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"Stu Bangas and Wordsworth connect on Chemistry with the kind of seasoned interplay that turns a collaboration into something greater than its parts. This release follows their well-received 2024 project Two Kings, building on that foundation while introducing subtle refinements. Wordsworth enters as one of the underground's most reliable technicians. A Brooklyn product from the eMC days with Masta Ace, Punchline, and Stricklin, and half of Punchline & Words, he has long mastered the art of packing complex internals into coherent stories. Chemistry is a masterclass in partnership, raw boom-bap refined for the long haul. A must-listen that honors the tradition while quietly advancing it."
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2026 restock. Crucial document of this seminal NYC band from the late 70s, considered by many in retrospect to be the most influential no wave band from the era. A quartet of Sumner Crane, China Burg, Mark Cunningham & Nancy Arlen, they recorded revolutionary EPs for Ze and Lust/Unlust, as well as contributing to the infamous No New York LP. "To the uninitiated, Mars may sound like listening to a laundromat magnified. That's because every instrument is making a sound, but who is making which sound? Instead of one direct sound or beat the music travels in at least 3 different directions, speeds of rhythm making a totally orbital sound, one that never really enters the ear instead spinning around the head. At times it sounds like tortured children singing in 7 different tongues." --Stella Doon, 1977.
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BORNBAD 051LP
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2026 repress. French indie-rock band La Femme is a conundrum -- an episodic band with various faces. La Femme was born during the X years in Biarritz, France, when Sasha and Marlon started composing music on their guitars and recording it onto Garage Band. Together they ride surfboards, pianos and synthesizers as they explore various styles from '60s yé-yé French pop to California surf music. Marlon moved to Paris, and there he met Sam, who played bass. Together, they formed SOS Mademoiselle along with Olivier Peynot, and played vintage French rock, as Sasha was practicing his scales in reverb surf band Les Redoutables. Sasha then joined his friends in Paris, where they discovered French cold wave and synth pop, Marie et les Garçons being one of their favorites. They polished a style that could be described as one of the following: surf-wave, bizarre-wave, strange-wave, weird-witch-wave, silly mental-wave or psycho-tropical Berlin. Joined in 2010 by drummer Noé and female singer Clémence. La Femme formed its first live roster in a few days and took shape that same year with its first anthem, "Sur la planche," a song that was made to be hummed and whistled while riding a surfboard. Later on, La Femme released their second EP, Paris 2012. Soon joined by fancy rhythm drummer Nunez Ritter von Merguez aka La Sauterelle and singer Clara Luciani, as well as a whole roster of female singers, they now present their debut album Psycho Tropical Berlin where rock, pop, rococo Bauhaus, as well as influences from Kraftwerk and Elli & Jacno conjoin just to please you. Printed innersleeves.
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2026 repress; LP version. Here are fourteen tracks of untimely yet unprecedented cross-fertilization from the French West Indies: all types of music rooted in the Creole archipelago have found their way, whatsoever, to the tracklisting. Whether originating from the city or being more rural, they all go back to what Edouard Glissant, in an interview about the place of West Indian music in the Afro-American scope, called "the trace of singing, the one which got erased by slavery." The opening track features one of the emblematic orchestras of this aesthetic identity, criscrossing many music types from the archipelago. The 1974 Ray Barretto guajira is magnificently performed by Malavoi, a legendary Fayolais group. Additionally, the compilation ends on a piece by Los Martiniqueños de Francisco. Practicing the danmyé rounds (a kind of capoeiria) to the rhythm of the bèlè drum, it delivers a terrific Caterete, a kind of champeta of Afro- Colombian obedience which was originally composed by Colombian Fabián Ramón Veloz Fernández for the group Wgenda Kenya. The icing on the cake is Brazilian Marku Ribas, who found refuge in Martinique in the early 1970s, bringing his singing to the last trance-inducing track. The Los Caraïbes cover of "Dónde," a famous Cuban theme composed by producer Ernesto Duarte Brito, has a typical violin and features renowned Martinique singer Joby Valente and his piquant voice. The meaningful "Amor en chachachá" by L'Ensemble Tropicana, a band which included Haitian musicians among whom was composer and leader Michel Desgrotte, also recalls how Latin music was pervasive in the tropics in the mid-1960s. They were the ones keeping people dancing at Le Cocoteraie in Guadelupe and La Bananeraie in Martinique. Around the same time, another "foreign" band, Congolese Freddy Mars N'Kounkou's Ryco Jazz, achieved some success on both islands by covering Latin jazz classics. In a more typically salsa vein, the Super Combo, a famous Guadelupean orchestra from Pointe-Noire that was formed around the Desplan family and had Roger Plonquitte and Elie Bianay on board, adapt "Serana," a theme by Roberto Angleró Pepín. Léon Bertide's Martinican ensemble excelled at the boogaloo which had been composed by Puerto Rican saxophonist Hector Santos for the legendary El Gran Combo. Three years later, in 1972, Henri Guédon, with the help of Paul Rosine on the vibraphone, tackled the Bilongo made famous by Eddie Palmieri. On the high-value collectible single -- the first one released by Les Aiglons under the Duli Disc label -- there is a sticker classifying the track under the generic name "Afro." Digipack CD includes 20-page booklet, and liners notes in French, Spanish, English. LP version includes 6-page booklet.
