Lazer Sword – “Memory”
Monkeytown Records was set up by Modeselektor alongside sister label 50 Weapons in 2009. Their mission was to recruit a legion of monkeys to help them spread their already contagious party vibes, armed…
Monophonics – In Your Brain
Monophonics – not to be confused with The Monophonics (heavy rock band) – were formed in 2005; originally an instrumental ensemble consisting of guitarist Ian McDonald, bass-player Myles O’Mahony, saxophonist Alex Baky, trumpeter…
Miles Davis – “Pangaea”
Pangaea is the last recording of Miles’ electric 70s period. It is comprised of two consecutive concerts in Osaka on February 1, 1975, with the Matinée show released as Agharta in 1976. After…
Fela Kuti – Live in Detroit 1986
Released by Strut Records and New York’s Knitting Factory, Fela Kuti – Live in Detroit 1986 is the first “official” formerly unreleased Fela Kuti album since Underground System in 1992. Twenty years on…
Dorothy Ashby – “Afro-Harping”
Dorothy Ashby spent most of the 1960s as a session harpist. It wasn’t until her collaboration with Richard Evans (Cadet Records) and her 1968 cross-genre release Afro-Harping that her solo career really kicked…
Vinyl Releases and Reissues of the Month (April 2012)
Actress – R.I.P [Honest Jon’s] How often does a much-anticipated record really deliver on all its promise? The follow-up to 2010‘s Splazsh LP does so and more. The enigma that is Actress has…
Soul Clap – EFunk
Soul Clap release EFunk, their highly anticipated debut LP on Wolf + Lamb. The culinary verdict: Best served chilled, goes well with cheese. Soul Clap have been putting out electro and house singles…
Legendary Privat Swedish Jazz Lp: Svenska Löd AB aka “The Hörselmat Lp” Reissued After 40 Years!
You’re gonna say “those vinyl buffs were nuts”, but I must say, if I had had the money “The Hörselmat LP” was definately on my wantlist. As musically the material is incomparably raw…
Addison Groove – Transistor Rhythm
Taking its name from the TR in TR-808 Rhythm Composer Transistor Rhythm by Addison Groove is a contemporary ode to the classic drum machine and a masterpiece of future and lo-fi electronic music….
Kisses In Der Nacht EP by Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
Wonderful record, released only on the German market, with Satchmo singing German phonetically! You gotta see the movie to understand this recording. “Ohh Mr Armstrong it was marvelous, it was terrific – it…
Vinyl Releases and Reissues of the Month [March 2012]
Rocket Juice and the Moon [Honest Jon’s Records] Rocket Juice and the Moon have redefined the terms of the modern super group. Consisting of singer and guitarist Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorrilaz), bassist Flea…
Icon and Everyman: Three tracks from three albums by Tom Waits
Tom Waits’ voice is truly a great instrument. Described as “soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with…
