Archive for the Genres Category
Drexciya “Harnessed The Storm” (Tresor)
2019 repress. After the re-release of Drexciya’s Neptune’s Lair and Transllusion’s The Opening of the Cerebral Gate, Harnessed the Storm is the third album in Tresor Records’ great Drexciya reissue program. Originally released in 2002, Harnessed the Storm was conceived as the opening chapter of the legendary Seven Storms — […]
Alice Coltrane “Live Berkeley” (BCT)
Previously unreleased and not known to exist soundboard recording of Alice Coltrane Sextet live in Berkeley, California in 1972. Featuring a dream line-up of Charlie Haden, Ben Riley, Ashish Khan, Pranesh Khan, Bobby W., and Alice Coltrane. Newly re-mastered from the original tapes. In 1972 (Journey In Satchidananda/Lord of Lords […]
Alan Parker & Alan Hawkshaw “Black Pearl” (de Wolfe)
Originally released in 1973, Black Pearl’s overall sound is the epitome of cool, orchestral funk / dramatic styles of the 1970s (e.g. “Next Stop LA”, “Collect”, “Oh! Militia”, “Choctaw”, “Black Pearl”, and “Blue Shadow”). Also featured are several more romantic, laid-back, emotive pieces such as “Miraculous Dream”, “Tryst”, “Sunny Monday”, […]
Masayuki Takayanagi “April Is The Cruellest Month” (Blank Forms)
Masayuki “Jojo” Takayanagi (1932 – 1991) was a maverick Japanese guitarist, a revolutionary spirit whose oeuvre embodied the radical political movements of late ’60s Japan. Having cut his teeth as an accomplished Lennie Tristano disciple playing cool jazz in the late ’50s, Takayanagi had his mind blown by the Chicago […]
Mazouni “Un Dandy En Exil: 1969-1983” (Born Bad)
Double LP version. Includes printed inner sleeve with liner notes both in French and English by Rabah Mezaouane; Includes download code. Mohamed Mazouni, born January 4, 1940 in Blida (The City of Roses), a city which had just turned twenty. His memory dragged around a lot of catchy refrains by […]
Sam Kerridge & Taylor Burch “The Other” (Downwards)
Sam Kerridge teams up with DVA Damas’ Taylor Burch in The Other, a narrative-structured collaboration set to an absorbing contrast of seething electronics and technoid impulses riddled by droll vocals in billowing negative space. Opening his sound up to mutual spirits, and allowing more space and time for his sounds […]
Not Glass “Forma” (Ecstatic)
Not Glass is the debut collaboration between Alessio Natalizia (Not Waving) and his longtime correspondent Dimitris Papadatos (Jay Glass Dubs), paying tribute to Latin and Greek authors Ovid and Heraclitus in a suite of dramatic electronics and cryptic rhythms comparable to a theatrical soundtrack. Knowingly, ironically pretentious, yet serious with […]
Les Rallizes Denudes “There’s No Heaven Like Hell” (Alternative Fox)
One of the strangest and most enigmatic groups in the history of rock n’ roll, Les Rallizes Denudes, also known as Hadaka no Rallizes or Hadaka no Rarizu, were a Japanese experimental rock band that is often cited as a pioneering force of the noise rock movement. The story of […]
Herbie Hancock “Dedication” (Get On Down)
RSD 2019 release. “Never before released on vinyl outside of japan. Packaged with a full-color obi-strip. Dedication by Herbie Hancock is an anomalous entry in the discography of the revered jazz-fusion keyboardist. The album was recorded over the course of a single day, in the middle of a tour of […]
Yusef Lateef “Hikima: Creativity” (Key System)
Key System Recordings present a reissue of Yusef Lateef’s Hikima: Creativity, originally released in 1983. In the early 1980s, famed jazz saxophonist and musical luminary Yusef Lateef traveled to Nigeria as a Senior Research Fellow to study, write, and teach at Ahmadu Bello University. He cut this record while there; […]
Gas “Konigsforst” (Kompakt)
Königsforst — following the 1997 release of Zauberberg, Wolfgang Voigt’s GAS project returned with Königsforst in 1998, a full-length that has stood the test of time as a template for introducing fundamentals of ’90s techno into the principles of contemporary electronic music. Originally released in 1998 on the iconic Frankfurt […]
Ronie & Central Do Brasil “Ronie & Central Do Brasil” (Mad About)
Mad About Records present the first vinyl reissue of Ronie & Central Do Brasil’s self-titled album, originally released in 1975. Sweet soul funk from ’70s Brazil. Ronie, aka Ronaldo Mesquita, was the drummer of Bossa Três Combo. This album has a smooth grooves and luxurious use of Fender Rhodes, gliding […]
