Showcasing CLT DRP’s unique position at the cutting edge of electronic, noise-infused music, Nothing Clever, Just Feelings seamlessly merges various genres to create a unique sound that is both exhilarating and reflective. Focused on themes of queerness and heartbreak, each track explores the raw emotions that come along with these lived experiences, delivering a personal and poignant message at every turn—newfound feminism in vulnerability and gender fluidity; newfound femininity in humour and the fear of being alone.
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As with all albums on Shabaka Hutchings' Native Rebel Recordings the plan was the same: the musicians gather at the RAK Studios for three days, without rehearsal and consider the rehearsals part of the recording, with Shabaka producing
The performers featured here are Jas Kayser who has performed with Alfa Mist, Nubya Garcia and Jorja Smith among others, Alexander Hawkins of the Convergence Quartet and Decoy, Daisy George, and Ross Harris of Speakers Corner Quartet.
The features on the album are incredible too, and highlight the eclectic nature of Native Rebel. We have billy Woods on album opener “Apothecary", TS Elliot prize winning poet Anthony Joseph on "By Now", Confucius MC of Speaker's Corner Quartet and Con & Kwake on "Flowers In The Dark", Elucid on "Show Me", ganavya on "Increase Awareness", and Siyabonga Mthembu of The Brother Moves On and Shabaka and The Ancestors on “Aim".
As always with Native Rebel releases, the physical product is on double heavyweight vinyl, in high quality sleeves with printed inner sleeves and with side D on this release featuring etched artwork.
Ever wondered what a Brian Wilson solo album
from 1969 would sound like?
Look no further. (No A.I. needed...)
Exquisitely arranged by ex-Animal Vic Briggs and
featuring several Wrecking Crew musicians who
also played on Pet Sounds, MARK ERIC’s A
Midsummer’s Day Dream is a unique blend of
Beach Boys/Four Freshmen sensibilities coupled
with wistful, lush surf psychedelia.
Defiantly soft, the 1969 LP captured the tail end
of L.A.’s pop innocence perfectly, just as it
slipped into infinity. First time on vinyl since its
original release.
Coming this summer! Our 2002 & 2009 CD reissues
of A Midsummer’s Day Dream caught the soft pop
collector’s world entirely off guard: Very few
were aware of the LP’s existence, and the
reaction was united: A masterpiece was
unleashed and a new generation of daydreamers
was born! The result was glowing reviews in MOJO
and UNCUT, a Japanese edition, as well as soaring
prices for the original long out-of-print vinyl
pressing. The full-colour gatefold jacket includes
EXCLUSIVE, rare photos, and UPDATED and
EXPANDED liner notes that feature the
participation of Mark Eric himself. Reissue
produced, annotated, and designed by STEVE
STANLEY.
Mega rare soundtrack to the obscure Venezuelan sexploitation film “Sobre la Hierba… Virgen” originally released in 1976 and almost impossible to find in any condition. The album includes a wide variety of music to enjoy, from thrilling psychedelic jazz-funk to spacey experimental tracks, killer drum-breaks or romantic instrumental tunes. Composer and keyboard player Schneider had an outstanding body of work for the TV/film industry and recorded with the likes of Baby Bell, Grupo Syma, Vytas Brenner as well as huge mainstream artists like José Luis Rodríguez and Pecos Kanvas. He was also producer to Phirpo Y Sus Caribes’s highly collectable only LP, a brilliant Afro-Latin funk masterpiece. His much sought-after 1975 solo album on Polydor anticipated the sounds comprised on “Sobre la Hierba… Virgen”, featuring a variety of exotic arrangements ranging from Latin mood to jazz funk to electronic psychedelic. “Sobre la Hierba… Virgen” is one of the best recordings of Pablo Schneider at the peak of his career.
- A1: Marika Hackman – Driving Under Stars (Piano)
- A2: Pale Waves – Last Christmas
- A3: Allo Darlin’ – Will You Please Spend New Years With Me?
- A4: Julia Jacklin – Baby Jesus Is Nobody’s Baby Now
- A5: The School – Shouldn’t Be Alone For Christmas
- A6: The Big Moon – It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- A7: Los Bitchos – Los Chrismos
- B1: Linda Lindas – Groovy Xmas
- B2: Black Midi – Jingle Bell Rock
- B3: Chubby And The Gang – Violent Night (A Christmas Tale)
- B4: Peaness – Kiss Me Sweetpea
- B5: Bubble And Squeak – The Christmas Stick
- B6: Ellie Bleach – Merry Christmas, Do You Ever Think Of Me?
