Funk | Soul Vinyl 2941 Items

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Itez)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The French group consolidates its soul, rock and Americana roots in a liberating and timeless second album.

In 2021, Lowland Brothers, the first self-titled album from the group led by Nico Duportal (vocals, guitars, lyrics), Hugo Deviers (percussion, guitar, lyrics) and Max Genouel (bass, keyboards) built an unprecedented transatlantic bridge between soul, rock and the woody sounds of Americana. " We have some African-American, but our desire is to transport this baggage and take it elsewhere,” specifies the group from the West and North of France.

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Constantine Weir

People Power Aka Yahya

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Elemental)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Those who know, know. This is a man who has both stood on stage in front of thousands of fans and sat silently at the feet of Sufi masters. His journey began as a leading light within the underground club scenes of East London and Soho. There he co-founded the group Galliano and created the template for Acid Jazz - a movement that continues to this day. Having spent 10 years in Africa dedicated to self-development and study of Sufism. He has now returned to London and reconnected to his artistic roots. Writing, singing, producing, directing, designing, and collaborating by way of his new label Itez Records - with his own brand of afro folk, spiritual soul, jazz, and reggae, Itez Music marks the long-awaited return of 21st Century Renaissance Man, Constantine Weir a.k.a Yahya.

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Rare Earth

Get Ready

30,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Domanda Music)

Collettivo Immaginario

Tempo Al Tempo

13,99 €*

Lucid Girl / Losing Side Of Love

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Collettivo Immaginario is set to unveil their newest single, "Tempo Al Tempo," on November 10th. This musical journey transcends genres, evolving from a jazz-funk odyssey into a disco-house exploration, adorned with delightful hints of Brazilian-inspired melodies and the enchanting ambiance reminiscent of Italian 70's library music. On the B-side, esteemed DJ and producer Patrick Gibin offers his reinterpretation of the original track, ensuring its irresistible allure on dance floors across the globe.

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Thee Sacred Souls

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Penrose)

Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After 2 years of relentless touring in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Thee Sacred Souls return with "Lucid Girl", the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Got a Story to Tell. Backed by a heavy beat and lavish arrangement, singer Josh Lane-displaying a soulfulness beyond his years-sings an empowering tale of a girl who has the clarity to put her needs before prospective suitors. B-side features "Losing Side of Love."

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Black Pumas

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (ATO)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sound Of Sinning Black Vinyl Edition

Monophonics

LP | 2015 | US | Original (Transistor Sound)

Back From The Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock From Iran 1973 - 1979

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Raised amid the rich musical culture and history of the San Francisco Bay Area, Monophonics proudly carry the torch through the generations into today’s musical landscape. Holding on to tradition, but by no means purists of any kind, they play their own brand of music known as “Psychedelic Soul.”

The 2012 release of Monophonics last album In Your Brain saw the band pulling influences from such acts as early Funkadelic, Sly and The Family Stone and the The Temptation's Norman Whitfield produced records. With the new album, Sound of Sinning (April 14, 2015 on Transistor Sound Records), the band has grown in all areas of record making and felt a need to explore other important in- fluences. While the group has come to cherish these inspirations, With Sound of Sinning they started venturing beyond, to the groups that were inspiring those soul acts to embrace the psychedelic sound of the 60's and 70's. Bands such as The Zombies, The Beatles, Beach Boys and Pink Floyd. Even with the experimentation of new musical territory, they display the sound that people know and love about Monophonics. Touching on Northern soul, doo-wop, rock and roll, Psych pop, and cinematic music, Monophonics show off their diversity while remaining true to their roots. Overall it's heartfelt music and old school vibes, without losing sight of the present. This is is music steeped in that timeless feeling when people could write and produce songs that you could listen to over and over again. Sound of Sinning was produced by Kelly Finnigan & Ian McDonald and recorded on an old Tascam eight-track 1/4” tape machine at Transistor Sound Studios in San Rafael, CA.

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Kourosh Yaghmaei

3LP | 2011 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

I've Been Lonely For So Long Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2011 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Attention: the sticker says "incl. booklet", but there's no booklet inside!

Now-Again Records is proud to present "Back From The Brink", the only legitimately licensed collection of the godfather of Iranian psychedelic rock, Kourosh Yaghmaei. Known within the Iranian diaspora simply by his first name, Kourosh’s Pre-Revolution recordings were thought lost after Islamic fundamentalists took control of Iran. They weren’t: Kourosh had protected them – along with key ephemera from the 70’s. Their collection here - spread over a 3-LP - bolstered by Kourosh’s first person recollections of Iran’s 70s rock scene and its death after the Revolution, tells the story of an immensely talented artist’s desire to persevere in the face of terrible adversity.

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Frederick Knight

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Cultures Of Soul)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Why you'll love it...
The debut album from the Stax songwriter and R&B legend is the VMP Classics Record of the Month for February 2021. We have this on 180g black vinyl, remastered AAA from the original master tapes.

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Wild Fire

Dance Hits

Zero Grace Sea Glass Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the late '70s Wild Fire was one of the more popular groups in Trinidad. Formed by Oliver “Stompy” Chapman back in 1962 the group was originally named the Sparks. By the disco era Wild Fire were the house band at night clubs like Disco Tracks and the Upper Level. The group was very influenced by disco, especially the famous British group, Hot Chocolate known for the classic disco hit ”You Sexy Thing.” Hot Chocolate’s chief songwriter, Tony Wilson was originally a Trinidadian native and also great friends with Oliver Chapman. The opening track on this compilation is "Try Making Love", a floor-filling track written by Tony Wilson in 1977 and recorded at Coral Sound Studio in Port of Spain. It was there that Oliver Chapman laid down the unforgettable bass line, solidifying its status as a surefire hit. The infectious tune held steady at the number one slot for six weeks in Trinidad and eventually climbed to the top of the charts in Barbados. Recorded at KH Studios, “Living On A String” with its unique disco synth sound by keyboard player Calvin Duncan was about the hard living of one trying to survive as a musician and hoping to one day partake in the material strappings of fame. “The Rebels” was more about the political struggle for the young in the country at the time. There was a lot of corruption in the government and a lot of young people out of work. The song called to stand up and rebel against the regime. And years later in 1990 it did happen when the Muslim group Jamaat al Muslimeen stormed the Red House (Trinidad’s Parliament House) and took cabinet members hostage. Wild Fire would go on to tour the Caribbean extensively including stops in Barbados, Antigua, St. Thomas and Guadeloupe. The group had a massive local hit with their track “Say A Little Prayer.” The group would disband in 1985 and Oliver Chapman would move to America. Wild Fire - Dance Hits is a collection of Wild Fire's more dance friendly material.

