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HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY - DISTURBING THE CENOTAPH
  • New York Ripper
  • Coffin Colony
  • Island Of The Dead
  • Depraved Unspeakable Acts
  • Massive Cadaver Resurrection
  • Undead Apocalypse
  • Phantom Intrusions
  • Burial Disturbance
  • Lunatic Butcher

HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY, the 'supergroup' led by former MONSTROSITY and VILE frontman and current artwork artist Mike Hrubovcak and Rogga Johansson from PAGANIZER and RIBSPREADER are releasing their third full-length, "Disturbing The Cenotaph". Since the duo, completed by former THE PROJECT HATE drummer Thomas Ohlsson, originally picked up their moniker as an homage to the 1981 cult horror flick of the same name, it shouldn't come as a surprise they've once again paying tribute to director Lucio Fulci (1927-1996) in one of this album most lethal salvo, 'New York Ripper'. Elsewhere on this third album, other tracks like 'Undead Apocalypse' or 'Burial Disturbance' were inspired by other famous horror classics like "Night Of The Living Dead" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", Hrubovcak has come up in his lyrics with his own tales of terror. Some are totally fictional like, 'Coffin Colony' about a "diseased homeless living in underground coffins who gets infected with rabies after eating sewer rats". Others, like 'Lunatic Butcher' are inspired by real-life events or, in that case, by the antics and vicious killings of Paul John Knowles, dubbed 'the Casanova killer'. Musically speaking, Johansson jokes about "every band saying that their new album is their best but that's actually true here eh eh! This album is HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY on steroids. The sound is broad and impious, the vocals are awesome and the heavy riffing interlaced with occasional melody makes an overall varied, fun and GORY listen!" Completed, like on 2024's "The Mortuary Hauntings", by a gruesome artwork courtesy Felipe Mora (whose nightmarish visions can already be seen on albums by CONSUMPTION, ACHERON or WOMBBATH) and mixed by Håkan Stuvemark from WOMBBATH, Disturbing The Cenotaph is one raw, in-your-face and eight songs packed death-metal-to-the-core album ready to chill you to the bone!

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Dropkick Murphys - For The People (LP 2x12")

Mit ihrem neuen Album 'For The People' kehren Dropkick Murphys zurück zu ihren Punk-Wurzeln - laut, kämpferisch und voller Haltung. Zwischen Klassenkampf und Familiengeschichte, zwischen Protestsong und Pogues-Hommage - 'For The People' ist mehr als nur ein Albumtitel. Es ist ein Statement gegen Ungerechtigkeit, für Menschlichkeit und Solidarität.

Produziert von Langzeit-Weggefährte Ted Hutt und mit Artwork von Shepard Faireys Studio Number One, erscheint das Album über Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam digital am 4. Juli (passend zum US-Unabhängigkeitstag) und am 10. Oktober auf CD und 2LP. Die Vinyl-Version kommt mit fünf Bonustracks.

Ob mit der ersten Single 'Who’ll Stand With Us?' oder der bewegenden Shane-MacGowan-Verneigung 'One Last Goodbye' - Dropkick Murphys liefern den Soundtrack für alle, die sich nicht mit der Welt, wie sie ist, zufriedengeben. 'For the People'!

- Ltd. Col. 2LP: (Silver 2LP/Gatefold mit Etching einer schwarzen Rose auf der D-Seite + Faltposter)

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Dropkick Murphys - For The People (LP 2x12")

Mit ihrem neuen Album 'For The People' kehren Dropkick Murphys zurück zu ihren Punk-Wurzeln - laut, kämpferisch und voller Haltung. Zwischen Klassenkampf und Familiengeschichte, zwischen Protestsong und Pogues-Hommage - 'For The People' ist mehr als nur ein Albumtitel. Es ist ein Statement gegen Ungerechtigkeit, für Menschlichkeit und Solidarität.

Produziert von Langzeit-Weggefährte Ted Hutt und mit Artwork von Shepard Faireys Studio Number One, erscheint das Album über Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam digital am 4. Juli (passend zum US-Unabhängigkeitstag) und am 10. Oktober auf CD und 2LP. Die Vinyl-Version kommt mit fünf Bonustracks.

Ob mit der ersten Single 'Who’ll Stand With Us?' oder der bewegenden Shane-MacGowan-Verneigung 'One Last Goodbye' - Dropkick Murphys liefern den Soundtrack für alle, die sich nicht mit der Welt, wie sie ist, zufriedengeben. 'For the People'!

