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You Must Believe In Spring

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Last Night Changed It All (Edit) by Esther Williams b/w I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby (Edit) by Kellee Patterson | Bishop88 — BIS88-01 | Stoked to get my hands on test pressing of a forthcoming release via the new imprint Bishop 88. The folks at @galaxy_sound_company are distributing a limited run of this special donut of 2 killer edits of funky female soul heaters. Those in the know recognize the GSC 45 series as a cop-on-sight affair, & this release is cut from the same cloth.

We start things up with a tight & tasty drumbreak edit (with cowbells a plenty) of “Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had A Ball)” by Esther Williams. The track is taken from the 1976 funk-soul-disco LP “Let Me Show You”. It has been a go-to sample source for many a producer of the years; including “Super Hoe” by Boogie Down Productions (1987), “Last Night” by Kid ’N Play (1988), “So Here I Come” by Neneh Cherry (1988), “Anti-nigger Machine” by Public Enemy (1990), “Tonite” by DJ Quik (1991), “Do You Remember This” by Stetsasonic (1991), “Stop Jockin Me” by Ultramagnetic MC’s (1992), “Throw Ya Gunz” by Onyx (1992), “When You’re Near” by Guru (1993), “All I Think About Is You” by Jungle Brothers (1993), “Hight Times” by Jamiroquai (1996), “Forget Me Not” by Inspectah Deck (1999), “Late Night” by 2Pac (2002), “Come On Down” by De La Soul & Flavor Flav (2004), among many others.

On the flipside, we have another subtle edit of “I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby” by Kellee Patterson. The track, taken from the 1976 LP “Kelee”, is a cover of the 1973 Barry White song (which has been massively sampled by the likes of Daft Punk, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Eric B & Rakim, Beastie Boys, Mary J. Blige, NWA & many more). Here we have amazing the Patterson version, which I prefer, hasn’t been lifted as well. But as this edit demonstrates, that will most likely change. So happy to have this one on 45.

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Bill Evans

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Craft)

48,99 €*

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Play It Again Sam)

Quantic

Dancing While Falling

28,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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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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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Farfalla)

Eleven76

Occhio Occhio

Zackey Force Funk / XL Middleton

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After their debut album Space Voyage for Warner Chappell, Eleven76 are back with a new album commercially available for the first time entitled Occhio Occhio. The album contains insect-themed outernational grooves with tropical and arabian flavours and smooth and buttered tunes with soulful vibes that are reminiscent of classic european library music. Vintage synthesizers and hot tape-recorded drums continue to lead Eleven76's mystique, with travels through funk territories and all the while frenzied percussion-heavy break beats keep b-girls and b-boys moving on the floor. Including the sold out first two singles "The Scarab’s Quest" & "The Hornet’s Nest" plus 3 exclusive tracks for this vinyl edition

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Blue Blade Piranha Purple Galaxy Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Mofunk)

22,99 €*

Herb Ward & Bob Brady & The Con Cho

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's the collaboration that the modern funk world has been waiting for - Blue Blade Piranha is basically a Zackey Force Funk album, produced in its entirety by XL Middleton. You've already heard the first single "Jam Likely," originally released pre-covid, and the subsequent previews "Commando" & "Tie Me Up." Now, get ready for the full-length, which takes the journey from the streets to the stars.

"Glide Through Galaxy" has been remixed in the way it was originally intended to be - a miscommunication led to the track being released on Zackey's "4x4 Scorpion" album before it could be fully fleshed out. It's hitting harder than ever now! ZFF & XL even take their brand of modern funk & blend it with house on "Rude Sensation." ZFF's first stepper (read: a more mellow, easy going take on funk) appears in the form of "Don't Be Late"; we get a vaporwavey, slow motion, thick-as-molasses cruiser on "Girls And Gangsters," and the duo even take it to minimal wave territory on "Cocaine Cream."

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Honest To Goodness/Everybodys Goin

7" | 2020 | UK | Original (Deptford Northern Soul Club)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto

Quatermass Seven

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion)

25,99 €*

LP | 2018 | UK | Original (Motema)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Little Barrie And Malcolm Catto Team Up For Seven Tracks Of Breaks And Sci-Fi Fuzz For Maverick Producer Madlib's Label

Quatermass Seven, the meeting of minds between guitarist Barrie Cadogan, bassist Lewis Wharton and drummer Malcolm Catto represents a re-birth of sorts for Little Barrie, with these their first recordings since 2017’s Death Express and the untimely passing of their gifted drummer and friend Virgil Howe. As Lewis explains, the sessions played a part in the healing process, a way to re-connect through music without any intentions to necessarily come away with a finished record. “It was good to get in the studio again after such a long break especially as we didn’t go in with any agenda or expectations,” he explains. There was no preconceptions that we would make a new Little Barrie record, it was just an opportunity to work on some things Barrie had written for fun with zero pressure.” With most tracks recorded live with minimal overdubs, and produced by Malcolm at his Quatermass studios, The Heliocentrics’ main man brings new flavour to the band’s rhythm section by blending his power behind the drum kit and his expansive skills behind the mixing desk to take Little Barrie’s music forward into new territories. Recorded on Catto’s treasure trove of analogue gear, and mastered onto ¼” tape, the overall effect is guitar, bass and drums finding a sweet spot where genres collide, delivering a record that takes the influences of the past and pushes them towards somewhere more contemporary. “I definitely hear in Barrie’s songs a lot of common musical ground’” explains Malcolm. “It felt like a great thing to do, work with Malcolm while we’re figuring out what we wanna do,” Barrie concludes, “let’s just go in and do some playing and see what happens, and we came out with more than we ever intended.” Quatermass Seven delivers a dark, deep and expansive set of grooves, layered with frazzled and flawless guitar and flowing melodies, as well as pointing toward a future of exciting new musical opportunities. “Still here, so fine, just a little darker state of mind” sings Cadogan on ‘Steel Drum’, words which sum up hope in times of uncertainty, whilst unintentionally offering a perfect description of Quartermass Seven.

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Deva Mahal

Run Deep

18,99 €*

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Lyn Collins

Think (About It)

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion Music Library Series)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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James Brown had several incredibly talented funky divas in his late 60s and early 70s stable, including Vicki Anderson and Marva Whitney. But as great as those two powerhouse singers were, Lyn Collins was the strongest hitmaker of that funky JB era. Her strong voice and commanding stage presence - which earned her the nicknames The Female Preacher and Mama Feelgood - quickly proved to be a potent addition to the People Records universe. In the spring of 1972 her second single, the driving and ridiculously funky “Think (About It)” hit the R&B music world like a ton of bricks. As fans young and old know, thanks to its timeless, relentless groove and powerful vocals, “Think” gained a powerful second life in the 1980s thanks to the hip-hop generation, fueling the platinum smash “It Takes Two,” by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock in 1988 and additionally sampled by dozens of hip-hop and dance music artists up to the present day. But Collins was far from a one hit wonder: she was as vocally adept on ballads as she was with full-blown funk. She proves this throughout her debut album, which was released in 1972 on James Browns new People Records - the imprint's second full-length release. To wit, aside from the title smash: a powerful and emotional cover of Bill Withers "Ain’t No Sunshine"; the socially progressive "Women’s Lib"; the Gamble & Huff-penned "Never Gonna Give You Up" (originally done by Jerry Butler); and even a daring, muscular take on the song “Fly Me To The Moon,” made famous by, among others, Frank Sinatra. Throughout Think (About It), Collins shows that she was a vocal force to be reckoned with. Backed by a James Brown assembled musical crew that included Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley and, of course, James Brown himself, the platter was bound to impress and succeed. And that it did.

