Organic Grooves 822 Items

Over Fields And Mountains White Blossom Vinyl Edition

Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2014 anthology of classics & rarities curated by longest serving member & current Arkestra leader, Marshall Allen. Newly mastered from the original tapes.

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Branko Mataja

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recalling Ennio Morricone spaghetti westerns, the electrified belly dance music of Omar Khorshid, and '90s bedroom psychedelia at once, the music of Branko Mataja is from its own epoch. Snatched from the streets of Belgrade as a teenager,Mataja spent World War 2 in a German work camp, escaping the insanity of postwar Europe to settle in North Hollywoodto live out the American Dream to its fullest. Crafting handmade music on homemade guitars throughout the 1970s,Mataja taught himself to play in order to pay homage to his ancestral home of Yugoslavia, a place he would never returnto except through these guitar meditations.

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Mambo

15,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Lonestar)

Christian Scott

Stretch Music

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Funk Night)

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, scion of New Orleans' "First Family of Art and Culture," nephew of Donald Harrison, Jr. and grandson of the legendary Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr. (d. 1998) and New Orleans Legend Award recipient, Herreast J. Harrison. He is the identical twin brother of lauded writer/director Kiel Adrian Scott, a Spike Lee protégé. The progenitor of "Stretch Music" and the courageous designer of innovative new brass instruments, Christian is also leading the technological advance with the first interactive Stretch Music app offering for this generation of young improvisers.

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Bamma Gamma

Bubble Gum / Bubble Hush

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer

Recordings From The Aland Islands Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2022 | US | Original (International Anthem)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Debut duo album from the unlikely pairing of Jeremiah Chiu's modular synthesizer and Marta Sofia Honer's viola features post-composed improvisations interwoven with field recordings from sojourns on the Åland archipelago in the Baltic Sea. An active intersectional cultural producer in the Los Angeles scene, Chiu is known for his visual art as much as his music. A professor at Otis College of Art and design by trade, Chiu's a regular musical collaborator of Booker Stardrum, Celia Hollander, Dustin Wong, and Sam Prekop. Honer is a first call session player for the likes of Adrian Younge and Beyoncé. She's also played on recordings by Chloe x Halle, Angel Olsen, Fleet Foxes, Stanley Clarke and others, including five recordings with Grammy nominations.

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V 4 Vision: Of Love & Androids White Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Numero Group)

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12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Stima)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Maximum Wattage White Vinyl! In the midst of the UK house rave-olution of the early-'90s, London's V4 Visions imprint documented the confluence of street soul, deep house, swingbeat, and jungle sounds emanating from the clubs and pirate radio signals. Over the course of half a decade, V4's unparalleled 12" output referenced every significant Black British music scene; from lovers rock to jazz-funk, sound system reggae to hip hop, new jack swing to garage, from artists Ashaye, Julie Stapleton, Maureen Mason, Rohan Delano, The Wades, and Endangered Species. This 18-track double LP is the first critical overview of the label, with extensive notes by Simon Reynolds, era-defining photographs, and fresh remasters, all housed in a glorious foil-stamped gatefold tip-on sleeve. Is this a dream?

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Ulysse

Naima / Tiers Monde

16,99 €*

Traditori Di Tutti Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in 1983, this 12’’ from French-Haitian saxophone player Ulysse became cult – and extremely rare – within the French boogie niche. Both tracks wonderfully succeed in mixing political statements with dance-floor delights. Boogie-pop track “Naïma” seems to be a love song at first, but actually says the impossible resilience of a woman who has grown up in war. The heavy digital reggae song “Tiers Monde” warns us about the abandonment of Third World children. This maxi single, where each track is instantly followed by its instrumental version for greater DJ use, is an authentic snapshot of the Paris mixed club scene of the 1980s. Really hard to find for a very long time, it’s a great pleasure for Stima Records to make this music available again, in order to reach a well deserved new audience nearly 40 years later!

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Calibro 35

LP | 2013 | EU | Reissue (Record Kicks)

Release: 2013 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Decca)

Rokia Kone, Jacknife Lee

Bamanan

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Thiago Franca Presents A Espetacular Charanga Do F

The Importance Of Being Espetacular Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Mais Um Discos)

Piece Of Me HHV Exclusive Transculent Candy Pink Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Espetacular Charanga do França is Sao Paulo's most hyped carnival collective and brass band led by Thiago França - best known as a founding member of Afro-punk explorers Metá Metá. The collective combines retro horns with cumbia, baile funk, jazz and features Brazilian vocal legends such as Lucas Santtana, Tulipa + Jucara Marcal.

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Lady Wray

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Plex Crystal Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Piece of Me, the sophomore full length offering from Lady Wray. This is something of a homecoming for Nicole. Where her 2016 solo debut Queen Alone leaned more towards Soul and R&B with tinges of hip-hop, this record changes the mixture. It's still R&B with the textures of analog Soul, but there is a heavy Hip Hop influence that brings the sum of Nicole's career together in a new sound that will define her future. Boom-bap drums and chunky bass lines are front-and-center creating a perfect head-nodding backdrop for Lady Wray to take on the good, the bad, the difficult, and the joyful on her most personal collection of songs to date.

The title track, "Piece of Me," which has already become a classic since it's 2019 release is about the people in your life who need more than you are willing to give. This tune and the B side of the 7” “Come On In” were the first songs put to tape for this album and they were recorded with Nicole sitting in a chair 8 months pregnant with her daughter. Her voice is so powerful, so raw, so thorough on these initial songs—it's wild to think that they were recorded this way. And even wilder to know that she knocked them all out in one take. Long time collaborator and producer Leon Michels keeps the musical backing restrained and expertly executed, setting up Lady Wray for the full spotlight and setting the tone for the rest of the album.

While the upbeat energies of “Under The Sun” and “Through It All” are sure to become hits that reconnect Lady Wray with her 90s R&B fanbase, “Where Were You” offers a behind the scenes look at what those days of stardom in her youth were really like. Nicole takes on the racial tension in America with her poetic and powerful “Beauty In The Fire” and leans heavy into her faith and church upbringing on the showstopper, “Thank You”. She gushes about the profound love she’s come to know for her daughter on “Melody” and celebrates life’s ups and downs on “Joy & Pain”. In 2021 it is rare to hear a varied yet cohesive album with no “skippers”, but that is what you have here in spades. The tried and true chemistry between Lady Wray and Leon Michels has undeniably found a higher level and this album stands as a testament to conviction and dedication for all of us to enjoy and be inspired by.

With this in mind, when talking about this record, for Lady Wray, it's about a larger purpose. "My goal is always to help and to heal people with singing," she explains. "Part of that is to try and bring back real music, real singing, so people can feel something again." Now, she's not dissing anyone here, to be clear. It's just that Lady Wray cannot sing without tapping into something deeper, searching for that shared compassion between all of us. Perhaps it comes from her church upbringing, or maybe from her years of trials and tribulations in the music industry. Either way, Lady Wray is looking to bring that "Good Sound" back and the good feelings that come with it. She calls it "those inner hands," and she always means to stir them up, grabbing your attention from within.

