The perennial best seller from Ludovico Einaudi to be released on vinyl for the very first time, and includes hit singles I Giorni, Le Onde, Divenire, Nuvole BIanche and more.
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- A1: Rinky Dink Records (Skit)
- A2: We 'Bout To Ride - Hypnotize Camp Posse
- A3: Drive By - Project Pat
- A4: Azz & Tittiez - Hypnotize Camp Posse
- B1: Die A Soldier - Hypnotize Camp Posse
- B2: We Ain't Playin' - Gangsta Boo & Koopsta Knicca
- B3: Fie It On Up - T-Rock W/Tear Da Club Up Thugs & La Chat
- B4: Big Mouth, Big Talk - Pastor Troy & T-Rock
- C1: What's Going On (Skit)
- C2: D-Suckin'-H - Gangsta Boo & Juicy J
- C3: Don't Make Me Kill - Lord Infamous (Feat Killa Klan)
- C4: Don't Trust 'Em - Crunchy Black & T-Rock
- D1: Who Run It - Three-6-Mafia
- D2: Project Hoes - La Chat
- D3: Da First Date - Tear Da Club Up Thugs & Koopsta Knicca
- D4: Hoes Can Be Like N****Z - La Chat
- D5: Outro
Three 6 Mafia fans canget their hands on Hypnotize Camp Posse's one and only album on limited edition vinyl. Originally released in 2000 only on CD and cassette, Get On Down gives this southern Hip-Hop classic a proper release on vinyl. Featuring all The Hypnotize Minds affiliates DJ Paul, Juicy J, Project Pat, Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo, La Chat, T-Rock, & Koopsta Knicca.
- A1: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Main Theme (From "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence")
- A2: Endroll (From "The Last Emperor")
- A3: Rain (From "The Last Emperor")
- B1: The Sheltering Sky Main Theme (From "The Sheltering Sky")
- B2: High Heels Main Theme (From "High Heels")
- B3: Wild Palms Main Theme (From "Wild Palms")
- C1: Acceptance (From "Little Buddha")
- C2: Snake Eyes Main Theme (Long Version) (From "Snake Eyes")
- C3: Bolerisch (From "Femme Fatale")
- D1: Bibo No Aozora (From "Babel")
- D2: Small Hope (From "Hara-Kiri (Ichimei)")
- D3: Yae No Sakura Opening Theme (From "Yae No Sakura")
- D4: The Revenant Main Theme (From "The Revenant")
From small beginnings in 1974 as a local cinema and university event, Film Fest Gent has grown yearly in stature and is now recognised as one of the major destinations for the film industry. A vital component is the celebration of film music in the shape of the World Soundtrack Awards which honours the very best composers at work in the world of cinema. In 2016 the award went to one of the most brilliant composers of his generation, Ryuichi Sakamoto. This is the first overview of his remarkable catalogue of film scores, fully approved by the composer and performed by the masterful Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Dirk Brossé. Sakamoto was already a celebrated pioneer in electronic music and composer/pianist/singer in Japan when director Nagisa Oshima asked him to write the score for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence in 1983 and also to star alongside David Bowie. In a 30 year plus career since then he has worked with the cream of film directors including Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor), Brian De Palma (Snake Eyes), Pedro Almodovar (High Heels) and most recently Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant). This compilation is a fitting tribute to his status as one of the greatest living musicians and film composers.
