugh Jones, as well as co-producing the album themselves.


                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                      Side A
                                                      1. “Winning”
                                                      2. “Sense Of Purpose”
                                                      3. “Contact The Fact”
                                                      4. “Skeletons”
                                                      5. “Judgements”
                                                      Side B
                                                      1. “Fatal Flaw”
                                                      2. “Possesion”
                                                      3. “The Fire”
                                                      4. “Silent Air”
                                                      5. “New Dark Age”

                                                      The Sound

                                                      All Fall Down - 2024 Reissue

                                                        All Fall Down is the third studio album by English post-punk band the Sound, recorded from March to August 1982 and released in November 1982.


                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                        Side A
                                                        1. “All Fall Down”
                                                        2. “Party Of The Mind”
                                                        3. “Monument”
                                                        4. “In Suspense”
                                                        5. “Where The Love Is”
                                                        Side B
                                                        1. "Song And Dance”
                                                        2. “Calling The New Tune”
                                                        3. “Red Paint”
                                                        4. “Glass And Smoke”
                                                        5. “We Could Go Far”
                                                        6. "The One And A Half Minute Song"
                                                        7. "Sorry"
                                                        8. "As Feeling Dies"

                                                        The Beatles

                                                        A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) - 2024 Reissue

                                                          Using the original 1964 mono master, new lacquers have been cut all-analogue by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. By constantly referring to the original first pressing, the album is are faithful to the original release while also enabling more musical information to be heard than was possible before. Featuring faithfully replicated artwork and a new four-panel insert with essay by American Beatles historian, Bruce Spizer. 180gram audiophile pressing.

                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                          1. A Hard Day’s Night
                                                          2. Tell Me Why
                                                          3. I’ll Cry Instead
                                                          4. I Should Have Known Better (Instrumental)
                                                          5. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
                                                          6. And I Love Her (Instrumental)
                                                          7. I Should Have Known Better
                                                          8. If I Fell
                                                          9. And I Love Her
                                                          10. Ringo’s Theme (This Boy) (Instrumental)
                                                          11. Can’t Buy Me Love
                                                          12. A Hard Day’s Night (Instrumental)

                                                          Harry Beckett

                                                          The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett - 2024 Reissue

                                                            First-time vinyl edition of the 2008 album by the much-missed Harry Beckett, a Barbados-born trumpet player who became a key figure in the UK and European jazz scene.

                                                            “Beckett's genius is that he is always true to himself, whoever he performs with. His effervescent, tumbling, improvised melodies never fail to lift the spirits. The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett is a magnificent sonic treat.” — The Guardian.

                                                            “Sherwood's production style strikes a perfect balance here between sonic creativity and respectful restraint, and Beckett himself is brilliant, creating horn lines that weave and insinuate themselves through the grooves rather than riding on top of them. Established On-U Sound fans will find this to be an enjoyable curiosity; Harry Beckett fans may find it revelatory.” — All Music.

                                                            Edited for vinyl release by Adrian Sherwood and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery. Includes a printed inner sleeve with full liner notes.

                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                            1. Something Special
                                                            2. Facing It
                                                            3. Ultimate Tribute
                                                            4. Fantastic Things
                                                            5. The Storyteller
                                                            6. Rise & Shine (Cry Of Triumph)
                                                            7. Out Of The Blue
                                                            8. Switch Up!
                                                            9. The Forgotten Man
                                                            10. Are You Sitting Comfortably?

                                                            Geordie Greep

                                                            The New Sound

                                                              “The main theme of the record is desperation; you don’t hear an unreliable narrator but someone who is kidding themselves that they have everything under control, but they don’t.” Geordie Greep

                                                              Geordie Greep (guitarist and vocalist in black midi) today announces his debut solo album ‘The New Sound’ and shares its first single ‘Holy, Holy’.

                                                              Following three astonishing albums with black midi, most recently 2023’s ‘Hellfire’, and almost non-stop worldwide tours for near-on five years, Geordie Greep has somehow found time to record his first solo album ‘The New Sound’, an album that has allowed him scope to explore creative ideas like never before. It boasts a brand of high quality, all-embracing alternative pop fun not heard in a very long time. Geordie Greep; “With recording ‘The New Sound’, it was the first time I have had no one to answer to. And with every impulse I had, I was able to completely follow it through to its conclusion. Being in a band (black midi), we often have this ‘we can do everything’ feeling, but you are also kind of limited in that approach, and sometimes it's good to do something else, to let go of things.”

                                                              Over thirty session musicians were involved in the making of the album, on two continents, in São Paulo and London. Geordie Greep; “Some of the tracks we had recorded already, elsewhere, but it just wasn’t right, so we re-recorded them with new people. Half of the tracks were done in Brazil, with local musicians pulled together at the last minute. They’d never heard anything I’d done before, they were just interested in the demos I’d made. The tracking was all done in one, maybe two days. Then we did the overdubs later, in London.”

                                                              Geordie Greep has had plenty of practice with black midi over the years in performing musical and lyrical Cruyff turns, full of stop-starts, blasts and bangs and whispered soliloquies. Here the method is employed to ask: what part of the narrative should we listeners believe, or take as our emotional crutch? The mercurial, insouciant tone set in ‘Terra’, or the gruesome imagery it is juxtaposed with? After all, Greep tells us, this is the story of “the museum of human suffering.” Consider, too, the strange emotional undulations created in ‘Through a War’, where the music makes a very polished stab at aping a soul revue; or a salsa class. It’s there to give colour to a set of imaginings which include cannibalism, being boiled alive, and a woman giving birth to a goat. You’re never quite sure when, or whether, you are supposed to be shocked; or laugh. Even if, as with the latter, Geordie Greep gives us the punchline; “And that’s how I spent my adolescence.”

                                                              Street life is all around: the listener is thrown into a world of cafes, bars and clubs, visit theatres, cabarets and strange museums, or rented rooms. Here we see our heroes carry out a series of naughty assignations, military cosplay or socio-economic triumphs. Greep; “I was often thinking of walking through a city, and thinking about a million dollars, showing that kind of feeling, you know?” Taking on The New Sound in its entirety can feel like you are trying to cross Piccadilly Circus after a skinful. Single ‘Holy Holy’ is possibly the best example: has urbane romantic fantasy ever sounded this way? Probably not since Noël Coward. This story of an imaginary liaison in a nightclub is soundtracked by ’noughties indie pop chords and bravura Latin big band arrangements - including a three-piano attack (Steinway, Bechstein, electric). ‘Motorbike’ sees a change in vocal duties: as bassist and album producer Seth ‘Shank’ Evans starts up a doleful soliloquy about not getting what he wants.

                                                              It’s certainly an album that fully engages the listener, throughout the eleven tracks. Greep; “I was worried about the length in terms of not overblowing it. But I’m also really bloody bored of listening to music and, for better or worse, knowing in advance what it means or what it’s trying to do. All my favourite music is about the listener coming to terms with what is going on. My favourite singers, like Peter Hammill or Nat King Cole, are literally one of a kind. I love that. Especially with lyrics, where you’re not sure what they’re going on about, but you know it’s not just abstract thoughts.”

                                                              What next? Could we see The New Sound as a live concept or is the album going to stay forever in our collective imagination? Greep; “My plan is to ‘do a Keith Jarrett thing’, have a different group of session musicians in a different place and lean into the fact that we’re not going to get it the same.” How can anything ever be ‘the same’ with Greep at the helm?

                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                              Barry says: This is indeed The New Sound, sprung from the ashes of Greep's former band, the wildly popular Black Midi. There are definitely elements of the aforemention in Greep's sound but it's a much more palatable affair on the whole. Unsurprisingly, wonderfully inventive and well done.

                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                              1. Blues
                                                              2. Terra
                                                              3. Holy, Holy
                                                              4. The New Sound
                                                              5. Walk Up
                                                              6. Through A War
                                                              7. Bongo Season
                                                              8. Motorbike
                                                              9. As If Waltz
                                                              10. The Magician
                                                              11. If You Are But A Dream

                                                              Karl Bartos

                                                              The Sound Of The Machine : My Life In Kraftwerk And Beyond

                                                                Some of the most beautiful, era-defining music has been co-composed by Karl Bartos. 'The Robots', 'Computer Love', 'Neon Lights', 'Tour De France' and Kraftwerk's 1982 number one single 'The Model' all contain his deft musical touch. For the first time, in The Sound of the Machine, Bartos speaks candidly and with wit and humour about his life in Kraftwerk, a band widely acknowledged as being one of the most important in modern music.

                                                                In The Sound of the Machine, Karl vividly recalls what it was like to be in the Kling Klang studios during recording, describing the process and perfectly capturing the joy and passion of three people composing and recording. Now, with a successful solo career of 30 years, Karl Bartos recalls his post-war childhood, the amazement he felt on first hearing The Beatles, his first bands, his parallel career as a musician and teacher, his years with Kraftwerk, and his hopes and fears for today's musical culture. 'Full and frank disclosure of life in the world's most influential electronic band...

                                                                The Third Sound

                                                                Most Perfect Solitude

                                                                  ‘Most Perfect Solitude’ is the sixth studio album from The Third Sound, due out May 17th on Fuzz Club. The follow-up to 2022' 'First Light' LP marks a new chapter, in terms of both sound and personnel, for the Berlin psych/post-punk band led by Icelandic musician and author Hakon Adalsteinsson. “After touring ‘First Light’ heavily and releasing our Fuzz Club Session LP last year – a career-spanning, retrospective document – this album feels like starting with a clean slate”, Haken says. Written and recorded in under two weeks, during a rare gap in his non-stop touring schedule as guitarist in The Brian Jonestown Massacre and new project Golden Hours at that time, ‘Most Perfect Solitude’ introduces a new Third Sound line-up: Hakon and long-time member Robin Hughes (Organ/Guitar) now joined by Frankie Broek (drums) and Wim Janssens (bass). As well as the line-up changes, Hakon reflects, “There is a certain warmth to some of the songs that has not been there before, but they still flicker between light and shadows, kind of like a slow motion audio version of Brion Gysin‘s Dreamachine.” On the one hand, jangly ‘60s 12-strings and breezy melodies shine on tracks like ‘Another Time, Another Place’ and ‘On Returning’, undoubtedly The Third Sound at their most radiant. Yet the record is not without its darker, heavier moments either – see the scuzzy psych-rock drone ‘Veiled’ or soon-to-be live favourite ‘Wasteland’, which sets a nightmarish vision of a city in ruins to the tune of heavy fuzz-guitar repetition and hypnotic drums. The album’s title is a phrase lifted from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and found by way of Werner Herzog’s journal writings in ‘Of Walking In Ice’, documenting the film-makers walk from Munich to Paris, which Hakon was reading whilst on the road himself: “Many of the songs touched on the theme of trips or some sort of travel, so I knew immediately that it was going to be the title. When you are travelling or touring you can find yourself in a weird sort of isolation, whilst also often looking for solitude to get away from everything. And, sometimes, it is best to listen to music in that most perfect solitude.”

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  1. See You On The Other Side
                                                                  2. On Returning
                                                                  3. Don't Look Back
                                                                  4. Catch Fire
                                                                  5. Veiled
                                                                  6. Another Time, Another Place
                                                                  7. Shooting Star
                                                                  8. Dots
                                                                  9. Wasteland
                                                                  10. Departure

                                                                  Ibibio Sound Machine

                                                                  Pull The Rope

                                                                    Pull the Rope, the new record by Ibibio Sound Machine, casts the Eno Williams and Max Grunhard–led outfit in a new light. The hope, joy, and sexiness of their music remain, but, further honing the edge of their acclaimed 2022 album Electricity, the connection they aim to foster has shifted venues from the sunny buoyancy of a sunlit festival to a sweat-soaked, all-night dance club.

                                                                    Williams and Grunhard attribute this shift to a matter of collaborators, recording Pull the Rope with Sheffield-based producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, M.I.A.) over the course of two weeks. The way the pair wrote songs changed significantly rather than Eno penning lyrics to music generated by Max and company’s jamming, Orton started with Eno and Max writing together before adding the band. With less time in the studio

                                                                    and a new way of considering how they built songs, the duo found making decisions about Pull the Rope’s sound quicker and more instinctual than before.

                                                                    “Ross is from Sheffield, which has an edgier, more industrial vibe than London,” Grunhard explains. “He hears things differently than us, is more grounded in rave and grungier sounds, and knew when to add drums or push the instrumentation more. It was very different for us, but it lends itself to where Ibibio Sound Machine is going.”

                                                                    In melding their songwriting process, Grunhard and Williams have, impossibly, pulled the trick of making Ibibio Sound Machine a tighter band than ever before, building out from their core in a way that highlights the electrifying group of musicians they play with. Rather than recording with the full band in the room, Pull the

                                                                    Rope was sculpted, elements added and shaped by Grunhard, Williams, and Orton along the way. As a result, Pull the Rope is a nimble, sleek machine that’s thrilling from the first note of the opening title track, Eno’s otherworldly voice and PK Ambrose’s throbbing bass driving through a kaleidoscopic array of house, post-punk, funk, Afrobeat and disco, bangers and ballads, making an argument for unity that begins on the dancefloor. “We are the places we grew up, the places we’ve been, and the people we’ve met along

                                                                    the way,” Williams says. “Hopping around the globe, we’ve found that people are fundamentally the same they’re people. Opposing sides push and pull, but there is an alternative to war, violence, and suffering.”

                                                                    Lead single “Got to Be Who U Are” literally globetrots, name checking locales across the world that would feel disparate were it not for how well-traveled they are. Eno growing up in the musical melting pot of the Ibibio region of Nigeria and Max being a conservatory-trained musician from Australia, one could call their meeting in London and formation of Ibibio Sound Machine predestined.

                                                                    “Mama Say” and “Let My Yes Be Yes” touch themes of female empowerment. They’re indicative of the band’s depth as they push further into the electronic; “Mama Say” hits notes of electropop while “Let My Yes Be Yes” fuses electro to Afrobeat. Ibibio Sound Machine have always imbued their music with political consciousness, and the light that shines through in Williams’ vocals and voice has never felt more necessary. The sound of Pull the Rope, then, is hope in darkness, bliss in spite of bleakness. Once again, Ibibio Sound Machine are here to provide the soundtrack to the best night of your life, and the better world to come.

                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                    1. Pull The Rope
                                                                    2. Got To Be Who U Are
                                                                    3. Fire
                                                                    4. Them Say
                                                                    5. Political Incorrect
                                                                    6. Mama Say
                                                                    7. Let My Yes Be Yes
                                                                    8. Touch The Ceiling
                                                                    9. Far Away
                                                                    10. Dance In The Rain

                                                                    London Grammar

                                                                    The Remixes (RSD24 EDITION)

                                                                      THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                                      IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND.


                                                                      Double Green LP Vinyl, x16 trk remix album.

                                                                      Creation Rebel

                                                                      Close Encounters Of The Third World - 2024 Reissue

                                                                        A sublime set of roots, vocal and dubbed out instrumental magic, Close Encounters Of The Third World is a real lost gem in the treasure-filled Creation Rebel back catalogue. A true cross-atlantic collaboration - initial rhythm tracks were laid down in London in 1978, with horns and vocals overdubbed at Channel One in Jamaica, before bandleader Crucial Tony returned to London with the tapes for the album to be mixed by a visiting Prince Jammy.

                                                                        Originally released on pre-On-U Sound label Hitrun, and the second album released by the group chronologically. Unavailable for 45 years, it has been carefully pieced back together, for this new edition featuring extended 12” discomix versions of “Beware” and “Natty Conscience Free”, re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery. Includes new sleevenotes by reggae scholar David Katz that tells the story of the album in full, plus download card

                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                        1. Know Yourself
                                                                        2. Conspiring
                                                                        3. Beware
                                                                        4. Dangerous And Deadly
                                                                        5. Shouldn’t Do That
                                                                        6. Creation Fever
                                                                        7. Natty Conscience Free
                                                                        8. Joyful Noise

                                                                        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

                                                                        The Future Sound Of London

                                                                        Environment 7.003

                                                                          FSOL present the final instalment in the Environments Trilogy. “7.003” goes deeper and darker than the previous two albums, the flavour here harping back with memories of the groups 90s sounding pre “Dead Cities” album. On this release we have swamp laden electronics dripping from cavernous breakbeats weaving in and out of otherworldly chords and strings firmly back in the driving seat. FSOL deliver not only the final piece of the jigsaw but a clever jaw-dropingly sensorium.

                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                          Barry says: Crisp percussive trickles and paddling guitar snippets weave around each-other into echoing electronic chirps. There are moments of jagged, glitched unease but the soaring melodic direction and airy, echoic haze more than offset that. As ever, a wonderful and perfectly produced outing from FSOS.

                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                          1. Future Testaments
                                                                          2. Resting Point
                                                                          3. A Desolate Stretch Of Night Road
                                                                          4. Where All Is Ending
                                                                          5. Overwrite
                                                                          6. I'm Eating Here
                                                                          7. Echos Of Inherent Sense
                                                                          8. A Space In The Subsequent Familiar
                                                                          9. Drift Incline
                                                                          10. Trichome
                                                                          11. Absence Of Solution
                                                                          12. Kwaahu
                                                                          13. Ruler
                                                                          14. Awkward Shape

                                                                          Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of "TOUCH," a selection of sought-after tracks produced by Yuji Ohno, one of the most revered producers and arrangers on the Nippon music scene. His blend of Jazz, Space Funk and Disco have long been highly sought-after by DJs around the world and we've been given unique access to the Nippon Columbia vaults and to Mr. Ohno himself to come with a versatile selection from his 70s body of work, all bearing his uniquely recognisable sound. The set includes works with singers Nanako Sato, Hatsumi Shibata and Ken Tanaka alongside tracks from his cult anime soundtracks for "Lupin III" and "Captain Future." Approved by Yuji Ohno himself, "Touch" was remastered in Tokyo by Nippon Columbia and features liner notes by Nick Luscombe in conversation with the maestro and artwork by Optigram's Manuel Sepulveda.