With past albums like the Lady project and Queen Alone, it's hard to not acknowledge that Lady Wray plus Leon Michels production equals magic. But this magic is also coming from the fact that Lady Wray is now squarely herself, calling her shots, and singing to help heal first—everything else is secondary. "It's a beautiful thing I've always wanted in my career, and now I have it," Lady Wray says. "They encourage me to be me all day long." This is Lady Wray at her finest, and she's giving us all a piece of where she's at these days.

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Fazer

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (City Slang)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Silas Short

Drawing

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

La Sanora Mag

El Negro Bembon

LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Speakers Corner)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Credited to the unexisting La Sonora MAG, this mega rare late '50s album was actually recorded by Peruvian percussionist Ñiko Estrada and his Sonora, comprising hits from the repertoire of the most famous Cuban and Boriquen orchestras: guarachas, boleros and one instrumental tropical beguine.It features three great vocalists: Manolo Castro, Rafael "Chivirico" Dávila and Vicky Zamora, whose take on 'Pepito' became one of the most popular songs of the year in Peru.Reissued for the first time. 180g vinyl pressing.DESCRIPTION/DETAILS:This album comprises hits from the repertoire of the most famous Cuban and Boriquen orchestras in the late '50s, performed by young Peruvian percussionist Ñiko Estrada and his sonora. However, due to contractual restrictions, the album was released under the fictitious Sonora MAG name.Fascinated by the music of the Cuban orchestras broadcast on the radio and the colourful and flamboyant outfits they sported when played Lima, Ñiko Estrada named his first band Los chicos de Cuba (The Cuban Boys). In 1958 he put together his own group, sonora, signing to the local label Smith and recording a number of hits. At the same time, he also agreed to anonymously record more music for MAG, the Peruvian company owned by Manuel Guerrero. An imaginary Sonora MAG was born_"El Negro Bembón con la Sonora MAG" includes, with the only exception of the instrumental track 'Té Para Dos', mostly vocal songs -guarachas and boleros- by the likes of Manolo Castro, Rafael "Chivirico" Dávila, and Vicky Zamora, being her take on 'Pepito' the biggest hit of the album.This album is currently almost impossible to find in its original edition, so we are now happy to present the first ever reissue of "El Negro Bembón con la Sonora MAG" in its original artwork and 180g vinyl pressing.

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Allen Toussaint

Life, Love And Faith

Irreversible Entanglements

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Allen Toussaint had it all around him – the voices and spirits of black music, rhythm ’n’ blues, funk and soul. He was born in New Orleans and grew up there, the birthplace of jazz. As from 1960, he worked as a record producer and an A&R man at Minit Records, an independent label, which was closely associated with the transformation of the New Orleans Sound. His compositions for fellow musicians landed them in the charts, he frequently participated by performing with them on the piano, and so became a connoisseur and master of all possible sounds. "Life, Love And Faith" marks his launch into his solo career, and quite rightly so. In the songs, Toussaint amalgamates all he had mastered with a rocking R&B, funky rhythms and expressive soul to create his highly personal sound. Although it is a soul album through and through, one has the feeling that one is listening to an album from Reprise’s stable of singers/songwriters – including such artists as Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat and Joni Mitchell – rather than what usually came out of New Orleans in the early Seventies. And also because "Life, Love And Faith" captures an eccentric genius who pursues his own idiosyncratic vision. It is a structured, multi-layered album, which does not show Toussaint in his purest form, but it is his only album that shows just how widely ranged and profound his many talents were.

This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. More information under www.pure-analogue.com. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid.

Recording: 1972 at Jazz City Studios, New Orleans, by Cosimo Matassa and Skip Godwin Production: Allen Toussaint

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Open The Gates Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (International Anthem)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Open The Gates is Philadelphia-based free jazz collective Irreversible ENTANGLEMENTS’s third full length album (and first double LP length album). Recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia, across 73 minutes of music the band – featuring Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro & drummer Tcheser Holmes (who released their duo debut Heritage of the Invisible II on International Anthem last year), saxophonist Keir Neuringer, and bassist Luke Stewart – supplement their raw, organic punk-jazz sound with firsttime experiments with electronics and synthesizers.

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Reuben Wilson

Love Bug

15,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Favorite)

Aldorande

Deux

14,99 €*

7" | 2016 | EU | Original (Omlott)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Favorite Recordings proudly presents Deux, second album of French Jazz-Funk quartet Aldorande. In this new chapter, the four explorers pursue their interstellar trip on the Aldorande planet, deploying their ever deeper love for the 70's Jazz-Funk & Fusion scene. Extending their first visions of this new world, the bigger-than-life arrangements of this second album reflect again their high attention to dramatic narrative schemes, breezy Brazilian vibes, tempestuous funky grooves and strong cosmic melodies from outer space. Classic and contemporary at the same time, Deux is built for the like-minded souls still looking for the perfect beat. Twisting time and space but never forcing the groove, the band dives more profoundly into the Cortex influence of their compositions, with intense female back vocals fitting perfectly into their cinematographic vision. Like a cry in space, could these esoteric incantations be heard by Aldorande's divinities? Or will they be more impressed by the super-tight rhythm section with its bangin' basslines or an irresistible blend of drums and percussion? In the end, they probably would have to surrender after hearing the infinite echoes of the synthesizers and horns reflecting in the atmosphere. Deep and thoughtful, the travel has only begun but it seems that so much has already been experienced. Breaking the code, they opened the gates to a rebirth. One that could be only accomplished by finding the “Pierre des Mondes”, deeply buried somewhere on Aldorande - the only key to solve the riddle of the groove. Mission accepted. You'll find in Aldorande some of the best French jazzmen including bandleader and founder Virgile Raffaëlli on bass (Setenta & Joe Bataan, Camarão Orkestra), Florian Pellissier on keys (Iggy Pop, Setenta, Cotonete & Di Melo, …), Mathieu Edouard on drums (Chassol, De La Soul) and Erwan Loeffel on percussion (Camarão Orkestra, 10lec6). On this album, they took the initiative to invite two guests on some tracks: AOR singer Al Sunny and killer guitarist Laurent Guillet (Le Soldat Rose, Setenta).

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Karkhana

Nafas

10,99 €*

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2017 | US | Original (Numero Group)

Southwest Side Story

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Remastered: Essentials Translucent Purple Vinyl Edition

Ella Washington

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Monostereo)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (De W.E.R.F.)

Trance Plantations

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP with printed insert. Trance Plantations is the new brainchild of Nathan Daems (Black Flower, Echoes of Zoo) and Falk Schrauwen (Echoes of Zoo).They draw on tribal and spiritual music from all over the world and launch them into the cosmos through their electro-acoustic mix.

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Overdose Of The Holy Ghost - Compiled By David Hill

2LP | 2013 | EU | Reissue (Z)

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2013 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Gospel music has often followed the prominent trends in secular music, probably in the hope of widening its audience by giving the subject matter a sprinkling of cool. In the 60s it happened with R&B and then funk-flavoured gospel, the 70s brought sweet-soul crossovers, and by 1975 the sounds of early disco had started to permeate the genre. This compilation brings together overlooked gospel gems that have their production rooted in disco and boogie, the sound of the early 80s that followed in disco's wake. It's only recently that this music has begun to be appreciated by fans outside of its original target market, and I'm glad to help it finally reach a wider audience."

