Vinyl 78802 Items

12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Not Now)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Excursions in Gwoka vol. 2 is another adventurous outing for the Beauty & the Beat label that takes them ever deeper into the gwoka scene of Guadeloupe. it is the celebrated carnival outfit Akiyo who are in focus here with two tracks taken from second and supremely hard-to-find long player, Mouvman, in 1993. 'Deboule' is a real heater with bustling drum funk and chatting tribal vocals all run through with synth wizardry from Marie-Galante Jacques-Marie Basses. 'Blo' is just as steamy and intern with percussion, whistles and big beats all making quite the impact. Breakplus adds a London twist to 'Deboule' while CW adds a cosmic air to 'Blo.'

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Akito

Undercurrent EP

20,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Akira Yamaoka & Arkadiusz Reikowski

OST The Medium (Original Game Soundtrack) Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Black Screen)

34,99 €*

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Lugar Alto)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Brown And Oxblood Colored Vinyl. Limited Edition.Wblack Screen Records And Bloober Team Have Teamed Up To Release The Soundtrack To Bloober Team's Latest Thirdpersonpsychological Horror Game The Medium - That Features Patented Dual-Reality Gameplay And An Originalsoundtrack Co-Composed By Arkadiusz Reikowski And Akira Yamaoka - On Limited Edition Double Vinyl And As A 2xcd Setthis October. The Soundtrack Will Be Available On Audiophile 180g Black Vinyl, As Well As A Limited Retail Version Onbrown & Oxblood Vinyl. The Vinyl Comes In A Gatefold Sleeve With Art By Bloober Team And A Bandcamp Code For Thedigital Soundtrack. Immerse Yourself In The Disturbing And Oppressive Atmosphere Of The Game Thanks To The Original"Dual" Soundtrack Co-Created By Akira Yamaoka And Arkadiusz Reikowski. Akira Yamaoka Is A Legendary Japanesecomposer, Best Known For His Work On The Silent Hill Series. Arkadiusz Reikowski Is A Hollywood Music In Media Awardsnominee Who Worked On Such Acclaimed Horror Games As Blair Witch, Layers Of Fear, And Observer. Now They Joinedtheir Creative Forces For The Music And Songs Of The Medium.

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Akira Umeda

1988 2018

36,99 €*

Akira Sakata / Takeo Moriyama

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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"In this album, Akira Umeda mixes 42 recordings, dated between 1988 and 2018, which, in a sense, reflect the incredible range of his creative work: from songs, to ambient music; from field recordings to prank calls. The cassette tapes, whose contents make up this double-LP, had been stored in Umeda’s house in São José dos Campos, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Restless, and easily bored, Akira moved seamlessly from one activity to another – he was a little bit of everything (and nothing at all). Such people usually go unnoticed and unrecognized, something which Umeda found perfectly acceptable. Nevertheless, unlike most people, he had no right to see himself in this light – in the light of ephemerality and anonymity –, for in everything he tried his hand at, he inevitably left an impressive and distinctive mark.

The term cruising refers to the practice of seeking and obtaining instant, no-strings-attached sexual gratification with strangers. Akira Umeda was well-acquainted with this term, but his practice of it was not restricted to the aforementioned context. Rather it extended into all spheres of his life and work. A historian by training, he later became a ceramicist, a photographer, a visual artist, a draftsman, a graphic designer, a DJ, a musician, an audio technician, a writer, a researcher... He made forays into a myriad of artistic and academic fields – with a single intention: to achieve a specific objective and promptly exit stage left, as it were."

Music & mix by Akira Umeda. Mastering by Dubplates & Mastering (d&m). Artwork by Sometimes Always. Cover Photo from Arquivo Público do Município de São José dos Campos, 1997. Gatefold by Akira Umeda. Special thanks to Laura Deckers and Victor Meyer.

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Mitochondria

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Trost)

33,99 €*

Akira Przybylowicz Yamaoka

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Spectacular live recording from 1986 of two seminal figures of the Japanese avantgarde - Akira Sakata on saxophone and Takeo Moriyama on drums.Mitochondria captures the reunion of the two free jazz masters, who started playing together in the Yosuke Yamashita Trio in 1972 until 1975. For both, the experience with the trio was an important step in the development of their own career and musicianship. The recordings are a remarkable performance in which each successfully highlights the essential elements of his playing while giving of room for the other musician.Recorded at Kashiwa Church Chiba Pref. In Japan on 24 May 1986 by Yukio Tezuka on Sony stereo cassette recorder.Mixed by Jim O'Rourke, Mastered by Martin Siewert. Graphic design/cover photo by Lasse Marhaug.Liner notes by Kazue Yokoi

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OST Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony Classical)

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Classical Music

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Girija Ni Tsuite Kakareta Hon

Akira Okazawa

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Lawson)

44,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Sam The Samba Man Feat. Tomomi Sano / Fairground Feat. Yasuyuki Horigome

Akira Mizumoto

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Akira Mizumoto, an active DJ, editor, and writer. Two popular songs from the full album "A.M." released in 2002 are now remastered and available on a 7" single! The tracks feature singers Tomomi Sano and Yasuyuki Horigome, both are knows for their collaborations with the Japanese City Pop band "Ryusenkei".

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Akira Mizumoto

A.M.

39,99 €*

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (C.A.E.)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Akira Mizumoto is a DJ, editor, and writer. His full album "A.M.", originally released in 2002, will finally be released as an LP on Record Day 2023!! Guest vocalists include Tomomi Sano, Yasuyuki Horigome (ex:Kirinji), and Rie Aoki (flex life). In addition to the remastering of all songs, the artwork will be updated to LP-only version by Keiji Ito, who also worked on the artwork of the original CD. The sound of bossa, jazz, and electronics intersecting with a beat based on 4x4 should be reevaluated today. The music is a collection of gems that color the floor, and we hope that you will experience the reincarnation of club music that transcends the ages and continues to spin.

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Akira Miyazawa

Noyuri

Back To Rhythm Clear Lime Yellow Color Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is the supreme duo work that Akira Miyazawa left with Takeshi Shibuya under the production of Maki Asakawa in 1992. This is the first LP release of this infinitely beautiful collection of masterful performances, in which the painstaking exchanges between the duo are deeply moving! This is the first of the precious records left behind by Maki Asakawa, who named it the "zero Hour" Series. The lively performance of Akira Miyazawa in his later years and the soft touch of Takeshi Shibuya are somewhat melancholy, and the performance, filled with the charm of jazz that has not faded away yet, is a work that can be leaned on by all kinds of people.

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Akira Ishikawa

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Columbia Japan)

36,99 €*

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Somethin'cool)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Japanese jazz, rare groove masterpiece re-released on clear lime yellow color vinyl!

The pleasure of feeling numb all over your body with a single drum beat. Akira Ishikawa, the super funky drummer born in Japan, runs through a wonderland of grooves!

