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    What Is Existentialism?By Simone de Beavoir

    How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good and evil, and show instead how we make our own destiny simply by being.

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    Secret Superstar SoundsSoul Jazz Records
    Soul Jazz Records’ new Secret Superstar Sounds brings together a wealth of punk/power pop tunes from late-70s/early-80s British group’s that you have...
    • Gobblinz – London
    • Plummet Airlines – It's Hard
    • Xdreamysts – Right Way Home
    • Tours – Language School
    • The Squares – No Fear
    • The Monitors – Compulsory Fun
    • The Meanies – It's True
    • Jeff Hill Band – Something’s Wrong With My Baby
    • The Squad – 24 Hours
    • Krypton Tunes – Limited Vision
    • The Zeros – Hungry
    • The Wardens – Do So Well
    • The Letters – Nobody Loves Me
    • The Tunnelrunners – Forever Crying At Love Songs
    • Comic Romance – Cry Myself To Sleep
    Studio One Showcase 45 (Expanded Edition)Soul Jazz Records
    Brand new expanded double album edition of Showcase 45 includes 8 bonus tracks! Soul Jazz Records' Studio One Showcase 45 features a roll call of classic...
    • Freddie McGregor – Beat Down Babylon
    • Cornel Campbell – No Man's Land
    • Judah Eskender Tafari – Danger In Your Eyes
    • Tony & Howie – Fun It Up
    • Liberation Group – Namibia
    • Winston Francis – Love Me Today, Not Tomorrow
    • Roland Alphonso – Jah Shakey
    • Joe Higgs – Dinah
    • Brown Eagle – Natural Living
    • Freddie McKay – So Long, Farewell
    • Jackie Mittoo – Mixing
    • The Heptones – How Can I Leave You
    • The Skatalites – Sudden Destruction
    • Lone Ranger – Dance A Fe Cork
    • Horace Andy – Mamie Blue
    • Johnny Osbourne – Run Up Your Mouth
    • Bob Marley and The Wailers – One Love
    • The Cables – What Am I To Do
    • 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP546£28.00
      Expected 28 FebPreorder
    • CD SJRCD546£12.00
      Expected 28 FebPreorder
    KNEECAP (OST)Heavenly Recordings
    This compilation features a diverse range of tracks from various artists, each contributing to the unique atmosphere of the soundtrack. The album takes...
      Richard Norris presents: Weird Scenes From The Hangout (Psychedelic & Freakbeat Dancefloor Anthems 1967-1982)Two-Piers
      Two-Piers brings you their latest killer compilation in the shape of Richard Norris Presents ‘Weird Scenes from the Hangout (Psychedelic & Freakbeat...
        • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) BN12LPXX£36.99
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        Singapore Nuggets. The Ladies. Vol. 2Akenaton Records
        Second instalment of this wonderful compilation of gems from the 60s and 70s Singapore music scene, focused on the amazing ladies that helped make it so...
        • – Li Li Wong - It's Gonna Be Alright
        • – Lena Lim & The Stylers - Luna, Luna
        • – Fung Po Po - Come On Silly Boy
        • – Ervinna & The Stylers - Track 4
        • – Lara & The Trailers - Run For Your Life
        • – Alina Rahman & The Bateks - Hilangkan Berganti
        • – Lotus Liew - Let's Dance
        • – The Crescendos - Silver Threads & Golden Needles
        • – Siti Zaiton & The Firebyrds - Kesalahanku
        Praise Poems Volume 10 (A Journey Into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s)Tramp Records
        Praise Poems Vol.10 presents sixteen (almost) forgotten rare groove gems, all released between the years 1970 and 1984. One of the many highlights is...
          Tokyo BlissWewantsounds
          A selection of superb Japanese funk, boogie and city pop from the King records archive from 1974 to 1988 - selected by the legendary DJ Notoya!
          • – BUZZ - Garasumado
          • – Mami Ayukawa - Sabita Gambler
          • – Johnny Yoshinaga - The Rain
          • – Keiko Toda - Fade In
          • – Koji Kobayashi - Bokura no Date
          • – Yuko Imai - Hotel Twilight 4.49
          • – Kumiko Sawada - Your Love’s Away
          • – Masatoshi Kanno - Day by Day
          • – Yuji Mitsuya - After Five at Café-Bar
          • – Fujimaru Band - Paper Machine
          There And Black Again
          By Don Letts and Mal Peachey Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
            Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol.3Vampisoul
            The historical origins of cumbia are nebulous and imprecise. The mythology surrounding it suggests an ancient past when Amerindian, African and European...
