$39.00
“Originally released on library music label Musical Touch Sound back in 1979, ‘Ducks & Drakes’ is an instrumental disco LP by pioneering French electronic musician Yan Tregger. Reissued this year by BBE alongside his 1978 album ‘Catchy’, Ducks & Drakes has achieved cult status among crate diggers and DJs, thanks to its ebullient charm and rock-solid leftfield grooves.
Virtually impossible to find on vinyl for many years now, ‘Ducks & Drakes’ found wider allure in 2008 when Alexis Le-Tan selected album track ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ for experimental disco compilation ‘Space Oddities’. UK music hero Frankie Valentine brought these two magical albums to BBE’s attention and curated the project alongside the team.
Amazingly (especially given the era in which it was recorded) the album was almost entirely performed, produced and composed by Tregger himself. Presented with its beautiful original artwork and previously unavailable to all but a lucky few record collectors, we’re excited to share the disco-infused magic of ‘Ducks & Drakes’ with the world.” – BBE Music
“Groove heavy, disco-tinged funk, this is infectious stuff that you’d have to be lacking a pulse to not enjoy even a little. Tregger’s work as a library music composer throughout the ’70s and into the ’80s is enough by itself to ensure that his work is both unknown to many but highly sought-after by those in that special club who are aware of his work. As is par-for-the-course with library albums, most of his records were not available to the general public and were instead distributed with the intention of selling the songs contained therein to TV and film companies for use in their soundtracks. Another common trait of library albums found on both of Tregger’s albums up for reissue is the fact that musician credits are in short-supply here, which is a shame considering the quality of the playing on the album.
Even if the personal is shrouded in mystery, one thing is very clear: ‘Ducks & Drakes’ is an album performed with style, panache and an almost workman-like professionalism (lest we forget that for the session musicians used to create such albums, this was their literal day-job). The musicianship is top-notch, then, but what of Tregger’s compositional skills? Put it this way: he most definitely does not waste the talent on display.” – Gig Soup Music
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Artist: |
Yan Tregger |
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Title: |
Ducks & Drakes |
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Label: |
BBE Records |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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Pressing: |
UK |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 1st October 2018 | Original: 1979 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Psychedelic, Disco |
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Catalog No: |
BBE477ALP |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
“Kiwi producer Lord Echo's latest effort continues a penchant for dancefloor-tested tunes and grooves, a pick-and-mix collection of reggae, East and West African music, American funk and soul and stops in between. It almost sounds dusty, consistent with his proclamation of a recording ethos steeped in a '60s analogue vibe. Calling in a range of guest vocalists (including Leila Adu and Mara TK) adds to the eclectic, loose but polished feel of Harmonies, a place where woodwinds swirl (Life On Earth), disco beats battle with syncopated glockenspiels (The Sweetest Meditation) and flanged electric guitar and slapped bass underpin falsettos (Just Do You).” – Otago Daily Times
“Wellington, New Zealand native Mike Fabulous has spent the past decade helming production for the Black Seeds, the archipelago’s most popular white reggae band (which once featured “Flight of the Conchords”’ Bret McKenzie ). With his Lord Echo project, Fabulous thoughtfully incorporates dub reggae rhythms and a production aesthetic redolent of the ‘60s into an expansive pool of sounds that draws from 1970s West African clubs quiet storm-era Motown, Caribbean disco, and more. The first single from his upcoming LP Harmonies, “Just Do You,” keeps his perspective firmly nostalgic. The Mayfield-lite croon comes courtesy of a fellow New Zealander, Mara TK of Electric Wire Hustle, who gives the track an vibe well-suited for the dancefloor. TK’s warm falsetto floats atop the track’s strutting bassline, punctuated by bright horns and bongos that evoke the image of a Kiwi Mark Ronson painting with an Afro-Caribbean palette. And as the first taste of Harmonies, “Just Do You” suggests he’s got plenty more grooves left in store.” – Pitchfork
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Artist: |
Lord Echo |
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Title: |
Harmonies |
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Label: |
Soundway, World Of Sound |
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Format: |
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, DJ Friendly Edition |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
30 June 2017 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Reggae, Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Future Jazz, Dub, House, Soul, Afrobeat, Reggae |
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Catalog No: |
SNDWLP090X |
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Condition: |
New |
$60.00
“Mellow Waves is a 2017 studio album by Japanese musician Cornelius. It was released in Japan by Warner Music and in the United States by Rostrum Records. The album, which received generally positive reviews from music critics, reached the top ten of Japan's Oricon albums chart and the US Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart.” – Wiki