Akira Ishikawa is a super funky drummer born in Japan. His ability to freely explore and fuse jazz, rock, and African music to create a unique musicality has been highly praised in many fields. His career includes masterpieces from jazz rock to rare groove, but this work is especially beloved for its outstanding song selection and exciting musicality. "Let's Start" is a tight cover of Fela Kuti's Afro-funk, "Bongo Rock" is a dynamic song with drum breaks, and "Pick Up The Pieces" is a jazz-funk version of the Average White Band's classic song. It is full of amazing monster tunes that are hard to believe were recorded in 1975. Support from masters such as Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Hiromasa Suzuki, and Takeru Muraoka also shines. text by Yusuke Ogawa (universounds/Deep Jazz Reality)

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Akira Ishiguro

Bon

34,84 €* 40,99 € -15%

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Akira Ishiguro is a guitarist at the forefront of New York City. His latest work is a tribute to the spirits of his ancestors and hope for those who survive in the present. The 10 songs were written by 14 highly skilled musicians, including Takuya Kuroda (tp), Maasa Kato (p, keys), Keita Ogawa (perc), and Chris Potter (ts), a master pianist, and the multi-talented Henry Hay, a pianist. The 10 songs were written in the solitude of the pandemic, finding solace in music and working earnestly on the songs alone in their home in New York City. The result is a confident work full of possibilities, incorporating traditional jazz sounds with contemporary grooves and harmonies.

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OST Rodan Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Death Waltz Recording Co.)

38,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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* Composed by Akira Ifukube * Artwork by Henry Abrams * 140 Gram Eco-Vinyl * Manufactured in Czech Republic
Behold the might of Rodan, the giant monster from the sky! In 1956, Toho unleashed their first colour kaiju picture: Rodan, directed by Ishiro Honda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, is a terrifying tale from the creators of the original Godzilla that sees a giant Pteranodon rise from a deep underground cave after being disturbed by miners. Like the Big G, Rodan has mutated to excessive size after being exposed to nuclear radiation, subsequently soaring free above Kyushu to cause as much mayhem as possible as the Jsdf do their best to protect the island from his bloodthirsty rampaging. It was inevitable that the man behind the music of Godzilla would also take on scoring Rodan, and the great Akira Ifukube created a score with a solemn edge as with Godzilla, which makes the music of Rodan fit in the larger universe while allowing it to feel unique to the character. For the main theme, Ifukube introduces a malevolent low piano and brass phrase before cointerpointing it with horns to create a howling menace worthy of Rodan. In contrast, beautiful but melancholy material represents the carnage the monster has brought upon the Earth; in a more upbeat mode, the composer includes another of his jaunty and jazzy marches for the Jdsf in the guise of 'Get Rodan'. It's another Toho triumph from the great maestro Ifukube! (Charlie Brigden).

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LP | 2022 | US | Original (Waxwork)

OST King Kong Escapes

55,09 €* 57,99 € -5%

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Prepare to plunge into panic with Waxwork Records' release of King Kong Escapes Original Motion Picture Score by Akira Ifukube (Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla '54, War of the Gargantuas, & more) Directed by the king of kaiju, Ishirō Honda, King Kong Escapes follows evil genius, Dr. Hu, on his mission to manipulate Kong into retrieving radioactive Element X from the North Pole. The film stars Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Mie Hama, & Akira Takarada.

Waxwork Records is honored to release the complete original film score by Akira Ifukube (Godzilla '54, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Destroy All Monsters, and many others) as a deluxe vinyl album officially for the first time outside of Japan. Enjoy the dynamic orchestrations that range from tranquility to combat as King Kong fights monsters and the wicked influence of Dr. Hu.

We are thrilled to present the official King Kong Escapes score with 180 gram “Element X” colored vinyl, deluxe packaging, new artwork by Ross Murray, heavyweight gatefold jackets with matte satin coating, a 12”x12” art print, and more!

King Kong Escapes Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Features:

The complete 1967 Film Score by Akira Ifukube "Element X" Radioactive Green Colored Vinyl New artwork by Ross Murray 12” x 12” Art Print Heavyweight Gatefold Packaging with Matte Satin Coating

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OST Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla 2 Eco-Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Death Waltz)

62,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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OST Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Death Waltz Recording Co.)

38,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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* Composed by Akira Ifukabe * Artwork by Greg Ruth * 140 Gram Eco Vinyl * Manufactured in Czech Republic

Japan faces its ultimate doom as Godzilla's deadliest foe is back in Godzilla VS King Ghidorah. Visitors from the 23rd Century arrive with grave news; Godzilla will destroy Japan in the future. Time travelling back to when Godzilla was born, they prevent the birth, but something goes wrong, as when they come back to the present day, the monstrous three-headed King Ghidorah is on the rampage instead. A secret conspiracy is soon unmasked, and only one outcome will save the country: Godzilla must return! Godzilla VS King Ghidorah saw the return of legendary composer Akira Ifukube to the series, his first since 1975's Terror OF MECHAGodzilla. He showed no sign of slowing down, providing a thrilling and muscular score dominated by the presence of the two headliners. Godzilla's theme and fanfare are presented beautifully by Ifukube, along with the terrifying material for Ghidorah. The composer also wonderfully integrates earlier music from Rodan and King Kong VS Godzilla that - alongwith his terrific new music - results in a musical monster throw-down for the ages. No one knew Godzilla better than Akira Ifukube, and Godzilla VS King Ghidorah proves it.

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Doxy Cinematic)

OST Godzilla

22,99 €*

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Akira Ifukube’s mighty score to the legendary monster movie that started it all, ‘Godzilla’! Ifukube’s visionary music is super dark reflecting the horror of Ishiro Honda’s film. This incredible score music alternates between brass and strings as we witness the death and destruction that comes in Godzilla’s wake.

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LP | 2022 | US | Original (Mondo)

Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah

What's Going On / Sadly Normal Record Store Day 2021 Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Akira Ifukube Returns! It's 1996 AD and Toho decide to freeze their Godzilla franchise, so what better way to go out with than a nuclear meltdown, which happens in Godzilla VS. Destoroyah. Directed by Takao Okawara, the epic kaiju flick has Godzilla deadlier than ever before, with the absorption of uranium sending the temperature of his nuclear reactor heart soaring, which will ignite Earth's atmosphere and kill everybody when it explodes. Oh, and there's also another kaiju on the loose, the prehistoric mutation Destoroyah. It never rains but it pours!

Returning to score Godzilla VS. Destoroyah was Akira Ifukube, the man who created the Big G's sound in 1954. Fittingly, for his final film, he got to lay Godzilla to rest once again, but first brought back several of his older pieces for the mayhem, including the original Godzilla theme, with another repurposed for the amazing new Super-X3. Destoroyah also receives a terrifying theme with powerful brass, but even his strength isn't enough for Godzilla's awesome force. But with that comes the death of the Big G, and Ifukube composes a beautiful requiem for his final scene. The king is dead. Long live the king! (Charlie Brigden)

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Akira Emoto

7" | 2021 | JP

49,99 €*

12" | 2023 | Original (Club Culture Rarities)

Release: 2021 / JP

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Record Store Day Japan 2021 Drop 2 release. From the original album “What’s happening!” Released by actor Akira Emoto in 1987, the highly acclaimed cover work “What’s Going On” (original: Marvin Gaye). Two single cuts of the original song “Sadly Ordinary”. A variety of arrangements by singer Akira Emoto and Makoto Saito are the best couplings to listen to.

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Akira

Bamboo Valley

7" | 2024 | US (Unknown U.S.)

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The 10th release on "CCR - Club Culture Rarities" BAMBOO VALLEY originally released on DFC-Dance Floor Corporation 1993

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Akinyele

Break A Bitch Neck

13,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2016 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Akina Nakamori

Vampire

57,99 €*

Release: 2016 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2017 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Akina Nakamori

Cage

57,99 €*

Release: 2017 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2016 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Akina Nakamori

Belie

57,99 €*

Release: 2016 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wewantsounds)

Akiko Yano

To Ki Me Ki

33,99 €*

A Thousand Silver Arrows EP

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Wewantsounds is glad to continue its Akiko Yano reissue series with the release of the singer"s third studio album "To Ki Me Ki", recorded in New York and released in 1978 in Japan. It follows her cult "Iroha Ni Konpeitou" LP and keeps the similar blend of Japanese pop and New York funk found in the latter. "To Ki Me Ki" features such musicians as Rick Marotta, Will Lee and David Spinozza and also programmer Hideki Matsutake who would soon join the YMO with Akiko for their international 1979/1980 tour before she recorded her next studio album "Tadaima" that year, featuring the YMO musicians. "To Ki Me Ki" is reissued outside of Japan for the first time, remastered in Tokyo by revered engineer Mitsuo Koike and featuring original artwork by Tsutomu Murakami with 4 page colour insert and new liner notes by Paul Bowler.

