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DJ Python revives his cult alias, Luis, with a reflective ode to his best friend The five tracks here represent the inscrutable mix of detachment and contentment that made DJ Python's Mas Amable a modern touchstone, but the 057 (Schwyn) EP also possesses the heartfelt '90s sheen that is Luis's sonic signature Idiosyncratic rhythms... -
Originally released in 2015 on Holiday Records In dark times of geopolitical powerplay and war mongering, artistic counter attacks are often shaped as quests for openness and liberation No troupe within the current musical underground embodies this urge like the Gothenburg sound dwellers of Enhet För Fri Musik With spiritual... -
Originally released in 2017 on Förlag För Fri Musik "It's been a true pleasure but also a rather chaotic experience to follow the progress of Blod from a close distance since the beginning I have fond memories of receiving the odd cassettes from the early days, like the severely fucked up Unga Röster (later issued as an LP on... -
Pilgrimssånger is the first of two new Blod albums deeply inspired by the Swedish Christian parish culture The songs deals with human connection and solitude in a life built upon faith The lyrics depicts exposure and anxiety but also joy and belief among free church members, the complexity of the relationships in the community... -
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Ndikho Xaba left South Africa in 1964, an exile from his homeland who eventually found his place in San Francisco’s vibrant spiritual jazz scene of the late 60s A songwriter, bandleader, pianist, and inventor of percussion and woodwind instruments, Xaba played alongside contemporaries like Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and... -
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A most unusual & stunning album Tsege Mariam Gebru is an Ethiopian nun who has dedicated her life to helping others She has been composing & playing music on the piano since the 1960’s Her music is a unique mix of Western classical music in the vein of Erik Satie, Ethiopian music & Religious Christian meditation... -
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Argentinian producer Facundo Arena, aka The Kyoto Connection, fetishizes 1980s Japan on this blank-faced "love-letter" to environmental ambient music Like Hiroshi Yoshimura but without the good bits Apparently when Arena heard Hiroshi Yoshimura's "Green" in the early 2010s, guided by YouTube's algorithm, he was transported back... -
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When we first discovered RX-101’s output on Soundcloud circa 2015, we knew we’d stumbled upon something very special Five EPs and four albums later, and now a firmly established as a crucial artist in the Aphex/Rephlex/IDM cannon, we at Suction Records are still mining this elusive Dutch producer’s 1997-1999 archive of... -
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Weird and wild garage tracks from the mid 60s – but work that’s usually got a feel that’s a lot different than more familiar sounds from the time! Lots of these tunes are from weird, offbeat sources – some overseas, but still mostly American – but produced by artists who have a very personal, offbeat vibe – with lots... -
Jake Muir’s by-now classic debut for sferic is a thing of spectral wonder; a luxurious set of gently phased and looped edits and field recordings based around gutted Beach Boys samples cast adrift in a sea of atmospheric shimmers Followers of work by Jan Jelinek, Pinkcourtesyphone, Andrew Pekler or even Rhythm & Sound should... -
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Whether evoking the lost utopian communities of the Gulf Islands, eulogizing the socialist origins of the BC Ferries system, or exploring the aftermath of 60s idealism, Mount Maxwell albums have always arrived with an expansive backstory On first listen, the narrative of 'The People's Forest' seems to be a kind of pagan... -
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Mount Maxwell continues his run of 1970s themed releases with a full length meditation on the perceptual experiences of children born in the wake of the 1960's cultural revolution Highly ambivalent in tone, ONLY CHILDREN marks a departure from earlier MM releases both in its use of acoustic instruments and in a newfound sense of... -
Originally released on tape in 2019, 'Big Room' helped establish Philly's Ulla Straus as one of the key figures in the post-"bblisss" wave of nu-ambient practitioners Interchangeably glacial, gaseous and liquid, it's a rare downtempo tome that never shies away from sensuality and raw, messy emotionality Gorgeous material:... -
Hotel Parallel, originally released by MEGO in 1997, marks the full-length debut release from Austrian Christian Fennesz The album followed the twitching drone as found on the 1995 EP Instrument, also included in this deluxe double-LP reissue Once launched, Hotel Parallel was to instigate a sublime exploration of a wide variety of... -
