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Russian born and very gifted musician Aleceo is a new addition to the ongoing rooster of Copenhagen's prolific Music For Dreams label - Aleceo came to attention of label boss Kenneth Bager with the brilliant first Ep 'Clouds' - (all tracks included here.).
Aleceo has his own musical voice, he produces and composes music that is rich in harmonies and melodies - he sits somewhere between Balearic and Deep House - combining the past and moving forward and this double vinyl 'Teletrip' is an excellent taster of his many talents and a real body of work.

'Liebe Tanzen' is a sunny mood full of vintage Roland vocoders, imagine yourself in a Zeppelin watching the earth from the skies and hearing handclaps, acidic noodling and beautiful rhodes combined with a high-pitched soulful voice repeating 'Take My Love' and you have the mood of a modern soul track supported by the balearic brigade. 'Dipping Into You' is a deep house mood featuring the beautiful voice of Jelila- sounding like a late 80 ties Boy's Own track played in a barn just when the Sunrise appears.
One of the outstanding killer tunes and a real grower on the debut album by Aleceo is the single 'Whisper To the Wind' a track recorded with Canadian singer Wulf SoulFire - ten minutes of powerful Roland 909 drums, talking verses and a sublime chorus.
'Nevesomost' - a cinematic, melancholic acidic journey that was inspired by the old USSR Sci Fi movie 'Moscow - Cassiopeya' where a group of children was sent to Mars. 'Monotone' recorded in Bali and sung by guest singer Masha Verymaryland - a french song about a girl who loves to dance and sing with arpeggios, Xylophones that sets the mood for a dreamy French Riviera. 'Clouds' is first class ambience feat the Siberian multi-instrumentalist Sergi

Kampanella playing the Mandolla. The title track 'Teletrip' is tv samples mixed with 80 ties new wave drum machines. 'Priceless' is a downtempo documentary live recording Aleceo did with his American native friend Kita. 'Dome' full of accordions, balalaika, handclaps and melancholic keys tells the story of Dome of God - the place of peace and happiness and makes you wanna sit by the seaside.

'Know Him' is inspired by gospel from the Mississippi church. 'Mzi' wouldn't sound out of place in a Leo Mas warm up tape from Amnesia in Ibiza - middle 80ties with its obscure breakdown full of 30/40ties voices.

Bonus is the inclusion of Kenneth Bager's reprise of 'Dome'.

The album 'Teletrip' by Aleceo feels like a forgotten balearic album with a modern twist suddenly washed upon the shores on the White Isle.

More of what you need! Those all-time CLASSIC hip-hop anthems from the Nervous vaults, pressed onto high quality dinked 45's. Collectors and DJ's take note!

Remastered from the original source material and featuring the unedited 'dirty' version on the A-side, and the full instrumental on the B-side, these 45's are for the heads who know what time it really is!

We thought if we're going to reissue the OG 'I Gotcha Open' then we really needed to do the decent thing and reissue the LEGENDARY remix for all you 90's rap fiends too! That's correct, you all know the video, right If you were glued to MTV, BET, The Box or any other similar platform in and around late 1993 then you know you definitely got open to this one. Yet again, Da Beatminerz come with that unbridled heat, flipping that (shhh...) sample to maximum effect, people are still sweating tape king Evil Dee 'the number 1 deejay' over this jam. You need this basically. Absolutely timeless sh*t right here, dirty version on the A, instrumental on the flip.

Fully legit, licensed and reissued by Above Board distribution in conjunction with Nervous Records, NYC. 2018.

Light Up the Night is the fourth album by the California-based duo Brothers Johnson, released in 1980. The album topped the U.S. R&B albums chart and reached number five on the pop albums chart. The single, 'Stomp!', became a dance hit, reaching number one on both the R&B singles and disco charts. The song 'This Had to Be' featured the King of Pop... Michael Jackson.