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"Mia Doi Todd's album Human Experience is a joyful balm for the mind, body and soul. It envelopes the listener with Mia's beautiful voice, impeccable songwriting and a worldview that encompasses life's great range of emotions -- pleasure, sorrow, love, jealousy -- while also acknowledging the trouble with human-centrism. Produced by Willie Nelson's youngest son, multi-instrumentalist Micah Nelson aka Particle Kid, the songs were recorded in one blissful week on Maui, and the island vibes permeate. Human Experience, chronicles Mia's family life on the island of Maui. The ten songs came to her very quickly in between cooking and cleaning and trips to the park or beach. They have their own island flavor. Recording the songs came very naturally. Her longtime friend and collaborator, Andres Renteria, plays percussion and Aroyn Day from Micah's band Particle Kid joined to play bass. The album was mixed with Mario Caldato Jr. in northeast Los Angeles, Mia's home town. Human Experience features guest appearances from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on strings, Gabe Noel on bass, Mia's husband Jesse Peterson on keys and whistles and their daughter Ynez on backup vocals. The final track, 'Kaupakalua,' her homage to the Hawaiian mele honoring a place, brings together two of Maui's most beloved musicians, George Kahumoku Jr. and Geri Valdriz. 'I hope this album brings some peace and joy to your household, even if you are under duress in these trying times. Put it on repeat, and it could brighten up your day!'"
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"East Two comprises previously unreleased tracks from one of Sun Ra's most productive periods: 1972-73. Those two hectic years saw Sun Ra recording numerous albums, staging concerts, teaching at Berkeley, acting in and composing the score for a full-length movie, embarking on a multi-album (though ill-fated) major label deal, and touring the U.S. and Europe. The title track, 'East Two,' is one of two pieces on this album originating at a two-day October 1972 session at Chicago's Streeterville Studios. It's an ominous, sprawling processional, and the only known recording of this moody work. Arkestra baritone saxophonist Pat Patrick played electric bass on this session, which also featured Ra's typically idiosyncratic synth, along with fine solos from Kwame Hadi (trumpet) and Arkestra mainstay John Gilmore (tenor sax). The other track is an alternate version of 'Rocket #9' where Ra's voice is scarcely heard in the ensemble vocals in favor of the Space Ethnic Voices. Additional material is taken from 1973 Variety Studios sessions in NYC including 'In Tomorrow's Realm,' where veteran Arkestra bassist Ronnie Boykins provided the anchor with his bass line forming its vital rhythmic framework. This would be the final year Boykins worked regularly with Ra and this track is a fitting tribute to his role in the band, demonstrating how essential he was to Sun Ra's sound. CD version contains additional tracks of two live performances from 1984 and 1985."
