Soul & Funk
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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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After releasing their well-received 7” and 12” singles ‘Night Time’ and ‘Feel It / So Hot’, Isle of Jura is pleased to present Exotic Illusions, the debut album from D.D. Mirage, the Sydney-based duo of Josh Dives and Disky Dee. Having first played music together during the mid-2010s in the...
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Electric War is an electrifying collaboration between British power trio, Little Barrie (Barrie Cadogan and Lewis Wharton, who wrote and performed the theme to Better Call Saul) and acclaimed producer/drummer, Malcolm Catto, fusing unique talents into a mesmerizing exploration of raw, experimental sound. Electric War delivers a blend of sharp...
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Since the first release 5 years ago, Jazz Room Records has released an eclectic and interesting selection of releases. From the Jazzy commercialism of the Take Vibe version of The Stranglers "Golden Brown" (5,000 vinyl single sales) to the 1960's Headshop Sounds of West Coast Fluteman Eric Ghost. Other notable...
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A nugget of rare South African groove originally issued alongside Bra Sello on the Soweto label in Johannesburg in 1976. A self-titled offering and the group's only album, Themba delivers the quintessential blend of sophisticated jazz improvisation over hip-swinging township pop that gives South African jazz from the 1970s its...
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The first in a series of mini compilations exploring instrumental Dub versions of sought after and long out of print titles from the world of Reggae, Disco, Boogie and House. Many of these versions still contain vocals, snippets here and there drenched in delay or reverb, a style you’ll recognise...
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Over a year since the release of their exhilarating debut Could We Be More, Kokoroko present a new collection of remixes of tracks from their first album. The record brings together a dizzying, globe-spanning array of contemporary music’s most forward-thinking artists, each bringing their own unique identity to the project...
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Ltd. 300 copies, remastered edition, audiophile pressing. Perfect replica of the original packaging, newly remastered for optimal sound. ** "Equinox", Gianni Marchetti's 1977 twin album of "Solstitium", released in a handful of promo copies by RCA in their renowned "Original Cast" series, takes us on a journey through the author's...
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Established in 1968 by Romano Di Bari, Canopo was the first brick in the building of Flippermusic, the leading production music library in Italy. Revived after decades of hiatus, the label is now devoted to the reissue of Flippermusic’s historic catalogue of the 1960s, 1970s and 80s for the first...
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Chicago legend Rahaan returns to Hot Biscuit with another masterfully crafted double-header. For 'Dancing & Singing', Rahaan flips a funky rock-disco groove into a dancefloor weapon, guaranteed to bring big smiles and unstoppable hip-shaking when it drops. On the flip, Rahaan takes on jazz-funk classic 'Galaxy' by War,...
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Come Away With ESG - This is the 35-year anniversary release of the classic genre-busting debut album by the Bronx sisters ESG. The sample-friendly opus that’s the inspiration for hip-hop, house and post punk. Music that falls outside of the no wave, new wave and post punk library, it’s for...
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This highly anticipated album is the epitome of analog transcendence, a sonic world fueled by a 30-piece orchestra, analog synthesizers, breakbeats and Brazilian vocalists that carol psychedelic melodies in Portuguese. Something About April III (SAA III), Adrian Younge pushes the musical franchise forward with fearless conviction, surpassing its predecessors as...
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This two-volume, 732-page set offers a comprehensive look at soul music from Illinois, covering over 3,200 artists, 1,200 record companies, and 10,000 releases from 1960 to 1990. From Chicago to Cairo, East St. Louis to Kankakee, and artists ranging from The Accents to Ze-Majestiks, Soul Music of Illinois serves as...
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Wewantsounds presents the reissue of Sho-Nuff's highly sought-after album Body Pressure from 1983. Recorded for Japanese label King Records, the album was only ever released in Japan and disappeared without trace making it one of the most coveted modern soul/boogie albums on the international collectors scene. Mixing funk and boogie...
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Wewantsounds presents Dibango 82, an unreleased live recording by Manu Dibango taped in Marseille, December 1982. The electrifying live concert features the African legend alongside his stellar eight-piece group, blending funk, jazz, and African rhythms. Highlights include "Africa Boogie" and "Waka Juju." This album, released in partnership with INA and...
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Shelved for over 20 years, Sam Cooke's Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, stands alongside Otis Redding's Live in Europe and James Brown's Live at the Apollo as one of the finest live soul albums ever made. It also reveals a musical, spiritual, emotional, and social journey played out...
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In 1973, the musical collective 24-Carat Black released an unheralded masterpiece on Stax Records-and then disappeared. Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth, a soul-funk concept album primarily written by the ex-Motown arranger Dale Warren, was too bleak, ambitious, or just outright bizarre to reach mainstream audiences. 24-Carat Black collapsed when...
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Toy Tonics Music Berlin presents „Para Mytho Disco“. The 2nd „Kapote" album of label founder and creative director Mathias Modica. Keyboarder, DJ, producer, music nerd, graphic designer, multi-instrumentalist, sub-culture impressario and artist (formerly known as Munk of Gomma records.) In the last years Kapote was in the spotlight mainly for...
