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Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2022 | EU | Original (PoleGroup)

El Joven Prisionero

Sesiones Mercurio 1 EP

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Ordinaire)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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First vinyl slice of the year and a brand new act onboard: El Joven Prisionero. We have been told that this project is made by two well known experts: Oscar Mulero and Another Machines.

About the music, three cuts on vinyl and four on digital, all named in Spanish to add more confusion for the non speakers.

El Joven Prisionero opens the EP in a gymnastic mode, solid kicks, an energized raw sequence setting things up and a mutant structure. A proper bullet for the post restricted dancefloors when ready.

Agitate incides directly on the most sensible parts of your mind and sound receivers, hysterical synth lines running over a shuffled beat and random resonant bleeps. Another physical exercise of abstract dancefloor weaponry.

Extrano Mundo follows, an elastic beat runs alone on the first bars, soon joined by martian and asymmetrical sequences growing from below. Additional percussive layers complete the equation, that as always is wisely administered on an intelligent arrangement.

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El Kazed

Ffective Nature EP

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Following appearances on our first three releases and on Chez Damier's latest label 'House Of Chez', El Kazed is back with his first solo EP! Over the years, El Kazed's sound has become more refined, but you can still recognise his own touch. On that matter, the A side is a prime example : DeePulse and Yunni perfectly blends that famous FM bass with dreamy pads and a strong 90s Italian house influence. On the B-side, The Positive stands out with a more club-friendly vibe. Our friend Lea Lisa did her own version of it, driving it even more in that direction.

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LP | 2022 | US | Original (Glitterbeat)

Aalbat Alawi Op.99

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Glitterbeat)

Mute

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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El Khat"s 3rd album mute belies its title as it careens out of the speakers with a raucous intensity. Formed in the garages and warehouses of Jaffa and now based in Berlin, the group"s ever-expanding vision makes a defiant stand against complacency, conflict and division. Skittering drums and brass, a jagged organ, hypnotic Yemeni melodies and one-of-a-kind DIYpercussion and string instruments, all meld together in an infectious, heady soundscape.Sometimes wildly raw, sometimes lush and enveloping.Always uncompromised and adventurous.

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LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Batov)

Saadia Jefferson

18,99 €*

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Batov)

Saadia Jefferson

19,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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12" | 2020 | EU | Original (YNFND)

El Mago

Kanenas

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The Worst Universal Jet Set

El-Malo

CD | 1995 | DE | Original (99)

3,99 €*

Release: 1995 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Rock & Indie

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Tape | 2023 | EU | Original (Ikuisuus)

El Manantial

8,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 1996 | US | Original (Dig It International)

El Mariachi

Desperado

3,99 €*

Release: 1996 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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3LP | 2000 | ES | Original (Boa Music)

El Meswy

Nadie

29,99 €*

Detroit Twice / Too Late To Turn Back

Release: 2000 / ES – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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El Michel's Affair

7" | 2005 | US | Reissue (Truth & Soul)

9,99 €*

Release: 2005 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Truth & Soul is proud to be bringing back a classic two sider that has been long out of print.

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4th Chamber / Snakes Feat. Lee Fields

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present the first single from El Michels Affair's forthcoming full length "Return To The 37th Chamber".

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Adult Themes Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Adult Themes, the latest full length offering from El Michels Affair. This album takes the band's "Cinematic Soul" aesthetic literally and sends the listener on a journey through a whirlwind of moods and energies. With their 2005 debut album Sounding Out The City, EMA spearheaded an instrumental funk / soul movement that inspired a slew of bands and even lead to the creation of a few independent record labels. El Michels has since lent his signature sound to artists from Adele to Dr John, Lana Del Rey to Aloe Blacc, and a who's who list of others. In 2016 he co-founded Big Crown Records and has since produced the lion's share of its output. A short stint as the touring band for Wu Tang Clan in 2007 led to the cult classics Enter The 37th Chamber (2009) and Return To The 37th Chamber (2017). Adult Themes marks the long awaited, highly anticipated return to an album of original compositions from El Michels Affair. In 2017 in between producing, playing, and recording on other artists' records Leon Michels began creating compilations of short interludes intended to be sampled by hip hop producers. Some of these wound up becoming songs by Jay Z & Beyonce, Travis Scott, and Don Toliver. These minute-long snippets were inspired by the dense moody work of `60s composers like David Axelrod, and Francois de Roubaix, as well as Moondog's brand of classical jazz. Michels was having so much fun creating these instrumental / orchestral nuggets that he decided to expand on some of the ideas and create what would become the soundtrack for a movie that has yet to be made, an imaginary film entitled "Adult Themes." The album plays like the colors on an artists pallet. Songs like "Rubix" and "Villa" are densely orchestrated with the hard-hitting drums that El Michels Affair is known for. On "Life of Pablo", Leon's son makes his first appearance on record and intros a song with an epic arrangement and a moving mood. "Hipps" is a drum heavy ballad that could've easily fit on EMA's debut record, Sounding Out the City. Other compositions like "The Difference" and "Kill The Lights" are bare, melodic mood pieces with sparse drums and sophisticated chord movement. All of these tunes come together to make perfect backgrounds for dialogue and action. One of the beautiful things about instrumental music is that the listener can decide what the narrative is. With Adult Themes El Michels Affair has created a "choose your own adventure" in musical form.

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Adult Themes Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Glorious Game

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Includes 60 x 60 cm poster of the album artwork! The poster is only available at HHV!

When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their rst record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores of tribute and remix projects later - all while producing for some of the biggest names in the industry - Michels has trademarked his sound, with each project taking audiences somewhere new and pushing the boundaries of what he is known for. The man is a river, not a lake and this time he takes his golden touch into the realm of hip-hop laying down a musical bed for one of the greatest to ever rhyme into a microphone: Black Thought of The Roots crew. Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called Glorious Game and it is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him. Michels and Black Thought have been in each other's orbit for a while now. The two first met in the 2000s when Thought was first getting familiar with the contemporary soul scene. "Out of that whole world, Menahan Street Band was probably my favorite," recalling the funk and soul group Michels was a founding member of back in 2007. Fast forward a few years and musicians from that collective - Dave Guy on trumpet and Ian Hendrickson-Smith on sax - are now full time players with The Roots. This connection eventually led Leon and Thought to doing a few fundraising events around NYC and Philly together. "Before long, Black Thought was coming around the studio and would jam with us from time to time," Michels explains. "Then, fast forward to 2020 and Covid lockdowns, he just hit me up out of the blue, wanting me to send him stuff to write to. We both were looking to stay busy." Being that Black Thought is the co-founder and emcee for, hands down, the best live-band group in hip-hop. Michels took a decidedly different approach to this project and instead of sending recorded tracks of live compositions, he pulled out the sampler and sampled himself and some records from his collection. "I'm a big fan of soul music," as if Michels has to remind us. "And part of hip-hop's appeal to me has always been the sample-based production" For Glorious Game, Michels would make wholly composed and recorded soul songs in his studio, sample himself, then chop and/or loop up his sounds and create instrumentals for Black Thought. On some tracks he took a more traditional hip-hop approach, starting from samples of other people's music but then adding live instrumentation on top. But for the most part, it's him reinterpreting his own compositions into something new. The result is an organic feel of loop-based tracks that breathe and uctuate enough for Black Thought to ex on. "What I write about is determined by the equation of the producer's energy and my energy," Black Thought says. "It's about where we meet." So armed with Michels sampled and re-sampled soul cinematics, Black Thought rhymes through personal memories.