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LP version. "East Two comprises previously unreleased tracks from one of Sun Ra's most productive periods: 1972-73. Those two hectic years saw Sun Ra recording numerous albums, staging concerts, teaching at Berkeley, acting in and composing the score for a full-length movie, embarking on a multi-album (though ill-fated) major label deal, and touring the U.S. and Europe. The title track, 'East Two,' is one of two pieces on this album originating at a two-day October 1972 session at Chicago's Streeterville Studios. It's an ominous, sprawling processional, and the only known recording of this moody work. Arkestra baritone saxophonist Pat Patrick played electric bass on this session, which also featured Ra's typically idiosyncratic synth, along with fine solos from Kwame Hadi (trumpet) and Arkestra mainstay John Gilmore (tenor sax). The other track is an alternate version of 'Rocket #9' where Ra's voice is scarcely heard in the ensemble vocals in favor of the Space Ethnic Voices. Additional material is taken from 1973 Variety Studios sessions in NYC including 'In Tomorrow's Realm,' where veteran Arkestra bassist Ronnie Boykins provided the anchor with his bass line forming its vital rhythmic framework. This would be the final year Boykins worked regularly with Ra and this track is a fitting tribute to his role in the band, demonstrating how essential he was to Sun Ra's sound."
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2026 repress; originally released 1999. "Well, never mind--as long as people love it, here's another few sides of long-ago and far-away O'Rourke back on vinyl for the first time since way back in the mid-aughties. It's the Halfway to a Threeway 12" EP back to set turntables a-spinnin'! Fans of Eureka and Insignificance (not to mention Jim's tomfoolery as part of the Loose Fur band) will appreciate the analog pressing of these four slices of the pop music party-pooper combination of folk, classic rock, smooth jazz and a bit of the old avant-garde to help communicate the twisted ways of the misanthrope that made Jim such a perennial in the fickle world of record sales. A quick listen to the title track will hip you to our meaning: Halfway to a Threeway exposes our sweet soul-crusher as a lustful man-beast on the make. The song is a straight folk number--straight, that is, until you listen through the haze of those six-string overtones and chirpy harmony vocals to hear the true perversity of O'Rourke's fantasies. The decadence of stardom seems to have turned Jim into not only a sex freak, but also a man who loves women of all persuasions--particular the crippled and brain-dead kind! Don't listen to this song alone--at least, not with the drapes open."
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Red color vinyl. After falling out with Sir Coxsone, the legendary head of the Kingston label Studio One, Lee Perry first founded his own band and then, in 1973, set up his own studio in his backyard. What was born out of necessity developed into a unique success story. With both the Upsetters and the Black Ark, Perry made music history -- most notably with the 1976 release of the album Super Ape, on which he made the genre of dub bubble and boil from the mixing desk in previously unheard ways. For Perry, the studio is like a living organism. Whether he truly experiences it that way or simply lets too much ganja go up in smoke, for Perry the equipment is organic, empathetic, and intelligent. The catch is that the results sound exactly like that as well. Long before sampling was invented, he layered tracks of deep basslines, echoes, and reverb with various self-recorded sound sequences -- often played in reverse -- on top of, into, and beneath each other. In other words, Perry was the first producer who made the music instead of the band. Among other things, this earned him the title "Salvador Dali of Dub."
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"HALT is the final Foetus album, and the first Foetus album in twelve years. It completes the cycle of an arc that began in 1981 with the first Foetus album DEAF. Foetus is one of the major musical projects of NYC composer JG Thirlwell. Thirlwell worked on HALT on and off over a period of eight years. As with each album he has made, he wanted to reinvent the music, use new forms, innovate and introduce new surprising forms into his musical palette, at the same time as feeling like a leap forward. HALT deals with themes of war, religion, disease, media, global warming, anxiety, hypocrisy, conspiracy, death and mortality, among other things. Dread is a leitmotif through many of the Foetus albums and this one is no exception. 2LP version (ENTS 046CD) packaged with printed artwork on the inner sleeves and a 12″ x 24″ poster with artwork printed on one side and lyrics on the other. LP one is a red/black blend and LP two is a gray/white blend. Includes DL card. CD packaged in a six-panel digipack with a 24-page booklet with lyrics, sleevenotes and artwork. Composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell is based in Brooklyn, NY. Born in Melbourne, he moved to London in 1978, then relocated to NYC in 1983, He has released over forty albums under his own name as well as Foetus, Manorexia, Xordox, Steroid Maximus, Baby Zizanie, Hydroze Plus, Clint Ruin, and Wiseblood. He is also known for creating the musical score for the Emmy-winning FX show Archer, and for Adult Swim/Cartoon Network show The Venture Bros. The common thread across his varied musical styles is a dramatic intensity and an evocative, cinematic quality."