Helge Schneider Braucht Keine Große Einführung: Helge Ist Jazzmusiker Und Versteht Es Wie Kaum Ein(e)andere(r), Diesen - way Of Making Music Heimlich In Seine Auftritte Einzuführen. Helge Hat Viel Zu Tun Und Kaum Privatleben. Wenn Er Mal Zeit Hat, Sind Seine Hobbies Holzhacken. Er Fliegt Nicht Und Hat Vor Sieben Jahren Aufgehört Mit Dem Rauchen. Sein Klavierspiel Ist Ein Produkt Seiner Mittlerweile Fast Fünfzigjahrelang Dauernden Täglichen Übe-stunden. Er Geht Demnächst Zum Zahnarzt. Der Zahnarzt Hat Interesse An Ihn. Termine, Termine, Termine, Das Hat Helge Schneider Nicht So Gerne, Aber Er Muss Ja.

1993 Erschien Sein Unvergleichliches Erfolgsalbum - es Gibt Reis, Baby - Inklusive Hits Wie - katzeklo Und - telefonmann . 25 Jahre Später Gibt Es Nun Endlich Die Chance Diese Titel Auf Vinyl Zu Hören. Doppelvinyl! So Richtig Im Klappcover! Zum Anhören! Für Fans Und Faninnen! Wenn Das Mal Nicht Schön Ist.

The Skatalites brought the sound of Jamaica to the world. At the start of the 1960s, in the space of just a couple of years Don Drummond, Tommy McCook, Jackie Mittoo, Ernest Ranglin, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore, Lloyd Knibbs, Lloyd Brevett and others defined the exciting beat of 'Ska' as the sound of newly independent Jamaica. As the house band at Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's newly launched Studio One Records at
13 Brentford Road, the group comprising the finest jazz musicians on the island played on literally 1000s of recordings - Bob Marley and The Wailers, Toots and The Maytals, Delroy Wilson, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis and many, many more. During their existence (1963-65) The Skatalites also recorded 100s of their own songs,
released either under their own name, or The Studio One Orchestra, or that of band members Drummond, McCook etc. This is the first collection on Soul Jazz Records to bring
you some of their finest material - from classics such as 'Guns of Navarone', 'El Pussy Cat Ska', 'Christine Keeler' through to some serious rarities such as Dizzy Johnny and The Studio One Orchestra's 'Sudden Destruction' and Don Drummond's 'Coolie Boy'. The Skatalites' ska sound brought together aspects of jazz, latin, rhythm and blues, proto- Rastafarianism (tracks such as 'Full Dread', 'Beardsman Ska') and more. The intensity and
energy of their sound was matched by the experimentation of the troubled genius of Don Drummond whose 'far east' modal trombone sound added a complex melancholy to the
music of the Skatalites (the group split-up after Drummond was charged with murdering his wife, dancer Margarita Mahfood).

Sonne Ra Und Retrogott Haben Eine Platte Zusammen Gemacht. Sie Heisst "sonnengott" Und Ist Gut. Als Featuregast Sind Hazenberg Und Doz9 Mit Drauf. Produziert Wurde Von Retrogott, Dude26, Dexter, Suff Daddy, Dj Ara, Jay Spaten, Dramadigs, Twit One, Hulk Hodn, Beatvadda Und Flofilz!