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LP | 2023 | Original (Big Crown)

Glorious Game

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Glorious Game Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

21,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Glorious Game (Instrumentals) Blood Smoke Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Blood Smoke Vinyl.The Instrumental version of the underground classic El Michels Affair & BlackThought collaborative album Glorious GameWhen Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their rst record, SoundingOut The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels andhis then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMAstudio albums and scores of tribute and remix projects later_all whileproducing for some of the biggest names in the industry_Michels hastrademarked his sound, with each project taking audiences somewhere newand pushing the boundaries of what he is known for. The man is a river, not alake and this time he takes his golden touch into the realm of hip-hop layingdown a musical bed for one of the greatest to ever rhyme into a microphone:Black Thought of The Roots crew.Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called Glorious Game and it is aremarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides hisbottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some ofthe more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him. Michelsand Black Thought have been in each other's orbit for a while now. The tworst met in the 2000s when Thought was rst getting familiar with thecontemporary soul scene. "Out of that whole world, Menahan Street Bandwas probably my favorite," recalling the funk and soul group Michels was afounding member of back in 2007. Fast forward a few years and musiciansfrom that collective_Dave Guy on trumpet and Ian Hendrickson-Smith on sax_are now full time players with The Roots. This connection eventually ledLeon and Thought to doing a few fundraising events around NYC and Phillytogether. "Before long, Black Thought was coming around the studio andwould jam with us from time to time," Michels explains. "Then, fast forward to2020 and COVID lockdowns, he just hit me up out of the blue, wanting me tosend him stuff to write to. We both were looking to stay busy."Bei...

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Glorious Game Poster

Big Crown

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Size: 60x60cm, double folded, on 135g/g/m²

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Glorious Game Sky High Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

22,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Hollow Way / I'm Still Somehow

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Big Crown)

12,34 €* 12,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Following up on the incredible success of El Michels & Black Thought's Glorious Game album the duo treat us to another 7" with two of the standouts from the album. The A Side "Hollow Way" is a testament to the chemistry between Leon & Thought. EMA uses his signature sound with a new approach pulling records from his collection and sampling them. The result is a gritty lo sonic backdrop that Black Thought exes his lyrical brillance on weaving a tune about guns and gun violence. The beat change at the end drives the point home, leaving any samples behind and lets the band remind people why they are one of the most in demand acts out there today. The B side "I'm Still Somehow" is a deeply introspective tune that Thought rhymes about vulnerability and overcoming challenges with heavy lines like"a happy black boy is like an alien" and "one crown, who was run down, somehow still standing tall". Michels again takes his ear and sensibility to the sampler, chopping up an old 45 that makes the perfect backdrop for this powerful and timeless song.

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C.R.E.A.M. / Glaciers Of Ice

7" | 2006 | US | Reissue (Fat Beats)

Release: 2006 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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In 2006, the slight buzz of a Brooklyn band called El Michels Affair started to sound a bit more like a swarm of killer bees when their instrumental rendition of Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” was released as a 7” vinyl single. The band’s namesake Leon Michels and his production partner Jeff Silverman dropped the single on their boutique label called Truth & Soul, and it created such commotion that it would spawn an entire album of Wu-based covers. In honor of the 15th anniversary of that LP— “Enter The 37th Chamber”—the single is now getting its first vinyl repress in years. “C.R.E.A.M.” is featured on Side A, with its prominent guitars and powerful horns complementing the signature baseline and unforgettable piano hook that practically defined an era of New York hip hop. The B-side “Glaciers of Ice” offers a deeper, melancholic interpretation of the hard-driving “Cuban Linx” banger, with a mood consistent to the A-side, as the drums take a comfortable backseat to the melodic guitars and punchy horn lines. Originally released in 2009, El Michels Affair’s “Enter The 37th Chamber” LP on Fat Beats Records is celebrating its 15th Anniversary in 2024.

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Duel Of The Iron Mics / Bring Da Ruckus

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Fat Beats)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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After scoring a surprise hit in 2006’s red-hot 7” funk market with their cover of “C.R.E.A.M.,” El Michels Affair quickly turned around another smash 7” double-single of re-imagined takes of the Wu-Tang Clan. “Duel of the Iron Mics” sees the hypnotic piano hook of the “Liquid Swords”-classic elevated to intriguing heights with dramatic strings and Catch the blast of a hype version on the b-side, where “Bring Da Ruckus” is brought to life in imaginative ways not hinted at on the bulletproof original. The raw sample stabs and sub-bass of the stripped-down Wu-Tang stunner are replaced with mind-bending bass notes, and the re-played organ hook turned way up. Both of these tracks would eventually feature prominently on El Michels Affair’s landmark LP “Enter the 37th Chamber,” celebrating its 15th Anniversary in 2024.

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LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Fat Beats)

Enter The 37th Chamber

49,99 €*

Release: 2013 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Enter The 37th Chamber 15th Anniversary Yellow & Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2009 | US | Reissue (Fat Beats)

30,99 €*

Release: 2009 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Originally released on Fat Beats Records in 2009, El Michels Affair’s landmark album “Enter the 37th Chamber” is celebrating its 15th Anniversary in 2024. Featuring reinterpretations of hip hop anthems from the Wu-Tang Clan, the album took stripped-down, raw hip hop bangers and flipped them into richly-arranged instrumentals. Cover versions of tracks such as “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Can It All Be So Simple” instantly sounded as vintage as the records that RZA had sampled to create the originals, with the familiar melodies and driving rhythms elevated by expertly-arranged horns and strings. The gritty and bottom-heavy style of these analog recordings—dubbed “Cinematic Soul”—has been both widely celebrated and often imitated. El Michels Affair namesake Leon Michels has since gone on to produce for and collaborate with artists as diverse as Adele, Black Thought, Lana Del Rey, and The Carters (Beyonce & Jay-Z). Now 15 years from its initial release, “Enter the 37th Chamber” has proven to be one of the true classic instrumental albums of its era, every bit as enduring as the music it had meant to pay homage to.

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Enter The 37th Chambers Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2009 | CA | Reissue (Fat Beats)

28,99 €*

El Michels Affair Feat. The Shacks

Release: 2009 / CA – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Repress as black vinyl! The world moves faster than ever these days, and even in the digital age, things can always be counted on to go in cycles. Despite all of the advances in computer recording technology, home studios, and electronic instruments, there is a flourishing interest in analog recording techniques and in recreating the mood and sound of vintage soul records. With one foot in the past but their eyes firmly set on the future, El Michels Affair are among the leaders of a resurgent funk & soul movement from New York City that’s sweeping both the music community and the charts.

Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff Silverman, El Michels Affair began as a loose collaboration of session musicians (including members of top-selling acts Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, the Budos Band, and Antibalas) that looked to blend some of the vibrant quality of soundtrack records with the recording aesthetic of early reggae, and the rawness of 60's rock--they called it 'Cinematic Soul.' This delicate balance was evident on their 2005 debut album Sounding Out the City, which earned critical acclaim and acted as the inaugural full-length release for Michels and Silverman’s burgeoning label Truth & Soul (also the moniker for the duo as a production team).

The buzz generated from the album and a series of moderately successful 7” vinyl singles from Truth & Soul led to an invitation by Toyota’s Scion division for El Michels Affair to accompany the rapper Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan for a promotional concert. As avid Wu-Tang fans, not only were the band leaders thrilled with the opportunity, but Michels found that the ‘Cinematic Soul’ sound was consistent with the moods of RZA’s gritty soundscapes on the classic Wu-Tang releases. The concert was such as success, El Michels Affair went oan to play several more concerts nationwide backing Raekwon and other members of the Clan, and the shows led to the recording of two smash 7” singles featuring instrumental reinterpretations of the Wu-Tang classiac songs “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Bring Da Ruckus.” The singles combined to sell an extraordinary amount of over 7,000 units worldwide, and their success led to a contract in 2007 with indie hip hop powerhouse Fat Beats Records to record an entire album of Wu-Tang Clan interpolations entitled Enter the 37th Chamber.

Since the contract was inked, a worldwide explosion of retro soul led by Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings has transformed the pop music landscape, and the Truth & Soul production duo have been in strong demand, recording with everyone from breakthrough Grammy-nominated artist Adele to punk rock innovator Iggy Pop. They’ve been commissioned for official remixes of Amy Winehouse and Dinah Washington (for the popular Verve Remixed series), and produced for Australian multi-platinum acts Jet and Gabriella Cilmi.

Despite the eclectic group of clients for the Truth & Soul production company, El Michels Affair continued to build an audience within the hip hop community. A track from Sounding out the City was sampled for Ghostface Killah’s 2007 track “Shakey Dog Lolita,” and a horn part written and performed by Michels (for Menahan Street Band) was famously lifted for Jay-Z’s smash single “Roc Boys.” Truth & Soul also worked in the studio on original productions with multi-platinum producer Just Blaze (T.I.’s “Live Your Life,” Jay-Z, Usher).

With their increasing presence behind the scenes in the industry, El Michels Affair looks to have their status as recording artists rise significantly in 2009. With the release of their finally-completed album Enter the 37th Chamber, they can finally step out of the shadows of the retro-soul trend and establish their status as one of the most exciting and versatile bands in modern recorded music.

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Strange Boy

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

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Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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El Michels Affair Meets Liam Bailey

Ekundayo Inversions Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crwon)

19,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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OST Boy Kills World Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Lakeshore)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Reasons Feat. Bobby Oroza

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Must have two-sider from El Michels Affair. The A side "Reasons" is a collaboration that is sure to get all the Soul collectors very, very excited. Last time Bobby Oroza was in New York El Michels invited him to the studio to cut a tune together. Bobby took this opportunity to take us all on a journey to the existential side of his mind on this gorgeous and ethereal ballad covered in lush guitar notes. Oroza's voice finds it's place perfectly over the track, talking us through the human struggle and still creating that energy that is uniquely his and has become his signature sound. The B side "Hipps" is pulled from El Michels Affair's recently released modern masterpiece Adult Themes. In a day and age when the album format is being taken over by singles and playlists Adult Themes is a record that truly has to be listened to in the context of the whole album to be understood. This made it hard for us to pick a tune from it for this 7". "Hipps" cuts in with a crushing drum beat and is quickly joined by the unmistakable horn arrangements that Leon has become famous for. In true EMA fashion the arrangement on this piece can't be touched, closing one's eyes and listening will induce anyone to a vivid visual fantasy. It turns out to be something of a chapter from a book, and we recommend you treat yourself to the front to back experience of Adult Themes.

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Return To The 37th Chamber

LP | 2017 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Return To The 37th Chamber” is being issued on vinyl with four unique cover designs as pictured above. Which cover art you will get will be picked at random.

The wait is over, „Return To The 37th Chamber” is El Michels Affair’s highly anticipated follow up to 2009's underground cult classic “Enter the 37th Chamber”. Churning out classic records since then for the likes of Lee Fields, The Arcs, The Shacks, and tons more, it is clear that EMA's signature sound is stronger & sharper than ever.
This time, in addition to re-interpreting the Wu compositions for a live band, EMA pays homage to the production and sonic fog that makes a RZA beat so recognizable. Producer and bandleader Leon Michels recorded the album completely analog, sometimes hitting 6 generations of tape before it was ready for mixing, giving the “Return to The 37th Chamber” it’s own hazy sound. Adding to the unique fidelity, the record is laced with psychedelic flourishes, “John Carpenter” synths, heavy metal guitars, triumphant horns, and traditional Chinese instruments that make up for the lack of the Wu’s superlative vocals. From start to finish it’s a dark trip that walks the line between RZA’s timeless hip-hop aesthetic and the cinematic soul EMA has become known for.
El Michels Affair tackles some classics like “4th Chamber” and “Wu Tang Aint Nuthin to Fuck Wit”, as well as some deeper cuts like Ol Dirty Bastard’s “Snakes”, Raekwon’s “Verbal Intercourse”, and “Shaolin Brew”, Wu-Tang’s contribution to the St. Ide’s Hip Hop endorsement campaign from 1994.
This time El Michels brings some of the Big Crown family along for the ride. Lee Fields handles vocal duties on “Snakes” and is joined by Shannon Wise of The Shacks for their version of “Tearz”, which pays as much homage to the Wendy Rene sample as it does to the Wu-Tang Clan. Lady Wray makes an appearance on the cover of Method Man’s hit, “All I Need”, lending her vocal prowess to what gave the Wu one of their biggest hits of all time. Interspersed throughout the record are some original interludes that are like the “rug that ties the room together,” giving “Return To The 37th Chamber” a cinematic narrative that makes it a proper El Michels Affair record and not just a collection of covers.
The vinyl version of “Return To The 37th Chamber” is presented with 4 different hand painted covers. The originals were painted on two sewn together flour sacks in Accra, Ghana by Heavy J and Stoger, two artists who are legends in the Ghanaian Mobile Cinema scene and regular contributors to the Deadly Prey Gallery’s collection in Chicago.
From the music to the presentation, this album is a perfect example of what can only be achieved through diversity. The end result is as much a kaleidoscope of influences and multiculturalism as the city it was recorded in. El Michels Affair is once again, “Sounding Out The City” that raised them, pulling elements of art and culture from across the country and around the globe to create an album truly unique in its own right.