“On his first proper album in over a decade, the meticulous pop experimenter known as Cornelius arrives floating on the promised Mellow Waves of its title. Gentle guitars and soft-hued synths sustain a mood of a familiar but far-flung locale: a veneer of artistic maturity that camouflages the brilliant and ambitious playfulness of the 48-year-old former guitarist Keigo Oyamada’s music. Known for the wild, kaleidoscopic pastiche of 1997’s Fantasma, Oyamada’s Cornelius continues to specialize in creating moments of startling fun, even if his sonic palette isn’t always as show-offy and sugar-coated as it once was. It’s as subdued an album as Oyamada has made. The jazzy exotica of the opening “If You’re Here” sounds so much like pop that Oyamada’s deconstructed arrangement flits by almost unnoticed. But it is music no one else could make. Oyamada’s hyperactive early albums, representative of Tokyo’s cut-and-paste Shibuya-kei scene of the mid-’90s, led to a career defined not by novelty but an evolving compositional voice. While bloops skittered across a vast bleep grid on 2002’s Point and bright grooves dominated 2006’s Sensuous, Mellow Waves aims itself at the glowing emotional core of Oyamada’s retro-futuristic soundworld;” – Pitchfork
“Mellow Waves finds Cornelius in a meditative mode, simultaneously slowing down to take in Tokyo's incessant flow but still tweaking the fluorescent glow. You can hear it almost immediately on the album's opener, "If You're Here," a slow-jam with tremolo-heavy keyboards, sparse percussion, and a clipped guitar solo that is at once lost and broken and pointed. It's immediately one of Cornelius' most stirring songs partly because, for the first time, Oyamada allows his voice to be the melody instead of an abstract instrument bent to his will. It's also the first time he's introduced other perspectives to Cornelius; the lyrics to "If You're Here" and the twinkling "Dear Future Person" were written by psych-pop musician Shintaro Sakamoto. A distant cousin of Oyamada's — Miki Berenyi from the British noise-pop band Lush — also sings her own English-language lyrics for a woozy lullaby, "The Spell Of A Vanishing Loveliness."” – NPR
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Artist: |
Cornelius |
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Title: |
Mellow Waves |
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Label: |
Rostrum Records |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, White w/ Black Splatter |
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Pressing: |
US |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 26th Jan 2018 | Original: 2017 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Rock |
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Style: |
Experimental, Indie Rock, Downtempo |
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Catalog No: |
RSTRM348LE |
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Condition: |
New |
$70.00
A TAV Essential Listening Album.
A TAV Curator’s Pick.
“Metaphorical Music is Nujabes' first solo album released in 2003. It offers a combination of hip hop and instrumental jazz, and features artists like Shing02, Substantial, Five Deez and Cise Starr (of CYNE). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as a breakbeat album.Uyama Hiroto contributed to several notable tracks on the album, including Letter from Yokosuka and Next View, and would appear on subsequent albums Modal Soul and Spiritual State. Metaphorical Music received universal acclaim from fans of Nujabes and critics.” – Wiki
“Metaphorical Music is what I’d like to call the perfect upper. From start to finish the record is an unwinding euphoria trip. There’s just something awe-inducing about Nujabes’s approach to making beats. The traditionalistic boom bap infused with colorful, wavering, watery jazz is what makes me always come back for more. It’s a simple format, yet so damn effective. His sound is mellow, it’s melancholic, and it’s all too beautiful. The way the piano melody effortlessly flows through tracks with a simple yet enthralling boom bap beat hanging in the background in songs like “Blessing It” and “Kumomi”. The way the fast-paced and manic drumming passages on “Horn in the Middle” break into that iconic trumpet refrain. The way said trumpet refrain is followed by a small piano refrain. It’s all too engaging and hypnotic. The guitar loop on “Lady Brown” and the low key synth pattern on “Highs 2 Lows”. There’s just something innately down to Earth about these tracks. They feel as natural and blissful as a wave caressing your feet, or a summer breeze gracing your cheeks.” – Sputnik Music
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Artist: |
Nujabes |
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Title: |
Metaphorical Music |
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Label: |
Hydeout Productions |
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Format: |
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
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Pressing: |
Japan |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 3rd November 2018 | Original: 2003 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz |
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Style: |
Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Cool Jazz, Instrumental |
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Catalog No: |
HOLP-002 |
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Condition: |
New |
$60.00
Virgin EMI Records
Brian Eno – Ambient 1 (Music For Airports)| 2018 Reissue | Half-Speed Mastering
$60.00
A TAV Essential Listening Album.
A TAV Curator’s Pick.
