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INSTORE THIS FRIDAY with MILDLIFE

29/02/2024

INSTORE ANNOUNCEMENT

MILDLIFE

Live performance 

Friday March 1st 6pm (THIS FRIDAY)

To celebrate the release day of the new and third studio album by local hero’s MILDLIFE we are having a party! Get down at 6 to witness the fitness. CHORUS is the dance of an expanding and contracting universe – its groove is forever and always, cyclical and evolving.

As usual all INSTORE GIGS are All ages, and Free and FUNKY! We want you to dance at them. In fact there’s always a prize for the best dancer.

After the gig head over to @runnerup.rooftop to keep the vibes alive and dig on DJs from Licorice Pie. 

This event will be being held on unceded land, the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.

21 Days of Funk – Celebrating 21 Years of Northside

08/12/2023

Join us as we celebrate 21 YEARS OF NORTHSIDE RECORDS by inviting some past and present staff members to DJ INSTORE during the next three Saturdays of December.

Memories will be fun and funky as veterans like JOHNNY TOPPER, @eleanor_louise_butt ,  @lewiscancut , @ethanmanchild , @sunshinethedj@memphislk@declanjkelly and more including current legends @sophiemcalisterr,  @extr.emelyne, @mikegurrieri@remikolawole , @coburg_crusader, @liammcgorry@nap.king.cole, Lori and  @mista.rex

There will be tears (mine) and dance moves (yours). Of course many prizes for the best dancers…All Saturday starting this week from 11-6pm each day, you never know who you’ll bump into. Step down

INSTORE with THE SEVEN UPS

21/09/2023

To celebrate the launch day of their latest and fifth album A FREE BLOWING WIND local legends THE SEVEN UPS will perform live in the store at 6pm sharp this Friday. Tell your friends tell your neighbors! Get down to get down. 

It’s equal parts a hurricane and a soft blowing breeze between two open windows on a hot summers day. Feel this funk.

Free and all ages

prizeforthebestdancer 

We will be gathering on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation and pay respects to elders past present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

View from the Northside: Thurs. July 20

20/07/2023

Weekly update. News, New Releases, Fresh Stock & more

NEWS:
IMMY OWUSU INSTORE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT

Big thanks to everyone who got down to Northside last Friday night for the Immy Owusu instore. The night was incredible! The crowd divine, the sound delightful, the dancing disco-tastic, the hangs dependable, the times dope! His debut release “Lo-Life” on Hope Street Recordings is out now. $45 for the LP. T-shirts for $40.

RETIREE
‘Through The Smoke’
(Retiree) LP $45

Retiree is a 3-piece band from Sydney & Melbourne. The musical project of Matt Crowley, Tori Holleman and Marco Vella; Retiree have steadily congealed their broad influences into a unique emulsion of strongly rhythmic and emotional music with energetically dynamic live performances both in Australia and abroad.

SIMON MAVIN
‘Good Hair Day / Only You & Me’
(Bastard Jazz) 12″ $28

Bastard Jazz is proud to present the debut EP from producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Mavin. Most well known as the Grammy nominated keyboardist/co-producer and co- writer of the celebrated Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote, Simon’s had a hand in multiple projects across the spectrum, but has yet to release under his own moniker until now.

The EP, which features two original tracks and two remixes from fellow Aussies Harvey Sutherland and Close Counters starts out was recorded in-between projects at the Grove, a small recording sanctuary in Melbourne. In Simon’s studio, he had installed a library of keyboards. 30-40 synthesizers, all of which were painstakingly patched in to be simultaneously accessible and ready to record in an instant. A drum kit in the corner was constantly mic’d up, and everything routed through a multitude of analog mixing desks providing different flavours of tone and texture.

NAI PALM
‘Needle Paw’
PINK SPLATTER VINYL
(Brainfeeder) 2LP $69

Deluxe reissue of Nai Palm’s solo record from 2017. Some say it sounds hotter on pink splatter wax!

HIATUS KAIYOTE
‘Tawk Tomahawk’
(Sony) LP+7″ $60

Reissue of the greatest Australian soul record of all time, this time including a 45 with Nakamarra featuring Q-Tip & the Clever Austin remix of Boom Child. So Clever.

