NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, MAY 30
thanks for looking.
beautiful weather and sounds abound this week… low on the rock, but heavy on the international and caribbean records and cds, including tons of essential restocks from honest jon’s (black slavery days!), basic replay (keith hudson!!) and wackie’s (horace andy!!!)… more instore from those labels next week as well as misc ska, calypso and mento from dub store japan, studio one and trojan! also in this week, a bunch of new dance titles on tirk, rekids and perlon… come on by and check em out!
oh yeah, any of you reading this that resides in the manhattan/brooklyn area, tequila sunrise records is gonna be at the brooklyn flea in fort greene on sunday june 8. in the short term, my plans are to do the market twice a month, but ultimately i’m shooting for every sunday. i’m not sure what i’m gonna bring up yet, so if there are any requests, feel free to contact me. either way, if you’re around, drop by and say hi!
gracias
anthony
BROOKLYN FLEA
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
CAR COMMERCIALS- JUDY'S DUST LP (cenotaph audio, usa)
20.98usd/10.60gbp/13.48eur/2205jpy (approx)
*Judy's Dust is the debut full-length LP by Car Commercials of New Brunswick, New Jersey. Here, the duo of David Sutton (Friends and Family, Current Amnesia, Ladderwoe) and Daniel DiMaggio (Home Blitz) expand on the rock/mumble strategies from the self-released Jar 7" (Leaf Leaf, 2007) and a couple cassettes kicked around the New Jersey underpasses. Contains twelve songs of missing spaces, too much Center Ice, drums and wires, varispeed recording techniques, and facing backwards -- all from the other side of the E Street. This LP is the first release in almost 3 years on the now-resurrected Cenotaph label, now based in the UK. It is limited to 300 copies.
GLOBAL
LORD KITCHENER AND FRIENDS- LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME 2LP
(honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.11gbp/14.12eur/2311jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked on vinyl, cd next week… When the Empire Windrush, an old troop-carrier, arrived at Tilbury on June 21,1948, and inaugurated modern Caribbean immigration to Britain, it also supplied calypso with its best-known image -- on Pathe newsreel, Lord Kitchener singing his new composition London is The Place For Me. Kitch had boarded with Lord Beginner at Kingston docks, Jamaica, on Empire Day, May 24. In London they joined a milieu of fine band musicians familiar with Caribbean musical forms, and already represented on numerous recordings crucial to the development of British swing and jazz music. Travelling with their own core audience, the Trinidadian calypsonians brought with them the vocal music of Carnival. Traditionally this ranges from social satire to sexual double-entendre, from voodoo to the most pressing issues of the day, from sporting events to competitive insult. The experiences of Britain's growing Caribbean population were fabulously rich in raw material. In many ways Trinidadian calypso prefigured the rise of the Jamaican recording industry, by which it was eclipsed as the fifties ended. During that decade, certainly it was the enthralling soundtrack of Black Britain. Selected from original 78rpm recordings from the 50's by Richard Noblett and Honest Jon's co-owner Mark Ainley, compiler of the swathe of highly successful Studio One compilations for Soul Jazz records and the essential Darker Than Blue compilation on Blood and Fire. The sleeve artwork and insert contain a selection of fabulous photographs from the archives of the era, facsimilies of the original 78 record labels and extensive historical information.
V/A- LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME VOL.2: CALYPSO & KWELA, HIGHLIFE & JAZZ FROM YOUNG BLACK LONDON 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.11gbp/14.12eur/2311jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked on vinyl, cd next week… Another installment of amazing music from the first wave of modern black settlement in England. The focus remains on the fifties, classic calypsos running alongside the African jazz of Ambrose Campbell -- the father of modern Nigerian music -- and some blistering high-life. Amongst the contributions from the sixties there is some South African kwela (featuring Chris McGregor), and a jazz-dance percussion workout from the Trinidadians who put the Notting Hill Carnival on London streets. The LPs are housed in a gatefold sleeve with a beautiful folded insert. There is a trenchant introduction by Paul Gilroy, full discographical notes, and numerous wonderful photographs.
AMBROSE ADEKOYA CAMPBELL- LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME VOL.3 2LP
(honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.11gbp/14.12eur/2311jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… Ambrose Campbell was acclaimed by Fela Kuti's generation -- by Fela himself -- as the founder of modern Nigerian music. Several of his recordings lit up London Is The Place For Me 2: now volume 3 is devoted to his music, drawing on the 78s he cut in London over ten years from 1949. Nearly all the tracks assembled here come from recordings made for the Melodisc label and originally released as 10" 78rpm singles. People who bought these records at the time can still recall how it was when the percussion team -- among them Ade Bashorun, Salustiano Dos Anjos, Manny Myers and 'Lati' Pedro -- built their polyrhythms in Ola Dosunmu's kingdom. With the melodic guitars of Brewster and Ambrose coming together behind Campbell's soothing voice, the musicians contrived to paint an evocative, enduring picture of palmwine Lagos nights. -- Val Wilmer
V/A- LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME VOL.4: AFRICAN DREAMS AND THE PICCADILLY HIGH LIFE 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
26.98usd/13.64gbp/17.33eur/2836jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… This is the fourth volume in our series celebrating the music of black London, staying for now with the first waves of modern immigration from Africa and the West Indies. After devoting a third installment to the accomplishments of the late Nigerian genius Ambrose Campbell, Honest Jon's resumes an open-house policy, suited to musicians whose lives and artistic ambitions carried them all over the world: calypso and kwela are back, and highlife and bebop, with a little rock n' roll, a 'mambo indio,' a shango hymn, and a cha-cha-cha for bellydancing jazzbos. A lake in a Johannesburg zoo pops up next to a Chinese on the Harrow Road. Astronauts and prostitutes mingle with landlords and Test cricketers, sex with streetfighting and doing a runner. The music is presented alongside very rare artist photographs by Val Wilmer, and detailed notes.
TUNDE WILLIAMS- MR BIG MOUTH LP (honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.59gbp/12.19/1995jpy (approx)
*hj’s back catalog title in stock for the first time… First reissue of this legendary Afrobeat LP from Nigeria, originally recorded in 1975. Produced by Fela Kuti. Out of print for years, the release of these albums by Lekan Animashaun and Tunde Williams is a welcome addition to the catalogue of available Afrobeat recordings. In Fela Kuti's band Afrika 70, Tunde was the most consistent soloist, and his trumpet improvisations graced virtually all of the band's 1970s recordings. The tracks for Mr. Big Mouth had been recorded in 1975, but by the time they were released in 1977, Fela was engaged in a bitter battle with the original label, Decca Records. As a result, many of Afrika 70's Decca releases from 1977-8 fell through the proverbial cracks, and Mr. Big Mouth was unfortunately one of them. Although it is a great album, it was given little promotion and as a result, is known only to the most committed Afrobeat aficionados, even in Nigeria. The music on Mr. Big Mouth is similar in feel and mood to other Afrika 70 releases from this time on Decca's Afrodisia imprint such as Fela's No Agreement, Stalemate, and Fear Not for Man, and Tony Allen's No Accomodation for Lagos. The title track is typical of Afrika 70's uptempo grooves and like much of Fela's music the lyrics are socially-critical in tone, although unlike Fela's songs, Tunde's lyrics are not directed at the government. Rather, he says the title track was a commentary on 'some of the indigenous contractors at that time. The government would give these contractors money to complete a job, and instead they would take the money and surround themselves with women, fancy clothes, and flashy cars, and go around the town bragging like big shots. The jobs never got done, and many of them ended up going to jail for defrauding the government. That's what I was singing about.' Tunde's mid-tempo instrumental 'The Beginning' is certainly one of the most infectious tracks to come out of Fela's organization. The laid-back Afrobeat groove is dark and suspenseful, and one can easily hear why the song was often played during Afrika 70's warm-up sets, as it perfectly sets the tone for a late, smoky night at the Afrika Shrine. After leaving Fela in 1978, Tunde was in heavy demand as a session trumpeter in Lagos. His credits from this time are numerous, including Manu Dibango's seminal Home Made set (the first of Dibango's LPs to be fully recorded in Africa), and Orlando Julius Ekemode.
GWIGWI MRWEBI- MBAQANGA SONGS LP (honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.59gbp/12.19/1995jpy (approx)
*restocked… This is the first release in a sister series to London Is The Place For Me. Gwigwi Mrwebi travelled to London from Johannesburg in 1960, to appear in the musical King Kong -- alongside the likes of Dorothy Masuka, featured on London 4. (Back home earlier that year he'd recorded with Hugh Masekela and Kippie Moeketsi in the Jazz Dazzlers; and earlier he'd played with the Jazz Maniacs and the Harlem Swingsters.) The Blue Notes came after him in 1965, and two years later Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana and Ronnie Beer joined Gwigwi for this session at Dennis Duerden's Transcription centre in Covent Garden, together with Jamaican bassist Coleridge Goode (from Joe Harriott's group), and on drums the Welshman Laurie Allan (a Blue Notes regular, who played with Gong in the seventies). Mbaqanga Songs is a reissue of the LP which resulted (originally entitled Kwela by Gwigwi's Band, and impossible to find pretty much ever since). Sixteen short, exhilarating jazz tracks in the dance style then captivating South Africa ('kwela' means 'get moving' in Xhosa), bursting with beautiful melodies. Carefully remastered at Abbey Road; with poignant new sleevenotes by Steve Beresford.
V/A- LIF UP YUH LEG AN TRAMPLE 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
26.98usd/13.64gbp/17.33eur/2836jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… The best contemporary Trinidadian Soca. Hard edged, dancehall tinged with a smattering of sexuality & politics, this album also commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Notting Hill carnival." Double LP, full color gatefold sleeve. Artists: Laventille Rhythm Section, Dawg E Slaughter, Timmy, Maximus Dan, Andre Tanker, Massive Gosine, Denise Belfon, Bunji Garlin, Machel Montano, Michelle Sylvester, Bobo & Agony, Machel Montano & Black Stalin.
SON CUBANO- NYC CUBAN ROOTS NEW YORK SPICES 1972-82 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
26.98usd/13.64gbp/17.33eur/2836jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… Gorgeous, organic Cuban dance music -- rootsy and big-city at the same time -- from the neglected period in the seventies, when small independent New York labels like SAR and Mericana were emerging from the domination of Fania. In premature reviews, Q Magazine awarded Son Cubano its coveted 'Q recommends' accolade; DJ reckoned it 'a must'; and Music Week celebrated 'some of the most vibrant music on the planet'. Featuring Rey Roig y su Sensacion, Charlie Rodriguez y su Conjunto, Chocolate, Henry Fiol, Roberto Torres, Lita Branda and more.
V/A- BOOGALOO POW WOW: DANCEFLOOR RENDEZ-VOUS IN YOUNG NUYORICA 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
26.98usd/13.64gbp/17.33eur/2836jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… This scorching compilation brings to the table the brilliant, explosive array of styles (at the time, warring) which burned up Latino dancefloors in the political and cultural ferment of nineteen-sixties New York: imperious Cubop and rootsy descargas alongside the outrageous Latin soul of boogaloo. It is second in the Honest Jon's series of Latin music inaugurated by Son Cubano, our survey of the Cuban roots revival in New York the following decade: next up will be volumes of vintage Latin music from Central and West Africa. The tracks here are nearly all reissued for the first time, fastidiously remastered. The cover again features the photography of Bruce Davidson, from his book East 100th Street. The liner notes -- which follow -- are by Juan Flores, author of From Bomba To Hip Hop, and Divided Borders: Essays On Puerto Rican Identity. 'For Latin music in New York, the Sixties were years of explosive transition. In tune with the times of strident political protest and cultural affirmation, new rhythms like the pachanga, boogaloo, típico and salsa signalled significant changes in musical sensibility among a new generation of young Latinos and fans of Latin music. By the early 1960s the heyday of the great mambo era was passing, and by the end of the decade the catch-all phrase 'salsa' had been implanted on the rich variety of styles and rhythms that made up the repertoire. In between, throughout the 1960s, a thousand flowers bloomed in the Latin music field, with the bands conversant in the traditional Afro-Cuban styles of son and guaguancó, mambo and cha cha chá, Latin jazz and bolero, while at the same time trying their hand at the range of newly emerging styles, beginning with the pachanga in the opening years and ranging through boogaloo and shingaling, until the turn to the roots sounds of típico as the decade ended. This array of styles came together in those heady years: all the tribes convened for a pow wow and smoked the peace pipe. That's what the present compilation reflects, as encapsulated in the title cut, with Corchado and his band kicking some vibrant, hilarious boogaloo sounds in Spanish and English, with a little bit of everything else mixed in. The eclectic tastes of those dynamic times are all here, from 'Tanga' -- the first recorded example of Cubop -- and the classic 'Descarga Cachao' (don't miss his masterful bass-playing), to the jaunting guaguancós of Ray Barretto and Bobby Pauneto.'
V/A- ETHNIC MINORITY MUSIC OF NORTHEAST CAMBODIA CD
(sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*missed this one last week, essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… For the first time ever from this part of the world, here is a recording that documents the ceremonial animist music from the mysterious tribal villages of Northeast Cambodia. The Tampoans, Krungs, Kavets, Braos, and Jaraîs of Ratanakiri Province and the Phnongs in Mondolkiri Province have been living amidst each other in this region for centuries, preserving and expanding their unique cultural heritage, sometimes at peace and other times in conflict with one another or with foreign invaders. The music includes hypnotic gong ensembles, guitar ballads, bamboo flute and unique local instrumentation such as the gungteng (a 10-string instrument comprised of a bamboo tube holding 10 metallic strings with a dried gourd as resonator) and the mum (a unique one-string Krung instrument bowed with a bamboo using the mouth as a resonator, attached by a string between the instrument and the mouth). The superb singing styles and vocals present throughout are absolutely mesmerizing. These tracks sound like nothing you've heard before, all magnificently documented, transporting the listener into the heart of each performance. Recorded on location by Laurent Jenneau over a 2-year period from 2003-2005 with his revealing liner notes and a detailed tracklist included within.
REGGAE, DANCEHALL AND CALYPSO
KEITH HUDSON- PLAYING IT COOL LP (basic replay, germany)
18.98usd/9.59gbp/12.19/1995jpy (approx)
*shop favorite/top seller restocked on vinyl, cd soon… Keith Hudson -- as is Lloyd Bullwackie Barnes, his collaborator here -- was a one-off innovator with impeccably classical lineage: his first studio recording involved former Skatalites; his earliest releases provided solid-gold hits for Ken Boothe ('Old Fashioned Way,' 1967), John Holt, Delroy Wilson, U-Roy and the rest. Playing It Cool & Playing It Right was released in 1981 on the Joint International label, in NYC. It was originally intended that one of Hudson's teenage sons would voice the dubs: in the event the Love Joys, Wayne Jarrett, and most inimitably Hudson himself featured at the microphone. Like Wackies, Hudson was a Studio One devotee -- 'I used to hold Don Drummond's trombone for him so I can be in the studio,' he once recalled -- and the album follows Coxsone's recent strategy of overdubbing signature rhythms. The Studio One sides were aimed at the dancefloor; Hudson's reworks of tracks like 'Melody Maker' are more psychological. Here deep Barrett Brothers rhythms are remixed deeper with reverb, filters and other distortion, pitched down, everything; and overlaid with new recordings, often heavily treated, of guitar, percussion, keyboard, voice. Playing It Cool is legendary, strange, utterly compelling music.
KEITH HUDSON- FLESH OF MY SKIN BLOOD OF MY BLOOD LP/CD
(basic replay, germany)
18.98usd/9.59gbp/12.19/1995jpy (approx)
*shop favorite/top seller restocked on vinyl and cd… Flesh Of My Skin... is the most hallowed of all those reggae albums which remain unavailable, and Keith Hudson's key achievement in a career launched when as a fourteen-year-old he recorded members of The Skatalites on his Shades Of Hudson rhythm. Originally released in 1974, after a series of solid-gold productions for Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson, John Holt, U-Roy and the rest, it projects Hudson's removal from JA to London and New York studios and transatlantic audiences, and inaugurates a sequence of albums -- classics like 'Pick A Dub', 'Brand', 'Playing It Cool' -- which show his troubled experimentalism better suited to the LP than the cardinal 7" reggae format. Anchored here by Santa Davis and George Fullwood from the Soul Syndicate -- alongside musicians like Augustus Pablo, Count Ossie and Leroy Sibbles -- Hudson's mood is tormented and dazed, as on titles like 'Darkest Night', 'My Nocturne' and 'Testing My Faith' he struggles for Black senses of commitment --political, existential, religious -- at its breaking point. Magnificently and deadly serious, hauntingly unique, unmissable and unforgettable.
WILLIE WILLIAMS- ROCKING UNIVERSALLY 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… In the early eighties, when they were both moving between New York and Toronto, Willi Williams and Jackie Mittoo revived their classic Real Rock / Armagideon Time sides, originally cut for Studio One. They came up with this dancehall-targeted missile, much more uptempo and upbeat, with rub-a-dub deejaying throughout Willi's new vocal, fully extended over propulsive Sly-style tom-toms and Jackie's oblique, ultra-cool keyboards, and dubwise complete with daft mumbling, sirens and effects. It's saying a lot, but for 2004 this is the killer version of the cornerstone rhythm.
TENASTELIN- BURIAL TONIGHT/COMMERCIAL BWOY 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… Recorded in 1990-91 by Blacka, Keety and Tena at the Vibes studio in London, and originally released on Blacka's Vibes label. This is a soundsystem record -- played in the day by sounds like Abashanti, Entebbe, Jah Warrior, and on the radio by Manasseh. Side A is straight to the head of those systems having success at the time introducing R&B into a less rootical reggae selection. AA is chilled and austere: after Rambo, another London killer back on the streets.
GREGORY ISAACS/KEN BOOTHE- DEALING/MEMORIES 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… Double-barrelled digital onslaughts from Niney The Observer -- the 'Dealing' rhythm is aka Power-Saw, not for nothing -- and both vocalists are inspired: Gregory sounds especially dazed, like he's been dealt; Ken -- the greatest soul singer in reggae -- is searing. The 'Memories' version is a Basic Replay exclusive, created this year by Niney.