- B7: Sinkane – Christmas Wrapping
Ein Weihnachtsgeschenk von Rough Trade Shops für alle Pop-Picker weltweit: In der Welt von Spotify, Bandcamp und anderen rein digitalen Releases hat Rough Trade Shops beschlossen, genau diese Songs auf dem Weihnachtsalbum 'Jangle Bells' zusammenzufassen. Die zeitliche Bandbreite reicht von Allo Darlin' aus 2008 bis zu Marika Hackmans Song, aufgenommen mitten in einer Semi-Hitzewelle 2023. Auf 14 LP- und 19 CD-Tracks finden Sie Pale Waves wunderschöne Interpretation von Wham's Crimbo-Klassiker 'Last Christmas' bis zu 'Violent Night (A Christmas Tale)' von Chubby And The Gang, das 2022 nur als Flexidisc erschien. Sie können Sich mit Julia Jacklin oder Ellie Bleach zusammensetzen und melancholisch werden oder mit Linda Lindas und Black Midi, die eine ziemlich originalgetreue Version von 'Jingle Bell Rock' spielen. Frohe Weihnachten 2023 von allen bei Rough Trade Shops!
Crate Classics release their 2nd vinyl, pressed by Music House Studios. Stars from the Jungle and Dancehall scenes crammed onto this 12. Undoubtedly one of the most exciting figures to arise within drum & bass over the past decade, Rouen Wilkins, also known as Voltage, has carved his way to becoming one of the most valued artists in the scene. He now takes on Rudeboy Sound by Crate Classics and JODIAN NATTY which was a huge hit at 2022's Notting Hill Carnival, with support from Shy FX, 1xtra, 6music, Radio 1, KOOL FM and more. This Rudeboy Sound Remix EP also includes Jungle pioneer 'Potential Bad Boy's' mix of the tune Babylon fro
Gaucho — Steely Dan's Grammy-winning seventh studio album now on UHQR!
Definitive reissue Ultra High Quality Record, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!
45 RPM LP release limited to 20,000 numbered copies
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from a 1980 analogue tape copy originally EQ'd by Bob Ludwig
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl®
Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!
Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
Gaucho — the iconic seventh studio album by Steely Dan, released in November 1980 — and Grammy-winner for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording, was also Grammy-nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The album represents the band's musical evolution towards a more polished and sleek sound, featuring a collection of meticulously crafted songs that blend jazz, rock, and pop music, while exploring themes of decadence, longing, and disillusionment.
Gaucho opens with the title track, a jazzy instrumental piece that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The standout tracks on the album include "Hey Nineteen," a catchy and upbeat tune that features a memorable saxophone riff and lyrics about an older man's attraction to a young woman, and "Babylon Sisters," a funky and groovy track that showcases the band's impeccable sense of rhythm and melody.
The sessions for Gaucho represented the band's typical penchant for studio perfectionism and obsessive recording technique. To record the album, the band used at least 42 different musicians, spent more than a year in the studio, and far exceeded the original monetary advance given by the record label. Still, the album features multiple layers of instrumentation, carefully crafted arrangements, and the use of top-notch session musicians to create a lush and sophisticated sound that is uniquely Steely Dan.
Despite its critical and commercial success, Gaucho was a challenging album to make. During the two-year span in which the album was recorded, the band was plagued by a number of creative, personal and professional problems. MCA, Warner Bros. and Steely Dan had a three-way legal battle over the rights to release the album. After it was released, jazz musician Keith Jarrett was given a co-writing credit on the title track after threatening legal action over plagiarism of Jarrett's song "'Long As You Know You're Living Yours."
Gaucho marked a significant stylistic change for the band, introducing a more minimal, groove- and atmosphere-based format. The harmonically complex chord changes that were a distinctive mark of earlier Steely Dan songs are less prominent on Gaucho, with the record's songs tending to revolve around a single rhythm or mood, although complex chord progressions were still present particularly in "Babylon Sisters" and "Glamour Profession." Gaucho proved to be Steely Dan's final studio album that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker would make together until the year 2000.
Gaucho reached No. 9 on the U.S. album chart and was certified platinum-selling. "Hey Nineteen" reached No. 10 on the U.S. Singles Chart and went to No. 1 in Canada. Pitchfork, in its review, describes the almost "pathologically overdetermined production" as elegant, arid and a little forbidding. "Every last tinkling chime sounds like it took 12 days to mix, because chances are, it did." The New York Times deemed Gaucho the best album of 1980, beating out Talking Heads' Remain in Light and Joy Division's Closer.
Founded by core members Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards), Steely Dan's popularity rose throughout the late 1970s on, and their seven albums throughout that period of time blended elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio. Becker and Fagen, with producer Gary Katz, gradually changed Steely Dan from a performing band to a studio project, hiring session musicians to record their compositions. The duo didn't perform live between 1974 and 1993. But their popularity nevertheless grew throughout the '70s as their albums became critical favorites and their singles became staples of Adult Oriented Radio and pop radio stations.
After a brief battle with esophageal cancer, Walter Becker died on September 3, 2017 at the age of 67. Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001. VH1 ranked Steely Dan at No. 82 on their list of the 100 Greatest Musical Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone ranked them No. 15 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
This stereo UHQR reissue will be limited to 20,000 copies, with gold foil individually numbered jackets, housed in a premium slipcase with a wooden dowel spine.
