Clik here to view.
VA – Cinevox Tidbeats (2020)
Cinevox Records stands as one of Italy’s most famed producers of cinematic music, releasing countless soundtrack classics over the label’s many decades. Now Cinevox is cracking open its archives to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Two Synths, A Guitar (and) A Drum Machine: Soul Jazz Records #1 Post...
…Two Synths, A Guitar (and) A Drum Machine is a new collection of current D-I-Y post-punk bands shaped by the mutant sounds of no wave, punk funk and New York Noise bands from the late ’70s and early...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych (2021)
An old saw relating to The Doors says their ambition when they formed was to be as big as Los Angeles-based garage-psych sensations The Seeds. After listening to Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk &...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Bob Stanley Presents 76 in the Shade (2020)
76 in the Shade follows in the footsteps of Bob Stanley’s hugely successful comps for Ace, including English Weather and The Tears of Technology. The Summer of 1976 has remained a benchmark for long,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – The Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan (2021)
It’s something of a paradox that a country with a reputation for conformity and obeying the rules has also produced some of the world’s most radical music, where rules are only there to be broken. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Indaba Is (2021)
There are probably several reasons why American jazz made the deep and lasting impact it did on South Africa in the 1950s. One may be that the colonial regime which was imposed on the country during...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Saturday Night: South African Disco Pop Hits 1981-1987 (2021)
When thinking about the locations that were the epicenters of dance music in the 1980s, cities like New York, Detroit, and Chicago are most likely the first that come to mind. With its latest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in...
Like Manna from the heavens, this superb collection heralds in the New Year and has to be one of the most significant compilations for many a decade. …this Soul Jazz Records album is the culmination of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Allen Ginsberg’s The Fall of America: A 50th Anniversary Musical Tribute...
From 1965 to 1971, beloved poet and writer Allen Ginsberg wrote The Fall of America: Poems of These States, a poetry collection detailing his travels across and “discovery” of America. Now, in honor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Afrikan Blood (2020)
Clement Dodd, the founder of the iconic Studio One label, was a fierce proponent of Marcus Garvey’s message of self-reliance, having heard it in his youth. Over the years he recorded and produced many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of...
Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 hovers vibe–wise between two distinct poles within Light in the Attic’s acclaimed Japan Archival Series —...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Why Can’t I Be You? Mojo Presents a Tribute to The Cure (2021)
1. Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven 2. The Wedding Present – High 3. Luna – Fire in Cairo 4. Frankie Rose – Play for Today 5. Phoebe Bridgers – Friday I’m in Love (Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC) 6....
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – New Horizons: A Bristol ‘Jazz’ Sound (2020)
Bristolian collective, Worm Disco Club are proud to present their label Worm Discs, the collective recruit some of Bristol’s most notable emerging talent for an exploration into the new wave of Jazz...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – New Breed R&B: Saturday Night Special (2020)
In 2001, Ady Croasdell coined the phrase New Breed R&B when he was compiling a new compilation for Kent Dance. This was New Breed R&B: Soulful 60’s Blues for Today’s Dancers, which featured a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Mojo Presents Steve Marriott, Small Faces, Humble Pie: Afterglow (Rare!...
1. Steve Marriott – Get Down to It 2. Billy Nicholls – Girl from New York 3. The Moments – Blue Morning 4. Steve Marriott’s Deluxe Band – Wossname 5. Small Faces – All or Nothing (Live) 6. Steve...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Romantic Freedom: Blue in Green (2021)
ACT is a label with a clear sense of its own identity, values and mission, and these virtues find strong expression in this new compilation. ACT has been a major force since 1992 in bringing to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Different Fashion: High Note Dancehall Collection 1979-1981 (2021)
In recent times, Doctor Bird/Cherry Red Records have released Sonia Pottinger O.D. produced works on worthwhile compilation albums such as Put On Your Best Dress: Sonia Pottinger Ska & Rock Steady...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Birth of Soul: Los Angeles Special (2021)
Ace has very strong links with Los Angeles labels such as Modern, Combo, Flash, Flip, Mirwood, Money, Doré and Era, most of which had notable soul singles in their catalogues. Couple that with our many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – J Jazz Volume 3: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan (2021)
Compiled by jazz aficionados Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, BBE’s J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan continues the work of celebrating the music of Japan’s rich jazz history. For the third installment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VA – Edo Funk Explosion vol. 1 (2021)
It was in Benin City, in the heart of Nigeria, that a new hybrid of intoxicating highlife music known as Edo Funk was born. It first emerged in the late 70’s when a group of musicians began to...
View Article