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A Million Things / No Way To Stop It

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Still Brothers are Andrew LeCoche (Ula Ruth) and Evan Heinze (The Shacks) ‘Wake Up’ was created in a New York winter on a cloudy day. The song's bones were sculpted in the classic Still Brothers' fashion making use of a collection of favourite sounds. It came to life when Brazilian friend and collaborator Marina B heard the track in her sleep and thought of the song's lyrics as she woke up. It might take you to that place in-between dreams and the waking life, where you are pulled in and out of a state of slumber. It incidentally speaks to the abrupt change that was about to fall upon the world in early 2020. Between the singing in Portuguese and the sounds of subway doors, the song is just alienating enough to make anyone these days to feel right at home. ‘Wake Up’ was mixed by Will Dorey aka Skinshape and mastered by Alex DeTurk. The cover art was designed by Sofia Ohanna. Inspired by subway preachers, jazz funerals and Hip-Hop ‘The Deep’ serves as an introduction to the dazzling skills of New York production duo The Still Brothers. Their debut track breaks open with a reverend crying out about the transgressions we have committed against each other. He then observes that so many of us are throwing up our hands in an act of surrendering. A poignant sentiment in these troubling times and one that will resonate throughout the world.

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Jimmy Gresham

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Soul 4 Real)

Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul4Real bring you the last 45 in their trio of previously unreleased Jimmy Gresham Playground Studios recordings from the mid-70’s; a perfect tribute to a great but under-recognized talent.

“A Million Things” has been a huge collaborative effort, meticulously pieced together in 2020 from an unfinished vocal track. Jimmy’s trademark rich, velvet voice, imbued with soul and inflected with a large pinch of southern grit, has been complemented perfectly by the addition of multitalented Marc Franklin’s evocative vibes, horn and string arrangements. Clayton Lancaster laid down the gorgeous, choppy guitar licks which drive the whole mid-tempo groove, and the absolute pinnacle is formed by the glorious, soaring backing vocals of Jimmy’s sister, Mary.

A recording that sounds as though everybody had been in that same Florida studio in the mid-70’s, bouncing off each other’s talent, on a day when they could feel the electricity in the air and they knew something special had been created.

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Valerie June

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Fantasy)

35,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Butterfingers / Adios Silver King

The Wax Preachers

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Funk Night)

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies.

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Ultimate Ovation

Starlight / They Ask Me

8,24 €* 10,99 € -25%

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Morr Music)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 500 copies.

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Dntel

The Seas Trees See

Scepter Sessions Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hailing from Los Angeles, Jimmy Tamborello has been a key figure in refining what today is considered electronica for over 20 years. "The Seas Trees See" is the first of two Dntel albums to be released in 2021 by Morr Music in collaboration with Les Albums Claus: a free-floating and rather loose stroke of musical genius, giving ambience a whole new meaningful context. It combines crackles and hiss with deep, yet modest, synths and poignant, yet elegant, vocals and lyrics. "Away", its counterpart album, will follow later in 2021. It will showcase Dntel's unapologetic love for pop music from a long-gone era, presenting yet another aspect of his multi-faceted personality. Dntel has always covered many musical grounds - from the pop-infused hits on "Life Is Full Of Possibilities" (Plug Research, 2001) to his much more abstract works on "Aimlessness" (Pampa Records, 2012), "Human Voice" (Leaving Records, 2014), and his electronics for The Postal Service (Sub Pop). Whatever his style - Tamborello has retained his very own musical voice.When it comes to producing music, it can be a good idea to get away from the studio and find a more relaxed environment. Inspiration does not necessarily require huge bass bins. Fewer pieces of gear make it easier to really focus on ideas first and let them be. After recording "Hate In My Heart" - his most recent album, released in 2018 - this way, Tamborello continued working in that fashion, mainly jamming and getting ideas together for upcoming live shows. One of the first results of this creative process was the opening track of "The Seas Trees See" - a cover version of "The Lilac and the Apple", originally recorded by Californian folk singer Kate Wolf in 1977. Tamborello turns the acapella song into a vocoder-like extravaganza. Working with the original recording, the track perfectly sets the tone for what "The Seas Trees See" turns out to be - a quiet yet mesmerizing journey through sound and emotion, bringing together his very own sound design, disguised samples and an...

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Candy & Kisses

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Sundazed)

28,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Empire)

Robin Thicke

On Earth, And In Heaven

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (AOE)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Marking his first full-length album in six years, Five-Time Grammy Award nominee and diamond-selling performer, actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Robin Thicke makes a return in 2021 with the long awaited new album, "On Earth, and in Heaven." Setting the stage for the record, the scorching single "That's What Love Can Do," ignited this new flame and hit #1 on the Urban A.C. charts. The second single, "Forever Mine," garnered high praise from Vibe, and has already amassed over 2 million Spotify streams and counting. Presenting the same bold, bright, and boisterous R&B that turned him into a household name, he ascends to new heights on his eighth full-length album.

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Christopher Jay

Be My Lady

Do The Doo Part 2 / What About The Music Part 2

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Real heads might be familiar with outsider boogie track - Christopher Jay â€“ 'What Do You Want Me To Do', an excellent hypnotic spin for those in the know. We will bring you this further down the line but first we have an Amazing unreleased banger from Christopher. A kind of floaty Disco / modern thing with wonky drums and bags of charm. This record is such an earworm you will end up walking around singing it for days, and that catch guitar hookâ€¦.how was this never released, pure fire!! The flip feels like it could be in an 80s montage in a good way, yaughty sunshine vibes.

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The J.B's Reunion

Time & Space (Wake Up The Soul) Feat. Marie Meney

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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JB's, who is so famous as the backing band of James Brown, is coming back!! About 20 years after the release in the 70's, a super-class funk album "Bring The Funk On Down" which was suddenly produced and released as a Japanese project in 1999 by P-vine and we would like to present a special single from the album for the first time in this world! Both tracks are re-make as short versions just for this ep. Born TO Groove!

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Two Jazz Project

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Six Nine)

I Stayed Away Too Long / Kick Out Instrumental

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The independent label Six Nine Records Ltd. UK, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, proudly presents Two Jazz Project featuring Marie Meney and the track "Time & Space (Wake Up The Soul)”. This is Two Jazz Project’s third release on the label and it definitely gets better and better with each one; this is a fantastic future modern soul anthem, with an atmospheric soundscape that just gives you an instant urge to throw your hands in the air. Marie Meney delivers the most amazing vocals, which complete the song and really fits perfectly with this sound. And as if this wasn't enough, the utterly brilliant Yuki "T-Groove" Takahashi spoils us with an extraordinary remix of his on the flip side!

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Manuel B. Holcolm

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Ubiquity)

Thelonious Beats (Black Cash & Theo)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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While the original record label says the song was written and produced by Diamond Jim & G.Current, Manuel Holcolm says that he had a little more creative input than the credited for. Diamond Jim ran the studio and was apparently a gentleman of questionable reputation. In fact he ended up getting himself shot in a Detroit nightclub (Watt’s Club Mozambique) in the early 1970s. Holcolm says the song, released in 1969, is about returning home from Vietnam and finding your lady couldn’t wait for you! It’s a rough tune for rough times, although Holcolm admits he has never been to Vietnam and the wayward woman was only in his imagination. In fact Holcolm began his music career in 1961 in the Motown Studios recording “Please Wear My Ring”, a song written for his future wife, whom he has been married to for over 40 years. All of his releases were on 7” and all recorded in MI.

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We're In Love / Valdez In The Country

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Galaxy Sound)

7" | 2020 | UK | Original (Casino)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Side A. Reuban Wilson "We're are in love" sample flip sets the tone for Nas Memory Lane (Sittin' in Da Park) sampled and chopped by 1 only. DJ Premier sampled multiple elements from Wilson’s original composition, including the organ, percussion and distinctive wordless backing vocals. The seldom-sampled track is now irrevocably tied to this classic East Coast jam. Galaxy crew decided to give it a Re mastered rinse, chop up the intro break to back to life for 45 fans to appreciate.

Side B. Valdez In The Country by Donny Hathaway Re mastered Re edited . Sampled by Madlib back in 2010

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Willie Dade

I Cant Speak

17,99 €*

3LP | 2021 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The third release on Casino is Matt Early and Lee Jeffrie’s take on Jimmy Bo's treasured and crazily addictive dancer 'I Just Can't Speak'. Great production, fabulous vocal, it doesn’t any more words than that!

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V.A.