Gatefold mit Etching einer schwarzen Rose auf der D-Seite + Faltposter)

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Dropkick Murphys - For The People (LP 2x12")

Mit ihrem neuen Album 'For The People' kehren Dropkick Murphys zurück zu ihren Punk-Wurzeln - laut, kämpferisch und voller Haltung. Zwischen Klassenkampf und Familiengeschichte, zwischen Protestsong und Pogues-Hommage - 'For The People' ist mehr als nur ein Albumtitel. Es ist ein Statement gegen Ungerechtigkeit, für Menschlichkeit und Solidarität.

Produziert von Langzeit-Weggefährte Ted Hutt und mit Artwork von Shepard Faireys Studio Number One, erscheint das Album über Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam digital am 4. Juli (passend zum US-Unabhängigkeitstag) und am 10. Oktober auf CD und 2LP. Die Vinyl-Version kommt mit fünf Bonustracks.

Ob mit der ersten Single 'Who’ll Stand With Us?' oder der bewegenden Shane-MacGowan-Verneigung 'One Last Goodbye' - Dropkick Murphys liefern den Soundtrack für alle, die sich nicht mit der Welt, wie sie ist, zufriedengeben. 'For the People'!

- Ltd. Col. 2LP: (Silver 2LP/Gatefold mit Etching einer schwarzen Rose auf der D-Seite + Faltposter)

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CAVEIRAS - GUERRA TOTAL NA BOCA DO LIXO

"Guerra Total Na Boca Do Lixo" is CAVEIRAS' new album, to be released on February 13, 2026. The album will include 12 brand new tracks, displaying the usual mix of punk aggression, batucada rhythms, industrial / noise bravado and bass music.

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CAVEIRAS deal in obsessive rhythms and low frequencies, infusing punk with Afro-Brazilian vibes. Their spiritual birth can be traced back to a visit to Favela Rocinha: while watching two young boys improvise a batucada with a bucket and a bin, band members became obsessed with the possibility of an occult alliance between Rio de Janeiro and Einstürzende Neubauten’s Berlin. Back home, Caveiras made a blood oath, vowing to channel the dark side of samba. Armed with an electric bass, scrap percussions and a machine-gunning sampler, they began to butcher Brazilian standards with a wild and iconoclastic attitude. Claves and rhythms of the Brazilian tradition are heavily treated through electro-acoustic techniques, dub-oriented bass lines strip melody down to the bone, while screams cross the line separating punk’s rants from Quimbanda’s curses.

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Terror Corpse - Ash Eclipses Flesh LP
  • Pyre Of Ash And Bone
  • Gate Zero
  • Womb Of The Hollow Earth
  • Blissful Incineration
  • Fallout Obliteration
  • Nuclear Winter
  • Transmission Beta
  • The Hollow That Devours
  • Sons Of Perdition
  • Into The Crypts Of Rays

Black Vinyl

"Tief gestimmter, düsterer und brutaler Texas Death Metal", lautet die kompromisslose Antwort von Terror Corpse-Schlagzeuger Dobber Beverly, wenn er gebeten wird, sein neuestes Monstrum zu beschreiben.

Terror Corpse wurde 2025 gegründet, besteht jedoch aus Veteranen der US-Underground-Szene und ist aus den Überresten von Malignant Altar hervorgegangen, wo sie dort weitermachen, wo ihre Vorgänger aufgehört haben – immer noch in Zusammenarbeit mit Dark Descent Records.

Das Album wurde vollständig vom Schlagzeuger selbst produziert und hat einen ebenso unverwechselbaren wie vernichtenden Sound. Vom ersten hämmernden Kick-Drum-Schlag an, zu dem sich bald eine markerschütternde Bassline gesellt, lässt Ash Eclipses Flesh seinen unerbittlichen Griff nie locker.