“With his 1978 album Ambient 1: Music for Airports, English musician/producer/conceptualist Brian Eno coined the terms “Discreet Music” and “Ambient” as “music designed to induce calm and space to think.” The album, comprised of four dissimilar yet completely cohesive movements, was created with simple keyboard melodies, serial tape loops and embedded voices. The effect is sheer weightlessness, the disc’s soft ebb and flow of synthesized patterns imbued with live brass and strings. More than just spatial white noise, Music for Airports is the sonic equivalent of visual art. Eno’s sculpture of sound has inspired numerous imitations, briefly fulfilling its postmodern destiny as an audio installation at NYC’s LaGuardia Airport.” – Slant Magazine
“Four subtle, slowly evolving pieces grace Eno's first conscious effort at creating ambient music. The composer was in part striving to create music that approximated the effect of visual art. Like a fine painting, these evolving soundscapes don't require constant involvement on the part of the listener. They can hang in the background and add to the atmosphere of the room, yet the music also rewards close attention with a sonic richness absent in standard types of background or easy listening music.” – All Music
Eno's first official statement of larger intent came three years later with Ambient 1: Music for Airports. The dispassionate title reflects the smooth, sterile, modernist surfaces that the music evokes. Eno picked a building similar to a hospital, the location of ambient music's conception. Both hospitals and airports are centered on mechanized rituals that are simultaneously in the service of, and often numb to, basic human needs. Eno thus aimed to make a music that would "get rid of people's nervousness." The music comes in four sparse sections-- some of them solo piano, some synthesized voices and other tones, all altered through subtle tape manipulation. In long, disintegrating notes that echo the work of Morton Feldman, Music for Airports gives the listener nothing to hold onto, remaining as transitory as its location. - Pitchfork
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Artist: |
Brian Eno |
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Title: |
Ambient 1 (Music For Airports) |
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Label: |
Virgin EMI Records |
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Format: |
2 × Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Half Speed Mastering |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 16th November 2018 | Original: 1978 |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
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Style: |
Ambient |
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Catalog No: |
ENO2LP6 |
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Condition: |
New |
$60.00
A TAV Essential Listening Album.
“Recorded just a month after Another Green World, Discreet Music is his first full foray into what has become known as ambient music. Using the same system of two reel-to-reel tape recorders as No Pussyfooting and Evening Star, Eno was able to layer simple parts atop one another, resulting in a beautiful piece of music that never really changes but constantly evolves with the addition and decay of different parts. And while there were elements of noise and dissonance on the albums with Fripp, all the sounds here are calming and serene.
The second half of the album deals with the same ideas of recurring themes and evolution but uses a different approach. Here, members of the Cockpit Ensemble use pieces of the score of Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, but the relation of these elements changes over time by having the parts slow at differing intervals or using different lengths of the musical score. The same notions of theme and constant variation appear, but without the aid of the tape delay system. The tones of the strings are vastly different from the synth tones of the title track, but the effect on the listener is the same, with the pieces delicately unfolding over time. Discreet Music's reputation as a groundbreaking and influential work is surpassed only by its placid beauty. Highly recommended.” – All Music
The most direct outgrowth of Eno's epiphanal experience was the Discreet Music, released in the same year as his accident; indeed, he recommended that it be played over hospital speakers to create an environment soothing to patients (it has, in fact, become a popular piece for expecting mothers). The 30-minute title track is one of the most pure realizations of Eno's original vision, a gentle immersion in slow, warm waves of sound. It's intended to be played at low volumes "even to the extent that it frequently falls below the threshold of audibility." The piece is an analog version of several theories that Eno would explore fully through computer software in the 90s. It's based in a sort of musical systems theory-- self-organizing works in a free-roaming environment of musical parameters predetermined by the composer. Thus, the actual execution of the music requires "little to no intervention" on the musician's part. Such systems create pieces that could go on forever, static in terms of musical movement yet never repeating exactly. In this case, Eno hooked his synth up to a tape delay system that allowed two melodic lines to linger and evolve with minimal input on his behalf. The result remains one of the greatest single ambient pieces that Eno has produced. – Pitchfork
Item description:
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Artist: |
Brian Eno |
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Title: |
Discreet Music |
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Label: |
Virgin EMI Records |
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Format: |
2 × Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Half Speed Mastering |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 16th November 2018 | Original: 1975 |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
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Style: |
Experimental, Ambient |
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Catalog No: |
ENO2LP5 |
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Condition: |
New |
$48.00
“the official reissue of 1974’s Stuff Combe 5 + Percussion, a hard to find soul jazz jewel from a cast of illustrious jazzmen led by glorious Swiss drummer Stuff Combe. The limited edition 180g vinyl LP is mastered at half speed, cut at Emil Berliner Studios, housed in a black and silver Stoughton tip-on sleeve, and comes with liner notes.
Recorded in Geneva, Stuff Combe 5 + Percussion finds Stuff Combe conducting an all-star ensemble consisting of Bob Jacquillard on bass, Francy Boland (The Chet Baker Quintet, arranger for Count Basie, Benny Goodman and the list goes on) on piano and electric piano, bebop and hard-bop legend Benny Bailey on trumpet, and Tony D'Adario on saxophone. The sessions ooze with funk, spaced out sounds, breathtaking solos, and moments of absolute collective wizardry. It’s soul jazz at its best with sci-fi and bossa excursions!
