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The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) Indie Exclusive Clear Blue & Red Vinyl Edition w/ Alternate Artwork

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies on 3LP in gatefold sleeve with printed innersleeves. Only 2 per customer!

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Circle Of Power debuted with their self-titled album in 1993 via Rumble Records. The duo comprised of Mone and Wiz1 premiered with a conscious and authentic delivery on Jazz-infected beats, contrary to the massive Gangsta Rap that was growing big at the time in the west. The album includes 6 bonus tracks and an alternate version of the "Intro".

Available in a limited run on 3LP, 2CD in jewel case, cassette and digitally on all major platforms.

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Eminem

2LP | 2024 | WW | Original (Polydor)

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Blak Forest

2Tape | 2024 | EU | Original (90's Tapes)

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Tape | 2024 | EU | Original (90's Tapes)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 100 copies on double cassette. Only 2 per customer!

Following the release of their self-titled debut "Circle Of Power", the duo consisting of Mone & Wiz1 established the underground super group Blak Forest in 1997. "You Are Now Entering The ..." unites several like-minded artists such as LMNO of The Visionaries, Hakim Tha Wize, the Urbanites or Sleeze 1 to drop deep lyrics on the productions of Circle Of Power and DJ ICD.

Available in a limited run on 3LP, 2CD in jewel case, 2MC and digitally on all major platforms.

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Yaggfu Front

Action Packed Adventure!

Soul Jazz Records presents

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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In the midst of North Carolina's Tobacco Road and ACC basketball flowed an eloquent and bizarre Hip Hop juggernaut known as Yaggfu Front. The genuinely warped minds of D'ranged & Damaged, Jingle Bel and Spin 4th fused to form this acronym, a simple edict declaring "You're Gonna Get Fucked Up If You Front".

The 1993 debut album "Action Packed Adventure!" runs deep in lyrics and thick in production. Some of the lyrics are well within the ballpark of MC comprehension, while some transcend left field for the parking lot and on out to the f*#@ing highway. Beat fiends will incredulously shake their heads as the production crackles like that of crate PHD's Diamond and Pete Rock.

Available in a limited run on 2LP+7", CD in jewel case, cassette and digitally on all major platforms.

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Studio One Power Mix!

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Bill Withers & Studio Rio

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Brand new collection of Studio One killer tunes, focussing on the late 70s, 80s and beyond.Since the early 1960s Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd had established Studio One as the unparalleled leader in reggae music in the world. In the years that followed he established the careers of countless reggae legends - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Marcia Griffiths, The Skatalites, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear and many more.From its inception Studio One had been at the forefront of every major development in reggae music - ska, rocksteady, roots, DJ, dub and, starting in the second half of the 1970s, dancehall.

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Lovely Day (2nd Edition)

18,99 €*

Luck And Strange Indie Exclusive Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As mood changers go, this track is up there with the best. Last year whilst DJing with miche at Shapes festival in the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland, a breathtaking yet ominous Alpine sky suddenly became a picture postcard moment. The clouds parted and a double rainbow formed, as miche dropped Studio Rio's bossa nova remake of Bill Withers’ all-time classic 'Lovely Day'. From there, the dancefloor shifted gears and morphed into full-swing feel-good vibes, in a beautiful, spontaneous moment nobody could have planned for.

Mr Bongo now proudly presents a reissue of this brilliant, bossa-channelling Bill Withers reinterpretation from Studio Rio’s 2014 release ‘The Brazil Connection’. Masterminded by the German Grammy award-winning Berman Brothers, the project was born out of their deep love of Brazilian music. “Our goal was to bring the Brazilian joie de vivre to iconic performances by well-known artists. What would these classic songs sound like had they been recorded in the studios of Rio de Janeiro in the first place, with the best Brazilian musicians and arrangers?” the brothers reflect.

Capturing the life force of Brazil, the beating heart that is its music, they set out to find the musicians who would fit best with their concept. Landing in Rio in 2013 a series of coincidences led to them being introduced to their idols Marcos Valle and Roberto Menescal, who both agreed to come on board. The Berman Brothers also wanted to find some of the musicians who recorded with one of Brazil’s most influential composers Tom Jobim. “Fifty years after Jobim made the music that really defines bossa nova, we found that many of his sidemen were still active, including Paulo Braga of Jobim’s famed rhythm section. It was magic; everything just fell into place.”

There's no question that the original of ‘Lovely Day’ is up there as one of the most feel-good, spirit-lifting anthems of all time. Here the brothers, with the help of a whole host of Brazil’s finest musicians, rework Bill’s soul-fuelled groove into a bossa nova slice of sunshine. With the blessing of Bill and Sony, they were given access to the original multitracks so they could incorporate Bill’s vocals perfectly into the new arrangement.

Joy-injected horns and bouncing double bass blend with the smile-inducing samba flavour of Pretinho da Serrinha’s cavaquinho playing. Tying it all together Torcuato Marinao who worked with the likes of Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, completes the line-up as arranger of the songs.

The perfect end-of-the-night track, mood lifter or soul warmer, remakes don’t get much better than this.

