Soul & Funk
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It has been less than a year since the dreamy 'Words of Love' single, yet Mystic Jungle is back with a new album of free-spirited forays into solar-sonic fantasy. Despite the short time between releases, however, Dario di Pace’s third LP, 'Sunset Breaker', has been in gestation for...
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Released in 1976, Teddy Lasry’s Escalade is a jewel of jazz fusion and electronic experimentation, blending cosmic synthesizers, hypnotic rhythms and dreamlike atmospheres. A former member of Magma, Teddy Lasry explores a unique musical universe at the crossroads of space jazz and film music. Long out of print, this cult...
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Swedish italo disco / synthpop duo Sally Shapiro announce their fifth studio album, Ready To Live A Lie. Taking inspiration from synthwave, italo disco, nudisco, indie pop and bossanova, the album becomes their second for Italians Do It Better—again mixed together with label founder Johnny Jewel (Chromatics, Glass Candy, Desire)....
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Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated artist Adrian Quesada (of Black Pumas) returns with the 2nd volume in his acclaimed 'Boleros Psicodélicos' project. The new volume features special guests Cuco, Hermanos Gutierrez, Ed Maverick, iLe, Angelica Garcia & more. The project is inspired by the late 60s/70s when Latin American balladry was highly...
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180-gram 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings.Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing. Female R&B singers were expected to be forceful, big-voiced divas (like Aretha Franklin) or come-hither seductresses (like Diana Ross), but, as AllMusic says, Roberta Flack had her own unique approach. Flack's...
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The Genius of Ray Charles, his sixth studio album, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records, eschewed the the soul sound of his 1950s recordings, which fused jazz, gospel, and blues, for swinging pop with big band arrangements. Charles is joined bymany ringers from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington bands...
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It has been over a decade since Anthony Mills created his most celebrated project, Wildcookie. Filled with joints like "Heroine" and "Serious Drug," the project broke into numerous radio playlists, including Gilles Peterson's show, turning those tracks into underground hits. The Cookie Dough album captured listeners' hearts worldwide, and even...
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Neapolitan composer, producer, and keyboardist Giorgio Lopez sets sail on Berlin-based label Cosmic Romance with his “Sud des Îles”. Navigating between 80s-inspired grooves, French boogie, and sun-kissed atmospheres, the record unfolds like a musical travelogue, following fictional skipper Georges Taty and his crew of musicians aboard the sailboat “Sud des...
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Growing up in Bulgaria in the late 1990s, brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov were shaped in a myriad of unseen ways by the centuries-old folk music that filtered through their daily lives. It helped mold their creative spirit and inspired them to begin making noise together at a young age,...
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Born and raised in Chicago, Durty Truth Records founder Darryn Jones delivers a couple of corkers for North-East England re-edit imprint Hot Biscuit Recordings. A-side 'In The Bush' is a thrillingly heavyweight jam - an Afro-funk meets Afro-disco version of a track made famous by US disco and boogie outfits,...
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Rahaan delivers more Dance Floor Prowess on this Vinyl Only 12”...
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The Second Installment of “Versions” Part Two by NYC’s Multi-Talented GE-OLOGY....
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In demand Pete Blaker delivers two amazing edits / re-works on Hot Biscuit Recordings. Strictly vinyl, limited copies. On one side a magic carpet ride into the familiar disco decadence of "Don't Stop". Enveloped with sumptuous pads and fluttering percussion constantly rising strings; it's a beautifully hypnotic and heady affair,...
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Two years after releasing the "Frontier's Edge" EP, The Budos Band are returning with their first full-length since 2020's "Long In The Tooth". Titled simply "VII", the new album sees them doing what they do best: laying down hypnotic, horn-spiked grooves that menace and mesmerize in equal measure. Produced by...
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Double Italo header incoming! Hailing from Turin in northern Italy comes a new artist on Frank Music named Hey Cabrera! who presents his dance single "The Moment," which has it all: The ever-familiar bassline, melodies, and pianos for days and topped with additional catchy vocal phrases. It's exactly this kind...
