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Eri Ohno

Starfire / Live Hard, Live Free

Small re-press of this pinnacle of spaced out, bass heavy disco - ticks all the boxes and then some. Tidy jazz-funk on the flip too. Dead limited, st... more...

• 1 Starfire
• 2 Live Hard, Live Free

JB's

Food For Thought

Classic James Brown funk LP, including the tracks ''The Grunt'', ''Pass the Peas'', Escape-ism'' and many more. more...

• 01 Pass The Peas
• 02 Gimme Some More
• 03 To My Brother
• 04 Wine Spot

Gil Scott-Heron

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Recommended by: Legowelt

A Gil Scott-Heron Compilation lp. Featuring the title track, ''Sex Education: Ghetto Style'', ''The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues'', ''No Knock'', ''Lad... more...

• 01 the revolution will not be televised
• 02 sex education ghetto style
• 03 the get out of the ghetto blues
• 04 no knock

Robbie M

Friend

Recommended by: Dazion

Going even further into the tape archives of Robbie M we find ourselves with ''Friend''. This time it's going to be a late night affair, as Robbie smo... more...

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• 3 -
• 4 -

Larry Young's Fuel

Spaceball

Recommended by: Clone

Crazy space funk album by Larry Young... Spaceball has: Moonwalking, startripping, spaceballing, a message from Mars, Lots of percussion, flutes, Larr... more...

• 1 Moonwalk
• 2 Startripper
• 3 Sticky Wicket
• 4 Flytime

The Mighty Tom Cats

Soul Makossa

Contains the mighty Soul Makosa track made famous by Manu Dibango.. Mighty breaks on this legendary afro-funk album.

James Brown

I Got The Feelin

Funky funky funky! A nice one that shows the direction James Brown would take in the 70s -- a bit harder and more funky than before, with even more of... more...

Reggie B.

A Few Steps Forward

It’s time to introduce you to Reggie B.'s solo project. This is the album sampler which gives you a taste of things to come. It contains two dope trac... more...

• 1 a1
• 2 a2
• 3 a3
• 4 b1

The Time

Jungle Love / 777-9311

Tight dancefloor funk, with Jesse Johnson and crew keeping things in the great post-Prince Minneapolis pop-funk sound.

Al Green

Love And Happiness / Take Me To The River

1977 funk / soul classics.

• 1 love & happiness
• 2 take me to the river

OlivierDaySoul

Brain

Newcomer OlivierDaySoul stroke hard with his “Soul4U” joint for 4lux. Taken from his upcoming 4lux album “Kilowatt” is this sick tune “Brain”, a dirty... more...

• 1 brain (vocal)
• 2 brain (instrumental)
• 3 potion 9 (vocal)
• 4 potion 9 (instrumental)

Young Disciples

Eccentric Soul

Amidst the rampant urban decay of late 60's East St. Louis, a brilliant burst of creativity was born with the birth of THE YOUNG DISCIPLES,a group of... more...

Madlib

Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes

The first two volumes of Madlib's Beat Konducta series are the soundtrack toa movie that exists only in his mind. It’s score ranges from Blaxploitatio... more...

Yesterdays New Quintet

Presents Sound Directions

Another great YNQ release (produced by Madlib) featuring Dan Ubick (guitar), Todd Simon (horns) & Malcolm Catto (drums) filled with covers of songs by... more...

Yesterdays New Quintet

Yesterdays Universe: Prepare For A New Yesterday (Volume One)

Another great Madlib production with 15 new tracks and Karriem Riggins & Mamao (Azymuth) on drums.

Tunde Williams Plays With Africa 70

Mr. Big Mouth

Tunde Williams blows from menthol-cool to incinerating on these wonderful vintage tracks. Afrika 70, recorded in 1975, produced by Fela Kuti.

• 1 mr big mouth
• 2 the beginning

Various Artists

Afro-Beat Airways

Recommended by: Gerd | Clone

Organ-driven Afro-beat, cosmic Afro-funk and raw, psychedelic boogie. Just some of the flavours to be found on this highly danceable compilation by Sa... more...

