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HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE “Heritage” (choice cuts) EP $20
- man it took me AGES to find this 12″, but I will never stop diggin - for you! Here tis, it is really a hypnotic release this time with one of my favourite ever cuts on it….”Water Gets No Enemy” from Fela Kuti covered on it - sublime! It is a 5 track ep all covers. Seemingly on a continuous touring schedule and therefore not able to write any new material, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble nonetheless found time to record these five versions in Dublin late in 2009. The EP takes in Hypno-tized remakes of hip hop, Afro-beat, pop and indie gems, creating something special. The EP opens with “Prelude”, a version of Jay Z’s “Kingdom Come Overture”, before dropping into an inspired version of “Moments In Love by Art Of Noise (”Moments”) - a definite bomb for the bar / beach / BBQ. “Spottie” takes on Outkast’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” in a skanking reggae style, while “Rainbows” delivers a remake of the Madlib & MF DOOM track, actually scored for HBE by Mos Def! Lastly we get Water”, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm gooooood.

SEU JORGE AND ALMAZ S/T (Now again) 2LP and CD  $36  and $30
- Listening to this remarkable album for the first time you’ll surely be struck first by the deep, soul-piercing voice of that great Brazilian singer, Seu Jorge. Yes: he’s a singer first and foremost. Many may know him as an actor for his screen-stealing performances in the likes of Wes Anderson’s ‘The Life Aquatic’ and Fernando Meirelles’ ‘City Of God’ but Seu has known since he was a child that we was destined to sing. He’s a Brazilian singer who speaks the truth through samba. But this project is about a band: Almaz. Drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from the stalwart Nação Zumbi; bassist and composer Antonio Pinto from the soundstages of movies starring Seu Jorge. They came together naturally to record a song for a Walter Salles film; they enjoyed the experience so much that they recorded an entire album of music that inspired them. Songs famous within the Brazilian diaspora (Tim Maia, Jorge Ben) mesh with classic American (Roy Ayers, Michael Jackson) and European (Kraftwerk, Cane And Abel) soul songs begging for a bit of psychedelic samba. They enlisted producer and fellow Brazileiro Mario C. (Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson) to put the finishing touches on the project. Their album is both warm and dark; psychedelic and yet grounded, uplifting but at times somber.

MAYER HAWTHORNE  “Need You” (Stones throw) 12″ $20
- Mayer Hawthorne explains the story behind this record: ‘I met producer Nottz at Nightlife’s Dilla Tribute in LA and we just kept in contact. I had always been a fan of Nottz since the 90s. He sent me a bunch of beats and at first I had no idea what to do with any of them, but eventually it hit me. I sang a hook for him on his album as well. The song is a cover of a cat named Otis Leavill which is one of my all time favourite soul sides, but relatively unknown 45. I don’t think Nottz even knew it. I actually even made up some of the words because no one could make out what he said in the original. ha! When Nottz sent me that batch - that particular beat stood out. It had the same chord progression as the Otis Leville, so I just went with it.’ Includes vocal and instrumental versions. Limited one-sided 12″ with 12″x12″ insert - the B-side features a laser etching by Miami illistrator Freegums.

DEE EDWARDS “Why Can’t There Be Love (Pilooski Reedit)” (originals) 7″ $15
- After being featured on the latest Adidas Originals advert a rush of diggin’ followed. People eventually found that it was the classic from Dee Edwards ‘Why Can’t There Be Love’. Added to that it was also fairly recently featured on Gilles Peterson’s ‘Digs America Vol 2′ album, although remastered. Here you get it ona new crisp 7″ pressing in the Original Mix form and also a superb Re Edit from Pilooski. Highly limited pressing of just 300, and NO REPRESS…high demand already for these SOLD OUT! I will try for the Ubiquity 12″ version!

MULATU ASTATKE / NAS & DAMIEN MARLEY “Yegelle Tezeta” (originals) 7″ $15
- Second release from the new and highly limited Originals. Limited Pressing of just 300 on this one, and NO REPRESSES.Featuring Mulatu Astatke’s ‘Yegelle Tezeta’ and then a mash up of the same track featuring NAS & Damian Marley on the flip. Infectious isn’t the half of this one!!!

AFROZEN ORCHESTRA “Future Afrobeat / Tongana” (soultronic) 7″ $14
- Two tracks 7″ by Afro zen Orchestra. “Future Afrobeat” is heavy on percussion and saxes, propelled from the start by a firey groove, and topped by a bit of chanted vocals. “Tongana” follows with a bit more electronics nestled in the mix next to the acoustic elements. Great full colour artwork on the sleeve as well!

WHATS NEXT SYNDICATE feat REAL FAKE MC / LS BRIGANDES “What i Spray” (soultronik) 7″ $14
- Funky electro hip hop with a nod to the old school. The remix on the flip features some heavy sub bass, also with great cover art!

SOWETO DISCO SPECIAL (sofrito) 12″ $20
- Disaster!! In 8 years of rocking the Northside, I have never had records damaged in transit until now! Of the 20 I ordered, only 3 are fine, the rest got touched by heat! Please run, hurry, hustle! New limited edition series from Sofrito: Sofrito Super Singles, which will bring to light the finest reissues of rare and forgotten tropical dancefloor sounds. The debut release celebrates the Afro-disco and boogie scene of South Africa, - where Salsoul meets Soweto. The three track EP features Teaspoon & The Waves - led by veteran alto player Teaspoon Ndelu. They released one album in 1980, covering a mix of disco and funk sounds for the SA dancefloors. “Oh Yeh Soweto” is a cheeky version of Lamont Dozier’s “Going Back To My Roots” - changing the lyrics and toughening up the beats, but with the same killer riffs. “Saturday Night Special” is from the same LP, a spaced out Afro-disco groove with excellent percussion and psychedelic synths, re-edited by the Sofrito team. The B-side features a track by the Nzimande Allstars - another mysterious group of session musicians. The drawn out groove of “Highway Sporo Disco” fuses a heavy disco backing with jive guitar and stellar horns and organ for a unique taste of the underground sound of the Cape.

MATTY FRESH “The Ginza Crime library” (blue corner Records) CD $20
- The idea for The Ginza Crime Library came not only from Matty’s love for Japan, but also from his passion for cult Japanese movies such as “Brother”, “Hanabi”, “Battle Royale”, “Violent Cop” and of course Beat Takeshi’s catalogue. After fusing his fascination of the Japanese Yakuza culture with his vast understanding of Japanese people, the language and music, he decided to put his fingers to the pads and work on The Ginza Crime Library; a uniquely themed concept album that would conceive a soundtrack to the ultimate crime movie that doesn’t exist. While working at Brisbane’s iconic Rocking Horse records, Matty passed on a rough demo of the project to long time friend DJ Sheep. After one listen, Sheep immediately called up Matty and signed him to his label, Blue Corner Records. The rest is funky history…..

MAKER vs NOW AGAIN (now again) CD $30
- Chicago-area beatsmith MAker marks his Now-Again Records debut with Maker Vs. Now Again an entry in the same “music-library” series that saw the release of limited edition (and often not-for-sale) albums like Oh No Vs. Now-Again and Koushik Vs. Now-Again. A boom-bap era hip hop exercise in dusty drum breaks and two bar loops, this accessible series of tracks was clearly made for easy synchronization. It comes packaged in a “mini-LP” thick cardboard “tip-on” sleeve. Only 1000 copies of this CD were manufactured.

ARP 101 “Dead Leaf / Warriors / Galactic” (eglo) 12″ $20
- Eglo Records latest signing ARP 101 (named after something complicated to do with tiny background galaxies apparently) injects a little star dust and dark matter into some much needed sun powered wonky electro-funk head nod. Dripping in metallic, liquid synths and propelled by a bumping sub the drums crunch, click and pop making the track sound like it’s bouncing its way down Crenshaw Blvd. If you love Dam-Funk, Onra’s recent output or much of the wonky-hop sound on Fat City or All City Dublin, then this is an absolute must.

THROWING SNOW “Un Vingt / Cronos” (ho tep) 12″ $20
- Ho_Tep proudly present the debut release from young UK producer Ross Tones aka Throwing Snow. His sound is an amalgamation of dusty samples, crunchy electronics and swirling analog synths… with an added sprinkling of digital age software. Reminiscent to the sonic landscapes created by likes of Martyn, Four Tet and Flying Lotus, Throwing Snows wonderfully textured and colorful style owes as much to the future as it does the past. Un Vingt/Cronos will be the first release on Alexander Nuts (Eglo/Rinse Fm) new label Ho_Tep. Whilst still being 110% committed to Eglo (Floating Points/Funkineven/Fatima/Shuanise etc), Ho_Tep has been set up as another platform through which to release exciting new music from new artists no matter what the sound or genre. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for forthcoming Ho_Tep material..

FUNKINEVEN “Heart Pound” (eglo) 12″ $20
- Eglo records reaches it’s tenth release, with another acid dripping banger courtesy of West London’s Funkineven aka Stevie J. Taking things a little harder than on his previous two records, Heart Pound jacks its way across the dancefloor, in a collision of Chi-town and Ldn beat based funk. Another Space comes even harder, drawing on a touch of early rave and hardcore, it’s twenty ten… it just went on a journey before it got here. TIP!

THE SKYLINES “Right track” (sky) CD $10
- local funk out fit, THE SKYLINES, have been getting heaps of gigs around town at the moment. They produced a nice 7 track funk ep to start slinging at the gigs. Coming out of a rock background these boys hit it hard and have big vocals up front. They got sax and tombone up the sleeves and someone playing with their organ, so expect a full funk experience!

MANTECA “Ritmo Sabor” (em) LP $30
- 35 minutes of percussion madness, two vinyl sides of Afro-Cuban funk paradise from renowned legend Manteca! Born and raised in Cuba, Lazaro Pla was a master “bongosero” known world-wide as Manteca. This vinyl reissue of “Ritmo y Sabor”, a mid-70s rarity, will please any and all interested in pure, deep Latin music. Heavy, relentless yet limber bass-driven grooves are the order of the day, featuring Manteca’s percussive extrapolations as well as the irresistible contributions of Nelson ‘El Flaco’ Pardon on timbales and Carlos Patato Valdes on congas. Manteca was a featured performer with pianist Ernesto Lecuona, acknowledged as Cuba’s greatest composer; Manteca’s dazzling work can be found on recordings with Lecuona’s Cuban Boys, as well as sideman work work with other Cuban combos. His recorded output as leader and featured soloist is limited, however, so this LP, with its no-nonsense old-school rootsy production is a blessing, a chance to hear the master in full flight. Monster!

EVOLUTIONARY JASS BAND “Pure light” (jaffe) LP $30
- The Evolutionary Jass Band’s loose approach calls to mind the open-ended spirit which Coltrane adopted in his quintet recordings with Eric Dolphy, and Ornette Coleman in his “Free Jazz” sessions. Similar to that single-track opus, Pure Light is composed of two tracks, one per side and each one markedly different in tone: the first’s focus is on war and destruction, the second celebrates the individual spirit and humanity’s potential. Brown, who plays tenor and soprano saxophones, percussion, and sitar, is joined by drummer Michael Henrickson, double bassist Bob Jones, violist Daphna Kohn, guitarist and pianist Marisa Anderson, cornetist Jesse Johnson, and Christine Denkewalter on alto and tenor saxes, and flute. Just as the group’s first release, Change of Scene, was recorded in two days, Pure Light was laid down in two sessions at the Steele Street Dining Room. As before, the music is raw and unpolished by design, as Brown and co. prefer to let the music be captured spontaneously, rough edges and all, rather than have it sound too polished.

JOHN BAKER “The John Baker Tapes vol 1: Rare and Unreleased Workshop Recordings 1963 - 1974″ (trunk) LP $30
- By the early 1960s John Baker had become a permanent part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop staff, and as one third of the holy trinity of composers (the other two being Delia Derbyshire and David Cain) was working there throughout the golden age of 1960s and early 1970s. The 49 cues on Volume One of this set represent the major body of important work he produced there, and most tracks until now have remained unissued. This is not a reissue, but a collection and 90% of this rare material has not been released until now. Rare archive recordings here reveal his production techniques and highlight his innovative trademark sounds and humour. We have jingles, themes, stings, soundtracks and soundscapes from a wide variety of BBC TV, radio and public information broadcasts as well as exceptionally rare cues from Radiophonic non-broadcast commissions. Highlights include the proto techno opening for Dial M For Murder, the electro jazz intensities of Vendetta and the revealing Woman’s Hour Reading Your Letters archive interview. All classic stuff.

AYETORO: Afrobeat Chronicals vol 1 (Ayetoro) CD $20
- Ayetoro was formed in 1996 by Funsho Ogundipe Nigerian born piano player , arranger and composer. The band is organised as a collective and provides a vehicle for Ogundipe’s creative songwriting. His talents as a composer and arranger have allowed him to surround himself with the best talent he can find. Its the jazzier side of Afrobeat.

CD’s……couple of cheeky’s…

AFRO NIGHT Various CD - great comp of 70’s Afrobeat (tony allen etc) $24
THE ROOTS OF CHICA CD - Psychadelic Cumbias from peru 70’s styles $20
FATAI ROLLING DOLLAR “Papa Rise Again” CD - Nigerian Octagenarian (still procreating!) Nigerian legend ablum from 10 years ago! $20

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SARAVAH SOUL “Cultura Impura” 2LP + CD = $36
WAX POETICS Issue #42 - R&B issue (latest) $16
CALIFORNIA FUNK various CD $30
OH NO “Ethiopium” 2LP $34
FLOATING POINTS “Vaacuum Boogie” 12″ $20
MULATU ASTATKE “Ethio Jazz” LP $30
MODERN ETHIOPIAN INSTRUMNETALS Various $30 - mulatu etc…
MAHMOUD AHMED “Era Mela Mela” LP $30
AFRICA BOOGALOO: LAtinization of West Africa various 2LP $28
LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME  Vol 2 various 2LP $28
LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME Vol 4 various 2LP $28
MARVELLOUS BOY : Calyposo From West Africa Various 2LP $28
MAYER HAWTHORNE “It just aint Gonna Work Out” - heart shaped 7″ $24
JANIS JOPLIN “Greatest Hits” LP $20
JANIS JOPLIN “Farewell Song” LP $20
JANIS JOPLIN “Pearl” LP $20
MOONDOG “Viking Of Sixth Avenue” 2LP $28
BOOGALOO POW WOW various 2LP $28
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE s/t 2LP $28
BARIS MANCO “Live at Taras” LP $20
WACKIES: Creation Dub LP and CD $28 for the vinyl $30 for the cd!!!!!
DUB 12″s - all $18 each..
HORACE ANDY “Money money” 12″
JOY CARD “Boy I Love You” 12″
RHYTHM & SOUND “Music A Fe Rule” 12″
RHYTHM & SOUND “Aerial” 12″
RHYTHM & SOUND “Trace” 12″

Yes,
the Boomerangs are BACK!! Simon is back in town and has about 10 more Boomerangs he made and hand signed, also with a mark from the Latji mob. Beautiful artwork
$30 each….
NEW THANGS
THE BUDOS BAND III (daptone) LP(with download) and CD $30 and $28
- A great third album from Staten Island instrumental funk titans The Budos Band – who’ve brought eclectic inspiration all along and have always colored from a much broader palette of styles than most of their peers – going even further this time out and delivering their best yet! The Daptone House Of Soul blueprint is a big part of the recipe, as it should be. Classic funky soul grit holds it all together and each cut has an unshakable groove, but with that in full effect, the group is free to explore. The Budos horns are as impeccable and communicative as ever, with brass that ranges from classic stateside funk and Afro influences. The percussion (bongos, clave, cowbell and more) is just as broadly thought out and tightly delivered, snakey bass lines, flute and the sometimes secret weapon on Budos Band III, the electric organ – which brings a bit of a garage psyche/funk rock vibe. Truly exceptional work from the one of the best bands of their generation! Includes “Rite Of The Ancients”, “Black Venom”, “River Serpentine”, “Unbroken, Unshaven”, “Nature’s Wrath”, “Golden Dune’s”, “Budo’s Dirge”, “Raja Haje”, “Crimson Skies”, “Mark Of The Unnamed” and “Reppirt Yad” (a funked up Lennon/McC***ney cover…read it backwards, kids).

BEAM UP “Terra Sonica” (beaming) CD $20
- Terra Sonica is Brian May aka DJ Delay aka Beam Up aka Sonical drops his heavy dub basslines on Terra Sonica. Space is the place, and dub is his mission on this new offering and in the best of traditions takes us all by stealth. Dub is not a genre, but studio technique, coupled with a sensitivity to rhythm. Anything and everything can and will be dubbed. In his own words he adds, ““The spirit of dub continues to drive all the music I make. This album takes all those qualities of space, bass, and borderless nature to shape all of the tracks, whether they be afrobeat, electrodancehall, dubstep, downbeat or simply original reggae roots” - be a part of this fantastic LOCAL dub goodness, although he is now based in Germany, we can will him back with crazy sales! Featuring MISTA SAVONA and CASSAWARRIOR as well helping out!  LOCAL PRIDE!!

BILLY MARTIN “Strawberry Soul” (klimt) LP $30
- Originally released in 1970 on Montreal’s Trans-World label, Strawberry Soul is a rare and amazing instrumental deep funk album released by African-American ex-pat trumpeter Billy Martin. Martin also released an album called I Turn You On via Onion Records where his hit “Funky Feelin” also appeared. He was a local star on the Canadian R&B scene for a while, but disappeared without a trace after this amazing release. A big time record…….HOLY GRAIL STATUS

ASIKO “Take A Trip With ASiko” (gorilla sound production) LP $34
- Nigerian group Asiko’s much sought after LP gets a welcome repressing here, Originally only pressed in West Germany (!) their 2 LP’s have reached near mythical status with copies selling on all your favourite second hand record sites for over $600!! Coming off like a seriously heavy Afro version of US Funk, all wah-wah pedals and killer percussion! Quite an obscure release, but if you’re a fan of Afrobeat, Funk, Disco or just great music generally then this is for you … Don’t snooze on this seriously limited repress 500 only..…..RUN …..HOLY GRAIL BUSINESS

FAUST “The Faust Tapes” (ReR) LP $40
- rom the band that led the krautrock genre to glory, Faust’s 1973 Virgin LP is an absolute classic and considered by many to be the band’s best work. Originally released as one 43-min long sound collage, with no track division, it has now been re-mastered and repackaged, with a properly divided and annotated (!) track listing. Limited audiophile edition of 2000 copies on 180 gm virgin vinyl. HOLY GRAIL…

PLACEBO 1973 (cbs) LP $40
- Seminal sounds from Placebo – one of the hippest electric groups going on the European scene of the early 70s, thanks to some great keyboards and electronics from the legendary Marc Moulin! Placebo’s sound here is a unique approach to funky jazz – one that certainly draws from the electric modes of the American scene, and without any of the jamming elements of other Euro fusion groups – but there’s also a touch of rockish inflection at points too – especially in the way the rhythms have a tightly pulsating groove. There’s none of the indulgence of prog, but there’s definitely a lineage going on somewhere in the mix too – and in addition to Moulin’s keyboards, the group also features great horns from Nick Fissette, Alex Socrier, and Richard Rousselet. Beautiful original gatefold artwork - limited to 500  - MORE GRAIL MADNESSSS

JOVEM GUARDA COLPE FINAL - various - Beatfreak & Soul Psych Brasiliero (Maluco Beleza) LP $34
- Influenced by the American rock&roll of the 50s and the British Invasion sounds of the 60s, the Brazil Jovem Guarda movement reached its peak at the mid-Sixties. Lots of singers and bands appeared, some of them finding fame and fortune and turning into mega stars during the next decades. This compilation focuses on the lesser known and often overlooked singles that were released during the Jovem Guarda years, specially from the late 60s and early 70s, when the movement was close to an end. Here you’ll find a superb mix of Brazilian styled groovy, fuzzed-out, psychedelic, soulish and beat sounds. Including famous names like Roberto Carlos, Jerry Adriani, Wanderley Cardoso and obscurities like Jose Roberto, this exciting comp will prove that the Jovem Guarda stars could be as groovy as their Tropicalia counterparts. Remastered sound, liner notes in Portuguese and pictures on back. 500 copies only!

JAZZ BIZNIZ vol 4 (counterpoint) LP $25
- “Jazz Bizniz 4″ has all the hallmarks of previous volumes, which have become an essential purchase for anyone remotely interested in the roots of what is now flippantly referred to as ´nu jazz´. The album covers a wide spectrum of styles, from soul/jazz, modal and funk to African, Latin and even soul and disco sounds. The emphasis is on raw, live performances that have stood the test of time. Whether the tracks were recorded in the 1960´s, 70´s, 80´s, 90´s or in the 2000´s (all these decades are present and correct!), they all have that ´Jazz Bizniz´ flavour.

COURTNEY DOWE “On the Rise / Dancer Blue” (counterpoint) 7″ $12
- “On The Rise” exemplifies Ms Dowe’s raw folk/soul sound. Simple, percussive guitar strumming provide the beat for Courtney’s unusual vocal phrasing and lyrical eloquence. “Dancer Blue” has that quintessential summer vibe- dreamy vocals and warm synths riding over a cool samba rhythm and the right soulful undercurrent.

WORLDS END: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970’s Nigeria PT 1 : VARIOUS (soundway) 3LP $42
- rare psychedelia we’ve heard in a while from anywhere in the world – this one focusing on Afro Rock & psyche from 70s Nigeria – among the greatest releases to date on the Soundway label, which only does great work! The music has the touchstone elements of raw garage funk & rock sounds from around the globe at the time – fuzzed out guitars and organs, searing solos, hard grooving rhythms and passionate vocals. But the guitars and rhythms are uniquely African, too, with highlife and Afrobeat gestures along with the global psychedelic soul sounds. Titles on this first volume of the vinyl include “Oli Nkwu” by Cicada, “All Night Long” by Bongos Ikwue, “Soundway” by Wrinkar Experience, “Eti Ufok” by Ceejebs, “Yem Efe” by Tony Grey Super 7, “Rough Rider” by The Hygrades, and “Mr Bull Dog (45 version)” by The Mebusas – plus vinyl-only cuts “Soul Generation” by Big John Oaikhena, and “Afam Efuna” by The Wings.

WORLDS END: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970’s Nigeria PT 2 : VARIOUS (soundway) 3LP $42
- Titles on this second vinyl volume include “Isi Agboncha” by The Semi Colon, “Egwu Aja” by Ofo The Black Company, “Bullwalk” by The Comrads, “Active Action” by Action 13, “Chokoi & Oreje” by The Elcados, In Concert” by Ofege, and “The World Ends” by The Black Mirrors – plus vinyl-only tracks “Straight To My Heart” by Celstine Nyam & The Voices Of Darkness, and “You’ve Got To Try” by T-Fire. AWESOMENESS!!!

DAARA J FAMILY “School Of Life” (wraase) CD $28
- Downsizing to just the two founding members, the Daara J project took the name of Daara J Family, and went back on tour, fortified by a new creative spirit. Following several collaborations (including playing at Damon Albarn’s Africa Express Project in London and Lagos), Faada Freddy and N’Dongo D began to work on a new album. This album is at last complete, and after listening to it, you realize the full extent of the knowledge this duo have and their incredible ability to unite New York, Dakar, Paris, and Kingston on a mesmerising musical journey which could only belong to them: pure hip hop

UPTOWN FUNK EMPIRE “The Empire Strikes Back” (issamin) CD $24
- This album is huge and it covers all the golden age Groove styles : Boogaloo, Soul, Disco, Boogie, Funk… but the music flows in the hands of a gifted modern producer. Bruno ” Patchworks” Hovart plays bass, keyboards, computers… handling with love all composition, programming, arrangements, vocals…With brilliant vocal featurings by silky Juan Rozoff, Brit-Soul legend Noel Mc Koy at his best, high-voltage divas Ange & Janice… and the funkysoul brother Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart himself on the mic… it’s pure funkiness ! Funky Breaks

ALHAJI SIKIRU AYINDE “Iwa” (klimt) LP $30
- Classic Nigerian fuji music, originally released in 1982 on the Lagos-based Siky Oluyole label. SIKIRU AYINDE, better known by his stage name “ALHAJI (CHIEF) SIKIRU AYINDE BARRISTER,” born in Lagos in 1948, is one of the creators of fuji music, and still a leader in the field. The genre, named by Ayinde after Mt. Fuji in Japan (simply because he liked the sound of the word), was developed in the early seventies when Ayinde, who had sung traditional Muslim music since he was a boy, put together a 25-piece band called the SUPREME FUJI COMMANDERS. Fuji is a percussion-heavy dance music with the free vocals of Muslim ajisari music (sung during Ramadan) accompanied by Hawaiian guitar and the sakara (a tambourine drum), and often featuring upwards of 10 percussionists. It is a mixture of were, juju, apala, and traditional Yoruban praise poems. Ayinde is one of Nigeria’s best known singer / songwriters and was one of the first to take the fuji genre outside of Africa, touring all over Europe, especially in the UK, long before any other fuji musician. DEEP

BLUES AND R&B 45 reissues
all $14

JJ JACKSON “Highway Blues / Oo-Ma-Liddi” (big hit)
POLKA DOT SLIM “A Thing You Gotta Face / Aint Broke Aint Hungry” (instant)
BIG WALTER “Oh No No Blues / Six Weeks Of Misery” (TNT)
PAUL BASCOMB AND HIS ORCHESTRA “Pink Cadillac / Dont Put My Bissness In the Street” (London)
MUDDY WATERS “Diamonds At Your Feet / Sugar Sweet” (chess)
CHUCK BERRY “THe Downbound Train / You Cant Catch Me” (chess)
THE MEDALLIONS “Blowing Through Yokum” (munro)
LAFAYETTE THOMAS “The Thing / Come Back Baby” (trilyte)
JESS AND BUZZY “Going Back To New Orleans / Red Headed Woman” (savoy)
CHARLES WALKER AND TEH BEATNIKS “Got My Eyes On The World / Just Me And You” (rhythm)
KING PERRY “Get Out Of My Face/ Till Your In My Arms Again” (look)
BUDDY LOWE “Goodbye Baby / Run Fast Dont Walk” (treat)
CLIFFORD YOUNG “Chicken Sack Boogie / Want To Jump With You Baby” (apache)
JOHN BRIM “I Would Hate To See You Go / You Got Me Where You Want Me” (chess)
JOHNNY SHINES “Brutal Hearted Woman / Evening Sun” (job)
HARMONICA FRANK “Swamp Root / Step it Up And Go” (chess)
JUKE BOY BARNER “Well Baby / Rock With me Baby” (irma)
GUITAR TOMMY MOORE “I Aint Bothering nobody / Your Car machine” (ultrasonic)

WAREHOUSE FIND

a few ORIGINAL SEALED copies of

FUNKADELIC “One Nation Under A Groove” (warner bros) LP $40
- clean original sealed copies with a small cut out mark on the top left corner.  CLASSIC, classic Funkadelic album, containing both the title track and ‘Maggot Brain’, basically way beyond essential! - these are original sealed copies with an extra 7″ included…

BACK IN STOCK

WAX POETICS #42 (magazine) $16
ALOE BLACC “I Need a Dollar” 12″ - monster!
LEGENDS OF BENIN Various (Africa Analog) 2LP $40
AFRICA BOOGALOO various (honest jons) 2LP $32
MOONDOG “Viking Of Sixth Avenue” (honest jons) 2LP $32
BRAINTICKET “Psychonaut” LP $34
TROPICALIA (soul jazz) 2LP $30 - classic comp)
THE TRANSATLANTICS “I’ve Been Bad / Tea Legs” (mecca) $16
THE TRANSATLANTICS “Save me From Your Love / Big Cheif” (mecca) $16
THE BAMBOOS #4 2LP
QUANTIC presents FLOWERING INFERNO “Dog With A Rope” LP + 7″ + CD = mmmmmm
THE ROOTS “How I Got Over” LP
FAT FREDDYS DROP “Live at the Roundhouse” CD
MULATU ASTATKE “Mulatu Steps Ahead” 2LP
AKIRA KUROSAWA MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS 4LP box set…
SEGUN BUCKNOR “Who Say I Tire” 2LP
FLYING LOTUS “Cosmogramma” 2LP
GUILTY SIMPSON “OJ Simpson” 2LP plus 7″ $34
THE BUDOS BAND II (daptone) CD $28
NEW THANGS

CUMBIA COSMONAUTS (scattermusic) CD $10
- Awesome local Melbourne Cumbia band headed by 2 producers, Moses Iten and Soup and a host of guest musicians, their shows encapulate the feeling of sipping fine tequila and dancing the night away in the Tijuanan desert. They also perform this stuff live, led by moses’s funky accordian leading the chosen few on the dancefloor, through the sea of funk to the promised land of Get Down! A fantastic CD of 7 tracks with great artwork by PAZ on it…

ALOE BLACC “I Need A Dollar” (stones throw) 12″ $18
- SOUL record of the YEAR! A beautiful track by Mr Blacc. It looks like his album might be something special! It seems that LEON MICHELS has taken control of the music side of things and really made it a beautiful thing. Also help production help comes from Jeff Dynamite. Leon has put his unmistakable soul sound on which has been copied by some but not touched! Not be sold by the fact that each 12″ seems to contain a crisp $1 bill, this track was also used for the theme to the HBO show “How To Make It In America”. Already selling very fast, this is a keeper!

GUYNAMUKAT “Afro Disco Boogie Edits vol 2 (guynamukat) 12″ $20
- With everyone getting on the boogie band-wagon right now, you know that the Guynamukat guys (Guynamite and Nik Weston) have bigger record collections to dig through, so will find the best boogie nuggets around. Here the duo go on another diggin’ expedition to bring us more super rare Afro-boogie and disco tracks. Guynamukat re-edit and tweak the black gold to cause mayhem on your dancefloor with all the elements that make boogie so enticing present and correct: slapped / space bass (tick), cute vocals (tick), killer synth riffs (tick). Following the runaway best selling ‘Volume 1′, you know you’re gonna need this one too.

NITE JEWEL “Weak For Me / Suburbia” (1984 / stones throw) 7″ $14
- 80s learned synthy pop soul from Nite Jewel – total gems that orignally appeared on her hard to find Good Evening album – released here on the Stones Throw imprint 1984! It’s a mix of murky, low fi pop computer groove, that lovably basement level drum machine sound and echoey beats & atmospherics, rumbling bass groove, and sweetly simple vocals from Nite Jewel. “Suburbia” is another little gem that sounds like it could have been recorded in a bedroom in the early 80s…limited…

LETERHEADZ (mag) $5
- Julian, a local cat has put out a very small 10 page A4 all colour local grafitti mag. All shots are from Melbourne’s streets. As this is a very lo-fi local run, stocks are very limited!

FAT FREDDY DROP “Live at the Roundhouse” (the drop) CD $26
- NZ’s favourite live band captured in all their glory at the legendary London venue. Familiar album tracks are given that distinctive Freddy’s live treatment; extended and jammed out to epic proportions! A great partner record to their last studio effort, Dr Boondigga and the Big W ‘Live At The Roundhouse London’ showcases Freddy’s talents and origins as a jam band, with a talent for improvisation and pulling golden moments out of the air and turning them into chart-topping hits. This live recording sounds awesome and the whole album has an upbeat, celebratory feel. For those who have never seen the band live, this album is the next best thing. And those who have, now you re-live the experience in your lounge-room! Recommended? Rhian Hinkley, a kiwi, said it was actually amazing!

NEXT STOP: SOWETO 3 : Gianst, Ministers & Makers: Jazz in South Africa 1963 - 1984 various (strut) 2LP $35
- Strut conclude their essential three-part excursion into the archives of South African music with the third and final volume of the ‘Next Stop… Soweto’ series. Volume 3 is a long overdue retrospective of the rich jazz scene happening in South Africa from the early ‘60s to mid-‘80s. While many major artists lived in exile abroad and furthered their careers globally, many of South Africa’s finest jazz players remained, performing under the strict auspices of the Separate Amenities Act. Jazz has a deep heritage in South Africa, dating from the early 20th Century. The album features many of the recognised South African jazz greats like saxophonist Dudu Pukwana and drummer Early Mabuza, the potent soul jazz grooves of The Heshoo Beshoo Group and The Drive and some of the many artists creating unique fusions like Philip Tabane’s Malombo mixing African drums and hand percussion with guitar, vocal and flute. No vuvuzela’s - I promise…..

GINZ & BAOBINGA “The Good Skank” (build) 12″ $20
- Baobinga is the common factor in these two Brizzle-rooted romps also featuring Ginz and Cosmin TRG. ‘The Good Stank’ pairs him up with Ginz on a reinforced purple halfstepper sagging under the weight of ten-tonne drums and bass. ‘I Get Ruff’ pairs up with Cosmin TRG to work out a harder Funky variant with drums bordering on Breaks and chopped divavox to bring it back from the edge and onto London-friendly dancefloors.

RICHIE PITCH “Ye Fre Mi Richie Pitch” (bbe) CD $26
- Ye Fre Mi Richy Pitch is the name of the album that showcases the latest creative endeavours from our friend, DJ, producer and author Richie Pitch. Reflecting two years spent in Ghana, Richy has collaborated with many local musicians, adding his own unique vibe to distinctly West African instrumentation. This LP presents different styles of Ghanaian and West African music from Highlife, Hiplife to Afrobeat to traditional percussion music, all combined with a fresh production twist. It features the cream of Ghanaian music talent including MOBO and MTV Africa winner Samini, Reggie Rockstone,  known as the Godfather of Hiplife and talented MC’s such as Wanlov the Kubolor, M3NSA and M.anifest, and many more inspiring Ghanaian artists.

BACK IN STOCK

THE TRANSATLANTICS s/t (mecca) CD $25
FUNK PSYCH 101 2LP
QUANTIC presents FLOWERNG INFERNO “Dog with a rope” LP + CD + 7″ = get down! plus just CD
MAYER HAWTHORN “Just aint gonna work out” - heart shaped 7″
SARAVAH SOUL “Cultura Impura” 2LP + CD
NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY “As We Enter” 12″ (jgong) - finally back in stock!!!! mulatu sample!
CAN “Tago Mago” LP
JAY Z “At Studio One” LP - red vinyl now!!
LOU BOND s/t (light in the attic) LP
WHEEDLES GROOVE various CD

NEW THANGS

THE TRANSATLANTICS s/t (mecca) CD $25
- Adelaide´s The Transatlantics came together in 2007 born of a shared love for gritty old vinyl, cheap guitars and quality barbequed meats. The Transatlantic´s sound invokes the grainy warmth of southern American Soul and the rhythmic grunt of classic James Brown-era funk. Led by the commanding vocal presence of Tara Lynch and comprising three horns, two guitars, bass and drums, this eight-piece band has gained a well deserved reputation for their high-energy live shows, working hard on stage to create the unrelenting, deep groove so central to the soul tradition. Entirely self-produced, the album showcases the many influences that have shaped the development of the band so far: from the Al Green inspired flavour of the lead single “Couldn´t Be Him” and the tortured soul reminiscent of early Aretha heard on the ballad “That´s When I Feel So Lonely” to the raw deep-funk of “Turn You Loose” and the fiery up-tempo cover of Marva Whitney´s hit “Things Gotta Get Better” Mixed and tracked entirely from analogue tape, this debut effort by The Transatlantics displays the attention to stylistic detail and intelligent songwriting that the band strives for. Vinyl will be coming, but local cds upfront. landing tomorrow….

QUANTIC presents FLOWERING INFERNO “Dog With A Rope” (tru thoughts) LP + 7″ +CD = $36 / CD $25
- wow! a delight to have this latin flavoured dub project of Quantics back in circulation. Flowering Inferno gave us a great treat with their first record and now they have surpassed it with the latest offering. Dog With A Rope is an album inspired by soundsystem culture but widened out far beyond just reggae and dancehall styles. It’s a tropical soundclash - encompassing a heavy bass and reggae aesthetic alongside the tropical dance-orientated music from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Colombia - cumbia, porros, rumba, salsa and bachata. With its live Latino playing and dubbed-out reggae vibes (the “Swing Easy” cover is absolute perfection!), “Dog With A Rope” is the perfect album to add a touch of tropicality to warm your winter.

KING MIDAS SOUND “Waiting For You” (hyperdub) 2LP $42 / CD $25
- Waiting For You” is the debut album from Roger Robinson and Kevin Martin, aka King Midas Sound. The signature intensity of their previous solo projects remains, but the mood and feeling is radically different. As opposed to Roger’s spoken word pronouncements and The Bug’s fierce battleground dancehall, King Midas Sound is more like an opiated aftermath. “Waiting For You” is all about intimacy. Roger’s falsetto is fragile and vulnerable, a sound somewhere between Gregory Isaacs and Vincent Gallo, nestled inside an intimate blanket of bass and vertiginous atmosphere. On three of the album cuts, the duo becomes a trio, as the bittersweet backing vocals of Hitomi (from Dokkebi Q) add a further disorientating swirl around the mix like memories gatecrashing the present. finally out on VINYL - very limited!!

RITA WRIGHT / SURPRISE - DUSTY FINGERS 45 Vol 1 “Touch Me Take me / Sweet Love” (dusty fingers) 7″ $14
- Dusty Fingers records contain an eclectic range of musical styles: mainly funk and jazz, but also including soul, rock, disco, and pop. Most are obscure tracks treasured by music connoisseurs and DJs, including several from European recordings. The common, but hard to define thread in all of these songs is that they are “funky”. Going a little deeper than usual funk comps, these are fiiiine.

BONGO ROCKERS “Bongo Rock Machine / Aunt Susy”  (school yard breaks) 7″ $14
- This is the first 45rpm release of the highly coveted School Yard Breaks!
Schoolyard Breaks is the name of a series of compilation records of songs that are widely admired as breakbeats collected by Bronx, NY DJ and collector Danny Dann the Beat Mann. Some of the songs featured contain “open breaks”..these two definitely do, as they hit the funk hard like an unco tall man on the dancefloor. You should get two copies…Grandmaster Flash did!

