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Time for the second release in our series with the super OG, Mr. Bobby Aitken. Bobby and his band the Carib Beats produced a whole lot of stuff for release thru WIRL back in the late '60s. One of the best is this great rocksteady adaptation of Curtis’ classic “Keep On Pushing”, with Lloyd (Robinson) and Glen (Brown) on vocals. On the flip side of this is one of the rarest Carib Beats tunes, titled “Soul Special.” This is a cool instrumental with some charming flute playing (we love flute!), only ever released as the flip of “Crying Time” (still available), a brutally rare 45 that only exists in tiny numbers as a UK test pressing, never making it to full release.
We are so pleased to welcome back Dego on Neroli for the fourth chapter of his ‘dego & the 2000BLACK family’ saga! Songs like ‘Find a way’ and ‘Don’t Stop let it go’ have become modern Classics and here the vocal gem ‘Make The Right Move’ has all the right ingredients to follow the same path. The flipside offers some extra groove and funkiness with ‘The Stakeout’ and the boogie cut ‘Jam Number Six’ closes the ep leaving you wanting for more…
This new release shows once again why Dego and his 2000 Black crew are truly on a league of their own.
All tracks Produced by dego & Mr Mensah for 2000BLACK
Vocals performed by Noreen Stewart. Flute on ‘The Stakeout’ performed by Kaidi Tatham.
Mixed by mr goodgood. Licensed from 2000black
Here it is, the sixth chapter in the sonic journey of Mr. Mangiadischi.
Continuing the dance-floor assault, MD006 delivers four tracks, each with a unique story but all with the same aim: to make you move to the rhythm.
• A1 - Mamma
A Balearic groovy deep house nostalgic tribute to the most important person we have in our life. This track blends warm melodies with heartfelt emotions, making it the perfect homage.
• A2 - Genug Vans
Intergalactic soul/post-disco space-tech. A cosmic voyage through pulsating rhythms and celestial sounds, designed to take you on a dancefloor odyssey.
• B1 - Fenel
A very modern interpretation of this '76 Algerian artist's funk/pop/world/country mesmerizing masterpiece. This track merges elements of funk, pop, world, and country in a blend that transcends genres and eras.
• B2
A disco/funk/pop-rap in its most modern and groovy version. Infectious beats and catchy hooks make this track a surefire hit for any set.
2025 Repress
New collaboration project from Larry Heard and Micheal Kuntzman featuring vocalist Madeline as Fingers N Flowers. Larry Heard himself on production duties and it shines through in the detailed, flawless vocal deep house tracks. Mr. Fingers remix and some acidity on the flip for good measures.
2025 Cream VINYL REPRESS.
When Alex Stephens (A.K.A. Strawberry Guy) self-released his debut single last year, he was merely doing it out of a love for songwriting. What he wasn't expecting was a million Youtube streams and an avid fanbase. Now, the South-Wales born, Liverpool-based songwriter is ready to release a full EP of his compelling, lushly produced dream-pop.
Born outside Cardiff, Strawberry Guy moved to Liverpool to study music and grow as a writer. 'I knew that it was a very artistic city with all it’s creative history, it seemed like the perfect place to move to.' he says. Whether it's playing keyboards in The Orielles or just being part of the city's growing musical scene, Alex plays music for the love of music, something that heavily translates into his adept songwriting.
The intense emotional feel of the tracks he writes is down to Alex's songwriting process, recording the entire EP in his bedroom & producing it himself. 'I feel that it’s important to me to only write/record when you’re channeling some kind of emotion, so I would only work on it when I was in the right mood to do so.' He answers when asked about the isolated environment into which he put himself for the recording process.
Much of the inspiration for Alex's work comes from experience rather than other artists. 'When something significant happens to me, all I want to do is make music.' In terms of musical touchstones however, there's the obvious dream-pop contemporaries such as Beach House and Weyes Blood, coupled with great songwriters of old like Nat King Cole or Harry Nillson. Sonically, a blend of orchestral & synthesized melodies layer together to act as a platform for his heartfelt lyrics.