                                                                          Born in Atami in 1941, Yuji Ohno started learning the piano at a young age and formed his own band during his teenage years, getting into Jazz in the process. After high school, he entered the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo and played in the revered university big band alongside two other pianists, Masahiko Sato and Hirosama Suzuki, who would have an illustrious career in their own right. After University, Ohno became a professional musician and started playing with the new wave of Japanese Jazz musicians forming his own trio and recording with the likes of Hideo Shiraki, Terumasa Hino and Masahiko Togashi from 1967 onwards.

                                                                          At the turn of the 60s, Ohno started to veer away from the Jazz scene as he realised, as told to Nick Luscombe that "the jazz music being played by the Japanese at the time was only chasing the cutting edge, and was ignoring the roots and origins of jazz." Ohno therefore shifted his efforts to film and TV and also to producing artists for various Japanese labels, becoming one of the most in-demand composers, arrangers and producers in Japan. This is when Ohno developed his unique sound across a wide variety of styles. More than anything else, he got renowned for his anime soundtracks, particularly with the Lupin III series - represented here by the superbly funky "Silhouette" - which made his fame in Japan

                                                                          Whether it's jazz, funk, disco or Pop, the "Ohno Sound" is unmissable both in terms of melodies and arrangements, on a par with those of such legends as Quincy Jones and Michel Legrand. Ohno's melodies are sophisticated yet accessible and there's a great sense of space in his productions especially when it comes to slow-burning grooves as heard on "Kirameku Inner Space" from the cult anime soundtrack "Captain Future" or "The Soaring Seagull" from the sought-after 1975 album "Electro Keyboard Orchestra." This album was recorded with seven fellow musicians including Kentaro Haneda and Ohno's old friend, Masahiko Sato and using twenty Korg synths to create a unique blend of futuristic jazz funk. "The Soaring Seagull" could be the perfect embodiment of Ohno's signature sound when it comes to instrumentals. The producer was however equally at ease with producing lush disco extravaganzas such as "Subterranean Futari Botchi" by Nanako Sato or "I Wish You Love" by Hatsumi Shibata, a revamp of Charles Trenet classic, both colourful and glitzy.

                                                                          Ohno's versatility is on display here with a couple of jazz vocal tracks, "Speak Low" by Ann Young accompanied by the Yuji Ohno Trio and Mieko Hirota's fast and furious "I Want to Be Happy" while he also excelled at crafting gorgeous mellow songs such as Ken Tanaka's "Lilac-gai No Aki" and Hatsumi Shibata's "Mouichido Kikasete" closing the selection on a perfect note. "Touch" is just a tiny selection from Yuji Ohno's immense body of work and it will hopefully open the ears of Japanese music lovers to one of the most important musician, producer and arrangers of his generation.

                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                          1. Nanako Sato - Subterraean Futari Botchi
                                                                          2. You & The Explosion Band - Silhouette
                                                                          3. Hatsumi Shibata - I Wish You Love
                                                                          4. Yuji Ohno & Galaxy - Kirameku Inner Space
                                                                          5. Ann Young & Yuji Ohno Trio - Speak Low
                                                                          6. Ken Tanaki - Lilac-Gai No Aki
                                                                          7. Mieko Hirota - I Want To Be Happy
                                                                          8. Electric Keyboard Orchestra - The Soaring Seagull
                                                                          9. Hatusmi Shibata - Mouchido Kikasete

                                                                          The Chieftones

                                                                          The New Smooth And Different Sound Billed

                                                                            Billed as “Canada’s All Indian Band,” the Tsimshian Nation garage band The Chieftones stormed the U.S. in the mid-’60s with their own brand of native rock n’ roll. More Buddy Holly than Link Wray, The New Smooth and Different Sound compiles their debut single for Wisconsin’s lauded Cuca label and adds a dozen previously unissued demos from their brief time in the Driftless region.

                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                            SIDE A
                                                                            1. Don’t Let It Bother You
                                                                            2. Don’t Dare
                                                                            3. Indian Wedding
                                                                            4. You’re My Angel
                                                                            5. I Need Your Lovin’
                                                                            6. I Won’t Be Around
                                                                            7. Do Lord

                                                                            SIDE B
                                                                            8. I Shouldn’t Have Did What I Done
                                                                            9. The Sun Is Shining
                                                                            10. Ebony Eyes
                                                                            11. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
                                                                            12. Cutie From The Beauty Shop
                                                                            13. You Don’t Need Me Anymore
                                                                            14. Don’t You Leave Me Behind

                                                                            The Future Sound Of London

                                                                            Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall / Graham Massey Remixes) - 2023 Reissuee

                                                                              Originally out in 1991, FSOL's "Papua New Guinea" is one of those classic rave era moments. Combining a huge dub bassline with breakbeats, piano lines and synth washes, ethereal Bulgarian vocals and other atmospheric efx the track was a monster club / field tune back in the day. So much so that it got reissued a year later with a whole new set of remixes. UK techno originals Andrew Weatherall (Sabres Of Paradise) and Graham Massey (808 State) serve up a remix each while FSOL's Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain bring us four more. All that and the original too. It's all you need.

                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                              SIDE 1
                                                                              1. Papua New Guinea (12" Original)
                                                                              2. Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall Mix)
                                                                              3. Papua New Guinea (Dub Mix)

                                                                              SIDE 2
                                                                              1. Papua New Guinea (Journey To Pyramid)
                                                                              2. Papua New Guinea (Monsoon Mix)
                                                                              3. Papua New Guinea (Graham Massey Mix)
                                                                              4. Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix)

                                                                              Son Volt

                                                                              Day Of The Doug

                                                                                Son Volt’s latest record, Day of the Doug, revisits the music of legendary Texas troubadour Doug Sahm. But it’s much more than fond remembrance and colorful tribute. It is a summoning and a celebration of a songwriter and performer whose work forged country, Tex-Mex, rock, rhythm and blues, folk, and psychedelia into an utterly unique American sound. Sahm’s 50-year career was a restless and relentless quest for the Holy Grail of “the groove.” He played pedal steel with Hank Williams, Sr. as a kid before making three Top 40 hits with the Sir Douglas Quintet and recording a dizzying array of solo works with a passel of shifting personas on a carousel of record labels. Son Volt’s eleventh release since 1995’s Trace steps confidently on the trails Sahm blazed. Like any journey to find a grail, Day of the Doug also seeks out all the things that make young artists fall in love with making music in the first place: adventure, youth novelty, and a chance to snatch a bit of immortality.

                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                1. Doug Intro
                                                                                2. Sometimes You’ve Got To Stop Chasing Rainbows
                                                                                3. What About Tomorrow
                                                                                4. Beautiful Texas Sunshine
                                                                                5. Float Away
                                                                                6. Yesterday Got In The Way
                                                                                7. Keep Your Soul
                                                                                8. Dynamite Woman
                                                                                9. Huggin Thin Air
                                                                                10. Juan Mendoza
                                                                                11. Poison Love
                                                                                12. Seguin
                                                                                13. It’s Gonna Be Easy
                                                                                14. Doug Outro

                                                                                Dansette Damage

                                                                                The Only Sound / New Musical Express

                                                                                  Super cool one-off collector’s pressing in a fold out paper sleeve and specially silk-screened ‘Punk 45’ outer sleeve.

                                                                                  Exact reproduction of this excellent two-sider (double B-side) ‘The Only Sound’ / ‘New Musical Express’, the debut punk single by Dansette Damage from Birmingham, originally released on the tiny Shoestring Records in early 1978.

                                                                                  The tracks were produced incognito by Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin. “Robert put all needles in the red which is why it sounds so raw! Also, we couldn’t sing and you can hear Robert’s high falsetto at the top end, trying to keep us lot in tune!” said the band.

                                                                                  Original copies of this record sell for over £100, so here is a chance to see and hear what all the fuss is about.

                                                                                  Dansette Damage’s ‘NME’ features on Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Punk 45: I’m A Mess’.

                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                  The Only Sound
                                                                                  New Musical Express

                                                                                  Kate Molleson

                                                                                  Sound Within Sound - A Radical History Of Composers In The Twentieth Century

                                                                                    A groundbreaking music history book from BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson, which fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale.

                                                                                    In a world undergoing rapid transformation, twentieth century classical musicians brought forth a truly paradigm-shifting aural catalogue of human existence. Yet when we reflect on the genre’s history its central figures seem to share three characteristics: they were white, male and western. Sound Within Sound is the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the twentieth century. Kate Molleson tells the stories of ten figures from across the globe who altered the course of musical history, only to be sidelined during an era that systemically favoured certain sounds – and people – over others.

                                                                                    A celebration of radical creativity rooted in ideas of protest, gender, race, ecology and resistance, Sound Within Sound is an energetic reappraisal of twentieth-century classical music that opens up the world far beyond its established centres, challenges stereotypical portrayals of the genre and shatters its traditional canon.

                                                                                    Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires

                                                                                    The Sound Emporium EP (RSD23 EDITION)

                                                                                      THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2023 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                                                      Single-sided 12" featuring 2 new originals from RSD US Ambassadors Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires, a reimagined version of "Tour of Duty" from Here We Rest, and a cover of Richard Thompson's "Beeswing". Side B includes a stunning vinyl etching designed by Pearl Rachinsky-Moreland.

                                                                                      Philip Watson

                                                                                      Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer : The Guitarist Who Changed The Sound Of American Music

                                                                                        The definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Bill Frisell. FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH: Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon Giddens; The Bad Plus; Gavin Bryars; Van Dyke Parks; Sam Amidon; Hal Willner; Jim Woodring; Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill'A beautiful and long overdue portrait of one of America's true living cultural treasures.'JOHN ZORN'The perfect companion-piece to the music of its subject.'MOJO'Outlines the subject's life in a series of scrupulous strokes and intimate interviews that are rare in such undertakings . .

                                                                                        . a cool, casual victory.'IRISH TIMESOver a period of forty-five years, Bill Frisell has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential musicians at work today. A quietly revolutionary guitar hero for our genre-blurring times, he connects to a diverse range of artists and admirers, including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Gus Van Sant and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, all of whom feature in this book.

                                                                                        A vital addition to any music lover's book collection, Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer tells the legendary guitarist's story for the first time. 'Stuffed with musical encounters, so many that every couple of pages there's an unheard Frisell recording for the reader to chase down.'NEW YORKER'Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer is the definitive biography.'BILL MILKOWSKI, DOWNBEAT'Superb . .

                                                                                        . the book races along like Sonny Rollins in full sail. Like subject, like writer: this is super-articulate, adventurous prose.'PERSPECTIVE'[Watson's] writing balances unbridled passion and dispassionate research nearly as deftly as Mr.

                                                                                        Frisell's playing does sound and silence . . .

                                                                                        compelling.'WALL STREET JOURNAL

                                                                                        Various Artists

                                                                                        Do It All Night - The Sound Of Tardam Records

                                                                                          Acid Jazz collaborates with Dutch-Italian vinyl specialist Tardam Records for this collection of raw R&B and Soul hard-hitters Featuring the likes of The Mighty Typhoons, Spinshots and Voodoo Working Club, it’s a modern exploration of a classic soul-night ready sound Presented in impeccable style with a specially commissioned sleeve illustration by Emanuel Wiemans of a midcentury pool party to really set the tone.

                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                          1. I’m Com’un Home In The Morn’un – The Mighty Typhoons Ft. Beaulah Enser
                                                                                          2. Seven Bullets, One Gun – The Spinshots
                                                                                          3. Scorched – Rosie Stevens & The Dry Riverbed Trio
                                                                                          4. Do It All Night – Working Voodoo Club
                                                                                          5. Open Your Heart – The Uppertones
                                                                                          6. Gigglewater – 44 Shakedown
                                                                                          7. Waddasei – The Mighty Typhoons Ft. Viky De Sentis
                                                                                          8. One More Chance – The Might Typhoons Ft. Beaulah Enser
                                                                                          9. Sweet Baby Of Mine – Rose Stevens & The Dry Riverbed Trio
                                                                                          10. The Snake – The Mighty Typhoons
                                                                                          11. For A Minute – Voodoo Working Club
                                                                                          12. Sometimes I Feel – The Uppertones
                                                                                          13. Ramrod – 44 Shakedown
                                                                                          14. Diabolik - Skepticals

                                                                                          McAlmont & Butler

                                                                                          The Sound Of... - 2023 Reissue

                                                                                            While the whole of the UK seemed to be mining the sound of The Beatles, Stones and The Who as Britpop slavishly paid homage to the 60s, The Sound Of McAlmont And Butler took its influences more from music of Dusty Springfield, Scott Walker, Andy Williams and Burt Bacharach while creating something unique and timeless

                                                                                            Rock, indie, soul, jazz and folk all meld in an album full of beguiling momentsBernard Butler had risen to fame as guitarist with Suede, who he'd left in 1994. After six months of solo writing, he approached ex- Thieves singer David McAlmont at London's Jazz Café, with the bare bones of a song, Yes. McAlmont added lyrics, and the track soared to No 8 in the UK charts, becoming the sound of summer 1995. It is impossible to listen to Yes without breaking into a beaming smile. With this headstart, the duo recorded more sides together – the Top 20 hit You Do and attendant tracks. However, it ended as quickly as it had began. Never intended as a long- term arrangement, McAlmont & Butler were over by autumn 1995. Considering The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler is effectively a compilation of the duo's sessions as opposed to a planned work, it has a tremendous consistency. A lot of the tracks were recorded as bonus tracks for CD singles (the 90s equivalent of a B- side), and retain a spontaneous air alongside the huge production numbers of Yes, You Do and Disappointment.

                                                                                            This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1995 Virgin Records UK release with printed inner sleeve and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.

                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                            Yes (Full Version)
                                                                                            What's The Excuse This Time?
                                                                                            The Right Thing 
                                                                                            Although
                                                                                            Don't Call It Soul
                                                                                            Disappointment
                                                                                            Interval
                                                                                            The Debitor 
                                                                                            How About You?
                                                                                            Tonight
                                                                                            You'll Lose A Good Thing
                                                                                            You Do (Full Length)

                                                                                            The Outsert carves some cold IDM / breakbeat work outs for the first piece of wax on his elusive Intrasert Sound imprint. Clinical drum programming, fathoms deep bass rumbles, hi-tech mainframe glitches and atmospheres from the event horizon characterize the EP which is essential stuff for fans of Objekt, Batu and classic Skam 12"s. There's a real poise and sophistication at play here which puts The Outsert miles ahead of the pack. One serious sonic alchemist which anyone with a casual interest in synthesis or modular composition should study. 

                                                                                            STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                            Martin says: Pin-point precision modular techno and bass jams here which twist melons inside out, re-arrange them as a 3D jigsaw puzzle then upload onto the cloud as hi-fidelity holograms. More futureproof than an avatar in the metaverse.

                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                            01 Our Sour
                                                                                            02 Reset Tru
                                                                                            03 Eurorust
                                                                                            04 Out Use

                                                                                            Jeb Loy Nichols

                                                                                            United States Of The Broken Hearted

                                                                                              On-U Sound are proud to present a new album from longtime friend and associate of the label, Jeb Loy Nichols. Produced by Adrian Sherwood, with careful arrangements framing twelve beautiful, acoustic-based songs. The album features contributions from the likes of Martin Duffy (Primal Scream/Felt) and Ivan “Celloman” Hussey, fresh from his work on the massively acclaimed duo of Horace Andy albums, Midnight Rocker and Midnight Scorchers, both of which featured songwriting contributions from Jeb Loy.

                                                                                              Jeb Loy comments: "The United States Of The Broken Hearted has been forty years in the making. I’ve known Adrian, and considered him one of my closest friends, for that long. During that time we’ve spent more hours listening, and talking about, music than anything else. Reggae, Country, Folk, Jazz, Soul; it’s been the backdrop to our friendship. Adrian introduced me to some of my favourite music; Count Ossie, Culture, Harry Beckett, Mulatu Astatke. Through the years we’ve listened to Sun Ra, Lee Perry, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie. A couple years ago, on a visit to Adrian, I mentioned Gram Parsons’s concept of ‘American Cosmic Music’, the melting mix of musical genres that constitutes a uniquely American sound. We talked about recording a record that incorporated all the influences I’d gathered, from Bluegrass to Jazz to Reggae to Soul. The United States Of The Broken Hearted is that record. We wanted to include Folk (Deportees), Country (Satisfied Mind), protest songs (I Hate The Capitalist System), and songs of my own that bore the marks of those that had gone before. I sang the songs and played guitar; Adrian brought in friends and fellow travellers to finish them. It’s all there, Soul, Jazz, Country, Folk; and underlying everything, Adrian’s Reggae infused production.”

                                                                                              Adrian Sherwood adds: “This is Jeb’s ‘Great American Songbook’, he’s become such a great singer and songwriter over the years. This is a beautiful piece of work reminiscent of our mutual love for the Miracle album I made with Bim Sherman. I’m really proud of this record and it’s a fitting follow-up to Long Time Traveller.”

