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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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    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
    A Love From Outer SpaceMaterial Music
    Since its inception in 2010, A Love from Outer Space (ALFOS) has been a steady presence in the underground music scene, fostering a close-knit community...
      • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MATMU1LPC£27.99
        Expected 14 FebPreorder
      • 2×LP MATMU1LP£26.99
        Expected 14 FebPreorder
      • 2×CD MATMU1CD£12.99
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      Echoes Of Italy: Artists In Wonderland - Early 90s House Vibes Vol. 1 (Compiled By Don Carlos)Jungle Fantasy
      Vol. 1 of this essential collection focuses on the dreamy, early 90s house music sound of Italy. A selection of the best “paradise” house tracks, compiled...
      • – Montego Bay - Everything (Paradise Mix)
      • – Atelier - Got To Live Together (Club Mix)
      • – Golem - Music Sensations
      • – The True Underground Sound Of Rome - Gladiators
      • – Eagle Parade - I Believe
      • – Green Baize - Game Of Chance (Synthetic Rhythm)
      • – M.C.J. - Sexitivity (feat Sima - Deep mix)
      • – Kwanzaa Posse - Wicked Funk (feat Funk Master Sweat - Afro Ambient Mix)
      • – Progetto Tribale - The Bird Of Paradise
      • – MBG - The Quite
      • 2×LP JF001LP£28.99
        Expected 31 JanPreorder
      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 31 JanPreorder
      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...
      • – Eric Stone - Electrolysis
      • – David Beast - Endurance Test
      • – David Beast - Powers Of Darkness
      • – David Beast - Racial Riots
      • 10" BUTR115£21.99
        • Limited white vinyl edition
        • Inc. A6 postcard and Arcadia business card
        Expected 31 JanPreorder
      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....
        Discovering the Folklore of Plants
        To primitive man the whisper and movement of leaves and the silent unfolding of flowers were proofs of life and power, and their regeneration was a promise...
          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
                      Expected 14 FebPreorder
                    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
                      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...
                        • 2×LP MRBLP278£27.99
                          Expected 07 FebPreorder
                        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
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                        • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM517LPC2£30.99
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                        Gilles Peterson & Brownswood Recordings present: Future Bubblers 8.0Brownswood Recordings
                        A part of Gilles Peterson’s expanded network, Future Bubblers is backed by Arts Council England, which continues to focus on uncovering unsigned talent...
                        • – Good Intentions - Joiisol
                        • – Damn - Shadeemus
                        • – Easy Loving - O.K Asanda
                        • – Legs - t l k
                        • – Like Glue - Shadeemus, Joiisol, O.K Asanda, Clodagh
                        • – Primrose Hill - Joiisol, Shadeemus, O.K Asanda
                        ​Adrian Younge Presents: Black Dynamite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Linear Labs
                        Adrian Younge Presents: Black Dynamite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the first official release from composer and producer Adrian Younge. The...
                          Tokyo BlissWewantsounds
                          Japanese Funk, Boogie and City Pop from King Records 1974-88 selected by DJ Notoya. - featuring BUZZ, Fujimaru Band, Keiko Toda, Kumiko Sawada & many...
                            • CD WWSCD98£17.99
                              Expected 14 FebPreorder
                            • LP WWSLP98£34.99
                              Expected 14 FebPreorder
                            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...
                                • LP BB395LTD£30.99
                                  Expected 07 FebPreorder
                                • CD BB395£15.99
                                  Expected 07 FebPreorder
                                An Incomplete Anthology: Welcome To Memphis404 Eros
                                An incomplete anthology of Memphis rap albums from the 90s curated by 404 Eros & Asel Tambay. 48 page zine of early 90s Memphis rap album and cassette...
                                  Jazz Dispensary: The Golden HourJazz Dispensary
                                  The Golden Hour is a new compilation that blends sunbaked sands with the cool sea breeze and offers a groove-filled journey through jazz and funk. Featuring...
                                  • Hampton Hawes – Web
                                  • Johnny Hammond – Soul Talk - 1970
                                  • Sonny Rollins – Newkleus
                                  • Nat Adderley – Fortune's Child
                                  • Gene Ammons – Cantaro
                                  • Vince Guaraldi – Little Birdie
                                  • Chico Hamilton – Gengis
                                  • Catalyst (4) – Suite For Albeniz
                                  • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 726184 1£31.99
                                    Golden Wave Swirl Vinyl
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                                  Juyungo (Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western Andes)Honest Jon's
                                  The fifth in the Honest Jon’s-curated series of compilations documenting traditional music from Ecuador. Juyungo: Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western...
                                    Bliss Out: For DaysNumero
                                    The Numero Group guide to private issue new age. Featuring Laraaji, Iasos, Joanna Brouk, Don Slepian, Peter Davison, Master Wilburn Burchette, Jordan De...
                                      • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM089LP-C2£33.99
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                                      • 2×LP NUM089LP£32.99
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                                      Tribal Organic: Deep Dive into European Percussions 79-90GLOSSY TANGO
                                      Compiled by Luca Fiore and Glossy Mario, the album takes listeners on a rhythmic journey through the diverse sounds of Europe from 1979 to 1990. This collaboration...
                                      • – OVA - Rainforest
                                      • – Jean-Michael Bertrand - Engines
                                      • – Terry Keegan - Nutze Die Technik
                                      • – Slagerij Van Kampen - A Long Walk On A Short Pier
                                      • – Votu - Beyond
                                      • – For Drummers Drumming - Wok
                                      • – Calabò y Bambù Luis Delgado, Cuco Pèrez y Luis Palès
                                      • – Χόρες - Χόρες
                                      • – Angklung - Das Versprechen
                                      • – Cipriani One Man Band - From Peru To China
                                      Eccentric Soul: The Cobra LabelNumero
                                      Venomous Tex-Mex R&B and early rock n’ roll from San Antonio’s West Side scene. From 1961-67, Bexar county kingmaker Abe Epstein cut every teen combo...