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In dark and difficult times, the music of Barney Lister and Kojo Degraft-Johnson lifts us up. As MRCY, across the eight tracks of VOLUME 2, they deliver on their premise of emotive music that surprises as much as it comforts, referencing timeless sounds as much as a sense of the...
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Featuring “Happy Music,” and “Rock Creek Park,” described by AllMusic as “one of the pinnacles of ‘70s jazz-funk” and sampled by the likes of De La Soul and Nas, the Billboard Jazz Chart-topping City Life finds The Blackbyrds at the height of their hitmaking powers. Cut from the original tapes...
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A Reissued Classic: Perfect for crate diggers, vinyl collectors, and fans of timeless funk and soul. Willie George Hale, known as Little Beaver, carved his legacy as a session guitarist for legends like Betty Wright, Al Kooper, and Blowfly—all while developing a unique, rhythmic blues guitar style. Stepping into the...
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Koinè is the new album by Pellegrino & Zodyaco, a record that explores the desire to escape by interpreting it as an act of emancipation, an aimless journey in search of creative freedom. The demonstration that escapism, when it is conscious, can bring us back to the heart of things....
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The idea of putting together songs like impressions of a feeling rather than a collection of recordings from a certain decade or style or genre was at the heart of a discussion I had with Norman in 2019. It was a warm July day on the Riviera. I had just...
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Strut proudly reintroduces a sought after independent disco gem from the Topomic catalogue: Beckie Bell’s ‘In Need Of...’, reissued in full for the first time. Originally released in 1980, In Need Of... quickly became a cult classic of the French disco scene. After relocating from New York to Paris in...
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Jambonne make their return to Space Grapes with two fierce dancefloor cuts! A studio moniker for label mainstays Another Taste, their previous single “Carpet Ride” has been a firm favorite for many with a more peculiar taste. This time around they’re sure to bring the flavor once again. Jam on,...
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This release features two previously unreleased 1970s disco tracks and a dub mix, edited and mixed by Jimmy Michaels. The A-side presents "Baby Do It," a track produced by the legendary East Coast figure, Bud Ross & His Pals. From his modest beginnings as a car salesman to becoming a...
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Dark moody vocals meet super disco beats: This is what it sounds like when pioneering DJ and producer Jens Mahlstedt invites Saâda Bonaire over to his studio. Stephanie Lange and Claudia Hossfeld, the original singers of legendary Eighties band Saâda Bonaire, plus founding member Ralph “von” Richthoven are teaming up...
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A clear vinyl analog record of the masterpiece by Bobby Caldwell, the "Mr. AOR" who sadly passed away.This is the first release since his return as an artist in 1989, in which Bobby himself re-recorded songs he had written for other artists, such as Boz Scaggs' "Heart of Mine" Peter...
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Australia’s world-renowned cinematic soul outfit Surprise Chef return with new album Superb. A record that represents a change in their creative approach and turns up the heat in their music. Trading in their meticulous writing and recording techniques for a looser and less planned approach with the intentions of bringing...
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Following their masterful 2020 double LP The Cycle, which showcased a bold, skittering hip-hop take on gospel music, and 2024’s emphatic blues-rock tape Ancient//Future, the Cleveland based Afrofuturist collective returns with Flowers for the Living
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Townies, homecoming queens, and big men on campus manifest a homegrown and revolutionary sound in Civil Rights-era Greensboro. Among presidential hopefuls and future astronauts, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, located in Greensboro, was a hotbed of black excellence, activism, and raw talent. At the helm of a half-dozen...
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WTF is Modern Soul anyway? Even inside the hallowed halls of the Success Bottling Co., the definition is still a matter of serious debate. It once got physical, when our own Stephen Arndt and Tim Zawada had to be separated during a heated A&R meeting about the track list. This...
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At the start of the 60s, a new wave of gospel-influenced jazz started to emerge, with hits such as Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' "Moanin'" and Cannonball Adderley's "Work Song" epitomizing this evolution in the genre. The terms "soul jazz" and "funky jazz" were coined as a way to...
