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Tuesday Dec 6, 2022

GIGI

Illuminated Audio

American dub by way of Ethiopia. First time on vinyl comes this album by Ethiopian singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw aka Gigi - soundwise translated by her hu... more...

LP Time Capsule: TIME003
2LP Cease and Desist: C&D002

Friday Nov 11, 2022

Morio Agata

Norimono Zukan

Japanese folk-rock legend Morio Agata stunned fans with this way-outta-left-field dispatch - a synthesizer-laden, new-wave/post-punk classic. Original... more...

LP Mesh-Key: MKY030

Thursday Nov 3, 2022

2LP Light In The Attic: LITA163PINK (Pink color vinyl)

Friday Oct 7, 2022

Maha

Orkos

Completely unknown album by Salah Ragab's Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha, recorded in Cairo in 1979. Features productions by Hany Shenoda of Al Massrie... more...

LP + Booklet Habibi Funk: HABIBI020

KG Russell

Last Dance

Jamaican born and Toronto raised, KG Russell is an unsung journeyman who followed the DIY path with his compelling output. Only a handful of collector... more...

12inch Crown Ruler: CR003

Ayanda Sikade

Umakhulu

Born in 1981 in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, Ayanda Sikade is one of South African jazz’s most in-demand and respected drummers, a familiar face on... more...

LP Afrosynth: AFS052

Thursday Oct 6, 2022

The Oaken Chariot

Biznes Time

What is the sound of the Russian dub? There is a storied history of attempts to adapt roots music to Russian soil, but most of them can be attributed... more...

LP Gost Zvuk: GOST018
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Sep 22, 2022

The Observatory and Koichi Shimizu

Demon State

The Observatory is one of those last few bands that can change and become your life. Stuck in Singapore, the wilful outlier of Southeast Asia, this ev... more...

LP Midnight Shift: MNSXLP004

Cawd Slaydaz

Total

Cawd Slaydaz is a clear shift for Frigio Records. Yet, this debutant also marks a return of sorts. The album brings together Hugo de Naranja, co-found... more...

LP Frigio records: FRV040

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022

Galaxy

Galaxy LP

One of the best boogie records of Nigeria repressed for the first time. Produced in 1981 by Jake Sollo and performed by himself flanked by the outstan... more...

LP Mondo Groove: MGLLP113

Monday Sep 12, 2022

Ferkat Al Ard

Oghneya

An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, “Oghneya” stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab wo... more...

LP Habibi Funk: HABIBI019

Thursday Sep 1, 2022

Electric Boogies

Break Mandrake

1984 Brazilian electro funk/early rap by Sao Paulo crew Electric Boogies, recorded under the influence of New Yorks B-Boy culture and local artists li... more...

7inch Vampi Soul: VAMPI45087

Novidade

Voaria

Originally released in 1990 ‘Voaria’ was written by Benjamin Nhassavele and produced & arranged by the late Tata Sibeko, the revered South African pro... more...

12inch Isle Of Jura: ISLE015

Tomede Ehue ft. TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

Bella Bello

The third release from Canopy features the title track from a tough to catch Afro funk 7” originally released on private press in Benin in the 1980s.... more...

LP Canopy Records: CNPY003

Wednesday Aug 17, 2022

2LP Soundway: SNDWLP125

Serginho Meriti

Bons Momentos

Inspired equally by the soul and funk of the Black Rio movement and the samba rock innovations of Jorge Ben, Serginho Meriti’s classic debut album pre... more...

LP Time Capsule: TIME006

Tuesday Aug 16, 2022

LP Music On Vinyl: MOVATM305

Tuesday Aug 9, 2022

Mystic AM

Cardamom & Laudanum

The debut album from Mystic AM, a new project from Rod Modell (Deepchord) and label founder Ario Farahani. Conceived as an immersive fictional soundtr... more...

2LP Astral Industries: AI30
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Aug 4, 2022

Kibrom Birhane

Here And There

His third and most adventurous record to date, Here And There is a conscious exploration and deep dive into the waters of life; complex yet harmonious... more...

2LP Flying Carpet Records: FLYC108
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Friday Jul 29, 2022

Shinichi Omata

Boku Neko Platanus

Expanded vinyl edition of previously tape-only lost techno-pop classic from Tokyo/1984 - coming with an additional fifty minutes plus of unreleased ar... more...

2LP Choon: CHN007

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022

Gaoule Mizik & Michel Laurent

Excursions in Gwoka Vol. 1

‘A Ka Titine’ has long been a staple at Beauty & the Beat parties, a dancers’ favourite and one of those truly special records which have become part... more...

12inch Beauty & the Beat: BATB 005