Gaucho remains a testament to Steely Dan's enduring musical legacy and their ability to create timeless music that transcends genre and style.
Seven Steps to Heaven arrived at a crucial junction in Miles Davis' career. Recorded at two separate locations in spring 1963, it served as Davis' first release in more than a year – a layoff that was then unprecedented for the jazz visionary who had issued at least one LP a year since debuting in the early '50s. Equally notable, Seven Steps to Heaven marks the point at which the core of Davis' Second Great Quintet started to assemble. The twice Grammy-nominated effort is also Davis' final studio record to blend standards with originals. And it happens to be one of the expressive, well-played albums in the jazz canon.
Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at RTI, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's 180g SuperVinyl LP of Seven Steps to Heaven adds yet another step (or more) towards the bliss suggested by the album title. Playing with standout clarity, detail, tone, and balance, this audiophile reissue pulls back the curtain on the instrumentalists. Afforded the tremendous advantages of SuperVinyl – including a nearly inaudible noise floor, dead-quiet surfaces, and superb groove definition – this numbered-edition version presents Davis and Co. amid a wide, deep soundstage whose dimensions and solidity help bring the record's historical importance and musical merit into focus. Warm, organic, and present, the SuperVinyl LP of Seven Steps to Heaven is what great-sounding hi-fi is all about.
And there's nary a passage on this 1963 landmark that isn't great. That Davis manages to make it feel so cohesive and seamless is a testament to the inspired performances and engaging compositions. Davis didn't draw it up the way it unfolded. No matter. He held trump cards that stayed up his sleeve for the next three decades: A drive to be nothing less than superb, a refusal to settle for mediocrity, and standards to which nearly no other composer or player could match. "The toughest critic I got, and the only one I worry about, is myself," Davis wrote in the liner notes. "The music has to get past me."
Davis' demanding approach partly explains why he switched up his band between the first and second sessions – and underscores how fast his mind was racing with new ideas. Seven Steps to Heaven acts as the stable bridge between the transitional period that followed the dissolution of his First Great Quintet and formation of the Second; without it, Davis perhaps doesn't invite then-23-year-old Herbie Hancock and a still-teenage Tony Williams into the fold. The trumpeter not only got his men – he preserved in amber for the only time (well, magnetic tape anyway) the chemistry and vibe he achieved with pianist Victor Feldman, drummer Frank Butler, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, and bassist Ron Carter.
That line-up gels for half of the six songs on Seven Steps to Heaven. Captured in Los Angeles April '63, the quintet stretches out on a luxurious reading of the late '20s New Orleans staple "Basin Street Blues"; lays on the romance for a candlelit stroll through the '40s standard "I Fall in Love Too Easily"; and explores the rounded contours and melodic crevices of the early blues "Baby Won't You Please Come Home." The performances are refined, elegant, emotional; the band lets the feelings linger and gives the listener time to absorb the colours and textures.
A month later, Davis returned to New York City with Coleman and Carter, and partnered them with Hancock and Williams. Tellingly, the quintet tried its collective hand at the title track and "Joshua" – Feldman-penned songs already recorded in Los Angeles – as well as the yearning "So Near, So Far." Those are the tunes that comprise the other piece of Seven Steps to Heaven, with the revised quintet's liquid pulse, articulate dynamics, and timing shifts a harbinger of things to come.
It's also worth mentioning that the interpretations of the bounding "Seven Steps to Heaven" – a showcase for Davis' trumpet – and interlocking "Joshua" netted considerable radio airplay and attracted the attention of other contemporaries who covered the songs. Keeping Carter and Williams as the rhythmic engine, and Hancock as the anchor between solo flights and structural motifs, Davis would soon soon welcome Wayne Shorter into the family and transform jazz. Again. The aptly – and, in hindsight, perhaps prophetically titled Seven Steps to Heaven – is how he got there.
- Fred Astaire - Cheek To Cheek
- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - When You're Smiling
- Nat "King" Cole - My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Vic Damone - Let's Fall In Love
- Tony Bennett - I'm A Fool To Want You
- Gene Kelly - Singin' In The Rain
- Chet Baker - I Fall In Love Too Easily
- Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin
- Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo
- Sammy Davis Jr. - Something's Gotta Give
- Frankie Laine - I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Bab
- Johnny Mathis - Wonderful! Wonderful!
- Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher (Theme Song)
- Bing Crosby - Autumn Leaves
- Dean Martin - Sway (Quien Sera)
- Harry Belafonte - Day O (The Banana Boat Song)
- Bob Mcfadden & Dor - The Beat Generation
- Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder
- Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
- Joao Gilberto - Chega De Saudade
- Mark Murphy - Firefly
- Oscar Brown Jr - Dat Dere
- Louis Prima, Sam Butera, Gia Malone & The Witnesses - S
- Mel Tormé - Comin' Home Baby
- Andy Williams - Moon River
- Leon Thomas - Song For My Father
- Brook Benton - Love Me Or Leave Me
- Bobby Cole - A Perfect Day
- A1: Donna Summer - I Feel Love
- A2: Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
- A3: The Trammps - Disco Inferno
- A4: Chic - Good Times
- A5: Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
- A6: Tavares - More Than A Woman
- A7: Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You
- A8: Odyssey - Native New Yorker
- B1: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
- B2: Village People – Ymca
- B3: Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
- B4: Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
- B5: Grace Jones - I Need A Man
- B6: Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy
- B7: Kelly Marie - Feels Like I’m In Love
- B8: Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
- C1: Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
- C2: Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
- C3: Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
- C4: A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
- C5: Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
- C6: Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
- C7: Labelle - Lady Marmalade
- C8: Diana Ross - Love Hangover
- E5: Mcfadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
- E6: The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
- E7: Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
- E8: Sheila & B Devotion - Singin' In The Rain
- F1: Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
- F2: Boney M - Daddy Cool
- F3: Ottawan - D I.s.c.o
- F4: Village People - In The Navy
- F5: Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now
- F6: Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
- F7: Lipps Inc - Funkytown
- F8: Space – Magic Fly
- G1: Dee D Jackson - Automatic Lover
- G2: Sarah Brightman And Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper
- G3: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
- G4: Meco - Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band
- D1: Melba Moore - This Is It
- G5: Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin
- D3: Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
- G6: The Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant
- D5: Patrick Juvet - I Love America
- G7: Kc & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)
- D7: Elton John - Are You Ready For Love
- G8: Heatwave - Boogie Nights
- E1: Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
- H1: Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night
- E3: The Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force
- H2: Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
- H3: Frantique - Strut Your Funky Stuff
- H4: Musique - Keep On Jumpin’
- H5: The Three Degrees - Givin' Up Givin' In
- H6: Sparks - Beat The Clock
- H7: Voyage - Souvenirs
- H8: Chic - Le Freak
- I1: Sister Sledge - We Are Family
- I2: Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer
- I3: Diana Ross - Upside Down
- I4: Earth, Wind & Fire - September
- I5: Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway
- I6: The Emotions - Best Of My Love
- I7: Amii Stewart - Light My Fire
- I8: Belle Epoque - Black Is Black
- J1: Amanda Lear - Follow Me
- J2: Patsy Gallant - From New York To La
- J3: Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around
- J4: Andrea True Connection - More, More, More
- J5: Rose Royce - Car Wash
- J6: Tina Charles - I Love To Love
- D2: Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After
- D4: Irene Cara - Fame
- D6: Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
- D8: George Mccrae - Rock Your Baby
- E2: The Spinners - Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me, Girl
- E4: Edwin Starr - Contact
- J7: Cher - Take Me Home
- J8: Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
NOW Music is proud to announce NOW Presents…Disco, a stunning 5LP boxset featuring 80 of the greatest Disco classics ever!
Kicking off with the genre defining #1 from Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’ followed by Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions and their timeless hit ‘Boogie Wonderland’, this boxset features the most enduring tracks from dance-floor legends, including Chic, Sister Sledge, Gloria Gaynor, Village People, and Grace Jones - together with Saturday Night Fever gems - ‘Disco Inferno’, ‘More Than A Woman’, and ‘If I Can't Have You’.
LP 2 opens with Amii Stewart’s stunning version of ‘Knock On Wood’, followed by Candi Staton’s ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ and Chaka Khan’s hugely successful debut solo single ‘I'm Every Woman’. Other massive debuts include ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ from A Taste Of Honey, Alicia Bridges’ ‘I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)’, and Cheryl Lynn’s ‘Got To Be Real’. Up next is the often-covered ‘Lady Marmalade’ together with Diana Ross’ ‘Love Hangover’ which lead into #1s from Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, (‘December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)’), Tina Charles (‘I Love To Love’), Odyssey (‘Use It Up And Wear It Out’) and Irene Cara (‘Fame’).
LP 3 Side A is packed with groovy and romantic chart-toppers from Elton John (‘Are You Ready For Love’), George McCrae (‘Rock Your Baby’), Barry White (‘You're The First, The Last, My Everything’), and The Spinners with their ‘Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me, Girl’ medley. Flipping over to the other side, we have the timeless smash from Baccara ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’, Boney M. with ‘Daddy Cool’, and Village People’s ‘In The Navy’. Viola Wills’ Hi-NRG cover of ‘Gonna Get Along Without You Now’ and Gloria Gaynor’s ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’ bring LP 3 to a close.
Lipps Inc., Kool & The Gang, Frantique, and KC & The Sunshine Band keep the dance-floor energy levels high on LP 4 with ‘Funkytown’, ‘Ladies Night’, ‘Strut Your Funky Stuff’, and ‘That's The Way (I Like It)’. The disco-mania of the late-70s also saluted the late-70s craze for Space themed movies & tv with early Electro-pop-dance, and included here from Space and Dee D. Jackson, before Sarah Brightman’s debut with Hot Gossip, ‘I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper’, and Meco’s remake of the ‘Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band’ as a dance-floor classic… Giorgio Moroder productions for Sparks with ‘Beat The Clock’ and The Three Degrees with ‘Givin’ Up Givin’ In’ lead the side to a close with ‘Souvenirs’ from Voyage.