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Dan Ubick

Magnetic Fields

25,99 €*

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Heels & Souls)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Madlib Invazion Music Library Series Entry #4: Dan Ubick (Connie Price & The Keystones, The Lions) explores the realms of Canyon Funk. This is the next up in a series of music library releases, with future volumes produced by DJ Muggs, Karriem Riggins and more. The Madlib Invazion Music Library Series was created by Madlib and Egon to give their creative friends a chance to stretch out and indulge in whatever type of music they wanted. This music was created for easy, one-stop clearance in film and television synchronization usage and for sampling. You can also enjoy these albums in the way that many do with the best of the best vintage library catalogs – listen, ponder, repeat.

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Flair

Chasin' The Rain

It's Christmas Limited Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Heels & Souls Recordings step back to 1988 for their sixth reissue, relicensing and remastering Flair's anthemic soul number 'Chasin' The Rain.' For the uninitiated, strap yourself in for six blissful minutes of heavy bass licks, soaring vocals, and infectious synth lines.

Consisting of Janet Rose (aka UK Soul queen JB Rose), Joe Matz, Peter Bielig, and Peter Shindler, Flair was a predominantly German affair, with Rose being the only UK band member and Bieling living in London during the late '80s. This is a curious detail considering 'Chasin' The Rain' is often lauded today as a UK Soul classic - partially due to its release on the prolific UK label Champion. However, it's squeaky-clean production values, and the fact it was mixed and mastered at the famous Jankowski studio in Stuttgart by three Germans, reveals a somewhat different story.

The track has that UK street soul heavy low-end, but with a synth-pop flavour sprinkled in the mix - swinging synth lines and gated snares aplenty. Yet from chatting to Peter Bielig, who's been instrumental in getting this record reissued, the sounds sweeping across the Atlantic from the likes of Jam and Lewis, who blended R&B, funk, soul and pop, were clearly a big influence too.

Those were heady days for four young twenty-something musicians, with Peter recalling cherished memories these tracks bring back, telling of his and JB's PA sessions at London's Gulliver's nightclub. However, while 'Chasin' The Rain' had all the hallmarks of a chart-breaking hit, Champion prioritised other projects and the record never broke. Sadly the group disbanded after only two releases, and this musical gem was consigned to the crates of those in the know. Soon after, Peter Bielig went to Jamaica to work at Tough Gong Studios, working on albums for Rita Marley Music. He now lives in Brazil, producing local artists in his studio in Salvador.

Unfortunately, the master tapes were nowhere to be found, so we had the maestro, Sean P, rip and restore a mint copy of the record, with award-winning mastering engineer Cicely Balston working her studio magic for that added punch.

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Tower Of Power

LP+7" | 2024 | Original (Tower Of Power)

42,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Deepgrooves)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For more than 50 years, Tower of Power has captivated music lovers with their unique blend of R&B, Funk, Soul, and Jazz spearheaded by the iconic Tower Horns. For the very first time, that distinctive Tower of Power sound puts some soul into the holiday spirit with the album "It's Christmas"-a collection of holiday classics and two original Christmas songs. For vinyl collectors and aficionados, the album comes as both an eye-popping stand-alone red vinyl LP and a Limited-Edition red vinyl version that includes a 7" vinyl inside featuring the Channukah song "Maoz Tzur" on side A and a Christmas medley on the B side.

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Howard Lemon Singers

Seasons 1977

41,99 €*

Boobie Knight & The Universal Lady

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Experience the funky gospel sounds of the Howard Lemon Singers with the reissue of their 1977 album, Seasons, originally released by TK Records' Gospel sub-label Gospel Roots. Now reissued on vinyl for the first time through Regrooved Records, this album masterfully blends traditional gospel with modern soul elements.

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Earth Creature - Sunkissed Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (ORG Music)

35,99 €*

It's Christmas Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Earth Creature by Boobie Knight & The Universal Lady is a vibrant and soulful album that encapsulates the essence of 1970s funk and soul. Originally released on Brunswick Records' subsidiary Dakar Records in 1974, the album features a dynamic fusion of groovy rhythms, horn sections, and Boobie Knight's charismatic vocals, driven by heavy psychedelic fuzz guitar. With it's rich instrumentation and spirited performances, it stands as a testament to the funk era's enduring influence. Tracks from the record have been famously sampled by artists such as Outkast, N.W.A., and 50 Cent, among others. Previously out of print for decades, it has been remastered and pressed on both black and sunkissed color vinyl, complete with it's iconic risqué cover artwork.

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Tower Of Power

LP | 2024 | Original (Tower Of Power)

38,99 €*

Magic Touch: Singles Collection 1955-62

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For more than 50 years, Tower of Power has captivated music lovers with their unique blend of R&B, Funk, Soul, and Jazz spearheaded by the iconic Tower Horns. For the very first time, that distinctive Tower of Power sound puts some soul into the holiday spirit with the album "It's Christmas"-a collection of holiday classics and two original Christmas songs. For vinyl collectors and aficionados, the album comes as both an eye-popping stand-alone red vinyl LP and a Limited-Edition red vinyl version that includes a 7" vinyl inside featuring the Chanukah song "Maoz Tzur" on side A and a Christmas medley on the B side.

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Platters

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Acrobat)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | CA | Original (Marlow)

Cinephonic

Visions

22,99 €*

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 2023 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cinephonic's sophomore release "Visions" is a baroque funk tour-de-force - an intriguing concept album made up of ancient medieval and baroque themes, refracted through a modern prism of soul, jazz and psychedelia, all performed by a massive fourteen-piece chamber orchestra.

Cinephonic was founded in 2018 by composer / multi-instrumentalist Pierre Chrétien, as an outlet for the new cinematic tunes he had been quietly writing when he wasn't busy leading groups such as The Souljazz Orchestra, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays.

Drawing inspiration from classic film and library music, Cinephonic expands on the sound with elements of cinematic soul, psychedelic rock, and spiritual jazz, creating a rich, evocative, and complex soundscape that juxtaposes intricate compositions with dark funk backbeats - a kind of epic soundtrack for a film that never existed.

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Otis Redding

Best Of Otis Redding

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Presents Motown State Of Mind

Lord Finesse

7x7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Motown)

100,99 €*

Soul Is My Salvation Chapter 4

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Motown State of Mind is a 7” box set of Motown classics remixed by the legendary golden era Rapper, Hip-Hop Producer, and D.I.T.C. member Lord Finesse. The set not only includes the remixes but also the original tunes.