Soul Jazz Records' new Boombox 3 continues their story of the first rap records to be put onto vinyl. It is a jam-packed collection of original independent 'old-school' hip-hop, created with just one
thing in mind - to get this party jumping! After the explosion of hip hop in the parks and clubs of The Bronx in the mid-1970s, it was in Harlem where the first rap records emerged at the end of 1979 - an avalanche of superb rap tracks released on small independent labels all trying to capitalise on the success of 'Rappers Delight.' Like hip hop culture itself, these first rap singles are the product of their own unique set of aesthetics - exciting and innovative rap performed with Bronx block party B-Boy funk breaks, disco jams and Jamaican sound system culture. The extensive sleevenotes discuss hip-hop's trajectory from the first wave of Bronx creativity - the legendary DJs Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa - through to its arrival in Harlem via the entrepreneurism ofld-school´African-American rhythm and blues producers and
émigré Jamaican producers all living in New York. Along the way the notes discuss everything from the New York power blackout of 1977, the Italian mafia involvement in the music industry, the links between rap and Jamaican dancehall and more besides! Boombox 3 features a line-up of stunning, near unknown New York rap artists, classic disco breaks (including Chic's omnipotent Good Times, MFSB's Love Is the Message, Queen's Another One Bites The Dust etc.), proto-electro and more. And by the early 1980s the first rap records outside New York began to emerge - Los Angeles, Houston, Milwaukee, Phoenix - and the first of these are also featured here in this new collection.
This Soul Jazz Records album is released on heavyweight triple vinyl (+ download code) with full notes, double CD pack with 44-page outsize booklet and slipcase, and digital album.

Erstmals auf Vinyl als 2LP-Set erhältlich, gepresst auf 180g schwarzem Vinyl. TIMELESS - THE ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS enthält 21 zertifizierte Klassik-Tracks von einer der kommerziell erfolgreichsten und renommiertesten Bands der Welt in der Geschichte der Popmusik. Jeder Track auf TIMELESS wurde von Barry Gibb persönlich ausgewählt und sequenziert.

Heavy Hammond Funk quartet, The King Rooster, return with 2 brand new tracks following their successful self titled debut LP. Side A features the fast paced 'Mudslinger' and the mud definitely sticks with this one - the break will mos def get the B-Boys/Girls up on the floor! Flip the script to find the seductive Ain't Sellin' Chicken - a mid tempo jam which certainly gets you licking your lips! Limited run of 500 - don't sleep!

Next up from OTIS, SWEET ECHOES vol.1 the first in a series of compilations exploring music for the modern age framed through the lens of music past. Vol 1 is a blissfully disorientating trip through the sounds of dub music in it's many forms. Due early Nov '18.

At the controls - Sleep D (Melb), Mali-I (UK), Midnight Tenderness (Melb), Rings Around Saturn (Melb), Cousin (Syd) and Low Flung (Syd)

First released 1969, the year Derrick returned to England to work with the three Palmer Brothers, Harry, Jeffrey & Carl, whose Pama Records were giving Trojan Records serious competition in purveying the brand new

faster, more aggressive, reggae beat not only to the expatriate Jamaican audience but also to the music's latest adherents... the skinheads. A number of his greatest hits from the period were included on this classic

'Derrick Morgan In London' album, although actually all tracks (were) produced by Derrick Morgan in Jamaica. The set was originally released on the Pama Economy subsidiary which is rather

ironic considering prices for an original copy of this excellent album now start at £100.

"Fuego" was recorded in 1959 and released by Blue Note in 1960 featuring trumpeter Donald Byrd at the head of an allstar quintet with Jackie McLean - alto sax, Duke Pearson - piano, Doug Watkins - bass, and Lex Humphries - drums. A fine classic Blue Note album with the magnificent Byrd-McLean horn section driving the combo through different sound territories from a Hard Bop to Soul Jazz to Post Bop.

- Standard CD im Softpack mit Artwork von Haribo Cosmo Jones
- Gelbes Heavyweight-Vinyl (180g) inklusive Downloadcode und Artwork von Haribo Cosmo Jones

This is without doubt Ike Quebec's Blue Note masterpiece! The result of a 1961 recording date featuring a superb quartet including guitarist Grant Green, bassman Paul Chambers and master drummer Philly Joe Jones. Mood and atmosphere seem to be the key words for the most of Quebec's music, while Blue & Sentimental, as title, speak volumes about the smokey late-night feeling of the whole Album. The sensuous voice of Quebec's tenor sax shine through a dense sequence of Blues numbers and soulful ballads.