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David Gilmour

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony)

The Butterfly Drinks The Tears Of The Tortoise

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Gatefold incl. Booklet!

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CS + Kreme

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (The Trilogy Tapes)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Ma Ze)

Uv & Nenor

Shmanman

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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UV & Nenor have been on a hot streak of late with great outings on the likes of the Fossils label and now they keep it up with a red hot new drop on the brand new Ma Ze label. This tidy 7" packs a punch with two jams that will work the floor. The first is a slow motion but irresistible dub-disco fusion with squelchy bass and nice colourful, warm, gooey chords with vocals from Ranking Levy. On the flip is 'Tookey', a futuristic electro vocoder jam that comes to life with vivid synths circling round the mix and an unusual sense of swing. From laid back session at home to steamy club use, both of these are useful jams.

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Shades Of Oshu HHV Summer Of Jazz Exclusive Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Oshu)

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Junction Forest)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Collaborations From the New Berlin Jazz Underground, recorded live at Badehaus Berlin, The 2xLP gatefold vinyl will be exclusively available in a limited edition of 200 copies through HHV as part or their “Summer Of Jazz” campaign.

The Shades Of Oshu event series grew out of a need to create a platform for the re-emerging post-Covid Berlin music scene, to showcase new talent from both the international and local multi cultural creative community, fostering dialogue and collaboration. A joint venture between Oshu Records and Badehaus Berlin, under the curation of Szabolcs Bognár and Katerina “Temkina” Stanislevikj the series combined improvised music performances with special guests, producer showcases and DJ sets with the aim of providing a platform for emerging musical expressions. Every performance you hear on this record was captured between September 2021 and July 2022 during the series. With post production and editing handled by Szabolcs Bognár, the project features artists such as the Moses Yoofee Trio, Àbáse, Wayne Snow, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Magro, K’boko, Dumama, Ori Jacobson, Kechou, King Owusu and Aduni from the Berlin scene as well as international projects Jazzbois, SunMa (Budapest), Alexander Flood (Australia) or Thamsanqa Vuthela (South Africa).

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Ekkel

Night Of The Ceremony

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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In the heart of their journey, the daring travelers reach the Spore Core, only to be swept into a strange new dimension—a shadowed, ethereal kingdom woven from the threads of mushrooms and ancient plants.
In this strange land, they are led to a dreamlike ceremony where the air thickens with spores, and the scent of the earth fills their lungs. Amid the swirling haze, they encounter Mycela, the enigmatic queen of this fungal dominion. Her presence is both mesmerizing and unsettling, her voice whispering secrets that seem to echo through the very soil beneath their feet.
But soon, the veil of mystique tears open, revealing a darker truth: Mycela is no queen, but a powerful sorceress with a notorious cube and dark, twisting plans. Confused and spiraling into delirium, the travelers struggle to break free from the spore's grip before it consumes them entirely…
Ekkel is back with a second chapter on Junction Forest. Extra vocals on B2 by Signe DØ.

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 7 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Set The Tone Guns & Roses Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from the Brazilian, Latin, soul, disco, gospel, cosmic, dancehall and downtempo genres. We have chosen a diverse array of artists, including Os Panteras from Brazil, stomping underground disco by Claude Jay, the Danish soul sounds of Gitte & Inger and the gospel excellence of Truth & Devotion, to name a few.

Most of the selections in this volume are older vintage productions, however, there is one very special contemporary production, recorded exclusively for Mr Bongo Record Club 7. For ‘Spring Has Sprung’, we linked three of our cherished musical family together; the legendary cult artist Asha Puthli, the wonderous band Soyuz and Swedish maestro Sven Wunder. The result, as you’d expect, is completely breathtaking.

Reflecting on Volume 7, it now feels like a record comprised of two themes. Firstly, we have gone quite heavy on the Brazilian selections. This saw us searching further afield and digging into other areas of the endlessly rich Brazilian musical tapestry. The reflection of a more folk / Afro-Brazilian sound than presented in previous volumes in the series, can be heard in the songs of As Sublimes, Romeu Fernandes and Conjunto de Percussão Dora Pinto. The second theme is a representation of the tracks that we have been playing in our club DJ sets and are aimed more at the dancefloor. Disco tracks such as 'Come Inside' by The Shades of Love and The Duncans' 'Too Damn Hot' have been firmly tested favourites in recent years.

We hope these songs, by the sensational artists on display, inspire you as much as they do us. Music is the gift that keeps giving and there is so much more to learn, find, and share.