              • 2×LP VAMPI312£36.99
                Expected 28 FebPreorder
              King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 3King Street Sounds
              King Street Sounds continues to deliver deep house classics with the third various artist sampler in the series. This release taps into the essence of...
                • 12" KSSV004£14.99
                  Expected 28 FebPreorder
                Objection To FormArt That Kills
                EBM, minimal synth and post-punk vibes from Beau Wanzer, Death Commando, LFT and more!
                • – Alpha Sequenz - Dawn Lines
                • – Fiume - Haiti Market Daze
                • – LFT - Inside I Was Screaming (feat. The Children Of Leir)
                • – Library L'Amour - Deux Mains
                • – Pathetic Pencils - The Non Objective
                • – Le Chocolat Noir - Odijelo Za Svecane Prigode
                • – Le Syndicat Electronique - The End Of Babylone
                • – Beau Wanzer - The Johnnie's Secret Sauce
                • – Tulip - Big Bad Struggles
                • – Gregory Louis R Benjamin - Sweets Monopoly
                • – Death Commando - Visual Assessment
                • 1. – Alpha Sequenz - Dawn Lines
                • 2. – Fiume - Haiti Market Daze
                • 3. – LFT - Inside I Was Screaming (feat. The Children Of Leir)
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                Paul Weller Presents: That Sweet Sweet MusicAce
                Ace Records are honoured and delighted to finally release that Paul Weller curated collection which he has aptly titled, “That Sweet Sweet Music”....
                  • CD CDTOP 1655£16.99
                    Expected 28 MarPreorder
                  • LP XXQLP2143£35.99
                    Expected 28 MarPreorder
                  Invisible Man
                  Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
                    One Hundred Years of Solitude
                    Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. Though little...
                      The Women Who Changed Architecture
                      A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion...
                        Things Fall Apart
                        Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
                          Echoes Of Italy: Artists In Wonderland - Early 90s House Vibes Vol. 2 (Compiled By Don Carlos)Jungle Fantasy
                          Vol. 2 of this essential collection focuses on the dreamy, early 90s house music sound of Italy. A selection of the best “paradise” house tracks, compiled...
                          • – Progetto Tribale - The Sweep
                          • – Onirico - Echo Giomini
                          • – Open Spaces - Artist In Wonderland
                          • – Alex Neri - The Wizard (Hot Funky Version)
                          • – M.C.J. - To Yourself Be Free (feat Sima - Instrumental Mix)
                          • – Mato Grosso - Titanic
                          • – Dreamatic - I Can Feel It (Part 1)
                          • – Carol Bailey - Understand Me Free Your Mind (Dream Piano Remix)
                          • – The True Underground Sound Of Rome - Secret Doctrine
                          • – Don Carlos - Boy
                          • – Lady Bird - Jazzy Doll (Odissey Dub)
                          • 2×LP JF002LP£28.99
                            Expected 04 AprPreorder
                          Vorsicht! Digital Themes From The Arcadia LibraryBuried Treasure Records
                          “Who was / is the brilliantly named David Beast? Did Kraftwerk engage trans-european lawyers after hearing Endurance Test? Was Sylvia Sommer deliberately...
                          • – Klaus Back + Tini Beier - Danger
                          • – Eric Stone - Electrolysis
                          • – David Beast - Endurance Test
                          • – Peter Hunt - Industrial Espionage
                          • – Klaus Back + Tini Beier - Interferences
                          • – Louis Reede - Koan
                          • – Peter Janda + Fritz Koberl - Middle Ages
                          • – David Beast - Powers Of Darkness
                          • – David Beast - Racial Riots
                          • – Louis Reede - Resonances
                          • – Klaus Back + Tini Beier - Submerged Cultures
                          • – Silvia Sommer - Tinguely
                          • 10" BUTR115£21.99
                            • Limited white vinyl edition
                            • Inc. A6 postcard and Arcadia business card
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                          Horse Meat Disco Presents: Disco & Boogie From Brazil Vol. 1Mr. Bongo
                          A labour of love, it showcases a tantalising cross- section of disco, funk, boogie, samba and MPB, from past to present. Unearthing tracks from the seemingly...
                            • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP302G£25.99
                              Expected 21 MarPreorder
                            • 2×LP MRBLP302£25.99
                              Expected 21 MarPreorder
                            • CD MRBCD302£11.99
                              Expected 21 MarPreorder
                            Hot Sauce Vol.5Harlem Shuffle
                            Dedicated to the Trojan related labels between 1965 and 1975. Hot Sauce volume 5 features outstanding original Rocksteady, Boss Reggae and early Reggae...