V/A- KING CULTURE PRESENTS CUSS CUSS 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… Six murderous outings for Lloyd Robinson's immortal rhythm on this showcase EP collecting singles produced by King Culture in Toronto and Kingston, Jamaica, during 1980-81. Rod Taylor was voiced in JA; Barry Brown between both cities. Stamma was mic man for the JA sound Taurus: this was his recording debut. Mixing was done at Tubby's, assisted by his apprentices Professor and Puggy (an expert with the Delta 4 machine tape-delay). These versions tore up dancehalls at the time. Listen to Gemini at Skateland, with Welton Irie, Plough, Ringo and full crew, all riding dubs.
IJAHMAN LEVI- I'M A LEVI 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… Surely this is music-making of any kind at its most inspired. Recorded in 1975 in London's Gooseberry Studios by Dennis Harris, Ijahman Levi -- aka Trevor Sutherland -- remembers his unscripted performance 'pouring out from inside'. Maybe the short spell he'd just spent at Her Majesty's Pleasure has to do with it. This is the original, way superior version of the song recut for Island. The dub too is breathtakingly powerful -- a Shaka special.
CHUCK TURNER/PROFESSOR GRIZZLY- TRYING TO CONQUER I 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… A rampaging bull of a Dave Kelly -- like the label logo has it -- from 1989, faced down brilliantly by these two Jammys stalwarts. Another death in the arena from Basic Replay.
ANDREW BEES- MILITANT 12” (basic replay, germany)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*restocked… The Black Uhuru singer storms through Rome on this tearaway digi roots cut from 1993. Expert dubbing of an irresistible bubblers B-line, seething electronics and fluent truths and rights. Comes with the version; two more songs, 'Things A Gwaan' and 'Life In The Ghetto.'
WHITE MICE- IT'S A SHAME/TRY A THING/YOUTHS OF TODAY/TALLAWAH 4X7” (basic replay, germany)
26.98usd/13.64gbp/17.33eur/2836jpy (approx)
*restocked… Basic Reply reissues the 4 White Mice 7" all together in a hand stamped paper bag. Born in 1970, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Allan Crichton aka White Mice is a graduate of three sound systems -- Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion, Jammy's Hi Power, and his hometown Ticka Muzik. His first break came at Sun Splash in 1985, when he and Little Kirk were called on stage to perform with Tenor Saw. Recording at King Jammy's and Channel One studios, with Junior Delgado at the controls, over next the few years Mice let off a series of records amongst the very deadliest of digital reggae -- nearly all on his brother Blemo's Intellitec imprint, out of Miami (exceptionally, 'Youths Of Today' came first on Incredible Music, 'Tallawah' on the Buffalo label).
WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS- WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS LP (honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.59gbp/12.19/1995jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked on vinyl, cd next week… I was born and grew up in D'Aguilar Town, eastern Kingston, at the foot of Wareika Hill. I came up playing with Tommy McCook's Supersonics, and The Skatalites. I was the lead trombonist of Count Ossie's Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. My first instrumental to hit was 'Lambs Bread Collie,' which I recorded with The Light Of Saba. These are my new recordings, blazing grounation roots reggae. -- Calvin Cameron. This is 2007 dubwise roots reggae by Calvin Cameron from The Light Of Saba alongside his regular crew, and musicians like Deadly Headley Bennett, the original Saba drummers, and David Madden from the Black Ark -- with a special appearance by Tony Allen, architect of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat!
V/A- BLACK SLAVERY DAYS LP (honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.59gbp/12.19/1995jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… Legendary, militant, magnificent roots reggae from the mid-seventies, originally issued on the NYC Clappers label in 1980 (and much sought after ever since). Clayton Downie's productions showcase dubwise four JA groups -- the Skulls, Mercenaries, Arrow, Original Survivors -- with backing by luminaries like Horsemouth, Junior Dan, Chinna, Augustus Pablo, Robbie Shakespeare, and Vin Gordon, Herman Marquis and Bobby Ellis on blazing rebel horns. Fans of 'Marcus Garvey'-era Burning Spear will be in heaven.
HORACE ANDY- DANCE HALL STYLE LP/CD (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked on vinyl and cd… Throughout the illustrious thirty-year recording career of Horace Andy, with its innumerable highs, his unmistakable falsetto has lit up just three albums of indisputable greatness -- Skylarking, for Coxsone at Studio One; In The Light, for Everton DaSilva's Hungry Town label, in Queens, New York; and -- with the biggest original impact, by far the most contemporary of the trio - Dance Hall Style, for Bullwackies in the Bronx. Recorded at the turn of the seventies, Dance Hall Style reworks songs first recorded by Bunny Lee ('Money Money') and Derek Harriott ('Lonely Woman') -- alongside a version of Lloyd Robinson's 'Cuss Cuss' -- and births classics like 'Spying Glass' (later covered by Massive Attack). The musicians include Wackies regulars like Owen Stewart and Oral Cooke from Itopia, Ras Menilik and Jah T.; also Horace's multi-instrumentalist spar Myrie Dread from the Hungry Town sessions. At the desk, Lloyd Barnes, Junior Delahaye and Douglas Levy coax unequalled vocal performances from Horace Andy, showcased in ineffable extended mixes.
HORACE ANDY- EXCLUSIVELY LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked on vinyl, cd to follow… Appearing originally on the Solid Groove label out of Croydon in South London, Exclusively is sometimes misconstrued as the UK issue of Dance Hall Style. The tracks from both were recorded at the same sessions -- with Bullwackie joined at the controls by Junior Delahaye and Prince Douglas, and issued close together in 1982-83, Croydon first. Half of Exclusively non-exclusively versions four tracks from the Stateside release, and three are re-titled. Also "Eating Mess," which appeared on the first pressing of Dance Hall Style, though unlisted on the sleeve. The mixes are all different (and without dubs). Five further specials include the funky "Musical Episode," a superior Bob Marley tribute, and a version of "Rougher Yet." It's all vintage Wackies, and spun out of Horace's all-time greatest album -- unmissable.
JOHN CLARKE- VISIONS OF JOHN CLARKE LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Visions Of John Clarke was a little thrown together for its original release in 1979. Still, its sleeve carried a ringing endorsement from Bullwackies himself "President of the John Clarke Fan Club" -- and the album attracted the interest of Studio 1 boss Coxsone Dodd, whose bid for distribution-rights was thwarted when the Brooklyn label Makossa quickly put in for a full license. The singer -- not to be confused with Johnny Clark -- had been running with the Wackies operation for the past six years, ever since moving from Jamaica to New York. He'd cut memorable sevens with co-founder Munchie Jackson for the Tafari label -- like "In Search of The Human Race and Recession" -- and also worked with Lloyd Barnes for such Bullwackies imprints as Versatile and Wackies.
JOHN CLARKE- ROOTSY REGGAE LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Visions Of John Clarke was a little thrown together for its original release in 1979. Still, its sleeve carried a ringing endorsement from Bullwackies himself "President of the John Clarke Fan Club" -- and the album attracted the interest of Studio 1 boss Coxsone Dodd, whose bid for distribution-rights was thwarted when the Brooklyn label Makossa quickly put in for a full license. Released soon afterwards, the new version -- entitled Rootsy Reggae -- duplicated five tracks from the previous version, but with markedly different mixes, fresh edits, and some additional new instrumentation.
LOVE JOYS- REGGAE VIBES LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Reggae Vibes was the Love Joys' first album, initially released in 1981 on the Florida-based Top Ranking label (when it was also entitled Jah Light on the inside labels). It features 10 tunes produced and recorded at Wackies NY, ranging from Lovers Rock Reggae Style and uptempo dance vibes to roots and reality. Tracks include: 'Stranger' and 'All I Can Say' (which also appear on Lovers Rock Reggae Style in different mixes); 'Studio Man', a tribute to Bullwackie himself; 'Jah Light', in Bullwackie's words, 'shining a favorite of mine and very inspirational in all of the crew at Wackies, with Jah Scotty always ready to drum up some steady beats along with Roy Bassie from the Wackies Rhythm Force'; Watch Them, 'a revolutionary cry from Sonia Abel -- a very special writer that can stretch far into her imagination -- just vibing in the studio '; Love Is Not A Game, 'typical lovers rock sharing roots feeling in a dance style, Love Joys Stylee'; How Long, 'another love song, sweet sounding vocals makes life feel real special'. A must for all Wackies fans.
BULLWACKIES ALL STARS- DUB UNLIMITED LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Magnificent dub album out originally on the Senrab label in 1976 -- another great reissue in the string of classic Wackies albums that have been re-released by Berlin dub-techno duo Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, as part of their reissue series of the complete Wackie's catalog. This record captures the time when Lloyd Barnes sparred at the desk with Prince Douglas and Jah Upton, in the first months of the White Plains Road headquarters. The selection commemorates a series of brilliant sevens and twelves on labels like City Line and Wackies, and sister labels like Upton, Versatile, and Munchie Jackson's Earth imprint. Core rhythm tracks from Jamaica -- Treasure Isle mostly, mixed by Tubby -- had been worked over at the Sounds Unlimited studio on E 24th Street in Manhattan. Baba Leslie's dry and crisp instrumental "Black Horns," is placed over Wayne Jarrett's "African Woman" mantra -- and is spun into the opening track, entitled "Black Heart Dub." The Love Joys are like genies in the stunning twin mixes of disco reggae. The track "Dub Unlimited" uses bits of John Clarke's "Pollution" (Unlimited Dub's singjay version of the Ali-Frazier "Thriller In Manilla"); "Bullwackies Revenge" is a version of the Chin Chow rhythm, a tribute to the restaurant next door; the Chosen Brothers' "Talk To The Father" is represented, as well as Andrew McCalla's "Home By The Sea." This is the smoothest dub album you'll ever run across.
RECKLESS BREED- RECKLESS ROOTS ROCKERS LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Jah Upton joins Lloyd Barnes and Prince Douglas at the desk for another must-have Bullwackies dub set, originally released in 1977. The music is drawn from tapes recorded at King Tubby's with the Soul Syndicate band, in 1974-75 (before Wackies' move to New York). Certain tracks were also voiced in JA -- like Don Carlos' deadly "Prepare Jah Man," available here and nowhere else, over a hallmark rhythm re-run on Wayne Jarrett's Bubble Up album. Other highlights include dubs of Wackies' deep "Black Harmony" rhythm, Joe Morgan's "Basement Session," the Love Joys' "I Belong To You" (a Barry White homage issued on Versatile 7"), a Chosen Brothers and two great John Clarke tracks (including a version of "In Search Of The Human Race" which eclipses the Tafari single); also a dedication to the Chinese restaurant next door on White Plains Road.
V/A- REGGAE GOODIES VOL. 2 LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Volume 2 derives more from Wackies' Sounds Unlimited Studios in New York, and aims rather for the Lovers in the dance. Ad hoc lineups like Wanachi (with Jah Jah's Call also appearing on Creation Dub) and the Chosen Brothers -- here it may be Lloyd Barnes with Wayne Jarrett on one track, and Leroy Sibbles on another - appear alongside regulars like 'Jah Junior' Delahaye, K.C. White, and those 'three attractive young beauties' The Love Joys -- with a different mix of their version of The Abyssinians' 'Sweet Feelings' than turns up on their debut album. Reggae Goodies: it's more than just an album, it's an experience which can only be shared by you. Get your copy now... there'll never be another of its kind.
WACKIES- CREATION DUB LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Pretty much since its original release in 1977, Creation Dub has been as wanted amongst reggae bounty hunters as its Wild West cover typography suggests --every track a killer, a key Bullwackies dub album. The record inaugurated Wackies' fruitful London connection: the second-pressing sleeve carries a nostalgic distribution credit for the long-gone Maroons Tunes shop, run by Rae Cheddie for Honest Jons. The core musicians here are Allah, Clive Hunt and Jerry Harris, with outstanding contributions from hornsman Sel Wheeler and Roy Robertson on bass, and John Clarke on the single vocal track. Included are dubs of rhythms voiced for Wackies by the Chosen Brothers, Joe Auxumite and K.C.White, alongside versions of Mammy Blue, Bo Kirkland's soul classic 'I Want To Get Next To You', and a superb reprise of Sel Wheeler's 12" cover of Jo Jo Bennett's 'Leaving Rome'.
JUNIOR DELAHAYE- SHOWCASE LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Showcase by Junior Delahaye is the fourth installment of Rhythm & Sound's Wackie's reissue programme. Originally released as LP in 1982 and reissued in its original sleeve artwork last year this album recasts Philadelphia-style sweet soul within the shimmering, bass-heavy textures of classic Wackie's dub. The music is spine-chilling: Junior's singing ranges expertly from sophisticated tenor to delicate falsetto, and his declarations of exalted love are at one with the mystical space of the Wackie's sound. Showcase includes interpretations of Billy Stewart's 'Sitting In The Park' and Fuzz's Sigma-recorded 1971 smash 'I Love You For All Seasons', alongside the Reggae evergreen 'Travelling Man'; together with three fabulous Delahaye originals. Like the 'Lovers Rock' release, the album features such Wackie's stalwarts as Jerry Harris, Jah T and Roland Alphonso -- Jamaican-born Junior Delahaye remains co-engineer; and of course Lloyd 'Bullwackie' Barnes is the producer.
WACKIES- AFRICAN ROOTS ACT 2 LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Another Rhythm & Sound presentation from Bullwackies' golden year of 1982, this album offers fully-worked dubwise versions of tracks voiced elsewhere by such Wackies' luminaries as Max Romeo, Barrington Spence and Junior Delahaye. Only the treatment of Horace Andy's 'Lonely Woman' -- from the original release of 'Dancehall Showcase' -- contains traces of a song. Alongside producer Lloyd Barnes aka Bullwackies himself of course, Junior Delahaye's contribution is crucial -- on keyboards, drums and drum machine, and at the mixing desk. Likewise Leroy Sibbles, on bass guitar, bringing to the session three classic Heptones Studio One rhythms: 'Fight It To The Top', 'Love Won't Come Easy' and 'Sea Of Love'. Vintage Wackies dub: all killers, no fillers!
WACKIES- AFRICAN ROOTS ACT 3 LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Originally issued in 1983, African Roots Act 3 is basically the dub counterpart of Sugar Minott's Wicked Ago Feel It album (also out in Rhythm & Sound's Bullwackies reissue programme). Lloyd Barnes' key collaborators here are Sugar himself and stalwart Jackie Mittoo, with the core of his studio musicians drawn from the group Itopia. Subdued and hypnotic, musically more sparse than its predecessor, African Roots Act 3 offers the same trademark combination of Wackie's originals and classic Studio One rhythms, nodding again to The Heptones ('I Hold The Handle', 'Love Me Always'). Worth buying for the version of 'Real Rock' ('the rhythm most known with the song 'Armagideon Time' by Willie Williams or covered by The Clash) alone and a must have for the fans of Sugar Minott, the Wackies label in general and for all lovers of dub reggae.
SUGAR MINOTT- WICKED AGO FEEL IT LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… During the period of this 1984 recording, Sugar Minott was arguably the brightest star in reggae music world-wide. In the early 70ies he had single-handedly revived the fortunes of Studio One, before cutting a string of hits for Channel One. Meanwhile his Youth Promotion sound system and his own label Black Roots nurtured fresh new talent like Tenor Saw, Nitty Gritty and Junior Reid. After moving to London at the turn of the decade, his international smash 'Good Thing Going' brought Sugar a rash of lucrative major label offers, which he declined, preferring to link up with Bullwackies in New York. This album -- for the first time on CD here -- contains the full vocal versions of tracks included on the dub album African Roots Act 3. With the core of his band drawn from the Wackies group Itopia, Sugar Minott sings inimitably for lovers, bubblers and rootsmen all. He recasts Michael Jackson again; and -- alongside Studio One maestro Jackie Mittoo in the studio -- revisits his all-time favorite album, The Heptones On Top. For those who like their Sugar unrefined, raw and uncut.
JAH BATTA- ARGUMENT LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Tony O'Meally aka Jah Batta is the Bullwackies acolyte featured recently with Rhythm & Sound on the Burial Mix single 'Music Hit You'. On this album from 1983 his buoyant deejaying follows Lone Ranger's massive revival of U-Roy's legacy. Upful dancehall vibes address topics such as vegetarianism, skin color, school, good old-fashioned rocking the mic. One toast laments Batta's girlfriend running off with Sugar Minott. And the album is a must even for its rhythms alone: basically top-notch Youth Promotion material from Channel One in JA, overdubbed and remixed at White Plains Road in the Bronx, with contributions from Sly & Robbie, and Bagga and Jackie Mittoo from Brentford Road, alongside Wackies regulars. Version excursions include Sugar originals like Informer and Jezzreel's 'Stop Playing Tricks', Bob Marley's 'Too Much Trouble', and deadly do-overs of Studio One cornerstones like 'Throw Me Corn' and 'Real Rock'. Do it, Jah! Flash it!
MILTON HENRY- WHO DO YOU THINK I AM? LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Milton Henry's handful of classic sides -- like his version of "Gypsy Woman," or "Cornbread and Butter" or "This World" and "Follow Fashion" over the Upsetter's fever rhythm (under the artist name King Medious) -- made him a natural Wackies' recruit when he relocated from Jamaica to New York City in the late '70s. Soon after, he was fully involved in the day-to-day business of the operation, supervising sales and promotion, making deliveries, even holding spare keys to the studio for whenever Bullwackies himself was away. He appears in this activist role on the front-sleeve photograph, just up White Plains Road from the Bronx HQ: by its title, though, and first and last songs, this album also hints heavily at the past musical accomplishments of its mystery hero. The record was released first in London, in 1984, during the first months of Wackies Dean Street office, in north Soho. The band is basically Itopia. Sly Dunbar gets a credit -- though neither he nor Robbie Shakespeare ever set foot in the studio: as if in acknowledgment for this rhythm, is "No Dreams." Jackie Mittoo and Bagga are 'pon the corner, from Studio One; Jerry Johnson and Neville Anderson are on brass; also Sugar and Max Romeo; and Sonia from the Love Joys performs a duet. "No Dreams" is the true story of Milton sleeping in the attic above the studio when the rough drum and bass track came onto the desk, waking him, pulling him to the mic; "Them A Devil" is aimed at certain producers passing off the singer's property as their own; "Good Old Days" was written for a poor Junior Byles, remembering times shared.
