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Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Powerlords Marbled Blue Vinyl Edition

Elettra Storm

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Scarlet)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Tritonus Nights Colored Vinyl Edition

Candlemass

3LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Peaceville)

102,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Savage Winds To Wisdom

Black Lava

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Season Of Mist)

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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New Horizons Marbled Vinyl Edition

Skyeye

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Reaper Entertainment Europe)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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His Master's Voice Gold Vinyl Edition

X-Pleasure

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Apollon)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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EP | 2024 | EU | Original (Season Of Mist)

Dvrk

Infinite Reminiscence EP

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Wildfires White-Black Marbled Vinyl Edition

Rising Insane

LP | 2024 | Original (Long Branch)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dream Chaser Splattered White-Viola Vinyl Edition

Rendezvous Point

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Long Branch)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | AU | Original (Direct-Merch.com)

Werewolves

Die For Us

Release: 2024 / AU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Specimen)

Satan's Satyrs

Quick Quiet Raid

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | Original (Bluelight)

The Hel-Gators

Black Lipstick

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Wytch Hazel / Phantom Spell

Ride On / Palantíri

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Bad Omen)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A Waxing Moon Over Babylon / Fall To Ruin

Spell / Pøltergeist

7" | 2024 | Original (Bad Omen)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Popclaw / Rise Above)

Caldwell

Before The Creation Of Time White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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An eight-song trip through the mind of a music obsessive with ideas to burn, Caldwell is both a paean to the past and a quietly subversive contribution to the future. This is deftly evolved psychedelia, fed through many decades years of sonic mischief and rendered in the bright, warm colours of garage rock and baroque pop. Drawing from dust-covered psych explorations on both sides of the Atlantic, Caldwell has hit a rich vein of inspiration.

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Unleashed

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Darkness Shall Rise Production)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Before The Creation Of Time Black Vinyl Edition

Unleashed

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Darkness Shall Rise Production)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Fell Tyrant Red Vinyl Edition

Idle Ruin

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Darkness Shall Rise Productions)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Fell Tyrant Black Vinyl Edition

Idle Ruin

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Darkness Shall Rise Productions)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Rose Of Victory Gold Nugget Vinyl Edition

Ultra Sect

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Rebellion)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A Mass To The Grotesque Yellow Vinyl Edition

The Troops Of Doom

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Alma Mater)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Alma Mater)

The Troops Of Doom

A Mass To The Grotesque

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (No Remorse)

Traveler

Prequel To Madness

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (No Remorse)

Scavenger

Beyond The Bells

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (No Remorse)

Overlorde

Awaken The Fury

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Beast Of Prey: Brutal Assault Black Vinyl Edition

Marduk

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Back On Black)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | Original (No Remorse)

Heavy Load

Metal Conquest + Cd

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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You Will Never See Cherry Eco Red Vinyl Edition

Grave

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Cosmic Key Creations)

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Capital Offence Silver/White Swirl Vinyl Edition

Crown Court

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Rebellion)

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Tempest Ultra Clear / Bloodred Splatter Vinyl Edition

Bladecrusher

LP | 2024 | Original (Cosmic Key Creations)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Slomosa Blue Vinyl Edition

Slomosa

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Apollon)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Detour)

The Studio 68!

Live At The 100 Club EP

16,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Back To The Times Of Splendor Apricot Marbled Vinyl Edition

Disillution

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Metal Blade)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Deceivers Red / Black Smoke & White Splatter Vinyl Edition

Daath

LP | 2024 | Original (Metal Blade)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Abhorrence Gilded Abyss Colored Vinyl Edition

Cognitive

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Metal Blade)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Upharsin Dark Charcoal Marbled Vinyl Edition

Blaze Of Perdition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Metal Blade)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dennis Callaci & Heimito Kunst

First Light

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Pass Without Trace)

29,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Mt. St. Mtn.)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Heimito Kunst has issued two releases of outre releases that utilize synthesizers, church organs, bells, contact mics and found sound to create sheets of incredibly listenable and addictive works of instrumental music. The odd alto vocal here or guitar there are used to punctuate the dramatics for his 2021 CD on Dissipatio and his 2022 Shrimper release, both of which are out of print. Kunst is part of a new collective of music makers in Italy that are forward looking, untethered to laptops to generate sound.

