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Various Artists
Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present: The Tears of Technology [ Ace Records / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] At the turn of the 80s, a new generation of musicians appeared who saw synthesisers not as dehumanizing machines but as musical instruments that could be coaxed into creating modern, beautiful and decidedly emotional music. It was almost as if the... |
Various
The Daisy Age (Double Gatefold LP) [ Ace Records / 2 LP - released 30/Aug/2019 ] It wasn't really a movement, barely even a moment, but the Daisy Age was an ethos that permeated pop, R&B, and hip hop at the turn of the 90s. Playfulness and good humour were central to De La Soul's 1989 debut album, "3 Feet High And Rising", which... |
Various
The Daisy Age [ Ace Records / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] It wasn't really a movement, barely even a moment, but the Daisy Age was an ethos that permeated pop, R&B, and hip hop at the turn of the 90s. Playfulness and good humour were central to De La Soul's 1989 debut album, "3 Feet High And Rising", which... |
Various Artists
Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present: Tea & Symphony: The English Baroque Sound (1968-1974) [ Ace Records / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] The English baroque sound of the late 60s and early 70s shunned guitar solos for string quartets and woodwind, drenched in summer-into-autumn melancholy, as heard on this collection of the genre's finest moments. |
Various Artists
Body Beat: Soca-Dub And Electronic Calypso (1979-98) [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] 17 obscure Soca B-side versions, dubs, instrumentals and edits as well as vocal tracks influenced by disco, boogie, house-music, soul and the more conscious lyrics of roots reggae. Owing as much to New York, Toronto and London as to the Caribbean... |
Various Artists
Celestial Blues: Cosmic, Political and Spiritual Jazz 1970 - 1974 [ BGP / CD - released 16/Sep/2016 ] Progressive jazz from the 1970s: music which has influenced Kamasi Washington and the Brainfeeder crew. Something strange happened to jazz in 2015, an album by a previously under-the-radar session saxophonist broke through to international... |
Various Artists
Ernesto Chahoud presents TAITU - Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1960s - 1970s Ethiopia [ Strut / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Ernesto Chahoud's 'Taitu' is a collection of soul-fuelled stompers straight from the dancefloors of 1970s Addis Ababa. A breathless journey through the unique Ethio sound that bands were forging at the time, the 24-track compilation is the result of... |
Various Artists
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie In 1980S South Africa [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] In 1980s black South Africa a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as Bubblegum - usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards and... |
Various Artists
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie In 1980S South Africa (Triple LP) [ Soundway Records / 3 LP - released 9/Mar/2018 ] In 1980s black South Africa a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as Bubblegum - usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards and... |
Various Artists / Compiled by BadBadNotGood
Late Night Tales [ LateNightTales / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] The original trio of Matthew Tavares, Alex Sowinski and Chester Hansen formed while studying music at Toronto's Humber College (they've recently added Leland Whitty to the line-up). A shared appreciation of hip hop and instrumental covers of Gucci... |
Various Artists / Compiled by David Holmes
Late Night Tales [ Late Night Tales / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] DJ and producer David Holmes is welcomed to the Late Night Tales fraternity with an evocative collection of personal songs and music, peppered with exclusive new material and rare gems. By now, I think we all know David Holmes, right? There's acid... |
Various Artists
London Brew (LP) [ Concord / 2 LP - released 14/Apr/2023 ] London Brew is inspired by the legendary Miles Davis' album, Bitches Brew. Recorded in December 2020 at The Church Studios in London, this three-day recording session brings together 12 London based artists, collectively known as "London Brew":... |
Various Artists
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol 3 [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Volume Three in the Mr Bongo Record club series. Another showcase of recent vinyl finds and favourites from our DJ sets and radio shows. This is an extra special one however, as it lands in 2019, the year that we celebrate 30 years since it all began... |
Various Artists
Music From Planet Earth - A Soundway Collection [ Soundway / CD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] Brand new compilation from the great Soundway Records Label. 'Music from Planet Earth' is compilation of music selected from some of Soundway Records' current roster of active artists. More than ever in 2014 the moniker 'world music' seems... |
Various Artists
Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973 -1987 [ Strut / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] As part of their 20 th Anniversary celebrations, Strut present the first new volume in their pioneering 'Nigeria 70' series for over 8 years, bringing together rare highlife, Afro-funk and juju from the '70s and early '80s. Compiled by collector and... |
Various Artists
The Original Sound Of Mali [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 10/Mar/2017 ] Compiled by Vik Sohonie & Dave 'Mr Bongo' Buttle, the story of this release began in 2015 when Dave happened upon the Soul Bonanza blog. One mix in particular stood out and totally enthralled Dave - le monde à change: a tribute to mali 1970 -... |
Various Artists, On-U Sound
Pay It All Back Vol. 7 [ On-U Sound Records / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] 18 track showcase of new Adrian Sherwood productions featuring previews of several forthcoming On-U releases, unique mixes, deep cuts, and unreleased tracks from Roots Manuva, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Coldcut, Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart's Magic Band),... |
Vera Ellen
Ideal Home Noise (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Ideal Home Noise is a record unearthed from much introspection and an attempt to find some comedy and lightness in an otherwise dark period for Vera Ellen. With two "voices" battling throughout the album, the instrumentation is sometimes light -... |
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
Ali [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] Ali Farka Touré trekked the world, bringing his beloved Malian music to the masses. Dubbed "the African John Lee Hooker," one could hear strong connections between the two; both employed a bluesy style of play with gritty textures that elicit calm... |
The War On Drugs
A Deeper Understanding (LP) [ Atlantic / 2 LP - released 25/Aug/2017 ] This is the band's first album since 2014's universally acclaimed 'Lost In The Dream'. For much of the three and a half year period since the release of 'Lost In The Dream', The War On Drugs' frontman, Adam Granduciel, led the charge for his... |
