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“This album is a celebration of female courage, determination and creativity In 2015, the Tomorrow’s Warriors commissioned me to write an extended work, to be performed by members of their Nu Civilisation Orchestra, for a concert at the Women of the World Festival, in London’s Southbank Centre, on International Women’s... -
Often recognized as one of the greatest singers of all time, Etta James recorded a dozen of classics, which are still performed by all kind of artists all over the world She performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel Together with fan favourites and some unknown pearls they're all... -
Recorded in 1975 with support from his entire band Warhorse, this heavy progressive concept solo-album by drummer Barney James wasn't released back in the day (Only one original acetate copy exists!) Now this complex work is finally unleashed upon the world! During his career Barney also was the drummer for progressive cult bands... -
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On vinyl, here's the awaited reissue of an impossibly rare US folk-blues album, originally out on the little known Kaymar Records in 1973 The music is an impressive mixture of electric and acoustic ingredients, showcasing a distinct Tim Hardin... -
Classic skinhead reggae from 1972 - never reissued ever since Import from Holland on the Blue Elephant...
For fans of early Fleetwood Mac, Steamhammer's first album or Foghat before they turned rock'n'roll The band released a couple of albums before splitting up This is the reissue of their debut album from...Out of stock
Shizuka first came to wider attention at roughly the same time as their peers in the Japanese underground - in the nineties, really, when people started to get wise to the surprisingly wide-ranging post-psychedelic sounds emanating from the PSF label, predominantly, and a few other, similar creative cells During that window of...Out of stock
Cosmic traveller Herman 'Sonny' Blount became Sun Ra after an alien abduction, proclaiming that he came from Saturn and using music to point to human failure on earth, offering space as ethereal alternative 'Super-Sonic Jazz' was released in 1957 on Ra's Saturn label and regularly reissued, even making it onto Impulse in 1974, its...Out of stock
Pages torn from an imaginary sketchbook Beneath the waves of noise, within the swarm on the senses, visions held in absence presence Despite decades of magical acoustic performances across the globe, this is the first release of this kind from The Telescopes A rare document of the songs behind the noise A penetrating...Out of stock
A truly experimental psych/rock/pop album from 1967 Featuring some very good garage, psych, and British Invasion sounds Fuzzed out guitar, great vocal harmonies, and some really bizzare background...
OF SURBOUM AFRICAN JAZZ 1960-1963' - After the two previous OK Jazz compilation releases, Planet Ilunga continues its mission to uncover and highlight the overlooked yet epic achievements in the world of Congolese rumba This time to tell the most spectacular story of all This is the story of the creation of Surboum African Jazz,...Out of stock
Bunny Wailer's album 'Sings The Wailers' from 1980 successfully reworks many of The Wailers songs with the backing of top Jamaican musicians, Sly and Robbie Dubby overtones and well produced arrangements are all part of the wonderful sound created by Bunny and Sly and Robbie Comes on 180 gram...Out of stock
Bunny Wailer is not only known as an original member of reggae group The Wailers, but also because of his solo career His second album 'Protest' from 1977 consists of solid reggae rhythms and conscious lyrics Comes on 180 gram...
Double LP version Heavy 350gsm sleeve WRWTFWW Records reissue Swiss cult band Grauzone's self-titled album in an expanded "40 Years Anniversary Edition" packed with the original 1981 album plus nine extra songs, as well as extensive liner notes by Swiss music historian Lurker Grand The pioneering band from Bern (Switzerland) had a...Out of stock
When asked to describe the circumstances that influenced her beautifully fraught new work, Berlin-based musician Annika Henderson—better known simply as Anika—quickly articulates a set of feelings and unpredictable circumstances that are familiar to anyone who tried to make art—or simply tried to live through—the recent...