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Liam Bailey

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Big Crown)

LP | 2022 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Zero Grace, Liam Bailey's sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020's Ekundayo album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display again as they take the sound they established and push it further. On Zero Grace they lean more into the bleeding heart singer-songwriter side of Liam. The result, much like Bailey himself, is impulsively honest without reserve. Born and raised in Nottingham, England, the son of an English mother and 2nd generation Jamaican English father, Liam will admit his early childhood was fairly chaotic and filled with "all the cliche racism that happens when people started mixing up in the '80s in England." Liam got his early influences from his mom's record collection. Bob Marley and Dillinger, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix would eventually shape the singer/songwriter we know today. Fast-forward to 2005, Liam is in London performing at every open mic and acoustic night he could, hustling with hopes of landing a record deal. It was through this time that Liam first teamed up with Michels, musician/producer luminary, and the co-founder of Brooklyn's own Big Crown Records. Liam flew out to New York and those first sessions together produced the now classic tunes "When Will They Learn" and "I'm Gonna Miss You" which still gets spins at Reggae spots around the globe and were co-signed by heavy hitters like David Rodigan & Don Letts. That first trip to NYC brought a lot of industry attention to Liam, including being noticed by a just-famous Amy Winehouse who heard one of Liam's apartment-made, lo- recordings, and liked what she heard. Regardless of the audio quality, Liam's particular sound shone through - all guitar, warm-rough and genuine soul. Eventually Liam signed to Polydor and wound up bumping against the typical major label industry obstacles. They already had an idea of the Liam they wanted to make, promote, and push With the typical large advance enticement, Liam did his best to trust that path. "Maybe I can make it work,' that's what you're thinking," Liam remembers, "but, you quickly find out that you can't." Zero Grace is full of freedom and love, in fact, working with Leon Michels and Big Crown Records has encouraged Liam to be himself. On album opener "Holding On '' Bailey speaks to his observations & fears when looking out at the world in front of him and also to the dedication it has taken to get on the other side of his personal trials & tribulations. "Dance With Me" is an instantly infectious two-stepper that nods to those incredible soul records that were coming out of Jamaica during the early Reggae days. Bailey steps into the dance with hopes of finding a new love and pulls us all out on the dance oor with him. "Disorder Starts At Home" is another close to the chest tune that addresses the difficulties he struggles with from his early chaotic childhood and his progress in getting past them. "Mercy Tree" is a powerhouse of Reggae Rebel Music. Bailey addresses the racial tensions that plague humanity and encourages everyone to step up and do their part to help foster equality. What starts out as a declaration of injustice turns into a call for action and an inspiration for hope.

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Shuggie Otis

Freedom Flight

Nobody But You / Gift Of Life

Release: 2022 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Well before Shuggie Otis cut his debut album, musicianship and performance had long been a part of his life. The son of rhythm and blues legend Johnny Otis, Shuggie learned to play guitar as early as the age of two, and performed professionally with his father's band at eleven. Throughout his long and illustrious career he'd performed on records for the likes of Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and George Duke, to name a few. In spite of all this,widespread mainstream success eluded Shuggie for much of his career. His most famous release to date is his 1974 album Inspiration/Information, which would experience new resurgent life in the 2000s. Those willing to dig a little deeper however, would discover hidden gold in his earlier releases, especially in the album directly before Inspiration/Information, his sophomore 1971 release Freedom Flight. As with his debut, Freedom Flight was produced by Shuggie's father Johnny Otis, and built upon the distinct sounds of his debut album: lush, baroque, string section arrangements, paired with hard funk rhythms, and funky blues melodies, with the majority of the instruments once again performed by Shuggie himself. The album also features backing from premium session greats like George Duke and Aynsley Dunbar, and the track "Strawberry Letter 23" which became a monster hit for The Brothers Johnson 3 years later. Freedom Flight is a treasure of deft, technical skill, and virtuosic composition.

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Brainstory

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

Root Cause Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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While Brainstory is in the studio finishing their sophomore full-length, they treat us to this bombshell of a 7" as a taste of what's to come. They teamed back up with El Michels Affair who is handling production on the whole album and everything about this is leveled up. This show stopping plug & ballad two-sider is clear evidence of that. Side A is an uplifting, dance floor burning, smash hit that shows what years of touring and backing Lady Wray have brought out of Brainstory. "Nobody But You" is built on drummer Eric Hagstrom's crushing back beat that lays the foundation for this inspirational feel good banger that manages to take the uncomfortable truth that "nobody will save you but you" and turn it into pure blissful motivation. Then they drop a ballad on the flip side that is going to cause an entire scene to reconsider how they are doing it. The B side "Gift Of Life" is drop dead gorgeous, haunting, and profound all at once. An homage to the mysteries of life and the intangible truths that the human experience is built on.

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Cleo Reed

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

It Was A Home Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Why you'll love it...
Meet the latest addition to the VMP Rising family, New York artist Cleo Reed.
Their debut solo project, Root Cause, came together over their time at Berklee and is the result of them grappling with the kind of performance anxiety and identity issues that plague most college students. Root Cause wraps all of Reed’s insecurities, aspirations, and familia history in musical cloth worthy of their lineage. Their vision has culminated into a project that’s both intimate and loud, expansive and singular, greater and braver than the sum of its parts.
Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Cleo Reed's Root Cause is pressed on Black & White A-Side/B-Side vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a double gatefold, direct-to-board, numbered jacket.

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KAINA

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Why you'll love it...
Find your own home in KAINA's voice. The R&B Chicago-based singer's sophomore album, It Was A Home uncovers her evolving artistic direction and her sense of self. The album includes features from artists like Helado Negro, Sleater-Kinney and Sen Morimoto (who also produced the album).

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LP | 2018 | US | Original (Sony)

Good Thing

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2016 | US | Original (Yep Roc)

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed

Cut Ya Down

13,99 €*

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2016!

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LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Columbia)

Coming Home

Neon Skies & Different Highs Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This years retro-soul sensation goes by the name of Leon Brigdes. Nice one!

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Boogie Beasts

LP | 2024 | Original (Naked)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Gm & Publishing)

Fenton Robinson

Someone Loan Me A Dime

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Patti / Roberto Luti / Ryan Donohue

Favorite Requests Limited Edition EP

10" | 2023 | EU | Original (Rhythm Bomb)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's Soul That Counts 12 Page Booklet Edition

Principles Of Joy

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Q-Sounds)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rave Du Brazil / Primavera

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Scruniversal)

13,99 €*

Tsutsumikomu Youni / R308

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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You know that long hot days are fast approaching when it is Brazilian music that you crave. Thankfully the Scruniversal has got us covered with a second release that is as scorching as the first. It pairs MPB, samba and Latin flair with hard-edged hip-hop and funk stylings across a pair of tunes from Scruscru, each one a different collaboration. The first is alongside Tony Lavrutz and has gorgeous vocals and organic percussion paired with cut-up beats and jazzy keys that will ignite any floor on 'Rave Du Brazil.' It is Los Protos's jazz funk groover 'Primavera' that gets the good vibes going on the flip.

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Wa Yo Set

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (ADA)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Wa Yo Set," a leading jazz-funk band from Osaka, Japan. A 7inch single will be released as a prelude to their new project in 2024. Included on A-side is a jazzy, acoustic, and danceable instrumental cover of MISIA's "Tsutsumikomu Youni" in full Wa Yo Set style! On the flip side, the superb original summer-breezy "r308" is included. You will be able to experience where they are now, as they continue to evolve and deepen on both sides of the record. Until the release of their new album, please keep your expectations high while listening to this 7-inch!