Born in Bern in 1924, Etienne Stephen Jean Gustave "Stuff" Combe had a wonderfully prolific career, playing all over Europe and the US and working with Buck Clayton, Bill Coleman, Stan Getz, Kenny Clarke, Oscar Pettiford , Art Taylor, Dizzy Reece, and Lucky Thompson just to name a few. He passed away in 1986, leaving behind a legacy that cemented him as one of the most important musicians in the history of Swiss jazz.” – Bandcamp
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Artist: |
Stuff Combe |
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Title: |
Stuff Combe 5 + Percussion |
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Label: |
We Release Jazz |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remasterd |
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Pressing: |
Switzerland |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 2nd November 2018 | Original: 1974 |
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Genre: |
Jazz |
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Style: |
Soul-Jazz |
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Catalog No: |
WRJ004LTD |
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Condition: |
New |
$45.00
“Les Stances a Sophie is a 1970 soundtrack album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris for a French film of the same name directed by Moshé Mizrahi. It was released on the Pathé Marconi label in France and on Nessa Records in the U.S. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Moshé Mizrahi commissioned the original music for the film when the band had only two weeks left on their French visas.” – Wiki
In 1970, without even seeing the film, the Art Ensemble agreed to produce the soundtrack to new wave director,Moshe Misrahi's latest film. While there's a great tradition of American jazz put into service for French cinema, going back to Miles' wonderful soundtrack to Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, this amazing record is a much more radical beast befitting its times…
…Long sought after and whispered about by jazzheads in awed tones, the world can now finally catch up with what many regard as one of the best jazz albums of all time. The reason it works so well is the variety contained herein. The two saxes of Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell combined with Lester Bowie's trumpet can veer from swing to classical with ease. In fact they apply this stylistic dexterity on two adaptations of a Monteverdi theme.
What's more even when the band blow free (as on the appropriately named Theme Libre) it's always with a cheeky sense of humour. Voguishly the track Theme Amour Universal saw the whole band moaning and wailing a la the Morroccan Master Musicians of Joujouka, adding credence to their motto of making music that was ''Ancient To the Future''.And topping it all off is the inclusion of Lester Bowie's wife at the time, Fontella Bass. The opening track, Theme For Yoyo, has long been regarded as a jazz funk masterpiece. It's cascading brass entry ushering a blistering vocal cameo that's oddly erotic and surreal at the same time. ''Your fanny's just like two sperm whales floating down the Seine...Your love is like an oil well, dig it on the Champs Elysee'' wails Bass.
While the Ensemble were to remain in France and record great albums for Freedom and BYG labels, this album still stands as a pinnacle of its era. – BBC Music
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Artist: |
Art Ensemble Of Chicago |
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Title: |
Les Stances A Sophie |
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Label: |
Soul Jazz Records |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
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Pressing: |
UK |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 2018 | Original: 1970 |
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Genre: |
Jazz, Stage & Screen |
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Style: |
Free Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Contemporary Jazz |
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Catalog No: |
SJRLP418 |
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Condition: |
New |
$80.00
Reel To Real Recordings Ltd
Cannonball Adderley – Swingin' In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse (1966-1967) | RSD Black Friday
$80.00
“Swingin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966-1967) is a collection of previously-unissued recordings by the Cannonball Adderley Sextet captured live at the height of his powers over 4 nights at the famous Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA between 1966 and 1967. Just one week later, Adderley would record his classic Mercy, Mercy, Mercy: Live at "The Club" album at the Capitol Records studio in Hollywood, CA. This limited-edition deluxe 2LP set features Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone, Nat Adderley on coronet, Joe Zawinul on piano and keyboards, Victor Gaskin on bass and Roy McCurdy on drums. The extensive booklet includes rare and previously unissued photographs; essay by music journalist Bill Kopp; interviews with drummer Roy McCurdy and Cannonball's widow Olga Adderley Chandler; plus Seattle saxophonist/writer Stephen Griggs interviewing original recording engineer/radio DJ Jim Wilke; and much more! Mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Hollywood, CA and pressed at Microforum Vinyl Record Pressing in Toronto, Ontario. Swingin' in Seattle, along with Etta Jones A Soulful Sunday: Live at the Left Bank, are the first two releases from the newly-formed Reel to Real Records launched by saxophonist Cory Weeds and producer Zev Feldman focused on important archival jazz releases. – Record Store Day
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Artist: |
Cannonball Adderley |
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Title: |
Swingin' In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse (1966-1967) | |
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Label: |
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Format: |
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered |
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Pressing: |
US |
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Release Date: |
23 November 2018 |
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Genre: |
Jazz |
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Style: |
Jazz |
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Catalog No: |
RTRLP001 |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
“Recorded in ’73 and rejected by tin-eared major label execs in ’75, Crystal Spears (or “Crystal Clear” as it appears on the tape box) subsumes a cathartic brawl between Minimoog and Yamaha combo organ, with percussionists providing tonal textures, and plaintive oboe colliding with roaring electronic keyboards over waves of rollicking marimba, devilishly chattering below the fray. Crystal Spears is Ra’s once lost aural cinematheque! Includes a quad-ra-color Sun Ra poster!
