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K15

7inch Nails

Following on from releases by Kaidi Tatham and Dego, up steps London-based DJ and producer K15 for two timeless and sophisticated pieces of future jaz... more...

• 1 Demo Of Heart
• 2 Tomorrow's Promise

Tony Lavorgna & The St. Thomas Quartet

Chameleon

A totally obscure release from Youngstown, Ohio's Tony Lavorgna and his late 70's early 1980's band: The St. Thomas Quartet. Like many private press a... more...

• 1 Nows The Time
• 2 Chameleon
• 3 Georgia On My Mind
• 4 Take The A Train

Various Artists

Sharayet El Disco

''Sharayet el Disco'' is a selection of Egyptian 80's Disco and Boogie tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo from his vast collection of casse... more...

• 01 Afaf Rady - Tany Tany
• 02 Firkit el Four M - Gonoun El Disco
• 03 Simone - Merci
• 04 Firkit el Ensan - Donya El Arkam

Keith Mansfield

Contempo

Many library records are a game of two halves and Contempo is certainly one of those. The first side cooks on a high funk breaks flame whilst the flip... more...

• 01 The Fix
• 02 What's Cooking
• 03 Cut To Music
• 04 Man Alive

Keith Mansfield

Vivid Underscores

The creator of the romping tunes that became the iconic themes to the BBC’s Grandstand programme and their televised Wimbledon Tennis Championship cov... more...

• 01 High Velocity
• 02 Crash Course
• 03 Crash Course II
• 04 Crash Course III

Sandro Brugnolini

L'uomo Da Gli Occhiali a Specchio (Clear Vinyl version)

Italian Library music masterpiece composed by Sandro Brugnolini where you'll find all the typical ingredients of a '70s score; a sublime fusion of roc... more...

• 01 La Notte Muore (orchestra)
• 02 Tallonato
• 03 Ingresso Nel Dramma
• 04 Preludio Al Delitto

Malaku Daku

Love Drums From The Ghetto

Malaku ''Daku'' Thompson (born Philadelphia 1943, died 2004) was deeply involved in percussion and Africanism. Malaku was mostly active in the 70s, pr... more...

• 01 The Bump Bang U Bang
• 02 Mulogo
• 03 A Pygmy Happening
• 04 Gettin' Down In The Hut

Strada

It's The Monkey !

Recommended by: Sneaker

""It's the Monkey !" is one of the most striking and unique reissues of Best Record to date, rises like a flame from the history of the Italo-Disco. V... more...

• 1 - Its the Monkey
• 2 - Its The Monkey reprise
• 3 - Street Dance

Nathan Womack

Past But The Dream / Nanjing Road

The debut 7'' from Wax Thematique label founder and producer Nathan Womack, merges the Sublime Frequencies label’s knack for detecting the most intere... more...

• 1 Past But The Dream
• 2 Nanjing Road

Minnie Riperton

Come To My Garden

A proper re-issue of Minnie Riperton debut album on GRT, originally licensed in 1970. Her name came to prominence with the highly influential Chicago... more...

• 01 Les Fleur
• 02 Completeness
• 03 Come To My Garden
• 04 Memory Band

Mikio ''Mickey'' Masuda

Corazon

After moving to New York City in 1978, Mikio Masuda crafted ''Corazón'' alongside composer / pianist Dave Matthews, notable collaborator of the likes... more...

• 1 Corazon
• 2 Before The Rain
• 3 Ride On The Donkey
• 4 Another Rainy Day In New York City

Mndsgn

No Maps

NoMaps traces a transitional period between two coasts, soundtracking Mndsgn’s transplant from New Jersey to Los Angeles. The 15 tracks take their own... more...

• 01 Lahtro
• 02 Respawn (Free)
• 03 Question
• 04 Photobooth

Blu

The Color Blu(e)

Acclaimed L.A. rapper has crafed an impressive catalog instilled with the essence of the vibrant city he calls home. Now, he's is back with ''The Colo... more...

