A superb, extensive exploration of Tokyo's cutting edge 80s sound through the music of cult Japanese label Nippon Columbia and its Better Days imprint - all selected by British radio presenter and DJ, Nick Luscombe. The selection mixes electro, synth-pop, funk and ambient and features such artists… Read more

Enigmatic, hip-hop/no-wave genius! The combination of graffiti/performance artist Rammellzee and rapper K-Rob, along with the visual aesthetic of the great Jean-Michel Basquiat, is legendary. Unmissable reissue!

**Deep, esoteric soundtracks with heavy, b-boy style breaks and bad trip electronics from the 70s - Cherrystones fans check!** Four Flies Records returns with this ESSENTIAL release from the archives of composer Giuliano Sorgini. 'Occulto' unearths some of his darkest, eeriest and funkiest music that… Read more

'Salute to the Sun' features lush, wholly improvised tunes inspired by "ambient rainforest and jungle field recordings", deeply soulful music built around hypnotic harp and kalimba patterns; deep Strata-East inspired spiritual jazz grooves and some of Halsall's most beautiful playing and inspiring healing… Read more

Volume 4 in the 'Mr Bongo Record Club' continues in the same mould as with previous editions; a selection of staff favourites and rare lost gems from the Brazilian, African, soul, funk, and disco genres. Features racks from artists such as Azwon, Cindy & The Playmates, and Zé Roberto to contemporary… Read more

Another breathtakingly original transmission from UK group, Sault! Hot-on-the-heels of their essential 'UNTITLED (Black Is)' of earlier in 2020, 'Untitled (Rise)' sees the band evolve even more, blending funk, dance, post-punk and soul music into the soundtrack of the year. ESSENTIAL!

The Awakening are the heaviest of all the groups to release on Black Jazz Records - this is simply a spiritual jazz classic album - every track is superb. This is also one of the RAREST of all Black Jazz albums - never reissued and super deep - 100% ESSENTIAL PURCHASE! A spiritual jazz classic from… Read more

Reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's landmark 1981 album reissued for the first time in decades outside of Japan featuring the rare Japanese edition in a superb blend of electro, funk and ambient music styles!

Bunny Lee recorded a massive volume of remarkably consistent music in the 70s. This compilation brings together rare and unreleased cuts that put the listener bang in the middle of a typical recording session, complete with false starts and studio banter. Linval Thompson is represented by two unreleased… Read more

Byron The Aquarius lands a killer EP on Jeff Mills' cult Axis label - smudged, jazzy, beatdown house music vibes in the place!

Jordan Rakei operates under his Dan Kye guise once again for another beatdown/soulful house music excursion for Rhythm Section International!

The Diabolical Liberties return with 'High Protection & The Sportswear Mystics', their anticipated long-player for On The Corner Records! Expect more, ritual dub music, voodoo jazz, dissonant punk-funk and the sage words of the great Rob Gallagher. Killer stuff!

**Big spin for Gilles Peterson finally gets a release!** Killer cosmic soul vibes from Family of Swede finally on a 12" in it's full 12 min glory! Also features the incredible catchy cut 'Life'. An absolute essential, top-drawer release via Cordial Recordings!

Surely one of the best punk records ever! Los Angeles 1978 double-sider - KILLER indeed! 100 copies only!

An ESSENTIAL collection of utterly obscure and rare, super-sweet low-rider/gangster/chicano soul compilation via Symphonical records! "Dedicated to the sounds of black and brown musicians. Reviving and releasing unissued cuts from back in the day. Each release in direct collaboration with the creators… Read more

Powerful new spiritual jazz from Chile on Soul Jazz Records! This album comes as a very limited one-off unique pressing of 1000-edition vinyl, limited editon CD and digital release. Enrique Rodríguez and the Negra Chiway Band group have an instantly powerful and unique sound that is reminiscent… Read more

**The hidden, dark-tinged and psychedelic side of the maestro!** This collection, featuring 7 previously unreleased tracks, explores what is possibly Morricone’s richest creative period, between the end of the 1960s to the early 80s, demonstrating Morricone’s long lasting influence for generations… Read more

**Previously unreleased quality soul** 'Driftin' On A Dream' was penned in 1982 by Rena Scott herself and the late, great Skip Scarborough, and recorded in 1983 with The Crusaders. Though their saxophonist, Wilton Felder, had included it as an instrumental on his own ‘Gentle Fire’ album that year,… Read more

Marshall Allen directs the Arkestra's first studio album in over twenty years, ‘Swirling'! This new recording represents the "continuation of a heartfelt rebirth of the Arkestra under Allen’s guidance since Sun Ra left the planet in 1993"; a big band line-up featuring long-standing Arkestra members… Read more

Supernatural and occult-themed electronic music from composer, Mort Garson. Originally released in 1971, it’s his only release under the Lucifer moniker, and it taps into a profound darkness that may surprise fans of his sunnier work. These songs are Garson's synthesizer interpretations of occult… Read more

A collection of rare and unreleased recordings from the archives of electronic music pioneer Mort Garson, composer of 'Mother Earth's Plantasia'. The compilation plays like an ultimate Mort Garson playlist, and includes alternate takes of 'Plantasia' tracks, music for never-aired radio advertisements,… Read more

Reissue of Mort Garson’s long-out-of-print soundtrack for the 1970 experimental film 'Didn’t You Hear?'

This is the new instalment of Soul Jazz Records’ ground-breaking Deutsche Elektronische Musik series, ‘A near-definitive guide to some of the world's most extraordinary music’ (The Guardian). This latest edition features many of the classic German electronic and Krautrock groups from the 1970s… Read more

**New label related to the Light Sounds Dark family!** Lush ambient, fractal noise experiments and radiophonics from new label EN.KI.DU.NU which has close ties with the cult Light Sounds Dark label. RIYL early OPN, Huerco S etc.