IKEBE SHAKEDOWN / JIVE TURKEYS “No Answer” (colemine) 7″ $14
- A split single from a pair of the sharp neo classic funk combos on the Colemine label – the Afro funk steeped Brooklyn crew Ikebe Shakedown and midwestern raw funk revivalists The Jive Turkeys – each taking a turn on the Ikebe Shaketown cut “No Answer”! Ikebe Shakedown’s version also appears on their more than solid Hard Steppin EP, one of the more simmering numbers on that set with a measured, but no less funky approach with real heat! The Jive Turkeys do it raw, fast and floor shaking with some wicked organ grooves, heavy drums, a killer bass groove and scratchy guitar. A very cool dual purpose funk approach by the 2 groups!

MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW No 5 “The History of the Loop digger 1990 to 2000″ (stones throw) 2LP $32 cd $26
- vinyl in stock!!

MAGNET “The Wicker Man OST” (music on vinyl) LP $38
- a cult movie and a cult soundtrack. Edward Woodwood would if he could and you know what - he did. Nothing like a little creepy folk music to get you in the mood - for KILLING! or getting together with friends and dressing up like deer?  A great reissue in a gatefold sleeve. Never before released until 10 years ago this is a necessary record.

PORNO GROOVE - the Sound Of 70’s Adult Films Various (secret stash) LP $28
-  A huge leap up from the stereotypical bomp chicka wow wow exploitation-by-numbers sounds of the era – fantastic stuff from the Secret Stash stable! Many of the numbers have a gritty vibe, others get closer to a fusiony groove, but still have the funky bottom end. Lots of drums, heaving bass rhythms, electric guitar, groovy keys and some sultry sax. Titles include “Grateful Head”, “In My El Camino”, “Gus On The Bus”, “Sweet Juices”, “Special Delivery”, “Dr Mann’s Prescription”, “So You Dance?”, “O”, “Malibu High” and more. (Vinyl only release – on pink vinyl!)

DOJO CUTS “You Make Lovin Real Easy / Love Sweet Love” (colemine) 7″ $14
- LOCAL PRIDE. Sydney outfit Dojo Cuts are giving that city a good name…The A-side, “You Make Lovin’ Real Easy” is nothing but uptempo funk at its finest with the sultry voice Roxie Ray only making things even more steamy. The B-side, “Love Me Right” shows a completely different side of the band as the play with control and purpose while Roxie pours out her soul in a most vulnerable way.

J.P. MASSIERA “The Unreleased” (yelny) 12″ $20
- This shadowy figure has had his fingers in many of France’s most arcane musical pies, from Visitors’s surrealist sympho-prog anomalies and Horrific Child’s deranged diversions to JPM & Co’s discombobulated disco aberrations, and has been quoted as Frances’ answer to Joe Meek, Giorgio Moroder and Tom Moulton rolled into one! What we have on this record are tracks lovingly placed in the edit blender from PBR Streetgang, Bonar Bradberry and Soft Rocks. These were originally meant to see the light of day on a JPM re-edit album, but for reasons too boring to go into here the album was shelved, but these canny re-editors knew they had some leftfield disco gold that needed sharing, so they’ve done the decent thing and put them on wax. Suffice to say that these four version’s of JPM’s awesome, ridiculously funky grooves are all worth a place in your collection, and could well go onto to be as collectable as the originals.

SARAVAH SOUL “”Cultura Impura” (tru thoughts) 2LP + CD $38 / CD $30
- “Cultura Impura” is the second album from half Brazilian, half British, London based purveyors of Afro-Brazilian funk, Saravah Soul. This vibrant record sees the band channelling ’60s Brazil via 21st Century East London. “Alforria” talks about freedom and immigration based on the real experiences of Nascarella when he was refused entry into the UK. Elsewhere on the album you’ll find Ethiopian melodies pushed up against an old school soul rhythm section, psychedelic Carnival sounds with Afro-beat and even a gutsy Frevo version of Jimi Hendrix’s immortal hit, “IFirei”. By mixing the traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythms like Jongo and Coco, and instruments like Pifano (bamboo flutes), Afoxe and Berimbau, with Highlife and Afro-beat, along with the down-to earth nitty gritty of their own life experiences, Saravah Soul conjure something totally new and fresh.

MUKATSUKU slip mats $10 pair.
- as the Australia distributor for Muklatsuku I have a limited number of Mukatsuku slip mats with great art work and different colors to choose from. You know “records are our friends”!!! thats what Nik from Mukatsuku thinks as well.

REGGAE DROP

I know its cold, but if you will it to be warm it will!!! Buy some reggae / dub / ska and everything will be alright!! Here’s a taste of the drop!
CD’s
Big Youth, I Roy, Ranking Trevor, Etc. - Niney The Observer: Microphone Attack $15
Bob Marley - Nice Time + Dub Versions            $15
Ticklah - Ticklah Vs. Axelrod        $15
Augustus Pablo - King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown        $15
Scientist - Meets The Roots Radics        $20

SKA and ROCKSTEADY LPs all $25 each (unless marked)

Laurel Aitken - The Story So Far
Skatalites - In Orbit Vol. 1: Live At Teatro Armenio Buenos Aires 2005 (2 LP) $40
Lester Sterling, Roy Shirley, Uniques, Dawn Penn, Etc. - Rocksteady Fever
Lester Sterling, Glen Adams, Uniques, Etc. - Rocksteady Hits The Town
Laurel Aitken - The Pama Years
Skatalites - Play Ska
Derrick Morgan - No Dice
Laurel Aitken - Meets Floyd Lloyd & The Potato 5
Various - Red Bumb Ball: Rare & Unreleased Rocksteady (2 LP)

REGGAE and DUB LPs all $25 each

Scientist - Meets The Roots Radics
King Tubby - King Of Dub
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Lui Lepki - Late Night Movie
Big Youth - Chi Chi Run
Barrington Levy - Prison Oval Rock
Congos - Heart Of The Congos
Sugar Minott - With Lots Of Extra
King Tubby - Roots Of Dub (With 1 Bonus Track)
Alborosie - Soul Pirate
Lee Perry - Super Ape (Upsetters)
Yellowman - One Yellowman (with Fat Head)

oh, there’s 7″s as well!!!

BACK IN STOCK

NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY “As We Enter” 12″ (jgong) - finally back in stock!!!! mulatu sample!
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Naturally” LP
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Dap Dippin With” LP
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “100 Days 100 Nights” LP
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “I Learned the Hard Way” LP
POETS OF RHYTHM LP
MARVELOUS BOY Various “Calypso from West Africa” 2LP
EL MICHELS AFFAIR “Enter the 37th Chamber” LP
IKEBE SHAKEDOWN “Hard Steppin” 45!! Awesome afrobeat 7″
3 TITANS “College” 7″ - menahan street band!!
MAYER HAWTHORN “A Strange Arangement” 2LP and CD
PAX NICHOLAS AND THE NETTEY FAMILY “Na Teef Know De Raod Of Teef” LP - Fela Kuti’s congo player full length 70’s lp
STAX - “The Soul Of Hip Hop” various LP
J DILLA “Donuts” 2LP
GUILTY SIMPSON “OJ Simpson” 2LP plus free fan club 45
ALOE BLACC “Femme Fatale” 7″
J DILLA / Serato “Donut Shop” 2LP plus slipmats
MADLIB “Shades Of Blue” 2LP
ERYKAH BADU “New Amerykah part two” 2LP
AIR “Moon Safari” LP
JOHN COLTRANE “A Love Supreme” 2LP
WAXPOETICS #41 (The hip hop issue)

NEW THANGS

THAI FUNK vol 1 Various  (ZudRangMa) CD $26
- the best packaged cd’s EVER!! Volume 1 Comes in a beautiful Cloth bag, in the bag is a cd case and (of course) a CD and there is also a poster! The music here is all from the Thai scene – and is often as funky as the title would imply, and with some disco too – all in ways that are quite different than the usual – often a very odd, offbeat take on familiar funky modes – filtered through rough production, unfamiliar instrumentation, and different linguistic modes – all of which keeps things plenty interesting throughout! Titles include “Pu Yai Lee” by Louis Kennedy, “Luk Ron” by Meesak Nakaratch, “5000 Nut” by Panadda Chayapark, “Chown Thur Ten Rum” by Pranee Thanasri, “Disco Tour” by Nakplang Krumlowna, “Arai Arai Kor Disco” by Champoo, “Sa Ra Wan” by Chantana Kittiyapan, and “Nam Man Pang” by Sroeng Santi. (Limited edition of 1300 copies that come in a hand-stitched bag!) CLASSIC!!

THAI FUNK vol 2 Various  (ZudRangMa) CD $26
- Any followers of the Sublime Frequencies discs will know that some of the most mental and shockingly alien sounds on the series come from the South East Asian installments, and Thailand especially. Beyond the old clichés of mysterious lands to the East, there’s something genuinely freaky and utterly unique about the music from this country, whether it’s the cadence of their singing or simply the joyful exuberance of their sound, we can’t help but feel intoxicated with all the brilliant strangeness. ‘Thai Funk Zudrangma Vol.2′ is a compilation of 22 Funk and Soul tracks by some 18 artists, taking the sounds they would hear from visiting bands, radio and imported records and cassettes before giving it their own spin. Known as ‘Luk Krung’ in Thai, this style is considered to be more sophisticated than the rural associated ‘Molam’ or ‘Luk Thung’ styles, but still manages to adopt some of their traits to make a brilliant hybrid flavour. Quite easily our favourite has to be Soontorn Sujaridchan’s two part ode to getting messy on ‘Kee Mao’, translating as “Pissed”, and ‘Kee Mao Lae’ - “Wasted”, swinging to a killer discofunk groove with a truly nutty Moog refrain tucked in the middle. There masses to go on and we’re sure you’ll have your own fave soon enough. If you’re lucky you might even be able to spot the cover versions!

LUK THUNG! - The Roots of Thai Funk - Various  (ZudRangMa) CD $26
- Another killer comp of obscure Thai funk, Housed in a fine bamboo weave from Phanat Nikhom!!!* Zudrangma Records return with a collection scrolling back to the roots of the Thai Funk styles covered on their previous two discs, housed in super-special hand-woven bamboo casing with an A3 poster to boot! Those earlier comps contain some of the most mindblowingly alien and exotic funk that we’ve had the pleasure of clapping lugs upon so you can probably gauge our excitement over this installation. ‘The Roots Of Thai Funk’ looks at ‘Luk Thung’ music, which literally translates as “Song of the child of the fields”, or in others words the music of the people. Funk folk. Luk Thung music is symptomatic of the Thai people’s character, a heavily defined personality that’s still no stranger to incorporating Western culture into it’s own heart and soul, making for an infectious juxtaposition of modes. If it wasn’t for the vocals, at times we feel like we could be listening to a treasure trove of undiscovered deep funk and soul, but each time after the 8/16 bar intro those vocals shatter any illusions to shock the senses into disbelief. These songs largely deal with matter of the heart and everyday life, just like any other pop/folk music really, but arranged with a unique palette of instrumentation, from the xylophones, strings and flutes of Rungpetch Lamsing’s ‘Ban Nork Dee Nae (Country Side Is Sure Good) to the wickedly tuned strings and horns of Thepporn Petch-Ubon’s ‘Jon Thae Nor (So Poor)’. But at the centre of each joint is a deadly rhythmic core that gives this stuff universal appeal, from the percussive overload of Rungfah Puping’s ‘Puyai Lee Santana’ to the surf guitars of Noppadol Duangporn’s ‘Yaak (Want)’ ensuring satisfaction for anyone with a ounce of funk in their trunk. It’s a proper object of desire, and as limited as you like. Aces.

M.I.A. “/ \ / \ / \ Y / \” (XL) 2LP $32
- yes, thats it’s title…..maybe she ran out of ideas and she fell on the keyboard when filling in the space for the title. Despite that..……M.I.A likes to knock out extremely good, brilliantly screwed up pop albums. She’s done it twice already with ‘Arular’ and ‘Kala’, and she’s about to do it all again with ‘Maya’, probably her brashest, noisIest and most adventurous to date.  She’s got Blaqstarr and Rusko alongside longtime spar Diplo to nourish her pop roots with some real unna’ground fertiliser, resulting in tracks like the dub flanged killer ‘It Takes Some Muscle’, the unhinged bashment bubble & squeak of ‘Teqkilla’ or squawking halfstep pop like ‘Space’. With ‘Tell Me Why’ there’s a pointed wink towards the Panda Bear/Animal Collective axis of indie-psyche, only anchored with a booming 808 bass, and there’s no fear that her lyrical style has waned, making that mid-Atlantic enunciation work so much better than Uffie’s snotty style.

BLACK  POCKET : The Album (exit) LP $45
- Steve Spacek lands on wax! His recent motions under the Black Pocket alias have thrown up some real gems, most notably the anthemic ‘Ur A Sta’ and associated remixes from his bruv DBridge and forward thinking peer, Martyn. ‘The Album’ is a culmination of this solo endeavour, seventeen tracks of riddim kinked idiosyncracies and future boogie vibes that followers of Dâm-Funk will flock to. From mutilated edit jams like ‘Juiced’ to squashed midnight wonk on ‘Sta Simonez’ and soul-glowing beatdown on ‘AI Softly’ his refined character and some 20 years of production knowledge lend this set a subtle futurism that can’t be touched.

THE ADVISORY CIRCLE “Mind How You Go” (ghost box) LP $30
- An expanded album length version of the 2006 Advisory Circle EP Mind How You Go, inspired by the world of TV Public Information Films. Featuring two new tracks by The Advisory circle and re-imaginings of two of the original tracks by Seeland and Belbury Poly. Remember, electricity cannot be seen or heard. Harmful, invisible forces surround us everywhere we go. Fortunately The Advisory Circle is on hand to help us make the right decisions. Mind How You Go is an alchemical distillation of the sound of Public Information Films. Spooky, catchy and witty. These tracks offer an uncanny blend of library music, institutional electronica, BBC Open University audiologophonics and daft, po-faced clips sampled and distorted from daytime science programmes….its earnest electronics and broadwinged optimism get surprisingly deep under the skin.

BELBURY POLY & MOON WIRING CLUB “The Young People / Portals and Paralells” (ghost box) 7″ $12
- Episode 01 of Ghost Box’s Study Series is upon us, featuring much needed new material from Belbury Poly and Moon Wiring Club. With a spirit of cooperation that’d make the Blue Peter team proud, both tracks are a collaborative effort, combining tweedy electronics in a crackly collage of trippy beats, samples and vivid feelings of dejá entendu. Those slack, sorta rocky, slow drum breaks initially make ‘The Young’ People’ sound like a Mo’wax offcut or some Clouddead B-side before the Eldritch-tronic melody comes in like Made remixed by Paul White. ‘Portals and Parallels’ jumps into a more exotic bath of frothy psyche rock drums and unnerving synths imagining Moroder’s ‘Midnight Express’ soundtrack mixed by John Baker. Inherently eccentric and quite delicious to boot.

THE ADVISORY CIRCLE / THE ADVISORY CIRCLE WITH HONG KONG IN THE 60’s “New Dimensions In / Seasons Change” (ghost box) 7″ $12
- The second installment in the Study Series sits us down cross-legged and feeds our ears with subtly demented pastoral electronics from The Advisory Circle and Hong Kong In The 60s. ‘New Dimensions In’ is a delicately woven blend of acoustic guitar and bubbling analog synthesizer in Jon Brook’s typical style, capturing the essence of tv for schools so vividly you can almost hear the slurp of milk and sound of nibbled biscuits quietly in the background. With ‘Seasons Change’ Hong Kong In The 60s make their debut on the label, wafting in on shimmering beige synth tones and tender vocal harmonies to quieten your surroundings and put you in a state of near somnambulent bliss. Gorgeous.

on the GHOST BOX label I got all the CD’s as well. There are about 6 all $25 each!! Check it out!! Crazy new dope library stylesssszzz.

BACK IN STOCK

KON & AMIR “Off Track Vol 2″ (bbe) CD
KON & AMIR “Off Track Vol 3″ (bbe) CD

NEW THANGS

J DILLA / SERATO “Donut Shop” (stones throw) 2LP + 2slipmats $55
- 2 X 12″s of unreleased Dilla instrumentals, a pair of slipmats (made to look like donuts, natch) and 2 sides featuring Serato Control Tone – all in a beautiful gatefold sleeve and adding up to the one incredible limited edtion package from our friends at Stones Throw! Team Stones Throw has become the limited edition vinyl gurus of 2010, delivering exceptional Madlib projects and more, but this set truly is the icing in the delicious donut. It features three previously unreleased instros selected by family friend J Rocc from the official Dilla archives, plus three unreleased instrumental versions of Dilla’s top notch productions for Mos Def, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes – each remastered by Elysian Masters (who worked with Dilla on the Donuts, Shining and Ruff Draft LP. Plus you get the pair of donut slipmats and it’s a Official Serato Control vinyl, with the Serato Control Tones on sides 2 & 4 and prime J Dilla hip hop instrumentals on sides 1 & 3. Incredible – and likely to disappear quickly! The unreleased instrumentals include “Safety Dance”, “Sycamore” and “Bars & Twists”, plus “History” (Mos Def instrumental), “Move” (Q-Tip istrumental) and “You Can’t Hold A Torch” (Busta Rhymes instrumental) LIMITED!

SEU JORGE & ALMAZ “Everybody Loves the Sunshine / Cirandar” (now again) 12″ $18
- The first single from Seu Jorge’s debut for Now Again/Stones Throw with his Almaz combo – and it’s great – serving up one of the best covers I’ve ever heard of the Roy Ayers’ classic “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” and a rawly grooving take on the gem “Cirandar”. Seu sings Roy’s classic in English with that charismatic way of his that we’ve loved all along, eking emotional intensity with ease and with a laidback feel. The group brings a lightly echoing electric guitar groove, keys that are just spacey enough and nice percussion. “Cirandar” is done in a stripped down tropical psychedelic mode – composed by Martinho Da Vila, Joao De Aquino, it’s a track Seu had also recorded in the past, done even better here. Sounds sooooo dope!!

ALOE BLACC “Femme Fatale” (Stone throw) 7″ $14
- A brilliant, classic funky soul style take on The Velvet Underground’s “Femme Fatale” – a great idea, we might add – pulled off with perfection by should-be superstar Aloe Blacc with string and horn arrangements by Truth & Soul honcho Leon Michels! You might be imagining what this might sound like now, but believe us, it’s even better. A crackling, dusty soul heart & soul vibe with a deeply effective chorus, where those horns really come in for maximum impact. Aloe’s bringing some real soulfulness to one of Lou Reed’s best songs. Essential!

GUILTY SIMPSON “OJ Simpson” (stones throw) 2LP plus fan club 7″ $34
- Raw and rugged hip hop served straight up from Guilty Simpson – The long awaited OJ Simpson set – produced by Madlib! As adventurous and prolific as Madlib is as a producer/artist/genius, he seems to really relish the occasional opportunity to lay down tight, focused beatcraft for a no nonsense MC – especially Guilty Simpson. The OJ LP is their work yet as a team. ‘Lib brings the eccentric funk vibe without compromising Guilty’s no BS approach to the rhymes, mostly in the interlude. The 7″ is a track called FRIENDS ONLY (voc. and inst.)  very limited stock of the free 45…..

JAMES PANTS “New Tropical” (Stones throw) EP $18
- The “New Tropical” EP: it’s new, and tropical. Six electro / dance tracks from James Pants, sounding like a follow-up to his debut album “Welcome”. Mr. Pants is a purveyor par excellence of that unmistakable ‘fresh beat’: 80s soul, electro-boogie, early rap, new wave and post-punk disco are all grist to his creative mill. Playing drums, keys, guitar and singing, it’s not yet clear what new style young Mr Pants has invented, but he’s hit a new nail on the head. Do you play it on the groove alongside the likes of Skyy, Cameo, or even Pharrell? Or do you play it in the underground alongside the up-to-the-minute electro pulse of Egyptian Lover, Cybotron and Too $hort? The answer, of course, is both!

DORIS DUKE “I’m A Loser” (kent) LP $25
- A great collection of deep soul work by singer Doris Duke – one of the lesser-remembered talents from her day, but an emotive diva who could sing with the best from Memphis or Muscle Shoals. The set features 12 tracks produced by Jerry “Swamp Dogg” Willams (who also arranged and plays on the record) – many in a classic Ann Sexton mode that have Doris singing in kind of a sophisticated deep soul mode.

MILES DAVIS “Kind Of Blue” (colombia) 2LP $60
- So much has been said and written about Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue”, it’s virtually impossible to summarize all the necessary info to the length of this note. We could simply list some facts (best sold Jazz album ever worldwide). We could try to explain why it’s the best jazz album ever made, but the music itself will do that to you. As Bill Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Miles Davis laid out the themes before the tape rolled and the band improvised. The original KIND OF BLUE album in its re-mastered form, plus an extra BONUS LP containing 2 tracks that were never available on vinyl before, these are : an alternate take of `Flamenco Sketches ` and a version of `On Green Dolphin Street’ recorded prior to the Kind of Blue sessions, with the legendary line-up of Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb.

TO SCRATCH YOUR HEAD “Early Recordings From Istanbul” Various (honest jons) 4LP boxset $75
- To Scratch Your Heart: Early Recordings From Istanbul’ collects 32 intensely beautiful recordings made by the Gramophone Company and HMV in Istanbul during the the first three decades of the twentieth century, while the Ottoman Empire was in it’s final throes of collapse. From instrumental improvisations to passionate paeans, this album crosses bridges between Gypsies, Muslims, Christians and Jews, city folk and country dwellers to present a fascinating artefact that’s half historical document, half treasure trove of spirits unleashed from crackly 78s. The entire album was expertly restored at Abbey Road studios to sound remarkably clear, allowing the full impact of these songs to affect wholly. A vintage aural luxury - do not miss.

PSICOTRONICA! Vol 1 Various (hundergrum) LP $38
- Frenetic organ & berserk wah wah grooves splatter all over these instros from Spanish softcore movies. Just like the scene in Italy, there was some crossover with library records & many studio musicians were pulled from the classical world to play harp or bells over some crazed drum fills. Best find here is Adolfo Waitzman, an expat from Argentina who functioned as the local Neal Hefti, scoring everything from beach party fluff to funky hammond sex nightmares. Complete with wild sixties covers these comps are a true gem!

PSICOTRONICA! vol. 2 Various (hundergrum) LP $38
- Spanish soundtrack knock offs of blaxploitation & porno funk. Tense brass & galloping funk drums, not much in the way of vocals (which considering the Spanish propensity for bombastic Tom Jones stylings, is probably a good thing). And yeah, there’s plenty of cockeyed fuzz licks & hammond hammering. Brian Auger, Quincy Jones & George Gershwin get covers.

BRAINTICKET “Cottonwoodhill” (lilith) LP (180gm) free CD $34
- Being as LSD was first developed in a laboratory in Basel, it is perhaps no coincidence that one of the most “far out” albums of all time was made by this Swiss band (no small feat, given the competition!). Brainticket’s 1971 debut, Cottonwoodhill, begins normally enough with two fine psychedelic / kraut rock-influenced tracks, but the remainder of the album plays like an acid trip with a soundtrack, dominated by Joel Vandroogenbroeck’s endless droning organ, a variety of musique concrète-type sound effects and vocalist Dawn Muir’s trippy vocals. The album, banned in several countries, even came with this self-imposed warning: “After Listening to this Record, your friends may not know you anymore.” / “Only listen to this once a day, your brain might be destroyed!”.

BRAINTICKET “Psychonaut” (lilith) LP (180gm) free CD $34
-1972’s Psychonaut, by the Swiss-based Brainticket, is early seventies space rock at its finest. While the band’s debut album, 1971’s Cottonwoodhill, was a heavily acid-laden affair dominated by droning organ, disturbing vocals and a collection of cacophonic sound effects (causing it to carry a warning label and be banned in several countries) for their second effort, band-founder Joël Vandroogenbroeck brought in a completely new line-up and changed the band’s sound dramatically.

THE OUTSIDERS “You Mistreated Me EP” (pseudonym) 10″ $34
- No this is a lost record by Pony Boy and Soda Pop, this is a crazy rare Dutch garage band. The son of Russian immigrants, little Wladimir let all the sailors call him Wally as he took their money to show them around Amsterdam’s underbelly. He grew up to set the Dutch youth aflame with gruff, rampaging R&B, fearlessly hip English lyrics (in which the protagonist was always misunderstood), a reputation for audience riots & lots of frowning pictures that showed off his intensely long hair. The energy behind the Outsiders’ music is often described as “latent violence”and they never recorded a cover!!

SON HOUSE “and Other Great Delta Blues Singers” (mock) 2LP $38
- This 24-track collection of historic Delta blues recordings kick off with Son House’s earliest recorded material. These 7 tracks were recorded by House for Paramount in Grafton, WI in 1930 and are keystone recordings in the history of American music. They include the original rare versions of “Walkin’ Blues” (later made famous by Robert Johnson) and “Death Letter Blues” (here called “My Black Mama Part II), covered by Jack White of the White Stripes. The remaining 17 tracks on this album are a chance for listeners to hear some lesser known Delta bluesmen, all contemporaries of Son House. While these men are perhaps not quite the genius that House was-with perhaps the exception of Willie Brown who often played with House (just check out “Future Blues” if you need convincing)-these lesser known artists are still all top drawer Delta bluesmen that add welcome context to the genre.

MEXICANS WITH GUNS “Me Gusto” (Innovative leisure) 12″ $18
- A 12″ single from new imprint Innovative Leisure Records; Mexicans with Guns is San Antonio’s Ernest Gonzales. Once or twice referred to as Mexican Dubstep, the A Side features Chico Mann on vocals and a Ghosts On Tape remix. SO FRESH!

GEORGIE FAME “Mod Classics 1964 - 1966″ (kent) 2LP
- This is the first vinyl compilation of Georgie Fames Columbia recordings since 1979s Beat Classics and is designed to complement that seminal work. While that went for the hits and the singles, Mod Classics goes for the dancefloor appeal of 24 tracks that mix jazz, rhythm and blues and soul. Georgie and his group, the Blue Flames, were the hippest outfit in mid-60s London. Their residency at Sohos Flamingo Club was a fixture for mods and American GIs, who danced all night to the sounds of black America and Georgies interpretations of it. Georgie covered the hippest jazz cuts, the most obscure soul from Stax, Motown and Okeh and would also show his love of rhythm and blues with his take on numbers by Ray Charles and Sam Cooke.

WHATCHAWANNADO vol 2 (whatchawannado) EP $20
-  The Do-Over is a summertime party in LA founded by Aloe Blacc, Stones Throw’s behind-the-scenes architect Jamie Strong, and Chris Haycock, featuring a who’s who of un-billed mystery guests. This renowned session now comes to wax life in the form of a new edit label series Whatchawannado, releasing exclusive disco / psych / soul / funk / house / whatever-they-fancy re-edits by guests who have played at the party. Volume 2 from Do-Over’s re-edit serious features disco edits from Woolfy & DJ Spun.

WHATCHAWANNADO vol. 3 (whatchawannado) EP $20
- Disco Tom delivers edits on both sides that are pure wintertime heaters. One of the deepest crates around and founder of the disco/boogie/modern soul reissue label Lotus Land, Disco Tom has some of the best edits we’ve heard taking the essential parts, extending the breaks, tweaking em & making it strictly for the dancefloor. A second 12 from Tom for this label is in the making, so you will be hearing more from this man in the near future as well as on a dancefloor near you!

R&B and BLUES 45’s all $14

WASHBOARD SAM “Diggin My Potatoes / Bright Eyes” (chess)
BIG MAMMA THORNTON “hound Dog / Rock A Bye baby” (peacock)
ROSCO GORDON “Tummer Tee / I’m Gone” (duke)
MOJO WATSON “Look A There / Love blood Hound” (Nanc)
DEAN & JEAN “Sticks and Stones / In My Way” (rust)
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON “Bring another Half a Pint / Bad Hangover” (rca victor)
GEORGIA LANE “OO-WEE Mr Jeff / Looka Here, Mattie Bee” (central)

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PALENQUE PALENQUE! various (soundway) 2LP
MAHMOUD AHMED “ere Mela Mela” LP
TLAHOUN GESSESSE “Ethiopian Urban Music vol 4″ LP
ALEMAYEHU ESHETE “Ethiopian Urban Music vol 2″ LP
MORE ETHIOPIAN SOUL AND GROOVE VARIOUS LP
MASSIVE ATTACK “Blue Lines” LP
COOKIN ON THREE BURNERS “Soul Messin” LP
BUARI “Disco Soccer” LP
ANDERGRAUN VIBRATIONS (hundergrum) LP - spanish psych

2/7/10
MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO “(Aint Got Nobody) Just a Rambling Man / Tell Me A Bedtime Story” (back Fire) 7″ $15
- INSANE!! AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE…Very Very heavy dancefloor funk from the Japanese KINGS of the funky JB sound. Shin tells me this 7″ is just about ALL SOLD out around the world. And we have the last 20 copies in the world!! Not only are these funky but they are sealed 7″s!!!  The A side is really a super heavy dancefloor bomb, very fast and very heavy on the drums! The B Side is a super dope prestige flavoured number that would get them wiggling on the floor as well!! Starting off with the wah wah sound and then rolls into great solos. Do your self the favour!

SKY HI “Smoothie Pie / Get Yourself Together” (g.e.d. soul) 7″ $10
- Nothing’s too smoothie here — especially the drums, which kick in nicely with a little break at the start — then lead into this loping keyboard/horn part that almost brings in an Archie Bell feel! But it’s the vocals we like the most — subtle and soulful, and a lot warmer than the usual funky single — almost feeling like some great lost early 70s Free Soul album track amidst the sweet keyboard lines!  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

CUMBIA BESTIAL various (chusma) CD $30
- “Cumbia Bestial” is the first to assemble both an international cast of noted producers and DJs and promising newcomers from the “underground” of a new urban latino club scene. Since 2008 at the latest, the Carribean offbeat groove has been explosively rediscovered at clubs and festivals in the USA and Europe. Two-four time tunes from 1960s Colombia are being taken into the studio to be remixed with electronic beats, dubbing basslines, scratches and samples, creating a new bastard style we call Cumbia Bestial! Bomba Estéreo, Systema Solar, Toy Selektah and IMS are some of the protagonists of this red-hot international scene. The sampler presents 16 angles on a new era of latino bands, DJs and producers, featuring artists from Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Mexico City and even Berlin – soul food for the hungry ears of today’s global dancefloors! Featuring OUR OWN local legends THE CUMBIA COSMONAUTS!!!!! big ups Moses!!! AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

CUMBIA BESTIAL EP (chusma) 12″ $20
- 5 tracks from the cd on loud and proud vinyl!!! Sounding great, with some fine beats helping to bop the fun cumber rhythms along. If you dug the Los Hermanos Latinos 12″s then get ready for these bad boys!!  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

SYSTEMA SOLAR s/t (chusma) CD $30
- Systema Solar is a musical-visual collective from the caribbean coast of Colombia. It‘s members, originating from a diversity of territorial and sonorous latitudes have found in the afro caribbean vibrations a sea of possibilities to renovate the strength and spirit of Colombian music. The objective of the collective is to create audio-visual performances with their own style which they denominate the “Berbenautika”. Influenced by the spirit of the Colombian Piko Culture (soundsystems style performances), the members of the group come together to create, adapt and reinvent different music through improvisation, emphasizing the cult of joy and dance. They recycle the afro caribbean and folkloric music of Colombia such as cumbia, bullerengue, porro and champeta and fusion these through electronic tools with contemporary rhythms and cultural styles such as hip hop, house, techno, breakbeat, breakdance, turntabalism and live video performance. AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

DEROBERT & THE HALF TRUTHS “Soul In A Digital World” (g.e.d. soul) CD $20
- wow! real southern funk! Hailling from Tennessee these guys are real grindingly funky! DeRobert & The Half-Truths are the house band of Murfreesboro, TN indie funk label - G.E.D. Soul Records. Built around the principal song- writers within the label, the band specializes in creating a unique and vibrant soul sound around DeRobert’s powerful vocal stylings.  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

DEROBERT & THE HALF TRUTHS “Too Busy / Sucker Punch / Cop Cars and Taxis”  (g.e.d. soul) 7″ $10
- A triple-header from DeRobert and the Half-Truths — with plenty of punch in the grooves! “Too Busy” is a really raw number — riffing guitar with a darker edge than most funky tracks — topped with some off-kilter horns, all backing up DeRobert’s vocals — which themselves have an edgey feel too! “Sucker Punch” has a wicked groove from the get-go — kind of a classic Memphis funk mode, as you’d find from early 70s Stax! “Cop Cars” has a great slow drum break at the start — just the sort that might have been sampled for some True School gem years back. AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

DEROBERT & THE HALF TRUTHS “Wake On Up”  (g.e.d. soul) 7″ $10
- Old school funky soul from DeRobert & The Half Truths — served up here in a groove with tightly snapping drums on the bottom, great guitar riffing in the middle, and horns that have some nicely dark touches!  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

DEROBERT & THE HALF TRUTHS “Fallin In Debt / Stay On Point”  (g.e.d. soul) 7″ $10
- A killer groove! “Fallin In Debt” is a chunky, funky monster that feels like some lost southern funk cut from the end of the 60s — razor sharp drums that move surprisingly fast, tight horns that pepper the groove but never overwhelm, and great vocals from DeRobert that set the pace of the cut nicely! Guitar riffs quickly alongside the triple-time groove — and the whole thing’s backed by “Stay On Point” — another wickedly funky tune with an offbeat sense of rhythm!  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

THE GRIPS “Tennessee Strut / Fancy Roll” (g.e.d. soul) 7″ $10
- the first GED 7″ Gritty funk from central Tennessee — the first single on a hip little indie! “Tennessee Strut” is a slow-stepping number with some rattling drums at the core — a snapping groove that lives up to the strut promised in the title — with a great bassline alongside the kid, which steps out a bit on its own in the middle of the tune!  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

THE COOLIN’ SYSTEM “The Prophet / Dracula”    (g.e.d. soul) 7″ $10
- A killer cover of a Pee Wee Ellis tune — one that’s done with some great burning Hammond on the intro, then some tight tight horn work that really sends the tune home! The groove’s never too over the top — very much in its own bag, and more than enough to sustain things nicely as the track rolls on with some well-measured solo moments on trumpet and organ! The flipside’s a slightly mellower number — Neal Creque’s great “Dracula” — taken at a nice mid-step pace, with a great jazz vibe overall!  AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

THE BLACK KEYS “Brothers” (nonesuch) 2LP $42
- The Black Keys release their sixth full-length album, entitled “Brothers”. Recorded at Alabama’s legendary Muscle Shoals Sound with additional sessions at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound System in Akron and the Bunker in Brooklyn, the album sees production duties handled by The Black Keys, along with shared duties between the band, Mark Neill, and their old friend Danger Mouse, who lends his skilled hands to a new track. Of the album, Auerbach says, ‘We like spooky sounds… like Alice Coltrane, where a dark groove is laid down. That’s the headspace we tried to get into for this record’. The album includes the Danger Mouse-produced song “Tighten Up” and a cover of the Jerry Butler classic “Never Gonna Give You Up”.

80’s GROOVE SEESIONS (sessions) 2CD $25
- a comp of eighties funk. If I had a dime for the amount of times I have been asked for D Train on cd, I’d be a rich man…People like, Luther Vandross, Earth Wind and Fire, Fatback Band, Tom Browne, Gibson Brothers….etc….

MIMIMAL WAVE TAPES vol. 1 various (stones throw) 2LP $34
- Sparsely furnished underground new wave from Europe and North America in the early 80s – the first official Minimal Wave compilation from Veronica Vasicka’s Minimal Wave label and the arbiters leftfield funky errata at Stones Throw! This is some of the deepest and rarest music from the nascent electro rock and post punk electronic underground of the 80s – most purportedly released on scarcely distributed cassettes, if they were ever really distributed at all beyond the hands of the artists involved – which is fascinating and everything, but the real story here is the exceptional quality. It’s incredible stuff!

MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW #5 “The history of the LOOP DIGGA 1990 - 2000″ (stones throw) CD $26
- History Of The Loop Digga features funky hip hop instrumentals made at a time when he was producing underground beat tapes for himself and the Crate Diggas Palace crew of MCs. Raw Madlib hip hop beats from the early days with spackled with bits of vocals from Madlib & his Quasimoto alter ego, Declaime and others, plus mad vocal samples. At the core, it’s excellent leftfield hip hop productions that aptly predicts for the unbridled genius to come, mixed in 2010 and feeling very much of the here and now.

PAUL WHITE “Paul White and the Purple Brain” (one handed music) 2LP plus 12″ $34
- Trippy, funky instrumental beatcraft from South London’s Paul White – his debut for Now Again and an unpredictable trip that’s finds White in good company on the freewheeling Stones Throw imprint – swirling atmospherics, dense samples and otherworldly elements with a undercurrent of head nodding hip hop beats! The set is purportedly based on and inspired by Swedish psyche funk instrumentalist ST Mikael – with some spacey and dirgey washes of guitar, Eastern string accents and other global psychedelic touches – but it’s all done with hypnotic sampler sound craft and a focus on beats that gives it a pretty accessible sound overall. The 12″ features vinyl only gold with GUILTY SIMPSON track and remixes of it…..

MATTHEW LARKIN CASSELL s/t (stones throw) 2LP and CD $34 and $28
- The complete 70s works of Matthew Larkin Cassell – an artist who’s been really rediscovered and revived in the past decade or so, now finally getting his full due in a lavish Stones Throw package! Cassell’s music is sweetly jazzy, and with a nice undercurrent of soul – one that’s ripe for rediscovery – and it’s presented here in a set that features the full albums Pieces and Matt The Cat, plus a rare untitled 7″ single too! There’s a wonderful mix of moods going on here – a quality that perfectly sums up the genre-trading aspect of the Bay Area scene back in the day. Northsiders will be aware we got an original 12″ release from him last year. A 12″ that retailed for $75 that he signed etc….and yes I sold a few copies!! The man plays it Deeeeeeeeeeeeeep…..