                                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                              Andy says: A lovely pensive selection of acoustic pieces, brimming with feeling, from downbeat cosmic country to more swinging jazzy numbers. there are echoes of dub and jazz, and all topped with JLN's distinctive vocals. Brilliant.

                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                              Monsters On The Hill
                                                                                              Big Troubles Come In Small Doors
                                                                                              Fold Me Up
                                                                                              I Hate The Capitalist System
                                                                                              No Hiding Place For Me
                                                                                              What Does A Man Do All Day
                                                                                              United States Of The Broken Hearted
                                                                                              I’m Just A Visitor
                                                                                              I’ve Enjoyed As Much Of This Good Life
                                                                                              Deportees
                                                                                              Looking For Some Rain
                                                                                              Satisfied Mind

                                                                                              The Missing Brazilians

                                                                                              Warzone - 2022 Reissue

                                                                                                Another science fiction dancehall classic. Originally released in 1984, this is one of the most envelope- pushing records on the On-U Sound label: a rhythmic collision of noise, dub and electronics. Adrian Sherwood pushed the possibilities of the studio to the limit, capturing dystopian mid-80s cold war menace with layers of spatially- disorientating percussion, alien keyboard sounds and teeth-rattling distortion. Features vocal contributions from Shara Nelson (Massive Attack) and Annie Anxiety (Crass Records). Re-cut at Dubplates and Mastering in Berlin for maximum bass pressure. Includes a fold-out poster insert and download card which contains the full album plus a previously unreleased extended mix of 'Ace Of Wands', their contribution to the classic first volume of the long running 'Pay It All Back' series.

                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                A1. Crocodile's Court
                                                                                                A2. Gentle Killers
                                                                                                A3. Frequency Feast
                                                                                                A4. Quicksand Beach Party
                                                                                                B1. Savanna Prance
                                                                                                B2. Meander
                                                                                                B3. Igloo Inn
                                                                                                B4. Missing Brazilians

                                                                                                Katy J Pearson

                                                                                                Sound Of The Morning

                                                                                                  Katy J Pearson would like you to know that she is not a country singer. Sure, there was an influence of the genre to the now - 26 - year - old’s celebrated debut ‘Return’ - an album that saw Pearson snowball from Bristolian newcomer to a critically - acclaimed bre akthrough star, selling out shows up and down the UK - but there’s also much, much more to her magnetic blend of soaring, widescreen melodies and warm, intimate storytelling than just three chords and the truth.

                                                                                                  “There was one music video [for ‘Tonight’] that I did in the beginning where I line - danced and was wearing rhinestones, and from there it just turned it into this real thing,” she laughs. “Every review would be ‘country - tinged’ whereas actually, there was literally one country song on the record re ally. But I think that’s what’s good about the new record, that I think it’s not what people will expect from me. When people ask me what the new album sounds like, it’s just... a bit different?!”

                                                                                                  Happy to wax lyrical about the relative merits of Townes Van Zandt, Elton John and Fugazi within the same breath, there’s always been a lot going on in Pearson’s musical palette (FYI she’d call her debut more of a folk - rock LP, if anything). But though the critics might have skewed the specifics of ‘Return’ - relea sed via Heavenly Records in November 2020 - the acclaim for the album still came pouring in. Having had a previous taste of the industry via a major label project that quickly turned sour, the difference this time around was tangible: praised for “ the arre sting quality of [her] Kate Bush - meets - Dolly Parton vocal delivery” by The Times, labelled as “finding humanity in every moment” by DIY and with lead single ‘Take Back The Radio’ described as “a whoop of pure joy” in the Guardian, amidst the bleak toll of lockdown, something about this curiously optimistic album began to really resonate. “ It was terrifying getting to the point of releasing a debut after making music for eight years, like woah!” she says with an exaggerated grimace (random noises and excita ble gestures are par - for - the - course in a Pearson anecdote).

                                                                                                  “But weirdly it feels like it couldn’t have come out at any other time. It felt like everything people were saying to me [during lockdown] was everything that I’d been feeling when I wrote that al bum; it was a very personal album for me, and it was released at a time when a lot of people were in their house, feeling isolated. It was the antidote to a lot of peoples’ lives.” It feels fitting then that, having provided an aural balm at just the righ t moment with her first album, its follow - up should reflect a world brimming with curiosity, back in action and wanting to expand its horizons.

                                                                                                  If Pearson’s extracurricular activities in recent months have shown that she can dip a toe into a multitude of g enres - providing guest vocals on Orlando Weeks’ recent album ‘Hop Up’; popping up with Yard Act for a collaboration at End of the Road festival; singing on trad - folk collective Broadside Hacks’ 2021 project ‘Songs Without Authors’ - then forthcoming secon d album ‘Sound of the Morning’ takes that spirit and runs with it. It’s still Katy J Pearson (read: effortlessly charming, full of heart and helmed by that inimitable vocal), but it’s Katy J Pearson pushing herself musically and lyrically into new waters. Written and recorded in late 2021 after a self - prescribed period of down time spent walking, going on daily cold water swims and “just chillaxing massively”, even the credits on ‘Sound of the Morning’ profess a new thirst for experimentation from the sin ger. Joining ‘Return’ producer Ali Chant on desk duties this time was Speedy Wunderground head honcho Dan Carey, who worked with Pearson on some of the album’s grittier tracks. “Dan got a completely different structural, songwriting style out of me which i s what I wanted: something a bit more confident and in your face,” she nods. “He could see that there was a part of me that wanted to branch out, I just didn’t know where and how far to push it, but it was exactly the kind of progression I was looking for. ”

                                                                                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                  Barry says: While Pearson's voice may draw comparisons to much beloved country singers (understandably), it's in her clever songwriting that her latest outing really shines. There are more woozy, airy moments of jangling indie amongst the heavier progressions and orchestrally intricate compositions, lurching between ideas seamlessly and without losing the melodic thread. Another brilliant success for Katy J Pearson.

                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                  1. Sound Of The Morning
                                                                                                  2. Talk Over Town
                                                                                                  3. Riverbed
                                                                                                  4. Howl
                                                                                                  5. Confession
                                                                                                  6. The Hour
                                                                                                  7. Float
                                                                                                  8. Alligator
                                                                                                  9. Game Of Cards
                                                                                                  10. Storm To Pass
                                                                                                  11. Willow’s Song

                                                                                                  Jazzanova

                                                                                                  Strata Records - The Sound Of Detroit - Reimagined By Jazzanova

                                                                                                    In association with DJ Amir and 180 Proof Records, BBE Music proudly presents ‘Strata Records - The Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova’, a brand new celebration of the iconic imprint. How does the Berlin-based production collective Jazzanova find itself reimagining songs from the iconic, Detroit record label Strata? “I couldn’t think of a more perfect band to do this work,” DJ Amir says about Jazzanova, a combination of DJs, record collectors and musicians, “because they brought passion and love to the project, because they know the music and love the music. And on top of that, they know how to play.” This unlikely, yet ideal pairing is the result of years of work and passion from Amir Abdullah, the crate-digging, DJ and label-head for 180-Proof Records which in 2011 began reissuing the groundbreaking Strata Records back catalog and unreleased gems from the vaults. On Strata Records - The Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova, DJ Amir and Jazzanova breathe new life into eleven hand-picked tracks from the Strata catalog for fans of the label’s historic recordings and new ears alike. Strata Records rose from the ashes of Detroit’s tumultuous 1960s decline..

                                                                                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                    Barry says: A superb compilation from the ever reliable BBE which sees renowned collective Jazzanova reimagining the output of Detroit stalwart label Strata. It's an absolute wealth of amazing material to draw on, and the endlessly talented Jazzanova do it great justice here. A match made in heaven.

                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                    Disc: 1
                                                                                                    1. Introduction
                                                                                                    2. Face At My Window
                                                                                                    3. Root In 7-4 Plus
                                                                                                    4. Lost My Love
                                                                                                    5. Creative Musicians
                                                                                                    6. Joy Road
                                                                                                    Disc: 2
                                                                                                    1. Orotunds
                                                                                                    2. Inside Ourselves
                                                                                                    3. Scorpio’s Child
                                                                                                    4. Beyond The Dream
                                                                                                    5. Saturday Night Special
                                                                                                    6. Loser

                                                                                                    Evan Wright

                                                                                                    Sound From Out The Window

                                                                                                      Evan Wright’s debut full-length album Sound from out the Window is a shimmering collection of country-tinged indie psychedelia. Recorded, mixed, performed, produced by Wright, the New Jersey-born, New York-based songwriter crafts a self-contained world, both nostalgic and stressed out, a personal and deeply compelling work that continually reveals itself with each listen.

                                                                                                      Recorded partially in Wright’s New York apartment before Covid caused him to decamp to his parents’ barn in New Jersey for quarantine, Sound from out the Window is the work of a consummate craftsman, fully in control of his sonic arsenal. “I always enjoyed recording and doing everything by myself,” says Wright. “It gives me a chance to learn something new. Every time I write and record and makes it feel like the music is completely my own.” This determination to create something truly personal led Wright to play every instrument on the record. It also led to a lot of experimentation.

                                                                                                      “I became really obsessed with manipulating sounds using cassettes and tape,” says Wright. “I also began reamping a lot of instruments, including my voice.” The results form a nuance and strangely-textured album, with unrecognizable sounds flitting in and out of the background, like the indie western movie soundtrack of your dreams. Electronic and acoustic guitars meld with synth lines with Wright’s half-whispered croon anchoring the music throughout.

                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                      01. People
                                                                                                      02. IDM
                                                                                                      03. Just A Sign
                                                                                                      04. Turn The Other Way
                                                                                                      05. Sound From Out The Window
                                                                                                      06. Change
                                                                                                      07. Morning Lights
                                                                                                      08. On The Line
                                                                                                      09. Ride

                                                                                                      The Gaylads & Sound Dimension

                                                                                                      Africa / Congo Rock - 2021 Repress

                                                                                                        Roots reggae sure-shots from the Studio One archive, produced by the legendary bossman Clement “Coxsone” Dodd. The yearning, bouncing skank of The Gaylads’ Africa launched from the top, and backed with another percussive beauty in Sound Dimensions’ instrumental staple, Congo Rock on the other side.

                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                        Africa Congo Rock

                                                                                                        Reuben Vaun Smith

                                                                                                        Sound From The Workshop

                                                                                                          Having further honed his craft, Reuben Vaun Smith returns to Soundway Records with a sonic odyssey through lo-fi Balearic and Afro-Caribbean influenced synth.

                                                                                                          Smith’s second album continues his exploration into improvised live instruments and programming, while venturing into new territories of music-making and genres including soca, benga and trip hop. Also sliding into the mix are organic sounds and riffs reminiscent of 2000s Villalobos sunrise scorchers such as ‘Waiworinao’, keeping the Balearic thread firmly present throughout the album.

                                                                                                          Having learned to sail along the southern coast of Spain in the last year, Smith spent a winter locked down in Yorkshire, channeling summer memories into his music and drawing influences from his own record collection which he would play everyday in the studio. With a few local friends and his brother to jam with, the result is dreamy and lo-fi, with more guitar-led melodies, distant vocals and lush pads.

                                                                                                          Smith’s debut album from 2020, ‘Warm Nights’, received an array of rave reviews and support from DJs including Tom Ravenscroft, Antal and Bill Brewster. One year later, Reuben Vaun Smith delivers a matured, varied sound and a glimpse into his incredible future potential.

                                                                                                          For fans of: Greg Foat, Felbm, Hidden Spheres, Harvey Sutherland, Bonobo, St Germain

                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                          Sun Sun
                                                                                                          Hold Out
                                                                                                          Deliciosa
                                                                                                          Higher Higher
                                                                                                          To Live By The Sea 
                                                                                                          Blind Love
                                                                                                          Everybody Wants To Move
                                                                                                          Rise & Shine
                                                                                                          Truth
                                                                                                          El Shiggy
                                                                                                          Disco Schiaparelli
                                                                                                          Flee The Coop
                                                                                                          Euphoria
                                                                                                          Eternal Return
                                                                                                          Sounds From
                                                                                                          The Workshop

                                                                                                          Swansea Sound

                                                                                                          Live At The Rum Puncheon

                                                                                                            Swansea Sound started in the middle of lockdown. They realised that fast, loud, joyous, angry indiepop punk was the answer to being stuck indoors. Who needs introspection?

                                                                                                            Hue Williams is reunited with Pooh Sticks partner Amelia Fletcher (ex- Talulah Gosh, Heavenly). Rob Pursey (also ex-Heavenly) and Ian Button (Wreckless Eric’s live collaborator) provide the noise. Swansea Sound are the fast, acerbic and joyous past, present and future of indie.

                                                                                                            Four of the tracks were released as singles, all of them now impossible to obtain. ‘Corporate Indie Band’ was a limited edition cassette, ‘I Sold My Soul on eBay’ was a one-off lathe cut that got auctioned on eBay (with a £400 winning bid), ‘Indies of the World’ was a 7” inch single that briefly hit the UK physical charts, but immediately sold out and plummeted back out again. And then there was ‘Swansea Sound’: a requiem for a lost radio station; an anti-corporate lament - another limited edition cassette single.

                                                                                                            First track Rock N Roll Void gives a three minute revision session, just in case you’ve forgotten about The Ramones, The Kinks, The Buzzcocks and the brief explosion of indie noise pollution of 1986. Some of the songs are reflexive – ‘Swansea Sound’ and ‘The Pooh Sticks’. (Who else was going to write a tribute to The Pooh Sticks?) Others are searching for hope in the digital desert – ‘Let It Happen’, ‘I’m OK When You’re Around’, ‘Pasadena’, ‘Angry Girl’. ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ is pure pop throwaway fun. The others songs are dead catchy too, they just happen to express a sickness and a contempt for the state of things. ‘Corporate Indie Band’ is about a group who have mortgaged their creativity to a major label and sold their identities to an online marketing team of public schoolboys. Freedom of Speech takes a look at three contemporary ‘alternative’ music stars and considers how they’ve responded to BLM, the pandemic and the rise of right-wing populism. ‘Like self-serving arseholes’, is the unfortunate answer. (You won’t struggle to work out who the three ‘alternative’ stars are.)

                                                                                                            Swansea Sound took their name from a well-loved local radio station when it was given a corporate makeover in 2020. They even used the radio station’s abandoned logo. Like the indiepunk pop songs, something modern acidic and angry has taken up residence in a familiar, borrowed frame. You can throw yourself around to Swansea Sound like it’s 1986, but if you catch the lyrics you’ll remember you’re in 2021. (Sorry about that.)

                                                                                                            The Rum Puncheon, a notorious pub in Swansea, closed down decades ago.

                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                            A1 Rock N Roll Void
                                                                                                            A2 I Sold My Soul On Ebay
                                                                                                            A3 I'm Ok When You're Around
                                                                                                            A4 The Pooh Sticks
                                                                                                            A5 Let It Happen
                                                                                                            A6 Je Ne Sais Quoi
                                                                                                            B1 Pasadena
                                                                                                            B2 Indies Of The World
                                                                                                            B3 Corporate Indie Band
                                                                                                            B4 Freedom Of Speech
                                                                                                            B5 Angry Girl
                                                                                                            B6 Swansea Sound

                                                                                                            Mac McCaughan

                                                                                                            The Sound Of Yourself

                                                                                                              Throughout his career fronting Superchunk and Portastatic, Mac McCaughan has channeled more than his share of angst into a microphone, resulting in undeniable rock anthems. So how can a voice so familiar to others still seem foreign to its owner? On The Sound of Yourself, McCaughan’s second release under his own name, he explores that question fully, shooting his voice through a prism and refracting it across these songs in new and rewarding ways. In January 2021, McCaughan found himself at his home studio in Chapel Hill North Carolina staring down a clean slate after wrapping a film score and several other music projects. His thought process was simple: “Each day is blurring into the next, so what are we doing today?

                                                                                                              How can I disrupt this? I think what resulted was a theme of subdued… ‘joy’ is the wrong word, but it’s at least comforting if not propulsive to have something open-ended to work on every day without any kind of structure or deadline or rules.” McCaughan leaned into allowing randomness and accidents to catalyze his compositions. Where a guitar riff might typically start a Superchunk song, an indistinguishable loop found on an old sampler dictates the mood on “Found Cricket,” and simply opening up his studio to the woods outside channels Another Green World on “36 and Rain.”

                                                                                                              Instrumentals make up nearly half of The Sound of Yourself, and are integral to the album’s atmosphere. While the pop-oriented tracks hint at sounds explored on Non-Believers, McCaughan’s recent scoring work and frequent excursions with synthesizers and sequencers (see: the Moogfest commissioned POMS and his ambient project with Mary Lattimore) add a particularly crystalline spaciness akin to The Durutti Column and Bowie’s Berlin trilogy. A sloping new wave bassline grounds the catchy “Circling Around” as McCaughan rejects rumination with cleverly cyclical lyrics and a few strategically placed “whoa”s. The warbled synthetic voices emanating from the Mellotron on “Sleep Donor” are already singing isolation blues well before McCaughan frets, “I hear a footstep in the hall when there should be no one there at all…”

                                                                                                              These could be the same ghostly sounds “softer than the light, under the door” he describes in “I Hear a Radio,” a track on which Michael Benjamin Lerner (Telekinesis) and Annie Hayden (Spent) provide shimmering vocal harmonies. For a record titled The Sound of Yourself, the irony in having many contributions from friends is not lost on McCaughan: “I’m constantly inspired by the work of my peers. I feel lucky to be able to collaborate with them despite the distances between us. Sending off a song into the ether and having it returned greatly improved and in often surprising and moving ways was one of the most satisfying aspects of making this record.” 