LP 5 is filled with truly monster sized dancefloor-fillers, beginning with a run of Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards productions: ‘Le Freak’, ‘We Are Family’, ‘Spacer’ and ‘Upside Down’ from Diana Ross. It wouldn’t be a Disco album without Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘September’, the Bee Gees-written ‘Nights On Broadway’ covered by Candi Staton, and the Grammy award-winning ‘Best Of My Love’ from The Emotions, before another hit cover from Amii Stewart, ‘Light My Fire’. Side B features some fabulous European Disco, including Belle Epoque and Amanda Lear, and signature hits from Patsy Gallant and Vicki Sue Robinson before drawing to a close with Rose Royce’s celebrated ‘Car Wash’, and Cher’s biggest disco hit ‘Take Me Home’ – and the last dance is left to Thelma Houston with her defining anthem ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’.
NOW Presents…Disco – the perfect collection and collector’s item for every 70s Disco lover.
Das letzte Werk von Kevin Coyne, eingespielt zwischen April und Oktober 2004 im MUSICATION Studio Nürnberg. Leider verstarb der Künstler, der nie ein Star sein wollte, im Dezember 2004 und konnte die Veröffentlichung seines Werkes nicht mehr miterleben. Begleitet wurde er bei der Aufnahme von Andreas Blüml und Michael Lipton (Akustik- und E-Gitarre), Harry Hirschmann (Bass) und letztendlich Werner Steinhauser am Schlagzeug, der maßgeblich an der Produktion beteiligt war. Dass dieses Album das letzte von über 50 Vorgängern sein sollte, konnte zu dem Zeitpunkt niemand ahnen. Umso mehr verdiente es den Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, der ihm posthum 2006 verliehen wurde. Nach zahllosen Tourneen und Auftritten, vornehmlich in seiner Wahlheimat Deutschland, wohin es ihn in den Achtzigern verschlagen hatte, hinterlässt er eine treue Fangemeinde, die den rebellischen, manchmal kauzigen, aber immer authentischen Musiker, Lyriker, Maler und Buchautor aus UK, niemals vergessen wird. Aus einem seiner letzten Interviews vor seinem Tod: "Lieder zu schreiben ist ein bisschen eine technische Übung, vor allem aber eine Form der Selbsttherapie. Auch wenn ich nicht in die Liga der Stars vordringen wollte, so war es mir doch wichtig, mir einen Namen zu machen."
Nach drei erfolgreichen EPs präsentiert das britische Indie-Rock-Quartett Coach Party mit KILLJOY sein Debütalbum. Vorausgegangen war der Single-Teaser MICRO AGGRESSION ('A fiery anti-banter anthem.' - The Observer), die als BBC Introducing Tune Of The Week auf die BBC-Tagesplaylist kam. Coach Party hat das vergangene Jahr damit verbracht, auf über 120 Gigs ihre explosive Liveshow zu verfeinern, darunter als Support von Indochine im Stade de France, bei einer Headliner-Tour mit Londons Oslo, als Support von The Mysterines sowie von Wet Leg auf deren ausverkauften Wintertour durch UK und Europa.
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- The Other Woman - Live At Town Hall
- Don't Smoke In Bed
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Cotton Eyed Joe - Live At Town Hall
- Blue Prelude
- I Loves You Porgy
- Nobody Knows When You're Down & Out
- Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair - Live At Town
- Wild Is The Wind - Live At Town Hall
- Chilly Winds Don't Blow
- Come On Back, Jack
- Solitude
- He Needs Me
- Little Girl Blue
- The Gal From Joe's
- Memphis In June
- No Good Man
- Summertime - Live At Town Hall
- You Can Have Him - Live At Town Hall
- Mood Indigo
- African Mailman
- I Love To Love
- Just Say I Love Him
- That's Him Over There
- Work Song
- Gin House Blues
- Rags And Old Iron
- I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
- Hey Buddy Bolden
- You Better Know It
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
- You've Been Gone Too Long
- Plain Gold Ring
- Forbidden Fruit
- Exactly Like You - Live At Town Hall
- Fine And Mellow - Live At Town Hall
- Willow Weep For Me
- Stompin' At The Savoy
- Can't Get Out This Mood
2008 listete der "Rolling Stone" die 1933 als Eunice Kathleen Waymon geborene Künstlerin Nina Simone auf Rang 29 der 100 besten Sänger aller Zeiten. Im Dezember 2017 wurde Simone, die ihren Künstlernamen nach der Schauspielerin Simone Signoret wählte, mit der Aufnahme in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame geehrt. Rock"n"Roll ist insofern etwas irreführend, da die Sängerin, Pianistin und Songschreiberin im Blues und Jazz zuhause war, beziehungsweise in Black Classical Music, wie sie ihren Stil selbst nannte. Von ihren Fans wurde sie hingegen als "Hohepriesterin des Soul" bezeichnet. In den Sechzigerjahren engagierte sich Simone stark in der US-amerikanischen Bürgerrechtsbewegung. Mit Liedern wie "Mississippi Goddam" und "To Be Young, Gifted, And Black" (Text: Weldon Irvine) wurde sie eine der musikalischen Leitfiguren dieser Bewegung. Wagram ehrt diese großartige Sängerin mit einer 3-LP-Box inkl Poster.
