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Wednesday May 16, 2012

Various Artists

Soul Cal: Disco & Modern Soul Masterpieces 1971-1982

Compiling 15 tracks of rare gems and some unreleased tracks. Comes with a deluxe full color 80 page book including rare photos with info and details a... more...

3LP Now Again: NA5084LP

Fela Kuti

Live in Detroit 1986

Official release of previously bootlegged concert from Fela's first North American tour with Egypt 80. The first album of official unreleased Fela mus... more...

4LP Strut: Strut095lp

Fela Kuti

Live In detroit 1986

Strut team up with New York's Knitting Factory for the exclusive worldwide release of 'Live In Detroit, 1986', the first new Fela Kuti material to be... more...

CD Strut: Strut095cd

Friday May 11, 2012

The Joubert Singers

Stand On The Word

Official repress of this fantastic disco/boogie cut - including the legendary Larry Levan mix, as well as remixes by Panoptikum and Patchworks. Origin... more...

12inch Favorite: FVR069

Friday May 4, 2012

Combo De La Musica

Why

Very pleasantly surprised by this single! One for the soul heads.. Incredible how tight the band and the singer are. Hard to believe she is born and r... more...

7inch Traveller: Tra019

Frank Booker

Fall Out Ep

Title track 'Fall Out' is an irresistable uptempo peak time nugget that cleverly walks the line between moody deephouse and organic disco. Flip over f... more...

12inch Sleazy Beats: SBR10

Pat Les Stache

The Spirit Rides Again

Kojak Giant Sounds strike gold once again with another killer 12'' with some awesome afrofunk! . Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released... more...

12inch Kojak Giant Sounds: KGS012
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Wednesday May 2, 2012

Psychic Mirrors

Mystic Hustle

Direct to you from Miami, Psychic Mirrors is a 11-piece synth funk ensemble headed by Mickey De Grand IV. 'Mystic Hustle' is their second release from... more...

7inch Cosmic Chronic: CC#77

Nacho Patrol

Lineas Angola

New NACHO PATROL aka Legowelt! Shangaan Electro's BBC on the remix.. burning it at 180bpm!

12inch Kindred Spirits: KSE03

Rocket Juice & The Moon

Rocket Juice & The Moon

From the off, the liquid pulse of Fela Kuti’s classic recordings drives the action through a suite of 18 shape-shifting compositions: the greatest dru... more...

2LP Honest Jons: HJRLP063

Rocket Juice & The Moon featuring Erykah Badu

Manuela / Mark Ernestus Dub

Two tracks exclusive to this release: the one and only Badu in an irresistibly catchy do-over of the euphoric album instrumental There, also featuring... more...

10inch Honest Jons: HJP068

Tuesday May 1, 2012

Various Artists

Supafrico 3 - The Sound Of Funky Africa

Excellent third release on the essential ‘Supafrico Records’ featuring four absolutely stunning Afro flavoured grooves dug deep from the vaults. First... more...

12inch Supafrico: Supafrico003

Thursday Apr 26, 2012

Jungle By Night

Hidden

'The evolution of afrobeat' - Tony Allen. 'Hidden’ is the first full studio album from this group of dutch lads, who retain their youthful exuberance... more...

LP Kindred Spirits: KS037LP
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Friday Apr 20, 2012

Onur Engin

Onur Engin Edits Vol. 7

Four highly sought after and extremely fine records from all corners of the globe get dusted off and given the inimitable Onur Engin treatment. Subtle... more...

12inch Various UK re-releases: OE007

Wednesday Apr 11, 2012

Kon

Windy City

The NYC edit master Kon (from Kon & Amir) has, after a bunch of hyped reworks on Hands Of Time, BBE and On Track delivered Basic Fingers a 12'' with t... more...

12inch Basic Fingers: Finger007

Thursday Apr 5, 2012

Regional Garland

Mixed Sugar The Complete Works, 1970-1987

Although Regional Garland toiled in regional obscurity for years, he managed to pen, sing and produce a series of 1970s soul songs that have been appr... more...

2LP Now Again: NA 5090

Tuesday Apr 3, 2012

Kool & The Gang

Spirit of the Boogie

Classic Kool & The Gang album which has been of great importance for a generation of early hip hop pioneers! Check! more...

LP Delite: DEP2016

Tuesday Mar 27, 2012

Buari

Disco Soccer

This is some crazy Afro-disco business from 1977 by a Ghanian drummer / singer / dancer. His records are well sought-after. On the sleeve notes he wri... more...

LP International Records: M2337LP

Wednesday Mar 14, 2012

Myrian Makenwa

La Extraodinaria

One of Colombia’s most significant afro-psychedelia records. Capturing the country's sound system movement subculture of that time. Killer! From the... more...

LP Kindred Spirits: KSRE10lp

Blundetto

Warm My Soul

Blundetto double LP with new collaborations, digging deeper into his sound. With his second album, Blundetto digs further his own sound, a soulful re... more...

2LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS058vl

Friday Mar 9, 2012

12inch Mike: Mike004

Friday Mar 2, 2012

Robert Glasper Experiment

Black Radio

Robert Glasper Experiment's Black Radio, a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, draw... more...

2LP Blue note: BlueNote88333

Wednesday Feb 29, 2012

2LP Various US re-edits: Gvrlp001