                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                              1. Moss Light
                                                                                                              2. The Sound Of Yourself
                                                                                                              3. I Hear A Radio
                                                                                                              4. 36 And Rain
                                                                                                              5. Burn A Fax
                                                                                                              6. Gen Ash
                                                                                                              7. Circling Around
                                                                                                              8. R Dream
                                                                                                              9. Sleep Donor
                                                                                                              10. Dawn Bends
                                                                                                              11. Found Cricket

                                                                                                              Shannon & The Clams

                                                                                                              Year Of The Spider

                                                                                                                Year Of The Spider was written and recorded in Nashville with GRAMMY® Award winning Producer of the Year, Dan Auerbach, at his legendary Easy Eye Sound studio this past year, fronted by Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard on lead vocals. It is an endlessly vivacious, ebullient, and clever album from the kings and queen of the Bay Area garage punk scene. Fresh off of their supporting tours with the likes of The Black Keys and Greta Van Fleet, they returned to the studio with their unique vintage sound that incorporates wonderfully strange elements of doo-wop, classic R&B, garage psych and surf rock to produce this timeless gem from these perennial favourites.



                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                1. Do I Wanna Stay
                                                                                                                2. All Of My Cryin'
                                                                                                                3. Midnight Wine
                                                                                                                4. I Need You Bad
                                                                                                                5. Year Of The Spider
                                                                                                                6. In The Hills, In The Pines
                                                                                                                7. Godstone
                                                                                                                8. Snakes Crawl
                                                                                                                9. Mary, Don’t Go
                                                                                                                10. Leaves Fall Again
                                                                                                                11. Flowers Will Return
                                                                                                                12. Crawl
                                                                                                                13. Vanishing

                                                                                                                Various Artists

                                                                                                                Punk The Capital: Building A Sound Movement

                                                                                                                  Punk The Capital: Building A Sound Movement A Documentary Tracing The Birth Of Punk-rock In Washington D.C. (1976-1983) Featuring Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Void, Rites Of Spring And More, With Interviews From Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, H.R., Jello Biafra, Joe Keithley And Many Others. Includes 50+ Minutes Of Bonus Shorts With Scream, Void, The Cramps And The Slickee Boys.

                                                                                                                  When Punk Rock Erupted In Washington D.C., It Was A Mighty Convergence Of Powerful Music, Friendships And Clear Minds. This Film Is The First To Explore The Incredible Challenges That This Subculture Faced When It Took Root In The Nations Capital In The Late 1970s.

                                                                                                                  Punk The Capital Situates D.C. Punk Within The Larger Narratives Of Rock N Roll, Working As A Powerful Multi-layered Story For Both Fans And Non-fans Of Punk Rock. Featuring Musicians Such As Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye And Jello Biafra, This Film Dives Deep Into The Ideas And Sounds From This Transformative Music Scene Which Continues To Be Influential Culturally And Politically Around The World.

                                                                                                                  Created By James June Schneider (co-director, Editor), Paul Bishow (co-director) And Sam Lavine (associate Producer, Co-editor), Punk The Capital Was Theatrically Released In The US Last Month And Garnered Rave Reviews From The Press And Fans Alike. Many Of The Screenings Became Special Events, With Q&As With The Directors And Pete Stahl Of Scream, Chris Stover Of Void, Nicky Thomas Of Fire Party, Curator/publisher Roger Gastman And Hudley Flipside Of Flipside Fanzine, Just To Name A Few.

                                                                                                                  Schneider States: The Final Version Of Our Film That Were Releasing Now Is Just The Intense Tip Of The Iceberg Our First Cut Was 7 Hours Long. In The End, We Wound Up Focusing On The Untold And Improbable Story Of Punk Rocks Beginnings In Washington D.C., That Happened Concurrently With Cities Across The Western World. We Took A Lot Of Our Extra Material That Otherwise Might Never Have Been Seen And Edited It Together To Make Short Films That Will Be In The Bonus Section On The DVD. One Of The Shorts Focuses On The Band Scream And Their Family Connections To D.C.s Legendary 1960s Garage Band Scene.

                                                                                                                  As We Roll The Film Out, Weve Been Blown Away By The Positive Response Not Just From Fans Of Punk And D.C. Punk Who See And Hear A Lot Of Unseen Material. Weve Also Heard From A Lot Of People Even Up To 90 Years Old Who Didnt Really Like Punk But Nonetheless Love The Film. Were Glad To See That Punk The Capital Works On A Lot Of Levels And Are Hoping That It Will Reach A Broad Audience Since The DIY Ideas Highlighted In The Film About The D.C. Punk Scene Go Well Beyond The Music.

                                                                                                                  Punk The Capital Will Be Released On DVD In The US For Record Store Day On June 12 Via Passion River And In The UK For Record Store Day On July 26 Via Wienerworld. A Portion Of All DVDs Sold Through Dischord Records Will Go To The D.C. Charity We Are Family.

                                                                                                                  As An Added Bonus, The Discs Contain 50+ Minutes Of Short Films From The Archives Of Punk The Capital:

                                                                                                                  Scream Meets The Hangmen: Featuring All Of Scream Including Dave Grohl

                                                                                                                  Void And Friends: A Portrait Of The Cult Hardcore Band From The D.C. Suburbs

                                                                                                                  The Seminal WGTB Concert: The Legendary First Punk Concert For So Many D.C. Kids, The Cramps And Total Chaos

                                                                                                                  The Slickee Boys: Extra Material On The Band Who Got D.C. Punk Off The Ground Circa 1976

                                                                                                                  Tony Joe White

                                                                                                                  Smoke From The Chimney

                                                                                                                    Tony Joe White's posthumous album, Smoke from the Chimney, brings to life previously unknown home recordings by the legendary songwriter and musician. A pioneer of the Louisiana swamp rock sound, White's eclectic legacy has persevered through decades of influence, covers and popular culture. Starting with the album's genesis as an unforeseen trove of demos to the hands of producer Dan Auerbach and legendary session musicians, Smoke from the Chimney captures Tony Joe White's signature style in its purest form and serves as a living testimony to one of the most gifted lyricists and storytellers music has ever known.

                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                    1. Smoke From The Chimney
                                                                                                                    2. Boot Money
                                                                                                                    3. Del Rio You're Making Me Cry
                                                                                                                    4. Listen To Your Song
                                                                                                                    5. Over You
                                                                                                                    6. Scary Stories
                                                                                                                    7. Bubba Jones
                                                                                                                    8. Someone Is Crying
                                                                                                                    9. Billy

                                                                                                                    Various Artists

                                                                                                                    Dreams To Fill The Vacuum - The Sound Of Sheffield 1978-1988

                                                                                                                      Extensive 4CD/book set exploring the punk and post-punk sound of the ‘steel city’.

                                                                                                                      Features classics, rarities, album tracks and TWELVE previously unreleased gems from The Human League, Pulp (and members thereof), Heaven 17, Thompson Twins, B.E.F., Artery, ABC, Clock DVA, Hula, The Danse Society, In The Nursery, Treebound Story and many more.

                                                                                                                      4CD + hardback book format contains over 20,000 words of artists’ sleevenotes, essays and memoirs from key players in the city’s music scene.

                                                                                                                      Curated and designed by the people who brought you Manchester – North Of England, Revolutionary Spirit – The Sound Of Liverpool, Silhouettes And Statues, Electrical Language, Scared To Get Happy, Still In A Dream and many more critically acclaimed box sets.

                                                                                                                      Journey through the music of a generation in one of the UK’s most vibrant and creative cities.

                                                                                                                      Sheffield in the 1970s…. a city in decline, its steel mills and factories closing and its vast housing estates beginning to crumble. Even the city’s two football teams were both experiencing the worst form in their long histories. An unlikely setting, then, for a musical revolution, but aren’t they always? As it transpired, in the aftermath of punk this industrial backdrop, alive with frustrated young talent and peppered with accessible and affordable rehearsal and performance spaces, became a hotbed of uniquely informed new bands that challenged both the constraints of genre and the dominance of music from London, Liverpool and Manchester.

                                                                                                                      Dreams To Fill The Vacuum charts the revival of Sheffield and its music in the latter half of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s, from The Human League to Pulp, via Aardvark, Pax and Native Records, and onto the chart successes of Heaven 17, ABC, Thompson Twins and many others. Featuring cornerstone contributions from the city’s brightest stars – Oakey, Cocker, Ware, Marsh, Hawley, Newton and co – alongside many more lesser-known legends, this is a tale of a city and its people rediscovering itself.

                                                                                                                      Packed with first-hand artist sleevenotes, insightful essays, revealing imagery and brilliant, essential music, Dreams To Fill The Vacuum offers a story in need of telling.

                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                      DISC ONE: CD
                                                                                                                      1977-1981
                                                                                                                      1. DANCEVISION – The Human League
                                                                                                                      2. DON'T TRY TO CURE YOURSELF - They Must Be Russians
                                                                                                                      3. DREAMS TO FILL THE VACUUM – I’m So Hollow
                                                                                                                      4. MODERN MEN – The Prams
                                                                                                                      5. ALL TIME LOW - 2.3
                                                                                                                      6. METAL BOYS – Hobbies Of Today
                                                                                                                      7. TRACK NO. 5 - Mein Glas Fabrik *
                                                                                                                      8. HELP ME - Red Zoo *
                                                                                                                      9. AVOID THE SURGERY (DEMO) – I Scream Brothers
                                                                                                                      10. JUNIOR - B. Troop
                                                                                                                      11. SHE’S IN LOVE WITH MYSTERY – Thompson Twins
                                                                                                                      12. SAY AND DO - Repulsive Alien
                                                                                                                      13. TORCH – Veiled Threat
                                                                                                                      14. QUESTIONS OF GENDER - De Tian
                                                                                                                      15. UNKNOWN – Molodoy
                                                                                                                      16. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - TV Product *
                                                                                                                      17. ELECTRIC WALTZ – Negatives
                                                                                                                      18. END OF ACT ONE - Y?
                                                                                                                      19. THE MAZE – The Toy Shop
                                                                                                                      20. A GIRLFRIEND IS… - Vena Cava
                                                                                                                      21. DROWNING – Graph
                                                                                                                      22. MEN IN THE MIRRORSHADES – Rapid Eye Movements
                                                                                                                      23. LLAMAS (LIVE AT THE WIMPY BAR) – A Major European Group
                                                                                                                      24. RAINDANCE - The Past Seven Days
                                                                                                                      25. LIVING IN CONFUSION – Pagan Bo

                                                                                                                      DISC TWO: CD
                                                                                                                      1981-1982
                                                                                                                      1. (WE DON'T NEED THIS) FASCIST GROOVE THANG (12" MIX) – Heaven 17
                                                                                                                      2. LUCIFER’S FRIEND – Vision
                                                                                                                      3. THE CLOWN – Artery
                                                                                                                      4. TWIST - New Model Soldier
                                                                                                                      5. TRAIN - Surface Mutants
                                                                                                                      6. 4 HOURS (REMIXED SINGLE VERSION) - Clock DVA
                                                                                                                      7. A BABY CALLED BILLY – British Electronic Foundation
                                                                                                                      8. WAR GAMES - Flying Alphonso Brothers *
                                                                                                                      9. ENGLISH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE – Shy Tots
                                                                                                                      10. HEAVY MEN - Disease *
                                                                                                                      11. DEITY’S LAMENT – Stunt Kites
                                                                                                                      12. SECRET SOCIETY – Mau Maus
                                                                                                                      13. MARCELLA BALL – The Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor
                                                                                                                      14. CORPSE CREEPER - Quite Unnerving
                                                                                                                      15. PARKING BOYS - Acrobats Of Desire
                                                                                                                      16. MAN WITH A LUMINOUS HEAD (DEMO) * - The Blimp
                                                                                                                      17. SCRAMBLE FOR STYLE – The Mirror Crack’d
                                                                                                                      18. REAL LIFE – Vital
                                                                                                                      19. PSYCHOKILLER - Heroes Of The Beach
                                                                                                                      20. ALPHABET SOUP - ABC

                                                                                                                      DISC THREE: CD
                                                                                                                      1982-1984
                                                                                                                      1. EVERYBODY’S PROBLEM – Pulp
                                                                                                                      2. INTRUDER IN THE DUST – Bass Tone Trap
                                                                                                                      3. JUST A GAME - U.V. Pøp
                                                                                                                      4. DANSE/MOVE – The Danse Society
                                                                                                                      5. ISKRA - In The Nursery
                                                                                                                      6. DYING MAN, FAITHFUL PRIEST – Dachau Choir
                                                                                                                      7. TEX MIRROR H - Out Of Reach
                                                                                                                      8. NO ONE LEAVES THE) FEVER CAR – Hula
                                                                                                                      9. QUIET TYPE – Time In Motion
                                                                                                                      10. OVER – SIIIII
                                                                                                                      11. MANNEQUIN – Ipso Facto
                                                                                                                      12. WORLDS APART - Fatales *
                                                                                                                      13. BILLINGHAM’S ISLAND (DEMO)* - Tsi Tsi
                                                                                                                      14. FISH AND BREADCAKE - Fish And Breadcake
                                                                                                                      15. LATE NIGHTS (DEMO) - Harriet *
                                                                                                                      16. OUT OF THE FLESH (MIX 1) – Chakk
                                                                                                                      17. THE DISTANCE FROM KOLN – Native Europe
                                                                                                                      18. SILICON CHIP – Defective Turtles
                                                                                                                      19. PERSUASION – Vendino Pact
                                                                                                                      20. IN MY EYES (DEMO)* - Typhoon Saturday

                                                                                                                      DISC FOUR: CD
                                                                                                                      1984-1988
                                                                                                                      1. KITCHENETTE - Peter Hope And The Jonathan S. Podmore Method
                                                                                                                      2. WINDS OF CHANGE – Scala Timpani
                                                                                                                      3. YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARD (FLEXI VERSION) - One Thousand Violins
                                                                                                                      4. CRAYOLA - A.C. Temple
                                                                                                                      5. UP THE HILL – Sedition
                                                                                                                      6. MESSAGE FROM A DEAD MAN – The Flight Commander
                                                                                                                      7. ZULU - The Anti Group
                                                                                                                      8. CHAINS – Chain
                                                                                                                      9. FIX THE KITCHEN - Dig Vis Drill
                                                                                                                      10. CHILDREN – Kilgore Trout
                                                                                                                      11. BOTTLE BREAST – Fishwives
                                                                                                                      12. TREEHOUSE - Mr Morality *
                                                                                                                      13. SKIN SCRAPED BACK – Workforce
                                                                                                                      14. LIKE A FOOL – Treebound Story
                                                                                                                      15. WONDERFUL LIFE – Nick Fish & The Seahorses
                                                                                                                      16. CROW BAR – The Box
                                                                                                                      17. COLORADO DEAD MAN – The Midnight Choir
                                                                                                                      18. THE WORLD DOESN'T TURN – The Junk
                                                                                                                      19. LAWNMOWER WOMAN (LIVE) - The Wacky Gardeners

                                                                                                                      Various Artists

                                                                                                                      Odyssey: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde Vol II

                                                                                                                        ‘Odyssey: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde Vol II’ is Bella Union’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed ‘Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde’.

                                                                                                                        This new compilation is a further celebration of the great British arranger, musical director, producer and songwriter Ivor Raymonde, who died at age 63 in 1990. Bella Union, the label behind both releases, is run by Ivor’s son Simon Raymonde.

                                                                                                                        Like ‘Paradise’, ‘Odyssey’ has been compiled by Simon with author, journalist and music historian Kieron Tyler. Simon explains that: “The research Kieron and I did for Paradise showed us that there was still an extremely rich seam of his music to be uncovered. A follow-up volume was increasingly inevitable.”

                                                                                                                        ‘Paradise’ told the story of a British musical great for the first time. Classic Sixties hits like Billy Fury’s ‘Halfway To Paradise’, Dusty Springfield’s ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ (co-written by Ivor) and The Walker Brothers’ ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ were collected. All were arranged or produced by Ivor and heard alongside just-asfantastic tracks by David Bowie, Sonny Childe, Cindy Cole, Tom Jones, Los Bravos and Helen Shapiro. ‘Odyssey’ is additional confirmation of the seemingly limitless scope of Ivor’s talents. More hits are featured: the Alan Price Set’s irresistible Top Five interpretation of Randy Newman’s ‘Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear’, Dusty Springfield’s kinetic ‘Little By Little’, Frankie Vaughan’s epic chart topper ‘Tower Of Strength’ and the aural drama of Marty Wilde And His Wildcats’ ‘Endless Sleep’.

                                                                                                                        There are also lesser-known tracks by best-sellers: Los Bravos’ Raymonde-composed soul stomper ‘Brand New Baby’, Cat Stevens’ moody ‘Blackness Of The Night’ and the extraordinary 1966 Walker Brothers’ album track ‘Where’s The Girl’, which pointed to where the solo Scott Walker would soon be heading.

                                                                                                                        Although Ivor Raymonde was a back-room figure, he made the Top 30 in early 1963 as the clandestine vocalist with The Chucks – a studio demo had been made with no intention of it ending up in record shops. Then, it was issued and a band name needed. Ivor plumped for The Chucks and ‘Loo-Be-Loo’ began rising up the charts. On Odyssey, it is at last given its context.

