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The Cromagnon Band Mode

BBE

Jazz, Electronic , Funk/Soul

LP BBE787ALP£31.99
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1. Wilderland
2. Bad Night
3. Contrary Motion
4. Phrygia
5. Crooked Usage
6. Fate/No Fate
7. Sky Burial
8. Hadley's Hope
9. Mandelbrot
10. Not Nothing

Cromagnon Band's Mode is a deeply immersive journey into instrumental creativity, crafted through a unique process of live jamming and reverse engineering. The trioidrummer Tom Watt, bassist Lenny Walker, and multi-instrumentalist Bert Pageitake grooves from their favourite tracks, jam until something fresh emerges, then reshape it into fully produced pieces. The result is a psychedelic blend of dark funk, Nordic psych/jazz, boom-bap hip-hop breaks and riff-heavy rock reminiscent of early Black Sabbath. With no specific narrative, Mode leaves room for listeners to interpret and create their own mental imagery. Its sound is cinematic, layered, and transcendental, showcasing the band's broad musical influences and love for sonic experimentation. This second album, and their debut release on BBE Music, is a testament to their live jamming technique and musical pedigree, with Bert Page's Moog and Rhodes providing rich textures alongside his sax and clarinet. Mode is a must-listen for fans of boundary-pushing instrumental music.

Other Releases on BBE

J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol. 5 BBE

There has been no shortage of excavations from Japanese jazz in recent years, a steady stream of reissues and compilations that have turned what was once...

Compilations Jazz

– Aoyama Gakuin 101 - Fervor
– Hideo Ichikawa - On The Trade Wind
– Toshiyuki Honda & Burning Waves - Eastern Legacy
– Masura Imada - World Line
– Christal Zine - Rai Rai
– Masahiko Sata Trio & Akira Miyazawa - Nijimasu
– Hot Session - Run After
– Seechi Nakamura Quintet - Judy's Samba
– Yasuhiro Kohno - My Favorite Things
– Masahiko Sato's Garandoh - (History Of Jazz)
– Mile & Half - Mile & Half
– Mikio Masuda - Sonic Barrier
– Tomoki Takahashi Meets Elvin Jones - Another Soil
– Motohiko Hino Quartet - Olive's Step

1. – Aoyama Gakuin 101 - Fervor
2. – Hideo Ichikawa - On The Trade Wind
3. – Toshiyuki Honda & Burning Waves - Eastern Legacy
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3×LP BBE794CLP£36.99
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2×CD BBE794CCD£21.99
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Brian Jackson Now More Than Ever BBE

American keyboardist and songwriter Brian Jackson, long entwined with Gil Scott-Heron's radical soul canon, revisits that repertoire with a sprawling cast...

Funk/Soul

– Poetic Sands (feat Wes Felton - Interlude)
– It's Your World (feat Raheem DeVaughn & J Ivy)
– We Almost Lost Detroit (feat Moodymann)
– The Bottle (feat Omar)
– Peace Go With You Brother (feat Raheem DeVaughn)
– Beautiful Dame (feat Raquel Ra Brown)
– Lady Day & John Coltrane (feat Rahsaan Patterson)
– The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (feat Black Thought)
– Addiction (feat Raquel Ra Brown - Interlude)
– Home Is Where The Hatred Is (feat Lisa Fischer)
– Madison Avenue (feat Raheem DeVaughn)
– Is That Jazz? (feat Rahsaan Patterson)
– More Than Ever (feat Raquel Ra Brown - interlude)
– Now More Than Ever
– Home Is Where The Hatred Is
– Moonshine (feat Carl Cornwell - Live)
– Racetrack In France (feat Josh Milan & J Ivy & Moodymann)
– Winter In America (feat Rich Medina)
– New York City

1. – Poetic Sands (feat Wes Felton - Interlude)
2. – It's Your World (feat Raheem DeVaughn & J Ivy)
3. – We Almost Lost Detroit (feat Moodymann)
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DJ Amir presents Strata Records: The Sound of Detroit Vol. 2 BBE

DJ Amir takes another deep dive into the back catalogue of Detroit's legendary Strata Records to curate a 2nd volume in his Strata Records – The Sound...

Jazz Compilations

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3×LP BBE786CLP£33.99
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Ronnie Herel Presents Neo Soul Sessions Volume 2 BBE

Blues and Soul Award winner and double MOBO Awards nominee Ronnie Herel is back with his 2nd volume of his excellent compilation series Neo-Soul Sessions....

Funk/Soul

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2×LP BBE816CLP£29.99
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Jay Dee Welcome To Detroit: Instrumentals (Special Edition)BBE

Detroit's Jay Dee flipped the script in 2001 with Welcome 2 Detroit, launching BBE's Beat Generation run and marking his first solo statement after years...