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Mayer Hawthorne

For All Time

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Flora & Fana Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Fana Hues

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Faitiche)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Why you'll love it...
With her blend of soul, jazz, and R&B, Fana Hues takes listeners on a journey through Flora + Fana. This album is a testament to Fana's artistry, showcasing her growth as an artist and her ability to weave together different genres to create a sound that is all her own.

The tracks on Flora + Fana explore themes of love, growth, and self-discovery through Fana's deeply personal and introspective lyrics. Her music is a means of self-expression and empowerment, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences and emotions. This album was one of our favorites from 2022.

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Flora + Fana is pressed at Gold Rush Vinyl on Earth color vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket.

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Mark Templeton

Two Verses

Delusions Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mark Templeton is a Canadian media artist and the founder of Graphical, an audiovisual label dedicated to publishing his own musical and image based experiments. Mark"s audio compositions are constructed from reel-to-reel tape loops and sampled cassettes that are contrasted with contemporary sound techniques.

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First Choice

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Whp)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Why you'll love it...
First Choice was an all-women soul-disco trio from Philadelphia. Known for dancefloor-ready classics such as "Smarty Pants," "The Player," and "Armed and Extremely Dangerous," the group saw their biggest hits during the disco boom of the late 1970s. Formed at the beginning of the decade by she Rochelle Fleming, Annete Guest, and Wardell Piper, the trio quickly became a mainstay of Philadelphia labels Philly Groove Records and eventually , Gold Mind Records (distributed by Salsoul Records).
Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of First Choice's Delusions is pressed on 180g Clear vinyl at Precision Record Pressing (PRP). The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. It was digitally remastered by Philip Shaw Bova.

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Al Green

Soul! Live 1973

17,99 €*

2LP+CD | 2016 | EU | Original (!K7)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Exclusive live set for the reverend, right across the release of two influential albums on Hi Records: ‘Livin’ For You’ and ‘Call Me’

Recorded January 1973: NYC, NY - Wnet Studios "soul"

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Dam-Funk

DJ-Kicks

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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DaM-FunK is the kind of guy who seems like he’d make great company: laid-back, affable, personable. But to truly get the guy, to really understand him, is to know a deep love of music like no other. Dam’s contribution to the DJ-Kicks series gives you an opportunity to do just that. It’s a snapshot view into the mind of the pioneer of Modern-Funk music… DJ-Kicks invites you to get to know the man behind the shades.

Dam makes a lifetime of digging and absorbing music that feels as laid-back as the Santa Ana breeze. Years ago, he coined the term ‘Modern Funk’ to give context to his music. The elements of the synth-heavy and multi-layered style are gloriously displayed on DJ-Kicks. “Modern-Funk is a combination of all the sounds on the mix,” he explains. “Funk, Boogie, Electro, House, Modern-Soul, Ambient tones… a push and pull of nostalgia and progressiveness…”

At a satisfying 19 songs, DâM-FunK’s DJ-Kicks lets grooves breathe. This is a mix to happily get lost within; a document in vibe. Unexpected contemporary joints mingle with lost gems from unlikely places. The exclusive DâM-FunK production “Believer” makes its debut on DJ-Kicks, an extensive instrumental composition that on it’s own could only be classified as signature Modern-Funk. The mix also includes Dam’s excellent collaboration with Nite Jewel, as ‘Nite-Funk,’ on “Can U Read Me?”

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LP | 2015 | FR | Original (Sony)

Coming Home

Release: 2015 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Smokey & The Miracles Robinson

Make It Happen

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Motown)

36,99 €*

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Intuition)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - "Make It Happen" / Released by Motown's subsidiary Tamla Records in 1967, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' album Make It Happen features ballads such as the hit singles "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" and "More Love," as well as the up-tempo "The Tears of a Clown," co-written by Stevie Wonder and his producer Hank Cosby. LP Vinyl Non-ReturnableVinyl LP pressing.

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Iyeoka

Say Yes (R)Evolved

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Terapia Productions)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Slam poetry, rap battles, singing, song writing and drumming. The hit album “Say Yes” by Iyeoka is now being released as a high quality vinyl version (180 g) in gatefold. The YouTube hit “Simply Falling” received over 216 Million clicks.
Iyeoka (read: ee-yo-kah) is well versed in many expressive arts, but in essence she is a storyteller and poet. "My goal is very simple", says the US Nigerian American, "I want to move the world, one poem at a time". She does this enchantingly well with her album "Say Yes (R)evolved". In poems set to music Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo (her full name) reveals herself to be a strong, self-confident woman of the modern world. She tells tales of love and relationships in the 21st century and philosophizes about the daily struggle of life and being a woman in a post-feminist world digging deeply and personally into her African roots.

Musically Iyeoka handles expertly a wide variety of styles from electronic soul "Break Down Mode" to technofied R'n'B "Broken Hearts Anthem (Walk Away)", from energetic dance inducing grooves "The Yellow Brick Road Song", to a more jazzy "Happily Ever After", from melodic soft rock "Say Yes", to pop "Soundtrack to Life" and reggae "Testify". She certainly has presence and shines out with a silky smooth elegance reminiscent of Sade "This Time around", "Simply Falling". This woman has real all-round talent, and she knows how to use it!

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Cimafunk

Pa Tu Cuerpa

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2024 | JP | Reissue (Flower)

Central

Pastime Paradise

22,99 €*

Life Feat. Emi Tawata / Master Blaster (Jammin')

Release: 2024 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The second single from the well-received previous release, "Samurai," is now available. This time, the song "Pastime Paradise," written by Stevie Wonder and released in 1979 by Ray Barretto, has been updated in the Central style! In 2024, Central is preparing to release its first album in many years, but before that, another strong 7-inch is on the way. The groove created by the percussion, bass, and keyboards working in unison, and the exquisite arrangement of the horn ensemble, which is full of Central style, is a true gem.

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Nautilus

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 7inch single that marks the opening of Nautilus' new project in 2024 is now available! It features Nautilus' cover of Des'ree's "Life" featuring Emi Tawata on vocals, and Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin'). The project opens with a soulful cover of Des'ree's "Life," featuring Emi Tawata, a close friend of the band who also made a splash with her cover of Terri Walker's "Caught Up. The flip side is an instrumental cover of Stevie Wonder's "Master Blaster (Jammin')," which is arranged with a sense of speed while maintaining the splendor of the original. Nautilus will tour Germany again this year, as they did last year, and expect to see them in 2024 as one of the future leaders of rare groove.

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LP | 2018 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Good Thing

LP | 2024 | Original (Indigo)

Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reisue pressed at GZ Media, CZ.