Dennis Callaci is in the band Refrigerator and has issued a number of solo recordings as well as collaborative records with Simon Joyner and John Davis among others over the last thirty five years. This record features music written and performed by Kunst with Callaci's lyrics and vocals. These songs might be spotted wafting in the ether of Camberwell Now, Xpressway cassettes, E. Lonnie Methe viola or maybe Romy Scheider's perfume in the 1980 film Death Watch. The vocals, vulnerable and emotive are layered over in-the-red synths, pulsating rhythms and ghostly piano lines.

Callaci and Kunst will be doing European dates in the fall in the fall followed by a short west coast tour in the new year.

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System Exclusive

Click

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dandy Boy)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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System Exclusive are Ari B and Matt Jones—a Pasadena, CA originated duo, balancing the hard-edged electronic pulse of old school synthwerks against hot-under-the-collar live drums and slashing post-punk guitar. Ari’s melismatic alto completes the triangle, crowning the cyborg-rock compositions with a torn and vulnerable human edge. Faced with the near-impossible task of making a living in California while working as touring musicians, they put their life in storage, put a bed in the van, and have been living wherever the shows take them. On a mission to make strangers misty in the disco throughout the US, UK, and Europe…and wherever else fine records are sold.

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Yea-Ming And The Rumours

I Can't Have It All

The Flame (Robert Mitchell, Neil Charles, Mark Sanders)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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I Can’t Have It All is the third studio album by Yea-Ming and The Rumours and marks a new line-up and creative era for the band. Frontwoman Yea-Ming Chen has masterfully curated her self-proclaimed “pop record.” Weaving melancholy narratives with catchy hooks in a sound that is more surfy, more punk and more indie than anything the Rumours have done before. Fuller sounding production heavily influenced by groups like Yo La Tengo, Camera Obscura and other early '90s underground college radio favorites, I Can’t Have It All marks the band’s continued evolution.

Alongside the usual beautiful imagery, Yea-Ming’s songwriting remains as introspective as ever, but I Can’t Have It All marks a changing point both creatively and personally in the songstress’ life. Written during a difficult period in which she struggled to identify and painfully shed a “false-self" imposed by the outside world, the album follows the personal and relatable journey of accepting loss and making changes. “I realized one day that I have spent most of my life pretending to be someone that other people wanted me to be, and that was probably the source of my anxiety and depression.” Recalls the songwriter. “So I made changes that were really hard and I experienced a lot of grief in letting go of people and situations that held a lot of power over me emotionally—even if it wasn’t intentional—and I became someone that is closer to who I want to be. In that transition, I discovered that it is completely possible to experience total sadness and extreme happiness simultaneously within the same body." These complicated feelings are clearly reflected in the new record—especially in ‘Pretending’, ‘Somebody’s Daughter’, ‘I Can’t Have It All' and ‘Ruby’.

The title track and the first single, “I Can’t Have It All”, describes the ugly journey of accepting unrequited love. Brutally honest and painful, the narrator confesses to finding solace in a night of drinking and a stranger in their bed as they accept they can’t have it all. The lyric video features animated drawings offering an innocent and playful take on the somber and sobering realization that everything might not work out in the end and a bit of distraction helps ease the pain.

Produced by Chen, the album was mostly recorded and sculpted in her home studio after basic tracks were recorded with Meric Long (The Dodos) at Tiny Telephone Studios and Mike Walti at Wyldwood Studios. As usual, the record is performed by Yea-Ming with the help of long-time Rumours collaborators Eóin Galvin on lead guitar, lap steel and backing vocals and Sonia Hayden on drums and percussion on several of the tracks. New Rumours members Jen Weisberg (Hits) and Luke Robbins (Latitude) also make their debut and appear on bass and drums throughout the record. I Can’t Have It All is a new album with a new line-up and a new perspective, signifying Yea-Ming and The Rumours’ entry into a new era.

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Towards The Flame Vol. 2

LP | 2024 | US | Original (577)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vida Blue Colored Vinyl Edition

Mamaleek

LP | 2024 | US | Original (The Flenser)

41,99 €*

Vida Blue Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Time is a slippery fish.

Loss has inspired Mamaleek’s latest full-length album, titled Vida Blue. This marks the San Francisco Bay Area metal deconstructionists’ eighth album and their third as a full lineup.

Tragedy struck in March of 2023 when the band lost a longtime friend and member, keyboardist Eric Livingston, leaving the group, which began as a duo of two brothers and later expanded to a five-piece, now with only four members. Despite this profound loss, Mamaleek persevered, performing as a quartet at various festivals, including the 2023 edition of Tilburg.