- A1: Stronger Together (Ft. 88Birds)
- A2: Shades
- A3: Closer (Ft. Takis & Zagata)
- A4: All Falls Down (Ft. Florentin & Kyle Anson)
- A5: Wild Feelings (Ft. Sam Gray)
- B1: Silver Lining
- B2: Shine Like You (Ft. Avian Grays)
- B3: Lifeline
- B4: Everything Everything (Ft. Olivia Sebastianelli)
- B5: Sleepwalking (Ft. Mike Schmid)
- C1: Alone (Ft. Amanda Collis)
- C2: River (Ft. Aidyl)
- C3: From This Day On (Ft. Jes)
- C4: Feels Like Home (Ft. Aidyl)
- D1: Stars Collide (Ft. Robbie Seed & That Girl)
- D2: Blue Roses (Ft. Robbie Seed & Maryjo Lilac)
- D3: I Wish (Ft. Robbie Seed, Jimmy Chou & That Girl)
- D4: Rescue Me
Highly anticipated by his legions of fans, Andrew Rayel's album Lifeline limelights the incredible versatility - and the innate musicality - of the Moldovan DJ, producer, radio show host and label boss. Flaunting his melodic prowess across eighteen tracks, this body of work underlines Andrew Rayel's intentions to remain amongst dance music's key figures as he gives all his loyal supporters yet another reason to smile.
Lifeline contains several of his biggest hits to date, including “Silver Lining”, “Wild Feelins”, “Closer”, and “Stars Collide”. The album features guest performances by Takis, Zagata, Florentin, Sam Gray, AVIAN GRAYS, Olivia Sebastianelli, Mike Schmid, Amanda Collis, Robbie Seed, and That Girl amongst many others.
The 2LP Lifeline is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies and includes an insert.
- A1: Deshominisation I
- A2: Deshominisation Ii
- A3: Generique (Debut) (Debut)
- A4: Le Bracelet
- A5: Terr Et Tiwa
- A6: Maquillage De Tiwa
- A7: Course De Terr
- B1: Terr Et Tiwa Dorment
- B2: Terr Est Assomme
- B3: Abite
- B4: Conseil Des Draags
- B5: Les Hommes/La Grande Coexistence
- B6: La Femme
- B7: Mira Et Terr
- B8: Mort Du Draag
- B9: L'oiseau
- B10: La Cite Des Hommes Libres
- C1: Attaque Des Robots
- C2: La Longue Marche
- C3: Les Fusees/Valse Des Statues
- C4: Generique (Fin) (Fin)
- C5: Strip-Tease
- C6: Meditation Des Enfants
- C7: La Vieille Meurt
- D3: Le Destin De Terr
- D4: Flore Et Faune
- D5: Sauvage Planete
- D6: Casques
- D7: Deshominisation Ii (Alternate Take)
- D8: Generique (Fin) (Fin)
- D9: Terr Et Medor (Alternate Mix)
- D10: Deshominisation I (Alternate Mix)
- D1: L'appel De La Liberte
- D2: Meditation Alternative
At the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, a feature-length animated film caused a sensation and won the Special Jury Prize: La Planète Sauvage by René Laloux, with phantasmagorical drawings by Roland Topor. For this philosophical tale of anticipation, where men are used as domestic toys by blue giants, the Draags, the celebrated composer Alain Goraguer unleashes his inspiration with a haunting main theme of great melodic clarity, soaring and hypnotic atmospheres, but also pursues funky rhythms with wah-wah on guitar, as if reaching out to Isaac Hayes from Shaft. Over the decades, the acclaim of La Planète Sauvage has been growing in crescendo, both the film and its score, revered by new generations as a psychedelic summit, an Everest of French pop. Artists from the new world, from rap and hip-hop cultures, such as A$ap Mob, Madlib, Mac Miller and many others, have dipped into it for samples or remixes. As La Planète Sauvage celebrates its half-century, Cam Sugar presents a new deluxe edition of the soundtrack, mixed from the recently discovered multi-track tapes, including 7 previously unreleased tracks and 3 alternate mixes. Produced under the expert supervision of Patrick Goraguer, Alain's son, this is released as Deluxe gatefold 2LP (including a special illustrated zine) and CD digipack. Listening to this complete album will confirm the spellbinding power of La Planète Sauvage is intact.