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Tone B. Nimble

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Rain&Shine)

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Dreamville)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Soul is My Salvation is a collection of dance friendly gospel songs. The mission is to simply uplift your spirit through music and word. Dance floor’s around the world mirror the reactions of Churches from the 70’s and 80’s when experiencing these recordings.” - Tone B. Nimble.
Released as a series of eight limited vinyl-only 45, when assembled together the covers reveal a beautiful design courtesy of designer Charlotte McCrae. See the full eight record assembled design here.
A true collectors item.

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Ari Lennox

Shea Butter Baby

35,99 €*

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays

LP | 2011 | FR | Original (Marlow)

22,99 €*

Release: 2011 / FR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Finger Pickin Good - Red Hot Vinyl Edition

Dennis Coffey

LP | 2024 | US | Original (ORG Music)

37,99 €*

Ud Af Buret Can't Hide Love

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Guitar virtuoso Dennis Coffey's first LP for Westbound Records was released in 1975, and is a tour de force in funky guitar wizardry unlike anything else. While Coffey's technical fireworks remain the centerpiece of the record, some of the rawer psychedelic elements of his earlier work are replaced by a slicker, more produced sound. This new style clearly lays the groundwork for Coffey's transition, as the 70's progress, into a more commercial, disco-oriented sound on his own recordings, as well as on his writing and production work for other artists such as CJ and Co. This long overdue reissue, retitled Finger Pickin Good, was remastered by Dave Gardner and includes the previously unissued bonus track "What It Is It Ain't".

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Gitte & Inger

7" | 2024 | Original (Panorama)

16,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Danish popstars Gitte and Inger bring forth 'Ud Af Buret', their 1978 high energy cover of Creative Source's hit, 'Can't Hide Love.' Gitte and Inger infused their unique style into this timeless classic, an electrifying experience that captures the soul of the original and bringing their own energy.

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Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back To Black / Valerie Clear Vinyl Edition

Amy Winehouse

7" | 2024 | UK | Reissue (Universal)

18,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Mood Mosaic 21 - Take It Easy

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Mood Mosaic)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan

In Session Deluxe Edition

3LP | 2024 | US | Original (Concord)

64,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Liquid Star Duster / Sippin' After Midnight

Magic In Threes

7" | 2024 | US | Original (G.E.D. Soul)

Loving Life Crystal Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Magic in Threes are back with a mind mending, strings-laden disco masterpiece, "Liquid Start Duster". On the flipside we have "Sippin' After Midnight", an auditory tale of late night shenanigans. These two majestic bangers make up a hard hitting 7" 45 out on G.E.D. Soul Records.

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Dabeull & Sofiane Pamart

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Dabeull)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Lewis)

Skinshape

Nostalgia

21,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For fans of Khruangbin, El Michels Affair, Tame Impala and Bonobo. “I spent a while thinking about the title for this album; it was quite hard to pin down the feeling I felt it represented. At a certain point I realised it was nostalgia, for everything; our life passed by, childhood, moments of happiness and sadness, where we grew up”. – Skinshape

Will Dorey aka Skinshape has proven himself time and again as a connoisseur for the cosmopolitan, across a prolific career expertly exploring understated sounds and theatrical textures. Taking his place alongside the likes of Khruangbin, Tame Impala, Bonobo and Madlib, Skinshape’s global kaleidoscopes are loaded with warmth and wisdom created on vintage analogue equipment applying a perfectionist’s touch. As a former member of indie band Palace, he has played everywhere from Glastonbury and BBC Maida Vale to headlining Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Conversely as a solo artist Skinshape has never played live preferring to record, releasing an album a year (two in 2020’s lockdown) and keeping away from the trappings of stardom.

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Backatcha)

Lover's Special Request

19,99 €*

12" | 2024 | US (Atlantic)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in the mid-80s, a decade after the first advent of UK lovers rock and tailor-made for bass-heavy sound system playback, Christine Lewin’s cover of Tyrone Davis’s ‘In The Mood’ transformed his sensual after-hours classic into a female-led hit that became a staple on Lovers playlists both then and now. Similarly, Tricia Dean’s cover of Jean Carn’s soul favourite ‘Don’t Let It Go To Your Head’ follows the same formula from producers Kpiaye and Smokey, synth-led rhythms reflecting the times rooted firmly in a local London scene. Marvin James's under the radar vocal cover of The Spinners' 'I'll Be Around' gets a reissue on vinyl for the first time backed up by the sought-after Kpiaye instrumental mix aka 'Dub mix by Surgeon McEdit'.

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Kings Of Tomorrow

Finally

13,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

George Smallwood

Loser 2022 Repress

Crying Laughing Loving Lying - 50th Anniversary Edition

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back IN Print 2022 Edition - Limited Edition of 300 copies Recorded Live in Hyattsville, MD 1975-2015. George really had no interest in releasing this record. "Seeing Is believing, they don’t need records, trust me I did that, today they getting it live". So this record is that, live tapes from the house, recorded on a government issued cassette recorder from National Library Service for the Blind. George calls these his practice tapes for songwriting, and performance warm-up, and never beyond his ears were they intended to travel. "You just got to see me live if you want to really see me.. so when we get there just plug me in, and point me at that crowd". Last time I saw George they had him wired to the club system. He unplugs his Yamaha keyboard, licks the tip of the power cord and taps a beat on it, finally plugging in, synth lights up, tones all at zero, beats at zero. Then he builds from there, counting blind through a preset one hunderd factory tones and rhythm patterns. "I gotta start off at zero, and go from there." After the Marshmellow Band disperesed, he got this Yamaha keyboard, same one he’s been playing since 1990, endless scrolling over the same presets, trying to make them fit, tempo down, tapping while telling the story and asking if that feels right to you. "This always gonna be different live."Some selections on this album are original material from home sessions prior to George’s 1980 self- released LP. The rest, just a sampling from the Smallwood mind’s library of classic song writers. - Andrew Morgan (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

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Labi Siffre

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Demon)

40,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Use Vinyl)

Soul Fingers

34,99 €*

Chick-A-Boom/Cycles Of You (20241 Red Vinyl)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A sound that embraces different styles and different eras, but which has only one basic concept as a common denominator: spreading the “Black Power Sound”. That’s the spirit of the double vinyl compilation of Soul Fingers, a legendary Black Music traveling party that has now become a cult in Italy, still religiously followed by dancers of all kinds and ages. At Soul Fingers it is usual to listen and dance to a unique and tasty blend of soul, disco and funk, with rap and latin rhythms. There are no preconceptions other than that of putting songs to feel good and make people feel good. The real deal is to share with the dancefloor a record that is magical, full of soul and that can elevate us from our state of human beings to become a single beating heart under the speakers of the sound system.