On textstar+ Jan Jelinek brings together the material from the CMYK series, four EPs he released between 1999 and 2002 under the pseudonym farben (the German word for both colors and paints) On double-LP vinyl for the first time The selection of tracks has been remastered from the original tapes, joined by two additional pieces... -
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Vampisoul present a reissue of Wanda Sá's Vagamente, originally released in 1964 Beautiful vocal bossa jazz album that includes songs written by Edu Lobo, Vinicius De Moraes, Roberto Menescal, and Marcos Valle, among others The backing band was formed by Brazil top musicians led by Luis Carlos Vinhas, Tenorio Jr, and Menescal... -
While Edan's critically acclaimed debut Primitive Plus was both an unorthodox and unabashed celebration of hip hop's golden age, his sophomore LP, Beauty and the Beat, is a vast musical collage that contains many different influences; hip hop, rock, pop, dusty breaks, hazy loops, luxurious off-kilter samples and curveball tempo... -
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Bruno De Angelis and Giovanna Gulinello unwittingly met in London in the late 70’s, after being introduced by a mutual friend Both Bruno and Giovanna arrived with varying ambitions Giovanna wanted to learn English or be a painter, while Bruno found work at the Royal Post Office, which he found testing It wasn’t until Bruno... -
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Marking the 20th release on Invisible, Inc is this special limited edition double-vinyl gatefold compilation featuring tracks from some of the most highly respected musicians of the last five decades The astonishingly diverse palette of styles comes courtesy of renowned ambient innnovator Laraaji, multi-Grammy Award-winning... -
Ulla roots her style in improvised jazz and blues on a very welcome follow-up to her entry for our Documenting Sound series, and the sublime ‘Tumbling Towards A Wall’ LP Ulla offers more precious room to breathe and space to think on ‘Limitless Frame’, dispensing a broader palette of instrumentation to evoke finer,... -
Delsin continues to celebrate the overlooked brilliance of Simon Walley’s exquisite electronica works as CiM with a deluxe reissue of his 2000 debut album Reference Spanning 24 beautifully crafted miniatures, this is one of the definitive overviews of Walley’s intimate, introspective electro-techno sound From the crunch of... -
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In honour of its 20th anniversary, Miso Records is reissuing Charles Webster’s first solo LP Born On The 24th Of July Released after Webster’s move to the US in the 90s, July is something of a more downtempo affair compared to his earlier more acid-charged compositions (collected on the much beloved Love From san Francisco... -
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Spiritual flute jazz by the mastermind Antti Vauhkonen Limited edition lathe-cut 10'', 20 copies exist Cover art silkscreened on recycled cardboard-sleeves Artwork by Arsi Keva Mastered by Samuli Tanner ”Wow where did this come from! Raw and essential outsider jazz which will be whispered about for years to come…” -Matti... -
Following the release of their debut album, Overcast!, Atmosphere was already making waves in the underground Hip-Hop scene, attracting attention for their unique combination of content, styles and sounds Although the group was suddenly smaller due to the departure of one member, Spawn, the buzz continued to grow, as did the... -
The Red Crayola's classic 1967 debut-LP of experimental weirdo psychedelia, reissued on vinyl with reproduced artwork and International Artists labels... -
Light in the Attic is thrilled to announce the first official reissue of Nancy & Lee: the highly-influential 1968 duet album from Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood This definitive edition of Nancy & Lee features newly-remastered audio by the GRAMMY®-nominated engineer John Baldwin and includes an array of exclusive content,... -
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"I'm considering, I'm considering, a move to Gothenburg Alongside being in possession of the last great previously untaken band name, Treasury of Puppies arrive with a debut album that adds increasing cogency to the argument that Sweden is producing the most interesting new music in the world right now, with Gothenburg its... -
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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Bringing together therapeutic frequencies, forest bathing, and binaural sound, Hinako Omori's “a journey” combines inner healing and natural landscapes into in an immersive cartography of the mind in ambient electronics The album progresses not track by track but as a continuous journey; a stream of consciousness tracing hills... -
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Recorded with Adrian Sherwood at the controls and using the Soul Syndicate band under the name The Arabs Super heavy delivery from Prince Far I with quirky effects from David Toop/Steve Beresford plus backing vocals from Ari Up/Viv from The... -
