PRESALE - J Dilla - Donuts - Smile Reaction Figure

Action Figure £19.99 Add to basket

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• Inspired by the album art from J Dilla’s second studio album, Donuts
• Figure is 3.75” scale and features five points of articulation
• Includes synthesizer and removable necklace accessories, and comes packaged on a blistered cardback
• The perfect gift for any J Dilla fan, collect the entire assortment of music legend figures by Super7!

A cornerstone of hip-hop culture and beat-making mastery, J Dilla’s Donuts changed the game forever. For the first time ever, Super7 is honoring the legend- ary producer with a 3.75” scale, articulated ReAction Figure! Inspired by the iconic 2006 album cover of Donuts, this figure comes equipped with a synthesiz- er accessory, removable necklace, and full color blistered cardback packaging that nods to Donuts’ enduring influence. A tribute to one of the greatest—don’t let this J Dilla ReAction Figure pass you by!

PRESALE - Nubiyan Twist - NT Soundsystem (Dubplate Inferno) (Firebelly Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 13th June 2025

Nubiyan Twist present NT Soundsystem - Dubplate Inferno, a new 9 track album reimagining tracks from their critically acclaimed album ‘Find Your Flame’, transforming them into bass-heavy, dub-infused dancefloor killers. Produced by band leader Tom Excell alongside singer Aziza Jaye, the remixes channel the raw energy of the band’s live performances, blending their signature fusion of jazz, afrobeat, soul, and reggae with the gritty, immersive sound of traditional UK soundsystem culture.

The album features some extra guests on vocals, legendary MC Horseman appears on a drum & bass version of ‘Battle Isn’t Over’ whilst newcomer SkillFul Kxng from Kingston, Jamaica, breathes some Dancehall fire on ‘Woman’, adding to contributions from the original record including Seun Kuti, Mamani Keita & NEONE the Wonderer.

This project is a celebration of collective musical innovation, paying homage to the UK’s rich soundsystem heritage while pushing boundaries with their genre-defying style.

Nubiyan Twist have built up a name as one of the forerunners of the UK Jazz scene, fusing together global grooves, soul and jazz; intertwined with electronic elements, horn-led melodies and spontaneous improvisation.

The influence of soundsystem culture has been ever present in their music, from dub sessions the band used to attend in Leeds to jungle raves of East Anglia in the 2000’s. Band Leader Tom Excell has a history of DJing and producing dance music, including with reggae side-project Chief Rockas, working with reggae giants such as Super Cat, Luciano & Turbulence.

Nubiyan Twist’s lead singer Aziza Jaye was born of Jamaican heritage and has grown up around soundsystem culture, boasting an incredibly versatile vocal style and large catalog of work alongside a plethora of producers, including recent work with Mungo’s Hi-Fi.

Tracklisting:

Tracklisting: 1. Pray For Me Part 1 (Dub Version) ft. Neone The Wonderer 2. Battle Isn’t Over (D’n’B Version) ft. Horseman 3. Woman (Dancehall Version) ft. SkillFul Kxng 4. So Mi Stay (Amapiano Version) 5. Carry Me (UK Garage Version) ft. Seun Kuti 6. Reach My Soul (Bassline Version) 7. Breeze (Dub Version) 8. Find Your Flame (Jungle Version) 9. Slow Breath (Afro-Fusion Version) ft. Mamani Keïta

PRESALE - Tyler the Creator - Cherry Bomb (Sony)

Mask Cover Blue Vinyl LP £29.99 Add to basket
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Estimated Shipping Date: 27th June 2025

10 year Anniversary of Tyler The Creator - Cherry Bomb Album.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
A1. Deathcamp | A2. Buffalo | A3. Pilot | A4. Run | A5. Find Your Wings
Side B:
B1. Cherry Bomb | B2. Blow My Load | B3. 2Seater / Hair Blows
Side C:
C1. The Brown Stains Of Darkeese Latifah Part 6-12 (Remix) / Special | C2. Fucking Young / Perfect | C3. Smuckers
Side D:
D1. Keep Da O’s | D2. Okaga, CA | D3. Yellow

PRESALE - The Lijadu Sisters - Danger (Numero Group)

Vinyl LP £22.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 27th June 2025

The Nigerian princesses of afro-funk arrived on the international scene with 1976’s Danger and never looked back. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Adeniyi “Biddy” Wright, the six-song LP is a low-slung affair, awash in dreamy psychedelic guitar, crisp hi-hat shuffles, and telepathic harmony vocals from twins Taiwo and Kehinde. This 2025 remaster is housed in a deluxe tip-on jacket and includes lyrics in both Yorurban and English. Danger, danger, danger please come on back.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
Danger | Amebo | Life’s Gone Down Low
SIDE B:
Cashing In | Bobby | Lord have mercy

PRESALE - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Herb Alpert Presents)

Picture Disc Vinyl LP £34.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

In 1965, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass released one of the most popular and influential albums in the history of American Music: Whipped Cream & Other Delights. To celebrate the album's monumental 60th Anniversary, Herb Alpert Presents is re-releasing the album as a special vinyl picture disc featuring the iconic and enduring album cover image that has been imprinted in the collective consciousness of pop culture for decades! The album has been remastered from it's original analog tapes and is pressed on high quality, 180-gram vinyl. Revisit some of Herb Alpert's biggest hits, including "Whipped Cream", "Lollipops and Roses", "Ladyfingers" (which has seen a huge resurgence in popularity thanks to TikTok, YouTube, and recent film/TV uses), and "A Taste Of Honey" (which won the Grammy for Record Of The Year when the album was released). Don't miss your chance to get this special reissue of one of Herb Alpert's biggest albums!

Tracklisting:

1. A Taste of Honey | 2. Green Peppers | 3. Tangerine | 4. Bittersweet Samba | 5. Lemon Tree | 6. Whipped Cream | 7. Love Potion No. 9 | 8. El Garbanzo | 9. Ladyfingers | 10. Butterball | 11. Peanuts | 12. Lollipops and Roses

PRESALE - Wretch 32 - Home? (Wretch 32 Limited)

Vinyl LP £34.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

HOME?' is a heartfelt tribute to what Wretch 32 calls home, exploring the complexities, questions, and deep connections that come with it. The artwork, shot at the heart of his origins the very Tiverton estate where it all began - paints a rich tapestry of the inspiration taken from his Caribbean roots and the Windrush Scandal, encapsulating a raw slice of the Black British experience. Centering on belonging, place and identity as well as themes of love, life and loss, the album features words from his father and uncle who became community activists after the Tottenham Riots.

Tracklisting:

PRESALE - Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff (Blue Note)

Vinyl LP £32.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

Following his excellent 1963 debut Evolution, trombonist Grachan Moncur III ventured even deeper into experimental waters on 1964’s Some Other Stuff, a boldly avant-garde album featuring Moncur with a cohort of fellow explorers including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee, and Tony Williams. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Tracklisting:

Gnostic | Thandiwa | The Twins | Nomadic

PRESALE - Cypress Hill & The London Symphony Orchestra - Black Sunday Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Mercury)

Vinyl LP £35.49 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 6th June 2025

On July 10, 2024, Cypress Hill teamed up with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Troy Miller, to present a reimagining of their quadruple-platinum selling Black Sunday album in its entirety featuring unique orchestral arrangements inspired by the original recordings of DJ Muggs, along with a number of the band’s songs from their extensive catalog. This landmark event merges the worlds of classical music and hip hop adding soaring orchestrations to such classics and fan favorites including “Illusions”, “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That”, “(Rock) Superstar”, “Insane In The Brain” and many more. “Black Sunday Live At The Royal Albert Hall” is pressed on black 180g vinyl and the lacquers were cut at half-speed for a high quality precise playback.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
I Wanna Get High | I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That | Insane in the Brain | When the Shit Goes Down | Lick a Shot

Side B
Cock the Hammer | Interlude | 3 Lil’ Putos | Legalize It | Hits From the Bong | What Go Around Come Around, Kid | A to the K

Side C
Hand on the Glock | Break ‘em off Some | Dr. Greenthumb | Illusions | Money

Side D
Cuban Necktie | How I Could Just Kill a Man | (Rock) Superstar | Band Introductions

PRESALE - Childish Gambino - Bando Stone And The New World (Sony)

Vinyl LP £35.49 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 25th April 2025

It is with a certain sadness for his fans across mediums that Donald Glover has declared Bando Stone and the New World the last Childish Gambino album. The ostensible soundtrack to a feature-length movie of the same name, the hour-long project includes snippets of dialogue that hint at the film’s apocalyptic subject matter. The fact that the soundtrack is preceding the actual film is part of Glover’s strategy: He wants listeners to work to figure out what they’re listening to. “The soundtrack forces the audience to participate in a way that I don't feel like most things force you to participate,” he says. “It forces you to have an imagination. I already see people being like, 'This is very cinematic, this must be the part that... This feels like a credit sequence.' A lot of stuff feels flat because it's not asking you to participate. Art used to be you had to participate on some level and have some sort of thought process on it. You can't just be like, 'Oh, this is mid.'” Even without the benefit of the full visuals, these 17 tracks make for a satisfying swan song that synthesizes what came before with fresher ideas gleaned from the threshold of finality.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
H3@RT$ W3RE M3@NT T0 F7¥ | Lithonia | Survive feat. Chlöe | Steps Beach

SIDE B:
Talk My Shit feat. Amaarae & Flo Milli | Got To Be | Real Love | In The Night feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae | Yoshinoya

SIDE C:
Can You Feel Me feat. Legend | No Excuses | Cruisin' feat. Yeat

SIDE D:
We Are God | Running Around feat. Fousheé | Dadvocate | Happy Survival feat. Khruangbin | A Place Where Love Goes

PRESALE - Adrian Younge - Adrian Younge Presents: Something About April II (Linear Labs)

Vinyl LP £23.49 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 16th May 2025

ADRIAN YOUNGE PRESENTS SOMETHING ABOUT APRIL II synthesizes the boundaries between Black American soul and classic European cinema. The album features an array of entrancing vocalists: Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Loren Oden and Israeli star, Karolina, who delivers haunting chants over concertos. Younge is the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard, looking into the past to create the future. Recorded and mixed by Adrian Younge at Linear Labs, the preeminent analog studio of Los Angeles, CA.

Tracklisting:

1. Sitting By The Radio 2. Winter Is Here 3. Sandrine 4. Step Beyond 5. Sea Motet 6. Memories Of War 7. Psalms 8. Magic Music 9. Ready To Love 10. La Ballade 11. April Sonata 12. Hands of God 13. Heal My Love

JUST IN - Smif-N-Wessun - Infinity (Bucktown USA/Duck Down Music)

Vinyl LP £29.99 Add to basket

8th full length album from this legendary duo. Produced entirely by 9th Wonder and The Soul Council. Features from the late, great Sean Price, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Conway the Machine, Pharoahe Monch, Buckshot, and more. Fresh from the triumphant return of a successful domestic and international tour, Smif-N-Wessun's new album is a cumulative reflection of their life experiences. Executive produced by college professor and world-renowned producer 9th Wonder and the Soul Council, 9th explains the thought process with the album. “I wanted to make sure that it didn't sound dated. It sounds like them (Smif-N-Wessun), but it's also new.

They are our generation's version of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Donald Byrd.” Illustrious MCs featured on the album include Buckshot, Pharoahe Monch, Conway the Machine, legendary artists Sean Price and Prodigy, multi-platinum RnB legend Ralph Tresvant, along with rising stars Sweta and Jalisa. Scheduled for release January 10th, 2025, Infinity cements Smif-N-Wessun's status as creators of nothing but classics. This is their eighth album and the second collaboration with 9th Wonder and the Soul Council. Showcasing buttery beats from Council members, 9th Wonder himself, Khrysis, SND*TRK, Kash, Mu'aath, and Nottz, the album delivers a sonic smash that will satisfy everyone from the rap purist to new school connoisseurs

Tracklisting:

1. Infinity, 2. Moses Promise, 3. Namaste (feat. Sweata), 4. Medina (feat. Pharoahe Monch), 5. Black Eminence (feat. Prodigy of Mobb Deep), 6. Beautiful Trip, 7. Chuuch (feat. Jalisa), 8. Enjoy Ya Life, 9. Shine (feat. Ralph Tresvant), 10. Just Stay! (feat. Conway the Machine), 11. On My Soul (feat. Buckshot & Yountie Strickland), 12. Heard About Me (feat. Sean Price & Maverick Saber), 13. Elephant In The Room, 14. Bad Guy.