                                                                                                                        Going into the reasons for a follow-up to ‘Paradise’, Simon adds “I knew there was more but even a serial curator, late-night trawler like me, at some point thinks ‘the best stuff must now surely be all discovered.’ But finding tracks like Christopher Colt’s ‘Girl In The Mirror’ is like unearthing a rare Donovan track produced by Ray Davies. Probably my favourite discovery was The Martells’ ‘Time To Say Goodnight’ which Ivor produced when he worked at Decca Records. They only released one seven-inch single which sells for over £200, so it’s quite a rarity and more importantly a banger of a track.”

                                                                                                                        Instead of Ivor, the cover image of ‘Odyssey’ is of Ivor’s wife Nita.

                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                        Dusty Springfield: Little By Little
                                                                                                                        Alan Price Set Simon: Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
                                                                                                                        Los Bravos: Brand New Baby
                                                                                                                        The Eyes Of Blue: Don’t Ask Me To Mend Your Broken Heart
                                                                                                                        The Chants: Wearing A Smile
                                                                                                                        Susan Maughan: That Other Place
                                                                                                                        Kathy Kirby: The Way Of Love
                                                                                                                        Cat Stevens: Blackness Of The Night
                                                                                                                        Paul Slade: Odyssey
                                                                                                                        Frankie Vaughan: Tower Of Strength
                                                                                                                        The Martells: Time To Say Goodnight
                                                                                                                        The Cryin’ Shames: Please Stay
                                                                                                                        Roy Orbison: Pretty Paper
                                                                                                                        The Outlaws: Swingin’ Low
                                                                                                                        Ronnie Carroll Chain Gang 
                                                                                                                        Del Shannon: From Me To You
                                                                                                                        The Chucks: Loo-Be-Loo
                                                                                                                        Olé Jose & The Golden Leaves: Tequila 68
                                                                                                                        The Rogues: Memories Of Missy
                                                                                                                        Marty Wilde And His Wildcats: Endless Sleep
                                                                                                                        Giles, Giles & Fripp: Thursday Morning
                                                                                                                        Twinkle: Michael Hannah
                                                                                                                        Christopher Colt: Girl In The Mirror
                                                                                                                        The Stylistics: I Feel Lucky Tonight
                                                                                                                        The Walker Brothers: Where's The Girl

                                                                                                                        RW Hedges

                                                                                                                        The Hills Are Old Songs

                                                                                                                          Following on from RW Hedges Pop debut 'The Hunters in the Snow'.. this one takes place in The American West of 1877 the year the phonograph was invented.

                                                                                                                          Constructed in RW's studio 'The Chalet' a get away full of books and fairy lights out in a field in a no man’s land. RW & Luca Nieri sat around bonfires and wrote lyrics written on big spools of paper.

                                                                                                                          As per last time Luca Nieri produces and RW Hedges directs the songwriting further towards his influences of 1930's Hollywood. 


                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          1. Havent Seen Her In A While
                                                                                                                          2. Deep In The Valley
                                                                                                                          3. Girl In The Story
                                                                                                                          4. Trail Of The Setting Sun
                                                                                                                          5. Old Missouri
                                                                                                                          6. My Dearest
                                                                                                                          7. Down To Venezuela
                                                                                                                          8. Sure Enough
                                                                                                                          9. Prairie Moon
                                                                                                                          10. The Westerners 

                                                                                                                          The Black Keys’ long-awaited ninth studio album, “Let’s Rock”, their first in five years, is a return to the straightforward rock of the singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’s early days as a band. Auerbach says, “When we’re together we are The Black Keys, that’s where that real magic is, and always has been since we were sixteen.” 

                                                                                                                          “Let’s Rock” was written, tracked live, and produced by Auerbach and Carney at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville and features backing vocals from Leisa Hans and Ashley Wilcoxson. “The record is like a homage to electric guitar,” says Carney. “We took a simple approach and trimmed all the fat like we used to.”

                                                                                                                          Rolling Stone named ‘Lo/Hi’ a “Song You Need to Know” and said, ‘the Keys have officially returned, louder than ever’ and the New York Times calls the song ‘the kind of garage-boogie stomp that the band never left behind.’ In the words of the NME, ‘It’s the soundtrack to the type of party that doesn’t exist anymore, but one you still wish you were cool enough to get the invite to.’

                                                                                                                          Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys have released eight studio albums: their debut The Big Come Up (2002), followed by Thickfreakness (2003) and Rubber Factory (2004), along with their releases on Nonesuch Records, Magic Potion (2006), Attack & Release (2008), Brothers (2010), El Camino (2011), and, most recently, Turn Blue (2014). The band has won six Grammy Awards and headlined festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Governors Ball.

                                                                                                                          Since their last album together, both Auerbach and Carney have been creative forces behind a number of wide-ranging artists:
                                                                                                                          Dan Auerbach formed the Easy Eye Sound record label, named after his Nashville studio, in 2017, with the release of his second solo album, Waiting on a Song. Since its launch, Easy Eye Sound has become home to a wide range of artists including Yola, Shannon & The Clams, Dee White, Shannon Shaw, Sonny Smith, Robert Finley, and The Gibson Brothers; it also has released the posthumous album by Leo Bud Welch as well as previously unreleased material by Link Wray.

                                                                                                                          Patrick Carney has produced and recorded new music with artists such as Calvin Johnson, Michelle Branch, Damns of the West, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Jessy Wilson, Tennis, *repeat repeat, Wild Belle, Sad Planets, Turbo Fruits, and more. He also created the theme music for the Netflix TV show BoJack Horseman with his late uncle, Ralph Carney.

                                                                                                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                          Barry says: Having always epitomised the fuzzy groove-led party vibe, it's no surprise that their latest is the most danceable and head-nodding instalment yet, but here it is. Bluesy, sleazy and heavy but crisp and beautifully presented. Black Keys do it again!

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          1. Shine A Little Light
                                                                                                                          2. Eagle Birds
                                                                                                                          3. Lo/Hi
                                                                                                                          4. Walk Across The Water
                                                                                                                          5. Tell Me Lies
                                                                                                                          6. Every Little Thing
                                                                                                                          7. Get Yourself Together
                                                                                                                          8. Sit Around And Miss You
                                                                                                                          9. Go
                                                                                                                          10. Breaking Down
                                                                                                                          11. Under The Gun
                                                                                                                          12. Fire Walk With Me

                                                                                                                          Various Artists

                                                                                                                          The Sound Of Philadelphia - Volume 1

                                                                                                                            "We are Vinyl" release this excellent new compilation, featuring some of the greatest tracks from the Philadelphia International label. Pressed on standard black, double LP vinyl.

                                                                                                                            A 16 song set, including:- Harold Melvin, MFSB, The O'Jays, Billy Paul, The Jones Girls, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, The Three Degrees, McFadden & Whitehead, Archie Bell & The Drells, The Jacksons & more... It's a faultless collection of disco and soul from the years that mattered Allll the hits! 


                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                            Side 1
                                                                                                                            1. MFSB - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (3:43)
                                                                                                                            2. The O'Jays - Love Train (2:58)
                                                                                                                            3. Hardol Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (7:33)
                                                                                                                            4. Archie Bell & The Drells - Don't Let Love Get You Down (4:21)
                                                                                                                            Side 2
                                                                                                                            1. The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go (3:28)
                                                                                                                            2. McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (6:57)
                                                                                                                            3. The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (3:04)
                                                                                                                            4. The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (3:00)
                                                                                                                            Side 3
                                                                                                                            1. Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones (4:48)
                                                                                                                            2. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now (feat Teddy Pendergrass) (3:27)
                                                                                                                            3. Teddy Pendergrass - The Whole Town's Laughing At Me (4:27)
                                                                                                                            4. Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (4:27)
                                                                                                                            Side 4
                                                                                                                            1. The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt (4:35)
                                                                                                                            2. Dexter Wansel - The Sweetest Pain (5:40)
                                                                                                                            3. Jean Carn - Don't Let It Go To Your Head (4:52)
                                                                                                                            4. Archie Bell & The Drells - Let's Groove (3:03)

                                                                                                                            The Future Sound Of London

                                                                                                                            Archived 9

                                                                                                                              The Future Sound of London's long and varied history stretches back almost 25 years and as such a vast amount of unreleased material exists in the FSOL archives. "Archived 9" brings together another 12 such tracks; in some cases these are completed but unreleased songs from that time, in others the songs have been reconstructed or enhanced and then further mixed to form the journey. This album is not just a collection of random off-cuts. It is a fully realized album, worthy of sitting alongside the rest of the band's critically acclaimed work. Did you know - The Future Sound of London were the first band to distribute their music via the internet, in 1994. Did you know - The Future Sound of London were the first band to use ISDN technology to transmit their music via the internet and also to radio stations across the world - a system that has now been adopted by the radio industry worldwide. (No I did not; but as I often say, every day's a school day here at Piccadilly Records... - ed).

                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                              1. Ocea
                                                                                                                              2. Semi Conscious Participant
                                                                                                                              3. Silent Midnight
                                                                                                                              4. Halfer
                                                                                                                              5. Embodied
                                                                                                                              6. Super Tide
                                                                                                                              7. Without You It's Meaningless
                                                                                                                              8. Oska Traveller
                                                                                                                              9. Slow Moving World
                                                                                                                              10. Propagate
                                                                                                                              11. Photographs Of An Object
                                                                                                                              12. A Constantly Changing Mind
                                                                                                                              13. Confirmation Bias
                                                                                                                              14. These Days
                                                                                                                              15. Riverbed
                                                                                                                              16. Extruded
                                                                                                                              17. Views Of A Empty Sky

                                                                                                                              Various Artists

                                                                                                                              Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde

                                                                                                                                Classic singles like Billy Fury’s ‘Halfway To Paradise’, Dusty Springfield’s ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ and The Walker Brothers’ ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ would not have been hits without Ivor Raymonde. As their arranger, and in the case of ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ songwriter too, he shaped the final recordings. He decided on the orchestration and backing vocals, chose the instruments and determined what was heard on the radio - and what record buyers bought.

                                                                                                                                ‘Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde’ is a long-overdue celebration of Ivor Raymonde, collecting his work as an arranger, musical director, producer, singer and songwriter. The story of a British musical great is told for the first time.

                                                                                                                                Billy Fury, Dusty Springfield and The Walker Brothers are heard. So is the only vocal performance for which Ivor Raymonde received a credit on a record label. He worked with the pre-fame David Bowie and Tom Jones. He spotted the potential of Los Bravos, steering them into the charts with ‘Black Is Black’. Near-misses and obscurities made with Brit-girls Cindy Cole and Helen Shapiro, the soulful Sonny Childe and confrontational protopsychedelic London band The Flies are as fantastic as the hits. With these and more, ‘Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde’ distils the essence of the magic of Ivor Raymonde.

                                                                                                                                ‘Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde’ is released by Bella Union, the label run by Ivor’s son, former Cocteau Twins member Simon Raymonde. Compiled by Simon and Kieron Tyler, it is a very personal tribute to a sadly missed father. Born in 1926, Ivor Raymonde passed away in 1990.

                                                                                                                                The previously untold story is revealed through a moving reminiscence written by Simon and in-depth liner notes and a track-by-track commentary by Kieron. Ivor Raymonde played on the ocean liner The Queen Mary in 1949. In the Fifties, British television viewers saw him in legendary comedian Tony Hancock’s ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ but music was always going to be most important - the hits with Billy Fury and Dusty Springfield in 1961 and 1963 meant he was in demand. The 26 selections balance the wellknown with collectable rarities and tracks drawn from - until now - barely heard-of singles. Each is a gem and each shows the magic of an Ivor Raymonde recording.

                                                                                                                                ‘Paradise: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde’ is issued on CD and 180g heavyweight double vinyl album with digital download code. The vinyl version is sequenced slightly differently for listening flow. Every track was originally issued as a single issued in mono for the pop market until 1968 / 1969. Keeping the integrity of the compilation in mind, all but four tracks appear in mono as they did originally. The masters used are those of the original singles.

                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                Halfway To Paradise - Bill Fury
                                                                                                                                I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
                                                                                                                                He Doesn't Love Me - The Breakaways
                                                                                                                                He Knows How To Love Me - Helen Shapiro
                                                                                                                                Giving Up On Love - Sonny Childe
                                                                                                                                Black Is Black - Los Bravos
                                                                                                                                Love You Till Tuesday - David Bowie
                                                                                                                                Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers
                                                                                                                                Mylene - Ivor Raymonde
                                                                                                                                Chahawki - Burr Bailey
                                                                                                                                Little Lonely One - Tom Jones
                                                                                                                                He's Sure The Boy I Love - Cindy Cole
                                                                                                                                Jealous Heart - Ottilie Patterson With The Ivor Raymonde Group
                                                                                                                                Your Hurtin' Kinda Love - Dusty Springfield
                                                                                                                                I Got The Feeling - Dave Berry
                                                                                                                                Now It's My Turn - Jon Gunn
                                                                                                                                I Love Her - Paul & Barry Ryan
                                                                                                                                Grotty - Ivor Raymonde And His Orchestra
                                                                                                                                Beautiful Friendship - Barbara Ruskin
                                                                                                                                Sueperman's Big Sister - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
                                                                                                                                (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone - The Flies
                                                                                                                                It's The Real Thing - The Ivor Raymonde Orchestra
                                                                                                                                Wait By The Fire - The Majority
                                                                                                                                She Sold Blackpool Rock - The Honeybus
                                                                                                                                I Found Out Too Late - Alan David
                                                                                                                                My Ship Is Coming In - The Walker Brothers

                                                                                                                                It's the end of a busy and stressful year for Sheffield / Liverpool electronic pioneers, Black Beacon Sound. Having released a 7" every month for the whole of 2017 (or thereabouts), with each one being released digitally, with extra content (and each one featuring a remix by an undeniably talented producer), they have decided to make all of these superb remixes available on a drool-inducingly beautiful double 12" emblazoned with their eye-catching and iconic logo and sleeve design. 

                                                                                                                                It's a beautiful package in itself, but focusing on that is obviously doing an injustice to the superb work put in by all the producers to create this mindblowing excercise in cohabitational production and community-minded collaboration. 

                                                                                                                                We kick things off with the glitched hip-hop aestetics and stoner haze of the Mad Wash rework of Zen The Sharpshooters' 'Every Lil' Bit', bringing the hot-boxed haze and relaxing the muscles before The Fire Beneath The Sea's 'Error Correction' sees a pitch-bent funked-out remix, grounded with insistent shuffled hi-hats and wah'd out guitars, before the legendary Galactic Funk Milita's festival vibe is chopped into a syncopated latin stomp for a rubberlips rework. 

                                                                                                                                On the flipside, David J Boswell's haunting electro-folk goes full dubstep in the more than capable hands of the forward-facing electronic euphorics of Liverpool electronic virtuoso, Afternaut before Denham Audio bring forth a clattering industrial fractalisation of Hang Syem's 'Frontier J'. 

                                                                                                                                The following track is possibly my favourite on the compilation (but with enough material on here to keep even the most diverse of tastes more than happy, I expect yours will be different), and comes from Sheffield wunderkind, Yak. Snappy percussion and perfectly measured electronic stabs bring a disphoric syncopation to the already excellent 'Wicked Sound' by Grievous Angel. 

                                                                                                                                Onto the final side now, (the last being blank for you to admire the gorgous sky-blue marbling) and R. Lyle takes Apta's 'Tides' and breaks it down into a simmering futuristic haze of reversed reverbs and hazy throbs, before the arshaw remix of my personal favourite release of the lot, in Bemp's 'Minotaur', culminating in a psychedelic propulsive stomper, courtesy of the aforementioned Yak and YAKONA. A match made in heaven. 


                                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                Barry says: Black Beacon have culminated their journey in a fittingly epic and ridiculously efficacious summary of their dedication to the independent music industry with this stunning double LP. A journey in every sense of the word, and a superb flipside to their already mindblowing releases.

                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                1. A1. Every Lil' Bit (Mad Wash Refixture)
                                                                                                                                2. A2. Error Correction (atdhe Remix)
                                                                                                                                3. A3. Dance Floor Grinder (Rubberlips Remix)
                                                                                                                                4. B1. No Colours (Afternaut Remix)
                                                                                                                                5. B2. Frontier J (Denham Audio Remix)
                                                                                                                                6. B3. Wicked Sound (Yak Remix)
                                                                                                                                7. C1. Tides (R. Lyle Remix)
                                                                                                                                8. C2. Minotaur (Arshaw Remix)
                                                                                                                                9. C3. Viggy (YAKONA Remix)

                                                                                                                                Various Artists

                                                                                                                                OH YEAH! The Original Sound Of Rhythm & Soul

                                                                                                                                  You could be forgiven for thinking that this compilation draws its name from Don Randi’s rare popcorn-oddity “Oh Yeah!” (side 1, track 8). But in fact, it is inspired by the opening lines of Bobby Mitchell’s legendary New Orleans R&B dancer (side 1, track 1)…

                                                                                                                                  “Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Yeah, I done got over it.”

                                                                                                                                  Mitchell’s epic fire starter was recorded in 1960 for Sho-Biz Records and has waited almost 60 years to be fully recognized as a truly awesome slice of R&B propelled along by Dr John’s piano and Hungry Williams’ rhythm section with a price tag in access of $500!