Soul Slabs Volume 2

49,99 €*

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Bureau B)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Soul Slabs Vol. 2 Is A Collection Of A-Sides From The 7-Inch Catalog Of Loveland Ohio's Colemine Records. Specializing In Heavy Soul, Funk, And R&B, Colemine Prides Itself On Authenticity And An Old School Production Style, While Still Making Songs That Seem Fresh And Are Moving The Genre Ofsoul Forward. This 3lp Collection Of 27 Tracks Puts Their Diverse Catalog On Full Display, Many Of These Songs Being Presented For The First Time On An Lp. Featuring Artists Such As Durand Jones & The Indications, Kellyfinnigan, Ben Pirani, Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Monophonics, Ikebe Shakedown, The Dip, The Sure Fire Soulensemble, Soul Scratch, And More!

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Mapstation

My Frequencies, When We

27,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | US | Original (Gotta Groove)

Black Unity Trio

Al-Fatihah

38,99 €*

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Touch Sensitive)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Unity Trio – Al Fatihah quite possibly was the first-ever independently-released free jazz record. Originating in Oberlin, Ohio as the Black Unity Quartet, and ultimately becoming the Trio (Abdul Wadud, Yusuf Mumin, and Hasan Al Hut), the group recorded Al Fatihah in December 24, 1968 at Agency Recording Studio (which was located upstairs in the building housing the legendary Agora Theatre in Cleve- land, Ohio). The album ultimately was released in May 1969 in an edition of 500 copies. The album has been legendary among collectors, producers, and DJs in the past several decades, and has been sampled numerous times on other releases. Much mystery surrounded the origins of the album, as well as the status of the musicians, until 2020 when The Wire published an interview with Hasan. Many underground jazz purists know about the intense, though relatively short-lived hotbed of avant-garde jazz in Cleveland, Ohio during the mid-to-late 1960s. Clubs such as Leo’s Casino, Jazz Temple, The Doan Club, Le Cave and a few private clubs saw many young avant-garde jazz acts during this time period.

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Autumns

Dyslexia Sound System

27,99 €*

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Black Acre)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Autumns Meets Post-Punkers Uptown. A Couple Of Years After The Dyslexia Tracks Ep, And Following A Volley Of Killer Releases On Labels Such As Ideal, Death & Leisure And Opal Tapes, Autumns Returns To Touch Sensitive With Perhaps His Most Complete Set To Date. Pitching Down The Bpm But Maintaining The Intensity Of His Recent Recorded Output And Incendiary Live Shows, Dyslexia Sound System Sees Christian Donaghey Turn The Edit On Himself With A Grip Of Eight Dub-Wave Zingers. Pulling From His Love Of On-U Sound, The Pop Group, And Public Image Limited, Dyslexia Sound System Perfectly Fuses Dubbed-Out Dynamics With The Tough And Unrelenting Electronics That Has Become Autumns' Signature Sound. Guitars Squall, Clarinets Skronk, Vocals Echo, Roto-Toms Repeat And - As Always With Autumns - Rhythm Is King. Dyslexia Sound System Is The Sickest Handbrake Turn In Autumns' Relentless And Wired Journey To Date. Ltd. 250 Vinyl. Mastered By The Bastard. Cut By Kitaro At Schnittstelle. Artwork By Rinky. Forthcoming Press: Ransom Note Premiere The Thin Air Premiere The Quietus Review Previous Highlights Radio/Mix/DJ Play: Trevor Jackson, Ruf Dug, Regis, Broken English Club Gig / Tour Highlights: Playing With Wire, Beak>, Silent Servant, Veronica Vasicka 2016 Performance At Paris Fashion Week For Downwards Records W/ Samuel Kerridge Recent Online Performance As Part Of Ireland's Celtronic Festival W/ Gerd Janson, Move D, David Holmes, Space Dimension Controller Previous Releases: Downwards Records, Ideal, Opal Tapes, Death & Leisure (Broken English Club)

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FYI Chris

Earth Scum

34,99 €*

Shibuya 357 - Live In Tokyo 1992

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Northern Bred, South London Based Duo Fyi Chris Announce Their Debut Album, Earth Scum. Following 2020 Ep, Black Dragon Loop, Scum Of The Earth; Is A Nod To The Duo's Northern Roots And A Signal To Their Friends And Fam Ethos, Featuring Watson's Uncle - Mancunian Poet Thick Richard. Blending Swirling Synths With Punk Energy, On 'Scum Of The Earth' Thick Richard's No-Frills, Spoken Word - "But Just Remember This Planet Is Made Out Of Dirt, When You Call Me The Scum Of The Earth" - Is Peppered With Broken Beats And Distorted Vox Lines. Originally A Track Made From A Live Recording Of Thick Richard Taken In The Wee Hours Of The Morning In The Smoking Area Of Corsica Studios About Eight Years Ago, He Managed To Re-Record During The Uk Lockdown In 2020, Adding Verses From Another Poem, People In Crack Houses Shouldn'T Throw Rocks. A Duo With Strong Creative Vision, Follow Thick Richard Cycling Around The Canals Of Manchester, Tinnies In Hand, In The Glitchy, Wigged Out Visuals For Scum Of The Earth, Directed And Edited By Dilesh Patel. The Follow Up To Their Sensational 2020 Ep Black Dragon Loop Which Garnered Support From Clash, Loud And Quiet, Mixmag, Boiler Room 4:3 And More, Fyi Chris Return To Esteemed Bristol Label, Black Acre Records, A Fitting Home For Their Debut Album Earth Scum. Traversing Post-Punk, Jazz, Techno, Weirdo House And Beyond With A Psychedelic Spin, Across Twelve Tracks Earth Scum Promises Insight Into The Multiverse Of Fyi Chris. The Duo Pay Homage To Their Strong Sense Of Community And Life As They Know It In South London And The North Of England, Nodding To Friends And Family Along The Way. Sonically, The Pair Showcase Their Varied Palettes And Musicality With A Darker And More Rugged Multi-Instrumental Approach, While Shining A Light On Their Gallows Sense Of Humour. Hailing From The North, Fyi Chris (Chris Watson And Chris Coupe) Met In South London - Fast Becoming Key Players In That Tight-Knit Local Community As Well As The Global Dance Music Scene. Regulars At Peckham's...

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The Brand New Heavies

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Acid Jazz)

31,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Teklife)

Gant-Man

Distorted Sensory

20,99 €*

Memories Of Love Limited Gatefold Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Legendary Chicagoan General Juke Aka Gant-Man Returns With Distorted Sensory, His Brand New Acid House Adventure. A Longtime Veteran Who's Been Behind The Decks Since Before He Was Even A Teen, He's Been An Essential Part Of Chicago Dance Music History Since The Dance Mania Days In The Mid 90s, And A Major Pioneer In Jumpstarting The Juke Movement That Followed. This New Single, And His Debut Solo Releaseon The Teklife Imprint Explores The Time Honored Tradition Of Jacking, Channeling The Very Essence Of House Music Though A Modern Lens. Employing An Enigmatic 303 Bassline That Mutates And Breathes As If It Were Alive, Gant Plays Malicious Melodies That Run Up And Down Octaves In A Freaky, Hallucinatory Manner. Squelchy Synth Movements Are Met By Eerie Fm Tones, Reminiscent Of Cajmere's Classic Chicago Staple The Percolator. A Rugged 909 Drum Kit Bangs The Track Along In True Jacking Fashion, Making It The Perfect Tool For Shaking The Floors Of Dark, Sweaty Warehouses. In Addition To The Original, Two Of The Uk's Finest Contribute Remixes As Well. Hyperdub Boss Kode9 Puts Things Into Overdrive With His 160 Bpm Warped Vision Of Gant's Acid, Sliced Up To Appeal More To The Footworkers And Fans Of Psycho Tempos. Dubstep Pioneer Loefah Strips Back The Original Percussion And Lets The 303s Float Over A Cloud Of Deep Sub Bass, Adorned With Lovely Splashes Of Rolling Snares And Micro Percussion. With An Array Of Stone Cold Classics Under His Belt, From Ghetto House Anthem Juke Dat Girl To His Brilliant Collabs With The Late DJ Rashad Heaven Sent And Juke Dat Juke Dat, Gant-Man Is A True Renaissance Man. For Over 20 Years, He's Consistently Shown The World The Complexity That Makes Up His City's Dance Culture, Never Sticking To One Area Or Tempo. Distorted Sensory Is A Beautiful Celebration Of Chicago House Music, A Return To Its True Raw Design, And A Reminder Of Just How Timeless An Art Form It Really Is.