The band returned to the studio to create new material that appropriately reflects their journey through loss and honors their fallen comrade. The resulting album draws inspiration from the legacy of Oakland A’s baseball legend Vida Blue, whose former team coincidentally announced its relocation to Las Vegas that same year. The band members themselves describe this poignant chapter in their own words:

“Time is a slippery fish. Maybe only someone like Vida could grasp it. Although he’s left time behind, his image and that lefty heat remain in the memories of many. Eventually they’ll be forgotten, and hopefully replaced with even more exultant ones. This musical recording is a reflection on loss and its acceptance. We explore several examples for each song, including the loss of pride, of money, of glory, of country, of sanity, of a favorite sports team, of significant others, and, every day, one’s self. It also explores various associated moods—fear, panic, reverence, stoicism, and steadfastness—to arrive at a resolution: Loss is only a test, the glue that holds and erodes each memory, the connection that binds and loosens us all, pitch by pitch, inning by inning. This is your celebration.”

Vida Blue is a person, moment, and memory, together the crystallization of apocalypse: “unveiling,” “disclosure.”

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Mamaleek

LP | 2024 | US | Original (The Flenser)

Bunbun The Mc & Sister Sheez

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Lover Like Summer

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Jet Set)

22,99 €*

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Jet Set)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Combination summer anthem by Japanese reggae DJ BunBun The MC and singer Sister Sheez. Remixes by Akio Nagase (EmotionalEspecial,DarkerThanWax,Chillmountain Rec) and Big Ken-G, previously only released digitally, are now available on vinyl for the first time.

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Carlton Lewis

Small Talking

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Jazz Re:Freshed)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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7" reissue of Carlton Lewis' cover of The Whispers, originally left on Fashion Records in the 1980s.The flip side is a remix version by Japanese producer unit KH & The Lasttrak.

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Amy Gadiaga

All Black Everything

Taking My Time To Be White Vinyl 2024 Repress Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All Black Everything, the debut EP by UK-based, Parisian bassist, vocalist and composer Amy Gadiaga, is an expansive, boundary-pushing 5-track collection showcasing prodigious bass playing and a voice brimming with power and emotion. It's a profound exploration of self-acceptance that presents both a celebration and acknowledgement of Gadiaga's deep-seated darkness.
Inspired by the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement All Black Everything confronts racial identity complexities and the challenges of being a societal 'black sheep' and sees Gadiaga courageously transform her insecurities into a narrative of self-empowerment.
Born to parents of Senegalese, Gambian, and Malian descent, and hailing from the outskirts of Paris, the multitalented Gadiaga has been making waves in the UK music industry since she moved to London aged 18. With a fresh and unique style that bridges the old school jazz tradition of musicians such as Betty Carter and Wayne Shorter with the raw, rootsy modern sound of artists such as D'Angelo, Stevie Wonder and Twinkie Clark, Gadiaga's breadth of ambition and revitalising approach have brought early critical acclaim and ardent fans.
Signalling the arrival of a significant new voice on the London music scene, All Black Everything communicates the liberating essence of embracing individuality and presents a journey through Gadiaga's personal struggles, standing as a testament to art's transformative power and encouraging listeners to find strength in their uniqueness. "All Black Everything is very much an exploration and embracing of one of my archetypes in life which is the black bird/black sheep" she explains. "That feeling of not thinking you belong anywhere, of being misunderstood and really tending to your own. No helping hand. But it's ok sometimes because you also feel like nobody can compete with you, you're one of a kind."

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Strawberry Guy

12" | 2019 | UK | Reissue (Melodic)

17,99 €*

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Chopped Herring)

Release: 2019 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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When Alex Stephens (A.K.A. Strawberry Guy) self-released his debut single last year, he was merely doing it out of a love for songwriting. What he wasn't expecting was a million Youtube streams and an avid fanbase. Now, the South-Wales born, Liverpool-based songwriter is ready to release a full EP of his compelling, lushly produced dream-pop.

Born outside Cardiff, Strawberry Guy moved to Liverpool to study music and grow as a writer. 'I knew that it was a very artistic city with all it’s creative history, it seemed like the perfect place to move to.' he says. Whether it's playing keyboards in The Orielles or just being part of the city's growing musical scene, Alex plays music for the love of music, something that heavily translates into his adept songwriting.