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Akiko Kiyama

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Purple Inc)

12,99 €*

Come On-A My House Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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This is a 180 gr. limited Vinyl Only release! Mastered by Rashad at Duplates & Mastering.

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Akiko

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Ability Muse)

37,99 €*

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Akihiko Matsumoto

OST Odoru Daisoussen

46,99 €*

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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LP | 2019 | Original (Trouble In The East)

Aki Takase / Rudi Mahall

Fifty-Fifty

20,99 €*

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Aki Takase / Daniel Erdmann

Ellington Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Enja & Yellowbird)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Goldmin Music)

Aki Latvamäki

Suunta

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (W.E.R.F.)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Finnish producer Aki Latvamäki also known as Artificial Latvamäki is not a newcomer to Goldmin as he already appeared on two compilations of the label. Notably with the sensational and distinctive track called "Symphony of a Metropolis" which was one of the true highlights of the Goldmin 5 Years Compilation. Yet we were desperately hoping for a proper album of him one day, checking the very few demos he was sending to us with a lot of curiosity and interest. Suunta is the result of years of creativity and of Aki's very own mastery at seeking cultivate the uncommon, and the rare sounds, might it be through an hyperactive electro-track or an organic deep techno ballad like "Baumwolle" is, he is always transposing difficulties and trumping the constraints, making techno not only a functional music for clubs but a full member medium of expression, capable of sarcasm, irony and rebellion and so all throughout a fragile and precarious melody. Has Aki escaped from this scene? That's all for the best, as he as also escaped from all these easy, prefabricated structures and schemas and is still doing his own thing as he always did.

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Aki

Het Tij

House Of The Black Geminus Oxblood / Black Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Aki is an emerging jazz collective led by drummer Anke Verslype. They perform atmospheric jazz with at its base uncomplicated, restrained melodies whose boundaries are pushed during improvisations.

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Akhlys

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Debemur Morti)

59,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Akhlys

2xLP | 2024 | Original (Debemur Morti Prod.)

42,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Mon Texte Le Savon Part 5

Akhenaton of IAM

12" | 2022 | EU | Original

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (La Cosca)

Akhenaton of IAM

La Fin De Leur Monde

16,99 €* 19,99 € -15%

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (La Cosca)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Hit plus 2 unreleased tracks

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Akhenaton / Meryem Saci

Nout

29,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Makesense)

Akeyamasou

Seed

12,99 €*

Decades Of Devil Worship Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Makesense Records is very excited to presents Sou Akeyama ’s first 12’’ release. Machinedrum and Monomachine skilled composer, Sou explores romanticism within hard-break-core and glitchy music. In the manner of a Japanese countryside landscape merging modernism into nature, Sou is giving birth to a Four-Tracker exploring tonality and speeds, organic and electric. Substractive Percussion Synthesis at it’s finest fighting for existence with FM pads thru a genuine compressor chain. From the center of earth to the very edge of it’s canopy highest leaves, Seed grows under your feet: break beats patterns progressivly transforming Chaos into Life. You’ll feel the rhythm running into your veins. Blood Pressure Monitor drops as n14 big basses and laidback and impulsive broken beats will drive you into the fog. Frenetic yet so warm, scattered rhythms stabbed by aerial pads: a colored thunder from inside the cloud. Contrasted fog dissipates and i2 lands you back safely, ending the journey with a downtempo yet futuristic and excited trip-hop narrative.

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Akercocke

LP | 2023 | Original (Peaceville)

30,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Die Schönheit Des Scheiterns Marbled Vinyl Edition

Akeem

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Memory Believes Before Knowing Remembers)

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

For The Record Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Vinyl only, Marbled, 200 copies. Deep techno journeys with a pinch of ambient and organic notes, perfectly distilled for the dance floor.

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Akeal

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Expanded Art)

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Brixton)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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14 Tracks from California MC Akeal. Feat. 2Mex, Neybr, Bilt, Orng Pelo, Speak & Cisco the Producer. For Fans of THE Nonce or THE Pharcyde Limited Edition Dark-Green colored Vinyl. 150 handnumbered Copies Worldwide only made.

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Akatz

Yuyu

Akatsuki Teruko/Kagurazaka Ukiko

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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AKATZ are not Jamaicans, nor are they British, nor do they need to. They have been at the crossroads between Kingston and Bilbao chatting with the mocking spirit of the New Orleans Mardi Gras, who has shown them new directions to continue their creative path. The uninitiated will receive this album like headless chickens, as a fierce revelation, and longtime adepts will celebrate the event with offerings of smoke, brandy, and endless dancing.In a journey of almost 30 years, Akatz have developed their own personality that makes them easily recognizable, genuine and unique. Hardened in a thousand battles, they have always paid as much attention to creating quality music as to turning each concert into an unrepeatable party.YUYU was registered in November 2019 in the studios of Kaki Arkarazo (Kortatu, Negu Gorriak) and, pending publication, the curse of the pandemic ensued. Therefore, the band's first self-imposed mission has been to cast these 12 spells to the four winds. There are twelve songs of classic ska, reggae and Jamaican jazz with a R&B dressing, and essences of danceable swing and punk attitude. Lifelong melodies, with rhythm, swing, beat and flow, and a compositional solidness that would admit multiple readings of each song by musicians of different origins and backgrounds.YUYU presents a universe populated by creatures that seem fantastic but that - in reality - live among us, and that the band unmasks with fine clairvoyance. An album that can be enjoyed from the first taste. With fun, uncomplicated and well-crafted songs all sprinkled with a good dose of rhythm and blues.It is clear that AKATZ has been at the crossroads between Kingston and Bilbao, chatting with the mocking spirit of New Orleans Mardi Gras, who has shown them new directions to continue their creative path. The uninitiated will receive this album like headless chickens, as a fierce revelation, and longtime adepts will celebrate the event with offerings of smoke, brandy, and endless dancing.

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Champon Rumba (DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite.Jp Retouch) / Ukiko No Bosanoba (Desafinado)

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Lawson)

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Berkail)

Akatana

Sayonara Leiris Remixes

LP | 2023 | US | Original (100% Silk)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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From minimal to techno, Akatana signs the first release on Berkail records, a strong Ep with solid basseline!!

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Akasha System

Phytopia

Akari Raheem, Lito Akari, F. Raheem

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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From the forests of Cascadia to the rippling tropics of the Gulf Coast, Hunter P. Thompson’s music as Akasha System both reflects and refracts the environment of its origin – equal parts mirror, mixing desk, and meditation chamber. His latest, Phytopia, skews even loftier, a private portal into a primordial world of mist and mystery, framed by crystalline rivers, rainbow canopies, and hanging gardens. He describes its wavelength as “a waking vision,” teeming with “life, chaos, and magic.”

