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Originally reissued as part of the Promise Kept: The Complete Artist House Recordings boxed set, now available separately Producer John Snyder had always wanted to record Pepper and booked him into a week at the Village Vanguard in New York At the time, Pepper was under contract to Contemporary Records and label head, Les... -
Anthony Davis has been around since the late '70s with releases on India Navigation and more! He's recently composed more operas including his Pulitzer Prize winning work of The Central Park Five This is a straight up free jazz piano trio, incredible stuff Vertical Motion by Anthony Davis / Kyle Motl / Kjell...
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Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the garden… is the latest instalment in composer, improviser, saxophonist, and visual artist Matana Roberts’ visionary project exploring African-American history through ancestry, archive and place Weaving together elements of jazz, avant-garde composition, folk and spoken word, Roberts tells the...
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Darius Jones has created a recognizable voice as a critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer by embracing individuality and innovation in the tradition of Black music “Jones makes his point by showing, not just telling His compositions are so intensely honed and performed they seem to talk, moan, and cry about intimate...
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Occasionally, you find music outside the commercial mainstream, outside of everything – the music of visionaries, eccentrics, inventors, loners, the keepers of secrets, the path-finders Moondog, Daphne Oram, Harry Partch are from this mould And so too is Lori Vambe New on Strut, the first ever reissue of Vambe’s privately...
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Following the star-studded release of Jazz Is Dead’s second series, the venerated label returns with an intimate offering of selected instrumentals from the Series 2 sessions with the legendary vocalist Jean Carne and keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith Here, standout moments such as Carne’s “Come As You Are” and Smith’s...
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John Stubblefield was one of the most versatile musicians in jazz, an invaluable artist who expanded on the music's potential from within the tradition Stubblefield's tenor and soprano saxophones told the story of four decades of diverse musical experience, from local R&B acts like Jackie Wilson and Solomon Burke (64) through...
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Featuring Nate Morgan on piano, Jesse Sharps on reeds, Danny Cortez on trumpet, Rickey Kelly on vibes, Joel Ector on bass and Derek Roberts on drums This music was recorded in Santa Barbara in July of 1987 Since the passing of the great pianist/composer/bandleader Horace Tapscott, the Nimbus West label has continued to document...
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Thelonious Monk could walk from his flat to New York’s famous Philharmonic Hall on the corner of 64th Street and Broadway when he made his very first appearance there with his Big Band in December 1963 And the other musicians could get there on the underground: Phil Woods, Steve Lacy, Thad Jones – all of them were members of...
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This duet date from 1990 demonstrates the deep blues feeling and technical mastery Archie Shepp has on the tenor saxophone Comprised of four standards — “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be,” “Body and Soul,” “Pannonica,” and “’Round Midnight” — this set is one of Shepp’s most enjoyable ever The reasons...
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Critics often complain that small-group sessions comprised of members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra are somewhat disappointing; this is definitely not the case with this session led by Clark Terry, recorded during a 1959 tour of Europe in the final month of the trumpeter’s almost eight-year tenure with the band Fellow...
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Sometimes in the course of our exploration of potential titles to reissue, we come across a true gem that somehow escaped mainstream popularity Our new all-analog HQ-180 of Matador by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet is the latest and perhaps most crystalline example of this There has never been a single 180-gram pressing...
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Shhh The command to be quiet is not just part of the title of one of the two sprawling compositions on this pioneering album It's also an apt metaphor for the relaxed hypnotism and spaced-out atmosphere that define In a Silent Way, a record that pushes the boundaries of studio possibilities, artist-producer relationships, and...
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Few records claim as bizarre a history as Weezer's Pinkerton Upon release in 1996, the band's sophomore effort failed to meet sales expectations, lacked a hit single, and drew primarily negative reviews from the press Then, via word of mouth and reevaluation, the Little Album That Could began build a reputation as an initially...
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Little Feat introduced Southern-fried accents and funny personality sketches to the West Coast's country-rock template on its self-titled 1971 debut that remains singular in its aural and narrative visions of...
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The moment the instantly recognizable intertwined guitar passage on the title track to the Eagles' Hotel California begins, the record's genius becomes obvious all over again Ranked the 118th Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone, certified by RIAA as the third best-selling LP in history, and considered the foundation on...