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Ghostface Killah

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Mass Appeal)

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wake Up In The Sunshine / Keep A Level Head

Naughty NMX / Runex

7" | 2024 | EU (Dusty Donuts)

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Domino)

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dusty Donut’s very own Naughty NMX returns with a double whammy of sunshine and vibes. On the A Side he literally embraces the sunny warm season and wakes you up with this nubian remake of this funk lover’s all time summer classic. On the flip side he teams up with labelmate Runex to give you a deeper take of the native movement. A soulful, clean yet punchy production with dope rhythm cuts, that is guaranteed to put smiles on dancers faces and ants into their pants

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Panda Bear

Defense

13,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | Original (Relapse)

The Bug

Machine

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2024 | DE | Original (ZYX Music)

Ken Laszlo

Hey Hey Guy

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Major Keys)

Gary Bartz

Music Is My Sanctuary

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ADA)

The Newton Brothers

OST X-Men '97

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Afro Medusa

Pasilda

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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LP | 2024 | Original (Nettwerk)

Paper Kites

Evergreen

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I Want Blood Red Vinyl Edition

Jerry Cantrell

LP | 2024 | Original (Double J)

45,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Warner Music International)

Okean Elzy

Lighthouse

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Wax Cutters Black Vinyl Edition

DJ T-Kut & DJ Player

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Kankana)

8,99 €*

Xango / Lambada Pauleira 2024 Repress

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dj T-Kut y Dj Player proudly present a essential tool for beginner and advanced deejay players. You can practice skratch endless. 12 Loop tracks. You can find 2 different speeds 100 BPM and 133 BPM for UltraPich use, optimizing at maximum the use of the vinyl. This 2019 comes with a new limited version presented in 7” format in black vinyl to enjoy in both ways of this wonderful LP. Great release for the veteran guys in the house.

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Magalhaes / Os Panteras

Ride Wit Me / Country Grammar

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For number 84 in the Brazil 45 Series, we headed to the North of Brazil with these dancefloor monsters by Magalhães and Os Panteras. 'Xangô' by Magalhães is taken from his 'E Sua Guitarra' album, from 1986, and originally released on Gravasom Records. A stunning, driving Lambada track with haunting vocals and a compelling gusto energy. It has been gaining popularity over recent years with DJs and is a sure-fire, get-out-of-jail dancefloor saver. On the flip, we find another biggy from Os Panteras, 'Lambada Pauleira’. Also released on Gravasom Records, but a year later in 1987. It is best known for Joutro Mundo's fine re-edit of the track, but here we have it in its original form and with all its quirky brilliance. It is easy to see why, over the years, it has been a staple of some of Brazil's finest DJs’ sets, such as Augusto Olivani (aka Trepanado). We are super happy to once again present these two red-hot tracks back-to-back.

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Nelly

7" | 2024 | US (TNT)

Release: 2024 / US

Genre: Hip Hop, Pop

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Heavy Lifting Live Tracks

MC5

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Earmusic)

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hex Enduction Hour Black Vinyl Edition

The Fall

2LP | 2024 | Original (Cherry Red)

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Live Lullabies And Other Bedtime Stories Yellow Vinyl Edtion

The Cure

LP | 2024 | EU (Yellow Vinyl)

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Legendary emo indie outfit The Cure have played all over the world in their decorated careers but back in 1996 when they headed to Brazil, it was the first time they had been to the country since 1988. They were there for the 1996 edition of the Hollywood Rock Festival which they headlined in superb fashion and wowed their Latin American fans. Live Lullabies & Other Bedtime Stories is a special recording of that night that comes on nice yellow vinyl and features the likes of signature anthems like 'Boys Don't Cry,' 'Friday I'm In Love,' 'Just Like Heaven' and many more.

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Dance Classics...Vol. 1

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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CD | 2024 | US | Original (Fat Possum)

E L U C I D

Revelator

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Backatcha)

U-Bert

Got To Make Sure

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“In my opinion, the greatest UK street soul tune ever made! It’s all about the message of unity” - Delasy StudioEight. Penned during the summer of 1991, 'Got To Make Sure' was recorded at H.Q. Studios in Manchester and released in October of the same year on a limited white label for Raggas Records. "H.Q. had just opened its doors, I think it was one of our first-ever sessions", says founder and sound engineer Michael Vindice: "Basically, it was Hughie and friends in the studio tinkering about until something stuck". The record has remained the most coveted of street soul white labels. Not only because of its rarity and not just because it epitomises the genre with bass-heavy independent production, but also because it emerged from Manchester's early 90s underground club scene that embraced street soul like no other; U-Bert's message made vocal for all his homegrown listeners and beyond.

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The Wire

Issue 488 - October 2024

9,99 €*

Dead Man's Chest & King Kutlass

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On the cover: Keiji Haino. Inside: Shamica Ruddock, Seppuku Pistols, Jabu, Gregory TS Walker, Viktar Siamaška, The Primer: John Butcher, Invisible Jukebox: Wolfgang Voigt, Epiphanies: Mark Webber on Spaceman 3, The Inner Sleeve: Céline Gillain on Leonard Cohen, Global Ear: Nicosia, Unlimited Editions: Nashazphone, and in the reviews sections: Wendy Eisenberg, Ivo Perelman, Yellow Swans, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tristwch Y Fenywod, Byard Lancaster, Zdeněk Liška, Dr John, Supernormal, Heroines Of Sound, and much more.

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Trip Ii Insanity

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Sneaker Social Club)

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Astrophonica)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Hold tight for a double-sized drop of ruff n’ tuff jungle variations as Dead Man’s Chest and King Kutlass throw their weight around with six seismic slammers built for the shockout section. We previously welcomed Bristol’s Western Lore doyen Alex Eveson to Sneaker Social Club alongside Posse back in 2019, and now he returns with King Kutlass in tow for a 2 x 12” of heavy duty, darkside rollers.