Crafted across the past three years in his recently departed Portland, Oregon basement haven, Green House, the album’s nine tracks unfold with a shimmering, cellular symmetry – prehistoric and preordained, lush ecosystems in hidden harmony. A composite of synths, software, and spatial finesse, this is Akasha System at its most attuned and eternal, a forever expanding universe of percolating rhythm and fragrant air.

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Lost In Variations

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Akari Audio)

15,74 €* 20,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 200 hand numbered copies w/ signed art print and digital download.

Akari Raheem is the brainchild of Lito Akari and F. Raheem. Their album ‘Lost in Variations‘ is a collaboration between two old friends equipped with keys, synths, beats and one restriction: no samples.

Everything is connected: using piano as the primary instrument, the album’s recurring themes, interpretations and variations are reminiscent of library and soundtrack music, incorporating the duo’s own touch of the current zeitgeist in jazz and electronic beats.

Lito Akari, with roots in Istanbul and Berlin, where he is part of the Block Opera artist collective, has been successfully releasing beat-based instrumental music for some years now, starting with the vinyl release of his debut album ‘Time Is Only Space And Sky Is Not The Limit‘. Based in Stuttgart (ger), he has worked with influential artists like Dexter and Smoke Trees, to name just a few.

F. Raheem is a composer and producer of contemporary instrumental music living in Basel (ch).

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OST Mega Man Battle Network Volume 2 Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Ship To Shore)

31,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is proud to present the original Game Boy Advance soundtrack to CAPCOM’s Mega Man Battle Network 2, available on vinyl for the very first time!
Following the success of Mega Man Battle Network earlier in 2001, this much beloved sequel hit Japanese GBAs just in time for Christmas (with North America & Europe getting their copies in 2002). Upgrading the game mechanics improved playability immensely but it was Yoshino Aoki’s score which cemented the experience into the joy centres of players’ brains over twenty years ago.

Yoshino Aoki (Breath of Fire III & IV) was no stranger to the Mega Man franchise, having already worked on Mega Man X3 as an arranger for its CD release and performing as a vocalist on the Mega Man Battle & Chase score, but for Mega Man Battle Network 2 she was given full composer duties. Her ability to set the perfect mood with catchy, melodic tunes caused many a player’s battery to run low from them backtracking certain sections just to listen to the music again!

Now newly remastered and available on an exclusive limited edition vinyl variant, featuring original artwork from the CAPCOM archives, this is bound to sell out fast and is not a title that should be missed!

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OST Mega Man Battle Network Volume 2 Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Ship To Shore)

40,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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* First vinyl pressing of classic Video Game Soundtrack * Limited Edition Color Vinyl * Includes original artwork from the Capcom archives*'Lan, get our chips ready!'* Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is proud to present the original Game Boy Advance soundtrack to Capcom's Mega Man Battle Network, available on vinyl for the first time! Debuting on the 32-bit GBA in 2001, Mega Man Battle Network was an innovative departure from the Mega Man franchise, taking inspiration from the popular wave of collectible card games at the time. Forgoing the traditional action platforming elements as was expected in a Mega Man title, Battle Network is instead a real time tactical RPG set in an alternate timeline to the main Mega Man games. The move of gameplay style proved so popular that Battle Network spawned its own prominent series of video games throughout the decade, and is a franchise still beloved to this day. Composer Akari Kaida brings complex melodies and bombastic energy to the proceedings, brilliantly blending the intense action and playful antics of the Battle Network world. Now newly remastered, along with original artwork from the Capcom archives, Kaida's score to the very first Mega Man Battle Network entry is finally pressed on vinyl - a perfect piece of nostalgia for those who were there from the beginning and a fresh discovery for those new to the world of VGM!

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OST Mega Man Battle Network Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Ship To Shore)

30,39 €* 31,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is proud to present the original Game Boy Advance soundtrack to Capcom's Mega Man Battle Network, available on vinyl for the first time!

Debuting on the 32-bit GBA in 2001, Mega Man Battle Network was an innovative departure from the Mega Man franchise, taking inspiration from the popular wave of collectible card games at the time. Forgoing the traditional action platforming elements as was expected in a Mega Man title, Battle Network is instead a real time tactical RPG set in an alternate timeline to the main Mega Man games. The move of gameplay style proved so popular that Battle Network spawned its own prominent series of video games throughout the decade, and is a franchise still beloved to this day.

Composer Akari Kaida brings complex melodies and bombastic energy to the proceedings, brilliantly blending the intense action and playful antics of the Battle Network world. Now newly remastered and available on two exclusive variants, along with original artwork from the Capcom archives, Kaida's score to the very first Mega Man Battle Network entry is finally pressed on vinyl - a perfect piece of nostalgia for those who were there from the beginning and a fresh discovery for those new to the world of VGM!

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OST Mega Man Battle Network Blue Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Ship To Shore)

40,99 €*

Baptism In Psychical Analects

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Akantha

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Hammerheart)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Keroxen / Discrepant)

Akane

Nigh-Time Birds

21,84 €* 22,99 € -5%

Akale Wube & Manu Dibango

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Debut album by Akane, a new bedroom solo project by Tenerife's Carolina Machado - best known for her role as drum-mer and singer in space rock psychedelic outfit Gaf y La Estrella de la Muerte.

Cooked and slowly matured over the last couple of years, Carolina opens up her heart to present an intimate collection of dreamy avant pop songs under the banner title Night-Time Birds.

With various nods to David Lynch’s dreamlike imagery and weird americana landscapes, Carolina gracefully merges her own local sensibilities to re-imagine a panoramic, fictional soundtrack to an unmade road movie, creating a personal mu-sical language made up of vintage pop songs, lush ambient soundscapes and West Coast lo-fi electronica. Her pursue of sonic exploration through modular synthesis techniques pushes her sound further out into a wider realm as she blends exotic alien-like melodies with her trademark soothing, shoe-gaze style voice. An album that seems to be floating grace-fully and frozen in time…

The album’s seven tracks were recorded live during her performance in a disused gas tank at the Keroxen festival in 2022 and counts with the special collaboration of her bandmate in Gaf César Chinarro on guitar. No doubt, Night-Time Birds is not the last we’ll hear from Carol demonstrating once again the varied and eclectic creative energy currently flow-ing from the Canary archipelago shows no sign of slowing down.

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Anbessa Glitter Vinyl Record Store Day 2022 Gold Colored Edition

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Diggers Factory / Soul Makossa)

45,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Diggers Factory)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2022.

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Akalé Wubé

Anbessa

28,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2023 | US | Original (Backwoodz Studioz)

Akai Solo

Spirit Roaming

36,99 €*

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Spirit Roaming is Akai SOLO’s first full length collaboration with Backwoodz Studioz. The new album arrives on the heels of his Body Feeling EP, building on its material and existential themes. Here, Akai’s unique palette is applied to a bigger canvas, without losing the intimacy and the sardonic self-awareness that help define him as an artist— alongside a delivery and cadence all his own. “Spirit Roaming is essentially self wandering through various self-engineered hells searching for the silver lining,” Akai explains. “Not quite a shell but not quite full either; rather freshly devastated. I made a lot of foolish decisions and neglected even more important ones. The price for that is being paid in real time. Can I grow post payment or does the crater resulting from the transaction overwhelm me?” Spirit Roaming features an eclectic group of producers, from vets like Preservation, Animoss, Messiah Musik and August Fanon, to emerging talents Theravada, ibliss, WifiGawd, Roper Williams and Junie. Akai lends bits and pieces of his own production to the mix, but goes mostly dolo on the mic, with Armand Hammer as the lone feature arriving just in time for the curtain call. Working amidst a renaissance in NYC indie rap, Akai is both part of that wave and a man apart. The 27-year-old Brooklyn native has collaborated extensively with many of the scene’s stalwarts (including Pink Siifu, Armand Hammer, Navy Blue), but, true to his name, has always navigated his own course

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Akai Ko-En

Mouretsuritomitsuku

44,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Prado)

Akagera

Traverse

23,74 €* 24,99 € -5%

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Before Zero)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Akagera trio released their debut album Serpente in 2019. The subtle blend of African music and jazz laid the foundations for a new sound driven by an unconventional ensemble of instruments.