JOHN COLTRANE WITH ERIC DOLPHY
‘Evenings At The Village Gate’
(Impulse!) 2LP $78

In the summer of 1961, John Coltrane headlined at the celebrated music venue, the Village Gate, with a lineup of musicians that included McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones, and the fiery playing of Eric Dolphy. Now after six decades, the live recording of the creative and transformative spirit that sprang from the pairing of Coltrane and Dolphy, and the evolving short-lived quintet, Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy.

Recently discovered at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the recordings of these fabled performances—recorded by engineer Rich Alderson as part of a test of the club’s new sound system—were seemingly lost, then found, and then disappeared again into the vast sound archives of the Library for the Performing Arts. The tapes’ circuitous route over several decades seemingly mirrors Coltrane’s ongoing musical journey in August of 1961.

Recorded during Coltrane’s month-long Village Gate residency with his quintet (often with a revolving cast of musicians), the album consists of eighty minutes of never-before-heard music. It offers a glimpse into a powerful musical partnership that ended much too soon – Dolphy sadly passed away three years later and this recording is the only live recording of their legendary Village Gate performances. In addition to some well-known Coltrane material (“My Favorite Things,” “Impressions,” and “Greensleeves”), there is a breathtaking feature for Dolphy’s bass clarinet on “When Lights Are Low,” and the only known non-studio recording of Coltrane’s composition “Africa,” that includes bassist Art Davis.

WITCH
‘Zango’
(Desert Daze Sound) LP $48

Zango is the first album in nearly 40 years from Zamrock icons WITCH, out now on Desert Daze Sounds. The record marks an astonishing return from the Zambian group, equalling the now storied legacy of their back catalog and reaffirming the relevance of the Zamrock movement they helped pioneer in the early 70s.

Zango retains the hallmarks of the Zamrock sound, effortlessly blending proto-metal and hard rock riffs with Afrobeat and funk rhythms, while also re-energising the sound for a modern era. The record brilliantly utilises current day Zambian stars Theresa Ng’ambi, Hanna Tembo and Sampa The Great to complement bandleader Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda, who at age 71 sounds as invigorated as he did in the band’s infancy.

What remains steadfast in WITCH’s new era is the countercultural spirit of the music, no less urgent in this current political climate as when they were fighting authoritarianism and economic collapse in the 70s and 80s. On Zango’s closing track, “Message from WITCH”, Jagari distills the core ethos of the band into a final credo, stating that the band “unites beliefs/Conquers xenophobia/It laughs at hate speech/Ends sexism/It erases homophobia/Shatters antisemitism/Embraces every race.”

On Zango, WITCH proves yet again that music as a form of resistance remains the perfect antidote to the enduring injustice that has simmered away throughout the band’s absence, making their return all the more vital.

JAYDA G
‘Guy’
(Ninja Tune) LP $58

Jayda G, the Grammy-nominated writer, producer, DJ, environmental toxicologist, campaigner and broadcaster, is set to return with her new full length album ‘Guy’. Co-produced with Jack Peñate (who has previously worked with the likes of SAULT, David Byrne and Adele), with contributions from Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (of Ibeyi), Ed Thomas (Stormzy, Nia Archives, Jorja Smith) and more.

The new album ‘Guy’ brings Jayda’s own voice and words more prominently into focus than ever before, across 13 tracks that draw on her House, Disco, RnB and Soul roots while emphasizing her pop songwriting sensibilities, interspersed with archival recordings of her late father, the eponymous William Richard Guy.

AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
‘A Trip To Bolgatanga’
(On-U Sound) LP $52

African Head Charge return to On-U Sound with their first new album in twelve years. Titled A Trip To Bolgatanga, the recordings are led by founder member Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, with close friend and co-conspirator Adrian Sherwood once again at the controls. A Trip to Bolgatanga is a stunning return, bringing together the talents of two masters who, after a hiatus, have created a rich album brimming with ideas and executed with finesse.

A Trip To Bolgatanga is a musical journey to Bonjo’s current hometown in north Ghana. A psychedelic travelogue across the landscape featuring their trademark hand percussion and group chanting augmented with rumbling bass, mutated horns, dubbed out effects, wild wah-wah, haunted voodoo dancehall, synthetic swells, disco congas, tumbling layers of electronic effects, blues-inflected woodwind, and funky organ. As with every On-U Sound production, each repeated listen reveals fresh detail, and its power won’t be really understood until heard on a big system, when it’ll reduce all competition to rubble.