The intense emotional feel of the tracks he writes is down to Alex's songwriting process, recording the entire EP in his bedroom & producing it himself. 'I feel that it’s important to me to only write/record when you’re channeling some kind of emotion, so I would only work on it when I was in the right mood to do so.' He answers when asked about the isolated environment into which he put himself for the recording process.

Much of the inspiration for Alex's work comes from experience rather than other artists. 'When something significant happens to me, all I want to do is make music.' In terms of musical touchstones however, there's the obvious dream-pop contemporaries such as Beach House and Weyes Blood, coupled with great songwriters of old like Nat King Cole or Harry Nillson. Sonically, a blend of orchestral & synthesized melodies layer together to act as a platform for his heartfelt lyrics.

Opener 'Without You' is a fine example of this, a break-up song of sorts, with an infectious keyboard melody and swirling synths over which Alex contemplates whether it's even possible to find lasting love. The lyrics 'Do you really have to talk about the things you do with him? Do you really have to talk about your love?' hit particularly heavily.

Contrast this with the final track, the titular 'Taking My Time To Be', a powerful song of self-discovery. Beginning with downtempo piano and drums, the song breaks out into a saxophone and synth solo that wouldn't go amiss on a Badalamenti soundtrack. 'The song is about me learning to be comfortable with myself, but then wondering if I'll be accepted for being myself' Alex imparts. It's a fitting closer to a EP driven by emotion and experience.

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$Os'

Food For Yo' Soul

11,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ADA)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Dope collabo between Texan MC $os' [pronounced Sos] and Long Island beatmaker Lars Viola. These 2 cats met online and have been working on joints together for a couple of years. Lars played me the demos and I was instantly on board, like the true

fisherman that I am.

$os', like many great artists before him, growing up as the son of a Preacher[man], learned to play [drums] as a kid at church. He only listened to gospel and Christian music as a kid, but once he was exposed to the realness, he definitely changed his tune! He had always written poetry, even as a young'un, so the transition to rhyming was fairly natural. Hope you cats enjoy this 7" 4 track EP entitled "Food For Yo' Soul". Check the snippets - Lars' beats are crrrrrazy nice on this one...

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Jess Cornelius

Caretaking

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (From Lo-Fi To Disco!)

Woog Riots

Collectors Of Pop

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Emotions Electric)

Tom Carruthers

Flashback

14,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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With 3 previous albums on L.I.E.S. we welcome Tom Carruthers to Emotions Electric! Taking inspiration from the golden era of early 90s house & techno he has proven himself to be a new artist mastering that old-skool sound we all love. For fans of early Nu Groove, Transmat etc.. TIP!

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Crime, Hysteria & Useless Information

Hood Rats

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dirt Cult)

Boldy James X Conductor Williams

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hood Rats are a punk band from Montreal, Canada. They’ve been around since 2017 and have gained some notoriety in the scene from a series of singles and demos. “Crime, Hysteria, & Useless Information” is their first full-length LP. Fast and furious, no-frills punk rock that falls somewhere between modern Oi (Benton Arme, Rixe) and Dwarves-esq garage rock.

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Across The Tracks HHV Exclusive Clear Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Near Mint)

Petestrumentals 2 Metallic Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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HHV exclusive vinyl edition on clear vinyl, limited to 200 copies.

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Pete Rock

LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

37,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Waxwork)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Pete Rock is the man who J Dilla told, “I wanted to be like you.” Kanye once called himself the “new Pete Rock.” But the original Pete Rock remains permanently vital. The evidence bangs in his latest opus, Petestrumentals 2, the sequel to the 2001 classic that helped define the hip-hop instrumental record. It marks the legend’s first album on Mello Music Group, a fitting union between the author of the boom-bap blueprint and the label that’s expanded upon his legacy. Petestrumentals 2 conjures memories of BBQ cookouts and 70s Blaxploitation scores, rattling summer jeep cruises and blunted Jamaican vacations. There’s a gorgeous requiem to Dilla (“Dilla Bounce (R.I.P),” where the originator pays tribute to the prodigy. You see the full range of Rock’s gifts on display: the meticulously chopped horns, unquantized drums, and air raid sirens. It contains the emotion of a thousand eulogies. An even 20 slaps and rhythmic levitations. It’s Pete Rock at his best, accelerating and kicking cosmic slop, extending wishes, hope, love, gritty drums and eternal wonder. This special 24 for '24 Artist Series Edition is a one time pressing on metallic gold vinyl w/ original KipDaFog oil painted cover art.