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John Mayall

Through The Years

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2023 | UK (Mr. Peacock)

Willie Jones

Where's My Money

15,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Crashin' From Passion Black Vinyl Edition

Betty Davis

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Light In The Attic)

39,99 €*

Soul Jazz Records presents

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the 1970s, Betty Davis defied genre and gender by pushing her voice to extremes and embracing the erotic. She articulated a kind of pre-punk, funk-blues fusion that had yet to be normalized in mainstream music - a style that few musicians have come close to replicating. As one of the first Black women to write, arrange, and produce her own albums, Betty was a visionary who disregarded industry boundaries and constraints. Raw, unapologetic and in full control, Betty paved the way for generations of future artists who said “funk you” to the music industry and social norms. In 1979, when Davis entered an L.A. studio to record her fifth and final album, she was reeling from a series of setbacks. Three years earlier, after recording her fourth album, Is It Love Or Desire, Davis was dropped from her label and the LP was subsequently shelved. In 1978, her beloved band Funk House went their separate ways. Looking for a fresh start, Davis relocated to Hollywood to focus on songwriting. Before long, British manager Simon Lait (Toni Basil), offered to fund her next project. With renewed vigor, Davis reunited with former Funk House guitarist Carlos Morales and brought together industry veterans like fusion drummer Alphonse Mouzon and session bassist Chuck Rainey. Old friends Anita and Bonnie Pointer (The Pointer Sisters) and Patryce “Choc’let” Banks joined Davis on vocals, as did Motown legend Martha Reeves. The resulting album, Crashin’ From Passion, was her most musically diverse, blending elements of reggae and calypso (“I’ve Danced Before”), jazz (“Hangin’ Out in Hollywood,” “Tell Me a Few Things”), dark synth-pop (“She’s a Woman”), and even disco (“All I Do Is Think of You”). Equally exploratory are Davis’ vocals, as she trades in her signature sass and snarls for more nuanced stylings. Among the album’s few funk tracks is “Quintessence of Hip,” in which Davis hails musicians like Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, and John Coltrane, while deftly integrating elements of their work. The song also offers a moment of stark vulnerability, as she sings, “Isn’t rich? Isn’t it queer? Losing my timing so late in my career.” It would prove to be a prophetic line in the months to follow. The mixing process was mired by artistic differences and then cut short, amid the death of Davis’ beloved father. Bereft and exasperated, Davis returned home for the funeral, setting into motion her retirement from the music industry. Crashin’ From Passion, meanwhile, would be shelved for 15 years and licensed for a CD-only release, without Davis’ consent, in the ‘90s. This 2023 edition of the album, made with Davis’ full approval and cooperation, marks its first official release and first time ever on vinyl. The package was designed by GRAMMY®-winning artist, Masaki Koike, while the album cover features an incredible shot of Betty captured in London in the mid-1970s by renowned photographer Kate Simon. Crashin’ From Passion was remastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters and pressed on vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (rti). The accompanying booklet includes a treasure trove of rare photos from the era, plus lyrics, and new liner notes by writer, ethnomusicologist, and Betty’s close friend, Danielle Maggio, who integrates interviews that she conducted with Davis, marking her last ever interviews.

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Miami Sound 2: More Funk & Soul 1967-74

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

Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Jazz Records" new Miami Sound 2 is a superlative collection of 70s soul, funk, disco and boogie featuring tracks from legendary artists such as Betty Wright, Timmy Thomas, Gwen McRae, Milton Wright, T-Connection and many more, all released on the mighty TK Records musical empire based in Miami, Florida.

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Cool Hand / Yakamoz

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Durand Jones & The Indications

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Derya Yidirim & Grup Simsek's debut 7" offering on the label. They came to New York in June of 2024 to record their new album at The Diamond Mine Studio in Queens with Leon Michels handling production. These are the first two tunes from those sessions and they are very telling of what is to come on the new album.The A side 'Cool Hand' is a beautiful juxtaposition of intensity and lightheartedness with lyrics that explore the d...

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Private Space / Sea Of Love Dark Purple Vinyl Edition

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

Changing Light Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The latest 45 from Durand Jones & The Indications out on Colemine Recordsfeatures two tracks from their previous LP, Private Space.The A Side features the album's title track and is a laid-back, string-enhanced,smooth progression where guitarist Blake Rhein plays minimal but on-the-moneystrokes.The flip is an uptempo, drum heavy beat with lyrics depicting heartbreak andlonging. "Sea of Love" delivers on that smell good, look good, feel good '70s synthsheen arrangements, lavish string charts, and double-down confidence from aband who gets to move their core expertly into a different decade.

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The Ironsides

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Ironsides have arrived. Changing Light is the first full-length effort from this masterful group of Bay Area musicians. It melds classic psych-soul sounds with sweeping orchestral arrangements - reminiscent of a cinematic soundtrack from a 60s European film. The Changing Light evokes strong imagery of an open road, a breathtaking view, and scenes of a vast landscape begging to be explored. Cruise up the coast, where sweeping orchestral arrangements rise and fall with the tide. As you head North, the countryside opens to an undeniable groove. Tremolo-soaked guitar tones grow on the vines, and timeless, soulful bass lines flow like wine. In higher altitudes, French horns and trumpets soar like eagles. A river below carries bellowing cello tones through a mountain pass into an expansive canyon. Down in the desert, fuzzed-out electric guitar cuts through the dry heat and leaves the listener thirsty for more. Plot a course, or just turn on the car and drive. Max recommends the latter. "The songs are inspired by landscapes - Each one could mean something to someone and create a completely different meaning for someone else." At the end of a long road, The Ironsides have found the perfect place to begin.

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 6 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Curating and ordering the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club is always special. You’re reminded of the feelings you had when sitting at home with a cassette player on pause trying to compile the perfect mixtape to impress the latest object of your affection, or that friend with whom you share a musical kinship and spark off each other’s latest discoveries. Hearing old tracks for the first time or diving into the most upfront selections keeps the fires burning and passions alight.

Here, for volume six, we present recent finds and treasured classics from Brazil, Sweden, the USA, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada. We have included selections by the Brazilian rising star Dora Morelenbaum as well as from heritage-Brazilian musicians and vocalists Haréton Salvanini, Copa 7, and Mirna. There’s also the wonderful Brazilian-not-Brazilian take of 'Ye Me Le' by Hazel Scott And The Braza Brasil, plus sublime gospel from the New York Community Choir. We’ve picked disco and soul rarities by General Lee and Ash Soul, Inc., and for the first time on vinyl, an incredible psych-pop song by the illustrious Matthew Tavares. There are cuts from some of our favourite contemporary Swedish musicians, Sven Wunder and Dina Ögon too.

This compilation is packed full of gems that are plucked from differing times and spaces, but somehow all gel together beautifully. We hope you love them too.

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 4 Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

22,99 €*

Notorious B.I.G, The. vs James Brown

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The latest release in the much loved Mr Bongo Record Club Series, Available on CD, 2LP Standard Vinyl & Special Edition 2LP Pink Translucent Vinyl. Curating the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club compilation is always such a pleasure. At a time when the expression "Music is My Sanctuary" has an even greater cathartic impact for many people, we set out to make this volume an extra special one - like an old favourite mixtape or playlist. For Volume 4 in this series we continue in the same mould as with previous editions, selecting current favorites and rare lost gems from the Brazilian, African, soul, funk, and disco genres. We present tracks from artists such as Azwon, Cindy & The Playmates, and Zé Roberto to name just a few. However, one main departure and progression to this edition is the first time inclusion of recordings by contemporary artists. These come from Matthew Tavares (of Badbadnotgood fame), Wax Machine, and DJ Format & The Simonsound, which were originally featured on either limited private press vinyl releases or were previously only available digitally. We felt their inclusion was important and wanted to share these wonderful discoveries with a wider audience. They also complement, enrich, and fit perfectly with the flow and journey of the compilation. Here at Mr Bongo we hope you will enjoy this selection of seventeen eclectic songs (in tempo and style) as much as we do, whether they make you move your feet, take you on a trip somewhere, or trigger a happy memory.

