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Audiopile Review: Just the other week, we were decrying the fact that legendary underground hip-hop producer Madlib isn’t as ridiculously prolific as he used to be. There are some artists (such as the godlike Peter Hammill, just to pick an example completely at random) who demand full engagement. You must...
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A key figure in the acid jazz movement (he has been dubbed "The Godfather of Neo Soul), Roy Ayers' first album on the Polydor label, Ubiquity is one of his greatest LPs of all time. The record is right in the same vein as Roy's groundbreaking He's Coming —a righteous...
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A monster batch of funky tracks from organist Lonnie Smith! The album's his first ever -- and predates the Blue Note sides by a few years -- issued by Columbia around the time that Lonnie was working for the label as George Benson's organist. Lonnie brings a rawness to...
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The Bongo Hop is back with another highly danceable, genre bending and colorful effort. Always navigating back and forth across the Atlantic in search of his musical dreamland, he offers a deeper insight into the making of his music, an organic sounding, almost live approach to his infectiously groovy...
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For almost 10 years and with 3 albums on the clock, Voilaaa has established itself with a unique style, reviving African rhythms and atmospheres in the colors of Disco dancefloors and Funky arrangements, all often accompanied by lyrics and vocals tinged with humor and commitment. As a result, the Afro-Tropical...
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Kokoroko, the London-based band, have released their brand new EP ‘Get The Message’. Conceptualised as a project to hold fans over until their forthcoming second studio album due next year, ‘Get The Message’ is a 4-track opus that positions the band in a more introspective and meditative space. Eschewing the...
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Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on translucent green coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Trio Ternura's self-titled LP is a delightful collection showcasing the best of Brazilian soul and funk from the 1970s. The album features smooth vocals, rich harmonies, and vibrant rhythms, capturing the essence of the era's musical innovation....
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Thoughts of You, as a phrase, might immediately associate one with feelings of love, endearment, fantasy or even obsession. These are the very sentiments that lay as cornerstones in Salvator Dragatto’s debut LP for Colemine Records. The allure and drama of black & white photography have always played a vital...
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Emotional Rescue is delighted to again present the music of Glen Ricks, finally reissuing his solo debut release, the classic and highly sought after Disco Reggae cut, Keep On Dancing. After the success of reissuing, I’ve Been Waiting For You in its Boogie and Digital Reggae form back in 2019,...
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What A Funky Night! Now officially remastered from the original analogue master tapes and pressed onto wax in its full length as a super sound single. Right in time for the 40th anniversary of this killer boogie funk tune straight outta Vienna. On the flipside you got a previously unreleased...
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In 1970, Akira Ishikawa, central to the jazz rock scene, embraced the chaos of the times and challenged himself with this ambitious work, pushing the boundaries of jazz. "Electrum" represents the pinnacle of Ishikawa's exploration into the genre, characterized by its intense and precise groove, where musicians compete to reach...
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The Flying Mimi Band, fronted by Izumi Kobayashi, has gained renewed recognition in the city pop scene in recent years, along with acclaim for her later collaborations with Masayoshi Takanashi and the music for the anime "Urusei Yatsura." This LP reissue features the band's funky and groovy second and final...
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Music To Varnish Owls By. Does Geoff Bastow have a claim for the best album title of all time? It's certainly up there. It's also one of the hardest to find library funk records. But don't let the eye-catching name fool you into thinking this isn't serious business. As a...
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Born on November 23rd, 1944 in Paris, France, Frédéric Rabold already played with his father in American Army Clubs at age 16. In 1965, Rabold joined the Axel Lauser Quartet, three years later he finally founded his own band, the Frédéric Rabold Crew. In the following years he collaborated with...
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Tucked away in a corner of northwestern Europe and so small you could drive through it in minutes without noticing you were ever there, Luxembourg is often overlooked. This is also true for Luxembourg’s music scene, and even more so in the early 1980s. Aside from a string of victories...
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Behind the deceptive veneer of the demure monotone artwork, something unassuming lies within this long-play waiting to be explored. Intrigued by the ironic title, enticed by the elegant text positioned alone on the beautifully tactile matte canvas, the listener will experience musical wonderment at odds with the presentation and discover...