„Ich wollte im Wesentlichen einen extrem tief gestimmten Celtic-Frost-Gitarrensound mit einer modernen und großzügigen, natürlichen Drum-Aufnahme. Großer Raum, große Drum-Sounds. Dazu noch ein paar höhlenartige, tiefe Vocals im Stil von Craig Pillard und Bassgitarre, und schon hat man unseren Sound.“

Die Verehrung der Band für das Erbe von Celtic Frost zeigt sich auch im letzten Song des Albums, einem Cover von „Into the Crypts of Rays“. Dobber macht keinen Hehl aus den Einflüssen von Terror Corpse: „Disciples Of Mockery, Incantation, Morbid Angel vor den 2000er Jahren; im Wesentlichen älterer böser amerikanischer Death Metal. Celtic Frost hat uns alle massiv beeinflusst. Von ihren primitiven und gewalttätigen Anfängen bis hin zur ultra-experimentellen und dunklen Ära ihrer späteren Alben.“

pre-order now19.12.2025

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Bill Conti - Karate Kid: 40th Anniversary Original Motion Picture Score LP 2x12"
  • A1: Main Title
  • A2: Fite Nite
  • A3: Bumpy Ride
  • A4: Dan Ducks Out
  • A5: Bonsai Tree
  • A6: Decorate The Gym
  • A7: Miyagi Rattles Bones
  • B1: Miyagi Intercedes
  • B2: On To Miyagi's
  • B3: The Pact
  • B4: Troubled Lovers
  • B5: Japanese Sander
  • B6: Paint The Fence
  • B7: Daniel Sees The Bird
  • C1: Fish And Train
  • C2: Training Hard
  • C3: The Kiss
  • C4: Japanese Hand Clap
  • C5: No Mercy
  • C6: Daniel's Moment Of Truth
  • D1: Fish And Train (Alternate Ending)
  • D2: Miyagi Rattles Bones (Alternate Ending)
  • D3: Fascination
  • D4: Japanese Hand Clap (Opening With Overlay)
  • D7: Daniel's Moment Of Truth (Alternate Take)
  • D5: Japanese Hand Clap (Alternate Opening)
  • D6: No Mercy (Opening With Overlay)

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the blockbuster summer film of 1984, SPACELAB9, in conjunction with Columbia Pictures, proudly presents The KARATE KID: 40th Anniversary Original Motion Picture Score Double LP!
Released for the first time ever on vinyl, the collection features the full 20 track score album by legendary composer Bill Conti, plus 7 bonus tracks.
Double LP package features beautiful original cover artwork created exclusively for this album by renowned artist Astor Alexander, plus stills from the original landmark 1984 film and a brief note from composer Bill Conti.

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MOR ELIAN - SOLID SPACE LP

MOR ELIAN

SOLID SPACE LP

12inchTOPO2-004
TOPO2
15.12.2025

Ten years after her first release, electronic musician Mor Elian presents her debut album Solid Space. Showing her full artistic range, the LP drifts between dream-like listening states and experimental club spaces. Written in a transitional time, these compositions arrived in emotional, unfiltered bursts. Solid Space brings together ambient textures, early IDM structures, and experimental electronics, with distant, hazy vocals converging into a single, subconscious flow. It is released by adventurous electronic music label topo2 on November 28, 2025. The record is pressed on 180 grams of ICCS-certified bio-vinyl, housed in a heavy full-colour sleeve, and comes with a download-code to the full release. Mastering is done by Ike Zwanikken, mixing by Gramrcy, artwork courtesy of Kees de Klein, and poetry written by Eelco Couvreur. Additional production and mixing on track 7 by Carrier.


in the half-sleep: a voice
not anyone’s, just sound.
what it touches, it mirrors
learning to name itself.

a throat opens —
to hum through bone
to say nothing correctly.

we coexist as opposites
in our mother tongue, dreaming
the things we were never meant to touch.

there is a channel
between pulse and sentence —
a being moving through
the being that once answered to me.

to feel and not own the feeling,
each of us made visible
by the other.

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PORT SULPHUR BAND - SHADOWS WAKE (MUSIC FROM HUNT: SHOWDOWN) LP 2x12"
  • Three Lost Souls
  • Dressed To Die
  • Kiss The Ring
  • Rise Up Dead Man (1896 Version)
  • Make Them Bleed
  • Devil's Door (Instrumental)
  • An Acquired Taste
  • Another Haunting
  • Beneath The Apple Tree
  • It Ain't Over (Bones & Bounties Version)
  • Curtain Call
  • You Call It Madness
  • Bite The Bullet Part 1
  • Bite The Bullet Part 2
  • Follow Me To Hell
  • Let Us Prey
  • The Fool
  • Web Of The Empress
  • Rise Up Dead Man (Bones & Bounties Version)
  • Auld Lang Syne

