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Arca doubles down on the psychosexual thrust of her ‘KiCK’ series with a more “manic, violently euphoric and aggressively psychedelic” gush of queered reggaeton energies in its wild 3rd volume Where the parallel release of KiCK ii’ was more locked to reggaeton’s 100bpm bracket, this one ramps the tempos and conceptual...
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Restless genius Arca pulls in Garbage’s Shirley Manson, No Bra, Planningtorock, and Oliver Coates for the 4th - and notably more introspective - volume of her ‘Kick’ album bounty After expending her wilder energies in searing variations of dembow experimentalism and operatic composition in previous instalments, Arca here...
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Tim Zha aka Organ Tapes makes a hyperjump to Worldwide Unlimited with an emotionally slushed set of singer-songwriter pearls spiked with his own idiosyncratic production moves An investigation into big-hearted American alt-country and acoustic pop, it sounds like a DIY inversion filtered thru the autotuned hypersonix with avant...
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Out of stockThe unreleased 1984 follow-up to the groundbreaking albums Kakashi and Mariah's Utakata No Hibi, Kiren is Yasuaki Shimizu's work for experimental dance music Employing cutting edge production to create lush new wave soundscapes, it bridges the gap between his early 80s recordings and his later work with the Saxophonettes, filling...
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"This is the neat little dog with the dainty walk that looks like a lamb and can fight like a demon" Mitt Stora Nu is the second album from the Gothenburg-based duo Treasury of Puppies, consisting of Charlott Malmenholt and Joakim Karlsson Nine tracks of life-affirming downer music that were mainly recorded during 2021 and that...
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The much anticipated second album from Astrid Øster Mortensen New in Gothenburg, the Denmark-born Astrid started to frequent the Discreet Music shop in the summer of 2020 Coincidentally, around the same time Gustaf Dicksson was looking for a Danish vocalist for his upcoming Blod album Missväxt and one thing quickly led to...
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New Enhet För Fri Musik album, recorded in Gothenburg and Malmö in 2020 by Hugo Randulv, Sofie Herner, Gustaf Dicksson, Matthias Andersson and Dan Johansson A concept album on relationships, family values and broken promises 18 songs Limited edition of 700 copies, Grapefruit has the exclusive for this record in the US with...
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Dreams are painful experiences; they are not real, but they are true," says Metoronori, whose very own ‘Evenings’ will finally see the day of light on vinyl thanks to Spanish reissue label Glossy Mistakes The label’s first release of 2022, by Japanese musician Metoronori, whose electronic sounds have previously appeared...
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Out of stockMusic From Memory are delighted to present another debut album for 2021 which comes from long time friend of the label Alex Ho out of Los Angeles and is titled 'Move Through It' In his foundational essay on Los Angeles, LA Glows, the essayist Lawrence Weschler speaks on the city's uncanny, immediately recognizable light; "The...
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Out of stockIt was way back in 2008 that multi-instrumentalist and beat-maker Hiroto Uyama first released debut album A Son of the Son, a sparkling, emotion-rich set that set out his jazz-meets-hip-hop fusion blueprint Now available on vinyl for the very first time (it was previously only available on CD and digital download), the set sees...
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Out of stockThe masterpiece Modal Soul finally release on vinyl You can see his musical vision by this album Modal Soul is the second full-length album by Japanese hip-hop artist Nujabes, released on November 11, 2005, on Nujabes' own record label Hydeout Productions Like it's predecessor, Metaphorical Music, Modal Soul fuses jazzy, smooth...
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Out of stockMetaphorical Music is Nujabes' first solo album released in 2003 It offers a combination of hip hop and instrumental jazz, and features artists like Shing02, Substantial, Five Deez and Cise Starr (of CYNE) Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as a breakbeat album...
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Out of stockDean Blunt x Arca x Mica Levi x made-up Idris Elba quotes x Hyperdub: it’s a lot Fronted by that image and opening with the most unsettling, unrelenting mantra “this makes me proud to be british”, set to harp, leisure centre noise and bleeping mobiles; Dean Blunt’s got us by the gullet with his debut LP...
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Out of stockNew album from Los Angeles composer/producer Henry Laufer on Friends of Friends/Wedidit “The album is vaguely about the end of the world, but from the viewpoint of smoking on the couch during the extinction event Reading a nice book while the meteor hits The fake peace of insularity during chaos”...
