Actress Karma & Desire

The Swedish pop troupe's debut for Ninja Tune "is the sound of a band going back to basics and falling back in love with their instruments: drums, bass, keyboards, harp, guitar and voice, to produce some of their most focussed and inarguably best music to date."

Floating Points releases his third LP, 'Crush' via Ninja Tune. This album realises more club-ready, darker material, inspired by experimenting with the complex Buchla modular synth system.

Singer, songwriter and producer Jordan Rakei returns to Ninja Tune with his third album, 'Origin'. Contemporary electronic soul and recommended if you're a Sampha, Tom Misch etc. fan!

Debut album from Canadian DJ and producer Jayda G - follows strong releases on her own labels, JMG Recordings and Freakout Cult with DJ Fett Burger.

For this anticipated collaboration LCO recorded material before being sent to Actress to work his magic on. 'LAGEOS' also features LCO interpretations of classic Actress tracks such as ‘N.E.W.’ and ‘Hubble’.

Illum Sphere’s 2016 album “Glass” was a focussed statement from the DJ and producer - a poised reflection on detachment and an assertion of his many talents. Now Glass has been reworked across two fresh 12” releases via Ninja Tune. For the second 12”, album cut ‘Red Glass’ is partnered with Hieroglyphic Being’s remix of the same track - following the release of his much sought after and critically acclaimed album for Technicolour Records, he provides a tranced out dispersion of the original. It shares it’s slab of wax with Beau Wanzer’s remake of ‘Fuel The Fire’ - the original becoming a stuttering, looping rhythm of brooding intensity. Limited to 500 copies!!!! 

Simon Green aka Bonobo returns with his sixth album, the masterful, magisterial “Migration” – a record which cements his place in the very highest echelons of electronic music and beyond. By turns lush, manic, beautiful, melancholy, joyful, packed with both emotion and technical skill, this is perhaps his most ambitious attempt yet to capture the very textures of human existence in his work - Life's up and downs, loud, quiet and beautiful moments!

Bumpin' funk and house bombs from Seven Davis Jr - his eagerly awaited long-playing debut! Features the single 'Good Vibes' in collaboration with Julio Bashmore. 

2xCD version comes with tracks 1 to 10 plus four bonus tracks:

'Deep Space' / 'Galaxy' / 'Stars' / 'Dimensions'

2xLP version comes with tracks 1 to 10 plus five alternative bonus tarcks:

'Karma' / 'Try Me (I'll Funk You)' / 'Options' / 'Luv' / 'Honestly'

Reissue of The Cinematic Orchestra's revered and in-demand 2007 album 'Ma Fleur'

Romare exercises his passion for African American forms, from jazz to juke, and for collage based production methods on this new LP for Ninja Tune! 

Raffertie drops his most consummate release to date. The threads of house, hip hop and 'bass music' are gathered and fused into a more ambitious body; folding pop elements into his permanently wide-eyed, and buoyant production.

'Telas' is Nicolas Jaar's 6th full length, experimental opus, following 'Cenizas' from earlier in 2020.

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!

Recorded in May 1978, a few weeks before DNA entered the studio with Brian Eno for the essential No New York sessions, 'You and You' is this legendary No Wave trio's sole single and features original lineup with Arto Lindsay (guitar / vocals), Robin Crutchfield (keyboards) and Ikue Mori (drums). 'You and You' captures the anti-movement of No Wave: clearly defined and purposely oblique with traditional rock instrumentation completely destroying rock 'n' roll in two minutes or less. This first-time vinyl reissue comes with original sleeve design. Limited edition clear vinyl.

Ace label showcase featuring jazz, broken-beat and soul from the likes of Mark De Clive-Lowe, Sly5thAve, J-Felix and more!

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Hypnotic and addictive rare Benin Afro 45 - sublime tune!

Unplayed original Benin Afro-Funk 45

Ancestral Afro-Venezuelan rhythms meet futuristic Latin jazz, raw funk and Afrobeat on Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos’ exhilarating new ‘Bichos’ album for Olindo Records. Venezuelan bassist Raúl Monsalve leads an all-star ensemble of contemporary, musical trailblazers including “the voice of Venezuela” Betsayda Machado, singer Luzmira Zerpa and drummer Dave De Rose. Stunning release!

VINYL FACTORY COMPILATION OF THE YEAR 2020!!!

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LIMITED EDITION COMES WITH FREE GRAPHIC STORY!

Soul Jazz Records’ new Black Riot: Early Jungle, Rave and Hardcore is a brand new collection of heavyweight ragga-influenced hardcore jungle tracks from the early 1990s. Dark and heavy!

Featuring classic and seminal tracks from the likes of Levictus and Krome &Time, alongside a host of rare and little-known ragga & junglist hardcore tunes from the likes of Babylon Timewarp’s hypnotic Durban Poison, Rhythm for Reasons’ mad ‘The Smokers Rhythm’, The Freaky rave-y breakbeat sound of ‘Time and Age,’ Trip One’s super dark ‘Snowball’ and loads more!

Expect super heavy basslines, equally heavy twisted Amen drum loops, even heavier ragga vocals! Original jungle style - roots and culture - from the earliest days of drum and bass.

Included with the album is a free limited-edition graphic mini-novel “Black Riot: The Mysterons save Planet Earth from the Xatheroid Angels.” This is the third collaboration between Soul Jazz Records and writer/illustrator Paulo Parisi, the highly respected author of graphic books on Jean Michel Basquiat and John Coltrane.