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Jeff Russo

OST Ripley

45,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Shanachie)

Swing Out Sister

Where Our Love Grows

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Pop

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Age Of Doubt Colored Vinyl Edition

Bridge City Sinners

LP | 2024 | Original (Sbäm)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Baco)

Peet

A Demain

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Greatest Love Yellow Vinyl Edition

London Grammar

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Studio Ghibli Box Set Purple Vinyl Edition

5x7" | 2019 | JP | Reissue (Studio Ghibli)

81,99 €*

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Lovedub Limited)

Release: 2019 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Soundtracks

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Theme songs from the movies “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” which was released 35 years ago, “Castle in the Sky” and “My Neighbor Totoro” have been loved by many people up until now and even appeared in music textbooks. The original 7” singles will be reissued and included in the box set. Remastered for this time, you can enjoy the vinyl only sound. We hope you experience the greatness of vinyl record.

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Prince Fatty

Artikal Intelligence

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Relaxin` With Japanese Lovers Selections Volume 1 (20th Anniversary)

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (JPT)

57,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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20 Years Since VOL. 1 IN 2003. It is no exaggeration to say that "relaxin' With Japanese Lovers" was the beginning of the Japanese lovers boom. In December last year, the reissue of VOL.1 and the latest edition of the series, VOL.8, were released on CD, and VOL. Following the analog version of 8, the long-awaited VOL.1 will also be released on analog vinyl as "selections" with 8 songs from the CD. The liner notes written by writer and DJ Ryohei Matsunaga and a dialogue with the main staff to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series by Satoshi Mochizuki (music Natalie) are added to the same content as the CD, resulting in a lovely content that will color the lovers! Not only VOL.8 but also VOL.1 analog edition is a coveted piece for Japanese lovers fans who have been waiting for it.

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Iam8bit)

The Stanley Parable

62,99 €*

Get Carter: Expanded 2LP Green Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The Stanley Parable may be satire, but its artistry is sincere. Developer Crows Crows Crows understood that on a fundamental level, in order for its scathing deconstruction of interactive storytelling to really hit, The Stanley Parable had to feel like a polished, impressive piece of narrative fiction, in and of itself. That polish is present everywhere in the game, from its stark, corporate-approved visuals to its superb voice acting, to its extraordinary soundtrack.

The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra, Yiannis Ioannides, Christiaan Bakker, and Tom Schley all contributed pieces to this indelible score. The resulting product is an eclectic mix of whimsical orchestral tunes, surprisingly tense ambient sounds, and heroically inspiring themes, sure to stir something deep within your formerly settled soul. Parody, tribute, and unexpectedly original moments of brilliance are present across the tracklist here in equal measure, each working towards the same cohesive final score.

Now, we at iam8bit are here to bring that very same score to you, presented on wax, with all of the care and consideration it deserves. Introducing The Stanley Parable 2xLP, a collection of the very best songs from the hallmark indie title, spread across two discs and pressed on 100% recycled black wax.

Lovely designers, Dominik Johann and William Pugh, crafted the cover art, which, much like the game itself (and indeed the soundtrack, too) is understated and brilliant — a loving tribute to Stanley’s possibly-traitorous sole companion, The Reassurance Bucket. It makes a mighty fine companion to your very own commemorative The Stanley Parable Collectible Bucket, if we do say so ourselves. And what’s more, that art is printed on recycled, eco-friendly packaging.

Now’s your chance to take home a piece of indie game history. Don’t miss out!

20% of net proceeds from your Stanley Parable purchase will be donated to the non-profit charity 350.org to fight climate change.

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Roy Budd

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Beatball)

46,99 €*

Get Carter: Expanded 2LP Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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This is the soundtrack to Get Carter (1971), the all-time classic British gangster flick starring Michael Caine and directed by Mike Hodges. It became the bridge by which jazz musician Roy Budd successfully expanded his horizons to film music, with a score brimming with moments of his genius. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the film's opening, we drew on the original Japanese (1971) and British (1998) OST releases to put together an expanded edition of the OST - including a bonus disc featuring various different outtakes and bits of dialogue. This is the 3rd installment in Beatball's series of Roy Budd Classic Soundtrack Scores, packed with a jazzy (and groovy) score done in Budd's signature style, as well as key lines of dialogue for you to relive the scenes from the film!