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Shimmy Shimmy Ya / Incarcerated Scarfaces

7" | 2019 | US | Reissue (Fat Beats)

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Off of the backs of the 2006 release a pair of 7-inch singles called the Shaolin Series, El Michels Affair would eventually drop the LP “Enter the 37th Chamber” in 2009, which covered classics by the Wu-Tang Clan. To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the landmark full-length, Fat Beats Records is not only re-releasing the original 45s in the Shaolin Series, but will be adding to the series with choice cuts from the LP. First up is “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” a hauntingly unforgettable take on ODB’s classic single, with blaring horns and a chorus of children to sing the iconic hook. The b-side features a darker, moodier interpretation of Raekwon’s “Incarcerated Scarfaces,” perfectly representing El Michels Affair’s slow-riding style dubbed “Cinematic Soul.”

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LP | 2005 | US | Reissue (Big Crown)

Sounding Out The City

Release: 2005 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Over 10 years ago, Leon Michels released his first full length record, Sounding Out The City. It was Michels' first full length record under
the moniker El Michels Affair. At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted of mostly organ quartets a la The Meters and of course,
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings were in the early days of their ascent to world domination.
Leon Michels, who was 18 when recording Sounding Out The City began, had just released Thunder Chicken, the first record by his high
school band The Mighty Imperials. At the time of SOTC, Michels was just discovering early rocksteady, afrobeat, and 60's garage rock,
which inevitably crept its way into the songwriting. He purchased a Tascam 388, an 80's 1/4" reel to reel 8 track intended for home
recordings, and began recording music in a 10x10 box with no windows that also doubled as his childhood bedroom. Along with fellow
Mighty Imperials Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, and Sean Solomon, and Michael Leonhart, Thomas Brenneck, and some of the
musicians from The Dap Kings, Michels recorded the LP over a two year period.
Upon it's release, it received some rave reviews and the small deep funk community ate it up, but due to the lack luster promotion and
distribution the rest of the world was slow to catch on to the instrumental gems featured on SOTC, which Michels appropriately labeled
as "cinematic soul". However, in 2005 it found it's way into the hands of the people who were organizing a series of concerts for Scion
that paired bands with MC's. El Michels Affair was contacted about playing one show with Raekwon The Chef of Wu Tang Clan fame. The
show was such a success it led to a tour, and then to another set of concerts that featured multiple members of the Wu-Tang Clan. This
eventually led to the release of El Michels Affair's second record, "Enter the 37th Chamber" which introduced them to a much larger
audience and has been their most successful release to date.
Michels has since gone on to produce and co-produce numerous records for powerhouse soul artists like Lee Fields. He shares
songwriting credits with Adele, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Aloe Blacc, and has played on records by Ray LaMontagne, Lana Del Rey, The
Black Keys and Dr. John.

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Stack The Deck Feat. Bobby Oroza

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Big Crown Records is proud to present this rock solid two-sider from El Michels Affair. This 7" is part of a new Big Crown X El Oms collaboration that includes a custom deck of playing cards and a t shirt series illustrated by El Oms. The labels of this 45 are pulled from some of the King & Queen illustrations contained in the deck.To go with this project, El Michels teamed up again with Bobby Oroza for the A side tune which plays along with the collab theme called "Stack The Deck". These two proved their chemistry on 2020's "Reasons" which became a fast favorite around the globe. This time El Michels comes with a heavier more orchestrated track that Bobby finds the perfect groove on as he plays up the gamble of love.The B side is a speaker smashing cover of the late, great, Notorious B.I.G.'s "Things Done Changed" from his Ready To Die album. El Michels Affair stays close to the tone of the original Easy Mo Bee production but makes it their own with their signature horns and cinematic grit.

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Strange Boy / No Surprise

7" | 2016 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2017 | US | Reissue (Big Crown)

Tearz

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Side A's cover of "Tearz" is as much an homage to the Wendy Rene sample as it is to the Wu-Tang Clan track. The song starts as a glazed over cover of "after laughter, comes tears" with Shannon Wise of The Shacks singing Wendy Rene's timeless mantra. Halfway through, the mood dramatically shifts and the drums and organ that drive the original RZA sample take over. A dubbed out Lee Fields taps in like only he can, and the song spirals into outer space.Side B finds EMA dipping into the deeper side of the Wu catalog with Raekwon's "Verbal Intercourse." Mixing the grimy, gritty production aesthetic of the original with elements of dubbed out reggae, El Michels Affair once again pushes the definition of a "cover" and truly makes it a tune of their own.

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The Abominable EP Yeti Baby Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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El Michels Affair follows up the massive success of their full length Yeti Season with The Abominable EP. A collection of unreleased tracks, alternate takes, and instrumentals from the Yeti Season recording sessions. EMA's blending their signature cinematic soul sound with influences from Turkis Funk and the grittiest of Bollywood soundtracks yielded an instant classic The Fader calls "a carnival of dusty funk and soul". The EP starts off with the unreleased gem "Messy Grass" whose synth intro, peppered with distant yeti cries, gives way to a tremendous backing track that Tamer Pinarbasi's Qanun dances over. On "Cham Cham" EMA invites Piya Malik to the microphone again to share her styled storytelling vocals over the instrumental track from Yeti Season's "Perfect Harmony". Where some of the tunes on the EP have vocals added, some of them have them removed letting the band take center stage; "Poison Song", "Uncut Gem", "Smoked", and "Progress" are all instrumental here giving them a wholly different energy than the vocal versions. The EP is being released with two different covers, each one has two paintings from different Ghanaian mobile cinema artists commissioned through Chicago's Deadly Prey Gallery and are interpretations of the original album artwork. One version is paintings by Stoger and Heavy J, who also contributed cover paintings to the Return To The 37th Chamber album. The other version of the cover is two paintings by Teshie and Farkira.

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CD | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Yeti Season

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fresh off of their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back with a new full-length release. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we've come to expect from EMA's patented cinematic style of instrumental soul music. Where Adult Themes inspired a soundtrack to an imaginary film, Yeti Season brings us to a different place in time_with new inspirations. Taken with Turkish-styled funk and an almost Mumbai-esque take on soul, El Michels Affair offers us a different kind of drama and imagination with Yeti Season. If you've been following along, this shouldn't be viewed as too far a departure for El Michels Affair. The first single off of Yeti Season showed their hand back in 2018. A double-sided banger, that release brought the musical textures to the fore that dominate this record. The first song, titled "Unathi," is fully realized with the beautifully haunting-yet-hopeful vocals of Piya Malik, formally of 79.5_another Big Crown artist. Singing in Hindi, Piya's ethereal voice is telling us to work and strive together toward progress. Even if you don't understand her language, you can still hear the urgency of purpose, creating a lasting vibe that sits on top of it all. Leon Michels explains that Piya had a vital influence on this record: "When Piya started singing in Hindi, she had a different voice, a different tone. I knew we had to do something together." And so Piya appears on three other songs on Yeti Season: "Zaharila," "Murkit Gem," and "Dhuaan." Each providing particular signatures to the album. "Zaharila" is a building and changing love song punctuated by blaring trumpets, driving drums, and Piya's pleading lyrics. While the more upbeat "Murkit Gem" opens with a fuzzed out, Wu-Tang-esque baseline that buoys Piya's stylings. The psychedelic guitar and Piya's changing tones and textures singing about an all-consuming love are what pushed "Dhuaan" on to the second single from Yeti Season. There is also a vocal appearance from Shannon Wise of The Shacks, yet another Big Crown artist. Her song called "Sha Na Na," lies more in the familiar EMA vein: melodic, hypnotic, soulfully visual. But between Shannon's airy singing, the jumpy baseline, moody vibes, the active drum lines, it sounds like a pensive walk home after a strangely dramatic night. So what is Yeti Season? It could be more of a feeling than an actual place or time of year. It's a heavy album_as evidenced by the signature musicianship and dramatic vocal expressions. But it's also a hopeful record, with phrasings, textures, and chord changes that hint at something better_or fuller_coming our way. You hear it in songs like "Ala Vida," with its stabby, pulsing chords laying a bedrock for EMA's bright, atmospheric horn lines. Or even in "Fazed Out," which leaves you with a feeling of determination, a striving for resolution even though the driving, march-like song structure should accompany some conquering army. This persistence has to come from the fact that Leon Michels and company finished this record during the lockdown. It was a tough and troublesome time. But look at what has come of it: Yeti Season_a record of high and heavy drama, but also one of hope and promise. It may take a year like 2020 behind us to find hope in a winter big footed creature like a Yeti, but that's where we are.