john Yancey' Is The Second Album Illa J Will Release On Jakarta Records, Following The Successful
Release Of Home Last Year. The Project Is The Second Collaboration With Los Angeles
Based Producer Calvin Valentine, Who Once Again Contributed All Of The Production For The Long
Player. While home' Was Largely Inspired By Illa's Native City Of Detroit, john Yancey' Now
Focuses On His Time In California.
(this Album Is) Definitely More Personal Than All Of My Projects, Nothing Specific, But I Basically
Talk About About The Ups And Downs Of All My Relationships Over The Past 10 Years, Still Grieving
About My Bro, Etc. This One Is Trippy Because The First Single Comes Out A Day Before My 32nd
Birthday And The Original Title Was 32 Because This Is A Special Year To Me Because My Brother Died
At That Age So It Had A Lot Of Meaning. But It Makes Sense That It Ended Up Being Called John
Yancey Because For So Long In My Career I Felt Like I Was Tryna Be Me And My Brother, And I'm Finally
At Peace, Like I'm Not J Dilla's Younger Brother Illa J, I'm James Younger Brother John.'
While The Story Of The Album Might Have Changed, There Are Certain Continuities As Well, Built
Around The Strong Foundation Of The Combination Of Illa's Voice And Calvin Valentine's Soulful
Sample Based Production. The Previous Album Already Saw Illa J Incorporate More Singing Into
His Raps And He Goes Down This Path Even Further: i Wanted To Emphasize The Singing But Use
More Of My Natural Singing Voice, As Well As Rap More Than On Home.' In Regards To The Music,
Calvin Wanted To Make The Project Sound a Bit More Polished Where Home Was Purposely
Rough Around The Edges.' Still, The Production Remains Soulful And Rich With Layers To Leave Things
Interesting For The Listener, The More Spins You Give The Record.
The Cover Was Created By Robert Winter, A Cologne Based Photographer Who Was Also Behind The
Visual Appearance Of Home.

LP,180g, 2018 REISSUE - REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES, CAREFULLY REPRODUCED ORIGINAL ART

James Clarke's Mystery Movie was released in 1974 as modern, small group compositions in various moods. Ideally suited to the new Americanised style of T.V. and cinema flm where music is used to create the mood and carry the action'.
So this collection covers a lot of bases, but it does so brilliantly and has absolutely no right to be such a fantastic listen from start to fnish.Mystery Movie is best known for the slick drum breaks underpinning the top-notch jazz-funk chase theme Car Patrol', the fuzz rifng and ARP soloing of The Heavies' and the slow-mo strut of Mystery Moll'. Study In Fear' and Empty Streets' are horror soundtrack fodder of the fnest sort.
However, it's the understated, plaintive pieces that we fnd the most rewarding.
Ambient feels and strung-out fried-folk treats, full of cyclical naïve melodies.
Music that evokes the 'downlifting' Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood instrumentals from their great Mahoney's Last Stand LP, as well as the beautiful soundtrack work of Jack Nitzsche and Ry Cooder. You might also recognise Waiting Game' from being sampled by melodic downbeat masters Express Rising.
Check Relaxed Theme', Quiet Girl', Routine Procedure' and Quietness Sustained' for a melodic, melancholic set, with the last three performed on just acoustic guitar and harp. Gorgeous work.
As with all ten re-issues, the audio for Mystery Movie comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We've taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM's brand identity.

180 gram vinyl reissue of 1978 album.

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This release came about when Mad Professor and Luciano were spending some downtime in Gambia. A mixture of vocal cuts and Dub cuts mean this record is very much a meeting of two great minds. Similar in feel to some

of the classic Roots albums of the 70's where vocal cuts were then followed up with the dub versions. Luciano is the messenger...spreading the word of love and deliverance.

Featuring Black Steel on guitar, Mafia on bass and Rico. This album is paradise!

The new dub Album from Ariwa / Mad Professor is celebrating the African / Caribbean folk hero Anansi.

Anansi is one of the few things that survived the Atlantic Crossing, and the transition from free African citizens, to exiles in the western world.

Despite a situation where it was forbidden to speak in their native tongues, Anansi and the dubby, percussive African melodies, survived.