                                        • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM093LPC2£41.99
                                          'Gold' coloured vinyl.
                                          Expected 31 JanPreorder
                                        • 2×LP NUM093LP£39.99
                                          Expected 31 JanPreorder
                                        You Can Be A Star! - Deep Disco & Crossover 70s SoulNow Again
                                        The definitive survey of America’s independent 70s soul scene, and a companion piece to Now-Again’s long-running Soul Cal series.
                                          Fania Records: The Latin Sound of New York (1964 - 1978)Concord
                                          This collection features sixteen of the most renowned salsa and Latin soul singles released on Fania Records, and its subsidiaries, between 1964-1978,...
                                            • 2×LP 7264062£36.99
                                              Expected 14 FebPreorder
                                            The Reggae Christmas CollectionDoctor Bird
                                            • Most tracks officially unavailable for decades. • Features some of reggae’s biggest stars. • The perfect alternative Christmas soundtrack. Christmas:...
                                              10 Years of Rhythm Section InternationalRhythm Section International
                                              Rhythm Section International, the impossible-to-define label founded in South East London by Bradley Zero in 2014 has reached the ripe old age of 10 years....
                                              • – Prequel - Nothing Better
                                              • – Silentjay X Jace XL - Just Waking Up
                                              • – Dan Kye - Change
                                              • – Mallard - Surface
                                              • – Duke Hugh - Zoë
                                              • – Ruf Dug - Down 2 It
                                              • – Vels Trio - The Wad
                                              • – Paula Tape - Astroturismo
                                              • – Special Feelings - Down Goose
                                              • – Retiree - Pumice Stone (Boulderhead Remix)
                                              • – Jerome Thomas - Secret (SAUL Remix)
                                              • – MMYYKK - Science (Session Victim Remix)
                                              • – CATO - 1 MAN (TONE Remix)
                                              • – Klein Zage - Prince (Gallegos Park Street Tube Mix)
                                              • – Wallace - Whirl (Ruf Dug Remix)
                                              • – Retromigration & Monty DJ - Tornado
                                              • – Bamao Yendé & Low Jack - Collina 4am
                                              • – RONI - Angel
                                              • – Gayance, Magi Merlin & funkywhat - collect$$$save
                                              • – Pinty & Tomos - Want U To
                                              • – DJ Pitch & MLE - Hit From The Right
                                              • – douniah & Dhanya - A Fever Dream
                                              • – Nitai Hershkovits & Rejoicer - Oye Igal
                                              • – Frank Liin - 60 Chemical (Dub)
                                              • – Cousin Kula - Pixie Prog
                                              Peace Chant - Raw, Deep and Spiritual Jazz Vol. 7Tramp Records
                                              Tramp Records presents the first all-German edition of The Peace Chant series here and includes liner notes in German and with English translation. Focused...
                                                Magnifico BoogalooVampi Soul
                                                A showcase of the legacy left by the boogaloo movement in Peru between 1966 and 1975.They comprise twenty-two songs by seventeen artists who recorded on...
                                                  Eat Your Own Ears Recordings Vol. 1 (feat. Four Tet, Caribou, Mount Kimble & more)Eat Your Own Ears Recordings
                                                  Cult UK party promoters release a compilation of exclusive material from artists they have worked with over the years. Features music from the likes of...
                                                  • – Four Tet - Scythe Master
                                                  • – Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Mantra
                                                  • – Jane Paknia - Glimmers (John Wizards Remix)
                                                  • – Sylvan Esso - Hey Mami (Live)
                                                  • – John Wizards & Nzaramba Jean Thierry (ras magic) - Rwangaguhunga
                                                  • 1. – Four Tet - Scythe Master
                                                  • 2. – Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Mantra
                                                  • 3. – Jane Paknia - Glimmers (John Wizards Remix)
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                                                  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....
                                                    The Haunted TrailClassic Tales Of The Rambling Wild
                                                    A remarkable blood-soaked stranger upends the lives of two Lake District ramblers; a lonely tavern offers its guests something much more disturbing than...
                                                      Discovering the Folklore of Plants
                                                      To primitive man the whisper and movement of leaves and the silent unfolding of flowers were proofs of life and power, and their regeneration was a promise...
                                                        A NovelGirls Against God
                                                        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...
                                                          Wayward Lives, Beautiful ExperimentsIntimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queen Radicals
                                                          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...
                                                            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....
                                                              Remembered for a WhileNick Drake
                                                              The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nick's...
                                                                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....
                                                                        Art MonstersUnruly Bodies In Feminist Art
                                                                        For decades, feminist artists have confronted the problem of how to tell the truth about their experiences as bodies. Queer bodies, sick bodies, racialised...
                                                                          Weird WalkWanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
                                                                          The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain's strange and ancient places, to...
                                                                            FemalesBy Andrea Long Chu
                                                                            “Everyone is female, and everyone hates it.”So begins Andrea Long Chu’s genre-defying investigation into sex and lies, desperate artists and reckless...
                                                                              Notes on GriefBy Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
                                                                              On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria. In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text,...
                                                                                The City and Its Uncertain WallsBy Haruki Murakami
                                                                                When a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead...
                                                                                  Empire Roller DiscoPhotographs by Patrick D. Pagnano
                                                                                  Brooklyn’s Empire Rollerdrome opened its doors in 1941 and soon became the borough’s premier destination for recreational and competitive roller skating....
                                                                                    Play It As It LaysBy Joan Didion
                                                                                    A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society...
                                                                                      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.
                                                                                        • Original Book (400g)£10.00
                                                                                          Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK paperback
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