David began his music career in 1994 as a member of the Ballistic Brothers, together with Ashley Beedle and Rocky & Diesel of X-Press 2. In 1994 he co-founded the Nuphonic record label, where he managed the creative aspects on almost a hundred releases, with artists including Faze Action, Norman Jay, Andrew Weatherall, Maurice Fulton and David Mancuso. In addition to the record label, Nuphonic also produced the Sony award winning London Xpress radio show for Xfm, which led to various club nights.

David has also acted as a music consultant to several record companies, one of these being Soul Jazz records, who he produced a series of successful albums for - in 2004 the 'World of Arthur Russell' and more then the acclaimed 'Soul Gospel' series. He was also production consultant for Auralux, the London based reggae reissue record label, where he worked with Lee Perry, King Jammys, Sly & Robbie and Linval Thompson.

He continues to work on personal projects such as Rootikal, the monthly roots reggae Night, and has a number of reissue and compilation projects currently in production. He is also currently overseeing the production of a book and an accompanying touring exhibition that will showcase Bill Bernstein's photographs of New York nightlife in the late 70s.

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Theo Croker

Blk2life A Future Past

40,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Songs Of Vienna White Vinyl Edition

Cid Rim

LP | 2021 | Original (LuckyMe)

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Our Swimmer)

ICP Tentet

Tetterettet

A Fable Limited Audiophile Vinyl Edition

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Founded in Amsterdam in 1967 by saxophonist Willem Breuker, pianist Misha Mengelberg, and percussionist Han Bennink, Instant Composers Pool (or Icp) was an independent free jazz label and orchestra that would go on to release over fifty albums featuring such pillars of the scene as Derek Bailey, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Jeanne Lee, John Tchicai, and Steve Lacy. Based around the concept that improvisation was, in fact, an act of instantaneous composition, ICP's legacy on improvised and free music is impossible to overstate.

The ICP Tentet's Tetterettet is made up of recordings from 14-17 of September, 1977, cut and spliced together by pianist/composer Misha Mengelberg in a style similar to Teo Macero's work with Miles Davis. The first side is taken up entirely by Mengelberg's multi-part title track that breaks in and out of different tempos, with a loose arrangement style owing more than a bit to Charles Mingus' finest work on Black Saint or Ah Um.

Traversing across decades and styles from free-jazz funereal marches, to carnivalesque excursions, broken piano rolls, and ear-splitting skronk, ICP Tentet show remarkable skill and chops in both their compositional craft and improvisational symbiosis. There's a playful undercurrent here that finds its home in some previously uncharted land between Mingus and Spike Jones.

Featuring numerous ICP regulars along with the brilliant Alan Silva on bass, and a return to the fold of the amazing saxophonist John Tchicai, Tetterettet is one of the best of ICP's larger group recordings; humorous, unnerving, and ultimately, quite beautiful. This limited-edition reissue marks the first time this album has been in print on vinyl since its initial release.

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Tigran Hamasyan

2LP | 2011 | EU | Reissue (Verve)

45,99 €*

Release: 2011 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | UK | Original (ATO)

Allen Stone

Building Balance

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Eric Dolphy

Out To Lunch

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2021 | US | Original (Karma Chief)

Kendra Morris

This Life

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Tremendoce Parts 2 & 3 / Skerry

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For Fans Of Lady Wray, Amy Winehouse, Alice Russell, Sharon Jones.Kendra Morris Recalls Singers Who Straddled Soul And Rock During The Early '70s, Such As Ruth Copeland And Chaka Khan. After Touring With Dennis Coffey And Releasing Singles That She Did With Collaborator Jeremy Page Including "Concrete Waves," With B-Side Remixed By DJ Premier, Morris Released The Album Banshee (2012). In 2013, Morris Returned With The Covers Album Mockingbird, With Both Banshee And Mockingbird Garnering Successful Followings And Impressive Film/Tv Placements. Morris Also Worked On A Project-Band With Friends Scarlett Johansson, Julia Haltigan And Holly Miranda. With Este Haim Joining On Drums, They Released One Single, "Candy" And A Cover Of "Bizarre Love Triangle" For Amfars The Time Is Now Record.Now Presenting Her Debut 45 On Karma Chief Records, A Division Of Colemine Records, Kendra Showcases A Textured And Contemporary Take On R&B, All While Retaining The Old-School Flavor. The A Side Track 'This Life' Is A 70's Soul Super Dive Carrying You Through Fuzzy Guitars, Lush Harmonies And Straight Into The Old Vegas Casinos Of The Main Strip. Who We Are, The B Side, Counters The Upbeat Side A With Its Epic Introspective Look At The Human Psyche. Combining Kendra's Wide Vocal Range And A Partnership Of Solid Drum And Thick Bass, 'Who We Are' Provides The Perfect Backdrop For It's Carefully-Threaded Lyrics.

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Otis Sands

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

9,99 €*

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Decca)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Berlin-based Swedish dynamic duo of sax man Otis SandsjÃ¶ and bassist/producer Petter Eldh return with new music on We Jazz Records. Remember the hard hitting banger "Tremendoce" from Otis SandsjÃ¶'s "y-otis 2"? Well, the saga continues, and the new directions are surprising to say the least, just as we like it!!! Some proper late night / early morning out there vibes on this one, and the flip is yet another step forward, bringing in Kathrin Pechlof on harp. Things are liquid, just as you would guess, but the whole consistency of the substance has flipped and evolved. A new sound. A new idea. Another new day in Mauerpark, Berlin.

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The New Jazz Orchestra

Le Dejeuner Sur L'herbe

28,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A deep dive into the one of most collectable jazz catalogues in the world, a selection of some of the rarest and most sought-after recordings from the 60s and 70s, a time when British jazz began to find its own identity. Drawn from the iconic labels of Decca, Deram, Argo, EMI Columbia/Lansdowne Series, Fontana, Mercury, & Philips. If one were asked to pick an album that represented the best of British jazz in the 1960s, Le Déjeuner Sur l’Herbe by the New Jazz Orchestra would be a serious contender. Recorded in September 1968, it draws together many of the key streams that had developed in British jazz in the preceding years, and also presages much of what was to come. Notwithstanding the line-up, which includes some of the very best British jazz musicians directed by an inventive and ingenious leader in Neil Ardley, the session features pieces written by the most distinctive jazz composers active in Britain at that time alongside idiosyncratic interpretations of works by John Coltrane and Miles Davis. And it’s all captured beautifully by engineer Howard Barrow and producer Tony Reeves and it features a stella cast of some of the greatest musicians, not just from that era or genre but beyond; Jack Bruce, who would become one of the founding members of Cream, Barbara Thompson, Ian Carr, Michael Gibbs, Dave Gelly, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman, who went on to form one of the greatest jazz/progressive/rock bands – Colosseum.