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Love International and Test Pressing commemorate yet another cracking festival with the latest instalment in their collaborative compilation series for their LIXTP label. For The Sound Of Love International #006 they’ve chosen Jay Donaldson aka Palms Trax as their selector. He’s a regular at Love International. The Berlin-based DJ, known...
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With his roots in Assam, northeast India, and his hustle now based in Brooklyn, the psychedelic soul-savant known as jitwam. will officially drop his second album on the Copenhagen-based label Tartelet Records in May 2019. To mark its release, a music video to the album’s opener “busstop” was shot in...
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A smash of jazz and rock, Second Time Around spawned two top 20 R&B singles but more importantly, landed Etta James on the Pop charts with three separate singles: the devastating lead-off track “Don’t Cry Baby,” the slow burn of “Fool That I Am” and the swing from the rafters/twist...
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The vinyl debut of The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968! As one of two major mid-century R&B studios, Stax and Volt demonstrated the evolution of R&B in the U.S., delivering a comprehensive map of gritty, deep Southern soul. This set is a master class in deep southern soul. The collection was...
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The vinyl debut of The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968! As one of two major mid-century R&B studios, Stax and Volt demonstrated the evolution of R&B in the U.S., delivering a comprehensive map of gritty, deep Southern soul. This set is a master class in deep southern soul. The collection was...
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Born Bangalter in 1947, Daniel Vangarde is a French songwriter and producer. In 1975, Vangarde founded his label, Zagora Records, who Be With have worked closely with on this lovingly curated reissue. For years, Vangarde wrote and produced songs that remained underground, under several pseudonyms and for various artists. Dubbed...
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A massive speaker-smashing release, decades overdue. It's been bootlegged - shamefully so, many times over the years - but finally we present the first ever officially licensed reissue of this truly special Afro-disco-not-disco LP from 1979. A favourite of Harvey, Antal, Young Marco and, er, every great DJ to ever...
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Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis's Seven Deadly Sins is a hugely influential, synth-powered, atmospheric space-disco masterpiece. It's arguably the best American Disco LP ever made. It's certainly one of the most important albums in the history of dance music. And, like its innovative producers, it's absolute genius. During the...
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13 years in the making, Mr Bongo proudly presents a new compilation of beloved Brazilian disco and boogie finds from the legendary London disco connoisseurs, Horse Meat Disco. A labour of love, it showcases a tantalising cross-section of disco, funk, boogie, samba and MPB, from past to present. Unearthing tracks...
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Includes the classic tracks "Silhouettes," "Lips Of Wine," "Changing Times" and "I Didn't Know" Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on orange colored vinyl Dennis Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer and one of the most popular artists in the history of Jamaican recorded music. During his prolific career, which...
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Following the success of ‘The Original Sound of Mali’ compilation, we return with another explorative delve into the wonders of Malian music compiled by French writer, journalist and Grammy-nominated compiler Florent Mazzoleni and Mr Bongo’s very own David Buttle. Restoring, reissuing and contextualising iconic tracks from Ousmane Kouyaté & Ambassadeurs...
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Source of an all-time 'Breaks and Beats' classic, Mr Bongo reissue Herman Kelly’s timeless 1978 album Percussion Explosion!. Immortalised in hip-hop folklore, when the anthemic 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat’ was featured on the influential Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation series in 1986. Percussion Explosion! was the brainchild of drummer,...
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A strictly limited teaser 12 Inch featuring two exclusive new tracks: Side A - a warm, lazy dub-disco track by L.A.'s electronic-slow-disco musician TURBOTITO Side B - a funky Vibes4YourSoul Remix for mysterious New York artist 1-900. Both tracks will be released on our sister label Too Slow Too Disco...
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On Chrystia Cabral’s fourth album as SPELLLING, the Bay Area artist transforms her acclaimed avant-pop project into a mirror. Cabral’s lyrics for Portrait of My Heart tackle love, intimacy, anxiety, and alienation, trading the allegorical approach of much of her previous work for something pointed into her human heart. The...
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Unleashed in 1976, “Bite Hard” is a relentless funk juggernaut from the legendary composer, Johnny Hawksworth. Defined by its brash urgency and dramatic flair, this album is a powerhouse lineup of brass, driving drums, searing electric guitar riffs, and soulful piano grooves.Hawksworth's dynamic compositions transcend mere danceability,...
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ATA Records present their latest recording of The Lewis Express with Doo Ha! Featuring flautist Chip Wickham and recorded live to two-inch analog tape at All Things Analogue Studios, Leeds, UK, this album is a living, breathing tribute to the golden age of soul-jazz -- the electric alchemy of smoky...
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Proudly presenting our reissue of a bona fide Latin classic from 1979 by the Cuban-born violinist Alfredo De La Fe. Based in New York and Colombia, Alfredo worked with some of the greats in Latin music including Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon and Roberto Roena, alongside disco and soul icons like...
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