This compilation sees the return of Acid Jazz’s iconic‘Totally Wired’ series, which became a huge success in theearly 1990s, following the international breakthrough of thelikes of The Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai and theJames Taylor Quartet. Originating in 1988, initially compiled by Eddie Piller andGilles Peterson as a ‘Best Of’, the ‘Totally Wired’ seriesbecame an independent […]
British synth wizard James Holden and Polishclarinet guru Waclaw Zimpel (Saagara,Shackleton) continue their fruitful collaboration withthe blissful escapism of lush album debut ‘TheUniverse Will Take Care Of You’. A deeply emotive warm and fuzzy delight, the richtextures and beguiling sound palette of theentrancing ‘The Universe Will Take Care Of You’roam freely between bucolic pastorals, insistentarpeggios […]
Soul Jazz Records’ new collection, ‘Electro Throwdown – Sci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89’, is a journey into the outer reaches of electro, a galactic roller-coaster ride of turbo-charged sci-fi grooveology. The album is comprised of mainly private-press and independent label electro jams of the highest calibre (with some as rare as spaceships […]
2 LP ? Compiled by legendary producer Arthur Baker, ‘Breakers Revenge’ is a neardefinitive collection of original funk, soul, latin, disco and electro classic tracks from1970 to 1984. ? These tracks, a combination of classics and obscurities, have all since becomelegendary to breakdancers everywhere. First played at South Bronx block parties,community halls and park jams […]
2 LP Soul Jazz Records’ new collection, ‘Electro Throwdown – Sci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89’, is a journey into the outer reaches of electro, a galactic roller-coaster ride of turbo-charged sci-fi grooveology. The album is comprised of mainly private-press and independent label electro jams of the highest calibre (with some as rare […]
Soul Deep is an essential compilation of The Box Tops’ best tracks. Hailing from 1960’s Memphis, The Box Tops are best known for the hits ‘The Letter’, ‘Cry Like a Baby’ and ‘Soul Deep’, and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by […]
Strut present the first international release in over 30 years by legendary Afro-jazz group Oneness Of Juju with their new album Made Through Ritual on 11th July 2025.In 1975, the late DJ / producer and jazz distributor Jimmy Gray and James “Plunky” Branch joined a musical revolution, founding Black Fire Records and releasing the label’s […]
2 LP “Less than a month ater one of the most violent fire events in the history of the conbnent, new shoots had burst through the scorched hardpan, nourished by the sbll-vital roots of those flayed and blackened trees.” John Vaillant, Fire Weather. Loscil (aka Scoi Morgan) returns to kranky with Lake Fire, a nine-track […]
Caring is Creepy One by One All Day Weird Divide Know Your Onion! Girl Inform Me New Slang The Celibate Life Girl on the Wing Your Algebra Pressed in a Book The Past and Pending Oh, Inverted World, the earth-shattering, indie-rock-redefining 2001 debut album by The Shins, is presented here in its finest form, dressed […]
2024 was quite the year for Scottish singer, songwriter Rianne Downey, currently on tour with Paul Heaton. Having joined Heaton’s band a couple of years ago, when long-time duet partner Jacqui Abbot pulled out, she’s been a mainstay ever since.One of the undoubted highlights for Rianne last year was their sensational Glastonbury Pyramid Stage set. […]