ALTHEA & DONNA
‘Uptown Top Ranking’
(Virgin) LP $58

The ultimate ‘one-hit-wonders’, Uptown Top Ranking was a surprise International No. 1 smash hit single for the teenage due Althea and Donna. Entranced by Trinity’s hit ‘Three Piece Suit’, they wrote a ‘reply’ song – Uptown Top Ranking, which they cut for Joe Gibbs.

The album features the cream of Jamaica’s reggae musicians – ‘The Riddim Twins’ (Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) gives the music the fat rhythms, while the legendary group of players, The Revolutionaries – the sublime horn section of Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, and Herman Marquis; guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith and keyboard player Bernard Harvey, provide the icing on the cake.

Despite the teenage girls’ lack of experience, this is a fabulous collection of roots reggae that swings from intense moody appeals to Jah, to brightly upbeat pop songs, and the Revolutionaries’ outstanding contribution deserves the recognition it never received at the time.The title track has been covered many times, notably by Bristol trip-hoppers Portishead, in the late-’90s. This reissue includes two bonus tracks – It Mek, an album out-take unreleased at the time, and Going To Negril, a 12” single, also from 1978.

RAHAAN PRESENTS THE ONES
‘We Are The Ones / Fire / Forever’
(BBE) EP $40

In the debut EP ‘We Are The Ones/Fire/Forever’, Chicago DJ legend Rahaan collaborates with an incredibly talented group of musicians, including Marcus J. Austin on lead vocals, Nancy Clayton on backing vocals, Carnell C. Newbill (also known as Spike Rebel) on keyboards and backing vocals, Todd Swope on guitar, and Lou Terry on bass.

Together, they create a 3-track EP that perfectly showcases Rahaan’s production skills and the musical talents of the entire group. Rahaan’s experience and expertise as a DJ and producer are evident in each track, with grooves that are sure to keep the dancefloor moving.

ALICE CLARK
‘Don’t You Care / Never Did I Ever Stop Loving You’
(Mainstream) 7″ $25

One of the greatest double sided soul 45s in history. It’s funky, it’s northern, it’s heart wrenching. The b-side was covered by the Jewel Of The South Pacific herself Kylie Auldist. ONE COPY ONLY!

SPANKY WILSON
‘Sunshine Of Your Love / You’
(BGP) 7″ $25

U.K BGP Records re-issue of these two rare Funk gems including her cover version of Cream’s hit song ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ & ‘You’.

THE SOUL SURFERS & SHAWN LEE
‘Move On Up / Wait A Minute’
(Spasibo) 7″ $20

These 2 tunes were recorded in 2018 – one at Moscow’s studio Magnetone during Shawn’s visit for the movie premiere about his previous recording with The Soul Surfers. And another tune was recorded distantly – by The Soul Surfers at their HQ in Nizhniy Novgorod and by Shawn in London at his studio called The Shop. We really think this collab is very productive and soon at our instagram you can see some clips of the composing and recording process!

THE SOUL SURFERS
‘Jingles Library’
(Spasibo) 7″ $20

This release was waiting for 6 years! Number 6! 🙂 With the band we decide we can’t hide it anymore and it should be released for all the library and 45s lovers all over the world! 34 tracks on a 7″, thats 59 cents per track what a funky bargain!


HEADPHONES & TURNTABLES

AUDIO TECHNICA products on the shelf. Sweet HEADPHONES ATH-M20x at $99 is ALMOST a steal….

Then dig on the classic LP60XBT that has the BLUETOOTH function (Or should I say FUNKSHON) at $330 its a great way to start listening to vinyl.


FRESH DROP of SOUNDBURGER TURNTABLES

While the Sound Burger is portable, it offers Bluetooth and RCA connectivity for both wired and wireless listening. The Sound Burger has a die-cast aluminium alloy platter with a damping design, a 12-hour battery life, and a replaceable ATN3600L stylus. Accessories such as a 45 RPM adapter, an RCA audio cable (3.5 mm male to dual RCA male), and a USB cable for charging (USB Type-A / USB Type-C™) are also included in the package. Retailing at $420.

Receive a free record of incredible deep library grooves to start you on your merry merry way!