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Myles Sanko

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Legere)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I Know You Care / It's Your Love Remastered Edition

Ethel Beatty

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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That's No Way To Treat A Girl / Say It Again

Marie Knight

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

Flow State Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Marie Knight's Legendary 45 From 1964 That Made Her A Name In The Northern Soul Scene. Massive Spin In Wigan Casino Allnighters, Officially Reissued Here For The First Time With 'Say It Again' On The Flip, As Originally Released. Info:Singer And Pianist, Marie Knight Made Her Name As A Gospel Superstar Recording For Decca In Duet With The Legendary Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Her First Solo Record For Decca Arrived In The Mid '50s, Just A Couple Of Years Before Her Signing To Mercury. She Later Toured With Rhythm And Blues Acts Like The Drifters, Clyde Mcphatter And Brook Benton. Three Singles Followed On Diamond In 1963/64 Before She Was Signed To Musicor Records Later In 64. Her Definitive Non-Religious Song 'That's No Way To Treat A Girl', Crafted In This Period, Failed To Become A Hit At The Time But Was The Recording That Would Make Her Name With The Northern Soul Fans In The Uk Many Years Later, Standing As One Of The Most Celebrated Spins At The Wigan Casino Allnighters. The Slow-Paced Ballad On The Flip-Side, 'Say It Again', Is A Beautiful Deep Soul Song That Echoes The Gospel Singing Knight Had Mastered Over The Years. After Her Deal With Musicor Ended, She Was Unable To Land Another Secular Recording Contract. "That's No Way To Treat A Girl' Is Officially Reissued Here With 'Say It Again' On The Flip For The First Time, As Originally Released.

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Tash Sultana

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (Mom & Pop)

45,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Metamorphosis Of Twookie Wonder Brown

Gerald Mitchell

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Mother Tongue)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Honeypie)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Twookie aka the baddest talking tucan around, is here to bring the funk back! Gerald Mitchell and his L'lambourghini Crew return on Mother Tongue with another funk-fuelled project. A real who's who of Detroit finest players including Pirahnahead, Billy Love, Duminie Deporres, Mark Anthony and the Mitchell brothers are here jamming and bringing you that classic "D" Parliament sound. The A side sees the epic story of Twookie Wonder Brown, while on the flipside it's time for a revamped/re-thought version of "Celebrity Bbq Sauce". A real taste of Detroit's finest bbq sauce!

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Aretha Franklin

Singles 1960-62

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Emotional Rescue)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A fantastic collection focusing on Aretha Franklin hits from the period 1960-62. That's when she started to gain fame as a unique and powerful singer who later became world-known as the Queen of Soul. A great selection of songs full of all the essential ingredients that will inform the development of Soul, Gospel and R&B. The perfect introduction to the spirit and art of the unforgettable Lady Soul.

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101 Band

Crazy Kind Of Feeling

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Casino)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue presents the music of Haile Maskel in the first in a reissue series working with Patrick Billard aka DJ Duckcomb, sourcing and licensing from this digger's vaults and out to the wider world. Heralding from the furtive 60's Trenchtown, Jamaica, young Michael Ashley aka Haile Maskel grew up singing, learning guitar and bass. His first recording session was produced by friend Bob Marley, with Peter Tosh on keys, Robbie Shakespeare on bass and Carlton Barrett on drums. The list of sessions is long, working with Lee Perry, Light Of Saba, Dennis Brown and Sugar Minott. Touring took him overseas where he settled in Los Angeles in 1983, soon launching his Opulence Sound) label. Maskel's band, the 101's featured members of The Twinkle Brothers, including cousins Asher and Debo Brown on drum and bass, and augmented by local players. Mixing conscious messages in love songs, Maskel crafts a boogie discodub on which to exalt an uplifting summer jam. With the highly prized original the tapes unearthed unreleased dubs - "Take 1" providing a wonderful version. LA native Duckcomb found a trove of tapes of unheard material, still for discovery. For now, his longform Discomix, cutting and editing Maskel's vocal along with the dubs, completes a first archival splendor.

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Heart Menders

Job Opening

17,99 €*

The Greatest / In The Meantime

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Matt Early & Lee Jeffries are proud to bring you a killer new version of The Del Larks £10,000 smash! Take a listen and wait for the break in the middle that will set the dancefloor on fire.

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King

Chance And Fly / B Bro Super 8

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The first single cut from "We Are King" which is the 1st album of soul group "King", which was generously praised by famous big-name artists such as Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu…

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The Baker Brothers

Down To The Lowest Terms:The Soul Sessions

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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UK jazz-funk band "The Baker Brothers", one of the biggest hits in their career "Chance And Fly" with the participation of Average White Band Hamish Stuart is released as vinyl for the first time!

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Steve Arrington

2LP | 2020 | Original (Stones Throw)

28,99 €*

Saul`s Intro / Saul`s Outro Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Down to the Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions is an album first envisioned by Steve as a young man, essentially decades in the making. The recording took place in 2019-2020 in collaboration with a cast of a new generation of talented producers, orchestrated with the help of Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf. Listen to “Keep Dreamin” (produced by Shibo)

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Raydn Hunter

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Saul`s Intro / Saul`s Outro Black Vinyl Edition

Raydn Hunter

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Burning Sole)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Beginning, The Medium, The End And The Infinite

Ikoqwe

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Crammed)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Saigon Supersound)

Trùc Mai

Sài Gòn

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Ohm Resistance)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Not many cities in the world are gifted with a timeless anthem of their own. We all know “New York, New York”, a song widely known across its city borders. For many Vietnamese, the beautiful Cha Cha Cha tune “Sài Gòn” has a similar reputation. The tune was written by Hanoi-born composer Y-Van. Like many of his generation, he moved to the South in 1954 after The Geneva Accords partitioned Vietnam temporarily into two states. There he became one of the most famous and prolifc songwriters in South Vietnamese pop music. His revered songs are still sung and covered to this day. “Sài Gòn”, which he wrote in 1965, was recorded for the frst time by Saigonese-born singer Trúc Mai for the Sóng Nhạc label. It is one of his most iconic compositions and has been recorded countless times since. Trúc Mai rose to prominence during the late 1950s as a popular headliner in the cabaret circuit of Saigon, earning her the title, "Nữ Hoàng Mambo" (the Queen of the Mambo). Her reputation helped make the 1965 recording of “Sai Gon” an instant hit. It was so successful that it was one of only a few songs to appear on multiple 7” vinyl releases. However, that same year, Trúc Mai took a seven-year hiatus from the music industry to take care of her family. But she returned in 1972 to record “Sai Gon” again, this time with another producer, Duy Khánh – also a successful singer and musician. They released this track on his “reel 2 reel” tape series, “Cỏ May”. After the war ended in 1975, Trúc Mai and her family left Vietnam to begin their new lives in the United States, where she continued her successful music career with the overseas community.The Sài Gòn sung about in the song refers geographically to today's Districts 1 & 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, the name given in 1975, after reunifcation. But colloquially, the city is still afectionately called Sài Gòn by many of its residents, and even the airport retains the ‘sgn’ designation as its abbreviation. Despite being recorded over 55 years ago, the unbroken popularity of this life-afrming ode to the city is proven when, whether in Sài Gòn or Hanoi; the south or north; whether young or old, when the song plays, everyone immediately joins in to sing along to the chorus…Saigon đẹp lắm Saigon ơi! Saigon ơi! (Saigon is so beautiful! Saigon oi! Saigon oi!) The two extensively restored mixes are supplemented with a 2021 edit by Saigon Supersound producer and DJ Jan Hagenkötter, who tries to preserve the vibes of the original and at the same time to wrap it in a contemporary garment.

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Vacuum Decay

Give Me The Sunshine / I'm Back For More

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Scotland's Gav Hislop Has Long Been On Electronic Music's Radar, With Performances And Releases As Babyshaker. A Superiorprofessional Sound Designer, He Has Shifted Gears To A Expert Display Of Controlled Demolition In Drum N Bass & Beyond Under The Name Blockdata. Releasing On Triple G Recordings, Sonicterror, And Abstrakt Reflections Previously, This Is The First Solo Vinyl Release Of The Project. Scientific Precision Sound Design And Creatively Rolling Rhythms Construct The Ep. Tertiary, Exas, And Control Pattern All Steer Clearly Onto The Drum N Bass Dancefloor, With Hyperactive Synthesizer Work And Intricate Change-Ups Framing Each Piece. The Ep Ending Siren Is The Jewel Of The Ep, A 100 Bpm Piece Of Melancholia That Stays In The Memory, As Long As Its Own Extended Midranges Stretch To The Furthest Reaches Of Infinity.

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Leo's Sunshipp

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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If I Had A Pair Of Wings: Jamaican Doo Wop Volume 3

V.A.

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Death Is Not The End)

Glamorous Life Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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A third and final volume of Jamaican doo wop & R&B records taken from the late 50s and early 60s.

These records represent a period in which sound-systems were beginning to dominate the island, with Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone Dodd stepping up their rivalry by beginning to make and release their own records rather than rely on US imports for use in their dances. Many of these records are definitely more-or-less imitations of the American records, as the uniquely Jamaican ska sound was yet to take hold - however many of the future stars of ska, rocksteady and reggae were beginning to cut their teeth in the industry on these records, incl. Alton Ellis, Derrick Morgan, Derrick Harriott and more, and provide a unique view into the fledgling independent record industry culture in Jamaica that would prove to be unbelievably prolific and unparalleled for an island of it's size.

