In the early 1970s the island of Jamaica, and in particular its reggae musicians, developed a love affair with small Japanese motor bikes. Honda bikes...
Beautiful, mesmerising jazz music that meditates on modern classical and ambient traditions from the hugely talented, London-based talent, cktrl. Check...
Soul Jazz Records are releasing this first ever collection of the pioneering British reggae Lovers Rock group Brown Sugar including rare singles, dubs...
What do Tyler the Creator, Mantronix, Stetsasonic, DJ Shadow, Eric B and Rakim, Brand Nubian, Jay-Z and N.W.A. have in common?
What do UK Apachi and...
'Ajo Se Po' is the third album by alto-saxophonist and percussionist Kevin Haynes, released with his band Grupo Elegua. The album integrates musical elements...
In the midst of the UK house rave-olution of the early-’90s, London’s V4 Visions imprint documented the confluence of street soul, deep house, swingbeat,...
His third and most adventurous record to date, 'Here And There' is a conscious exploration and deep dive into the waters of life; complex yet harmonious...
Tufnell Park grime and P-Funk meet art-school disco and rock avant-gardism, UK hip hop, African roots and rembetica, horror soundtracks and jazz: with...
Cinematic-style breakbeat business in the 70s tradition - tough! The Cromagnon Band finally drop their album debut! Tense 'cop show' style funk and scene-setting...
Two key tracks taken from Sorgini's 1974 holy grail 'Zoo Folle' TV soundtrack album - a psych-funk masterpiece for you b-boys and b-girls! Loaded with...
Slum Village MC, Elzhi, drops a carefully crafted mix of psychedelic instrumentation and whirlwind lyricism - entirely produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow,...
Three killer re-routings of Detroit style machine funk into raw, old-school, hip-hop and house rhythms. Awesome, experimental club material from the ever...
London-based composer/bassist, Daniel Casimir returns with his solo debut album Boxed In, a dynamic collision of pulsing modern jazz and orchestral instrumentation....
Harmonious Thelonious gets into gear under his WHILE MY SEQUENCER GENTLY WEEPS guise and offers an EP of tightly produced micro-dub and clanking, industrial...
Mala and Joe Armon-Jones unite on A Way Back; a five track collaborative project that calls back the golden age of dubstep, released on Armon-Jones’...
'Jazz Codes' uses free jazz as a starting point but the collection continues the recent turn in Moor Mother's multifaceted catalog toward more melody,...
An American kosmiche music gem from Pneumatic Tubes aka Jesse Chandler (Midlake/Mercury Rev). 'A Letter From TreeTops' is a "paean to the wild landscapes...
A stone-cold CLASSIC tune!Simply one the most soulful New Orleans tunes EVER to come out on record from Eddie Bo vocalist Inell Young.
Rare as...New...
**Features the amazing gospel/boogie anthem 'Holy Ghost' by Eddie Holman!**
The latest in If Music's 'You Need This' series links with cult Dutch record...