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Double LP version. "HALT is the final Foetus album, and the first Foetus album in twelve years. It completes the cycle of an arc that began in 1981 with the first Foetus album DEAF. Foetus is one of the major musical projects of NYC composer JG Thirlwell. Thirlwell worked on HALT on and off over a period of eight years. As with each album he has made, he wanted to reinvent the music, use new forms, innovate and introduce new surprising forms into his musical palette, at the same time as feeling like a leap forward. HALT deals with themes of war, religion, disease, media, global warming, anxiety, hypocrisy, conspiracy, death and mortality, among other things. Dread is a leitmotif through many of the Foetus albums and this one is no exception. 2LP version packaged with printed artwork on the inner sleeves and a 12″ x 24″ poster with artwork printed on one side and lyrics on the other. LP one is a red/black blend and LP two is a gray/white blend. Includes DL card. CD (ENTS 046CD) packaged in a six-panel digipack with a 24-page booklet with lyrics, sleevenotes and artwork. Composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell is based in Brooklyn, NY. Born in Melbourne, he moved to London in 1978, then relocated to NYC in 1983, He has released over forty albums under his own name as well as Foetus, Manorexia, Xordox, Steroid Maximus, Baby Zizanie, Hydroze Plus, Clint Ruin, and Wiseblood. He is also known for creating the musical score for the Emmy-winning FX show Archer, and for Adult Swim/Cartoon Network show The Venture Bros. The common thread across his varied musical styles is a dramatic intensity and an evocative, cinematic quality."
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Includes DVD. PAL format, region-free. The Krautrock legends Guru Guru live in Heidelberg 2015. An energetic mix of experimental rock, avant garde elements, jazz variations and world music influences. An authentic, captivating live spectacle with furious guitar riffs, humorous moments and psychedelically refined instrumental experiments. The final concert featuring Hans Reffert and his signature lap steel guitar -- an emotional and musically unique document. A must-listen for fans and new listeners alike, demonstrating exactly why Guru Guru holds cult status. Iconic.
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2026 repress; originally released in 1966. Featured artists: Albert Ayler (tenor sax), Ed Blackwell (trumpet), Don Cherry (trumpet, cornet), Sunny Murray (drums), Gary Peacock (bass), Roswell Rudd (trombone), John Tchicai (saxophone, alto sax). Michael Snow is a Canadian national treasure, a true Renaissance man. He assembled a stellar group to improvise a sound track for his art film, titled Walking Woman, featuring a silhouette that is rumored to have been inspired by Carla Bley. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format. "This is a very interesting set, music that was freely improvised and used as the soundtrack for the 34-minute short film New York Eye and Ear Control. Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler leads the all-star sextet (which also includes trumpeter Don Cherry, altoist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray) on two lengthy jams. The music is fiery but with enough colorful moments to hold one's interest throughout." --Scott Yanow, AllMusic
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"There are fewer great guitar trio records than you'd suspect. Guitar duo sessions are far more abundant, and these three players have all done their share of those. But the dynamics of a trio are more-fickle. And when creating collaborative non-hierarchical music, maintaining a balance between three distinct voices is not easy. It requires rapt attention, a fearless approach to entering the unknown, and very good ears to do it successfully. Clearly, Connors, Vallera, and Sharp display mastery of all of these conditions and then some. Recorded live at P.I.T. (Property Is Theft) in Brooklyn, When the Moon Is New documents the first meeting for the trio. Loren and Elliott, two of the best-known experimenting guitarists on the planet, have a long-shared history, dating back to the days of the legendary Chapel Arts Center in New Haven. Elliott appeared there regularly and often did some jamming with Loren on those occasions. Michael Vallera is from a different generation and came of age in a world where players like Loren, Ellliot, Keith Rowe and Derek Bailey had already blown apart any and all notions of the guitar's limitations. His work explores textures, colors and possibilities born from the knowledge that there are no limits to the guitar's sonic possibilities. Together, the three create a beautifully layered universe of sound, as wide open and cosmic as recent images from the Webb Space Telescope. Occasionally I think I can ID some complex pluckery as Sharp's, some blues-canted shimmer as Connor's or some mutli-valent sound sheet as Vallera's, but in truth, this is an excellent example of 'fourth mind' creation in the Burroughsian sense. The individual parts played by each of artists combine themselves into something much larger than three commingled streams. There's a gigantic heft to the collective sound that will bowl you over in the best possible way. A truly magnificent record, When the Moon Is New, is an immersive and joyful example of experimental music at its most inviting and evocative. If it doesn't thrill you, I don't know what would." --Byron Coley, 2026
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"Philadelphia-based R&B/neo-soul artist Taalib Hassan Johnson, better known as Musiq Soulchild, released his fourth studio album Luvanmusiq in 2007. Luvanmusiq is also the first Musiq album to be released by Atlantic Records after leaving Def Jam's Def Soul imprint. The first single, 'B.U.D.D.Y.,' released in late 2006, is a nod to De La Soul's 'Buddy' from 3 Feet High and Rising. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts off the strength of the lead single and follow-up single 'Teachme.' The album was nominated for Best R&B album at the Grammys in 2008, along with the single 'B.U.D.D.Y.' for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Out of print on vinyl since its original release in 2007, Get On Down is proud to present a limited-edition reissue on split red-and-clear sparkled vinyl."