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Roy Budd

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Beatball)

46,99 €*

Science Not Fiction Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Orange Goblin

2LP | 2024 | Original (Peaceville)

40,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Netwerk)

Paris Paloma

Cacophony

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Common Blah Purple Vinyl Edition

Weakened Friends

LP | 2023 | US | Reissue (Don Giovanni)

Release: 2023 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 2024 | Original (Krúnk)

Jonsi

Obsidian

37,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Md Nrw)

Kopfecho

Zusammen Allein

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Alessandro "Asso" Stefana

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Ipecac)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | Original (Trikont)

Malva

A Soft Seduction Daily

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Pop

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The Greatest Love Limited Edition

London Grammar

Box | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony)

69,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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The Greatest Love Black Vinyl Edition

London Grammar

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Joule)

Janeret & Miroloja

Expoz EP

16,99 €*

Escape Velocity / My Utopia

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Expoz, the latest EP from Joule Records, featuring Janeret and the French duo Miroloja.

Their talents collide creating 4 precious tracks of danceable deepness for Joule imprint.

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Anna Wall

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Not On Label)

15,99 €*

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Blistering acid meet dubbed out house on this white-label from Anna Wall.

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Nonagon Infinity Live Colored Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Needlejuice)

Krasa Rosa & M.O.S., Ranta, Miroshin

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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This live compilation attempts to replicate the seamless, infinite loop of the original Nonagon Infinity album.

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Solnce

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Melody Of The Soul)

13,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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LTD Repress ! Melody Of the Soul proudly presents the third exclusive vinyl record, featuring four stunning tracks from electronic music trio Krasa Rosa and their fellow collaborators M.O.S., Ranta, Miroshin.

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Kanneh-Mason,Sheku, Benedetti,Nicola,Grosvernor,B.

Beethoven Triple Concerto

LP | 2024 | Original (Decca)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Classical Music

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2LP | 2024 | Original (Modern Harmonic)

Combustible Edison

OST Four Rooms

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Pop

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I Always Remember All Of My Dreams

Benjamin Amaru

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Warner Music International)

35,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2024 | DE | Original (ZYX Music)

Fancy

Greatest Hits & Remixes

17,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Prossessed In The Circle Pit

Possuido Pelo Cao

LP | 2024 | Original (Goldencore)

17,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Napalm)

Powerwolf

Wake Up The Wicked

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Beneath The Neon Glow Orange Vinyl Edition

Elles Bailey

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Cooking Vinyl)

Beneath The Neon Glow White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Award-winning UK based genre-blending roots singer songwriter Elles Bailey returns with her stunning new album "Beneath The Neon Glow". The album, Elles" fourth studio album, comes out on Cooking Vinyl Records."Beneath The Neon Glow" sees Elles intertwine British roots, Americana and blues across ten powerfully, uplifting tracks. Produced by Dan Weller (Enter Shikari) and recorded with Elles" exceptional and trusted live band, the album is an exploration of love"s myriad forms. Through lyrically vulnerable and brutally honest songwriting, Elles delves into the depths of heartbreak, the resilience of friendship, and the enduring power of love that spans a lifetime. From the fleeting moments to the love that withstands the test of time, she fearlessly navigates through the spectrum of human emotion, offering listeners an intimate glimpse into her journey.

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Elles Bailey

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Cooking Vinyl)

I Love You So F***Ing Much Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Glass Animals

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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I Love You So F***Ing Much Black & White Splatter Vinyl Edition

Glass Animals

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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2x7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Anode/Cathode)

Anode Cathode

Punkanachrock

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Distant Worlds)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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Heavy Nerd Tip!

Limited edition 2x7" edition of a wildly experimental and unique gem from 1981 (originally released in an edited single 7" form on Japan's Pinakotheca) .

Spread over two records packaged in a bubble wrap outer sleeve - the set features unreleased full length takes and unheard material from the band's master cassettes. All transferred and mastered with the blessing of the original musicians.

The record features heavy involvement from Morioka based musician, Onnyk (key member of the near mythical The Fifth Column group) an underground behemoth who's music has appeared on seminal labels such as Vanity Records (jp), Insane Music (be) & Thirdmind (uk) & Omega Point (jp) to name a few.

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Sound Synthesis

Unification Of Harmony

14,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Distant Worlds welcomes back Sound Synthesis for a second outing of warm, melodic electro. Fine attention to detail, crisp sonics and deep bass complete the package for an exploration of harmony across all 4 tracks.