• 01 uppers international - dankasa
• 02 apagya show band - ma nserew me
• 03 k frimpong & his cubano fiestas - me yee owu den
• 04 marijata - break through

Hill & Roshell Anderson

Delicate Rose / Wild Dreams

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

First in a series of split 12inch singles, PPU-019 features the rare 80s funk recordings of Durham North Carolinas Willie Hill and Milwaukee Wisconsin... more...

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Maxmillion Dunbar

Cool Water

Sweet album thats simply not to be catogrized. Somehow Ramp is specialized in this category and became ne of our favorite labels! Maxmillion Dunbar al... more...

• 1 pretty please
• 2 sno mega
• 3 way down
• 4 girls dream

Red Rack'em

The Early years

Sample driven collages that go deep into the dusty house grooves. Early years show a talented young producer who probably will come with loads of good... more...

• 01 dance valet
• 02 you cant pray for your soul
• 03 how we do
• 04 christmas day

Various Artists

Gordon's War - Original Soundtrack

Blaxploitation soundtrack from 1973, produced by Harvey Fuqua, and including vocals from Barbara Mason and New Birth. Intens! more...

• 01 barbara mason - child of tomorrow
• 02 badder than evil - just plain luther
• 03 badder than evil - he will be there
• 04 badder than evil - robertas theme

Shelve

This World

Mysterious California gospel producer under the name Shelve. It's actually not shelf, it's Shell-Vee, for Shelby! ''This World'' was recorded and m... more...

• 1 this world
• 2 this world (dub)

Arthur's Landing

Arthur's Landing

Arthur’s Landing is a broad collective of musicians that worked with the late and revered Downtown New York composer, cellist and singer Arthur Russel... more...

• 01 your motion says
• 02 miracle 2
• 03 singing tractor 64
• 04 you cant go back

Al Hudson

Happy Feet

Great early 1979 disco Funk by Al Hudson. Time for some roller skate disco parties!!! more...

• 1 Happy Feet
• 2 Wait & Let Tomorrow Decide
• 3 Rock
• 4 Call Me

Curtis Mayfield

Curtis

Curtis is the debut album by American soul/funk artist Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own l... more...

• 1 (dont worry) if theres a hell below were all going to go
• 2 the other side of town
• 3 wild and free
• 4 the makings of you

Thundercat

The Golden Age Of Apocalypse

If indeed ''you blows who you is,'' as Louis Armstrong once famously said, then Stephen Bruner's bass is a mainline to the soul of a man whose DNA was... more...

• 01 hooooooo
• 02 daylight
• 03 fleer ultra
• 04 is it love

Various Artists

Lagos Chop Up

Fela's success in the West has hidden from view the diversity of modern Nigerian music. Like Lagos All Routes, whilst Chop Up sets out to put things i... more...

• 01 sir shina adewale - awa ni superstars
• 02 dr victor olaiya - omelebele
• 03 etubom rex williams - uwa idem mi
• 04 kollington ayinla - alhaja sikira adunni

Jon Gorr

It's No Lie

Original founding members of New England's premier reggae band, The I-Tones; Jon Gorr (keyboardist), Tony Allen (drummer), and RAM (vocalist) released... more...

• 1 its no lie (vocal)
• 2 its no lie

Gold

Gold

The original plan was rather more straightforward. We had intended simply to license the masters for the obscure ’77 Cali funk-soul single “What About... more...

• 1 what about the child
• 10 what about the child (instrumental)
• 2 if you can dance
• 3 aint that funky enogh

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...

• 01 lift off mic check (feat shafiq husyn)
• 02 afro blue (feat erykah badu)
• 03 cherish the day (feat lalah hathaway)
• 04 always shine (feat lupe fiasco and bilal)

Nacho Patrol

Lineas Angola

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

• 1 lineas angola
• 2 lineas angola (shangaan electro remix)

Ebo Taylor

Appia Kwa Bridge

Appia Kwa Bridge is a strident return from the Ghanaian highlife guitar legend. Featuring six new compositions, his sound is more dense and tightly lo... more...

• 1 ayesama
• 2 abonsam
• 3 nsu na kwah
• 4 yaa amponsah

The Trash Company

Pluto / For the Hook

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

• 1 pluto
• 2 for the hook

Bama The Village Poet

Ghettos Of The Mind

A lost classic in the funky poetry mode of the 70s – and right up there with the best work from the time by the Last Poets, Jim Ingram, or Gil Scott H... more...