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Sex Machine

7" | 2020 | US | Original

14,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Synthethesia)

Resolution 88

Vortex

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Resolution 88: Tom O’Grady - Rhodes Electric Piano, Hohner Clavinet D6, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim Four Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer, Solina String Ensemble, Mellotron M400, Streetly Electronics Novatron, Roland CompuRhythm Cr-78, Maestro Echoplex Ep-3, Fender Fuzz-Wah, Maestro Phaser Ric Elsworth - Drums Tiago Coimbra - 1978 Fender Jazz Bass, Anaconda Ultra J4E-elite Bass Oli Blake - Percussion, samples and effects

Other performers: Tom Smith - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet Vanessa Haynes - Vocals

Recorded by Mike Thorne & Joshua Holland at Rimshot Studio Additional recording: Oberheim Four Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer recorded with Lester Barnes in his spaceship Mellotron M400 and Roland CompuRhythm Cr-78 recorded with Mat Roberts at Effort Studios Streetly Electronics Novatron recorded with Jason Court at Flying Cuttlefish Music

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Skyway Soul: Gary, Indiana Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A sonic snapshot of America's steel capital, developed in the prosperous cavern between the departure of the Jackson 5 to Motown and the collapse of U.S. Steel, Skyway Soul is a love letter to Gary, Indiana. Featuring The New Day, El Anthony, Nate Evans, Sky's The Limit, Wilton Crump, Lost Weekend,General Lee, Krash Band, Billy Foster & Audio, I.N.D., and Junei, this double album collects 21 lost songs from the southern-most tip of Lake Michigan. Housed in a deluxetip-on gatefold jacket, with a 16-page booklet crammed with photos, ephemera, and an indepth essay from Jake Austen, Skyway Soul connects the dots between The Spaniels,Michael Jackson, and Freddie Gibbs. Don'tforget to pay the toll.

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Soul Vinyls

Glued To The Spot Clear Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After Funk Vinyls, rediscover the most beautiful voices of Soul in this amazing double vinyl: Soul Vinyls.Including Aretha Franklin - Ben E.King - Al Green - Barry White - Stevie Wonder - Etta James - Ibeyi - Terry Callier - Al Jarreau - Dionne Warwick - Ray Charles - Aloe Blacc - Sharon Jones...

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Cheryl Glasgow

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Numero Group)

16,99 €*

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Spa)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's always summer somewhere, but especially so wherever Cheryl Glasgow's carefree clubber "Glued To The Spot" plays. An absolute ear-worm from its first nylon strums, Glasgow's Sade-adjacent, jazz vocalese sweeps into a warm-up tempo groove and never quite breaks a sweat. Issued on Ross Anderson's short-lived, London-based Live label, "Glued To The Spot" swept through the club scene briefly in 1987, disembarking for warmer shores when the season changed.

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Steve Spacek

Could It Be Ur Dance

19,99 €*

Sinseerly Yours Turquoise Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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The prolific & visionary artist known for his work with TV ON THE Radio, and Spacek emerges from the shadows with this extremely limited 7" on his newly formed label SPA. This will not be repressed so get it while you can!

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Thee Sinseers

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Monophonics & Kelly Finnigan

Warpaint / Crash & Burn Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Colemine)

Durand Jones & The Indications

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Monophonics are back with another 45 from their acclaimed conceptalbum "Sage Motel." Featuring two heavy hitters, the A-side 'Warpaint'takes the band in a new sonic direction. Featuring heavy and layeredguitars, rock-riffs, and the ever-soulful vocals of Kelly Finnigan, 'Warpaint'packs an ever-elusive punch. The B-side, 'Crash & Burn' is a luscious butsolemn song about love and life, highlighting delicate percussionarrangements and textured layers of sound.

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Private Space / Sea Of Love Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

Rian Treanor + Ocen James

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Saccades

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Nyege Nyege Tapes)

Les Dynamites / Radio Trip

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In 2018, Rian Treanor left his home in Rotherham, UK, and headed to Kampala for a residency at Nyege Nyege's villa studio. The mind-expanding experience inspired his critically acclaimed 2020 full-length "File Under UK Metaplasm", but that wasn't the end of the story. Treanor also spent time working alongside Acholi fiddle player Ocen James, developing an improvisation-heavy collaboration that would push both musicians' idiosyncrasies into completely new places.Treanor wanted this collaboration to be as tactile and reactive as a live performance with traditional instruments, so he set about working on a digital process that would synchronize with James' approach. Using physical modeling techniques, Treanor created an instrument that explored the tunings and sounds of the a'dungu, an arched harp, and the nah or nag. With Ocen playing his rigi rigi, a single string violin, they intuitively experimented with the spectral properties of sound, using texture and acoustic contours as their structural framework. They were able to develop a sound together that was unconventionally rooted in traditional Ugandan culture, but shuttled into different dimensions of noise, computer music and radical UK rave."Saccades" is the buffer between two vastly different sonic universes, united in respect and sprightly curiosity. Treanor's hyperactive computer-controlled rhythms are immediately identifiable on opening track 'Bunga Bule', but the sound palette is distinct: it's more flexible and less digital. James' expressionistic fiddle strokes are a revelation, contorted into hoarse squeals and rough vibrations that rub and flex off Treanor's tin can shuffle. The fertile back and forth continues through the ruff DSP tumble of 'As It Happens', before James cracks open the melodic core of his instrument on 'The Dead Centre', allowing Treanor to dispense with rhythm and meet his fiddle strokes with heavenly drones.Each track steps down a different avenue for the two artists, from the nightmarish microtonal twang of 'Memory P...

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Pop Oud #2 / No Oud

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Batov)

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 13th edition of Batov Records' essential Middle Eastern Groove 45s series showcases the irresistible Mediterranean psych sound of Les Dynamites, backed with a heavyweight dub by Israeli digging & beats pioneers, Radio Trip, as they pay homage to the 70s band Lehakat Tzliley Ha'oud

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Charles Bradley

Black Velvet

You've Got The Power - Federal & King Hits 1956-1962

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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November 5th, 2018 would have been Charles Bradley’s 70th birthday. In celebration of his extraordinary life, Daptone imprint Dunham Records is proud to announce the release of his fourth and final album, Black Velvet.