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Sheila E.

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Rhino)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Irma)

Lo Greco Bros

Feel The Base

25,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Double Life Black & White Haze Colored Vinyl Edition

Chico Mann

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Ubiquity)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Lechehouse)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For his latest project Chico Mann recalls, “When I moved from NY to LA, my intention was to start this AfroRock band, Here Lies Man. What you're hearing on this record is music I wrote for that band but has been reimagined to bring it back to its original form.” Using fewer elements of Highlife for its brand of Afrobeat, Double Life infuses more blues elements while still retaining an Afrobeat authenticity representative of African diasporic music. Since the early 2000's Chico Mann has been involved with projects across a wide swath of respected labels as well as earning the respect of musicians and fans alike. Seamlessly switching between genres such as Afrobeat with his work in Antibalas to dance-oriented adventures as a duo with Captain Planet, his current project explores the realm of Afrobeat with psychedelic flashes in a cinematic fashion.

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The Los Sundowns

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

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Los Sundowns, a breezy record of Psychedelic Soul, conceptualized by Beto Martinez (Grammy-winning Guitarist/Producer - Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Money Chicha) and Daniel Villarreal (Drummer and DJ - Dos Santos). Written, Recorded and Produced by Martinez at his studio Lechehouse Music and featuring a host of friends across the 6 tracks, the reverb-laden platter conjures the sound of Latin American balladeers and crooners like Los Angeles Negros and Los Pasteles Verdes, updating the vibe and transporting the listener to a beachside hang from sunup to sundown.

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Brainstory

Seasons / Bye Bye

LP+7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Betino's)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Brainstory Is Back With A Pairing Of Tunes That The World's Top Sommelier Couldn't Hold A Candle To. This Gorgeous Two-Sider Features The Two Vocal Songs From Their Otherwise Instrumental Forthcoming Ep, Ripe.On Side A, Seasons Showcase Brainstory's Sunny California Soul And Mixes In A Touch Of Roy Ayers East Coast Energy. The Result Is An Infectious And Uplifting Tune Penned At The Beginning Of Quarantine With The Hope Of Finding A Brightside In The Trouble The World Is Facing.Sibe B, Bye Bye, Is Another Stone Cold B Side Ballad From The Group That Gave Us Dead End. The Darling Dears Of Rialto Have Recorded What Is Sure To Become Another Staple In Sweet Soul Sets Around The Globe. But, In True Brainstory Fashion This Tune Is Uniquely Theirs. Elements Of Psych, Hip Hop And Jazz Distance It From Their Soul-Loving Peers.

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The Big Hustle

For Life

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (XL)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Parisian jazz / funk collective The Big Hustle returns with the release of their third LP titled For Life published by Betino’s records. The Big Hustle here definitively asserts its identity, once again demonstrating the strength of the collective, and positions itself as the guardian of "real" organic music from the US jazz / funk tradition of the 70's. The group has chosen for this new opus to refocus on the musical core of the band. However a few selected guests are present, for example the virtuoso saxophonist Baptiste Herbin, and Marie Sané, rising star of the Parisian soul scene. The group returns to a musical approach close to their first LP, favoring instrumental titles to vocal pieces. The artistic orientation here has been to favor mastery and precision over spontaneity and the raw side of the beginnings. Funk in all its forms remains the essence of this album, especially on « 78 Funk ». We can also identify influences from jazz, afro pop, hip hop, modern gospel to rock. The overall sound of the album is marked by a more advanced and worked production. We can discover new sounds brought by the post production work that evoke the sound of dub, hip hop etc ... Nicolas Gueguen (Beat Assailant, NTM, Booster…) is once again in charge of the mixing process and brings his savoir-faire to reveal the best of each track and highlight all the subtleties of the arrangements and the interpretation. For Life stands as the continuation of the artistic path of The Big Hustle : an odyssey in the making through the African American musical tradition of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Big Hustle is definitely ready to evolve in the current musical world and well beyond. For Life!

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Smerz

Believer

20,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Burgundy Mist / Percy St.

Fantasy 15

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Eraserhood Sound)

It's Over / Love Signs Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For Fans Of Khruangbin, El Michels Affair, William Onyeabor.Fantasy 15 Is A Band Of Mortal Fighters Striving To Prevent An Evil & Merciless Digital Government From Destroying The Entiregalaxy...Armed With Analog Synthesizers And A Never Ending Supply Of Primordial Rhythms Reminiscent Of Nigerian Funk, Brazilian Tropicalia And New York City New Wave, The Rebel Group Works Diligently Day And Night To Save All Of Humanity From The Horrors Of Robotic Automation. When They Are Not Busy Saving The World, Fantasy 15 Serve As The House Band For Philadelphia-Based "Synth & Soul" Record Label Eraserhood Sound. The Group Are Proud To Beam Their Latest 45 "Burgundy Mist B/W Percy St." Into Earth's Atmosphere In Early 2021.Lead Single "Burgundy Mist" Is A Lush, Tropical Slow Jam Featuring A Sophisticated Rhythm Section, Electrifying Guitars, And Euphoric Flutes. Flip Side "Percy St." Features A Hypnotic Groove, Bolts Of Analog Synthesizer, And Angelic Vocal Harmonies. This 45 Proves To Be Another Masterful Slice Of Intergalactic Synth Funk From Fantasy 15.

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Nanette Natal

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dynamite cuts 45s series is proud to release two Jazz gems by the wonderful Nanette Natal – she ain’t shy! What a voice!

“It’s Over” b/w “Love Signs both taken from the mega rare private press and incredibly hard to find LP “My song of something”. Both were part of the original Jazz dance vibe in the 90s.

This release will be in two parts; black vinyl x400 and a limited x100 numbered Red vinyl

A – “It’s Over’” starting off mellow, with her sillky smooth voice which segways into a beautiful up-tempo vocal jazz groove, with driving bass and drums. Nanette’s vocals are so pure and fresh; easily unleashing superb vocal power. If you like vocal Jazz this is a must-have; first time on 7” for the collection.

B – “Love signs” – Is another vocal Jazz dance classic. You can’t not tap those feet…Both massive 90s Jazz club tracks. which show the smooth, dynamic vocal power that Nanette has.

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Nanette Natal

It's Over / Love Signs

16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%

It's Time - Purple Mountain Majesty

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dean Parrish

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Acid Jazz)

Sound Of Superbad Ft. Robert Imtume Owens

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After a decade gap, northern soul legend Dean Parrish has once more hooked up with Acid Jazz Records to release a new single. ‘It’s Time - Purple Mountain Majesty’ is a towering slice of psychedelic soul, that references the work of Norman Whitfield and like those records, comes with a powerful message.

Known predominately in the UK as ‘the Northern Soul star that sold over one million records’, Dean is an esoteric musician who has worked with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Herbie Mann and Bob Marley. All whilst following a career as an actor too, appearing in hit US TV series The Sopranos

The iconic status of his hit records such as I’m On My Way, Tell Her & Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks has meant that Dean has always been welcome in the UK. In the noughties, he released records with Acid Jazz and was the subject of a Radio 2 documentary by the late and much missed Pete Mitchell. Now 79, Dean has not stopped writing & recording. This latest single presents us with a stunning return to form.

It’s Time – Purple Mountain Majesty will be released on the 5th February 2021.

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Vibration

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Izipho Soul)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Teklife)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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SOUND OF SUPERBAD FT. ROBERT IMTUME OWENS - VIBRATION (Original Version) / VIBRATION (S.O.S. Vibe Mix)

IZIPHO SOUL RECORDS are thrilled to collaborate once again with Sound Of Superbad. If you thought ‘I Want ‘Cha’ was great, the bar has well and truly been raised with ‘Vibration’!

We are honoured to welcome Chicago-based singer extraordinaire Robert IMtume Owens. Robert’s rich and mellifluous voice, layered over Sound Of Superbad’s sophisticated production values are a match made in musical heaven.

On the B Side we present the ’S.O.S. Vibe Mix’, which is heavier on the percussion, with extra strings and synths; all are fuelled by Robert’s trademark soaring vocals.