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Out of stockOn their debut full-length, Western Massachusetts' Speedy Ortiz manage a bit of magic by conjuring the spirits of classic American indie rock, while twisting those ghosts into new shapes Sweet vocal harmonies run up against gnarly distortion, aided by chunky bass and heavy, fill-laden drums Occult and supernatural themes run deep...
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Double LP version Gatefold sleeve On his sophomore album ITSAME on FILM, Brainwaltzera navigates the turbulent waters of personal crossroads with cautious optimism for an uncertain future Drawing comparisons with his debut full-length Poly-Ana (FILM 003CD/LP, 2017), an equally introspective album that explores broader conceptual...
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While previous albums, most notably Leland and Minutes Of Sleep as well as two albums released as one half of the duo Aris Kindt, (most notably the stellar Swann And Odette from 201, have relied on singular thematic and narrative drives that were often of a personal, collaborative, or hermetic in nature, Thresholds is an album...
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FUMU finally unveils that long-promised new album for YOUTH following last year’s 'Almost, Never, Nearly Where’ collection of sawn-off oddballs, presenting a throbbing pouch of productions that run the gamut from Bunker-style red-liners to ruffkut dancehall, sore electronics and a couple of brilliantly fucked vocal cuts that...
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1982, Brussels: The former au pair for Rick Wakeman of Yes and two of her teenage friends are at the doorstep of Les Disques Du Crepuscule, ready to cut an album with Gilles Martin Living on busking wages and next door to Tuxedomoon, their work results in a contemporary bossanova record that would provide a missing link between...
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Donald Byrd’s 1975 fusion classic Places and Spaces was the culmination of the legendary trumpeter’s vibrant latter Blue Note years Byrd had begun recording for Blue Note in 1958, and over two decades evolved from a top-notch hard bop trumpeter into a pioneer of R&B/Funk fusion, leading the label’s own creative direction...
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Out of stockShifting between styles with deftness, Alabama's elusive Pink Siifu found underground success in the late 2010s with his experimental blend of genres Piecing together aspects of his wide-ranging influences, the musician built an extensive catalog during the 2010s, releasing a total of 46 EPs, albums, and mixtapes throughout the...
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The second foray into Séance Centre's “Speculative Ethnography” series is an icy and tender missive of glacial piano, ambient electronics, samples, treated sax, and drum machine rhythms from snowbound Canadians Joseph Shabason & Vibrant Matter (Kieran Adams) Shabason and Adams have been collaborating for years, forming...
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Out of stockAhead of the release of ASPIDISTRAFLY’s long-awaited new album, their 2011 fan-favourite second album A Little Fable will be reissued on vinyl for the first time “With a hushed wispy voice in the spirit of Vashti Bunyan, ASPIDISTRAFLY have more in common with ambient composers like Max Richter — and, along the way, have...
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Out of stockBlastah blesses his debut firmware with a dreamily memorable set of six concise, lowkey burners that hover around reggaeton’s 100-110BPM brackets Over the years he’s developed an online penpal relationship with Brian Piñero aka DJ Python, naturally leading to this shared conception of romantic club music with a mutable bent...
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Oneohtrix Point Never's second LP released through Warp Records sees a continuation of the incredible, cinematic sound design for which compose r/ producer Daniel Lopatin has gained a reputation during his career Through 'Garden Of Delete', he finds new inspiration in Ezra, an apparent eternally teen-aged alien figure and...
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It’s Daniel Lopatin’s most cohesive and richly composed work to date, weaving a tapestry of disparate musical histories — early music, country and folk balladry, melodic pop, computer music and much, much more — that demonstrate both the complexity and range of the artist's repertoire With sounds that are unsettlingly...
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In every arts community there are people who, despite being little known even to fans of the scene, are deeply embedded in its past and present When it comes to NYC independent hip-hop, Joseph Fusaro aka Steel Tipped Dove is one of those people Not only has he quietly made beats for everybody and their cousin but for more than...
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After their celestial Arcturian Corridor opened proceedings on Quindi, London-based brothers Clive and Mark Ives are back with a new record When Woo first began recording at home in the early '70s, Clive and Mark were the embodiment of furtive genius Since re-emerging in 2013, they've released scores of albums, collaborated with...
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Forevernevermore was originally released in 2000 and is the second full length on Peacefrog from Kenny Dixon Jnr Gathering together the best strands of Moodymann's late-'90s tracks on KDJ, Forevernevermore re-interprets these rare and sought after gems twisting and blending them into a new mesmerizing and idiosyncratic stew which...