Opener 'Without You' is a fine example of this, a break-up song of sorts, with an infectious keyboard melody and swirling synths over which Alex contemplates whether it's even possible to find lasting love. The lyrics 'Do you really have to talk about the things you do with him? Do you really have to talk about your love?' hit particularly heavily.
Contrast this with the final track, the titular 'Taking My Time To Be', a powerful song of self-discovery. Beginning with downtempo piano and drums, the song breaks out into a saxophone and synth solo that wouldn't go amiss on a Badalamenti soundtrack. 'The song is about me learning to be comfortable with myself, but then wondering if I'll be accepted for being myself' Alex imparts. It's a fitting closer to a EP driven by emotion and experience.
- A1: Ultrasound Intro 00:53
- A2: Moth 02:08
- A3: Money 2.0 02:51
- A4: Remember The Titans 02:07
- A5: Ultrasound 02:16
- A6: Amnesia 02:47
- A7: Hellstar 01:27
- A8: Mr. Potato Head 02:05
- A9: Dear Lord Interlude 00:40
- A10: Shroomies 01:24
- A11: Thuggin' 2 Much 02:39
- A12: Kingdom Interlude 00:27
- B1: Gucci Slide 02:17
- B2: Overnight Celebrities 03:27
- B3: Po' Boy 01:26
- B4: Sparkz (In The Air) 02:24
- B5: Spiral 02:36
- B6: Don't Break 03:28
- B7: Stunna Son 02:43
- B8: Outro 00:31
- B9: Sparks
COMES WITH INSERT & BONUS TRACK FT. PINK SIIFU
Featuring PINK SIIFU, FLY ANAKIN, SIRI IMANI, DEVIN BURGESS, PESO GORDON and more
Productions handled by MICHAELXWHITE, AUTUMN JIVENCHY, GUIDO, JAY KURZWEIL, COUSIN VINNY and more
Turich Benjy, from Cincinnati Ohio, is a shapeshifter. He is a frequent collaborator of the great Pink Siifu, and in 2023 the pair released a magnificent album called ”IT’S TOO QUIET..’!!”. Throughout the album, Benjy showcases his versatility and his ability to have as much fun as possible on a track. His voice reminds me so much (and I say this with all seriousness) of Young Thug.
Benjy feels like what you’d get if Young Thug took a deep dive into exploring alternative trap and neo-soul production. He manages to always find the most creative possible way to navigate a beat, best showcased on his songs like “Sparkz (In The Air)” and “WYWD..’!?” with Pink Siifu.
u b9. Sparks [Remix] (Bonus) 04:00
[u] b9. Sparks [Remix] (Bonus) 04:00
- A1: Linval Thompson - Borderline
- A2: Ranking Forrest - Seckle Mr. Officer
- B1: Roberto Sánchez - Over Yonder
- B2: Lone Ark Riddim Force - Dub Against Vox
WRWTFWW Records presents its third collaboration with Japanese electronic/ambient/synth-pop crew Interior, this time with the release of band member Daisuke Hinata’s forgotten solo treasure from 1989: Tarzanland. The feel-good/smooth ride LP is available as a limited-edition turquoise and light pink vinyl housed in a heavyweight 350gsm sleeve with obi strip.
Available on vinyl for the first time ever, Tarzanland is late 80s California sun-soaked kankyo ongaku, minimalistic proto-chillwave, the synth melody of a pleasant Sunday breeze as the ocean waves breathe in and breathe out. Steve Winwood and Steely Dan come to mind as the ambient sound design of an imaginary John Hughes movie unfolds as all pieces of the puzzle come together for a blissful journey of simple pleasures.
Daisuke Hinata is a Grammy-nominated artist, composer, producer, and member of Interior. This is WRWTFWW’s third release centered around the work of the band, following the reissue of their Haruomi Hosono-produced self-titled debut (1982) and the first release ever of Sculpture of Time (Apocalypse), their rarely heard before commissioned piece for German environmental artist NILS-UDO. All still available on We Release!