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Anthony Naples returns with his second full length album, "Take Me With You", arriving first as a ‘Mixed Version’ cassette inspired and commissioned by the Good Morning Tapes series, followed by Digital, Vinyl and even Long Sleeve T-Shirt formats Originally conceived as a DJ mixtape dedicated to friends and the time spent... -
Ex-Food Brain guitarist Shinki Chen, bass player Masayoshi Kabe (also known as M Glue) and Filipino Vietnam war veteran Joey "Pepe" Smith, who doubled as both the trio's drummer and vocalist, released two legendary albums in the early '70s Eve, the earlier of the band's two efforts, was probably the band's only "real" recording,... -
Following the success of the first Planet Love compilation, Safe Trip has delved even deeper into the roots and formative years of trance music The result is a vivid snapshot of heady, trance-inducing music released between 1990 and ’95 Like its predecessor, Planet Love 2 does not deliver a straightforward chronological... -
Norma Tanega’s I’m the Sky: Studio and Demo Recordings, 1964–1971 is a comprehensive survey of the pioneering folk artist’s two commercially released studio albums, an unreleased album, and a trove of unheard demos Before playing a pivotal part in folk music’s cultural crossover in the ‘60s, Tanega was a curious... -
Remastered, expanded gatefold double LP version (briefly available as a single LP in 2001 and o/p for 10 years now) This version features new artwork by Tina Frank, based on the original 2001 Mego release Contains "Ohne Sonne" and "47 Blues," previously only available on the Japanese CD versions, as well as a new, extended version... -
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Long-dawning long-player by Pacific Northwest producer Hunter P Thompson aka Akasha System spins a suite of remote outpost rhythms and old-growth electronics variously inspired by “days and nights spent in the forests,” “long stretches of back road trails,” and “sitting alone under moss-covered trees” It’s club music... -
After leaving London in 1999 for the sleepy seaside retiree town of Weston-super-Mare, Coil co-founders John Balance and Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson set up shop in a palatial eight-bedroom estate to pursue the outer reaches of the group’s heightening cabalistic chemistry Among the staggering string of late-era masterpieces... -
Two years after our last V/A, we're back with the first opus of our ‘Vapordub’ imprint series Another artifact rising from the depths of the leftfield music scene, this time focused on contemporary psychedelics Highly inspired by the textures of the vaporwave sonic aesthetic, our 16-track compilation displays in turns... -
New World Science's Osmos (Movements) is a sincere foray into forth-world fantasy, where disparate synthesizer styles are tied together by harmonized saxophone musings Comprised of four recordings/jams between Francis Latreille (Priori-mastermind behind the project), Adam Feingold (Ex-Terrestrial), and Emmanuel Thibau, and... -
After leaving London in 1999 for the sleepy seaside retiree town of Weston-super-Mare, Coil co-founders John Balance and Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson set up shop in a palatial eight-bedroom estate to pursue the outer reaches of the group’s heightening cabalistic chemistry Among the staggering string of late-era masterpieces...
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Originators of “dirty ambient”, OYC mark nearly 40 years of skin in the game with chiral volumes of beautifully brooding atmospheres by the long serving group’s Andrew Hulme and Roger Horberry ‘A Tension of Opposites’ marks a contemporary high water mark of O Yuki Conjugate’s scattered, ongoing explorations since... -
2001's Anima was the third album released by Sasu Ripatti under his Vladislav Delay moniker and marked a turning point in the stylistic development of the prolific producer Clocking in at roughly 62 minutes, the single piece draws on dub aesthetics while working with musique concrète-like methods through the liberal use of... -
Lapsus Records present a reissue of Kettel's My Dogan, originally released in 2006 It's no secret that Dutch artist and producer Reimer Eising, aka Kettel, is a Lapsus Records favorite, as well as being a leading proponent in braindance/IDM over the last two decades This makes him the obvious choice for the next release in our... -
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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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No introduction needed here, the collectors version of 2 previously re-issued LPs on Transmigration no available as one double LP Now complete with Obi strip and insert Susumu Yokota's vision of techno - house, lovingly collected in collaboration with Space Teddy and the Yokota family Presented through linear notes in English... -
Exael debuts on Huerco S’ West Mineral label with ‘Collex’, a deep, impressionistic album of ambient soundscaping recorded between Chicago and Berlin, reminding us of early Vladislav Delay, Robert Henke’s site-specific work as well as that excellent Pendant release that kicked this label off back in January this...
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