JUST IN - Tubby Hayes - Splonge! An Introduction To Tubby Hayes (Decca)

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Decca Records is proud of the part it has played in raising the awareness of British Jazz in recent years, particularly the homegrown talent that coalesced in the '50s, '60s and '70s, some of whom we have brought to a new audience through reissues and new releases in the British Jazz Explosion series. We are now delighted to shine the spotlight on virtuoso saxophonist, flautist, vibraphone player and composer, Tubby Hayes, with a new LP entitled 'Splonge! An Introduction To Tubby Hayes'. Compiled by filmmaker, author and passionate Tubby Hayes fan Mark Baxter, this collection brings together ten tracks originally recorded for the Fontana label between 1961 and 1969, in a bid to answer the question, "Where do I start?"

Tracklist:

Side 1: 1.Tubbsville 2.You For Me 3.Lady 'E' 4.Angel Eyes 5.Johnny One Note
Side 2: 1.Pedro's Walk 2.Bluesology 3.Blues In Orbit 4.For Members Only 5.Hey Jude

JUST IN - Gerald Clayton - Ones & Twos (Blue Note)

Vinyl LP £25.99 Add to basket

Pianist and composer Gerald Clayton returns with his 3rd Blue Note album Ones and Twos featuring vibraphonist Joel Ross, flutist Elena Pinderhughes, trumpeter Marquis Hill and drummer Kendrick Scott with post-production work by Kassa Overall. The album is an experiment—an idea inspired by the art of turntablism with Clayton setting out to create a record where the A side can be played simultaneously with the B side—a nod to that moment in the club when the DJ transitions from one song to the next and you hear two separate pieces at the same time.

Tracklist:

1. Angels Speak | 2. Cinnamon Sugar | 3. Sacrifice Culture | 4. How Much Love? | 5. Count M | 6. Just Above | 7. Lovingly | 8. Rush | 9. For Peace | 10. More Always | 11. Space Seas | 12. Endless Tubes

JUST IN - Frollen Music Library - 001-015 (Frollen Music Library / Colemine Records)

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Blue Vinyl LP £24.99 Add to basket

FOR FANS OF... Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo, David Axlerod, El Michels Affair, Menahan Street Band, Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani, Tonto. Favouring live, ensemble recording and analogue production techniques, Frollen Music Library is a sample library and production house that creates high-quality sample packs ready for the modern producer to easily employ. With a creative process that is organic and grounded in an immense appreciation for the music of the '60s and '70s - the bedrock of Hip Hop sampling. Created by close friends and long-time collaborators as a way to make more of the music that they love, FML is a one-stop shop for sample-based productions and compositions for film and television. Frollen Music Library is Darvid Thor, Henry Jenkins and Hudson Whitlock, members of Melbourne’s thriving soul music community that makes up Karate Boogaloo, Surprise Chef and The Pro-Teens.

Tracklisting:

1. Lost 2. Chupa Chups 3. The Hands Of Time 4. Red And Blue And Green 5. Eff Emm Ell Baby 6. Numero Ono 7. Otta My Way 8. Zap 9. Humble Pie 10. Dreamz 11. Jet Pack 12. Machine Mind 13. Faded 14. Clear The Air 15. Unclearly 16. Darkness Falss 17. Dial Up 18. Running 19. Sei Cardigani di Bali 20. Skeleton Key 21. Day One 22. Lemon Tarts 23. Follow The Light 24. Top Down 25. Rock Candy 26. Senza Tutti 27. Snoozin 28. Emenee.

PRESALE - Czarface - Knull & Void (Silver Age)

Pink Vinyl LP £28.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

Czarface returns from the shadows with "Knull & Void", a bone-rattling 12” straight from the film Venom: The Last Dance. Featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and the elusive Frankie Pulitzer, and rounded out with a never-before-heard B-side "Safe Haven", this one's destined to be a collector's grail. Whether you're a hip-hop head or a Marvel-maniac, these tracks hit harder than Venom himself...grab it before it vanishes into the void!

Tracklisting:
Side A:
A1: Knull & Void (feat. Method Man & Frankie Pulitzer) A2: Knul & Void (Instrumental) A3: Knull & Void (Acapella)

Side B:
B1: Safe Haven B2: Safe Haven (Instrumental) B3: Safe Haven (Acapella) B4: Bonus Lick – Beef & Brockoli

PRESALE - Leroi Conroy - No Return b/w Path Of Man (Colemine Records)

Vinyl 7 £8.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 13th June 2025

Leroi Conroy's first 45 since 2017 is back with a vengeance! The A-side, "No Return," is nothing but classic boom bap drums featuring flute from Michael Sarason (Say She She) and harp by Cincinnati's own Rachel Miller. Harp gives the tune a very 2025 Dorothy Ashby vibe, a true MC's delight. The B-side, "Path Of Man," is a dark, haunting cut from the forthcoming debut LP.

Tracklist:
A.No Path
B.Path Of Man

PRESALE - Young Gun Silver Fox - Pleasure (Absolute)

Vinyl LP £26.99 Add to basket
CD £12.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

Taking their name from Andy’s standing as youngest band member and Shawn’s resplendent silver locks, the duo bond over a shared love of the smooth sounds of ’70s pop-soul and Ned Doheny, Hall & Oates, Steely Dan.

‘Pleasure’ took on a different and more personable recording process, after four albums with both musicians laying down ideas in their own studios and sending files back and across via email. Shawn in London and Andy in Norfolk, this album Shawn travelled to Andy’s studio The Prairie for four days in December 2024 and back again in January 2025.

The duo commenced furiously writing & recording ideas from a completely blank slate. Over half of the album's 10 songs were birthed from these in-person sessions. This was a real game changer and evolution of the game for Andy and Shawn.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Stevie & Sly 2. Born To Dream 3. Late Night Last Train 4. Burning Daylight 5. Holding Back The Fire
Side B:
6. Just For Pleasure 7. Put Up Your Dukes 8. The Greatest Loser 9. Stealing Time 10. One Horse Race

PRESALE - Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

Vinyl LP £31.99 Add to basket
CD £14.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 30th May 2025

Black Hole Superette, the latest album from Aesop Rock, delves into the invisible forces that shape our lives and psyches. It’s about the small, often overlooked moments—the everyday experiences that blur the lines between the real and the unreal, waking and sleeping. Aesop’s signature gift for transforming the mundane into something dreamlike gives the album a surreal quality, leaving listeners questioning what’s truly real as they navigate its vivid, half-remembered imagery.

Entirely self-produced, Black Hole Superette is one of Aesop Rock’s most technically accomplished works to date. The album’s intricate beats and complex structures provide the perfect backdrop for his expansive lyricism, balancing cerebral exploration with emotional depth. From the reflective 'Movie Night' and the eccentric 'Send Help' to the wistful 'Black Plums,' Aesop channels the spirit of a mad scientist, experimenting with sound and concept in ways that defy the ordinary.

With a stellar lineup of collaborators that includes Lupe Fiasco, Armand Hammer, Hanni El Khatib, Open Mike Eagle and Homeboy Sandman, Black Hole Superette is dense and kinetic, an album that deftly navigates between complexity and instinct. It’s clear this project stands as one of Aesop Rock’s most multifaceted and ambitious works yet.

Tracklisting:
01: Secret Knock 02: Checkers 03: Movie Night 04: EWR - Terminal A, Gate 20 05: 1010WINS (feat. Armand Hammer) 06: So Be It (feat. Open Mike Eagle) 07: Send Help 08: John Something 09: Ice Sold Here 10: Costco 11: Bird School 12: Snail Zero 13: Charlie Horse (feat. Lupe Fiasco & Homeboy Sandman) 14: Steel Wool 15: Black Plums 16: The Red Phone 17: Himalayan Yak Chew 18: Unbelievable Shenanigans (feat. Hanni El Khatib)

JUST IN - Hyldon & Adrian Younge - Hyldon JID023 (Jazz Is Dead)

Yellow Vinyl LP £25.99 Add to basket

Hyldon, Brazil’s highly revered vocalist, musician and producer, has partnered with Adrian Younge to create a new psychedelic soul album, HYLDON JID023. The duo, highly inspired by Hyldon’s seminal work in the ‘60s and ‘70s, revisits’ the spirit of this epoch while creating a modern-day classic. Hyldon’s unique voice and lyrical depth, combined with Younge’s innovative analogue production, ensures this album will not be forgotten. JID023 is one of the last recordings featuring Hyldon’s long-time collaborator and friend, the late drummer Ivan “Mamao” Conti of Azymuth.

Hyldon, a musical pioneer and early contributor to the “Black Rio” movement is a genius in synthesizing the sounds of MPB, Tropicália and Black American R&B. His unique voice, coupled with his rich arrangements and laid-back grooves set him apart from the contemporaries of the time. In ’75, his remarkable debut album, Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda changed the sound of Brazil forever. Hyldon’s earnest and experimental approach in creating that album served as the inspiration for Younge’s production on the new JID023.

Months before Mamão's untimely passing, Adrian Younge and Hyldon invited the legendary drummer to join them at Younge’s Linear Labs studio in Los Angeles. Mamão and Hyldon shared a rich musical history — Azymuth, Mamão’s group, served as the rhythm section for much of Hyldon’s work, including his iconic 1975 LP, Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda. Their goal was ambitious: to craft an album that would stand alongside Hyldon’s finest achievements, one that would captivate fans who love his unique blend of psychedelic and soulful “Música Brasileira.” The result is nothing short of remarkable.

Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Viajante Do Planeta Azul 2. O Cacador De Estrelas 3. Olhos Castanhos 4. Jenipapo Robot

Side B:
5. Favela De Rio De Janeiro 6. Verao Nacalifornia (Summertime In California) 7. Um Lugar Legal 8. Nanderuvucu (The Creator God)

JUST IN - MF Doom - Mm....Food (Rhymesayers)

Purple Vinyl LP £31.99 Add to basket

Cross merchandise with Rhymesayers, KMD, Viktor Vaughn, Madvillain, JJ DOOM, King Geedorah & Dangerdoom. LP packaging: Case wrapped tip-on gatefold vinyl jacket, new purple vinyl colour double vinyl, 2000 only for the UK. In celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary, MM..FOOD has been repackaged with all new artwork by Sam Rodriguez! Produced by MF DOOM, except "One Beer" produced by Madlib, and "Kon Queso” produced by PNS of the Molemen. Guest features include Count Bass D, Mr Fantastik, Angelika and 4ize. QR-activated immersive AR experiences with album artwork. Brand new music video for "Hoe Cakes" planned for album street date.

Originally released in 2004, MF DOOM's MM..FOOD is hailed as a classic hip-hop album full of inventive production, brilliant wordplay, and unique themes. Celebrated for its seamless blend of humor, wit, and social commentary, the album ushers listeners into a bizarre world of food-related metaphors, painting a bitterly comedic portrait of a life tainted by vice, violence, and jealousy. It was a brilliant and novel concept that gave DOOM plenty of room to explore the album’s subjects. Throughout MM..FOOD, DOOM embeds complex ideas within seemingly simple narratives. Album opener “Beef Rapp” is a multi-pronged metaphor reminding listeners of the dangers involved in the glorification of conflict, especially within the rap game. “Hoe Cakes” borrows its name from the sweet, hot water cornmeal patties, which he uses as a symbol to rhyme about indulgence and excess. Continuing the motif, DOOM uses the Madlib-produced “One Beer” to fold layers of depth about escapism and ego, while the popular “Rapp Snitch Knishes” critiques the self-incrimination and contradictory behaviors of some rappers. Overall, MM..FOOD is both a social commentary and a piece of social satire, showcasing MF DOOM’s ability to blend serious themes with his unique, playful lyrical style. MM..FOOD album 3 sales history over 820K+ units sold (RIAA-certified gold). MM..FOOD streaming history over 1.2M+ streams. MF DOOM’’s catalog sales history over 1.7M+ units sold.

Tracklisting:
1. Beef Rapp RAPP 2. Hoe Cakes 3. Potholderz Feat Count Bass D 4.One Beer 5.Deep Fried Friendz 6.Poo-Putt Splatter 7. Fillet O Rapper 8. Gumbo 9.Fig Leaf Bi-Carbonate 10.Kon Karne Il - Guinesses Feat Angelkia & 4ize 12. Kon Queso 13.Rapp Snitch Knishes Feat. Mr Fantastik 14.Vomitspit 15.Kookies

JUST IN- Benny The Butcher - Summertime Butch (Next Records)

Silver Smoked Vinyl LP £24.99 Add to basket

After a prolific 2024 Benny The Butcher isn’t slowing down in 2025 and kicks off the new year with the release of Summertime Butch on vinyl. Originally released through Benny’s Black Soprano Family imprint in August 2024, the 10-track album features BSF artists ElCamino, Rick Hyde and Fuego Base plus Ed Lover.