Their new album, Traverse, is the soundtrack to the imaginary travel diary of three intrepid musicians forced to put a hold on their adventures. Over a period of three years, they took time out from improvisation sessions to collectively compose a repertoire reflecting the diversity of their backgrounds and influences: classical and contemporary music for Benoit, mixed music from South America and the Caribbean for Stéphane, and African rhythms and Brazilian grooves for David, all to the backdrop of their shared passion for jazz.

David Georgelet: drums Benoit Lavollée: vibraphone, marimba Stéphane Montigny: bass trombone

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Akae Beka & Zion I Kings

Polarities

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Before Zero)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Released on CD and digital on the 21st May 2021, this eagerly anticipated LP from I Grade Records immediately soared to the number one position in the iTunes reggae charts. The LP is now being released on 12" vinyl and cassette tape courtesy of Before Zero Records.
Polarities is the 13th and final full album of new material from Vaughn Benjamin and I Grade Records, the culmination of a 20 year working relationship that began with 2001's Nemozian Rasta album, which was Midnite's 4th album released to date at that time.
Polarities was produced jointly by the Zion I Kings production team, with Tippy I of I Grade at the production helm, alongside Vaughn Benjamin himself.
The album also includes two notable guest features: Tiken Jah Fakoly of Ivory Coast on "Everything Bless" and Chronixx of Jamaica on "Black Carbon", which were both released in 2020 as the first singles off of Polarities.

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Akae Beka & Zion High

Mek A Menshun

Livicated (Damaged Sleeve)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Akae Beka's inimitable style of rich, deep, multi-layered songwriting, uncompromising devotion to RasTafari and soulful healing melodies developed over decades performing with St. Croix based band Midnite and countless recordings. At the point of his untimely passing in 2019, he had released over 70LP's. He is without a doubt one of the most prolific reggae artists ever known.

The stellar production trinity that is Zion I Kings have been involved collectively and individually in creating some of the most highly regarded contributions to the vast Akae Beka catalogue. The timeless songs of 'Mek A Menshun' amply reward the listener who can penetrate into the mystical musical realms of Rastafari. Longtime fans of Midnite and Akae Beka will note that Vaughn Benjamin's singing on 'Mek a Menshun' reached new heights of melodic delivery and emotional intensity. Coupled with his always poetic and insightful lyrics, these 10 original songs rank among his best recordings to date. The title track 'Mek A Menshun' includes vocals by Protoje Grammy (R)-nominated artist.

Mek A Menshun features the stellar musicianship of the ZIK distinguished in typical fashion by the rock-solid drumming of Lloyd "Junior" Richards. On this album, his playing is complemented by Aston Barrett Jr. ("By Day", "Only Now") and Kirk Bennett ( "Kagm Mystory", "Mek A Menshun"). The signature stylings of the other core ZIK musicians are augmented by horns (Andrew "Drew Keys" Stoch -trombone, Donald "Jahbless" Toney -saxophone), flute- Sheldon "Attiba" Bernard, kette- Andrew "Bassie" Campbell, and the guitar of Chet Samuel. ZIK guitarist Andrew "Moon" Bain contributes a string arrangement on "Only Now". Throughout the album, Laurent "Tippy I" Alfred's spot-on organ shuffle bubbles the rhythm forward. Many of the 'Mek A Menshun' tracks were among the last recordings done by the veteran engineer Gary Woung.

Originally released digitally and on CD, this LP is now being released for the first time on as a 12" vinyl LP courtesy of Before Zero Records.

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Akae Beka & Zion High

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Before Zero)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Before Zero)

Akae Beka & Zion High

Livicated

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Akae Beka's inimitable style, developed over decades performing with St. Croix based band Midnite and countless recordings (including 2014 iTunes reggae album of the year Beauty FOR Ashes and Ride Tru). At the point of his untimely passing in 2019, he had released over 70LP's. He is without a doubt one of the most prolific reggae artists ever known and his quanity is always matched with quality, with his albums consistently featuring in the top 10 on the billboard charts reggae LPs.

This release makes no exception. 5 years on from the original 2016 CD and Digital release which charted at number 6 in the reggae billboard charts, this timeless masterpiece is being re-released on 12" Vinyl and Cassette tape, courtesy of Before Zero Records. Produced by ZIK bassist, JAH David, Livicated was Akae Beka's debut release on the Zion High Productions (zhp) label. The album features solid original riddims composed and arranged by the ZIK family with musical contributions from Aston Barrett Jr. (drums), JAH Bless (horns), Chet Samuel (guitar), and Yami Bolo (melodica). Particularly striking on Livicated are the strident, Burning Spear-like horn arrangements and the variety and range of Drew Keys' keyboard voices.

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LP | 2022 | Original (Before Zero)

Topaz

Release: 2022 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Fifth Son / Top Ranking Sound)

Standing Ground

28,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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300 limited copies, hand numbered, vinyl only, mastered by DJ Steaw, Made in Europe

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (I Grade / Before Zero)

Sow And The Reap

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Before Zero)

Rule The Time

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Akae Beka’s inimitable style of rich, deep, multi-layered songwriting, uncompromising devotion to RasTafari and soulful healing melodies developed over decades performing with St. Croix based band Midnite and countless recordings. At the point of his untimely passing in 2019, he had released over 70LP’s. He is without a doubt one of the most prolific reggae artists ever known.

Rule the Time, originally released as a CD LP in 2007 is a full cup of innovative deep roots reggae that showcases outstanding musicianship alongside the visionary vocal and lyrical powers of Vaughn Benjamin. Lovers of the “old- time” heavyweight roots will deeply appreciate this unique album with its potent drums, deep bass, enchanting melodies and live horns. The production on Rule the Time was led by Vaughn Benjamin and Tippy I of I Grade Records, with additional co-production by Kenyatta Itola, Tyrone “T Rock” Davis and Seth Theodore of Million 7 Sound. Vaughn’s creative musical arrangements and one-of-a-kind basslines provide the anchor for the unique sound of this album.

Following 16 years of anxious anticipation, for the countless Akae Beka fans that are also vinyl connoisseurs, this LP is now being released on as a 12” vinyl LP courtesy of Before Zero Records. This offers the listener not only the chance to enjoy this LP in an analogue form, but also the chance to hold the artwork as a 12” square masterpiece, created by the hands of Ras Marcus, the artist who gave the powerful visual presence that became synonymous to much of the I Grade / Akae Beka works over the years.

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Before Zero)

Living Testament

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Vaughn Benjamin, the voice of Midnite and Akae Beka, was one of the best and most prolific reggae vocalists of the modern era. He was a scholar, poet, teacher, and solver of mysteries. A voracious reader, he was incredibly creative - constantly writing poems and songs. Those close to him advise that he had a photographic memory, which helps explain the broad field of topics he discussed with precise detail in his work. He released over 70 albums in a 20-year period.