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2LP+Book | 2021 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

Cameroon Garage Funk

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yaoundé, in the 1970´s, was a buzzing place. Every neighbourhood of Cameroon´s capital, no matter how dodgy, was flled with music spots but surprisingly there were no infrastructure to immortalise those musical riches. The country suffered from a serious lack of proper recording facilities, and the process of committing your song to tape could become a whole adventure unto itself. Of course, you could always book the national broadcasting company together with a sound engineer, but this was hardly an option for underground artists with no cash. But luckily an alternative option emerged in form of an adventist church with some good recording equipment and many of the artists on this compilation recorded their frst few songs, secretly, in these premises thanks to Monsieur Awono, the church engineer. He knew the schedule of the priests and, in exchange for some cash, he would arrange recording sessions. The artists still had to bring their own equipment, and since there was only one microphone, the amps and instruments had to be positioned perfectly. It was a risky business for everyone involved but since they knew they were making history, it was all worth it. At the end of the recording, the master reel would be handed to whoever had paid for the session, usually the artist himself..and what happened next? With no distribution nor recording companies around this was a legitimate question. More often then not it was the french label Sonafric that would offer their manufacturing and distribution structure and many Cameroonian artist used that platform to kickstart their career. What is particularly surprising in the case of Sonafric was their willingness to take chances and judge music solely on their merit rather than their commercial viability. The sheer amount of seriously crazy music released also spoke volumes about the openness of the people behind the label.But who exactly are these artists that recorded one or two songs before disappearing, never to be heard from again? Some of the names were so obscure that even the most seasoned veterans of the Cameroonian music scene had never heard of them. A few trips to the land of Makossa and many more hours of interviews were necessary to get enough insight to assemble the puzzle-pieces of Yaoundé’s buzzing 1970s music scene. We learned that despite the myriad diffculties involved in the simple process of making and releasing a record, the musicians of Yaoundé’s underground music scene left behind an extraordinary legacy of raw grooves and magnifcent tunes. The songs may have been recorded in a church, with a single microphone in the span of only an hour or two, but the fact that we still pay attention to these great creations some 50 years later, only illustrates the timelessness of their music.

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Mary Black

Orchestrated

2LP | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Verve)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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For over thirty years, singer Mary Black has been a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad. During that time, she has released 12 studio albums, all of which achieved platinum sales status and spawned countless hits. On October 2019, she has released an album unlike anything she has done before; "Mary Black Orchestrated". This album is a reimagining of 11 of Mary’s favourite songs, orchestrated and produced by world renowned musician and composer Brian Byrne. The album features the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Byrne and is a stunning reinterpretation of songs like "No Frontiers", "The Urge For Going", "Summer Sent You" and "Carolina Rua". Music is at the heart of things for Mary and embarking on this Orchestrated album is something she’s greatly enjoyed. »What a great honour to have some of my favourite recordings orchestrated by the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Byrne at the National Concert Hall. I've picked songs that mean a lot to me, some well-known and other less known gems. I couldn't imagine how great they would turn out with Brian Byrne composing some stunning orchestral arrangements that have breathed new life into these songs. Hearing the RTE Orchestra perform them during recording in the NCH was truly moving for me. I'm really excited for the fans to hear this album« - Mary

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Hank Jones

Sarala

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Hakuna Kulala)

Oyisse

Elembo EP

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Hakuna Kulala)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Launching Hakuna Kulala's New Club White Label Series, Is Young Congolese, Kampala-Based DJ & Producer Oyisse. Oyisse Drops A Pure Gem Of A Debut Ep Featuring 4 Fresh Tracks Of Slower And Somber Forward-Thinking Club Music Bridging Abstract Electronics, Obscure Gqom And Trap With Various Central African Influences, Rude Esoteric Voices From Congolese Singer, Sekelemebele And A Cascade Of Futurist Imagination. A Clever, Harmonious Balance Of Kicks And Sophisticated Experimentation That Will Grace Our Ears And Bodies On The Floor.

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Menzi

Impazamo EP

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Holy Basil)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Menzi Turns Out The Darkest Gqom On Road With This Ridiculously Strong Debut Solo Release By Infamous Boiz' Menzi Brimming With Cyperpunk-Cinematic Sound Design Via Hard-Synched Taxi Techno Drums, Now Pressed On Limited Edition Vinyl For The First Time.Getting Deeper Than Anyone Into The Mechanics And Mindset Of South Africa's Viral Township Techno Sound, 28 Year Old Menzi Shabane Makes Seismic Moves On The 'Impazamo' Ep With Six Trax Of Gobsmacking Gqom Pressure Advanced By Shocking Levels Of Sound Design Detail And Searing Synth Dynamics. Menzi Hails From The Umlazi Township Of Durban, Where He Rose To Prominence As One Half Of Gqom Pioneers, Infamous Boiz, Whose Influence Is Now Felt Shuddering From Speakers In Clubs Across The World. Aside From Producing, Menzi Also Runs The Annual Gqom Bloq Party, Festive Road Block Umlazi, And Recently Has Supplied Beats For Some Of South Africa's Biggest Acts (Moonchild Sanelly, Mahotella Queens, Zolani Mahola And Zakes Bantwini), But It's This Ep Released Last Year On Limited Edition Cassette That Has Put His Name On The Global Dancefloor Map.Daring To Mess With The Machinery Of Gqom's Sharply Defined Style, Menzi Opens It Up Like Hellraiser's Puzzlebox To Truly Invoke And Unleash The Sound's Darkside Spirits. The Title Tune's Cinematic Intro Ratchets New Levels Of Industrial Drama To The Sound That Follow Through In The Pained Hollers And Bm-Style Screeches Of 'Minimal Surge' And The Sheets Of Acid Rain Drone That Soak 'Underground Abaphansi', While The Percussive Ballistics Of 'Qgm' And The Jaw-Dropping 'Zulu Warrior' Recall The Deep Fwd Sound Design Of Nazar's Experimental Kuduro Style, And Uganda's Ecko Bazz Plays The Role Of Shaman Or Spirit Guide In The Pitch Black Midnight Tone Of 'Gqom Tera'.A Staggering Set Packing The Strongest Gqom Tracks On Road Right Now, 'Impazamo' Is Unmissable For Lovers Of Dark, Heavy And Futuristic Dance Music From All Corners Of The Club.

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Mikio "Mickey" Masuda

Corazón

Durand Jones & The Indications

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After moving to New York City in 1978, Mikio Masuda crafted "Corazón" alongside composer / pianist Dave Matthews, notable collaborator of the likes of Nina Simone, Idris Muhammad, Yusef Lateef and Buddy Rich. Originally released on the japanese fusion jazz label Electric Bird in 1979, this also represents his first recording outside of Japan, at the famous Electric Lady studios in New York. The album features a cover of Carole King's "Corazón", Sadao Watanabe's tune "Samba Em Praia", the caribbean vibe "Ride On The Donkey", "Another Rainy Day In New York City"/"Love Talkin" played in the pure Bob James style, as well as a variation of Masuda's classic "Let's Get Together". Now available on vinyl for the first time since its original release as a limited edition of 500 copies with japanese OBI strip.