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DAPTONE GOLD various CD $26
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “I learned the Hard Way” CD and LP
FELA KUTI “Music is My Weapon: Best of” 2CD plus DVD!!!!!!! $42
TOM WAITS “Glitter and Doom” 2LP $38
THE BAMBOOS “4″ 2LP plus free CD!!!
WAXPOETICS magazine #41 (hip hop), #40 (Ohio players), #14 (David Axelrod), #13 (the meters)
OH NO “Ethiopium” 2LP
ETHIOPIQUES the Very Best Of 2CD
SUPERBAD FUNK AND CINEMATIC SOUL various 2CD
CUBAN FUNK EXPERIENCE various 2CD
WAXPOETICS the Anthology vol. 1 (book)
DAM FUNK “Toeachizown” 5LP box set!!!! and CD
MAYER HAWTHORNE “A Strange Arangement” 2LP

MEGAHORNS “vol 1: (megahorns) CD $10
- fantastic local funky new orleans style horn band The Megahorns release their second little CD ep. The first one did really well, and this should be just as popular. With production stepped up a notch and the funk also turned up a bit this is a great cd. It starts off with a few funky brass tunes with an MC (Ben, also on trumpet) dropping a rap over the funk. Then comes there crazy cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown traffic”. ITs got it all funk, funk and a bit more funk. Check it out!

CANDICE MONIQUE & THE OPTICS “In My Soul” (freestyle) CD $30
- IS IT POSSIBLE - ANOTHER incredibly amazing Aussie funk band (thats signed to the UK funk label Freestyle). What is in the water out here??? Maybe thats a bad thing, if the water is funky, no-one can be happy!! But we are dancing, to a new groove!! To a groove laid down by Ivan “Choi” Khatchoyan from Cookin on Three Burners and True Live (among others). His drums form the basis for another funky out fit!! What a city we live in….Oh yeah, Candice is pretty good too!!

FLYING LOTUS “Cosmogramma” (warp) 2LP $34
- here it is!!! The third album now from the Los Angelean. In the past couple of years, Flying Lotus has grown into the position of being far more than a producer, he has helped materialize a far-reaching strain of musical ideology that has encompassed not only a global family of like-minded artists, but also a nearly infinite palate of planetary (and interplanetary) sonics. Not only has an entirely new range of sounds been unlocked by our intrepid astral traveler, but every genre touchstone associated with his name has been merged into a self-described “space opera”. Seamless in execution and too wide in scope to properly describe, it is the authentic embodiment of his unique musical heritage. The spirit of his famed aunt, Alice Coltrane permeates the record, notably in the powerful collaborations with relative Ravi Coltrane, bass virtuoso Thundercat and the brilliant harp prodigy, Rebekah Raff. The most powerful aspect of FlyLo’s output has always been it’s ability to communicate his boundless love and enthusiasm for music in all it’s forms and that is what is boldly on display here. Listen and then listen again! (free mp3 download with the 2lp) Actaully after hearing it twice now, it is a dream lp for heads!!

KON AND AMIR “Off Track Vol 3 - Various” (bbe) 2LP $36
- Off Track III finds the New York/Boston-based digging duo Kon & Amir shining light on eclectic African disco and soul cuts, Americanized by style but inherently authentic in feel from the period following Fela Kuti’s mid-70s creative peak. Some standouts: Tee Mac’s 1980’s insistently catchy ‘Living Everyday’, Effi Duke’s percussive materpiece ‘The Time Is Come’, and Christy Essien’s glorious ‘You Can’t Change’, which features famed bandleader Geraldo Pino’s Show Train outfit. Also in the mix are a couple of cuts from unsung Nigerian star Dizzy K. Falola aimed at sophisticated dancefloors. Awesome again!

HEDZOLEH s/t (soundway) LP / CD $30
- The massive first album from Hedzoleh Sounds — recorded before their better-known set with Hugh Masekela, and even heavier than that Afro Funk classic! The groove here is beautiful — warmer at times than other Afro Funk groups of their scene, yet never in a way that’s soft, commercial, or under-cooked at all — just put together with a beautifully sensitive ear for the head sounds that inform the group’s name — all wrapped up in a magnificent mix of percussion, guitar riffs, and deeply soulful vocals!

DIMLITE “Prismic Tops” (now again) LP $30
- Abstract beats with a depth of global influences from Dimlite — the Swiss beatmaker/producers debut for the Now Again/Stones Throw — and far reaching effort that covers a lot of aural atmosphere over its running time! Dimlite’s work for Sonar Kollectiv was among the most forward looking on the roster, and that unpredictable approach is well served here. Glitchy synth sounds, bubbling electronic errata mix with more earthy rhythms and hazy melodies — with vocals that also give it a more grounded feel in spots, but this is adventurous and unpredictable in all the right ways.

SOVIET FUNK vol 2 Various (secret stash) LP $38
- I wonder if DJ Sheep had anything to do with this? He certainly has massIVE crates of the soviet kind and if he does, you know there is a reason for it. This is funky shit! Sweet keys and tight jazzy flows backed by heavy snapping drums. Sound good, well how about the Red and Black vinyl. and what about the free mp3 download, in the past just the great music was enough, but now you get footy cards!

BONOBO “Black Sands” (ninja Tune) CD $28 and 2LP $32
- Bonobo returns with a sweet set of evocative, blissful mood grooves after too many years away — a blend of soaring bits of strings, keys & atmospherics that tug a bit at your emotions — floating over some laidback, rhythmic beatcraft! There playing around with a number of dynamics here, making this perhaps their most far reaching album.

NEXT STOP SOWETO vol 2 Various (strut) 2LP $36 and CD $28
- Strut continue their essential three-part excursion into the archives of South African music with the second volume of the ‘Next Stop… Soweto’ series. This comp also touches on mbaqanga and jazz artists who dabbled with soul and funk fusions during the early ’70s - the Mgababa Queens and Mahotella Queens, and revered SA jazz combo The Heshoo Beshoo Group. Also featured is a rare psychedelic track from one of the only recordings made of playwright Gibson Kente’s acclaimed theatre pieces, ‘Too Late’.

THE KILLER METERS “Rainbow Of Love” (breakin bread) 12″ $20
- The original version of “Rainbow Of Love” on the album kicks in with a solid disco beat and frisky guitar hooks before Karime lets rip and the band follow her into anthem territory. There are a few funky remixes of the track on this 12″. DJ Zeph jumps back in the spotlight, also Color Climax do a mix and theer are a few by Virgil Howe as well. A good weapon!

FELA KUTI “Zombie - Nico Redub” (sugardub) 12″ $20
- a funky house reworking of fela Kuti’s classic track. Additional production by Chicago producer and DJ MARK PICCHIOTTI. The flip is a jazzy, flute laden deep Afro house cut called “AFRODIZZY”.

FANTASTIC MR FOX / PARIAH “Brandy / Badu” (erca mystery projects) 12″ $20
-Two high quality R’n'B-meets-Dubstep refixes from Fantastic Mr Fox and newcomer, Arthur. Both cuts follow the lead of Grievous Angel’s brilliant ‘Lady Dub’ or James Blake’s Destiny’s Child refit with an application of low-end beat science and crafty rhythmic tucks phased for the dubstep dance. Fantastic Mr Fox gives Brandy’s ‘Angels In Disguise’ a wealthy subbass undertow and tidy, slumpfunked percussion, while Arthur reworks Erykah Badu’s ‘On And On’ with minimised wonky synthlines and low end rubs from the very bottom registers. DEEEEEEPPPP

SHOES VERSUS NUMERO (nmbr) 12″ $26
- amazing mix of the great funk and soul reissue label out of Chicago - Numero, done by the Shoes edit boys…a fantastic record to put on and it grooves the whole way!! Twenty minute mix on both sides.!

J DILLA “The Shinning - Original Samples” (promo) LP $36
- as it says, all of the original tracks that Dilla sampled to make the ablum “The Shinning” on BBE records. Features the Impressions, The Stylistics, Marc Moulin, Giorgio Moroder, and more!!!

BSTRD “Curly more” (bstrd boots) 7″ $16
- The 6th “NUGGET” from the BSTRD BOOT series. San Fran’s DJ B.CAUSE bumps the MARVELETTE’s “TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA” on top of DE LA SOUL’s “OOOOH” break. The flip sees DUBLEX & PULVER founder FLORIAN PFLUEGER deliver a hard hittin edit of CURLY MOORE’s “DON’T PITY ON ME”.

MONSTER reggae drop!!! As well as the Soul Jazz comps I got in (see below) there is a healthy load of DUB and REGGAE!! Most of these albums are $25 except for a few doubles… a true joy!!

Barrington Levy - Run Come Ya
Prince Buster - She Was A Rough Rider
Prince Buster - Wreck A Pum Pum
Norris Reid - Give Jah The Praises
Various - Out On A Funky Trip: Funk, Soul & Reggae From Randy’s
Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits
Augustus Pablo - King Selassie I Calling (2 LP)
Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon
Lester Sterling, Roy Shirley, Uniques, Dawn Penn, Etc. - Rocksteady Fever
Jahtari, Solo Banton, Soom T, Etc. - Jahtarian Dubbers Volume 2
King Earthquake - Dub Plates Chapter Two
Derrick Morgan - Rare & Unreleased Original 1960s Ska (10″ LP)
Black Uhuru, Johnny Osbourne, Hugh Mundell, Lacksley Castell, Etc. - Jammys From The Roots (2 LP)
Barrington Levy - Poor Man Style
Scientist - Heavy Metal Dub (with The Roots Radics)
Augustus Pablo - Rockers Comes East
Congos - Heart Of The Congos
King Tubby - Roots Of Dub (1 Bonus Track)
King Tubby - Firehouse Revolution
Lacksley Castell - Princess Lady
Alborosie - Soul Pirate
King Tubby - King Of Dub
Augustus Pablo - King David’s Melody
Augustus Pablo, Santic All Stars, Etc. - Harder Shade Of Black
Dawn Penn, Slim Smith, Twinkle Brothers, Etc. - 101 Orange Street: Ska Meets The Rocksteady Train
Various - More Pressure: Straight To The Head (2 LP)
Prince Jammy - Strictly Dub
Soom T - Dirty Money
Lee Perry - Blackboard Jungle Dub
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Pleasure Dub
Mad Professor - Dub Me Crazy 10: Psychedelic Dub
Augustus Pablo - East Of The River Nile

STUDIO ONE SKA Various 2LP $32
STUDIO ONE DUB Various 2LP $32
ROOMMATE “Dreader Than Dread” 12″
JOKER “Tron” 12″
OH NO “Ethiopium” 2LP and CD
DEEP STREET SOUL CD
THE HELIOCENTRICS “Out There” CD
PANAMA various vol 3 2LP
FUNKY 16 CORNERS various2LP
MAYER HAWTHORNE “A Strange Arangement” 2LP
MAYER HAWTHORNE “Just Aint Gonna Work Out” 7″ - red heart shaped 7″
MINIMAL WAVE TAPES vol 1 various 2LP
THE BAMBOOS 4 2LP and CD

RAS G AND THE AFRICAN SPACE PROGRAM / SAMIYAM “Los angeles 3/10″ (all city) 10″ $20
- Third episode in the All City Los Angeles series featuring the talents of Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program and the one and only Samiyam. 3rd 10 of the series comes from Ras_G (Poobah/Brainfeeder) and Samiyam (Poobah/Hyperdub) who give us 3 tracks each. B+ comes correct on the sleeveart once again. Ras needs no introduction - a fixture on the underground hiphop scene in LA since the early 90s and a proud South Central LA resident. One of the founders of the Poo-Bah Label he comes with three bass heavy speaker smashers! On the other side we get three tracks from Samiyam with his signature synth sound, melancholy melodies and off-centre post-Dilla funk.

MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE “raw cuts vol 1″  (faces) CD $24
- Some people call him the revival of Real House Music, not only as a producer but also as a Dj and established remixer. MCDE (Faces Records subdivision) and his main artist Motor City Drum Ensemble has been causing quite some damage in the undergound house music scene lately with his 12’ series called Raw Cuts… Now compiled for the first time on CD U will find 3 exclusives unreleased tracks aswell as all Raw Cuts, for those who missed them here’s your opportunity to get them all at once on this nice digipack CD.

ANAGRAM JAM various (b-music / fat city) 2LP $34
- “Anagram Jam” is a deeply covert production in the form of an album featuring 15 edits by two highly informed and inscrutable musical archivists. To cover their true indentitles these agents are using the anagramed pseudonyms Tandy Love and Mad Smooth, as a further clue they hail from the Manchester based label BMusic. The names of the track sources have been also been disguised so unscrabble the rabble to reveal the mixed-up monikers of your new favourite freak-funk psychadelic songsmiths. All tracks are de-pipped with minimal pith and added juicy bits. Maximized, marmalised, shredded and preserved using the finest ingredients from the fruitful pastures of our pear shaped planet. The album truly is an international affair combining elements from England, Korea, Turkey, Russia, France, Israel, India, America & Spain. Check!

BHARAT KARKI AND PARTY “Internatinoal Music” (honest jons) LP $30
- MONSTER!!! From beginning to end, this is a flood of weird Indian psychedelic funk, showering us with heavy percussion grooves in a borrowed ‘international music style featuring elements of rock, as well as elements latin and arabic music, melded with chanted Hindu mantra. Electric guitar and bass, bunch of indian percussion, flutes, scream, organ and Moog! An explosion of Indian youth music from the mysterious - 1978 private production. First ever reissue. New on Em Records (Osaka, Japan)….very convincing soul boogie track from Onra with Oliver Daysoul on vocals !! TIP!

ONRA “Long Distance’ (all city) 12″ $20
- very convincing soul boogie track from Onra with Oliver Daysoul on vocals. Double A sided 12 with a boogie bent from French producer Onra featuring OlivierDaySoul and Reggie B. Including 2 extra bonus beats,This is a taster from the LP of the same name coming in May.  A homage to 80s funk beats with a hip hop backbone the title track features the
vocals of OlivierDaySoul who has recently featured on the Hudson Mohawke LP and the flipside has Reggie B (Circulations) along with instrumentals for both tracks.

UP HYGH “Compatible / The Light” (tlm) 7″  $14
- Some hiphop shit out of Sweden that made big noise some time ago - unfortunately the album was just released on CD and 2 12″, but some key tracks were never before released on vinyl. Well, here they are on limited 45 - 300 pressed - enjoy! It bangs!!!

MEHRPOUYA “Soul Raga” (finders Keepers) 7″ $16
- Stupendously rare persian psych funk gem by Mehrpouya, celebrating the launch of Pomegranates. The latest release in the picture sleeve and block type-centric Compacta Series, beautiful!!!

MUHSINAH “Always / Lose My Fuse” (all city) 7″ $14
- Following on from last years “Flunky” 45 on All City where she teamed up with Mike Slott, Muhsinah is back with some more of her favorite beat heads on the controls - LA’s Flying Lotus and DC’s 00Genesis. Another double sided slab of hip hop infused future soul! 00Genesis has been making a name for himself in the beat world. He appeared on the Up My Alley Beatnicks compilation a few years back and he takes it to the next level here with a fantastic layered remix of Always. Hella impressive. The flipside features “Lose My Fuse” – Muhsinah’s first collaboration with LA’s Flying Lotus who have been trading beats back and forth for a while now. The usual All City rules apply here – full colour artwork and one pressing only.

AFRICA HITECH “Blen” (warp) 12″ $20
- Africa Hitech is more than a name, it is an ideology - one that embodies its members’ passions for an eclectic diaspora of electronic styles, from dub and acid to UK garage, grime, techno, house and Jamaican dancehall. Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek stand at the intersection of all these styles (and more) and the result is a bass-fuelled manifesto: the opening salvo being ‘Blen’. Created at Red Bull Music Academy in 2007, Africa Hitech forms part of Mark Pritchard’s MPP Productions collective. MPP is a banner under which all the wide-ranging productions from this prolific producer can co- exist, released through Warp, projects include Africa Hitech, Harmonic 313 and new Reload material, amongst others. ‘Blen’ is all oxygen-sucking bass kicks and razor snares, until Spacek comes in over a chorus of insect synths. This is not the smooth Steve Spacek you may know from his eponymous band, this is Steve Spacek as a rudeboy from the future.

FLOATING POINTS “Peoples Potential / Shark Chase” (eglo) 12″ $20
- The highly anticipated new 12″ from Floating Points is finally here complete with a fresh b-side that was not available on the promo!! Floating Points is the new crack right now ‘mans can’t get enough’ of the ridiculously talented 23 year old! ‘Peoples Potential’ is by far the best track he’s done to date, astral broken house-boogie shizniz! This is BIG! On the flip FP delivers a devastingly heavy jazz-fuelled pumping Detroit number with Shark Chase complete with a tuff Theo Parrish esque b-line! Well worth the wait!

OPENSOULS “Standing In The Rain” (jakarta) LP $28 CD $25
- FINALLY IN ON VINYL….The core members comprise vocalists Tyra Hammond and Bjorn Peterson, and a live band with Jeremy Toy (guitar), Chip Matthews (bass), Isaac Aesili (trumpet), Harlin Davey (MPC) and Julien Dyne (drums), who just released his first solo album on BBE. Standing in the Rain is Opensouls’ terrifically accomplished sophomore album and well and truly solidifies their standing as the top-shelf New Zealand soul band. It is is a concept album, made with the intent to reflect the sound and feeling of a musical era; late-50s, early-60s British and American R’n'B.

SPHERIX “Goblin / Dub Chemistry” (sub continental dub) 12″ $20
- LAst time these came in the store, they sold before i had a chance to list them. Goblin’ on the A-side fixes hazy dub chords to a relaxed halfstep swing riddim with bulging subs for an expansive and reflective mood, while ‘Dub Chemistry’ works one up for the dancefloor with tougher vibes signified by rolling Pinch-style rhythmic gear changes and spooked sci-fi synthlines, all dipped in dub sauce. Comes with a CD of all Sub continental dub releases so far!! AUSSIE DUB!!!!

CARLOS NINO AND LIL SCI : WHATS THE SCIENCE “Elevation” (wts) 2LP $36
- Collaborative project by Carlos Nino (Ammon Contact / Build An Ark) and Lil Sci (aka John Robinson / Science Of Life / Sol Uprising). The output on one hand clearly shows traces of sixties & seventies soul- and cosmic jazz, and on the other, easily finds it’s place along other contemporary hiphop and electronic productions. Rapper Lil’ Sci performs throughout the whole album and verbally takes you from one track to the other. All tracks are produced, or receiving contributions from a wide range of different producers/musicians from the Los Angeles area. An important contribution to the sound here comes from arranger Miguel Atwood –Ferguson (also responsible for many arrangements and general musical direction on the Build An Ark album , as well as on other projects like The Life Force Trio). Other names involved are Daedelus, Carlos Nino’s partner in Ammon Contact Fabian Ammon, Tiffany Paige, Ubiquity’s Nobody, Warp’s Flying Lotus, jazz singer (the main voice from Build An Ark) Dwight Trible, La based jazz pianist Nate Morgan, Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po and Nick Rosen.

THE Q 4 “Sound Surroundings” ( ) LP $24
- “When the crew was first formed, originally it had 4 members. (hence: the QuadraphoniQuartet) Each of us was also living in a different corner of Holland at the
time and we all had our own individual style; Our own sound that we we’re making. We all have our part that we play, our own melody in the music, but in the end
it blends together into one symphony, surrounding you from all sides..” The “Sound Surroundings” is the first  product to come out of this collaboration and because it’s entirely instrumental became a good expression of their original statement: “Hip-Hop beats can evolve into something that is music by itself” Behind the Name.

DYNOO “Gum Dragon” (dv/mf) LP $24
- Mweslee (Kindred Spirits / All City): “Super diverse steez on this 12″, from crunked up Mac Fly electronic beats to twisted disco-boogie jams that I love….Fuh real is one of the best tunes floating at this moment!!” Jay Scarlett (Beat Dimensions): “Feels good!” Cupp Cave: “Really like it! Track with Vaen iz a fuckin banger!” DYNOOO’s Gum Dragon is centered around Fuh Real, a song that features Swedish singer Naboobia laying down a floaty vocal over a high-end 80’s r&b inspired club banger. It has already been remixed by Luigi (Jazzy Sport, Infinitskills) and Comfort Fit, whose version appeared on his latest full-length.The rest of the mini-album is a collection of glitching electronics that ranges from soothing (Furbee) to smashing (Cawf Drop) and psychedelic (Will Flattened,with Richard Colvaen of Bretzel Zoo). Mooted in hip hop’s rich soil, but definitely branching out beyond the edges of the genre, DYNOOO’s music is for fans of the likes of Daedelus, Samiyam, Hudson Mohawke and next-gen beatcrafters alike.

LITTLE BUSHMAN “Pendulum” CD
LLOYD MILLER TRIO “The Lloyd Miller Trio” 12″
STUDIO ONE ROOTS vol 3 various 2LP
STUDIO ONE CLASSICS various 2LP
STUDIO ONE SOUL various 2LP
SAMIYAM “Man vs Machine” 10″
FLYING LOTUS 1983 CD
ENEMY EARTH “Intersteller Commute” LP
PHAROAH SANDERS “Pharoah Sander’s Finest” 2LP and CD
SHAFIQ “Shafiq En A Free-Ka” EP
SUN RA “Sleeping Beauty” LP
SUN RA “On Jupiter” LP
TAKE “The Dirty decibles Of Thomas Two Thousand” 12″
GASLAMP KILLER “Hell In the Lake of Fire” CD
BEAT DIMENSIONS 2LP
POMEGRANTES 2LP / CD
PRODUCER #2 CD
CHICO MANN “Manifest Tones” LP
BULLION “Young Heartache” 12″
BUILD AN ARK “Love pt 1″ 2LP
BRIGTH ENGELBERTS AND THE B.E. MOVEMENT “Tolambo Funk” LP
ARTHUR RUSSELL “The Sleeping bag Sessions” 2LP
BYARD LANCASTER “Funny Funky Rib Crib” LP

NEW THANGS 12/4/10

THE PUTBACKS “Busted / Set Me Free” (hope street) 7″ $15
- local funk cats drop there second single and also the second for the local Brunswick soul label HOPE STREET RECORDINGS. This time the Putbacks drop some cold gold on the A side with a great chuggin beat with a great organ sound, and then unleash a chorus of chants of how they just got BUSTED!! ME-O-MY!!! It is a sweeeeeet groove!! The B Side is a cover of the Kinks “Set Me Free” which is an old tougher version of a breezy tune. The snare is slung loose and the organ just bubbles along nicely as the bass pops and drops with the guitar  slinging some moans over the groove. Another tough 45!

LAGOS DISCO INFERNO various (academy) 2LP $30 CD $25
- NORTHSIDE EXCLUSIVE! (at this price, anyway!!) Academy bring us 12 smokin’ rarities from Nigeria, dating from between 1976 to 1982, compiled by Frank Gossner (aka DJ Franc O, Soulpusher) of Voodoo Funk fame. Surprisingly familiar, yet intriguingly unknown, these tracks sound just as fresh today as they did 30 or more years ago. The cuts are rife with horns, Moog keyboards, bells and whistles to keep you up all night dancing. Great liner notes by Dean Disi (journalist and former executive of TYC Records, Lagos) and a special message from extreme record hunter Damian Iwuagwu (Lagos). Following in the footsteps of amazing African re-issues of late such as Ofege’s “Try And Love” (Academy), Pax Nicholas And The Netty Family’s “Nateef Know De Road Of Teef” (Daptone), and the mammoth “Ghana Special” set (Soundway), this album stands clear as the first compilation to focus on African-disco. But you won’t hear any cheesy strings or nasty Roland synths - this is straight up tough Nigerian disco-funk, restored with loving care and presented in limited luxury edition gatefold sleeve double vinyl with original cover art in the middle of the gatefold! Gold!!

OFEGE “Try and Love” (academy) LP $25
- this is the first release from Academy. It is a fantastic 1973 legendary heavy psych afro-rock debut by nigerian wonderkids Ofege. Recorded whilst the band members were all in High School, this lp is overflowing with great songs, sweet harmonies and psyched out guitars. Maybe this is the sort of thing we will be saying about the Cactus Channel band in 20 years!!

MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW # 3 The Beatconductor in AFRICA (stones Throw) 2LP $30 / silkscreen 3LP $50 CD $30
- Beat Konducta in Africa is a 37-track instrumental hip-hop album produced & mixed with Madlib, featuring J. Rocc. This album bases itself on the obscure vinyl gems from the afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock & soul movements of African countries as diverse as Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Botswana and Ivory Coast. Madlib’s Beat Konducta instrumental series - created from Madlib’s raw beat tapes - began in 2006 with Movie Scenes, an imaginary movie & TV soundtrack with the feel of Blaxpoitation soul, afro-psychedelia and moody progressive rock. Beat Konducta in India (Vol. 3-4) and A Tribute to J Dilla (Vol. 5-6) followed in 2007 and 2009. Pieces of these albums have been reworked by artists such as Talib Kweli and Mos Def, who used Beat Konducta in India on his 2009 album Ecstatic.
A Deluxe double LP of only 1000 units will be available in unique, individually screen printed jackets with a bonus Fan Club 12″.

SKYMARK “The Sound Of Silence” (modern sun) LP $30
- Superfine SIGNED copies in at Northside direct from the man himself! This Album is a neo soul, hip hop, deep house and jazz project including collaborations with Ovasoul 7, Blackspade, Aaron J. Washington, Joseph Junior…all instrumentals are composed with vintage keyboards, deep chords and beautiful arrangements that spread a new soulfull vibe while keeping influences of the afro american music from the 70’s and 80’s. Skymark has admired producers like The Mizell Brothers, Norman Connors, James Mason, during his whole life, and into his next. No cd’s of this project, or downloads!!! VINYL only - is this the future that is in my hands!!  - FULL RESPECT there are some stickers for your crates as well!

PRECIOUS AND PASSION “The Fresh females” (stone throw) 7″ $12
- To those with a keen ear for gems and a deep breath for nostalgia, It comes as no surprise. Peanut Butter Wolf simply has a knack for uncovering the unreleased, the undiscovered, and simply underappreciated. Stones Throw presents The Fresh Females 7 inch; West Coast party rap from Precious & Passion, featuring Chunky D’s “Time Bomb” on the flip.

KURTIS SP “No Passenger” (root and stem) CD $15
- The solo debut from the producer behind Sage Francis’ “Hell of a Year”! No Passenger, the debut release from Australian producer Kurtis SP, is the culmination of ten years’ development.  Kurtis first made a name for himself in the late 90s while playing drums in one of Australia’s first live hip hop groups, Shin-Ki-Row.  The Human Drum Machine (as he was once billed) was renowned for simulating the feel of programmed drums on a live kit. to the bedroom.  To the samplers.  To the records.  To vintage gear and instruments. To music with soul.  No Passenger weaves hundreds of disparate samples, along with touches of live instrumentation, into a thoughtful and evocative tapestry.  Introspective and melancholy, yet positive and hopeful, No Passenger is the soundtrack to loneliness and isolation, and to freedom and strength.

LAST ELECTRO ACOUSTIC SPACE JAZZ ENSEMBLE “Miles Away” (stones throw) 2LP $34
- A mad mix of spaced out jazz funk from Madlib — working here in a style closer to his benchmark Yesterday’s New Quintet mode of forward looking band-based grooves — but also taking it even further and into deeper realms! The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble finds ‘Lib & co paying homage to a universe of late 60s & 70s soul jazz and fusion funk influences, as well as some more modern practitioners — with tracks dedicated to Horace Tapscott, Phil Ranelin, Roy Ayers and others — some covers and others composed by Madlib.

AFRO ROCK various (strut) 2LP $35
- One of the best compilations of Afro Funk titles I’ve ever stocked — one that goes way past the obvious titles and minor hits of the 70s! Every tune on here is a gem — and the package even includes a few tunes that were either previously unreleased, or which were only ever issued on cassette, a popular form in 70s Africa. The “rock” in the title should be taken lightly — because the groove here is more funky, with drums, guitar, and horns coming together in glorious rhythmic cacophony! The whole set’s got a great raw sound — and titles include “Heavy Heavy Heavy” by Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats, “Mabala” by Yahoos, “Onukpa Shawarpo” by Bokoor Band, “Sweeper Soul” by Super Mambo 69, “Yuda” by Dackin Dackino, “Envy No Good” by Mercury Dance Band”, and “Fever” by Jingo. New version also features the previously unreleased bonus track “Keep On Holding On (Part 1)” by Jingo. (The out of print classic Afro Rock compilation from Kona — reissued in partnership with Strut with a previously unreleased bonus track!)

IKEBE SHAKEDOWN “Hard Steppin” (colemine) CD $15
- super awesome NYC afrofunk band. Hard Steppin funk and Afro steeped grooves from Ikebe Shakedown — solid stuff from the fertile Brooklyn funk scene — blending hard hitting 70s funk & soul with both stateside and African influences and more measured and slow cooking numbers!

BACK IN STOCK

LEE FIELDS “My World” LP and CD - finally back in on  wax!
DAPTONE GOLD various 2LP
EL MICHAELS AFFAIR “Enter the 37th Chamber” LP and CD
SNOOP DOG “Doggystyle” 2LP
Q-TIP “Kamaal The Abstract” 2LP
STAX THE SOUL OF HIP HOP various LP and CD
Q-TIP “The Renaissance” 2LP
JURRASIC 5 “J5 Deluxe : Bonus and unreleased” 2LP
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “100 Days 100 nights” LP and CD
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Dap Dippin With” LP and CD
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Naturally” LP and CD
IKEBE SHAKEDOWN “Hard Steppin” 7″
WAXPOETICS # 39 (african issue)
EL MICHEL AFFAIR “Sounding Out the City” LP and CD
YOUNG JAZZ REBELS “Slave Riot” 2LP
STRONG ARM STEADY “One Step” 12″
STRONG ARM STEADY “Best Of Time” 12″
GUILTY SIMPSON “Coroners Music” 12″
ACEYALONE “Fire” 12″
RJD2 “The Horror” LP - official reissue
RJD2 “The Collosus” 2LP - official reissue
J DILLA “Ruff Draft” 2LP
SOUND DIRECTIONS “Funky Side Of Life” LP
QUASIMODO “The Unseen” 2LP
DOOM “Born Like This” 2LP
DR DRE “2001 Instrumentals” 2LP
MIA “Arular” 2LP
KURIOUS “A Constipated Monkey” 2LP
ICEBERG SLIM “Reflectinos” LP
JROCC “Tasters Choice 5″ CD
SJOB MOVEMENT “A Move In the Right Direction” LP

NEW THANGS  16/4/10

DEEP STREET SOUL “Straighten Out” (freestyle) 12″ $20
- It´s not often a team up of this high calibre can happen but thank goodness this one did: Randa Khamis (of Randa & The Soul Kingdom) teams up with fellow antipodean groove monsters Deep Street Soul for this special one off release which celebrates the fact that this killer combination is touring Europe during Spring 2010! Deep Street Soul totally blew away DJ’s, clubbers and funk fans alike with their raw, uncompromising self titled album in 2009, and Randa & The Soul Kingdom racked up mucho radio play from BBC presenters Mark Lamarr and Craig Charles, and wore out hip dance floors across the world. It was a no brainer to put this gritty, instrumental act together with the freshest soul voice from Down Under and frankly the results speak for themselves. Straighten Out is a tour de force of contemporary funky soul, Monique Boggias’ growling Hammond Organ provides the perfect foundation for Randa’s pleading, impassioned voice to reach the parts other modern soul singers don’t! Stir in the extra ingredients of the original instrumentals AND an exclusive Lack Of Afro remixes of Greenbacks and you will start to see that this 6 track superfunk single is going to thrash allcomers.

THE BEACH BOYS VERSUS J DILLA “Pet Sounds: In the Key Of Dee” (white) LP $28
- A mysterious French producer called BULLION has re-imagined “Pet Sounds” in the style of Dilla. It is NOT a mash-up. He has taken snippets and samples from the album classic and re-built them in a style J Dilla would have / may have used to produce a truly amazing, and hypnotic, interpretation of Brian Wilson’s opus. At first listen we were taken aback on how deftly the Frenchman’s sourced Beach Boys samples were being blended, much in the same way Wilson layered the vocals on the original to make a cohesive entity.

ARIYA ASTROBEAT ARKESTRA “Cross Town Traffic / Lost In Kinshasa” (ariya) 7″ $16
- The Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra formed in late 2007 when members of the Kidkanevil live show and First Word stalwarts Homecut began a series of late night Afro-beat sessions at Leeds Sela Bar. It was out of these jam sessions that the eight-piece Arkestra was born, combining their love of Afro-beat with their appreciation of the space jazz pioneers of the 70s and the free jazz trailblazers of the 60s, coupled with a hefty nod towards James Brown. Lead track “Crosstown Traffic” is a firing Afro-beat cover of the Hendrix classic; this is instant dancefloor dynamite. On the flip “Lost in Kinshasa” is another driving Afro-beat club track, with the Ariya horns to the fore.

MARK PRITCHARD “Elephant Dub / Heavy as Stone” (medi) 12″ $20
- The steamroller subs of ‘Elephant Dub’ are crushingly heavy, creating a dense pressure that causes the snares to ping off the surface with spring-loaded velocity and taking out weakheart dancers in the process. ‘Heavy As Stone’ on the flip alleviates the pressure with a dose of Sun-Ra styled Vitamin D, licking soul-stirring female vox, elegiac keys and even a glimmer of likembe over 4/4 steppers patterns, all anchored with that sublime bass-weight. This is heart-in-the-mouth material, tears on the dancefloor anthem business.

THE LLOYD MILLER TRIO “s/t” (jazzman) 12″ $20
-  For a date of this importance some proficient and capable sidemen were required, so I called drummer extraordinaire Malcolm Catto and Jake Ferguson of the Heliocentrics, both of whom have just achieved ‘Album of the Year’ with Mulatu at the Gilles Peterson Worldwide awards. The results were astounding. In just two hours, with Miller never having met the duo before, several tracks were cut, all with the intensity of a meeting of great minds with great artistic vision. Miller’s music is a unique blend of jazz with the modal and spiritual sounds of traditional Asian and Middle Eastern music. Malcolm and Jake, far from just being along for the ride, gave their utmost, so much so in fact, that Lloyd was impressed with them enough to come back for another date this year. DIG.

JOKER “Tron” (kapsize) 12″ $20
- Shocking one-sided 12″ with laser etching on the reverse!! Gargantuan floor slayer from Joker!!! For his first solo drop of 2010 (remixes discounted) Brizzle’s boy wonder unleashes the eyebrow scorching riffs of ‘Tron’, a dubstep track with more renewable energy than the north sea. He presents it on his own Kapsize imprint and it probably ranks amongst his best cuts to date, concentrating his formula into a stylishly efficient mass of crushing electro riffage that owes as much to Terror Danjah as it does Herbie Hancock. ABSOLUTE BEAST

SI PARA USTED Various vol 1 (light in the attic) 2LP $34
- A groundbreaking set of work from the Cuban scene of the 70s and early 80s — tracks that aren’t nearly as well known as the classic sides from Havana, but which are equally great overall! At the time of these recordings, Cuba was going through some of the same musical changes that were hitting the New York and LA Latin scenes. The set’s a really amazing one — beautifully remastered from original Cuban sessions, with sound that’s really even better than you’d find on the original vinyl. Titles include “Y No Le Conviene” by Los Van Van”, “Adeoey” by Los Reyes 73, “Si Para Usted” by Grupo Monumental, “Tambo Lya” by Ricardo Eddy Martinez, “Pocito 11″ by Jorge Reyes, “Son A Propulsion” by Juan Pablo Torres Y Algo Nuevo, “Casina Y Epidecus” by Mirtha Y Raul, “Con La Luz Del La Manana” by Sintesis, and “El Fino” by Grupo Los Yoyi. (Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000.)

SI PARA USTED Various vol 2 (light in the attic) 2LP $34
- An amazing follow-up to the first volume in this series….The first volume really opened our ears, but this second set is blowing our minds — and our collective hats are off to the gents at Waxing Deep for doing such a great job! Titles include “El 4 5 6″ by Los Brito, “Vehicle” by Orquesta Cubana De Musica Moderna, “Safari Salvaje” by Los Rapidos, “Suspirando Por El Chikichaka” by Los Caneyes, “El Son De Victoria” by Hilario Duran, “Para Que Niegas” by Los Papines, “El Cristal” by Los Barba, “El Siglo De Libertad” by Grupo FA5, “Y Aparecio El Trombon” by Juan Pablo Torres, “Siboney” by Los Llamas, and “Vanguardia Y Juventud” by Sonopop, (Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000.)

THE CB’S “Misdemeanor” (jcity) 12″ $20
- A Skillz’ new label Jam City Records kicks off with their debut release, and wow what a release! The main track is a cover version of the 1970s cute classic “Misdemeanour” originally recorded by Foster Sylvers and brought up to date by the CB’s who are actually the Cuban Brothers. This version was recorded by the band with guest vocals by the in demand vocalist Yolanda. Liverpool’s beat masters No Fakin’ turn in a tougher broken beat remix, whilst the flip contains the A Skillz b-boy breaks remix, which has been tearing up dancefloors all over the world.