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Slick Shoota

Function

23,99 €*

Donny Hathaway Collection Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Montreal-Based Producer & DJ Slick Shoota Brings Us Function, His Debut Lp And First Solo Release On The Teklife Imprint. A Native Of Norway Known For His Renowned Oslo Club Night Ball Em Up, He's Been A Member Of The Elite Crew Since 2015, Contributing Tracks To The Label's Compilations Such As On Life Vol. 2 And Vip Trax. Using A Unique Palate That Combines Both Traditional Footwork Drums And Eclectic Otherworld Sonics, This Album Expands On The Signature Sound He's Been Brewing During The Course Of His Career, Celebrating His Longtime Love Of The Chicago Soundscape, With A Healthy Helping Of Uk Rave, Jungle, And Vibes From Other Fast Paced Club Realms. Slick Starts The Record Off With Hovercraft, A Big Burly Mutant Rap Beat Riding A Glowing Titanic Wave Of Jungle Subbass, With Vicious Hi-Hats Stabbing Through The Mix. Desire Path Follows With Hysterical Horns Cruising Along A Stampede Of Erratic Chicago Percussion. A Glitchy, Malfunctioning Computer Meets Drumline Stomps On See Me Flex, Resulting In A Psychotic, Yet Psychedelic Sci-Fi Soundscape. Ultra-Distorted Hardcore Kicks Open Up Jellyneck, Dropping Straight Into A Dungeon Of Ghostly Vocals And Headlong Toms. Warehouse 2k Opens Up The B-Side With R&B Chops And Lasers Floating On A Charming Cloud Of Pulsating Pads. Mad Doppler Sirens Loop Around Your Head On Delahaze, As Distant Clangs And Crashes Fight An Impatient, Throbbing Bassline. Classic Rave Atmospheres Are Met With Slick's Elegant Sound Design On Mtl Hardcore, His Ode To His Adoptive City. The Album Closes Off With Special Tek, Channeling The Signature Quirky Drum Sounds Of The Late DJ Rashad Over A Pounding, Fast Paced House Beat, A Wonderful Nod To The Windy City And Its Influential Sonic Culture. Carving Out His Own Sound From The Legacies Of Chicago, The Uk, And Other Underground Club Hotspots, Slick Shoota Has Found His Own Recognizable Voice Within These Realms Of Dance Music, And This Lp Serves As Documentation Of That Solidified Voice. Years Of Studying The Masters And Immersin...

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Donny Hathaway

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

46,99 €*

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Wicked Cool)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Presenting the platinum certified (RIAA) “Best Of” that has never before been released on vinyl. Includes the Holiday favourite “This Christmas” as well as his famous duets with Roberta Flack “The Closer I Get to You” and “Where Is The Love”. This collection been the go-to for Donny Hathaway fans old and new for 30 years, now pressed here on Dark Purple Vinyl.

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Jessie Wagner

Shoes Droppin

21,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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There's No Place Like America Blue Vinyl Edition

Curtis Mayfield

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Rhino)

31,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Peace Is Still With Us / Somebody Help Me

Apollos

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Groove Sound)

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

Man On The Spot / Man Overboard

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ultra-scarce Deep Funk rarity full of explosive breaks gets a repress with authentic-looking label art on a heavy-duty 45. Must-have!

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The Concentrations

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Groove Sound)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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10" | 2021 | US | Original (The Dip)

The Dip

The Dip Plays It Cool

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Gospel According To Cliff Beach

Cliff Beach

LP | 2021 | US | Original (California Soul Music)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Amalia & The Precious Lo's

Sanctify Feat. Brian Ellis

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Love Touch)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

Bobby Oroza

I Got Love / Loving Body

OST The Black Stone Affair

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Finnish Crooner, Bobby Oroza, Is Back With A New Set Of Tunes That Pick Up Right Where His Glorious 2018 Debut Album, This Love, Left Off.The A Side 'I Got Love' Is A Sweet Soul Anthem For Those With Their Priorities Straight And An Encouraging Reminder To Those Who May Have Lost Sight Of What Is Truly Important In Life. Bobby Has Penned Another Hit. He Sings About Choosing Love Over All Things Material And Recognizing What You Have When You Have It. Bobby Sings An Earworm Of A Chorus That Sums It Up Perfectly, "I Got Love, And That's Enough".The B Side, 'Loving Body', Is As Seductive As It Is Profound. Bobby Proposi- Tions His Love Interest Over A Gorgeous Cold Diamond & Mink Production For More Than A Light Hearted Love Affair. Mr. Oroza Is Not Your Average Joe, And This Is Not Your Average Roses And Candy Song. Bobby Lays Out His Desire To Become One Loving Body In The Way Two Rivers Become Part Of The Sea. A Beautiful Song About Attraction And Desire That Will Be An Instant Staple In The Sweet Soul World And Beyond.

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Whatatido Archive Group

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Record Kicks)

Pleasure, Joy And Happiness Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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For the first time ever, Record Kicks is pleased to announce the release of the long lost soundtrack by Whatitdo Archive Group to the Italian Cinematic Masterpiece "The Black Stone Affair'' on beautiful gatefold vinyl, CD and digital format on April 09 2021. Long thought to be lost alongside the movie itself by the production studio, the soundtrack's master reels were recently recovered and its audio meticulously restored and remastered by J.J. Golden in Ventura, CA.

The movie itself was understood to be unusual for its time: a globetrotting adventure/western-noir written and directed by aspiring visionary, Stefano Paradisi. Unfortunately for Paradisi, the tragic loss of his masterpiece during a fire also meant the end of his short lived career in movies. People who worked on the film have been cited as saying this film was very ambitious, set to be a turning point in Paradisi’s carrier putting him on the map alongside the likes of Sergio Leone and Antonioni.

While the movie never saw the light of day, the soundtrack by obscure band Whatitdo Archive Group has thankfully been recovered. The music itself is staggering to hear, each track evoking all the senses almost all at once. "The Black Stone Affair (Main Theme)" sets the story with its dizzying bassline

underneath a Morricone-esque harpsichord melody eventually all digressing into a psych-freakout of guitars swirling over what is the overarching motif groove of this iconic soundtrack.

We then get taken into the giallo-steeped melody of "Blood Chief". What can only be the theme of the antagonist, this cut offers crunchy drum breaks, reverb-drenched bongos and a sinister baritone guitar line that seems to be indicative of its character. "Ethiopian Airlines" transports the movie into exotic lands with its afro-centric rhythms and mysterious horn melody. The search is on for the elusive Black Stone, an artifact so coveted it had been hidden for decades for its fatal power of seduction. For fans of KPM and De Wolfe Music, "Il Furto Di Africo" definitely delivers a similar 'library' flavor popular at the time. Our ears are treated to an ambiguous sense of center. What were Whatitdo Archive Group thinking? There almost seems to be two key centers at once and a slithering flute line blending between both. We can only imagine that the Black Stone was successfully stolen from the small Italian village of Africo with this track.

What movie really is complete without a lounge-y Bossa number? "Italian Love Triangle" delivers that sun-soaked Mediterranean romance. Our cunning female lead, Lola, decides the only way she can acquire the Black Stone is to pit the trio of characters against each other with an erotic love triangle she carefully crafts to exploit the vulnerability of Blood Chief and Beaumont Jenkins. "Last Train to Budapest" finds our two male leads in a gun-wielding, high-stakes train chase through the dizzying mountains of Bosnia racing to Hungary's capital city. The music brilliantly calls upon the soundtrack's multiple melodic motifs to all collide into a single stressful heart-racing track sure to put a knot in your stomach. Probably the most unusual song appearing in this soundtrack is the French infused "L'amour au Centre de la Terre", an obvious yet tasteful homage to the composers' musical hero, Alain Goraguer. A lilting monologue is recited by who seems to be Lola, the tragic female lead in "The Black Stone Affair". Her passage speaks of the entangled romance she shares with the other two male leads and her plan to acquire the elusive Black Stone for herself. It's every man (and woman) for themselves! Paranoia and deceit has crept into the minds and motives of our conniving trio. No one can be trusted and false alliances are crumbling from within.

"The Black Stone Affair (Reprise)" evokes the characters' gut-wrenching feeling with its ever-rising key center. "Farewell Lola" is the saddening funeral dirge and exit of the aforementioned Lola. Sworn enemies Beaumont and Blood Chief stand silently outside the church and watch as Lola's casket is lowered into her untimely grave. This is merely an armistice between the remaining opponents, only to resume after paying their respects to their former 'lover'. A gory fight leaves Blood Chief standing. Beaumont is nowhere to be seen and only a cloud of dust slowly settles into the landscape as the mournful guitar and harmonica of "Beaumont's Lament" plays quietly in the distance. All is not lost. Triumphantly, Beaumont Jenkins stands tall, throws one last devastating blow to Blood Chief leaving him incapacitated. "The Return of Beaumont Jenkins" plays loudly in the face of Blood Chief desperately reaching for the stone only to realize it's a false! Our new hero, Beaumont Jenkins, sustained by Alessandro Alessandroni Jr.'s cinematic whistle, rides away victoriously into the night sky... the Black Stone hidden cleverly in his hat. End credits.