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Private Space Red Nebula Vinyl Edition

LP+CD | 2021 | US | Original (Dead Oceans)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sunbeam)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD includes Sugarshack Sessions.

Private Space, the group's third album, is a previously untapped vibe at the heart of The Indications. Pushing beyond the boundaries of the funk and soul on their previous releases, Private Space unlocks the door to a wider range of sounds and launches boldly into a world of synthy modern soul and disco beats dotted with strings. It's an organic, timeless record that's as fresh as clean kicks and familiar as your favorite well-worn LP. Developed after being apart for much of the year, Private Space is creatively explosive and delights in upending expectations. Its 10 tracks are both an escapist fantasy and a much-needed recentering after a tumultuous 2020. Throughout, The Indications highlight a collective resiliency - as well as the power of a good song to be a light in the darkness. Durand Jones and The Indications have long provided the soulful soundtrack for such deep thoughts, both on stage and on your turntable. But as the world slowly resets from the chaos of the past year, Durand Jones and The Indications' Private Space is arriving at just the right time.

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Mike Taylor Quartet

Preparation

Black Pumas Gold & Red / Black Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is old warehouse stock and it's possible that the record sleeve shows signs of wear.

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Black Pumas

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (ATO)

46,99 €*

Music For Film And Theatre

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Grammy nominated Deluxe Edition of Black Pumas debut album. Original album plus nine bonus tracks pressed on two LPs. Disc 1 on Gold vinyl; Disc 2 on Black/Red Marble vinyl.

Track Listing 1.Black Moon Rising, 2.Colors, 3.Know You Better, 4.Fire, 5.OCT 33, 1.Stay Gold, 2.Old Man, 3.Confines, 4.Touch The Sky, 5.Sweet Conversations 1.Fast Car, 2.I'm Ready, 3.Red Rover, 4.Black Cat, 5.Politicians In My Eyes, 1.Colors, 2.OCT 33, 3.Confines, 4.Know You Better

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Hania Rani

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Gondwana)

Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hania Rani announces 'Music for Film and Theatre' a personal selection of recent compositions for film, theatre and other projects.

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Miles Davis

LP | 1958 | EU | Reissue (20th Century Masterworks)

Release: 1958 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (20th Century Masterworks)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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John Reed & The Automatics

Funky Mule

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

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Demon)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 300 copies.

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Young Holt Unlimited

Beat Goes On

16,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Analogue Productions)

Tony Joe White

Black And White

46,99 €*

Galaxy Dance / Play It Loud

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Polk Salad Annie" was the song and cadence for delivering White's unmistakable swamp rock sound, which called to mind the sound John Fogerty whipped up on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bayou Country" and "Green River". Released in 1969, White's album debut "Black And White" contains some of the best swamp-folk-soul-funk of the era. White grew up in the soggy marshlands of Louisiana, his real-deal deep voice sounding like it's dredged from the bottom of the Delta. Rural life in the dirty south provided the inspiration for witty, sometimes funny, and sometimes poignant lyrics (later Tony Joe would pen the smash "Rainy Night In Georgia"). This Analogue Productions edition is the highest-quality reissue of "Black And White" released to date. It was mastered from the original analog tape by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, and features unsurpassed plating and pressing on 200-gram heavyweight vinyl by Quality Record Pressings, makers of the finest-sounding LPs in the world. The dead-silent LP playing surface captures White's voice and his strong and funky backing band in true analog majesty. Besides "Annie", side one of "Black And White" includes several other White originals. AllMusic judges the best of these to be "Willie And Laura Mae Jones", a song about race relations with an arrangement similar to "Ballad Of Billie Joe", and "Soul Francisco", a short piece of funky fluff that had been a big hit in Europe in 1968. "Aspen, Colorado" presages the later "Rainy Night in Georgia," a White composition popularized by Brook Benton. The second side of Black and White consists of covers of hits of the era, with the funky "Who's Making Love" and "Scratch My Back" faring better than the slow stuff. Dusty Springfield had a minor hit with "Willie And Laura Mae Jones", and White's songs were recorded by other performers through the years, but "Polk Salad Annie" and the gators that got her granny provided his only march in the American hit parade. Highly recommended for fans of Creedence Clearwater Revival, J.J. Cale, and 1960s soul!

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Amadeo85

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Happy Milf)

11,99 €*

LP | 2007 | EU | Reissue (Naive)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Blessed by the Californian modern funk diva Moniquea , Amadeo 85 is back with a brand new 7". Moogy basses, heavy drum machines and FX from space are the mood of this double sider. On A side, Moniquea transcends this rough beat with her classy style, an ode to the universal party, in the deep boogie funk spirit. On B Side, this drunk Funk Boogie is a space travel produced under the influence of liters of Vinho Tinto, with the support of Bacchus himself.

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Avishai Cohen Trio

Gently Disturbed

20,99 €*

Release: 2007 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Heavenly)

Caixa Cubo

Angela

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Goutte D'or)

Lachinos

America Lachina

13,99 €*

Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In a world governed by stereotypes, Lachinos break down the boundaries between people and gender. It is impossible to clearly distinguish the origin, roots and cultures that are specific to each of its members. An association that turns out to be as unexpected as it is effective on their first EP America Lachina, out on Goutte d’Or, a sub-label of french team Cracki Records. America Lachina is also and above all an ode to Latin American music. One travels to the rhythms of merengue, cha cha cha, cumbia or even Brazilian surf, always with a musical commitment to rock accents.

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Menahan Street Band

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Daptone)

There's No Place Like America Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Menahan Street Band, a veritable supergroup of some of today's most prolific songwriters, arrangers, and producers return with this beat-forward, cinematic masterpiece.

Their unique brand of instrumental soul has not only been the foundation for some of modern hip-hop's most successful beats, it has also become the perennial soundtrack and veritable vibe-generator for countless parties, art shows, and restaurants throughout NYC and abroad.

While this album carries the aesthetic torch that MSB has skillfully woven into the tapestry of their DNA, it also delves deeper into the experimental, exotic sounds that fill many of the coveted Sound Library and Soundtrack LPs of the late sixties and early seventies - an amalgamation of moog synths, electric pianos, drum machines, and a bevy of analog instrumentation, that ebb and flow in lush swells of Morriconian grandeur.

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Curtis Mayfield

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Rhino)

31,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Rajah Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Lee Morgan

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

42,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Marta Ren & The Groovelvets

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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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Apifera

Overstand

30,99 €*

LP | 1964 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Apifera is: Nitai Hershkovits (keys), Yuval Havkin aka Rejoicer (keys), Amir Bresler (drums) and Yonatan Albalak (bass). Accomplished solo artists in their own right, the four musicians have come together for their debut album Overstand, out this October. Named after a variety of bee-attracting orchid, Apifera create organic-sounding structures, harmonies and arrangements intended to reflect the rich variety and equilibrium of the natural world.

