late night tales and bonobo were pretty much made for each other, it just took them a while to both realise it. stepping forward into the compiler’s spotlight for the 33rd edition is simon green – aka bonobo – a musician, producer and dj perfectly suited to soundtrack an evening spent reclining to some parallel beats
lp in printed innersleeve + download code. jtothec managed to develop his own signature sound: authentic, original, playful, warm, just great music. the luscious and catchy melodies and ingenious arrangements give away influences of frank zappa, james brown, quincy jones, prince and jamie lidell.
CADENCE REVOLUTION: DISQUES DEBS INTERNATIONAL 2 (2LP)
2x12 Inch 12.02.20
strut present the second volume in a series of compilations taken from the archives of disques debs international, the longest-running and most prolific label of the french caribbean.
rare and previously unreleased recordings from 5 legendary montreux concerts. remastered, pressed on 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
to celebrate 3 years since the release of andrew ashong & kaidi tatham’s now classic sankofa season, kitto records invite some of their favourite artists to remix and reimagine the music.
strut proudly reintroduces a sought after independent disco gem from the topomic catalogue: beckie bell’s ‘in need of...’, reissued in full for the first time. originally released in 1980, in need of... quickly became a cult classic of the french disco scene.
eje eje, the orbiting side project of satellites founder and multi-instrumentalist itamar kluger, shares primordial soup, his second album on batov records, stirring an even wider pot of influences from east to west that defies genre.
brian ellis in the dark back in print for the first time in over a decade, contains 8 synthesizer manifestos that offer a glimpse through ellis imagination. this repress celebrates the infinite throwdown post- sundown and is truly a classic in the modern funk world.