Gold/schwarzes Marble-Vinyl. Die PORT SULPHUR BAND, die im Schlamm des Lawson Delta Bayou gegründet wurde, bewegt sich zwischen Fiktion und Realität. Die PORT SULPHUR BAND ist sowohl ein Meta-Element des Videospiels Hunt: Showdown 1896 als auch eine hauseigene Band der Spieleentwickler von Crytek. Sie wurde gegründet, um Geschichten aus der Welt von Hunt zu erzählen, einem übernatürlichen Shooter, der in den Anfängen des Blues und Jazz im Louisiana der 1890er Jahre spielt. Das neue Album ,Shadows Wake" der Band wird mit 20 neuen düsteren Western-Songs aus der Welt von Hunt: Showdown 1896 alle bisherigen Alben übertreffen. Jeder Song erzählt eine Geschichte aus dieser rauen Westernwelt, in der Verrat, Brutalität, Draufgängertum und Verzweiflung das Leben derer prägen, die es wagen, sich der sich ausbreitenden Korruption zu stellen und gegen die von ihr erschaffenen Monster zu kämpfen.In ,Web of the Empress" hört man die Geschichte einer Frau, die lebendig begraben wurde, nur um von Hunderten von verdorbenen Spinnen wieder zum Leben erweckt zu werden. In ,Beneath the Apple Tree" sinniert ein Mann über seine eigene Verzweiflung, während er seine unschuldigen Träume gegen eine Waffe und ein Grab eintauscht. Und in ,Curtain Call" laden verstörte Zirkusclowns den Zuhörer ein, ihnen in die Dunkelheit ihres eigenen Wahnsinns und ihrer Korruption zu folgen.,Shadows Wake" ist das vierte Album und die dritte Vinyl-Veröffentlichung von PORT SULPHUR BAND.

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CHIEMI ERI - Chiemi And The Delta Rhythm Boys
  • A1: Medley: Tennessee Waltz / A Guy Is A Guy / C'est Si Bon / Too Young / Come On, My House
  • A2: Sanosa
  • A3: Marina
  • A4: Soran Bushi
  • A5: Paper Moon
  • A6: When The Saints Go Marching In
  • B1: Dry Bones
  • B2: Dagger Mckee
  • B3: A Love Story
  • B4: O.k. You Win
  • B5: No Greater Love
  • B6: 16 Tons
  • B7: Side By Side

This is the origin of Chiemi Eri, who continues to enjoy immense popularity across generations and borders.
Seven vinyl titles focusing on jazz are released simultaneously! Chiemi Eri, at the height of her powers, performs with the Delta Rhythm Boys, America's
leading male vocal group. This is a happy, swinging, and heated live recording!

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MAKOTO OZONE / NO NAME HORSES - Day 1
  • A1: Day 1
  • A2: My Wiener Schnitzel
  • B1: Moules Mariniere
  • B2: Bone Spirals
  • B3: Infinity
  • C1: Deviation
  • C2: Fun & Games
  • D1: Ordinary Days
  • D2: Gotta Be Happy

YES! We are a "BIG BAND"!!
A 20th anniversary original album featuring new members has been released on a two-disc vinyl set.

Formed in 2005 at the invitation of pianist Makoto Ozone, whose work transcends genres and continues to thrive on a global scale, the 15-member big band
"No Name Horses" has grown into a one-of-a-kind big band, thanks to its sophisticated ensemble built on longstanding relationships of trust, the diverse
original compositions of Ozone and the other members, and its boundless creativity and playfulness. The band has performed both in Japan and overseas.

In 2024, the band changed its name from "Makoto Ozone featuring No Name Horse" to "Makoto Ozone No Name Horse," and began activities under a new
lineup with the addition of three new members: Hidetaro Matsui, Yu Riku, and Shinpei Ogawa. This is the first album since the new lineup was released in
November 2024.

Returning to the classic big band sound, this album was created with each member contributing a new song, based on the concept of a superb swing and resonance.