                                                                                                                                  The set continues with Chuck Scratch Nolen’s signature guitar on his Federal rarity “The Way You Do” and the compelling R&B roller “Pack Your Clothes” by Hamp Jones. Dorothy Berry & Jimmy Norman raise the pace with HB Barnum’s production on his own Little Star label while Carol Fran terrifies everyone with her raucous R&B thumper “Knock Knock”. BK Anderson, Frank Minion and Don Randi round off side 1 with three storming popcorn favourites.

                                                                                                                                  Side 2 is equally uplifting and kicks off with the insanley rare “Honey Bee” by Bethlehem recording artist Lenny Johnson. Look out too for Larry Bene’s in demander “Come Back” and Tony Allan’s harmony rarity “Little Lonely Girl” recorded for Art Laboe’s Original Sound label.

                                                                                                                                  Oh Yeah Indeed!…

                                                                                                                                  Diamanda Galas

                                                                                                                                  At Saint Thomas The Apostle Harlem

                                                                                                                                    At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem documents Galás' volcanic May 2016 performances at Saint Thomas the Apostle church in Harlem, NY, described by the New York Times as "guttural and operatic, baleful and inconsolable, spiritual and earthy, polyglot and wordless, nuanced and unhinged." Sung in Italian, German, French, and Greek, the performances include Galás' dramatic settings of the death poems by Cesare Pavese and Ferdinand Freiligrath, as well as interpretations of songs by Jacques Brel ("Fernand", "Amsterdam") and Albert Ayler ("Angels," sung by Galás, who has always believed that Ayler's work is also vocal music). 

                                                                                                                                    Various Artists

                                                                                                                                    Revolutionary Spirit - The Sound Of Liverpool 1976-1988: Deluxe 5CD Boxset

                                                                                                                                      Extensive 5CD/book set exploring the ‘second wave’ of music on Merseyside, from 1976-1988 Features classics, rarities, album tracks and previously unreleased gems from Echo And The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, OMD, The La’s, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Dead Or Alive, China Crisis, A Flock Of Seagulls, Wild Swans, Big In Japan and many more. 5CD + 56pp A5 book format contains many artists’ own sleeve-notes, previously unseen photographs and essays from key observers and participants in the city’s music scene - Bernie Connor, Mike Badger, Yorkie and Joe McKechnie. Curated and designed by the people who brought you Scared To Get Happy, Still In A Dream, Manchester – North Of England, Silhouettes And Statues and many more extensive box sets. A remarkable journey through the music of a generation inspired and enabled by punk rock to step out from behind the shadow to the Fab Four. Packed with first-hand artist sleeve-notes, insightful essays, imagery and brilliant, essential music, this is a story long in need of telling…

                                                                                                                                      Liverpool in the 1970s…. The Beatles had gone, but the expectations remained. It took many years until, with the arrival of punk rock, the city’s tunesmiths were able to regroup and usher in a new generation of musical innovation which would form the backbone of the UK’s music scene throughout the 1980s. From Eric’s to the top of the charts, the city found its feet and once again became the epicentre of cool. Revolutionary Spirit charts the rise of Liverpool and its music in the latter half of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s, from Deaf School and Spitfire Boys, via Zoo Records and Probe Plus, and onto the chart successes of Frankie, OMD, the Bunnymen and many others. Featuring cornerstone contributions from the city’s brightest stars - Bill Drummond, Holly Johnson, Ian Broudie, Pete Burns, Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope, Lee Mavers and co – and many more lesser-known legends, this is the unique tale of a city trying to find itself with the world watching – and succeeding.

                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                      DISC 1
                                                                                                                                      1. WHAT A WAY TO END IT ALL – Deaf School
                                                                                                                                      2. BIG IN JAPAN - Big In Japan
                                                                                                                                      3. SUFFICE TO SAY – Yachts
                                                                                                                                      4. THE PICTURES ON MY WALL - Echo And The Bunnymen
                                                                                                                                      5. LIL’S GONE TO PARIS – Ded Byrds **
                                                                                                                                      6. BREAKTHROUGH IN GREY ROOM - 0-51 **
                                                                                                                                      7. TODAY'S MYSTERY IS... - The Dance Party **
                                                                                                                                      8. SLEEPING GAS - The Teardrop Explodes
                                                                                                                                      9. FACTION-Faction
                                                                                                                                      10. TOUCH – Lori And The Chameleons
                                                                                                                                      11. BLACK LEATHER - Nightmares In Wax
                                                                                                                                      12. BUNKER SOLDIERS - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
                                                                                                                                      13. 194 RADIO CITY – Jaqui & Jeanette
                                                                                                                                      14. LONELY EVENING – Clive Langer And The Boxes
                                                                                                                                      15. MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT – Glass Torpedoes
                                                                                                                                      16. COULD THIS BE HEAVEN – Original Mirrors
                                                                                                                                      17. HEADS I WIN – The Moondogs
                                                                                                                                      18. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY – The Planets
                                                                                                                                      19. DO THE CHUD – The Chuddy Nuddies
                                                                                                                                      20. BRITISH REFUGEE – Spitfire Boys
                                                                                                                                      21. THE DOCTOR - Geisha Girls 22. DON'T STOP THE WORLD – Deaf School

                                                                                                                                      DISC 2
                                                                                                                                      1. DALEK I LOVE YOU (DESTINY) – Dalek I
                                                                                                                                      2. TELECOMMUNICATION - A Flock Of Seagulls
                                                                                                                                      3. WHEN I DREAM - The Teardrop Explodes
                                                                                                                                      4. HIT THE MOON - Ellery Bop
                                                                                                                                      5. NUCLEAR SUMMER – The Nice Men
                                                                                                                                      6. HUMAN FEATURES – Black
                                                                                                                                      7. TOTAL RECALL – Systems
                                                                                                                                      8. TOUCH - Freeze Frame
                                                                                                                                      9. SUPERMAN – Attempted Moustache
                                                                                                                                      10. INTERCONTINENTAL – Afraid Of Mice
                                                                                                                                      11. RESCUE – Echo And The Bunnymen
                                                                                                                                      12. PIGGIE IN THE MIDDLE EIGHT – Cook The Books
                                                                                                                                      13. CREATION REBEL – Windows
                                                                                                                                      14. MY MOTIVE – Chinese Religion
                                                                                                                                      15. TOO LATE TO FLY THE FLAG - Hambi And The Dance
                                                                                                                                      16. SOLDIERS - Egypt For Now
                                                                                                                                      17. DOWN AT THE ZOO - Those Naughty Lumps
                                                                                                                                      18. EUTHENICS – Modern Eon
                                                                                                                                      19. LAUNDERETTE – A Formal Sigh **
                                                                                                                                      20. NIGHTLIFE - The Moderates **

                                                                                                                                      DISC 3
                                                                                                                                      1. REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT (STEREO MIX) – Wild Swans
                                                                                                                                      2. AFRICAN AND WHITE – China Crisis
                                                                                                                                      3. DON'T LET GO – Pink Industry
                                                                                                                                      4. OBSESSIONS - Passion Polka
                                                                                                                                      5. I'M THINKING OF YOU NOW – Box Of Toys
                                                                                                                                      6. FLAMING SWORD – Care
                                                                                                                                      7. DORIAN GRAY – The Bamboo Fringe
                                                                                                                                      8. SHE'S LOCKED MY LIFE UP IN HER SUITCASE – Steve Lindsey
                                                                                                                                      9. OCEANIC EXPLORERS – Ex Post Facto
                                                                                                                                      10. SOME ASPECTS - Chain Of Command
                                                                                                                                      11. HE'S DEAD ALRIGHT – Ambrose Reynolds
                                                                                                                                      12. ART ON 45 – Royal Family And The Poor
                                                                                                                                      13. THEMES FOR 'GRIND' SCENE V - Will Sergeant
                                                                                                                                      14. THROUGH THE GLASS - Shiny Two Shiny
                                                                                                                                      15. BIRDS FLY (WHISPER TO A SCREAM) – Icicle Works
                                                                                                                                      16. A GIGANTIC RAFT IN THE PHILIPPINES - It's Immaterial
                                                                                                                                      17. TOXTETH - Public Disgrace
                                                                                                                                      18. PLAYING FOR TIME – Send No Flowers
                                                                                                                                      19. THINGS HAVE LEARNT TO WALK THAT OUGHT TO CRAWL – The Room
                                                                                                                                      20. SHE KEEPS HER SECRET - The Balcony (Mk I)
                                                                                                                                      21. BURST BALLOONS - The Turquoise Swimming Pools

                                                                                                                                      DISC 4

                                                                                                                                      1. TWO TRIBES – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
                                                                                                                                      2. REASONS TO LIVE – Mr Amir
                                                                                                                                      3. EVERY DAY ANOTHER DREAM - Brenda And The Beach Balls
                                                                                                                                      4. THE FIRST PICTURE OF YOU – The Lotus Eaters
                                                                                                                                      5. MISTY CIRCLES – Dead Or Alive
                                                                                                                                      6. ARE YOU READY FOR THAT FEELING? – Virgin Dance
                                                                                                                                      7. VALLEY OF EVERGREEN - Alternative Radio
                                                                                                                                      8. JIMMY'SGRIN–Margox
                                                                                                                                      9. - KARDOMAH CAFÉ (2017 MIX) – The Cherry Boys
                                                                                                                                      10. CONTRASTING STRANGERS – The Light
                                                                                                                                      11. JEAN'S NOT HAPPENING – Pale Fountains
                                                                                                                                      12. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE – The Balcony (MK II) **
                                                                                                                                      13. WORKING FOR THE MAN – The High Five
                                                                                                                                      14. JAMES WHERE ARE YOU NOW? – The Press Gang
                                                                                                                                      15. MY WAR – Western Promise
                                                                                                                                      16. DON'T CRY DARLING (DADDY HAD TO DROWN THE CAT) - Old Ma Cuxsom And The Soapchoppers
                                                                                                                                      17. HAPPEN - The Rioutous Hues
                                                                                                                                      18. BOMB SUTRA - Mel-O-Tones
                                                                                                                                      19. HELL - Marshmallow Overcoat

                                                                                                                                      DISC 5
                                                                                                                                      1. ALWAYS THE BRIDESMAID – Jegsy Dodd And The Sons Of Harry Cross ‎
                                                                                                                                      2. GET DOWN OVER - The La's
                                                                                                                                      3. HIP AND HER CHEEK ELECTRIC (DEMO) – Barbel
                                                                                                                                      4. A TRICK OF FATE – Magic Carpets
                                                                                                                                      5. DEVIL LAUGHING – Benny Profane
                                                                                                                                      6. THE TALLEST MAN – Jactars
                                                                                                                                      7. DIDN’T WE HAVE A NICE TIME? (AND ALL MY FRIENDS ARE HERE) - The Tempest
                                                                                                                                      8. PRECIOUS LOVE – The Onset
                                                                                                                                      9. PAT NEVIN'S EYES – The Tractors
                                                                                                                                      10. DANCE - Cyclic Amp
                                                                                                                                      11. WHEN YOU'RE IN - The DaVincis
                                                                                                                                      12. WAY OUT - The La's
                                                                                                                                      13. TANTRIC WIPEOUT – The Walking Seeds
                                                                                                                                      14. BURNIN' AND LOOTIN' – Ministry Of Love
                                                                                                                                      15. BIG BAD MONEY WORLD – A Game Of Soldiers
                                                                                                                                      16. ONLY IN AMERICA - Exhibit B
                                                                                                                                      17. SONS OF - Thomas Lang
                                                                                                                                      18.COME HOLY SPIRIT- Revolutionary Army Of The Infant Jesus 

                                                                                                                                      Ryan O'Reilly

                                                                                                                                      I Can't Stand The Sound

                                                                                                                                        Recorded between the chaos and bustle of a New York cinema on Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn and the windswept loneliness on the south-side of the Isle of Wight in the spring of 2017, I Can't Stand The Sound is the second album from Berlin based English/Irish songwriter Ryan O'Reilly. Produced by David Granshaw and in collaboration with Canadian, Tyler Kyte the album is an exploration in searching for meaning, the meaning in a fatal car accident, the beauty and darkness on the streets of Berlin, comprehending the American landscape at the end of 2016 and trying to filter out the noise of relentless opinions on 24 hour news TV and online.

                                                                                                                                        Littered with snapshots from myriad conversations; A Grandmother's warning that ghosts are never as dangerous as humans, talking to a loved one after a terror attack, a fall from a horse, with a hangover whilst reading in the bath and the faceless people who blithely tell you to 'live your dreams' the characters and conversations restlessly change locations and perspectives.

                                                                                                                                        I Can't Stand The Sound began life on the journey between New York and Tennessee in the aftermath of the American election in 2016, the long conversations, the search for conclusions and reasoning in a void of reason. Written on municipal Frisbee-golf course in East Nashville, a front porch in Hamilton, Ontario and along side the beautiful, dirty Spree in Ryan's adopted hometown of Berlin each place finds it's way into the heart of the album. In May 2017 Ryan, Tyler and Dave travelled back to New York. Joined by members of Toronto's Dwayne Gretzky and Ryan's European touring partners The O'Pears to begin recording of I Can't Stand The Sound in the Cinema/bar where the journey towards the album began six months earlier. 

                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                        1. Don’t You Know That
                                                                                                                                        2. Make It Holy
                                                                                                                                        3. Never Be Afraid Of Ghosts
                                                                                                                                        4. I Can’t Stand The Sound
                                                                                                                                        5. People Tell You
                                                                                                                                        6. The Modern World
                                                                                                                                        7. Flesh & Blood
                                                                                                                                        8. Conversation
                                                                                                                                        9. Somethings Really Wrong
                                                                                                                                        10. Till It Ends

                                                                                                                                        Beastie Boys

                                                                                                                                        The In Sound From Way Out - Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                                                          American bands have never gotten in the habit of their British counterparts, who tend to release lots of extended singles filled out with not-meant-for-prime-time experimentations. If the Beasties had gotten into that habit, this would be their B-side compendium. Originally released through the Beastie Boys' French fan club, The In Sound From Way Out! is a collection of the group's funky instrumentals from Check Your Head and Ill Communication, with a couple of new tracks thrown in. The Beasties have a flair for loose, gritty funk and soul-jazz, and the stuttering, greasy keyboards of Money Mark give the music an extra edge - he helps make the music sound as authentic as anything from the early '70s.

                                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                          A1. Ricky's Theme
                                                                                                                                          A2. Groove Holmes
                                                                                                                                          A3. Pow
                                                                                                                                          B1. Son Of Neckbone
                                                                                                                                          B2. Bobo On The Corner
                                                                                                                                          B3. In 3's
                                                                                                                                          B4. Eugene's Lament
                                                                                                                                          C1. Futterman's Rule
                                                                                                                                          C2. Shambala
                                                                                                                                          C3. Transitions
                                                                                                                                          C4. Sabrosa
                                                                                                                                          D1. Drinkin' Wine
                                                                                                                                          D2. Namaste
                                                                                                                                          D3. Lighten Up

                                                                                                                                          Various Artists

                                                                                                                                          The Original Sound Of Burkina Faso

                                                                                                                                            ‘The Original Sound of Burkina Faso’ follows the hugely successful ‘The Original Sound of Mali’ compilation released in March this year, also on Mr Bongo. Here we have a collection of songs that pay tribute to a truly golden age of music; touching on folk, funk, blues, highlife, disco, psyche, latin, rock and soul.

                                                                                                                                            Burkina Faso may be one of the least well-known parts of West Africa but it has a deep history and musical pedigree. A few years before President Thomas Sankara changed his country’s name from Upper Volta to its current one, a new sound emerged to soundtrack a cultural revolution. Featuring music by Abdoulaye Cisse, Amadou Balake, Pierre Sandwidi & Super Volta, Tidiani Coulibaly & Dafra Star, Bozambo, Youssouf Diarra and more.

                                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                            CD:
                                                                                                                                            Abdoulaye Cisse - Jeunesse Wilila _
                                                                                                                                            Bozambo - Kombisse _
                                                                                                                                            Pierre Sandwidi - Boy Cuisinier _
                                                                                                                                            Abdoulaye Cisse - Aw Ye Douba Ke _
                                                                                                                                            Tidiani Coulibaly& Dafra Star - De Nwolo _
                                                                                                                                            Mangue Konde & Le Super Mande - Touba _
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Whisky Et Coca-Cola _
                                                                                                                                            John Oumar Nabolle - M’ba Lale _
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Super Bar Konon Mousso _
                                                                                                                                            Mangue Konde Et Les 5 Consuls - Pop Konde _
                                                                                                                                            Tidiani Coulibaly & Dafra Star - Sie Koumgolo _
                                                                                                                                            Youssouf Diarra (dit El Grand Ballake) - Djanfa Magni _
                                                                                                                                            Abdoulaye Cisse & Super Volta - A Son Magni _
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Wayisjelequeyele _
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Aminata Du The _
                                                                                                                                            Pierre Sandwidi & Super Volta - Yamb Ney Capitale _

                                                                                                                                            LP 1:
                                                                                                                                            Abdoulaye Cisse- Jeunesse Wilila
                                                                                                                                            Abdoulaye Cisse - Tieba Lou Tounouna
                                                                                                                                            Bozambo - Kombisse
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Whisky Et Coca-Cola
                                                                                                                                            John Oumar Nabolle_ - M’ba Lale
                                                                                                                                            Pierre Sandwidi - Boy Cuisinier
                                                                                                                                            Tidiani Coulibaly & Dafra Star - Sie Koumgolo

                                                                                                                                            LP 2:
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Super Bar Konon Mousso
                                                                                                                                            Mangue Konde Et Les 5 Consuls - Pop Konde
                                                                                                                                            Youssouf Diarra (dit El Grand Ballake) - Djanfa Magni
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Wayisjelequeyele
                                                                                                                                            Amadou Balake - Aminata Du The
                                                                                                                                            Abdoulaye Cisse & Super Volta - A Son Magni

                                                                                                                                            Various Artists

                                                                                                                                            Topic Records - The Real Sound Of Folk Music

                                                                                                                                              The story of Topic is synonymous with the growth of folk as a musical and social movement in Britain and these recordings demonstrate the bridge between modern music and a traditi onal art form. On this 2 CD set you will fi nd some of the most remarkable singers, songs and tunes - either drawn directly from the traditi on or inspired by it.