- A1: Son Of A Preacher Man (Lp1 This Girls In Love With You)
- A2: Share Your Love With Me
- A3: Dark End Of The Street
- A4: Let It Be
- A5: Eleanor Rigby
- B1: This Girl's In Love With You
- B2: It Ain't Fair
- B3: The Weight
- B4: Call Me
- B5: Sit Down & Cry
- C1: Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (You Lied)
- C2: The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss) (From Yesterday's Kiss)
- C3: Pullin
- C4: You & Me
- C5: Honest I Do
- C6: Spirit In The Dark
- D1: When The Battle Is Over
- D2: One Way Ticket
- D3: Try Matty's
- D4: That's All I Want From You
- D5: Oh No Not My Baby
- D6: Why I Sing The Blues
- E1: Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
- E2: Day Dreaming
- E5: All The King's Horses
- E6: A Brand New Me
- F1: April Fools
- F2: I've Been Loving You Too Long
- F3: First Snow In Kokomo
- F4: The Long And Winding Road
- F5: Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) (Blow Your Mind This Time)
- F6: Border Song (Holy Moses) (Holy Moses)
- G1: Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) (The Other Side Of The Sky)
- G2: Somewhere (Feat Anneke Van Giersbergen)
- G3: So Swell When You're Well
- G4: Angel
- G5: Sister From Texas
- H1: Mister Spain
- H2: That's The Way I Feel About Cha
- H3: Moody's Mood
- H4: Just Right Tonight
- I1: Let Me In Your Life (Lp5 Let Me In Your Life)
- I2: Every Natural Thing
- I3: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
- I4: I'm In Love
- I5: Until You Come Back To Me
- I6: The Masquerade Is Over
- J1: With Pen In Hand
- J2: Oh Baby
- J3: Eight Days On The Road
- E3: Rock Steady
- J4: If You Don't Think
- J5: A Song For You
- K1: Pledging My Love/The Clock (Lp6 Pledging My Love - Session Tracks)
- K2: You're Taking Up Another Man's Place
- K3: Are You Leaving Me
- K4: You're All I Need To Get By (Take 2)
- K5: Spanish Harlem (Aretha 3, Rough Mix, Reel 12150)
- L1: Lean On Me
- L2: Sweetest Smile & The Funkiest Style
- L3: Do You Know
- L4: At Last
- L5: Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes) (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
- L6: Til It's Over
- E4: Young Gifted & Black
FIVE CLASSIC ARETHA ALBUMS PRESENTING AN EARLY-’70S PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN!
Also Includes A SIXTH BONUS LP of Session Alternates, Outtakes & Demos!
Original Albums Remastered From the Analog Master Tapes by Grammy® Award-Winning Engineer, Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Produced by Grammy® Award-Winner Cheryl Pawelski with Liner Notes from Billboard’s Gail Mitchell & British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan Includes the hit Young, Gifted, & Black, released in 1972, which hit #2 on Billboard’s R&B albums survey and #11 on the Billboard Top 200 as well as being certified GOLD.
Aretha won the 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance the album ranked at number 388 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Also includes This Girl’s In Love With You which features the first commercial release of “Let It Be,” and came out 2 months ahead of The Beatles. Both this album and Spirit In The Dark feature the Muscle Shoals Rhythm section and an appearance by Duane Allman. Along with production on both from Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin.
- A1: When The World Is Feeling Blind (Feat Arya &Amp; Tahnee Rodriguez)
- A2: Cambio Di Stagione
- A3: Frastuono
- A4: Tipografia Miserere
- A5: Little Girl Ready For Big Dreams (Feat Mei &Amp; Tahnee Rodriguez)
- A6: Polibomber
- A7: Badanti
- A8: Bacigalupo
- A9: The Big White Shark
- A10: Dentro Fuori
- A11: Elena O Nadia Flashback
- B1: It`s Like Blanca
- B2: Epico Lirico
- B3: Carignano
- B4: Fatti Sentire
- B5: Nessun Dorma Da &Quot;Turandot&Quot; (Feat Francesca Biliotti)
- B6: Sampierdarena
- B7: Giostra
- B8: Sembra Ieri
- B9: Habibi Lullaby (Feat Rahma)
Calibro 35 unleash the new OST for the second season of TV series BLANCA, to be released on limited edition LP on December 1st 2023.