Tracklisting:
A1. One Verse Butch • A2. The Most (feat. Ray Moon) • A3. Sundress & Sandle Season (Interlude) A4. Knightfall • A5. Summer ‘24 (Ed Lover Mix) (feat. Ed Lover) • A6. Kitchen Table B1. Peachtree (Interlude) • B2. The Blue Building (feat. Amber Simone) B3. Warehouse 3 (feat. Rick Hyde, ElCamino & Fuego Base) • B4. Higher (feat. Lindsay Niccs)

PRESALE - Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings - Naturally (Daptone Records)

Vinyl LP £25.99 Add to basket
Orange Vinyl LP £28.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

2005’s Naturally was a pivotal moment in the history of soul music. It was the first Daptone album tracked at the renowned “House of Soul”, a recording studio handbuilt by Sharon and the rest of the Daptone family in a two story rental in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The album has gone on to sell over 200,000 records, with hit singles “How Long Do I Have To Wait?” and “This Land is Your Land” streaming in the hundreds of millions- staggering figures for a wholly independent release.

Up to this point Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings had yet to reach an audience outside of dingy, hole-in-the-wall clubs, dive bars, and underground DJ parties, attended by only the most in-the-know. This was the scene where the band began to flourish, developing the sound that would forever alter the musical landscape and set a lofty new bar for what could be considered real-deal soul music. It made Daptone a household name and opened doors for countless musicians and record labels to come. Naturally sparked a renaissance that is still vibrating today- a testament to Sharon Jones’ legacy as the undisputed, reigning Queen of Heavyweight Soul.

Tracklisting:
1. How Do I Let a Good Man Down? 2. Natural Born Lover 3. Stranded in Your Love (Featuring Lee Fields) 4. My Man is a Mean Man 5. You’re Gonna Get It 6. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? 7. This Land is Your Land 8. Your Thing is a Drag 9. Fish in the Dish 10. All Over Again

PRESALE - The Budos Band - VII (Diamond West Records)

Vinyl LP £21.99 Add to basket

Estimated Shipping Date: 30th May 2025

Two years after releasing the Frontier’s Edge EP, the Budos Band are returning with their first full-length since 2020’s Long in the Tooth. Titled simply VII, the new album sees them doing what they do best: laying down hypnotic, horn-spiked grooves that menace and mesmerize in equal measure.

Produced by Budos guitarist Tom Brenneck with Simon Guzmán engineering, VII features 11 tightly constructed new tracks that draw on the group’s wide range of influences, sounding like only the Budos can. It’s music for getting down, for nighttime drives, and for alternate headspaces — a beguiling mix of mystery and rhythm that stands with the formidable work they’ve released in their two decades of recording. VII was recorded in California and serves as the Budos Band’s first full-length album on Diamond West, the independent label founded in 2023 by Tankel and Brenneck. It’s also the group’s first album to include instrumental contributions from percussionist Rich Tarrana, who previously played in the Frightnrs. All told, it succeeds in opening up some new sonic spaces while staying tethered to the intuitive, unique musicality that made them such a sensation from the jump.

Tracklisting:
SIDE A:
1. Thrice Crowned 2. Overlander 3. Night Raid 4. Lair of 1,000 Serpents 5. Kudzu Vine 6. Sharky’s Delight
SIDE B:
7. Curse of the Ivory Fang 8. Behind The Black Curtain 9. Escape from Ptenoda City 10. The Strigoi 11. Mean Streets

PRESALE - The Blackbyrds - City Life (Jazz Dispensary)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 30th May 2025

The Billboard Jazz Chart-topping album City Life by the legendary jazz-funk ensemble The Blackbyrds gets a Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue! Featuring “Happy Music,” and “Rock Creek Park,” described by AllMusic as “one of the pinnacles of ‘70s jazz-funk” and sampled by the likes of De La Soul and Nas, the album finds the band at the height of their hitmaking powers. Cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, packaged in a gatefold tip-on jacket.

TRACKLIST:

Side A:
Rock Creek Park | Thankful 'Bout Yourself | City Life | All I Ask
Side B:
Happy Music | Love So Fine | Flying High | Hash And Eggs

PRESALE - M Ross Perkins - What's the Matter, M Ross? (Colemine Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

What’s the Matter, M Ross?, the third installment from the idiosyncratic M Ross Perkins, finds our boy on an inward journey, exploring the transcendental and existential with his most lyrically confessional album to date. It’s a record that serves notice that multi-instrumentalist Perkins belongs amongst the singer/songwriter zeitgeist that has swooned over MJ Lenderman and Waxahatchee while serving as a conduit to optimism. Composed, performed, and recorded completely by Perkins in his Dayton, OHstudio, What’s the Matter… is both the most stripped down and expansive within his tryptic of albums.

The headphone symphonies move with a deliberate, composed sophistication while the lyrics explore fresh territory, turning the camera away from the “butterscotch revue” and pointing it into a mirror. "The touch stones of psych pop remain: flourishes of Nilsson are still here, but so are Gram Parsons and Jonathan Richman. If you want to assign geography to What’s the Matter, M Ross?, the album is equal parts Laurel Canyon and Big Pink, more Woodstock the town than the festival. Perkins is a self-contained (late-period) Teenage Fanclub with George Harrison’s spiritual sense of inner wanderlust.

TRACKLIST:

1. Hey Man/Hey Self 2. Saccade I 3. Gone (In the Morning) 4. Crying in My Sleep 5. Spiritual Kick 6. Saccade II 7. I Feel So Dumb 8. I Don't Wanna Be So High 9. Saccade III 10. Baby, My Bad 11. A Date for One 12. That's Fine 13. Bouquet 14. Saccade IV 15. Quite Right Kindly

PRESALE - Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (Get On Down)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

Jurassic 5 flexed serious old-to-the-new muscles in the ‘90s, beginning with their independently released single “Unified Rebelution” in 1994, and book- ending with their stellar debut full-length: 2000’s Quality Control. They walked a tightrope between underground and mainstream hip-hop, and toured alongside rap peers as well as punk rockers on the Vans Warped Tour. With double the pleasure of your average hip-hop group – two DJs and producers (Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark); and four MCs (Chali 2na, Akil, Marc 7 and Zaakir aka Soup) – they brought the late 1970s “unison MC” style of pioneering groups like the Fantastic 5 and the Force MCs to a new generation.

Even more surprisingly, they did so out of Los Angeles, whose hip-hop flavors generally leaned towards Gangsta, G-Funk or Electro lines. Musically inventive and lyrically forward-thinking, each song on Quality Control is a new adventure, exploring engaging territory, delivered via one of the best live hip-hop shows fans had seen in years. From singles like the strutting groove of the title track to the throwback doo-wop samples on “The Influence” and the catchy, keyboard groove-driven “World of Entertainment (WOE Is Me),” to deeper album tracks like the lyrical gymnastics of “Jurass Finish First” and the thought-provoking “Lausd,” Jurassic 5 consistently stepped to the plate and their fans responded in kind, nearly pushing the album to Gold status. Add the innovative DJ-and-sample workout which closes out the album, “Swing Set,” and you have one of the 2000s’ most unique and solid full-length platters.

TRACKLIST:

Side One:
1. How We Get Along. 2. The Influence. 3. Great Expectations. 4. Quality Control Intro. 5. Quality Control.
Side Two:
1. Contact. 2. Lausd. 3. World Of Entertainment (W.O.E. Is Me). 4. Monkey Bars.
Side Three:
1. Jurass Finish. 2. First Combination. 3. Twelve.
Side Four:
1. The Game. 2. Improvise. 3. Swing Set.

PRESALE - doseone & Steel Tipped Dove - All Portrait, No Chorus (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 11th April 2025

All Portrait, No Chorus is the new album from indie rap pioneer doseone and NYC producer Steel Tipped Dove. Together, these two artists have crafted an uncompromising masterpiece. Knowing the caliber of MC he is paired with, dove skillfully paints with every color on the palette, and doseone skates effortlessly on every track, whether skating languid figure 8s or landing lyrical triple axels. Somehow the veteran sounds sharper than ever and the songs are lean and hungry, cut to the quick. It is no accident that this project is released under the Backwoodz Studioz imprint; the road that leads to this collaboration starts with, of all things, a ShrapKnel demo.

At the end of December 2023 Dove sent dose the first beat pack. Somewhere around the second week of January 2024 dose already had five songs written and recorded. By the middle of March, a rough album framework was essentially done, and they brought on Minneapolis producer Andrew Broder to freak the turntables across the whole project. Then, as a final piece, dose and dove added select collaborations from some of their favorite rappers. By the end of April it was done. “I’m not really a features guy, but to align with and connect with those who inspire me, I called in some beautiful humans I had never worked with but always meant to: Open Mike Eagle, M.Sayyid, billy woods, Fatboi Sharif, and Myka 9 connect eras, artists, and styles of unconventional rap I hold incredibly dear,” doseone explains. Listening to All Portrait, No Chorus you can hear the battery in doseone’s back as he pythons his way through each instrumental. For his part, Steel Tipped Dove—a prolific producer over the last two years—delivers some of the most diverse work of his career. The result is a dynamic, propulsive listen that casts its crackling energy in every direction except backwards.

TRACKLIST:

1. That Work 2. Restaurant Not 3. Went Off (featuring Open Mike Eagle) 4. Ta Da 5. Dial Up (featuring M.Sayyid) 6. Scales Sway 7. Inner Animal 8. Recycling Night (featuring Fatboi Sharif)* 9. Untouchable 10. No Cops 11. Wasteland Embrace (featuring billly woods) 12. Epinephrine Pen 13. Breakneck (featuring Myka 9) 14. Not For Airports 15. Best Metric (Extended)*

PRESALE - Doctor Bionic - The Island Of Doctor Bionic (Colemine Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

In his 1954 book The Doors of Perception, Aldous Huxley theorized that every person lives and experiences life on their own island universe. We can try to explain our experience to others using language, symbols, and art, but we’ll never be sure that we’re feeling something precisely the same as anyone else. This line of thinking has become a source of inspiration for many prolific artists.

Now, Cincinnati-based producer Jason Grimez is inviting us to hear what it sounds like on an island of his own creation. The Island of Dr. Bionic is the third installment in Dr. Bionic’s Terrestrial Radio series. It’s a collection of instrumental fusion for fans of hip-hop, jazz, funk, and beyond. Grimez is the producer, mixer, and mastermind behind Dr. Bionic. He’s a Cincinnati-based creator with a deep understanding of 90s hip-hop and DJ culture, and he draws inspiration from music of all kinds. Grimez’ ever-growing catalog is best described as organic groove. He calls on a rotating cast of veteran musicians to join him at his home studio to write, record, and try out new ideas. As a chapter of the Terrestrial Radio series, The Island of Dr. Bionic is a fresh mixtape of musical loops and ideas, curated to flow naturally from one song into the next. Listen in the car, on a turntable, or on your own little island for a glimpse inside the Dr. Bionic universe

TRACKLIST:

1. Island Universes (Intro) 2. 7th Thunders 3. The Beat Recluse 4. Wondering Ascetic 5. Put The Work In 6. Rhythm Of Water 7. Benevolent Beings 8. Where Is Your Tribe (Interlude) 9. A Kings Mind 10. Umbilical Cord 11. Shell Of The Soul 12. Divine Reality 13. The Meet & Greet 14. Life Span 15. Triple Beam 16. The Path Of Stars

PRESALE - Stress Eater - Everybody Eats (Silver Age)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 23rd May 2025

After endless requests for a Czarface and Dr. Octagon collaboration, the comic book inspired supergroup Czarface takes a turn for the cosmic, creating a funky full length adventure with the spacey Kool Keith! When the record is playing, they become a counterpart character that can even give the mighty Czarface a run for his money- Stress Eater! You can expect a rich blend of what makes both acts so special: block-rocking beats and bizarre, mind-bending lyricism...all served up with a cover from Czarface artist Lamour Supreme.