Crystal Spears, intended for release in 1975 by ABC/Impulse! and assigned catalog # AS-9297, was ultimately rejected by the label. Ra and business manager Alton Abraham retained the rights, rechristened the album Crystal Clear and assigned Saturn Records catalog # 562—but they never got around to issuing it. The first three tracks on this album were mastered from that tape, a 1/4-inch four-track (15 ips) brand favored by home recording enthusiasts—and generally disfavored by pro engineers. The sessions took place at Variety Recording Studio in New York on February 3, 1973, a month before the Ark returned on March 8 to record Cymbals, as well as tracks issued decades later under the title Sign Of The Myth (and perhaps even Pathways To Unknown Worlds).” – Sundazed
Item description:
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Artist: |
Sun Ra |
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Title: |
Crystal Spears |
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Label: |
Modern Harmonic |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Red Vinyl |
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Pressing: |
US |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 23 November 2018 | Original: 2014 |
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Genre: |
Jazz |
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Style: |
Avant-garde Jazz, Space-Age |
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Catalog No: |
MH-8082 |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
"Straight from the delirious minds of beautiful provocateur Kaoru Sato (who had previously released an album as R.N.A. Organism on legendary Osaka label Vanity Records) and unconventional genius Yuji "Banana" Kawashima, Lingua Franca-1 is a seamless voyage of spellbinding mutant funk grooves, joyful post-punk explorations, synth fantasies, sexy distortions, and fluid cool-no-sweat vocals. Constantly mutating in an almost biological way (similarly to Colored Music’s self-titled album), always mysterious and seductive, sometimes reminiscing of a freaky cross between PiL, Liquid Liquid, Bowie and Yello, EP-4’s debut is hard to label, although "Debonair Wave" could be a legitimate way to describe this Japan’s best-kept-secret of an album.
Defying the rules wasn’t limited to sonic experimentations for band leader Kaoru Sato. To promote Lingua Franca-1, he and his crew plastered gigantic (illegal) billboards all over Shibuya and Harajuku, announcing performances in four different cities on odd hours of the same day (May 21st 1983) - and yes the shows did happen. Other of his notable antics included originally sub-titling the album Death to the Emperor Showa causing a controversy (which led to censorship and a title-change), trying to release two albums on the same day without the concerned labels being aware of the plan or, in the R.N.A. Organism days, fooling Vanity Records into believing the demo he sent them came from a foreign band (it worked). Unique personality, unique music!” – Bandcamp
Item description:
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Artist: |
EP-4 |
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Title: |
Lingua Franca-1 |
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Label: |
We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
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Pressing: |
Switzerland |
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Release Date: |
2018 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Funk |
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Catalog No: |
WRWTFWW032 |
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Condition: |
New |
$45.00
“Time” is Cole’s third album - a casual but addictive blend of quickfire, hook-laden electrofunk bullets and wistful, soft-focus balladry - and it’s compelling. "A lot of it is little thoughts, that I made into big songs… blasts of inspiration that I was lucky enough to receive,” he explains. “But it all comes back to my mission to create deep feelings through music.”
Proudly DIY to date, Louis has built up an ardent fanbase for his own solo output and that of Knower who zig zag across the globe on tour. However in 2009 he met Dennis Hamm - keys maestro in Thundercat’s live band - who introduced Louis to Thundercat and Flying Lotus. “Dennis bridged the gap… he was the link. In fact, Flying Lotus asked Dennis if I would want to release something on Brainfeeder before he even asked me.”