While Overstand is the quartet’s first full-length as Apifera, the four artists have played together on several Stones Throw recordings. Yuval’s albums as Rejoicer, Energy Dreams and Spiritual Sleaze, featured contributions from the rest of the band, and Apifera collaborated with funk legend Steve Arrington for his upcoming album Down To The Lowest Terms: The Soul Sessions, out in September.

Apifera’s influences range from the folk music of their home country Israel, to Impressionist composers Ravel and Satie, traditional music from Sudan and Ghana, and the transcendental jazz of Sun Ra. Working intuitively, the quartet wrote and recorded Overstand mostly live in just three days, and the final album includes minimal overdubbing. “Orchestrating is a big part of our sound,” says Nitai. “We paid a lot of attention to the textures, discussing timbres and temperatures in detail throughout the recording process.”

Drawing on real-life spiritual and psychedelic experiences, often intertwined with nature, as a springboard for their music, Apifera showcases a sound “more like a lucid dream than reality”, as Nitai puts it — free, improvisatory, and live.

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Horace Silver

Song For My Father

Release: 1964 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Emma Donovan & The PutBacks

Crossover

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Hope Street)

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

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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Commodores

Collected

48,99 €*

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

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The American funk/soul band Commodores peaked in the late 1970s through the mid-1980s with some wonderful hit classics, like “Just to Be Close to You”, “Easy”, “Three Times a Lady”, “Still” and “Lady (You Bring Me Up)”. Our exclusive Commodores Collected release contains all these classics, supplemented with fan favourites and other tracks from their impressive oeuvre. Commodores’ long association with Motown began as a result of a tour opening for the Jackson 5 in 1971. With their brass musicians and co-lead singer Lionel Richie they reached to fame by releasing their first R&B number one hit “Slippery When Wet”. It meant the start of an impressive career, with seven number one songs and a host of other top 10 hits on the Billboard charts. In 1982 Lionel Richie left the band to pursue a solo career.

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The Blassics

Slight Whining

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

Frankie Reyes

Originalitos

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Notes On A Journey)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Original compositions by Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker created with an analogue Oberheim synthesizer, a Midi sequencer, and an effects unit.

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Valeria

Pe Na Estrada

11,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Cesaria Evora

Miss Perfumado

30,99 €*

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Mister I.B.E.)

Ibrahim Maalouf

40 Melodies

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All Or Nothing At All 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Billie Holiday

2LP | 2012 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

69,99 €*

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The 50 Gold Selection Gold Vinyl Edition

Avishai Cohen

6LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Naive)

88,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Joyful Sound Black Vinyl Edition

Kelly Finnigan

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Colemine)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"A Joyful Sound" is a future soul classic with all the elements of a classic R&B record, but simply with a joyful holiday lean. With an all-star supporting cast of who's who from the contemporary soul scene this record is truly a family affair with Kelly at the wheel. Featuring members of Durand Jones & The Indications, The Dap-Kings, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Monophonics, Thee Sinseers, Orgone, Ikebe Shakedown, Jason Joshua & The Beholders, The True Loves, Neal Francis, Jungle Fire, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Ben Pirani, The Jive Turkeys, The Harlem Gospel Travelers, Rudy De Anda, Alanna Royale, and more! Inspired by records like Phil Spector's "A Christmas Gift For You" and Rotary Connection's "Peace" this album will be a record that will appeal not only to lovers of holiday music, but lovers of Soul music in general!

This is Kelly Finnigan's third full-album production in just under two years, including his debut LP "The Tales People Tell" and Monophonics' most recent effort "It's Only Us". He is rapidly establishing himself as a key producer, songwriter, and performer in the current soul scene.

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Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 4 Black Vinyl Edition

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

Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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

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Quatermass Seven

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion)

Les McCann & Eddie Harris

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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Swiss Movement

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Speakers Corner)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Freddie Hubbard

First Light

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2008 | EU | Original (Speakers Corner)

The Mahavishnu Orchestra

The Inner Mounting Flame

Release: 2008 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oblique Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Bobby Hutcherson

LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

38,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Raven 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Rebecca Pidgeon

2LP | 2020 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

69,99 €*

Best Of Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Rebecca Pidgeon, the acclaimed Scottish actress, has also displayed her gift as a singer/songwriter on her several well-received albums. Taking elements from folk, pop, jazz, and Celtic traditions, Pidgeon crafts lilting, intimate poetry. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she later moved to Edinburgh, Scotland with her family at the age of 5. As a teenager in Scotland, she sang along with the radio and her parents' Beatles and Joni Mitchell records as a light escape from her demanding acting studies. Eventually, she enrolled in London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at 18 where she studied drama, music, and voice. Pidgeon's first Chesky release, "The Raven", featured Pidgeon's stunning version of "Spanish Harlem". "The Raven" went on to become an audiophile classic, thanks to Pidgeon's crystalline voice and Chesky's high-fidelity recording techniques. Her second album, "The New York Girls' Club", brought her unique singing and songwriting to more music lovers. She now resides in Boston and Vermont with her husband and their daughter. Between album projects, Pidgeon has starred in the Mamet plays "Oleanna", "Speed The Plow", "The Old Neighborhood", and the motion pictures "The Spanish Prisoner" and "The Winslow Boy".

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Django Reinhardt

LP | 1956 | EU | Reissue (20th Century Masters)

Release: 1956 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion)

The Heliocentrics

Telemetric Sounds

Let Yourself Be Loved Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The UK’s cosmic, psychedelic-funk ensemble issue their second album on maverick producer Madlib’s label, Madlib Invazion. The Heliocentrics’ albums are all confounding pieces of work. Drawing equally from the funk universe of James Brown, the disorienting asymmetry of Sun Ra, the cinematic scope of Ennio Morricone, the sublime fusion of David Axelrod, Pierre Henry’s turned-on musique concrète, and Can’s beat-heavy Krautrock, they have – regardless of the label on which they’ve released their music - pointed the way towards a brand new kind of psychedelia, one that could only come from a band of accomplished musicians who were also obsessive music fans. Drummer Malcolm Catto and bassist Jake Ferguson are the Heliocentrics’ masterminds and producers, and they are obsessive weirdos in today’s musical climate, searching, progressive humans who are often out-of-time with current trends. They have been playing together for nearly two decades and their collective drive is to find an individual voice. The Heliocentrics search for it in an alternate galaxy where the orbits of funk, jazz, psychedelic, electronic, avant-garde and “ethnic” music all revolve around “The One.” With Madilb’s label Madlib Invazion for Telemetric Sounds, the Heliocentrics have returned to develop their epic vision of psychedelic funk, while exploring the possibilities created by their myriad influences – Latin, African, and more.

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Joy Denalane

LP | 2020 | DE | Original (Vertigo)

Release: 2020 / DE – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul

Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul Record Store Day 2020 Edition

LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

La Glosta Nostra Featuring Ventura

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Record Store Day 2020 Release.