This new graphic story continues the story of black electronic dance music – this time set around the birth of Jungle and continues onwards from Soul Jazz’s earlier ‘Invasion of the Killer Mysterons’ (Jamaican electronic Dub, co-compiled by Kevin Martin (The Bug)) and Mysterons Invade the Jackin’ Zone (about Chicago Acid & Experimental House).

Super-limited new 1000 copies special ox-blood red vinyl edition!

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It's a big one ... Absolutely stunning second album from Trees Speak new on Soul Jazz Records.

Trees Speak’s new album ‘Shadow Forms’ is a blend of 1970s German electronic and ‘motorik’ Krautrock instrumentals (think Harmonia, Can, Cluster, Popul Vuh, Neu!), haunting and powerful 1960s & 1970s soundtracks (think Italian prog-rock Goblin and John Carpenter horror movies, Morricone and existential John Barry spy movies), together with a New Nork no wave electronic synth and guitar analogue DIY-ness (think Suicide, anything on Soul Jazz’s New York Noise series or Eno's New York No Wave)!

Trees Speak’ segue together all these elements into ‘Shadow Forms,’ which follows on from their critically-acclaimed debut LP ‘Ohms,’ released on Soul Jazz Records less than six months ago.

Trees Speak are Daniel Martin Diaz and Damian Diaz from Tucson, Arizona and their music often draws on the cosmic night-time magic of Arizona’s natural desert landscapes. ‘Trees Speak’ relates to the idea of future technologies storing information and data in trees and plants - using them as hard drives – and the idea that Trees communicate collectively.

Trees Speak - Shadow Forms:

Records of the week-Drift/Album of the week-Resident/Album of the week-Norman/Records of the Year-South/Albums of the Year-Concrete Island/Albums of the month-Reveal/Albums of the Year-Piccadilly/Albums of the Year-Buzzsaw

Oneohtrix Point Never returns with a nostalgic homage to radio culture is this immersive experience, 'Magic Oneohtrix Point Never'.

Superb compilation of contemporary jazz from the richly fertile scene in South Africa!

Rhythm Section International release this peerless jazz and broken beat album from the excellent The Colours That Rise duo! Mind, spirit and body music featuring guest spots from Andrew Ashong and Yazmin Lacey. Essential release!

Rhythm Section International reissue this infectious, hip hop infused contemporary jazz debut from Vels Trio. 'Yellow Ochre' was released on Total Refreshment Centre back in 2017 and originals now fetch second hand prices of £100+! Features an exclusive bonus track 'Yellow Ochre Pt.1 (Footshooter Remix)'.

Second round of music from the 90s archive of Satoshi & Makoto released via Young Marco's Safe Trip label!

For this anticipated collaboration LCO recorded material before being sent to Actress to work his magic on. 'LAGEOS' also features LCO interpretations of classic Actress tracks such as ‘N.E.W.’ and ‘Hubble’.

Lee Bannon has a phenomenal level of output. Furthermore the quality of his work is consistently of a high standard. As if that is not enough, this artist also has the ability to conquer multiple genres by constantly changing his style with devastating effect. And so, Bannon continues his quest of morphism, this time for Ninja Tune, with a LP of ambient, atmospherica, drone and glitch. His beat work is almost absent on this album but in its place is a world of texture and moods that are both deep and rich. Another release to applaud from this innovative producer!

Keith Rowe is the Keith of Keith And Tex. They had a massive hit with 'Stop That Train' produced by Derrick Harriott. That was the Rock Steady era. By the mid-seventies Keith was solo and did a nice recut of 'Tonight' recorded in America and produced by himself.
A move back to Jamaica - connected him up with Lee Perry. Old Scratch was making a name for himself again and was involved in a three way studio battle with Channel One and Joe Gibbs - looking for a new sound. Keith's 'Groovy Situation' was one a great example of this. Although it seems it never gained a release in Jamaica.

Rare ECM original vinyl w/ Jan Garbarek and John McLaughlin

Music From Memory focus "on music which was initially created for or inspired by dance and performance. Created as a dialogue with the avant-garde and highly experimental work in dance, theatre and art evolving at the time, the music was in turn at times greatly innovative." Featuring music by European composers that was released in the mid/late 80s and early 90s.

**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 of musicians and film directors to this day.

'Morricone Segreto' is an acid-tinged sonic journey through mysterious voices, fuzz guitars, airy strings, eerie synths and modern grooves from the Academy award-winning composer who was always ahead trends, dictating style in his own way.

Originally released in 1985, Pedro Lima's 'Maguidala' draws on elements of Sao Toméan rumba and puxa – a fusion of traditional São Toméan rhythms with Angolan rebita – and soukous-inspired guitar rhythms.

From Mexico’s most established and prolific jazz musician, Brownswood release new material from Tino Contreras, ‘La Noche de los Dioses’. A kaleidoscope of evolving and shifting spiritual rumination about life and humanity - contemporary jazz themes in 3/4 rhythm.

Finally available on vinyl at last! The first volume of Budgie’s contributions to 'The Good Book I and II" featuring his gospel-sampling collaborations with The Alchemist and includes appearances from J.Rocc, Action Bronson, Aston Matthews and Mick Luter!

Tropical bass duo Dengue Dengue Dengue condense their operations to DNGDNGDNG on these four immediate club tracks for On The Corner!

Detroit techno pioneer, Jeff Mills in collusion with the late legendary Afro-beat drummer, Tony Allen - on Blue Note!

Hard to get 1987 cut by Detroit techno legend Thomas Barnett (co-writer of the Transmat classic 'Nude Photo'). Features a Juan Atkins remix!