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Double LP version Includes printed undersleeve and download code Ever since the late 1950s bossa-nova revolution, Brazil's influence on French music has been undeniable Pierre Barouh, Georges Moustaki, and a vast array of lesser known artists, all made the Musica Popular Brasileira (MPB) an axis of promotion at the service of a...
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Out of stockYellow River Blue, the debut album from Vancouver-based musician Yu Su, showcases the carefully rounded sonic profile the artist has established over the last few years, as she’s oscillated between downtempo house and ambient dub “Xiu,” the dexterously layered opener, is built around a bouncy pipa lead and Su’s diffuse...
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Out of stockStraight from the depths of an unused Boston-area concrete laboratory comes the debut of Sweeping Promises Written and recorded with a patented "single mic technique" just before quarantine, "Hunger for a Way Out", is a post-punk leaning gem of unpolished DIY sound The title track kicks things off in absolutely classic fashion,...
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Raster presents Il Quadro di Troisi a project by Andrea Noce (Eva Geist) and Donato Scaramuzzi (Donato Dozzy) The record is a colorful ode of an Italian scented vision, overflowing of details and profound intensity The contemporary world condition, the pandemic in Italy and around the world define Il Quadro di Troisi as a unique...
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Out of stock2021 limited repress Double LP version Kali Malone presents a new album featuring nearly two hours of concentrated pipe organ pieces governed by a strict acoustic and compositional code It's a major new work with ultimately profound emotional resonance The Sacrificial Code takes a more surgical approach to the methods first...
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Out of stock20th anniversary vinyl re-issue of second album of dream pop and electronica by cult Anglo-French “indie” group, Piano Magic (1996 – 2016) Out of print since the first year of release back in 1999 This new anniversary edition includes new sleeve notes by the artist; the sleeve redesign includes unseen photos from the...
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Out of stockProducer and singer Live releases her classy debut album, called Couldn’t Wait To Tell You…, via In Real Life Drawing on her upbringing in Dallas, across the album Live's album is an emotional, singular sonic experience that melds jazz, neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop The album weaves magic at every turn with her natural...
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Out of stockIt began with ‘Kwaidan’, a simmering study on the lost art of Japanese ghost story-telling Then there was ‘Komachi’, baptized in the earthly winds and static that define its comforting sonics On ‘Kofū’, Meitei masterfully closes his trilogy of lost Japanese moods with an engaging interrogation of artforms and...
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"First in a series of three records of library music miniatures from composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O'Sullivan (Æthenor, Ulver, This is Not This Heat, etc) For heads, the term 'library music' in 2020 might evoke dodgy Italian gray market LPs and crate diggers hunting for 'funky breaks' -- but London's venerable KPM...
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Multidisciplinary abstractivist Rob Mazurek has made an indelible impact on creative music over the past 30 years Emerging from the musical nexus of the 1990s Chicago scene, he's written more than 400 compositions and is featured on more than 70 recordings (including International Anthem's very first, IARC0001, Alternate Moon...
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In April 2019, 22a boss and multi-instrumentalist, Tenderlonious embarked on a trip to Pakistan to work with Lahore based instrumental quartet, Jaubi Following on from the highly acclaimed, three track limited edition 10” vinyl release of ‘Tender in Lahore’ earlier this year, 22a presents the full suite of improvised ragas...
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Out of stockUp until the release of his debut album in 2014, Shinichi Atobe managed to stay off grid since his release on Basic Channel’s Chain Reaction imprint back in 2001 He delivered the second-to-last 12” on the label and then disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a solitary 12” and a trail of speculation that led some people...
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Danalogue x Alabaster dePlume have spent the past few years traversing jazz cosmology in neighbouring orbit with one another Now the pair come together for the first time on their debut album 'I Was Not Sleeping' Danalogue's profile as a producer is rising fast due to the recent success of his work at the helm of Mercury...
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Dan Barrett—the man behind Have A Nice Life, Giles Corey, and Enemies List Home Recordings—has unveiled his sophomore album as the electronic project Black Wing on The Flenser No Moon is a gorgeous chillwave / post-punk record with nine bleak yet blissful songs and is a fitting close out to the year 2020 Written over the...
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Out of stockNous'klaer Audio is proud to present the new concept album by Koraal: La Casa del Volcan A voyage of nine tracks echoing the spectacular landscape of Lanzarote, from damp, fathomless caves to deserted planes of volcanic rock, from a solitary palm tree to a fertile oasis Intense, spacial atmospheres and reverberating drums combined...