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Make It Happen / Sudbrook Flow (Instrumental)

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

Have A Trip With Lucid Paradise

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 250 copies

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Great Revivers

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Funk Night)

21,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fish Sticks Rhapsody Part 1 / Part 2

Estrada Orchestra

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

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Idris Ackamoor And The Pyramids

Shaman!

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Strut)

Seeing Through Sound Pentimento Volume Two

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Influential jazz collective Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids retu rn with an epic new opus, 'Shaman!', released on 7th August featuring a fresh line-up including original 1970s Pyramids member Dr. Margaux Simmons on flute, Bobby Cobb on guitar, longterm associate Sandra Poindexter on violin, Ruben Ramos on bass, Gioele Pagliaccia on drums and Jack Yglesias on percussion. The band transitions from the political and social commentaries of 2018's acclaimed 'An Angel Fell' into more introspective themes. "I wanted to use this album to touch on some of the issues that we all face as individuals in the inner space of our souls and our conscience," explains Ackamoor. "The album unfolds over four Acts with personal musical statements about love and loss, mort ality, the afterlife, family and salvation."

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Jon Hassell

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Ndeya)

31,99 €*

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Edition)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“Listen as if you were being told a secret” - Federico Fellini

A companion piece to 2018’s Listening To Pictures, this second volume in the pentimento series presents eight new tracks by the music visionary, continuing his lifelong exploration of the possibilities of recombination and musical gene-splicing. Pentimento is defined as the “reappearance in a painting of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over” and this is evident in the innovative production style that ‘paints with sound’ using overlapping nuances to create an undefinable and intoxicating new palette.

In classic Hassell fashion, the title can be interpreted in a myriad of ways, but perhaps the most pertinent at the moment is the human instinct to sing and play through a rain of difficulties. A future blues of indeterminate and ever-shifting shape. The album is buffered by two 8-minute plus epics at the beginning and the end - the hypnotic “Fearless” with it’s metronomic, almost Can-like rhythm, and blurry, noir-ish texture of sound emerging like car headlights from the fog; mirrored at the end of the record by the beautiful sci-fi lullaby of “Timeless”, a track with a gaseous, billowing quality as electronic clicks and bubbles float over a landscape of shimmering, glacially paced complexity. The bridge between those two worlds is no less compelling, from the frantic, spidery IDM sketch of “Reykjavik” to the collapsed-time ballad of “Unknown Wish”. Whilst containing seeds of classic ‘fourth world’ fusion, this record finds the artist still questing to create new forms and mutations of music, a thrilling window into what music could sound like in a world to come.

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Daniel Herskedal

Call For Winter

Koma Mate / Jagd (Feat. Jameszoo)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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DANIEL HERSKEDAL tuba and bass trumpet

Call For Winter is an album with a sonorous beauty and majestic flow.

The album builds on the territory mapped in Mistral Noir, the opening track of Herskedal’s first album, Slow Eastbound Train, erecting layers of solo tuba and bass trumpet into an imposing edifice of sound.

Call For Winter was performed by Herskedal during two weeks alone in deepest Norway; a cinematic journey through 12 original compositions manifesting that crystalline landscape and fusing the spirit of jazz with the compositional craft of classical music

Rarely do you hear a musician with such depth, emotive intensity and virtuosity shine whilst simultaneously pushing the boundaries of his instrument to the limit.

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Petter Eldh & Koma Saxo

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

9,99 €*

Dizzy Strange Summer Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Producer/bassist Petter Eldh's celebrated Koma Saxo returns with a fresh single release on We Jazz Records, June 12. "Koma Mate" is a new look on "Koma Tema" from Koma Saxo's 2019 debut album. The track's anthemic quality remains, but with an extra 10% bangerism added for good measure. On the flip, Eldh invites Jameszoo to tear apart and reassemble Koma Saxo's elements, making for an extra tasty serving of spicy Koma Soup, filled with criss-crossing saxes and odd grooves. Lightning in a bottle, times two. "Koma Mate / Jagd (Feat. Jameszoo)" will be released by We Jazz Records on June 12 as a 7" single and digitally. True to We Jazz style, the 7" comes with an old school heat-pressed labels and a generic brown paper sleeve.

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Genevieve Artadi

LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Brainfeeder)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1959 | EU | Reissue (Fat Cat)

Charles Mingus

Ah Um

Release: 1959 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Summer Body / Breakfast In Space

Aldorande

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Favorite)

15,99 €*

The Cooker Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Aldorande is back! The French Jazz-Funk quartet returns with a strong new EP “Summer Body / Breakfast in Space” widening its musical universe to join the Favorite Recordings’ 2020 Disco Jazz-Funk series.
After their first eponymous LP released in June 2019, our explorers strike again with two club-friendly compositions joining the dots between Jazz-Funk and Disco/Boogie. Recorded with great care, reflecting Favorite Recordings’ journey towards the authentic analogue sound, both tracks coming with a Charles Maurice dub versions. With this new musical space trip, Aldorande confirmed – if needed – their solid position at the heart of the French jazz scene: a great appetizer before their upcoming 2nd album to be released later this year.
A-side opens with “Summer Body”, a boogie banger driven by a magnetic bassline, surrounded by lush synthesizers and catchy backing vocals arranged in the tradition of the best Brazilian songs. On the B-side comes “Breakfast in Space”, a sort of cosmic opera. The slap bass and drums set up a P-Funk foundation. On the top, Aldorande put psychedelic vocal lines making the whole journey a definitive trip into funkiness.
Behind Aldorande, you will find a team of great musicians including bandleader and founder Virgile Raffaëlli on bass (Setenta, Camarão Orkestra), Florian Pellissier on keys (Iggy Pop, Guts, Setenta, Cotonete,…), Mathieu Edward on drums (Chassol, De La Soul) and Erwan Loeffel on percussion (10LEC6, Camarão Orkestra). For this new EP, always looking for more funk into their groove, they’ve been joined by French guitarist Farid Baha (Cotonete, Camarão Orkestra).

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Lee Morgan

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

36,99 €*

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Mr Bongo)

The Star Beams

Play Disco Specials

14,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Strut)

Patrice Rushen

Posh

A Western Circular Limited Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The landmark 1980 album, representing a period of consolidation for Patrice Rushen. Her studio reputation as a go-to pianist and arranger among other artists and musicians was well established and was growing exponentially. Although never originally planning a career as a solo artist, she had built this side of her work through three Prestige albums and two sophisticated soul and disco albums for Elektra, 'Patrice' and 'Pizzazz'. "I was lucky to have a group of musicians that I knew well by the time of these recording sessions," remembers Patrice. "I had my pick of really incredible players because of all of the studio work I was doing. I also played with Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason and others almost on a weekly basis at The Baked Potato club in L.A." Tracks include the singles 'Don't Blame Me', 'Look Up!' and 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. "'Never Gonna Give You Up' came out of playing ideas at home. Bassist Freddie Washington was living with my family while he tried to get a foothold in L.A.'s music scene and that groove came out of those jams. With 'The Dream', I had been listening to Minnie Riperton's 'Come To My Garden', one of my favourite albums. With Charles Stepney's arrangements, I saw that he didn't have to use large instrumentation to be orchestral in his approach. So, 'The Dream' was a homage to that kind of writing." "After 'Posh', we had a much better idea from the performance side what was important in our music and that informed my next album, 'Straight From The Heart'. We took a little break after 'Posh' was released, although I was still writing and working regularly on scores for film and TV. That had always been my main focus in my music."