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Yeti Season Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yeti Season Clear Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

The Waking Sun Pink / Blue Swirl Vinyl Ediiton

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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El Moono

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Lockjaw)

39,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Jackie Brown)

El Nino Andres

Life Is Worth Living

12" | 2018 | ES | Original (F&S)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Life is Worth Living, officially a second LP from El Niño Andrés, comes 9 years after its debut LP "Más Dinero Más Problemas", but sound wise it's still walking on the borderline between house, jazz and soul. El Niño's usual combination of Rhodes and Moog improvisations on top of house and jazz-funk drum-lines is present on all album tracks, with live sax additions on "Come Closer" and "Mercy Mercy". Album is an uptempo affair, but as usual with Jackie Brown releases, not your straightforward 4x4 routine - poly-rhythms and percussion drive "Wasting Your Life" and "Soul", while "The Approach of Midnight" sounds like it could have been placed straight into a Tenet soundtrack LP.

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El Niño De Los Peines

Live Sets & Edits I

Release: 2018 / ES – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Back Door)

El Outsider

4 Club Use

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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2LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Fat Possum)

Cancer 4 Cure

38,94 €* 40,99 € -5%

Release: 2012 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Received an 8.5 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. Independent rap icon EL-P's incredible solo album Cancer 4 Cure. Cancer For Cure takes another huge leap forward with a bombastic collision of synths, bottomless bass tones, live instrumentation, ear-worming melody, and tightly coiled drum patterns, setting the standard for hip hop production higher than ever. The obvious diversion from the previous album is the presence of El-P’s ever-developing vocal style, continuing to raise the bar on his already highly verbose flow that swiftly and muscularly navigates a rapidfire explosion of syllabic conundrums and quick-witted elocutions full of heart, purpose, style and grit. Rounded out by feature appearances by a host of high profile guests including Killer Mike, Danny Brown, MR. Muthafuckin’ Exquire, Paul Banks (interpol), and others.

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3LP | 2002 | US | Original (Definitive Jux)

Fantastic Damage

80,99 €*

Release: 2002 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Copy is close to NM! With sticker.

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Fantastic Damage HHV Exclusive Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2002 | EU | Reissue (Definitive Jux)

30,99 €*

Release: 2002 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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20th Anniversary reissue of El-Ps debut he released to critical acclaim after Company Flow split up. Now famous for his work with Killer Mike for Run The Jewels. This HHV exclusive edition is limited to 500 copies.

Debuted #198 on Billboard Top 200 in its original release
8.9 review on Pitchfork
Ranked #11 top album of 2002
#21 hip-hop album of all time by Fact Magazine

Fantastic Damage marked the beginning of El-P’s career as a solo artist, following a groundbreaking career as frontman and producer of legendary NYC underground hip hop crew, Company Flow. Fan Dam was a foundational release for his fledgling record label. Definitive Jux, which would soon establish itself as an iconic juggernaut of independent rap in the wake of trailblazing solo records by El-P and label mates Aesop Rock, Cannibal Ox, RJD2, Murs, and more. The template El-P established on Fantastic Damage - a singular aesthetic pairing futuristic, post B-Boy production style with insightful, provocative & often prescient subject matter - was met with accolades across the media landscape, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, NME, VIBE, and SPIN among many others. The impact and influence of Fantastic Damage established it as one of the most important independent releases of its era, and charted a course to be followed by generations of artists in its wake. The album has been widely unavailable since El-P put Def Jux on hiatus in 2010, making it ripe for rediscovery in the new music ecosystem due to El-P’s monumental success with Run The Jewels.

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I'll Sleep When You're Dead

2LP | 2007 | US | Reissue (Fat Possum)

50,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (City Slang)

Release: 2007 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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El-p returns with a magnum opus. Four years in the making, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, is a culmination of El-p’s profound musical, personal and political experiences delivered at the height of his power. Thirteen tracks featuring guest spots from Trent Reznor, Mars Volta, CAT Power, Aesop Rock, Cage, Matt Sweeney, and Tame ONE.

"Nothing here is superfluous or inane; like his fellow heavyweight Ghostface, the density of metaphoric and visual content is incredible…that’s what Hip Hop has always been about at its core—and that’s why El-P remains so intoxicating."—Rap Reviews

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El Perro Del Mar

Big Anonymous

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Free Land Limited Hand Numbered Edition

El Perro Del Mar

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Memphis Industries)

18,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Alive)

El Perro

Hair Of El Perro

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Buh)

El Polen

Fuera De La Ciudad

22,99 €*

CD | 2006 | Original (Mara Rec.)

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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“Out of the City” was recorded with all of the musicians at the same time in two short sessions at El Virrey studios; which said studio never believed El Polen’s LP would sell so they only released a limited edition of only one thousand copies. Three months later, there were no records in the market. Various musicians from El Polen were contacted in those times by travelers from different parts of the continent who came with the dream of finding a copy… it was not possible, even some of the musicians from the band didn’t have a copy. Today these are rare items still looked for by people from different parts of the planet.
The present edition in vinyl format has been produced from the master tapes with the authorization and supervision of the band itself. This is the starting point for a series of releases of a new collection of our label dedicated to El Polen.

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El Postre

Das Fundament

Release: 2006 / Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2010 | EU | Original (Third Ear)

El Prevost

Money Honey EP

The Middle Of Extreme Ep Kyle Hall Remix

Release: 2010 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Out of South London, El Prevost comes correct with the Money Honey ep. Funky, dirty, shiny. More of the new house sound of London. four tracks ranging from dirty deeo and grooving house tracks to peak time power tools. A new talent on Third Ear from their own hood with some killer peak time tracks that are mastered by Stefan Betke @ Scape Mastering.