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Out of stockFollowing the success of 2019’s The Ghost EP, which garnered praise from the likes of Bradley Zero, Resident Advisor and DJ Python, Pub Talk arrives October 16th, as the debut LP from London bred and Queens based Joey G ii Written over the course of five years, Pub Talk centers on Joe reliving the genuinely enlightening nights...
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Out of stockTara Clerkin Trio present their self titled debut LP on Laura Lies In Similar to that directorial effect of filming at double speed and then slowing down for playback, the record ambles with assurance, expertly paced Opening with a jovial cacophony before the beatific ‘in the room’ confidently relieves, washing away any...
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Out of stockFlySiifu is a new collaborative project by Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin Their debut album, FlySiifu’s, unites two prolific rappers with infectious chemistry The album mirrors their musical community, as they welcome guests into FlySiifu’s record store, with appearances from Live, Fousheé, $ILKMONEY, and producers Madlib, Jay...
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Past Cloaks is the first release on POW Recordings, an introduction to one of the most gifted teenaged rappers this side of Earl, Nas, or Andre These are the first experiments and random blades from the Monotone Samurai, the leader of Nu Age, lungs black as his irises, tangents to open up the ears of the ancient These are the...
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Out of stockThe sublime songs comprising Los Angeles-based musician Ana Roxanne’s second record, Because Of A Flower, germinated gradually across five years, inspired by interwoven notions of gender identity, beauty, and cruelty She describes her process as beginning with “a drone element and a mood,” then intuiting melody, syllables,...
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Out of stockThe second part of the audio artefact library records provided by Japanese brothers Satoshi and Makoto They unearthed it from their own archive of musical experimentations and laboratory tests, which have been ongoing since the...
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Out of stock‘Magic Oneohtrix Point Never’ is titled after the mispronunciation of Magic 1067, a local radio station in Boston, Massachusetts; the state where Daniel Lopatin aka 0PN grew up, and where the album was created The radio station’s adult contemporary programming is a formative and enduring influence on 0PN’s music, and...
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180 gram vinyl; Half speed mastered; Heavy sleev and obi We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's New York sessions with Lisle Atkinson and Leroy Williams, the aptly titled album Ryo Fukui in New York, sourced from the original masters Recorded in February 1999 at Avatar Recording Studios in New York and...
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In the horror genre, sequels are perfunctory As the insufferable film bro Randy explains in Scream 2, “There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel Number one: the body count is always bigger Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate—more blood, more gore Carnage candy...
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Out of stockIf now the time for voodoo amulets and protective talismans, sharpened swords and unbreakable shields, it’s also a moment for music to assume its highest form as a healing art, a source of benevolent spells, and a refuge from the chaos After all, the best creators are always those that tap into the telluric current that exists...
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Out of stockThe new 12 track album from highly acclaimed rapper Open Mike Eagle Featuring production from Black Milk, Gold Panda and Frank Leone this is the follow up to ''Brick Body Kids Still Daydream'' which made year end lists from NPR to Pitchfork First new OME album in 3 years Guest verses from Kari Faux and Video Dave ''I'm A...
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Out of stock"Ai Aso's immaculately crafted form of minimalist pop music skirts the edges of tensity with the manner and with the skill of a tight rope walker, calmly balancing repeatedly at every step, with a combination of surety and the risk of a slip, a fall, and an unknown uncoiling of events Aso's capacity to capture, or inspire, the...
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Out of stock180 gram vinyl; gatefold sleeve Edition of 300 New eagerly awaited album from the maverick Kutiman, based on field recordings he made in Tanzania of local musicians, then manipulated, layered and expanded in his home studio People have been living around the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro for millennia One day in 2014 another jeep...
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Out of stockCompilation album curated by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith The directive for the composers featured on Breathing Instruments was, in effect, to accentuate the ways in which instruments sound like they are breathing Some have recreated the literal experience of feeling or hearing the human breath Others take a more abstract approach, where...
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Out of stockMarie Davidson is back with a new album, a new band, and a bold new sound: “Renegade Breakdown” is set for release on 25th September on Ninja Tune Arriving under the banner of Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu, a trio formed of three old-time friends and long-term collaborators with shared roots in Montreal’s DIY scene: Marie,...
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Following Brutalism (2017) and Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018), two releases that garnered global critical acclaim, IDLES return with their highly anticipated third album – Ultra Mono Sonically constructed to capture the feeling of a hip-hop record (including production contribution from Kenny Beats), the album doubles down...
