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"Amsterdam, 1982. Smoke fills the streets, squatters clash violently with the police, uprising is in the air. In this disorderly mess, the worlds of activism, art, fashion, and nightlife converged into an explosion of creativity. Amidst all of this Electric Party, the brainchild of René van Rijn, released the ‘Work’ tape on Amsterdam label Fetisj, now a cult cassette for the few who remember.

Forty years ago they created this unique blend of no wave, mutant disco, funk, and experimental music. It was around the time of the rise of the members-only club Mazzo, with all its prominent figures, the anarchy of the squatting movement, and the art academy connection. Everything took place in this inebriated twilight zone of blissful joy.

This record consists of 3 of the best tracks from the ‘Work’ tape and 6 unreleased tracks from forgotten cassette tapes, all remastered and restored where necessary. Among them the unreleased anthem ‘Caribe’, which was recorded in Spain as the opening track for a Spanish discotheque in 1987.

Contours Take Off From Mercy ist eine Reise ins Herz des Noir mit Einflüssen aus Beatmaking, Hip-Hop, Indie und brasilianischer Musik. Nach dem hochgelobten Album Onwards! aus dem Jahr 2022 und Tourneen mit Künstlern wie Erika de Casier und Billy Woods, geht Khari Lucas mit Take Off From Mercy neue Wege in seinem Schaffen und seinen Geschichten. Das Debütalbum von Contour für Mexican Summer, Take Off from Mercy, erweitert die bereits bekannte Stimme des Künstlers aus South Carolina, indem es gitarrenbetonte Musik, Tropicalia, Blues und die ungeschminkte Ehrlichkeit der Rap-Musik in eine lebendige Darstellung einer langen Tagesreise in die Nacht integriert. Lucas tritt als prägnanter Lyriker und vitaler Songwriter hervor. Unterstützt von seinem Co-Produzenten Omari Jazz und geschätzten Kollaborateuren wie Mndsgn und Saul Williams ist Contour ein wichtiges Mitglied einer Gruppe junger Künstler, die die Traditionen der schwarzen Musik mit modernem, avantgardistischem

During a year of separation and isolation, Cold Beat created a record about connection, loss, and hope called War Garden. The term "War Garden" is a reference to the self-sufficiency required by civilians during World War II to plant their own fruits and vegetables. The hopefulness of seeds sprouting and growing despite a conflict-laden backdrop provided Cold Beat with ample imagery and allegorical material.

RSD Black Friday pressed on 100% recycled black vinyl in a rainbow foil jacket with a lithograph print.

Hype sticker reads:
"printed on rainbow foil stock also includes a limited edition litho poster"

Continuing the tradition on from her multi-Grammy Award, record-breaking debut album When WE ALL GO TO Sleep, Where DO WE GO?, Happier Than Ever features no outside songwriters or producers, and was written by 19-year-old Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas who produced the album in Los Angeles.

Billie Eilish has also teased her forthcoming single is coming this Thursday, April 29 at 9AM PT.

Billie Eilish has fast become one of the biggest stars to emerge since the release of her debut single “ocean eyes,” and continues to shatter the ceiling of music with her genre-defying sound. Fast forward from her humble breakout in 2015, Billie’s album When WE ALL Fall ASleep, Where DO WE GO? debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S as well as 17 additional countries around the world upon release, and was the most streamed album of 2019. When WE ALL Fall ASleep, Where DO WE GO? was written, produced and recorded entirely by Billie Eilish and brother Finneas in their childhood home of Los Angeles. Billie Eilish went on to make history as the youngest artist to receive nominations and win in all the major categories, at the 62nd Grammy® Awards, receiving an award for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album. Billie Eilish is also the youngest artist to write and record an official James Bond theme song, ‘No Time To Die.’ Most recently, Billie Eilish was nominated for four additional awards at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021, and took home both Record of the Year for 'everything i wanted,' and Best Song Written For Visual Media for 'No Time To Die.'