JEZZREEL- GREAT JAH JAH LP (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*restocked… Taking its name from Jezreel, the Biblical city founded by the tribe of Issachar, where God is said to have cursed Ahab for his greed, this singing duo's debut 1980 Wackies album is steeped in rasta spirituality. Clive Davis and Christopher Harvey step forward from the backing line -- on innumerable Sugar Minott sessions for example -- and into the company of the great JA vocal combos of the late seventies: as at home with Viceroys-style harmonies as with traditional Impressions- and doowop-derived flourishes; as comfortable riding Channel One-style steppers as with more laid-back, lover's grooves. Dug in behind them is drummer Jah Scotty's New Breed Band -- also known as the Reckless Breed -- falling between the Sylvester Brothers and Itopia as Wackies in-house crew. Included in the lineup this time are two of Lloyd Barnes' sons, Bob and Shaan. Appearing as Reggae Jerry, guitarist Jerry Harris is in top form, and as Jerry Hitster he contributes some startling keyboards (alongside Sylvesters' old-boy Roy Robertson), not least in the opening bars. Most of the rhythms are one-offs, though "Roman Soldiers" is the militant first outing of "Nature's Dub", and "Living In The Ghetto" is "Kicking Scott" from the same album. (On top, the sleeve features vintage reggae typesetting by Leslie A. Moore, LAM Graphics Int.) This is a showcase reissue, with all tracks extending into inventive dubs. Arrangements are by Lloyd Barnes and Jah Hamma, aka Prince Douglas, who also work the mixing desk.
WAYNE JARRETT- MINI SHOWCASE 10” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Wayne Jarrett is an artist from the front rank of reggae whose work for the legendary Wackie's label without question includes his very best. This 1983 release revived by Rhythm & Sound present the singer showcase-style, in mostly devotional mood. Wackie's sound is characterized by pervasive echo and deep bass: the atmosphere is luminous and unique. Several local artists made their names here, and a roll-call of great Jamaican artists including e.g. Leroy Sibbles, Max Romeo or Jackie Mittoo.
MAX ROMEO- BIRTH OF REGGAE MUSIC 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… This majestic rhythm was brought from Channel One to Wackies by Sugar Minott. First to voice it was Jah Batta -- his bathetic version makes a comic interlude in Chris Coy's 1983 film about the label, when he mimes the lyrics to his companion, strolling in the park -- originally released on Junior Delahaye's Sun Force label, the production credited to Batta, aka Tony Omeally. (The flip was the Jezzreel cut here, reworking The Upsetter's classic "Fever" b-line. Even this you need.) Max Romeo's myth-making is more in tune with the genius of the rhythm. The song appeared originally on his 1885 album One Horse Race. And it's up there with "Melt Away" as the best side he made away from the Black Ark; and surely the best of his twelve years away from Jamaica, from 1978-1990.
AZUL- ROCKFORT ROCK 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Featuring the flute of arranger Clive Hunt (and Mickey Jarrett's Black Atlantic anti-Klan toast on the flip), for many aficionados this is the premier version of the foundation Studio One rhythm, without exception.
RAS CLIFTON- QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Ras Clifton's delirious hymn to Black womanhood is backed by the original Wackies crew -- Allah, Clive Hunt, the Sylvester Brothers. 'Look Over Yonder' originally appeared in 1975, as a 7" on the Wisdom-Rock label which Wackies created for Clifton: this 1982 reworking is more spacious and contemplative. Both sides are deep, charged reggae with musical inspiration to spare over extended mixes -- and Lloyd Barnes at the desk steals the show.
HORACE ANDY- MONEY MONEY 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… On this classic 12Inch Horace Andy revisits a Bunny Lee favorite -- twin rhythm to the famous 'Cuss Cuss' -- in the opening track 'Money Money' of his wonderful 'Dance Hall Style' album for Bullwackies. This is the rougher extended mix, not available on the album: more snare, more reverb and effects, extra raw. Al Moodie's toast of the 'Money' rhythm on the B-side is carnivalesque JA travelogue, from Bull Bay to Rockfort to Harbour View, guaranteed to put a glide in your stride.
JEZZREEL- ALL DEPENDS ON YOU/I PUT MY TRUST 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… "All Depends On You" is an intimate, spare do-over of the Spiderman rhythm which Yellowman and Fathead were smashing at the time with Operation Eradication: eight-and-a-half-minutes of yearning and pleading, generously dosed with the vocal stylings of the original Night Nurse himself. "I Put My Trust" swaps religion for amorous devotion: musically, it is more characteristically Wackies, reverberating but crisp as a biscuit, stepping but spaced-out. Neither track appears on the LP, Great Jah Jah.
SUGAR MINOTT- HI HELLO 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Sugar mugs flirtatiously over an upful dubwise cut of Barrington Levy's 'Here I Come', with an old-school NYC rap by Bullwackie's adolescent son Dion. And it was the flipside which turned out pockets the first time around, in 1983: a blazing horns version of 'Billie Jean', and another spotlighting the brilliant percussionist Hasan Bakr.
SUGAR MINOTT- JAMMING IN THE STREET 12” (wackie’s, germany)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Out originally on Black Roots in 1983, this is warm, natural music-making from Sugar's Informer sessions, overflowing with dancehall vibes. The rhythm follows Channel One's refinement of vintage Studio One, and features deejay John Wayne from Youth Promotion days, with a masterful Wackies dub.
V/A- WACKIES SAMPLER VOL. 1 CD (wackie’s, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*After 18 projects in Rhythm & Sound's Wackies reissue program here is an overview of the releases so far. Wackies Sampler Vol.1 features one outstanding tune from each release. This compilation is as essential as it gets for any reggae listener, ranging from dub and roots to dancehall inna '80s style, with less known artists alongside some of the biggest names in reggae music. The tunes taken from 12"s here appear for the first time on CD within this reissue program. Artists include: Love Joys, Junior Delahaye, Naggo Morris, Wayne Jarrett, Meditations, Stranger Cole, Augustus Pablo, African Roots Act 2, Sugar Minott, Horace Andy, Natures Dub, Jamaica Super Dub Session, Clive Field Marshall, Leroy Sibbles.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
PINCH- CHAMBER DUB 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*Soul Jazz release this great new dubstep EP from Bristol-based dub-head Pinch. Three tracks showcasing the his deep and techy-vibe. Pinch is one of the most respected artists on the scene today. As well as his own releases he runs his own Tectonic label which has put out music by Skream, Loefah, Digital Mystikz and more. His last album Underwater Dancehall was one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
V/A- BASIC CHANNEL CD (basic channel, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*shop favorite! 2003 re-release (ie, digipack, as opposed to the original metal tin version), available again; one of the quintessential electronic music compilations of all time. "Basic Channel CD, originally released 1995 in a plain cardboard envelope and later in a metal box was out of print for a while and is now being re-released in a convenient DigiPak. Rather abstract and ambient tracks like the classic 'Quadrant Dub I' or 'Lyot Remix' are on the track list. From today's perspective, in this open sound much of the later Rhythm & Sound imprint (as released on Rhythm & Sound: s/t) with its echo-heavy atmospheric density was already layed out here." Basic Channel is the mysterious Detroit/Berlin axis minimal techno label, most closely associated with the producer known as Maurizio. They've released a classic series of 12" records, and this CD compilation of material from those 12"s. The "artist" names on the various 12"s are obscure (Cyrus, Phylyps, q1.1, Quadrant, Octagon, Radiance, etc.), and an absolute minimal amount of information about the contents of these records is offered. Stylistically, Basic Channel creates their their own sub-genre of Detroit techno; slowly developing pulsations and abstractions with a heavy emphasis on post-dub processed crackles, blips & hiss -- extremely minimal, extremely gorgeous & some of the finest and most invigorating horizontal listening out there.
LUKE ABBOTT- TUESDAY 12” (border community, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*Norfolk's Luke Abbott joins Border Community with the accomplished Tuesday EP, a musically ambitious 6-song selection of beautifully wonky modern electronic psychedelia. DJ-friendly, exuberant rave stompers rub shoulders with dubbed-out nu-Kraut and 8-bit bleeps to form a cohesive home listening experience. There's the twinkly music box trance of "Melody 120," the noisy schaffel-rave stomper of "Without Aim," and so much more.
FEADZ- HAPPY MEAL 12” (ed banger, france)
13.98usd/7.07gbp/8.98eur/1469jpy (approx)
*The producer behind Uffie comes back with a vengeance under his own moniker. Killer Ed Banger-esque slice of vinyl of highest club order. You've been warned.
MAURIZIO- M SERIES CD (m, germany)
17.98usd/9.09gbp/11.55eur/1890jpy (approx)
*shop favorite! 2003 re-release (ie, digipack, as opposed to the original metal tin version), available again; The classic Maurizio/M-Series CD, originally released in 1997 and out of print for quite a while now. The track list features Dub-Techno essentials like 'M5', 'M4.5', 'M6' or 'M7' (CD-exclusive mix) some edited for CD release -- still kicking!" Maurizio is a Berlin minimal techno producer, aligned with Basic Channel/Chain Reaction, who has also recorded with Juan Aktins as 3MB. He has produced a series of 7 12"'s on his own self-named label (just referred to as the "M" label for lack of anything else) and this CD compiles some of that material. This launches deep, dub-inflected layers of hiss, perfectly phased-away computer squelch and pummeling bottom into a totally satisfying array of aesthetically assured sound. Tracklisting: MO6 (original 12 mix), M07 (unreleased mix), M04 (edit), M05 (original mix), Domina (original 12" mix), MO7 (edit), M04.5 (edit), M06 (edit).
MATT O'BRIEN- THE ATTIC TRAX 12” (offkey industries, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked/repress of one of the two Offkey Industries 12"s. Supported and played heavily by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Damian Lazarus, Luciano, Roman Flugel, Richie Hawtin and more. 'Serotone' from OffKey 002 has just been licensed to Radioslave's Rekid imprint, and will feature a remix from the man himself. This is your last chance to get the original before it disappears forever.
RICARDO VILLALOBOS- VASCO EP PART 1 2X12" (perlon, germany)
26.98usd/13.64gbp/17.33eur/2836jpy (approx)
*First part of Ricardo's new contribution for Perlon entitled Vasco EP. Two original compositions by mister Villalobos that get remixed on the B-sides by Shackleton and San Proper. 'Minimoonstar' on the first record gets a special underwater treatment by ex-Londoner Shackleton (Skull Disco). On the A-side we find a special 12" edit of the original to make it fit on wax. The full length version will be supplied with the CD, expected some time later this year. This time the remix gets delivered by Amsterdam-based San Proper, who is known for his superb releases on Rush Hour.
JJAK HOGAN- JJAK HOGAN 12” (rekids, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*Rekids brings a new hip-hop slant to their multi-layered sonic output. They call it space-hop. Hailing from Augusta, GA, Jjak Hogan is made up of Donte and Wayne, two friends with an abundance of talent. This is a precursor to their full artist album, Your Planet's Next!
VEINTE TRES- SERPIENTE COSMICA 12” (rekids, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*Mysterious producer possibly from South America with a hypnotic Inca shaman dance ritual. Little is known about the release other than it sounds like a cross between Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin and Danny Tenaglia. Club and crowd reactions were so strong, Rekids felt they HAD to sign it.
RADIO SLAVE- NO SLEEP: PART FOUR 12” (rekids, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*Radio Slave adds the fourth part to his No Sleep series. Parts 1-3 are totally sold out. He is the producer's producer and choice remixer. His remix of "Deer In The Headlights" is one of many digital stores' biggest-selling downloads ever.
RADIO SLAVE- NO SLEEP: PART FIVE 12” (rekids, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*Radio Slave adds the fifth part to his 'No Sleep' series, Parts One through Three are totally sold out. He is the producer's producer and choice remixer, recently voted number 11 in the '50 Greatest Remixers of All Time' in February's DJ Magazine. Recent projects include remixes for Sasha, Ralph Falcon and Len Faki to highlight just three.
RADIO SLAVE- MY BLEEP 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked/repress of the first release on this label, from April, 2006. Radio Slave launches his new label Rekids with something rather huge. Despite a plethora of remixes (both official and unofficial) over the past few years, 'My Bleep' is (unbelievably) the debut single release from Matt Edwards' Radio Slave moniker. 'My Bleep' is a slice of heavyweight dancefloor electronics frying synapses and overheating dancefloors everywhere. Just to fan the flames, the remix is from the mighty Roman Flügel of Alter Ego fame.
RADIO SLAVE- SCREAMING HANDS 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked/repress… Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave certainly excelled himself when he created his gnarly acid-drenched minimal-tech shoulder popper that first surfaced in late '06 on the No Sleep EP (Part 2). But now it's time for the remixes. First up is Josh Wink, a man whose reputation goes before him. His interpretation is nothing short of colossal. Cosmo Vitelli delivers a corker on the B-side, along with the gnarly "screamapella" tool!
RADIO SLAVE- BELL CLAP DANCE 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Radio Slave and Rekids are going from strength to strength... Here they return with another big one. "Bell Clap Dance" is essentially one of the most minimal tracks we've had in for a while, in the sense that Radio Slave essentially only uses a handfiull of sounds - bells, claps... you get the picture. It's a deranged, druggy dancefloor corker that's completely not a tune for the earlier stage of the night. On the flip mr Mobilee, Sebo K gives the track more warmth with chord stabs and adds a tad bit of melody... Excellent stuff! -phonica
TOBY TOBIAS- A CLOSE SHAVE 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Toby Tobias is a name to check in 2006 with releases in 2005 for Swag's Odori Records & Hi-Phen this up and coming producer runs Late Night Audio productions. Prins Thomas is a name that always provokes interest with 3 solo EPs to his name and not forgetting work with Lindstom.
MR G- E.C.G'ED 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… It should be no surprise to anyone that E.C.G'ed is a brilliant piece of stripped down, rolling Detroit-influenced deep techno. Acid undertones supply the backbone to this brooding groove, followed closely by layers of sharp percussion and instantly recognizable live analog effects. Coupled with the huge disco horn section make this subtle but dark beast into somewhat of an epic! It would only be right for Matt to get in on the action and his remix under his Rekid alias is an exceptional alternative to what is already a class A-side producing a hypnotic floor-filler.
SPENCER PARKER- BEAUTIFUL NOISE 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked/repressed… Spencer Parker has created a very original structure that utilizes mind twisting noises to work 'Beautiful Noise' up and down in a most impressive way. Crashing beats, volume control and swirling soundscapes combine throughout the steady increase to euphoria to take the dancefloor into a very hypnotic and 'beautiful' place. Remixer Raphael Ripperton -- is the winner of the Diesel Music Award, as well as half of Lazy Fat People. Ripperton has releases on Border Community, Crosstown Rebels, Connaisseurs and Num Rec already, and soon to also be on Wagon Repair, Perc Trax and Planet E -- a CV for any producer to envy.
MATT O'BRIEN- SEROTONE 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… 'Serotone' is one of the defining tracks of 2006, and available in a glorious extended 12-minute version exclusively for this Rekids vs. Off-Key Industries release. On the flip, Matt 'Radio Slave' Edwards delivers a stunning remix with an endless groove. Pressed on blue vinyl.
AUDIOFLY & PAUL HARRIS- MISCALATE 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Audiofly aka Luca Saporito and Anthony Middleton are the current darlings of London and Ibiza, not only holding down residencies at some of the best clubs in London and Ibiza (The End / Space) but on the production side they've had the opportunity to work with some of the hottest labels and artists around. Paul Harris needs little introduction, a Grammy award winner with Dirty Vegas and DJ to the stars. When the three of them spent two days holed up in Hoxton 'Miscalate' was the result -- a dark deep house record with rumbling bassline and sharp electronics. Partial Arts a project from Ewan Pearson and Al Usher take control on the B side and not just remix but remake the track.
V/A- REKIDS ONE SAMPLER 12” (rekids, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Rekids have developed in under one year to be one of the hottest electronic labels in the world. This 12" vinylizes two of the exclusive tracks off of Rekids One, the label's 2CD compilation that collects all the key tracks from their early discography. Featured here are: A1. Spencer Parker: Beautiful Noise (Tiger Timing Remix) B1. Toby Tobias: A Close Shave (Brontosaurus Remix).
CHAZ JANKEL- GET YOURSELF TOGETHER 12” (tirk, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*This remix EP calls in two legends of contemporary disco music to remix the legendary Chaz Jankel (The Blockheads). Hercules & Love Affair present two excellent remixes of "Get Myself Together": a stripped-down, bumping, jazzy number, and a percussive, teched-out number with out-there vocal treatments. Also including a rare remix/edit of the disco classic "Glad To Know You" from Todd Terje. The original version of "Get Myself Together" is also included here for the first time on vinyl.
CHAZ JANKEL- TO WOO LADY KONG/3,000,000 SYNTHS 12” (tirk, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… 'To Woo Lady Kong' -- a Balearic anthem in the making -- is an extremely rare and sought after dub-reggae influenced version of Chaz' platinum-selling disco classic 'Glad To Know You.' Included is pioneering electro track '3,000,000 Synths' in it's original form, as well as an exclusive new edit from Sean P -- still sounding incredibly fresh more than 20 years after its original release. The original 'Glad To Know You' (of which 'To Woo Lady Kong' comes close to being an anagram), co-written by Chaz and Ian Dury, was a massive international dance hit and Paradise Garage favorite on its release during the '80s, selling 90,000 copies and sitting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. Chaz also co-wrote many of The Blockhead's songs, including 'Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll' and 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.' The 12" showcases two distinct sides of Chaz' musical output with the smooth, Balearic dub of 'To Woo Lady Kong' and the raw electro of '3,000,000 Synths,' meaning it will have wide appeal.
ARCADE LOVERS- FANTASY LINES 12” (tirk, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*This is the debut release from NYC's Arcade Lover, the new project from two of the top names in nu-disco, Darshan Jesrani from Metro Area and Escort's Daniel Balis. The A-side delivers silky smooth vocals by Lisa Shaw (Yoshi Toshi, Grand Central, Astralwerks). The B-side runs without vocals -- same lush strings, brass and percussion, Rhodes and driving disco bass lines, but in dub form. "Fantasy Lines" combines the duo's styles seamlessly, creating an instant disco classic.