Get On Down proudly present the debut solo album from Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah. Released in 1996 on Epic Records, Ironman earned immediate success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Produced by RZA, Ironman found inspiration in sources ranging from blaxploitation films to classic soul and charted a whole new direction for hip-hop in the process. The album features classic bangers like “Daytona 500” featuring Raekwon and Cappadonna to soulful emotionally moving cuts like “All That I Got Is You” with Mary J Blige. The album earned gold status a year after its release and platinum by 2004, a true testament to the staying power or this classic piece of Wu-Tang artistry.
- A1: Little Drummer Boy
- A2: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- A3: My Favorite Things
- A4: This Christmas
- B1: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
- B2: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- B3: When You Wish Upon A Star
- B4: Mary Did You Know
- C1: Do You Hear What I Hear?
- C2: Petit Papa Noel
- C3: The First Noel
- C4: Noche De Paz (Silent Night) (Silent Night)
- D1: Winter Wonderland
- D2: Silent Night
- D3: Oh Holy Night
- D4: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Vor zehn Jahren erschien das soulig-stimmungsvolle Weihnachtsalbum von Mary J. Blige, das mit Klassikern wie “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Winter Wonderland” und “Silent Night” inzwischen ein echter Christmas-Klassiker geworden ist. Zum 10 jährigen Jubiläum erscheint es jetzt erstmals auch auf Vinyl mit zwei bisher unveröffentlichten Bonustracks (”O Holy Night” & ”Do You Hear What I Hear? (Solo Version)”.
Die neu erscheinende CD enthält ebenfalls beide Bonustracks. Produziert wurde ”A Mary Christmas” von Mastermind David Foster, der in den letzten Jahrzehnten bereits Stars wie Celine Dion, Whitney Houson, Michael Bublé und viele andere mit einem unnachahmlichen Albumsound versorgte und enthält neben Mary J. Bliges wundervoller Stimme Kollaborationen mit Stars wie Barbra Streisand, Chris Botti, The Clark Sisters, Jesse J and Marc Anthony.
- A1: Saucy Lady - I Got It (Xl Middleton Remix)
- A2: Milk Talk - Sayonara Alpinist
- A3: Tryezz - Sunset Crusin
- B1: Moniquea - You Don't Have To Be A Star
- B2: Shiro Schwarz - This Is Who I Am
- B3: I, Ced / Xl Middleton - We Don't Have Forever
- C1: Xl Middleton - Awn-N-Crackin
- C2: Dj Rocca - Beans Burrito
- C3: Ghost - Groove 4
- D1: Zopelar - Blue Gate
- D2: Soul Clap, Zackey Force Funk - For You (Xl Middleton Remix)
- D3: Stimulator Jones - Wake Up
- D4: Zyodara - Call My Name (Feat Yasmina)
- A1: Lyric Millionear
- A2: Jah Blessings
- A3: Steppin Outa
- A4: Feel Alright
- B1: Love Light
- B2: My Girl Ft U-Jean
- B3: The Letter
- B4: Insane (Trouble-Trouble)
- C1: Informer
- C2: Movie Star Ft Delroy Wilson
- C3: Raggamuffin
- C4: Big Dreams
- C5: Herbman Anthem
- D1: My Number
- D2: Complain
- D3: Love Mi Fi Mi Ft Kiprich
- D4: Suppa Star
True leader of a Raggamuffin new wave of in Europe, Jamaican artist Skarra Mucci takes advantage of the Record Store Day 2020 to release his album “Return Of The Raggamuffin”, awarded Best Dancehall album of the year in 2012 and never repressed since then. You will find all the tracks which made his success such as “Movie Star”, “Raggamuffin” or “Feel Alright” in remastered version. According to the press and his fans, this is his milestone album!
Explorations was born from the inquisitive spirit that Hypnotica Colectiva has always had for the world of experimental music. We can classify it as an ambitious project, based on the fact that it is the first official sub-label of HC Records, but also pointing to the musical section both on the publishing side and on the live art side. The main objective is not to adhere to any pigeonhole, seeking to cover a wide range of unconventional sounds and rhythms without straying too far from recognizable and danceable patterns. That is why we want to create space for this project on and off the track, without barriers, and with our eyes mainly set on the future.