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"The '90s had some of the best hip-hop soundtracks to complement their respective movies, and were compilations that could stand on their own. From 1991 to 1994, there was New Jack City ('91), Boyz N The Hood ('91), Juice ('92), Menace II Society ('93), and Above The Rim ('94). In between these movies, in 1992, the writers of Back to the Future, Bob Gale, and Robert Zemeckis, brought us Trespass, starring Ice Cube and Ice-T in an inner-city treasure hunt set in an abandoned factory in St Louis. The movie didn't break any box office records, but it was an entertaining film nonetheless. What was better than the movie was the 12-song soundtrack, released in tandem with the movie, featuring some underrated gems by Lord Finesse, Black Sheep, Gang Starr, WC & the MAAD Circle, DJ Quik, affiliates Penthouse Playas Clique and AMG. And for the first time, Ice-T and Ice Cube linked up on a song together for the title track. They would reconnect on 2Pac's second album for Last Wordz. Out of print on vinyl since its original release in 1992, Get On Down is proud to resurrect this soundtrack with a limited-edition pressing on splatter colored vinyl."
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Because It Happens captures a remarkable live encounter between three masters of free improvisation, recorded at London's renowned Café OTO. Mikolaj Trzaska (saxophone, bass clarinet), John Edwards (double bass) and Mark Sanders (drums) approach music not as improvisation but as "live composition" -- an evolving process shaped equally by performers, space and audience. Balancing explosive intensity with lyrical subtlety, the trio creates a deeply immersive dialogue beyond technical display-music as storytelling, risk and discovery. A powerful document of creative freedom and real-time interaction.
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LP version. Because It Happens captures a remarkable live encounter between three masters of free improvisation, recorded at London's renowned Café OTO. Mikolaj Trzaska (saxophone, bass clarinet), John Edwards (double bass) and Mark Sanders (drums) approach music not as improvisation but as "live composition" -- an evolving process shaped equally by performers, space and audience. Balancing explosive intensity with lyrical subtlety, the trio creates a deeply immersive dialogue beyond technical display-music as storytelling, risk and discovery. A powerful document of creative freedom and real-time interaction.
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With Nagle Przejasnienia, Tuleje present their third album-and a clear artistic shift. Drawing on folk traditions from eastern Greater Poland, the trio creates a distinctive sound that blends folk with jazz, blues and free improvisation. A key change is the prominent use of bass guitar, replacing the double bass as the sonic foundation and giving the music a raw, urban edge. The songs unfold as detached urban observations -- fragmented stories set in stairwells, metro stations and night buses, forming a vivid sonic map of contemporary city life. Featuring Maurycy Wojcinski.
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Dam Swindle nail 2026 as the year of house music's glorious return with their new Call Me EP. 2026 is the year of house music. Festivals, clubs, bars and living rooms have been craving for more warmth and soul in electronic music and you know we're here for it. It's only been a few months since we celebrated the 100th release on Heist's House of House compilation (HEIST 100LP); a 19-track embodiment of everything the label loves about house music where label heads Dam Swindle teamed up with Detroit legend DJ Minx on their track "Back To The Old School". Now, the Amsterdam duo deliver a new EP filled with dancefloor energy across five original cuts and vocals courtesy of British-Bengali rapper Surya Sen. The title track "Call Me" is a stabby and string-heavy peak time jam, where chopped female vocals and offbeat cowbells deliver a simply irresistible groove. "5 to 9" features the vocals of London rapper Surya Sen whose deep voice add an instant vibe to Dam Swindle's deep and Detroit'esque production. This track sits somewhere between gritty dark rooms and sweaty dancefloors. Definitely not the stuff for your 9 to 5, but with plenty of funk for your after-work pleasures. The track comes in two versions; the vocal mix and a longer club-dub with some cleverly chopped vocals that comes in handy for the DJ sets. The B1 is saved for "I Like It". A track full of old school Swindle swing, Rhodes chords, a dash of electronics and soulful vocals chops for good measure. The EP closer is "A House Track"; a song dedicated to the old school New York house sound and an affirmation that great house music doesn't have to be complicated. It just needs to groove. This one has been road-tested all year and is now ready for your listening and playing pleasure.