Living Testament is the final album Vaughn Benjamin recorded before he transitioned in November of 2019. In late October of 2019, he travelled to Grass Valley, California, recording this 11-track album at Ras Biblical’s studio, Trinity Farm, over a period of 2 days. The producers gathered 11 masterful musicians on these tracks, including Manuel “Go A Chant” Guerra, Denfield “Ras Pulse” Potter, Walker Pillow, Scott Lynwood Davis, Befekadu Assefa and Tuff Lion. Together, these musicians weaved together a powerful family of songs that that tell a timeless and truly unique story, a masterpiece of roots reggae.

Living Testament includes the single ‘Who Will Go For Us’ which was released on January 6th 2024 with a video filmed on location in Ethiopia. In the coming weeks, we’ll be speaking with Go A Chant and Biblical, who were present for the creation of this album. We’ll learn about these recording sessions and what happened behind the scenes.

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (I Grade / Before Zero)

Let Live

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Higher Bound)

Free Indeed

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Available on April 20th, we're excited to unveil "Free Indeed" by Akae Beka and Higher Bound Productions on vinyl for the first time as part of our ongoing collaboration with Higher Bound Productions.

Produced in 2012, this remarkable collection represents a tapestry of deeply resonant melodies and emotions showcasing the perfect harmony between Vaughn Benjamin and producer Ryan 'Ishence' Willard showcasing their undeniable artistry. With each note and lyric, they both paint a vivid portrait of their shared creative vision, demonstrating an unparalleled synergy and depth of expression. "Free Indeed" ships on 4/20.

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Everything Bless Feat. Tiken Jah Fakoly

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (I Grade / Before Zero)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Higher Bound)

Bless Go Roun

24,69 €* 25,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A Journey Rediscovered: 'Bless Go Roun' by Akae Beka & Higher Bound Production LP vinyl release distributed by TRS Records.

In the world of reggae, some albums possess an enduring quality that transcends time and genre boundaries. Akae Beka and Higher Bound Production's 'Bless Go Roun,' originally recorded in 2006, is undoubtedly one of those albums. Making its vinyl debut, 'Bless Go Roun' presents an exciting opportunity to rediscover this gem.

'Bless Go Roun' encapsulates the essence of Akae Beka's musical genius, blending roots reggae, dub, and mysticism into an intricate tapestry of sound. From the moment the needle drops, you're transported to a world where spirituality and rhythm unite to create something truly magical.

The album's opening track, "Ye Lands," serves as a captivating opener, setting the tone with VB's signature, spiritually charged lyrics. As the album progresses, tracks like "Nomo", "Bless Go Roun," "Starting From" and "Exodus" showcase Vaughn Benjamin's lyrical prowess, addressing themes of Rasta, love, unity and self-discovery. As the album unfolds, it becomes evident that 'Bless Go Roun' is not merely a collection of songs but a spiritual journey through sound and soul with tracks like "Giddeon", "Homing Zone" and "All Out" to name a few. Akae Beka's profound lyrics, combined with the impeccable and intricate arrangements and production by Ryan "Ishence" Willard of Higher Bound, create a sonic landscape that feels both familiar and otherworldly. A level of spiritual introspection rarely found in modern reggae.

In a world overflowing with ephemeral music, 'Bless Go Roun' stands as a timeless masterpiece, a testament to reggae's capacity to inspire, uplift, and provoke contemplation. Akae Beka's spiritual wisdom, coupled with Higher Bound Production's meticulous craftsmanship, has yielded a vinyl gem deserving of a place in every music enthusiast's collection. This release isn't just a reissue; it's the rediscovery of a hidden musical treasure that demands repeated listens, as each spin reveals new layers of complexity and lyrical depth.

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Black Carbon Feat. Chronixx

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (I Grade / Before Zero)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Before Zero)

Beauty For Ashes

31,99 €*

Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Akae Beka's inimitable style of rich, deep, multi-layered songwriting, uncompromising devotion to RasTafari and soulful healing melodies developed over decades performing with St. Croix based band Midnite and countless recordings. At the point of his untimely passing in 2019, he had released over 70LP's. He is without a doubt one of the most prolific reggae artists ever known.

The stellar production trinity that is Zion I Kings have been involved collectively and individually in creating some of the most highly regarded contributions to the vast Akae Beka catalogue. Beauty For Ashes was named as the best reggae album of 2014 according to iTunes. A monumental achievement for undiluted, uncompromising RasTafari roots reggae music this side of the millennium. Two of the LP's tracks, Weather the Storm and Same I Ah One, have been catapulted into global notoriety in part due to the viral success of the YouTube video of the 'Dub in the Rainforest' session organised in St. Croix by Tippy I in 2014. The video offered an unparalleled audio visual insight of the powerful, captivating, energy of Vaughn Benjamin, Pressure Buss Pipe, Ras Batch, and many of the bredrin and sisterin of St. Croix rallying around the I Grade Dub living dub experience.

Following 8 years of anxious anticipation, for the countless Akae Beka fans that are also vinyl connoisseurs, this LP is now being released on as a 12" vinyl LP courtesy of Before Zero Records. This offers the listener not only the chance to enjoy this LP in an analogue form, but also the chance to hold the artwork as a 12" square masterpiece, created by the hands of Ras Marcus, the artist who gave the powerful visual presence that became synonymous to much of the I Grade / Akae Beka works over the years.

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A Christmas Night - Classical And Traditional Favorites

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Harmonia Mundi)

22,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Classical Music

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Let Me Show You / Techno Cat

Aka Aka, Artenvielfalt

12" | 2023 | Original (Whats Poppin)

13,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Dirty Old Rec)

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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AKA AKA teamed up with Artenvielfalt for a fresh and exciting cover version of the iconic rave classic "Camisra -
Let Me Show You". This legendary house music track has been given a contemporary update with a
sophisticated and smooth beat, bringing new life to the beloved masterpiece. The track preserves the main
elements that made the original such a hit while infusing it with a modern edge that is sure to get people on their
feet and dancing. The energy and vibe of "Let Me Show You" have been reimagined for a new generation of
music lovers, making it a must-listen for anyone who loves electronic dance music. Don't miss out on this
incredible new release – listen now and let it show you what it can do!

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Ak47's

Don't Call Me Vanilla

12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Shall Not Fade)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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REISSUE ** Black Vinyl ** 500 Copies// The AK47's or the Tottenham AK47's formed in the late 80's / early 90's in North London. They turned up on the London squatting gig scene fully formed and ready to go, fusing punk, ska and reggae with a strong and simple political, socio-anarchist message. The band were instantly popular in London and sat very much next to Radical Dance Faction, Back to the Planet and Culture Shock. Their one and only release was the album "Don't call me Vanilla" which was originally released in 1991 by Rugger Bugger Discs. The album was recorded and produced at The Refuge studio in Reading by Jim Warren. Built around a solid dub-punk backdrop with some atmospheric flute squalls and FX's weaving in and out of the mix while lyrically remaining true to their anarcho roots. Over the years the album's legacy has grown and yet has never been reissued. Finally 32 years after its release the band, Sean from Rugger Bugger and Not Lost reissue this gem in an exact replica. No Colored Vinyl - just black vinyl with the same Lyric Insert. This reissue has been remastered from the original tapes.

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AK Sports

Lost In The Sauce EP

12" | 2022 | EU | Original (Lobster Theremin)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Raised down under and now based between London and LA, AK Sports' productions, DJ sets and Balamii shows are a melting pot of rave flavours, equally inspired by the old school as the new.

This makes for a truly unique, easily identifiable sound that combines computer-love, retro acid synths ("Robots Are Forever") and anthemic piano stabs ("Sayulita") with futuristic, cosmic soundscapes; and industrial techno, with MPC claps and reverberating breaks ("Kurrupt", "Xoxo"). On Lost In The Sauce EP, unorthodoxy and irreverence are at the core with AK Sports refusing to follow the rules laid out by genre.

