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VA – The Rough Guide to Arabic Revolution (2013)
Besides the expected collections of African and South American music—including The Rough Guide to Desert Blues and African Disco and Psychadelic Brazil—we now have one for Arabic Revolution, a...
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VA – Uncut: This Wheel’s On Fire (2013)
1. Daughn Gibson – The Sound of Law [02:55] 2. Anna Von Hausswolff – Liturgy of Light [05:01] 3. Lumerians – Dogon Genesis [05:54] 4. Alela Diane – The Way We Fell [05:03] 5. Grant Hart – Shine, Shine,...
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VA – The Ace Records Blues Story (2012)
Johnny Vincent founded Ace Records in 1955 after being laid off from his job as an A&R man at Specialty Records — he had also founded Champion Records earlier in the decade — and although he based...
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VA – Six Feet Under (2013)
Big Wedge Records in association with Mississippi Records have compiled a must-own lp collection of early rock, country and rockabilly obscurities entitled Six Feet Under. And as you might guess from...
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VA – Nile Rodgers Presents The Chic Organization: Up All Night (2013)
With Chic co-founder/co-producer/guitarist Nile Rodgers back in the musical spotlight where he belongs – his distinctive funk guitar anchors Daft Punk’s chart-topping single “Get Lucky,” the arguable...
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VA – Arts & Crafts: X (2013)
When Arts & Crafts announced its intention to release a compilation album featuring pairs of its artists collaborating, the concern was that it would be tripped up by the many problems that usually...
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VA – The Lone Ranger: Wanted (Music Inspired By the Film) (2013)
On July 2, Walt Disney Records releases The Lone Ranger: Wanted, a collection of 14 songs inspired by Disney’s high-impact reinvention of the venerable TV/film character, starring Johnny Depp and Armie...
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VA – Philly Regrooved 3: The Tom Moulton Remixes (2013)
Tell you what – you can’t complain about the seemingly endless marketing of ace disco-mixer Tom Moulton right now. The man has been directly responsible for putting ear-treats on our plates and...
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VA – Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980-1989 (2013)
It’s never an easy thing to release a set that attempts to tell the story of a sound, as invariably people will complain that there are worthy bands left off, bands included that shouldn’t have been,...
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VA – Beyond Rembetika: The Music & Dance of the Region of Epirus (2013)
The first in a series of multi-disc collections exploring early Greek and Balkan folk music, Beyond Rembetika features the earliest known recordings of village musicians from the northernmost...
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VA – Selected Signs III-VIII (2013)
In the winter of 2012/13, the Haus der Kunst in Munich – one of Europe’s most important museums for contemporary art – hosted the exhibition ECM: A Cultural Archaeology. The goal of curators Okwui...
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VA – Rough Trade Shops: Field Day 2013
Given the amount of common ground shared by East London musical hot-houses Field Day and Rough Trade, this collaborative compilation CD feels like a great fit from the start. Curated by Field Day and...
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VA – Romark Records: Kent Harris’ Soul Sides (2013)
As soon as Los Angeles-based R&B singer/ songwriter Kent Harris achieved some success as a performer and songwriter — “Cops & Robbers,” a song he cut with his Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew...
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VA – Dub Club: Foundation Come Again (2013)
An old-school reggae lover’s dream come true, Foundation Come Again is a wonderful collection of new tracks from some vocalists you could easily tag as old greats, all brought together by Tom Chasteen,...
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VA – Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways (2013)
Compiled, produced, and annotated by Barry Lee Pearson and Jeff Place, Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways is the 21st album in the acclaimed Classic series. The album spans six decades...
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VA – King Bullard Version: Songs of the BOS Label (2013)
On Cleveland’s late ‘60s gospel scene, the BOS label was the refined, professional ying to Boddie’s lo-fi yang, galloping to the fore bearing a torch for Curtis Mayfield’s robe-wearing roots. Founded...
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VA – 70 Years of Sunshine (2013)
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first LSD trip, a batch of etheric lysergic soundscapes were contributed to this project by Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mother’s Temple, Robert Wheeler of Pere Ubu,...
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VA – Mojo Presents Sub Pop Jubilee (2013)
1. Mudhoney – No One Has [03:22] 2. The U-Men – Gila [02:15] 3. Metz – Wet Blanket [03:51] 4. Rose Windows – Native Dreams [06:16] 5. Shabazz Palaces – Recollections of the Wraith (Remixed By the...
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VA – Institute for Psychoacoustics & Electronic Music: 50 Years of Electronic...
Belgium’s Metaphon label – responsible for that amazing Ranta / Lewis / Plank album few years back – present a fascinating and in-depth book commemorating 50 years of the Institute for Psychoacoustics...
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VA – Detroit Gold: ’70s Soul Grooves from the Motor City (2013)
Invictus was the successor to Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Hot Wax label and was active from the tail-end of the ’60s until it fizzled out in 1977. Here, Harmless’ Backbeats subsidiary shines a light on...
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