Louis’s new album features his friend Thundercat (with whom he worked on “Drunk” co-writing ‘Bus In The Streets’ and ‘Jameel’s Space Ride’) who returns the favour, contributing lead vocals on ‘Tunnels In The Air’. Genevieve Artadi and acclaimed jazz pianist and experimental composer Brad Mehldau also pop up on ‘When You’re Ugly’ and ‘Real Life’ respectively. Furthermore, ‘Last Time You Went Away’ features a 23-piece string orchestra - the Rochester Stringz from Eastman School of Music.” – Bandcamp
Left-field pop dynamo Louis Cole has been kicking around the Los Angeles music scene since about the mid-2000s. A singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist especially proficient on drums, Cole attracted an online following with humorous and energetic YouTube uploads, and similarly high-spirited solo and duo recordings with Genevieve Artadi (as Knower). During the latter half of the 2010s, the ground Cole covered was vast to a mystifying extent, including work with Seal and Thundercat, and his and Artadi's "Wait, what?" contribution to the soundtrack for The Lego Ninjago Movie, heard in theaters by floor sweepers and credits viewers. Along the way, Cole picked up admirers including Quincy Jones, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Flying Lotus, the last of whom approached him to add to the Brainfeeder label catalog. Cole answered with Time, his most refined batch of animated pop yet. He triangulates somewhere between Ben Folds and Charlie Puth, albeit with eccentricity to spare and a better feel for the funk than either musician. Another obvious point of reference is labelmate Thundercat, whose Drunk highlights "Bus in These Streets" and "Jameel's Space Ride" were written with Cole. – All Music
Item description:
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Artist: |
Louis Cole |
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Title: |
Time |
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Label: |
Brainfeeder |
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Format: |
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
21 Sep 2018 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop |
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Style: |
Soul, Synth-pop, Funk |
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Catalog No: |
BF073 |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
“Overload is Georgia Anne Muldrow's 16th album, and first for the Brainfeeder label, after a two-year break that, given Muldrow's abundant previous output, seemed like an eternity.
It was worth the wait. With Flying Lotus, Aloe Blacc and Muldrow's partner Dudley Perkins as executive producers, Overload is a tonic of exquisite psychedelic soul. Eschewing the experimental jazz of her Jyoti efforts and the straight hip-hop of 2013's Thoughtiverse Unmarred, Overload is a declaration and celebration of romantic love and loyalty as a fuel of collective resistance.
The title track and "Canadian Hillbilly" are romantic respites in the face of oppression, where cosmic synths bathe the cuts in an intimate aura, as Muldrow pledges lifetime trust and devotion, further emphasized on an endearingly spacey future funk take on the Gap Band's "You Can Always Count On Me" (which features Shana Jenson).” – Exclaim
a deep mix of jazz atmospherics and humid R&B, with a crate-digger's ear for collagist beatmaking. It's made her a natural collaborator for Erykah Badu and Madlib, and her boundless creative energy pushed her from the psych- and funk-inflected work of 2007's Sagala to the gracefully composed hip-hop of A Thoughtiverse Unmarred. That latter album capped a prolific nine-year run when it came out in 2015. Since then, she's worked mostly behind the scenes, collaborating with simpatico jazz artists like Robert Glasper and Keyon Harrold, and occasionally producing for other artists…
… Overload is suffused with love: love for self, love for community, and especially love for Muldrow's longtime creative and romantic partner, the rapper Dudley Perkins. Nowhere is this more evident than on the sumptuous title track, built around a dizzy calliope riff that she dedicates not only to the object of her affection, but to her own ability to love so powerfully for such a long time. - Resident Advisor
Item description:
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Artist: |
Georgia Anne Muldrow |
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Title: |
Overload |
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Label: |
Brainfeeder |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
2018 |
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Genre: |
Hip Hop |
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Style: |
Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious |
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Catalog No: |
BF070 |
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Condition: |
New |
$45.00
“Mammal Hands (saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and percussionist Jesse Barrett) has carved out a refreshingly original sound from adisparatearray of influences: drawing on spiritual jazz, north Indian, folk and classical music to create something inimitably their own.
Hailing from Norwich, one of Britain's most isolated and most easterly cities, they have forged their own path away from the musical mainstream and their unique sound grew out of long improvised rehearsals. All three members contribute equally to the writing process: one that favours the creation of a powerful group dynamic over individual solos. Their recordsare entrancing and beautiful affairs,while their hypnotic live shows have seen them hailed as one of the most exciting bands in Europe as they push their unique line-up to the outer limits of its possibilities…
…Produced by Matthew Halsall and recorded at 80 Hertz Studio, in Manchester, and engineered by George Atkins, Animalia features the band breakthrough hits Mansions of Million Years, a slow building tune that takes it's name from Egyptian mythology and draws the listener into the band's distinctive sound world. And the gorgeous hooky Kandaiki which makes stunning use of looped melodies in different time signatures, creating a wonderful interplay between the parts.