To kickstart the project, we look within for answers, paying attention to our mother label. John and Paul Healy hide under the name of Somatic Responses, two Welsh brothers with a long and proven career in intelligent music. We won't say that they are pioneers, but they did manage to forge a characteristic sound and style that has accompanied them since they began their career in the mid-90s.
EXPLORATIONS 01 was not conceived as an LP is usually made. When contacting the artists, they sent us a large number of tracks that they thought would fit the label's preferences. From here, the Explorations team selected the 13 tracks that now come to you, trying to find the balance between the three main styles we bet on for this first release: IDM, Ambient and Drone.
"HC Records is expanding its horizons with a new parallel yet ambitious project. In an effort to broaden its recording legacy from an evolutionary perspective, the Valencian label is venturing into the field of experimental sound. This new direction signifies a rejuvenation and adaptation to a new era, where music fragments and expands towards infinite horizons. Complex compositions, abstract designs, and extreme sound treatments define this innovative approach, pushing music beyond its limits and sacrificing some of its essential properties in the process."
Ximo Noguera @Industrial Complexx
- A1: Fuck Off In G Minor
- A2: Villain (Feat Crime Hawk)
- A3: Skank Out (Feat Mc Pean)
- B1: Bring The Fire
- B2: Empress (Feat Jago)
- B3: Vamanos
- C1: Everybody's Talking (Feat Greg Blackman)
- C2: Turned Up To Turn Down (Feat. Ade)
- C3: Come Through (Feat. Youthstar And Miscellaneous)
- C4: Me Gusta
- D1: Boing
- D2: I Know Best
- D3: Vibrations
- D4: Fuck Off (Reprise)
Staying true to who they are this dozen strong band have created an ensemble body of work ranging from relentless heavy Grime to Latin House to Jazz….that might sound like it shouldn’t work…it weirdly does…and does very well!
This album is almost nothing but singles, each track standing strong on its own making for a force of musical nature.
- A1: Mistreated (Single Version)
- A2: Drifting Away (Instrumental)
- A3: All Or Nothing (Single Version)
- A4: Amamos La Vida
- B1: Just By My Own
- B2: Generation Clash
- B3: It's Hard To Find A Way
- B4: Walking In The Shadow Side
- C1: Guardian Of The Night
- C2: Winter Dreams
- C3: Run Through The Night
- C4: Hard Attack
- D1: Generation Clash Ii
- D2: Writing On The Wall
- D3: Living For Tonite
- D4: Pomp & Circumstance (Instrumental)
- A1: The Allman Brothers - Dreams
- A2: The Allman Brothers - Revival
- A3: The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider
- A4: The Allman Brothers - In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
- A5: The Allman Brothers - Statesboro Blues
- B1: The Allman Brothers - Melissa
- B2: The Allman Brothers - One Way Out
- B3: The Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man
- B4: The Allman Brothers - Jessica
- B5: The Allman Brothers - Win, Lose Or Draw
- C1: The Allman Brothers - Crazy Love
- C2: The Allman Brothers - Just Ain't Easy
- C3: The Allman Brothers - Angeline
- C4: The Allman Brothers - Straight From The Heart
- C5: The Allman Brothers - Good Clean Fun
- C6: The Allman Brothers - All Night Train
- D1: The Allman Joys - Crossroads
- D2: The Hour Glass - Ain't No Good To Cry
- D3: Duane Allman - Goin Down Slow
- D4: Gregg Allman - These Days
- D5: Gregg Allman - The Dark End Of The Street
180gr./Gatefold/Pvc Sleeve/Black Vinyl
The Allman Brothers Band was one of America’s greatest Southern rock bands. Both their massive hits as the hidden gems are now all available on the exclusive 2LP Collected release. It covers the music from their late ‘60s to the ‘90s, including hits like "Ramblin' Man", "Jessica" and "Melissa". Besides tracks from the band The Allman Brothers Band Collected also includes songs by the related projects The Allman Joys, The Hour Glass and solo work from Duane & Gregg Allman.