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Joe Bataan

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Lewis)

Skinshape

Craterellus Tubaeformis

24,99 €*

LP | 2023 | Original (Be With)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For fans of Khruangbin, El Michels Affair, Madlib and Bonobo. Features the singles ‘It’s Real, ‘Amnesia’, and ‘The Ocean’. Will Dorey aka Skinshape has proven himself time and again a connoisseur for the cosmopolitan, across a prolific career expertly exploring understated sounds and theatrical textures. Taking his place alongside the likes of Khruangbin, Tame Impala, Bonobo and Madlib, Skinshape’s global kaleidoscopes are loaded with warmth and wisdom created on vintage analogue equipment applying a perfectionist’s touch. As a former member of indie band Palace, he has played everywhere from Glastonbury and BBC Maida Vale to headlining Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Speaking on his latest record Craterellus Tubaeformis, Dorey remarks, "As I continue to make albums, I always try to capture some elements of the original Skinshape style. Here I ran through albums 1-3. This record is really an echo of the "Life & Love" era of Skinshape, playful psychedelia, with punchy beats, fun surprises, and an attempt at meaningful lyrics." Named after a very specific genus of edible mushroom, Craterellus Tubaeformis shares all the attributes of its nutritious counterpart due to how difficult both are to cultivate. Skinshape’s music is the product of a highly devoted and meticulous composer who uses some of the rarest analogue equipment out there. The product is such a definitive sound heard nowhere else but so easily identified as Skinshape.

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Vecchio

Afro-Rock

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Galactic Cadillac Marbled Vinyl Edition

Marco Mello

LP | 2024 | EU | Original

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Prism Natural With Black Swirl Vinyl Edition

Say She She

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Karma Chief)

Straight Ahead 45 Mix / Can't Turn You Loose

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The highly anticipated debut LP from Say She She, the all-female discodelic soul band that will transport you with their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up tempo grooves!The band's sound is a hat tip to late 70's girl groups with the three strong female lead voices of Piya Malik (featured in El Michels Affair, and backing singer for Chicano Batman), Nya Gazelle Brown, and Sabrina Cunningham - whose vocals soar through a set doused heavily with funky bass lines, rhythmic wah guitar, melodic synths and lilting bansuri flute lines, bursting into a seamless blend of dreamy harmonies and catchy hooks. A multicultural, multi-instrumental, collaborative melting pot, pulling sounds and styles from all corners of their record collections.The largely self-produced debut album `Prism' features contributions from Dap Kings Joey Crispiano & Victor Axelrod, Max Shrager (The Shacks) Bardo Martinez (Chicano Batman) Nikhil Yearwadekar (former Antibalas) Andy Bauer (Twin Shadow) and Matty McDermot (nypmh).

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Pleasure

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Octoposse)

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Roche Musique)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Essential 7” only mixes from funk legends Pleasure featuring two exclusive versions taken from the original session recordings available here for the first time. The previously unreleased 45 Mix of their 1975 classic jazz dance rare groove spin ’Straight Ahead’ coupled with their 1977 b-boy anthem ‘Can’t Turn You Loose’. This single covers all the angles for soul-funk fans and b-boys alike.

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Darius

Oasis

33,99 €*

7" | 2022 | EU | Original (All-Town Sound)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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New Darius album, featuring Wayne Snow, Kadhja Bonet, Benny Sings...

After the release of his last EP "oasis (Prelude) on Roche Musique, Parisian producer Darius reveals his second album "oasis" with the powerful track "ease Your Mind". A groovy dancing track reminiscing of his early trademark electro dance sounds with catchy R&B lead from Devin Tracy. The acclaimed and certified artist is now ready to unveil his new project, teased since the release of the +10 Million streams "equilibrium" in 2020.

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Mestizo Beat

Poppin' Off

You And Me Transparent Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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MESTIZO BEAT incorporates a diverse mix of sub-genres withinthe Funk and Soul spectrum. They have released a string of45s with labels like Colemine, F-Spot, Common Good, andnow ATS! We couldn't decide which tunes should be assignedthe A and B sides, so we left them unmarked, for you todecide. "Poppin Off" catches your attention right from thestart with some Metersesque organ and guitar interplay. Itsettles into the groove and this is a feel good Southern Funkinfluenced burner. A 4 piece horn section comprised ofmembers of Sure Fire Soul Ensemble mixed with Jungle Fire'sSteve Haney on percussion, round out this recording.On the flip side is "City Of The Body Bag" which would haveyou believe you were hanging out somewhere in South EastLos Angeles in 1973. This tune takes heavy influence fromthe band "War" and is destined to be another Latin Funkstruttin' classic. FOR FANS OF: The Meters, War, New Mastersounds, Jungle Fire...

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Penny & The Quarters

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

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sometime in 2005, a lone box of master tapes escaped an estate sale and made its way through a network of collectors, record dealers, and "junkers" into the hands of leading Ohio soul expert Dante Carfagna, who linked them to Columbus, Ohio's mysterious Prix label (See: Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label). A bit of research turned up Prix proprietor George Beter, who identified most of the unlabeled material. All it took was an endless series of phone calls and letters and two fields trips in Columbus. But one complete mystery wended its way onto our final Prix compilation. "You and Me," a simple but irrepressible demo credited only to Penny & the Quarters, was found tacked onto a mixed studio reel. Our survey of every willing lifer left on the Columbus soul scene, including retired DJs, producers, and important local artists, produced not so much as a glimmer of recognition at the name Penny & the Quarters. Though we loved the song from the first play, it may've ended up a bit buried on our original compilation, as #18 of 19 tracks. Four years later, Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label hadn't exactly become a huge seller, although listeners had repeatedly told us that the unfiltered studio demos that fill out the record's back half were true diamonds in the rough. But neither Penny nor her Quarters had appeared to claim credit for their efforts. Then, completely out of left field, we heard from respected screen actor and avowed Numero fan Ryan Gosling that Penny's piercing bit of stripped down doo-wop was being considered for inclusion in Derek Cianfrance's indie-weeper film Blue Valentine. What we didn't know was that "You and Me" had won a major role in what became an indie circuit hit, and that Penny & the Quarters would instantly assume the role of world's most famous unknown doo-wop group. Every week is a slow news week in Columbus, Ohio, and early January 2011 found the city recovering from the thrill of elevating Ted Williams_the formerly homeless guy with the awesome voice for radio_into a national news sensation. But both major daily newspapers in town, as well as the city's alternative weekly, also ran stories about how a lost and unknown Columbus soul group had become the musical centerpiece of a film already garnering Oscar buzz. That mainstream spotlight aimed at Blue Valentine and Penny & the Quarters did the trick: we finally made contact with the widow of Jay Robinson, lead Quarters' singer and songwriter. Robinson, it turned out, had also been the leader of Columbus doo-wop pioneers The Supremes (later known as "The Columbus Supremes," for reasons which should be obvious). Jay Robinson never did give up on the dream of writing a hit record; even so, the posthumous realization of his dream is cold comfort for his widow and daughter. With their blessings, we returned to those estate sale masters and pulled down another neglected track ("You Are Giving Me Some Other Love") from the still-unknown Penny and her now-partly-known Quarters. "You and Me" is a song that could not be suppressed: not when Prix failed to release it; not when Penny & the Quarters were forgotten; not when Numero stuck it at the bitter end of a much overlooked compilation. Its evolution from estate sale trash to silver-screen gold has finally returned it to big-hole 45, where it probably should have lived all along.

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Bubaza

Ice Breaker

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bubaza Is A Side Project Featuring Members Of Jungle Fire And The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble. Covering Ground That Each Of Their Respective Bands Live In: Latin Jazz, Instrumental Soul, Funk, Etc., But While Also Extending This A Little More Into B-Boy And DJ Culture With Fiery Drum Breaks And Crafting Tunes Meant For The Funk Dance Floor.