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Known principally as a smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over Tragically passing away in March 2023 at the too young age of 71, it still feels as if Bobby's true artistry is profoundly...
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Bobby Caldwell's second album, Cat In The Hat, from 1980, is a work of soulful sophistication Featuring the eternal "Open Your Eyes", sampled by J Dilla for Common's "The Light", it's about as essential as records get Like its eponymous predecessor, it's been out of print for far too long Whilst Ned Doheny is known in Japan as "Mr...
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Betty Davis was a musical maverick with vision Image, substance, sex, and grit combined with a badass band that could deliver the funk bed backbone to the sultry music between the sheets After cutting two notorious discs for the Just Sunshine label (Betty Davis and They Say I’m Different), and Nasty Gal for Island...
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Ronan lands with renewed focus and a new EP on nascent X-Kalay sub-label, Another Place Musing on personal crossroads, ‘Leaves of Life’ is a highly evocative contemplation on the tides of life It’s the culmination of a personal arc having sat with the material for six years, further refining the lush, introspective sound...
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The Rephlex alumni and electro legend Ed Upton returns to Cold Blow with an electro-pop maxi As those who pay attention know very well, in the realm of electronic dance music, DMX Krew continues to showcase an exceptional level of musicianship “Still Got It” is a prime example, as Upton channels Prince’s 80s electric funk...
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Please pardon the gush, but we’re in the presence of greatness here ‘Lunar Ruins’ was first issued in 2011, but contains material known and utterly beloved from his live sets as early as 2006-2008, as heard in recordings for Faktion (Manchester) and Bleep43 (London) which have gone down in underground lore as legendary...
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Nice Detroit house on Terrence Parker's label found in a dusty corner of the warehouse INT-514 by Lenni Gait's Melody...
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The latest project by "El Gusano", a moniker of the elusive Pablo Arrangoiz, aka Dj Fitness, Bauzer Vep, Señor Faxwater, Glue Boy, Goiz and too many more to list (seriously, check out his Bandcamp/Discogs) Arrangoiz is a Mexican native based in Miami, known as much for his ever varying aliases as he is for his scrupulous...
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Big one from our reptilian overlord On a landmark 50th release for the label, Reptant returns to Kalahari Oyster Cult with a one-two punch of cybernetic machine funk The followup to 2019’s ‘Phasic Reflex’ EP, ‘Duality of the Gecko’ picks up where its predecessor left off: 2 tracks demonstrating an innate ability to...
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The Brighton-based producer and creative mastermind, Caldera, lets us delve into his multi-faceted personality with his new EP, 5D Worlds No VR set needed, Caldera follows the chant of the sirens and the shamanic incantations but never directly references them: a psychoactive journey without the psychedelics Caldera’s 5D Worlds...
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Frankfurt's fast rising Ludwig AF Rohrscheid makes mind massaging music that enters realms from afar Here he debuts on UTTU with 4 fantasy house jams for your mind, your body & your soul Xhale EP by Ludwig...
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Fabulous fresh BC / Chain Reaction schooled Dub Techno EP (w/ download...
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"How is this even possible" contains a sample from 'Diesel Femme' by Authentically Plastic & Turkana, from Doxa EP (Anti-Mass, 2021), used with permission Escándaloo by...
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Artist, producer, DJ and cultural icon Peggy Gou returns with her first new music in nearly two years Inspired by the eclectic house and pop classics that defined the Balearic sound, alongside 90s and 2000s dance anthems and Peggy’s own inimitable contemporary club production, “(It Goes Like) Nanana” has been the sound of...
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The first official vinyl release of Sorry For Laughing, the legendary first album by cult Scottish guitar group Josef K, recorded for Postcard Records but destined to become one of the greatest 'lost albums' of the postpunk era Recorded at Edinburgh studio Castle Sound in November 1980, Sorry For Laughing was due to be issued...
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Joni Mitchell's third release finds her moving away from the wistful folk of her 1968 debut and Clouds, branching out into the progressive pop and jazz elements that define her best work The bright, poppy "Big Yellow Taxi," the album's single, is here, as is her epoch-defining "Woodstock," a soulful, stirring song about the 1969...