*Music You've Never Heard Anywhere Else Before*
- A1: Kpafuca - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- A2: Beautiful Emilie - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- A3: Dear Mr Cooper - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- B1: Wisdom Behind The Smile (Cash)- Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- B2: Rhythm Is Love - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- B3: Melissa
- B4: Femiliarise - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- C1: Million Miles From Home- Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- C2: Rainy Saturday
- C3 19: 73- Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- C4: Afrosurrealismfortheladies- Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- D1: Hello Heavenly - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- D2: The Funderlying Undermentals - Live At Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
- D3: The Bed's Too Big Without You
- D4: Below The Funk (Pass The J)
Keziah Jones is back with a new concept album entitled "Alive & Kicking" , recorded live in Lagos at Clout Africa Studio. Not only all his classics revisited 'live in studio" but including 2 brand new singles (studio) "Melissa" & "Rainy Saturday" , his first ones since 2013. And as bonus 2 covers (of Ricky James 'Below The Funk (Pass The J) & Police's 'The Bed's Too Big Without You).
Keziah Jones was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Then has been living between Paris - he's been an established & cult musical brand in France - , London and Lagos. He is since the early 90's the creator of the blufunk movement, "a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. His catalog includes iconic songs such as Rhythm Is Love, Million Miles from Home… Keziah is known for his distinctive style of guitar playing, including his percussive right-hand technique.
- A1: Tambourine Dream
- A2: Dj’s Chord Organ (Feat Sza)
- A3: Do You Have A Destination?
- B1: 5 Dollar Pony Rides
- B2: Friendly Hallucinations
- B3: Mrs Deborah Downer
- B4: Stoned
- C1: Shangri-La
- C2: Funny Papers
- C3: Excelsior
- C4: Transformations (Feat Delusional Thomas)
- D1: Manakins
- D2: Rick’s Piano
- D3: Tomorrow Will Never Know
The Mac Miller Estate announces new album Balloonerism.
Many of Malcolm's fans are aware of Balloonerism, a full-length album that Malcolm created around the time of the release of Faces in 2014. It is a project that was of great importance to Malcolm -- to the extent that he commissioned artwork for it and discussions concerning when it should be released were had regularly, though ultimately GO:OD AM and subsequent albums ended up taking precedence.
We believe the project showcases both the breadth of his musical talents and fearlessness as an artist. Given that unofficial versions of the album have circulated online for years and that releasing Balloonerism was something that Malcolm frequently expressed being important to him, we felt it most appropriate to present an official version of the project to the world. With that in mind, we're happy to announce that Balloonerism will be released on January 17th, 2025.
The album was born from the same creative period in which Mac was working on Watching Movies with the Sound Off, Delusional Thomas, Faces and more, and represents the creative ambition that he had agnostic of musical genre.
- A1: Timothée Chalamet - Highway 61 Revisited 3:44
- A2: Timothée Chalamet - Mr. Tambourine Man 2:30
- A3: Timothée Chalamet - I Was Young When I Left Home 2:04
- A4: Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro - Girl From The North Country 2:05
- A5: Timothée Chalamet - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 3:04
- A6: Edward Norton - Wimoweh (Mbube) 1:51
- A7: Monica Barbaro - House Of The Rising Sun 2:07
- A8: Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro - Blowin' In The Wind 2:52
- B1: Timothée Chalamet - Subterranean Homesick Blues 2:26
- B2: Timothée Chalamet - The Times They Are A-Changin' 3:13
- B3: Boyd Holbrook - Big River 1:41
- B4: Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - 3:07
- B5: Timothée Chalamet - Maggie's Farm 3:07
- B6: Timothée Chalamet - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 2:20
- B7: Timothée Chalamet - Like A Rolling Stone 3:22
- B8: Timothée Chalamet - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 2:20
- A1: The Whitechapel Wolf Justified Sinner
- B1: The Evil Painter
“JUSTIFIED SINNER” WILL BE OUT ON FRIDAY JANUARY 24TH, THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE FOUR 12” VINYLS THAT ANTICIPATE THE
RELEASE OF THE NEW DEATH SS CONCEPT ALBUM “THE ENTITY”, PRODUCED BY STEVE SYLVESTER WITH TOM DALGETY. TOM IS A
GRAMMY-WINNING ENGLISH PRODUCER, ALREADY AT WORKS WITH RAMMSTEIN, GHOST, THE CULT AND OTHERS.