Steeped in obscurity, a cult following of crate-diggers and musical oddity collectors has been brewing over the mysterious releases of the Whatitdo Archive Group. Surfacing in 2009 from the high deserts of Reno, NV, USA, this recording collective focuses solely on curating, performing and preserving esoteric soundtrack, library and deep-groove collections. The personnel of the group consist of three musicians; each of them avid composers, recording engineers and obsessive record collectors. Alexander Korostinsky, Mark Sexton and Aaron Chiazza met in college and have been working together on producing music for over 10 years. (Both Korostinsky and Sexton also happen to write and perform in

critically-acclaimed soul group “The Sextones”). In 2015 they quietly released a small batch of lo-fi deep-groove demos recorded exclusively to cassette in an old garage. This became their first full length offering, Shit’s Dope, and it began to quickly spread across the internet piquing the interest of record collectors and DJs all over the world—a record Fleamarket Funk describes as “Falling in between some Headhunters and Lunar Funk 45s” and becoming a bestseller on Bandcamp of that year.

During this time, the Whatitdo Archive Group also began what is often hailed as a vital turning point in Reno music history; by hosting their famous “Whatitdo Wednesday” residency at a local venue. These packed performances drew the attention of not only live music-goers, but also the most accomplished jazz musicians in the area, often joining them on stage. Eventually, these shows stumbled into the arena of obscure performance art, where the band would facetiously distribute written and multiple choice tests during their performance for the audience to participate in.

After their residency came to a bittersweet end, the Whatitdo Archive Group refocused their attention on the wonderful world of 1970’s soul-jazz, where they wrote and recorded what would be their follow up 7” release, Crocker Way / Steve’s Romp. This limited edition 45rpm became a hot ticket item for UK record collectors who had been previous fans of WAG’s older lo-fi work. Crocker Way was also a featured track on BBC Radio 6. Shortly after producing Crocker Way / Steve’s Romp, the group again started production on their crown jewel of a record, a concept album that had been tossed around for several years beforehand but never executed. As band member Mark Sexton explains “We wanted to create an album that encompassed everything we love and admire about old Italian soundtrack scores, and bring that energy back into the spotlight”. The group spent 9 months of research, digging through their personal collections of dusty LP’s scrutinizing the work of Piccioni, Torossi, Roubaix, Alessandroni and of course Morricone, recording, mixing and working with over 24 skilled musicians. The Whatitdo Archive Group finally completed what would be their finest work to date, The Black Stone Affair. Recorded entirely in Korostinsky’s home studio, this record is a labor of love, dedication, appreciation and respect for the golden age of Italian Soundtrack and Library music.

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Eddie Chacon

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Day End)

33,99 €*

Colemine Records Presents: Brighter Days Ahead Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Eddie Chacon experienced proper, peak-nineties acclaim in the soul duo Charles and Eddie: they scored a global No. 1 in 1992 with “Would I Lie To You,” appeared three times on Top of the Pops, and featured on soundtracks from True Romance to Super Mario Bros.. Their crooning style was clearly pop-ready, but undeniably reverent: the pair first met when Eddie noticed Charles carrying a vinyl copy of Marvin Gaye's "Trouble Man” on a New York subway train.

By that time, Chacon had already been navigating music in interesting ways, all the way back to his teen garage rock band with the late Cliff Burton (Metallica) and Mike Bordin (Faith No More). In the late ’80s, he released a full-length on Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew’s label and signed to Columbia as a solo act. He was a working artist, always popping up in unexpected places: through the course of his career, Chacon would write, sing, or produce ten Top 40 hits around the globe.

In the words of Mac DeMarco: “Eddie Chacon is planet earth’s number one musician. Yesterday, today, and forever.”

Years ago, Chacon retired from music for a second calling as a fashion photographer and creative director. In an interview at the time, he said, “I was fortunate to have a 35-year music career and felt that there wasn't that much more for me to say or achieve.” Very thankfully, that’s no longer the case. Private experiments, far from the major-label center he once frequented, began to feel urgent and new. “There’s nothing more exciting for me than getting to start from the beginning again,” he says today.

“Pleasure, Joy and Happiness” will be available July of 2020 on the boutique Los Angeles-based label Day End Records. This is a thoughtfully considered album of quiet, confident R&B: it doesn't jump out at you, but rather gets in you. Produced by John Carroll Kirby, the like-minded artist and collaborator with Frank Ocean and Solange Knowles, it features restrained percussion from Kanye West’s Sunday Service drummer Lamar Carter. Celestial soul as a break from chaos, these are quietly challenging songs as timeless as they are contemporary.

“What a rare and cool challenge it was for me to help Eddie re-emerge after a long hiatus,” says John Carroll Kirby. “I was excited to produce a record for him that captured the chill, laid-back wisdom and easy vocal mastery he has that you don’t see that much these days.”

Lead single “My Mind Is Out of Its Mind” finds a deep groove to try and contain spiraling heartbreak, while the sweet and wobbly “Trouble” balances the delightful near whisper of the title track “Pleasure, Joy and Happiness.” But even the project’s lightest moments feel sincere and mature. Altogether: a truly unifying release, coming from a man who's earned the right to share such a regal, romantic sound.

“I used to think to myself,” Chacon says, “if I ever make a record again, I’d want it to be a record you’d have to be my age to make.”

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V.A.

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (Colemine)

30,99 €*

Marta Ren & The Groovelvets

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From label owner Terry Cole, "It was on March 16, 2020 that we closed up our storefront as the reality of a worldwide pandemic began to spread across the Midwest. We had no idea how it was going to impact our shop, our label, or the artists we represent. We were all fortunate to have our family members stay safe and healthy; however, the livelihood of many of our friends and artists were drastically and immediately impacted. No tours, no live performances, record shops closed, pressing plants shut down, etc. And while the level of uncertainty was unnerving, from that uncertainty came the idea for Brighter Days Ahead. We knew we wanted to continue to release new music, but proceeding with our heavy 2020 release schedule as planned seemed ill advised. So the idea was to release individual tracks from many of our artists on a weekly basis and as a musical family, we could all help shine light on each individual artist weekly. Strength in numbers! So throughout the summer and into the fall, that's what we did. We released several dozen tracks and the weekly announcements certainly garnered a strong sense of community for our artists and fans alike. We're very proud to present Brighter Days Ahead: a compilation from our talented stable of artists on both our Colemine and Karma Chief imprints."

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Stop Look Listen Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Record Kicks)

17,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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What's Shakin' / Much Too Much

The 9th Creation

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Dynamite Cuts)

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dynamite Cuts 45s series is proud to release two Funk n Soul super-sassy, sexy Killers by 9th Creation both taken from the mega rare LP “Bubble Gum”.

Both tracks are first time on 7” vinyl “Bubble Gum” b/w “Rule of mind” Massive hip-hop samples and rare-groove club tracks. This release will be in two parts black vinyl x500 and a limited x150 numbered Orange vinyl

A – “Bubble Gum” – Hip Hop; sexy, dirty funk, classic rare groove. Just the Real Thang….genius track. Sampled by ‘Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth’; also, by ‘Artefacts’

B – “Rule Of Minds” – Mid-tempo funk n soul groove, with soulful vocals, and a classic sample. What more do you need for First time on 45?Sampled by 3rd Base; Black Moon and The Alchemist

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Burton Inc

Nation Song

Show Your Hand Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Legendary Ohio rare groove group "Burton Inc,",this is the first single cut including 2 superb medium soul ballads from the high demanded original album "L.A. Will Make You Pay $$$"! "Nation Song" is really outstanding.

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Average White Band

LP | 2020 | Original (Demon)

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Favorite)

Voilaaa

Voiciii

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Favorite Recordings proudly presents Voiciii, the 3rd and new album by Voilaaa, an immersive dip into its Afro-Disco universe spread across 14 tracks. Needless to say you’ll find in this new LP all the ingredients that made him famous: strong dancefloor-friendly festive bangers, irresistible funky arrangements and an undeniable sense of humor and irony. Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart, behind Voilaaa, is as often surrounded by amazing vocal featurings from previous LP’s regulars (Pat Kalla, Lass) but also new voices you may already have heard on its recent EPs (David Walters, Rama Traore, Ayuune Suule), as well as the saxophonist Boris Pokora. The LP is also an occasion to pay tributes to major artists of the African sound, such as Fela Kuti (on “Water No Get Enemy”), or Manu Dibango (“Manu Écoute Ça” and “Tenor Jam For Manu”). Since the release of Voilaaa’s previous LP’s Des Promesses and On Te L’Avait Dit and their massive international support, the Voilaaa Soundsystem did travel through the world to deliver its message of infectious joy and groove, from Equator to Thailand, from Kazakhstan to the infamous French “Fête de l’Huma”. Now you know: Voilaaa is everywhere and Voiciii (“here it is”) their new album.