BROWNSWOOD BUBLERS 5 (brownswood) CD $26
- Brownswood head-honcho Gilles Peterson curates the latest in his annual ‘Brownswood Bubblers’ series, featuring tracks from Dâm-Funk, Shafiq Husayn and more. The series is intended to “provide a platform for unsung heroes and emerging talent from the Worldwide underground” and without the obvious characters named above, many of these artists won’t be hugely recongised outside of Gilles’ radio show listeners. We can certainly thank him then for pulling up the delicate electronic soul of Ragen Fykes’ ‘Love Life’, the slow and hazy jazz-house of Ron Basejam’s ‘Into My Life’ and the shy, fractured pop of Samuel & The Dragon’s ‘Rising Up’…

BASSNECTAR “Bass Head / Teleport Massive Remix” (basshead) 12″ $20
- The first vinyl release by Bassnectar in over a year, this twelve is an absolute must for fans of the big bass drop (’BBD’). Side A is an 808-driven bassline workout with a monster of a gnarled synth bass riff and junglist attitude. Side AA is a dancefloor stomper with vocals by underground hip hop star Zumbi from Zion I. You’ve got to hear this track - it sounds like drum and bass and dubstep have got together and produced a hip hop baby.

KING TUBBY “Dub From the Roots” (jamaican recordings) LP $30
- Primest King Tubby dubs reissued from the original 1975 release! Plenty of tracks from ‘Dub From The Roots’ have been floating around on other compilations but this is something of a definitive run of classic early-mid period Osbourne Ruddock productions. It’s a powerful set, including the outstanding ‘Invasion’, a dub of Horace Andy’s ‘My Guiding Star’ including some mental sci-fi synth FX and a bassline that’ll sit in your head for years. His mix of Johnny Clarke’s ‘African People’, here as ‘African Roots’ is a stone cold classic too, featuring cavernous echo and reverb treatments on deadly tribal rhythm and the smoked-out version of Cornell Campbell’s ‘Please Be True’, here as ‘A Truthful Dub’ still sounds as alien and ahead of it’s time as always.

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GONJASUFI “A Sufi And A Killer” CD
MULATU ASTATKE “Mulatu Steps Ahead” CD and 2LP
AMY WINEHOUSE “Ska Covers” EP
ALICE COLTRANE “Journey In Satchidananda” LP
TOM WAITS “Swordfish Trombone” LP
PUBLIC ENEMY “Fear Of A Black Planet” LP
SILVER APPLES s/t LP
JOHN COLTRANE “Love Supreme” LP
LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND “Malik” LP
WU TANG CLAN “Enter The 36th Chamber” LP
JAMES BROWN “The Payback” 2LP
GIL SCOTT HERON AND BRIAN JACKSON “Its Your World” 2LP
COMMON “resurrection”
COMMON “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” LP
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY “Soul Zodiac” LP
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY “Soul Of the Bible” 2LP
Don’t forget
MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW # 3 The Beatconductor in AFRICA (stones Throw) 2LP $30 / silkscreen 3LP $50 CD $30
LAGOS DISCO INFERNO various (academy) 2LP $30 CD $25 - PK says “Its as good as it gets!!”
OFEGE “Try and Love” (academy) LP $25
THE PUTBACKS “Busted / Set Me Free” (hope street) 7″ $15
LEE FIELDS “My World” LP and CD - finally back in on  wax!
DAPTONE GOLD various 2LP
AFRO ROCK various (strut) 2LP $35
EL MICHAELS AFFAIR “Enter the 37th Chamber” LP and CD
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “100 Days 100 nights” LP and CD
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Dap Dippin With” LP and CD
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Naturally” LP and CD
SJOB MOVEMENT “A Move In the Right Direction” LP

NEW THANGS 9/4/10

MR SAVONA “Warn The nation” (elephant tracks) CD $25
- more local PRIDE!!  Melbourne’s MISTA SAVONA returns with a blistering new dancehall and reggae record titled ‘Warn the Nation’, featuring CAPLETON, SIZZLA, HORACE ANDY, PRINCE ALLA and many more. It’s an incredible collaboration between Australian musicians and Jamaican vocalists produced by Mista Savona, who jumped on a plane and built on the relationships forged during recording ‘Melbourne Meets Kingston’ – his highly acclaimed album from 2006. ‘Warn the Nation’ is a big step forward, this time enlisting some of the biggest reggae stars to Savona’s cause – creating the most accomplished reggae album to come out of Australia. Musically the arrangements are stunning; the players are first rate; and vocally it’s out of this world – with an overarching theme addressing the urgency of global sustainability and the environment. Mista Savona has created an internationally reputable dancehall album, a completely unique achievement born out of the suburbs of Melbourne. A must have for any reggae/dancehall fan.

WAXPOETICS #40 Ohio Players (mag) $16
- Ohio Players and Smokey Robinson are the twin cover stars this time around — and the inside features a long article on Smokey, and one on Sugarfoot of the Players! But there’s also an even wider range of goodies this time around — looks at Joe Cuba, Johnny Lytle, Gene Paul, Tribe Records, Javelin, and even Tortoise — plus the always-great little bits, all those cool features on old records, and even the ads, which always help keep us turned on to something great! Beautiful production, lavish color, and still one of the hippest magazines around.

THE OLYMPIANS “Midnight Movement / The Rain Song” (truth and soul) 7″ $12
- The second single from Brooklyn funky soul combo The Olympians — expertly blending raw soul & funk rhythms with a lush, freely soaring atmosphere built with uncommonly grand instrumentation — really strong stuff and I’m jonsing for a full length!

MICHAEL LEONHART & THE AVRAMINA 7 “Madhouse Mumbai / Jaipur” (truth and soul) 7″ $12
- A mad bit of Eastern tinged leftfield funk from Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 — the Bollywood dance inflected “Madhouse Mumbai” and the equally Eastern inspired and even more funk steeped instrumental “Jaipur” on the flip!

MF ORIGINALS various (white) 2LP $30
- Metal-faced King of the Underground, MF Doom has become infamous as not only as one of the illest m.c’s to bless the mic, but also for his ability to forge the most obscure, unexpected sample into the sickest of joints. Collected here are 18 full length original tracks, all of which have been chopped and reformed into some of Doom’s sickest beats, plus a further 7 bonus nuggets of T.V and film soundtrack, all giving further insight into the mysterious mind of a musical genius! Don’t miss this!!! From forgotten 80’s soul, to lost blacksploitation soundtracks, cult Japanese sci-fi and 1940’s B-movies, to children’s 70’s cartoons shows and esoteric European jazz - Doom has flipped them all! Whether as Madvillian, King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, or as producer for other artists, Doom’s originality of sample choice has always been mindblowing!

LATE NIGHT TALES - CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA various (latenighttales) CD $28
- another good comp on the series, this time flying between Flying Lotus, Nick Drake, Bjork, Burial, Shuggie Otis, DJ Food and many many more!!

SIETTA “The Come Back Easy Play” (sietta) CD EP $10
- great local combo o fvocals done by Caiti Baker and Beats made by James Mangohig. Just freshly released and mixed and co-produced by Count Bounce (pip Norman) this has some legs. J.mangohig’s beats are famous for their futuristic feel. He has contributed re-mixes for some of Australia’s biggest hiphop crews such as TZU and The Herd. With sietta he explores deeper sonic territory carving out a signature sound with deep rolling bass lines, body rock beats and warm washes of synthesizer. Caiti.b grew up listening to the great soul, blues and gospel singers of America and her style brims with emotional joy. From equality within the community to the empowerment of females to tales of everyday ups and downs, Caiti.b paints oblique lyrical pictures that hurdle the literal and resonate long after the fact.

CHARANGA 76 ” No Nos Pararan” (white) 12″ $20
- It’s the late 1970s and in the streets of Spanish Harlem, set against a backdrop of race riots and poverty, a strangely familiar sound was emanating from nightclubs and AM radios alike. Charanga 76 were taking the hits from downtown and making them their own as well as writing original tracks in a similar and equally killer vein. Their versions of McFadden & Whitehead’s Philly disco uplifter “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”, Chic’s perennial favourite “Good Times” and their own track, “Music Trance” serve as a blueprint for the wave of Latino‐disco acts that followed.

CHRISTIAN PROMMER “Drumlesson Zwei” (!K7) 2LP $35
- Christian Prommer presents us his second chapter of Drumlesson and he still draws his influences from Detroit techno, but also moves toward classic European electronic music this time around. His organic cover versions are less heavy on straight jazz, and have more of a prog rock and fusion edge surrounded by avant-garde arrangements. He gets a little more psychedelic and adds some kraut rock flavor, inspired by the plentiful German acts from the ’70s and ’80s.

ROOTS OF HIP HOP various (harte) 2LP $38
- in what is probably the worst ever packaging for a record I have seen, they still manage to come through with ACE music. THis is not your typical funk comp that people who sampled to make hip hop, ooh no…….this goes way back, back to greasy r&b, back to when scatting didn’t mean something that GG Allen would be into. Artists like Big Jay McNealey, Richard berry and Champion Jack Dupree will show you what they mean by dirty….

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SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “I Learned the Hard Way” LP and CD - dropping after lunch
GIL SCOTT HERON “I’m New Here” 2LP - dropping after lunch
MULATU ASTATKE “Inspiration information” CD
MR DIBIASE “Cakeology” 12″
JULIEN DYNE “Pins and Digits” LP - dropping after lunch
FREEDOM RHYTHM AND SOUND (souljazz) comp CD and 2LP vol 1 and vol 2
THE WU TANG “Enter the Dubstep” 2LP
RAAH PROJECT “score” CD
WAXPOETICS #9 #14 #16
GEORGIA ANN MULDROW “Kings Ballard” 2LP
BEI BEI AND SHAWN LEE “Into the Wind” LP
SA RA “Nuclear Evolution” 2LP
SERGE GAINSBOURG “Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons” - 5 cd box set!@!!!! long out of print.
TOM WAITS “Glitter And Doom” 2LP and CD

NEW THANGS 29.03.10

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS ” I Learned the Hard Way” (daptone) LP $28

- I Learned the Hard Way was produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios, the record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and Aretha as a fixture in the canon of soul music. From the lush Philly-Soul fanfare that ushers in “The Game Gets Old” at the top of the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style “Mama Don’t Like My Man” at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. The band has gone way back to the soul sound now. Going deeper and deeper into soul, looking deep into their own. Out on WAX TODAY!!!!! respect!! CD’s coming in a few days….

JIMI HENDRIX “The Valleys Of Neptune” (experience Hendrix) 2LP $50
- wow!!! Unreleased Hendrix fresh and funky this is definitely worth every penny. Each LP comes with a colour booklet and vinyl thats fat enough to exercise off!! Amazing production on this LP which leaves all of those crappy bootlegs well behind.  This album of previously unreleased studio material is the first in a new campaign from Experience Hendrix, the company led by the artist’s stepsister Janie. Deluxe reissues of the three sets Hendrix made with his band the Experience will be released on the same day, and Janie recently said that there’s enough unheard stuff in the vault to make for a decade of new releases. IT is a great album with about 4 or five classic covers and lots of unknowns….WOW!

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE “Electric Ladyland” (Experience hendrix) 2LP $50
- beautiful reissue 180 grams -  3rd LP 1968

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE “Axis: Bold As Love” (Experience hendrix) LP $38
- Beautiful reissue 180 grams - 2nd LP 1967

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE “Are You Experienced” (Experience hendrix) LP $38
- Beautiful reissue 180 grams - 1st Album!! 1967

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE “The First Rays Of The New Rising Sun” (Experience hendrix) 2LP $50
- First Rays Of The New Rising Sun, the last graceful gesture by the innovative artist Jimi Hendrix, is the first album prepared under the supervision of his family. It draws together 17 songs whose creation span from March 1968 to the last sessions at Electric Lady Studios in August 1970. Produced from the original master recordings, First Rays Of The New Rising Sun has many of Hendrix’s most creative musical achievements, including “Night Bird Flying,” “Angel,” “Dolly Dagger,” “Hey Baby (New Rising Sun),” and “In From The Storm.” 1997

WEBSTER LEWS “Live In Norway - The Club 7 Live Tapes” (Plastic Strip press) 2LP $36
- The earliest work I’ve ever heard from keyboardist Webster Lewis — and a set that’s quite different than his late 70s groovers for Columbia Records! The music here is equal parts jazz, soul, and funk — spun out of over a set of long tracks recorded in Oslo at the start of the 70s — and done in a very righteous mode overall! The drums on the set are by Jimmy Hopps — who brings in some funky beats at just the right moments — and other musicians include Bobby Greene on alto and Stan Strickland on tenor — plus Judd Watkins on vocals, who sings on some of the best songs with a deep-voiced quality that’s really great! A Beautiful record.

J.P. MASSIERA “Horrific Child” (finders Keepers) LP $30
- A schizoid sonic sketchbook from the maledictus sound-maker Dr. J.P. Massiera. A disturbing mix of dismembered tape samples , paranoid-poetry and cosmic chaos ressurected from the crypt of Studio Antibes 1976!!

MILES DAVIS “Lift To the Scaffold” OST (fontana) LP $30
- Performed by a Miles Davis-fronted European band for a movie by Louis Malle, this music helped define the sound of film noir. It made viewers think the genre’s films had always sounded just so, with slow-walking bass beats and muted, slithering horn lines miming the characters on the screen–and underlining their emotions. Apparantly cut in one session this is a classic soundtrack!

OWSKI-URITIES various (owski) LP $28
- The ultimate psych-freakbeat comp!! Full of unknown and 100% killer rarities destined to burn the dancefloor and surprise even the most rabid collectors and DJs with some of the tracks taken from small private labels and test pressings. Featuring bands from the UK, Wales, Sweden, Argentina, Cyprus, Malta, Mauritius.

SERGE GAINSBOURG “Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin” (doxy) LP $30
- Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991): the original bad boy of French pop, the man all women wanted and all men wanted to be. He updated the French chanson and made it hip again, infusing it with the youth culture of the late 50s and 60s: one that was ruled by jazz, drugs and free love. Side A features songs that originally appeared in 1959 on his second album (here in stereo), “No. 2″. Here Gainsbourg fronts the Alain Goraguer et Son Orchestre on songs like “Le Claqueur de Doigts”, a song about seducing chicks at a jukebox..a standard operating tactic for Gainsbourg! While side B features material from his 1958 debut, “Du Chant a la Lune!”, which featured early hits like “Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas” the morbid tale of a Paris Metro ticket man who contemplates suicide to free him from the monotony of his life. Tracks 1-3 on side B were recorded live at the “Theatre des 3 Baudets” in November, 1958, while tracks 8-10 are taken from Gainsbourg’s score for Jacques Doniol-Valcroze’s 1960 film “L’Eau a la Bouche” (A Game for Six Lovers).

MASSIVE ATTACK “Heligoland” (virgin) CD $30
- a ltd edition cd….There are no songs as dazzlingly, blindingly perfect as Unfinished Sympathy, or Teardrop (although the gorgeous, satiny melancholy of Paradise Circus comes desperately close), but nor are there as many lesser tracks hiding in their shadows. The folksy, flimsy Psyche is forgettable, but every other song works its way stealthily and irrevocably under your skin, with that trademark combination of understatement and sonic richness.

NATURAL SELF “Fire The Body - remixes” (sofrito specials) 12″ $20
- The next Sofrito 12″s sees talented producer Nartural Self sprinkle some of his studio magic onto some heavy African sounds – heavy percussive sounds that mix up vintage rhythms and modern club attitude.   Strictly limited 12″ The past 12″s were straight afro and caribbean joints…now they add a little extra thump in the disco bump! Be a part of the goodtimes!
These are for only a few stores in the world. They don’t go to distributors so jump in while you can!!!!!!

R&B and BLUES 45 Reissues

all original labels all $14

THE VALENTINES “Thats It Man / Please Don’t Leave Please Don’t Go” (king)
JIMMY GOOD “Watch Dog / Let Me Be Your Friend” (jet)
WILLIE COBB “You Don’t Love / Slow Down Baby” (ruler)
COUSIN LEROY “Up The River / I’m Lonesome” (ember)
JUNE BATEMAN “Possum Belly Overalls / Go Away Mr Blues” (shaw)
SMILIN JOE “How Long Must i Wait / Sleepwalking Woman” (imperial)
DOCTOR ROSS “Industrial Boogie / Thirty Two - Twenty” (dir)
BUSTER SIMS AND HIS HEAT WAVE “Thats Your Loving Baby / Till Broad Daylight” (big town)
BARBIE GAYE “My Boy Lollipop / Say You Understand” (darl)
EDDIE ALSTON “Gonna Get Me A Watchdog / I Just Can’t Help It” (barry)
JIMMIE NEWSOME “Long Gone Lonesome Blues / I’m Afraid I Love You” (MGM)
McKINLEY MITCHELL “Rock Everybody Rock / Lazy Dizzy daisy” (boxer)
SHY GUY DOUGLAS “What’s this i Hear / Monkey Doin’ Woman” (todd)
ANN COLE “Got My Mojo Working / I’ve Got A Little Boy” (baton)
FRANKIE LEE SIMS “MArried Woman / I’m Long Long Gone” (specialty)
LORD LEBBY WITH THE CARRIBS “One Kiss For My Baby / Caldonia” (R&B)
PETER ROBERTS “The Ho Ho Laughing Monster / Yes Love” (Rock a Bye)
EDDIE TAYLOR “I’m Gonna Love You / Lookin For trouble” (vee-jay)
LIGHTNING SLIM “Just Made Twenty One / Sugar Plum” (excello)
PIANO RED “I’m Nobodys Fool / Big Rock Joe From Kokomo” (groove)
LENNY JOHNSON “Gee Gee Baby / Walk Ginny Walk” (bethlehem)
TEDDY McRAE “Hi Fi Baby / Hold Out Baby” (amp 3)
JB AND HIS HAWKS “Pet Cream man / Lovin You” (chance)
DOCTOR ROSS “New York Breakdown / Call the Doctor” (hi-q)
CHUCK BRADFORD “You’re Going To Miss Me / Say It Was A Dream” (fire)
DOROTHY ELLIS “Drill daddy Drill / Must go Out And Play” (federal)
FREDDY KING “Thats What You Think / Country Boy” (el bee)
SONNY BOY WILLIAMS “Opossum Rock / Alice mae Blues” (duplex)
RICKY JONES “You Know Its True / Hate To Say Goodbye” (herald)
KING COLEMAN “Alley rat / Dressed in Plaid” ( kenco)
LITTLE PAPA JOE “Lookin For My Baby / Easy Lovin” (Blue Lake)
SCHOOLBOY CLEVE “She’s Gone / Strange Letter Blues” (feature)
ARTHUR CRUDUP “Mean Ol Frisco / Dig Myself A Hole” (fire)
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN “Fever / Uh Uh Baby” (king)
PERCY WELCH “Back Door Man / Nursery rhyme Rock (fran)
BUDDY ROGERS “Mad With you / Tell Me You Love Me” (Buccaneer)
BIG BO AND THE ARROWS / THE NITEHAWKS “well, Get It / Boogie Chillun” (montel)
CAROL FRAN “Crying In The Chapel / I’m Gonna Try” (port)

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POMEGRANATES v/a (finders keepers) 2LP and CD - persian groove thang….
NIGERIA AFROBEAT SPECIAL 3LP
NIGERIA SPECIAL vol 2 3LP
SUPER FUNK vol 1 (bgp) 2LP
SUGARMAN 3 “Soul Donkey” LP
SUGARMAN 3 “Sugars Boogaloo” LP
SUGARMAN 3 “Pure Sugarcane” LP
NAOMI SHELTON AND THE GOSPEL QUEENS “What Have You Done My Brother” LP
POETS OF RHYTHM “Poets Of Rhythm” LP
MENAHAN STREET BAND “Make The Road By Walking” LP
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “100 Days 100 Nights” LP and double tour CD
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Dap Dippin With” LP
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Naturally” LP
THE DAKTARIS “Soul Explosion” LP
BUDOS BAND “Budos Band” LP
BUDOS BAND “2″ LP

NEW THANGS

THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA “Do Anything Go Anywhere” (poao) CD $25
- an incredible debut album from this perfect Melbourne afrobeat collective. Hot on the heels of their impeccable vinyl-only release Two Sides of the Truth/Do Anything Go Anywhere, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra have made an album to command the attention of world music fans, hip hop aficionados, jazz cats, funk and soul freaks and indie hipsters alike. There are strong echoes of the Afrobeat movement from the 1960s-70s, as well as the influences of the African diaspora in Australia over the past decade, yet this is boundary free, totally modern music that sounds as fresh in the clubs as on the streets of Melbourne where it was born. Do Anything Go Anywhere delivers seven irresistibly loose-limbed, exotic jams which resonate with ferocious grooves, positive messages, conscious hip hop and gutsy soul. Lyrical odes to the power of resistance and the spirit of the African and Australian people hit home with smoking hot sing song vocals, heavy duty horns, gritty guitar grooves, jazzy solos, all snaking out on top of the infectious polyrhythms of the percussion section. EXTREME LOCAL PRIDE

BEI BEI & SHAWN LEE “Into the Wind” (ubiquity) LP $30 / CD $30
- an absolutely gorgeous album. One that I will be listening to for a LONG time!!! A wonderful full length debut from Bei Bei on Ubiquity — collaborating with the kaleidoscopic hip hop funk instrumental stylist Shawn Lee — and they make a great team! Bei Bei plays the guhzheg — a traditional Asian string instrument that often spins harp-like sounds — in unison with the sounds of Shawn Lee, we get a timeless mix of astral and soul jazz atmosphere with a boundary free funk backdrop. Overall it bridges the breakbeat funk and Asian sounds that influenced everything from classic Wu Tang to modern underground funk instrumentalists of all kinds, and the more spiritual jazz sounds of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby.

TRU THOUGHTS SHAPES 10:01 (truthoughts) 2LP plus 2CD $38
- thats right a double lp with TWO cd’s in it!!! The first label compilation since Tru Thoughts celebrated its 10th Anniversary last year, Shapes 10:01 showcases an eclectic stable of musical talent with its collective eye on a new decade. And the future’s looking, and sounding, bright. ‘Shapes 10:01′, a double CD collection spanning 24 tracks, features acclaimed current material from acts including Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, The Bamboos, Kylie Auldist, Hint, Azaxx, Belleruche, Lizzy Parks and Stonephace; plus a generous pick of upfront exclusives; and reworks from the daddy of UK dance music, Ashley Beedle (X-Press 2), rapidly rising dubstep star Flux Pavilion and many more exciting musical talents. lots of great music!!

ELDER UTAH SMITH “I Got Two Wings” (casequarter) book plus CD  $38
- I Got Two Wings reveals the personal history of the man arguably responsible for changing the electric guitar into a holy instrument, turning it from a tool of the Devil into “nothing short of a sanctified soul-saving device,” according to Doug Schulkind. Buried in an unmarked grave in 1965 after a 30-year career as one of the pre-eminent preachers of the massively influential Church of God in Christ, Smith’s legacy has been limited to three commercial releases from 1944 to 1953 and the tall tales of his legendary revivals, told mostly among church circles.

BELLARUCHE “The Liberty” (tru thoughts) 12″ plus CD!! $20
- Lifting the lid on this exciting work in progress, “The Liberty EP”, out on 1st March, provides a first ever release for two stunning new tracks from these sessions. The highly covetable 12” vinyl EP with a bonus 10 track CD also features breathtaking and previously unreleased acoustic versions of “The Itch” and “The Duck” and a host of new remixes of classic Belleruche tracks by producers including label-mate Hint and ‘remixer to the stars’ Aldo Vanucci, offering an eclectic and fresh alternative take on Belleruche’s catalogue. FEATURES A REMIX BY OUR VERY OWN THEIF!!! AJ to some, G-San to others, this boys does us proud!! with Tom Tom on double BASS!!

DJ TRIPLE DEE “Dinner for the Hungry” (loose booty) 10″ $18
- local product!! Perth cats drop the funk on wax! Originally this came with a book about Perth, but with that gone, here is the proud vinyl itself, now with a great colour sleeve. Funky drums, sax, organ, piano and even a little turntablism….

NIGERIA SPECIAL VOLUME 2 : Modern Highlife, Afrosounds and Nigerian Blues 1970 - 76 V/A (soundway) 3LP $46 or CD $32
- Nigeria Special 2 is the second part to the best selling Nigeria Special album released to critical acclaim in 2007 and further extends the look at the most exciting period in Nigeria’s recording history. The range of styles vary from highlife to Juju and Nigerian blues in the languages of Yoruba, Igbo, Bini and Ijaw. With a peppering of ‘afro’ experimentation the same musical stew pervades volume 2 as it’s predecessor – some artists appear again alongside some new artists as the emphasis continues to focus on the laid back and mid tempo feel found on volume 1. The CD is presented with a full colour 24-page booklet with nuggets of historical information and a background to the scene at the time. The triple LP comes with two exclusive bonus tracks, available only on vinyl.

NIGERIA AFROBEAT SPECIAL :The New Explosive Sound In 1970’s Nigeria V/A (soundway) 3LP $46 or CD $32
- ‘Nigeria Afrobeat Special’ is the fourth addition to the Nigeria Special series, a project initiated by Miles Cleret, owner of the Soundway Record label back in 2004. Cleret’s ambition to distinguish the blossoming music scenes of 1970s Nigeria has lent to an indispensable series of CD and LP compilations documenting the influence of western blues, rock and disco amongst artists and musicians versed in the local musical styles of highlife and juju.It was Fela Kuti and his musical and political ideals that formed the core of afrobeat’s message. Blending highlife, Yoruba music, funk and jazz, Fela dominated the musical tapestry of 1970s Nigeria and his influence in Nigeria and West Africa led to a craze where most of the bands of the day incorporated this new sound into their repertoires to satisfy the tastes of the audiences of the time. This compilation highlights some of those recordings that have, until now, not seen the light of day.
Appropriately, Fela’s highly sought after version of ‘Who’re you’ lends this set its lead. Originally released on 7” in 1971, It would later be re-recorded at Abbey Road for his album Fela’s London Scene and here is re-issued for the first time ever.

GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW “King Ballad” (ubiquity) 2LP (free download) $36 and CD $30
- The ever-expansive observer, funk-fusion chanteuse Georgia Anne Muldrow is, to have eccentric rhymesayer Mos Def tell it, “like Flack, Nina Simone, [and] Ella, she’s something else. She’s like religion.” The best yet from underground soul force Georgia Anne Muldrow — an artist who has now put out more exceptional music in a handful of years as both artist and producer than many do in a career these days! Kings Ballad is her full length debut for Ubiquity, a record that’s as boundlessly creative as anything she’s done to date, but with a cohesive sense of soul that could get her over in the mainstream if the mainstream has its ears open!

LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES “Commercial” (wire) CD $26
- Dave at Fuse told me that these guys were amazing. He was THINKING of flying over to Adelaide to see them play at WOMAD. They are the Latin grammy Award Winning Venezulan superstars….apparantly! “One part 70’s crime drama keyboards, two parts porno flick bass-lines, a dash of groovy funk guitar riffs and a glaze of hip shaklin latin beats” (filter) means someone had a cliche for breakfast!

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JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH “Its Just begun” 12″ - with instrumental version!!!!
BEI BEI & SHAWN LEE “Beauty and The Beats” 10″ EP - with the FLOATING POINTS remix!
THE SA-RA CREATIVE PARTNERS “Love Czars II” 12″ - fresh beats with SERATO control.
TRU THOUGHTS 10th ANNIVERSARY 12″
MAYER HAWTHORNE “MAybe So Maybe no” 12″
BOOT&LEG “Pest Bud” 12″
PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA “Do Anything Go Anywhere” 12″
SA RA CREATIVE PARTNERS “Nuclear Evolution” 2LP
FUNKADELIC “Maggotbrain” LP
GIL SCOTT HERON “I’m New Here” 2LP!!!
STRONG ARM STEADY “In Search Of Stoney Jackson” 2LP - MADLIB!!
MAJOR LAZER “Pon de Floor” 12″
UNTOLD “Gonna Work Out Fine” EP 2×12″

NEW THANGS

FLYING LOTUS / HOUSE SHOES “Sangria Spin Cycles / The Makings” (do right) 10″ $28
- The renown party now comes to life in the form of a Limited 10-inch record series featuring exclusive tracks from guests of the party. Each volume is limited to 1,000 copies, featuring deluxe artwork/packaging by a different graphic designer. Volume 1 offers up two neck snapping bangers courtesy of Flying Lotus (Warp/Brainfeeder) & House Shoes (debut release) in this LA vs Detroit beatdown. The deluxe package features custom duo-finish jacket, inner-sleeve, kiss-cut sticker sheet to design your own sleeve & pressed on clear vinyl. Artwork/Packaging by Steven Harrington. I got to say the House Shoes track is an absolute killer!! I got screwed around on shipping etc and have got these late but that means they are not available ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!

MAYER HAWTHORNE “Soul With a Hole Vol 1″ (pbw) CD $25
- First volume in the second series of Stones Throw’s 45 mix CDs (the first ones were the Yo! 45 Raps by PBW & J Rocc) this time focusing on rare soul as implied by the title (Soul With A Hole). 24 rare original 45s are hand picked and mixed by Mayer Hawthorne (aka DJ Haircut) and you can bet this thing is just oozing with pure, vintage soul. If you like Mayer’s contemporary productions, you’re gonna love these cuts as they are the real inspiration for his sound. Includes tracks from Brothers Of Soul, Otis Leavil, Continental Four, Frankie Karl and the Dreams, Final Decisions, Sly Slick And Wicked, The Tenth Dymentions, Four Mints, The Admirations, Jimmy Clark, and others you haven’t heard of before.

DAM FUNK “Toaechizown” (stones throw) 5LP box set $68
- Like a Cosmic Being delivered straight out the Funkmosphere, Dãm-Funk has arrived to be that artist of 2009. Dubbed LA’s ‘Ambassador of Boogie Funk’, Dãm (pronounced ‘Dame’ as in Damon) has lovingly crafted a musical renaissance rooted in his passion for early-80s boogie, modern soul and electro-funk. Containing no less than 24 (!) all original ‘modern-funk’ compositions, “Toaechizown” is quite possibly the best debut dance album of the decade. The vinyl box set contains 5 tracks that are NOT on the CD. Amazing package with

MINIMAL WAVE TAPES vol 1 V/A (stones Throw) 2LP $32
- Minimal Wave: both a genre of underground DIY electronic music from North America and Europe in the late 1970s and 80s, and the name of the label devoted to unearthing these recordings. “The MINIMAL WAVE TAPES” is the first official anthology of Minimal Wave music from this label. Most of the songs were originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a handful of people knew about them. They’ve been remastered from their analog source tapes and compiled here by Minimal Wave’s Veronica Vasicka and Stones Throw’s Peanut Butter Wolf. The Minimal Wave musical genre was hallmarked by the use of the analog synths and drum machines manufactured in the 70s and 80s, and characterized by simple music structures made by musicians working in the early D.I.Y. asthetic: recording on tape in their home studios, creating their own album artwork, and often collaborating via postage mail.

JOY ORBISON “Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow” (aus) 12″ $20
- Joy Orbison has a huge year ahead of him; with the hype that surrounded him in 2009 via his debut smash “Hyph Mngo”, people are clamoring to new bits of Joy for their audible pleasure. While there has been a steady trickle of myspace tracks that he’s been posting (that are NOT DUE for release anytime soon), he did give Gilles Peterson a track to debut on his program not too long ago. Now, with the official news that Will Saul’s imprint AUS music will be releasing new Joy material, fans may rejoice and dance collectively. The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow EP  include three tracks, one of which will be the title track, another will be a remix of “The Shrew…” provided by gray-matter techno producer Actress. The other track, “So Derobe” is the full version of “She Dressed in Her Best”  which sounds unbelievably better than the already great radio rip. future!

PATRICE RUSHEN “Haven’t You Heard, I Feel Good - Tango reedit” (white) 12″ $20
- strings, boogie bass, house beat, filters, sweet keys, and Patrice, the sweet sweet vocal of Ms Rushen. Club goodness..1 sider…

DAM FUNK “On Your Way To Her Pad” (stone throw fan club) 7″ $12
- super spacey grooves from the science fiction soul man. It really gives you a feeling of walking along the street on your way to “her pad”. You got a smile on your face and a glide in your stride….The flip is the crazy piano horror movie freak out!

TRUS’ ME “In The Red” (fat city) 2LP and CD
- Two years on from his “Working Nights” debut, Manchester’s Trus’me is back with another killer long player. “In The Red” certainly raises the bar, mixing up house, nu-soul, disco and funk, and attracting some key players as collaborators. Piccadilly favourite Dam-Funk adds his nu-boogie vocodered vocals to a low-slung interpretation of the Was (Not Was) classic “Wheel Me Out”. Also on board is Detroit soul man Amp Fiddler who features on two tracks including a bass and Rhodes heavy cover of Bill Withers bittersweet classic “Can We Pretend”. Paul Randolph, Jazzanova’s current front-man, provides vocals for a housed-up version of West Phillips’ boogie favourite “Sucker For A Pretty Face”, while Mahogani Music’s Pirahnahead lends his vocal skills to the title track “In The Red”.

JOSE JAMES “Blackmagic Remixes” (brownswood) 12″ $20
- They’ve really picked out some specials for this EP, spreading the production credits across Flying Lotus, Moodymann, Taylor McFerrin and DJ Mitsu The Beats. Fly’Lo is up first with the sublime album title track, which eschews the wonky-hop producers more angular, electronic sound in favour of laid back soul-jazz loops, which sits perfectly with James baritone. Kenny Dixon is up next with a sublime beatdown disco-house groove on “Detroit Love Letter”. Flip it for the head-nod hip hop-soul of “Promise In Love”, unmistakably the sound of Japan’s DJ Mitsu The Beats, and the Taylor McFerrin-produced “Love Conversation” which features a duet with Jordana De Lovely (I think she made that name up herself…). Essential soul music!

ALTHEA AND DONNA “Uptown Top Ranking” (fl) LP $30
- While their male counterparts were busy battling on the Mic at soundsystem clashes, Althea & Donna croosed over into the UK pop charts with their endearing, enduring anthem “Uptown Top Ranking”. Virgin Records’ Frontline offshoot quickly followed it up with this strong roots LP, recorded at Dynamic with an all-star line up of musicians - Sly & Robbie, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Scully, Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon etc.

DEXTER - Various “Hi Hat Club Vol 3″ (Melting pot music) LP $26
- Volume 3 of the MPM producer series. Dexter follows Hulk Hodn & Twit One (Testiculo Y Uno) and Suff Daddy to represent the 2010 Beat Generation. The subject is jazz! Dexter is taking an new look at the long going love affair between hip-hop and jazz. From Stetsasonic to Gang Starr to Madlib, it is not an easy path to follow, but the 26 year old producer is adding a new and fresh style to it. The sound design of Dexter’s “Jazz Files” is dusty but with an unmistakable 2010 twist. As much inspired by Wes Montgomery and Ramsey Lewis as by Sun Ra and Dave Pike, Dexter’s tracks are never just “jazzy”. They live and breathe jazz by combining the freedom and artisty of jazz with the craft of a free-thinking beatsmith.

JAMES FOX “Put It Back” (take) 12″ $20
- The original cut starts with a dry, pared-down 4/4 kick, weaving vocal snippets and found sounds into the sonic field before downpitched 808 bass and lovingly-processed stabs take turns to push things along. Across seven minutes, the track gracefully unfurls heady rolling beats and lush sweeping strings for an hypnotic interpretation of deep Detroit-esque house placed in a contemporary bass-emphatic setting. Ramadanman’s minimalist refix increases the tempo and filters James’ synth work over a rattling and spluttering 2-step beat, ramping up and reeling in the tension before an extended drop fades out the beats to provoke a startling shift in mood.

JELLYBASS “No Love” (lohz) 12″ $20
- Jellybass are back with a brand new slice of their unique bassline driven sonic adventures! This time round they’ve enlisted Brixton’s finest rasta MC, Brother Culture, to lay down a smooth dub vocal resulting in their latest single; “No Love”. The track sees Jellybass making a return to the skanking dub sound of their first album, but this isn’t your usual dub affair; Jellybass turn up the pressure with a nu-skool baseline twist!

DVA “Natty / Ganga” (hyperdub) 12″ $20
- Rinse FM’s breakfast show host, DVA is a producer with a unique take on the UK Funky bug, blending the stiff 8-bar funk of grime with a super-supple rhythmic sensibility, sewing neon colours with a laid back precision into his tracks. “Natty” is a prime example; drums stagger like they’re about to topple over, squelchy bass synths lock together a tough tribal drum pattern, liquid metal trickles around in the mix, and these contrasting elements react with explosive results on the dancefloor.

WAR “Zion’s Gate” (white) 12″ $20
- Rogue dubstep whites from the War camp. This time they take two rootical steppers and give them the big-room dance treatment, suitable for skankers of all ages, sizes and orientation.

BACK IN STOCK

GIL SCOTT HERON “I’m New Here” 2LP and CD
DIZZ 1 “3rd Time lucky” 12″
WAX POETICS #39 (africa) , #35 (roger Troutman),#34 (The Jazz Issue), #30 (Rock Issue),  #29 (Herbie hancock), #28 (Al Green),  #27 (Grandmaster Flash),
ETHIOPIQUES 2CD “best Of”
STRONG ARM STEADY “In Search Of Stoney Jackson” 2LP and CD - latest MADLIB hip hop album..
THE SKATALITES “Occupation Ska the Very Best Of..” 2CD
JOE BATAAN “Call My Name” LP
OH NO “Dr No’s Ethiopium” CD
MULATU ASTATKE AND THE HELIOCENTRICS “Inspiration Information” CD
HYPERDUB “5 Years of…” 2CD

NEW THANGS

BLACK MAN’S CRY Various - “The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti” (now again) 4 x 10″ plus booklet  / CD $70 / $32
- WOW! Now Again have compiled this amazing super deluxe package of covers and music inspired by the Godfather of Afro-Beat, Fela Kuti!!! This Fela Estate-approved anthology includes rare and previously unreleased music from Nigeria, Ghana, Colombia, Trinidad and more! He’s best known by his first name, Fela. He’s certainly Nigeria’s most famous musical export. His name itself conjures images of 70s Lagos: a metropolis awash in the jubilation that swept in after the 1970 armistice in the civil war between the Nigerian Army and Eastern Biafran secessionists, a capital city in the midst of transition. This is but a cursory investigation into those inspired by Fela Kuti’s genius, but it is unique: the first time that many of these tracks are not only offered a second chance for worthy introspection, but, in the case of many, the first time they’re being issued full stop. Compiler Egon has written extensive liner notes – and sourced never before seen Fela photos and other ephemera - for this project, included in the hardbound book that contains the CD and in a large-format booklet in the 4 x 10” vinyl box set.