"In the beginning, there was just a box of tapes and 'Fate's Gentle Hand' It was the autumn of 2010, and an anonymous figure known only as the Head Technician, an employee of Pye Corner Audio Transcription Services, found himself at an auction in the village of Coldred, pop 110 He was on the hunt for tobacco pipes when he chanced...
On Natura Morta, Sven Wunder is exploring art as a bridge between nature and the human ability to judge and observe in eleven musical compositions with brightly colored textures and an emphasis on vibrant melodies Throughout human history, we have depicted the world we live in through art By reworking what we see in the...
Supa K (fka Katalyst) tells the origin story of the beat tape: “They returned to the planet to find humans reaping ecological havoc From their arsenal of secret weapons comes Heavy Tremors: a sonic assault to help bring the world back into balance This siege of beats targets the few who systematically pillage the planet and its...Out of stock
A definitive insight into the ever-influential world of Mark E Smith and the Fall, featuring never-before published essays and ephemera from fans, collectors and the artist and band themselves 'Mark E Smith provided me with an alternative education, looping me into Camus, and Arthur Machen, and William Blake, and Can, and dub and...
By going back to basics with Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, Mudhoney flipped conventional wisdom Not for the first time – or the last – they would be vindicated A month after release in July 1991, the album entered the UK album chart at Number 34 (five weeks later, Nirvana’s Nevermind entered at 36) and went on to sell...
Art-house kosmische from the battered basements of pre-9/11 New York Polyrhythmic screamo for underemployed Gen-Xers and trust fund weed dealers alike "La Mia Vita Violenta", Blonde Redhead's 1995 sophomore effort, in print as a definitive single LP for the first time since - ever "These songs combine a raw need, a ready access to...Out of stock
Classic 1981 Gun Club debut album with bonus material This Deluxe Edition not only features a remastered version of the original classic album The 2LP set will have the original LP and will include a download card for the digital versions of the 10 bonus tracks It will feature the never before released Live At Club 88 -...
Spiritualized (aka Jason Pierce and backing band) have announced a vinyl reissue of their second album, 1995’s Pure Phase It will be out on June 11 via Fat Possum The reissue will feature reworked green artwork by Mark Farrow, which can be seen below Also below is the video for the album’s “Let It Flow” Pierce speaks...
Until the End of Time is the seventh studio album, and third posthumous release by rapper 2Pac The album consists of material recorded while the rapper was on Death Row Records from 1995 to 1996 The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 426,870 copies in its first week This marks the first time the...
Type O Negative is an American goth-metal band formed in Brooklyn in 1989 by Peter Steele (lead vocals, bass), Kenny Hickey (guitar, backing vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussions), who was later replaced by Johnny Kelly Slow, Deep and Hard is their debut studio album, released in...Out of stock
THE REPRISE YEARS (1968-1971) features newly remastered versions of Joni Mitchell’s first four studio albums - Song To A Seagull (1968), Clouds (1969), Ladies Of The Canyon (1970), and Blue (1971) In the case of Song To A Seagull, the original mix has been recently updated by Mitchell and mixer Matt Lee The cover art for THE...Out of stock
Curtis Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and one of the most influential musicians in the soul genre and politically-conscience African American music He originally achieved success and recognition with the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame-inducted group, The Impressions, and later worked as a solo...Out of stock
Prince's contract with Warner Bros allowed him to release side projects with other artists on the label; perhaps the most successful of these acts was The Time The Minneapolis band included old friend Morris Day and the future production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and the group made their live debut on this day in 1981 But...