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El Prevost

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (No Speakers)

LP | 1976 | EU (Survival Research)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Label boss El Prevost makes a welcome return to No Speakers after it's been on something of a break. Thankfully the quality levels remain high here as he kicks off with 'Catastrophizing', a brilliantly bass-heavy cut with broken beats to make you sweat. On the flip, 'Landing' has a more inward sense of reflection with its fizzing synths and deep space atmospheres making an indelible mark. Last of all, the magic of Detroit looms large with a superb remix by Motor City mainstay Kyle Hall. His version of 'Landing' brings some jazzy melodic vibes and one of his trademark deep house and bumping grooves. This is another essential 12" from No Speakers.

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El Reloj

The Workout Vinyl Volume 1

Release: 1976 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Formed in the town of Rosario, northeast of Buenos Aires, in 1971, Argentinian group El Reloj are considered South American pioneers of progressive rock and heavy metal, their forward-thinking experimentalism scoring a contract with RCA Victor. Following the massive success of singles 'Alguien en Quien Confiar' and 'Blues del Atardecer,' their legendary self titled LP found the group between Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, with a harder edge than subsequent symphonic releases. A must for all fans of early metal, South America rock and obscure prog, El Reloj is an essential classic.

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El Salvatrucho

12" | US | Original (Not On Label)

7,49 €* 14,99 € -50%

Release: US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

Acid Universe Green Vinyl Edition

El Supremo

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Argonauta)

29,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Genre: Rock & Indie

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El Ten Eleven 15th Anniversary Black Vinyl Edition

El Ten Eleven E

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Joyful Noise)

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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El Ten Eleven Gold Vinyl Edition

LP | 2004 | US | Reissue (Joyful Noise)

Release: 2004 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Originally released in 2004, El Ten Eleven's self-titled LP hasbeen embraced by fans of many genres - from math rock, tojazz, to lo-fi hip-hop. The duo's sound is sharply evocative inmood and feeling, yet simultaneously abstract and meditative.Back in print on Gold Vinyl.

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Every Direction Is North Green Glass Vinyl Edition

LP | 2007 | US | Reissue (Joyful Noise)

Release: 2007 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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"El Ten Eleven have cemented their place in the annals ofinstrumental music." - OC WeeklyEl Ten Eleven's 2007 album Every Direction is North is back inprint on Green Glass Vinyl.

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It's Still Like A Secret Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2010 | US | Reissue (Joyful Noise)

Release: 2010 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A poetic riff on Built to Spill's album Keep It Like A Secret, and a tongue-in-cheek reference to the band's "underground" status, instrumental duo El Ten Eleven's fourth album is a brash and bold 12-track post-rock odyssey. It's Still Like A Secret is back in print on Clear Vinyl.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Joyful Noise)

New Year's Eve

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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WHITE VINYL, comes with a digital download.Defying expectations is standard operating procedure for El Ten Eleven. Seriously, who would expect two instrumentalists to create such a large and complex sound? But thanks to inventive arrangements and a masterful use of looping, Kristian Dunn (bass/guitar) and Tim Fogarty (drums) developed a pulsating sound full of atmospheric intensity. They've also crafted an incredibly durable career, and the duo credit the ongoing interest in their debut album as the foundation for that success. The music of El Ten Eleven has been embraced by fans of many genres _ from math rock, to jazz, to lo-fi hip-hop. The duo's sound is sharply evocative in mood and feeling, yet simultaneously abstract and meditative. The combinationof these qualities has stimulated the imagination of the group's fans, and gives space for listeners to assign their own value and meaning to the sounds. "I'm aiming for emotional impact when I come up with songs," Dunn explained. "Does it move me? Does it make me feel something? Sometimes it doesn't.Sometimes it's technically interesting but it doesn't make me feel anything. But I don't want music that's interesting. I want music that's emotionally resonate." Further details their next full-length album, produced by Sonny DiPerri (DIIV, Portugal. The Man) won't be announced until 2022, but the SoCal pair have shared a preview with the release of "New Year's Eve", a song about cautious optimism. "It was written while the pandemic seemed to have a chance of ending and there was lots of political change in the air. But even the most well laid plans for New Year's Eve celebrations often end up being disappointing, thus the metaphor."Recommended If You Like: Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You, Do Make Say Think, Mogwai, Lymbyc System, Tycho, Ratatat.

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These Promises Are Being Videotaped Amber Vinyl Edition

LP | 2008 | US | Reissue (Joyful Noise)

Release: 2008 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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On El Ten Eleven's These Promises Are Being Videotaped(2008) the Los Angeles post-rock duo pays tribute to bassistKristian Dunn's obsession with his hometown's undergrounddance scene. Eight songs of electronic glitching ("JumpingFrenchmen of Maine"), explosive drum soloing ("Fat Gym Riot"),and blistering rhythms ("K10"). Back in print on Amber Vinyl.

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Transitions Orange Vinyl Edition

LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Joyful Noise)

Release: 2012 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Transitions is the 2012 album by post-rock duo El Ten Eleven.Bobbing and weaving from one time signature and tempo toanother, the duo of Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty jolt thelistener into new sonic territories with the delicacy of atilt-o-whirl. Includes a cover of Duran Duran's "Tiger Tiger". Backin print on Orange Vinyl.A refreshing trifecta of compositional prowess, intricate riffage,and experimental pop melodies. --Premier Guitar"El Ten Eleven is proof that live looping and programming canrock; and that instrumental tracks can captivate and hold aroom's attention as well as any vocal-led group." --Tape Op!

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Valley Of Fire Bone-Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Joyful Noise)

El Trío De Omar Rodríguez-López

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Valley of Fire is El Ten Eleven's most thematically committed record, merging personal anecdotes with the larger ecosystem of the sound. While the album was inspired by organic beauty, its seven songs are still rife with El Ten Eleven's trademark technical flair.This is their 13th record, and it's clear El Ten Eleven have evolved with a cadence similar to the changes time has made to The Valley of Fire itself. The trials of age and experience have ushered in something altogether new.

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Ciencia De Los Inútiles

LP | 2010 | EU | Reissue (Clouds Hill)

26,99 €* 29,99 € -10%

El Trio (Lapouble, Lew, Cevasco)

Release: 2010 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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An acoustic album, written and recorded in a quiet and natural environment in Mexico-City.

Pressed on recycled vinyl.