ARCHITEQ- BIRDS OF PREY 12” (tirk, uk)
12.98usd/6.56gbp/8.34eur/1364jpy (approx)
*This is the debut release from Dundee's Sam Annand, full of deep and dubby electronic beats, live drums and twisted jazz chords. From the dubbed-out title track, to the muted soundscapes of "Sleeping Bear Lament," to the crunchy off-beat drums on "Into The Cosmos" and ending with the driving electro-rhythm of "Packard," the percussive energy in this music knocks you sideways. This is going to be a big year for this dynamic youngster.
MARTIN RUSHENT- DISCO UNLIMITED 12” (tirk, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*shop favorite restocked… Disco Unlimited is legendary UK producer, Martin Rushent's (Human League, The Buzzcocks, Generation X, The Stranglers, XTC, etc.) first new project after a 25-year hiatus from the music industry. The debut single "Itchy Hips" is a piece of late '70s-style disco with a modern twist. This 12" also includes a trademark Rushent dub mix featuring stripped-back vocals, beefed-up drums and added FX.
DRRTYHAZE- BEAT TO DEF 12” (tirk, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… The Beat To Def EP is the debut on Tirk for NYC-based DJ/producers Drilla and Doug Gomez, aka Drrtyhaze. Their previous release was the Voodoo EP on acclaimed German label, Gomma. The sound of the EP combines influences from Drrtyhaze's hometown of New York -- from disco to Liquid Liquid-esque punk-funk to Bobby O-style hi-NRG. A welcome debut for Drrtyhaze on Tirk, the new label from the people behind classic '90s imprint Nuphonic -- appealing to disco purists as much as trendy art-school kids.
GEORGE DEMURE- NEW CONFRONTATION 12” (tirk, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… George Demure is the alter-ego of house producer George Thompson, who has previously released material on labels including Crosstown Rebels, Stickman and Pacifica. Fellow Tirk artist Louie Austen, the Nouvelle Vague albums on Peacefrog and Paul Anka's rock covers project are all comparable to the sounds produced by George Demure. During a recent move to London from his home of Edinburgh, George found himself suffering withdrawal symptoms from his studio while it was being shipped down, resulting in him picking up a guitar -- something he hadn't done since the age of 14 -- and beginning to write songs. The result is the George Demure project, which seamlessly combines George's production talents with live instrumentation and his distinctive crooner-esque voice.
LOVE SUPREME- ROCQUET/PORK CHOP EXPRESS 12” (tirk, uk)
11.98usd/6.05gbp/7.69eur/1259jpy (approx)
*restocked… Love Supreme is an Italian production team consisting of musician Sapo and DJs Nick 'Sat' Sarno and Roberto Di Movi. After remixing two tracks by legendary Italian DJ Bruno Bolla for the Blacktronica compilation (which included tracks from Pressure Drop, Quantic, Ashley Beedle, Jill Scott and Matthew Herbert, amongst others), the trio began Love Supreme as an outlet for their passion for underground disco, psychedelia, Detroit techno, early electronica and the films of John Carpenter. The A-side of their debut release, 'Rocquet,' harks back to both the dystopian visions of the Belleville three (May, Atkins and Saunderson) and mechanical disco of Giogio Moroder. The B-side, 'Pork Chop Express' is a psychedelic rollercoaster of a track, complete with live punk-funk style drums and bassline.
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NEW ARRIVALS/RESTOCKS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 23
NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, MAY 23
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no soapboxes today… it’s a holiday weekend after all, but if you think that means i’m takin’ a holiday from top notch new releases, yr mistaken. check em out: brainbombs cd reissue; new bonnie prince billy (at an incredible low price); lau nau vinyl on locust; steel n skin cd on em (i slept on this one originally, despite my love for the em label, but was hep’d to it via the honest jon’s 12in. a couple weeks back. killer, killer stuff); speaking of honest jon’s, in this week is the first set of a great looking new series compiling ethnic 78s culled from the emi/hayes archives, as well as a cd/2lp collection of the tony allen re-mixes they been dropping for the last year or so (and if you been keepn up with those releases, you know how choice this set is); a bunch of sublime frequencies comps; new dubstep survey on soul jazz; and as always, a ton of killer dance titles, mostly of the scando.neo-disco strip. don’t snooze…
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anthony
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
BRAINBOMBS- OBEY CD (armageddon, usa)
15.98usd/8.06gbp/10.15eur/1654jpy (approx)
*Finally available again, the domestic cd version of the classic and essential Brainbombs release. Out of print for several years & unleashed again. Obey hits hard with 8 tracks of serial killer-inspired dirge/noise/rock put through a No Wave filter. The audio equivalent of watching Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer... or having dinner with Albert Fish while Whitehouse records spin in the background.
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY- LIE DOWN IN THE LIGHT LP (drag city, usa)
11.98usd/6.04gbp/7.61eur/1240jpy (approx)
*special low price, this week only… Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is letting the sun shine in so you can Lie Down In The Light. Before you get undressed, we're talking about a brand-new 12 song album of excellent new songs and sounds, okay? Get that thong back up your crack and listen! Bristling with guitar strings and laced with harmonies, Lie Down In The Light is the brightest album to date from the Bonnie 'Prince.' Brisk tempos skip among his signature slower numbers and ballads. Bonnie's vocals are among his most expressive: carefully nuanced, singing all up and down his range, showing him at a judiciously dynamic and tuneful apex. Coloring the sound, is a subtle backdrop of percussive slaps and shakes (but nary a drumkit), touches of keys and steel, delicate harmony-vocal arrangements and other sweet surprises that might send some sad-sack fans back to their auto-erotic dungeons, fresh toys in hand. Lie Down In The Light features Bonnie repeat players Paul Oldham and Emmett Kelly and also benefits from the multi-instrumental presence of Shahzad Izmaily, who works percussion, piano, guitar, banjo and the mysterious, sensual 'row of wenches' -- I mean, mysterious, sensual 'row of wrenches.' New (duet) partner Ashley Webber forges her own presence next to Bonnie in a pair of fantastic turns. Additionally, some of Nashville's finest appear in between the band's strings and harrows, adding light (and yeah, we see a little darkness, too) wherever they appear.
LAU NAU- NUKKUU LP (locust, usa)
20.98usd/10.58gbp/13.33eur/2171jpy (approx)
*180 gram deluxe gatefold vinyl version… Naukkarinen manages to take a million-and-one risks while keeping things subtle, understated, aesthetically intriguing, and emotionally resonant." --Pitchfork (8.0). "Nukkuu (Finnish for 'Sleeps') is the long-awaited sophomore album by celebrated Finnish femme folk fave, Lau Nau. Nukkuu is psychedelic, abstract and emotionally captivating. Nukkuu is an album of changes. In the years since her debut album Kuutarha, Laura became a mother, moved to the Finnish countryside and took valuable time to carve out a space for her enchanted art in the new-found tranquility of her remote surroundings. Conceived in tight attics and vacant dens on off-hours when her young son Nuutti was fast asleep, this is an intimately-crafted nine-song collection that unfolds like dreamlike musical ribbons for the senses and delivers the listener to a place of unhurried contentedness.
TENJO SAJIKI- BARMON CD (showboat/sky station, japan)
29.98usd/15.12gbp/19.05eur/3103jpy (approx)
*This is a limited reissue of the ultra rare privately released Tenjo Sajiki record Baramon. This identical reissue dates from 2003 and was released in a tiny edition of 500 copies, which sold out in a matter of weeks. But about the music: 'Some of the most exciting and evocative music of the early '70s in Japan was born out of the avant-garde theatre groups that had played such a central role in the '60s ferment. One of the most important was the Tenjo Sajiki Company formed by poet, film maker, boxing fan and all-around agent provocateur Terayama Shuji. Renowned for Living-Theatre inspired audience participation happenings and extreme street theatre designed to shock the bourgeois; by 1970 the group had already become a haven for runaway teens, and a focus for police investigation. Terayama was canny enough to realize that co-opting their music was an ideal way to hijack adolescent energies and he consistently used heavy amplified rock to jump-start his chaotic, socially critical acid operas. By 1972, Baramon saw J.A. Seazer and Kuni Kawauchi (of the Happenings Four and Kirikyogen) splitting the compositional scores on a bizarre musical manifesto for sexual liberation. So far so Hair, but rather than a tribute to free love, Terayama instead composed an eloquent plea for the liberation of the sexual underclass suffering discrimination, in the form of a 'gay revolution.' It wasn't Terayama's first engagement with the Tokyo queer scene -- one of the earliest plays he wrote for the Tenjo Sajiki was a vehicle for transvestite actress and chanson singer Akihiro Miwa, who was rumored to have had a dalliance with Yukio Mishima. Baramon's opening is a blast -- a densely narrated and impassioned call to arms set to a Nazi military march that links sexual second class citizenship to imperialist social control and warmongering. Featuring the actual voices of numerous smutty, cross-dressing scene queens, the record's content was deemed so subversive that it was only sold under the counter of Tokyo gay bars. Like a biker backstage at the Cage Aux Folles, fuzzed out guitar riffs and heavy swelling organ-based psych rock tracks rub shoulders with the lachrymose ballads and tawdry, mascara smudging chanson still favored in certain Shinjuku nighteries.' - The Wire, Alan Cummings.
GLOBAL
STEEL AN' SKIN- REGGAE IS HERE ONCE AGAIN CD/DVD (em, japan)
26.98usd/13.61gbp/17.14eur/2792jpy (approx)
*for whatever reason, i snoozed on this great em release. don’t you do the same… Outstanding steel pan, disco and dub CD + DVD release and the third installment in Em Records' Steel Pan Series. Steel 'N' Skin were an Afro-Caribbean workshop band based in 1970s London, founded by Peter Blackman, featuring ex-members of 20th Century Steel Band (Grandmaster Flash's fave). Comprised of young nightclub musicians born in Ghana, Nigeria, St. Kitts, Trinidad and the UK, the group gave concerts and workshops in London schools, expanding nationwide to prisons, psychiatric hospitals and summer festivals. The group combined an admirably brave, open and unironic mix of musical forms with community outreach, non-cynical and untainted by preachiness or "social work." Gratifyingly intricate African ritual rhythms and strong vocals compliment reggae, funk, disco and soul influences to form a relentless groove machine. This EM reissue consists of Steel 'N' Skin's 1979 debut 12" single "Reggae Is Here Once Again," featuring "Afro Punk Reggae (Dub)," a fine disco-dub workout, plus two tracks from their 1984 LP Acid Rain as well as one unissued track. The documentary DVD by Steve Shaw features perceptive commentary from Steel 'N' Skin's founder Peter Blackman, killer live and rehearsal footage of the band, workshop scenes and devastating views of inner-city Liverpool. Including liner notes written by Peter Blackman, English/Japanese text and rare photos. DVD running-time approximately 34 minutes; All-Region; NTSC.
V/A- LIVING IS HARD: WEST AFRICAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN, 1927-1929 CD
(honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.57gbp/12.06eur/1964jpy (approx)
*Honest Jon's has prepared a series drawing on some of the earliest recordings in the EMI Hayes Archive -- recovered from more than 150,000 78s -- staggering music from Iraq, Turkey, Caucasia, Lebanon, Iran (including sides made in Old Street, London, in 1909), Egypt and the Belgian Congo. This series opener presents the music of the West African underground of 1920s Britain, recorded at Hayes and released on the Zonophone label (which exported nearly all the records to West Africa). You can hear Caribbean influences here, the promise of highlife there, but Living Is Hard mostly disavows fusion and assimilation. And by contrast with antecedents in the history of black music in Britain -- minstrelsy and spirituals, for example, ragtime and jazz -- these recordings are unhitched from the protocols of a white listenership. These are startling, trenchant, elemental roots -- carrying troubled news home, along with signs of the new African nationalism -- and an enthralling glimpse of other lives, other times. Artists include: Oni Johnson, Isaac Jackson, Ben Simmons, Harry E. Quashie, Douglas Papafio, Prince Zulamkah, The West African Instrumental Quintet, The Ga Quartet, Domingo Justus, James Tucker, John Mugat, Kumasi Trio, James Thomas, Nicholas De Heer, George Williams Aingo and James Brown.
V/A- LIVING IS HARD: WEST AFRICAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN, 1927-1929 2LP
(honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.08gbp/13.97eur/2275jpy (approx)
*double vinyl version… Honest Jon's has prepared a series drawing on some of the earliest recordings in the EMI Hayes Archive -- recovered from more than 150,000 78s -- staggering music from Iraq, Turkey, Caucasia, Lebanon, Iran (including sides made in Old Street, London, in 1909), Egypt and the Belgian Congo. This series opener presents the music of the West African underground of 1920s Britain, recorded at Hayes and released on the Zonophone label (which exported nearly all the records to West Africa). You can hear Caribbean influences here, the promise of highlife there, but Living Is Hard mostly disavows fusion and assimilation. And by contrast with antecedents in the history of black music in Britain -- minstrelsy and spirituals, for example, ragtime and jazz -- these recordings are unhitched from the protocols of a white listenership. These are startling, trenchant, elemental roots -- carrying troubled news home, along with signs of the new African nationalism -- and an enthralling glimpse of other lives, other times. Artists include: Oni Johnson, Isaac Jackson, Ben Simmons, Harry E. Quashie, Douglas Papafio, Prince Zulamkah, The West African Instrumental Quintet, The Ga Quartet, Domingo Justus, James Tucker, John Mugat, Kumasi Trio, James Thomas, Nicholas De Heer, George Williams Aingo and James Brown.
TONY ALLEN- LAGOS SHAKE: A TONY ALLEN CHOP UP CD (honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.57gbp/12.06eur/1964jpy (approx)
*Two years ago, Honest Jon's travelled to Lagos with the great drummer Tony Allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with Fela Kuti -- an album entitled Lagos No Shaking, a classic of contemporary Afrobeat. Since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides: from legends of dance music culture like Basic Channel in Berlin, for example, and founding father of Detroit techno, Carl Craig; and young tigers like Dizzee Rascal's Newham Generals, MIA producer Diplo in Baltimore, and carioca sensations Bonde Do Role from Rio De Janeiro. There are also new recordings from Cairo, Saturn, Bogota and Kingston, Jamaica -- fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneer Salah Ragab, a street brass band descended from Sun Ra's Arkestra, highlife-inspired Afro-Colombian drummers from the village of San Palenque De Basilio, and a veteran of Count Ossie's Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. Afrobeat, dub, jazz, chalupa, electro, highlife, techno, grime, carioca, champeta and funk from all corners, fizzing away together here... it could only be from Honest Jon's.
TONY ALLEN- LAGOS SHAKE: A TONY ALLEN CHOP UP 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.08gbp/13.97eur/2275jpy (approx)
*double vinyl version… Two years ago, Honest Jon's travelled to Lagos with the great drummer Tony Allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with Fela Kuti -- an album entitled Lagos No Shaking, a classic of contemporary Afrobeat. Since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides: from legends of dance music culture like Basic Channel in Berlin, for example, and founding father of Detroit techno, Carl Craig; and young tigers like Dizzee Rascal's Newham Generals, MIA producer Diplo in Baltimore, and carioca sensations Bonde Do Role from Rio De Janeiro. There are also new recordings from Cairo, Saturn, Bogota and Kingston, Jamaica -- fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneer Salah Ragab, a street brass band descended from Sun Ra's Arkestra, highlife-inspired Afro-Colombian drummers from the village of San Palenque De Basilio, and a veteran of Count Ossie's Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. Afrobeat, dub, jazz, chalupa, electro, highlife, techno, grime, carioca, champeta and funk from all corners, fizzing away together here... it could only be from Honest Jon's.
V/A- '70S THAI ORCHESTRA LP (mississippi, usa)
11.98usd/6.04gbp/7.61eur/1240jpy (approx)
*Repressed, full color printed jackets this time… A stunning lp of hypnotic country molam from Thailand. A rich tapestry of heavy percussion, xylophone, khaen & phin (more or less the Thai electric guitar). A strong groove behind an inherently psychedelic music. Not mentioned anywhere on this record, but this is actually a copy of the legendary Siamese Temple Ball cd that came out back at the dawn of time (ie year 2000); one mystery meats another mystery.
GROUP DOUEH- GUITAR MUSIC FROM THE WESTERN SAHARA CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, and top seller, restocked… cd reissue of the very first Sublime Frequencies LP, which sold out in an instant in early 2007. If you think you've heard all the great electric guitar styles in the world, think again. This Saharan sand-blizzard of fine-crushed glass will grind your face to a bloody pulp. Group Doueh play raw and unfiltered Saharawi music from the former colonial Spanish outpost of the Western Sahara. Doueh (pronounced "Doo-way") is their leader and a master of the electric guitar. He's been performing since he was a child playing in many groups before finally creating his own in the 1980s. Doueh says he's influenced by Western pop and rock music especially Jimi Hendrix and James Brown. His sound is distorted, loud and unhinged with an impressive display of virtuosity and style only known in this part of the world. His wife Halima and friend Bashiri are the two vocalists in the group. Sahrawi songs are from the sung poetry of the Hassania language. The music is based on the same modal structure as Mauritanian music, however, Doueh's style is a looser appropriation infused with a Western guitar scope, one that relies, in his words, as much on Hendrix as it does traditional Sahrawi music. It also adds a playful pop element that rarely filters through in this region. Doueh has turned down countless offers from Morocco and Europe to release his music but he decided to offer Sublime Frequencies access to his homemade recordings and photo archive for this amazing debut. CD reissue of the first Sublime Frequencies LP release. Standard Sublime Frequencies 8-page CD insert includes great photos of the musicians and liner notes by Hisham Mayet.