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"Originally released in 1976 on Piero Umiliani's own Sound Work Shop imprint, Drammi e Speranze -- issued under the pseudonym Rovi -- stands as a refined example of his late-period library work. Performed by a compact string ensemble and subtly augmented by piano, Hammond organ, Eminent organ, and Rhodes, the album unfolds through a series of classically-informed compositions where melody takes center stage. Each piece is concise, evocative, and purpose-built -- reflecting the functional yet highly expressive nature of Italian library music at its peak. Conceptually, the record is structured in two contrasting halves: the first side explores themes of optimism and resolution, while the second delves into darker, more introspective territories, mirroring the emotional duality suggested by its title (Tragedies and Hopes). Long overlooked outside specialist circles, Drammi e Speranze is here presented for the first time ever on vinyl reissue, newly remastered to highlight the depth and tonal richness of Umiliani's arrangements. This release celebrates 100 years since the birth of Piero Umiliani, honoring the enduring legacy of a composer whose work continues to resonate across cinematic, library, and contemporary sample-driven music."
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"Composed by Maestro Franco Micalizzi for the cult 1984 film Non C'è Due Senza Quattro, starring the iconic duo Bud Spencer & Terence Hill in a rare fourfold role, this soundtrack captures the playful spirit and global flair of the film. Micalizzi delivers a vibrant and rhythm-driven score, infused with warm Latin influences, breezy melodies, and an unmistakable sense of lightness. The result is a richly entertaining listening experience that perfectly mirrors the film's humor, energy, and escapist charm. A joyful and sun-soaked addition to any collection, this release stands as both a nostalgic tribute and a testament to Micalizzi's enduring legacy in Italian cinema soundtracks -- best enjoyed, perhaps, with a well-mixed cocktail in hand."
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Limited edition, 300 copies only. All on multicolored vinyl. Includes one bonus track. The Too Bad Jims got their name from the seminal Fat Possum album Too Bad Jim by the hugely influential blues musician RL Burnside. The band plays a gritty high-octane mix of North Mississippi Hill Country blues and boogie. It all initially started as a casual collaboration between two veteran and multiple award-winning musicians, Little Victor and Son Jack Jr. (both on guitar, no bass) and they shortly after rounded out the trio with the one and only Nick Simonon (brother of Paul Simonon of The Clash) on drums and things really started cookin'! Their unique and unusual combination of dual rough and ready vocals, bare-bones electric guitars, slashing bottleneck, and a heavily rhythm-oriented groove, delivers a hypnotic, raw, and earthy sound typical of a North Mississippi juke joint. They released a killer debut album titled Over The Hill: A Tribute To RL Burnside a selection of well-known to fairly obscure songs from Burnside's repertoire totally in the spirit of RL's album Too Bad Jim. Opting for the same type of funky, low-down approach that gives the music an immediacy that more polished blues albums lack. A kick in the ass actually.
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Originally released in 2006, Rendezvous is a rare, dub techno track released by Nao AKA DJ Compufunk from Compufunk Records in Osaka. Working under the name Lovegod for the first and only time, he created a timeless epic for a live set at the legendary, short-lived underground club "United Underground (Tsurunoma)." Now revived 20 years later by Richard Akingbehin's Kynant Records, Priori contributes a dreamy rework and Janeret slows it down into a crisp dub version to complete the EP.
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12"
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KYN 021EP
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Priori returns to Kynant Records for an EP of dubbed-out, eyes-down house and techno. The Montreal-based artist explores dense, patient grooves, assisted by singular Jamaican voice Gavsborg on the opening track.
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