Makoto Ozone "No Name Horses"
Makoto Ozone (p, org) Eric Miyashiro (tp, flh, picc trp) Akira Okumura (tp, flh) Shutaro Matsui (tp, flh) Yoshiaki Okazaki (tp, flh) Eijiro Nakagawa (tb)
Marshall Gilkes (tb) Junko Yamashiro (b-tb) Masanori Okazaki (as, ss, cl) Atsushi Ikeda (as) Toshio Miki (ts) Yu Riku (ts, fl) Yoshihiro Iwamochi (bs, cl)
Shinpei Ogawa (b) Shinnosuke Takahashi (ds)

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THE	SLACKERS - LOST & FOUND VOL 2

THE SLACKERS

LOST & FOUND VOL 2

12inchPPR435
Pirates Press
12.12.2025

Bone w/ black splatter vinyl. NYC ska/reggae legends The Slackers are back with a new collection of rarities - or as they put it, "Tales of Mirth, Heartbreak, and Woe!" - from their extensive catalog with the release of Lost & Found Vol 2 on Pirates Press Records. In their well over 30-year career, The Slackers have been one of the most consistently prolific artists in the game. While that means their legions of worldwide fans are never wanting for new material, it can also mean that once in a while, even dedicated fans can miss a new song here or there. Thus, it's helpful that the band periodically collects some of these lesser known and sought-after gems for wide release under the Lost & Found banner! Lost & Found Vol 2 includes some of the rarest Slackers tunes of them all. Live versions of several songs as well as the studio track "Diskambobulated" come from ultra-rare lathe cut singles. Still others come from limited one-time-only single pressings on PPR, including two 12" singles and one collaborative 7" which features vocals by Japanese dancehall sensation Papa B. Finally, it includes a dub mix of "Time Won't Set You Free" that is previously unreleased.

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Won't Stay Dead - Vindication LP
  • 1: River's Edge
  • 2: Wicked Plan
  • 3: Inferno
  • 4: Come By Tonight
  • 5: Boys Will Be Boys
  • 6: Empty Room
  • 7: Pull The Trigger
  • 8: Hack To The Bone
  • 9: Impact
  • 10: Lay Beside Her
  • 11: You Don't Even Exist
  • 12: Let It Go
  • 13: Drag
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WHITE ROSE TRANSMISSION - 700 MILES OF DESERT
  • Summer Road
  • Hallucinating You
  • Snakebitten
  • Desert Bones
  • Valentine
  • Heart Of Machine
  • The Swimmer
  • Four Lonely Hours Away
  • Digging For Water
  • Wild Rain
  • Walking In The Opposite Direction
  • Inbetween Dreams
  • Breath
  • Dead Guitars
  • Desert Bones (Early Mix)

"700 Miles of Desert" is the second album by White Rose Transmission, the project of Adrian Borland and Carlo van Putten. The record weaves dark, poetic rock with atmospheric melodies and introspective lyrics, capturing a haunting beauty that became a poignant farewell to Borland's musical journey.

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Struck a Nerve - Struck a Nerve LP
  • 1: Nocturnal Terror
  • 2: Struck A Nerve
  • 3: Parade Of Violence
  • 4: Inside The Torture Fortress
  • 5: Raining Death
  • 6: Moon Sniper
  • 7: Last Eyes See All
  • 8: The Knife Scrapes The Bone
  • 9: Leviathan Wings
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Docteur Nico & African Fiesta Sukisa - African Fiesta Sukisa 1966-1974
  • Mobali Nakobala (Nico – Ngoma J 5127, © Sukisa) Rumba Lingala
  • Nalingi Yo Na Motema (Nico, Chantal – Ngoma J 5130 © Sukisa) Kiri-Kiri
  • Mokili Makambo (Nico – Sukisa 93) Kiri-Kiri
  • Ata Osali (Chantal – Ngoma Dnj 5214, © Sukisa) Rumba Lingala
  • 1: Er Boeing (Kwamy – Air Congo) Merengue
  • Hommage A Lumumba Patrice (Sukisa 44) Mabanga
  • Bougie Ya Motema (Nico – Sukisa 47) Rumba Lingala
  • Okosambuisa Ngai (Mizele – Sukisa 66) Rumba Lingala
  • Sule (Nico – Sukisa 50) Rumba Lingala
  • Okosuka Wapi ? (Josky – Sukisa 110) Danse Kono
  • Kamungaziko (Lessa Lassan – Sukisa 114) Danse Kono
  • Mokili Matata (Nico – Tcheza 10.001; © Sukisa) Rumba-Kono Lingala
  • Baoulé (Lassan – Sukisa 99) Kiri-Kiri
  • Beauté (Nico – Sukisa 101) Rumba Lingala
  • Mansanga (Nico – Sukisa 131) Rumba Lingala
  • Souzi (Sangana – Sukisa 117) Rumba Lingala
  • Naboyi Koswana (Sangana – Sukisa 120) Rumba Cha Cha
  • July (Julie – Sukisa 120) Madre Rumba
  • Runeme Mama (Nico – Sukisa 47) Cha Cha Cha
  • A Morow (Arr. Nico – Sukisa 66) Cha Cha Cha
  • Apôtre Del Si Boney (Apôtre – Sukisa 73) Charanga
  • A La Savana (Arr. Nico – Sukisa 62) Pachanga
  • Alto Songo (Arr. Nico – Ngoma J5126, © Sukisa) Rumba Espagnol
  • Para Bailar (Nico – Sukisa 50) Pachanga
  • Meta Fua Mudia (Kaba – Sukisa 118) Rumba Lingala
  • Exhibition Show (Nico – Sukisa 135) Instrumental
  • Exhibition Dechaud (Dechaud – Sukisa 71) Instrumental
  • Bolala - Ayando (Nico – Sukisa 132) Extrait Show Kasanda
  • Excitation - Makwandungu - Ngombele (Nico – Sukisa 132) Extrait Show Kasanda
  • Kamulangu