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Out of stockThe 21st century has seen a welcome upswing in appreciation of Britain’s great history of cutting-edge folk-rock in the 1960s and ’70s So it might come as a shock for modern converts to learn that the great duo of Richard & Linda Thompson never made the UK charts Thankfully, the first album to bill...
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Out of stock"Tenderlonious returns to his own 22a imprint with a brand new collection of lo-fi beats and soundscapes courtesy of the lockdown studio sessions from his home in South London Lockdown allowed Tender to escape from his busy lifestyle and touring schedule, finally giving him the time to properly explore and experiment with the vast...
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Out of stockLimited "Sound Edition" double-LP, includes 92-page book and O card Nicolás Jaar is a Chilean sound maker born in 1990 He is known in the club world for his various dance 12" EPs and remixes he put out from 2008 to 2011 Since his first full length (Space Is Only Noise, 2011), he has embarked in multiple divergent path For the...
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Out of stockFamed DJ and producer Preservation is a long-time collaborator of Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), one half of Dr Yen Lo with Brooklyn emcee Ka, and has crafted tracks for RZA, GZA, MF DOOM, Raekwon, Aesop Rock, KRS-One, Jean Grae, and many more Now, Preservation is back with "Eastern Medicine, Western Illness", a new album produced...
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One of the Oakland/San Francisco scene’s most beloved current bands, SILENT ERA plays a distinct, high energy take on moody, darkly melodic hardcore punk with a tasteful nod to the best of NWOBHM in the guitar work Building strongly on their prior tape, EP and LP, this new release continues their tradition of ‘80s...
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For a decade now, Vatican Shadow, one of the many guises of Dominick Fernow, has blurred the lines of rhythmic industrial, ambient and soundscapes to weave throbbing frontline communiques of war, terror, media manipulation and anxiety disorder One of the most prolific underground artists of the 21st century, living his art down to...
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It is universally agreed that New Zealand’s Wax Chattels are a must-see live act; their hypnotically sinister debut captured this perfectly Released in 2018 and supported by relentless touring, the eponymous album reached #7 on the Official New Zealand Album Charts, and release week saw the title feature as #1 in Rough Trade’s...
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The Delta Sweete is the second studio album by Bobbie Gentry: A concept album inspired by her Mississippi childhood, it was originally released on February 5th, 1968 by Capitol Records and recorded at Capitol Recording Studio (Hollywood) This 2LP release features the original album remixed and mastered from multi-tracks by...
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Out of stockAn addendum to Makaya McCraven's critically-lauded 2018 release, the "Universal Beings E&F Sides" presents fourteen new pieces of organic beat music cut from the original sessions, prepared and produced by Makaya as a soundtrack to the "Universal Beings" documentary...
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Out of stockWhat if the antihero in your favorite film or book had no chance to repent, reconcile, or redeem himself There’s no victim to rescue There’s no evil to thwart There’s no tyranny to turnover Instead of saving the day against his better judgment, he just walks a Sisyphean circle of existential malaise doomed to repeat...
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Out of stockKelly Lee Owens' masterful second album Inner Song finds the convention-blurring techno producer and singer/songwriter diving deep into her own psyche—excoriating the struggles she's faced over the last several years and exploring personal pain while embracing the beauty of the natural world It's a leap in artistry from a...
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Out of stockFrederiksberg Records is proud to announce the first-ever vinyl / digital reissue of Admas’ “Sons of Ethiopia”, the privately pressed album from 1984 Fully licensed from Admas, released with their support, the album includes restored sound and art The extensively researched booklet features unseen photographs and...
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Out of stockSeven woman post-punk percussion ensemble! Twenty minutes of ‘80s post-punk pleasure that marks Pulsallama’s first full length recording! Known for their bombastic, ritualistic shows at Studio 57 on NYC’s Lower East Side featuring jungle style rhythms, dual basses, and an all out assault of percussive perfection, this album...
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Out of stockFourth album from multi talented US punk Jeff Rosenstock! Streaming everywhere now! NO DREAM comes at a time of unparalleled chaos and confusion, division and despair, the depths of which would have been impossible to predict when much of it was being written over the course of the last few years And yet the record feels...
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Out of stock2020 marks eight years since Blu & Exile's last full length album 'Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them' Now in an effort to make up for lost time, the dynamic duo are back to drop the double album 'Miles: From An Interlude Called Life' ('Miles' for short) Released through Dirty Science Records, the album includes...