Other highlights include Snow Bough a short, melancholic, but moving, ambient composition, the Irish folk music inspired Spinning the Wheel, which also features drum beats inspired by chopped up electronic drum patterns and hip hop instrumentals. The jaunty Bustle and delightful Inuit Party and Street Sweeper. Finally the album closes with Tiny Crumb, which explores melodic ideas inspired by Alice Coltrane and Joe Henderson and builds in intensity from a quiet start to a powerful collective improvisation and heavily features Jesse's Tabla.” – Bandcamp
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Artist: |
Mammal Hands |
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Title: |
Animalia |
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Label: |
Gondwana Records |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
2018 |
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Genre: |
Jazz, Classical |
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Style: |
Modal |
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Catalog No: |
GONDLP011 |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
Out-Sider present a reissue of Matthew Larkin Cassell's Pieces, originally released in 1977. Originally from San Francisco, Matthew Larkin Cassell is a talented songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. During the '70s and '80s, Cassell fronted a trio in the Bay Area, opening for major acts like The Tubes and Sylvester. Playing a particular fusion of funk, R&B, soul-jazz, and '70s pop, he self-financed and released his first album, Pieces, in 1977 followed by a 12" titled Matt The Cat in 1978. Distributed only locally at the time, the album remained buried until it was discovered in the '00s by beat makers and crate diggers which led to some of the tracks being sampled and included on mixes by people like Kon & Amir, Madlib, and M.F. Doom. Reputed labels like Stones Throw and P-Vine reissued Casell's music at the same time that the original album was sought-after by funk collectors and reached outrageous prices. A great fusion of funk, R&B, soul-jazz, and '70s SSW/AOR, featuring "All I'm Missing Is You", sampled by People Under The Stairs.” – Forced Exposure
Item description:
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Artist: |
Matthew Larkin Cassell |
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Title: |
Matt The Cat |
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Label: |
Out-Sider |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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Pressing: |
Spain |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 2018 | Original: 1978 |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Funk / Soul |
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Catalog No: |
OSR067 |
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Condition: |
New |
$45.00
“In 2003 Kutmah started Sketchbook as a radio show on Dublab in Los Angeles and a year later Sketchbook became the city’s first all instrumental beat night. This was the breading grounds for the already flourishing beat community in Los Angeles. Artists would bring beat cd’s to showcase their talent whenever they pleased and Kutmah always got their cd at the end of the night. Often the party was outside the club because Dibia$e’s boombox was always knocking. Sketchbook Radio Archives is a compilation the dates back to this era and the present day.” – Bandcamp
Item description:
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Artist: |
Various Artist |
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Title: |
Kutmah Presents Radio Archives Volume 1 |
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Label: |
IZWID Records, HHV |
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Format: |
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
12 October 2018 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Downtempo, Instrumental, Soul |
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Catalog No: |
IZWID-005, HHV739 |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
“Austin hip hop beatrepreneur The Deli made serious waves with his previous Cold Bustedalbum Vibes 3, featuring the song “Flowers.” This track shook up the Spotify world with over 14 million plays and inclusion on at least 500 playlists. Anticipation is strong for a follow-up from The Deli and, with his new album Jazz Cat, he delivers with gusto. Filled with the smoked-out, laid-back cut-and-paste rhythm-ology that The Deli is known for, Jazz Cat contains 15 enticing beat compositions. The title cut shows where he’s at, transmitting an old-is-new-again feel through scratchy snare snaps, loping piano chords, and faraway — both in time and place — city sounds. Other highlights include the dreamy lounge pressure of “Virgo Flip,” “Fractals” and its shimmering vibraphone atmospheres, the ‘hip hop party happening down the street’ vibe of “Spring,” and the crucial, jazzy beat construction of “Going Home.” Dig in … wIth Jazz Cat, The Deli trips the night fantastic.” – Bandcamp
Item description:
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Artist: |
The Deli |
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Title: |
Jazz Cat |
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Label: |
Cold Busted |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition |
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Pressing: |
US |
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Release Date: |
06 Jul 2018 |
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Genre: |
Hip Hop, Jazz |
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Style: |
Instrumental, Jazzy Hip-Hop, Boom Bap |
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Catalog No: |
BUSTEDINCHES77 |
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Condition: |
New |
$45.00
“Oneness of Juju’s classic African Rhythms is a bold, badass concoction of Afrobeat, soul, jazz, and funk, held together by an undeniable sense of cool. Originally released on the Black Fire label in 1975, the album was first reissued by Strut in 2002. Now, the label has reawakened African Rhythms with a new edition that comes with two additional cuts, “African Rhythms (45 Version Parts 1 and 2)” and “Afrobeat.” Led by James “Plunky” Branch, a brilliant musician and activist, the New York band forged a riotous set with a power that refuses to wane.