Tracklist:

Side A:
A1. The Hunt for Czarface| A2. Rocket Science| A3. Here’s Some Homicide (feat. Ice-T) | A4. Cold Wave | A5. People Want Sugar | A6. Willrow Hood | A7. Top Men of Rap

Side B:
B1. Mecha and the Sole Brother | B2. Genuine Lifestyle | B3. Off The Bone | B4. Space Cowboy | B5. Aladdin’s Castle (feat. Mega Ran) | B6. Giving Back to the Universe

PRESALE - Various Artist - Chet Baker Re:imagined (Decca)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 11th April 2025

Chet Baker Re:Imagined, a collection of songs recorded by a varied selection of international talent to celebrate the legacy of one of the most unique, charismatic and influential figures in the history of jazz. Released to mark the 70th anniversary of seminal album Chet Baker Sings, the 15-track compilation presents modern reworkings of the trumpeter and singer’s repertoire and underscores the enduring influence of one of 20th century music’s most creative artists. Featuring an array of international artists spanning R&B, pop, soul and jazz. British artists dodie, Matt Maltese, Matilda Mann, Joel Culpepper, Ife Ogunjobi, Hohnen Ford, Eloise and Puma Blue line up alongside Benny Sings from the Netherlands, Canada’s Stacey Ryan, American artists Delaney Bailey and Mxmtoon, South Korean Sara Kang and Australian-Filipino grentperez. These musicians, singers, songwriters and beat-makers all sit within a fast-emerging scene and together they cast Baker’s sublime melodies against a contemporary sound canvas marked by a spectrum of acoustic and electronic colours, artful, impassioned improvisation and richly layered production.

Tracklist:

1.Dodie - "Old Devil Moon" | 2.Matt Maltese - "My Funny Valentine" | 3.Grentperez - "But Not For Me" | 4.Hohnen Ford - "I Get Along Without You Very Well" | 5.Mxmtoon - "I Fall In Love Too Easily" | 6.Matilda Mann - "There Will Never Be Another You" | 7.Benny Sings - "Time After Time" | 8.Stacey Ryan - "Like Someone In Love" | 9.Ife Ogunjobi - "Speak Low" | 10.Delaney Bailey - "While My Lady Sleeps" | 11.Puma Blue - "It's Always You" | 12.Sarah Kang - "I'm Old Fashioned" | 13.Joel Culpepper - "Silver Lining" | 14.Eloise - "That Old Feeling" | 15.Poppy Daniels - "I've Never Been In Love Before"

JUST IN - Diamond D - The Diam Piece 3: DUO (Dymond Mine Records)

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Diamond D is apart of the legendary collective Digging In The Crates. This is the 2nd instalment of Diamond D's The Diam Piece 3 series: DUO. Vol. 3 is broken down into 3 separate parts with DUO being the 2nd of 3 parts. With Diamond on the tracks, Duo boasts features from B-Real, Everlast, Camp Lo, Nems, Sadat X, Tek, Prayah, Saigon, Tons, Kid Capri, Doo Wop, Da Inphamus Amadeuz, Kardinal Offishall, Peedi Crakk, Chip Fu, Shortee Sha, Reef Hustle, Junk, 4-Ize, Focus..., Lady Luck, Camari & Boog Brown.

Tracklist:
1.I'm Not Crazy, 2. T.S.N.Y., 3. My DJ Spits Betta Than U, 4. Casket Fresh, 5. Get With It, 6. Hyenas, 7. Weed, Sex And Cars, 8. It's Up 2 Me, 9. Ride The Wave, 10. Keep On Steppin'

JUST IN - Coke - Coke (Mr Bongo)

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It's a heavy hit of Miami Latin-funk, dosed up with psychedelic garage rock and gritty soul excellence, making for an intoxicating blend of styles and genres on this highly sought-after LP.

Predominately sung in English, Coke's only album under this moniker is a sumptuous melting pot of influences, tied together with bright funk drumming, flavourful organs and zesty horns. With a garage band attitude and sensibility, the lineup consisted of Paul Garcia on guitar, Ariel Hernandez on bass, Ruben Perez on drums, Jose Rubio on the keys, a host of guest horn players and Peter Fernandez on vocals, whose tone and delivery was often mistaken for that of a woman.

Produced by Mato, the record and band were well-received in Miami and Southern Florida at the time. Due to a lack of promotion outside of Florida and the threat of a lawsuit from the Coca- Cola corporation for usage of their name, the band fell into relative obscurity, becoming Opus following the dispute. They say the cream always rises to the top though, with Coke being rediscovered by diggers and collectors searching for a rare groove.

One of the standout cuts on the album 'Na Na' was recently featured on the soundtrack to the Netflix drama 'Griselda' (a biopic of Miami/ Cuban crime boss Griselda Blanco). Other highlights include the crooner- jazz-rock 'Got to Touch Your Face', the psych ballad 'You Turn Me On' with a guitar line reminiscent of The Doors, and the Latin-rock groover, 'Te Amo Mas'.

Coke is a sensational crossover record, that draws from a sea of different influences. Fans of early Santana, garage-pysch, Nu Yorican and Latin-funk productions should all investigate this cherished album - it will have something for you.

Tracklist:
1. Na Na 2. You Turn Me On 3. Got To Touch Your Face 4. Que Seria De Mi 5. Bun Bun Bun 6. Bang Bang 7. Sabor A Mi 8. Te Amo Mas 9. Nuestro Amor 10. Quiero Decirte

JUST IN - Dead Prez - Let's Get Free (Sony)

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Double vinyl LP pressing. Let's Get Free was the debut studio album by hip-hop duo Dead Prez, originally released in 2000. Critically acclaimed upon its release, Let's Get Free was called a "return to politically conscious rap" and, "the most politically conscious rap since Public Enemy"; the duo's messages also earned them favorable comparisons with Brand Nubian, The Coup, Def Jef and X-Clan. The album's lyrics, performed in front of sparse beats are startlingly direct, militant, and confrontational. M-1 and stic.man excoriates the media, the music industry, politicians, and poverty, and urge their target audience to study socialism and ideas of black power. Rolling Stone gave the album four stars and lauded its equation of "classrooms with jail cells, the projects with killing fields and everything from water to television with conduits for brainwashing by the system".

SIDE A:
A1. Wolves (Intro) A2.I'm a African A3.They School A4.Hip-Hop A5.Police State (feat. Chairman Omali Yeshitela)

SIDE B:
B1.Behind Enemy Lines B2.Assassination B3.Mind Sex B4.We Want Freedom B5.Be Healthy

SIDE C:
C1.Discipline C2.Psychology C3.Happiness C4.Animal In Man

SIDE D:
D1.You'll Find a Way D2.It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop (feat. Tahir And Peoples Army) D3.Propaganda D4.The Pistol (feat. Maintain of Illegal Tendencies) (feat. Maintain of Illegal Tendencies)

JUST IN - Horace Silver Quintet - Serenade to a Soul Sister (Decca)

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Horace Silver had been delivering hard bop classics for over a decade when he moved into more groovy territory in the late-’60s on albums including Serenade to a Soul Sisterfeaturing two different quintets performing a set of Silver originals from the high-octane ‘Psychedelic Sally’ to the groove waltz title track to the tender ballad ‘Next Time I Fall In Love’. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:
Side A : Psychedelic Sally | Serenade To A Soul Sister | Rain Dance
Side B : Jungle Juice | Kindred Spirits | Next Time I Fall In Love

JUST IN - Lou Donaldson - Say It Loud (Decca)

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When saxophonist Lou Donaldson hooked up with the funky drummer Idris Muhammad on Alligator Bogaloo it began a run of great groove-oriented albums including Say It Loud with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, organist Charles Earland, and guitarist Jimmy Ponder for a deeply soulful set opening with a cover of James Brown’s ‘Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)’. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:
Side A : Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud | Summertime | Caravan
Side B : Snake Bone | Brother Soul

JUST IN - Goya Gumbani - Warlord of the Weejuns (Ghostly)

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In his label debut on Ghostly International, Brooklyn-born, South London-based artist Goya Gumbani redefines his recording project with rich, full-band arrangements, crossing London's new jazz generation with New York City's hip-hop storytelling legacy. Warlord of the Weejuns is a triumph of taste, heritage, and pride from one of rap music's most dexterous talents. Guests include Fatima, lojii, Seafood Sam, and Yaya Bey. London-based Swedish soul singer Fatima appears in two singles; first, there's "Firefly," a cosmic R&B groove that captures the rawness of a recent breakup. "Fatima came and just laid the hook, and I was like, damn, you're embodying how I'm feeling," says Goya, who built it out with contributions from Swarvy, Omari Jazz, Les Lockheart, and his Ghostly labelmate quickly, quickly.

Tracklisting:
1. Weejuns (intro) ft. Will Stowe 2. Beautiful BLACK 3. One Hand Washes The Other ft. lojii 4. Crossroad(s) 5. Negroni (Skit) 6. FireFly ft. Fatima 7. Nothin’ to Say 8. UPtown Mami (Skit) 9. Manuva(s) ft. Joe Armon-Jones 10. Driftin’ Interlude ft. Pearl De Luna 11. Chase The Sunrise ft. Yaya Bey, lojii, Fatima 12. First Dates 13. Quiz Interlude ft. Salimata 14. Lizards / Dancin' With The Devil ft. Jaydon Clover & The Hotel 15. Mind, Body, Spirit ft. Seafood Sam 16. FOREVER POOH

JUST IN - Adrian Younge & The Delfonics - Adrian Younge Presents: The Delfonics (Linear Records)

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Adrian Younge Presents Something About April is quintessential sweet-soul from The Delfonics lead vocalist William Hart produced by Adrian Younge. From the very beginning, it was Younge’s intention to create an old-school Delfonics vibe but offer a very hip-hop-informed perspective. There are distinguishing musical elements that Delfonics fans will recognize, like the electric sitar guitar, the French horn, string arrangements, and the tympani. Recorded and mixed by Adrian Younge at Linear Labs, the preeminent analog studio of Los Angeles, CA.

Tracklist: 1. Stop And Look(And You Have Found Love) 2. Lost Without You 3. True Love 4. Silently 5. Enemies 6. To Be Your One 7. Stand Up 8. Just Love 9. So In Love With You 10. I Can’t Cry No More 11. Sirens 12. Party’s Over 13. Life Never Ends

PRESALE - Durand Jones & The Indications - Flowers (Dead Oceans)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 27th June 2025

After more than a decade of music-making, Durand Jones & The Indications have blossomed as a unit and are basking in their successes. On their aptly titled new album, Flowers, The Indications unfurl their true colors — embracing all their roots and influences, maturation and confidence, and share them with the world.

Since forming in 2012, the road has taken The Indications from those origins at Indiana University, Bloomington to the global stage, selling out shows across Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand to the West Coast— where DJI has a strong following among the lowrider and vintage soul enthusiasts.

For as far as Durand Jones & The Indications have come, Flowers grew from the desire to return to their roots in a Bloomington basement, a space where they first found camaraderie in gritty funk and Southern soul that would inspire their self-titled debut. Pulling sonically and spiritually from each of the group's previous releases and solo work, Flowers is the next stage of DJI's inspired soulful discography. DJI are not only accepting their flowers, but indulging in their sweet and sexy fragrance.

Tracklisting:

1) Flowers 2) Paradise 3) Lovers' Holiday 4) I Need The Answer 5) Flower Moon 6) Really Wanna Be With You 7) Been So Long 8) Everythin 9) Rust and Steel 10) If Not For Love 11) Without You

PRESALE - Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple (30th Century)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 20th June 2025

With its cinematic origins The Odd Couple is the natural title for the second album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobe as the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores. Their greatest hit, 2006's "Crazy" was even built around a chunk of a spaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006's excellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas "Cee-Lo Green" Callaway and producer Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton has become a permanent institution.

Two years on, The Odd Couple stands up proudly alongside its predecessor. The basic recipe hasn't been drastically altered--Danger Mouse's skittering beats and snap-crackle-pop production still provide the perfect platform for Cee-Lo's mighty, soulful wail. If anything, the pair have refined and sharpened their approach to a razor's edge. The key is the way the musical flavors intersect: the Arthur Lee-meets-N.E.R.D. stroll of "Surprise," the jubilant jumble of gospel/soul/synthpop on "Going On," the Otis Redding-shares-a-treadmill-with-Outkast feel of the single "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)." The cumulative effect is one of a group whose trick-bag has a never-ending supply of happy surprises.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
1. Charity Case 2. Who’s Gonna Save My Soul 3. Going On 4. Run (I’m A Natural Disaster) 5. Would Be Killer 6. Open Book 7. Whatever

SIDE B:
8. Surprise 9. No Time Soon 10. She Knows 11. Blind Mary 12. Neighbors 13. A Little Better

PRESALE - Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly (Universal)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 30th May 2025

To Pimp A Butterfly Exclusive 180g Audiophile Grade Black Vinyl (10 Year Anniversary Edition) featuring Alternate Cover Art.