ALICE COLTRANE ‘Journey In Satchidananda’ (Verve) LP $85
APHEX TWIN ‘I Care Because You Do’ (Warp) 2LP $55
BARBARA MCNEIR / CHRIS CLARK ’Baby A Go Go / Something’s Wrong’ (Soul) 7″ $25
BENNY THE BUTCHER ’The Plugs I Met 2’ (Black Sopranos) LP $55
DENNIS BOVELL ‘The Dubmaster: The Essential Anthology’ (Trojan) 2LP $65
DENNIS BROWN ‘Just Dennis’ (Trojan) LP $50
DONALD BYRD ‘Places & Spaces’ (Blue Note) LP $58
DONNY HATHAWAY ‘A Donny Hathaway Collection’ (Rhino Black) 2LP $75
D’ANGELO ‘Voodoo’ (Virgin) 2LP $69
EL MICHELS AFFAIR & BLACK THOUGHT ‘Glorious Game’ (Big Crown) LP $48
FLOATING POINTS & PHAROAH SANDERS ‘Promises’ (Luaka Bop) LP $55
FLYING LOTUS ‘Pattern+Grid+World’ (Warp) LP $45
FLYING LOTUS ‘Yasuke’ (Warp) LP $45
GAL COSTA ‘India’ (Mr Bongo) 50th Anniversary Edition LP $58
HEKKA ‘Everywhere I Go My Body Goes With Me’ (Hekka) LP $40
HIATUS KAIYOTE ‘Choose Your Weapon’ (Sony) 2LP $62
HORACE SILVER ‘Song For My Father’ (Blue Note) LP $55
IMMY OWUSU ‘Lo Life’ (Hope Street Recordings) LP $45
IRAN SANADZADEH ‘Ocean, Again’ (People Sound) LP $55
JOE BATAAN ‘Salsoul’ (Salsoul Records) LP $58
JOHN COLTRANE ‘A Love Supreme – Live In Seattle’ (Impulse) 2LP $75
JOHN COLTRANE ‘My Favorite Things’ (Atlantic) LP $50
KHRUANGBIN & LEON BRIDGES ‘Texas Moon’ (Dead Oceans) LP $50
KHRUANGBIN & LEON BRIDGES ‘Texas Sun’ (Dead Oceans) LP $50
LEROY HUTSON ‘Anthology 1972-1984’ (Acid Jazz) 2LP $40
LIANNE LA HAVAS ‘Blood’ (Warner) LP $58
LIANNE LA HAVAS ‘Lianne La Havas’ (Warner) LP $45
LITTLE SIMZ ‘Drop 6’ (Age 101) LP $38
LITTLE SIMZ ‘Grey Area’ (Age 101) LP $45
LITTLE SIMZ ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ (Age 101) LP $45
LOU RAGLAND ’I Travel Alone’ (Alma Espanola) 7″ $25
MAC MILLER ‘Swimming’ (Warner) 2LP $75
MF DOOM & MADLIB ‘Madvillain’ (Stones Throw) 2LP $60
MICHELLE NICOLE ‘The Bach Project’ (Earshift) LP $45
OTIS REDDING ‘Pain In My Heart’ (Music On Vinyl) LP $58
OVEOUS x DON KAMARES ’Legacy’ (Yoruba Soul) 7″ $25
PEGGY GOU ‘DJ Kicks’ (K7) 2LP $55
RZA AS BOBBY DIGITAL ‘Digital Bullet’ (In The Paint) LP $45
SLOWMANGO ‘Hypercolour Miscellaneous’ (Porch Records) LP $45
SPACEMEN 3 ‘Sound of Confusion’ (Fire) LP $40
TIM MAIA ‘The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia’ (Luaka Bop) 2LP $55
TOM MISCH & YUSSEF DAYES ‘What Kinda Music’ (Blue Note) 2LP $50
TONY MIDDLETON ’Paris Blues / To The Ends Of The Earth’ (Alma) 7″ $25
VARIOUS ’Late Night Tales: Trentemøller’ (Night Time Stories) 2LP $55


