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Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks Simmering

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House Music

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Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks – Simmering
Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks – Private Life
Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks – Climb In The Sun

1. Simmering
2. Private Life
3. Climb In The Sun

One of the best labels in the business drops another killer 12" full of the usual smatterings of broken beat, boogie and funk! Includes the cover version on Grace Jones's 'Private Lives' where the quartet expand on the original for a soulful dubbed out trip. Don't sleep!!!!

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Timmy Thomas Africano TK Disco

Re-issue of Timmy Thomas's long sought after "AfrIcano" 12" excavated from the deepest realms of the TK Disco vaults. A Danielle Baldelli favourite who...

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Garrett Private Life Music From Memory

Dam Funk dons his Garrett guise and takes an ride out to the further reaches of kosmiche, new age and dream house music via the amazing Music From Memory...

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– Apocalyptic Sunrise
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1. – Apocalyptic Sunrise
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Soul of A Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black Power Soul Jazz Records

This album coincides with the massive new exhibition Soul of A Nation - Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern, London. Watch Channel 4 news piece...

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Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Mandingo Griot Society with Don Cherry – Sounds From The Bush
Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black and Green
Philip Cohran and The Artistic Heritage Ensemble – Malcolm X
Sarah Webster Fabio – Sweet Songs
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1. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
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Masterpiece Love Affair / We're Gonna Make It Suncut

Third release on one of our favourite labels, Suncut! This time the label reaches out to the archive of little known Detroit soul group, Masterpiece. This...

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– Love Affair
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Nu Era Geometricks EP Omniverse Records

Nu Era delivers another dose of Deep-Soulful Techno produced by Marc Mac. This Detroit style 4 track EP is backed with genre-fused science, analogue machines...

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Maria Rita Brasileira Selva Discos

Official reissue of the holy grail LP from Maria Rita - 'Brasileira'. Originals fetch +£300 on Discogs and you can hear why - beautiful!

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Crown Ruler Sound (Compiled By Jeremy Spellacey)Spacetalk

Another exemplary compilation on Spacetalk with obscure (and utterly brilliant!) disco and funk oddities picked by revered digger, Jeremy Spellacey!

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Dauwd Theory Of Colours Technicolour

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Yvonne Fair Say Yeah Yeah Soul Jazz Records

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Ernie and The Top Notes Dap Walk / Things Are Better Soul Jazz Records

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Patrice Scott Soulfood Sistrum Recordings

Patrice returns to home base with a fresh trio of sonic delicacies for the Sistrum faithful. Bringing his signature depth of sound yet infusing a sense...

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Leroy Hutson The Man! (1973)Curtom

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Label heads and broken beat pioneers IG Culture and Alex Phountzi were integral to this sound; the focal point being the CoOp club night, which ran predominantly...

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