Tracklisting:

Side A:
1. Wesley's Theory 2. For Free? 3. King Kunta 4. Institutionalized 5. These Walls

Side B:
6. u 7. Alright 8. For Sale? 9. Momma

Side C:
10. Hood Politics 11. How Much A Dollar Cost 12. Complexion (A Zulu Love) 13. The Blacker The Berry

Side D:
14. You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) 15. i 16. Mortal Man

PRESALE - billy woods - GOLLIWOG (Rhymesayers)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 9th May 2025

GOLLIWOG is billy woods’ first album in two years, preceded by 2023’s Maps, his second collaboration with producer Kenny Segal. That nimble travelogue has little in common with woods’ newest work, despite the fact that Segal shows up a couple times in the credits. GOLLIWOG is a haunting collection that weaves horror, humor, surrealism and Afropessimism into a cinematic tapestry, aided and abetted by a murderer’s row of producers. African zombies, time traveling trap cars, malevolent ragdolls and a dying Frantz Fanon are just a few of the revelers in woods’ danse macabre.

GOLLIWOG features production from The Alchemist, Kenny Segal, EL-P, Conductor Williams, Preservation, Messiah Musik, Sadhugold, Ant (Atmosphere), Shabaka Hutchings, Steel Tipped Dove, DJ Haram, Willie Green, Jeff Markey, Saint Abdullah, and LA-based experimental jazz trio Human Error Club. Meanwhile, woods is joined on the mic by Backwoodz labelmates ELUCID and Cavalier, along with rappers Bruiser Wolf, Despot, Al.Divino, and singer-songwriter Yolanda Watson.

GOLLIWOG is another triumph in the woods oeuvre, as layered and compelling as anything he has ever done. A black carnival pitched in a muddy field overnight, empty rides whirring and clattering in the dark

Tracklisting:
1. Jumpscare Produced by Steel Tipped Dove 2. STAR87 Produced by Conductor Williams 3. Misery Produced by Kenny Segal 4. BLK XMAS feat. Bruiser Wolf Produced by Sadhugold 5. Waterproof Mascara Produced by Preservation 6. Counterclockwise Produced by The Alchemist 7. Corinthians feat. Despot Produced by EL-P 8. Pitchforks & Halos Produced by Kenny Segal 9. All These Worlds Are Yours feat. ELUCID Produced by Shabaka Hutchings & DJ Haram 10. Maquiladoras feat. al.divino Produced by Saint Abdullah 11. A Doll Fulla Pins feat. Yolanda Watson Produced by Jeff Markey 12. Golgotha Produced by Messiah Musik 13. Cold Sweat Produced by Ant 14. BLK ZMBY Produced by Steel Tipped Dove 15. Make No Mistake Produced by Messiah Musik 16. Born Alone Produced by Kenny Segal 17. Lead Paint Test feat. ELUCID & Cavalier Produced by Willie Green 18. Dislocated feat. ELUCID Produced by Human Error Club

JUST IN - Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Yarin Yoksa (Big Crown)

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek’s latest album Yarin Yoksa. The show stopping intensity of Derya backed by the psychedelic soul of Grup ?im?ek with production by Leon Michels has yielded a stand out record that challenges genre with a broad appeal and a powerful message.

They refer to themselves as “outernational” over international as they say it suggests a sound that’s more inclusive or “beyond borders.” Derya, who sings and plays the baglama, is German born to Turkish parents. Drummer Helen Wells is Berlin-based by way of South Africa while keyboard player Graham Mushnik and guitar/bass player Antonin Voyant are both French. The collective influences they bring to Anatolian music make for a completely unique and fresh sound that both pushes the genre forward and champions its rich heritage. Yarin Yoksa which translates to If There Is No Tomorrow delves into deeply personal pain and collective resistance with a central thread of loss, longing, and hope for change running throughout. The lyrics are poetic and rely heavily on symbolic language, metaphors, and storytelling while the music shifts track to track making each tune stand out on its own but work together perfectly as an album.

“Cool Hand”, the first single released on Big Crown in September of 2024, is a beautiful juxtaposition of intensity and light-heartedness over a thoroughly infectious groove. The message is poetic and complicated, repeatedly declaring “I love you, I’m crazy about you” but ultimately finding a sense of peace through accepting a broken heart. “Direne Direne” is a protest song that embodies the struggle and tireless pursuit of justice encouraging people to resist oppression.

Derya’s lyrics soar over the psych-soul musical backdrop as her story of personal struggle transforms to a universal call for resilience and strength. The slow and weighty vibe of “Yakamoz” lets onto the meaning of the lyrics even to those who don’t understand Turkish. It is a deeply moving song that captures the profound emotions connected to displacement and loss without knowing if you will ever return. The steady groove of the band, along with the anguished vocals paint a vivid picture of the devastation experienced by the protagonist who ultimately realizes that her roots are within her and anywhere she goes is her home.

Nine of the tunes on the album are original compositions but they also take on three Anatollian folk songs with their own inimitable approach. The acapella introduction of “Misket”, a folk song from Ankara/Türkiye, will stop you in your tracks. The tune deals with death and how the living cope and continue a relationship with those who have passed away. Another traditional tune from Sivas that they put their signature sound to is “Hop Bico”, a tune about a playful character named Bico who is a symbol of vitality and spirit. The synth intro grabs your ear from the first note and the earworm chorus encouraging Bico to lead the group in celebration and embrace life through dance has the same effect on everyone who hears it.

The band has taken a big step forward that you can hear on this record. Derya’s passion and authenticity is front and centre and the music is too moving to deny. Yarin Yoksa is sure to captivate the hearts and minds of all those who hear it, and just wait till you hear them play it live…

Tracklist:

SIDE A: 1 Çiçek Açiyor 2 Cool Hand 3 Yakamoz 4 Hop Bico 5 Bilemedim Ki

SIDE B: 6 Yüz Yüze 7 Istanbul’un Kuslari 8 Direne Direne 9 Ceylan 10 Misket 11 Günes

JUST IN - The Gaslamp Killer & Jason Wool - ANANDA (Cuss Records)

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A wild and mind-bending fusion of hip-hop, cinematic jazz, and psychedelic soundscapes awaits you. Celestial shards of cosmic dust linger in the atmosphere, enveloped by an onslaught of irresistible bass lines and meticulously crafted beats. Picture the likes of Stanley Clarke, David Axelrod, and Aphex Twin all reimagined as twenty-somethings, jamming together under the influence of heroic doses. The result is nothing short of exhilarating, an absolute frenzy that melts your face away.

Track Listing:
1. Intro 2. Chaos in the Brain 3. Mystic Memories 4. Cartoons 5. Eternal Souls 6. Ring Fingers 7. Hiccups 8. Chaos in the Brain (Club Edit) 9. Outro

JUST IN - Hank Mobley – Third Season (Tone Poet)

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Recorded in 1967, Hank Mobley’s Third Season was a typically high-calibre hard bop outing by the tenor saxophonist with a 7-piece band featuring alto saxophonist James Spaulding, trumpeter Lee Morgan, guitarist Sonny Greenwich, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Tracklist:

Side A:
1. An Aperitif 2. Don't Cry, Just Sigh 3. Steppin' Stone

Side B:
1. The Third Season 2. Boss Bossa 3. Give Me That Feelin'

JUST IN - Curtis Amy & Frank Butler – Groovin’ Blue (Tone Poet)

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Tenor saxophonist Curtis Amy’s second Pacific Jazz album Groovin’ Blue was a hard-swinging date co-led with drummer Frank Butler that was also one of the earliest recordings to feature vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. Rounding out the band are trumpeter Carmell Jones, pianist Frank Strazzeri and bassist Jimmy Bond.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Tracklist:

Side A:
1.Gone Into It 2.Annsome 3.Bobblin'

Side B:
1.Groovin' Blue 2.Beautiful You 3.Very Frank

JUST IN - Kid Acne - Totemic Template (Edna & Friends Vol. 1) (Invisable Spies)

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This is the seventh KID ACNE studio album and fourth project produced by Chicago MoonBap specialist, SPECTACULAR DIAGNOSTICS. Featuring a wide range of heavyweight guest emcees, including: BEZ (Revival Season), CAPPO, CISE GREENY, DAP ZINI, FATBOI SHARIF, JEHST, JUICE ALEEM, JUNIOR DISPROL, KING KASHMERE, MIKE LADD, NEW KINGDOM, SONNYJIM and VANDALSAVAGE.

Tracklist: 1.GOONGALA (feat. NEW KINGDOM) 2.AHEAD OF THE CURVE (feat. KING KASHMERE) 3.INFINITE REGRESSION 4.CERBERUS NEBULA (feat. CISE GREENY and DAP ZINI) 5.I'M RIGHT HERE (feat. JEHST) 6.MIND IN MOTION (feat. FATBOI SHARIF) 7.BABA GANOUSH (feat. VANDAL SAVAGE and JUNIOR DISPROL) 8.INCONCEIVABLE (feat. CAPPO) 9.BUGGIN' IN THE NIGHT (feat. BEZ) 10.THOSE ONES (feat. SONNYJIM) 11.FORMER WORLDS 12.MUTANT CRATE (feat. KING KASHMERE, MIKE LADD and JUICE ALEEM)

PRESALE - Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Big Crown Vaults Vol.4 (Big Crown)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 2nd May 2025

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, the mysterious steel pan outfit hailing from Hamburg, Germany made significant noise in 2024 when French film Anatomy of a Fall won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. Bacao’s cover of 50 Cent’s “PIMP” was featured so heavily in the film and plays such a huge role in the storyline that it became synonymous with its success. Subsequently, they ushered in the first appearance of steel pans in the orchestra pit at the Academy Awards so they could play the tune as director Justine Triet walked on stage to accept the award. All of this brought a lot of new fans to Bacao and pushed the streaming numbers of “PIMP” well past 40 million. For those in the know, this tune made its way into underground fame back in 2008 when it was first pressed on band leader Bjorn Wagner’s own Mocambo imprint and was often mistaken for the original sample source from which 50 made his hit.

All accolades and international fame aside, “PIMP” is literally just the tip of the Bacao iceberg. With four full length albums and a tall stack of 7” singles that have become staples to DJs around the world, they have been prolific since signing with Big Crown in 2014. Despite the constant releases and elaborate catalog, every recording session has borne more fruit than could fit on an album, leaving a handful of tunes in the recording vault. Here on Big Crown Vaults Vol. 4 we open up that vault and give all (well, most of) those tunes a proper pressing and release.

The album opens up with their cover of the Bob James uber-classic breakbeat “Nautilus” and they put a spin on the original that puts it directly in the must have category for all hip hop and breakbeat enthusiasts. Keeping their foot on the gas, they give the BRSB treatment to the Khruangbin classic “Maria También” with their signature bottom heavy drums taking the energy of the tune to a whole new place. Infamous for digging deep in the crates when picking material to reinterpret, they next take on Royce the 5’9”'s J Dilla produced “Let’s Grow”. Originally the B side to the first pressing of “PIMP” (and making an appearance on the very limited first 2LP pressing of their debut album 55) we put the “PIMP (Version)” on here where they give their original recording the proper dub treatment with melodica and tape echo galore. They turn up the tempo and the funk covering the Jackson 5’s “Great To Be Here” and again dive deep into obscurity with the Billy Jones dancefloor burner “Lookout Baby (Here I Come)”. While part of the allure of a new Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band album is finding out what covers they are going to take on, it is equally intriguing to see what original tunes they’ve cooked up. While BCR Vaults Vol. 4 only has one original, “Kaiso Noir”, it’s an uptempo crowd-pleaser that sounds like a mix between a b-boy break and a James Bond score.

This collection of songs spans from 2008 to 2023 and runs a variety of genres from hip hop to jazz to soul and pop through the Bacao lens. The band is already at work on their 5th full length studio album and this compilation should be the perfect thing to hold fans over until it arrives. Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
Nautilus | Maria También | Let’s Grow | PIMP (Version) | Look Out (Here I Come) | Great To Be Here | Juicy Fruit
SIDE B:
8th Wonder | Murkit Gem | All For The Cash | Kaiso Noir | Guess Who’s Back | Giana Sisters

JUST IN - De La Soul – Clear Lake Audiotorium (Chrysalis)

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The holy grail of De La Soul albums, it was released in 1994 exclusively as a promotional item to A- list DJs. It features four tracks from the group's Buhloone Mindstate album and two unreleased tracks - "sh.Fe.Mc's" featuring A Tribe Called Quest and "Stix & Stonz" featuring The Fearless Four, Grandmaster Caz, and Prince Whipper Whip. While only 500 copies were pressed of the original, this legendary collector's item is now available as a limited edition release.