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3x12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Días De Campo)

Amigos 001

35,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The highly anticipated “ddc 003” is here. This Dias DE Campo Festival 2024 Special Edition is a triple LP that defies genres and delivers a myriad of surprises for vinyl enthusiasts. This eclectic compilation features an extraordinary lineup, showcasing the diverse styles of renowned artists. From the ethereal sounds to pulsating beats with personal vocals, each track is a testament to the artistic freedom fostered by Valencia's own DDC Records.

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Spherart)

A.T.R 0424

14,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Spherart presents A.T.R 0424 V.A 001 a work of art created exclusively to break the dance floor! This Various Artists has with the participation of great artists like Furz, Stefeano Andriezzi, Agustin Barbei, Desirée Falessi & Rindeau who are giving a lot to talk about in the scene with their sick and powerful sounds to make everyone move the universe of the clubs.

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LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Cassetron)

OST Tail Of The Sun

58,99 €*

It's True What They Say? Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Wild, Pure, Simple Life. Limited analog LP (Color Vinyl!) release of the 1996 video game "Tail of the Sun" original soundtrack is on the way! In the mid-90s, when a series of never-before-seen games appeared on the market, the bizarre game of the century, "Tail of the Sun," is now and will never fade from existence. The soundtrack will be unleashed on the concrete jungle with the latest remastering! This work, which was born from the idea of throwing in everything that came to mind, has become a masterpiece that continues to be loved to this day as a work that appeals to the player's primitive nature and gives strange, indescribable sensations. The music is also a masterpiece of techno/electronic music, mixing from the very primitive rhythms to cosmology, death, love, and even a train announcement.

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Sarah/Shaun

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Hobbes Music)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Pop

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It’s True What They Say is the debut EP from Edinburgh-based, husband-and-wife duo Sarah/Shaun (pronounced simply Sarah Shaun), aka Sarah and Shaun McLachlan (pronounced “McLochlin”).

“Sarah and I both have a love for nostalgia,” explains Shaun. “We watched that amazing old 80’s Sci-Fi, (John) Carpenter movie, Starman, a few months back. Myself and my brother David used to watch it all the time. We must have been, roughly, 5-7 at the time. I remember loving the movie but the end, you know, with the beautiful, atmospheric, synth ending, I love that particular moment the most - best part of the movie, you know, when he goes home… It’s heartbreaking but stunning, all the same. It’s the music that moves you most… It did when I was 5 and it still does to this day. It must have had some form of a (much deeper) impact on me.”

The duo narrates stories across themes of love, hope, family, friends, dreams and sadness - the good that comes with the bad in everyday life, not just on a personal scale but within a community as well.

“Starbed is the first song I have ever written and just came out of the blue really, with Shaun playing a melody and me singing along,” says Sarah. “It’s simple and just about two people in love. Love songs are always the best songs, after all… Music has been a big part of my life from a young age. I was unwillingly dragged to piano and violin lessons, which I’m thankful for now! I’d say the first band I really became obsessed with growing up were the Beatles, and on the back of that a lot of 60s music and fashion. From then on, I had a love for music.”

“Shaun definitely opened my ears to a lot of sounds and got me thinking about soundtracks and all the noises that can be made,” she goes on. “We love just spending time experimenting in the house with instruments, pedals etc and Ali is a real magician to work with, too…”

The recordings took place over the summers of 2022 and 2023, with fellow Delta Mainline member Ali Chisholm (aka Jaguar Eyes) plus long-term friend and collaborator Gavin King. Further collaboration then came via the ‘net from the (international) likes of Chris Dixie Darley (Father John Misty), Darren Coghill (Neon Waltz) and Daniel Land (The Modern Painters), among others (see a full list of credits below).

Both Sarah and Shaun have a love for uber-soundtrack producers such as Hanz Zimmer, Max Richter, Cliff Martinez plus live acts such as Beach House, Spiritualized, M83, Suicide, Moby and OMD (to name a few). Shaun also credits the work of Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (from Survive) on the Stranger Things score… “Even a moment in a movie, whether it be just 30 seconds during a particular scene, it grips you,” he says. But there’s something much deeper at play as well. “Music is a healer,” he goes on, “and I write from my own perspective but more so for others. Once I've done my bit, it doesn't belong to me any longer. It belongs to whoever wants it or needs it.”