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Wilma Archer

LP+12" | 2020 | UK (Domino)

Release: 2020 / UK

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Rune Grammofon)

Fire! Orchestra

Actions

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | UK | Original (KingUnderground)

Magic In Threes

Three

20,99 €*

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Col Nolan & The Soul Syndicate

Whatever It's Worth

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Pacific Theatre Encore)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Record Kicks)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Australian Soul Jazz holy grail from 1968! Debut album release on Pacific Theatre Encore, the reissue label started by Melbourne's contemporary funk / soul lynchpin Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Menagerie, Lanu, ex Cookin' On 3 Burners). Vinyl includes download card and liner notes insert, CD in digipak and booklet.
Lead by Australia's own rival to Jimmy Smith and Jimmy Witherspoon, the '68 line up of Col Nolan & The Soul Syndicate would prove to be an Australian jazz super-group, consisting of John Sangster on drums / percussion (whose own late '60s Festival albums are highly collectable), John Allan on bass, Col Loughnan on sax and Jimmy Doyle on guitar (the latter two were also in mid Oz '70s jazz-rock giants, Ayers Rock). Early '70s Soul Syndicate recordings have become highly sought by collectors, but this album is their rarest, with collectors paying sizable amounts on the rare occasion a copy appears.
The album was recorded in Sydney while they were the house band at the legendary Kings Cross nightclub, Whiskey A Go Go, during it's swinging sixties heyday. The city's best jazz players would play there and at surrounding clubs seven nights a week into the early hours, entertaining both high society and visiting American G.I.s on R&R, a far cry from the area's current lock out law enduced coma.
Their residency would allow them to break in new material night after night, much of it recorded on this album. The album is lead by some cracking originals written by Nolan, Loughnan and Sangster including the two Mod dancefloor burners, "Shades Of McSoul", the title track and the breakbeat monster "Rivera Mountain". But their versions of popular soings of the time are more like re-inventions, such as the drum heavy, low slung take on Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" and a superlative rendition of Jimmy Webb's "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", which builds to a frantic, swirling psychedelic crescendo to close the album.
"Pacific Theatre Encore will be reissuing music from across the globe, but it was important to me for the first release to shine a light on the important legacy of our own scene" says Ferguson, who meticulously restored the audio himself, which was then remastered.

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Calibro 35

Momentum

Bulky Backside - Blo Is Back

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Italian cult combo CALIBRO 35 release their highly anticipated 7th studio album “DECADE” on January 24th 2020. “Momentum” follows “DECADE” their previous studio album released in 2018 that has marked 10 years of Calibro 35 and it stands out as a new starting point for the project. In the last 10 years Calibro 35 have dug the golden age of soundtracks and they’ve been to the future with “S.P.A.C.E.”, “Momentum”, as the band stated: "represents a look at nowadays and a reflection about making music right in the time that we’re living”.
Inspired by the work of artists such as Tortoise, Jagajazzist, Dj Shadow, Budos Band, Stelvio Cipriani, Ennio Morricone, Sandro Brugnolini, White Noise, Comet is Coming, JPEGMafia and DJ Signify, compare to the previous Calibro 35’s full lengths on the 10 tracks that make up the new album band’s instruments and sounds have increased in number and complexity as the reality around has it too. The music palette is further extended by incorporating even more synths and electronic sounds, but keeping everything true and 100% real, with all the instruments played live and with no presets or programming. The two featurings on the album serve the cause as well. On the first single “Stan Lee” they’ve collaborated with rapper, producer and songwriter Illa J a former member of super group Slum Village and younger brother of the late legendary hip hop producer and rapper J Dilla. On “Black Moon”, the Milan combo provided the groove for London-based artist MEI. "If Decade was the sum of everything that the band had felt in the previous ten years" Calibro 35 says "Momentum is the prequel of what you will hear in the next ten".

To mark the new beginning and come full circle, the recordings took place under the expert hands of usual suspect Tommaso Colliva, in the same studio where Calibro released their self titled debut album twelve years ago.
Been sampled by Dr. Dre on his Compton album and Jay-Z, Love Child & Damon Albarn CALIBRO 35 enjoys a worldwide reputation as one of the coolest independent band around. During their ten years career they shared stages worldwide with the likes of Roy Ayers, Muse, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sharon Jones, Thundercat, Headhunters and as unique musicians they've collaborated with, amongst others PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish and Stewart Copeland and Nic Cester (The Jet). Described by Rolling Stone magazine's as "the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing, that happened to Italy in the last years", Calibro 35 now count on a number of aficionados worldwide which includes VIP’s fans such as Dj Food (Ninja Tune), Mr Scruff and Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin’ Criminals) among others.

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Blo

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Everland Afro)

21,99 €*

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In opposite to other Nigerian acts which hardly got known beyond the borders of their homeland, BLO were always very popular in the Western world. Accompanying Ginger Baker of CREAM fame was the first step to break them into the western popular music market of the 70s and what followed could be called an African fairy tale. Still this, their fifth album from 1979, waited a long time for a proper reissue, especially on hot black wax with originals in good conditions fetching prices of 300 € and more. EVERLAND MUSIC had merci with the fans of pure late 70s disco funk who adore such killer units as EARTH, WIND & FIRE or HOT CHOCOLATE or probably the then modified TEMPTATIONS which all were leading figures of the real music department in the disco scene.
If you say tight, you gotta mean „tight“. Every groove, every note, every harmony sits where it should sit to drive the tune itself further and further with an everflowing energy that hits the legs and the soul of the listener. The tunes are all memorable and you will find yourself humming along those melodies even if the black vinyl is not spinning on your turntable. A goal hardly achieved by the masses of late 1970s disco funk projects. You see, these cats are a real unit, real musicians with an aim aside from just making money. Still this is music to escape harsh reality to. The slick and crisp production helps to make each song swallowing your thoughts and refilling your mind with a flush of colours. The feeling is glamourous and silky, the music ensnares your spirit and cloaks you while your body moves constantly on through the whole time this record spins and spins. Technically well performed, written with a great hand for catchiness, these potential hit songs should be known by each and every fan of 1970s disco funk.

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Samuel Jonathan Johnson

My Music

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Sahel Sounds)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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My Music is a stellar spiritual soul / jazz-funk gem, recorded by keyboardist-singer Samuel Jonathan Johnson in 1978. The epitome of a cult classic, it didn’t do much upon its release but steadily found an audience over the decades that followed. It eventually worked its way into the culture, and latterly the wantlists, of wave after wave of soul aficionados. This is music that shares the jazzy R&B DNA of contemporaries like Roy Ayers and is an intoxicating blend of mellow moments and more groove-heavy tracks. Spacey keys and lush production give it a luxurious, enveloping warmth.

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El Wali

Tiris

21,99 €*