V/A- CHOUBI CHOUBI! FOLK & POP SOUNDS FROM IRAQ CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… Meticulously selected from Iraqi cassettes and LPs found in Syria, Europe and the Iraqi neighborhoods of Detroit, Michigan, this unique collection of folk and pop styles displays a wealth of outstanding music that is exclusive to Iraq and has rarely been showcased abroad. There are many reasons why Iraqi music stands alone in the dynamic world of Arabic music: one example is the unbelievable rapid fire machine-gun rhythms fluttering atop the main tempo. This is the work of a unique nomadic hand drum called the khishba -- also known as the zanbour (Arabic for "wasp"). A style prominently featured here is the infamous Iraqi choubi -- a driving rhythmic style that can include fiddles, double reeded instruments, percussion, bass, keyboards and oud over its signature beat. Other styles featured are the basta (an urban Baghdadi style), the bezikh, and the pulsating hecha. Also heard is the mawal -- a vocal improv that sets the tone of a song, regardless of the style. Additionally there are three cuts from Ja'afar Hassan's 1970s record, Let's Sing Together. Being a folk-rock record, it's a true anomaly for Iraq. Hassan was a mouthpiece for the Iraqi Socialist movement just a few years before Saddam Hussein. But most of the music in this collection was produced during the Saddam period between the 1980s and 2002. Since the 2003 invasion and the wholesale disassembly of the country, classic tracks like these may already be part of a disappeared past.
OMAR SOULEYMAN- HIGHWAY TO HASSAKE: FOLK & POP SOUNDS OF SYRIA CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… Omar Souleyman is a Syrian musical legend. Since 1994, he and his musicians have emerged as a staple of folk-pop throughout Syria, but until now they have remained little known outside of the country. To date, they have issued more than five-hundred studio and live-recorded cassette albums which are easily spotted in the shops of any Syrian city. Born in rural northeastern Syria, he began his musical career in 1994 with a small group of local collaborators that remain with him today. The myriad musical traditions of the region are evident in their music. Here, classical Arabic mawal-style vocalization gives way to high-octane Syrian dabke (the regional folkloric dance and party music), Iraqi choubi and a host of Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish styles, among others. This amalgamation is truly the sound of Syria. The music often has an overdriven sound consisting of phase-shifted Arabic keyboard solos and frantic rhythms. At breakneck speeds, these shrill Syrian electronics play out like forbidden Morse-code, but the moods swing from coarse and urgent to dirgy and contemplative in the rugged anthems that comprise Souleyman's repertoire. Oud, reeds, baglama saz, accompanying vocals and percussion fill out the sound from track to track. Mahmoud Harbi is a long-time collaborator and the man responsible for much of the poetry sung by Souleyman. Together, they commonly perform the "Ataba," a traditional form of folk poetry used in Dabke. On stage, Harbi chain smokes cigarettes while standing shoulder to shoulder with Souleyman, periodically leaning over to whisper the material into his ear. Acting as a conduit, Souleyman struts into the audience with urgency, vocalizing the prose in song before returning for the next verse. Souleyman's first hit in Syria was Jani (1996) which gained cassette-kiosk infamy and brought him recognition throughout the country. Sublime Frequencies is honored to present the Western debut of Omar Souleyman with this retrospective disc of studio and live recordings spanning 12 years of his career, culled from cassettes recorded between 1994 and 2006. This collection offers a rare glimpse into Syrian street-level folk-pop and Dabke -- a phenomena seldom heard in the West, not previously deemed serious enough for export by the Syrians and rarely, if ever, included on the import agenda of worldwide academic musical committees.
V/A- ETHNIC MINORITY MUSIC OF SOUTHERN LAOS CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… This is a collection of landmark recordings by Laurent Jenneau, documenting music created by the Harak and various Brao ethnic groups in Southern Laos. This is the second release in a series of spectacular field recordings from some of the more remote ethnic minority communities in Southeast Asia. On this release, you can hear the true historic roots of Molam music (now a venerable popular music style in Laos and Thailand) played on the khaen along with vocal styles from this region. Also featured here are gong ensembles, various stringed instruments, cymbals, drums and sung poetry all captured live on location with the ambient sounds of the surrounding villages. These recordings were made in Xekong, Champasak and Attapeu provinces and because much of this music is unknown, this is probably the first time recordings have ever been released of indigenous music from these remote areas of Southern Laos. Features insightful liner notes by Laurent Jenneau and an extended track listing with added information about each track recorded.
V/A- ETHNIC MINORITY MUSIC OF NORTH VIETNAM CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… This is the third volume in a series of tribal village music compiled by Laurent Jenneau from his continual journeys into the more remote tribal areas of Southeast Asia, featuring field recordings of the Giay, Lu, Red Zao, and Black Hmong peoples from North Vietnam. The five selections presented here by the Red Zao are of an unusual vocal style called Baozoo. The Baozoo singing technique can either be a responsive song, or canon singing where a lead singer has his or her words repeated with delay by one, two or three singers. You've never heard anything quite like it before. The instruments used in other selections include kheng (bamboo mouth organ), jew's harp, bamboo sticks with coins, and the piem zat (a reed instrument or oboe affiliated with Baozoo singing). Recorded in and around Sapa, this CD includes an extended track list with added information about each track recorded along with insightful liner notes by Laurent Jenneau with an excerpt included here: "The Lu are the most mysterious to me. First I'm easily impressed by people who have radically different beauty criteria; their way to blacken their teeth with a thick layer of black stuff makes every smile special. They seem to have been established in northwest Vietnam since the 12th century. The Giay, like the Lu or Lao, belong to the Tay Kadai language group. They are well established in northern parts of Vietnam and Laos, but emigrated from China 200 years ago. They have three styles of singing for different occasions; for a feast, for night drinking or to sing farewell to someone.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
V/A- STEPPAS' DELIGHT VOLUME 1 2LP (soul jazz, uk)
25.98usd/13.10gbp/16.51eur/2689jpy (approx)
*Double lp version. Heavyweight double-vinyl LP editions, volume 1… Steppas' Delight tells the story of dubstep -- from its South London roots up to its present status as the most vibrant musical sub-culture in the UK -- and its subsequent virus-like growth throughout the world. The album is made up of exclusive new tracks alongside some choice tracks from dubstep's recent history and features many of the original groundbreaking names alongside the current underground new wave of dubstep producers. In the early 2000s dubstep was a marginal music made by a handful of young producers in the concrete-coated suburbs of South-West London. Using free PC software like Fruity Loops or PlayStation's music-making software Music 2000 and making their own left-field versions of dark garage records. Fast forward eight years and dubstep is easily the most vibrant scene in the UK with many of the original dubstep artists now the most in-demand producers, remixers, DJs and label-owners in the UK today. Steppas' Delight traces the musical journey of dubstep from these small beginnings to the current new wave of young artists and producers on the scene today. This release is both a snapshot of the present and future and an essential guide to dubstep, and tells the story of the music -- the artists, labels, clubs, radio stations, cutting houses and more. This release is a continuation of Soul Jazz Records' prolific dubstep releases such as the Box of Dub albums and singles from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Skream, Ramadanman, Cotti, Kode9, Ladybug, Warrior Queen and many more... Other artists include: Benga, Search and Destroy, Plastician Featuring Skepta, Uncle Sam, The Bug and Warrior Queen, Goth Trad, Seventeen Evergreen, Martyn, Shackleton, TRG, Joker, Quest, Ikonika, Silkie, Geiom Featuring Marita, Shonx, Gatekeeper Featuring Grizla and Peverelist.
V/A- STEPPAS' DELIGHT VOLUME 2 2LP (soul jazz, uk)
25.98usd/13.10gbp/16.51eur/2689jpy (approx)
*Double lp version. Heavyweight double-vinyl LP editions, volume 2… Steppas' Delight tells the story of dubstep -- from its South London roots up to its present status as the most vibrant musical sub-culture in the UK -- and its subsequent virus-like growth throughout the world. The album is made up of exclusive new tracks alongside some choice tracks from dubstep's recent history and features many of the original groundbreaking names alongside the current underground new wave of dubstep producers. In the early 2000s dubstep was a marginal music made by a handful of young producers in the concrete-coated suburbs of South-West London. Using free PC software like Fruity Loops or PlayStation's music-making software Music 2000 and making their own left-field versions of dark garage records. Fast forward eight years and dubstep is easily the most vibrant scene in the UK with many of the original dubstep artists now the most in-demand producers, remixers, DJs and label-owners in the UK today. Steppas' Delight traces the musical journey of dubstep from these small beginnings to the current new wave of young artists and producers on the scene today. This release is both a snapshot of the present and future and an essential guide to dubstep, and tells the story of the music -- the artists, labels, clubs, radio stations, cutting houses and more. This release is a continuation of Soul Jazz Records' prolific dubstep releases such as the Box of Dub albums and singles from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Skream, Ramadanman, Cotti, Kode9, Ladybug, Warrior Queen and many more... Other artists include: Benga, Search and Destroy, Plastician Featuring Skepta, Uncle Sam, The Bug and Warrior Queen, Goth Trad, Seventeen Evergreen, Martyn, Shackleton, TRG, Joker, Quest, Ikonika, Silkie, Geiom Featuring Marita, Shonx, Gatekeeper Featuring Grizla and Peverelist.
GOTH TRAD/SILKIE- GENESIS/DAM 4 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.04gbp/7.61eur/1240jpy (approx)
*Super-limited one-off pressing white label of two exclusive new killer dubstep tracks from Goth Trad and Silkie as a taster for Soul Jazz Records new Steppas' Delight double-album featuring classic as well as new and exclusive tracks from the likes of Benga, Kode9, The Bug, Shackleton, Gatekeeper, Quest and loads more. A serious A-Z of dubstep past, present and future! With Japan's Goth Trad's previous releases on Deep Medi and Silkie releases on Antisocial Entertainment here are 2 of the heaviest new wave dubstep producers around with 2 all-new exclusive tracks.
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
MICHAL HO- QUITIOR 12” (curle, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*white vinyl version with original and remix by mark august.
DARKO ESSER/DENIS KARIMANI- ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS/MELTED 12” (curle, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Two incredibly strong tracks from two established names in the scene. Played by Sven Vath, Dave Clarke, John Acquaviva, Josh Wink, Laurent Garnier, Monika Kruse, Efdemin.
CRC/WAV- THE NYMPH/NYQUIST PLOT 12” (curle, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*CRC from Finland is still a fresh name to the world. He already released on Force Inc, Phonocult and a few local labels, but under different disguises. After his track on Curle 009 (remixed by the mighty Convextion because he liked it so much!) CRC now got signed to Arne Weinberg's label for a track on their first compilation. His 'The Nymph' track, that we are proud to present on Curle 012, has been a secret weapon in our bag since many months. Combine the melodic virtuosity of a young Mathew Jonson with the deepness of the current Detroit sound and you're almost there. Truly a blinder! Wav on the flip is no other than that same CRC together with his good friend and fellow Finnish producer Aki 'Artificial' Latvamäki. He is no longer a stranger to the Curle following of course, expect his debut album later this year on Curle! Their 'Nyquist Plot' outing seems the perfect highlight in a Sven Väth set to us, so be sure to check it out!
HUGG & PEPP- SMUGGELI KROOK 12” (dahlback, sweden)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*'Smack' tuddi krookli smock. Smacky Pepp sminky Hugg krooken krack! Stink snusa krud snocken, klonken stonken. Lump örgh snask klo smörgårdsbord trampa. Blås smooken krooken tryck. Klonken stonken snusk i busken 'Krook.' Smacky Pepp stonken mit Pepp 'Tiddeli' läpp. 'Smook' skoj party makare blobb kanske. Ärr ösk på snorre. Smuggeli smog med hans krook big surprise! Burk blåbär stock punkt. Flukt pump stuga prick. Skiva smokken asfet. Banka banka kula stolpe ut, meh! Uta öga kräk stampen stuk. Bäbä nonsens polack, men nästa örk. Älska skattemyndigheten!
SHOCKING PINKS- CUTOUT/DRESSED TO PLEASE 2X12” (dfa, uk)
19.98usd/10.08gbp/12.70eur/2068jpy (approx)
*The second single to be taken from Shocking Pinks' self titled debut album, released last September. Bittersweet and vulnerable, 'Emily' is a hypnotic and moody song that tells the age-old story of longing, jealousy and heartache, in Nick Harte's distinctive shoegaze style. It's one of the most personal moments on the record, with a beautiful and fragile overtone covering the rough layers of distortion and noise. The single comes backed with an exclusive cover of Magnetic Fields' 'Nothing Matters When We're Dancing,' plus remixes of album track 'Cutout' and 'Dressed to Please,' which had a limited release as a b-side to limited 7" 'The Narrator,' out last year. The remixes range from Expanding Head Band (ex-Tussle member Alexis Georgopoulos) and disco-edit scenester Lee Douglas, to techno favourites Deepchord/Echospace and Nathan Fake.
STYLE OF EYE- THE BIG KAZOO 12” (dirtybird, usa)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Style of Eye has delivered one of the most creative Dirtybird releases to date. This is a totally fresh sound coming straight out of Stockholm, Sweden. 'The Big Kazoo' is an epic tech-funk masterpiece that achieves ultimate ass shaking glory while also innovating at the same time. Yes, in the past Dirtybird has brought you animals, fart noises, bass blips, and strange breakdowns and now a kazoo? Well, all we have to say is that 'The Big Kazoo' goes a step beyond any gimmicks and brings you the real shit. The beat is solid driving funk just how we like it and the track is destined to be a dirtybird classic. The B-side 'Hide' ain't no slouch either. It mixes in really well with anything you got with congos or any kind of Latin shuffle. But 'Hide' also has a really hot techno element that makes it very versatile. The beat is rock solid with a strong syncopated pattern and cool synth dropouts that will even bring the socialites and wallflowers to life. check it!
CLAUDE VONSTROKE & CHRISTIAN MARTIN- GROUNDHOG DAY 12” (dirtybird, usa)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Claude VonStroke returns with his first original record in over a year. This time he partners with long time friend and upcoming producer, Christian Martin. This is a melodic hybrid of techno and house with influences as far away as drum n bass.The flip side features a remix by super hot producer Gabriel Ananda and newcomer Alice Rose. They playfully twist the main theme throughout, sprinkling in stabs to the constantly building groove. Many people have said the original record sounds like a follow-up to 'Who's Afraid of Detroit?' but we will let you decide what to think for yourself.
AKIKO KIYAMA- SEVEN YEARS PART 1 12” (district of corruption, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Vinyl version, part 1… Akiko was born in tokyo, japan, 1982. She has been surrounded by classical music education since she was a young girl. At the age of 14, she was absorbed in Drum'N'Bass that was occurring in London at the time, and it was then that she made a commitment to club music, to pursue and evolve with the ever changing sound of techno.
She started to create her own tracks with a laptop since 2002 and has been performing in Tokyo.
Her first solo EP "Dimension", released on Sud Electronic in October 2004, which got great reviews by top world class DJ's. And in November 2005, one of her tracks has licensed by M-NUS ,and was selected by Richie Hawtin in his well received mix "DE9 Transitions".
In 2007, She moved to Berlin to follow through with her commitment to dance music and to develop her style further. She also had several singles in 07 on a few reputable labels such as Safari Electronique,Contexterrior, Lick My Deck, Neopren etc and more on District of Corruption. And one of the track on Lick My Deck has appeared on recent DJ-Kicks by Booka Shade(K7! Records).
NICK CHACONA- BINDING SPHERES 12” (dogtown, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Dogtown expands its horizon to the States! New York City based Nick Chacona (2020 Vision, Buzzin Fly, Grayhound) comes up with a dark hypnotic tribal burner with some uplifting '80s synth sounds on top of it that could best be described as Radio Slave meets Lindstrom! Nick has gained an admirable reputation over the last years with diverse releases on high prolific labels & more recently on Prins Thomas's Internasjonal label! Be ready for the sound of the future! And while we're at it, we asked Ibadan legend Jerome Sydenham to attack the original.
STEVIE KOTEY & MAX ESSA- SALON DE L'HERBE EP, PART 1 12” (electric minds, uk)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*Steve Kotey needs little introduction, head honcho of Bear Entertainment, an accomplished producer and a member of Chicken Lips. Stevie's schedule takes him to the hippest clubs around the world be it Japan, Germany, Italy or London as well as finding time to put out his own productions and compile compilations for the likes of !K7 & Strut. Kotey is joined on this record by Max Essa. Having previously released on Paper Recordings back in 2001 Max also played guitar with the infamous, Long Distance Runners. Most recently he has produced the Midnight Garden EP, a glorious collection of slo-mo disco, rock and sunset vibes Steve & Max have delivered 3 beautiful records in the shape of the Salon De L'Herbe series. This EP offers up everything good that is disco from the up tempo '1974' A side to the spaced out vibes of '1988.' If that wasn't enough this 12" release is finished off with a 3rd track '1981' on the cosmic/Balearic tip. The years may become confusing but with live drums, guitars and slick arrangement words can't do these productions justice.
KELLEY POLAR- ENTROPY REIGNS 12” (environ, usa)
9.98usd/5.03gbp/6.34eur/1033jpy (approx)
*We knew 'Entropy Reigns' needed an incredible remix, so it was a simple decision to enlist Ewan Pearson and Al Usher (who also operate under the name Partial Arts) to work their magic. Pearson is a dance music veteran, and remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, Seelenluft, Franz Ferdinand and Freeform 5 have made him one of the genre's most respected producers. He has programmed for Goldfrapp and Gwen Stefani and his production credits include albums for Tracey Thorn and The Rapture, as well as Ladytron, Chikinki and Jeb Loy Nichols, amongst others. Partial Arts is a highly-respected name in dance music with several fantastic EPs on Kompakt, Out of the Loop and Battle, as well as remixes for labels including Rekids and Ministry of Sound. Not only did these two have a keen understanding of pop music, sweaty dancefloors and strings, but they were big fans of Kelley Polar -- so they turned in two remixes instead of one! For the more house- and tech-driven floors, check the four-on-the-floor beauty of the 'Pearson and Usher's Closed System Dub' (spread deep and loud across the A-side). For more electro- and pop-fuelled DJ sets, 'Pearson and Usher's Second Law Dynamix' does the trick, complete with an insane acid breakdown. For the vinyl purists, we even threw the original album version on wax for you as well!
LOW MOTION DISCO- LOVE LOVE LOVE PART 1 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Here is the first part of two 12" releases featuring remixes of Low Motion Disco's "Love Love Love" from two of Eskimo's finest, LSB and Aeroplane.
SIMONE FEDI- SUB-SPACE 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*The second release from this fresh Eskimo prodigy, straight from beautiful Tuscany. Choosing vintage analog synthesizers next to real instruments such as guitars and an electric bass, Simone Fedi manages to perfectly sculpt his deep and original sound, mixing funk, Italian disco, house and synth-pop. Remember where you heard it first.