SOUL/ FUNK/DISCO

ARTHUR RUSSELL “Another Thought” (Arc Light Editions) 2LP $40
AVERAGE WHITE BAND “The Best Of” (RCA) LP $20
BOBBY WOMACK “The Poet II” (Motown) LP $20
DEMAE “Life Works Out….Usually” (touching bass) LP $30
FRED WESLEY & THE NEW JB’s “Break-in’ Bread” (Get on down) LP $30
FUNKADELIC “S/T” (Westbound) LP $20 SOULED OUT
JACKSON FIVE “Maybe Tomorrow” (Tamla Motown) LP $25 Japanese
LEON WARE “S/T” (UA) LP $35
LIONEL RICHIE “Dancing In The Ceiling” (Motown) $15
MARVIN GAYE “Midnight Love” (CBS) LP $20
MEL & TIM “Starting All Over Again” (Stax) LP $20
MICHAEL CHAPMAN “Lescudjack” (Emotional Rescue) 10” $15
OSIBISA “S/T” (MCA) LP $10
PRINCE “Purple Rain” (WB) LP $20 SOLD
SHUGGIE OTIS “Freedom Flight” (Get On Down) LP $30
SYL JOHNSON “Is It Because I’m Black” (Numero) LP $30
THE EMOTIONS “IF Only I Knew” (Motown) LP $15
THE ENSEMBLE AL’SALAAM “The Sojourner” (Strata East PVine) LP $30
THE PASADENAS “Tribute / Right On” (Shaped picture 7” $10
THE SUPERDUDES “Superdude Movie Sounds” (Pickwick) L P$30
THE TEMPATIONS “Greatest Hits” (tamla Motown) LP $15
VA “New Orleans Funk 3” (Soul Jazz) 2LP $50
VA “Saturday Night Fever OST” (RSO) LP $20 SOULED OUT
WAR “Youngblood Soundtrack” (MCA) LP $30

ROCK/ POP/ INDIE

CHRIS REA “The Best Of” (Artone) LP $10
DAVID SANBORN “Backstreet” (WB) LP $10 SOULED OUT
DEVO “Live” (WEA) LP $15
EDGAR FROESE “Stuntman” (Virgin) LP $20
GENESIS “S/T” (Vertigo) LP $15
KLAUS NOMI “Simple Man” (Spindizzy) LP $20
M PEOPLE “Search For The Hero/Padlock” (Epic) LP $15
MICHAEL GARRISON “Eclipse” (Windspell) LP $30
PHIL COLLINS “Face Value” (Atlantic) LP $15
PHIL COLLINS “Hello, I Must Be Going!” (WEA) LP $10
REDEMPTION “Gone Fishing…” (Triumphonic) LP $20
THEE OH SEES “A Weird Exits” (N.O.L.) 2LP $45
VA “Choose 1985” (RCA) $20
VA “KKUA Home Grown” (KKUA) LP $30
VA “Music From The 21st Century” (GNP) LP $20
VANGELIS “See You Later” (Polydor) LP $20
WILD NOTHING “Life Of Pause” (Captured Tracks) LP $15

DANCE/ ELECTRONIC/ 12”s

DJ STIX “Soul Communication sampler” (Kingsize) 12” $10
FOCUS “Having Your Fun” (Versatile) 12” $10
GU “Silent Cry EP” (TM) 12” $25
JAH WOBBLE & BILL LASWELL “Radioaxiom Remixed” (Axiom) 12” $15
JIVA “Love Chooses Lovers” (Giant Steps) 10” $10
LIS-10 / ASTRONAUT “Oogum Boogum / Thesis” (Big Fish) 12” $35
MERZ “Lovely Daughter” (N.O.L.) 12” $15
S-TONE INC “Um Dia De Sol” (Schema) 12” $10
SHOES “Afro Rock Vol. 1” (Shoes) 12” $30
SOUND DIGGERS “Full English EP” (Spatula City) 12” $30
STRIKE “U Sure Do remixes Pt 1 & 2” (Fresh) 2×12” $10
VA “Irrelevant Material” (Help) 12” $30

JAPANESE/ OBI STREET

KITARO “Oasis” (Canyon) LP $20
KITARO “From The Full Moon Story” (Invitation) LP $15

AFRICAN

MULATU ASTATKE “New York – Addis – London : The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965 – 1975” (Strut) 2LP $45
VA “Phezulu Eqhudeni” (Carthage) LP $25
VA “The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto” (Earthworks) LP $25