The Western Lore remit has always been to push at the limits of the jungle template, embracing distinctive twists without losing the fundamentals of the sound, and that comes through loud and clear on this searing workout. From the compression chamber, stepped breaks of ‘Ride The Storm’ to lurid rave game-ender ‘We Control’, this is not club music for the feint hearted. There’s even space for nightmarish 4/4 thrust n’ stabs on ‘Heart Of The Sun’, pointing to the liminal zone where breakbeat hardcore, techno and rave all crossed paths en route to more fully formed stylistic conventions.

That’s the vibe which runs throughout this EP, where the rules feel a long way off and the madcap sample layering is heavily tipped towards psychological annihilation under the stuttering glare of the strobe light.

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Fracture & Neptune

Clissold / The Limit

Les Cigales / En Clair-Obscur Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Fracture & Neptune reissue two classics from the Astrophonica catalog on a new 12”. Clissold and The Limit shine a spotlight on the early days of their musical journey in the mid 2000s.

While there are other tracks that could and may get reissued, the pivotal nature of these two and the ongoing demand for represses made them the perfect place to start. Reissuing them not only honours their impact on our careers and Astrophonica's evolution but provides the opportunity to have them remastered on vinyl by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven and on digital by Bob Macciochi at Subvert Central Mastering for a modern take in 2024.

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The Offline

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Deepmatter / Root)

23,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (Counter Intuitive Llc)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘Les Cigales’ takes its’ sonic cues from the structure of film and TV music from the 1960s and 70s, channelling the influence of film composers such as Francois de Roubaix and David Axelrod, whilst also sitting somewhere between the washed out, sun-soaked sonics of Surprise Chef and Robohands. As the EP unwinds, its narrative reflects a love story, full of longing, melancholy and drama, connecting with the story of Gyptis and Protis – the founding myth of Marseilles – whose love broke convention and welcomed the arrival of foreign people on French soil.

The project follows The Offline’s debut album ‘La couleur de la mer’, released in November 2023, which saw him create his own soundtrack to a film yet to be made. Inducing images of manorial, fog- swept villas at the seas edge, silhouetted sailing boats and cigar-chomping villains attempting to thwart the mission of an imaginary hero, the record is a masterfully composed sonic journey. ‘Les Cigales’ sees him continue to build upon a distinctive sound that moves from dramatic cues to fragile romanticism, incorporating psychedelic spaciness, retro soul and hip-hop sensibilities informed by his extensive record collection.

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Origami Angel

Feeling Not Found

27,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Pop

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Bewitched The Goddess Dark Blue Vinyl Edition

Laufey

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Laufey)

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Seja Como Nos / Harmony Cats' Theme 2024 Repress

Harmony Cats

LP | 2024 | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For number 93 in the Brazil45 series, we presented two favourites from the Harmony Cats. A female vocal quintet (who later became a trio) from São Paulo. They formed in 1976 and were most prolific in the disco period.

'Harmony Cats' Theme' from 1976 is probably the group’s best-known track outside of Brazil. Owing a lot to Rhythm Heritage's version of 'Barretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow)’ its wonderfully spacey breakbeat and percussive production with lush, floaty vocals makes it a real crossover classic record.

'Seja Como Nos (De Pe No Chao)' is instantly recognisable. Tucked away on the B-side of their 1979 single 'Tem Dinheiro Nisso' on Young Records, it is a beast of a cover version of The Jacksons' classic ' Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)'. Nothing subtle or sophisticated here. Just a song of pure disco joy, enhanced with awesome Brazilian production and the Cats' trademark vocal arrangements. A get-of-jail-free card for any DJ that finds themselves stuck with an empty dancefloor, but also one that will put smiles on the faces of the more discerning leftfield club crowds.

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Dora Morelenbaum

Pique Red Vinyl Edtion

23,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Don't Forget To Have Fun Smoked Blue Vinyl Edition

Don Glori

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (DeepMatter)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A product of the not-so-underground, genre-bending melting pot that is Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Don Glori (aka Gordon Li) prepares to unleash his forthcoming album ‘Don’t Forget To Have Fun’ via DeepMatter Records.

Following the release of his much-heralded 2022 LP ‘Welcome’, and a relocation to London, Don managed to tap into a potent creative current, by taking himself to a place of discomfort, and taking his creative back to basics for ‘Don’t Forget To Have Fun’. This invigorating approach helped distill the initial album sketches into a compelling and intoxicating listening experience across the record, creating a true work of art, traversing jazz, funk, soul, RnB, samba and beyond. Whilst the record itself is hard to describe, but even harder to forget.

