A couple of years back, UK-based House DJ Jerry Frempong’s wife Katie was doing a spring clean at the family home. At the bottom of the garden, amongst...
Another album of musical excellence compiled by If Music's Jean-Claude for the excellent and massively collectible 'You Need This' series. This release...
Waaju & Majid Bekkas’s ‘Alouane’ stands as testament for creation and collaboration even in the most challenging of times. Whilst it becomes increasingly...
Compiled by the London DJ and promoter duo of husband and wife team, the Handson Family, as part of the massively important If Music presents: You Need...
BBE reissue this mega-rare, sought-after gem from the Strata inc archives by Detroit native Larry Nozero! ‘Time’ was the last to be released from Strata...
Another monster Japanese jazz compilation via BBE! For this release, they focus on the output of the Nippon Columbia label in their golden era of '68 to...
Celebrating two decades of IF Music's curation of Black music through its record shop, a thriving website, album reissues and compilations in collaboration...
In the debut EP 'We Are The Ones/Fire/Forever', Chicago DJ legend Rahaan collaborates with an incredibly talented group of musicians, including Marcus...
Originally released in 1976 on the Swiss label Delta Production, Contrast is a highly collectible and very rare example of Swiss Jazz that is now re-issued...
BBE reissue this sought-after oddity from Detroit jazz troupe, Sphere features an extended version of the track ‘Spitfire’ and two previously unreleased...
Jazzanova reimagine classics from the great Detroit jazz label, Strata! Features their versions of gems from the likes of The Lyman Woodard Organization,...
Originally released in 1982 on the short-lived Lyncell Records imprint, BBE reissue the brilliant and ultra-rare album ‘African Sunset’ by South African...
Making his BBE debut in 2017 with compilation album 'Language Of Tamborines', described by The Vinyl Factory as “ancestral, evocative and visceral”,...
YOU NEED THIS!! The Shining marks the reunion of J Dilla & BBE, who released Welcome 2 Detroit, J Dilla’s debut album. The Shining serves as showcase...
New 20th anniversary edition of Soul Jazz Records' long out-of-print Miami Sound: Rare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida, 1967-74.
This album had been...
It's that time of year again and as we've all been good boys and girls, Santa's little helpers have delivered at SOTU's door an annoymous special one-off...
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Tough, computerised, house futurism from one of Detroit's finest producers, Omar S delivers the long awaited follow up to his 2005 'Just...
Super funky Herbie Hancock spin-off project featuring the musicians from his classic 'Headhunters' album. Includes the ultimate funk track "God Made Me...
We can't recommend this one enough! An epic remix/rework album, re-imagining tracks from King Midas Sound's enthralling debut album 'Waiting For You'.
'Without...
Another superb compilation of rare African music from Sound Way Records with a 16 page booklet full of loads of notes and photos. This album focusses on...
14 tracks, post-Jackson 5 but before Michael's solo career, some stormin funk and disco tracks here, from 'Blame It On The Boogie' to 'Show You The Way...
Pat Kelly possesses one of the great soul voices to come out of Jamaica. Influenced by the fantastic American singer Sam Cook, Pat Kelly could ride over...
Hyperdub boss Steve Goodman aka Kode9 has compiled this heavyweight mix of tunes that have been weighing down his Dj box for the last six months. True...