                            • – The Soul Leaders & Carib Beats - Pour On The Sauce
                            • – Lynn Taitt & The Jets - I spy
                            • – Derrick Morgan - I Who Have Nothing
                            • 1. – The Soul Leaders & Carib Beats - Pour On The Sauce
                            • 2. – Lynn Taitt & The Jets - I spy
                            • 8. – Derrick Morgan - I Who Have Nothing
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                            Wild Paarty SoundsLantern Rec.
                            First volume – thou the 2nd never happened – of this ongoing collaboration between post-punk stalwarts Cherry Red and home of the western dub On U...
                            • Jah Woosh – Woodpecker Sound
                            • Machine Gun Hogg & Co. – Bed Bound Saga
                            • Prince Far I – Quanté Jubila
                            • The Chicken Granny – Quit The Body
                            • Alan Pillay – Parasitic Machine
                            • London Underground – Dreams Are Better
                            • Suns Of Arqa – Asian Rebel
                            • Alan Pillay – Demonic Forces
                            • The Mothmen – Afghani Dub
                            • Jeb Loy & The Oil Wells – Things That Made U.S.
                            • New Age Steppers – Yipee I Aah
                            • Judy Nylon – The Dice
                            August Blue
                            At the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson - former child prodigy, now in her thirties - walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance....
                              Is It My Body?
                              Throughout the 1980s and early 90s, Kim Gordon-widely known as a founding member of the influential band Sonic Youth - produced a series of writings on...
                                Terminal Boredom
                                On a planet where men are contained in ghettoised isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia -- until a boy escapes and a young woman's...
                                  The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
                                  Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre...
                                    The Power Of Words
                                    The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with honesty and moral clarity,...
                                      Things I Don't Want To Know
                                      Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life....
                                        Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPSJazzman
                                        "High quality music to be enjoyed by many people all around the world, no matter where they are." - Andreas Brunner-Schwer, MPS Records. The German SABA...
                                        • – Tony Scott and the Indonesian Allstars - Gambang Suling
                                        • – Elvin Jones Jazz Machine - Little Lady
                                        • – Nathan Davis - Evolution
                                        • – Dave Pike Set - Raga Jeeva Swara
                                        • – Hideo Shiraki Quintet + 3 Koto Girls - Matsuri No Genzo
                                        • – Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet - Never Let It End
                                        • – Orchester Roland Kovac - Blue Dance
                                        • – Fritz Pauer - Gratuliere - Movement A
                                        • – Joachim Kühn Group - Depression and Illusion
                                        • – George Gruntz - Hightime Keepsakes
                                        • – Pedro Iturralde Quintet - Veleta de tu Viento
                                        • – Jef Gilson Nonet - Ouverture San Remo
                                        • 1. – Tony Scott and the Indonesian Allstars - Gambang Suling
                                        • 2. – Elvin Jones Jazz Machine - Little Lady
                                        • 3. – Nathan Davis - Evolution
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                                        Barnyard BeehiveNumero
                                        You know Dolly, Loretta, Tammy, and Bobbie - but what about Joyce, Mona, Cathy or Judy? Barnyard Beehive lassos 16 Opry hopefuls from across the Numeroverse,...
                                          • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM575LPC2£25.99
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                                          Krautrock Eruption: An Introduction To German Electronic Music 1970-1980Bureau B
                                          Krautrock, what is it anyway? A genre, a derogative term, a song by Faust, … or: a welcome (and recurring) opportunity to talk about all of this....
                                            • LP BB478LP£21.99
                                              Expected 21 MarPreorder
                                            A Book Of Days
                                            With 365 photographs, taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer, and...
                                              The Original Sound Of Mali 2Mr Bongo
                                              Following the success of 'The Original Sound of Mali' compilation, we return with another explorative delve into the wonders of Malian music compiled by...
                                              • – Ousmane Kouyate & Ambassadeurs Internationaux - Kefimba
                                              • – Bouba et Sokona Sacko - Mamaniya
                                              • – Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Get Up James
                                              • – Allata Broulaye - Moussokeleyato
                                              • – Tentemba Jazz du Mali - Yayoroba
                                              • – Tjiwara Band de Kati - Kogola
                                              • – Rail Band - Massare Mousso
                                              • – Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Matou Kagni
                                              • – Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou - Sidi Yahia
                                              • – Allata Broulaye - Yayoroba
                                              • – Les Messagers du Mali - Diamana Diarra
                                              • – Tjiwara Band de Kati - Midnight Hour
                                              • 1. – Ousmane Kouyate & Ambassadeurs Internationaux - Kefimba
                                              • 2. – Bouba et Sokona Sacko - Mamaniya
                                              • 3. – Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Get Up James
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                                              Call Me Old FashionedNumero Group
                                              Struck for circulation after 63 years in hock within the Lou-Mood Pictures vault, this previously unissued soundtrack traffics in the hightone timbre and...