JUSTIFIED SINNER” IS A POWERFUL AND ANTHEMIC SONG WITH A DARK '80S ATMOSPHERE. LYRICALLY IT IS INSPIRED BY THE 1824
NOVEL “THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER”, BY THE SCOTTISH WRITER JAMES HOGG, CONSIDERED THE
PRECURSOR TO STEVENSON'S NOVEL “THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE”. HERE THE PROTAGONIST, CONVINCED THAT HE
IS CHOSEN BY GOD AND UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIS DIABOLICAL DOPPELGANGER, COMMITS ALL SORTS OF EXCESSES AND CRIMES
AGAINST SINNERS, THINKING HE IS JUSTIFIED BY THEM.
THE 12” IS OUT TODAY IN LIMITED DELUXE PHYSICAL FORMAT ON TRANSPARENT ORANGE VINYL WITH A SPECIAL SHAPED COVER AND
CONTAINS THE THIRD PART OF THE BOOKLET WITH THE ENTIRE STORY BEHIND THE CONCEPT ALBUM, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER SONGS
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM: “THE EVIL PAINTER” AND “THE WHITECHAPEL WOLF”, AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE PHYSICAL VERSION.
- 1: Time To Let You Down
- 2: Basement Envy
- 3: Boomer Rang
- 4: King Of The Jungle Vs
- 5: The Boogie Man
- 6: Fed To The Dogs
- 7: Prince Of The Parade
- 8: Radio Silence/Radio
- 9: Vengeance
- 10: Kamen Rider Theme
- 11: Because I Stink
- 12: Cold Feet
- 13: Heartbeats
Celebrating 55 years in the music business! Swami John Reis is back with his second LP in eight months. Time To Let You Down is a savage blast of junk shoppe punk that kicks you in the ding ding. This eleven track LP is chock full of fist pumpers, head bumpers, stinky dumpers, meaty thumpers and toe stumpers. The tempos are often breakneck and the dense arrangements tumble like bricks into hot cheese. The undeniable sonic girth barges at will into lathered ear tubes allowing these barbaric anthems to echo in hollow domes. Feel the whip crack break skin on the acne scarred backs of our cultural oppressors. The sound is tough. The songs are a bitch. Incite your expectations with the single “Fed To The Dogs” or the title track. Salty leather and wobbly chain link fences can’t contain its rebel intent. These recordings took place Oct. 2024 and features Swami John Reis on guitar and vocals with contributions from Jason Sinclair (Hot Snakes), Joey Guevara (Swami and the Bed Of Nails), Jacob Turnbloom (Mrs. Magician) and Glen Galloway (Truman’s Water). The record was produced by John Reis, engineered and mixed by Ben Moore and mastered by Dave Gardner. Time To Let You Down is pressed on virgin, Egyptian pellets and available in limited, colorful vinyl that have been hand-swirled. You’ll not only clearly hear the difference, you will see it as well.
This 30th anniversary reissue of The Clean's second studio LP marks its debut appearance on vinyl in North America.
Modern Rock crackles with spontaneous energy, as if The Clean—namely, Hamish Kilgour, David Kilgour, and Robert Scott—couldn’t help but make music together whenever they were in the same room. Following their 1989 reunion tour and the 1990 release of Vehicle, those opportunities were rare, with Hamish in New York City fronting The Mad Scene, David releasing his first solo album, and Robert recording albums with The Bats at a breakneck pace. Then, for nine days in April 1994, the stars aligned over Dunedin and Modern Rock bloomed into life.
For this reissue, Modern Rock has been remastered from the original tapes by producer and engineer Tex Houston and preserves Hamish Kilgour’s original artwork.
For the first time we are welcoming the Dracula himself Mr. Gastón Cabrera who is hailing to us from a coastal part of Argentina. The artist has been putting out solid string of releases recently on various labels for you to check out and now has landed a 12” vinyl with Exarde. The releases consist of 4 deep dark flavoured tracks ready for the peak times or the afterparties depends on the time and your mood of course. “Romance Electro” has brought some romance into the world which needs it more than ever, Gastón is here to stay and will continue bringing his art into it which we are all as listeners, dj’s, producers and music appreciators very much are excited to hear.




