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20th Anniversary Remastered album with instrumental mixes of all tracks! 2005’s Naturally was a pivotal moment in the history of soul music. The album has sold over 200,000 copies, with hit singles “How Long Do I Have to Wait” and “This Land is Your Land” streaming in the hundreds of...
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Mallorcan mastermind Joan Bibiloni gets two key works from his esteemed catalogue officially licensed via Gouranga Music and edited by the remix maestro Ray Mang. On the A side the boogie brilliance of the aptly named ‘The Boogie’, extended and echoed in all the right places to form a true...
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First Word Records are very proud to bring you a brand new album from the legendary Kaidi Tatham. 'Miles Away' is the sixth full-length solo project for the award-winning London-based independent label. Comprised of 10 new tracks, performed entirely by the multi-instrumentalist himself once again, this is an array of...
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Donny Hathaway's first studio album Everything is Everything is a significant work in the realm of soul and R&B music, released in 1970. It marked an important point in Hathaway's career and showcased his exceptional talent as a singer, songwriter, and pianist. The album was Hathaway's first release after being...
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Through this compilation, we strove to highlight a little-known regional scene, characteristic of the diverse and sometimes opposing music movements of the 80s. Through this musical journey across the Brittany, Normandy, and Pays-de-la-Loire regions, we sought to showcase a resolutely indie aesthetic, sometimes conceived in some of France’s...
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Embark on a funky synth-drenched journey as the cosmic count Jimi Tenor reunites with Timmion Records' soul architects Cold Diamond & Mink for yet another album. When placed side by side with the fellows' recent effort "Is There Love In Outer Space? "July Blue Skies" glides on a slightly more...
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A deeper dive into the production archives of Alex "Landy" Hill (Timex Social Club) reveals an unreleased 90s bay area demo project with vocalist Jordána and songwriter John Pruitt. Nine tracks total, written and recorded in Alex's makeshift apartment recording studio. Tape restoration by PPU. Official album will be about...
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Strut proudly presents a long-coveted gem from the discography of the legendary Ice, AKA Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, now available on vinyl LP. Afro Agban is the closest album in Ice’s catalogue to capturing the signature sound of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band. It showcases the band’s hallmark intricate rhythms and...
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In 1972 black people rarely featured in the country’s white-owned official newspapers, unless, perhaps, they were a dead “terrorist”. However, Dr Footswitch’s performance prompted The Rhodesia Herald to print the picture of their guitar player, Manu Kambani, on the front page along with the screaming sentence “Jimi Hendrix is dead...
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Released in 1977, Bennie Maupin’s second album as a leader, and first for Mercury puts his time as part of the Headhunters on full display. The album as a whole is a satisfying blend of funk and darker textured moments supported by a solid band including Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson,...
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"Penza Penza are in very different territory here – paying tribute to the glory days of the 60s surf instrumental – but with all the unusual twists and turns that make their music so great! Things are still pretty funky – but there's also a lot of echo and fuzz...
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Lushland is the debut album from R&B artist Silas Short, on Stones Throw. Lushland is a late night drive through heartbreak, fear of failure and life in a brand new city. The album is filled with soulful songs rooted in ‘80s and ‘90s R&B, informed by Silas' years of playing...
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To say we've been waiting on this one for a while would be an understatement! This album collates analog recordings made over a 10 year period, from our early days annoying the neighbours in Marietta and Fergal's old bedroom in Hackney, to more recent dates (still annoying the neighbours) at...
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The multi-talented global traveller Shawn Lee starts the new year 2025 with “Lost”, the first album by Shawn Lee’s GPS Band. The story behind the album is best told by the artist himself: “Inspiration can come from the most unlikely places. In this case…Italy. While on tour there in 2024,...
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A stunner of a record – one that's funky, but full of surprises as well! We're not sure how to read the "toe rag" on the cover, but we can tell you that the set's a killer from the funky Shawn Lee – a set of live instrumentation, and one...
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Whether or not you’re a believer, the Gospel stands for the good news. ‘The Gospel Of Jesamy’ by Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers is a personal good news journey ignited by the birth of a girl named Jesamy, Arp Frique’s daughter. The Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer returns with...
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