DANIELE BALDELLI & MARCO DIONIGI- COSMIC DISCO?! COSMIC ROCK!!! PART ONE 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Part 1 of a vinyl sampler from Daniele Baldelli's mix for Eskimo. Includes tracks from Alicia Bridges, Spirit, and the Bronx Irish Catholics.
DANIELE BALDELLI & MARCO DIONIGI- COSMIC DISCO?! COSMIC ROCK!!! PART TWO 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Part 2 of a vinyl sampler from Daniele Baldelli's mix for Eskimo. Featuring tracks by Torch Song, Kevin Harrison, and The Dream Syndicate.
ALLEZ ALLEZ- BEST OF ALLEZ ALLEZ 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Allez Allez are one of those early '80s hidden gems of the Belgian new wave dance scene who shone so brightly for a few years (1981-1985) and then were gone -- but not forgotten. The trademarks of Allez Allez were highly danceable and catchy rhythms, African influences and high quality singing, forming a powerful and funky mixture. Here are two tracks off of the Best of Allez Allez full-length including bonus remixes from Aeroplane and Optimo (Espacio).
ALLEZ ALLEZ- BEST OF ALLEZ ALLEZ LP+CD (eskimo, belgium)
18.98usd/9.57gbp/12.06eur/1964jpy (approx)
*lp version, includes cd. Allez Allez are one of those early '80s hidden gems of the Belgian new wave dance scene who shone so brightly for a few years (1981-1985) and then were gone -- but not forgotten. Based around the writing and production nucleus of Brussels-based Kristiaan Debusscher and Nicolas Fransolet, a third dimension was added by American vocalist Sarah Osbourne. Early hi-tempo hits such as "African Queen," "Allez Allez" and "She's Stirring Up" became global club classics. Allez Allez were the funky follow-up to the Brussels-based collective Marine. The trademarks of Allez Allez were highly danceable and catchy rhythms, African influences and high quality singing, forming a powerful and funky mixture. The band's debut mini-album African Queen promptly went gold and they recorded a full album in John Foxx's studio with production handled by Heaven 17 mastermind, Martin Ware. Promises was a more refined funk album with soul influences and the road for an international breakthrough seemed open. Then singer Sarah Osbourne left the group and married the singer of Heaven 17, Glenn Gregory. A replacement was found in New York-based Jackie Irwin, but she never managed to truly replace the sensual and flexible Sarah and although it was produced by Madonna-discoverer Mark Kamins, the following 12" Boom Boom flopped. Techno fans may also be interested to know that Sarah Osbourne later found herself in Detroit on the cusp of techno's evolution and as well as painting a mural on the east wall of Detroit's legendary Music Institute, she also painted a cover for Rhythim Is Rhythim and ultimately sang vocals on a number of Carl Craig tracks. Now, for the first time, some 25 years later, Eskimo brings you the Best of Allez Allez. Including bonus remixes from contemporary producer-fans such as Quiet Village (aka Matt Edwards and Joel Martin), Aeroplane, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas and Optimo (Espacio), you can check out the funky, African-inspired new wave rhythms of one of Belgium's finest dance exports. Press pictures photographed by Anton Corbijn.
MENTAL OVERDRIVE- THE RAGE 12” (full pupp, norway)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*The man, the legend, Norway's grand old man of hoover Per Martinsen is back on Full Pupp with two mentally challenged mammoth stompers! Let's party like it's... 1992.
ALEX CAPPELLI- BLOODY NOTES 12” (great stuff, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Again a fantastico newcomer: DJ and producer Alex Cappelli from Florence (Italy). With only 20 years this guy is a sure talent and Great Stuff is very proud to have the possibility to release his debut 12". The hypnotic synth line on 'Bloody Notes' is meant to drive every crowd crazy and A&R Rainer Weichhold was quickly convinced by this bomb. And Butch also saw the potential and added his trademark sound to that release which is with no doubt his best remix ever.
BRAINCELL- ABSORB 12” (harthouse, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Braincell already set a high standard at the last Harthouse V.A. by 'pneumatic(s)' work and sound. The Swedish top producer and label owner presents another labor of love -- Absorb. This is the most emotional EP you have ever heard from Cari Lekebusch -- highly addictive stuff! A1. 'Absorb:' calm and gentle percussive structure and wide atmospheric effects mixed with tiny play-arounds attracts the listener's attention. Comfortable groove-friendly shaker which is built up to a melancholic and cinematic milestone of electronic music!
HENRIK SCHWARZ & AMAMPONDO- I EXIST BECAUSE OF YOU 12” (innervisions, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*'A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.' (Desmond Tutu). Originally this track appears on Amampondo's forthcoming album Vibrations From The Motherland on Nanny Tango. Here we have 2 longer and more club friendly versions of that track. Version one is a live recording of Henrik. The other is a much more stripped down version by Dixon.
BROKE- WE AIN'T GOT IT/COLADANCER 12” (kompakt, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Broke are Matias Aguayo and Rocness. "We Ain't Got It" and "Coladancer" are two massive, cumbia-infected techno songs that have been rocking audiences around the globe during Broke's live shows. Combining the archaic thump of traditional Latin American and state-of-the-art electronic dance music, this is very different from Luciano and Ricardo's percussive, light-footed efforts. These are damn serious grooves.
AGNES & LEE VAN DOWSKI- LOUDER ELVIS/RADIO GRACELAND 12” (leena, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*With all those mountains, it figures that the Swiss know a thing or two about altitude. Turns out they know a thing or two about depth, as well. At least that's the case with the Geneva-based Frenchman Lee van Dowski and Geneva native Agnès, who make their first appearance on Leena after a slew of recordings for labels like Num, Plak, Bpitch, Soma, Einmaleins, Minibar, Sthlmaudio, Resopal Red, and more. Together, van Dowski and Agnès run the 60Sec label; surprisingly, though, this is actually their first collaboration. Simplicity is the name of the game on both tracks here. On 'Louder Elvis,' the two unleash pure deep-house bounce over ominous, Detroit-inspired pads; clean-as-a-whistle bleeps laser their way through a fog of dubbed-out delay. The tune's flow suggests a live session, with tumbling chords following their own whims, but there's nothing haphazard about it. This one's all about the afterhours, head down and moving steadily into the light. A vocal sample kicks off 'Radio Graceland' but don't expect any bloated rock 'n' roll theatrics. Instead, Van Dowski and Agnès lay down a slowly rolling groove with a Latin touch and even a little bit of reggaeton lurch. Hand drums dapple the landscape with faded colors, keeping the mood subdued -- at least until the beat gathers steam and bright, syncopated chords splash about. Groaning analog noises push the energy restlessly forward, driving dancers to wild abandon: the track is as effective as it is unconventional. What else would you expect from two of Switzerland's most uncompromising crowd pleasers?
GLADIO- HADRIAN'S WALL 12" (mighty robot, scotland)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Danny Wolfers Gladio project is back with five new Roman smack jams straight out of Segedunum. Think Tim Harper in a toga. Caligula in the bathhouse with seven ways to jack. The sound of Legio XX Valeria Victrix. Already being played by Dave Clarke in his live sets, and on his White Noise radio show. The first pressing of 525 copies are engraved by stonemasons on slabs of grey vinyl - be quick!
MINILOGUE- DOIICIE 10" (minilogue, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Style: techno/trippy house.
MARASCIA & DUSTY KID- SAWLESS/SINELESS 12” (systematic, germany)
13.98usd/7.05gbp/8.88eur/1447jpy (approx)
*Systematic Recordings proudly presents the second release by Italy's Dusty Kid, this time in collaboration with his mate Emanuele Marascia. "Sawless" possesses ass-kickin' beats and a sawtooth bass line that lets you forget who you are. "Sineless" features soulful melodic tech-house that all the ladies will like. Full support by Dubfire, John Digweed, Martin Eyerer, Stephan Bodzin, and many more.
MARC ROMBOY VS. BLAKE BAXTER- FLY AWAY 12” (systematic, germany)
13.98usd/7.05gbp/8.88eur/1447jpy (approx)
*Fly Away is a taste of Marc Romboy's second album, Contrast, and once again Marc has teamed up with Detroit techno legend Blake Baxter. Both versions are very different from each other -- track one is for the screamers and track two is for the groovers. Jockey support by Chloé, Jesse Rose, Smokin Jo, Laurent Garnier, Gregor Tresher, Jimpster, Florian Meindl, Martin Eyerer, Satoshi Tomiie, Hector Romero and many more.
BUTCH- ELEMENTS 2 OF 2 12" (trapez, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*This is Butch's (Bülent Gürler) third EP, the follow-up to Elements 1 of 2. "Wind" is a strong, epic old school monster of an acid track, with a cool Chicago flavor that is reminiscent of Lil Louis, with cool ups and downs that will set dancefloors on fire. "Earth" is a stripped-down mover, quite drugged-out and bass-heavy. New school, elemental techno-rock for the masses.
MAGAZINES AND BOOKS
THE WIRE- #292 JUNE 2008 MAGAZINE (the wire, uk)
8.98usd/4.53gbp/5.71eur/929jpy (approx)
*On the cover: Evangelista (Since covering Willie Nelson's 'Red Headed Stranger,' Carla Bozulich has been shunting alt country deeper into hardcore improv territory with her new group). Features: Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt tells Chris Sharp why 3" CD-Rs are the perfect medium for his electronic streams of consciousness); Dylan van der Schyff (Vancouver's busiest drummer talks about his work with John Butcher, pianist Peggy Lee and more); Cross Platform: Anat Ben-David (Chicks On Speed's Israeli recruit interrogates pop and politics in her performance art piece, Popaganda); Invisible Jukebox: The RZA; Yoshi Wada (Inspired by La Monte Young and Pandit Pran Nath, the Japanese Fluxus artist explores the 'sympathetic resonances' of his homemade bagpipes and horns); People Like Us (Adopting the motto 'all things avant retard,' Vicki Bennett creates witty audio cut-ups and collages that slyly subvert heavily mediated images of Britain); Nihilist Spasm Band (The likes of Joe McPhee, Voice Crack and Jojo Hiroshige have all made the pilgrimage to London, Ontario to attend the Canadian noise veterans' No Music nights).
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no soapboxes today… it’s a holiday weekend after all, but if you think that means i’m takin’ a holiday from top notch new releases, yr mistaken. check em out: brainbombs cd reissue; new bonnie prince billy (at an incredible low price); lau nau vinyl on locust; steel n skin cd on em (i slept on this one originally, despite my love for the em label, but was hep’d to it via the honest jon’s 12in. a couple weeks back. killer, killer stuff); speaking of honest jon’s, in this week is the first set of a great looking new series compiling ethnic 78s culled from the emi/hayes archives, as well as a cd/2lp collection of the tony allen re-mixes they been dropping for the last year or so (and if you been keepn up with those releases, you know how choice this set is); a bunch of sublime frequencies comps; new dubstep survey on soul jazz; and as always, a ton of killer dance titles, mostly of the scando.neo-disco strip. don’t snooze…
gracias
anthony
as always, many of the titles are in very limited quantity, so if you're interested in anything listed below, feel free to call or email me, I will gladly hold items for up to a week.
prices do not include shipping and handling. for those of you shipping within the continental united states I offer a 5.00usd flat shipping rate for any amount of records and/or compact discs. shipping cost for international orders are calculated on an order by order basis. payments for orders can be made via paypal or with a credit card by telephone between 12-6pm/est.
i also offer bike messanger service via timecycle couriers. for the low cost of 10.00usd i can deliver any amount of records and/or cds you wish to purchase to your center city philadelphia location (this includes some parts of south, west and north philadelphia) within two hours (and for those of you who need your records even faster, we also offer ‘rush’ service for the low flat rate of 20.00usd for any amount of records/cds delivered to you within one hour). of course, we are still more than happy to ship records via the usps within philadelphia. as with the international shipments, orders placed before 5pm/est will ship out that evening and should reach their destination by the following day.
ROCK, POP AND PSYCHEDELIC
BRAINBOMBS- OBEY CD (armageddon, usa)
15.98usd/8.06gbp/10.15eur/1654jpy (approx)
*Finally available again, the domestic cd version of the classic and essential Brainbombs release. Out of print for several years & unleashed again. Obey hits hard with 8 tracks of serial killer-inspired dirge/noise/rock put through a No Wave filter. The audio equivalent of watching Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer... or having dinner with Albert Fish while Whitehouse records spin in the background.
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY- LIE DOWN IN THE LIGHT LP (drag city, usa)
11.98usd/6.04gbp/7.61eur/1240jpy (approx)
*special low price, this week only… Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is letting the sun shine in so you can Lie Down In The Light. Before you get undressed, we're talking about a brand-new 12 song album of excellent new songs and sounds, okay? Get that thong back up your crack and listen! Bristling with guitar strings and laced with harmonies, Lie Down In The Light is the brightest album to date from the Bonnie 'Prince.' Brisk tempos skip among his signature slower numbers and ballads. Bonnie's vocals are among his most expressive: carefully nuanced, singing all up and down his range, showing him at a judiciously dynamic and tuneful apex. Coloring the sound, is a subtle backdrop of percussive slaps and shakes (but nary a drumkit), touches of keys and steel, delicate harmony-vocal arrangements and other sweet surprises that might send some sad-sack fans back to their auto-erotic dungeons, fresh toys in hand. Lie Down In The Light features Bonnie repeat players Paul Oldham and Emmett Kelly and also benefits from the multi-instrumental presence of Shahzad Izmaily, who works percussion, piano, guitar, banjo and the mysterious, sensual 'row of wenches' -- I mean, mysterious, sensual 'row of wrenches.' New (duet) partner Ashley Webber forges her own presence next to Bonnie in a pair of fantastic turns. Additionally, some of Nashville's finest appear in between the band's strings and harrows, adding light (and yeah, we see a little darkness, too) wherever they appear.
LAU NAU- NUKKUU LP (locust, usa)
20.98usd/10.58gbp/13.33eur/2171jpy (approx)
*180 gram deluxe gatefold vinyl version… Naukkarinen manages to take a million-and-one risks while keeping things subtle, understated, aesthetically intriguing, and emotionally resonant." --Pitchfork (8.0). "Nukkuu (Finnish for 'Sleeps') is the long-awaited sophomore album by celebrated Finnish femme folk fave, Lau Nau. Nukkuu is psychedelic, abstract and emotionally captivating. Nukkuu is an album of changes. In the years since her debut album Kuutarha, Laura became a mother, moved to the Finnish countryside and took valuable time to carve out a space for her enchanted art in the new-found tranquility of her remote surroundings. Conceived in tight attics and vacant dens on off-hours when her young son Nuutti was fast asleep, this is an intimately-crafted nine-song collection that unfolds like dreamlike musical ribbons for the senses and delivers the listener to a place of unhurried contentedness.
TENJO SAJIKI- BARMON CD (showboat/sky station, japan)
29.98usd/15.12gbp/19.05eur/3103jpy (approx)
*This is a limited reissue of the ultra rare privately released Tenjo Sajiki record Baramon. This identical reissue dates from 2003 and was released in a tiny edition of 500 copies, which sold out in a matter of weeks. But about the music: 'Some of the most exciting and evocative music of the early '70s in Japan was born out of the avant-garde theatre groups that had played such a central role in the '60s ferment. One of the most important was the Tenjo Sajiki Company formed by poet, film maker, boxing fan and all-around agent provocateur Terayama Shuji. Renowned for Living-Theatre inspired audience participation happenings and extreme street theatre designed to shock the bourgeois; by 1970 the group had already become a haven for runaway teens, and a focus for police investigation. Terayama was canny enough to realize that co-opting their music was an ideal way to hijack adolescent energies and he consistently used heavy amplified rock to jump-start his chaotic, socially critical acid operas. By 1972, Baramon saw J.A. Seazer and Kuni Kawauchi (of the Happenings Four and Kirikyogen) splitting the compositional scores on a bizarre musical manifesto for sexual liberation. So far so Hair, but rather than a tribute to free love, Terayama instead composed an eloquent plea for the liberation of the sexual underclass suffering discrimination, in the form of a 'gay revolution.' It wasn't Terayama's first engagement with the Tokyo queer scene -- one of the earliest plays he wrote for the Tenjo Sajiki was a vehicle for transvestite actress and chanson singer Akihiro Miwa, who was rumored to have had a dalliance with Yukio Mishima. Baramon's opening is a blast -- a densely narrated and impassioned call to arms set to a Nazi military march that links sexual second class citizenship to imperialist social control and warmongering. Featuring the actual voices of numerous smutty, cross-dressing scene queens, the record's content was deemed so subversive that it was only sold under the counter of Tokyo gay bars. Like a biker backstage at the Cage Aux Folles, fuzzed out guitar riffs and heavy swelling organ-based psych rock tracks rub shoulders with the lachrymose ballads and tawdry, mascara smudging chanson still favored in certain Shinjuku nighteries.' - The Wire, Alan Cummings.
GLOBAL
STEEL AN' SKIN- REGGAE IS HERE ONCE AGAIN CD/DVD (em, japan)
26.98usd/13.61gbp/17.14eur/2792jpy (approx)
*for whatever reason, i snoozed on this great em release. don’t you do the same… Outstanding steel pan, disco and dub CD + DVD release and the third installment in Em Records' Steel Pan Series. Steel 'N' Skin were an Afro-Caribbean workshop band based in 1970s London, founded by Peter Blackman, featuring ex-members of 20th Century Steel Band (Grandmaster Flash's fave). Comprised of young nightclub musicians born in Ghana, Nigeria, St. Kitts, Trinidad and the UK, the group gave concerts and workshops in London schools, expanding nationwide to prisons, psychiatric hospitals and summer festivals. The group combined an admirably brave, open and unironic mix of musical forms with community outreach, non-cynical and untainted by preachiness or "social work." Gratifyingly intricate African ritual rhythms and strong vocals compliment reggae, funk, disco and soul influences to form a relentless groove machine. This EM reissue consists of Steel 'N' Skin's 1979 debut 12" single "Reggae Is Here Once Again," featuring "Afro Punk Reggae (Dub)," a fine disco-dub workout, plus two tracks from their 1984 LP Acid Rain as well as one unissued track. The documentary DVD by Steve Shaw features perceptive commentary from Steel 'N' Skin's founder Peter Blackman, killer live and rehearsal footage of the band, workshop scenes and devastating views of inner-city Liverpool. Including liner notes written by Peter Blackman, English/Japanese text and rare photos. DVD running-time approximately 34 minutes; All-Region; NTSC.