OH NO “Ethioporium” (stones throw) 2LP $32
- insaaaaaaaaaaaaaane!!!! Oh No follows up Dr. No’s Oxperiment by diving again into Egon’s record collection for a region-based instrumental beat album, this time inspired by and sampled from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian funk, jazz, folk, soul and psychedelic rock. Check out fat hip hop beats dropped onto soothing Ethio Jazz and tell me that you’re not smiling!! Little brother of madlib, Michael jackson, is fast becoming the ONE down at Stones throw!!

FELA KUTI “Beats Of No Nation / Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am” (celluloid) 12″ $24
- Screen printed & highly limited pressing. Some of Fela Kuti’s best tracks get to dance another day. Three monsters that sum up the legacy, sound and spiritualness that was, is and will be Fela.

ARABIAN PRINCE “Lets hit The Beach Remixes” (stones Throw) 12″ $20
- Taken from a forthcoming anthology of Arabian Prince’s electro-rap work recorded between 1984 and 1989, this single features the original version of ‘Let’s Hit The Beach’, backed up with remixes by Krak Attack ft KidTronik and Darktro, plus instrumentals.

STRONG ARM STEADY “In Search Of Stoney jackson” (stones throw) 2LP $32
- The Madlib/Strong Arm Steady collaboration album Stoney Jackson came together in a flurry of creative energy over the past six months. Prompted by Madlib’s stalwart DJ J.Rocc, who supplied SAS’s Krondon and Phil Da Agony with 14 new Madlib beats CD, this album’s conception and delivery bear resemblance to the trajectory took by 2003’s Jaylib (with J.Dilla) and 2004’s Madvillain (with DOOM).  The Stoney Jackson album unfolds over sixteen tracks and is a brisk, exciting hip hop record. Krondon and Phil supply the majority of the vocals with the third SAS member Mitchy Slick, guest appearances include Talib Kweli, Guilty Simpson, Little Brother’s Phonte, Planet Asia and a host of underground Los Angeles’s emerging rap talent. Stoney Jackson represents Madlib’s return to the hip-hop form and sets the state for the OJ Simpson collaboration he’s finishing with Guilty Simpson.

WHITEFIELD BROTHERS “Gift / Gifted” (now again) 12″ $20
- The return of the mighty Whitefield Brothers — one of the first great bands in the true school revival sound that tore up the instrumental deep funk underground of the aughties — gearing up for their first new album in nearly a decade with this single on Now Again featuring unpredictable hip hop genre blenders Edan, Mr Lif and Oh No! “The Gift” is the first single from Earthology, and it features vocals by Edan & Mr Lif — taking the instrumental global psychedelic funk sound of their classic In The Raw LP to another realm and succeeding masterfully. Includes the vocal & instrumental, plus a funky Oh No remix, also in both vocal and instrumental versions.

THE CHISWICK REACH ALL STARS “nutsin” (mukatsuku) 7″ $16
- another smoker from the stables of Mukatsuku!! Do not sleep as these usually sell out faster than buns at Easter! “Nutsin” was originally on a Jedi Knights 12″ promo back in 1999 which never saw light of day as a commercial release. Composed, conducted and arranged by Tom Middleton and originally weighing in at over seven minutes this is very different to the majority of Tom’s other musical output. “Nutsin” features amongst others Andy Gangadeen (the infamous drummer from the Bays), Mo Nazam on guitar (from Jazz Warriors) and Snowboy on percussion. Guynamukat (the production duo of Guynamite and Nik Weston) reconstruct the track editing as they go, adding lashings of distortion, fuzz and crackle to introduce to a brand new funk audience. Their mix takes no prisoners hitting the jugular where it hurts for their mix which wouldn’t sound out of place in 1970’s Blaxploitation film car chase scene.

MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO s/t (jazzman) LP $35
- Although these funk sides were recorded over a year ago, the reserved nature of the Japanese music scene has kept MMK recordings hidden from the ravenous ears of funk fans around the world. That’s until Jazzman Gerald & Fryer went on a DJ trip to Tokyo recently where they stumbled across an MMK album & an amazing secret privy only to the ears of Japan’s burgeoning funk scene. Jazzman has already excited funk fans the world over with their many superb deep funk reissues, but none yet has caused such excitement as the the incredibly dope Japan-themed super-size big-hole white vinyl 10″ single that’s just been released and taken from this very album. And now’s the time for that album to be unleashed upon the world - you get no less than 14 proper good original hardcore deep funk party bangers on one LP/CD! These guys played at the Espy late last year - I know - I missed it too!!!

ELECTRIC CAMBODIA v/a - 12 rare Gems from Cambodia’s Past (minky) LP $30
- Cambodian rock, pop and psychedelia from the 60s & 70s — compiled by the members of Dengue Fever, LA’s modern torchbearers of rare prime rock era rarities from Cambodia! It’s wonderful stuff — like a lot of the sounds from the pulpy garage rock era Asian underground, most tunes have love female vocals, but the instrumentation varies from raw r&b & kind of moddish influenced sounds, to more psychedelic electric guitar and hazy melodies, bits of funk, and strains that come closer to traditional Cambodian sounds. The tracks were culled for rare cassette tapes, and the sound quality is top notch — kudos to Dengue Fever for getting doing their influences a solid by getting these great tunes out there!

THE INVADERS “Spacing Out” (duane) LP $38
- This came out quite a few years ago, but it is insane and necessary for you!! “Psychedelic funk is not the first thing that springs to mind when the subject of Caribbean music comes up. But back in the early ’70s producer Eddy Demello heard what he remembers as “the hottest group on the hotel circuit. They were way ahead of their time”. So he got the band together and recorded a couple of 45s and a long player, containing ten songs in total, all of them hard and heavy funk pieces and drenched in a loud, psychedelic reverb. Simon Winkler cried.

DENNIS WILSON “Pacific Ocean Blue” (sundazed) 3LP $70
- he just copies Charles Manson, but some girl asked me to get it in, so thats the sort of guy I am. Here tis!!

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO SKA various (nascente) 3CD $26
- 1 cd of classics (ie Skatalites) 1 cd of rocksteady (anton ellis) and 1 cd of two tone action (the beat) 50 tracks for $26 !!!

FAMILY MAN BARRETT “Soul Constitution” (pk) 10″ $20
- “This record inaugurates a series of deep reggae instrumentals. The theme here is the reggae constitution of funk, and vice versa. The Wailer’s Meters/JBs tribute sustains over three minutes the toughest break you’ve never heard; the atmospheric Portobello sets Augustus Pablo melodica vibes against Shaft wah-wah; and Lynn Taitt’s previously-unreleased track is tight and edgy, showcasing flute and fatback guitar. Dedicated to the devastation of the genre Funky Reggae.”

ABORIGINAL SOUL various (nascente) $30
- The latest Nascente world release ‘Aboriginal Soul’ features many tracks from Australia’s leading contemporary indigenous performers, as well as long-standing legends of Australian indigenous songwriting. This timely release carries 2 tracks that the now extremely popular Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu sings on (with the Saltwater Band), as well as other ‘students’ of the new school of 21st century Aboriginal soul & folk music, plus classics from the master songwriters who influenced this new generation. Its about time this was done, but there are a FEW ommisions…

JOY ORBISON “Hyoh Mngo” (hotflush) 12″ $20
- one of the choons of ‘09. Hot producer Joy Orbison is behind the oddly-named record, but “Hyph Mngo” sounds like the doings of a vet and slots nicely in with the Hotflush sound. Broken beats and pitched-up vocal hooks resulting in a fiendishly good slice of 2-stepping dubstep. The flipside carries “Wet Look” thickening the synth lines and adding a dose of UK funky to the beat with pitched-down vocal snippet repeats “I’m falling…”

NICK THAYER vs WILL STYLERS “Yeah Bwoy” (bombstrikes) 12″ $20
- For this release the label welcomes back the Australian Duo of Nick Thayer & Will Styles. Whenever these two get themselves into a studio together it seems they can do no wrong and this EP of dancefloor bombs pays testament to that. First up on the A-side is the huge “Yeah Bwoy!”. It’s got PE hip hop flavours with added JBs funk spice, rocking beats and a synth hook that just doesn’t let go. This is a dancelfoor thoroughbred that will go down as a classic Bomb Strikes release! Over on the flip “Everybody Ready” is a lesson in how to make a monstrous groove whilst keeping the funk.

FLOATING POINTS “People’s Potential” (eglo) 12″ $20
- *STRICTLY LIMITED WHITELABEL COPIES* Astral gangsta disco business from Floating Points! Dropping ahead of the full release, Eglo records spurt out 500 copies of this one-sided, heavyweight pressing of ‘Peoples Potential’ in hand stamped whites. Thankfully this is one of the tunes that can happily justify the 1-sided delivery, bearing a magical synth trip of heavenly harmonised contours and simple but irrefutably funked percussion, drawing on the spirits of Stevie, Sun Ra and Four Tet to guarantee floor melting results every time. No messing with this one, blink and you’ll miss it. Y’all been warned!

UNTOLD “I Can’t Stop This (Pangea remix) / Stop What You’re Doing” (James Blake Remix) (hemlock) 10″ $20
- Anthem time! After teasing us all with inclusions on various mixes, Untold’s Hemlock imprint finally drops the massive remixes of ‘I Can’t Stop This Feeling’ from Pangaea and “Stop what you’re doing” from James Blake. While both mixes are outstanding in their own right, it’s Blake’s version that’s getting the biggest response, both in the blogosphere and in the dance, but not in the Richard Campbell sphere…..man, he’s down for the Pangea mix baaaaaaaad.

EL GUINCHO “Antillas” (young turks) 12″ $20
- Blending traditional island song, African rhythms and sampled psychedelics, Pablo Diaz Reixa AKA El Guincho creates joyously shambolic pop songs. “Antillas” is the standout track from his 2008 album “Alegranza” (one of our favourites of last year). Here Young Turks bring us the wonderful original version alonside some fantastic remixes. Architecture In Helsinki are up first with a jaunty electro version that draws El Guincho’s ramshackle beats into a tighter structure.

EL GUINCHO “Kalise” (young turks) 12″ $20
- Young Turks unleash a second round of El Guincho 12” remixes, mashing crazy avant-Latino-tropicalia of the original with all sorts of modern dancefloor styles. First up are Frikstailers who hit us with some kind of electro-cumbia fusion.

MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW No 1 Before the Verdict (stones throw) CD $30
- First of a one-a-month, twelve-CD series from Madlib on his own imprint, Madlib Invazion.  Odd numbers in the series are original albums by Madlib, even numbers are mixtapes. Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before The Verdict is a full 17-track hip-hop album with original tracks and “the OJ Simpson remixes” featuring Guilty Simpson. Consider it a prelude to Madlib & Guilty’s collab OJ Simpson.

MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW No 2 Flight To Brazil (stones throw) CD $30
- Second of a one-a-month, twelve-CD series from Madlib on his own imprint, Madlib Invazion. Odd numbers in the series are original productions by Madlib, even numbers are mixtapes. For Madlib Medicine Show No. 2: Flight to Brazil, Madlib sends us on an 80-minute guided tour through three of four decades of Brazilian funk, psychedelic, prog-rock and jazz. An 8-page booklet is included with the CD, containing anonymous liner notes that we have yet to make complete sense of. Cover by Jeff Jank, Currier and Ives. This will only be released on CD.

BACK IN STOCK

SYL JOHNSON “Lovin On The Run / Half Of Love” 7″ - AUSSIE ONLY!!!!!
GIL SCOTT HERON “I’m New Here” 2LP as well as the CD in stock now!! - the freshest Gill!!
THE BAMBOOS “Amen Brother” 7″ - finally a few more copies…
ME & YOU “Floating Heavy” 2LP (tru thoughts)
NATURAL SELF “The Art of Vibration” LP plus free cd of full LP…..$20!!
TM JUKE AND THE JACK BAKER TRIO “Boto and the Second Liners” LP plus free cd of full LP (tru thoughts)
NGOZI FAMILY “45,000 Volts” LP - Zambian psyche!!
SPACEK “Vintage hi Fi” 2LP
AFRO BABY v/a (soundway) 2LP
GHANA SOUND vol 2 (soundway) 2LP
TUMBELE! (soundway) 2LP
PANAMA 3 bonus 7″!!
JOAO GILBERTO “Chega De Saudade” CD
FUNKY BREAKS AND SAMPLED SOUL various CD
DABRYE “Additional Productions vol 1″ 12″
FUNK MUNDIAL #8 12″ (man)
UNTOLD “Just For You” 12″
THE BROKEN KEYS “Gravity” LP $20!
NATURAL RHYTHM “Salted Popcorn” 7″ $12 - great local!!! (Bridwave)

NEW THANGS
funk / soul / hip hop / latin / afro

TROPICAL SOUNDCLASH v/a (sofrito) 12″ $20
- The Sofrito crew return with four more Tropical Bangers to heat up the Dancefloor! Joining forces with the talented Tropical Treats outfit from Sweden – responsible for the big Afrikan Rhythms 12″ on Gamm last year – the Tropical Soundclash EP covers Raw Afro Funk, heavy Cumbia, Caribbean Disco and Hot Carnival rhythms, perfect for your Tropical Discotheque! These 12″ sell out wayyyyy too fast, so don’t delay, get your hit today!

TROPICAL DISCOTEQUE vol 2 v/a (sofrito) 12″ $20
- Insane summer gold!!! the second volume unleashes some heavy Afro-funk, deranged highlife disco, bumping Latin and hot Caribbean boogie - all on one 12″! Includes “Cristina Lover” (Sofrito Edit), “Palm Wine Disco” (Hide and Smile Edit), “La Rosa” (Frankie Francis Edit) and “K-Dansé” (Frankie Francis Edit). This came out a minute ago, but we finally get it in stock for Australians that deserve a summer get down!

BLACKROC s/t (blacroc) 2LP $36
- finally in on vinyl….the collaboration between Black Keys and a whole heap of hip hop cats……tough enough….

YOLANDA “Afro Rat / Afro Salad” (amfibia) 12″ $20
- WOW!! deep business!! The Sex Tags imprint managed to get the original master tapes from these tracks by a obscure Norwegian funk band called Yolanda; 2 lush, percussive 15 minute plus tracks with easy guitar playing - very nice. Tip!

ORCHESTRA POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU “Echoes Hypnotiques 1969 - 1979 Vol 2″ (analog africa) 2LP $38
- During the period presented here - 1969 to 1979 - the mighty Orchestre was without any doubt one of Africa’s most innovative group. Capable of playing any style of music, the band moved from traditional Vodoun rhythms to funk, salsa or Afro-beat seamlessly and quickly became the powerhouse of Benin’s music scene, backing most of Africa’s stars touring the country, such Manu Dibango, Ernesto Djedje, Bella Bellow, as well as supporting an array of local composers, such as Honore Avolonto, Antoine Dougbé and Danialou Sagbohan. Essential!

SJOB MOVEMENT “Move In the Right Direction” (academy) LP $36
- Heavy heady funk from the 70s Nigerian scene — a wicked little record that’s unlike anything else I’ve heard before! SJOB is a combo made from ex-members of the group of Sonny Okosuns — all top-shelf players who’ve clearly got their chops down in the groove department, but are also really willing to experiment with their sound as well! There’s some hip spacey elements to the music — cool keyboards that weave in and out of the guitar and tighter rhythms — creating a sense of darkness that’s totally great, even when things are still pretty funky. Truly Amazing!!

MEBUSA “Blood Brothers” (academy)LP $38
- Beautiful grooves from the Nigerian scene of the 70s — a set of really unique grooves, and the only-ever album from the enigmatic Mebusas! There’s kind of a tripped-out feel to some of these tracks — Afro Funk, but taken left of center from the style of Fela — thanks to some weird keyboard bits, odd production touches, and some occasional psychedelic guitar. Lyrics are in English, and some of the tracks have a heavy dose of American funk, too — yet others are pure 70s African funk all the way through. AMAZING!!! First time reissue…

NINO NARDINI “Jungle Obsession” (vadim music) LP $32
- Mad mad work from the great Nino Nardini — one of the greatest keyboard players to ever grace the sound library scene! This album was never officially issued, but is an incredibly strong bit of “commercial music”, created initially for use by radio and TV stations, but just as good as anything that was on the market at the time. The music is a mix of jazz funk and 70s exotica — played on electric and acoustic instruments, mixing piano, moog, and congas into a swirling blend that’s similar to the group Mandingo, but which also has lots of other 70s soundtrack elements.

SALAH RAGAB AND THE CAIRO JAZZ BAND s/t (art yard) LP $36
- This record represents The Cairo Jazz Band responding to the American Jazz scene of the 60s & 70s with influences from Mongo Santamaria to Randy Weston and Sun Ra. These tracks were first presented by The Ministry Of Culture in Cairo as a Prism Music Production and released with an additional disk by the composer Soliman Gamil Musical Images. This release marks the first time Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Bands definitive works are presented to the west. Salah Rageb R.I.P

SUN RA Disco 3000 (art yard) LP $36
- January 1978 was a fruitful month for Sun Ra. As well as days spent in the recording studios in Rome, Ra, along with John Gilmore, Michael Ray and Luqman Ali, played several gigs in Italy before flying back to the US. The magic music from one night in the Teatro Cilak, on 23/01/1978 in Milan, is preserved on Disco 3000. Disco 3000 is arguably among the most important documents of Sun Ra’s long musical career. Now available again through the Kindred Spirits/Artyard collaboration series!

BOBBY HUTCHERSON “Now” (blue note) LP $45
- a beautiful reissue of a beautiful deep soul jazz record. “Now” one of Bobby Hutcherson’s most adventurous recordings. Cut with the Harold Land Quintet in 1969, Hutcherson augments the lineup with vocalist the Right Reverend Eugene McDaniels (then Gene McDaniels) and a chorus at the height of Black Power consciousness. Part Of the Blue Note Re-Issue series from Heavenly Sweeteness (Paris). All releases in the series are pressed on super heavy vinyl in high quality ‘Jazz’ sleeves!

FUNKY R & B REISSUE 45’s - all original artwork $14 each…

RAY CHARLES “I Don’t Need No Doctor” (abc)
BABY HUEY “Monkey man” (st. Lawrence)
LITTLE LUTHER “Doggin me” (tarx)
OTIS RUSH “I’m Satisfied” (chess)
DRAWBAR “LEave That Ol Devil Alone” (counterpoint)
JIMMY ROGERS “Sloppy Drunk” (chess)
JOE BOOTS “Well Alright” (continental)
LIGHTNING HOPKINS “Had A Girl Called Sal” (herald)
BENNY SHARP “My Baby Has Gone” (melio)
PINEY BROWN AND HIS BLUES TOPPERS “Sugar in My Tea (Creme in my Coffee) (mad)
THOMAS “Lilttle Jr” Cannaday “Sloppy Twist” (jack pot)
CHARLES SHEFFIELD “Rock n Roll Train” (excello)
DOCTOR ROSS AND THE ORBITS “Cat Squirrel”
ICKY RENRUT “Jack Rabbit” (stevens)
SAX KARI “Chocolate Fizz” (j.o.b)
BIG MAYBELLE “96 Tears” (rojac)

ELECTRONIC FRESHNESSsssszzzzzzz

BULLION “Say Goodbye to What” (one handed music) 7″ $14
- the young producer returns with a mind-bending brace of wistful songs for winter: ‘Say Goodbye To What’ is hook-laden psychedelic funk, a pop song laced with intricacies and a beautifully skewed production approach. It may well be the strangest singalong track of the year…

THE HEAVY “How You Like me now - Joker remix” (count) 12″ $20
- monsterous remix of the gerat funky rock band Heavy…The Joker never stops smiling…..Dropping the beat that you can’t help but snap you neck to!! Then the bass drops - woowwwwwow….choon

MIKE SLOTT “Lucky 9TEEN” (Lucky me) EP $20
- Representing the largest collection of his solo music released to date, this ”Lucky 9teen” micro album showcases several different sides to Mike Slott from the serene atmospherics of ‘The Now’ to the breezy synth-pop of Gardening as well as his signature bass-heavy-slumper ‘40 winx’.

ILLUM SPHERE “Long Live the Plan” (hoya hoya) 12″ $20
- The EP starts with the apocalyptic introduction ‘Long Live The Plan’, using soaring Bladerunner-esque strings which then flows effortlessly into ‘Better Late State’, a menacing 2-stepper with sparse whiplash snares and driving kicks rolling with a deft sub bass. Then cue the terrifyingly restrained ‘Psycho’…Illum Sphere drops the first vinyl ep of a two part album. ‘Long Live The Plan’ features six new tracks plus a remix by LA’s Samiyam!

MAXIMILLION DUNBAR “BAre Feet” (ramp) EP $20
- Maryland resident Maxmillion Dunbar caught our attention on a desperately limited 7” last year on his own Future Times imprint. Swerving the current contrived reference points, B-Boy Max forges his own path mixing a kaleidoscope of boogie, electro, hip hop & analog soul. Max’s first EP for RAMP starts with Bare Feet clipping sparse soul loops with epic flourishes, Loveloop/Socket Bonus marrying cascading synths and 808’s, ‘Wouldn’t Matter’ chops up a relentless boogie loops and epic disco strings, and ‘WAVS’ draws the EP to a close with 80’s beat boxes and ramshackle synth lines. TIP!

OM UNIT “LAvender / Lightgrids” (all city) 7″ $14
- Om Unit aka London based producer 2 Tall. Already 2 LPs deep he has worked with Dudley & Georgia (Stones Throw/Ubiquity) for the “Beautiful Mindz” Project as well as dropping a solo LP – “the Softer Diagram” last year. Om Unit is his latest moniker for this double A sided slab of chunky niceness. We’re hella proud to present his debut vinyl release as OU with “Lavender” and “Lightworks”.

DIABIASE / P.U.D.G.E. “Los Angeles 1/10″ (all city) 10″ $20
- The first in a series of 10 10’s from LA based producers. Simple premise of 2 producers on each record every month starting from January 010. Cover art comes for the series comes from B+. Kicking it off are Dibiase and P.U.D.G.E. Dibiase – Representing HollyWatts in South LA Dibiase has been making a name for himself beneath the surface over the last few years. Now coming overground he’s recently dropped 45s on Detroits OTW label plus Fat City. P.U.D.G.E – Originally from Jamaica, Queens now residing in L.A producer / mc P.U.D.G.E . Most recently on the recent Beat Dimensions 2 LP both producers.

SHAFIQ “SHafiq en A-Free-Ka” (hhv) 10″ $20
- Exclusive limited edition hhv.de & Plug Research collaboration including remix versions by J.Rocc & Flying Lotus and non-album tracks! TIP!! This 10″ is SUPER fresh!!!

JOKER “City Hopper” (tectonic) 12″ $20
- its hip hop really, just head nodding neck snapping badness that makes you want to smoke weed…..bad weed….

DISTANCE “Clockwork / One Blood Source” (tectonic) 12″ $20
- Tectonic presents this heavyweight slate from by DJ Distance. As a foundational pioneer to dubstep with many classics under his belt - either on his own imprint Chestplate, on his albums for Planet Mu, or even his early Hotflush releases - Distance always makes an impression by means of impeccable production skills, earthquake subs and a refined thirst for darkside power chords! Following on from his last outing on Tectonic in 2006 as part of Tectonic Plates Vol 1, with ‘Temptation’, Greg Sanders delivers the excellent ‘Clockwork’ and the now anthemic ‘One Blood, One Source’ (Distance Remix).

PETER DIGITAL ORCHESTRA s/t (ekr) 12″ $20
- After two years of explosive liveshows from Brest to Detroit USA, passing thru Sofia and Vilnius, Peter Digital aka Fulgeance, comes back with a fresh new ep more inspired this time by”wonky” and “bass” music. His Funk gets louder and less disco but still bumpy and breaky, with tracks like “Juicy Lady” or “Jeux de Langues”, riding his MPC like a horse!

BACK IN STOCK

FELA KUTI “Music Is the Weapon” 2CD plus DVD!!! - awesome com…
ORCHESTRA POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU “The Vodoun Effect” 2LP
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO “Les Stances A Sophie” OST LP
NGOZI FAMILY “45,000 Volts” LP
ANTHONY JOSEPH AND THE SPASM BAND “Bird Head Sun” 2LP
BUILD AN ARK “Love pt 1″ CD
Electronic  - back in stockness….
PAUL WHITE “Sounds Form the Skylight”
DIZZ 1 “Third Time Lucky” 12″
SAMIYAM “Man Vs Machine” 10″
MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE “Raw Cuts #5 & $6″ 12″
MARK PRITCHARD AND OM’MAS KEITH “Wind It Up” 12″
DORIAN CONCEPT “Trilingual Dance Sexperience”

Friday Jan 29th

NEW THANGS

GIL SCOTT HERON “I’m New Here” (XL) 2LP $34
- Gil Scott-Heron is one of the most influential and important singer/songwriters to have come out of America in the second half of the last century. Much can be said about why this Gil’s lyrics are so original and powerful but ,it is important not to overlook his utterly singular voice which is so distinctive and rough and tender. It is a voice of experience. A new record from Gil Scott-Heron, forty years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever. It is a reflection on his life with his trademark vocal power and insight, sharing his visions among Russell‟s flickering, electronic soundscapes; which at various times conjure up thoughts of BURIAL and THE XX, as well as a host of hip-hop influenced sounds. The album is brave, contemporary and quintessentially Gil Scott-Heron. The packaging is INSANE, a beautiful gatefold double LP with VERY thick cardboard. There is a bonus disc of unreleased versions of Home is Where the Hatred is, and Winter iN America and a few others. A truely Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine experience on vinyl that will be a long time before it is equaled. You have to touch it!

RARE The Very Best Of - Various (raw) 12″ $20
- Top notch 8!! track sampler delivering some rare and classic soul and funk grooves, with Arnold Blair delivering a fantastic piece of almost 2-step soul in ‘Trying To Get Next To You’, co-written with Leroy Hutson and originally released in 1975 on Curtom, also includes the super rare ‘Body Fusion’ by Starvue,  ‘Mademoiselle’ by Foxy (as used by MF DOOM), Two Ton O’ Fun (aka The Weather Girls Martha Wash and Izora Armstead) with their 1980 track ‘Never Like This’, Milton Wright with the soulful ‘Keep It Up’ from 1975, Benny Golson’s 1978 groover ‘I’m Always Dancing To The Music’, and finally Gwen McCrae’s classic ‘All This Love That I’m Giving’

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE “A Whole New Thing” (sundazed) LP $35
- A Whole New Thing, indeed — the first album ever from Sly &The Family Stone — and a record that would forever change the face of pop, funk, and soul music! Even at this early point, all the group’s best energy is firmly in place — a mad mix of raw funky roots with righteous late 60s energy — all served up with a lot more focus than most of the indie acts of the time, with enough of a punch to cross the group over to a much wider audience! 1967 people!!

SENSACIONAL SOUL vol 2 Various (vampi soul) 2LP $44
- Hard hitting Spanish funk, soul, r&b and moddish gems - the second volume of Sensacional Soul from the late 60s and into early 70s, even better than the first volume — and a treasure from the folks at Vampi Soul! The Spanish soul sound here is rugged and raw, usually with furious drums, gritty, usually Spanish language vocals and punchy bits of horn — some with fuzzed out guitar and organ grooves that give them more of a garagey r&b style.

MARTYN “Hear Me / Seventy Four - Zomby / Redshape remix” (3024) 12″ $20
- It’s been awhile since I’ve had any new twelve inch tunes from Zomby, and it will be a while still, since this is just another remix. Just another remix is kind of selling it short though. It’s a remix of a Martyn tune, backed with another mix from one of my favorite producers of 2009 – Redshape. All in all, an amazing ensemble on two sides of purest wax.

HYPERDUB 5.5 EP (hyperdub) 12″ $20
- The long-lost “Hyperdub 5.5 EP” finally arrives, containing another two previously unreleased tracks: Mala “Level Nine” and Cooly G “Weekend Fly”. Mala rocks the dubstep spot with his rock solid cut, while Cooly G heads off in her future beats / UK funky direction, mixing wonky beats with a sweet female vocal. Essential.

KODE 9 AND THE SPACEAPE “Memories Of the Future” (hyperdub) CD $30
- The cherished vinyl releases of Kode9 with his Ragga poet partner The Spaceape and label-mate Burial for Hyperdub are rightly regarded as at the apex of dubstep evolution. Although steeped in the history of dubstep’s formative days through his Forward)) and Rinse FM experiences, taken on their own Kode9’s productions are a strain that seems to have developed separately from the rest of his capital colleagues. Owing as much to the dynamics of minimal techno and dub reggae, the sluggish, invasive riddims of “Backward”, “9 Samurai” and “Kingstown” are unique amongst such a vibrant scene.

TRU THOUGHTS 10TH ANNIVERSARY sampler EP (tru thoughts) EP $20
- A wonderful little overview of the far reaching dancefloor soul, global jazzy funk and eclectic beatcraft of the Tru Thoughts — a sampler EP of material featured on disc 3 of the limited deluxe version of 10th Anniversary compilation! The anniversary is a well deserved milestone, and i’m sure they’ll be an even more incredible 20th Anniversary set after another decade! From tripped out DJ grooves, to fully fleshed jazzy soul, and global psychelia steeped funk and headnodding eclecticism at its finest. EP includes “Only A Little While Here” by Quantic, “Tape Packs” by Hint, “Spitfire” by Barakas, “Disco Bimbo” by Azaxx, “Boogie Down Hagsatra” by Freddie Cruger/Red Astaire, and “We Can” by Domu.

DANCEHALL 2: The Rise Of Jamican Dancehall Culture vol 2 (soul Jazz) 2CD $32 and 2LP vol 1 $30 and 2LP vol 2 $30
- This is the second in the series of Soul Jazz Records’ “Dancehall” series featuring the A-Z of dancehall’s finest moments. A mammoth two-CD pack and two heavyweight double-album vinyl additions featuring killer tracks back-to-back from the finest dancehall artists ever! Compiled and with extensive sleeve-notes by Steve Barrow (author of Rough Guide to Reggae)  “Dancehall Vol. 2″ is an absolutely essential guide to the music featuring classic tracks and super-rare cuts, all-important in the world of dancehall.

$15 TWELVE INCHES…

A SKILLZ  “Insane Bangers vol 6″
A SKILLZ AND FRIENDS “Happiness”
BOHANNON “Save Our Souls”
JAMES BROWN “World Of Soul”
ANORAK EDITS …
DEMIS ROUSSOS “Love Is”
MARY JANE GIRLS “In My House”
JACKSONS “Working Day adn Night”
KOOL AND THE GANG “Ladies Night”
KOOL AND THE GANG “Summer Madness”
JACKSONS “Walk Right now”
JACKSONS “SHow YOu The Way”
MARVIN GAYE “Heavy Love Affair”
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY “Were Getting Stronger”
JOHNNY HAMMOND “Los Conquistadors Chocolate”

LARGE PROFESSOR “MAd Scientist”
NAS “IF I Ruled the World”
ERIC B AND RAKIM “Follow The Leader”
ROOTS “Distortion To Static”
SUGARHILL GANG “Rappers Delight”
CYPRESS HILL “How Could I Just Kill A Man”

MIXTAPE MADNESS - they are CD’s actually!!

all $15…….each…..AI just got another FRESH load in - they flew!!!

AARDVARK “Love Music”
- Aardvark’s Love Music forages a nocturnal haze into an electrifying dubbed, soul filled, funk, hip hop and electronic adventure. Amsterdam’s legendary Rednose Distrik member Mike Kivits, AKA Aardvark, breaks off a rolling soundscape

MADLIB “Speto De Rua”
- In 2007 Madlib went with the Mochilla crew to Recife in the Northeast of Brasil. After spending three weeks there he came home and made six mixes. He named them Dirty Brasilian Crates Vol.1– 6. They are filled with jumps, cross referenced with Bossa, notated with Folkloric chants, pointed with Jazz. Lyrical, dirty and strikingly beautiful this is Volume 1 - the best!!

COUNT BASS D “Some Music Part Five”
- The all doer Count Bass D meshes his Some Music Part Five with slices of laidback charm, flyness and a little Tennessee boom bap. Like a sweaty slow grind in the corner at an overcrowded after party conjuring a new day, this mix takes a low ride through the bends of his own sound creations.

PHOREYZ “Found in Translation”
- Smooth on the output, his input is a global trek through soul, funk, reggae, afro, hip hop, psych ,and latin sounds seamlessly fused together. This one is simply a continuation of something he does best without even needing to see: mixtapes. AWESOME!!!

QUANTIC “Caja Y Guacharacha”
- yes more copies in!! …a lovely blend venturing into some of his favorite musicians and composers, while sweetly speaking Quantic’s fever for music without tongue, but translating a pulse comparable to the heartbeat.

SHAFIQ HUSAYN “Mu-Roc”
- He is one third of Sa-Ra Creative Partners. He has produced for a vast array of artists from Ice-T, Lord Finesse, D.X.T., Afrika Bambaataa, Prince, Duran Duran, J5, Erykah Badu and Bilal. This mix sees him on fire at the house. Lots of different music cut and pasted together the way Shafiq does. From disco to post-punk to psychedelic to old school hiphop and that’s the first five minutes. Try to listen without getting up from the seat you are sittin in.

BACK IN STOCK

DE LA SOUL “De La Soul Is Dead” 2LP
NOTORIOUS BIG “Life After Death” 2LP
NOTORIOUS BI G “Ready To Die” 2LP
THE ROOTS “RIsing Down” 2LP
THE ROOTS “Things Fall Apart” 2LP
SPANK ROCK “Yoyoyoyoyo” 2LP
BEGINNING OF THE END s/t  LP
BULLION “Young Headache” 12″
JAMES BROWN “Jam 1980″ LP
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA “Sound Of Kuduro” EP
KARLTONE “Love Me Proper” 12″
THE MOHAWKS “Champ” CD
AFROBEAT Nirvana CD
MOVERS! VAMPISOUL 2007 SAMPLER 2LP
I GOTTA NEW DANCE CD
NOMO “Invisible Cities” CD and LP
KYLIE AULDIST “Made Of Stone” 7″
PANAMA VOL 3 various 2LP
BURIAL s/t CD and 2LP
BURIAL “Untrue” CD and 2LP
KING MIDAS SOUND “Cool Out” 12″
KING MIDAS SOUND “
BOOGALOO POW WOW Various 2LP
MISCILLANEOUS MUTANT MISHAPS - Don Thomas - VArious 2LP and mix CD
RANDA AND THE SOUL KINGDOM LP
CEDRIC IM BROOKS “The Light Of Saba” 2LP
ARTHUR VEROCAI LP
THE STOOGES “Funhouse” LP
THE STOOGES “Stooges” LP
JULIEN DYNE “Digits and Pins” LP
MULATU ASTAKE “New York Addis London The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965 - 75″ 2LP and CD
KEARNEY BARTON “Wheedles Groove” 2LP
Thursday Nov. 5

RANDA & THE SOUL KINGDOM  s/t (Freesyle) LP / CD $32 / $30
It makes me PROUD to be an Australian! More and more quality soul music comes pouring out of this country. It has taken a while but we are definitely in a golden period at the moment. Born in Jordan, raised in Perth, Australia, singer Randa Khamis has teamed up with Lance Ferguson and his band of merry men (in funky tights) to lay down some KILLER funky soul. Randa is a great singer and the music is really on the money! Snapping drums and great horn lines help drive this rhythm section all the way to the bank!

DEEP STREET SOUL s/t (freestyle) LP $32
LP now in stock of this super funky local outfit!! Snap it up today!! Featured last week, I think you know about this heat!

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS “I Told You I Was Freaky” (sub pop) LP / CD $28
Flight Of The Conchords have here created 13 best-selling ringtones, humbly masquerading as songs. Their rhymes are fearless, their thesauruses dog-eared. Only cool, confident specimens of manhood such as these could drop three-dollar vocabulary busters like ‘dungarees’ and ‘pantaloons’ while still mesmerizing the ladies with their undulating “Sugalumps”.

TUMBELE! Various (Soundway) LP $42 CD $30
The vinyl is now finally in stock of this great compilation of rare recordings from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Caribbean — rare Afro Latin grooves from the mid 60s to the mid 70s.

GHANA SPECIAL 1968 –81 Various (soundway) 2CD $36
Soundway steps back into Africa with 33 original and previously un-reissued tracks from Ghana delivering a follow on of sorts from the hugely successful CD/LP “Nigeria Special”. “Ghana Special” represents nearly 10 years of on-going research in and around the cities of Accra, Tema, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi, knocking on musician’s doors and visiting ex-distributors, DJs, collectors, manufacturers and shop owners who helped piece the story together. Double CD in hardback case-bound book packaging featuring 44 pages of history, photographs and original record sleeve pics. The 5 lp box set is coming SOON…..

LACK OF AFRO “My Groove Your Move” (freestyle) LP & CD $32 / $30
Adam Gibbons, the man at the centre of the Lack Of Afro phenomenon, has already established a reputation as one of the best names at work in funk and dance music today. Now he’s back with a new LP. The set features vocal contributions from the amazing Roxie Ray (Dojo Cuts) on the suitably sultry numbers “Closer To Me” and “Tell Me What Happens Now”. In addition You Tube hip hop prodigies Wax & Herbal T bust out all over the slamming club killer “International” (CD only) and “Suspicious Glow”.