Italian cinematic cult outfit CALIBRO 35 announces the release of the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK of the second season of BLANCA, the TV series produced by Lux Vide in collaboration with Rai Fiction, broadcast in prime time on Rai 1 starting from Thursday, October 5th 2023 and directed byJan Maria Michelini and Michele Soavi. The soundtrack will be released worldwide on limited edition, crystal clear LP next December 1st via Milan based label Record Kicks.
The new thrilling episodes of Blanca Season 2 follows the success of the first season, that was aired worldwide on Netflix, M6 France and Telecinco Spain. Accompanying the journey is once again the original music of CALIBRO 35 the Italian "cult" cinematic combo active for over 15 years and with a fan base that includes superstars such as Dr.Dre, Jay-z and Damon Albarn. Made up of 20 tracks in total, the OST was entirely composed by CALIBRO 35 that created the sound universe of BLANCA: an impressive and choral work, which has engaged all the components of the band for a long time, giving the them the opportunity to develop a very vast soundscape.
"It's the first time that we deal with the creation of a 'season 2' and we discovered that the creative process can be very different" Calibro 35 says. "In the first season, we had to build from scratch a sound and musical world consistent with the idea that Jan had (Michielini, director and showrunner of the series); this time, however, we had to develop that already existing world further, in order to describe the new stories and new different characters of the second season. There had to be undiscovered musical territories, that forced us to step out of our comfort zone." The result is that on the 20 tracks of the ost, the heavy dose of Calibro's signature funk grooves of tracks such as "Badanti, "Carignano", "Cambio di Stagione" or "Sampierdarena" is mixed with more moody and soulful tunes, world music, opera and atmospheres à la John Carpenter. Amongst the album's highlights worth definitely a mention the Opening and End titles that feature the voices of Arya, MEI and Tahnee Rodriguez. Essential contribution to the recordings were made by Francesca Biliotti - mezzo soprano of the Monteverdi Choir, Valeria Sturba - exceptional multi-instrumentalist of the avant-garde music group OoopopoiooO, Rahma Hafsi and Elisa Zoot.
Described by Rolling Stone as "the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing that has happened to Italy in the past few years", Milan-based Calibro 35 enjoy a worldwide reputation as one of the coolest bands around. Active since 2007, during their long career they were sampled by Dr. Dre on Compton ("One Shot One Kill" feat. Snoop Dogg), Jay Z ("Picasso Baby"), The Child of Lov & Damon Albarn ("One Day") and Demigodz ("The Summer Of Sam"). They played major venues and festivals all over Europe and as unique musicians they collaborated with, amongst others, PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish, Stewart Copeland and Rokia Traoré. The BLANCA OST is the latest of many activities concerning cinema for CALIBRO 35: the band has been completely immersed in the world of soundtracks since the very beginning and they have recently worked on other productions as well, both as Calibro and individually. Last June, the band released their 8th studio album, NOUVELLES AVENTURES, recorded in Naples at Auditorium Novecento. With the new LP the group has made full use of their knowledge and resources, refined and enriched over the years, back to making "Calibro's music": a unique mix of funk, progressive rock, alternative jazz and wide-spectrum cinematic music the public has known them for in fifteen years of career.
- A1: The Pointer Sisters - Happiness 3 58
- A2: Commodores - Girl I Think The World About You 4 33
- A3: Rufus & Chaka Khan - Once You Get Started 4 26
- A4: Johnny Hammond - Fantasy 7 24
- B1: Ramsey Lewis - Whisper Zone 3 01
- B2: Leon Ware - What's Your Name 4 11
- B3: Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free 5 22
- B4: Kleeer - Tonight's The Night 7 13
- C1: Dexter Wansel - I'll Never Forget 4 28
- C2: Sister Sledge - Pretty Baby 4 00
- C3: José Feliciano - California Dreaming 4 11
- C4: Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars 7 20
- D1: Lalo Schifrin - Theme From Enter The Dragon 2 22
- D2: Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear 2 59
- D3: Patrice Rushen - Music Of The Earth 3 56
- D4: Brian Blessed - The White City Part 3 9 31
Late Night Tales reissues the classic and hard-to-find
‘Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai’, compiled by none other
than Jay Kay himself. The 10th edition of what is now
a classic series of compilations was originally released
20 years ago, and hasn’t been available on vinyl for
over 15 years. A blissful collection of soul, disco, jazz,
rare groove, and funk, this collection is an electrifying
journey through the aural influences of one of the UK’s
most seminal jazz bands.
Jay Kay showcases a wealth and breadth of inspiration
that wouldn’t be amiss on the late-night dancefloors
of the Loft (or Giant Steps, for that matter). From The
Pointer Sisters’ uplifting and soulful ‘Happiness’ and
jazz funk legend Johnny ‘Smith’ Hammond’s ‘Fantasy’
to the anthemic ‘Stay Free’ by Ashford & Simpson and
mellifluous ‘Music Of The Earth' by Patrice Rushen,
these two discs form a rite of passage into the creative
mind of a true musical legend.