After the famous 1971 live release At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band represented an artistic and commercial breakthrough. With their extended live jam improvisations they became famous all over the world. As one of the pioneering bands in the Southern rock they recorded several successful albums and singles. The group largely infused hints of the blues, jazz, and country into their music.
- A1: Introduction To The Funk
- A2: Intro
- A3: Mc Champion
- A4: Go 4 Yourz
- A5: Blast From The Past
- A6: Funk Radio
- A7: Message From The Boss
- B1: Pluckin Cards
- B2: Intermission
- B3: Stop Jockin Me
- B4: Dolly And The Rat Trap
- B5: The Old School
- B6: Bust The Facts
- C1: Murder And Homicide
- C2: You Ain’t Real
- C3: Make It Happen
- C4: I Like Your Style
- C5: Bi Lingual Teaching
- C6: Poppa Large
- D1: Moe Love On The 1 And 2
- D2: Porno Star
- D3: The P.m.r.c. Id
- D4: Chorus Line Part
Ultramagnetic Mc's is composed of TR 'Funky' Luv, Dj Moe Luv on the one and two's, Kool Keith, producer Ced Gee and occasionally Tim Dog. Their second studio album Funk your Head Up was released in 1992, representing the foundation of Hip-Hop. Culled of the album are singles "Poppa Large" and "Make It Happen" plus tracks by Kool Keith's "Pluckin' Cards", "Dolly And The Rat Trap”, the diss track "You Ain't Real" about rapper Freddie Fox, skits, mad beats, and outlandish lyricism.
Funk Your Head Up was originally only available as a 1LP but is now available as a 2LP-set for the first time.
- A1: Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- A2: Moanin' - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- A3: Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
- A4: Milestones - Miles Davis
- A5: My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
- B1: Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
- B2: Caravan - Duke Ellington
- B3: One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
- B4: Walk On The Wild Side - Jimmy Smith And The Big Band
- B5: Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
- C1: So What - Miles Davis
- C2: Tuxedo Junction - Quincy Jones
- C3: Harlem Nocturne - King Curtis
- C4: Blues Walk - Herbie Mann
- C5: Unsquare Dance - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- D1: Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
- D2: Love For Sale - Dexter Gordon
- D3: Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
- D4: Work Song - Cannonball Adderley & Ray Brown
- D5: I've Got A Woman (Part 1) - Jimmy Mcgriff
There are as many flavours of Jazz as there are pebbles on a
beach, but the majority combine rhythmic invention with
instrumental virtuosity to create a sound that can transport the
listener to a different plane. Our compilation features duos,
trios, bands and orchestras playing music inspired by Africa,
Brazil and all points in-between. Film themes, standards, charttoppers and relative obscurities have been carefully assembled
to provide a wide-ranging picture of the Jazz instrumental.
- A1: Judgment
- A2: Jacked
- A3: Undefined Charges
- A4: High Surge
- A5: Upper Reaches
- A6: Disorder In The Court
- A7: Return Fire
- B1: Slowly But Surely
- B2: A New Plan
- B3: Smarter Men Than We
- B4: Shibboleth
- B5: Not So Fast
- B6: The Last Stretch
- B7: Comms Online
- C1: Gauntlet
- C2: What It Takes
- C3: Hold The Line
- C4: Tower Of Lightmass
- C5: Enemy Unveiled
- C6: Around The Court
- C7: Against All Reason
- D1: Forbidden Streets
- D2: Asset Recovery
- D3: Evac Zone
- D6: Vantage Point
- D7: Taking A Stand
- D8: Pendulum Swings
- D9: Charges Dropped
- D4: Fair And Swift
- D5: Ulterior Motive
Für das Prequel 'Gears Of War: Judgement' (2013) schufen die Komponisten Steve Jablonsky und Jacob Shea eine brodelnde, industrielle Klanglandschaft aus gewaltig klingenden Synthesizern, knackigen Gitarrensounds und sparsamen orchestralen Elementen. Streng strukturierte, emotional angespannte Cues untermalen die Geschichte um Damon Baird und das Militärtribunal von Kilo Squad. Deluxe-Ausgabe auf dunkelrot und dunkelblauem 180g Doppelvinyl mit 30 remastered Tracks im Gatefold-Sleeve.