Tracklist:
1. iN tHe WoOds (feat. Shortie No Mass) 2. i aM I bE (feat. Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis) 3. sH.fe.mC's (feat. A Tribe Called Quest) 4. patTi dOOke (feat. Guru, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis) 5. i bE bLowiN' (feat. Maceo Parker) 6. sTix & sTonz (feat. Grandmaster Caz, Tito of the Fearless Four, Whipper Whip, La Sunshine and Superstar)

PRESALE - The Invaders - Spacing Out (Now-Again)

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Spacing Out is an instrumental masterpiece only ever issued in Bermuda at the turn of 1970. A mix of the band's out-there original compositions and extravagant covers of The Meters, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin and The Isley Brothers, it established this band as one of the greatest instrumental bands of any genre, and helped kickstart the retro-soul/funk scenes that birthed the likes of Daptone and Big Crown Records. It's certainly a lodestar for Now-Again Records.

This reissue was done with the license and participation of the entire Invaders band, with their story told in great detail in an oversized booklet penned by Jefferson "Chairman" Mao, complete with rare photos of this rarely seen ensemble. From the proverbial stank face-inducing opening bars of reverb-drenched drums and congas that announce Spacing Out, you're thrust into something visceral and fleeting: a pocket universe in which technical excess, chemistry between players, and the uninhibited energy of youth align in a kind of glorious imperfection. Spacing Out is one of the greatest instrumental albums of its or any period in that unmistakably raw - as in honest - way only a crew of largely self-taught young uns could catch a groove.

Tracklisting:

Side A:
A1. It's Your Thing A2. Lost Times A3. Can't Get Next To You A4. The House That Jack Built A5. Look A Py Py

Side B:
B1. Bossa Blue B2. Spacing Out B3. Where Are We B4. Latin Lips

PRESALE - Esoteric - Saving Seamus Ryan (Fly Casual Creative)

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Czarface and Stress Eater MC Esoteric followed up his proper debut solo album (2007’s Egoclapper) with this conceptual masterpiece, now available for the first time on vinyl!

This full-length is an audio drama based on a bizarre dream that Esoteric had sometime around 2006. As he describes it, “It was a crazy period in my life: I was engaged, in the process of finding a new home; I was starting my own label on a totally independent, self-financed level...I had a lot of stress and reserva- tions in my life. Celph Titled and I had just built my Pterolab studio, I had started to really produce and was really getting into it, making a ton of beats and had a ton of ideas. I guess all that stress and those feelings just manifested.” The results were what became Saving Seamus Ryan.

The album is broken into chapters rather than individual tracks and includes vocal contributions from the legendary and consummate Hip Hop theme-writer Masta Ace, K.Flay, Blacastan, Main Flow, and Qwill. Colorful characters from Eso’s childhood and subconscious also help along the journey (including a cameo by DJ Premier). Esoteric handles most of the production duties himself, but is also backed by career-long partner 7L.

Tracklisting:

Side A:
A1. Studio Time • A2. Goodbye • A3. The Darkest Park • A4. Punks Shoot And Steal A5. Plotting My Revenge • A6. Mass General / Mackos Angle (feat Main Flow & Blacastan) A7. I Need A Dope Beat

Side B:
B1. Bar Chief • B2. I Rap Too Much B3. Modern Love (In Boston) (feat K. Flay) • B4. Aces Take (feat Masta Ace) B5. No Features

Side C:
C1. Hold On (feat QWill) • C2. Selling Spidey C3. Take Him To The Bridge • C4. A Gift From Indie Solo • C5. The King Is The Dog C6. Chocolate Popcorn

Side D:
D1. The Wrong Attitude • D2. My Audition D3. Lab Work • D4. The Good Fight • D5. Back To The Lab

JUST IN - ESG - Keep On Moving (Fire Records)

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Repressed LP on Neon Orange Vinyl, includes download card. It feels like someone left the light on in the studio and it all just ran itself, there had been a funky human input earlier in the day but, by a Darwinian machine-led kind of osmosis, the tracks recorded spent the wee small hours self-reducing and simplifying themselves. Marinated in music. “I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil,” said Truman Capote. ”Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” opined Leonardo da Vinci much earlier in proceedings. Yes, it’s the space around the object, what you leave out that makes what you leave in so important. ESG know this. Sure they can play the game but it’s the swagger of the groove and the minimal topping – like an anti-cup cake – that makes this unique New York sisterhood so appealing on ‘Keep On Moving’. Sampled on TV ads, lauded by critics and swooned over on the dancefloor, ESG’s post-punk took out the grunge and polished the basics. Cut them open and “less is more” is written all the way through. ‘Keep On Moving’ was released over ten years ago to much praise (Q said it was “even better” than 2002’s much loved ‘Step Off’).

ESG had been sparring partners for PiL and early hip hop and four years after the ‘Off’, they were onto something new – rhythm as core, reflective storylines about relationship management, sensuality and insanity gather around the bass fix but they’re much blurrier than the incessant beats. Inadvertently they unmask techno and glitch and leave out any kind of superfluous fluff. It’s hard and temple throbbing. Turn it up. And keep moving. “If there's one tune which sums up ESG's enduring lust for life, it's the beautifully-judged Black Flag/early techno crossover of the closing 'Gimme A Blast'.” The Guardian 5/5 // “This album's every percussive aspect has been honed to impart the maximum amount of pleasure.” The Observer // “Despite their influence on younger bands (you can hear LCD Soundsystem's knobbly grooves on ‘Insane’), ESG still sound like nothing else.” The Guardian

Tracklist:
1. Purely Physical 2. Keep On Moving 3. Insane (Tambourine Mix) 4. The Road 5. Id Do It For You 6. Everything Goes 7. Ex 8. Insane (Bass Mix) 9. Gimme A Blast

JUST IN - ESG - Come Away With (Fire Records)

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Repressed LP on Neon Orange Vinyl. Come Away With ESG - 35-year anniversary release of the classic genre-busting debut album by the Bronx sisters ESG. The sample-friendly opus that’s the inspiration for hip-hop, house and post punk. Music that falls outside of the no wave, new wave and post punk library, it’s for the dance floor but it’s not funk, there’s no horns, no driving organ; it’s the opposite of Sly And The Family Stone but no less cool and no less groovy. “A lasting document of their unique brand of minimal funk that would influence subsequent post-punk, hip-hop, and dance music acts. Stripped down to the most basic of drumbeats and rudimentary bass lines, ‘Come Away’ confirms the notion that the real rhythm is what happens between the beats. AllMusic // “This is 5 dub disco with a punk edge.” Paste // “Uncut punk-funk straight off the streets of the South Bronx.” Record Collector // “ESG are that rare thing” Guardian // “Come Away with ESG sounds so shockingly current.” Paste // “A musical snapshot of New York City at the beginning of the '80s.” Allmusic //

Track Listing:
1. Come Away 2. Dance 3. You Make No Sense 4. Parking Lot Blues 5. Chistelle 6. About You 7. It’s Alright 8. Moody (Spaced Out) 9. Tiny Sticks 10. The Beat 11. My Love For You

JUST IN - ESG - Step Off (Fire Records)

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Repressed LP on Neon Orange Vinyl. “ESG's fusion of sweet soul and punk attitude with an intuitive understanding of dance music remains.” The Guardian “This is still funk with an alien otherworldliness the likes of which George Clinton never envisioned, stripped to its barest essentials for maximum impact.” All Music “ESG are as cool as ever.” The Guardian Pumping their way out of the South Bronx of New York in the early 80s, this rhythm and dance-punk outfit made unforgettable funk that was also unusually rooted in post-punk. This powerhouse of raw and cutting edge music ultimately made them ahead of their time. ESG enjoyed success sharing stages with PiL and Gang Of Four and have been heavily sampled as many musicians including TLC, Wu-Tang Clan, Beastie Boys and Liars.

Tracklist:
1. Be Good To Me 2. Talk It 3. Its Not Me 4. Six Pack 5. Step Off 6. Sensual Intentions 7. My Street

JUST IN - Herman Kelly & Life - Percussion Explosion (Mr Bongo)

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Percussion Explosion! was the brainchild of drummer, percussionist, producer and arranger, Herman Kelly and his percussive disco-funk group from Miami, 'Life', that featured Aaron McCarthy, Oliver Well, John DeMonica, Michal Cordoza and Travis Biggs. The album houses a collection of disco, funk and Latin-inspired cuts that were destined for greatness. Nestled within the grooves is the B-Boy and B-Girl's anthem, 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat', which contains a now legendary break. A cursory glance at Whosampled will show that it has been sampled in over 125+ songs. These include Double Dee & Steinski on their groundbreaking 1985 production 'Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop Mix)', as well as by DJ Shadow, N.W.A, Masters At Work, Run D.M.C. and a whole host of heavyweights across hip-hop, dance and pop music. When the album was released in 1978 it came out on two different labels, Alston Records and Electric Cat. Each label pressed different versions of 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat', with the former featuring a 4:12 version and the latter a longer 5:09 version that has a different structure, crowd noise at the start and overdubbed percussion.

For this Mr Bongo reissue, we have chosen the classic 4:12 version from the Alston Records release, which would later find its way on to the illustrious Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation. To make matters even more confusing the Alston version art on the back cover also states the track length as 5:09, whilst the centre label lists it correctly as 4:12.

Aside from the much celebrated 'Dance To The Drummer's Beat', the album includes a range of other fantastic overlooked cuts. From the percussive soul stepper 'Share Your Love', to the beautiful Latin-favoured 'A Refreshing Love' or the party disco-funk groover 'Who's The Funky D.J.?'.

This wonderful and inspirational record features an important piece of hip- hop heritage and deserves a place in every collection.

Tracks:
1. Dance To The Drummer's Beat 2. Time After Time 3. A Refreshing Love 4. Who's The Funky D.J.? 5. Share Your Love 6. Do The Handbone

JUST IN - Les McCann - Layers (Get On Down)

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Starting in the late 60s, jazz music started to take an interesting, and very soulful turn. Influenced by the funk of the day – from James Brown to Sly & The Family Stone – the art form, generally not considered a funky musical genre, started to stretch out and fit into the times. It was a fertile era, and to reciprocate, funk, soul and groovy rock fans started to discover accomplished, open-minded jazz artists like Les McCann, whose tunes made sense to their ears, even if bebop hadn’t grabbed them.

This incredible album – long a favorite of forward-thinking hip-hop producers and DJs – washes over listeners from the first chords of the incredible album opener, “Sometimes I Cry,” led by McCann’s array of analog synthesizers and backed by an excellent rhythm section (Donald Dean on drums; Ralph McDonald on percussion and Jimmy Rowser on bass). Truth be told, highlights are hard to pick out, but fans never go long without returning to the fuzzed-out funk of “The Harlem Buck Strut Dance,” “Let’s Play (Til Mom Calls)” and “It Never Stopped In My Home- town.” These keyboard-drenched grooves sat alongside record stacks brimming with Stevie Wonder, Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye’s 70s soul and, of course, Miles Davis’ space funk experiments of the era (like Bitches Brew).

Tracklist:
A1. Sometimes I Cry A2. Let's Gather A3. Anticipation A4. The Dunbar High School Marching Band A5 . Soaring (At Dawn) Part 1 B1. The Harlem Buck Strut Dance B2. Interlude B3. Before I Rest B4. Let's Play (Til Mom Calls) B5. It Never Stopped In My Home Town B6. Soaring (At Sunset) Part 2

JUST IN - V/A - More Loving On the Flipside - Sweet Funk And Beat Heavy Blues 1968 - 1975 (Now-Again)

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This anthology follows Now-Again's Loving On The Flipside, issued more than a decade ago. And that anthology itself got its start in a different time, a decade even earlier - the era in which Now-Again's Egon and his friends chased down funk 45s and the odd LP for their testosterone riddled, aggressive sound. Often times the funk song on one of their chosen is would be the throw-away b-side, the hasty afterthought the band cobbled together the night before hitting - or while in - the studio because they'd put all of their energies into writing the amazing ballad that would ensure their entry in soul's history books.