- A1: Road To Fame
- A2: Funky Dreamer
- A3: Sitting In My Sofa
- A4: Wooden House In Sweden
- A5: Art Of Love
- B1: My Baby Blue
- B2: Groovy Sunshine
- B3: Chill Out Man
- B4: Impression
- B5: You Are A Star
- C1: Beautiful Loser
- C2: Why Is Everybody In Such A Hurry
- C3: Green Village
- C4: Pass It On
- C5: Be The One You Are
- D1: Bright Side Of The Sun
- D2: Everybody's Looking For You
- D3: Happy Blues Man
- D4: Musk Malone
- D5: Mig
- D6: Mikkel Brygger
Black Vinyl[40,97 €]
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NEW 2023 ALBUM, 2LP, GATEFOLD,200G,Swirl Color Vinyl, Limited Collectors Edition of 100
Formed in the late 70's, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members has co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back singles such as Cocaine Cool, remixes from Soul Clap, and latest the mini-album Cosyland and the chill out album, Cosmic Vibes.
In 2013 they released the double album Uptimistic Music.
2019 was the 40th anniversary and release of the album Healing Feeling.
2023 marks the year of a new 21track studio album "Road To Fame"
As for concerts, Laid Back is touring worldwide at cherry picked sunny locations with their two-man electronic set up and selected festivals with the band.
On his sole album as a leader, bassist Melvin Jackson - a veteran of the Eddie Harris band (this album includes two Harris originals) - plays with a bow, plucks and plugs his upright bass into a Maestro G-2 filter box, a Boomerang, an Echoplex, and an Ampeg amp. The result is soulful, psychedelic, and of course, funky – at once one of the grooviest and most avant-garde albums you’ll ever hear. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
Detroit music legend, Marcus Malone and Dan Smith of The Noisettes reveal their awesome new collaborative long player, ‘Interstate 75’, on Ramrock Red Records, loaded with 60’s style Rhythm and Blues, old school Soul and back to the future Funk. Across the album there’s 10 incredible songs loaded with finger snapping beats, hip swaying grooves, infectious brass and raw, soul-drenched vocals, all written and performed with the highest level of musicianship. From the empowering opening track, ‘Ain’t No Telling’ to the groovilicious album title ‘Interstate 75’, and the irresistibly funky ‘Other Side Of The River’, this stunning set of work joins the musical dots between 60’s Stax, Motown and Cadet, along with early 70’s Funk of Sly and The Family Stone and Eugene McDaniels, creating an instantaneous authentic classic vibe.
“I’ve got a future Blues classic on my hands with an indefinable time scale – it could’ve been recorded in the mid 70’s and feels like an instant crate diggers delight!” – Jo Wallace (Ramrock Records)
- A1: Smart Ass Black Boy (Redux)
- A2: Final Destination (Redux)
- A3: Creepin' (Ft. Jahlil Nzinga) (Redux)
- A4: Bkny (Ft. Old Money) (Redux)
- A5: I Shine (Redux)
- A6: Never Let You Go (Ft. Shan) (Redux)
- B1: Hood Party (Ft. Kool A.d. And Despot) (Redux)
- B2: Frenzy (Ft. Gldneye) (Redux)
- B3: Father's Day (Redux)
- B4: Sleepover (Ft. Shawn Neon) (Redux)
- B5: The More Things Change (The More They Stay The Same) (Redux)
- B6: Bkny
"Smart Ass Black Boy: Redux" ist die zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum neu abgemischte und neu gemasterte Ausgabe des zweiten Studioalbums des Houstoner Rappers Fat Tony und des ersten Albums für Young One Records (einem frühen Partisan-Imprint).
"Smart Ass Black Boy" war eine der am meisten gefeierten Hip-Hop-Platten des Jahres 2013 und wurde schließlich zu einer der beliebtesten Houstoner Rap-Platten der 2010er Jahre. Das Album landete auf den Jahresendlisten von Complex und VICE, während Noisey und Pitchfork die Videos zu "BKNY" bzw. "Hood Party" uraufführten. Es wurde in der First Listen-Serie von NPR vorgestellt, wo es als "refreshing" und "promising" beschrieben wurde, während Pitchfork sagte das Album "absolutely knocks". Robert Christgau gab der Platte eine A-Bewertung ("homespun and imaginative"), und Rolling Stone nannte sie einen "thoroughly enjoyable batch of smart-ass raps". Fat Tony hat seitdem Platten mit Don Giovanni und Carpark veröffentlicht, zuletzt in diesem Jahr "I Will Make a Baby in this Damn Economy".
Das Album enthält einen noch nie zuvor veröffentlichten "BKNY (Remix)" mit neuen Versen von Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Melo-X und GLDNEYE.
[l] B6. BKNY [Remix] (feat. Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Melo-X, and GLDNEYE) (Redux)




















