classy re-issue

one of most popular jazz singer in japan yasuko agawa’s late 80’s release as only promo copy is finally reissued on 12inch with remastering by kuniyuki takahashi

antinote and dizonord present studiolo belfiore, veneto, 1447. birth of the first studiolo or cabinet of curiosities, these rooms where rare, new, and singular things, often exotic, were stored and exhibited. a practice that would spread throughout europe during the renaissance.

japanese city pop

file under: ambient, classical & jazz music, electro

2 peak-time remixes.

vinyl only until 2020, feb 14

the next 90s anthem gets his remix treatment

faltydl is back with flechazo

reissue from 1987

kontakt brings back two sought after minimal-dubtechno tracks by metric system, which was one of many aliases used by thomas p.heckmann in the 90ties, where he explored the sounds of the legendary sequential circuits 440. the original recordings have been carefully restored and officially re-mastered by thomas himself. limited coloured vinyl.

debuet album of balla boo

the 1983 debut album from japanese singer / songwriter nina atsuko is finally reissued.

sweet 7 inch on studion barnhus

reissue

phat studio rockers lp

ltd repress ! massive techno blockbuster

a fine selection of studio one classics from the 70s & 80s on heavyweight double vinyl with download code included.

black & white riso printed jcard, black tapes screen printed with white ink.

really good deep house stuff!

dapayk & vars with their 1st album on ritter butzke

one of the most wanted japanese early 90’s house music 12inch is finally reissued. it was limited to 300 promo copies. four unique very club friendly tracks. don’t miss it

new album from kornel kovacs on studio barnhus featuring vocals by rebecca & fiona

the last poets’ 2018 album gets the dub treatment from prince fatty.

new 3-track ep by london-based artist bella boo

incl. joy o remix

following a cult classic jazz fusion album on bourbon records, king kong paradise delivered an album of alternative, left-field balearic rock that was way ahead of its time.

on her self-titled debut ep, sofia kourtesis channels experiences of her transatlantic existence between hometowns lima and berlin through a torrent of sounds, rhythms, voices and loops, creating a collection of tracks

guys most experimental and most personal record yet, an essential addition to both artist’s and labels catalogues.

this is an album by vocalist mayumi sonoda—a jazz vocalist who looked up to chris connor and made her debut at a us army camp at the age of 16—that was recorded with the help of kichiro sugino’s trio.

excellent independent jazz

die compilation ist der perfekte begleiter fŸr nŠchte in tokio.

die compilation ist der perfekte begleiter für nächte in tokio.

das legendäre label veröffentlichte eine reihe von musik, die von modernem jazz über avantgarde-jazz bis hin zu left-field-pop reicht.

musikalisch besonderer fund mit feinstem sinfonischem jazz aus dem berlin der nachkriegszeit. unbekannte aufnahmen des orchesters unter der leitung von werner müller, produziert april 1960 und september 1961. exzellenter crossover von westcoast, hard bop, moderner klassik und blues, mit exklusiven auftragswerken: blues in studio 7 (helmut brandt), ouverture in jazz (klaus wüsthoff) und feuilleton in jazz (peter sandloff), dazu jazz versionen von pavane und sakura, sakura, gesungen von caterina valente. neues aufregendes kapitel des progressiven jazz in deutschland. exklusive 10inch vinyl-lp & digital mit müllers avanciertesten produktionen.

righteous expensive: motohiko hamase’s 1986 album “reminiscence” scores a decent prize at online vinyl selling platforms and it is worth each coin! it’s a perfect “refuge from nasty reality”, as the glorious british 20jazzfunkgreats blog once said. and it comes from a man that knows his trade: bass play - an artisan on which he also already wrote many theoretical books in his more than four decades long career.

dreadsquad, aka marek bogdanski, returns to the scene with the second and third instalments of his riddim machine series. as part of a collaboration consisting of dreadsquad’s own superfly studio and the renowned moonshine recordings, listeners are in for a treat, courtesy of poland’s most prolific reggae dancehall producer. as ever, dreadsquad manage to encapsulate all evolutions of reggae – from rocksteady, roots and rub-a-dub to dancehall and dub – all with a present-day twist to keep the bass bins rumbling and the people skanking.

dreadsquad, aka marek bogdanski, returns to the scene with the second and third instalments of his riddim machine series. as part of a collaboration consisting of dreadsquad’s own superfly studio and the renowned moonshine recordings, listeners are in for a treat, courtesy of poland’s most prolific reggae dancehall producer. as ever, dreadsquad manage to encapsulate all evolutions of reggae – from rocksteady, roots and rub-a-dub to dancehall and dub – all with a present-day twist to keep the bass bins rumbling and the people skanking.

sweden’s 7685rec up their game for their third release, with some deep and pulsing minimal soundscapes.

currently the rediscovery of long forgotten japanese electronic, jazz and new age music is at a peak like never before. but although many re-issues already flood the record stores around the world: the large, diverse musical culture of japan still got some gems in store that are really missing.

hot on the heels of the first new album from the last poets in over 20 years, the title track “understand what black is” gets the remix treatment from digital mystikz, dmz and deep medi legend mala and uk dance music innovators and legends dego and kaidi tatham.

300 copies

as the title suggests, joakim recorded this new album last year at studio venezia, the installation/sculptural ensemble/recording studio created by xavier veilhan for the prestigious 2017 venice art biennale. built inside the french pavilion & inspired by the grotto-like merzbau by kurt schwitters, studio venezia had dozens of artists create and record there over the 6 months of the biennale (from chassol to brian eno, from joakim to sebastien tellier), invited by xavier veilhan himself with the help of co-curator christian marclay. with an impressive collection of rare instruments from medieval horns to rare modular synths (baschet crystals and percussions, a buchla, a clavinet...), studio venezia was an amazing creative playground for the adventurous musician. those instruments were captured by a team of sound engineers in the best possible way thanks to nigel godrich’s (beck, radiohead...) mobile studio loaded with state of the art vintage recording gear.

it’s a 2nd release of studio mule’s new project with miyako koda aka dip in the pool.
following the cover version of ohnuki taeko’s carnaval, we made the new version of japanese new wave classic “shinzo no tibia by mariah” with a new lyrics in japanese (original is in armenian) which is written by miyako koda. yasuaki shimizu kindly gave us the permission to do this.
extended version on a side is full of the respect for the original version and dub version on b side is dark new wave dub version. kuniyuki said the idea of this version came from adrian sherwood’s remix for depeche mode.

atmospheric groovin / hypnotic four track vinyl incl tracks & remixes from giash, vid, mint, rayo

the complete output of a great but under-recorded soul singer. pressed on 180g white vinyl, with in-depth notes and rare photos on inner bag.