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AK Sports

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Say That You Love Me 20th Anniversary Transparent Pink Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Debuting on Sydney based label Gallery Records in 2020 - inspired by the lack of female faces in a male-dominated scene - AK Sports has been setting the standard for her style of high energy, new-age rave spanning breaks, electro, grime, jungle, techno as she finds her footing in the contemporary electronic circuit between London and LA. Releases and remixes have followed on Dansu Discs, Mad Decent and Club Glow (where she produced a collaborative EP with rising artist Kessler), and now the Aussie producer readies her Lobster Theremin debut; six varied and stylistic cuts of techno, electro and distinct Sports-rave.

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7" | 2022 | US | Original (Most Excellent Unlimited)

13,99 €*

Beautiful You Danny Krivit Edit Translucent Pink Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Most Excellent Unlimited returns with a deluxe edition of AK’s soulful house classic “Say That You Love Me,” with exclusive 7-inch edits by Danny Krivit on a limited edition collectors clear pink vinyl featuring a new picture sleeve.

Through her renowned & illustrious career, AK Akemi Kakihara has released fifteen albums and notched many hits in her native Japan, both for herself and with other artists she’s written for. Beginning in the early 2000s, she also crossed over to the house world with several resounding tracks, making perhaps the biggest impact with “Say That You Love Me.” The song was first released in a downtempo R&B mix in 2001, the year that Akemi Kakihara, now recording under the artist name AK, relocated to New York City. That same year, “Say That You Love Me” was licensed by King Street Records, who commissioned François Kevorkian and Eric Kupper to give the original a deep house treatment. The resulting remix was a runaway success, transforming the song into a sultry dance floor groover that perfectly embodied the sound of the day (and included a standout solo by Defunkt trumpeter John Mulkerin). It was quickly picked up by tastemakers like the Body & Soul DJs, Louie Vega, BBC Radio, and various radio stations across Europe as well as back in Japan, and in the twenty years since then, the song has only grown in stature, becoming a must-play anthem in Japan and with house heads across the globe.

For this special 20th Anniversary reissue timed for Black Friday Record Store Day, Most Excellent Unlimited has pressed Danny Krivit’s 7-inch edits of the Fk-ek remix and AK’s own remix to a clear pink 7-inch, which also features a special picture sleeve by Junko Hino. Danny Krivit, who made the team official when he and AK were married in 2008, has done his usual expert job coming up with edits that go far beyond a typical lopped off 7-inch version and give the best of the long mixes while staying within the sonic confines of the more portable format.

With the long awaited availability of AK’s entire early catalog now on streaming services, plus the arrival of an all-new full length album, the time is right to rediscover one of the great soulful voices of R&B and house, and nowhere better to start than this 20th Anniversary single.

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7" | 2023 | US | Original (Most Excellent)

9,09 €* 13,99 € -35%

Panzaknacka Limited Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Following from the 7-inch release of her enduring classic “Say That You Love Me,” soulful songstress AK teams up with Most Excellent Unlimited once again for a new already highly acclaimed single “Beautiful You”, appearing on vinyl in the compact format for the first time. AK, the veteran singer songwriter gives her fans a message of empowerment and affirmation, lyrically uplifting with a groove to match, presented here with Grammy® award-winning remixer Hex Hector’s dancefloor-tailored remix alongside the original’s gleaming pop arrangement. For this single release, the first from her upcoming new full-length album, maestro Danny Krivit has contributed his own edit of Hector’s rework, an edit that follows his reliable method of boiling down arrangements to their perfect essence and is exclusive to this single. Completing the package is a full color sleeve, complimented by a translucent pink vinyl within.

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AK Ausserkontrolle

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Aufkeinenfall)

17,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Aufkeinenfall)

AK Ausserkontrolle

A.S.S.N. Limited Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Epic International)

Ajr

Ok Orchestra

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2023 | Original (Spirit Voyage)

Ajeet Kaur

Let It Breathe

37,99 €*

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original

Ajay Mathur

Talking Loud

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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The Soul Vegetable Orchestra

Ajax Tow

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Stereophonk)

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (180g)

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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Ajate

Dala Toni

When The Poems Do What They Do

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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● Tokyo based band and Afrobayashi pioneers Ajate are back with their third album: experience the explosive encounter of Afro groove and Japanese traditional Ohayashi music!

During a stay in West Africa in the late 2000’s, Japanese musician Junichiro "John" Imaeda was taken aback by the similarities he felt between the Afrobeat that resonated in the streets of Accra, and the sounds of the "Ohayashi”, the music played during ancestral Japanese festivals, in which John had participated since his childhood.

On his return to the archipelago in 2009, Imaeda created Ajate, a collective of ten passionate musicians. Together they started crafting music that moves from one world to another, with intertwined roots. The drums, flutes and bells are joined by curious instruments handmade by John himself with the essential material of the Japanese countryside: bamboo. The “Jaate”, an amplified xylophone-balafon equipped with piezoelectric sensors on each of its keys, or the “Piechiku”, a bamboo version of the Malian “Ngoni” or the Gnawa “Guembri”, equipped with shamisen strings and connected to an arsenal of guitar pedals, give Ajate an absolutely unique sound. Powerful and catchy Japanese female and male vocals bring the final touch to an incredible groove where Afrobeat and Ohayashi music are woven together so seamlessly that Ajate has managed to capture a truly distinct fusion. The band sings about the power of human connections, the force of being and living all together, the joy of sharing, and the beauty of life. Ajate’s music is a magnificent example of the way sounds are able to migrate in contemporary music.

The band’s explosive live performances have taken Ajate to the most prestigious stages in Japan, such as the Sukiyaki Meets The World and Fuji & Sun festivals. The release on French label 180g of their “Abrada” and “Alo” albums, in 2017 and 2020 respectively, opened the doors to Europe, with memorable shows at the Transmusicales de Rennes festival - followed by a session on KEXP (Seattle, USA) - at Jazz a Vienne, and at WOMAD UK, among many others. With their brand new album “Dala Toni”, Ajate prove once again that they are at the forefront of global music "made in Japan".

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Aja Monet

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Drink Sum Wtr)

37,99 €*

When The Poems Do What They Do

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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redux packaging.aja monet's poems are a work of gravity. They are a fundamental for which all things are attracted, considered upon and enacted towards. Her work moves, constantly, between origin and outcome, allowing them to exist in converse. In her debut album when the poems do what they do, we glimpse her indefatigable commitment to speak. Those thematic origins of this album at times center around Black resistance, love and the inexhaustible quest for joy.In when the poems do what they do aja monet appears as a woman of letters and storm, her poems do not roar in pentameter - but rather in storm surge because, "Who's got time for poems when the world is on fire?!." And this work isn't one to pull apart into one liners, these are poems of things felt. There is a fullness here that can't be encapsulated in even the boundaries that language offers. aja monet is a griot, a storyteller, a chronicler, and your grandmother telling you about her first love all at once. These are baby making poems - literally the spring enacting upon the cherry trees. These are poems of urgency and want and the rallying cry to demolish the insidious systems from which our futures seem to be wrought, in other words, "If we had a sense of humor we'd be more radical. More migrant than citizen we'd breathe the air clean and ration our resources...we would melt ALL the guns." You will find yourself readying arms because of these poems, and simultaneously mourning the unstoppable loss of names already destined to be immortalized. aja monet crafts a work as she always does, that can be entered from many doors. These aren't poems for poets, but poems for everyone.She is joined in effort on this album by musicians Christian Scott (trumpet), Samora Pinderhughes (piano), Elena Pinderhughes (flute), Luques Curtis (bass), Weedie Braimah (djembe) and Marcus Gilmore (drums). Together creating music that is insistent and unrelenting. There are songs reminiscent of jazz club virtuosity and melee, others of a healing balm in gilead, and the...