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...

• 01 back in time (feat baron & trac)
• 02 come and play in the milky night
• 03 shine (feat john robinson and jimetta)
• 04 oil and water (feat notes to sell)

The Trash Company

Having Fun

Recommended by: Clone | Klen

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• 1 i dont mind
• 2 having fun
• 3 pluto
• 4 for the hook

Little Ann

Deep Shadows

Recommended by: Clone

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...

• 1 deep shadows
• 2 possession
• 3 who are you trying fool
• 4 sweep it out in the shed

Peter King

Shango

Shango by Peter King is an album loaded with history. Originally recorded in 1974 in a Camden studio session funded by money from a TV soundtrack reco... more...

• 1 shango
• 2 prisoner of love
• 3 mr lonely wolf
• 4 freedom dance

Marcos Valle

Vento Sul

Recommended by: Clone | Gerd

Originally released in 1972, Vento Sul not only channelled the Buzios beach bum vibe, but also manifested a floating dream like psychedelic sound. Con... more...

• 01 revolucao organica
• 02 malena
• 03 pista 02
• 04 voo cego

Uku Kuut

I Feel Love / Santa Monica Pier

• 1 I Feel Love
• 2 Santa Monica Pier

STE

Spandex Ep

Following tracks featured on both Red Laser Records initial E.Ps Spandex drops his first debut release. 'Big Fat Tuck' is a fantastical electro journ... more...

• 1 Big Fat Tuck
• 2 Beatin' My Time
• 3 Piano V2

Moon B

Off

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

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Leon Lowman

Liquid Diamonds

Recommended by: D-Ribeiro

Following on from co-­?compiling one of 2012’s best received compilations ‘Into The Light: A Journey into Greek Electronic Music’, new Amsterdam based... more...

• 01 bumpin' on sunset
• 02 morning sun
• 03 open
• 04 Friends

Mike Kay

Low Altitude

Recommended by: Clone

Originally released on a hyper limited edition 7'' in Australia. This Thing records now pressed by PPU in the USA on 12'' Includes a bonus track entit... more...

• 1 Low Altitude
• 2 Rumble Strip
• 3 Kyoto Haza

Bumper

Get Into Position (Jimmy Edgar rmx)

Mr Pauli and buddy Geoffrey live and breathe sizzling, floor-busting electro-funk with one ear cocked to the classic sound and the other raised toward... more...

• 1 Get Into Position (Jimmy Edgar remix)
• 2 Get Into Position (Tad Wily remix)
• 3 Get Into Position
• 4 SOS

Evans Pyramid (a.k.a. Blood Deep)

Where Love Lives

Recommended by: Matthew Styles | Gustav Goodstuff

Evans Pyramid aka Blood Deep featuring ''Where Love Lives'' an unreleased accelerated funk anthem from the late 80s, bridging the gaps between boogie,... more...

• 1 Where Love Lives
• 2 I Want Your Body

The Trash Company

Trash Company / Mindgame

Joint release with PPU and ZENTAO II Publishing. One-sided 12'' pressing of Trash Company's MIND GAME. RVA disco darkness.

• 1 Mindgame

Lord Tusk

Escape From Babylon EP

Recommended by: Brassfoot

Lord Tusk returns on Levels with yet another salvo of left-leaning machine funk.

• 1 Escape From Babylon
• 2 Bowl Right On Tru
• 3 Sharkey’s Night
• 4 Sharkey’s Day

Earlybird Soul System

Flashing Lights ep

10 years of Dopeness Galore brings forth an exciting new project between well established future soul producer Inkswel and blossoming underground RnB... more...

• 1 Flashing Lights
• 2 Superior Fonk ft. Pablo Valentino
• 3 Insense
• 4 Flashing Lights (Kid Sublime remix)

RX (Benedek & Delroy Edwards)

Strung Out / Prescriptions

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff | Still Serious Nic

Nicholas Benedek surprise hookup with LA Club Resources boss Delroy Edwards for a PPU seven inch under the RX name. Sound like a fine balance between... more...

• 1 Track 1 & 2