                                                                                                                                              Tracks featured include John Tam’s, Unity, Steve Ashley’s ,Ships of Shame, Dick Gaughan’s, Both Sides the Tweed and Ewan MacColl’s, Dirty Old Town. Many of the tracks deal with social issues of the ti me and there are also re-workings of great traditi onal story songs like - Anne Briggs’ Blackwater Side, Mike Watersons’ Tamlyn, Nic Jones’ Canadee-i-o and the majesti c performances by Marti n Simpson, Shirley Collins, Davy Graham, Marti n Carthy, Eliza Carthy and The Watersons.

                                                                                                                                              Topic also off ers up June Tabor and Oysterband cover version of Joy Divisions classic Love Will Tear Us Apart.

                                                                                                                                              Pentangle, Andrew Cronshaw, Brass Monkey, Vin Garbutt , Johnny Handle, Bill Caddick, The Cheviot Ranters, Cilla Fisher and Arti e Tresize, Silly Sisters, Tim Van Eyken, Peter Bellamy and Oak - the list goes on - a fi lling and haunti ng introducti on to the great legacy of the folk traditi on and Topic Records

                                                                                                                                              Sound Of Ceres

                                                                                                                                              The Twin

                                                                                                                                                Produced by Alex Somers (Sigur Rós, Jónsi). Features members of The Drums. Sound Of Ceres = formerly Candy Claws. Features short story by Alastair Reynolds. The mysterious tale of The Twin, the second full-length from Sound of Ceres, exists in myriad permutations, too: a new album, a mesmerizing live show, videos, an Alastair Reynolds short story... and others in-between. While their 2016 debut Nostalgia for Infinity responded to the hugeness of time and space, now Sound of Ceres explore the strangeness of being just one human outcome amidst an infinitude of possibilities.

                                                                                                                                                The adventure begins with one of the great works of 20th century German literature, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. As Ryan Hover read the tale of Hans Castorp (named for one of the twins of Gemini), whose life as a shipbuilder gets sidetracked by a visit to a rest home in the Swiss Alps, new chords, melodies, and lyrical ideas seized his imagination. Elements from the novel – the snow and isolation of the mountains, echoes of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, a fixation with the number seven – took on a new form as the fantastic universe of The Twin took shape. Karen Hover and Ryan gave voice to early versions of the songs, exploring the sound of words even as they teased out lyrical ideas. Rough sketches were dispatched to bandmates Derrick Bozich, Jacob Graham, and Ben Phelan, and then Ryan fashioned their instrumental contributions into new arrangements.

                                                                                                                                                But just as Hans in The Magic Mountain undergoes a great transformation as from the flatlands through the narrow gauge to the Alps, The Twin underwent great changes as it began to travel – in this case, to Iceland. Ryan, Karen, and Jacob arrived at the Reykjavik studio of producer Alex Somers (Sigur Rós, Julianna Barwick) with the original mixes of what seemed like more-or-less finished songs. And then they went through a different door. Guitars andharpsichords gave way to more analog synthesizers and melodic percussion. As the music’s dynamic range grew wider, timbres chilled, and more layers of vocals were woven into the background, a new twin of The Twin emerged. Hints of ‘60s exotica, ‘70s AM radio, and even symphonic grandeur weave through layers of rippling synths and shifting rhythms. Ideas drawn from the past and future fold together, creating a sound that exists outside any particular time or trend. 

                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                1. Gemini Scenic,
                                                                                                                                                2. Humaniora,
                                                                                                                                                3. Outer Century,
                                                                                                                                                4. The Trance,
                                                                                                                                                5. Rhatikon Chain,
                                                                                                                                                6. Io Scenic A/B,
                                                                                                                                                7. The Twin,
                                                                                                                                                8. Mercury's Moods,
                                                                                                                                                9. Solar Mirror 9,
                                                                                                                                                10. Eden V. 

                                                                                                                                                Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

                                                                                                                                                The Nashville Sound

                                                                                                                                                The Nashville Sound was recorded at Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio A and produced by Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb, who produced ‘Something More Than Free’ and Isbell’s celebrated 2013 breakthrough album ‘Southeastern’.

                                                                                                                                                ‘The Nashville Sound’ features 10 new songs that address a range of subjects that include, politics and cultural privilege (“White Man’s World”) longing nostalgia (“The Last Of My Kind”), love and mortality (“If We Were Vampires”), the toxic effect of today’s pressures (“Anxiety”), the remnants of a break up (“Chaos and Clothes”) and finding hope (“Something To Love”). Songs such as “Cumberland Gap” and “Hope The Highroad” find Jason and his bandmates going back to their rock roots full force.

                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                1. Last Of My Kind
                                                                                                                                                2. Cumberland Gap
                                                                                                                                                3. Tupelo
                                                                                                                                                4. White Man's World
                                                                                                                                                5. If We Were Vampires
                                                                                                                                                6. Anxiety
                                                                                                                                                7. Molotov
                                                                                                                                                8. Chaos And Clothes
                                                                                                                                                9. Hope The High Road
                                                                                                                                                10. Something To Love

                                                                                                                                                Coldcut (Matt Black and Jon More) and Adrian Sherwood (kingpin of the legendary On-U Sound label) are the perfect sonic match; two pioneers of British music united by a maverick spirit. Coldcut x On-U Sound’s ‘Outside the Echo Chamber’ via Ahead Of Our Time – is an album of freshly-minted, electronic dub-pop. Uniting an array of global musicians and vocalists including Roots Manuva, Junior Reid, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Ce’Cile – to name but a few – and made in London, Ramsgate, Jamaica, and Los Angeles – with co-producer and fellow dance heavyweight Dave Taylor (Switch & With You.) Toddla T also helped produce 2 songs. At the beating heart of this album are long time On-U Sound collaborators Skip McDonald on guitar and bassist Doug Wimbish. These two formed part of the house band for the pioneering rap label Sugar Hill, providing the music for some of the most seminal records of the era like Grandmaster Flash's ‘The Message', and many others. In the bleak political landscape of early 2017, this album’s warmth, and its outward-looking, globally-minded sound couldn’t feel more welcome.

                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                CD:
                                                                                                                                                1. Vitals Feat. Roots Manuva
                                                                                                                                                2. Metro
                                                                                                                                                3. Everyday Another Sanction Feat. Chezidek
                                                                                                                                                4. Make Up Your Mind Feat. Ce’Cile And Toddla T
                                                                                                                                                5. Aztec Riddim
                                                                                                                                                6. Kajra Mohobbat Wala Feat. Hamsika Iyer
                                                                                                                                                7. Divide And Rule Feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid And Elan
                                                                                                                                                8. Make Up Your Mind Feat. Elan
                                                                                                                                                9. Robbery Feat. Rholin X
                                                                                                                                                10. Livid Hip Hop
                                                                                                                                                11. Vitals Feat. Roots Manuva (Dub)
                                                                                                                                                12. Everyday Another Sanction Feat. Chezidek (Dub)
                                                                                                                                                13. Make Up Your Mind Feat. Ce’Cile And Toddla T (Dub)
                                                                                                                                                14. Kajra Mohobbat Wala Feat. Hamsika Iyer (Dub)
                                                                                                                                                15. Divide And Rule Feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid And Elan (Dub)
                                                                                                                                                16. Robbery Feat. Rholin X (Dub)

                                                                                                                                                7” Box Set:

                                                                                                                                                A. Everyday Another Sanction Feat. Chezidek
                                                                                                                                                B. Everyday Another Sanction Feat. Chezidek (Dub)

                                                                                                                                                A. Vitals Feat. Roots Manuva
                                                                                                                                                B. Vitals Feat. Roots Manuva (Dub)

                                                                                                                                                A. Robbery Feat. Rholin X
                                                                                                                                                B. Robbery Feat. Rholin X (Dub)

                                                                                                                                                A. Divide And Rule Feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid And Elan
                                                                                                                                                B. Divide And Rule Feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Junior Reid And Elan (Dub)

                                                                                                                                                A. Kajra Mohobbat Wala Feat. Hamsika Iyer (7” Version)
                                                                                                                                                B. Kajra Mohobbat Wala Feat. Hamsika Iyer (7” Dub Version)

                                                                                                                                                A. Make Up Your Mind Feat. Ce’Cile And Toddla T
                                                                                                                                                B. Make Up Your Mind Feat. Elan

                                                                                                                                                A. Metro
                                                                                                                                                B. Livid Hip Hop

                                                                                                                                                A. Aztec Riddim
                                                                                                                                                B. Make Up Your Mind Feat. Ce’Cile And Toddla T (Dub)

                                                                                                                                                Lorelle Meets The Obsolete

                                                                                                                                                The Sound Of All Things (Inc. Gnoomes Remix)

                                                                                                                                                Red vinyl 7" single coupling the original album version of 'The Sound Of All Things' with a remix by Russian trio Gnoomes.

                                                                                                                                                Limited-edition of 274.

                                                                                                                                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                Barry says: One of the highlights of their album, 'The Sound Of All Things' is a slice of motorik guitar-driven synth pop, psychedelic and bracing, all remixed on the flip by Gnoomes into a dystopian re-imagining of the original. Shadowy where it was glittering, but retaining the charm and skill of the original. Great stuff.

                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                A. The Sound Of All Things
                                                                                                                                                AA. The Sound Of All Things (Gnoomes Remix)

                                                                                                                                                Various

                                                                                                                                                The Original Sound Of Mali

                                                                                                                                                  Malian music is arguably the most sophisticated form of African music. Now Mr Bongo, who have long been entranced by Malian culture, and, in particular, the immense hypnotic beauty of Malian music, have put together a selection of songs from across the country. Compiled by Vik Sohonie & Dave ‘Mr Bongo’ Buttle, the story of this release began in 2015 when Dave happened upon the Soul Bonanza blog. One mix in particular stood out and totally enthralled Dave - le monde a change: a tribute to mali 1970 - 1991. He already knew of Malian legends such as the Rail Band, Salif Keita, & Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako, but this mix was something else. On this album you will find well-known artists sing next to rarer discoveries. The Rail Band, who are one of the best known of all the big bands in Mali, gave us the stars Mory Kante and Salif Keita. Les Amabassedeurs du Motel de Bamako were another big act that had Idrissa Soumaoro, Kante, Man la, and for a while Salif Keita in their ranks. Sometimes Salif would play in both bands in one night, quite a feat considering the bands were fierce rivals. Asan albino Salif has had to face considerable prejudice from society, focusing on his musical career to help overcome this. A major discovery on the album has been Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija. L’Eclipse de l’Institut des Jeunes Aveugles was a Blind teenagers institute and their record was produced by the German association that took care of blind Malian teenagers in Bamako. It was never properly released commercially and was the first recordings by the legends of Malian music Idrissa Soumaoro, Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia. Amadou & Mariam later got married and became household names. This album is a concerted global effort to showcase the most vital cornerstone of Malian culture in an attempt to preserve its reputation in the face of its current, grim reality. We hope our highlights of Mali’s rich history of musical innovation will serve as a starting point for reclaiming an image tainted by unnecessary conflict. May peace and music return to Mali soon.

                                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                  Idrissa Soumaoro Et L’Eclipse De L’Ija - Nissodia (Joie De L’op Misme)
                                                                                                                                                  Les
                                                                                                                                                  Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako - Tiecolom-Ba
                                                                                                                                                  Super Tentemba Jazz - Mangan 
                                                                                                                                                  Rail Band - Mouodilo
                                                                                                                                                  Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako - M’Bouram-Mousso 
                                                                                                                                                  Sorry Bamba - Yayoroba
                                                                                                                                                  Super Djata Band - Worodara
                                                                                                                                                  Zani Diabate Et Le Super Djata
                                                                                                                                                  Band - Fadingna Kouma
                                                                                                                                                  Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako - Fatema
                                                                                                                                                  Super Djata Band De Bamako - Mali Ni Woula
                                                                                                                                                  Salif Keita - Mandjou
                                                                                                                                                  Alou Fane & Daouda
                                                                                                                                                  Sangare - Komagni Bela
                                                                                                                                                  Idrissa Soumaoro Et L’Eclipse De L’Ija - Fama Allah

                                                                                                                                                  Diamanda Galas

                                                                                                                                                  All The Way

                                                                                                                                                    The first new Diamanda Galás album in nine years.

                                                                                                                                                    All The Way features remarkable, radical takes on familiar tunes, including the seminal "The Thrill Is Gone" and a solo piano interpretation of Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight." The album's centrepiece is the American traditional "O Death," which has become a staple in live performances, and concludes with "Pardon Me I've got Someone To Kill" by country singer Johnny Paycheck.

                                                                                                                                                    Trip. A simple arrangement of four letters that has many associations: a trip to the seaside, a drug trip (and so a journey into the unknown), a trip is to suddenly fall.

                                                                                                                                                    "The Soft Bounce" is a trip album in the widest sense: containing nearly 45 minutes of carefully programmed music, it sets off into to the unknown, it contains pleasure and pain, doubt and transcendence, and it ends somewhere that is different from where you started.

                                                                                                                                                    Beginning with expansive synth washes and "Love To Love You Baby"-style oohs, "Delicious Light" is immediately uplifting: we’re off on a switchback journey that will pass from light through darkness and confusion and pain to transcendence and acceptance. Darkness of a sort is forged in explosive motion ("Iron Age") before passing through sunshine pop ("Creation"), first wave UK psych ("Door To Tomorrow" with its invocation of "Emily", beloved of both the Pink Floyd and the Piccadilly Line), and the blissful Balearic emotion of "Diagram Girl". This passes into the American Gothic of "Black Crow" - that traditional avian harbinger of doom - and then we’re down the rabbit hole.

                                                                                                                                                    “Tomorrow, Forever" begins in the sound of nothingness and slowly unfolds into beatless cloud reveries that are at once solemn and hopeful. Weightless, blown with the wind, you come down to earth with the skipping afro beat of "The Soft Bounce": a soft female voice pleads for connection, but she is almost swamped by the stinging, shocking guitar reverb. The positive moods of "Finally First" and "Triumph" put everything back together before the all-out acid assault of "Third Mynd": from life to death to rebirth, ‘you throw the sticks up in the air, and they come down in a different pattern.’

                                                                                                                                                    “Is it the history of human kind or a personal, individual odyssey? With guest appearances from Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets), Euros Childs (Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci), Jane Weaver, Holly Miranda and Hannah Peel, Erol Alkan and Richard Norris have constructed an album that is both highly enjoyable and on a deeper level, perceptual and psychological. Growth is necessary, as is adaptation to change: neither are achieved easily or without some kind of sacrifice. Operating on a level that can be verbal but is more often non-verbal, music can ease that passage.” - John Savage.

                                                                                                                                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                    Barry says: This is indeed a trip. Melodic but psychedelic rock music to get up and dance to. Anthemic choruses and stoner guitars hide behind swirling synths and softly delivered vocal harmonies before smashing into the foreground with a riotous burst of distortion and glam. Exciting and groovy, gleefully nostalgic ('Emily' he sings, I was fully expecting Barrett to walk in and tell me about how she plays), but resolutely modern. A trip through all the best bits of all the things you should like. Ace.

                                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                    01 Delicious Light
                                                                                                                                                    02 Iron Age
                                                                                                                                                    03 Creation
                                                                                                                                                    04 Door To Tomorrow
                                                                                                                                                    05 Diagram Girl
                                                                                                                                                    06 Black Crow
                                                                                                                                                    07 Tomorrow, Forever
                                                                                                                                                    08 The Soft Bounce
                                                                                                                                                    09 Finally First
                                                                                                                                                    10 Triumph
                                                                                                                                                    11 Third Mynd

                                                                                                                                                    Various Artists

                                                                                                                                                    Space Echo - The Cosmic Sound Of Cabo Verde

                                                                                                                                                      In the spring of 1968 a cargo ship was preparing to leave the port of Baltimore with an important shipment of musical instruments. Its final destination was Rio De Janeiro, where the EMSE Exhibition (Exposição Mundial Do Son Eletrônico) was going to be held. It was the first expo of its kind to take place in the Southern Hemisphere and many of the leading companies in the field of electronic music were involved. Rhodes, Moog, Farfisa, Hammond and Korg, just to name a few, were all eager to present their newest synthesisers and other gadgets to a growing and promising South American market, spearheaded by Brazil and Colombia.