Untitled ep with 4 stripped down techno tracks topped with some dubby influences on this label from Detroit...Out of stock
Marcus Fischer’s Monocoastal is one of the most defining moments in the arc of 12k’s evolution Released over 10 years ago and long-since out of print, Monocoastal shaped the sound to come for the label for a decade and beyond It was also Marcus Fischer’s debut release and he would go on to become one of the staple roster...Out of stock
"Initial recordings for 'Canticles Of Bliss' started in October of 2019 at my home studio located just south of Indianapolis At the start of 2020 I continued recording songs off and on up until late April where I then took a break and then picked up the guitar again in July By the beginning of August of that year I had everything...Out of stock
A joint effort long past due, PITP founders zakè and Isaac Helsen team up to bring forth three arrangements that encompass textured ambient washes and drone-laden guitar work titled ‘beliefsystems’ zakè is known for his dronescapes using field recordings, tape machines, sample extractions and sound manipulations...Out of stock
The connection between Dr Atmo and Mick Chillage goes back to one of the finest ambient labels to ever grace this planet, FAX records Many will remember the defining collective for their deep, extended excursions into the far-reaches of ambient mysticism - a style that is still revered to this day Ruhleben sees a welcome return...Out of stock
Often cited as the most classic and groundbreaking of all of 12k’s releases, Shuttle358’s Frame ushered in an era of humanism, melody and organics in the era of Microsound and the Clicks and Cuts movement at the turn of the century While it was still steeped in digital sound and the magnification of error as intention, Frame...
Title track ‘Transition’ gets the ball rolling with a fluid drum sequence fused with rubbery synths and absorbing pads underneath before the ‘Floor Mix’ adds cosmic energy and dynamic fx to the exquisite original On the flip, ‘Third Floor’ features a combination of organic rhythms, shimmering low frequencies, and...
Los Angeleno leftfield specialists Sam Gendel and Josiah Steinbrick join forces for a pair of elliptical textural voyages, drawn in refracted shades of saxophone, synthesizer, and percussion A channeling of sensory delight and nomadic fusion, serenading peripheries in...Out of stock
Deluxe 20th anniversary edition of the 2000 debut album from The Avalanches Contains 33 tracks total - all tracks from the original album plus unreleased remixes on 180 gram 4x12 inch vinyl plus download code, poster and liner...
Legendary hip hop artist MF DOOM (RIP) teamed up with 17 year old Bishop Nehru in 2014 for the promising young rapper's debut full-length release on Lex Records NEHRUVIANDOOM is nine tracks of sharp and punchy beat-work 'Om' for example swings with plenty of cutting lyricism underpinned by a carnivalesque, catchy though slightly...Out of stock
"I wonder if my fascination for clouds (without being an obsession) may have risen at the end of the '80s as, whilst composing 'Micro-climat', I would regularly wander between the Vercors mountains and the high plateaus of the Monts du Forez discovering, through my eyes, body, breath, active observation and walk, that natural...
Originally out in 1994 on Freetown records, this soulful house classic takes the beautiful voice of Arnold Jarvis ('Take Some Time Out') with uplifting lyrics and layers it over those clipped beats, hi-hats and perfect bassline that is the trademark of Kerri Chandler Outstanding twelve and a timely Italian repress on...Out of stock
Te Puke Thunder is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most sought after cannabis strains Hailing from the volcanic regions of New Zealand, Te Puke Thunder is prized for its larger buds and higher potency Gaining popularity in the 70s, the polyploid plant succeeded in becoming a well renowned strain and was notably displayed in a...
Veslemes (aka Felizol) makes his debut on Invisible Inc with this astonishing new album that comes hot on the heels of last year's ground-shaking "I Know Where You Live Vangelis!" With "Apolithoma" Yannis Veslemes takes us further into the dark crevices of his psyche The album's themes are inspired by the dystopian sci-fi of...Out of stock
New from Detroit house pioneer Delano...Out of stock
Chet Baker (1929 – 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, actor and vocalist that needs little introduction Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s but his well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety (he was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late ‘70s and...
Here, at Mapache, we’re excited to present our first “new artist” release, Texas Music Forever by Cactus Lee Cactus Lee is the musical project by Austin songwriter Kevin Dehan You’ll see there the influence of his heroes, Townes, Blaze or Guy Clark plus something more contemporary Texas Music Forever’s an album of...
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