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Norwegian ambient maestro Geir Jenssen aka Biosphere maintains his fascination with natural landscapes in The Petrified Forest, in a sort of impressionistic illustration of Archie Mayo’s 1936 film of the same name After imaginary trips taking us to Trømso, the Wolski forest on Poland, and more esoteric corners of his mind,...
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Out of stockAnthony Naples returns after two and a half years to bring to those interested, a new album of twelve songs titled Chameleon This album represents the first time Anthony wrote the songs on instruments first - guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums, et cetera Through changing well worn musical habits and endless jammin’, a new side of...
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Out of stockEeeeeesh, Shinichi Atobe’s sixth album for DDS, another deployment of effortless and entirely inimitable club classics that connect the dots between effervescent dub house, deep techno and swirling beatdown, selected and compiled from a package of new productions sent from Japan with nothing but cryptic track titles for...
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“Gliding in on the twin engine discordant tones we’ve come to love from EXEK comes their new transmission Advertise Here Beats bumping up thru a flapping spring reverb, gilded production choices, stripped bass bubbling in the cauldron With each pass of the witch’s ladle, words float in the steam over the cacophonous...
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DJ Python has released a new three-track EP Club Sentimientos Vol 2 on Incienso The three-track EP has a similar line drawn throughout the project with a mellow, melancholic melody that changes, but carries the same mood The EP kicks off with the smooth and beautiful opener “Angel” that clocks in at nearly 10 minutes, but...
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Blue Note founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff had open ears and open minds, as they proved time and time again through the early-1960s as they documented some of the most adventurous players of the modern jazz scene like Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, and Tony Williams But it wasn’t until they brought Ornette Coleman and Don...
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The two biggest constants throughout Xiu Xiu's catalog are honesty and evolution This remains true with Dear God, I Hate Myself as it delivers a look at responsibility, fear, healing, and societal roles wrapped in rich gothic pop music The sound is still distinctly Xiu Xiu, but Jamie Stewart's vocals are finally effortless paired...
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Includes bonus track, "Mare A Mare (Sequenza Slow Version)" "Musical love at first sight" is one way to describe the genesis of the duo formed by Chloé and Bulgarian percussionist Vassilena Serafimova An impromptu meeting that has since turned into a lasting collaboration, culminating in the release of their first joint album...
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Out of stockVersalife with the second installment of his Shape Shifter series on the Delsin electronic series Fresh harbour city electro...
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Much needed reissue of the second and final Stasis album following his Inspiration [1994] LP and the Redcell : Stasis [1993] hook-up with B12 On this first vinyl reissue of Fromtheoldtothenew we’re reminded of the importance Steve Pickton aka Stasis played in bridging between the Artificial Intelligence scene in the UK and...
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Out of stockSorang, the debut album of Yalta native Wulffius, represents his work over the last eight years The playful creature on the cover, Stone Eater, is based on childhood sketches of the producer's father The album's name alludes to the first collection of his father's poems, which took its name from a short story by Konstantin...
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Out of stockIchiko Aoba’s albums have only been available as expensive Japanese imports, until now In November, Ba Da Bing will release Windswept Adan on 2xLP in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom, with deluxe packaging After creating her label, hermine, last year to celebrate her tenth anniversary in music, Aoba released the...
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Analogue bubblebath suds and chimes from multi monikered electronic maestro Ed Ruscha - founding member of 90’s shoegaze band Medicine - wrangling his imaginary ensemble The Only Thingz for a full-length follow-up to his sought-after 2018 entry for Good Morning Tapes' limited series ‘Ed Ruscha V & the Only...
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Out of stock4th album recorded in London, originally released in 1994 This 180g LP uses the high-resolution audio remastered by ZAK Fishmans’ 30th anniversary! This is the 4th album, which is a masterpiece of Fishmans along with “Neo Yankee’s Holiday” After releasing two maxi-singles in a row, the Fishmans rapidly gained strength...
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On True Opera, Moor Jewelry took a different approach -- exploring the visceral, physical punk music that the duo grew up listening to The tracks were improvised in the recording studio during two sessions Mental Jewelry played drums and bass Moor Mother performed guitar and vocals Later, they were joined by drummer Philip Price...
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Out of stockSoundtracks For The Blind...
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The Labor Days 20th Anniversary Edition 2xLP is pressed on metallic copper vinyl Labor Days was Aesop Rock's fourth release and his third full-length studio album The project was originally released in 2001 as his first album on Definitive Jux The album includes popular songs "Daylight" and "9-5ers Anthem", and guest features...