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Aragon / El Nino

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

The Serpent's Mouth Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Big Crown)

23,99 €*

George Smallwood & Marshmelloe

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Following up on the massive worldwide success of their debut album 55, Bacao Rhythm & Steel band is back with another heavy duty offering. Picking
up where they left off and incorporating a ton of new recording techniques they take a huge step forward with The Serpent’s Mouth. Named after the
eight-mile strait between the island of Trinidad and the coast of Venezuela, The Serpent’s Mouth is a journey through both originals and covers,
combining classic elements that wide-eared music fans already know, and mashing them up in new and unique ways.
Take “1 Thing” – on it, the group attacks the galloping, chopped Amerie smash hit, with singing pans that follow the R & B vocal. The sound is crisp
and up-front, arguably more muscular than the 2005 original. On “Great To Be Here,” they take on the Jackson 5 B-Boy favorite (which stretches back
to the Zulu Nation / Bronx block party days) – uncoincidentally, the original version featured a guitar lick that emulated a steel pan run. Here, it gets
an even more pulsating groove, adding open-drums breaks throughout, to get DJs salivating. The group veers through more inventively-constructed
covers as the album’s sequence continues, including Gang Starr’s “All For The Cash”, Mary J. Blige’s “I Love You”, and the recently unleashed first
single, “XXplosive” and “Burn,” paying tribute to both Dr. Dre and Mobb Deep for a bi-coastal funk party. And, as band leader Bjorn Wagner states,
“My favorite cover on the album is probably ‘Crockett Theme,’ which is the theme to ‘Miami Vice.’ I always loved the melody, and the cosmic vibe of
the song, and I was honestly surprised that it worked without synthesizers.”
This time around the group’s originals are even stronger, as evidenced by cuts like the flute-fueled break-fest of “Hoola Hoop”, the slow and spacey
“Touchdown”, and the album’s title track, the future-epic-adventure-movie-soundtrack cut “The Serpent’s Mouth.” Wagner explains, “I wrote the song
with Bernhard Hummer as an instrumental fantasy story – think of pirates, smugglers and a dangerously beautiful sea passage towards the island. It
became an allegory for our mind travels into the world of the steel pan.”
The Serpent’s Mouth is sure to please past fans and newly-minted ones alike. It seems like a new era for Steel Drum music is upon us, and Bacao is
firmly leading the way into the hearts of music fans around the world.

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Hey Mamma

7" | 2015 | US | Original (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

Robbie M (Midnight Express)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Exact replica repress!! George gave us his orginal metal stampers and we were able to press a limited run of these before the plate broke! Best sound quality here.. don't miss this sought after modern soul masterpice. Perfect for all the still clubbing moms on the dancefloor.

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I Wanna Be With You Tonight

7" | 2011 | US | Original (Peoples Potential Unlimited)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Karaoke Kalk)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Robbie M of Midnight Express (Danger Zone) is back with his latest single! This is the first track from Robbie's Upcoming LP.

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Dyl & Senking

Diving Saucer Attack

21,99 €*

Arnold Albury And The Casuals

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Senking and DYL team up again after first collaborating for a track on 2020"s "Uniformity Of Nature" EP that also featured different solo productions by the two producers. "Diving Saucer Attack" is the first full-length record by the German artist and his Romanian collaborator, released through the Berlin-based Karaoke Kalk label, home to the former"s work for more than a quarter of a century. The six pieces, two of which were produced individually, both showcase the duo"s shared interests for dub-heavy, adventurous electronic music while also emphasising the productive friction generated by the subtle differences between their respective approaches.

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That's A Bet / My Baby Don't Understand

7" | 2024 | Original (Regrooved)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Beautiful You / Can I Come Over

Lynn Davis

7" | 2024 | WW | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Divina Amanda Red & Yellow Vinyl Edition

Amanda Lear

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Brioche)

49,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Laserlight Digital)

Sam Cooke

King Of Soul

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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No Secret Affair - Remixes

Style X

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Backatcha)

20,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Croatia)

Dino Dvornik

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Point Of No Return / So Good

Dwayne Scivally

7" | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Izipho Soul)

16,99 €*

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Sonor Music Editions)

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Zipho Soul are delighted to announce our second 7” release with Nashville smooth soul man Dwayne Scivally.

Prior to his highly respected LPs with French music maestro Thomas G, Dwayne recorded an album in 2016 entitled ‘Stay Until The Morning’. The CD has virtual invisible status, with no sales documented on Discogs. Our top pick is ‘Point of no Return’, this track was played upon it’s original release by a handful of elite DJs - Props therefore go out to Mick O’Donnell, Mark Merry, Colin Curtis, Steve Scotney and Brian Goucher (who ranked this as one of his top tunes of 2016 in U.K. Vibe magazine)

The flip ‘So Good’ - a sensuous mid tempo composition, beautifully complimenting the top side.

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Mark Saddlemire

Sound In The Round

19,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We're presenting under our New Tape label Mark's debut release "Sound-In-The-Round", that draws a deep inspiraton by the golden era of Italian Library and Soundtrack Music. Something akin to the legendary Prog-Rock ensemble Goblin and the avant-garde composer Giuliano Sorgini, but with a rich plenty of grooveness. Mark Saddlemire is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer from Philadelphia, passionate about creating instrumental compositions from a blend of acoustical and electronic sounds using analog techniques. An electrical engineer by trade, he's customized and repaired much of the vintage gear used for his recordings - his studio is a collection of unique and rare analog instruments from the 1960s to the 1980s.

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LP | 2020 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Eccentric Funk

T-Funk Collective / Atomphunk

Release: 2020 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Twelve unstoppable deep funk burners from across the Numerosphere. A smorgasbord of sounds from R&B's dapper younger cousin. Loose guitars and chunky drums lie in wait for discerning break-makers to finely chop and flip. The only funk record you'll ever need to own.

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Since I Fell For You / Come Boogie

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Regulate)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Use Vinyl)

Soul Fingers 2

All Alone By The Telephone / Body Language

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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A?er the success of the first volume, the second Soul Fingers’s tribute compila&on is released on double vinyl too. Soul Fingers is a wandering black music dancefloor that in 2023 reaches to celebrate 10 years lifelong. Soul Fingers mixes soul, disco and funk, with rap and La&n rhythms. In this brand new compila&on there are some pieces that have really marked great par&es since 2013. This &me featuring soAme carefully selected dancefloor music bombs directly from the hands of Claudio Cavallaro, the leader of the Soul Fingers console.

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The Checkmates Ltd

7" | 2023 | UK (Soul Brother)

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love / Battened Ships

Odyssey

7" | 2023 | UK (Soul Brother)

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Curtis Mayfield

Move On Up

12" | 2023 | US (Curtom)

16,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reeling / Don't You Dare Stop Black Vinyl Edition

Say She She

7" | 2023 | US | Original (Karma Chief)

Let's Ride Black Vinyl Editin

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reeling is Say She She's latest emboldened declaration to fight dystopia. Written as an incantation from Mother Earth to the masses to join the rising against the calamitous forces of unfettered capitalism that has left our seas and skies grappling. With soaring harmonics and perfectly in sync voices, the She She's lead the charge to "Kick the Door Down, Smash the ceiling_ Leave `em Reeling." The B-side, 'Don't You Dare Stop,' is a passionate sonnet written about a former flame who once whispered the words_Don't You Dare Stop. Brimming with a yearning so amorous it burns everything to the ground with scorching hot vocals and breathy high tones.