                                                                                                                                                      The ship with the goods set sail on the 20th of March on a calm morning and mysteriously disappeared from the radar on the very same day. One can only imagine the surprise of the villagers of Cachaço, on the Sao Nicolau island of Cabo Verde, when a few months later they woke up and found a ship stranded in their fields, in the middle of nowhere, 8 km from any coastline. After consulting with the village elders, the locals had decided to open the containers to see what was inside – however gossip as scintillating as this travels fast and colonial police had already arrived and secured the area. Portuguese scientists and physicians were ordered to the scene and after weeks of thorough studies and research, it was concluded that the ship had fallen from the sky. One of the less plausible theories was that it might have fallen from a Russian military air carrier. The locals joked that again the government had wasted their tax money on a useless exercise, as a simple look at the crater generated by the impact could explain the phenomena. “No need for Portuguese rocket scientists to explain this!” they laughed.

                                                                                                                                                      What the villagers didn’t know, was that traces of cosmic particles were discovered on the boat. The bow of the ship showed traces of extreme heat, very similar to traces found on meteors, suggesting that the ship had penetrated the hemisphere at high speed. That theory also didn't make sense as such an impact would have reduced the ship to dust. Mystery permeated the event. Finally, a team of welders arrived to open the containers and the whole village waited impatiently. The atmosphere, which had been filled with joy and excitement, quickly gave way to astonishment. Hundreds of boxes conjured, all containing keyboards and other instruments which they had never seen before: and all useless in an area devoid of electricity. Disappointment was palpable.

                                                                                                                                                      The goods were temporarily stored in the local church and the women of the village had insisted a solution be found before Sunday mass. It is said that charismatic anti-colonial leader Amílcar Cabral had ordered for the instruments to be distributed equally in places that had access to electricity, which placed them mainly in schools. This distribution was best thing that could have happened - keyboards found fertile grounds in the hands of curious children, born with an innate sense of rhythm who picked up the ready-to-use instruments. This in turn facilitated the modernisation of local rhythms such as Mornas, Coladeras and the highly danceable music style called Funaná, which had been banned by the Portuguese colonial rulers until 1975 due to its sensuality!

                                                                                                                                                      The observation was made that the children who came into contact with the instruments found on the ship inherited prodigious capabilities to understand music and learn instruments. One of them was the musical genius Paulino Vieira, who by the end of the 70s would become the country's most important music arranger. 8 out of the 15 songs presented in this compilation had been recorded with the backing of the band Voz de Cabo Verde, lead by Paulino Vieira, the mastermind behind the creation and promulgation of what is known today as “The Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde”.

                                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                      01. Pinta Manta - António Sanches
                                                                                                                                                      02. Dia Ja Manche - Dionisio Maio
                                                                                                                                                      03. Morti Sta Bidjàcu - José Casimiro
                                                                                                                                                      04. Pontin & Pontin - Bana
                                                                                                                                                      05. That Day - Fany Havest
                                                                                                                                                      06. Odio Sem Valor - Pedrinho
                                                                                                                                                      07. Mino Di Mama - Quirino Do Canto
                                                                                                                                                      08. Mundo D'Margura - Tchiss Lopes
                                                                                                                                                      09. Po D'Terra - Joao Cirilo
                                                                                                                                                      10. Corre Riba, Corre Baxo - Abel Lima
                                                                                                                                                      11. Ilyne - Os Apolos
                                                                                                                                                      12. Sintado Na Pracinha - Americo Brito
                                                                                                                                                      13. Capchona - Elisio Vieira
                                                                                                                                                      14. Djal Bai Si Camin - Antonio Dos Santos
                                                                                                                                                      15. Stebo Cu Anabela - Abel Lima

                                                                                                                                                      The Third Sound's new album Gospels of Degeneration shows a shift in style for the group, having toned down the shimmery psychedelia in favour of something a little cleaner. That’s not to say this is a barren sounding album at all, it’s still hypnotically layered with country-kissed reverb, and retains those itching guitar riffs that will keep whispering through your mind for hours after listening.

                                                                                                                                                      Founded by Icelandic frontman, Hakon Aðalsteinsson - an ex-member of Singapore Sling who are often hailed as founding members of the new psych sound - The Third Sound came into being in Rome in 2010 and have since relocated to Berlin. Since forming, The Third Sound have enjoyed the support of Anton Newcombe, who released their self-titled first album, on his label A Recordings, and chose the group to support his band The Brian Jonestown Massacre on tour in Europe. He also provided the studio for recording their second album The Third Sound of Destruction and Creation which was released on Fuzz Club in 2013. Most recently they’ve shared members with Anton Newcombe and Tess Parks’ band, which led to Parks’ appearance on the single “You Are Not Here” from this new album. What began as somewhat of a solo project by Aðalsteinsson, the new album sees The Third Sound stretching its definition with deeper levels of collaboration between band members and the influence of a new character in its story, the city of Berlin.

                                                                                                                                                      The group’s sound has been described as “ebbing between light and dark, dream and reality, pop and experimentalism” and “ranging from hypnotic soundscapes to tweaked out and fuzzed up numbers.” In a recent premiere on Clash Music they were described as "lynchpins of the psychedelic underground."

                                                                                                                                                      Singers & Players

                                                                                                                                                      Revenge Of The Underdog

                                                                                                                                                        The second album by the loose On-U Sound collective, originally released in 1982. Featuring Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, Jah Woosh, plus members of The Roots Radics, The Slits and Glaxo Babies.

                                                                                                                                                        Heavy dread vibes, earthquaking dub and classic deejay chatter, recorded in the flash, heat and studio experimentation of post-punk London.

                                                                                                                                                        “There really is not a single weak track here. Sherwood spins his glistening web of intrusive, hyperactive magic, a production approach that would never work for anyone else but almost always does for him. No reggae collection should be without this one.” - All Music

                                                                                                                                                        Re-cut at dubplates & mastering in Berlin for maximum bass pressure. Includes a 24” x 12” fold-out poster insert and digital download card.

                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                        A) Dungeon B) Merchant Ship C) Jah Army Band
                                                                                                                                                        Too Much Workload
                                                                                                                                                        Prodigal Son
                                                                                                                                                        Follower
                                                                                                                                                        Water The Garden
                                                                                                                                                        Resolution (Pt.2 / Version 2)
                                                                                                                                                        Thing Called Love (Don’t Fight)
                                                                                                                                                        Cha-Ris-Ma

                                                                                                                                                        Psychedelic Pirates formed in Manchester, UK in 2013. They had the aim to produce a new genre of music, one that had never been heard before and pose the question... what is music???

                                                                                                                                                        They have now achieved this with their debut album... The New Sound.

                                                                                                                                                        The Pirates use the latest computer technology and some incredibly talented musicians to make a symphony of psychedelic sounds. Each song explores a different a genre ensuring the listener is taken on a trip through new musical possibilities.

                                                                                                                                                        Their live show is an eccentric mix of Pirate cabaret and tantalising circus performance, including fire performance and ariel arts.

                                                                                                                                                        So far their quest has taken them around UK, Europe, Asia and Africa performing at various festivals and events.

                                                                                                                                                        Will you join their crew?

                                                                                                                                                        Performers // Josh Lisiuk - Vocals / Luke Slater - Ableton, Synthesizer, Kaoss Pads, Bazooki, Samples, Effects & VST's / Martyn Jarmin - Guitar, Bass Guitar / Happie - Percussion / Elliot Slater - Saxaphone / Anna Lowenstein - Violin / Tom Moon - Trumpet, Melodica, Accordion / John Lisiuk - Mandolin / Ben Of The Green - Didgeridoo

                                                                                                                                                        STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                        Ryan says: Finally a new arrrtist with a new sound. Plenty of hooks without going overboard. On sail now.

                                                                                                                                                        The Future Sound Of London

                                                                                                                                                        Environments

                                                                                                                                                          First time ever on vinyl!!! "Environments" is generally regarded as ‘the great lost album’ by The Future Sound Of London. It has taken on almost mythical status with the group’s fan base. “Environments” was due for release much sooner after the 1993 release of the UK Top 10 album hit “Lifeforms”, and only now is it being released - back on the group’s original home, Jumpin’  & Pumpin’ Records.

                                                                                                                                                          This release also comes after the recent success of the ‘Archive’ series which has so far sold over 20,000 units across the different volumes and still climbing.

                                                                                                                                                          To re-cap, Brian Dougans and Garry Cobain began their musical partnership and friendship in Manchester, England, in the mid 1980s whilst the two were studying at Manchester University. Dougans had already been making electronic music for some time when they first began working in various local clubs. In 1988, Brian embarked on a project for the Stakker graphics company. The result was Stakker Humanoid. In the following three years the pair produced music under a variety of aliases, followed by the breakthrough classic ambient dub track Papua New Guinea in 1992, which was also the first release under the Future Sound of London moniker.


                                                                                                                                                          The Future Sound Of London

                                                                                                                                                          Environments 4

                                                                                                                                                            This is the fourth release in the critically acclaimed 'Environments' series and continues where the third left off. It is a fourteen track journey from the river's delta to no-man’s land where murmurations lead across supercontinents and back to the clear light of reality. Strings meet choirs - cascading down to the glass valleys of synthesised biophany.

                                                                                                                                                            “Murmurations” was the track featured on an exclusive vinyl 10” release for Record Store Day in 2012, it coincided with the CD version of this album’s release that year. The album also has collaborations with Riz Maslen (Neotropic) and Ivor Novello award winning composer Daniel Pemberton.


                                                                                                                                                            The Free Fall Band

                                                                                                                                                            The Münster Sights

                                                                                                                                                              The Free Fall Band are five very young timeless pop creators bursting with melody and sublime choruses, hailing from Mataró, a village north Barcelona.

                                                                                                                                                              ‘Elephants Never Forget’ was the band’s debut album, produced by Miqui Puig and released on LAV Records. The record sums up The Free Fall Band perfectly: echoes of The Beatles, Jonathan Richman, The Shins, The Zombies… fun and emotion in equal measure, carefully assembled arrangements and a youthful image.

                                                                                                                                                              2013 put them at the forefront of Spanish pop, thanks to landmark moments such as their performance at the Primavera Sound Festival and supporting Rodriguez in Barcelona. They also released their first step on El Segell del Primavera, an EP with covers of The Strokes, Violent Femmes, New Order, Booker T. & The MGs and Jonathan Richman.

                                                                                                                                                              And now their second album arrives. It’s called ‘The Münster Sights’ and shows the band in another level: the songs reflect a band that have been playing and growing as musicians. The album was produced by Darren Hayman (he used to play in Hefner and has a long and amazing solo career) and engineered by Giles Barrett (from London popsters Tigercats), a perfect choice for The Free Fall Band as they’ve long been fans of both musicians. As a result ‘The Münster Sights’ sounds richer and fatter than their previous efforts and contains such great numbers as ‘Fontana’ and ‘I Want To Know’.

                                                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                              I Want To Know
                                                                                                                                                              City Of Raleigh
                                                                                                                                                              Fontana
                                                                                                                                                              Look At Me Run, Dear
                                                                                                                                                              Lonesome Cowboy, Solitary Peggy Sue
                                                                                                                                                              Oh, What An Awkward Day
                                                                                                                                                              By Your Window
                                                                                                                                                              Every Man
                                                                                                                                                              The Barbershop
                                                                                                                                                              A Friend’s Homecoming
                                                                                                                                                              The Münster Sights

                                                                                                                                                              The Man

                                                                                                                                                              Carousel Of Sound

                                                                                                                                                              "ARE YOU WIRED TO GET HIRED? Let’s get this straight, nobody likes to be pushed around by THE MAN. With all of the corporate involvement in the music industry these days, it’s finally time to grab those smug CEOs and thrust them onstage and see what comes out when you really stick ‘em. And nothing is more satisfying, both financially and fiscally responsible, than to let THE MAN do their thing, because they will walk all over you and you will love every minute of it. With a panicky/riveting/down-sizing guitar crunch, merging with the heavy dose of anxiety-riddled bass throb, over-worked, stress-wrenched drumming, and all slathered in “workplace harassment”-style vocals, your long-term relationship with THE MAN is one “meeting” you just can’t opt out of and still come away with your promotion intact. Resistance is futile, projections seem grim, and your mental and fidooshiary well-being depend on nothing more than your complete and utter submission to THE MAN, in all of it’s holdings and territories, as declared in their mission statement, thumbtacked to your forehead." - VictimofTime.com.

                                                                                                                                                              Recommended for fans of Baseball Furies, Wire, Reatards, Persuaders, Guilty Pleasures

                                                                                                                                                              Soundway’s second foray into South East Asia is focused on North-East Thailand, the epicentre of Molam and Luk Thung Isan music. Hypnotic phin and khaen riffs, pulsing, electrified country rhythms and heartfelt vocals punctuate another journey into the lesser known reaches of 1970s Thai music.

                                                                                                                                                              In this second volume of 'The Sound of Siam' the focus is firmly on the music the sounds of north-east Thailand, or Isan and attempts to show how a genre evolved and developed from essentially an acoustic tradition with specific geographic roots, to one that started to incorporate other instruments and influences that reached out to the Isan diaspora around the country.

                                                                                                                                                              The term molam is actually two separate words pushed together: Mo meaning ‘expert’ or ‘doctor’ and lam meaning ‘to sing’. Hence the literal translation means ‘singing expert’. Many molam records have extended intros that allow a vocalist to establish the theme of the song, as well as flex their improvisational muscles.

                                                                                                                                                              Luk Thung (literally ‘song of the countryside’) is a much broader, rural style that had a bigger impact nationally. Artists like Saksiam Petchompu began fusing this style with molam, a move which propelled him to national fame. You can hear the influence of western funk, as well as Thai arrangements, on the luk thung Isan (as the hybrid became known) smash Jeb Jin Jeb Jai included here.

                                                                                                                                                              'The Sound of Siam 2 - Molam & Luk Thung Isan from North-East Thailand 1970 - 1982’ features 19 tracks, many appearing outside of Thailand for the first time. Both CD and double LP and is accompanied with detailed liner notes written by compilers Chris Menist and Maft Sai.

                                                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                              1. Angkanang Kunchai - Kid Hod Chu
                                                                                                                                                              2. Panom Promma - Mainaa Tam Pom Loey
                                                                                                                                                              3. The Petch Phin Thong Band - Bump Lam Plearn
                                                                                                                                                              4. Angkanang Kunchai - Teoy Salap Pamaa
                                                                                                                                                              5. Saksiam Petchchompu & Pornsurapon Petchseethong - Jeb Jing Jeb Jai
                                                                                                                                                              6. Montien Tienthong - Kor Kai
                                                                                                                                                              7. Onuma Singsiri - Lam Plearn Toe Lhong Tong
                                                                                                                                                              8. Petch Asia Band - Lam Plearn Tua Yaang
                                                                                                                                                              9. Banyen Sriwongsa - Ramwong Saraphan
                                                                                                                                                              10. Thepporn Petchubon - Pa Gun Tor
                                                                                                                                                              11. Thonghuad Faited - Eua Aree See Sor
                                                                                                                                                              12. Angkanang Kunchai - Lam Plearn Mee Mia Laew Pai
                                                                                                                                                              13. Banyen Sriwongsa - Lam Plearn Kon Baa Huay
                                                                                                                                                              14. Thepporn Petchubon - Saam Gler Tiew Krung
                                                                                                                                                              15. Angkanang Kunchai - Yak Si Glap Isan
                                                                                                                                                              16. Chanpen Sirithep - Lam Plearn Kiew Bao
                                                                                                                                                              17. Thepporn Petchubon - Fang Jai Viangjan
                                                                                                                                                              18. Yenjit Porntawi - Lam Plearn Gok Kaa Kao
                                                                                                                                                              19. Rome Sithammarat - Sao New Look

                                                                                                                                                              The Jam

                                                                                                                                                              Sound Affects

                                                                                                                                                                Tellingly, when Weller came to record 2010’s Wake Up The Nation, it was Sound Affects that his collaborator and producer Simon Dine held up as a model. “He referenced it right at the start,” says Weller. “That was the sort of sound he imagined we should be going for: hard, metallic, quite stripped-down… jagged.”

                                                                                                                                                                Sound Affects was originally released in November 1980 at a time when The Jam was considered the biggest band in Britain. The album followed the band’s first number one single – Going Underground and features the group’s second UK number one single, Start! – a track built around almost exact copies of the bass-line and guitar solos from The Beatles’ Taxman (at the time Weller considered the album a cross between Off the Wall and Revolver!).

                                                                                                                                                                It includes many of the band’s classic songs - That’s Entertainment (written in a caravan in Selsey, after the pub), never released as a single in UK, the German import was a UK hit (subsequently covered by Morrissey), the political Man in the Corner Shop, Pretty Green (now inspiration for Liam Gallagher’s clothing range!), the pure-pop of Boy About Town and Dream Time.

                                                                                                                                                                It’s regarded by critics and fans (as well as Weller) as their most adventurous and experimental collection of material, drawing musical influences from the ‘post-punk’ groups of the late-70s - Wire, Gang Of Four and Joy Division as well as neopsychedelic touches from The Beatles and The Zombies etc.

                                                                                                                                                                The distinctive cover art is a pastiche of the artwork used on various BBC sound effects records of the 1970s, incorporating ‘pop-art’ imagery.

                                                                                                                                                                Now, to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, Universal Music present the classic albums in exact replicas of the original vinyl editions.

                                                                                                                                                                Strictly limited edition – one print run only.

                                                                                                                                                                “I still feel it was our best record. There are loads of other things I like, but as an overall body work, I thought it was great. To me, it still sounds fresh.”

                                                                                                                                                                Paul Weller – August 2010


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