• 01 The Color Blu(E)
• 02 Everyday Blu(E)s
• 03 People Call Me Blu(E)
• 04 Because The Sky Is Blu(E)

Reality

Disco Party

''We at Jazzman have already given legitimate release to albums that fell foul of the notorious '70s 'tax scam' practice, namely those by Sounds of th... more...

• 1 Reality
• 2 Road
• 3 Disco Party (Lets Have A)
• 4 Welcome

LNDFK

Kuni

LNDFK (aka Linda Feki) presents her ground-breaking debut album, ''Kuni'' on Brooklyn-based Bastard Jazz Recordings. ''Kuni'' is a spellbinding exp... more...

• 01 Hana-bi
• 02 Takeshi
• 03 Smoke - A moon or a button
• 04 Dont Know Im Dead or Not (feat Chester Watson)

Minoru Fushimi

Thanatos Of Funk

Thanatos Of Funk is a milestone in Japan’s underground music and electro funk/early hip hop history. Entirely self-produced, designed and distributed... more...

• 01 Thanatopsis
• 02 In Praise Of Mitochondria
• 03 Shinzo-san
• 04 It Isnt Because Of Hemoglobin

Trouble In Side

Zulu Rap

''Worthy re-issue of obscure Trouble in Side, which is a one-off studio project entirely written, sung and arranged by Luigi Della Ragione. ''Zulu Rap... more...

• 01 Zulu Rap Chinese Version
• 02 Zulu Rap Bonus Beat
• 03 Zulu Rap Vocal Alcoolist Version

Donna Laser Orchestra

Vega Synthauri / Grace Kelly's Song

"Another Italo Disco Pearl, Vega Synthauri! One the most spontaneous and genuine tracks of the first half of 80s. The song, written by composer Daniel... more...

• 01 Vega Synthauri
• 02 Grace Kelly Song

Jeff Phelps

Magnetic Eyes

Recommended by: Charmaine

''Magnetic Eyes, an album I composed, performed, and recorded in 1985, was done on a Tascam Portastudio 244 in one of the bedrooms in my house at the... more...

• 01 Magnetic Eyes (Instrumental)
• 02 Don't Fall Apart On Me
• 03 Super Lady
• 04 Wrong Space, Wrong Time

Various Artists

Aloha Got Soul

''Aloha Got Soul'' encompasses a vibrant era of contemporary music made in Hawaii during the 1970s to the mid-1980s as jazz, rock, funk, disco and R&B... more...

• 01 Tender Leaf - Countryside Beauty
• 02 Aura - Yesterdays Love
• 03 Aina - Your Light
• 04 Lemuria - Get That Happy Feeling

Jahari Massamba Unit (Madlib & Karriem Riggins)

Pardon My French

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• 01 Je Prendrai Le Romanee-Conti (Putain De Leroy)
• 02 Les Jardins Esmeraldins (Pour Caillard)
• 03 Un Bordeaux Pre-Phylloxera (Pour Le Riche Encule)
• 04 Deux Fakes Jayers (Aussi Pour Le Riche Encule)

Mr K

Marbles / Shoot You Down

The new batch from the bottomless edit archives of Danny Krivit is an uptempo, guitar-heavy excursion into two cuts of danceable rock from opposite si... more...

• 1 Marbles (Mr K edit)
• 2 Shoot You Down (Mr K edit)

Bro. Byron

Booty Whip

Classic Los Angeles FUNK double-sider. An unreleased acetate version of ''Booty Whip'' can be found on a previous Tramp compilation. However, the orig... more...

• 1 Booty Whip
• 2 Money Tree

Pavel Chizhik & The Vicious Seeds

Agent Sentimental

The Vicious Seeds from St. Petersburg have been putting out 45s with their blend of raw cinematic grooves and deep funk instrumentals for a while, her... more...

• 1 Agent Sentimental
• 2 Postcard From Bangladesh

Soul Supreme

Award Tour (We Gettin Down) / Bonita Applebum [Daylight]

Soul Supreme's new 45 takes on A Tribe Called Quest's ''Award Tour'' and ''Bonita Applebum,'' while he stays true to their sampling origins by Weldon... more...

• 1 Award Tour (We Gettin Down)
• 2 Bonita Applebum (Daylight)