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Todo En Su Medida Y Armoniosamente

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

17,09 €* 17,99 € -5%

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Nunorthern Soul)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mega Rare 1974 Jazz Funk Rock Album Recorded By Argentina's Top Jazzmen Pocho Lapouble, Ricardo Lew And Adalberto Cevasco (Also Members Of Quinteplus, Jorge Lopez Ruiz's Band And Gato Barbieri's Group Among Many Others).Includes The Irresistible Fast-Paced Funk Rock Track 'Se Acabó El Recreo' And The Ethereal 'Todo En Su Medida Y Armoniosamente' And 'Haceme Shaft', Featuring Patricia Clark On Vocals And Unexpected Moog Arrangements.First Time Reissue, With Remastered Sound And Original Artwork. -Info: Those Into World Jazz Will Be Aware Of The Amazing Modal, Big Band And Post-Bop Jazz Recordings Released In Argentina In The '60s. The Body Of Work Produced By The Likes Of Chivo Borraro, Jorge López Ruiz Or Enrique Villegas Would Be Able To Rival The Recordings Of Their American Counterparts.The Following Decade Would See A Great Openness To The Exploration, With A Jazz Language, Of Other Musical Genres, With A Certain Preponderance Of Rhythm. The Members Of El Trio Are Part Of A Jazz Generation With A Greater Propensity To Experiment With Electricity And With What Could Be Considered An Avant La Page Exercise Of What Soon Afterwards Would Be Called Jazz Rock -It Is Music Composed And Played, In The Faraway Buenos Aires, At The Same Time Miles Davis Adventured Into New Fields, With Such Records As "In A Silent Way" Or "Bitches' Brew"."Todo En Su Medida Y Armoniosamente" Reflects That Same Spirit Of Experimentation And Fusion Of Diverse Influences With An Eye On Both Rock And Local Folklore. It's Not Surprising That The Protagonists Of This Recording -Pocho Lapouble (Drums), Ricardo Lew (Guitar) And Adalberto Cevasco (Bass) - Had Accompanied Gato Barbieri Himself In His Project "Latinoamérica" Shortly Before The Release Of This Album Where The Presence Of Rhythms From The Southern Hemisphere Infused The Avant-Garde Jazz Of The Argentine Saxophonist. Drummer Pocho Lapouble Had Also Created Quinteplus, Which In 1972 Released A Single Studio Lp Inspired By Those Same Premises Of Fusi...

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El Turronero

New Hondo

Buenos Dias Juventud Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Those who pay close attention to DJ Harvey’s sets should already be familiar with NuNorthern Soul’s next single, a fully licensed reissue of a sought-after 1980 promotional seven-inch from legendary Spanish Flamenco singer Manuel Mancheño Peña, better known as El Turronero (‘The Nougat’). Both ‘Las Penas’ and ‘Si Yo Volviera A Nacer’ have long been secret weapons in the sets of dusty-fingered Balearic DJs, with Harvey regularly dropping the tracks during his sessions at Pikes Hotel on the White Isle. Both tracks first appeared on Pena’s 1980 album New Hondo, a set that updated the then veteran Flamenco artist’s sound for the disco era. Whereas most of his previous albums were more traditional Flamenco affairs, New Hondo combined his throaty, effervescent Flamenco singing style with the driving grooves, swooping orchestration and spacey synthesizer sounds of European disco. To promote the album, Spanish label DB Belter pressed up a promotional “45” featuring two of the most club-friendly cuts on the album. It’s this release that is being reissued for the very first time by NuNorthern Soul. A-side ‘Las Penas’ is undoubtedly an off-kilter, late-night disco classic. Built around a flanged, action-packed disco-funk bassline, metronomic beats. soaring and layered female backing vocals, intergalactic synth sounds and stirring strings, the track steps up a level when ‘El Turronero’ takes to the microphone to belt out an infectious, energetic vocal in his trademark Flamenco style. It’s the kind of cut that’s as haunting and intoxicating as it is funky and floor friendly. Flipside ‘Si You Volviera A Nacer’, another of New Hendo’s most sought-after tracks, is another unique and righteous concoction. Looser, groovier and warmer in tone, it sees another sublime, Flamenco style lead vocal from Pena accompanied by even funkier bass, spiralling ’70s synthesizer sounds, sweaty drums and some seriously exotic instrumental flourishes (think sitar and kalimba). It’s every bit as alluring as the more driving A-side, and equally as playable. Both tracks may be unusual in comparison to the artist’s other releases, but they expertly capture a moment in time, when disco dominated dancefloors all over the world and inspired even the most traditional and historic of European musical styles. Quite a number of flamenco-disco records were made in Spain during the late ’70s and early ’80s, but very few are quite as magical as these.

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El Zigui Y Una Luz

LP | 1972 | US | Reissue (Munster)

CD | 2023 | DE | Original (Stoned Cuts / Bunkerwelt)

Release: 1972 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One of the most obscure records ever released in Venezuela that was originally distributed in tiny quantities as a promo-only album in 1972. A magic blend of protest songwriting, with a strong environmentalist statement, and folky pop with psych ingredients -such as the use of sitar sounds- recorded by the collective of artists "Una Luz", and "El Zigui" who was once described as the local Bob Dylan. Latin, Psych, Folk - First time reissue, 180g LP, RSD exclusive release, 500 copies ww.

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El9six

Word Up

Release: 2023 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Acts Of Rebellion Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2020 | Original (Domino)

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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LP | 2025 | UK | Original (Domino)

Dia Black Vinyl Edition

25,99 €*

Release: 2025 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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LP | 2025 | UK | Original (Domino)

Dia Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2025 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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They Told Us It Was Hard, But They Were Wrong.

12" (Domino)

20,99 €*

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Real Hollywood metal tribute to the kings of the Sunset Strip, Mötley Crüe!

Features Exclusive recordings by stars of the '80s metal scene including L.A. Guns, Bullet Boys, Bang Tango, Pretty Boy Floyd, Jack Russell (of Great White) and many more! These supercharged versions of the band's classic songs "Shout At The Devil," "Too Young To Fall In Love," "Live Wire," "Girls, Girls, Girls" and more will make you a Crue Believer too!

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Elac

Miracord 50

399,00 €*

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Smooth vinyl precision.

ELAC’s Miracord 50 Turntable is designed to deliver exceptional vinyl transcription, inspired by the iconic Miracord name from the Golden Age of Stereo, when turntables reigned supreme. The Miracord 50 is carefully engineered with a belt-drive motor and die-cast aluminum platter. A precision static balanced, straight-tube tonearm with removable headshell features a factory-mounted MM phono cartridge. Designed with convenience in mind, the Miracord 50 is equipped with a built-in defeatable phono preamplifier, allowing you to add this turntable to virtually any music system.

SPECIFICATIONS

Turntable Section
• Drive System: Belt drive
• Motor: DC motor
• Selectable Speeds: 33⅓ and 45 rpm
• Motor Servo: Speed rotation and servo system
• Rotation Speed Variation: +/-1%
• Wow and Flutter: 1%
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -67 dB or higher (A-weighted) -60 dB or higher (unweighted)
• Platter: Aluminum die-cast
• Platter Diameter: 0 in / 300 mm

Tonearm Section
• Type: Aluminum tube, static-balanced
• Effective Arm Length: 8 in / 223.6 mm
• Stylus Pressure Range: 0 to 0 g
• Cartridge Weight Range: 5 to 6.0 g
• Effective Arm Mass: 4 g
• Overhang: 6 mm
• Offset Angle: 25 degrees
• Anti-Skating: Adjustment Supported
• Main Bearing: Stainless steel

Cartridge Section:
• Type: Audio-Technica AT91 moving magnet
• Stylus Construction: Bonded diamond
• Mount: Half-inch
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
• Channel Separation: >18 dB
• Channel Balance: 5 dB
• Vertical Tracking: Angle 20 degrees
• Stylus Pressure: 0 g +/-0.5 g
• Cartridge Weight: 0 g +/-0.5 g
• Headshell Weight: 0 g (including screws, nuts and wires)