'In collaboration with the children of Nico Kasanda, better known as Docteur Nico, Planet Ilunga proudly presents an anthology dedicated to African Fiesta Sukisa, available as a 3LP set and a digital release with bonus songs. This release is the result of many years of preparations and was realized in close partnership with Liliane Kasanda, Nico’s eldest daughter. Marking forty years since his passing, we felt that the year 2025 was the right time to honor Docteur Nico’s legacy with this original collection.
'Almost all of the African Fiesta Sukisa songs were released on Nico’s Sukisa label which translates in Lingala for “the final accomplishment”. The music on Sukisa, crafted by Nico and legendary vocalists such as Chantal, Sangana, Apôtre, Mizele, Lessa Lassan and Josky, embodies the essence of that powerful phrase with genius, class and depth. The label ran between 1966 and 1975 and released approximately 280 songs. Ngoma also issued the group between 1967 and 1971 and, in addition, reissued material from the Sukisa label. Many of these songs have become part of the collective memory of Congolese society and are still heard, discussed, and analyzed daily across digital platforms worldwide, as well as on numerous Congolese radio and TV stations.
'The album we put together features some of Nico’s signature songs alongside never before reissued tracks from the Sukisa catalog. It furthermore contains a large booklet with song commentary, testimonial interviews from well-known musicians, journalists, fans and Nico’s entourage, besides never before published photography about his personal and musical life.
'Alastair Johnston, author of the book ‘A Discography of Docteur Nico’ and longstanding Planet Ilunga collaborator, designed a stylish booklet and cover using all our collected material. Audifax Bemba, longtime admirer, compiler and connoisseur of Nico’s music, and the author of most of the song commentary in our accompanying booklet, offers his portrait of Docteur Nico:
“After displaying technical virtuosity with African Jazz, expert and accomplished guitar with African Fiesta, which musicologist Sylvain Bemba described as a dream guitar, Nico Kasanda was consecrated ‘dieu de la guitare’ by the public in the late sixties. With his band African Fiesta Sukisa, Docteur Nico displays his wide palette of unusual sounds. While exploring the Hawaiian guitar with its clear, airy, plangent, psychedelic effluvia, he continues to replicate the piano comping technique, and adds two missing strings to his bow: a simulation of the sanza (likembé or thumb piano), whose sounds he reproduces right down to the noisemakers of the tiny tin rings, on the one hand, and the sounds of the Luba balafon on the other. The right note, in the right place, at the right time, is the triptych on which Nico Kasanda’s playing is based, a note dressed in the perfect sound. A guitar of pure emotion. With African Fiesta Sukisa, his playing takes a ‘Chopin-esque’ turn, sending out more notes in a sublime adagio. The true artist is the one who simplifies everything. Docteur Nico is a genius of our time, whose style makes him the supreme exponent of the most important guitar school in Congolese music. He is recognized by his peers as the greatest African solo guitarist of all time. Sculpting sound in a tireless quest for beauty, Nico Kasanda has sublimated the guitar throughout his career.”






























[xd] Kamulangu [Outro] (Dr. Kasanda – Sukisa 135) Folklore Baluba

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