Galactic Explorers “Epitaph” (Mental Experience)
Mental Experience present a reissue of Galactic Explorers’ Epitaph For Venus. Another album from the Pyramid label shrouded in mystery and produced by Toby Robinson in Cologne, circa 1974. Kosmische and head sounds with plenty of Minimoog, analog synths/keyboards, effects, loops, tape manipulation, treated percussions, etc., courtesy of Galactic Explorers, […]
Rainer Veil “Vanity” (Modern Love)
After a five-year pause for breath, last releasing in 2014, Rainer Veil return with their debut full-length for Modern Love; an immersive, kinematic tumble through electronic forms from hyper trance to tape dub experiments and loose polyrhythms — a summoning of ‘ardcore spirits in flux. A hypnotic sound world tempered […]
Ariwo “Quasi” (Manana Cuba)
Quasi is Ariwo’s second album, after the release of their first self-titled album in 2017. Despite Ariwo’s diverse mix of musicians (Cuba/Iran/Canada/UK) their music doesn’t belong to any specific genre. In Quasi, Ariwo use the building blocks of deep bass, Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, carnival melody, and immersive live electronics as a […]
Thomas Hamilton “Pieces For Kohn” (Mental Experience)
Mental Experience present the first ever vinyl reissue of Thomas Hamilton’s Pieces For Kohn, originally released in 1976. Pieces For Kohn, as the title suggests, included four electronic pieces composed by Tom Hamilton as musical responses to 3D geometric paintings by artist Bill Kohn. A renowned audio producer and electronic […]
Coil “Live At The London Convay Hall, October 12 2002” (Planet Claire)
Long standing influential British experimental group Coil began performing live again in 1999 after a 15-year hiatus. These now legendary performances included many pieces that were never released on album, including this album-length epic version of “The Universe Is A Haunted House”, captured live on October 12th, 2002 at London’s […]
Roman Flugel “Fun Fort” (Mule Musiq)
2019 is Mule Musiq’s 15 years anniversary. Their seventh release of 2019 is Roman Flügel’s debut single on the label. The title track on side A is an electric soul house tune and the B side is hypnotic jazzy deep house. It’s reminiscent of Kuniyuki.
Sora “Re.Sort” (Mitsuko & Svetlana)
LP version, includes printed inner and sticker. Originally released in 2003 on CD only, Re.sort was conceived by Sora aka Takeshi Kurosawa. Soothing cut-ups and analog collages for dreamers in the summer breeze, Re.sort is a miracle of Japanese electronica. Widely unknown but very necessary, fragments and textures playfully flirt […]
Gerd Janson “Musik For Autobahns 2: Ambient Race Car Music” (Rush Hour)
2019 repress. “So, what awaits you on the second edition of a compilation that claims to present ‘ambient race car music’? Exactly what it says. A fresh and exclusive collection of music that hopefully sounds as great in a car as it will in the comfort zone of your own […]
Mcphee “Mcphee” (Sommor)
Sommor Records present a reissue of McPhee, one of the rarest albums from Australia, originally released in 1971 on the Violets Holiday label. Acid-rock/prog-psych with a jam/club live feel. Long tracks, powerful female/male vocals, prominent Hammond and hard guitar. Wild covers of Spooky Tooth, The Beatles, Neil Young — plus […]
Martyrdod “Hexhammeren” (Century Media)
Swedish metal crust punks MARTYRDÖD recorded their upcoming, seventh studio album, Hexhammaren. The recording is again being handled by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (Wolfpack, At The Gates, In Flames) in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Om “Live” (Outer Battery)
Inspired by those classic 70’s bootlegs, Al from OM wanted to capture the raw live feel of their 2013 European tour on vinyl. Housed in a plain white sleeve with a paste on wraparound cover, OM – Live harkens back to the days when you rifled through the back bins […]
Giuda “E.V.A.” (Rise Above)
The fourth studio album from Giuda is almost upon us. Are you prepared? Critics are hailing it as their strongest album to date – we have to say that we agree! Rise Above Records is absolutely honoured to be releasing E.V.A. on April 5th – do not miss out! All […]