- A1: Martial Mastery
- A2: The Wuguan
- A3: A Taste Of Revenge
- A4: Sifu_S Death
- A5: Enter The Gang Turf
- A6: Collecting Debts
- A7: Money In The Trashbags
- A8: Twin Villains
- A9: Smell Of Drugs
- B1: Isolated In Nature
- B2: Crash The Dancefloor
- B3: Clash In The Pit
- B4: Blood Is On Fire
- B5: Flames Of War
- C1: Discovering Art (Part.1)
- C2: Discovering Art (Part.2)
- C3: Discovering Art (Part.3)
- C4: Diving Massacre
- C5: The Iceberg
- C6: Haze
- C7: Snow Of Carnage
- C8: Gold Pluck
- C9: Surveillance
- C10: The Drop
- D3: Day Of Judgment
- D4: Sanctuary
- D5: Fearless
- D6: Martial Mastery (Game Version)
- D1: Going Deep
- D2: Lygophobia
Der OST von Howie Lee zum Kung-Fu-Brawler 'Sifu' (2022), mit 30 pulsierenden, speziell für Vinyl gemasterten Beat-Tracks. Als experimenteller Clubmusikproduzent und DJ lässt Lee traditionelle chinesische Instrumentalpaletten mit elektronischen Synths und Samples verschmelzen. Gongs, Gamelan, Bambusflöte und chinesische Percussionsets verflechten sich mit Klängen von Dub, Techno und Drum&Bass zu einem Soundtrack, der vor Spannung und Rache strotzt. Rotes und schwarzes 180g Doppelvinyl im Gatefold-Sleeve.
- A1: Never Stop
- A2: Dream Come True
- A3: Got To Give
- A4: Don’t Let It Go To Your Head
- A5: Stay This Way
- B1: Dream On Dreamer
- B2: Back To Love
- B3: Midnight At The Oasis
- B4: Spend Some Time
- B5: Close To You
- C1: Sometimes
- C2: You Are The Universe
- C3: You’ve Got A Friend
- C4: Shelter
- C5: Saturday Nite
- C6: Apparently Nothing
- D1: People Get Ready
- D2: Bonafied Funk (Featuring Main Source And Large Professor)
- D3: Brother Sister
- D4: Mind Trips
- D5: You Can Do It
2023 marks 35 years since the first single by The Brand New Heavie
Twenty-one seminal tracks from Acid Jazz royalty, The Brand New Heavies, who transcended London’s local funk scene to become to enjoy global success across with hits such as ‘Sometimes’, ‘You Are The Universe’, ‘Dream on Dreamer’, ‘Midnight at The Oasis’ and more.
This new compilation brings together all the singles from the band’s time with London Records, featuring 15 Top 40, 5 Top 20, and 1 Top 10 UK hits.
All formats feature new liner notes from producer and long-time fan Mark Ronson.