Hip-Hop

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2×LP BBEBGLPI001B£30.99
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IF Music presents: You Need This - World Jazz Grooves Volume 2 (Compiled by Jean-Claude & Victor Kiswell)BBE

The collaboration between BBE Music and If Music continues with another excellent compilation in the ongoing If Music Presents series with this 2nd volume...

Jazz Compilations

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2×LP BBE585CLP£29.99
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The Best of Asona Records BBE

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...

Compilations African

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New 2×LP BBE791CLP£30.99
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Larry Nozero featuring Dennis Tini Time BBE

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...

Jazz

– Reflections of My Past
– Tony
– Chronicle of the Murdered House Part 1
– Impressions of My Lady

1. – Reflections of My Past
2. – Tony
3. – Chronicle of the Murdered House Part 1
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2×LP BBE685ALP£30.00
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IF Music presents You Need This: If Music Is 20 compiled by Jean-Claude BBE

Celebrating two decades of IF Music's curation of Black music through its record shop, a thriving website, album reissues and compilations in collaboration...

Jazz Compilations

– Tamar Osborn - Sunday Sea Improvisation
– Christine Schaller - Fidji
– Emanative, Liz Elensky - Fall In To Me (Alternate Version)
– Atilla Engin Group - Turkish Showbiz
– Tenderlonious - Dennison Point
– Sylvain Kassap - Adelie (For Lady D.)
– Ola Szmidt - We Are Not Invisible
– Greetje Bijma Kwintet - Big Kalimba
– Sarathy Korwar - At the Speed of Light

1. – Tamar Osborn - Sunday Sea Improvisation
2. – Christine Schaller - Fidji
3. – Emanative, Liz Elensky - Fall In To Me (Alternate Version)
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2×LP BBE711CLP£30.00
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Illa J No Traffic BBE

J Dilla’s little brother Illa J makes his hotly anticipated debut on BBE music.

Hip-Hop

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2×LP BBE732ALP£34.00
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Rahaan presents The Ones We Are The Ones / Fire / Forever BBE

In the debut EP 'We Are The Ones/Fire/Forever', Chicago DJ legend Rahaan collaborates with an incredibly talented group of musicians, including Marcus...

Disco

– We Are The Ones
– Fire
– Forever

1. – We Are The Ones
3. – Fire
4. – Forever
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12" EP BBE733ELP£19.00
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J&F Quintet Contrast BBE

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...

Jazz

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LP BBE728ALP£36.00
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Jazzanova Strata Records: The Sound of Detroit — Reimagined By Jazzanova BBE

Jazzanova reimagine classics from the great Detroit jazz label, Strata! Features their versions of gems from the likes of The Lyman Woodard Organization,...

Jazz

– Introduction & Lost My Love
– Creative Musicians

1. – Introduction & Lost My Love
2. – Creative Musicians
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2×LP BBE690ALP£33.00
Deluxe, heavyweight sleeve
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CD BBE690ACD£15.00
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Eric Kol Today BBE

BBE reissued this rare Nigerian disco/boogie gem by soulful vocalist Eric Kol, arranged by The Funkees legend, Jake Sollo!

African

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2×LP BBE487ALP£22.99
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Kabasa African Sunset BBE

Originally released in 1982 on the short-lived Lyncell Records imprint, BBE reissue the brilliant and ultra-rare album ‘African Sunset’ by South African...

African

– Rainbow Children
– Mafeteng
– African Sunset
– Feeling Of The 60's
– Walking In The Jungle
– Awundiva
– Happy To Be Me
– Sengiyesaba

1. – Rainbow Children
2. – Mafeteng
3. – African Sunset
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Gabriele Poso Awakening BBE

Making his BBE debut in 2017 with compilation album 'Language Of Tamborines', described by The Vinyl Factory as “ancestral, evocative and visceral”,...

Funk/Soul

– Playa 80
– Awakening
– Cumbanchero
– Adorando
– Everybody Loves The Sunshine
– Words Never Work
– The Night Falls
– Mi Amigo
– Repulse Bay
– Sotto Il Campanile
– Otro Barrio
– 6 In 4
– Words Never Work (extended version)

1. – Playa 80
2. – Awakening
3. – Cumbanchero
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LP BBE450ALP£24.99
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KENNY MANN JR & LIQUID PLEASURE BAND TIN TOP (PT. 1&2 + KON EDIT) EXLUSIVE EDITS BY MASTER DJ KON (RSD 16)BBE

12" - £9.99 Taken from 'Off Track Vol. 3', 'Tin Top' provides yet another reminder of why Kon is revered almost as much for his music knowledge and...

Funk/Soul