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Aja Monet

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Drink Sum Wtr)

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Ajasphère)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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first edition limited 2xLP pressing. Two pocket gatefold jacket with debossing and gold foil. Includes a limited edition 16-page full color photo & lyric booklet and 18" x 24" glossy full color photo poster. Includes digital download.aja monet's poems are a work of gravity. They are a fundamental for which all things are attracted, considered upon and enacted towards. Her work moves, constantly, between origin and outcome, allowing them to exist in converse. In her debut album when the poems do what they do, we glimpse her indefatigable commitment to speak. Those thematic origins of this album at times center around Black resistance, love and the inexhaustible quest for joy.In when the poems do what they do aja monet appears as a woman of letters and storm, her poems do not roar in pentameter - but rather in storm surge because, "Who's got time for poems when the world is on fire?!." And this work isn't one to pull apart into one liners, these are poems of things felt. There is a fullness here that can't be encapsulated in even the boundaries that language offers. aja monet is a griot, a storyteller, a chronicler, and your grandmother telling you about her first love all at once. These are baby making poems - literally the spring enacting upon the cherry trees. These are poems of urgency and want and the rallying cry to demolish the insidious systems from which our futures seem to be wrought, in other words,"If we had a sense of humor we'd be more radical. More migrant than citizen we'd breathe the air clean and ration our resources_we would melt ALL the guns." You will find yourself readying arms because of these poems, and simultaneously mourning the unstoppable loss of names already destined to be immortalized. aja monet crafts a work as she always does, that can be entered from many doors. These aren't poems for poets, but poems for everyone.She is joined in effort on this album by musicians Christian Scott (trumpet), Samora Pinderhughes (piano), Elena Pinderhughes (flute), Luques Curtis (bass), W...

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Aja

Ajasphere Volume 1

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Flu Game Colored Vinyl Edition

AJ Tracey

2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Revenge)

33,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Flu Game Black Vinyl Edition

AJ Tracey

LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Revenge)

29,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2014 | US | Original (G.E.D. Soul)

AJ & The Jiggawatts

Aj Suede & Steel Tipped Dove

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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From the opening bars of their debut LP, you can tell AJ & The Jiggawatts came to play rough. In a world where mid tempo and middle of the road soul permeates the airwaves, this crew of G.E.D. Soul killers are drawing a line in the sand by making soul music that hits harder, faster and nastier than just about anyone in the game today. AJ Eason's gin soaked vocal howls drip with a carefree carousing not unlike that of a street smart hustler making moves to make ends meet. The band follows suit with highly syncopated melodics, often at breakneck speed, all while maintaining an almost inhuman tightness. Toss all of these elements into a highball glass and garnish with a pinch of rock n' soul and you've got the makings for a serious raw soul cocktail.

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Reoccurring Characters

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Fused Arrow)

34,19 €* 35,99 € -5%

Long May We Rain And Lost Gems

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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You know that feeling when an incredible actor pops up in a surprise cameo in a movie and your jaw hits the floor? Or when you are listening to a brand new song without looking at the credits and you hear your favorite rapper check the mic - about to start their verse? Multiply that excitement by 10 and you’ve got the new album by AJ Suede and steel tipped dove.

Reoccurring Characters transports the listener into the sonic universe of two of the most undeniable forces in current rap music. Fresh from a world tour AJ Suede is penning rich, clever and poignant lyrics, performing them with his truly engrossing flow and pure rap skill flexing. Linking up with steel tipped dove to map out a chaotic smooth instrumental framework to inhabit, these two transport you to a whole new dimension.

A few other prodigious characters hopped in the hovercraft, including Premrock, Fatboi Sharif, Duncecap & Curly Castro - each delivering their own stunning display of word flow mastery. Playing Reoccurring Characters will place you in Suede and dove’s nomadic phonic world, always looking for new and rare places to go.

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Aj Suede & Specswizard

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Crane City Music)

30,99 €*

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Crane City Music)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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* The eleventh record in the Crane City Music collection * Only one pressing of 500 copies on individually-numbered 140g black vinyl * Cover design by Seattle artist Damascus Purnell * Liner notes by Martin Douglas (kexp) * Specially mastered for vinyl by Adam Gonsalves (Telegraph Mastering)'

Here's a split vinyl of quarantine protest jams from two Seattle heavy-hitters: AJ Suede & Specswizard. Both artists were inspired by 2020's Black Lives Matter protests, mask-wearing, and stay-at-home orders to produce boom-bap tunes that could only exist in the 21st Century. Insomniac magazine praises the pair's 'next level lyricism.' The Seattle Times picked AJ Suede's brilliant 'Long May We Rain' as one of the best albums of 2020. On the flip side of this cross-generational split LP, you'll find the vinyl-only 'Lost Gems' project from Specswizard. He's a veteran of Seattle's scene, releasing dozens of self-produced albums and EPs since his start in 1988. On his latest, the familiar sound of buzzing amps and tape hiss makes way for major-key soul turned into pensive bangers. Specswizard’s low, late-night-in-the-living-room baritone conjures the feeling of recording in a cramped apartment while the neighbors are sleeping. Still, the beats knock like side doors and his narratives hover like heavy rain and cumulus clouds of weed smoke. Together, these two records provide a powerhouse portrait of Black life in the American Northwest today. Only 500 individually numbered copies have been pressed.

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Aj Suede

Avada Kedavra

43,99 €*

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Hot Creations)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Avada Kedavra Deluxe,” by Seattle rapper AJ Suede, is a 21-track, self-produced, self-referencing, double-vinyl labyrinth of experimental boom-bap. Building on a signature style that Spin magazine describes as “stream-of-consciousness rhymes, containing everything from socio-political commentary and blunted cinematic allusions to psychedelic visions,” Suede’s creation is as compelling as it is unclassifiable. On the first LP, Suede demonstrates his substantial skills as a beatmaker and rapper, chopping up what Seattle’s Kexp calls “the smoothest, jazziest, weirdest samples” and overlaying parkour bars about Grunge, success, and social justice. From the first cut, “Nebuchadnezzar,” which New York’s Major Stage describes as a “powerful chant-like hypnotic loop,” these 10 tracks capture an elusive mood of too many hours inside watching YouTube and trying to piece together fractured connections. The album’s title is derived from an Aramaic spell: “Let this thing be destroyed.” On the second LP, Suede invites 13 guests to “destroy” the original songs. This disc of remixes and reworkings showcases underground voices from across the Northwest (Seattle’s Wolftone, Khrist Koopa, Portland’s Fines Double), from across America (New Jersey’s Fatboi Sharif, California’s mudwater, Ohio’s Lord Olo, New York’s Bloodblixing), and around the world (Tel Aviv’s Argov and Japan’s Wazasnics). Seattle rappers Astral Trap, Blake Anthony, Mika’il, and Greg Cypher are featured on a bonus “posse” cut. With “Avada Kedavra Deluxe,” AJ Suede has tapped into the moment, using what Deeply Rooted Hip-Hop calls “a subconscious steeped in the mystical.” As Kexp says: “Quite predictably, the whole album bangs.”

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Aj Christou

Babaloop