Every once in a while, that funk song they coveted could have been - in an alternate universe - a ballad. The Third Guitar's "Baby Don't Cry," El Pooks* "I Could Do The Impossible" and Spider Harrison's "Beautiful Day" all fit into this category. That realization notwithstanding, more often than not they shined over the ballads to get to the tough stuff. Then they started flipping those funk records over to find some loving on the flip side. Some marvellous tunes were there to be found.

This is the long awaited follow up. Contained within this anthology are some of the greatest soul ballads that go sweet with a beat - or, to follow our tagline, epitomize "sweet funk." Most of these songs have never been compiled. Some have never been issued in any form. Some, like the Ledgends entry here, were sampled to great success (in that case for Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's "Deeper"). Some haven't been sampled, but, like Herb Johnson's entry, are patiently awaiting their day.

It should go without saying that we're proud to present this music in good conscience; with the full participation of everyone but the most obscure names contained within. And, for those who we've not yet been able to contact, this is our message: We've found your brethren, we've placed them beside you on an album that we hope you feel is befitting of your collective contri- butions to soul music and now we're just waiting for you. Though the music you recorded is from the years past, vour time is now.

Tracklist:
1.Del Jones - The Last Letter 2.Herb Johnson - Where Are You 3.Will You be There 4.Little Beaver - Do Right man 5.Soul Superiors - Trust In Me Baby 6.Outback - Strangers In Our Homeland 7.The Montecarlos - If You Leave 8.Words Of Wisdom - You Made Me Everything 9.Soul Charges - My Heart Beats For You 10.The Power Of Attorney - I'm Just Your Clown 11.James Reese - Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix) 12.Richard Marks - I'm With You Love 13.Bonnie Floyd - You're My Everything 14.The Ledgends - A Fool For You 15.Apple & The Three Oranges - Moonlight

PRESALE - Surprise Chef - Superb (Big Crown)

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Australia’s world-renowned cinematic soul outfit Surprise Chef return with new album Superb. A record that represents a change in their creative approach and turns up the heat in their music. Trading in their meticulous writing and recording techniques for a looser and less planned approach with the intentions of bringing more levity to the process, and it comes through in spades. The high caliber musicianship is still front and center, but they push their sound into a more energetic and fun place on this album.

Album opener “Sleep Dreams” is the closest thing to a Surprise Chef tune one would come to expect, but then lead single “Bully Ball” comes on and you get the picture that they came to kick in the door on this one. The song’s gritty drums thunder through the speakers and get covered with percussion, keys, bass, and guitar chanks that stay in the pocket and bring the funk with them. The band pushes the boundaries of arrangement with tunes like “Body Slam” that starts off like a sweet soul track then pulls a 180, turning dark and haunting, centering on a sound they created by tucking a timpani into a bathroom two doors down from the mixing board. That same sense of experimentation comes up again on “Fare Evader” where they pepper another neck breaking rhythm track with synth notes that sound like robot sound effects from a 70s sci-fi film. The fellas turn up the tempo for the dance with tunes like “Consulate Case” and “Tag Dag”; the former pulling influence from afro-funk and the latter from jazz-funk.

They take us deep into the beautiful world of Surprise Chef ballads on “Websites” and double down on their abilities to make beautiful and ethereal tracks with “Dreamer’s Disease”.

With their new album Superb, their new approach, and plans to tour the world, we are about to see Surprise Chef take the step from the underground’s most beloved to a household name and we are definitely here for it.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
Sleep Dreams Bully Ball Body Slam Consulate Case Dangerous Websites

SIDE B:
Fare Evader Tag Dag Plumb Tuckered Dreamer’s Disease Slippery Dip

JUST IN - Jimi Tenor & Cold Diamond & Mink - Summer Of Synesthesia (Timmion Records)

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The single release from Jimi Tenor's second thematic album on Timmion Records offers two very different moods. "Summer of Synesthesia" takes us back to those dreamy summer days, a natural overpour of sensations mixing together, sounds becoming colors before turning into flavors. Synthesizers grow into delicate layers over Cold Diamond & Mink's rhythm, and when your heart can hardly bear the beauty of it all, Tenor's soft lyric places the cherry on top. "Tsicroxe" on the flipside couldn't be more different, kicking into gear with a demonic organ arpeggio that sounds like you've just been dropped into a Dario Argento scene.

Even though the familiar funk from Cold Diamond & Mink eases the dread a bit, when Tenor busts in with the eerie flute solo, the ritual closes in on its conclusion. The contents of the backwards vocal bits at the end shall be saved for your turntable so make sure to rewind that track, selector! Also Available From Jimi Tenor & Cold Diamond & Mink: Is There Love In Outer Space? 7", Gaia Sunset 7", Is There Love In Outer Space? LP / CD. The single takes listeners on a sonic journey: “Summer of Synesthesia” flows with warm, dreamlike beauty, while “Tsicroxe” dives into intense, mysterious depths, showcasing Tenor’s dynamic range. Blending synth layers with Cold Diamond & Mink’s classic funk rhythms, both tracks bring elements of 70s soundtrack-style tension and ethereal soul, appealing to fans of both cosmic grooves and suspenseful soundscapes. Tenor’s layered synthesizers, haunting flute, and even backward vocal elements add a captivating texture, making “Summer of Synesthesia” b/w “Tsicroxe” a must-have for fans of genre-blending, atmospheric music.

Tracklist:
Side A: 1. Summer of Synesthesia. Side B: 2. Tsicroxe

JUST IN - Slum Village – F.U.N (Ne'astra Group)

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The latest full length album from Detroit mainstays Slum Village, F.U.N., has now made its way to vinyl.

The 12-track project is their first album in nearly ten years and includes fresh collaborations with Larry June, Cordae, Eric Roberson, Robert Glasper , Karriem Riggins, Abstract Orches- tra, Sango, Phat Kat, Daru Jones, Earlly Mac, The Dramatics and more. 2015's critically acclaimed Yes! further cemented T3 and Young RJ's ability to effectively carry on the legacy of the seminal rap group, retaining its essence while evolving its sound with fresh new energy.

However, with last year's sold out tour in Europe, and the release of the Larry June and The Dramatics-assisted "Just Like You", it was revealed that the duo was back in the lab together working on a new Slum Village album. F.U.N. finds Slum Village expanding on their signature certain sound, but still staying close to their hometown roots: Young RJ explains- “We wanted to just try something new, so we focused on making Disco-inspired music,” and T3 notes that the record- ing process all “began with collecting old Disco records.” For fans who wonder why the sonic shift, and why the long hiatus between proper albums, T3 says “Slum is still here. We’re still relevant and we’re still trying to push the envelope. Sometimes people put too many rules on music, and without sounding cliche, we wanted to just have fun with [this album].” F.U.N., indeed.

Tracklist:

Side A:
A1. Welcome (feat. Brittney Carte) A2. All Live (feat. Abstract Orchestra) A3. All Live Pt. 2 (feat. Sango, Phat Kat, & Daru Jones) A4. To The Disco (feat. Abstract Orchestra) A5. Yeah Yeah (feat. Karriem Riggins) A6. Just Like You (feat. Larry June & The Dramatics) A7. F.U.N.

Side B:
B1. Request (feat. Abstract Orchestra & Earlly Mac) B2. So Superb (feat. Cordae & Earlly Mac) B3. Keep Dreaming (feat. Karriem Riggins & Fat Ray) B4. Factor (feat. Elijah Fox & Eric Roberson) B5. Since 92 (feat. Robert Glasper)

JUST IN - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata (Madlib Invasion)

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Pinata - 10 Year Anniversary Edition Is Presented In A Green In Clear with Black & White Splatter Pressing Housed In An Variant Cover With A Collectable 24” x 24” Poster.

Pinata, the collaborative effort of famed producer Madlib and rapper Freddie Gibbs, changed the course for these two musical mavericks.

For its 10 year anniversary the project was issued with a fresh variant cover with the pressing being a half speed lacquered version of this hip hop classic..

Tracklist:

Side A:
A1.Supplier • A2. Scarface A3. Deeper • A4. High (feat. Danny Brown) A5. Harold’s • A6. Bomb (feat. Raekwon) A7. Shitsville • A8. Thuggin’ A9. Real • A10. Uno

Side B:
B1. Robes (feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt) B2. Broken (feat. Scarface) B3. Lakers (feat. Ab-Soul & Polyester the Saint) B4. Knicks • B5. Shame (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid) B6. Watts (feat. Big Time Watts) B7. Pinata (ft. Domo Genesis, G-Wiz, Casey Veggies, Sulaiman, Meechy Darko, & Mac Miller)

JUST IN - Curren$y & Monstabeatz - Radioactive (Next Records)

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After collaborating on dozens of records over the years, Curren$y and MonstaBeatz teamed up for Radioactive, their second ever full-length project. Both hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, the Jet Life lyricist and producer duo have built a steady catalog including their first acclaimed collaborative effort This Ain't No Mixtape released in 2009. Radioactive features 12 new tracks with additional guest appearances by Jay Worthy, Fiend and DeeLow Diamond Man.

Tracklist:

Side A: A1. News Report A2. There I Go A3. Where the Monstaz Be A4. Pull Up, Hop Out A5. Blade (feat. Jay Worthy) A6. News Report, Pt. 2

Side B: B1. The Groove (Interlude) B2. Fill In Da Blanks (feat. Fiend) B3. Bag Talk (feat. DeeLow Diamond Man) B4. Connecting The Dots B5. Spring Rolls (feat. Fiend)

JUST IN - Ol’ Dirty Bastard - N***a Please (Get On Down)

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Ol' Dirty Bastard aka Ason Unique, real name Russell Jones, was truly a one-of-a-kind, never-to-be-imitated emcee. As one of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol' Dirty Bastard released his classic RZA-produced debut solo album Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version in 1995. After the release of Wu-Tang Forever in '97, ODB had several run-ins with the law and was in and out of court and jail, but it didn't stop him from being himself. ODB got back in the studio in 1999 to record his second studio album and with a little help from The Neptunes dropped the hit single "Got Your Money." The video for the single was cut with scenes from Dolemite and one scene inspired the name of the album N***a Please which was released on Sept 14th, 1999, and would unfortunately be the last album to be released during Ol' Dirty Bastard's lifetime. The album is full of ODB's lyrical antics backed by a crew of producers including the RZA and Wu-Tang affiliated Tru Master and Buddah Monk along with The Neptunes and Irv Gotti.

Out of print on vinyl since it was released 25 years ago, Get On Down is proud to honor the legacy of Ol' Dirty Bastard with a translucent yellow smoke and clear with smoke-colored vinyl pressing packaged in a gatefold jacket witha 25th Anniversary hype sticker.

Tracklist:

A1. Recognize (feat. Chris Rock) • A2. I Can't Wait • A3. Cold Blooded •
B1. Got Your Money (feat. Kelis) B2. Rollin' Wit You • B3. Gettin' High (feat. 12 O'Clock, La The Darkman & Shorty Shit Stain) B4 . You Don't Want F**k With Me •
C1. N***a Please • C2. Dirt Dog C3. I Want P***y •
D1. Good Morning Heartache (feat. Lil' Mo) • D2. All In Together Now • D3. Cracker Jack

JUST IN - Nyron Higor - Nyron Higor (Far Out Recordings)

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Born in Maceio, Higor's latest work is rooted in the traditions of Northeastern Brazilian music and golden- era MPB. Within the peaceful surroundings of his home, Higor weaves these roots together with global influences and contemporary production techniques, for a uniquely dreamlike vision of hope. Following the success of his self released debut Fio de Lamina--an instrumental record of delicately balanced rhythmic and harmonic patterns, which earned support from tastemakers like Mr. Scruff, Gilles Peterson, and John Gomez. Higor's new album is a move towards a more expansive, lyrical exploration of transcendence and triumph. As Higor explains, "This album is a test of resistance and a big event in my life as a young Black man from the Northeast and coming from a humble background, financially speaking, its context is political."

Taking his demos and unfinished tracks to Sao Paulo, Higor worked alongside friends and collaborators from Brazil's vibrant contemporary music scene-- including fellow Maceioense artists Bruno Berle, Batata Boy, and New York- based Brazilian vocalist Alici Sol--assembling a rich musical landscape and a cutting edge development on the musical world from which he emerges. This album is a testament to the timeless themes that defne Higor's artistry, as well as his creative drive to overcome the obstacles he faces. Conveying his feelings of jubilance for his work, Higor notes, "This work is liberating, contemplative and victorious!" Each track invites the listener to experience the raw intimacy, the joy and longing, and the otherworldly ingenuity of Brazilian music, which seems to endlessly keep us coming back for more.