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Just Dropped In

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Daptone)

25,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lost Themes III - Alive After Death Red Vinyl Edition

John Carpenter

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sacred Bones)

Lost Themes III - Alive After Death Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Much Has Changed In The Musical Life Of Renowned Composer And Director John Carpenter Since 2016's Lost Themes Ii. Following The Release Of That Album, He Went On His First-Ever Concert Tour, Performing Material From The Lost Themes Albums, As Well As Music From His Classic Film Scores. He Re-Recorded Many Of Those Classic Movie Themes For 2017's Anthology Album, Working Alongside Son Cody Carpenter And Godson Daniel Davies. The Following Year, He Was Asked To Executive Produce And Compose The Music For The New Halloween Movie Directed By David Gordon Green, Which Promptly Became The Highest-Grossing Installment In The Series. Now, He Returns With His First Album Of Non-Soundtrack Music In Nearly Five Years, Lost Themes Iii: Alive After Death.Underpinning Carpenter's Renaissance As A Musician Has Been His Collaboration With Cody Carpenter And Daniel Davies. They've Composed And Performed As A Trio Throughout This Entire Run, On Studio Albums, On Soundtracks, And Onstage. Here, The Trio Reaches A New Level Of Creative Mind Meld. Richly Rendered Worlds Are Built In The Interplay Between Davies's Guitar And The Dueling Synthesizers Played By The Carpenters."We Begin With A Theme, A Bass Line, A Pad, Something That Sounds Good And Will Lead Us To The Next Layer," John Says Of The Trio's Process. "We Then Just Keep Adding On From There. We Understand Each Other's Strengths And Weaknesses, How To Communicate Without Words, And The Process Is Easier Now Than It Was In The Beginning. We've Matured."Whereas The Original Lost Themes Album Came As A Pleasant Surprise After Years Of Relative Silence From Carpenter, The Third Installment Sees Him In The Midst Of A Resurgent Moment As A Cultural Force. The 2018 Halloween Score Gave His Music Its Biggest Audience In Decades, And The World He Releases His New Album Into Is One That Has, At Long Last, Given Him The Credit He Deserves As A Founding Father Of Modern Electronic Music.

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John Carpenter

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sacred Bones)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Afro Soul Prophecy

Heat In The City

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Space Echo)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Conceived and produced by Luciano Cantone, co-founder of Schema Records, and written by Alex Puddu, The Afro Soul Prophecy is a musical project that stands out of time and trends and that finally releases a full-length after some 2017 singles/Ep’s. “Heat in the City” is an almost completely instrumental black funk music-based album, that often indulges in afrobeat, latin, disco and urban blaxploitation music. The multi-ethnic nature of this project ensures a multifaceted work, where the music language has been able to unite musicians from all over the world.

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The Invisible Session

Echoes Of Africa

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After almost 15 years of silence, Schema Records co-founder Luciano Cantone in collaboration with Gianluca Petrella and a new group of musicians, present The Invisible Session’s second album "Echoes of Africa", published on the newly created Space Echo label and distributed by Schema Records. The impeccable rhythmic execution of the Ethiopian drummer and percussionist Abdissa "Manba" Assefa, the Finnish bass player Jukka Kiviniemi, the guitarist Riccardo Onori, the multi-instrumentalist Gianluca Petrella with the spiritual contribution of the Gambian kora player Haruna "Jalimansa" Kuyateh, as well as the Afro-American Joyce Elaine Yuille, give rise to a unique emotion and sense of landscape. The points of departure are afrobeat, the recordings of Africa 70 and Tony Allen's drumming. Other influences come into play, with melodies centred on Eastern pentatonic scales, as well as funk, afrobeat, psychedelia, modal and Ethio jazz, plus forays into pop and cinematica. This is an album to be absorbed in its entirety!

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J Lamotta Suzume

Se Love / Yoshitaka

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (No Format)

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We are confident that she is the soul queen of a new generation! Berlin-based singer "J.Lamotta Suzume" went through blues, jazz, hip-hop, soul, self-produced beat making to her latest RnB feel. These 2 songs had been exclusively included as bonus tracks in Japanese edition of her 2nd album [Suzume] and now P-vine presents these as a 7 inch EP for the first time!

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Nicolas Repac

Rhapsodic

CD | 2020 | UK | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With his new album Rhapsodic, Nicolas Repac gives life to the archives of the hunter-gatherer of sounds: Charles Duvelle Nicolas Repac is pursuing the dreamlike magic of his art of sampling with his new album "Rhapsodic". The musician plunged into musicologist Charles Duvelle's pioneering field recordings, in order to deconstruct and revisit rare music archives gleaned from all over the world. Repac ventures into the craziest sonic and stylistic pileups - adding voices, rhythms and traditional music from "every world". He offers some "Rhapsodies" of multicoloured sounds and instrumentals, revisited through the prism of electronic music.He liberates himself from all ethnomusicological coherence to speak directly to the soul and imagination of his listeners - beyond the frontiers of time and space. Grafting heady grooves of traditional percussion from Benin onto sub-Saharan violin refrains, interweaving them with Mongolian morin khuur on a bed of pygmy mouth-bow, Nicolas Repac leads us on the most captivating of immobile journeys, to the heart of the most intimate impulses, the most human pulse.

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Celeste

Not Your Muse

21,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soul Vegetable Orchestra

Ajax Tow

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Stereophonk)

21,99 €*

Vintage League Music Family Album Volume 1

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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When Ajax Tow travels in his Pop Western landscapes, you can be sure there’s always a perfect 70’s road trip soundtrack. Italians cowboys meeting the legendary Miriam Makeba in Rennes suburbs... For his 3rd album The Soul Vegetable Orchestra, Ajax Tow is bringing us on a ten tracks sonic adventure, where many inspirations and references collide. The succession of tracks inspires many feels and moods from sipping a good old bourbon, dance in the kitchen, or gallops though the plains of Napoli. We can found the influence of Danger Mouse paying hommage to the late Ennio Morricone (Roma, 2011), a cinematic side of Shawn Lee and Misha Panfilov, from music library à la JeanClaude Vannier to the Band Voilaa, a little glimpse of pimped Ninja tune, a reworked organic Mo’Wax vibe, all mixed up and spiced up with a Tricky style. This album is also the result of a collaboration with Dan Voisin (Modul-Club, Eighty…) at the production and drums with Rennes city scene musicians who gives a hand on this album: Romain Baousson (Coupe Colonel, Bikini Machine…) on drums, Sax Machine and Racecar (Saxtoys Records) on horns and vocals, Dj Marrrtin (Funky Bijou, Lord Paramour) on beatmaking, Medline (My Bags) on Flûte. As a special guest, the late and legendary Miriam Makeba appears on “Magic Miriam”. “Feel it” is definitely setting a west coast on the LP with a Jurassic 5 inspiration, accompanied by a spicy rhythm, MC Racecar (Sax Machine) flows and lyrics brings even more energy to the track. On “Movie” and “Silence”. Ajax Tow give us a nice taste of his favorite psychedelic blends, romantic and intimate at the same time, where we found back Fuzz guitar with 60’s Eric Clapton style (Cream era) and Pink Floyd synths Flavors. The cinematic style and first notes of “So What” reminds Air first EP and the beautiful bass of “Melody Nelson”. For the dessert, “Smallville” is a kind of wedding cake with 70’s loops sprinkling that brings us to Phillipe Sarde’s La Grande Bouffe soundtrack, but with a more contemporary feeling.

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Vintage League Music

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Vintage League Music)

16,09 €* 22,99 € -30%

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Dunham)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This star studded soul funk album from the Vintage League Music label, featuring all new music from various VLM artists. The Vintage League Music Family Album Vol 1‘ features band new music from an all star line-up of VLM artists and collaborator. The line features artists such as Alan Evans, Matt Schofield, John Medeski, Neal Evans, Crowd Company, Alan Evans Trio, BT ALC Band, Jesse Dee, On The Spot Trio.

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LaRose Jackson

How Did I Get Here

10,99 €*

Sweet Mellow D / Suit Of Armour

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LaRose Jackson, who you may remember from "Luv Jones" - the 2014 party-cer tified smash duet with the incomparable Charles Bradley - steps into the spotlight with her funky solo debut, "How Did I Get Here ". Born and raised in Coney Island, LaRose's rich timbre and asser tive vocal deliver y caught the attention of producer Tommy "tnt" Brenneck one night when he was in attendance at Charles Bradley's legendary "Black Velvet" show at Club Essence - where Jackson was also a regular performer. The two hit it of f and began collaborating on several sides, the fruit of which we humbly of fer up here. LaRose's tough-as-nails delivery coupled with the infallible groove and sure-shot horn arrangement courtesy of the Menahan Street Band distills the track down to Soul in its purest form, without sacrificing any of the rawness one comes to expect from a TNT production. Expect much more on the horizon from LaRose and Co.. This is just the tip of the iceberg!