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Junei'

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

Changing Light Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Willie "Junei" Lee spent the first half of the 1970s playing guitar with his older brother Robert Lee in the self-contained band Lost Weekend, recording a handful of singles and a still unreleased LP. The back half of the decade was spent touring with Albert King, Curtis Mayfield, and The Emotions, before returning home to Gary, Indiana, to focus on his own sound. In 1985, Junei's girlfriend brought home a suite of Fostex home studio gear, including a 12 channel board, 8-track tape machine, and a halftrack for mix downs. He added a Yamaha drum machine and a Maestro echoplex and started his solo project. "The only artists I listened to was Hendrix and Santana," Junei said. The emissions coming from his home studio were entirely different, however, as "Let's Ride" channels the Euro sensibilities of Kraftwerk or Italo over virtuosic guitar. "I just didn't want to sound like anyone else," he continued. "Let's Ride" achieved that differentiation, and managed to anticipate Chicago house by a few years. Pressed in minuscule numbers in 1987 on Pharaohs Records, the 45 never connected with the nearby scenes in Chicago and Detroit where it might have found purchase in fertile soils. Decades later "Let's Ride" found new life as the bed for KAYTRANADA's "Scared To Death," and the track has slowly worked its way through the algorithm to a new generation of vapor huffers. "I am all for experimentation, trying new things, etc," Junei said. "Kaytranada is a visionary and a talented producer. He has my respect.""

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The Ironsides

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Colemine)

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Touching Bass)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Breezy instrumental soul from California's The Ironsides. Featuring members of Monophonics, 'Changing Light' is a cinematic and orchestral track that is uber-pleasing to the ears. The B-Side, "Sommer" is a cover of an obscure 1973 song by Stig & Steen, but the mood seems very modern with the help of some excellent production by brothers Max and Joe Ramey. FOR Fans OF.. Menahan Street Band, The Budos Band, Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Ikebe Shakedown

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Contour

Onwards!

20,99 €*

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Underdog)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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South Carolina-based multi-hyphenate, Contour, arrives on Errol and Alex Rita’s Touching Bass with Onwards! — an evocative, twelve-track journey through black art past and contemporary with soul, electronics and archival material at its core. “The record exists as a bridge in conversation between today’s artists and art of the past which offered potential ways to navigate the world that we’re in; personally or on a larger scale” says Contour. Shared today is “Hearing Voices'', the first single which “explores the relationship between our conditions of living and working and how we process or fail to process them”. Contour directed the accompanying music video, a filmic performance seemingly set in a work study. The single is about how work can sever “our connection to intuition”. Khari Lucas describes himself as multifaceted, including musician, score composer, film and radio programmer within his universe of practice. Contour — the musical alias he started in 2014 — is the vessel for his musical research, songwriting and production. Onwards! arrives in October 2022, following on from Weight (2020) and Love Suite (2021). Both previous records were impressive calling cards for the now 27-year-old, diving deep into a rich and incredibly vivid imagination set to a soul, hip-hop and psychedelic rock-influenced blueprint. This third body of work serves as an expansion of his songwriting ability, both lyrically and thematically, through and beyond autobiographical expression. During 2020, Khari spent a lot of time reading works from poets, writers, and theorists involved in the black arts movement. Films, including many from the L.A Rebellion movement of the 80s, became a recurring source of inspiration. As did a recently purchased Roland Sp-404 originally intended for organising samples, which turned into his personal audio diary populated by a multitude of sound bites. Using this vast pool as a foundation, alongside additional samples and select co-production from collaborators Swarvy and 10.4 ROG, Onwards! blossomed into Khari’s most accomplished synthesis of sample-based production and the direction his songwriting skills were already moving in. This project comes from the emotional exploration and metabolization of the media he consumed during this time. It encapsulates his digestion of the intersection of political and emotional realities. Via soundbites and references, he places art ancestors and influences in conversation with his work. Outside of this latest offering, Khari has collaborated with visionary black fashion house, Telfar, to launch their Black Camo line, co-directed/edited (Fresh Rain, 2021) and scored (Half-Day, 2022; One Magenta Afternoon, 2022) film, and is a seasoned resident artist. Most recently for New York’s non-profit cultural centre Pioneer Works, NTS Radio’s WIP programme and as a guest curator for the New York-based art publisher and performance space, Montez Press Radio. As Contour, he has supported contemporary musicians including Mndsgn and keiyaA. His monthly hosted radio show on dublab is a curatorial exercise called Footprints in the Dark. A two-hour exploration of a single black artist and a means for making one part of his research practice public. He has also guested on London’s NTS Radio and New York’s The Lot among others.

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Kolinga

Legacy

29,99 €*

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Underdog)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"I wanted to talk about what I know best, which life from my perspective" Rébecca M’Boungou is not unaware of the universal part of her mixed race life so many upheavals, splendors, melancholies, pleasures or pains present in this century.Kolinga tells much more than the musical adventure of a dark-skinned country girl from southwestern France who expresses herself in French, English and Lingala on a music which drawsfrom pop, Congolese rumba, jazz, soul, song, hip hop...

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The Bongo Hop

La Napa

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2022 | US | Original (Colemine)

Dojo Cuts

Here We Are

Come Right Back Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Australia's most soulful outfit Dojo Cuts is back with a new single featuring the incredible vocal stylings of Carlton Jumel Smith. For Fans Of Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, Durand Jones & The Indications.

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Wesley Bright

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ohio's sweetest soul singer Mr. Wesley Bright has returned with a new ear-worm called "Come Right Back". This family man, entrepreneur, and beekeeper came down to Loveland and to produce some tracks with Leroi Conroy in a more minimal, hard hitting manner. The track started off with a Wu-Tang reference and then eventually evolved into a massive 7 minute soul jam featuring strings and horns arranged by Wesley himself.For Fans of: Durand Jones & The Indications, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley...

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Crown Jewels Volume 1 Fools Gold Vinyl Edition

LP | 2019 | US | Original (Big Crown)

23,99 €*

Durand Jones & The Indications

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown is proud to present our first compilation on the label, Crown Jewels Vol. 1. This is something of a highlight reel for what we have released in the three years that we've been around.Some of our artists are world famous at this point while some of them are still under the radar. It's been extremely satisfying for us when the fans of one Big Crown artist discover another one because they are label mates. We are putting out this comp with the hope that it will continue that process, and, this is a damn good listen. Even though not all BC artists can be found in the same aisle of the record store, after listening to Crown Jewels Vol. 1, it should be clear how they all fit on the same record label. When we started Big Crown we wanted to have a label that's only boundaries were defined by our taste, not by genre. We think that this is a perfect example of that; and this is only volume one. Thank you to everyone who has supported us thus far and please stay tuned as we have plans to continue pushing the envelope and putting out tunes we believe in.