Phono Equalizer Amplifier
• Type :Moving magnet (MM)
• Phono Output: 5 mV (1 kHz, 3.54 cm/sec)
• Line Output: 140 mV (-17 dBV)
• Phono/Line: Switchable
• Supported Load Impedance: 47 kΩ

Connector: RCA pin jack including RCA cable accessories
Voltage: 100 to 240 V AC / 50 to 60 Hz
Power Consumption: 1.5 W (less than 0.5 W at standby)
Dimensions: (WXHXD) 5.5 x 16.05 x 14.20
Weight: 12.10 lb

Tech Sheet: https://elac-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/Miracord-50-Turntable_8-8-18.pdf

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Elac

Miracord 60

999,00 €*

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Front Left)

Bluebox

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Front Left)

Free Your Mind

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The 7th release is a solo EP of Elad Magdasi, label owner and passionate raver. Elad showcases four different tracks that share his core essence of groove and drive. Each track brings something different to the table. "Free Your Mind" is the trippy rumbly one. "Let's Go" will take you back to love parade times. "Teleport" will send you to space, and "Galactic Tools" is a total acid trip celebration.

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Front Left)

Greenbox

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Front Left)

Hold The Night EP

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The 8th release is a solo EP by Elad Magdasi, with four different themed tracks from different corners of techno: Nasty, Dramatic, Groovy & Punky (at least that's what Elad says). Let the music speak for itself ♥

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Front Left)

Redbox Red Vinyl Edition

12" | 2019 | EU | Original (Front Left)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Each vinyl copy includes a download code for the release plus 2 digital bonus tracks.

RedBox is the second record in the colored BOX series by Elad Magdasi.

This release is red by all means, with a combination of dark synths and playful notes, Elad mixes his favorite styles while keeping the mood tooly and dancefloor oriented.

All the tracks are named by their position on the record, similar to the oldskool way, focusing on the music alone. All RedBox tracks were produced at the same time, on the same wave of inspiration, they compliment each other though being completely different.

Front Left Love.

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Elad Magdasi & Sinfol

Drum Spirit EP

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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A download code is included. The 6th release is a split EP between Elad Magdasi, a front left raver in his core, and Sinfol - the talented producer from the label Anagram for his debut on Front Left. They each showcase an original tune, with a remix of their own to each other's tunes.

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12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Bonfido Disques)

Bonfido 005

7" | 2020 | CA | Original (Red Motorbike)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Bonfido Disques is delighted to welcome Elado (Razor 'n' Tape, Gamm) to the family. For this superb solo expedition the original party starter, record collector and decks aficionado delivers three exotic disco gems for the body, soul and dancefloor on a limited 12" vinyl.

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Elado / Eddie C

Hipos / Crazy Heart

Release: 2020 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

hand stamped white label is close to NM

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12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Razor-N-Tape)

Elado Edits

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Israeli DJ and collector Elado makes his debut on RNT with a pack of impossibly rare edit heat! A relative newcomer to the scene, Elado made some waves recently with a stunning entry on Eddie C’s Red Motorbike, and he’s clearly no novice when it comes to digging as this exceptional pack of tunes shows. With rarefied material ranging from Africa, India and the Mideast, Elado works these 4 tunes with a careful editor’s touch, nipping and tucking only where necessary to let the incredible source selections shine through, but rendered eminently DJ-friendly. Already supported by Antal and many others, this 12” is the first essential add of 2021!

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12" | 2022 | UK | Original (Razor-N-Tape)

Elado Edits 2

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Everyone’s favourite Israeli digger is back for another round of gloriously rare edit heat on RNT!

‘Baila’ gets the party started with infectious flamenco chants and claps over a churning acidic groove, and ‘Disco Hummus’ rounds out the side with a bit of joyful disco cheek.

On the flip, ‘Sun’ turns an unlikely cover of a classic into an Afro Disco banger, and ‘Simba’ rumbles and rolls with restraint toward a hypnotic peak of brass and vocals.

Elado has done it again…Mazel Tov!

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Big Baba)

Sawanna EP

Elaine Brown & Black Panther Party

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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After a series of successful releases on labels like Razor-n-Tape, music archaeologist and groove master Elado now launches his own imprint Big Baba Records. The debut features some real dancefloor essentials starting with 'Sawanna,' an Afro-disco banger with a driving beat and captivating vocals while 'Disco Baby' offers a funky bassline and infectious hooks. 'Discochari' is a rare Armenian disco track reworked into a global anthem that is sure to have everyone chanting along. Last but not least is Antal favourite 'I Wanna' which is a high-energy Afro-disco track designed for late-night, fast-paced moments that won't be soon forgotten.

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Seize The Time

LP | 2024 | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

43,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Seize The Time - Black Panther Party Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Elaine Brown

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Soulgramma)

23,24 €* 30,99 € -25%

Seize The Time White Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reissued on vinyl for the first time! A milestone of the Black music movement, originally released on Vault in 1969. The debut album of Elaine Brown was arranged by piano player amd composer Horace Tapscott, conducting the Californian Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. A true political manifesto, the album is an accurate meeting between black poetry and spiritual jazz. After her debut Elaine went to release an eponymous second album on Motown. Elaine Brown is an African American activist and a former leader of the Black Panther Party - Minister of Information and Chairman.

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Elaine Brown

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Vault)

20,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Come See About Me / What Am I To Do

Elaine Stepter

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Jai Alai)

13,49 €* 17,99 € -25%

Elaine Vassell / 3rd Zone

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jai Alai is different from sister label Soul4Real in that this imprint focuses on 21st century releases that were either CD only, or totally missed, and there is a very exciting programme of future releases already lined up. But before we get into my favourite release so far, the correct pronunciation of the label is “hi-uh-lie” which is a Basque version of the court ballgame pelota - no more mis-pronunciations please! It would be fair to say that we could have done with a few more releases from this immensely talented “Songbird Of Love” over the years, but maybe your purchase might help that. I fell in love with her voice on the wonderful stepper “I’ll Always Be A Part Of You”, released on the short-lived New York label 1800 Records in 1986, so I was surprised to learn that Elaine was Los Angeles born and bred, particularly as her 1990 follow up dancer “The Sweetness Of Your Love” was on Miami label Never Stop Productions, which further enhanced her underground following in the UK & European soul scenes. In 1993 her “Good Love” was included on the Meteor Man film soundtrack (starring amongst others, Luther Vandross), but it would be a while before she returned to the studios having toured as background then lead singer in Rose Royce from 1997-2007. She finally released her own CD album “The Woman I Am” on Eee Project in 2007, from which these two killer cuts have been released for the first time on vinyl: “Come See About Me” is an infectious floor-filler pitched just below mid-pace, but “What Am I To Do” is the most sublime kneetrembler, taking you straight to a late night smoky jazz room with Ella or Billie on stage. Worth it for this side alone.

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Never Give Up / You Stole My Heart

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Heels & Souls)

14,24 €* 14,99 € -5%