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Saturday Jan 12, 2013

Black Sugar

Black Sugar 2

Following the success of their debut, Peruvian funk rockers Black Sugar immediately cut a follow-up for their label Sono Radio. For their second and u... more...

LP Get Back: GET 653

Black Sugar

Black Sugar

1971, the year this Peruvian band released their first LP, was one of turmoil for Peru. The country was three years into the rigid Velasco regime, who... more...

LP Get Back: GET 652

Friday Jan 11, 2013

Crosstown Traffic

Party People / Love Your Family

Awesome sounding remastered re-issue of this super-rare underground disco belter from Crosstown Traffic. Originally released in 1979 on tiny Philadelp... more...

12inch Various UK re-releases: DC1116-C

Tuesday Jan 1, 2013

Thundercat

Apocalypse

Forever a wildcat and wild card, Los Angeles’ bassist/songwriter/vocalist Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, is impossible to tame artistically. A true m... more...

2LP + Download Brainfeeder: BF040

Thursday Dec 6, 2012

The Greg Foat Group

Girl And Robot With Flowers

With a doff of the hat to sci-fi writer Brian Aldiss, we're whisked off on a thematic journey into the emotive and enthralling realms of cinematic jaz... more...

LP Jazzman: Jmanlp054
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday Dec 3, 2012

Soft Rocks

Mirador De Las Estrellas / Slowdown

After the auditory feast Soft Rocks has served over the past year, we at the ESP Institute thought it would be best to pause briefly for digestion. Th... more...

12inch ESP institute: ESP008c

Psychemagik

What A Funky Night / Auf Dem Dub

Psychemagik return to their disco imprint label 'Discotheque Wreckers' with a fresh new 12'' of unknown nuggets and killer edits. The first cut 'What... more...

12inch Psychemagik: DW002
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Wednesday Nov 28, 2012

Johnnie Morisette with Jennell Hawkins Sextette

I'm Hungry

I'm Hungry was recorded in the early 1970s and was released on his own J&J imprint. Despite the fact that I'm Hungry has been a deep-funk classic sinc... more...

7inch Tramp Records: TR146

Little Ann

Deep Shadows

You are holding in your hands an album, which was never heard at the time it was recorded. For over 30 years it was stored in the archive of record pr... more...

LP Timmion: TRLP004

Friday Nov 16, 2012

Amen Brother Disco Band

Amen Brother Volume 001

A new Dublin based label providing an outlet for the expertly curated sound of the underground psychedelic Soul, Funk & Disco they champion at their n... more...

12inch Uk re-issues: Ambro001

Various Artists

African Shakedown

Originaly only released on MC in the 80's, African Shakedown proudly presents a rework of Ata Kak's underground classic ''Daa Nyinaa''. First time on... more...

12inch Various UK Re-edits: ASD001

Thursday Nov 15, 2012

Mandroid

Gift Of Dreams

Electro funk perfection in the shape of the brilliant and almost impossible to come by ‘Mandroid’ by Gift Of Dreams. Originally released back in 1983... more...

LP Jam Power Records: JPLP006

Tuesday Nov 13, 2012

Super Coper & Clarence Breakers

This Is The Way You Do The Break Dance

amazing electronic funk making a fundament for hip hop music. 1984 Super Coper & the Clarence breakers. Obscure early electronic dance music. Essentia... more...

7inch US reissues: GET705

Stax

New York Computer Break

Amazing early Hip Hop tracks on the obscure Georgia Peach label repressed in small quanities.

7inch US reissues: GET706

Eliot Lipp

Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake

Minialbum ful of downtempo electro funk tracks by the brooklyn head Eliot Lipp! Lipp's omnivorous tastes are apparent, from the obvious funk and myri... more...

EP Old Tacoma: OT12-015

Gwen Guthrie

Padlock (Larry Levan Mix)

Gwen Guhtrie with some amazing disco funk tracks. Larry Levan and Paradise Garage classic!! more...

12inch Garage Classics: ITG2001

Monday Nov 5, 2012

12inch Persnickety Sounds: PS1006

Thursday Oct 25, 2012

Friday Oct 19, 2012

Blakula

Back From Mystery City

Blakula is back, more intoxicated, broken-hearted, sad, horny, dazed and confused than ever. Each track tells a tale of doom and gloom, torment and de... more...

LP Bear Entertainment: BFKlp022
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Friday Sep 28, 2012

Watson

To Rack & Ruin Vol. 3

The next installment of Manc institution El Diablo’s Social Club’s ‘To Rack & Ruin’ edits series comes from Preston lad Paul Watson. Paul has been... more...

12inch Various UK re-releases: RR004

Cyril

Saturday Night

The Chuck ''Cyril'' Walker Collection (1980-1985) Featuring 8 rare tracks highlighting the career of this Charlotte, NC keyboardist and producer w... more...

LP Peoples Potential Unlimited: PPU040

Wednesday Sep 26, 2012

Visioneers

Hipology

Marc Mac is one of a rare breed of producers who moves smoothly between different genres flitting between pseudonyms while leaving a trail of quintess... more...

2LP Barely Breaking Even: BBELP176

Tuesday Sep 11, 2012

Reggie Blount

Shining Star

After the Dexter and Erik Travis releases its funkateer mr Blount getting freaky on his 2nd release! Hailing from New Zealand Reggie Blount made his... more...

12inch Clone Crown ltd: CCrown07