Outernational - All
Tuesday Dec 6, 2022
GIGI
Illuminated Audio
Recommended by: Spekki Webu
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 | out of stock |
Various Artists
Polyphonic Cosmos: Sonic Innovations In Japan (1980-1986)
Recommended by: Clone
Ever since he made his first trip to Japan to DJ, Optimo Music founder JD Twitch has been bewitched by Japanese music, and particularly the vibrant, i... more...
2LP | Cease and Desist: C&D002 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
Thursday Nov 3, 2022
Various Artists
Pacific Breeze - Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986
Pacific Breeze is an expertly compiled collection of choice cuts that range from silky smooth grooves to innovative funky pop bangers and everything i... more...
2LP | Light In The Attic: LITA163PINK (Pink color vinyl) | out of stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock | |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Various Artists
Afro Psych (Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 - 1977)
Whilst the continents contribution to the global funk, boogie and disco canon has been well documented for decades, the strong presence of rock and ps... more...
12inch | Africa Seven: ASVN069 | out of stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
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 | out of stock |
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Various Artists
Onda De Amor
Millos Kaiser (half of Selvagem) curates this treasure trove of 16 rare cuts of synthpop, samba boogie, balearic jams from 1980 & ‘90s Brazil. more...
2LP | Soundway: SNDWLP125 | in stock |
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 | in stock |
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su
The Last Emperor (OST)
The soundtrack is a theme-filled exploration of the sounds and musical traditions of Imperial China, filtered through some very contemporary sensibili... more...
LP | Music On Vinyl: MOVATM305 | in stock |
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 | in stock | |
Also available @ D\G\T\L |
Thursday Aug 4, 2022
Various Artists
Crossroads Kenya (East African Benga and Rumba, 1980-1985)
This compilation collects a number of 7'' singles produced by Audio Productions Ltd. in Kenya's capital Nairobi in the first half of the 1980s and rel... more...
LP | No Wahala Sounds: NWS15 | out of stock |
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 | out of stock | |
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 | in stock |
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Various Artists
Lespri Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010
The innovative, radical soul of Guadeloupe explored across thirty years of contemporary gwoka music, released by Time Capsule and Séance Centre. Comes... more...
2LP | Time Capsule: TIME012 | in stock |
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 | out of stock |