V/A- LIVING IS HARD: WEST AFRICAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN, 1927-1929 CD
(honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.57gbp/12.06eur/1964jpy (approx)
*Honest Jon's has prepared a series drawing on some of the earliest recordings in the EMI Hayes Archive -- recovered from more than 150,000 78s -- staggering music from Iraq, Turkey, Caucasia, Lebanon, Iran (including sides made in Old Street, London, in 1909), Egypt and the Belgian Congo. This series opener presents the music of the West African underground of 1920s Britain, recorded at Hayes and released on the Zonophone label (which exported nearly all the records to West Africa). You can hear Caribbean influences here, the promise of highlife there, but Living Is Hard mostly disavows fusion and assimilation. And by contrast with antecedents in the history of black music in Britain -- minstrelsy and spirituals, for example, ragtime and jazz -- these recordings are unhitched from the protocols of a white listenership. These are startling, trenchant, elemental roots -- carrying troubled news home, along with signs of the new African nationalism -- and an enthralling glimpse of other lives, other times. Artists include: Oni Johnson, Isaac Jackson, Ben Simmons, Harry E. Quashie, Douglas Papafio, Prince Zulamkah, The West African Instrumental Quintet, The Ga Quartet, Domingo Justus, James Tucker, John Mugat, Kumasi Trio, James Thomas, Nicholas De Heer, George Williams Aingo and James Brown.
V/A- LIVING IS HARD: WEST AFRICAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN, 1927-1929 2LP
(honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.08gbp/13.97eur/2275jpy (approx)
*double vinyl version… Honest Jon's has prepared a series drawing on some of the earliest recordings in the EMI Hayes Archive -- recovered from more than 150,000 78s -- staggering music from Iraq, Turkey, Caucasia, Lebanon, Iran (including sides made in Old Street, London, in 1909), Egypt and the Belgian Congo. This series opener presents the music of the West African underground of 1920s Britain, recorded at Hayes and released on the Zonophone label (which exported nearly all the records to West Africa). You can hear Caribbean influences here, the promise of highlife there, but Living Is Hard mostly disavows fusion and assimilation. And by contrast with antecedents in the history of black music in Britain -- minstrelsy and spirituals, for example, ragtime and jazz -- these recordings are unhitched from the protocols of a white listenership. These are startling, trenchant, elemental roots -- carrying troubled news home, along with signs of the new African nationalism -- and an enthralling glimpse of other lives, other times. Artists include: Oni Johnson, Isaac Jackson, Ben Simmons, Harry E. Quashie, Douglas Papafio, Prince Zulamkah, The West African Instrumental Quintet, The Ga Quartet, Domingo Justus, James Tucker, John Mugat, Kumasi Trio, James Thomas, Nicholas De Heer, George Williams Aingo and James Brown.
TONY ALLEN- LAGOS SHAKE: A TONY ALLEN CHOP UP CD (honest jon’s, uk)
18.98usd/9.57gbp/12.06eur/1964jpy (approx)
*Two years ago, Honest Jon's travelled to Lagos with the great drummer Tony Allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with Fela Kuti -- an album entitled Lagos No Shaking, a classic of contemporary Afrobeat. Since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides: from legends of dance music culture like Basic Channel in Berlin, for example, and founding father of Detroit techno, Carl Craig; and young tigers like Dizzee Rascal's Newham Generals, MIA producer Diplo in Baltimore, and carioca sensations Bonde Do Role from Rio De Janeiro. There are also new recordings from Cairo, Saturn, Bogota and Kingston, Jamaica -- fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneer Salah Ragab, a street brass band descended from Sun Ra's Arkestra, highlife-inspired Afro-Colombian drummers from the village of San Palenque De Basilio, and a veteran of Count Ossie's Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. Afrobeat, dub, jazz, chalupa, electro, highlife, techno, grime, carioca, champeta and funk from all corners, fizzing away together here... it could only be from Honest Jon's.
TONY ALLEN- LAGOS SHAKE: A TONY ALLEN CHOP UP 2LP (honest jon’s, uk)
21.98usd/11.08gbp/13.97eur/2275jpy (approx)
*double vinyl version… Two years ago, Honest Jon's travelled to Lagos with the great drummer Tony Allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with Fela Kuti -- an album entitled Lagos No Shaking, a classic of contemporary Afrobeat. Since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides: from legends of dance music culture like Basic Channel in Berlin, for example, and founding father of Detroit techno, Carl Craig; and young tigers like Dizzee Rascal's Newham Generals, MIA producer Diplo in Baltimore, and carioca sensations Bonde Do Role from Rio De Janeiro. There are also new recordings from Cairo, Saturn, Bogota and Kingston, Jamaica -- fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneer Salah Ragab, a street brass band descended from Sun Ra's Arkestra, highlife-inspired Afro-Colombian drummers from the village of San Palenque De Basilio, and a veteran of Count Ossie's Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. Afrobeat, dub, jazz, chalupa, electro, highlife, techno, grime, carioca, champeta and funk from all corners, fizzing away together here... it could only be from Honest Jon's.
V/A- '70S THAI ORCHESTRA LP (mississippi, usa)
11.98usd/6.04gbp/7.61eur/1240jpy (approx)
*Repressed, full color printed jackets this time… A stunning lp of hypnotic country molam from Thailand. A rich tapestry of heavy percussion, xylophone, khaen & phin (more or less the Thai electric guitar). A strong groove behind an inherently psychedelic music. Not mentioned anywhere on this record, but this is actually a copy of the legendary Siamese Temple Ball cd that came out back at the dawn of time (ie year 2000); one mystery meats another mystery.
GROUP DOUEH- GUITAR MUSIC FROM THE WESTERN SAHARA CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*shop favorite, and top seller, restocked… cd reissue of the very first Sublime Frequencies LP, which sold out in an instant in early 2007. If you think you've heard all the great electric guitar styles in the world, think again. This Saharan sand-blizzard of fine-crushed glass will grind your face to a bloody pulp. Group Doueh play raw and unfiltered Saharawi music from the former colonial Spanish outpost of the Western Sahara. Doueh (pronounced "Doo-way") is their leader and a master of the electric guitar. He's been performing since he was a child playing in many groups before finally creating his own in the 1980s. Doueh says he's influenced by Western pop and rock music especially Jimi Hendrix and James Brown. His sound is distorted, loud and unhinged with an impressive display of virtuosity and style only known in this part of the world. His wife Halima and friend Bashiri are the two vocalists in the group. Sahrawi songs are from the sung poetry of the Hassania language. The music is based on the same modal structure as Mauritanian music, however, Doueh's style is a looser appropriation infused with a Western guitar scope, one that relies, in his words, as much on Hendrix as it does traditional Sahrawi music. It also adds a playful pop element that rarely filters through in this region. Doueh has turned down countless offers from Morocco and Europe to release his music but he decided to offer Sublime Frequencies access to his homemade recordings and photo archive for this amazing debut. CD reissue of the first Sublime Frequencies LP release. Standard Sublime Frequencies 8-page CD insert includes great photos of the musicians and liner notes by Hisham Mayet.
V/A- CHOUBI CHOUBI! FOLK & POP SOUNDS FROM IRAQ CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… Meticulously selected from Iraqi cassettes and LPs found in Syria, Europe and the Iraqi neighborhoods of Detroit, Michigan, this unique collection of folk and pop styles displays a wealth of outstanding music that is exclusive to Iraq and has rarely been showcased abroad. There are many reasons why Iraqi music stands alone in the dynamic world of Arabic music: one example is the unbelievable rapid fire machine-gun rhythms fluttering atop the main tempo. This is the work of a unique nomadic hand drum called the khishba -- also known as the zanbour (Arabic for "wasp"). A style prominently featured here is the infamous Iraqi choubi -- a driving rhythmic style that can include fiddles, double reeded instruments, percussion, bass, keyboards and oud over its signature beat. Other styles featured are the basta (an urban Baghdadi style), the bezikh, and the pulsating hecha. Also heard is the mawal -- a vocal improv that sets the tone of a song, regardless of the style. Additionally there are three cuts from Ja'afar Hassan's 1970s record, Let's Sing Together. Being a folk-rock record, it's a true anomaly for Iraq. Hassan was a mouthpiece for the Iraqi Socialist movement just a few years before Saddam Hussein. But most of the music in this collection was produced during the Saddam period between the 1980s and 2002. Since the 2003 invasion and the wholesale disassembly of the country, classic tracks like these may already be part of a disappeared past.
OMAR SOULEYMAN- HIGHWAY TO HASSAKE: FOLK & POP SOUNDS OF SYRIA CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… Omar Souleyman is a Syrian musical legend. Since 1994, he and his musicians have emerged as a staple of folk-pop throughout Syria, but until now they have remained little known outside of the country. To date, they have issued more than five-hundred studio and live-recorded cassette albums which are easily spotted in the shops of any Syrian city. Born in rural northeastern Syria, he began his musical career in 1994 with a small group of local collaborators that remain with him today. The myriad musical traditions of the region are evident in their music. Here, classical Arabic mawal-style vocalization gives way to high-octane Syrian dabke (the regional folkloric dance and party music), Iraqi choubi and a host of Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish styles, among others. This amalgamation is truly the sound of Syria. The music often has an overdriven sound consisting of phase-shifted Arabic keyboard solos and frantic rhythms. At breakneck speeds, these shrill Syrian electronics play out like forbidden Morse-code, but the moods swing from coarse and urgent to dirgy and contemplative in the rugged anthems that comprise Souleyman's repertoire. Oud, reeds, baglama saz, accompanying vocals and percussion fill out the sound from track to track. Mahmoud Harbi is a long-time collaborator and the man responsible for much of the poetry sung by Souleyman. Together, they commonly perform the "Ataba," a traditional form of folk poetry used in Dabke. On stage, Harbi chain smokes cigarettes while standing shoulder to shoulder with Souleyman, periodically leaning over to whisper the material into his ear. Acting as a conduit, Souleyman struts into the audience with urgency, vocalizing the prose in song before returning for the next verse. Souleyman's first hit in Syria was Jani (1996) which gained cassette-kiosk infamy and brought him recognition throughout the country. Sublime Frequencies is honored to present the Western debut of Omar Souleyman with this retrospective disc of studio and live recordings spanning 12 years of his career, culled from cassettes recorded between 1994 and 2006. This collection offers a rare glimpse into Syrian street-level folk-pop and Dabke -- a phenomena seldom heard in the West, not previously deemed serious enough for export by the Syrians and rarely, if ever, included on the import agenda of worldwide academic musical committees.
V/A- ETHNIC MINORITY MUSIC OF SOUTHERN LAOS CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… This is a collection of landmark recordings by Laurent Jenneau, documenting music created by the Harak and various Brao ethnic groups in Southern Laos. This is the second release in a series of spectacular field recordings from some of the more remote ethnic minority communities in Southeast Asia. On this release, you can hear the true historic roots of Molam music (now a venerable popular music style in Laos and Thailand) played on the khaen along with vocal styles from this region. Also featured here are gong ensembles, various stringed instruments, cymbals, drums and sung poetry all captured live on location with the ambient sounds of the surrounding villages. These recordings were made in Xekong, Champasak and Attapeu provinces and because much of this music is unknown, this is probably the first time recordings have ever been released of indigenous music from these remote areas of Southern Laos. Features insightful liner notes by Laurent Jenneau and an extended track listing with added information about each track recorded.
V/A- ETHNIC MINORITY MUSIC OF NORTH VIETNAM CD (sublime frequencies, usa)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*essential back catalog title in stock for the first time… This is the third volume in a series of tribal village music compiled by Laurent Jenneau from his continual journeys into the more remote tribal areas of Southeast Asia, featuring field recordings of the Giay, Lu, Red Zao, and Black Hmong peoples from North Vietnam. The five selections presented here by the Red Zao are of an unusual vocal style called Baozoo. The Baozoo singing technique can either be a responsive song, or canon singing where a lead singer has his or her words repeated with delay by one, two or three singers. You've never heard anything quite like it before. The instruments used in other selections include kheng (bamboo mouth organ), jew's harp, bamboo sticks with coins, and the piem zat (a reed instrument or oboe affiliated with Baozoo singing). Recorded in and around Sapa, this CD includes an extended track list with added information about each track recorded along with insightful liner notes by Laurent Jenneau with an excerpt included here: "The Lu are the most mysterious to me. First I'm easily impressed by people who have radically different beauty criteria; their way to blacken their teeth with a thick layer of black stuff makes every smile special. They seem to have been established in northwest Vietnam since the 12th century. The Giay, like the Lu or Lao, belong to the Tay Kadai language group. They are well established in northern parts of Vietnam and Laos, but emigrated from China 200 years ago. They have three styles of singing for different occasions; for a feast, for night drinking or to sing farewell to someone.
DUBSTEP AND GRIME
V/A- STEPPAS' DELIGHT VOLUME 1 2LP (soul jazz, uk)
25.98usd/13.10gbp/16.51eur/2689jpy (approx)
*Double lp version. Heavyweight double-vinyl LP editions, volume 1… Steppas' Delight tells the story of dubstep -- from its South London roots up to its present status as the most vibrant musical sub-culture in the UK -- and its subsequent virus-like growth throughout the world. The album is made up of exclusive new tracks alongside some choice tracks from dubstep's recent history and features many of the original groundbreaking names alongside the current underground new wave of dubstep producers. In the early 2000s dubstep was a marginal music made by a handful of young producers in the concrete-coated suburbs of South-West London. Using free PC software like Fruity Loops or PlayStation's music-making software Music 2000 and making their own left-field versions of dark garage records. Fast forward eight years and dubstep is easily the most vibrant scene in the UK with many of the original dubstep artists now the most in-demand producers, remixers, DJs and label-owners in the UK today. Steppas' Delight traces the musical journey of dubstep from these small beginnings to the current new wave of young artists and producers on the scene today. This release is both a snapshot of the present and future and an essential guide to dubstep, and tells the story of the music -- the artists, labels, clubs, radio stations, cutting houses and more. This release is a continuation of Soul Jazz Records' prolific dubstep releases such as the Box of Dub albums and singles from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Skream, Ramadanman, Cotti, Kode9, Ladybug, Warrior Queen and many more... Other artists include: Benga, Search and Destroy, Plastician Featuring Skepta, Uncle Sam, The Bug and Warrior Queen, Goth Trad, Seventeen Evergreen, Martyn, Shackleton, TRG, Joker, Quest, Ikonika, Silkie, Geiom Featuring Marita, Shonx, Gatekeeper Featuring Grizla and Peverelist.
V/A- STEPPAS' DELIGHT VOLUME 2 2LP (soul jazz, uk)
25.98usd/13.10gbp/16.51eur/2689jpy (approx)
*Double lp version. Heavyweight double-vinyl LP editions, volume 2… Steppas' Delight tells the story of dubstep -- from its South London roots up to its present status as the most vibrant musical sub-culture in the UK -- and its subsequent virus-like growth throughout the world. The album is made up of exclusive new tracks alongside some choice tracks from dubstep's recent history and features many of the original groundbreaking names alongside the current underground new wave of dubstep producers. In the early 2000s dubstep was a marginal music made by a handful of young producers in the concrete-coated suburbs of South-West London. Using free PC software like Fruity Loops or PlayStation's music-making software Music 2000 and making their own left-field versions of dark garage records. Fast forward eight years and dubstep is easily the most vibrant scene in the UK with many of the original dubstep artists now the most in-demand producers, remixers, DJs and label-owners in the UK today. Steppas' Delight traces the musical journey of dubstep from these small beginnings to the current new wave of young artists and producers on the scene today. This release is both a snapshot of the present and future and an essential guide to dubstep, and tells the story of the music -- the artists, labels, clubs, radio stations, cutting houses and more. This release is a continuation of Soul Jazz Records' prolific dubstep releases such as the Box of Dub albums and singles from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Skream, Ramadanman, Cotti, Kode9, Ladybug, Warrior Queen and many more... Other artists include: Benga, Search and Destroy, Plastician Featuring Skepta, Uncle Sam, The Bug and Warrior Queen, Goth Trad, Seventeen Evergreen, Martyn, Shackleton, TRG, Joker, Quest, Ikonika, Silkie, Geiom Featuring Marita, Shonx, Gatekeeper Featuring Grizla and Peverelist.
GOTH TRAD/SILKIE- GENESIS/DAM 4 12” (soul jazz, uk)
11.98usd/6.04gbp/7.61eur/1240jpy (approx)
*Super-limited one-off pressing white label of two exclusive new killer dubstep tracks from Goth Trad and Silkie as a taster for Soul Jazz Records new Steppas' Delight double-album featuring classic as well as new and exclusive tracks from the likes of Benga, Kode9, The Bug, Shackleton, Gatekeeper, Quest and loads more. A serious A-Z of dubstep past, present and future! With Japan's Goth Trad's previous releases on Deep Medi and Silkie releases on Antisocial Entertainment here are 2 of the heaviest new wave dubstep producers around with 2 all-new exclusive tracks.
HOUSE, TECHNO AND DISCO
MICHAL HO- QUITIOR 12” (curle, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*white vinyl version with original and remix by mark august.
DARKO ESSER/DENIS KARIMANI- ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS/MELTED 12” (curle, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Two incredibly strong tracks from two established names in the scene. Played by Sven Vath, Dave Clarke, John Acquaviva, Josh Wink, Laurent Garnier, Monika Kruse, Efdemin.
CRC/WAV- THE NYMPH/NYQUIST PLOT 12” (curle, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*CRC from Finland is still a fresh name to the world. He already released on Force Inc, Phonocult and a few local labels, but under different disguises. After his track on Curle 009 (remixed by the mighty Convextion because he liked it so much!) CRC now got signed to Arne Weinberg's label for a track on their first compilation. His 'The Nymph' track, that we are proud to present on Curle 012, has been a secret weapon in our bag since many months. Combine the melodic virtuosity of a young Mathew Jonson with the deepness of the current Detroit sound and you're almost there. Truly a blinder! Wav on the flip is no other than that same CRC together with his good friend and fellow Finnish producer Aki 'Artificial' Latvamäki. He is no longer a stranger to the Curle following of course, expect his debut album later this year on Curle! Their 'Nyquist Plot' outing seems the perfect highlight in a Sven Väth set to us, so be sure to check it out!