Presented on double heavyweight vinyl with 21 hits – all their biggest hits + 4 US Singles- and expanded 2 x CD with remixes by Masters at Work, Dimitri from Paris, Roger Sanchez and a new remix of ‘Stay This Way’ by Bob Sinclar
- A1: Intro
- A2: Drumgita
- A3: Ancient Boogie (Mantra)
- A4: Artnam
- A5: Mantra
- A6: (One) Boogie Home Going
- B1: Going Home Boogie (One)
- B2: Un Minuto (One)
- B3: Un Minuto (Two)
- B4: Going Home Boogie (Two)
- B5: Going Home Boogie (Three)
- C1: Drumsong (One)
- C2: Drumsong (Two)
- C3: Drumsong (Three)
- C4: Strumelody
- D1: Drumelody (One)
- D2: Drumelody (Two)
- D3: Ydolemurd
- D4: Hum Drum Dring (One)
- D5: Hum Drum Dring (Two) (The Freedrum Song)
Occasionally, you find music outside the commercial mainstream, outside of everything – the music of visionaries, eccentrics, inventors, loners, the keepers of secrets, the path-finders. Moondog, Daphne Oram, Harry Partch are from this mould. And so too is Lori Vambe.
New on Strut, the first ever reissue of Vambe’s privately pressed original albums from 1982, Drumland Dreamland and Drumgita Solo. A self-taught drummer, inventor, and sonic experimentalist, Lori Vambe is a unique figure in British music. Creator of his own instrument, the drumgita (pronounced ‘drum-guitar’) or string-drum, Vambe intended to create a kind of music that had never been made in order to pursue access to the fourth dimension.
Vambe was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and his father, Lawrence Vambe, was a noted Zimbabwean journalist and author. Moving to London in 1959, Vambe immersed himself in the Brixton squat movement of the early 1970s, teaching himself to drum and creating a short-lived performance group, The Healing Drums of Brixton (Vambe, the sculptor Alexander Sokolov and outsider musician Michael O’Shea). Vambe later had a dream-vision involving a feeling of ecstasy while playing an unknown instrument that extended from his own umbilical cord; the instrument would manifest itself as the drumgita. In 1982, he privately produced a pair of home recordings, the diptych set Drumgita Solo and Drumland Dreamland, releasing them on his own label Drumony. On these records, he rejected any commercial aesthetic and employed tape effects, temporal shifts, reversed sound and overdubbing to investigate space-time and access the fourth dimension. Combining layered drums with the rhythmic throb of the drumgita and, on Drumland Dreamland, an improvised piano performance by Brazilian concert pianist Rafael Dos Santos, the albums are both hypnotic and perturbing.
Both albums were cut at Portland Studios by Chas Chandler and stand as a concealed monument of Black British experimental music. 500 copies of each record were originally pressed, and both were released together. The albums were never performed live.
For this first ever reissue of Drumland Drumland and Drumgita Solo, Strut presents the two albums in their original artwork, housed in a deluxe slipcase including an additional 8-page 12”-sized booklet featuring unseen photos, liner notes and an interview with Lori Vambe by The Wire magazine writer Francis Gooding. Both albums are fully remastered by The Carvery.
- A1: Tibeauthetraveler– Cherry Tree
- A2: Tenno – The Guiding Wind
- A3: Raimu X Tophat Panda– Kaigan
- A4: Ambulo– Windmills
- A5: Jhove– Shibui
- B1: Purrple Cat– Mystic Mountain
- B2: Raimu X Danisogen– In Love With The Sky
- B3: Celestial Alignment– The View From The Monastery
- B4: Midnight Alpha X Nothingtosay– Winter Gardens
- B5: Sweet Medicine– Lushan Sun
- C1: Dryhope– Wander
- C2: Kanisan– Until Dawn
- C3: Yestalgia X Loafy Building– West Of Zhuhai
- C4: Bvg– The Path You Choose
- C5: Purrple Cat– Neon Tiger
- C6: Otaam X C4C– Tsuyu
- D1: Bvg X Møndberg– Waterfall
- D2: Phlocalyst X Living Room X Myríad– Koi
- D3: Living Room X Otaam– Fuji
- D4: Mondo Loops X Softy – Danso Lullaby
- D5: Jhove– High Sun
“Soothing Breeze” is a compilation of 21 carefully selected beats with oriental traditional instruments, soft drum loops and mystical appeal. The air is calm and pure - it’s time for absolute focus in this tranquil landscape.




