Black Velvet is a celebration of Charles Bradley, lovingly assembled by his friends and family at Dunham/Daptone Records. Though chronologically the material spans Charles' entire career, this is no anthology, greatest hits or other shallow rehashing of the songs that already made him famous. Rather, this album is a profound exploration through the less-travelled corners of the soulful universe that Charles and his longtime producer, co-writer and friend Tommy "TNT" Brenneck created in the studio together over their decade-long partnership. It features new songs recorded during the sessions from each of his three albums, heard here for the very first time in all their scorching glory: "Can't Fight the Feeling," "Fly Little Girl" and the heart-wrenching single "I Feel a Change", hard core rarities like his funk-bomb duet with LaRose Jackson, "Luv Jones," the psychedelic groover, "(I Hope You Find) The Good Life" and the ever-illusive alternate full band electric version of "Victim of Love", sought-after covers of Nirvana's "Stay Away," Neal Young's "Heart of Gold" and Rodriguez's "Slip Away", and the title track "Black Velvet," a stirring Menahan Street Band instrumental to which Charles was never able to cut a vocal.

Charles was truly a transcendent singer who led a remarkable life, overcoming unimaginable adversity to achieve great success and international acclaim very late in his life. What was really special about him and made him different from everybody else in the world was how he understood his pain as a cry for universal love and humanity. He felt that if he loved enough—if we all loved each other enough—we could take away the world’s pain and sadness. That is why he jumped off the stage and literally tried to hug everybody he could. It's why he took such great care of a mother that had abandoned him. It's why he sang and danced like a lunatic. It's why he screamed like an eagle. And that's why we love him.

Black Velvet is a celebration of his life, and is destined to join Charles' first three albums alongside the cannon of essential soul records for the ages.
The new album is comprised of ten tracks the singer laid down in the years before his death, taken from different recording sessions over the years.

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James Brown

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (New Continent)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Northern Soul All Nighter

2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Not Now)

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Chinese Man)

Chinese Man

The Groove Sessions 5

34,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Vision Tribe)

freekind.

Good News

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP+7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Tramp)

Movements Volume 12

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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** Initial 400 LPs Contain A Bonus 7" Single **
Movements Vol.12 – A bag full of rare rhythm & blues, mod-jazz, and mid 70s funk.

Side A starts with rhythm & blues from the 1960s. Most of the tracks were pulled from hopelessly obscure 7" singles. The only names of which some of you might be familiar with are most likely Mat Mathews and Lu Elliott. However, both original 45 RPM singles are pretty hard to find these days, especially in playable condition.

Side B is all about deepfunk this time. "Hipper Snapper " is a prime example of that genre. Some say its groove is reminiscent of Charles Wright's "Express Yourself. Agreed! The Villagers are responsible for the first 'aha' moment. Their (previously unreleased!) version of "Funky Broadway" would have certainly astounded even Dyke & The Blazers. Representing Germany on this volume: The Rippers, also called the "Offenburg Beatles"! Back in the USA, John Fogerty has probably never heard of this heavy school-funk cover of "Proud Mary". Drum breaks galore!

Side C begins with another German contribution. Saxophonist Gus Brendel delivers a mod-jazz belter of the highest order as do The Hornets. Definitely sure-shots for any dance floors! High time for 'aha' moment #2. Many bands have tried their hands on a cover version of the Nat Adderley jazz classic, incl. vibraphone player Bret Breitinger! The perfect choice to finish this side is Downtown Trio's smooth and groovy cover of Gershwin's "Summertime ".

Side D is reserved for proper 1970s funk. ONYX's "Break It Loose " has become a certified Rare Groove classic. Here you can enjoy it for the first time with the blessing of the band! Glenn Doughty and his Baltimore Colts Shake and Bake Band of the 70's is the first musical group consisting of former NFL All-Pro players that Tramp Records has partnered with in its history! Watch out, "Shake and Bake " will be re-released on a good old 45 RPM single, too!

Those of you who have been enjoying the detective work of the people behind the label over the past 21 years know that the Movements series can be easily considered as the flagship compilation series on Tramp. So, after having listened to the entire selection of this brand new volume we sincerely hope that we will have achieved our aim to surprise, delight, and enlighten you once again!

Key selling points:
- initial 400 LPs contain a bonus 7" of a Superrare funk 45
- incl. full album download code - deluxe double-gatefold LP with detailed liner notes & unseen photographs
- ALL but three songs appear on CD, LP & digital for the very first-time

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No Format! Remixed (2004-2024)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (No Format)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Byrd Out)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For the past 20 years, NO FORMAT! has been cultivating the idea of an artisanal and homemade label, supporting artists who stand out with unexpected projects. Its motto, "You never know in advance what you"ll fall in love with", has guided its direction from the outset. Its high standards on the quality of the sound has become its trademark, while one of the mainstays of its work is the development of collaborations between artists from diverse backgrounds. For its 20th anniversary, a new guard of electronically-inspired artists takes over the NO FORMAT catalog for an original remix album, specially created for the occasion. 10 iconic tracks from the label are reimagined by 10 young, talented, emerging and/or established producers, carefully chosen on each track. While Pan-African trio Toto Bona Lokua"s music is reworked by British-Ghanaian afro-bass pioneer Hagan, South African vocal duo Msaki x Tubatsi is reimagined through a remix by amapiano heavy-weight Vigro Deep. Blick Bassy"s delicate Cameroon folk turns into an afro-club anthem produced by Moonshine collective leading figure Vanyfox ; Haitian-American neo-jazz artist Melanie Charles electrifies "Kouzen" by Haitian Canadian singer-songwriter Mélissa Laveaux ; renowned sound artist Sofie Birch transforms Koki Nakano"s delicate piano into an ambient soundscape. Japanese house pioneer Shinichiro Yokota gives a new spin on electro-jazz collective Asynchrone, which was inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto"s work. "NO FORMAT! Remixed (2004-2024)" is both a celebration of 20 years of music and creation, bringing this beautiful and curated catalog into a vibrant and festive compilation, and a step towards the label"s next 20 years.

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DMX Krew

Unlikely Seeming

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Acclaimed UK electronic music producer, DMX Krew has announced a brand new album, "Unlikely Seeming", on the Byrd Out label. The8-track album showcases his blend of joyous, melodic synth hooks, textured pads and analogue drum machine rhythms. Leaving to one side pummeling sounds, the focus of this album is on sonic fun, mining the 80s pop vibe DMX Krew does so well. BBC 6 Music"s Tom Ravenscroft describes the trailing single "Wednesday Memory" as "the funkiest thing ever ... it"s almost too joyous".

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Eccentric Soul - The Shoestring Label Jimmie Green Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Frank Picture Disc Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Operating in a basement studio at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, pipeline man Howard Neal and his appropriately named Shoestring label was Alton, Illinois' answer to a question no one asked. Pressed in minuscule numbers and barely outside the 62002 zip code, the singles by The James Family, Jimmie Green, Pete & Cheez, and Carletta Sue are prime examples of cosmic midwestern disco in search of a break. This heavy weight 10-song LP is housed in a tip-on sleeve, and includes an essay and imagery that complete the picture of this pure expression of smalltown soul.

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Amy Winehouse

2LP | 2024 | DE | Reissue (Island)

43,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Changing Light Coke Bottle Clear With Black Swirl Vinyl Edition

The Ironsides

LP | 2023 | US | Reissue (Colemine)

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Golden Ape)

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fedka & The Wulf

Beardvasion

All That I Wanted Was You / Fantasy

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Second slice of mystic cosmic funk from Golden Ape Records... Collaborators are Fedka & the Wulf, with Luke’s Anger on the remix tip, bringing their wonky hardwired electro funk to the label. They have been warping minds and shaking bootsies as part of Pest on Ninja Tune since the ’90s and now are bringing all that funk to bear on this release. Beardvasion is a super limited vinyl - 100 only! - 4 track EP with radically different missions. Beardvasion - original mix has filthy bass bent on destroying speakers. Lukes Anger remix is a hard jacking minimal workout. Earlyworm is a twisted shout out to Detroit, and Serena a funk flavoured electro sugar rush.