Tracklist:

1. Ciranda 2. Louro Cantador 3. Demo Love 4. Sao So Palavras 5. Estou Pensando Em Voce 6. Maravilhamento 7. Som 24 8. Pizzicato 9. Eu Te Amo 10. Me Vestir De Voce (Feat. Johanna)

JUST IN - Carmike - Comin' At Yo Ass (Now-Again Records)

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Available in a galaxy emerald coloured vinyl pressing with a 12-page booklet. The next release in Now Again's Memphis Rap series is comin At Yo Ass presented on vinyl for the first time ever. Slithering nightmare raps recorded between carjackings and robberies, the only album by Carmike. This is part of Now Again Records multiple LP series on the History of Memphis Rap, which attempts to capture Memphis and its underground rap scene as it began to produce some of the most distinctive music of the 90s.

This was a unique hip-hop strain - visceral and often vicious. It was a local, low-fi, cassette-tape based movement - yet it went on to change the course of rap music. These albums have never been pressed on vinyl - until now. From Skinny Pimp and Carmike to Gangsta Blac and Shawty Pimp, these albums have been relegated to the proverbial bins of history and bootlegged, with unofficial copies still fetching top dollar on the secondary market. These albums were all licensed directly from their original creators, and come on limited edition colored vinyl with artist-approved imagery for their first LP iterations. You can read the story of the Memphis Rap scene in a 12-page, oversized booklet with notes by Torii MacAdams. It captures the story of Memphis rap starting with the city’s founding and ending with an auto supply shop that sold these albums over the counter, with all points in between.

Tracklist:
A1. Intro A2. Comin’ At Yo Ass A3. Let’s Run A Train (feat. Lil Noid) A4. Dedications A5. Side A Outro B1. Ridin Thru The Hood (feat. 211) B2. Gangsta Shit B3. Smokin’ (feat. DJ Paul And Kingpin Skinny Pimp)

JUST IN - Smoke DZA & Benny The Butcher - Statue Of Limitations (Nature Sounds)

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More than a decade into his career, Harlem emcee Smoke DZA has become one of hip-hop’s most recognizable voices. Vividly narrating his own remarkable lifestyle with slick wordplay, DZA has amassed an unprecedented catalog for an independent artist, with more than 40 projects to his name featuring the likes of Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Ty Dolla $ign, ScHoolboy Q, Cam’ron, Wale, and more. A key member of burgeoning Buffalo collective Griselda Records, Benny The Butcher is a formidable lyricist known for powerful flows and complex punchlines steeped in his real criminal past. In recent years, Benny has continued his ascent, signing with iconic label Def Jam and releasing a series of acclaimed studio albums featuring collaborations with Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Big Sean, and more.

In 2019, Smoke DZA and Benny The Butcher linked for the joint project Statue Of Limitations, entirely produced by the legendary Pete Rock. The union of three supremely talented artists drew immediate attention online, leading to coverage from outlets like Complex, Okayplayer, The Fader, HipHopDX, RapRadar, Stereogum, Hypebeast, and more. Finding genuine chemistry over Pete’s raw instrumentation, DZA and Benny deliver a cohesive exploration of Empire State street life on this memorable collection, which features appearances by Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, and Styles P. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of its release, Statue Of Limitations is now available on vinyl for the first time in years, complete with the previously unavailable Pete Rock instrumentals.

Tracklist:
1. By Any Means 2. Bullets (feat. Conway The Machine) 3. Smoked & Butchered (feat. Styles P) 4. 7:30 (feat. Westside Gunn) 5. Drug Rap 6. Toast 7. By Any Means (Instrumental) 8. Bullets (Instrumental) 9. Smoked & Butchered (Instrumental) 10. 7:30 (Instrumental) 11. Drug Rap (Instrumental).

JUST IN - Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother (Get On Down)

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Pete Rock And CL Smooth’s full-length debut is presented here as a double lp pressed on clear vinyl! Get On Down proudly present Mecca And The Soul Brother, the critically acclaimed 1992 full-length debut from Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The album is considered as one of the greatest Hip Hop albums of all time. Boasting tracks such as the first single, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”, a dedication to their deceased friend; “Trouble T-Roy”, which went on to become not only their signature hit, but also one of Hip Hop’s all-time great songs. The album is propelled forward by Rock’s quick, soulful interludes; usually bits of old R&B tunes layered with his signature trumpet and sax loops. Smooth’s liquid freestyle delivery pieces together the perfect vocal match that, together, creates a sprawling, nearly 80-minute-long album on which not a single song or interlude is a throwaway or a superfluous piece. Mecca And The Soul Brother has stood the test of time. The release has been named one of the essential recordings of the 90s by Rolling Stone, appears on Ego Trips listing of the Top 25 Hip Hop albums released from 1980-1998, and appeared on The Source’s 100 Greatest Rap Albums of all time.

Tracks:
A1. Return Of The Mecca A2. For Pete’s Sake A3. Ghettos Of The Mind A4. Lots Of Lovin A5. Act Like You Know B1. Straighten It Out B2. Soul Brother #1 B3. Wig Out B4. Anger In The Nation B5. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) C1. On And On C2. It’s Like That C3. Can’t Front On Me C4. The Creator (Remix) D1. Mecca And The Soul Brother (Remix) D2. The Basement D3. If It Ain’t Rough, It Ain’t Right D4. Skinz

JUST IN - Pete Rock & Cl Smooth - The Main Ingredient (Get On Down)

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So reads CL Smooth’s album dedication in the liners to Pete Rock & CL’s underrated, soulful and deeply grooving sophomore album. For fans, it was bittersweet, as it would be their last as a duo. By 1994, Pete and CL were darlings of both fans and critics, still on a high after 1992’s Mecca & The Soul Brother and the album’s emotional smash single “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.).” Two years later, they had grown even more as men and artists. Gone was some of the righteous striving of their earlier work, replaced by mature – yet still righteous – wisdom. And a lot more love as well, bringing a larger female constituency into their fanbase. They were adults now, reveling in the plateau they had reached.

The duo’s ‘90s swan song is a powerful double album that still resonates with Golden Era hip-hop fans: 16 cuts deep and full of intelligence, fire and warmth. Beats-per-minute-wise, the album mostly clocks at a comfortable strutting pace, bolstered by Pete Rock’s pioneering use of filtered basslines and a recently- hatched obsession with Rhodes piano. The new tracks filled speakers and headphones with soul, as CL continued to assert his lyrical prowess all throughout. The lead single, “I Got A Love,” is a perfect example of the group’s ‘94 steez: a super-catchy and respectful, but far-from-soft love track, suitable for any rap fan’s romantic needs. “Take You There” and “Carmel City” cover similar ground. Considering CL Smooth’s top-level brag rapper status, cuts like “I Get Physical,” “Get On The Mic” and “Check It Out” effectively reminded competitors not to test him. Pete also gets in the game on the mic several times on the album, acquitting himself nicely (and solo) on the cloudy day soul of “Escape,” alongside other cuts. Add more pensive lyrical forays like “All The Places,” “Searching,” and – perhaps the album’s sleeper cut – “It’s On You” and you have one of the more complete rap full-lengths of the mid-1990s. This isn’t surprising, considering the wonder twins-esque skills of Pete and CL. But it does make fans wonder what would have happened if they had stayed together longer.

Tracks:
A1. In The House A2. Carmel City A3. I Get Physical A4. Sun Won’t Come Out B1. I Got Love B2. Escape B3. The Main Ingredient B4. Worldwide C1. All The Places C2. Tell Me C3. Take You There C4. Searching D1. Check It Out D2. In The Flesh D3. It’s On You D4. Get On The Mic

PRESALE - Jimi Tenor & Cold Diamond & Mink - July Blue Skies (Timmion Records)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 25th April 2025

Embark on a funky synth-drenched journey as the cosmic count Jimi Tenor reunites with Timmion Records’ soul architects Cold Diamond & Mink for yet another album. When placed side by side with the fellows’ recent effort “Is There Love In Outer Space? “July Blue Skies” glides on a slightly more raw and mystical plane.

Crafted over fiery sessions between Tenor and Cold Diamond & Mink, this vinyl release offers six soul-grasping tracks ranging from mellow groove to soundtrack funk. The album’s opening title song kicks off with an extended analog synth intro which eventually develops into a sweet romantic invocation, painting a sonic canvas reminiscent of a boundless summer sky. The most vocal tune of this quite instrumental set of songs “Sky Train Baby” propels the listener on a locomotive ride through the star systems while “Venus of Barsoon” with its drum breaks and fuzz sounds blast you straight into sci fi movie funk territory.

The album’s B-side opens with “Ikuchi,” where Tenor’s always trusted flute and tenor sax take the spotlight over the slinky library beats. Closing the album we discover two single releases, the sublime “Summer Of Synesthesia” and the demonic “Tsicroxe” both completely worthy to hear sequenced inside this album as well. This album might be just the Spring jam that you needed in your life.

Tracklist:

Side A: 1. July Blue Skies 2. Sky Train Baby 3. Venus Of Barsoon

Side B: 1. Ikuchi 2. Summer Of Synesthesia 3. Tsicroxe

JUST IN - Farma G - How To Kill A Butterfly (High Focus Records)

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We are delighted to announce Farma G’s debut solo album ‘How To Kill A Butterfly’ is scheduled for release January 31, 2025 on High Focus Records. An opus across 13-tracks, steeped in classic Task Force energies but also very much rooted in the now, ‘How To Kill A Butterfly’ ranks high on Farma’s illustrious discography...

“I had hung up my microphone pretty soon after Task Force had finished recording MFTC5 in 2013. I still dabbled, and did features for anyone who asked but for the most part my time as an MC seemed to have passed. As the years rolled by I grew more focussed on producing and working with rappers from the UK and USA like Conway the Machine, Rome Streetz, Mach Hommy, ILL BILL and Vinnie Paz, however, I was unsatisfied. Something was missing... I have always been very competitive as a rapper, going by the old rules of ‘I’m better than you, I’m the king, I am the best’ and I began to have those feelings again. I wasn’t impressed by what I heard coming from the UK rap community so I dusted off the pen, bought a new writing pad and began to write again. At first it was just fragmented poetry and nonsensical words jumbled together, but slowly it began to come back to me. The concept behind ‘How To Kill A Butterfly’ is connected to my roots with Task Force and the end of that particular journey. Task Force fans will be familiar with tracks such as ‘Butterfly Concerto’, ‘Butterfly Reprise’ and ‘Butterfly Effect’. The title of my new album is symbolic of the end of an era and the rebirth of a new one. Throughout this album I have strived to establish a connection to a time and place that made me feel like I was alive and excited to write, thrilled to have people hear what I had cooked up and most of all proud to be able to say ‘I belong here’. I want people to hear this record for what it is...a Farma G record..

My connection to the past and all things that have come before this moment are always kept close enough for me to ground myself firmly in this scene but the future holds so many new and exciting twists and turns and this is the start of that journey. I am not trying to keep up, I’m trying to take it back; not ‘back in time’ but ‘back to where it belongs’...

Tracklist:
01 - Cats and Dogs 02 - Bearskin Coats 03 - Junkyard 04 - Say It How You See It 05 - Classic Tech 06 - Here Come The Gods 07 - Peet 08 - In Between The Lines 09 - Found That Funny 10 - Angels 11 - Me Oh My 12 - Goat Shit Feat. Jehst 13 - The Start And End

PRESALE - Little Barrie And Malcolm Catto - Electric War (Concord)

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Estimated Shipping Date: 18th April 2025

Electric War marks an electrifying collaboration between British power trio, Little Barrie, composed of Barrie Cadogan and Lewis Wharton and acclaimed producer/drummer,Malcolm Catto, fusing unique talents into a mesmerizing exploration of raw, experimental sound. And they are also the band behind the opening theme to Better Call Saul.

Electric War delivers a blend of sharp guitar lines, thunderous drums, and swirling textures that evoke a post-apocalyptic soundscape teetering between chaos and harmony. Tracks range from pulsating, fuzz-heavy anthems to moody, groove-centric pieces and are underscored by each musician’s seamless interplay. Channeling their shared love for analog warmth and raw, unfiltered sound, the album creates a visceral experience that invites listeners into a world where rock, funk, and psychedelia collide. For fans of boundary-pushing, instrumental-driven music, Electric War is a potent testament to the power of collaboration.

Tracklist:

1.Electric War 2.Zero Sun 3.Spektator 4.Creaky 5.Said Soul 6.Sick 8 7.My Now 8.Count Of Four