Art Blakey was a jazz drummer and bandleader who made his name in big bands in the early ’40s before espousing bebop with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker later in the decade. In the mid-1950s he formed The Jazz Messengers, a group which he led for over 30 years, with evolving line-ups that […]
Keith Hudson’s Nuh Skin Up Dub is a heavyweight dub album that stands out as one of the most potent statements in the genre’s history. Released in 1979, this sonic masterpiece showcases Hudson’s dark, almost mystical production style, where heavy bass lines, echo-drenched drums, and ghostly fragments of vocals swirl together in a hypnotic haze. […]
1. Get On the Right Road 2. Get Hold of Yourself 3. Sing a Song 4. We Try Hard 5. I Know a Place 6. The Wrong Time 7. Over You Now 8. Too Late To Cry 9. Ive Got a Story 10. Give Me the Good Earth 11. Two Faced Man 12. Love To […]
Short n’ Sweet showcases the scintillating spirit of Sabrina Carpenter, the pocket-sized popstar with a larger-than-life artistic presence. One gold album & multiple platinum singles later, it’s no wonder that ‘Espresso’, the debut single from the forthcoming album, has it all: lyrics that make you giggle & blush and songwriting that makes you wish you’d […]
New varaint of the Planar2 now available with the new Nd3 moving magnet factory fitted. Featuring the RB220 tonearm, a new 24 V low noise motor, acrylic high gloss laminated plinth, newly designed central bearing and so much more. Every feature of this innovative turntable is designed to extract the maximum amount of information and detail from […]
NEW 2025 MODEL.The Brio MK7 is a handmade high performance stereo integrated amplifier. The MK7 version of our bestselling amplifier is the most advanced and feature packed Brio ever released. Our team of engineers have completely re-laid the Brio circuit, optimising it for performance and reducing distortion. Housed in a compact, custom half width aluminium […]
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 […]
LP – Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl. Recorded in late 1976 and released in 1977 (LP and cassette) and CD in 1995, this new edition includes extensive sleeve notes by Irish Times jazz critic Cormac Larkin and a trove of previously unseen photographs. The 1977 solo album by Louis Stewart – Ireland’s major contribution to […]
2 LP “‘Manchester Calling’ boasts all the hallmarks of Heaton’s beautifully bittersweet songwriting – effortlessly catchy melodies allied with an everyman’s biting exasperation at the modern world alongside some truly heartfelt love songs. Produced by long time collaborator John Williams who produced both Housemartins albums and the previous three Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott albums […]
‘Keb Mo’ is the second studio album by Delta blues artist Kevin Moore aka Keb Mo. Brevity of his name only highlighted his wonderful ability to deliver a unique contemporary slant on modern blues. This eponymous acoustic album is almost completely self-penned and dripping with character and good humor from an incredibly talented singer-song writer […]
