A bigoted, white salesman (played by stand-up comedian Godfrey Cambridge) wakes up one morning to find he has become black. Although it has been somewhat overshadowed by Melvin Van Peebles’ next film, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Watermelon Man has never felt more relevant than it does today.
Ghost Story, by Ron Geesin, is a previously unreleased, wildly inventive soundtrack to Stephen Weeks’ cult British horror film of 1974.Blending traditional folk motifs, modern electronic experimentation, and eccentric studio craft, Geesin’s score is at once haunting, playful, and profoundly original—characterized by spectral atmospheres and surreal sonic storytelling. With the first-ever commercial release of Ghost […]
Brazil is a treasure trove of inspirational music from the past, present, and future.Here we head back to 1976 for a one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic journey, melding Brazilian regional rhythms with funk, rock, soul, and psychedelia by the married couple Eduardo Araújo and Silvinha.A cult classic and beloved record for some of the scene’s biggest DJs including […]
LP – Limited Edition Magenta Colour Vinyl. LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl. CD Jim Jarmusch and Anika first crossed paths at the Sacred Bones 15th Anniversary celebration in 2022, where both Anika and SQÜRL performed.Jim was immediately struck by Anika’s performance, while Anika admired Jim as a mentor who had stayed true to his […]
The Rude Boy moniker has its roots firmly set in the downtown districts of Kingston, Jamaica.Alongside the regular Ska/ Rocksteady sounds coming out of the sound systems, there was an undercurrent theme to some songs that spoke of the struggles of the youth, of their confrontation, arrests and run-ins with the establishment.Some of these songs […]
Originally released in 1963, Boss Guitar is the 8th album from influential and prolific jazz guitarist, Wes Montgomery. Released on the legendary Riverside label, it also features Melvine Rhyne (organ) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) across a selection of standards and Montgomery originals.
Dijon releases his new album Baby via R&R/Warner Records. Teased through an Instagram tracklist screenshot and a countdown on his website, Baby arrives after a landmark year featuring Dijon on Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE, contributions to Justin Bieber’s SWAG, and an appearance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film One Battle After Another alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. […]
Fionn Regan’s 2024 album O Avalanche, available on vinyl for the first time. “I float sometimes when you’re around,” sings Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan on “Islands”, setting the weightlessly romantic tenor for his seventh album. Written in Spain, O Avalanche is an album of levitating intimacies, abstract and intuitive yet infused with a tangible sense […]
Previously Only Available On ‘The ReconstruKction of Light 40th Anniversary CD/DVD Set’ and ‘The Heaven & Earth 24-Disc Boxed Set’, The 2019 Stereo Mix Is Now Available As A Standalone Jewelcase CD.When the Double Trio line of Fripp, Belew, Levin, Mastelotto, Bruford, and Gunn wanted to develop new material at the end of the THRAK-era […]
“You need music, I don’t know why” – JG.Two days after Steve Parish’s wife perishes in a car accident.Funeral flowers bedeck the stage.Everything is in abundance.All the ingredients for a magical show. Scorching Scarlet, blistering Shakedown, ferocious Birdsong. Poignant and inspired throughout exiting with Jer’ leaving it all out on the stage during a pulsating, […]