Album opener ‘Pause’ pairs psychedelic inﬂuences with a cyclic loping groove and focuses on recognising a safe space that can act as a refuge. Taking inspiration from Steely Dan, Brian Bennett & Azymuth, ‘Emerald’ channels Jazz rock, 70's LA studio energy, with the faster funk sections featuring an unruly amount of mouth percussion, synth lead lines, and vocal melodies that weave in and around the tight horn arrangements. ‘All Seeds’ is a heady blend of samba and Brazilian street soul, with ﬁeld recordings of Don’s old house in Melbourne providing additional seasoning. ‘First Touch’ is a downtempo 80’s boogie-infused gem, keeping proceedings nice and sleazy. The ﬁnal three movements move through one ﬂuid composition, charting the disorientating course of a fever dream, through beguiling astral travels, unexplainable occurrences, and transcendent moments.

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80's Movie Hits Collected Translucent Blue & Gold Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

35,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Silver Arrow)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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The Eighties spawned many iconic films such as Footloose,
Dirty Dancing, Ghostbusters, Rocky and The Breakfast Club.
Despite all the different genres, they all had something in
common: great film music. 80’s Movies Hits Collected is a
collection of music that is inextricably linked to Eighties movie
classics, including Queen, Billy Ocean, Lionel Richie, The
Bangles, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Tina Turner and Survivor
amongst many others.
80’s Movie Hits Collected is available as a limited edition of
1500 copies on translucent blue (LP1) and gold (LP2) coloured
vinyl. This 2LP-set includes an insert with liner notes, photos,
and credits

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• INCLUDING INSERT
• ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM ICONIC 80’S MOVIES
• FEATURING CLASSIC MOVIE THEMES BY QUEEN, TINA TURNER, SIMPLE MINDS,
DURAN DURAN, RAY PARKER JR., HAROLD FALTERMEYER, HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS, YELLO,
AND THE BANGLES A.O.
• LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES ON TRANSLUCENT BLUE (LP1) AND GOLD (LP2) COLOURED VINYL

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Black Crowes

Happiness Bastards

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Nothing That Is Bone W Blue Pink Purple Splatter Vinyl Edition

Fit For An Autopsy

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Nuclear Blast)

30,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Live At Fillmore East 1969 Clear Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | Original (Rhino)

39,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Prince's Castle)

Prince De Takicardie

Force Rouge EP

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Introducing « Force Bleu EP » from the Force series on Prince's Castle Records, drawing inspiration from the nostalgic vibes of 90s clubs and raves that have shaped our musical universe.
Just like each color of the Power Rangers, Force Bleu embodies a unique tonality, with this installment leaning towards a serious groove infused with electric rhythms and erotic basslines.
Brace yourselves for the journey as the first EP sets the tone, preparing you for the exhilarating take-off that awaits in the subsequent releases.

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Reggae Versions Classics Hits Turned Into Reggae Music

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Beth Gibbons & The Polish Radio Orchestra

Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3

LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Domino)

24,99 €*

Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Classical Music

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Domino is extremely proud to present Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) performed by Beth Gibbons and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki.

The performance took place at The National Opera Grand Theatre in Warsaw on November 29th 2014, and was part of an evening of programming that also featured Jonny Greenwood's (Radiohead) 48 Responses To Polymorphia and the world premiere of Bryce Dessner's (The National) Réponse Lutosławski.

Following an invitation to collaborate at the concert, Beth Gibbons undertook an intense preparation process, including tackling the challenge of learning the original text (and the emotional weight it carries) without speaking the mother language. Typical to Beth though - the elusive yet iconic frontwoman of one of the most important British bands of the last two decades - the challenge was met and exceeded. Her performance alongside the maestro Penderecki has been hailed as triumphant, as you canhear on this release.

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Christian & Mauro

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Specula)

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Amenthia)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld are back with their third album, nearly eight years after "Nerissimo", but time collapses and expands like an accordion. Especially those two stolen years that have disappeared from our accounts without a trace during the pandemic.The new album is titled "Christian & Mauro" and their real names on the header hint to a more personal landscape who allows them to go through elements of the past like "Bisogna Morire", an incredible passacaglia, a dance of death from 1600 that"s been reinvented from a contemporary perspective. Since their musical roots belongs also to the future, another consideration comes after a book by astrophysicist Carlo Rovelli, it opens up for a different look at the universe.It"s not always possible to discover new territories without consenting to lose sight of the shore for quite a good amount of time, so across these new ten songs Teho and Blixa allow themselves various detours playing a large array of instruments, using a mythological keyboard who can play with ciphers, letters, characters, sounds and noises. Using sounds transversely provides the cue to new possibilities to move forward in music.The album has been produced by Teho Teardo, Blixa Bargeld and Boris Wilsdorf both in Roma at Basement Recordings and at andereBaustelle in Berlin.This music joins again the sky between Roma and Berlin and the tour that will follow its release will take place from November 19th right in Roma and will take them all over Europe. Teho and Blixa will tour with Laura Bisceglia on cello and Gabriele Coen on bass clarinet, there will be on stage also a string quartet on each show.

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Konduku

Slowworm

Demolition Town Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Konduku's appearance on Amenthia feels like something that happened a long time ago, but with 'Slowworm,' he officially makes his label debut, delivering three solo works that solidify his close relationship with the pioneering Basel crew. 'Slowworm' includes three mesmerizing, slow-paced, tension-building mind trips that are a perfect fit for Amenthia. It's an excellent showcase of impeccable rhythms, morphing from sludgy slow beats to introverted intensity--a style for which both Konduku and Amenthia are celebrated. Konduku's tracks have been a staple in the Amenthia crew's setlists for years. In addition to creating the 2022 release 'Glimmer' by Konsudd, a project with Aa Sudd; and contributing a track on the latest Amenthia x A Walking Contradiction collaboration EP; the partnership has generated a close friendship along the way.