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Private Funk-Shun

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Freestyle)

14,99 €*

Seven Wisdoms Of Plutonia

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Another brit-funk single excavated by Freestyle Records, Private Funk-Shun's super-rare All That I Wanted Was You / Fantasy 7" originally released in 1986 has been officially licensed, remastered and pressed up in a limited 45 run for all those who can't jive with dropping hundres of pounds on an OG copy!
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Private Funk-Shun were a band formed in 1984 originating from the Loughton and Tottenham areas of north east London & Essex, and featured the vocal talents of Maxeen Edman-Messam - who would later go on to find fame in the early 1990s as key street soul artist Maxeen.
Originally performing under the name of Slipstream, but changing to Private Funk-Shun in 1985 after finding out another group were operating under with the same name, they toured around London & South East bringing a dedicated brit-funk following with them. Despite writing approximately 20 original tracks in their time, this self-released two-track 7" from 1986 was their only official output and has since become a certified rare groove, fetching upwards of £250 on the secondhand market.

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Alpacas Collective

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Catalpas)

Terry Marshall And Friends

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Alpacas Collective (BE) takes you on a trip from Lagos to Addis Ababa, from Augusta, Georgia to New Orleans, and from Delhi to sci-fi worlds, bringing it all back home in a unique set of original songs featured on its debut album Seven Wisdoms of Plutonia (coming October 2022).

'Seven Wisdoms of Plutonia' is recorded during the lockdowns, in a process of swapping demos over the internet and one by one recording in the studio. Studio magic is conjured up with the creative contributions of friends performing their signature tricks.

We would like to thank Juha Sarkkola (guitar), Miki Mac (vocals), Katia Verheyen (flute), Micky Peeters (keys), Joël van Roode (sitar), Jasper Vandevorst (vibraphone) and Geert Claes (trumpet) for their creative contributions to the music.

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Living The Blues

2LP | 2024 | Original (Marshall)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Roland & The Deep Blue Sea Black Vinyl Edition

Roland Van Campenhout

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Meyer)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For You / Si Lloraras Black Vinyl Edition

Thee Sinseers

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)

The 10000 Things: Praise Songs For The Iriligious (Red/

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Freshly following their debut LP, Colemine Records is here to introduce the newest 45 from Thee Sinseers.The A-side, "For You" is a man's devotional message that promises it's the real deal this time. The group's sweet, verbed out harmonies set the stage for Joey Quinoñes' artful croon.The B-side is the instrumental version of their album's closing track, "Sinseerly Yours." Here it's aptly renamed "Si Llorarás" (if you will cry). This tune sends the listener off into the sunset with a gentle lap steel guitar tune reminiscent of Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk."

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Mazz Swift

LP | 2024 | US | Original (New Amsterdam)

Fankkisafka / I Wanna Show A Lil Trick

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Mazz Swift (they/them), the composer, conductor, bandleader, educator, singer, and Juilliard-trained violinist who weaves classic African-American musics, electronica, and mindfulness into their music, releases "No More" from their upcoming debut solo album The 10000 Things: PRAISE SONGS for the iRiligious via New Amsterdam Records.

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Rösteri / The Blassics

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Odd Funk / Ftk)

14,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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That's All I Wanted From You / So Glad I Found You

Jalen Ngonda

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It is our distinct pleasure to offer up two more killer sides from the critically acclaimed long-player Come Around and Love Me, now available on the convenient, DJ-friendly 45rpm format. "That's All I Wanted From You" is a hard-hitting, sophisticated dancer already making waves on the UK soul scene and abroad. On the flip is "So Glad I Found You", an earnest ballad that showcases Jalen's elegant voice and knack for writing world-class soul music. Grab one before they're gone!

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Psyched Out Grooves From Hungary 1969-1972

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Budabeats)

41,99 €*

King Canyon Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The psychedelic scene that never was – the perfect subtitle to this compilation. There were barely any drugs in Hungary to begin with. In this era, alcohol, music, and imagination have served as the primary means of mind alteration among the youth. The Communist party had a firm grip on culture through monopole control over venues, the media, and the recording industry, western records were not available, clubs enforced a strict dress code of suits, shirts, and longer skirts, and the police harassed young men for not more than having long hair or wearing blue jeans.
There was, however, an undercurrent of smaller semi-professional bands striving to succeed in the shadow of the very few stars privileged by the sole state owned record company. Given their chances to release music were at best limited to a few 7“ singles at the mercy of said record company powers. Psyched Out Grooves from Hungary compiles ten of the most outstanding singles recorded by the underdogs of this period. Some of the bands featured on here have eventually reached wider success by switching to more commercial styles, like Bergendy, Neoton, and Apostol. Most, like Echo, Meteor, Kék Csillag, Non-Stop, were temporal formations that dissolved after a few years due to personal conflicts, lack of success, or both. Others, like Scampolo or Juventus, lasted a longer time without an actual break through. Most of these bands never had a consistent, lasting ’psychedelic’ repertoire or identity at any point. These tracks were the exception, not the norm. That coherence - the illusion of a scene - comes from the curation and sequencing of Budabeats head honchos Von Yodi and Gandharva. It is the arrangement of these puzzle pieces that makes them fit together.
Limited edition of 300 hand numbered copies. Edited excerpt from the liner notes written by Gábor Vályi (Dj Shuriken)

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King Canyon

LP | 2023 | US | Reissue (Mixto)

29,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Eric Krasno is a two-time Grammy winning guitarist, musician and producer best known for his work with Soulive, Lettuce, Tedeschi Trucks Band & Pretty Lights. Krasno has been nominated for a Grammy a total of seven times for Best Blues Album, Best Contemporary Blues, Best R&B, and Best Electronic Album. Otis McDonald is a producer/multi-instrumentalist best known for his copyright free music released exclusively through the YouTube audio library, amassing over 5 million downloads and over 25 million streams. Mike Chiavaro is a Brooklyn based electric and upright bass player with an impressive history. Combined they form King Canyon, blending their unique styles into an infectious groove filled project with healthy doses of R&B/Soul and funk. The vibe will resonate with fans of Khruangbin, Bobby Caldwell, Allman Brothers, Soulive, Lettuce, El Michels Affair, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Menahan Street Band, Durand Jones and the Indications, and Son Little (who's featured on one of the tracks). In the perfect quarantine story the trio forged a relationship and has yet to meet in person. In April of 2020 in the midst of quarantine, Eric Krasno came across Otis McDonald’s music on Instagram and immediately became a fan. Months later, McDonald who had been working on music with his longtime friend, Mike Chiavaro, enlisted Krasno to add in some guitar to the mix and before they knew it, the trio had an album's worth of material and thus King Canyon was born. The guys have still yet to meet in person, but despite this, the grooves are insatiable. The writing and feel are unlike any other projects these musicians have been involved with previously.