The result is a cinematic, synth-wavey, dream poppy and downright beguilingly beautiful body of work. And they’re just getting started…

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Heisei No Oto - Japanese Left-Field Pop From The CD Age 1989-1996 2024 Repress

2LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (Music From Memory)

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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NO OBI VERSION

Music From Memory is excited to announce a special compilation that they’ve been working on for some time now; Mfm053 – VA – Heisei No Oto – Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996). Compiled by long-time friends of the label, Eiji Taniguchi and Norio Sato, Heisei No Oto delves into a world of music released almost exclusively on CD and brings together a fascinating selection of discoveries from a little known and overlooked part of Japan’s musical history. The last ten or so years have seen a global wave of interest in Japanese music encompassing ambient, jazz, new wave and pop records from the 1980s, some of which is increasingly considered the most innovative and visionary music of that time. Although some music from this period, in the form of ‘City Pop’ or ‘rare groove’ records, had been coveted by collectors and DJs for a number of years, most Japanese music from the time was little known outside and often even within Japan. Sometime around the mid 2000s, two Osaka record store owners, Eiji Taniguchi of Revelation Time and Norio Sato of Rare Groove, along with a handful of deep Japanese diggers such as Chee Shimizu of Organic Music records in Tokyo, began to explore beyond the typical ‘grooves’ or ‘breaks’. Much like their counterparts in Europe and the US, they began delving into home-grown ambient, jazz, new wave and pop records, discovering visionary music, often driven by synthesizers or drum computers, that broke beyond the typical confines of their genres. Spending tireless hours in local record stores and embarking on digging trips across the country, Eiji Taniguchi and Norio Sato, much like Chee Shimizu, have been at the forefront of unearthing and introducing many of the very Japanese records now loved and sought after around the world. Yet as YouTube algorithms and vinyl reissues would transport such music into the global consciousness and demand and therefore scarcity intensified for such records, so Eiji and Norio have recently begun to turn their attention to CDs. The title of the compilation Heisei No Oto refers to the sound of the Heisei era, which began in 1989 and corresponds to the reign of Emperor Akihito until his abdication in 2019. Marking the culmination of one of the most rapid economic growths in Japanese history, 1989 also coincided with the music industry’s final shift away from vinyl in favour of CDs. And, although compact discs were first introduced seven years earlier it wasn’t until late into the ‘80s that, beyond dance music labels, CDs became the exclusive format for major and independent labels in Japan and throughout the world. This however didn’t signal the end of the innovation in Japan. Many of those same musicians who have become known for their work in the ‘80s would continue to produce outstanding music well into the mid ‘90s, as greater innovation and advances in musical equipment allowed Japanese musicians and producers to refine and explore new sounds. While musicians such as the seminal Haruomi Hosono, whose productions feature on a number of tracks, would continue to push the boundaries of these new technologies, these technological advances also meant less established musicians were able to make use of increasingly affordable but state-of-the-art equipment. Including music by Haruomi Hosono as well as Yasuaki Shimizu, Toshifumi Hinata and Ichiko Hashimoto who have become known and loved around the world in recent years, Hesei No Oto also features Japanese pop star Yosui Inoue, producers Jun Sato and Keisuke Kikuchi in aaddition to less established artists from the contemporary, jazz, new wave, pop and dance music scenes. Bringing together a selection of tracks that seem to define these specific genres and in fact move fluidly between a number of them, the music on the compilation is again underscored by experimentations with synthesizers and drum computers though with something of a gentle Pop sensibility. Reimagined here then under the encompassing term ‘Left-field Pop’, this is an exciting chapter in Japanese musical history that has only just begun to be fully explored.

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Flexi Cuts)

Musica Solida Volume 1

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Deeptrax)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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In this electrifying 2024, we're buzzing with excitement as we celebrate 40 years of Flexi, the record emporium that's weathered countless storms amidst the ever-shifting tides of the music industry, catering to vinyl aficionados across the ages. Alongside the raves and swag, no doubt, there's a killer compilation dropping on the indie label "Flexi Cuts," dubbed evocatively as "Musica Solida" spread across 3 or perhaps 4 12-inch samplers, boasting a carefully curated selection of singles from cherished Flexi-affiliated artists and producers. The vision? To cultivate a virtuous movement of sublime tunes, echoing the fervor and zeal to persist within the realm of quality that Flexi embodies within the Italian scene, alongside kindred spirits... despite the daunting challenges of the market in recent years.

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Orlando Voorn

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