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Speedmobile

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | Original (American Dreams)

Wendy Eisenberg

Viewfinder

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In a career full of bold, genre-blending statements, Wendy Eisenberg’s double album Viewfinder is their boldest yet. Viewfinder is about what happens when you reach clarity and it throws you off-balance, and what it means to love something without understanding why you love it. Eisenberg leads a large band of NYC jazz musicians, including Booker Stardrum (drums) and Chris Williams (trumpet). Together, they push the boundaries of jazz into songcraft, songcraft into art song, and art song into jazz, cementing Eisenberg’s work as a guitarist, improviser, composer - and establishing Eisenberg as a singular talent in 21st-century jazz.

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Das Schöne Leben Des Herrn K.

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Krokant)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Palavas - Remix Sampler Volume 1

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Ravanelli Disco Club)

2LP | 2024 | Original (Emk)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Ravanelli Disco Club is back with its 14th release in the shape of a remix sampler ! Following last year’s debut album of Palavas, here they are back with the first remix sampler of the series including Jimpster, JKriv, Dj Rocca, Dicky Trisco, Musumeci whose remix is getting played by all the big guns such as Solomun, Dixon, Ame, Trikk, Jimi Jules and many more.

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Nathan Haines

Notes

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Echoes Of The Night (The Adrian Sherwood Remixes) Green Eco-Mix Vinyl Edition

Pitch Black

10" | 2024 | UK | Original (Dubmission)

17,99 €*

Squirrelies Skate Wheel 45 Adapter

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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They say you should never meet your heroes, but for Mike, meeting the legendary Adrian Sherwood has been a transformative experience, leading to creative collaborations that have benefited both of them.

Nearly 30 years after first being mesmerized by OnU Sound’s releases, a cheeky bit of radio ripping serendipitously led to Mike helping Pats Dokter, the label’s official archivist, with his work restoring master tapes, and eventually to him creating visual content for Adrian’s live shows.

A while after this collaboration began, Adrian offered to remix some of Mike’s music, either by his solo project @misledconvoy or our tunes, and it’s four cuts by us that grace this heavyweight platter.

From the dreamy dub of Transient Transmission to the rolling rhythms of A Doubtful Sound, our originals have been re-arranged and dubbed to $%># in Adrian’s signature style, with fluid melodies, pounding basslines and vocal samples awash in a wall of effects.

Trumpets by David “Ital Horns” Fullwood bookend the release, haunting in the first track and celebratory in the last, while Doug Wimbish (Tackhead) added an extra bassline to the heaving version of 1000 Mile Drift, which also features the voice of the iconic Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Reflecting on the collaboration, Mike says, “the whole experience has been slightly unreal, from working on Adrian’s videos to being in the OnU studio and watching him dub-mixing the tracks I’ve made, something I could never have imagined happening!”

Mike isn’t the only OnU fan, as a pivotal moment for Paddy was “watching Adrian mixing Tack>head at the Powerstation in 1995 and seeing the cause-and-effect of what he was doing and hearing the unbelievable sounds coming out of the speakers. It was the first time I’d ever seen somebody dub mix like that.”

The cover of Echoes of the Night is based upon an original artwork by Hamish Macaulay, while the vinyl has been pressed using a 100% recycled compound known as eco-mix, making each record totally unique as the colours subtly change across the pressing run.

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Jesse Dean Designs

Popular Monster Black Vinyl Edition

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The Squirrelie by Jesse Dean

An authentic professional skate board wheel.

• 45 vinyl record adapter
• Hardened 100A polyurethane wheel
• Metal shield bearing
• 38 mm diameter

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Falling In Reverse

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Epitaph Europe)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (End Hits)

Hot Water Music

Vows Green Vinyl Edition

22,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dispose Gold Vinyl Edition Edition

The Plot In You

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Fearless)

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2019 | Original (Nettwerk)

Paper Kites

On The Train Ride Home

22,99 €*

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Pop

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CD | 2024 | EU | Original (Lofi)

Halloween 2023

24,99 €*

Airport Love Theme / Afro Som 2024 Repress

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Witches whisper, pumpkins glow, Halloween arrives, casting its eerie glow! Immerse yourself in the spooky charm of Halloween with Lofi Girl's latest compilation 'Halloween 2023'. Showcasing 33 talented lofi artists from around the globe, this musical cauldron of ghostly tunes harmonizes chilling beats with haunting melodies, offering a spine-tingling experience perfect for a chilling night in.

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Waldir Calmon

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Artikal)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You know it's going to be a heavy record when DJ / collector Mr Thing asks you to keep a look out for a copy on your next digging trip to Brazil. Add on top of that, being sampled by Madlib on the track 'Curls’ on his Madvillain album!