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Amplitude - The Hidden Sounds Of French Library (1978 - 1984)

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Farfalla)

Here To Stay / If You Don´T Want My Love

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Farfalla Records presents its new compilation Amplitude - The Hidden Sounds of French Library. 12 tracks exclusively recorded for professional use between 1978 and 1984 in France.

Dive into the universe of the early 1980s with colorful sounds and catchy rhythms from talented musicians from the French scene, composing and arranging both for library music and variety, and accompanying big names in French music.

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Jalen Ngonda

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Ensoul)

Dominique Fils-Aime

Our Roots Run Deep

37,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | Original (Ensoul)

Dominique Fils-Aime

Nameless

38,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Stopp, Seisku Aeg! 2024 Repress

Velly Joonas

7" | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Frotee)

Michael Leonhart Orchestra

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Finally back! This weird piece of estonian music reached silly prices on discogs already - better make sure not to miss it again!

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Shut Him Down Feat. Elvis Costello & Jswiss

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Mighty Eye)

16,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bass Sick Bitch / Honey Roast Nuts

Paul Elliott & Shawn Lee

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (Farfalla)

15,99 €*

Merry Christmas Everyone Red & White Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Quirky as fuck!' is the term to describe the latest killer 45 from Paul Elliott & Shawn Lee. Since they crossed paths over a decade ago, Paul (Eleven76/Hot Border Special/The Mighty Mocambos) & Shawn (Ping Pong Orchestra/Young Gun Silver Fox) have collaborated on many impressive projects including the critically acclaimed documentary The Library Music Film. The pair share a love of weird, exotic, otherworldly sounds that can usually only be found in classic library music. However, with their latest release on Farfalla Records, they take the listener on a deep dive into the strange, percussive and unusual world they inhabit! 'Bass Sick Bitch' begins with a glitchy toy rhythm and leads into a voice memo of a wooden 'Jank tone' instrument that Shawn had played and recorded for Paul to hear. Paul's low slung drums and percussion take off and the pair exchange phrases on some of their unusual instruments. This one has a head nod groove and a breakbeat that poppers, lockers and bboys can get down to... 'Honey Roast Nuts' is introduced with a rhythm Paul literally played on an old tin of Honey Roast Nuts, hence the name....Shawn creates the vibe with Polynesian Ukulele, guitar and retro futuristic synthesized sounds, all the while a 70s inspired bass guitar keeps the mood up. The middle of the tune is stopped in its tracks when a voicemail recording from Paul's phone pops up and Shawn's fried brain takes us out with a modulated guitar! Take a trip with Paul Elliott & Shawn Lee, It's all good in the motherfucking hood yo

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Shakin' Stevens

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (BMG Rights Management)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Prince Of Georgia Soul

Arthur Ponder

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Athens Of The North)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (do you have peace?)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Arthur Ponder, a life long Macon, Georgia resident, started his singing career in the 60s replacing Otis Redding in Johnny Jenkins & The Pinetoppersafter Otis went solo. Although he gigged extensively, he did not actually make it onto a record until around 1970. Presented here, we have mostly his 80s Modern Soul output Solo and with local group Side Show, some with was released on 45 others remain unreleased till now. Special thanks to Angelo Angione who went above and beyond to help with this project and Arthur Ponder - The Prince of Georgia Soul.

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Jabu

Sweet Company

LP+CD | 2015 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sweet Company Is The Second Album By Jabu. Where Their First Lp, Sleep Heavy, Was An Unflinching Exploration Of Grief, Dark And Disembodied, Sweet Company's Deep, Sedative Soul Feels Like More Of A Lovers' Outing: Optimistic, Becalmed, Looking Outwards As Well As Inwards, And Longing For The Kind Of Human Connections Where Ego And Self-Consciousness Might Dissolve. It Is Perhaps Also An Exhortation To Love And Accept Yourself, To Recover A Lost Innocence And Peace - That Paradise Which Has Always Been Lost. Released Via Their Own Do You Have Peace? Label, Sweet Company Is On The One Hand A Very Intimate And Private-Sounding Work - The Sound Of Life Played Out In A Room, A Bubble, A Home, A Head. The Rhythms Of Everyday Domesticity: Listening To The Plants, Cars In The Street, Voices Through The Wall_. Going To Work, Not Going To Work, Sleeping Heavy Or Not Sleeping At All. Wavering On The Brink Of A Revelation, Of Something Just Beyond The Material World, While You Wait For The Kettle To Boil. The Core Jabu Trio Of Producer Amos Childs And Vocalists Jasmine Butt And Alex Rendall Is Present And Correct. Sweet Company Has The Exhilarating Sweep And Confidence Of A Collaboration Between People Who Trust And Understand Each Other Implicitly, And, Secure In That Knowledge, Are Able To Give The Absolute Best Of Themselves To Us. As Before, Jasmine's Voice Is A Textural, Painterly Instrument, Layered And Blurred Into Abstraction, Resisting The Limits Of Language; The Songs She Sings On Are Portals Into Vast Internal Landscapes Where The Normal Rules Of Gravity Are Suspended, Every Sound Is Smothered In A Cathedral-Like Resonance, And You're Both Fearful And Hopeful That You Might Never Find Your Way Back Out Again. Alex Takes A More Narrative, Confessional And No Less Engaging Pop Tack: As On The Gauzy, Decelerated 2-Step Of 'Lately', With His Masochistic, Self-Mocking Entreaties To "Be Cruel To Me [_] I Like It When You Make A Fool Of Me". Childs Has A True Hip-Hop Fiend's Ear For A Striking Sample, And How...

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Alex Puddu

Soultiger

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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An explosive boogie funk production for your dancefloor, with special guest Joe Bataan on 3 tracks.

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2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Ace)

New Jill Swing 1988-94

32,99 €*

LP | 2016 | US | Original (Lettuce)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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New jill swing was a cheeky response to the very male, late 80s world of new jack swing, and it was the dawn of a golden age for female R&B in the 90s.

The original source of new jack swing - or swingbeat - could be found in key records such as Janet Jackson’s “Control”, produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, which mixed hard beats with soul, real R&B with 808s and a tough shuffle. Producer Teddy Riley took these sounds a step further at the end of the 80s, blending them with hip- hop because - strange as it now seems – hip-hop in the 80s was barely integrated into R&B.

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Lettuce

Mt. Crushmore

38,99 €*

Water Get No Enemy / The Revolution Will Not Be...

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hot on the heels of their release, Crush, funk futurists Lettuce return with Mt. Crushmore, a collection of tracks that are easily some of the finest they have produced. The seven-track effort includes a mix of new songs and b-sides from the band’s Crush sessions. Though a majority of the material on their new EP is from the Crush sessions, that speaks more to the amazing quality of that album than it does to the strength of the material here. In fact, with a focus on their spacier and more open and experimental facets, this will quickly become one of the most beloved parts of the band’s already impressive catalog.

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Snips

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Barbershop)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | US | Original (Jellowstone)

DJ Harrison

Monotones