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Morning In America Black Vinyl Edition

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Colemine)

7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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When Durand Jones & The Indications released their sophomoreLP, American Love Call, there was a bundle version of the albumavailable that included a bonus 7" with "Morning In America" on the Aside and a true bonus B-side, "Cruisin' To The Park." That B-side, an homage to lowriders everywhere, has become a theme for a whole new generation of sweet soul lovers. So we are proud to present this heater of a 45. Let's cruise....

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Holy Hive

Oh I Miss Her So

Rugged Walk Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Holy Hive, the group that coined the genre Folk/Soul, comes out swinging with this monster of a two-sider. The A side "Oh I Miss Her So" is pulled from their recently released Harping EP: a drop dead gorgeous tune of love and longing, featuring the harping of Mary Lattimore. The tune serves as a testament to The Hive's gift for songwriting and arrangement, taking the listener on a ride from the first notes of Paul's falsetto to the outro featuring Dave Guy's (The Roots) gorgeous trumpet solo. The B Side is The Hive's crushing cover of Sunny & The Sunliners' classic "If I Could See You Now". Homer's world renown drumming provides an instant dance floor backbone to the tune while Paul's signature vocals add a welcome twist giving the original version a proper run for its money. This cover is pulled from the forthcoming Big Crown Records label compilation "Dear Sunny" a collection of Sunny covers done by the roster of Big Crown artists.

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The Rugged Nuggets

7" | 2019 | US | Original (Colemine)

How Do I Talk To My Brother? Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in the San Fernando Valley just a stones throw away from the infamous Van Nuys Blvd. cruising scene, it's no wonder from beat one "Rugged Walk" hits hard and demands to be turned up loud with the windows rolled down. On the flip side RN delivers west-coast cool at it's finest. With swooning strings, breezy guitars and tough as nails drums "Take Me With You" is the epitome of mellow mood.

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Ben Pirani

LP | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

DeRobert & The Half-Truths

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"It'd be easy to mistake this release for yet another soul revival album made by a dude who wasn't there the first time around - but it'd be the listener's mistake to make. What kind of record is a man with a punk past going to make when he's been a mod, a rocker and a rare soul collector in between? One that draws on a familial history of activism, sacrifice and earnest hustling - the very same things we're all being called upon to conjure as a society in this present moment. This is a body of work that lets neither performer nor listener off the hook, yet still understands the need for care and cause in the spaces between. Consider it: A band of fighters meant for the clear-eyed lovers of the world. Ben Pirani is not fooling around, and neither are the working musicians who agreed to make this record with him." - Jocelyn Brown Colemine Records is proud to present the debut LP from Ben Pirani. A record that feels so very easy and familiar, but at the same time fresh and relevant. Like the hype sticker says, "Soul music that's so positive it might just spark a revolution!"

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Judgement Pt. 1 / Judgement Pt. 2 Black Vinyl Version

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Paul Ramos / Ulysses Crockett

Fence Walk / Funky Resurgence

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Big Crown)

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present this tough as nails split 7”

The A side is Paul Ramos version of the Mandrill classic “Fence Walk”. Originally released on the Harlem label, and later licensed to Falcon only to oddly appear on their Kris Bravo LP. Ramos stays close to the original, but adds enough to the tune to make it a must have for funk collectors.

The B side “Funky Resurgence” comes by way of vibes player/bandleader Ulysses Crockett who was a stalwart on the Bay Area scene of the 1960's first with his Latin Jazz group Afro Blue Persuasion and later Ulysses Crockett Magic. He also played in The Skins w/ the legendary Bill Graham. "Funky Resurgence" was one of several compositions he wrote for the 1971 play "Resurgence." During this period, Ulysses was also going through law school and he remains a legal voice, writer and activist in the Bay Area.

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LP | 2015 | US | Original (Colemine)

12" | 2010 | US | Original (Spider-Mo)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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San Diego’s The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is here with
their debut full-length on Colemine Records. Laid back
vibes, funky rhythms, and heavy instrumental goodness
are the order for the day.

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The Pinch

Shot Out

LP | 2024 | Original (Regrooved)

Release: 2010 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Back in! It all started in a local club in Pine Bluff Arkansas where Mojo and Spider played in their first group together Zodiac in the mid 70s. Spider played lead guitar, and Mojo held the brass section. Sam "Spider" Rice was also the music director for a vocal group called "La Pinch" which included vocalist Gary Pinchom (Pinch). As the 80s approached La Pinch was looking for a new sound. After relocating to the East Coast "The Pinch" was born. New York and Jersey was quite a change. Spider wanted to write a song to address the drug abuse he was seeing all around him. "Shot Out was a street term we used to describe someone with an excessive drug habit", recalls Spider. "We built a voice box from a horn driver, a couple of switches, and some tubing". They had some money stashed from a Zodiac gig and picked up a Prophet 5 and Roland Drum machine. After recording the track in 1981, the song was mastered at the legendary Power Plant in NYC. That would prove to be the major limitation for the release, since they were out of money now and could only afford to press 200 copies of the 7". Distributed in Texas and locally on the east coast, "Shot Out" would be the only release from The Pinch. UNTIL NOW! Re-mastered for the first time on 12" vinyl, this 80s funk masterpiece is finally back on wax.

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Little Beaver

Joey Glass Vinyl Edition

33,99 €*

Black Hat Daddy & The Silver Comb Gang Bw Child Support (Instrumental)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dive into the soulful world of Little Beaver with the long-awaited reissue of his 1972 debut
album, Joey. Released on Cat Records, this album showcases the unmistakable talent of a
musician who not only crafted the unforgettable guitar riff in Betty Wright's "Clean Up
Woman" but also delivered the #2 R&B hit "Party Down."
Joey stands out as a masterful blend of Rhythm & Blues, Soul, and a touch of Funk & Blues,
enriched by lush orchestrations that elevate each track. The album features the enchanting
title track "Joey," which was produced by Betty Wright, "I'm Losin' the Feelin'," later covered
by Gwen McRae, and the deeply evocative "Katie Pearl," adding layers of soulful resonance
that speak directly to the heart.
Before his solo breakthrough, Little Beaver was a revered figure in the Miami Soul scene,
known for his work as a bassist and guitarist since his early teens and as an arranger who
brought magic to the music he touched. This release not only showcases his formidable skills
as a guitarist but also highlights his deep, intuitive sense of songwriting that draws listeners
into the emotional landscapes of his songs.
This reissue isn't just a return to the shelves; it's a celebration of a profound musical legacy
that continues to resonate. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to his music, Joey by
Little Beaver is an essential addition to your collection, offering a timeless journey through
the depths of soul music. Don't miss the chance to experience this seminal album,
beautifully remastered to capture the original warmth and spirit of Little Beaver's early work.

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Mutiny

7" | 2024 | Original (Regrooved)

Hard Luck / My Heart Consedes

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Regrooved Records proudly presents this limited 45 by Mutiny, the band led by the legendary
Parliament/Funkadelic drummer Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey. These tracks, previously only released as a
part of the limited J.Romeo edition of the album "Black Hat Daddy and The Silver Comb Gang" on
Regrooved Records, now stand alone as a rare collection of funk mastery. Experience the raw power
and unmatched talent of Mutiny in this essential release for funk aficionados everywhere. Secure
your piece of musical history with this must-have 7" record!

