the best of reggae legend gregory isaacs.

brown coloured vinyl edition

indie edition - apple vinyl

previously unreleased tracks from the late queen of modern soul, sharon jones, and her dap-kings

debut album of ha the unclear

4 panel digipak

cd - 4-panel digipak, tube pocket, 12-page booklet

soul und r&b

cd reissue of mano negra, the legendary first band of french singer manu chao celebrating this year the 30th anniversary of its foundation. cd in jewel case with 20-page booklet. 1991 features the tracks out of time man, king of bongo, madame oscar etc.

neues album des soul-interpreten jay king mit den singles good kinda lovin (no.1 der uk soul-charts) und -runnin- (inklusive zweier boogie back-remixes als bonustracks). jay king komponiert und produziert selber und feierte in den 1980ern gro§e erfolge mit der us-r&b/pop-formation club nouveau

king tubbys finest dub reggae collection : lost treasures

mit ihrem debŸt-album waiting for you (2009) kreierten king midas sound ein phŠnomenales werk, das irgendwo zwischen elektronisch beeinflusstem rock, dub und der langsamsten spielart von hiphop changierte. live ergŠnzen sie das ganze seit jeher um quasi-apokalyptische, fx-getrŠnkte shoegaze klagegesŠnge und klŠnge.

armada startet die neue mixserie -beyond borders- mit den vibrierendsten hotspots der clubmusik auf diesem planeten. den anfang machen london und king unique, bekannt fŸr seinen deepen, bassgetriebenen underground-house, den er als dj und remixer (fŸr u.a. underworld, junkie xl, unkle) zelebriert. hier hei§t es endlich wieder: deep, down & dirty - mit 25 toptracks von grum, kšlsch, dave seaman, u.v.a.

julius papp presents with this compilation the warm, soulful groove of san francisco, a city famed for its love of hazy, summery deep house. inclusive acapellas, dj tools and his own unreleased edits, blending elements from tracks by the likes of vincent kwok, kerri chandler, dennis ferrer and blaze.

king dj lŠdt auf let me see you feel zu einer musikalischen reise der besonderen art ein. mit seiner einzigartigen mischung aus disco, funk und house erobert er die floors der welt und die herzen der fans

kanda bongo man is a giant of african music and the artist credited with introducing john peel to african music. his fans number vampire weekend (cape cod kwassa kwassa), paul simon and john peel. all the tracks were recorded for joe boyds hannibal records between 1984-91, an era we can look back on today as the high watermark of parisian soukous, and showcase a band at the height of their powers. behind his soaring voice kanda employed diblo dibala and rigo star, two lead guitarists who are widely considered as the best soukous guitarists who ever lived. diblo was recruited from the band led by the legendary franco whilst rigos scorching licks graced albums by paul simon and it was their twinning that gave kandas music a wonderfully joyous, ringing quality. they both feature extensively on the -king of kwassa kwassa-.

drawing from a rich sonic palette, man without country splice glacial guitar ripples with an eerie synth pulse to create music both complex and all embracing. their debut ep kicks off with king complex, taken from forthcoming album foe and indicative of mwcs ability to morph their source material into anthems when you least expect it, the tracks tinkling keyboard led intro exploding into a euphoric dancefloor chorus. the melody belies a darker sentiment behind the lyrics on king complex -you are a true parasite / and youre the bane of my life- ryan concedes that -they are personal and bitter-. this contrast between melody and lyric is a common theme across their debut long player. the six track ep features a further 3 tracks from foe Ð inflammable heart, ebb & flow and iceberg plus the sei a remix of king complex. xi is exclusive to this ep.

get ready for a musical journey so deep you may not be able to dig yourself out. nor may you want to. blazingly hot on the smoking heels of the 19 predecessors of the highest ranks of house dj/producers whove blessed this series before him, like joe claussell, ron trent, grammy award winners louie vega & david morales, teddy douglas & dj spen (aka basement boys & muthafunkaz), danny krivit, tony humphries, and a ton of others who superbly compiled and mixed these compilations in the past, hip house producer/dj & sole channel/vega records recording artist mr. v joins this exclusive club and doesnt disappoint. using 18 of the latest and greatest tunes culled from the catalog such as the k&n dub of johnnydangerous >mr vs revenge<, alex kenjis remix of david harness >shake< the original rough mix of ananda projects >aura protection< ivan iacobuccis unreleased original mix of his recent >ritual< release, the deep & magnetic unreleased moodymanc extended mix of tomoki tamuras >the rough< and tomo inoues phenomenal unreleased swingin dub of siren-ic house singer stephanie cookes >sweetest thing<, to name very few, make this 20th anniversary edition of the series one for the musical books. all aboard!

released on 8th november, ninja tunes >hard man< king cannibal aka dylan richards has created >the way of the ninja<, a 74 minute mix of 250 tracks blended, sliced, diced, torn up and finally rendered to audio. a lot of ninja tune classics, personal favourites, some slept on and a few exclusive acapellas and instrumentals - not only a ninja tune retrospective but the sound of king cannibals last 20 years.

reissue of the first soulfire cd! soul strike is a raw-ass piece of instrumental funk, served straight up on a platter of nasty. from the very first note, you can tell that this is real deal, old-school funk played the way it should always be played: rough. calypso king & the soul investigators take us back, way back, to a time when locking into a groove meant something. with two sides of breakbeat-laden hard funk instrumentals, this record is the answer to all your bbq/funk needs. tip!

vor knapp 7 jahren schaffte der jamaikanische sŠnger mit >no guns to town< den internationalen durchbruch und in 2005 folgte das gleichlautende debŸt-album! diverse tourneen durch europa und festival-events folgten. nun erscheint das 16 stŸck starke nachfolgealbum, produziert von house of riddim - mit fantan mojah und louie culture sind zwei illustre gŠste am start.