BEAT BOYS s/t (rca) LP $34
A hip little set from The Beat Boys — an Argentine group working in late 60s Brazil, supposedly with a bit of an influence on the sound of Tropicalia! The sound here is a bit straighter than the work of Caetano Veloso or Os Mutantes — a bit in the Jovem Guarda sound of more mainstream Brazilian rock, but with some hipper influences too. Some say one of the rarest Tropicalia records.

DISCO DISCHARGE CLASSIC DISCO various (harmless) 2CD $32
Classic disco, ….Bombers, John Davis, The Glitter Band, Cerrone, Cheryl Lyn, Gary’s Gang….all originals are in the second hand crates…

THE NEXTMEN “The Lions Den” (sanctuary) 12” $20
“The Lion’s Den” sees The Nextmen come out hitting harder than ever with a single that’s sure to burn down dancefloors and heat up the airwaves all summer long. The track features Ms Dynamite, back doing what she does best, adding ragga toasting here and some sweet singing there, riding the wicked “Lion’s Den” bouncing breaks riddim. As well as an extended club version of the original, this 12″ features brand new reworks from Sigma (drum & bass) and Truth (dubstep). Top stuff.

SUPER BREAKS! Essential Funk, Soul & Jazz Samples and Breakbeats (bgp) 2LP $34
20 killer funky sample tracks — all pulled from the legendary holdings of ACE/BGP! Some of the tracks on here have appeared on other compilations, but the set’s put together extremely well, and has more than enough funk for a whole crate of records! Nearly every cut’s been sampled at least more than once — and titles include “Blind Alley” by The Emotions, “Chick A Boom” by Pazant Brothers, “Eva” by Jean Jacques Perry, “Walk Tall” by Cannonball Adderley, “Baby Let Me Take You In My Arms” by Detroit Emeralds, “Bouncy Lady” by Pleasure, “Tramp” by Lowell Fulson, “Take Yo Praise” by Camille Yarbrough, “Thinking Single” by The Counts, “Different Strokes” by Syl Johnson, “Ike’s Mood” by Isaac Hayes, “What A Man” by Linda Lynell, and “Smokey Joe’s La La” by Googie Rene. Funky funky!

JEAN CLAUDE VANIER “Theme 504 EP” (finders Keepers) EP $14
The latest release on Finders Keepers Compacta Series, is a super limited 7″ EP that was originally released as a gig-only EP to celebrate the sell-out L’Enfant Assassin Des Mouches and Melody Nelson concert at The Barbican featuring Jarvis Cocker, Gruff Rhys, Badly Drawn Boy and Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) amongst others in October 2006. Featuring music from Vannier’s seldom seen “Patchwork Orchestra” and a first vinyl re-issue for the two versions of “Je M’appelle Geraldine”, this is an essential piece of plastic.

LIGHT ON THE SOUTHSIDE –
PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHICAGO SOUTHSIDE NIGHTLIFE 1975 to 1977 (numero)
Hardback book with 2LP set $100
incredible!!! One ofthe most beautiful records I’ve ever seen from the folks at The Numero Group — and that’s saying a lot, given the quality of all their top-shelf releases! This beautiful edition features a hardcover book of vintage black and white photographs taken on Chicago’s south side in the mid 70s — images of patrons and proprietors from long-lost nite spots that include Perv’s House, Pepper’s Hideout, The High Chaparral, and The Showcase Lounge — all the kind of clubs that were likely to feature the sort of Chicago funk and soul that Numero’s been reissuing for the past few years! The images are amazing — a really rare look into the community that supported this sort of music — caught far far from the mainstream, in placed that were almost even private, compared to more well-travelled entertainment outlets. Photographs come from the collection of Michael Abramson — and are beautifully reproduced on LP-sized pages, in a book that also features some vintage flyers, posters, and business cards from the clubs! And if that’s not enough, Numero also throws in some great notes of their own, and a bonus 2LP set with music that includes “I’m A Streaker Baby” by Arelean Brown, “No Better Time Than Now” by Ricky Allen, “The Same One” by Malcolm Simmons, “You Made Me Suffer” by Andrew Brown, “This Is My Prayer” by Lady Margo, “It’s A Dream” by Little Ed & The Soundmasters Band, “I Sayed That” by Slim Willis Band, “Bring It Down Front” by Hugh Hawkins, “Womans Lib” by Lucille Spann, “Gimmie Some Of Yours” by Artie White, “Baby” by Walter Butterball Davis, “Is It Because I’m Black (inst)” by Syl Johnson, “Goose Walk” by Little Mack, “Young Blood” by Detroit Jr, “California Lady” by James Kinds & Stack, and “I Learned My Lesson” by Willie Davis. The albums are packaged in their own Numero-like cover — then nestled in a slipcover with the book — a hell of a sweet set at this price, and it also comes with an introduction by Nick Hornby!

Thursday Oct 22 -  ( So Much!! ) NEW BIZNESS

SYL JOHNSON / MELLOW-D WITH SIL-J’s NEW OLD SOUL “Lovin’ on the Run / Half of Love” (twinight) 7″ $15
- WORLDWIDE NORTHSIDE EXCLUSIVE!!! New, never before released classic track form Syl Johnson. Put out on Twinight records this 45 is VERY limited at only 200 pressed. The A Side has Syl hitting a VERY funky groove, made for dancefloor devistation. The drums rock hard and the guitar is like it has been let out of an assylum! When they hit the groove it lets loose! The Bside features a new girl singing on a soulful groove from syl…one for the lovers!! Check out the Northside website for sound bites. (soon)

ELDER WILLIAM SMITH / ALL NATIONS QUARTET “His Voice / He Spoke” (psalms) 7″ $16
- The 45 was absolutely conceived as a homage to late 60s/early 70s raw, lo-fi gospel funk 45s, any distortion/crackliness is totally intended.  Imagine it like it was recorded live in a church somewhere back in the old days.  Itís a mix of samples & live instruments edited into the final product. Super limited edition of 200 hand numbered copies.   Mastered & cut at Timmion in Finland by Jukka Sarapaa (Soul Investigators).  This 45 was written, recorded & arranged by local music teacher, guitarist & funk/soul 45 collector/DJ/addict Kris Holmes, who has spun records in the UK, France, USA & Australia over the last 10+ years (& occasionally in NZ too). Fresh back from playing a couple of gigs in Melbourne, this is his first vinyl release. Some of you might remember him from the last SOUL A GO GO!!

PURE P “On My New NY Shit pt 1″ (gamm) 12″ $20
- Pure-P are back again, this time turning their attention to New York hip hop. This is part one of a three part 12″ series. There’s four cuts of mash-ups here - all with GAMM quality guaranteed. “New York City (Allstar Mix)” blends a whole hots of MCs together with a touch of Axelrod (David McCallum’s “The Edge” provides the backing). “All Real” strips Pitch Black down to some tough and funky minimal shit. The Super big smash ‘who knew?’ smash here is “Love Like Dis”, mashing Faith Evans “Love Like This” with, er, Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer”. Shouldn’t work. Does work! Lastly we have “Move”, which rocks Inspectah Deck all round the dancefloor in banger style. AWESOME!!

LORD CRY CRY “One Step Two” (blunt force trauma) 7″ $24
- Honking trumpets? Ragga vocals and slick double-bass twangin’? A Prince Buster tune, cussing and some snooker balls? The package contains…a tattoo by British illustrator Inkymole, on a sleeve which opens into an 11″x16″ poster. Add blue dinked vinyl with a red 45rpm adapter by sister company Factoryroad, a download card with 7 tracks including ‘Make my P-Funk The Funk’ (a track exclusive to this format) along with Mac/PC and iPhone wallpapers and, well, you DO have a fulsome package there, sir.

JOHN SANGSTER “Marinetti” (roundtable) CD $30
- to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film MARINETTI, the music by John Sangster is finaly seeing a soundtrack release. Drawing heavily from French Musique concrete as well as the avante garde of Sun Ra and Moondog, Sangster creates a whirling mass of psychedelic mayhem. Marinetti is a rare insight into the Sydney underground scene of the 60’s. Twisted jazz and field recording fused with primitive sampling and film dialogue, featuring members of TULLY. First release from a new label from James from votary records!!

AFRICA FUNK - A Beginners Guide (nascente) 3CD $30
- the best release put out by this great label. A REALLY good compilation of FUNKY AFRICAN music with 35 tracks for only $30!!!! With some of the tracks picked from some of the best afro comps anyway, you can’t lose!! Thanks to the excellent archival skills of labels like Soundway, Honest Jons, Sterns, and others. The groove stretches out nicely past familiar Fela modes — and titles include “Hot Tears” by The Immortals, “Dissan Na M’Bera” by Super Mama Djombo, “Sey” by Orchestra Baobab, “Ole” by The Funkees, “Odofo” by Et Mensah, “Lanseny” by Rail Band, “Nyo” by Balla Et Ses Balladins, “Afro Baby” by Stephen Osifa Amae Chi, “Lagos Sisi” by Bola Johnson, “Yegelle Tezeta” by Mulatu Astatke, “Taximen” by Amadou Balake, “So I Si Sa” by Super Boiro Band, and “Igede” by Celestine Ukwu. plus HEAPS more…

RED “The Man Without the Machine” (stones throw) 7″ $14
- Limited Edition 7″. Original Version b/w Dam-Funk Remix, released by Stones Throw and HVW8. The song ìI Should Tell Ya Momma on Youî was originally recorded behind the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in December 2008. Equal parts G-funk, California Soul and Hobo Street, the song features full musical accompaniment created only by Red. The natural funk and flow struck a chord with an international audience representing a true Cali sound. In this era of T-Pain and excess studio production, the video showcased an almost forgotten musical form with no auto-tune or talk-box, only the beating of his chest and the hum of his throat as a bass kick and snare, and highlighted by signature vocals and original rhymes, this was Red - The Man Without The Machine. Stones Throw’s resident funk maestro Dam-Funk remixed the track into a West Coast funk classic. Essential!

TUMBELE Various (soundway) CD $30
- Rare recordings from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Caribbean — rare Afro Latin grooves from the mid 60s to the mid 70s — a fantastic compilation from the global groove compilation heroes at Soundway! The material generally has the thumping drum & percussion backdrop the seizes you pretty hard, but some of more of a lilting melodicism, and many manage both — and simply put, a wonderful primer on more than a decade of Caribbean sounds that we just haven’t heard enough! Lighter melodies mix with heavier drums, and it’s blend of Creole, Haitian, Congolese and Puerto Rican influences that’s passionate and amazing! 20 tracks on the CD - cd for now VINYL coming….

TROPICAL FUNK EXPERIENCE Various (nascente) CD $20
- Tropical funk, hazy rhythms, and simmering Afro funk & soul from the Caribbean — a killer collection put together by Hugo Mendez– fantastic stuff from Barbados, St Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad, St Vincent and beyond! Tropical Funk Experience does a great job of pulling together the a diverse set of funky sounds — with lots of funk that carries both JBs and Afro funk styles, harder grooving and more tripped out sounds, and reggae — with tropical versions of funky standards, and even more numbers that are totally fresh to my ears. Sounds for the summer. Great value too!!

PSYCH FUNK 101 Various (stones throw) CD $30
- Funky fuzzy psychedelic tracks from 60s and 70s Nigeria, Iran, Turkey, Russia, South Korean and other exotic countries. The definitive survey for students of the global phenomenon of psychedelic funk music, covering the ìgolden yearsî of the movement, from approximately 1967 until 1980. Deluxe digipak CD including 36 page full color booklet. CD only - 2LP gatefold is COMING!!

QUANTIC “Caja y Guacharracha” (mochilla) CD $32
- with Will coming out this summer for some fine DJ sets aqaint yourself with his latest flavours!! Brand new Mochilla mix CD! Quantic digs deep for the rarest Cumbia, Puya & Porro grooves from dusty, forgotten vinyl stashes in Columbia.

RAS G “Beats and the Abstract Truth” (mochilla) CD $32
- Ras G has been a fixture on the underground hiphop scene in Los Angeles since the early 90s. He is a proud South Central resident. A carrier of the Backwoods, he is a founder of the ubiquitous Poo-Bahs Label. Poo-Bahs is a bright light on the map of LA experimental music, from abstract beats to noise. His ìBeats and the Abstract Truthî mix for Mochilla is a dirty noisy excursion into the mind of Ras. Like Oliver Nelson blazed in a juke joint on the other side of Jupiter. Lots of fog horns, natty chattin and thump. Bring up the reverb.

COUNT BASS D “Some Music Part Five” (mochilla) CD $32
- The all doer Count Bass D meshes his Some Music Part Five with slices of laidback charm, flyness and a little Tennessee boom bap. Like a sweaty slow grind in the corner at an overcrowded after party conjuring a new day, this mix takes a low ride through the bends of his own sound creations. Slim and nice, from the south side of the map, Count Bass D keeps it buzzing.

MARY ANN HOBBS “Wild Angels” (planet mu) 2LP and CD $38 and $30
- Third in the hugely acclaimed compilation series from Radio 1’s firebrand Mary Anne Hobbs. “Wild Angels” is a superb showcase for emerging new artists that hybridise existing genres like hip hop, dubstep, grime and soul into exotic exciting new forms. “Wild Angels” features pioneering tracks from Glasgow’s Hudson Mohawke and Rustie with “Spotted” and “Zig-Zag” which have been highly influential on a host of new artists. You’ll also find underground dancefloor anthems such as Philadelphian Starkey’s “Gutter Music VIP”, devastating cerebral pieces such as Mark Pritchard’s “?” next to exclusive tracks from very young next generation artists such as Teebs and Gemmy with “WLTA” and “Rainbow Rd” respectively.

MICHAEL JACKSON Vs DRASTICS “MJArocker” (MJA) EP $30
- Already buzzin’ online, 6 MJ accapellas w/ fresh new roots reggae music by The DRASTICS. Uptempo fast reggae party jamz & wicked downtempo dubby floorshakers: “I WANT YOU BACK”, “ROCK WITH YOU”, “DON’T STOP”, “SMOOTH CRIMINAL”.”BILLIE JEAN”,”THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL”. ROCKERS sdtk style art!

NEXTMEN “Join the Dots” (universal) CD $30
- BOOOOooooooOOOOOOOm…In typical Nextmen fashion the game has been sonically upped to dizzying heights as “Join The Dots” progressed like a paint by numbers prayer of affection through all the genres and styles that are loved by the pair and their fans alike. The album was born from their explosive and eclectic DJ sets, which have been the focus of global critical acclaim over the last 12 years. Making this connection between music they love, be it dancehall, drum’n'bass, hip hop, soul, funk, dubstep, indie, leftfield, ambient, pop and straight-up hands in the air party jacking pleasers, is something Baloo and Search always strive to achieve, weaving their way on four turntables with mastery and abandon, laced with their own sought after mash-up edits, bootlegs and specials. This studio record is certainly a reflection and reaction to what they have accomplished as DJs and is a natural follow up to their last critically acclaimed album “This Was Supposed To Be The Future”. CD only….there is a 12″ coming…

REGGAE TREATS

Another fat box of reggae dropped….even with a small wiff of Bob Marley !!!
Here are some of the highlights of the old school 90’s ragga, ska, reggae and dub…dig it
7s
- Courtney Melody - Screechie Across The Border  /  Version
- Burro Banton - Jah Jah Rules
- Alborosie - Can’t Take What Is Mine  /  Matches Lane Dub
- 60 Hz. Featuring Cecile - Bad Girl
- Darrell Banks - Don’t Know What To Do  /  Darrell Banks - My Love Is Reserved
- Turbulence - Notorious  /  Initial T - Tricks And Trade
- Shinehead - Billy Jean  /  Shinehead - Mama Used To Say
- Eric Monty Morris - Get Your Feet Moving  /  Herman Marquis - The Teaser (COLORED VINYL)
- Dixie Peach - Tonight Is The Night  /  Offbeat Posse - Dub It Tonight (COLORED VINYL)
- Alton Ellis - Breaking Up  /  Melodians - Last Train To Expo 67

LP’s
- Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits
- Congos - Heart Of The Congos Deluxe Edition (2 LP)
- Easy Star All Stars - Dub Side Of The Moon (Reggae Pink Floyd Covers)
- Prince Far I - Under Heavy Manners
- Ernest Ranglin - Boss Reggae
- Various - Dancehall 101 Volume 2
- Ragga Twins - Ragga Twins Step Out Volume 1 and 2 2LP each
- Black Uhuru, Lacksley Castell, Johny Osbourne, Etc. - Dancehall Classics Volume 1: The Roots Of Dancehall

SECOND HAND BIZNIZ

All original US pressing unless I say otherwise….

POSITIVE FORCE “We Got the Funk” (sugarhill) 12″ $30
BOMBERS LP w/ “The Mexican” (west end) $15
BLACK FLAMES / PUBLIC ENEMY “Are You My Woman / Bring the Noise” 12″ $15
SABU MARTINEZ “Jazz Espangole” $20 (reissue)
NOTORIOUS B.I.G. “Ready To Die” REMASTERED 2LP $25
PUBLIC ENEMY “He Got Game” 2LP $20
PUMPKIN “KIng of the Beat” 12″ $10
NO I.D. “Accept Your Own and be Yourself” LP $10
KURTIS BLOW “Tough” LP $20
JOAO GILBERTO LP $30 (brasilian)
ATABAL “Del Caribe Al Brazil” LP $20 (brasilian)
PACHECO “Canonazo” $50
BAPPI LAHIRI “College Girl OST” $40 (indian OG)
PINK FLOYD “Dark Side of the Moon” $15 (aussie)
A CERTAIN RATIO “Sextet” $30 (english pressing)
MILTON NASCIMENTO “ao Vivo” $25 (brasilian)
EDDIE PALMIERI “Mozambique” $35
AHMED ABDUL-MALIK “Sounds Of Africa” $20 (reissue)
CARLOS PATATO VALDES “Ready For Freddy” $20
BLUE MITCHELL “Graffiti Blues” $40
BEN WEBSTER MEETS OSCAR PETERSON $15
COUNT BASIE “One More Time” $15
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON $20
RADIO BIRDMAN “Living Eyes” $30
JAMES TAYLOR “Sweet Baby James” $15
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE “Electric Ladyland” $40
LOU REED “Transformer” $20

Thursday Oct 15 - NEW BIZNESS

WAXPOETICS # 37 “Michael Jackson” (mag) $16
J5 era Michael Jackson is on the cover – and this issue of Wax Poetics has far deeper perspectives of Michael from the early years with his brothers and well beyond than any mainstream coverage we’ve scene! It includes a nice memoriam piece on Michael, an article that’s Goin’ Back To Indiana for the wayback coverage, plus pieces chronicling the Jacksons years at Motown, Michael’s later stratospheric solo years, and the always great Re:Discovery column looks at deep and rare Jacksons related releases and knock offs. But it’s not all Jackson family articles – with pieces on Phenomenal Handclap Band, Mayer Hawthorne, Illa J, Shawn Lee, Lee Fields, Nicky Siano and much more!

THE RAAH PROJECT “Score” (knowfoowl) CD $30
“There was a project out of Melbourne called the Raah Project… I couldn’t believe how good it was – it was definitely up there and beyond. It was a bit of Matthew Herbert, a little bit of Sa-Ra Creative Partners, but with its own melodic Australian vibe going on.” Gilles Peterson The Independent February 2009 - Well thats a good start!!! Recorded with the support of over 40 musicians including the Australian Show Big Band with strings, this work boasts the presence of the best musicians in the vibrant music scene of Melbourne. “Score” represents a work of music consistent as well as innovative: the humus is classical music and movies’ soundtracks; yet the overall mood is an elegant mix of big band orchestrations, simple pop melodies, moderate contributions of electronic music, hip-hop rhythms, and soul sensitivity ultimately matched by a surprising vocal as well as composing ability. An important Australian production.

HUD MO “Ooooops” (lucky-me / wireblock) 12″ $22
FINALLLYY!!! The very young HUDSON MOHAWKE did some seriously banging club remixes of some big time RnB hits. It has been out for a little while, but we never got copies down unda….Things have changed, a small repress went down and so did our copies!! This cheeky EP features Hud Mo taking some well known R&B tracks (including what must be one of the finest tracks about masturbation ever recorded - Tweet’s immense “Oops”), slowing them down, deconstructing and rebuilding them with a deep, bass-heavy edge and a loose, almost frayed percussive swing - the result being a series of unbelievably heavy, funked up and utterly filthy reinterpretations that will no doubt wreak havoc in clubs across the land long after this measly pressing has disappeared into the ebay ether. The BIGNESSSSSSSSSSssssssss

GIZELLA SMITH and the MIGHTY MOCAMBOS “Time Is Right For Love” (soulseed) 7″ $16
A really smoking Northern / funk crossover track. This could be all sold out already…almost before release!! Thats got to be a good sign!!!! Superfunky

SURIUSMO “Uninvited Guest” (monkeytown) 12″ $22
Firstly ‘The Door’ rocks out with liquored-up guitars and gnarled sawtooth synthlines to fry your feet, before ‘High Together’ delivers a sardonic rave moment with blasts of Euphoric euro synthlines and disco bass sounding like Soundstream versus his label mentors. On the flip ‘Nights Off’ sounds uncannily like Radiohead’s ‘Everything In Its Right Place’ before swinging off into melodic Berlin party styles, while ‘Let Me In’ is the anthem-in-waiting, sounding like Switch in a dance-off with Mr Oizo. If Dubstep’s screwface stoicism is getting to you or you’re bored with all the doom jazz bands around, this is the perfect antidote. First release for MODESELEKTOR’s new label…..

DECLAIME “State Of Emergency” (epistrophik peach sound) 7″ $14
Dudley Perkins returns as Declaime — produced by Madlib, to boot! Heavy bass bouncing, hazy, supremely funky hip hop from Declaime — make no mistakes, I love some off kilter funky Dudley Perkins, but we love the smoked out hip hop, too, and we’re glad he’s keeping it coming.

SKREAM “Burning Up / Memories of 3rd Bass” (digital soundboy) 12″ $20
Skream maintains his position at the front of the rave with his sickest jungle steppers track since ‘Lightening’. Skream comes steaming in with turbo bass laced amens and a fiercely heads-down quality that smacks it up good and proper in any situation. Watch the elbows fly when this drops! ‘Memories Of 3rd Base’ on the flip pays tribute to the Brixton bassed home of DMZ’s earliest dances.

UPTOWN FUNK EMPIRE “Empire Strikes back” (soul lab) CD $32
A sweet funky project from Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart — a set that’s filled with lots of 70s funk elements, but which keeps up the groove we’ve come to love in all of his previous Patchworks projects! There’s a great blend here between live funk instrumentation and dancefloor direction.

THE INNER SPACE “Agilok & Blubbo” (wah wah) LP $34
A madly trippy soundtrack, played by a pre-Can lineup that includes Irmin Schmidt on vocals and guitar, Holger Czukay on bass, and Jacki Liebezeit on drums! The tunes here are hardly what you might expect from a conventional 60s film score — and really rock out with the same sort of quality you’d find in the best early work from Can

GOBLIN “The Best Of” (pretencious moi) LP $32
- the italian horror soundtrack champions…It doesn’t get better than this. If you are into Italian horror soundtracks, that is!!

ECHO EXPANSIONS Presented by DUBLAB Various (porter) LP $32
Featuring material from some of the most creative artists in the experimental beatmaking and aural mood making artists around — including Life Force Trio, Flying Lotus, Dimlite, Blank Blue, Daedelus, Kutmah and others! This limited edition compilation from Porter Records includes artists participated in the Dublab Echo Expansion tour of 2007, and features a few previously unreleased tracks. Dreamy!!

RAEKWON “Only Built for Cuban Linx pt 2″ (emi) CD $30
The long awaited Cuban Linx Pt 2 from Raekwon — and one of those late model Wu Tang efforts that reminds us of how vital the Wu Tang were in their prime, as well as how sharp the still are when the moons align and the pieces fall into place! OBFCL Pt 2 is indeed one of those rare newer Wu sets that stands up proudly with the first wave. Its got the bone chilling J Dilla beat backed gem “House Of Flying Daggers” feat Inspectah Deck, Ghostface and Meth, “Sonny’s Missing” (produced by Pete Rock), “Cold Outside” feat Ghostface, “Black Mozart” feat RZA & Inspectah Deck, plus loads more!!!

JAMES PANTS “Thin moon” (stones throw) 7″ $14
Drum heavy, bass stoked, spiraling keys flavored tunes from James Pants! Spacey electro groover James Pants is one of the busiest soundscape groovers in the game these days, and he just gets better and better. “Thin Moon” is a laser guided synth funk blasts, with thick keyboard grooves and strange plucked sound on the beat before the heavier bass settles in. The flip “Chip In The Hand” is a just as nice, and in a similar mode.

GUILTY SIMPSON “Coroner’s Music / OJ Simpson” (stones throw) 12″ $20
Rhymes by Guilty and beats by Madlib! “Coroners Music” has a moody synth funk sound, with beaming tone that hovers over a killer funky drum, and Guilty’s vocals nailing perfectly. “OJ Simpson” has another killer synth funk vibe and even sharper rhymes from Guilty.

BITE HARDER Dewolfe studio Sampler 2 (dewolfe) LP $32
This is the 4th in the de Wolfe re-issue series, collecting some rare unreleased slices of psychedelic rock, steel band funk, cosmic prog, afro-beat and beyond. Includes original tracks as sampled by Kool G Rap & M.O.P., High & Mighty & Cam‘Ron. Bite Harder is the long awaited follow up to the daddy of all library albums, Bite Hard, originally released on BBE back in 1997.

ULTIMATE (ROCK) BREAKS AND BEATS VOL 3 (traffic) 2LP $36 and CD $30
New versions of funk, soul & rock tunes that are among the blueprint materials for classic sample based hip hop! This third volume of UB & B Instrumentals was cut at Brooklyn’s Chop Shop Studios with a killer group of players from the NYC funk & soul scenes & beyond, masterfully pulling off a variety of styles, from breakbeat ready funk, rock, electro pop and beyond — the funky instruemental essence of benchmark breakbeat tunes! Players members of the modern funky soul combo The Revelations — and players include keyboard maestros Borahm Lee & Arnold Mischkulnig (the latter of whom recorded, mixed and mastered the set), bass player Josh Werner, guitarist Wes Mingus, drummer Gintas Janusonis, sax by Geoff Countryman and trumpet by Joe Ancowitz. A straight up batch of breakbeat benchmarks, including instrumental takes on “Big Beat”, “Cavern”, “Good Old Music”, “Films”, “Johnny The Fox”, “Mary, Mary”, “Back In Black”, “Tom Sawyer”, “Dynamite (The Bomb)” and more. KARAOKE music FOR THE HEADS!!

Thursday Sept 24 - NEW BIZNESS

BETTY DAVIS “Is It Love Or Desire” (just sunshine / Sundazed) LP $38
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that’s every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty’s classic Nasty Gal album – but it’s got a groove that’s almost more in the territory of her first two records on the Just Sunshine label – very hard, heavy, freaky, and fuzzy — with lots of sharp-edged guitar licks wrapped up around Davis’ badass vocals. NEVER BEFORE RELEASED - first time ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great gatefold release with crazy photos and lyrics and great liner notes. Done well!

24 CARAT BLACK “Gone the Promises Of Yesterday” (numero) LP / CD $32 / $32
An amazing musical discovery – the lost second album from 24 Carat Black — recorded right after the band’s legendary debut for Stax Records, but unissued for over 30 years! All the righteous styles of the group’s famous Ghetto Misfortune’s Wealth classic are fully in place here — and if anything, the record has an even headier feel overall — really complicated sounds that are often deeply spiritual, but still have that snaking, bassline-driven, slow funk quality that we love in the group! The tunes each feel like mini-symphonies in soul — and although the themes center more around love than politics, they’re done in a way that goes way past any sexy soul cliches of the time. INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful colour gatefold with black etching on black background on the cover!!!!!!!

BARKIN’ SOUL “Babybababebe / Tous Des Voleurs” (Mighty Highness records) 7″ $12
Another great release from the Byron Bay boys….The A Side is a latin funk numberfeaturing Gustavo Cereijo on vocals and percussion and his chukale horn section! The B side rolls out an afro soul choon which is beautiful! A big horn section and great percussion and french. This is another quality release…even complete with hand screen printed labels! QUALITY

MAYER HAWTHORNE “A Strange Arrangement” (Stones throw) 2LP plus free 4″ record / CD $40 / $28
The latest new soul lp to drop and one that has a LOT of hype surrounding it. The full length debut of Mayer Hawthorne for Stones Throw — with both classic Motown and 60s & 70s Detroit indie soul influences, done the right way, and all of it wonderful and true to his heroes. On some of this material, Hawthorne is a one man soul band, with the tunes stripped to a gritty, raw soul essence — and on other tunes he gets some assistance on brass, strings and keys — pulling off a number of modes with equally excellent results. Check out the 4″ record!!!! that comes with the 2LP.  limited and also the cover has a crazy texture!

JEREMY TAYLOR AND OTHERS “Reggae Interpretaion Of Kind Of Blue” (secret stash) LP $30
A group of Jamaican studio players came to NYC, and recorded the classic Kind Of Blue in a reggae style, and it really works as both a respectable homage to both Miles’ immortal recording as well as the vibrancy of reggae, but also as an eye-opening, solid work of its own. Taylor died shortly after the recordings, and it’s never seen a release until this rescue effort by the Secret Stash label!

MICHAEL LEONHART “Gold Fever” (truth and soul) 7″ $12
Here’s something the likes of which you won’t have heard before, fresh from NYC is the first single from Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7. Long time trumpet player for many of the T&S releases, Michael Leonhart has masterfully created a song named after an alkaloid that sounds like it was conceived on it; the improbable musical love child of R.D. Burman, Fela Kuti and the Rotary Connection. A mix of reverb drenched vocals, afro beat horns, and fluttering tablas - and it works!

DAM FUNK “Its My Life” (circle start records) 7″ $12
Brand new 7″ from the “Ambassador of Boogie Funk,” Dãm-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dãm (pronounced: ‘Dame’ as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-’80s styles known as Boogie, Modern Soul and Electro-Funk.

GEORGIA ANN MULDROW “Umsindo” (E1) CD $30
Georgia Anne Muldrow’s cosmic funky soul keeps rolling on — bring even more depth to her evolving, unstoppable creative energy with Umsindo! The album is a dedicated Afrocentric social awareness, but she steers clear of strident righteousness in favor of a funky, soulful elemental vibe — mixing p-funk spaciness with grittier soul and hip hop as effectively as ever — and with her own unique, personal stamp!

THE ROOTS “How I Got Over” (def jam) 12″ (pic disc) $20
The legendary Roots crew has betting getting over for years now — and being a late night talk show house band hasn’t diminished them one bit if “How I Got Over” is any indication! The song has more of an organ and drums backed soulful vibe than anything we’ve heard on their recent LPs. It’s goes without saying that the drums are dynamite, but the hard grooving keyboards take it even deeper here, and Black Thought’s soulful singing kicks it off before his inimitable, busy rap flow brings in a sharper intensity. Etched vinyl!!

THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS “San Frantico / Chocolate Chip” (one note) 7″ $16
Hard grooving organ funk from the New Mastersounds! “San Frantic” is an uptempo, frantically cooking number – ultra killer drums with the bass groove right there with it – with a nice guitar groove the takes it into a more playful, but no less feverish mode! The flip “Chocolate Chip” is a also gem, with a steamy jazz funk vibe – taken to the next level with some funky flute from guest Chip Wickham.

THE FINAL SOLUTION “BROTHERMAN OST” (numero) LP / CD / CASSETTE $32 / $32 / $15
The VERY unfortunately named band from Chicago (wonder why they never took off???) did a soundtrack for a 70’s blaxploitation movie that never happened, the soundtrack sure did. FINALLY  in on VINYL and now CASSTETTE!!

BROTHER ALI “The Truth is Here” (rhymesayers) 2LP $38
Nine previously unreleased and new tracks from ALI and ANT to hold his fans over until the new album drops later this year. This package also includes a full-length DVD featuring the sold out homecoming performance from the Undisputed Truth tour at First Avenue, as well as a bonus commentary and music videos. Put simply, this is more brilliant music from the Rhymesayers label. Highly recommended!

Q-TIP “Kamaal the Abstract” (jive) 2LP $42
Originally conceived in 2001, this is the Hip Hop / Jazz / Psych / Avant Garde Soul hybrid project of Q-Tip that was shelved by some rotten sod at Arista (if memory serves), so whilst industry people were quaffing Latte and generally not having much of a clue about what time it was, Kamaal the Abstract tracks were getting radio support from Giles Peterson / Benji B etc and all the people that supposedly weren’t going to buy the album were getting sick and tired of waiting / hunting individual track down on bootlegs. Anyway, better late than never and it still sounds bloody good. Highlights include ‘Feelin’ , ‘Blue Girl’, ‘Even if it is so’  & many more……..if you enjoyed his recent Rennaissance LP and fancy something that delves further into his influences and pushes the envelope a bit further - this will be right up your street and inspite of it’s age this set still sounds remarkably fresh.

J RAWLS AND JOHN ROBINSON “The 1960’s Jay are Jazz Revolution Again” (polar) 2LP $42
The Past Present & Future of Jazz & Hip Hip Hop courtesy of the 2 J.R.’s is pretty much a dream collaboration for fans of Jazzy Hip Hop, but it’s good to see that in this instance the music lives up to the potential - these cats have paid there dues and the pedigree come through in deepness of the beats and variety of the subjects of rhymes.

J DILLA “Jay Stay Paid” (nature sounds) 2LP / CD $38 / $30
Finally in on double VINYL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Compiled by Pete Rock.

DJ DAY AND MILES BONNY “Instant Saadiq” (MPM) 12″ $18
Raphael Saadiq tribute EP featuring three songs from the “Instant Vintage” classic getting the Day X Miles treatment!!! Owww!

A SKILLZ & NICK THAYER “Insane Bangers” vol 8 ((insane bangers) 12″ $20
Our own Nick, no not kidman, but Thayer, a whole lot funkier than her and a whole lot nicer,  I’d presume….Funky breakbeat festival…. All on a hip hop tip… A great mix of ANTE UP! (Yap That Fool) and a fresh mix of Jungle boogie - all for an unsubtle hands up and pants off dance floor!!!

GIZELLE SMITH & THE MIGHTY MOCAMBOS “This Is Gizelle Smith” (mocambo) LP $38
Gizelle’s groove is right up there with the hippest female singers in the deep funk underground — and the backings by The Mighty Mocambos are forged in years of funky 45 experience — razor sharp, with an especially great edge on the drums — which seem to drive all the other instruments in the combo! Very FUNKY! comes with a free download..

UNKNOWN “Different Tingz” (war) 12″ $20
On the A-side Errol Dunkley’s “Little Way Different” gets the dubstep treatment and Johnny Osbourne’s “In Your Eyes” on the flip as well.

MOUNT KIMBI “Sketch On Glass” (hf) 12″ $20
Sketch On Glass” is the second release by Mount Kimbie. This Hot Flush-signed duo return with a four track EP that builds on light-as-air, deep-as-the-ocean, feel-good dubstep. Declan smiles as I write this -

HYPERDUB 5.1 V/A (hyperdub) 12″ $22
October 2009 heralds the release of “5″, a double CD marking Hyperdub’s five years of life as a record label. Honouring past, present and future in equal measure, “5″ is comprised of one disc of prior highlights, and one of freshly-composed material contributed by Hyperdub artists and close friends. A series of five 12-inch EPs featuring a selection of the new tunes will be issued, one per week, leading up to the release of “5″. “Hyperdub 5.1 EP” contains three previously unreleased tracks : KODE9 & The Spaceape ft. ChaCha “Time Patrol”, Black Chow “Purple Smoke” and Flying Lotus “Disco Balls”. Three killer bass-heavy diamonds from the Hyperdub imprint.

HYPERDUB 5.2 V/A (hyperdub) 12″ $22
Part two in the series….The initial pressing quantity of these EPs will be dictated by preorder demand, and none will be repressed, nor will they be made available digitally, before the complete CD collection is on sale. This second 12’s got massive tracks by Samiyam, Joker & Ginz and Zomby! HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUFF DADDY “Hi Hat Club vol 2″ (mpm) LP $28
- Welcome to the house of Suff Daddy. Drunken boom-bap madness with a 09 state of mind!!! Dope beats, sick samples and twisted Mini-Korg licks, fuelled with weed and Pilsetten. This is not your average Prenzelberg producer. Suff Deezy is on his own shit. He has laced beats for Miles Bonny, Oddisse, Kissey Asplund and Flomega but the beat daddy is really at home with his solo joints.

NEW STOCK MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21
FAT BEATS DROP

Q-TIP: Kaamal The Abstract LP
J-ROCC: Taster Choice CD
MILES DAVIS: Kind Of Blue Reggae Interpretations LP
LEE FIELDS: My World LP
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY: San Sebastian 152 (Finally back in stock!)
MICHAEL LEONHART & THE AVRAMINA 7: Gold Fever bw. Scopolamine 7″
EL MICHELS AFFAIR: Black Moses Isaac Hayes Tribute LP
DAM FUNK: It’s My LIfe bw. Big Azz Girl 7″
J DILLA: Jay Stay Paid LP
MAYER HAWTHORNE: A Strange Arrangement LP & CD (LP includes Lmtd. Ed. 4 inch single)
THE ROOTS: How I Got Over 12″ (Etched 1-sider)
SUFF DADDY: Hi-Hat Club Vol 2 LP
+ more.

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NEW STOCK THURSDAY 13

AUGUST KYLIE AULDIST “Made Of Stone” (tru thoughts) CD $30
With a new album under her belt, LOOKOUT WORLD!! Here comes the real KYLIE!!! Backed b the Bamboos Kylie really has found her sound here. Its a perfect blend of funk and soul. A great listen. Only out on CD and a 7″, these are great things to take with her overseas on the BIG TRIP!