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Danika Smith

7" | 2020 | AU | Original (Northside)

7" | 2021 | US | Original (King Pari)

Release: 2020 / AU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Northside Records is proud to present the first two singles from Danika Smith's forthcoming album pressed on a funky 45 right here in Melbourne. We first met Danika as a singer for the 30/70 collective back in 2014. She is also a member of the band Tomgi

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King Pari

Sunshine

Angela Munoz & Adrian Younge

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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King Pari is an almost accidental project. Cameron Kinghorn and DJ Stepmom didn’t even set out to start a band. When Joe (DJ Stepmom) texted Cameron some jams whipped up on his tape machine, Cameron hit him back with “what is this? I want in”. Ten minutes before they first linked up, Joe built the loop for their first single, ‘Sunshine,’ which they then wrote on the spot in a flurry on collective inspiration. The rest of their forthcoming ‘mary EP’ grew from recording sessions in Joe’s Northeast Minneapolis bedroom, a guest house in New Orleans and a cabin in rural Wisconsin. Minneapolis left an obvious mark — the influence of Prince and the Minneapolis Sound, approached from a fresh psychedelic angle. It’s been called stonersoul, lo-fi R&B, dub meets 80’s electro with a heavy dose of funk. Grab it now through Earcave via PPU.. And stay tuned for their second Single "Come Inside" on PPU early 2021.

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Introspection Instrumentals

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Linear Labs)

Jackie Trent / Lorriane Silver

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Instrumental to Angela Munoz recent album on Adrian Younge's Linear Labs label, produced by Adrian Younge / Angela Munoz, a 18-year-old Los Angeles native, debuts her hypnotic voice with her new album released on Linear Labs. This prolific artist is a prodigy, writing and singing music beyond her tender years. Her captivating voice carries strength and prowess, cultivated by a myriad of first-hand experiences and training in the art of sound.

At the age of 5, she discovered her distinctive voice and was considered an “Old Soul.” She began to play instruments such as guitar and piano. With practice, Munoz began to dominate singing competitions, leaving unexpected audiences in a trance. Throughout the years, she trained herself by attending a performing arts middle school and high school in the heart of Los Angeles. Many of the artists were introduced to her by her older brother (writing partner) Brandon Munoz. As an avid music collector, artists such as Nirvana, Donny Hathaway, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest and Cortex began to make an imprint on her sound.

A few years ago, her brother introduced her to Something About April, a record produced by Adrian Younge. The quality of the music left her intrigued. Shortly thereafter, she serendipitously found herself working with “The Midnight Hour,” a group comprised of Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (formally of A Tribe Called Quest). In 2018, they debuted her song “Bitches do Voodoo,” on their eponymously titled album The Midnight Hour; they also took Angela on tour, featuring her on NPR’s Tiny Desk.

Angela Munoz is an old soul that finds solace in the sound of an orchestra, turntables, or the randomness that fuels her youthful energy; a prodigy who stands by her uniqueness, even if it doesn’t satisfy the status-quo. She believes the heart of music is emotion and this is where she finds her personal liberty and strength. With her commanding presence, she is destined to become a cannon in music for years to come.

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You Baby / Lost Summer Love

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Outta Sight)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sleepless Nights / I Love You

The Larks

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Preservation Project)

Bollyweed Express / Practise Witchcraft

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Whew - we took some time off, but we're back with a very limited press, incredibly soulful 7" 45rpm. Soaring vocals and a strong backbeat greet the ears on side A - throw in some harmony vocal backing and you have the recipe for a Soul classic that has never been heard before! The unknown singer belts out a tune about heartbreak and insomnia that is sure to satisfy. I Love You on the B-side greets us with more of the same. Hardly a throwaway track, instead it competes to be a double A-side! More heartbreak here, the singer is left again by his lover. His unrequited love shines through on the track along with strong horns and an equally snappy backbeat.

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Pascal & Baya Race

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Funk Night)

16,14 €* 18,99 € -15%

Live Saturn Part 1 / Part 2

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies.

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Pascal & Baya Race

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Cool Sound Of Everything: Chillin' Around Xmas

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies.

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The Vicious Seeds

7" | 2020 | US | Original (Funk Night)

14,24 €* 18,99 € -25%

Emma Donovan & The PutBacks

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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While most of us will (sadly) not be going anywhere this holiday season, we can still get a musical taster of what it would be like Chilling at Christmas in the St Petersburg studio of modern funk apostles the Vicious Seeds. Their festive offering is a drowsy, deep, slow and laidback affair - the kind of jazzy instrumental soul and funk that would probably go well with a few mince pies and a needlessly large glass of port. A-side 'Meeting at Flea Market' is particularly lovely, with trombone and trumpet-heavy riffs and leisurely jazz guitar solos making themselves comfortable atop crunchy, deep (filled) funk drums. 'Shades of Pale', meanwhile, is even deeper, warmer and more bass-heavy, with some of the laziest and jazziest electric guitar solos we've ever heard. Delicious!

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Crossover

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Hope Street)

29,99 €*

Freaky With You / Welcome To My World

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Iconic Indigenous Australian soul singer Emma Donovan and powerhouse rhythm combo The Putbacks present their much-anticipated sophomore album Crossover. Personal, powerful lyrics and masterful musicianship combine to deliver a uniquely soulful LP, reflective of Emma's unique experience and the deep, dark, sophisticated funk that only The Putbacks can provide.

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Superior Elevation

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Family Groove)

16,49 €* 21,99 € -25%

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Previously Unreleased material recorded in 1979 at Allen Toussaint's legendary Sea-Saint Recording Studio in New Orleans, LA.

Freaky With You is a Six-and-a-half minute Psychedelic Disco Funk excursion taking you on a wild mojo trip with a four on the floor backbeat and extended conga breakdown peppered with some New Orleans Voodoo that reaches for the Bondye Celestial Heavens.

On the B-Side, Welcome To My World is a Modern Soul Steppers masterpiece. A version was also recorded by Joe Chopper for the Lanor Records label.

James Dumaine remembers the studio session well. After having oral surgery that morning, a grotesque, theatre of the absurd incident followed causing him to bleed onto the microphone as he was singing. That combined with the miscommunication with the audio engineer to watch the volume levels on his new synthesizer: The Engineer decided not to take heed to the warning… Half way into the recording all the band could see from the other side of the glass were heads frantically rushing to the mixing board. The synthesizer levels had caused the monitors in the control room to blow up. Superior Elevation wasn't invited back to record at Sea-Saint. 40 years later, with all that chaos, hoodoo and gris-gris enveloped into the magnetic tape, it magically survived the catastrophic 2005 floods during Hurricane Katrina and ended up in the hands of Mike Nishita along with many other Reel to Reel Tapes of Allen Toussaints' masters of The Meters albums he produced and recorded. It's available now, preserved with Family Groove Records.

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Alfredo Linares

Lo Que Tengo

All Men Don't Love The Same / Believe It

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Alfredo "El Inca" Linares Is One Of The Best And Most Beloved Musicians In The History Of Salsa. Fans Love His Piano Playing Because Of His Authentic Cuban Feel And 'Swing' Combined With Progressive Arrangements And Uncompromising Phrasing. "Lo Que Tengo" Is Full Of Rock Solid Dance Floor Killers And No Filler, Recorded In 1980 With Some Of The Cream Of The Crop Of Contemporary Venezuelan Salsa Musicians (Members Of Mango, Madera, El Trabuco Venezolano, Los Dementes, Los Melódicos, Dimensión Latina, Guaco, And La Salsa Mayor) And Launched There On The Indie Label A.L.G. Records As ¡Con Todo!, And Then A Year Later On The Much Larger Velvet Records With A Different Cover. This A Classic Alfredo Linares Album, But With The Updated Studio Sound Of 1980s Caracas. With Fiveperfectly Paced Salsas, One Funky Cha Cha Chá, A Steamy Bolero And A Dance-Friendly Latin Jazz Number To Top It Off, There Is Something For Everybody On This Record. Thankfully Today's Generation Can Now Enjoy This Rarity At A Fraction Of The Cost Of An Original Copy. Presented In Its Original Artwork And Pressed On 180g Vinyl. Good To Know:Alfredo "El Inca" Linares Is One Of The Best And Most Beloved Musicians In The History Of Salsa. Fans Love His Piano Playing Because Of His Authentic Cuban Feel And 'Swing' Combined With Progressive Arrangements And Uncompromising Phrasing That Puts One In Mind Of Eddie Palmieri. As A Composer, Arranger And Band-Leader Linares Is Highly Respected As Well. Ever Since The 1960s In Lima Peru When His Career Began, His Records Have Always Been On Point, Being Super Tight, Sharp, And Hard As Hell, What Salseros Call Salsa Brava Con Afinque. It's No Surprise That Lo Que Tengo Is Exactly That: Full Of Rock Solid Dance Floor Killers And No Filler, Played With Verve And Flair. Unlike Some Of His Other Records That Were Patched Together From Various Sessions Made In Different Studios (Sometimes Even In Several Countries!), This Album Has The Advantage Of Being Produced, Recorded And Mi...

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Elbowed-Out

7" | 2020 | UK | Original (Soul Junction)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Timmion / Stylart)

Fred

Love Can Last Forever

10,99 €*