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Monday May 8, 2023
Takayuki Shiraishi
Missing Link
An excellent collection of unreleased material from the late 80's by this living legend from Japan. It's an unique mixture of dark New Wave, Post Punk... more...
LP | Studio Mule: StudioMule022LP | in stock |
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Alain Peters
Rest' La Maloya
Recommended by: Wrong Sal
Hurting, spiritually-charged, Creole genius from the Island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, recorded in the 1970s and 80s. Gorg... more...
LP | Bongo Joe Records: BJR007 | in stock |
Various Artists
Ethiopian Soul And Groove Vol. 1
Recommended by: The Fluid Druid
Urban Ethiopian music stands out within the African continent thanks to its creativity and originality. Whatever the shade -- pop, blues, jazz or soul... more...
LP | Heavenly Sweetness: HS094VL | in stock |
Wednesday Mar 1, 2023
Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Africa 70
Coffin For Head Of State
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist, is regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, a Ni... more...
LP | Knitting Factory: KFR2036-1 | in stock |
Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Africa 70
No Agreement
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist, is regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, a Ni... more...
LP | Knitting Factory: KFR2007-1 | in stock |
Fela Ransome Kuti and The Africa 70
Afrodisiac (50th Anniversary Edition)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist, is regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, a Ni... more...
2LP | Knitting Factory: KFR2008-8 | in stock |
Fela Kuti
Confusion
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist, is regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, a Ni... more...
LP | Knitting Factory: KFR2010-1 | in stock |
Fela and The Africa 70
Roforofo Fight
By 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming... more...
LP | Knitting Factory: KFR2006-1 | in stock |
Fela and The Africa 70
Roforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition)
By 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming... more...
2LP | Knitting Factory: KFR2006-8 | in stock |
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Grupo Um
Starting Point
The previously unreleased debut album from 1975. ''Starting Point'' was to mark the inception of one of Brazil's most daring instrumental groups. Thei... more...
LP | Far Out: FARO235LP | in stock |
Wednesday Feb 8, 2023
Mariko Katsuragi
Seaside Highway
With unprecedented prosperity and growing worldwide fame in broadcast, game, and synthesizers, the 1980s Japan entered a golden decade. New genre spla... more...
12inch | MEMME VAEV: MMV001 | in stock |
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Starlight
Starlight
South African production duo of Emil Zoghby and John Galanakis were responsible for a string of high-quality disco singles in the early 80s, typically... more...
LP | Afrosynth: AFS054 | in stock |
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Various Artists
Padang Moonrise
Padang Moonrise is the story of modern Indonesian music that emerged underneath the volcanoes of Java and Sumatra. Java, the most populous island in t... more...
2x12inch + 7inch | Soundway: SNDWLP151 | in stock |
Tuesday Dec 6, 2022
Lily
O Genki Desu Ka
Recommended by: Charmaine
Limited edition in gatefold sleeve + liner notes insert. Lily’s early life runs parallel to an untold story of post-war Japan, that of the marginal... more...
LP | Japan Blues: JBRIRI1 | in stock |
Various Artists
Anime & Manga Synth Pop Soundtracks (1984-1990)
Recommended by: Redray
Trailblazing instrumental synth pop experiments created to soundtrack Japan’s booming 1980s cartoon and comic industries. The brightly futuristic inst... more...
LP | Time Capsule: TIME014 | in 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 |
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
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 |