SOUNDTRACK/ LIBRARY/ INTERVIEW

AEROBIC CELEBRATION : Aerobic Exercise To Contemporary Christian Music” LP $10
JOHN BARRY “You Only Live Twice OST” (Liberty) LP $15
LIBERTY “Scripture Songs” (M7) LP$5
OST “Bilitis” (Junction) LP $10
THE ART OF NOISE “Into Battle With…” (Island) LP $20
“Calls Of The Bushveld” (Interpak) LP $10
“Calls Of The Wild” (Interpak) LP $10

CLASSICAL/ NEO CLASSICAL/ AMBIENT

VA “A Classic Collection” 2LP $5
BIG BAND/ EASY LISTENING
MARTIN DENNY “Return To Paradise” (UA) 2LP $50

REGGAE

BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES “Rock-Steady Explosion” (Dynamic) LP $30
VA “ROCKERS” (MANGO) LP $30

JAZZZZZ

ARTHUR BLYTHE “Lennox Avenue Breakdown” (CBS/Sony) LP $20
BHEKI MSELEKU “Celebration” (Matsuli Music) LP $45
CLIFFORD JORDAN “In The World” (Strata East Japan) LP $100 (no obi) SOLD
DOMi & JD BECK “Not Tight” (Blue Note) LP $40
GABOR SZABO “Femme Fatale” (Pepita) LP $10
JOHN COLTRANE “Blue Train: Live On Mount Meru Volume 1” (Historic Performances Records) LP $75
JOHN COLTRANE “Blue Train: Live On Mount Meru Volume 2” (Historic Performances Records) LP $75
LE DEAL “Jazz Traficantes” (Favourite) LP $35
MULATU ASTATKE “New York – Addis – London : The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965 – 1975” (Strut) 2LP $45
THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET “Time Out” (Analog Productions / Sony) LP $45

MARIACHI

MARIACHI VARGAS DE TECALITLAN “El Mejor Mariachi Del Mundo” (RCA Victor) LP $15

BATTLE TOOLS / HIP HOP

SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V left arm” (Dirtstyle) 10” $40
SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V left arm” (Dirtstyle) 10” $40
SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V right arm” (Dirtstyle) 10” $40
SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V right arm” (Dirtstyle) 10” $40
SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V right leg” (Dirtstyle) 12” $60
SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V right leg” (Dirtstyle) 12” $60
SUPER SEAL “Giant Robo V left leg” (Dirtstyle) 12” $60
“Bionic Booger Breaks” (Dirtstyle) 12” $40
“Sealed Breaks” (Dirtstyle) 12” $30
“Dirtstyle 10 Year Anniversary” (Dirtstyle) 12” $30
“Vestax Vinyl Melody Software: Fat Orchestra 2” (Vestax) 12” $30

HIP HOP

DJ CAM “The Beat Assassinated” (Inflammable) 2LP $35
DJ QBERT & ROSCOE UMALI “Impossible Obstacle / Triballistix” (Record Technology) 12” $50
DOUG E FRESH “I-Ight” (Gee Street) 12” $10
MYSTERME & DJ 20/20 “Unsolved Mysterme” (Gee Street) 12” $10
RZA “as BOBBY DIGITAL “ (RSD Wu -Surround Sound) 2LP $45
THE PHARCYDE “Labcabincalifornia” (Delicious) 2LP $75 (red & blue wax)



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Leaps & Bounds presents Winter Spin

13/07/2023

Wanna DJ at Northside this Saturday? June 15, 2023

We are opening up the decks to the people to do an hour set each during the day.

We’re teaming up with our friends at Leaps and Bounds to invite you, earnest diggers and funk purveyors, to come spin behind the decks at Northside this Saturday.

We welcome all funk lovers, whether you’re new on the scene and want some practice mixing on two turntables, or you’re a veteran vinyl junkie with an itch to scratch and a free afternoon.

Simply email chris@northsiderecords.com.au or DM us here with your name & skill level and we’ll draw 7 names by FRIDAY MORNING at 9am.

IMMY OWUSO “Lo-Life” LAUNCH

12/07/2023

INSTORE ANNOUNCEMENT

FRIDAY 6PM July 14th

B sharp

FREE ENTRY ALL AGES GET DOWN

LO-LIFE! draws on the work of West African giants such as Ebo Taylor and William Onyeabor as well as psychedelic troubadors like Rodriguez. Immy’s sound, which he describes as “lo-fi highlife” is a synthesis of his Ghanaian roots and his own experiences growing up in coastal Australia. The album was recorded with an all star band including members of Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo and The Senegambian Jazz Band.