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Insanely good almost completely unreleased Jazz funk LP from Roland Haynes Jr. (They released just a single 45 included here from the tapes). Think undiscovered James Mason, and you'll be half way there, even by our high standards, this LP is HUGE. Until now, that 1983 single has been the...
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Fronted by former South London lovers rock vocal harmony group, Alpha (sisters Jackie & Jean Heron and Marlene Richardson), Take Three was the brain-child of writer/producer trio "S.H.E." - Steve Sinclair, Peter Hinds & Kevin Ellis. Meeting each other at The Factory community centre in Paddington (now known as the...
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This release marks the first complete album reissue on Canopy. Originally released in Nigeria in 1987, “Oppressor” was executive produced by Myke Moul himself and distributed domestically by EMI Nigeria & Tropic Records. “Oppressor”, the album, finds the sweet spot between synth reggae, boogie, and euphoric Balearic island vibes. Written...
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In the late 1960s, Canada’s largest city was musically booming as Caribbean immigrants made Toronto their new home. The finest ska, rocksteady, and reggae recording artists of the era—Studio One, Treasure Isle, and Trojan Records originators—simply did what came naturally to them. One by one, they hit the studio and...
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"Originating from Hameenlinna, Finland, the DJ and producer duo Tuure Tammi and Juha Sarkkola are The Blassics. What started as a small instrumental funk project has since grown into a nine-piece instrumental band and that aims to distil the energy of their live shows into equally captivating records. Their style...
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"This new album from Les Truffles is as delicious as the thing they are named after, and as classy too. It's a deep dive into their smoky and seductive late night instrumental funk sound. The drumming is deft and feathery, the chords like puddles of bliss and the melodies hypotonic....
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Safari was a jazz-fusion unit led by keyboardist Toshiyuki Daitoku, who had recorded with the likes of George Otsuka and Mukai Shigeru, and Gregg Lee, a Californian who had previously played in fusion bands such as Caldera and Native Son. Their eponymous debut album ended up being the band’s...
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The first vinyl reissue of a jazz-rock album by Jiro Inagaki, an outlier in the Japanese jazz world, featuring vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada for the first time. Backed by Masahiko Sato, Kimio Mizutani, Hiro Yanagida, and others, this is a heavy and mysterious rock groove....
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Soundway Records presents a collection of Nigerian music chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music. The late 70s saw a period of political turbulence and prompted change across the country. Following suit, musicians and producers entered a...
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After a hiatus from touring, Black Pumas returned to the road in 2024 in support of their acclaimed sophomore album Chronicles of a Diamond. "Live From Brooklyn Paramount" captures the "Electric Church" live experience created by Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada and their six-piece band. The 2xLP set features songs from...
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In 1969, a transformation in Albina was underway. Displaced by the Vanport flood two decades prior, an influx of Black residents had settled in the area after redlining practices among the city’s realty boards provided few other options. A local economy among Albina’s Black residents had flourished for a time,...
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Recorded less than a year after Funky Africa, South African guitar wizard Almon Memela returned under the release name Soweto to issue Broken Shoes. The album features two fifteen-minute songs that saw Memela backed by none other than Soweto's Pelican Club house band. The songs are funky, soulful, and full...
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Soundway Records delivers an exciting new compilation, diving ever deeper into South-East Asia. Ayo Ke Disco celebrates the musical identities emerging during the 1970s and 80s from the newly independent countries nestled around the South China Sea. This time, Soundway’s long-time general manager Alice Whittington (aka DJ Norsicaa) steps into...
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Ronnie McNeir's self-titled debut album, released in 1972, showcases his soulful voice and songwriting talent, blending R&B, soul, and funk. The album, characterized by lush arrangements and a warm, analog sound, captures the essence of early '70s music. Rich brass sections, smooth strings, and intricate rhythms complement McNeir's expressive vocals....
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Originally released in Turkey 1973, Mustafa Özkent's masterpiece (creation) of an all instrumental Turkish Psychedelic Funk album, filled with classic beats and breaks still inspires long time fans and first time listeners. The funky rhythms, hypnotic percussions, and heavy break beats makes this a holy grail amongst DJ's and music...