Taken from Waldir Calmon's 'Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons' album on Copacabana (1970), from looking at this unassuming record cover featuring a middle-aged man sporting an impressive pair of glasses you wouldn't expect it to become the fabric to one of the songs from the iconic 'Madvillain’ album. But… like many things in life, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. 'Airport Love Theme’, like its name suggests, falls into full-on lounge territory. It is feel-good music made to be the soundtrack for a utopian world that never really was. Yet behind the silky-smooth groove is an addictive earworm waiting to be heard.

'Afro Som' taken from the same album, pushes things in a different direction towards a sound that is more firmly rooted in the Brazilian tradition. This quirky 60's-breakbeat-funk groove is reminiscent of French artist Jean Jacques Perrey's 'E.V.A.', also from 1970, in its melody and backbeat, where the Moog synthesizer of Perrey is replaced with a more orchestrated sound by Calmon. This track is magical, cinematic and breakbeat-laden with a hidden unknown exoticism.

Waldir Calmon had an active career in music working from the '50s right up until his passing in 1982. His career started early, forming his first ensemble at the age of fourteen, originally working in bands in nightclubs and writing jingles. He progressed in the early '50s to a long-running career working in television. In addition to his television work, he had success with his recording vocation, mixing in the same musical circles as greats such as Tom Jobi, João Gilberto and Doris Monteiro.

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Mystic State

Scimitar

19,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Kilario / Pernalongo 2024 Repress

Di Melo

Blue Hour Canary Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For number 83 in the Brazil 45 series, we pulled out a real treat. It features two tracks from Roberto De Melo Santos. Born in 1949 in Recife (Brazil), and despite a small discography, he is considered among the true icons of Brazilian soul music under his artist alias, Di Melo.

His self-titled debut album from 1975 has long been collectible for its irresistible Brazilian-funk sound, pleasing the Brazilian, B-Boy breaks, funk collectors, and sample hunters alike. With original copies for the album now fetching crazy sums, we felt these tracks needed another moment in the sun for all to enjoy.

For this release we selected two of our favourite cuts from this cult album, ‘Kilariô' and ‘Pernalonga'. Coincidentally these two gems were released on Odeon Records in 1975 as a rare promo campacto (a Brazilian 7", which plays at 33rpm). 'Kilariô' is a pure Brazilian-soul classic. All the right elements gel together, whilst Di Melo works his relaxed vocal magic over the top. ‘Pernalonga', with its catchy guitar and horns intro, loose break-beat drum, has the feel-good factor which some may recognize as one of the samples behind N.A.S.A featuring David Byrne, & Chali 2na's 'The People Tree' from 2009.

Di Melo is still recording to this day, releasing an album with Cotonete on Favorite Recordings in 2019 - a true don.

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Real Friends

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Many Hats)

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Willson Pink Vinyl Edition

Ashe

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Ashe)

44,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Live At Fillmore East 1969

2LP | 2024 | Original (Rhino)

37,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Third Man)

Nate Mercereau

Excellent Traveler

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Nottetempo)

Caramel Chameleon

Compact Demons

LP | 2019 | Original (It Sounds)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Nottetempo are welcoming a new artist into their fold. Caramel Chameleon will be known already to many, his fluid brand of braindance having graced imprints like 030303 and Undersound’s NOUN sublabel. The sonic shapeshifter, Francesco Pio Nitti, arrives at the Milan label with Compact Demons.

Distorted beams and a steady kick introduce “…And You Feel So Lucky.” Drums descend into a glitchy soup of snare rolls before gentle notes take hold, a melody of soft synth warmth is dappled with breathy samples. Pound and thump are given a full workout in “Monologue Duetto,” echoes of glowsticks glimmer before the floor is calmed by silken keys. “d-_-b Future Is Blind” opens with oozing basslines and skittish beats. Tender pads and playful melodies bob and weave, breaks creating generous spaces for string-filled meditation to bloom in this absorbing work. Kicks return for “Inter27wined (cottage mix)”, a nervous energy soothed by globular synth-lines. A late evening feel permeates the piece, a comfort countered by Nitti’s bending and stretching of percussive patterns. For those needing a little more, Nottetempo have drafted in Legowelt for a remix of “…And You Feel So Lucky.” The track, available digitally, sees Wolfers sideline his own trademark sound to focus on the essence of the original. The result is considered interpretation, beats are relaxed and steady with a touch of analogue dreaminess coming to the fore.

There’s a sense that Caramel Chameleon is building up a head of steam. With each release, the Italian artist is further honing his sound as he crafts ever more intricate melodies and structures. Compact Demons is proof of this. In the same breath, Nottetempo continue to fortify their catalogue and roster with a release of excellent electronics. Quality cuts from Milan.

