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VA – The Underground Sound of Glasgow 2017 (2017)
To celebrate twenty years at the forefront of Scotland’s electronic music scene, Glasgow Underground have pulled together an impressive compilation album to mark their landmark anniversary. Curated by...
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VA – A Gram of Boogie: The Story of Lee Moore, Score Records & LM Records...
Arkansas native, Lee Moore moved to Memphis in 1975… As a singer and songwriter Moore spent the ’80s collaborating in Memphis with the best of the best session musicians and vocalists from labels like...
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VA – Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3: Experimental German Rock and Electronic...
Follows Deutsche Elektronische Musik 1 (2010) and 2 (2013), Soul Jazz is releasing the latest instalment in its Deutsche Elektronische Musik series. The 23-track compilation’s focus is on German...
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VA – Call Me By Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017)
“Precious youth is short-lived as a dream,” wrote Mimnermus, six centuries before the birth of Christ, and he certainly wasn’t the first Greek poet to romanticize adolescence. Thousands of years later,...
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VA – Jesus Rocked the Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) (2017)
Correlations between Rock’n’roll and Gospel have always been contentious with the former commonly viewed as the province of carnality-driven Saturday nights and the latter consigned to redemptive...
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VA – Twenty Five Magic Years: The Jubilee Album (2017)
The 25th birthday celebrations of Munich’s widely respected ACT record label came to the boil with a spectacular party gig in Berlin in April 2017. This 13-track compilation similarly reflects the...
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VA – Pantsula! The Rise of Electronic Dance Music in South Africa, 1988-90...
Rush Hour release a new compilation focussing on South African electronic music, titled Pantsula! The Rise of Electronic Dance Music in South Africa, 1988-90. Influenced by the synthesized pop of...
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VA – Bill Brewster Presents Tribal Rites (2017)
In 1999, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton published Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, a seismic book that elevated the club DJ from mere nightlife accessory to unsung hero. Two of the music’s most...
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VA – The Rough Guide to Acoustic India (2017)
Modern day India vibrates with amplified sound; ringtones, radios, the blast of a horn from a passing rickshaw. Along with the rest of the world, technology has changed the sound of India, it has made...
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VA – Milk of the Tree: An Anthology of Female Vocal Folk and...
Spread over the course of three well filled CD’s (20 tracks on each), Milk of the Tree manages to cover efficiently this genre and also unearths some unknown gems which makes it a good purchase for...
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VA – Dr. Demento Covered in Punk (2018)
Dr. Demento Covered in Punk is a double-CD presented in the style of the legendary DJ’s radio programs (which he still recorded and posted online every week), focusing on punk rock and featuring...
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VA – Swamp Pop by the Bayou: Let’s Get Together Tonight (2017)
The variant of rock’n’roll that emanated from the Gulf Coast of South Louisiana and South East Texas in the 1950s-60s is as evocative of the area as chicken gumbo, crawfish étouffée and red beans and...
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VA – Bluesin’ by the Bayou: Ain’t Broke Ain’t Hungry (2017)
The By the Bayou series leaps to Volume 18 with a return to the blues of South Louisiana, bringing you rare or previously unissued tracks from stars of the genre such as Lightnin’ Slim, Lazy Lester and...
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VA – Triple J: Like a Version Volume 13 (2017)
Triple J’s much-loved Like a Version series returns with its 13th volume – featuring a host of local and international artists covering their favourite tunes, aired on triple j brekky with hosts Ben...
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VA – In Death’s Dream Kingdom (2018)
The digital compilation In Death’s Dream Kingdom contains 25 compositions inspired by T.S. Eliot’s 1925 poem “The Hollow Men.” It’s easily the most experimental release from Fabric sublabel...
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VA – Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways (2018)
Mississippi, particularly the Delta, lays claim to being the land where the blues began. Forged in the crucible of poverty and racial oppression, blues flourished there as nowhere else, evolving into...
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VA – Soul Jazz Records Presents Brasil (1994, Remastered 2018)
Brand new edition of Soul Jazz Records’ Brasil album recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 1994 with a host of legendary Brazilian musicians including Sivuca, Raul de Souza and singer Joyce Moreno – which has...
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VA – The Rough Guide to Ragtime Blues: Reborn and Remastered (2017)
Ragtime blues, a subset of the blues linked to the Piedmont guitar style, involved adapting the piano techniques of ragtime jazz to its 6-string counter- part. Popularized by Scott Joplin, the ragtime...
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VA – Sky Music: A Tribute to Terje Rypdal Vol. 2 (2017)
Guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal is probably as close as one gets to a living legend in Norwegian music. Sky Music is a heartfelt celebration of an inspirational artist and truly unique guitarist...
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VA – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways (2017)
Smithsonian Folkways’ Classic Piedmont Blues, the 27th title in the label’s award-winning Classic Series, captures the essence of a fascinating blues tradition with a selection of indelible recordings...
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