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It's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from the Brazilian,...
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Katsumi Horii PROJECT's debut album, "HOT IS COOL," which first hit the shelves in 1987, is now making a comeback in a stunning reissue on clear blue vinyl! Katsumi Horii, renowned as a composer, arranger, and professor at Tokyo College of Music, has left an indelible mark with his...
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Remastered edition of Janko Nilovic's album Pop Impressions, originally released in 1972. Janko Nilovic was one of the greatest European studio talents in the '70s. He is a musician who devotes himself to music, which resulted in a great number of published works, but most of them are on library...
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Guitar virtuoso Dennis Coffey’s first LP for Westbound Records was released in 1975, and is a tour de force in funky guitar wizardry unlike anything else. While Coffey’s technical fireworks remain the centerpiece of the record, some of the rawer psychedelic elements of his earlier work are...
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Experience the timelessness of the City Pop album released in 1979, featuring Junko Ohashi's captivating vocals and the refined performance of the second generation Minoya Central Station, now exclusively available on milky pink vinyl. Don't miss this re-release!...
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53 years after his debut! The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl! Alex Wharton of Abbey Road Studios, London, has remastered and cut this can't miss album from the original master tapes of "SEYCHELLES," "TAKANAKA," "AN INSATIABLE...
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Strut presents an exclusive reissue of Oneness Of Juju’s classic 1976 album Space Jungle Luv, an essential addition to the Black Fire Records reissue series. When bandleader James “Plunky” Branch created Oneness Of Juju in 1975, he had spent five years working on both the West and East coasts of...
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Roland Haynes Jr and his group Phenix released just a single 45 on their eponymous label: the sophisticated modern soul cut 'Mind Games', with a dapper jazz ballad, 'The Essence of Jai' as the flipside (coming soon on the studio LP). Until now, that 1983 single has been the sole...
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Blessed by producer Herbie Mann, who released their sole record in 1970 on his personal imprint Embryo, Brute Force were a singular jazz funk group, who filled the gap between heavy rhythm-and-blues and the jazz-rock revolution already professed by Miles Davis. The Herbie Mann connection was solidified by the presence...
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Guitar virtuoso Dennis Coffey's first LP for Westbound Records was released in 1975, and is a tour de force in funky guitar wizardry unlike anything else. While Coffey's technical fireworks remain the centerpiece of the record, some of the rawer psychedelic elements of his earlier work are replaced by a...
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As music fans know, James Brown wasn't just the greatest funk and soul singer the world has ever seen – he was also a musical visionary and businessman, who surrounded himself with geniuses who made him better and pushed him further. From horn masters Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis...
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Get On Down is bringing back one of the best James Brown funk compilations to vinyl. Funky People Part 1 features the top tier of artists from Brown's People Records label, including The J.B.s, Lyn Collins, Fred Wesley, and Maceo Parker. Some of the James Brown organization's all-time best material...
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A set that's as vibrant as the title might imply – even though it's just the work of one musician – Pavel Grachav, who produced, arranged, and plays a mix of keyboards, guitars, flute, alto, and other instruments too! As you might expect, the groove is lean, but never too...
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A set with "Krautrock" in the title – but one that's got a tighter, funkier feel than some of the longer-form work of the early 70s German prog generation! These artists definitely reference that period in music, and make great use of vintage-sounding keyboards, guitars, and other elements –...
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An album inspired by childhood culinary experiences, where memories and fiction mix in an explosive cocktail of cinema, rock & roll and psychedelia. The album sounds rough, as if it were played live by a band, even though it is instead a one man session. The skeleton of each track...
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Long awaited reissue of the the first LP by Mystic Jungle. Originally published in 2018, minimalistic funk and experimental boogie jams with a massive use of FM synthesis made by Periodica Records foreman....
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Boogielicious Synth Pop made in Napoli! "Acqua Di Sale" is the first mini-album of the mysterious Rosa. Recorded at the West Hill Studio, this is the umpteenth creation of the well known Neapolitan production team which inaugurates the "Pegaso Series" on Periodica Records....
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