This album is available on Vinyl, CD, and Digital.

Tracks to check: Rebels Gathering, Atlantic Crossing...Culture Vulture

Release date: October 2014p
Dubbing with Anansi....Mad Professor

All the deep fervor of Gospel is contained in Sister Rosetta Tharpe's voice. A unique blend of devotional spirit and secular dance music. Among inspirational songs, uptempo rhythms, ballads, and with the vocal support of the Tabernacle Choir, this disc represents a fine introduction to Tharpe's soulful take on Gospel, Blues, and even Jazz.

Doin' the thing (At the Village Gate) consists of a 1961 live recording featuring the great pianist and composer Horace Silver and his most acclaimed quintet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Roy Brooks. A strong four tracks Live set full of Soul, Funk Hard Bop vibes.

LP,180, 2018 REISSUE - REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES, CAREFULLY REPRODUCED ORIGINAL ART

Alan Hawkshaw (piano/Hammond) and Shadow's drummer Brian Bennett are responsible for some of the slickest, funkiest and most sought-after library records ever made in the UK, particularly ones recorded on the legendary KPM label. Their work has now become the go-to place for sampling in music today.
Artists such as Dilla, Nas, and the xx, right through to the billion selling Kanye & Drake have taken Hawkshaw's and Bennett's immaculate beat-driven soundscapes for their own usage.
Their new album, in full, iconic KPM cover is a return to the laidback jazz-funk that helped Alan and Brian demonstrate their library chops. The album is classic Hawkshaw/Bennett. It swings, it grooves, moves and thrills with a fair these two have perfected over years.
Standout tracks such as "Hole In One", "In The Clouds", "Interchange", "Oasis", "On The Nile" and "Corcovado" are no mere excursions in nostalgia, for they carrylots of deft studio work that many a producer would give their right arm for.
Hawkshaw's arrangements allow the drums, guitar, bass, strings, Hammond, fute and brass to swirl elegantly around the 12 original tracks; a masterclass in recording.
Cut by Pete Norman, housed in a beautifully designed Richard Robinson sleeve and pressed at 180g by Record Industry in Holland, this release has been aforded the care and attention it rightly deserves. Essential.

Betty Everett was better known for her Soul recordings in the 1960's, including some successful songs on Vee Jay, most famously The Shoop Shoop song, You're no Good and Getting Mighty Crowded.

Her iconic and oft covered Soul tunes have somewhat obscured her earlier recordings, some of them are compiled here for your listening pleasure.

performances, legendary midwest personality Cracka Don presents his debut studio album 'DINOSAUR'.

Equal parts dark and silly, this project does well to encapsulate his singular essence and provide an entry point for the uninitiated to this truly unique artist.

LP,180, 2018 REISSUE - REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES, CAREFULLY REPRODUCED ORIGINAL ART

Piano Viberations' 'small group jazz featuring piano and vibes with rhythm' makes for a gorgeous Francis Coppieters showcase, surely one of Belgium's best-kept musical secrets. Released in 1975, and arguably the most low-key of the KPM and Themes records we're re-issuing, this is easily our current favourite.
'The Open Highway' is the appropriately-named opener, and immediately demonstrates Coppieters' dexterous interplay between piano and vibes in assured, joyous fashion. The shufing bossa of 'Sales Notes' is a jaw-dropper, well-mined by samplers with impeccable taste. The mellow head-nod drum-break
that is 'Funky Chimes' brilliantly demonstrates Coppieters' quiet majestic side with its slow-motion funk rhythm with beautifully refective notes throughout.
The upbeat and joyful 'Cross Talk' closes out side A. Vibes and piano are defnitely at the heart of the arrangement here. The quick cut movement of 'Piano In Transit' is another gem, driven principally by piano but those vibes along for more than just the ride. On a more gentle, elegiac note, 'To Shearing With Love' is a warm, slow, romantic piece in the style of George Shearing. It's
plaintive and sublime.
Piano Viberations is one of those rare library records the original description of which makes as much sense now as it did when it was frst released. Piano and vibes with rhythm indeed.
As with all ten re-issues, the audio for Piano Viberations comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We've taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM's brand identity.