Immy comes from a long line of traditional Ghanaian musicians. His father Kojo Noah Owusu is a master drummer from the Ashanti kingdom of Ghana, and his grandfather Koo Nimo is the leading folk musician of Palm Wine music, or Hilife music of Ghana.

Out through the good people of HOPE STREET RECORDINGS. This event will take place on the lands of the Wurrundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. WE pay respects to the elders past present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

INSTORE SIGNING and DJ SET

12/06/2023

So excited to announce our next in-store signing / hang out / DJ set / general good times with two incredible artists from Europe — on Thursday 15th June at 5:30pm. Featuring:

Nabihah Iqbal — is a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster from London. Her debut album, Weighing of the Heart was released via Ninja Tune in December 2017, and we’ll have copies of her new one — ‘Dreamer‘ (also on Ninja Tune) — which ultimately signals a shift, elevating Nabihah’s work to new heights as she adds new colours to her palette.

Habibi Funk — runs a label that highlights eclectic sounds from the Arab world. Mostly these are FUNKY sounds, and he will be playing a few of them and some hidden gems on the decks here at Northside Records.

Get in early to feel the funk, meet and greet, and get a record SIGNED by a DREAMER.

Record Store Day 2023

19/04/2023

Join us on Saturday APRIL 22nd to celebrate the joy that is INDEPENDENT LOCAL RECORD STORES. Whether you come here to hang out, feel a vibe, discover music, meet friends, get funky or all of the above we are happy to have you.

With the day starting out at 9am with DJs and unique RECORD STORE DAYreleases it continues with more DJs and more records! SAMPOLOGY, MZ RIZK, MISTA REX and more!

Come score some cheap records in our RECORD PACKS and lots of fresh records out on the day.

The afternoon is highlighted by some incredible performances. Come and see THE ROOKIES at 3pm before their album launch later that night. See ELLA THOMPSON at 4pm play three original tracks and then a heartfelt tribute to RENNE GEYER. Finally we close the mega day out with CLOSE COUNTERS at 5pm who will be releasing a sampler of their latest album SOULACOSTA II.

Will be quite a day! Check out the RECORD STORE DAY website to see the activity in the whole nation!

Northside Records releases for RSD 23!

22/03/2023

Record Store Day 2023 is only a month away (Saturday, April 22nd) and we have not one… but TWO very exciting releases for the occasion. More info on the label page soon.

ELLA THOMPSON
Cool Down My Heart bw. Lost — NS030 7 inch

A tasty bite of what’s to come from our friends at Hope Street Recordings; we are proud to present to you our 30th release from local soul legend Ella Thompson. A sweet 45, coming out on NORTHSIDE RECORDS and featuring 2 luscious original soul cuts. Northside Records will be releasing only 100 copies of the sure fire soul hit from ELLA THOMPSON on a special RECORD STORE DAY edition. Get it fast get in early.

CLOSE COUNTERS
“Soulacosta II Sampler” — NR029 12
” EP

NORTHSIDE RECORDS proudly presents a physical sampler EP from Close Counters‘ latest album “SOULACOASTA II”   The kings of sampled groove have conjured up a fresh batch of dancefloor-friendly treats and Northside Records have pressed a 12″ sampler of 6 select tracks from Close Counters recent release to be played out loud and proud, on wax! 

SOULACOASTA II is a soulful odyssey through vibrant sounds led by Finn Rees & Alan McConnell featuring contributions by local group IZY and musicians Matthew Hayes and Lucky Pereira. 

Flashback: Mother Earth

13/03/2023

The year is 1973, and the singer is Renee Geyer. Band members include Jim Kelly, Mark Punch, Russell Dunlop and Harry Brus. Unfortunately Mother Earth never released any records, but did record many live performances for ABC’s GTK (Get To Know) music program. The program often featured Melbourne and Sydney’s finest players covering Motown hits and soul classics. Many of the musicians featured here went on to become The Renee Geyer Band and also featured in noteable Australian bands like Johnny Rocco Band and Jeff St John – as well as playing with the likes of Judy Bailey and Sven Libaek. If you like this check out bassist Harry Brus’ YouTube channel.

RIP Renee Geyer 1953-2023.

Video Feat: Renee Geyer, Jim Kelly, Mark Punch, Russell Dunlop, Harry Brus