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Snapdragon

7" | 2024 | Original (Regrooved)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Unearth a rare funk gem from Snapdragon! In 1975, El Carey, a pivotal member of the Crowd
Pleasers, launched a solo career and released this 45 that became a local underground hit.
Recorded, produced, and performed by El himself, these tracks are now re-released by
Regrooved Records for funk enthusiasts worldwide. 'Hardluck' embodies the essence of 70s
psychedelic funk with its irresistible groove and soulful vibes. Dive into the groove and
secure your piece of musical history with this essential 7" record. Experience the magic of El
Carey's unparalleled artistry today.

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12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Backatcha)

Congress Productions

20,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Condensed)

Erotheque - Turn Me On!

7" | 2022 | US | Original (G.E.D. Soul)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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IF There WAS A Place Where Fino ALL THE Best Erotic Music, What Else Could IlBE IF NOT AN "eroteque" ? Well Dear Friends, Here WE Have A Fantastic Double Vinyl That Contains Exactly That Mood, With A Selection OF 15 Songs That WAS Certainly NOT Made BY Chance, BUT With A Refined Selection OF Collectable Songs.

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The Half-Truths

We Party / Let's Party

8,99 €*

Push The Rock Feat. Amber Woodhouse Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Half-Truths party hard on this deep funk banger. Employing group vocals, blasting horns, a teenage sounding rhythm section and squeaking synths, the Half-Truths keep the message simple on "We Party" and "Let's Party" Light one up, pour up a drink and get off your feet with Nashville's Premier Deep Funk Band.

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Magic In Threes

7" | 2023 | US | Original (G.E.D. Soul)

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

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Magic In Threes are back with a pulsing dance joint aided by the sultry, hushed vocals of Amber Woodhouse. “Push The Rock” grooves steadily in a late 70s vibe, drawing inspiration from both the boogie school of funk as well as flourishes from the more danceable strains of post punk. Relentlessly steady rhythms coalesce with spacey synth lines to form an undeniably funky venture pushing you to keep doing what you’re doing…as long as you’re dancing.

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Thee Marloes

Logika / True Love

Money Talks (Yellow Label)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thee Marloes give us with another killer of a two-sider while they finish recording their debut album.The A side "Logika" is a laid back tune about where the head and the heart meet and how they often don't see things the same way. Natassya Sianturi's honeyed vocals float over a beautifully arranged track driven by guitar riffs, organ, and reverb drenched stick hits. They manage to put the perfect amount of paint on the canvas with the band sounding tight as ever hitting all the changes that bring in the earworm chorus that stays in your head even if you don't speak Indonesian. The B side "True Love" finds Thee Marloes dipping back into the soulful side of jazz but this time with a beat ballad that could soundtrack a Tarantino movie and hold court with the best of the genre. This one leans you back in your chair setting the mood for a smokey lounge affair and a strong drink. Two more pages from Thee Marloes book on a must have 45 giving a taste of what is to come on the 2024 full length.

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En-To-End

12" | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Backatcha)

19,99 €*

Joey Gilmore Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two official limited reissue 12"s of En-To-End's late 80's street soul collectors anthem 'Money Talks', featuring the '89 version and a Sean P. 'Special Mix'. Plus, the original 'Are You Gonna Be' Vocal version coupled with a full length instrumental and the previously unreleased 'I Still Love You' featuring Intrigue. All cuts are exclusive to this singles sourced from the tape archives of London singer-producer Tony Shand.

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Joey Gilmore

LP | 2023 | Original (Regrooved)

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

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In the early seventies, Joey Gilmore embarked on his musical journey, captivating audiences with a series of unforgettable singles that showcased his raw talent and unique style. It wasn't until 1977 that the culmination of his musical endeavors arrived—the release of his highly anticipated debut record.

This debut album marked a pivotal moment in Joey Gilmore's career, solidifying his reputation as a self-taught guitar virtuoso and soulful singer. The record resonated with listeners, capturing the essence of his artistry and leaving an indelible impact.

Now, after a 45-year wait, the time has finally come for a vinyl reissue of Joey Gilmore's debut album. This reissue is a celebration of his timeless music, meticulously crafted to preserve the authenticity and integrity of the original recording. Every note, every lyric and the original design of the sleeve has been lovingly restored to transport you back to the magic of that era.

Get ready to immerse yourself in the unadulterated funk and soul of Joey Gilmore's music, as this remarkable reissue brings his debut album back to life. Allow the melodies and rhythms to envelop you, taking you on a captivating musical adventure that transcends time. Revisit the magic, rediscover the artistry, and let the music of Joey Gilmore captivate your soul once again.

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Nakibembe Embaire Group

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In Nakibembe, a small village in Uganda's Busoga kingdom (one of the country's four remaining constitutional monarchies), locals have long reserved a communal area for musical performances and social events. In the middle of this space lies a deep pit that serves a single purpose: to amplify the embaire, an immense xylophone made up of between 15 and 25 wooden keys that stretches across the trench. Log xylophones are common throughout East Africa, but the way the music is played by the Basoga - an Eastern Bantu ethnic group - is specific and unique, with its own tuning, dances and supplemental instrumentation. Up to eight players can surround the embaire and play simultaneously, overlaying hypnotic polyrhythms while additional members of the ensemble add vocals or play shakers and drums.Nakibembe Embraire Group are one of the last remaining groups that perform with the embaire, and as anyone who's caught their live performances will know, they create a complex and layered wall of sound that's completely transfixing wherever it's presented. The band are a regular fixture at Nyege Nyege festival, and in 2020 appeared in Berlin at the legendary Berghain nightclub alongside Jakarta-based vanguards Gabber Modus Operandi and Harsya Wahono. On the group's debut album, they present five tracks as an ensemble and three tracks in collaboration with Indonesian trio. Heard together the music demonstrates not only the remarkable sound of Nakibembe's own kinetic interaction, but sonic ripples that correlate with more distant forms, from Indonesia's metallophone-led gamelan music to the heady digital processes of the sound art sphere.Undulating eight-minute epic 'Omukazi Iwe Ongeyengula Nguli Zna Ntyo Bwenkola' draws us into the album, offering the perfect introduction to Basoga musical traditions. Triplet-led melodic percussive phrases provide an ever-fluxing backbone, leaving space for call-and-response vocals in Lusoga and shakers for rhythmic clarity. 'Omulangira Mpango' develops the scope even further, pushing u...

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Hotline Bling / Murkit Gem

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

A Lover Was Born Cyan Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band return with another set covers bound to get you out of your seat and on your feet. The mysterious German steel pan outt is working on their fourth studio album now and treat us to another must have two-sider to hold us over while they nish it. This one is sure to become another favorite among DJs worldwide. On the A side BRSB take on a huge hit with an eerie cover of Drake's "Hotline Bling". The intro melodica hints at the melody and when the beat drops and the top line plays on the pans all bets are off. The B side is something of a Big Crown family affair as Bacao covers "Murkit Gem" from El Michels Affair's Yeti Season album. The tune lends itself to the pans with its infectious melodies and the way BRSB plays it, it takes on a James Bond spy chase energy that works perfectly.

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Kelly Finnigan

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Colemine)