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Christian Steiffen

Ferien Vom Rock'n Roll

21,99 €*

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Pop

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The Complete Harry Potter Film Music Collection

3LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Diggers Factory)

49,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Reggae Style

20,99 €*

10" | 2019 | EU | Original (Glassnote)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jade Bird

Something American

10,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Jambú - E Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia

2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

Chega De Saudade 60th Anniversary Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The city of Belém, in the Northern state of Pará in Brazil, has long been a hotbed of culture and musical innovation. Enveloped by the mystical wonder of the Amazonian forest and overlooking the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean, Belém consists of a diverse culture as vibrant and broad as the Amazon itself. Amerindians, Europeans, Africans - and the myriad combinations between these people - would mingle, and ingeniously pioneer musical genres such as Carimbó, Samba-De-Cacete, Siriá, Bois-Bumbás and bambiá. Although left in the margins of history, these exotic and mysteriously different sounds would thrive in a parallel universe of their own.

I didn’t even know of the existence of that universe until an Australian DJ and producer by the name of Carlo Xavier dragged me deep into this whole new musical world. Ant it all began in Belém do Pará. Perched on a peninsula between the Bay of Guajará and the Guamá river, sculpted by water into ports, small deltas and peripheral areas, Belém had connected city dwellers with those deeper within the forest providing fertile ground for the development of a popular culture mirroring the mighty waters surrounding it. Through the continuous flow of culture, language and tradition, various rhythms were gathered here and transformed into new musical forms that were simultaneously traditional and modern.

Historically marginalized African religions like Umbanda, Candomblé and the Tambor de Mina, which had reached this side of the Atlantic through slaves from West Africa – especially from the Kingdom of Dahomey, currently the Republic of Benin – left an indelible stamp on the identity of Pará´s music. They would give birth to Lundun, Banguê and Carimbó, styles later modernised by Verequete, Orlando Pereira, Mestre Cupijó and Pinduca to great effect. The success of these pioneers would create a solid foundation for a myriad of modern bands in urban areas.

Known as the “Caribbean Port,” Belem had been receiving signal from radio stations from Colombia, Surinam, Guyana and the Caribbean islands - notably Cuba and the Dominican republic - since the 1940s. By the early 1960s, Disc jockeys breathlessly exchanged Caribbean records to add these frenetic, island sounds to liven up revelers. The competition was fierce as to who would be the first to bring unheard hits from these countries. The craze eventually reached local bands’ repertoires, and Belém’s suburbs got overtaken by merengue, leading to the creation of modern sounds such as Lambada and Guitarrada.

To reach a larger audience, the music needed to be broadcast. Radios began targeting the taste of mainstream audiences and played music known as “music for masses.” As the demand for this music grew, it led to the establishment of recording companies. Belém’s infant recording industry began when Rauland Belém Som Ltd was founded in the 1970s. It boosted a radio station, a recording studio, a music label and had a deep roster of popular artists across the carimbó, siriá, bolero and Brega genres.

Another important aspect in understanding how the musical tradition spread in Belém, are the aparelhagem sonora: the sound system culture of Pará. Beginning as simple gramophones connected to loudspeakers tied to light posts or trees, these sound systems livened up neighbourhood parties and family gatherings. The equipment evolved from amateur models into sophisticated versions, perfected over time through the wisdom of handymen. Today’s aparelhagens draw immense crowds, packing clubs with thousands of revelers in Belém’s peripheral neighbourhoods or inland towns in Pará.

The history of "Jambú e Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia" is the history of an entire city in its full glory. With bustling night clubs providing the best sound systems and erotic live shows, gossip about the whereabouts of legendary bands, singers turned into movie stars, supreme craftiness, and the creativity of a class of musicians that didn’t hesitate to take a gamble, Jambú is an exhilarating, cinematic ride into the beauty and heart of what makes Pará’s little corner of the Amazon tick. The hip swaying, frantic percussion and big band brass of the mixture of carimbó with siriá, the mystical melodies of Amazonian drums, the hypnotizing cadence of the choirs, and the deep, musical reverence to Afro-Brazilian religions, provided the soundtrack for sweltering nights in the city’s club district.

The music and tales found in Jambú are stories of resilience, triumph against all odds, and, most importantly, of a city in the borders of the Amazon who has always known how to throw a damn good party.

“Jambú is a plant widely used in Amazonian and Paraense cuisine. Known for having an appetitestimulating effect, it is added to various dishes and salads but is most famously one of the main ingredients in Tucupi and Tacacá, two delicacies that have been immortalized in countless Carimbó songs. Chewing the leaves of the Jambú plant will leave a strong sensation of tingling on the tongue and lips. Indigenous communities have relied upon its anaesthetic qualities for centuries as an effective remedy against toothaches and as a cure for mouth and throat infections. A decade ago, a distillery from Belém discovered the euphoric effects of the Jambú plant when combined with distilled sugarcane based spirit - known as cachaça - and created the now legendary “Cachaça de Jambú“.

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Joao Gilberto

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Waxtime In Color)

18,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | US | Original (Innovative Leisure)

Claude Fontaine

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (At The Movies)

OST Notting Hill

29,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks

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LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Holy Ghost Zone)

Budgie

Holy Ghost Zone

18,99 €*

When The Sun Dips 90 Degrees

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“The spiritual successor to The Gospel According To Budgie mixtapes and The Good Book albums with Alchemist. Holy Ghost Zone picks up right where they left blending 90's Gospel with a 2018 bounce.”

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Yazmin Lacey

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (First Word)