Stepper Instrumental Rolling Sound !

Fat dub with a bassy instrumental for the flip !

Limitierte Vinyl-Wiederveröffentlichung des ektrisierenden Schlussalbums von Kameruns legendären Los Camaroes, das erstmals seit 1979 wieder auf LP erhältlich ist. "Resurrection Los" wurde live in der Mango Bar in Yaoundé aufgenommen und war die letzte Zusammenarbeit zwischen Bandleader Jean Gabari und dem bahnbrechenden Gitarristen Messi Martin. Die Neuauflage der Deluxe-LP enthält Notizen zur Geschichte der Band des Original-Keyboarder Mbambo "Johnny Cosmos" Simon sowie alle neuen Interviews mit dem Produzenten Nicolas Mongué und dem Ingenieur Emmanuel Guyssot.

Aesop Rock has been credited as one of the most verbose MC's in Hip-Hop today. Known for his dense and abstract wordplay, he manipulates language to illustrate elaborate stories and difficult concepts with sharp clarity. Tobacco is a member of psych-electronic band Black Moth Super Rainbow. Known for working with pre-digital electronic instruments like analog synths and tape machines, he crafts distorted, experimentalist beats that intertwine feelings of tension and anxiety with sensations of bemusement and pleasure. Together, Aesop Rock and Tobacco are... Malibu Ken.

Ruff dub Sound !

L B6 | Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans - Here Comes Santa Claus

Jah love will conqueer !

Bazza Ranks & Dynamite MC return with another two track golden nugget for the Vinyl heads. After the last outing the pair notched up plays from Radio Royalty such as David Rodigan, Don Letts, Melody Kane and many more. Don't Let is pass is good advice as the last 7" sold out FAST. Available from Irish Moss Records Feb 2019.

Info: This single covers all the angles for soul-funk fans and b-boys alike with previously unreleased versions of two massive rare groove and b-boy break classics from the original session recordings.

First time ever on a single, Side A is a longer version of Dexter Wansel's 'Theme From The Planets' with more breaks! It's been cut at 33 RPM for those beat heads and scratch-DJ's who want to play it pitched up at 45RPM.

Side B is Pleasure's 'Bouncy Lady' Instrumental with open drum breaks throughout all the way until the the last stop. Ultimate breaks and beats classics like you never heard them before.

A top pick amongst this seasons best breaks, soul funk, hip-hop and scratch-DJ orientated 45's.

Die Erste Single Aus Dem Album "lovers Rock" Im Handlichen 7-inch Format Mit Der Exklusiven Acoustic Version Auf Der B-seite! - Bereits Im Frühsommer 2017 Traf Die Bekannte Sängerin Der R'n'b/rap/soul-szene Auf Den Bekannten Sänger Tarrus Riley. Herauskam Dabei Ein Wunderbarer One-drop Reggae Tune, Der Seit Seiner Erstveröffentlichung In Der Reggae Gold Serie Zu Einem Der Weltweiten Beliebtesten Songs Der Reggaeszene Wurde. "love Like Ours" Wurde Von Supa Dubs Produziert, Der U.a. Bereits Für Die Us-stars Bruno Mars Und Drake Aktiv War.

The Hoodna Orchestra is a 12 member orchestra who studies and investigates the African origins of western popular music. The Orchestra was formed in 2012, in the south side of Tel Aviv, by a group of musicians, and it functions as a collective and a record label.
Hoodna's musical director is the guitarist and composer Ilan Smilan. The cultural and musical environment that surrounds the group has a great effect on its creative process. Exposure to Ethiopian', Eritrean and Arabic musical traditions, coupled with an ongoing study and exploration of different jazz styles, creates a unique blend which has made The Hoodna Orchestra one of the most appreciated and sought-after live shows in Israel.