                                              • – Pony Sherrell - Don't Do Anything Til You've Heard From Me
                                              • – Margo Guryan - More Understanding Than a Man
                                              • – Charleen Houston - Just Like a Fool
                                              • – Dolores White - Lovers Paradise
                                              • – Charlene Knight - If My Dreams Come True
                                              • – Darla Hood - Un Momento Mas
                                              • – Manny Lopez - Terra Bella (Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra)
                                              • – Nun Plus - Walk About The Craters Of The Moon
                                              • – Arnie & Chise' Trio - Three Cherries
                                              • – Carmen - Ukulele Mambo
                                              • – Jeanne Hatfield - Time
                                              • – Doris Drew - Aba Da Aba Du
                                              • – April Yen - If and When It Happens
                                              • – Birdlegs and Pauline - Mist of a Dream
                                              • 1. – Pony Sherrell - Don't Do Anything Til You've Heard From Me
                                              • 2. – Margo Guryan - More Understanding Than a Man
                                              • 3. – Charleen Houston - Just Like a Fool
                                              • View full info and tracklisting
                                              • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM517LPC2£30.99
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                                              A Complete Unknown (OST)Sony
                                              Columbia Records and Searchlight Pictures present ‘A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Featuring 23 tracks from the film like “A...
                                                Ambientale (Compiled by Charles Bals)Bureau B
                                                Collector, seeker and storyteller Charles Bals brings his curatorial finesse to Hamburg's Bureau B with 'Ambientale', a journey into otherworldly sounds...
                                                • – Luigi Ceccarelli - Vientianeâ
                                                • – 銀色の波 (Gin no nami) - Whispers Of Chikurin)
                                                • – Akira Mitake - Yasha
                                                • – Akira Mitake - Modernism
                                                • – Individual Sensitivity - Greece Ambientale
                                                • – Steve Shehan - Evening In The Sahara
                                                • – Private Joke - Peaceful Traffic
                                                • – Adriano Maria Vitali - Velvet Blue Circles
                                                • – Masami Tsuchiya - Nevermind
                                                • – Akira Mitake - Spectrum
                                                • – Gil Mellà - Mindscape
                                                • – Gruppo Sound - African Interlude II
                                                • – Ferris Wheel - Shipping Out

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                                                  There And Black Again
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                                                        Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
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                                                            Invisible Man
                                                            Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
                                                              The South London Cultural Review Volume 2On Feminist Films
                                                              This collection of essays celebrates the work of international feminist filmmakers from the 1950s to the present. Featuring contributions from leading...
                                                                One Hundred Years of Solitude
                                                                Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. Though little...
                                                                  The Women Who Changed Architecture
                                                                  A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion...
                                                                    Things Fall Apart
                                                                    Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
                                                                      August Blue
                                                                      At the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson - former child prodigy, now in her thirties - walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance....
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                                                                        A remarkable blood-soaked stranger upends the lives of two Lake District ramblers; a lonely tavern offers its guests something much more disturbing than...
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                                                                          Welcome to 1990s Norway. White picket fences run in neat rows and Christian conservatism runs deep. But as the Artist considers her past, her practice...
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                                                                            At the dawn of the twentieth century, black women in the US were carving out new ways of living. The first generations born after emancipation, their struggle...
                                                                              Is It My Body?
                                                                              Throughout the 1980s and early 90s, Kim Gordon-widely known as a founding member of the influential band Sonic Youth - produced a series of writings on...
                                                                                Satanic FeminismLucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture
                                                                                According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries....
                                                                                  Terminal Boredom
                                                                                  On a planet where men are contained in ghettoised isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia -- until a boy escapes and a young woman's...
                                                                                    The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
                                                                                    Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre...
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                                                                                      The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with honesty and moral clarity,...
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                                                                                        Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life....
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                                                                                                      The Markets Of LondonAlec Forshaw and Theo Bergström
                                                                                                      What a great book!Together with street maps (which pinpoint nearest bus and tube stops) and the superb photographs.
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