HUGG & PEPP- SMUGGELI KROOK 12” (dahlback, sweden)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*'Smack' tuddi krookli smock. Smacky Pepp sminky Hugg krooken krack! Stink snusa krud snocken, klonken stonken. Lump örgh snask klo smörgårdsbord trampa. Blås smooken krooken tryck. Klonken stonken snusk i busken 'Krook.' Smacky Pepp stonken mit Pepp 'Tiddeli' läpp. 'Smook' skoj party makare blobb kanske. Ärr ösk på snorre. Smuggeli smog med hans krook big surprise! Burk blåbär stock punkt. Flukt pump stuga prick. Skiva smokken asfet. Banka banka kula stolpe ut, meh! Uta öga kräk stampen stuk. Bäbä nonsens polack, men nästa örk. Älska skattemyndigheten!
SHOCKING PINKS- CUTOUT/DRESSED TO PLEASE 2X12” (dfa, uk)
19.98usd/10.08gbp/12.70eur/2068jpy (approx)
*The second single to be taken from Shocking Pinks' self titled debut album, released last September. Bittersweet and vulnerable, 'Emily' is a hypnotic and moody song that tells the age-old story of longing, jealousy and heartache, in Nick Harte's distinctive shoegaze style. It's one of the most personal moments on the record, with a beautiful and fragile overtone covering the rough layers of distortion and noise. The single comes backed with an exclusive cover of Magnetic Fields' 'Nothing Matters When We're Dancing,' plus remixes of album track 'Cutout' and 'Dressed to Please,' which had a limited release as a b-side to limited 7" 'The Narrator,' out last year. The remixes range from Expanding Head Band (ex-Tussle member Alexis Georgopoulos) and disco-edit scenester Lee Douglas, to techno favourites Deepchord/Echospace and Nathan Fake.
STYLE OF EYE- THE BIG KAZOO 12” (dirtybird, usa)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Style of Eye has delivered one of the most creative Dirtybird releases to date. This is a totally fresh sound coming straight out of Stockholm, Sweden. 'The Big Kazoo' is an epic tech-funk masterpiece that achieves ultimate ass shaking glory while also innovating at the same time. Yes, in the past Dirtybird has brought you animals, fart noises, bass blips, and strange breakdowns and now a kazoo? Well, all we have to say is that 'The Big Kazoo' goes a step beyond any gimmicks and brings you the real shit. The beat is solid driving funk just how we like it and the track is destined to be a dirtybird classic. The B-side 'Hide' ain't no slouch either. It mixes in really well with anything you got with congos or any kind of Latin shuffle. But 'Hide' also has a really hot techno element that makes it very versatile. The beat is rock solid with a strong syncopated pattern and cool synth dropouts that will even bring the socialites and wallflowers to life. check it!
CLAUDE VONSTROKE & CHRISTIAN MARTIN- GROUNDHOG DAY 12” (dirtybird, usa)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Claude VonStroke returns with his first original record in over a year. This time he partners with long time friend and upcoming producer, Christian Martin. This is a melodic hybrid of techno and house with influences as far away as drum n bass.The flip side features a remix by super hot producer Gabriel Ananda and newcomer Alice Rose. They playfully twist the main theme throughout, sprinkling in stabs to the constantly building groove. Many people have said the original record sounds like a follow-up to 'Who's Afraid of Detroit?' but we will let you decide what to think for yourself.
AKIKO KIYAMA- SEVEN YEARS PART 1 12” (district of corruption, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Vinyl version, part 1… Akiko was born in tokyo, japan, 1982. She has been surrounded by classical music education since she was a young girl. At the age of 14, she was absorbed in Drum'N'Bass that was occurring in London at the time, and it was then that she made a commitment to club music, to pursue and evolve with the ever changing sound of techno.
She started to create her own tracks with a laptop since 2002 and has been performing in Tokyo.
Her first solo EP "Dimension", released on Sud Electronic in October 2004, which got great reviews by top world class DJ's. And in November 2005, one of her tracks has licensed by M-NUS ,and was selected by Richie Hawtin in his well received mix "DE9 Transitions".
In 2007, She moved to Berlin to follow through with her commitment to dance music and to develop her style further. She also had several singles in 07 on a few reputable labels such as Safari Electronique,Contexterrior, Lick My Deck, Neopren etc and more on District of Corruption. And one of the track on Lick My Deck has appeared on recent DJ-Kicks by Booka Shade(K7! Records).
NICK CHACONA- BINDING SPHERES 12” (dogtown, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Dogtown expands its horizon to the States! New York City based Nick Chacona (2020 Vision, Buzzin Fly, Grayhound) comes up with a dark hypnotic tribal burner with some uplifting '80s synth sounds on top of it that could best be described as Radio Slave meets Lindstrom! Nick has gained an admirable reputation over the last years with diverse releases on high prolific labels & more recently on Prins Thomas's Internasjonal label! Be ready for the sound of the future! And while we're at it, we asked Ibadan legend Jerome Sydenham to attack the original.
STEVIE KOTEY & MAX ESSA- SALON DE L'HERBE EP, PART 1 12” (electric minds, uk)
17.98usd/9.07gbp/11.43eur/1861jpy (approx)
*Steve Kotey needs little introduction, head honcho of Bear Entertainment, an accomplished producer and a member of Chicken Lips. Stevie's schedule takes him to the hippest clubs around the world be it Japan, Germany, Italy or London as well as finding time to put out his own productions and compile compilations for the likes of !K7 & Strut. Kotey is joined on this record by Max Essa. Having previously released on Paper Recordings back in 2001 Max also played guitar with the infamous, Long Distance Runners. Most recently he has produced the Midnight Garden EP, a glorious collection of slo-mo disco, rock and sunset vibes Steve & Max have delivered 3 beautiful records in the shape of the Salon De L'Herbe series. This EP offers up everything good that is disco from the up tempo '1974' A side to the spaced out vibes of '1988.' If that wasn't enough this 12" release is finished off with a 3rd track '1981' on the cosmic/Balearic tip. The years may become confusing but with live drums, guitars and slick arrangement words can't do these productions justice.
KELLEY POLAR- ENTROPY REIGNS 12” (environ, usa)
9.98usd/5.03gbp/6.34eur/1033jpy (approx)
*We knew 'Entropy Reigns' needed an incredible remix, so it was a simple decision to enlist Ewan Pearson and Al Usher (who also operate under the name Partial Arts) to work their magic. Pearson is a dance music veteran, and remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, Seelenluft, Franz Ferdinand and Freeform 5 have made him one of the genre's most respected producers. He has programmed for Goldfrapp and Gwen Stefani and his production credits include albums for Tracey Thorn and The Rapture, as well as Ladytron, Chikinki and Jeb Loy Nichols, amongst others. Partial Arts is a highly-respected name in dance music with several fantastic EPs on Kompakt, Out of the Loop and Battle, as well as remixes for labels including Rekids and Ministry of Sound. Not only did these two have a keen understanding of pop music, sweaty dancefloors and strings, but they were big fans of Kelley Polar -- so they turned in two remixes instead of one! For the more house- and tech-driven floors, check the four-on-the-floor beauty of the 'Pearson and Usher's Closed System Dub' (spread deep and loud across the A-side). For more electro- and pop-fuelled DJ sets, 'Pearson and Usher's Second Law Dynamix' does the trick, complete with an insane acid breakdown. For the vinyl purists, we even threw the original album version on wax for you as well!
LOW MOTION DISCO- LOVE LOVE LOVE PART 1 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Here is the first part of two 12" releases featuring remixes of Low Motion Disco's "Love Love Love" from two of Eskimo's finest, LSB and Aeroplane.
SIMONE FEDI- SUB-SPACE 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*The second release from this fresh Eskimo prodigy, straight from beautiful Tuscany. Choosing vintage analog synthesizers next to real instruments such as guitars and an electric bass, Simone Fedi manages to perfectly sculpt his deep and original sound, mixing funk, Italian disco, house and synth-pop. Remember where you heard it first.
DANIELE BALDELLI & MARCO DIONIGI- COSMIC DISCO?! COSMIC ROCK!!! PART ONE 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Part 1 of a vinyl sampler from Daniele Baldelli's mix for Eskimo. Includes tracks from Alicia Bridges, Spirit, and the Bronx Irish Catholics.
DANIELE BALDELLI & MARCO DIONIGI- COSMIC DISCO?! COSMIC ROCK!!! PART TWO 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Part 2 of a vinyl sampler from Daniele Baldelli's mix for Eskimo. Featuring tracks by Torch Song, Kevin Harrison, and The Dream Syndicate.
ALLEZ ALLEZ- BEST OF ALLEZ ALLEZ 12” (eskimo, belgium)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Allez Allez are one of those early '80s hidden gems of the Belgian new wave dance scene who shone so brightly for a few years (1981-1985) and then were gone -- but not forgotten. The trademarks of Allez Allez were highly danceable and catchy rhythms, African influences and high quality singing, forming a powerful and funky mixture. Here are two tracks off of the Best of Allez Allez full-length including bonus remixes from Aeroplane and Optimo (Espacio).
ALLEZ ALLEZ- BEST OF ALLEZ ALLEZ LP+CD (eskimo, belgium)
18.98usd/9.57gbp/12.06eur/1964jpy (approx)
*lp version, includes cd. Allez Allez are one of those early '80s hidden gems of the Belgian new wave dance scene who shone so brightly for a few years (1981-1985) and then were gone -- but not forgotten. Based around the writing and production nucleus of Brussels-based Kristiaan Debusscher and Nicolas Fransolet, a third dimension was added by American vocalist Sarah Osbourne. Early hi-tempo hits such as "African Queen," "Allez Allez" and "She's Stirring Up" became global club classics. Allez Allez were the funky follow-up to the Brussels-based collective Marine. The trademarks of Allez Allez were highly danceable and catchy rhythms, African influences and high quality singing, forming a powerful and funky mixture. The band's debut mini-album African Queen promptly went gold and they recorded a full album in John Foxx's studio with production handled by Heaven 17 mastermind, Martin Ware. Promises was a more refined funk album with soul influences and the road for an international breakthrough seemed open. Then singer Sarah Osbourne left the group and married the singer of Heaven 17, Glenn Gregory. A replacement was found in New York-based Jackie Irwin, but she never managed to truly replace the sensual and flexible Sarah and although it was produced by Madonna-discoverer Mark Kamins, the following 12" Boom Boom flopped. Techno fans may also be interested to know that Sarah Osbourne later found herself in Detroit on the cusp of techno's evolution and as well as painting a mural on the east wall of Detroit's legendary Music Institute, she also painted a cover for Rhythim Is Rhythim and ultimately sang vocals on a number of Carl Craig tracks. Now, for the first time, some 25 years later, Eskimo brings you the Best of Allez Allez. Including bonus remixes from contemporary producer-fans such as Quiet Village (aka Matt Edwards and Joel Martin), Aeroplane, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas and Optimo (Espacio), you can check out the funky, African-inspired new wave rhythms of one of Belgium's finest dance exports. Press pictures photographed by Anton Corbijn.
MENTAL OVERDRIVE- THE RAGE 12” (full pupp, norway)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*The man, the legend, Norway's grand old man of hoover Per Martinsen is back on Full Pupp with two mentally challenged mammoth stompers! Let's party like it's... 1992.
ALEX CAPPELLI- BLOODY NOTES 12” (great stuff, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Again a fantastico newcomer: DJ and producer Alex Cappelli from Florence (Italy). With only 20 years this guy is a sure talent and Great Stuff is very proud to have the possibility to release his debut 12". The hypnotic synth line on 'Bloody Notes' is meant to drive every crowd crazy and A&R Rainer Weichhold was quickly convinced by this bomb. And Butch also saw the potential and added his trademark sound to that release which is with no doubt his best remix ever.
BRAINCELL- ABSORB 12” (harthouse, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Braincell already set a high standard at the last Harthouse V.A. by 'pneumatic(s)' work and sound. The Swedish top producer and label owner presents another labor of love -- Absorb. This is the most emotional EP you have ever heard from Cari Lekebusch -- highly addictive stuff! A1. 'Absorb:' calm and gentle percussive structure and wide atmospheric effects mixed with tiny play-arounds attracts the listener's attention. Comfortable groove-friendly shaker which is built up to a melancholic and cinematic milestone of electronic music!
HENRIK SCHWARZ & AMAMPONDO- I EXIST BECAUSE OF YOU 12” (innervisions, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*'A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.' (Desmond Tutu). Originally this track appears on Amampondo's forthcoming album Vibrations From The Motherland on Nanny Tango. Here we have 2 longer and more club friendly versions of that track. Version one is a live recording of Henrik. The other is a much more stripped down version by Dixon.
BROKE- WE AIN'T GOT IT/COLADANCER 12” (kompakt, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Broke are Matias Aguayo and Rocness. "We Ain't Got It" and "Coladancer" are two massive, cumbia-infected techno songs that have been rocking audiences around the globe during Broke's live shows. Combining the archaic thump of traditional Latin American and state-of-the-art electronic dance music, this is very different from Luciano and Ricardo's percussive, light-footed efforts. These are damn serious grooves.
AGNES & LEE VAN DOWSKI- LOUDER ELVIS/RADIO GRACELAND 12” (leena, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*With all those mountains, it figures that the Swiss know a thing or two about altitude. Turns out they know a thing or two about depth, as well. At least that's the case with the Geneva-based Frenchman Lee van Dowski and Geneva native Agnès, who make their first appearance on Leena after a slew of recordings for labels like Num, Plak, Bpitch, Soma, Einmaleins, Minibar, Sthlmaudio, Resopal Red, and more. Together, van Dowski and Agnès run the 60Sec label; surprisingly, though, this is actually their first collaboration. Simplicity is the name of the game on both tracks here. On 'Louder Elvis,' the two unleash pure deep-house bounce over ominous, Detroit-inspired pads; clean-as-a-whistle bleeps laser their way through a fog of dubbed-out delay. The tune's flow suggests a live session, with tumbling chords following their own whims, but there's nothing haphazard about it. This one's all about the afterhours, head down and moving steadily into the light. A vocal sample kicks off 'Radio Graceland' but don't expect any bloated rock 'n' roll theatrics. Instead, Van Dowski and Agnès lay down a slowly rolling groove with a Latin touch and even a little bit of reggaeton lurch. Hand drums dapple the landscape with faded colors, keeping the mood subdued -- at least until the beat gathers steam and bright, syncopated chords splash about. Groaning analog noises push the energy restlessly forward, driving dancers to wild abandon: the track is as effective as it is unconventional. What else would you expect from two of Switzerland's most uncompromising crowd pleasers?
GLADIO- HADRIAN'S WALL 12" (mighty robot, scotland)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Danny Wolfers Gladio project is back with five new Roman smack jams straight out of Segedunum. Think Tim Harper in a toga. Caligula in the bathhouse with seven ways to jack. The sound of Legio XX Valeria Victrix. Already being played by Dave Clarke in his live sets, and on his White Noise radio show. The first pressing of 525 copies are engraved by stonemasons on slabs of grey vinyl - be quick!
MINILOGUE- DOIICIE 10" (minilogue, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*Style: techno/trippy house.
MARASCIA & DUSTY KID- SAWLESS/SINELESS 12” (systematic, germany)
13.98usd/7.05gbp/8.88eur/1447jpy (approx)
*Systematic Recordings proudly presents the second release by Italy's Dusty Kid, this time in collaboration with his mate Emanuele Marascia. "Sawless" possesses ass-kickin' beats and a sawtooth bass line that lets you forget who you are. "Sineless" features soulful melodic tech-house that all the ladies will like. Full support by Dubfire, John Digweed, Martin Eyerer, Stephan Bodzin, and many more.
MARC ROMBOY VS. BLAKE BAXTER- FLY AWAY 12” (systematic, germany)
13.98usd/7.05gbp/8.88eur/1447jpy (approx)
*Fly Away is a taste of Marc Romboy's second album, Contrast, and once again Marc has teamed up with Detroit techno legend Blake Baxter. Both versions are very different from each other -- track one is for the screamers and track two is for the groovers. Jockey support by Chloé, Jesse Rose, Smokin Jo, Laurent Garnier, Gregor Tresher, Jimpster, Florian Meindl, Martin Eyerer, Satoshi Tomiie, Hector Romero and many more.
BUTCH- ELEMENTS 2 OF 2 12" (trapez, germany)
12.98usd/6.55gbp/8.25eur/1343jpy (approx)
*This is Butch's (Bülent Gürler) third EP, the follow-up to Elements 1 of 2. "Wind" is a strong, epic old school monster of an acid track, with a cool Chicago flavor that is reminiscent of Lil Louis, with cool ups and downs that will set dancefloors on fire. "Earth" is a stripped-down mover, quite drugged-out and bass-heavy. New school, elemental techno-rock for the masses.
MAGAZINES AND BOOKS
THE WIRE- #292 JUNE 2008 MAGAZINE (the wire, uk)
8.98usd/4.53gbp/5.71eur/929jpy (approx)
*On the cover: Evangelista (Since covering Willie Nelson's 'Red Headed Stranger,' Carla Bozulich has been shunting alt country deeper into hardcore improv territory with her new group). Features: Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuydervelt tells Chris Sharp why 3" CD-Rs are the perfect medium for his electronic streams of consciousness); Dylan van der Schyff (Vancouver's busiest drummer talks about his work with John Butcher, pianist Peggy Lee and more); Cross Platform: Anat Ben-David (Chicks On Speed's Israeli recruit interrogates pop and politics in her performance art piece, Popaganda); Invisible Jukebox: The RZA; Yoshi Wada (Inspired by La Monte Young and Pandit Pran Nath, the Japanese Fluxus artist explores the 'sympathetic resonances' of his homemade bagpipes and horns); People Like Us (Adopting the motto 'all things avant retard,' Vicki Bennett creates witty audio cut-ups and collages that slyly subvert heavily mediated images of Britain); Nihilist Spasm Band (The likes of Joe McPhee, Voice Crack and Jojo Hiroshige have all made the pilgrimage to London, Ontario to attend the Canadian noise veterans' No Music nights).
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