Take the title cut, for instance: Blaring horns recall the work of Fela Kuti, while the sound of rowdy bystanders clapping along—bellowing to the music—imbue the song with a spontaneous festivity that feels totally appropriate. From there, the album shifts subtly, to the upbeat jazz of “Mashariki” and its peppy sax work. There are shades of Sun Ra’s Afrofuturism on “Incognito,” and traditional West African percussion on the bongos-laden “Chants.” The meaner funk of “Don’t Give Up” could soundtrack a night drive through 1970s New York.” – Bandcamp
“From a trailblazing band featuring members well-versed in jazz, funk, gospel, and African music, the debut album by the Oneness of Juju displayed a group playing with the dexterity of Kool & the Gang, the forward-thinking musical ideas of Herbie Hancock, and the social consciousness of Gil Scott-Heron. The title track is fiercely kinetic, with vocal choruses prodding listeners to dance and Plunky's echo-drenched saxophone floating serenely over the top of a funky space-jazz backing.” – All Music
Item description:
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Artist: |
Oneness of Juju |
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Title: |
African Rhythms |
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Label: |
Strut |
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Format: |
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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Pressing: |
UK |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 21 September 2018 | Original: 1975 |
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Genre: |
Jazz |
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Style: |
Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz-Funk |
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Catalog No: |
STRUT188LP |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
“1971's Here Comes Shuggie Otis was the debut album by the guitarist and songwriter, issued by Columbia, when Shuggie was only 18. Produced and arranged by his father, R&B legend Johnny Otis, the set features nine original cuts co-written by the pair, and in some cases others, and one written by Johnny with Dan Aldrich. The album is evenly divided between vocal tunes and instrumentals. The cast for these sessions included Johnny, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, bassist Al McKibbon, Preston Love, Jackie Kelso, Plas Johnson, and a string section. "Oxford Gray," the album's opener, is an instrumental written by Johnny, Shuggie, Felder, and Hooper. Unlike anything that ever came before it, it's a baroque blues tune that features Shuggie playing both electric and acoustic bottleneck slide, a harpsichord, strings, and a groovy little backbeat that walks the edge of blues and funk. It feels like a suite because of its many composed sections, but Shuggie's guitar is pure improvisational poetry. This is followed by the beautiful, psychedelic pop of "Jennie Lee."” – All Music
Item description:
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Artist: |
Shuggie Otis |
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Title: |
Here Comes Shuggie Otis |
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Label: |
Music On Vinyl |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram |
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Pressing: |
Europe |
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Release Date: |
This reissue: 14 September 2015 | Original: 1970 |
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Genre: |
Rock, Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Folk Rock, Soul, Psychedelic |
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Catalog No: |
MOVLP1482 |
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Condition: |
New |
$39.00
“The most curious element about the singer, however, the quality that makes her such a uniquely captivating vocalist, is the way she communicates these troubles—with a honeyed, masterfully wielded croon that leaves you with the impression she's comforting you about them.
It's that groovy, gentle-voiced extroversion that drives her debut LP Yellow Memories, a collection of "all soul music" that oscillates from genre to genre in keeping with the traditions of Eglo Records, the eclectic family of artists assembled by electronic producer Floating Points and label head Alexander Nut. Stylistically, Fatima could be compared to forebears Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and even—at her most whimsical—Janelle Monáe, but her delivery exudes a light sweetness, even when confronting heartbreak.” – Pitchfork
“Listen to Yellow Memories from start to finish and you're immersed in a distinct mood. Introspective R&B and soul is the theme. Much of the music is ambitious. Take the Flako-produced "La Neta," which switches times signatures halfway through, or the Theo Parrish-penned opener "Do Better," which has a sense of virtuosity and drama that's uncommon in modern music. Eglo boss Floating Points is a lynchpin to the operation, having produced five of the record's 12 tracks. His partnership with Fatima has created two of the best cuts here: the climactic "Do Better" and the comparatively pared down "Biggest Joke Of All." The latter is simply a boom bap beat, an amazing vocal performance and a keyboard jam, but its simplicity is exactly what makes it work.
Other guest producers here include Scoop De Ville, Oh No and Knxwledge. None of these are huge names, but all have cult followings in the world of leftfield beatmaking, and every one of these collaborations is a winner. Particularly worth singling out is "Circle," produced by Computer Jay and the ever-impressive Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra.” – Resident Advisor
Item description:
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Artist: |
Fatima |
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Title: |
Yellow Memories |
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Label: |
Eglo Records |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album |
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Pressing: |
UK |
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Release Date: |
12 May 2014 |
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Genre: |
Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul |
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Style: |
Soul |
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Catalog No: |
EGLO36 |
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Condition: |
New |
For November's edition of Outin, we've got a Selector Special in store for you - happening this Saturday, November 24th. We're very blessed to have two exceptional guests on the decks; Toppings from the Ice Cream Sundays party collective, alongside a new face in our community, DJ Rushmo. A vinyl only mix by The Analog Vault selectors at The Hive (Carpenter Street) for Sights and Sounds 2018.
We're having a year-end promotion! From now to 30th November 2018, enjoy a 15% discount at The Analog Vault for all titles, new and used. ⠀