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September 29th 2023 50th Anniversary Remaster of the debut album from the band's own label, Grateful Dead RECORDS With the recent passing of founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and temporary exit of drummer, Mickey Hart, this 1973 release introduces a fresh lineup that includes newest members Keith and Donna Godchaux on keys...
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The opener, ‘All Downhill from Here’ alone pops a hilarious pie into the face of your average O’Rourke follower’s expectations It’s a red herring too, of course, because in Jim’s hands the screaming love of rock n’roll is still not just “only rock n’roll” Instead, ‘Insignificance’ consists of rock plus:...
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Here is the debut, self-titled album from aso, singer/songwriter Alia Seror-O'Neill, and producer Lewie Day 'aso' is a thematic consolidation of the previous three singles and an impressive artistic progression Day and Seror-O'Neill show they've mastered the format of the radio-friendly pop song and found how to subvert it...
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Save Yourself is the debut solo album from rapper/producer ELUCID, New York’s best-kept secret He’s worked with some of indie hip-hop’s most celebrated artists, like Open Mike Eagle, Tanya Morgan, billy woods, Beans from Antipop, milo, JDavey, Busdriver, Small Professor and Rob Sonic ELUCID has released critically-acclaimed...
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Curly Castro’s new album Little Robert Hutton is a paen to the radical imagination Over the course fourteen songs, the Bajan-American artist fuses his vivid wordplay with a historical continuum of black revolutionary thought and the result is an AfroFuturist vision in 3-D IMAX This is Castro’s rawest and most uncompromising...
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Over the past few years, the New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif has made a name for himself with a vivid, disorienting, utterly unique sound Sharif, a Stereogum Artist To Watch in 2021, delivers mordant lyrics in a stretched-out, theatrical mutter, and he favors eerie, experimental, minor-key productions Sharif playful and...
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Welcome to Leather Blvd A Black utopia conceived by B Cool-Aid—the duo of vocalist Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee— populated by an ensemble cast of characters and collaborators, including Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets), Big Rube (Dungeon Family), Fousheé, Mndsgn, Quelle Chris, Denmark Vessey & Live, with extensive...
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Trumpeter, bandleader and composer Matthew Halsall announces landmark new album An Ever Changing View, an expansive, immaculately conceived project which presents Halsall’s signature blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences An Ever Changing View will be released on September 8th on Gondwana Records...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto are teaming up to score The Revenant the upcoming film from Alejandro G Iñárritu The National‘s,Bryce Dessner has contributed to the film’s score as well The film is being released by 20th Century Fox in New York and Los Angeles on December 25, 2015, with a wide release on January 8,...
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async is Ryuichi Sakamoto's first solo album in eight years Taking inspiration from everyday objects, sculpture, and nature, Sakamoto composed and arranged the sounds/music that he most wanted to listen to Paying close attention to the essence of each track and carefully balancing the sounds with a less-is-more perspective, what...
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Concocted from a bank of recordings alchemised on one box and a two-track recorder, Young Druid follows 12 ley-lines of investigation with findings equally applicable to occult soirees and the downtime of amateur archaeologists and tyrannical trap lords alike; conjuring a haul of exquisitely ornate, glyphic hooks, gilded dub...
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Following reissues for Rush Hour & Studio Mule, Sound Of Vast present “A Love From Tokyo 1991-2003,” a collection of work from Japanese artist, Hiroshi Matsui The album features ten tracks produced between 1991 and 2003, and includes material reissued for the first time and previously unreleased treasures from...
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LA-based jazz and electronic musician, meditation teacher and ritualist Serge Bandura aka Earthtones, and Kevin Nathaniel, a student of legendary African master musicians Ephat Mujuru and Chief Bey K, forged a creative relationship during the pandemic which resulted in this quietly functional set of music for relaxation The...
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This reissue is of two extremely rare LPs that came out on Musicism in 1983, a couple of years after dub had declined in popularity as an album form in Jamaica They were released in the generic 12-inch sleeves of the American label TK Disco, which had recently ceased trading, picked up on Herman’s travels to Miami The labels...
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JUNGLE GYM RECORDS presents "Natural Paths", a brand new extended play from LA's Lac Seul Fresh off of 2022's instant-classic "Lac Seul" cassette, the shadowy duo continue to develop their one-of-a-kind blend of coastal drift-house and tactile aquatic electronics on "Natural Paths", wandering off trail only to emerge again in...
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