IDEM + DR SHRINK “Diggaz For Life” (eyedem) CD $10
Say what you want about the size of John Idem’s collection, but it is biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig! This man only eats root vegetables so he has to DIG for them. He lives underground and only comes up for a “break”. He wanted to join the Aussie army so more people would call him a digger, but he was too funky! HIP HOP INSTRUMENTALS FOR THE HEADS!!

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE “Alyo / Flipside” (honest Jons) 10″ $20
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are eight brothers from the south side of Chicago, all sons of the Sun Ra trumpeter Philip Cohran - a street-marching brass band in the New Orleans tradition; jazz to dance to, with a funk sensibility honed by hip hop. Here are two scorchers from their imminent Honest Jon’s album. Written by Philip Cohran in memory of Alyo Tolbert, star dancer for the Montu Dance Company in Chicago, “Alyo” is the album’s hardest, funkiest track (featuring Malcolm Catto from The Heliocentrics on drums); and in memory of the band’s friend and rabblerouser, Flipside Freddie, the flip’s “Flipside” wobbles and woozes, tippy-toes and pirouettes, with the spirit of Mingus in its gait.

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (honest jons) 2LP $38 and CD $30
I have had the LP in before, but now the CD is finally in stock!!

TRU THOUGHTS COVERS Various (Tru Thoughts) CD $30
A great compilation just waiting to happen. Tru thoughts is a fantastic Brighton (England) based label that host some of the worlds best hip hop, funk, soul and beats music the world has seen! This comp kicks off with the amazing cover of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army” by Alice Russell and just does not let up. Bands like the Bamboos, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Nostalgia 77, Hot 8 Brass Band play tunes from luminaries such as Frank Sinatra, Portishead, 4Hero, Max Sedgeley (luminary?? Steady on there Chris!), Roni Size and loads more - good fun!!

BALLINJACK / 21 GUITARS “Found A Child / Scorpio” (on track) 12″ $18
Funk classics on 12″. Big for the club – Ballinjack would be familiar to fans of Young MC and Ozomatli…..don’t let that stop you on the dancefloor. Sinister version of Scorpio from the sought-after Canadian easy listening joint “21 Guitars”. This Scorpio break is a MONSTER!

KRAFTWORK / GAZ NEVADA  “Trans Europe Express / I.C. Love Affair” (white) 12″ $20
Danny Krivit has a crack at the holy grail of european music, lifting almost a single loop from the kraftwerkers masterwork and reiterating it ad infinitum, repetion – say it often enough and it means something. Just awesome. David DePino’s reworking of Gaz Nevada’s “I.C.Love Affair” is exactly the kind of s ubmerged italian cheese-redux we hold so dear, discoid paradise garage heaven on wax.

Second-hand drop too - lots of Peruvian joints – check the Rare & Hard-to-find pages

NEW STOCK THURDSDAY 23 JULY

LOADS out this week – LOADS on the shelves.
Check the Rare & Hard to Find Pages for a partial listing of SECONDHAND LIBRARY & PRODUCTION LPs

LEE FIELDS “My World” (truth and Soul) LP and CD $28 each
I put this in last week but now it is here for REAL - on VINYL!! If you think the El Michels and the Menahan Street Band records are good, Then dig on their groove – with vocals!! As good as a soul record gets!! Lee Fields is a veteran who lays it down, beautifully. DO NOT SLEEP!! ESSENTIAL.

SA-RA CREATIVE PARTNERS “Nuclear Evolution - The Age Of Love” (ubiquity) 2CD $30
CD ONLY for now…. The SA-RA Creative Partners trio (Om’Mas Keith, Taz Arnold and Shafiq Husayn) are back with their second album. With “Nuclear Evolution - The Age of Love”, they deliver a completely new and original album. Built from scratch, it’s a truly coherent and innovative body of work. Musical, adventurous, and even more evolved than anything they’ve done before, Nuclear Evolution also shows a controlled, polished, and in-the-pocket side to their work. It is an album on which SRCP shine as the innovative musical force they promised to be, ever since the cult hit “Glorious” first shattered bass bins and minds worldwide. Whether on the otherworldly opus “Love Czars”, the bombastic soul of “I Swear”, or twisted tales of drug-fueled-freaks on “Traffika”, “Nuclear Evolution - The Age of Love” blends next-level production with a unique and unconstrained blend of street wit, dirty-sex talk, tall stories, and intergalactic future sounds, and is set to become essential listening for  2009. BEAUTIFUL SOUL MUSIC!!!!!

BETTY PADGETT / ARTHUR FOY “Sugar Daddy / GEt Up And Dance” (Ubiquity) 12″ $18
This has been a long time coming!! HUGE RE-ISSUE FROM LUV N HAIGHT! This 12” includes both the original vocal version and an extended “Sugar Daddy” dub, previously only available on a super-rare12”. This tune alone would normally set you back a few hundred bucks. And Bettys dynamite soul, over such a tasty percussive mid-tempo groove makes it worth every penny. On the flip-side is an even rarer track by Arthur Foy. Despite coming out of New Orleans “Get Up And Dance” does not sound like your typical Meters, Eddie Bo, etc inspired funk. Instead think deep chocolate soul ala Uno Melodic, Roy Ayers, 80s Ladies, RAMP etc. Down and dirty, and boasting a dance-floor-winning- hook, “Get Up And Dance” is an amazing cosmic soul discovery that came our way via Cool Chris at the Groove Merchant in San Francisco.

MAD MATTS “Blue Eyed Soul” (gamm) 12″ $20
For the 50th release on GAMM, the label just had to come up with something big! That something is two Mad Mats reworks of his all time favourite blue-eyed soul / soft rocks tracks. Side A features the Doobie Brothers “What A Fool Believes”, while the flip goes for Kenny Loggins “This Is It”. Get that dancefloor ready for some serious sing-along action! Both joints were HUGE at this year’s WMC conference with peeps like Timmy Regisford and DJ Spinna blasting the tracks… nuff said!

D’ANGELO vs SIMBAD “Devils Pie / Keep Da Move” (gamm) 12″ $20
More gamm gold. Raw Fusion dish up two D’Angelo nu-soul classics given the 09 refix by that man Simbad. “Devilz Pie” treats, yes you’ve guessed it, “Devil’s Pie” to some beatdown house backing, pitching D’Angelo’s sublime vocal against a nicely muffled, thudding 4/4 beat and slightly distorted keys. Funky house for the underground. Over on side B “Keep Da Move” applies some broken beat pressure to the ever-popular “Left & Right” and comes up with another dancefloor bomb.

SILVER APPLES S/T (universal) LP $30
An absolutely essential piece of musical history from electronic / psychedelic / rock music’s ground-breaking legends.

SILVER APPLES “Contact” (universal) LP $34
This is a reissue of the second album “Contact” by 60s electronic legends Silver Apples, originally released by Kapp Records in 1969, just as good as the first!

MOS DEF “The Ecstatic” (dowtown) 2LP $35
NOW ON DOUBLE VINYL……..wow!! (Despite all the talk about Quantic, El Michels Affair, Mehehan Street Band and the rest – The much awaited Mos Def release is quite possibly one of the best records so far this year. The Mos Def release captures elements of all the above-mentioned releases and still flips some new shit. Heavy as you want! Hip Hop - turn it up.)

HORSE MEAT DISCO Various (Strut) 2LP $35
Following the label’s acclaimed “Disco Not Disco” and “Disco Italia” releases during 2008-9, Strut teams up with one of London’s leading disco collectives, Horse Meat Disco, for their hotly anticipated debut compilation release. Inspired by the halcyon days of New York nightlife including Mancuso’s Loft, Nicky Siano’s Gallery and late lamented DJ Adam Goldstone, Horse Meat Disco was started in 2003 by DJs James Hillard (ex-Nuphonic) and Jim Stanton, long-time lynchpin of Jockey Slut magazine. The debut Horse Meat Disco compilation digs deep for 70 minutes of deep disco nuggets. Styles range from mid-tempo, funky rarities (Empire Projecting Penny, Laura Greene) and percussive Afro grooves (Eddie Drennon, K.I.D.) to more electro and Italo-based productions (Gino Soccio, Sheryl Lee Ralph).

JAZZY JENS / THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP “Africa / You Got To B Ready - DJ Prime Edit” (gamm) 12″ $20
Jazzy Jens, two brothers from Stockholm who’ve been hanging around the Swedish b-boy scene since the early 80s, but have a wide variety of musical influences, take on the rare live version of D’Angelo’s “Africa” here, turning the track into a deep, yet uplifting house / boogie joint. On the flip DJ Prime reworks the ultra-funky gospel soul stomper “You Got To Be Ready” by The Rance Allen Group, adding a solid 4/4 backbeat for a straight-to-dancefloor flavour.Very funky disco!!

BETTY PADGETT S/T (Luv and Haight) LP $30
Rare Florida soul from Betty Padgett – a 70s singer who didn’t chart nearly as high as some of her sunshine state contemporaries, but who sounds equally great on this rare self-titled debut! Like Gwen McCrae, Betty’s got a great way both with mellow, soul-drenched tunes, and with funkier numbers — both of which feature strongly on this set — alongside a few really surprising tunes with a bit of a rocksteady groove! WOW!

NOMO “Invisible Cities” (ubiquity) LP / CD $30
Invisible Cities is informed by their ceaseless travelling, and visits to places both real and unreal. The sonic empire of NOMO is expanding; busting up genres and musical borders with astonishing results. Sure, it is an afrobeat record, but not just afro in its beats….it is BEAUTIFUL.

CLUTCH HOPKINS MEETS LORD KENJAMIN “Music Is My Medicine” (ubiquity) LP / CD $30 each
Following the release of his debut album in 2008, and other side projects, the mysterious Clutchy Hopkins is back with more illness (as in goodness). Late last year Ubiquity were approached by the Misled Children about another project from Clutchy Hopkins, the man they claim to represent. Ubiquity then acquired a bag of 2″ reels that contained the dusty, dubbed-out funk and reggae Clutchy Hopkins tracks on this LP.

THE CLONIOUS “Adroit Adventures” (ubiquity) 12″ $18
Somewhere between the past and the distant future, sparked by dusty old jazz records and beat generation hip hop, at the audio cross-roads of Detroit and Vienna, lies a series of sound stories steeping in the head of 23 year old beat navigator Paul Movahedi, also known as The Clonious. The “Adroit Adventures EP” is the first of those tales to exit his dome and hit wax.With a DORIAN CONCEPT mix!!

ALICE COLTRANE “Eternity” (wb) LP $30
Wow! Seminal 70s work from one of the most righteous jazz musicians ever! On this set, Alice Coltrane moves past the rawer spiritual sound of her Impulse albums — working with a more focused vision and an approach to jazz that takes her way past the identity of just being “Mrs Coltrane”, into territory that’s a more perfect expression of her spiritual vision.

SHUGGIE OTIS “Freedom Flight” (epic) LP $30
The second album from Shuggie Otis –a wild and wooly batch of grooves that really stretches out the sound from the first! Shuggie’s got much more of a hand in the arrangements here — and the tunes are grooving in a sweet blend of funk, rock, and soul — really drenched in the best cross-cultural influences going down on the west coast scene of the time — a kind of color-blind quest for the groove that comes across with a really righteous power! I have the other two ShuggieOtis  lps as well!!!

$20 REISSUES - HUGE SELECTION - CLASSICS
FUNK – SOUL – JAZZ– LATIN – BLUES + MORE

The deal is on too…. 6lps for $100. Buy 5 get one FREE!!!
Here is a sample of what is in..there are plenty more though!!

JAMES BROWN  ‘ IT’S A MOTHER’
JAMES BROWN ‘ COLD SWEAT’
JAMES BROWN ‘ IT’S A NEW DAY’
FRED WESLEY & THE HORNY HORNS ‘ A BLOW FOR ME A TOOT FOR YOU’
FRED WESLEY AND THE JB’S ‘DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY’
FRED WESLEY & THE HORNY HORNS ‘SAY BLOW’
JB’S ‘PASS THE PEAS’
JB’S ‘DOING IT TO DEATH’
SWEET CHARLES ‘ FOR SWEET PEOPLE’
KOOL & THE GANG ‘ WILD AND PEACEFUL’
KOOL & THE GANG ‘ S/T’
CURTIS MAYFIELD ‘ROOTS’
CURTIS MAYFIELD ‘ CURTIS’
CURTIS MAYFIELD ‘ SUPERFLY’
BO DIDDLEY ‘ BIG BAD BO’
BO DIDDLEY ‘BLACK GLADIATOR’
EDDIE FISHER ‘ NEXT ONE HUNDRED YEARS’
PARLIAMENT ‘ GREATEST HITS’
MULATU ‘ AFRO LATIN SOUL’
GIL SCOTT HERON ‘ THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED’
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO ANDY WARHOL
EDDIE FISHER ‘ THIRD CUP’
GIL SCOTT HERON ‘PIECES OF A MAN’
DAVID AXELROD ‘HEAVY AXE’
KOOL & THE GANG ‘SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE’
ROY AYERS ‘ COFFY’
ROY AYERS ‘EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE’
MULATU ‘OF ETHIOPIA’
OTIS REDDING ‘ PIECE OF MY HEART’
BETTY DAVIS ‘THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT’
ROY AYERS ‘ HE’S COMING’
CYMANDE ‘ PROMISED HEIGHTS’
CYMANDE ‘ SECOND TIME AROUND’
DAVID AXELROD ‘ SONGS OF INNOCENCE’
CHARLES MINGUS ‘OH YEAH’
CHARLES MIGUS ‘ PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS’
BOOKER LITTLE ‘S/T’
JOE BATAAN ‘ST LATIN’S DAY MASSACRE’
JOE BATAAN ‘ GYPSY WOMAN’
WILLIE COLON ‘ THE HUSTLER’
JOE BATAAN ‘ RIOT;
JOE BATAAN ‘ SUBWAY JOE’
JOE BATAAN ‘SALSOUL’
WELDON IRVINE ‘SINBAD’
EDDIE FISHER ‘HOT LUNCH’
NINA SIMONE ‘ IT IS FINISHED’
DONNY HATHAWAY ‘ S/T’
CURTIS MAYFIELD ‘ BACK TO THE WORLD’
BO DIDDLEY ‘IS A GUNSLINGER’
BILL WITHERS  ’STILL BILL’

SECOND HAND 12″
SHOW & AG “NEXT LEVEL 12″ $25
MAIN SOURCE ” WHAT YOU NEED” $15
JOE BATAAN ” RAP O CLAPO ” $20
NOTORIOUS BIG ” BIG POPPA” $15
DIGABLE PLANETS ” 9TH WONDER ” $15
KRS-ONE ” RETURN OF THE BOOM BAP” $15
ALKAHOLICKS “DAAAM! ” $20
ED O.G & THE BULLDOGS ” LOVE COMES AND GOES ” $10
DJ GREEN LANTERN ” I PRODUCED THIS ” 410
DITC ” DAY ONE “  $20
COCOA BROVAZ ” GET UP ” $10
JUICE ” IN THE TRENCHES ” $10
TIM DOG ” GET WRECKED ” $15
SOULS OF MISCHIEF  ” THAT’S WHEN YA LOST” $10
PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH ” LOTS OF LOVIN ” $20
BIZ MARKIE ” YOUNG GIRL BLUEZ ” $15
DE LA SOUL ” BUDDY & THE GHETTO THANG” $15
RAEKWON ” CRIMINOLOGY / GLACIERS OF ICE” $20
DEAD PREZ ” HIP HOP” $20
STEZO ” FREAK THE FUNK ” $15
G.L.O.B.E. & THE WHIZ KID ” PLAY THAT BEAT MR DJ ” $20
NAS ” THIEF’S THEME ‘ $10
COMMON ” COME CLOSE TO ME ” $10
CAMERON ” MY HOOD’ $6
GHOSTFACE KILLAH ” BULLETPROOF WALLETS” 410
RAEKWON ” HEAVEN & HELL ” $10

SECONDHAND LP’S
TIMOTHY LEARY AND ASH RA TEMPLE “Seven Up” $100
BO DIDDLEY “BIG BAD BO” $35
DR JOHN “IN THE RIGHT PLACE” $30
ISLEY BROTHERS “The Heat IS On” $15
MANTRONIX “In Full Effect” $20
JOHNNY HAMMOND” BREAKOUT” $35
ISLEY BROTHERS ” THE HEAT IS ON” $15
FREDDY QUIROZ  “EL EXICANTE” $20
CHARLIE EARLAND ” IN THE POCKET” $20
BOB JAMES “TWO” $35
BOBBI HUMPHREY ” SATIN DOLL” $15
ROY AYERS  ” NO STRANGER TO LOVE” $20
EDDIE PALMIERI / CAL TJADER ” BAMBOLEATE” $25
PRINCE  ” S/ T ” $20
FUNKADELIC “UNCLE JAM WANTS YOU ” $30
TITO GOMEZ ” TODO QUEREMOS MAS” $15
BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS ” BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY ” $25
BRAND NUBIAN ” ONE FOR ALL ” $30
DEAD PREZ ” RBG” $30
EPMD ” BUSINESS NEVER PERSONAL ” $25
COLORS “OST ” $20
THE UBC ” 2 ALL SERIOUS THINKERS ” $15
GHETTO STYLE DJ’S BASS VOLUME 001 V/ ARTISTES $20

EXTRA NEW - Tuesday July 14

QUANTIC AND HIS COMBO BARBARO “Tradition In Translation” (tru thoughts) 2LP plus free CD / CD $38 / $30
INSANE! Album of the year. I am only 4 songs into it, I called up Huggy and nearly cried at the third. He told me about how amazing song number 8 is - I don’t think I will make it in one piece to that tune. Rumours abound that there are onl 500 copies pressed. RUN….I have all the copies in Australia. RUN. - Taking over from the acclaimed Quantic Soul Orchestra, Quantic brings you his Combo Barbaro. Quantic may be keeping the world on its toes with a new band and a new name to get acquainted with, but you can always rely on musical trailblazer Will Quantic Holland to produce an equally new concoction of sounds. Recorded in Cali, Colombia, “Tradition In Transition” sees Quantic fusing the psychedelic, experimental and rhythmically rich sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa with deep funk and soul and folkloric vocal styles. The Combo Barbaro includes the Peruvian pianist Alfredo Linares; revered Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai; and British drummer Malcolm Catto of The Heliocentrics.

KYLIE AULDIST “Its On / Made Of Stone” (tru thoughts) 7″ $16
Local Kylie is back to back dropping sevens down under!! This is a super funk taster from her upcoming album. Written by herself and Lance, these tunes pulsate! Its On is a great up beat funk cut, made for dance floor action. As is the slower yet equally funky “Made of Stone”. I saw them perform this when the played with Alice Russell and this was the track of the night!

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE S/T (honest jons) 2LP $38
HBE are eight brothers from the south side of Chicago. They come from an extraordinary musical family. Other sisters and brothers are professional musicians, their mothers are singers, and Philip Cohran, their father, has roots running back to Mississippi, his time in the musical hothouse of 1940s St Louis, and his seminal role with Sun Ra in Chicago in the 1950s. When Ra left for the east coast in 1960, Phil stayed in Chicago.This album is the result of a chance encounter on Portobello Road in 2005. Eight horns and a drum kit were rocking Ladbroke Grove. Recorded on the back of the Africa Express trip to Lagos last October, during a three-day stop-over in London, with the drummer’s stool shared by Malcolm Catto from the The Heliocentrics, Sola Akingbola from Jamiroquai, and the one and only Tony Allen. WOW!

CREDIT CRUNCH AND THE ADMINISTRATORS / CALYPSO 5 “Bim Sala Bim / Funky Tropical” (killerfunk) 7″ $14
Credit Crunch & The Administrators are made up of a group of ex Texas bankers. On this release they use their redundancy payment for a trip to the inflation busting wilds of Africa & ultilize the assistance of a Nigerian 4 piece horn section; The Afro Funk Express for a rocking version of ‘Bim Sala Bim’. Funky Tropical is a long lost outing from the Calypso 5 piece, The Bermuda Love Triangle that has up to now only previously surfaced on a private press LP. With ‘Funky Tropical’ the band team up with the Carribean Funk Allstars in an effort to emulate some of the success of their USA counterparts

STEVE! / OBAMA AND THE YES WE CAN LATIN FUN EXPRESS “Super stich On! / Hold On” (killerfunk) 7″ $14
- Killer Funk dig deep in the vaults to unearth an unreleased Stevie! track where he sings about his legendary sewing technique - “Superstition”, “Super Stitch On!”, geddit… Tried and trusted on dancefloors from Texas to Telford this tune will ignite your audience. Fire extinguishers at the ready! It is little known but years before the most powerful man on the planet earth got his latest job, he was fronting south of the border with his musical six-piece with the Yes We Can Latin Funk Express band. Killer Funk Records bring us one of the highlights of this late 1970s outfit with the studio version of “Hold On!” for an irresistible piano-driven rump shakin gem.

MR CLEAN AND THE SOUL INC “Whats Going On / Serato Control Tone” (jazzman) 7″ $14
- Nobody digs deeper than Jazzman in mining the rich seams of musical history, but having said that they’re not frightened to embrace the future either, so after over a year working alongside the boffins at Serato they bring us a global industry first: The Serato Control Tone, on the coolest and most popular musical format yet invented – 45rpm 7″ vinyl.  Mr Clean’s version of the Marvin Gaye ultra classic “What’s Going On”. This version of Mr Clean would normally cost you more than $3000….save money!

ADA MOORE “The Devil is A Woman” (jazzman) 7″ $14
A smooth and sultry jazz vocal gem made with class and style – a sublime and long-forgotten masterpiece from 1955. Just one album to her name, it was in the form or a 10″. In the studio were jazz legends Charlie Mingus, Oscar Pettiford and Tal Farlow. Other than that there is little more information on the life and music of Ada Moore. Like Harper Lee, she has left one sole document of her art.

POVO “City Blues” (ricky tick) 12″ $20
Povo are the duo of Lars Vissing and Anders Peter Andreasen, who both reside in the Danish capital Copenhagen. While Lars is one of Denmark’s leading jazz musicians / producers, Anders has been living the jazz life since the late 80s as a record collector, DJ and club promoter. The EP features new versions of “Bennie’s Groove” by Finn Mickelborg, “Di-Da” by Sahib Shihab, and “City Blues” by Cy, Maia & Robert.

QUAZEDELIC “Around the World” (Epistrophik Peach Sound) 12″ $20
After Quazedelic’s success with artists like Snoop Dogg, X-Clan, Redman and George Clinton he has ventured out to create a new aged funk sound; With the help of his label mates and friends Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins of EPS. This id the 1st Single taken from his upcoming album “The Arrival 2012 A.U.”

FIVE CORNERS QUINTET “OTHELLO - The Music of Kerrko Koskinen” (ricky tick) 10″ $20
Amazing music composed for a version of Shakespeare’s Othello — but served up with all the jazzy, upbeat goodness we’ve come to expect from Five Corners Quintet!

TOM NOBLE “Africa Bump / Party Together” (ppu) 12″ $20
Tom Noble is a co-owner of the oft celebrated Lotus Land record shop and label, and brother to Andy Noble, of the much-hyped Kings Go Forth. On this first release on the People’s Potential Unlimited label Disco Tom drops these two smoking re-edits to hot up the party. “Africa Bump” is a rough percussive disco-funk driver, while “Party Together” has one of those ‘live at the party’ vibes to it and a big soulful vocal - raw!

GLASS PYRAMID BAND “Unreleased Demos” (ppu) LP $34
Long awaited LP debut from this Oklahoma group, who recorded these tracks back in the 80s, but for whatever reason most of them never got released. especially check out the instrumental from ‘Whos Girl Are You?’ - an incredible synth/disco track! A very good job has been done on the mastering, considering these tracks were mastered from an old cassette tape…

DISTRICT MARYLAND VIRGINIA Various Artists (ppu) 12″ $20
Great compilation 12″ with various obscure tracks from artists out of the DC, Maryland, and Virginia. EAST COAST BOOGIE!!! Including the instrumental version from Checker Kabb’s ‘By my side’ track, from which the vocal version previously came out on this label

DUB PISTOLS “Back To Daylight / Six Months” (sunday best) 7″ $14
Big room sounds on the A side featuring Freakpower’s Ashley Slater, but its all about the flip for us, an ace summertime reggae groove featuring the sugar sweet voice of Gregory Isaacs and the slightly more rough around the edges Rodney P. Boom!

VARIOUS - RECIPE FOR TASTY DONUTS (K-Jah) 2CD
Great doublepack CD, 35 tracks total with all originals that Dilla sampled for his own productions. Comes with music by The Sylvers, Detroit Emeralds LTD, Shuggie Otis, Smokey Robinson and many more.

WORLD IS SHAKING “Cubanismo Form the Congo” (honest Jons) 2LP $38
Honest Jon’s fifth presentation of vintage recordings from the EMI Archive in Hayes, “The World Is Shaking, Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55″ uncovers the dizzy beginnings of the golden age of African music - zinging with the social and political ferment of the independence movement and anti-colonialism, after the Second World War - and the daredevil origins of Congolese rumba, the entire continent’s most popular music in the 60s and 70s.

KENT SOUL / ROCKABILLY REISSUES (kent) LP $28
- I thought I’d get in a few of the old school kent comps. There is WHERE SOUL BEGINS - KENT / MODERN  - Upbeat Northern stormers. also THE FIFTIES - ROCKABILLY FEVER and the other one is ROCKABILLY PSYCHOSIS AND THE GARAGE DISEASE….cramps, sonics, meteors, trashmen….

LEE FIELDS “My World” (truth and Soul) CD $28
- CD ONLY FOR NOW…amazing album of soul from this old soul brother. Highly anticipated full-length offering from the legendary Lee Fields. Truth & Soul bring Lee to light with a brand new album of beat-heavy, deep soul ballads that will show soul-revivalists the world over what real soul is. The album could easily mistaken for some obscure original thrift store find from the late 60s / early 70s such is its authenticity to the era’s sound. In fact, since he’s been recording songs since 1969, maybe you could mistake it for one of Fields’ own recordings re-released! Highlights include the yearning “Love Comes And Goes” and “The Only One Loving You”, heart-broken “Honey Dove” and social commentary cuts like “My World” and “Money I$ King”.

NEWER THAN NEW - Friday July 10

COOKIN ON THREE BURNERS “This Girl / Four n Twenty” (freestyle) 7″ $16
Whomp! Taken from the bands new Freestyle album ‘Soul Messin’, the new 45 This Girl features renowned local songstress Kylie Auldist who joins forces with the boys and provides the focus for this mellow, beautiful and incredibly catchy song. Shimmering horns ride over this laid back, deep soul classic which has BIG HIT written all over it. So watch out Amy, Duffy and Co.The flipside ‘Four ‘N Twenty’ is an instrumental club killer, a deep groove you wont want to climb out of. Any self respecting Aussie meat eater will need this 45! Ms Goldie says this is getting BIG spins in lots of Northern clubs all over the UK! Be on the front side of the wave!

PAUL WHITE “The Strange Dreams Of” (one handed music) CD $25
Amazing full album from London’s beat tape king, Paul White…. it’s a trip! Beautifully packaged in a soft pillow case. Really great new beats album!

MENAHAN STREET BAND “The Wolf / Bushwick Lullaby” (dunham) 7″ $12
Madly tripped-out grooves from the Menehan Street Band! “Wolf” is a number with a lot of Ethiopian elements in its groove - a cut that feels like it came from one of Mulatu’s famous albums of the 70s - with lots of odd-stepping rhythms, offbeat horn parts, and this spacey bit of guitar and organ that really makes the tune sound spooky! “Bushwick Lullaby” is pretty sinister too - a bit more standard funk, but still pretty offbeat — and with some angular horn lines that would make Salah Ragab proud! non lp tracks…

DIMLITE “Quiz Fears” (All City records) 7″ $14
Bonus coloured 7″ in the 7×7 series!! This conincides with a limited CD release of tracks from the recent 7″s. Dimlite drops this unexpected bonus disc, crossing between sick 80’s style new wave dirt into dreamy futuristic soul tinged indie-smurf folk….! yes, smurf folk…..

NOSAJ THING “Drift” (poobah) CD $24
“Drift” is the debut full length album from electronic producer Nosaj Thing. His electronic sound scapes and wild beat tectonics play like vignettes that affect the listener’s mind as deeply as he hits their soul. Without a doubt, Nosaj Thing is among L.A.’s finest musical modulators. Tip! 12 tracks of dreamy wobble!
7 x 7 BEAT Various (All City records) CD $36
We started off with the first 45 over a year ago and kept the formula pretty simple – up and coming producers, instrumental 45s, themed artwork, one press. Some are known – Mike Slott, Hudson, Onra, Mweslee and Fulgeance – and others were new – Snowman and Le n?ko – but all are connected via the beat scene which has been bubbling the last couple of years. Leftfield, wonky, Dillaesque or Post-Dila, blip-hop, glitch..we’re exhausted from the many slogans but as this CD shows there are many styles at play here.”

MED “100 Dolla Bills” (stones Throw) 12″ $16
Hip hop from MED - dropping no nonsense rhymes over Madlib’s heavy, heady beatcraft! Madlib seems to relish the opportunities to sideline his some of his more abstract tendencies once in a while when producing solid, hard hitting hip hop for cats like Guilty Simpson & MED

JAMES PANTS Vs DAM FUNK “Chart Toppers” (jpdf) CD $18
Super dope mix CD from two of your favorite U.S. producers! full of good times boogie and soul glow electro soul…a match made in 80’s soul heaven!

CARLOS NINO & FRIENDS “High With a Little Help from” (kindred spirits) LP / CD
Carlos Nino’s latest electro accoustic work, a beautiful album on a ambient / Life Force Trio tip. sublime stuff..

BRETZEL ZOO “Baywatch” (eat concrete) 12″ $20
Bretzel Zoo is the notorious “Vaux vs Verviers” crew composed of Herrmutt Lobby, Cupp Cave, Dalcym, Dr. Vaen & whoever else happens to drop by! Members from the Bretzel Zoo crew toured the Netherlands last winter as Herrmutt Lobby, celebrating the release of their Bassfudge Powerscones EP. Heavy hip hop crunch!

BUILD AN ARK - DAWN REMIXES (Kindred Spirits) 12″ $20
Build an Ark is led by Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood‐Ferguson, also known for projects such as Ammon Contact. The band’s favorite producers have reworked the album ‘Dawn’ which resulted in this strong 12″ project. Ras G (Brain Feeder) has transformed the soft title track DAWN into an slo-mo stomper with Mr G’s infamous bleepy/dirty drum sound. Deadelus + The Long Lost (Plug Research / Ninjatune) unleash their magic on ‘In Her Smile’ and ‘You Yourself Are The Key To The Universe’ to create 2 beautiful reworks for a roundtrip into space. Build An Ark’s Carlos Nino takes his Life Force Trio style ambient approach on his Stargazing From A Rooftop Garden remix of ‘Morning Glory’. Next up are GB (Sound In Colour) and A Race Of Angels who flipped ‘When Ancestors Speak’ around, added their own vocal and synth and transformed the track into some kind of soul/jive gem..super!

ENEMY EARTH “Interstellar Commute” (eat concrete) LP $28
The Interstellar Commute LP sweeps you off into a dense but comfortable landscape of organic productions and clever sample based compositions. Produced by Recor with live playing from guitarist Avrey Muela and The Roots bassest, Owen Biddle! Comes with free download card.

RADIOHEAD / MOODYMANN “Everything is in Its Right Place / Technologystolemyvinyl” (white) 12″ $20
Very limited, white label jazzy house release from Kenny Dixon Jr. a/k/a Moodymann. Horn stabs aplenty and enough drum breaks to play out at your local speakeasy. smooooth

BARON ZEN “Strange Womans Room” (Stones Throw) 12″ $20
Individually spray-painted 12-inch singles in four colors - black, purple, orange, yellow. This is new music from Baron Zen, feat. MC Dave Dub and remixes by none less then Peanut Butter Wolf and James Pants !!

AQUATIC LAB SESSIONS “Sessions vol 1″ (aquaticlabrecords) CD / 3LP $28 / $45
The CD album features debut Aquatic Lab release by Caspa & Rusko King George, Colditz by UK Garage legend Zed Bias, Nah Go Dung Deh by grime/dubstep star Cotti and The Darkness’& Dark Passenger by acclaimed producer Seven.

JAY DILLA “Jay Stay Paid” (nature sounds) CD $30
25 track collection of unreleased Dilla beats mixed and arranged by Soul Brother #1, Pete Rock! Featuring Black Thought (The Roots), DOOM, M.O.P. and others!

DUDLEY PERKINS “Fonky Soul” (Epistrophik Peach Sound) 12″ $20
“Fonky Soul” and tripped out, spacey hip hop from Dudley Perkins - produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow! “Fonky Soul” is that, but it’s stellar hip hop, too, with a thick P-Funk Mothership inspired bottom end groove, and Dudley in his most hip hop centric mode. “Sally” is another sinister cut. “The God” is a bit more tripped out, and “Zoom” on the flip features fellow Stones Throw alum MED.

LEFTO X FELA “Hooligan - lefto edit” (mpm) 7″ $10
- DJ Lefto from Brussels is dropping two heavy slices of afrobeat-edits on this mad limited 45. The Belgian hip-hop-ambassador and Brownswood soldier is cooking up grooves from Nigeria and Ghana. Championed by the likes of Gilles P and the Worldwide clique.

NOTE: There is still one copy of the Matthew Larkin Cassell 12″ record instore. This shit is MAD! Totally sublime soul/funk - sounds incredible. What’s wrong with y’all??? Buy it today - It’s a super limited press of 100 only. Signed + exclusive CD of the 2 tracks, so you’ll never have to crack the wax. Just sit it up on your mantle and watch in increase in value.  Hand-printed cover art. Shit don’t get doper! (R.)

BACK IN STOCK

KALETA & AKOYA AFROBEAT “The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive and Well” 12″
BUDOS BAND EP (daptone afrofunk)
MARK RONSON “Versions” 2LP
JAYLIB “Champion Sound” 2LP - Amazingly reissued!!! Jay Dee and Madlib!! (Hip Hop release of the decade)
EL MICHELS AFFAIR “Enter the 37th Chamber” LP and CD - flying out the door like a karate kick!
OGKENE KOLOGBO LP - fela’s guitarist!
BEAT DIMENSIONS VOL 2 ep 1 and EP 2 12″s
BEAT DIMENSIONS VOL 1 2LP and CD!!
JAVAANSE JONGENS “p.s.” - heavy instro Beats!
DORIAN CONCEPT “When Planets Explode” LP
JNERO JAREL “Three Piece Puzzle” 2LP
M.I.A. “Kala” 2LP
AADVARK “Pigstyle” LP
PAUL WHITE “One Eye Open” 12″
KARL HECTOR AND THE MALCOUNS “Saraha Swing” 2LP (aka WHITFIELD BROTHERS - POETS OF RHYTHM etc etc)
J DILLA “Donuts” CD
JAY DEE “F*ck the Police” 12″
JAY Z “99 Problems” 12″
GUILTY SIMPSON “Stress” 12″ Produced by Dilla.
BREAKESTRA “Lowdown Skank” 12″
WAXPOETICS #35 (roger Troutman) and #34 (Jazz Issue)
STACY EPPS “Floating” 7″
HELIOCENTRICS :”Sirius B (feat vast aire) 12″
MAYER HAWTHORN “Maybe So Maybe No” 12″ (Don’t sleep on this record - tear wrenching goodness!)
YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET “Angles Without Edges” 2LP $32
BLACK RIO vol 2 (strut) 2LP and CD
UNKNOWN “Tell Dem” 12″ - ragga dubstep!
PERCEPTIONS “Running the Risk” 7″ - feat. Fred Wesley
SLY PLAYERS “Artist Series 8″ 12″ (goodgroove)

New Things for Friday June 26

KALETA & AKOYA AFROBEAT “The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive and Well” (Mukatsuku) 12″ $20
Nik Weston is quickly pushing his label as perhaps one of the best in the world. Some of the releases have been absolute monsters and have sold out in quick time, this should be no exception. Fantastic afrobeat with a super fine boogie mix on the flip.

SOUND STYLISTICS “Tie One On / Knucklehead” (freestyle) 12″ $20
Another MONSTER!! The sound Stylistcs are a British funk super group, they recorded for the Bruton library group and put out a whole album as well. They are back and the songs are too big for a seven inch!!!! Rocking a monsterous groove on the 12″,you get the hot hammond, the wailing sax, the slick guitar lick and the snapping drum. GOOD TIMES!

SLY PLAYERS “The Artist Series VIII” (good groove) 12″ $20
After their debut single ‘Turn You On’ having such a wide success on Goodgroove, they are back to bring some disco breaks to the floors.
San Francisco meets South West England. The Sly Players are Tal M Klein and Slim Goodgroove. They create Disco vs Breaks vs Funk that bridges boots and original production, leaving no musical stone unturned, each Sly Players track is born of Tal and Slim´s crazed experiments at throwing the kitchen sink at dancefloors, keeping what sticks and throwing out what doesn’t.

BRAIN CHILDREN “Brain Children” (stained Circles) EP $20
The new electro / disco / beats project for Mikey Squires (Eddy Current Supression Ring, Ooga Boogas) and Max Crumbs (Agents of Abhorrence, Catcall), Brain Children’s self-titled six-track EP rocks from the picture in. From proud men in body stockings with chicks at their feet, this is a party 12″ my friend. Locals move to the name of Mikey Squires, they know a good thing. Their first release, DO NOT SLEEP!! TIP!! Better than nu disco this is nu music!

MAJOR LAZOR “Hold The Line” 12″ (mad decent) $20
Ridiculously hype-worthy future dancehall collaboration of hipster super-producers Diplo and Switch, featuring all Jamaican artists over their original productions. Major Lazer’s “Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do” album is poised to be the soundtrack for summer in our winter!, and this is the first single taken from it - exclusively available on vinyl! You get the full DJ versions of “Hold The Line” featuring vocals by Mr. Lexx & Santogold, plus an instrumental and acapella. On the flip there’s a killer vinyl-only remix from Toadally Krossed Out that takes the surf rock theme out even further. And finally the B-side features the exclusive, in demand and unreleased “Bay Of Figs” with Ward 21 on vocals. This is a no brainer!

WILD COOKIE “Drugs EP” (homegrown) EP $24
Forget the War On Drugs, along comes this new project from producer Freddie Cruger, aka Red Astaire and vocalist Anthony Mills (who also did the painting on the cover) celebrating the use of those good ol’ uppers and downers. “Heroine” is a sweet head-nodding, jazzy nu-soul groove celebrating the use of Brown by jazz legends like John Coltrane and Billie Holiday. Flipside cut “Serious Drug” gets in a shuffling Latino groove and offers advice to cocaine users - it’s a serious drug folks. Both these cuts also come as instrumentals. As a bonus we also get sleazy electro-funk bomb “On The Road”, a dealers tale. Definitely worth checking out.

U-MAN “Special Blend feat. Squidly C” (down in the bush) 12″ $20
SQUIDLY COLE, Son of STRANGEJAH COLE The Kingston Reggae ska Legend (Credited with writing the first reggae song, ‘Bangarang’) and producer, vocalist and drummer with/for almost everyone in Jamaican music (working with Ziggy Marley, Damian Marley & Lauryn Hill to name just a few). Heavy on the horns, drums and sirens, these Reggae infused monsters should MASH UP! any dance. Plus over on the flip instrumentals of all 3 tracks.

PERCEPTIONS “Running the Risk” (freestyle) 7″ $16
There are very few contemporary groups who can boast a pedigree like The Perceptions. With the main man Snowboy driving from the front, ex members of the JTQ and Speedometer leader Leigh Gracie on guitar, and Italian jazz super star Sam Gambarini on Hammond Organ, it is no surprise this group are tighter than a golf ball in a hose pipe. What is very dope about this new 45 is the contribution on ´Running The Risk´ from funky horn master and ex JB Mr Fred Wesley. SO FINE, Fred’s still got it.

SPEECH DEBELLE “Speech Therepy” (big dada) CD $32
There’s a reason that Speech Debelle’s debut album is called “Speech Therapy” and that’s because she speaks straight from the heart, with complete intimacy, as if only addressing one person. The album is a statement of intent. Speech doesn’t need to shout to make that clear. This is a record which sounds like no hip hop record has sounded before.

SMOOVE + TURRELL “Antique Soul” (jalapeno) LP $34
Smoove & Turrell combine live music with the latest technology to create a set that´s timeless in its appeal. From fat funk rippling over ace beats and breaks, Northern soul to stomping sounding jams. But with Beats….

SOULEANCE “Le Monde” (first word) 12′ $20
First Word are back with another banging release, this time from the first international signing to First Word, Souleance, live and direct from Paris. SOULEANCE is the result of the partnership between producer Fulgeance and DJ Soulist of What The Funk.

SECOND HAND - HIP HOP 12″

GANGSTARR - SUCKAS NEED BODYGUARDS $15
FRESH GORDON - FEELIN JAMES/ I BELIEVE IN MUSIC $15
D.I.T.C - DAY ONE $30
WU-TANG CLAN - GRAVEL PIT $30
WU ALLSTARS - SOUL IN THE HOLE $15
GHOSTFACE  KILLAH - DAYTONA 500  $20
THREE TIMES DOPE - ORIGINAL STYLIN’ / IMPROVIN DA GROOVIN $15
RZA feat METHOD MAN & CAPADONNA - WU WEAR / GET DOWN FOR MINE $15
BEATNUTS - BUYING OUT THE BAR / ORIGINATE $15
REDMAN - CAN’T WAIT $20
PSYCHO REALM - PSYCHO CITY BLOCKS $15
TLA ROCK - LOVE BLIND / RUNAWAY $15
EXTRA T’S - ET BOOGIE $15
FUNKDOOBIEST - FREAK MODE / THE FUNKIEST $20
BRAND NUBIAN - PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN $20
COMMON - ONE - NINE - NINE - NINE / LIKE THEY USED TO SAY $20
NEWCLEUS - JAM ON REVENGE $20
SHOW & AG - FULL SCALE EP $15
PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH - THE  REMINISCE OVER YOU $20
TLA ROCK & JAZZY JAY - IT” YOURS $15
GHOSTFACE KILLAH - CAMAH / DAYTONA 500 $20
TIM BOKING feat MASTA KILLA - ARMORED TRUCK $10

MORE SOUL FUNK HIP HOP DISCO LP’S

ERIC B & RAKIM - FOLLOW THE LEADER $30
SUGARHILL GANG - 8TH WONDER $25
LL COOL J - RADIO $
GHOSTFACE KILLAH - BULLETPROOF WALLETS $20
GHOSTFACE KILLAH - SUPREME CLIENTELE $25
AFRO CUBAN BAND - Rythym of Life (arista) $20
MARVIN GAYE - I WANT YOU $20
BOHANNON - GITTIN’ OFF $15
JOHNNY ‘GUITAR ‘ WATSON - A REAL MOTHER FOR YA $20
SOUL SURVIVORS - S / T $20
ROY AYERS - FEVER $25
WATSONIAN INSTITUTE - MASTER FUNK $20
HUGH MASEKELA & THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA - S / T $25
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION - S / T $20
CJ & CO - DEVIL’S GUN $15
THE MIRACLES - DO IT BABY $15
TOWER OF POWER - S / T $20
BRAINSTORM -STORMIN’ $20
DEODATO - 2 $15
CON- FUNK- SHUN - CANDY $15
CURTIS MAYFIELD - NEVER SAY YOU CAN’T SURVIVE $25
CHOCOLATE MILK - COMIN’ $20
CURTIS MAYFIELD - HEARTBEAT $20
GIL SCOTT HERON - B.O $25
JON LUCIEN - RASHIDA $35
SAM COOKE - THE LEGENDARY $20
RASPUTIN’ STASH - S / T $35
BOHANNON - KEEP ON DANCIN’ $25
TOWER OF POWER - BUMP CITY $20
MANDRILL - S / T  $20
IDRIS MUHAMMAD - MAKE IT COUNT $15
CRUSADERS - 1 $30
BILLY COBHAM - SHABAZZ $15
IDRIS MUHAMMAD - FOXHUNTIN’ $15
GRANT GREEN - EASY $25
FREDDIE HUBBARD - HIGH BLUES PRESSURE $25
ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - THREE BLIND MICE $15
JOHN  COLTRANE - SUNSHIP $30
GROVER WASHINGTON JR - A SECRET PLACE $20
LONNIE LISTON SMITH - REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN DREAM $20

FRESH LATIN

FANIA ALL STARS - CROSS OVER $20
CUMBIAS  CUMBIAS  CUMBIAS - V/ ARTISTES $35
MONGO SANTAMARIA - MONGO ‘70 $25
RAY BARRETTO - INDESTRUCTIBLE  $30
LA PLAYA ORCHESTRA - IN PUERTO RICO $35
PETE RODRIGUEZ - RIGHT ON ! AHI NA MA! $30
EDDIE PALMIERI - ECHANDO PA’LANTE  $25
EDDIE PALMIERI - EL MOLESTOSO $30
FANIA ALL STARS - LIVE AT THE CHEETAH  VOL 2 $30

New Things for Friday June 19

It might be cold outside – but it’s hot as hell at Northside. Check it…

EL MICHELS AFFAIR “Enter the 37th Chamber” (truth and soul) LP / CD $26 / $28
BOOM! Damn, is this to rival the Mulatu as album of the year?? Well it is definitely the concept album of the decade. The El Michels affair bring the pain with their soul instrumental interpretation on the Wu Tang Clans groundbreaking hip hop sound. RZA’s raw soundscapes translate perfectly to the vibe of El Michels Affair’s “cinematic soul” and beats from more than a dozen Wu anthems get proper do-overs courtesy of one of the hottest bands in the biz. This is a neccessary record for your collection. Vinyl cheaper than the CD COOL.

BUDOS BAND “The Budos Band EP” (daptone) EP $24
Featuring members of The DAPKINGS, and EL MICHELS AFFAIR is The Budos Band, and they’re whetting the appetites for the upcoming “Budos Band III” full-length with a vinyl-only EP that gives the trademark horn-driven and bass-heavy Budos funk another slot in your collection. Includes the previously 7″ only classic “The Proposition,” as well as a free MP3 download card.

MAYER HAWTHORN “Maybe So Maybe No” (stones throw) 12″ $15
HUGELY ANTICPATED! After dropping the super cold heart shaped 10″ the man steps it up a few inches! Next up from this rising star is a cover of the New Holidays’ obscure treat “Maybe So, Maybe No,” plus the fantastic new composition “I Wish It Would Rain” on Side B. Stones Throw wins again.

WAX POETICS #35 “Roger Troutman Issue” (mag) $16
Winter reading in Wax’Po includes interviews with / articles on Roger Troutman, organist and Memphis native Booker T. Jones, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Byron Lee, Dust Brother EZ Mike Simpson, Def Jef, Ralph MacDonald, Lord Finesse, El Michels Affair, Broken Keys, Glass Candy, plus all the regulars.

DOOM “Born Like This” (lex) LP $36
Wax landed!! The only man with more aliases than Madlib returns with a solid longplayer.

NAOMI SHELTON “What Have You Done, My Brother” (daptone) LP + CD $28
Wax landed!! Everything you’d expect. It’s on Daptone – so you know it’s the shit!
Big new release on the Daptone label in a similar vain to Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings but with a stronger gospel flavour. Naomi Shelton has a pretty incredible voice, her backing group the Gospel Queens too, and this first long player highlights this perfectly.

TA RAACH “Raach City Riot” (poobah) 10″ $18
More low-slung instrumental grooves from Dilla’s chum Ta’Raach with plenty of cinematic samples and urban angst (check the Minnie Ripperton samples). Seriously heavy beats and leftfield selections musically make this a fine addition to the Poo Bah 10″ series.

STACEY EPPS “Floating” (domination) 7″ $14
Dope new 7″ from Stacy Epps, following up from her recent LP! ‘Floatin’ was featured on the last Brownswood Bubblers comp by Gilles Peterson, but if my memory serves me rightly, has never landed on wax! On the flip, there’s an awesome live version of the same track! Big tings a gw’aan fo Stacy!

HARMONIC 313 “Battlestar” (warp) 12″ $20
Mark Pritchard is on serious roll right now with a constant stream of rumbling hiphop riddims. ‘Battlestar’ is the latest single to be lopped from his all-taking ‘When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence’ album, coming backed with a remixed version built to detonate the dance in fine style. The original album version concentrates on phat Dilla-styled Detroit hiphop, leaning heavily under the weight of real juicy drums and Phat Kat & Elzhi’s confidently funked flows. However, it’s the uber-sick remix on the flip that has us in a spin with quasi-dubstep/w**ky bass and full strength synthlines to drag the floor along in slo-mo.

MR SCRUFF “Bunch Of Keys (ninja tune) 12″ $20
The Scruffy one does himself proud with two ace cuts lopped from the second disc of his last album for Ninja Tune. ‘Bunch Of Keys’ is an accomplished jazz-soul groove, set slow and low but with enough trickling funk and wandering solos to keep you locked into the shuffle.’Cat & Mouse (Version 2)’ on the flip is a brilliant example of Scruff’s penchant for Latin rhythms and salsa in particular,

KAREN DALTON “Its So Hard To Tell Who’s Going to Love You The Most” (light in the attic) LP $35
One of the all-time great ‘lost’ albums - now available on this deluxe lp edition gloriously remastered from the original tapes and cut onto 180 gram vinyl, housed in a beautiful old-school tip-on jacket with original artwork and a 18″x24″ poster, rare photos and new liner notes – so they say!

YPPAH “They Know What Ghost Know” (ninja tune) CD $32
Joe Corrales, Jr. aka Yppah (pronounced “Yippah”) is back. The young Mexican-American from Texas debuted on Ninja Tune in 2006 with his album, “You Are Beautiful At all Times,” and now releases his sophomore effort, “They Know What Ghost Know.” Fashioning a rockier sound than last time out, the album draws on a cultural heritage that took in My Bloody Valentine alongside hip hop and which is heavily influenced by various forms of electronic music, psychedelic soul and rock.

BIBIO “Ambivalence Avenue” (warp) 2LP / CD $38 / $26
Bibio (aka Stephen Wilkinson) is a homegrown purveyor of bright, colourful Summer music - from vintage disco beats to swirling expansive pieces to plaintive guitar songs. The soundtrack to a British summer from Warp’s newest signing – deluxe packaging and strictly limited He’s been described as “the antidote to the modern laptopia of pristine electronic music” His album, which follows this release a few weeks later, is a patchwork of Summery beats, saturated vintage indie (think Wicker Man, Belle and Sebastian, 70s children’s TV themes) – an inclusive piece of work that has received a great early reaction.

ASTRONOMY CLASS “Pursuit Of Happiness”  (elephant tracks) CD $26
The album sees producers Sir Robbo and Chasm build  on their signature reggae‐blessed hip‐hop, brought to life so magically on their 2006 debut, Exit Strategy, while dipping deeper into the sweet soul of Motown’s yesteryear.

S.O.U.L. “What it Is” (bgp) LP $34
An incredible funk record. The Sounds of Unity and Love were a crazy cool band and this is there best lp by far. Contains the best version of the funk flute classic “Burning Spear”, but the whole LP is great from start to finish. ***** this is some five star shit!

IVAN BOOGALOO JOE JONES “My Fire - More of the Psychedelic Soul Guitar of Joe Jones” (bgp) LP $34
The title gives it away……….

DON CHERRY & LATIF KHAN “Music / Sangam” (heavenly sweetness) LP $30
First time reissue of this forgotten gem from Don Cherry. This unsung album is only known by hardcore fans of Don cherry who considered it as one of his best effort. Heavenly Sweetness do it again! This album was recorded in 1978 in Paris and released only in France in1981. That was the first meeting between Don Cherry and Indian percussionist Latif Khan and the result is an incredible mixture of jazz and Indian music.

MOS DEF “The Ecstatic” (dwt) CD $26
Here tis, the new MOS DEF….we might have to wait a week or so for the wax, but this album is great. I am listening to it NOW! Maintain the rock and don’t stop the rock he says, well I am down for that Mr Def!

MATTHEW LARKIN CASSELL “The Meaning Of It All / Blind as Love Can Be” (private) 12″ $75
For the heads. Thats right a one sided soul jazz private press, hand number, signed, limited press of $100 pieces. This is a beautiful decadent thing. UNearthed on a mix tape recently, Matthew Larkin Cassell’s “In My life” was a secret weapon of a only a select few. Now he has recorded two beautiful new tracks, pressed loud on one side of a twelve inch.  SOLD OUT

LION DUB “Heartbroken” (earwax) 12″ $20
Pinch’s ‘Earwax imprint returns with a Nu-Roots reggae dubstepper backed with a remix from Noah D. NYC’s Liondub is given his first ‘Earwax release for ‘Heartbroken’, a dub wieghted and mystical roots mover featuring Sotto Bless and Jah Dan on mellifluous good form.

THE PRIME ELEMENT “Alborada” (kinder spirits) LP $28
WAREHOUSE FIND!! Back in 1976 Carlos Franzetti fresh from Argentina moves to New York gets a crew together and cuts a beautiful jazz record that is an amazing mix of fusion, spiritual modal jazz and soul. The result was outstanding!! Only released on a small label in argentina, this is the first time it is released. Put out in 2005 - this was the first LP that Kindred Spirits put out - for a good reason.

KING MIDAS SOUND “Dub Heavy - Hearts and Ghosts” (hyperdub) EP $24
Kevin Martin fires up his King Midas Sound project again for a full 12″ on Hyperdub, no remixes this time, just pure King Midas Sound cuts. It would appear that Martin has reserved the KMS alias for his deeper and more esoteric dub productions.

LEE PERRY VS KODE 9 “Yellow Tongue” (onu sound) 12″ $20
- Kode 9 is afforded the opportunity to rework one of Perry’s forthcoming album tracks for On U Sound with killer results. You could basically take this as a brand new Funky track from Kode 9, recharging Perry’s nonsensical jabbering with a slinky rollers joint built in a similar fashion to his ‘Black Sun’ or ‘2 Bad’ movers.

New Thangs: Friday June 12

BEAT DIMENSIONS VOL 2 ep 1 (rush hour) 12″ $20
First vinyl EP of the sequel to the orginal instrumental beats comp…Beat Dimensions! First to drop is 12-A, which contains five brand new tracks from beatmakers all over the world….
Danny Breaks and Adlib who drop a solid banger (this is not going to disappoint!), they are followed by newbies Mono/Poly (Faces, Vienna), Nosaj Thing (Poobah, LA), Kenlo Cragnuques (Quebec) and Dalt Wisney (Karachi). They all push the right buttons, and between them deliver a great 5 track banging ep. Two years after the genre defying Beat Dimensions Vol. 1, we now present you the long due Vol. 2. Expect three 12”s parts, a 7” and a CD. HEAVY WAX

BEAT DIMENSIONS VOL 2 ep 2 (rush hour) 12″ $20
This next 12” delivers tracks 5 to 10. Again a wordwide affair by some of the best beat makers in the business. Newcomer Dizz1 (Sydney) was pitched by Mark Pritchard, Dimlite (Bern) . Samiyam (Ann Arbor), is known for his output with Flying Lotus and was also on BD1, Dorian Concept (Vienna) just has his much praised record out on Kindred Spirits and Fulgeance (Paris) records for Musique Large. They raise the standard once again! MORE HEAVINESSSSS!!

SYL JOHNSON “Is it Because I’m Black” (twinight) CD $32
An incredible new version of Syl Johnson’s classic album Is It Because I’m Black — packaged here with a huge number of bonus cuts in a collection designed by Syl himself! The core album is one of the best ever soul albums to come out of Chicago — and it may well be one of the best soul albums to ever come out of the 60s! Syl Johnson mixes west side bluesy soul with some great Chicago soul arrangements by Jimmy Jones & The Pieces Of Peace — and the result is one of the heaviest soul albums you’ll ever hear – hard-hitting and funky one minute, sweeter and more groovy the next – a wonderful portrait of the depth of Chicago soul at the time. Added to the original album are some tracks from later years – including a 2006 remake of “Is It Because I’m Black”…. All beautifully remastered and bought from SYL JOHNSON himself!!! ***** ESSENTIAL!

SYL JOHNSON “Different Strokes” (twinight) CD $32
A treasure trove of rare work from the legendary Syl Johnson — all recorded during his best years in the studio, and reissued here by a reactivated Twinight Records! Syl’s strongly remembered for his two classic albums for the label, but during the same stretch he also recorded an insane amount of material for 45s. Many of these tracks have been extremely elusive over the years, and they’re finally pulled together here to form a full picture of Johnson in his pre-LP years – a whopping 24 tracks that includes singles, b-sides, and even a few unreleased masters!

LINKWOOD FAMILY “Miles Away (Intrusion Dubs)” (firecracker records) 12″ $26
Firecracker Recordings presents Intrusion Dubs of Linkwood Family’s ‘Miles Away’! Only 1000 copies pressed. Each white vinyl copy is hand stamped and housed in screen printed (both sides!) sleeves. As usual the vinyl is ultra heavy weight.

ORCHESTRE POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU “The Voodoo Effect” (analog africa) 2LP $46
I love to bring beautiful things into the country. The music is great, from funk to Sato…Benin is the birthplace of the Vodun religion (also Vodoun, or, as it is known in the West, Voodoo) and involves the worship of some 250 sacred divinities. The rituals used to pay tributes to those divinities are always backed by music. This fourth Analog Africa release of forgotten musical gems from 70s Africa includes a 44 page booklet, full of rare photographs and record covers and introduces three important producers who were collectively responsible for some of the most amazing music released in Benin.

AMP OUTERNATIONAL “Green” (amp outernational) 7″ $14
The A.M.P sound combines conscious roots dub with the flying steppers sound of UK Systems like Jah Shaka or Iration, driven by propulsive 4/4 steppers rhythms rub-a-dubbed to perfection and designed to hit strong and heavy when deployed on a rig with bins big enough to carry that bass properly.

BERSA DISCOS #5 v/a (bersa discos) 12″ $24
Bersa Discos makes further in-roads into the Cumbia scene with this six tracker from Mexico’s Toy Selectah (who is also slated for an upcoming Mad Decent release). The selection starts off with the hypnotic “Lamento En La Jungla,” which samples an obscure Cumbia-psyche track by Los Mirlos. The dowtempo “Hay Guey” maintains a traditional Cumbia feel, enhanced by some well-placed drums. “Cocobola” represents the first “Raverton” track here, which is a sped-up version of Cumbia / Reggaeton.

EXILE “Radio” (plug Research) 12″ $20
When Exile came into the shop last week, he also bought with him a few copies of his latest 12″. The title track off his latest GREAT lp. Exile released an album made up from sounds he had picked up from the airwaves of Los Angeles and here are 3 of the standout tracks. Also included is a vocal version of ‘Stay tuned’ featuring the highly talented female singer Muhsinah and a Shafiq remix of ‘It’s coming down’.

ALEXANDER NUT Rinse 08 mix CD (rinse) CD $35
Rinse FM’s hiphop and off-beat wonk specialist Alexander Nut steps up for the station/label’s latest mix off. he mix covers ground between Tom Trago’s remix of O.Boogie’s ‘Paper Chaser’, to hot picks from Waajeed ‘Tron’, Marco Polo ‘Relax’, Simbad ‘Soul Fever’, Bullion ‘Get Familiar’, Hudson Mohawke ‘What Is A Girl To Do’, Flying Lotus ‘My Chippy’, Joker ‘Digi Design’, Floating Points ‘Peroration Five’, to Pinch’s ‘Motion Sickness’ and more from Pattie Blingh, Roots Manuva and 1000 Names. Best mix cd around for a while!

UNKNOWN “Can You KIck It?” (white) 12″ $20
Heavy jah wobble business…..fresh 10″ mysteriously out the Queens england….. IN FACT there is a couple of nice dub edged dubstep 12″s this week. All single copies though….

ORLANDO JULIUS “Disco Hi Life” (hot casa) 12″ $20
Smoking afro disco, not to be missed. “Disco hi-life” is a funky masterpiece, an instant dancefloor track, with a super horn arrangement which is able to paint high life, soul and funk into afro beat canvas and huge disco anthem. This multi cross cultural and universal sound was recorded in 1976 and released in few copies on JOFABROS records. With Orlando and his son Sunday Olajuyn on congas, they decided to make an unreleased 2009 percussion edit. Heavy!

New Things: Friday May 29

BASSNECTAR “Art Of Revolution” (amorphous) 12″ $24
Debut 12″ on BASSNECTAR’s own AMORPHOUS MUSIC label. Killer 4 track EP with vocal and instrumental mixes of the bass heavy dubstep original with mad percussion and smokey ragga vocals from TAPPA ZUKIE. Bumpy electro house remix from PRODUCT 01 and dubby remix from DIPLO. Limited pressing.

NICKODEUS “Sun Children EP” (ESL) $24
Brooklyn’s own outernational deejay drops this EP featuring the uplifting hip hop title track done with REAL LIVE SHOW, “N’DINI” a funky Afro beat groover done with MANDINGO vocalist ISMAEL KOUYATE, and “THE LOVE FEELING” a deep cut done with BRIAN J (PIMPS OF JOYTIME).

WAXPOETICS #34 The jazz issue (magazine) $18
Includes articles on / interviews with producers Creed Taylor and Joel Dorn, bassist-turned-arranger Richard Evans who put the soul in Cadet Records, pianist and composer Horace Tapscott, guitarist Melvin Sparks fuelled funky sessions for soul-jazz’s master mechanics, the Rhodes electric piano, Joe Cuba, David ‘Fathead’ Newman and much more.

KINGS GO FORTH “Don’t Take My Shadow” (mr c’s) 7″ $14
AMAZING…..this time the soul boys from Milwaukee deliver a dancelfoor stunner! Don’t take My Shadow is a killer disco joint that rolls some great strings and fantastic vocals. The B-side features a disco re-edit from Andy Noble’s brother Tom that takes out the vocals and pumps up the goodness.

DELTA “Second Story” (nuff said) 2LP $38
Finally the journey is completed, it is on wax. Delta is Australia’s hip hop emissary to the world. Whether recording in London, rocking a stage with KRS-One in New York or crate digging for obscure 45s in Shibuya, Japan, his globe-trotting grass-roots networking has helped put the land down under up on the global hip hop map. After rockin Melbourne last week, this week you can take him home.

LOW BUDGET “Laserdisc” (gentlemens relief records) 2LP $38
Laserdisc sounds like nothing else on the market, with Low Budget’s producer and DJ, Debonair P, intertwining bone-rattling basslines with obscure disco and boogie grooves to create an intoxicating blend of thick dancefloor funk. Reinterpreting the sample-driven production philosophy employed by great hip hop producers of the past through his own mirrorball-swinging sensibilities, Debonair has emerged with an attention-grabbing sound that is entirely his own.

NOSTALGIA 77 “Nostalgia 77 Sessions - Feat. Keith & Julie Tippett” (tru thoughts) CD $30
This new album sees prodigious producer Nostalgia 77 and close contemporary Riaan Vosloo (Nostalgia 77 Octet, Twelves Trio) collaborating with legendary British exponents of avant-garde contemporary music, Keith and Julie Tippett. The result of this intriguing and fruitful marriage of youth and experience is an arrestingly beautiful album of fresh, original material that spans blues, jazz and soul and is threaded through with experimental flourishes that defy categorisation.

BLAQ POET “Aint Nothing Changed” (fatbeats) 12″
All tracks on this 12″ produced by DJ PREMIER!! This is a proper Hip Hop twelve like the days of old, banging hard beats, all tracks Dirty / clean / instrumental!

ULTIMATE BRITISH BREAKS AND BEATS Vol 2 (ubbb) LP $25
Like from back in the day, the series of classic funk tracks, all with drum breaks, all beggin’ for B-Boy action. Crazy bands like The Olympic Runners, Salena Jones, Roy budd, Pete Moore, The Ambo y Dukes, Rosetta Hightower!!!

BACK IN STOCK

Q-TIP “Rennaisance” 2LP
DE LA SOUL “Stake is High” 2LP
Q-TIP “Abstract Innovations” 2LP
COLOMBIA 2LP
PANAMA 2LP
BANDA LOS HIJOS DE LA NINA LUZ “Dejala Corre / El Sapo” 7″ - cumbia
COMPANY FLOW “Fun CrusherPLus” 2LP and CD
FLING LOTUS “Whole Wide World” (with DECLAIME) 12″
DJ SHADOW “Diminishing Returns” 2CD
JURRASIC 5 “Unified Rebellion” 12″
DAMIEN MARLEY “Welcome to Jamrock” 12″
BIG L “Uptown connections” 2LP
BLACK MILK “Tronic” 2LP
MADLIB “Beat Konductor 5″ LP - Dil Cosby Suite
Q-TIP “For the Nasty” 12″
FUNKADELIC “Free Your Mind” LP
FUNKADELIC “Cosmic Slop” LP
JORGE BEN “Forca Bruta” LP
GAL COSTA “Gal Costa” LP
This is Funk 3CD $30!!
MULATU ASTATKE 10″
MULATU ASTATKE AND THE HELIOCENTRICS “Inspiration information” CD
BLACK FEELING CD (The Bamboos!!)
DUB ECHOES 3LP and 2CD
MIKE SLOTT / DABRYE “Producer 2″ 7″ (fri)

BOOMERANGS

Yes, I am selling Boomerangs, we are in AUSTRALIA after all …. $20 painted and decorated by a local cat SIMON, from the Latji Latji nation

SECOND HAND

::: SOUNDTRACKS
>ISAAC HAYES “Tough Guys” $40
LES BAXTER “Wild In the Streets” $30
LES BAXTER “Barbarian” $30
QUINCY JONES “Dollar”  $30
QUINCY JONES “How To Steal A Million” $30
SID RAMIN “Stiletto”  $25
LALO  SCHIFRIN “Enter The Dragon” $25
LALO  SCHIFRIN “The Cininnati Kid”  $35
DAVID SEVILLE ” The Alvin Show” $30
OSIBISA “Superfly TNT”  $30
WENDY CARLOS “Tron” $25
EGNOS/DOMINGOS “Dingaka  $30
NEW LIFE “The Sidehackers” $60

SOUL + MORE
CHAMBERS BROS “Shout!” $30
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ” Life” $20
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE “Dance To The Music” $20
MILT JACKSON ” Sunflower” $25
JIMMY SMITH “Best Of” $20
UNI OF ILLINOIS JAZZ BAND with DON SMITH $40
UNI OF ILLINOIS JAZZ BAND ” In Champaign-Urbana” $40
QUINCY JONES “The Dude” $10
DAVID BOWIE “Fame  & Fashion” $15
DAVID BOWIE “Scary Monsters” $15
DAVID BOWIE”Changes One” $15
TANTRA “The Double Album” $25
FREDDIE HUBBARD “Straight Life” $20
WAR ” Galaxy” $20
HAMILTON BOHANNON “BOHANNON” $20
AIRTO ” Virgin Land” $20
DAVE ‘ BABY ‘ CORTEZ  ”Organ Shindig” $20
TOM TOM CLUB ”  S/T  $20
HUGH MASEKELA ” The Promise Of A Future” $20
STEVE MURPHY QUARTET ” Direct” $20
JIMMY SMITH ” The Cat ” $30
BUDDY  MILES ” A Message To The Peoples” $25
LEE HAZELWOOD ” Trouble Is A Lonesome Town” $25
HAWKWIND ” Warrior On The Edge Of Town” $20
SAM COOKE  ” Interprets Billie Holiday ” $10
HOWARD MCGHEE ” The Last Word” $15
PERREY-KINGSLEY ” The In Sound From Way Out” $25
HERBIE MANN  ”Mississippi Gambler” $10
HERBIE MANN ” At The Village Gate” $20
ISAAC HAYES ” Chocolate Chip” $15
EL CHICANO “El Chicano” $30
IMAGINATION “In the Heat of the Night” $20
SISTER FUNK 2 2LP $30

New Thangs: Thursday May 21

J ROGER MAS “Baila Hihi / Cumbia Bonita” (club Unicornio) 7″ $10
Great new remix latin 7″….AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE….Dj Roger Mas is a Bay area DJ who rocks a golden club sound. Side A is a remix of a classic Son tune and the B side rocks a cool cumbia style with snapping beats over the top. Nothing rocks a crowd like CUMBIA these days. So cop one to rock one.

BIG IN THE GAME - DUBSTEP (harmless) 2CD $26
Harmless pick six of the big names in dubstep today and bring us four tracks and remixes from each, spread over two DJ friendly unmixed CDs. So we get classics from Skream, Caspa, Martyn, Pinch, Cotti and Ramadanman….

PULP FUSION - FULL LOADED V/A (harmless) 2CD $30
A great compilation of funk and funk jazz classics. From  Rust Bryant, Lightnin Rod, Kol & the Gang, Mandrill, Blackbyrds, Fatback band and LOADS more…

FLYING LOTUS / JOKER “Glendale Galleria / Untitled_Rsn” (tectonic) 12″ $22There’s been massive excitement and expectation around this twelve - and boy does it deliver. FlyLo lands first - his abiding love affair with the UK underground entirely apparent. “Glendale Galleria” is a dark garage cut, totally on a tip to rival Burial and 2562. Untitled it may be, yet Joker’s side boasts the most staggering production - truly crunked hometown Bristol styles BIG BIG BIG….

DJ VADIM “U Can’t Lurn Imaginashun” (bbe) CD $26DJ Vadim rolls a little bit of this and a little bit of that - all of it is GREAT. There are reggae rubs that could sit next to Desmond Decker; neo-soul and conscious-rap jams that recall Q Tip or Jill Scott; experimental bits that nod to the work of Flying Lotus or J Dilla. There’s something for everyone on here that’s for sure! A great record.

MIKE SLOTT / DABRYE “Producer 2 Part 1″ (fat city) 7″ $12This is the first 7″ in a series of four from Fat City featuring tracks taken from the label’s forthcoming “Producer 2″ compilation album. This 7″ includes “Home” by Mike Slott, one half of Heralds Of Change and well known for his releases on All City. “Home” a reflective piece incorporating clipped drums, fuzzed stabs and layered haunting melodic vocal sounds, all creating a complex and warmly satisfying groove. Dabrye needs less introduction, with “Walk” he drops an unstoppable beat utilising extra wide drums that bound through the track interwoven with an almost choral flanged vocal and whipping filtered synth sounds.

THE NOMAD “Destinations / Check the Pitch” (midnight espresso) 12″ $20Kiwi soul brother who has moved over here has HAND DELIVERED his 12″. Like all good kiwi producers - the kid’s on POINT. Slow slung fat rolling beats always with a dub flavour bubbling away! The B Side features The Mad Professor - this is a fiiiiiiiiiiiiiine thang.

GROOVE ON DOWN vol 2 (soul brother) 2LP $40
A nice comp from soul brother who bring 12 soulful boogie 12″ tracks on the double wax. Artists like Rose Royce, Whatnauts, Ozone, Rhyze, Brooklyn express and more.

DUB ECHOES V/A (soul jazz) 3LP $40Finally in now on VINYL. Three plates of smoking dub….heavy heavy heavy….Its a lightning journey through Dub featuring Jamaican originators such as King Tubby, Lee Perry, Prince Jammy and Bunny Lee alongside electronic futurists and dubstep artists such as Kode9, Harmonic 313 (Warp), IV (Hyperdub) as well as hip hop pioneer Roots Manuva and original junglist Congo Natty.

THE HEAVY “Coleen (El-B / Rhythm Beater remixes)” (counter) 12″ $20
Counter drop two reworks of The Heavy’s “Coleen”, taking the track to new territories: On side A we have EL-B (Ghost Recordings), who comes with a fresh dubstep variation on the track. He mixes the raw soul vocals with a crashing break topped with some cool electroid keys and rattling percussion - VERY COOL! On side B south London’s Rhythm Beater steps things up with some jump up drum & bass action

WAREHOUSE FIND !!!
QUANTIC “Announcement To Answer” 2LP
ALICE RUSSEL “Humankind” 12″
DIESLER “Charmed” 12″
DIESLER “Diggin It Something Rotten” 12″
NEW SECTOR MOVEMENTS “Hype EP vol 2″
NOTHING BUT FUNK V/A LP - JB comp.
SHADES OF BROWN V/A LP - JB covers comp
SPIRIT OF PHILIDELPHIA vol 2 2LP
SOUL TOGETHERNESS 2LP
WANT LIST vol 2 2LP
TANGO CLUB 12″GROOVE ON DOWN vol 2 2LP

BACK IN STOCK (*** every home needs one)
DJ LENGUA 12″ - latin remix 12″
GERALDO PINO AND THE HEARTBEATS “Heavy Heavy Heavy” CD (essential !!) ***
UNKNOWN “Ganja Farmer / Uptown Ranking 12″ - dubstep mix
ANTIBALAS “Security” 2LP
BUDOS BAND LP ***
BUDOS BAND 2 LP ***
POETS OF RHYTHM LP ***
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Dap Dippin With” LP ***
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Naturally” LP ***
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Got A Thing On My Mind” 7″
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Pick It Up and Lay it In The Cut” 7″
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Got To Be the Way It Is” 7″
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS “Genuine” 7″
MENAHAN STREET BAND “Make the Road By Walking” 7″
HANK SOUL MAN MULLENS “He Upset Your Dreams”
JOSEPH HENRY “Who’s the King” 7″ *** (A Chris Gill mega-spin !!!)
MULATU ASTATKE & THE HELIOCENTRICS “Inspiration information” CD - vinyl should be back in next week.
TREMOR “Viajante” CD

SECOND HAND / RARE
Dave Burns: self titled (Vanguard) LP $100

Soul + Latin records
CYMANDE s/t $30
SUN “Force Of Nature” $20
BLACKBYRDS “Flying Start” $25
JUICY BANANAS V/A $20 - old funk jazz comp
ERASMUS HALL “Gohead” $20
LOU DONALDSON “Everything I play is Funky” $20 (cover vg)
FUNK 8 “Sweat Beats” $20 - old goldmine funk comp
ACID JAZZ vol 2 $15
PURE vol 3 $20 - old funk comp
B BAKER CHOCOLATE CO. $20
BARRABAS “Heart Of the City” $20
KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND s/t $15
BLACKBYRDS “City Life” $30
SLAVE s/t $20
GREYBOY “Land of the Lost” $20
HOLLYWOOD HOT s/t $20

LATIN…
EDDIE PALMIERI AND THE HARLEM RIVER DRIVE “Live At Sing Sing” $30
JOE CUBA SEXTET “My Man Speedy” $20
WILLIE COLON “La Gran Fuga” $30
FANIA ALL STARS “Machine” $25
LOS ANGELES NEGROS “Vuelven De Nuevo” $15
FANIA ALL STARS “Latin Soul Rock” $30
ISMAEL QUINTANA CON RICCARDO MARRERO AND THE GROUP “Jessica” $20
WILLIE COLON “Tiempo Pa’Matar” $20
BATUCADA FANTASTICA vol 1 $30
BATUCADA FANTASTICA vol 2 $30

ROCK
GARRISON “The Final Blow” Unit 2 $40
STAUS QUO “PileDriver” $20
LITTLE FEET “Last record Album” $15
TELEX “Looking For St tropez” $15
BEASTS OF BOURBON “Axmans Jazz” $35
TOM VERLAINE “Words from the Front” $15
CANNED HEAT “Future Blues” $15
CANNED HEAT “The New Age” $15
THE CARS s/t $8
GONG “Live” $40
CANNED HEAT “Going Up The Country” $15

Email or call the store if you need a piece of this. You snooze – you lose…
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