formed of laura lee on bass, mark speer on guitar, and donald “dj” johnson on drums, khruangbin’s sounds are rooted in the deepest waters of world music infused with classic soul, dub and psychedelia. their 2015 debut album ‘the universe smiles upon you’ was heavily influenced by 60’s and 70’s thai cassettes the band listened to on their long car journeys to rehearsal in the texan countryside. ‘con todo el mundo’ takes inspiration not just from south east asia but similarly underdiscovered funk and soul of the mediterranean and the middle east, particularly iran.

limited copies

soundtrack, limited magenta and blue coloured vinyl - retro computer game nerds must have

re-issue of the iconic 1997 album by buena vista social club on heavyweight 180 gram double vinyl in gatefold sleeve, including download code and 20 page booklet. mastered from the original analogue master tapes by bernie grundman.

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.

limited opaque orange coloured vinyl lp with obi-strip

strut present the first ever compilation series to access the archives of one of the greatest of all french caribbean labels, disques debs out of guadeloupe.

25th anniversary edition - remastered by bernie grundman, pressed on 180 gram double vinyl with 5 bonus tracks. housed in a gatefold sleeve with 20-page booklet included.

mambo / world music

legendary album from lebanon by issam hajalis group ferkat al ard

originally recorded in 1979 in paris but only released independently in brazil in 1981

as always in the usual quality!

(lp+dl) reissue of the belly dance holy grail from the organ king of cairo, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds.(lp+dl) reissue of the belly dance holy grail from the organ king of cairo, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds. hany mehanna, beloved musician and composer of the greatest artists from the arab world such as oum kalthoum and abdel halim hafez, shows himself from a more experimental side on his solo albums. originally released in 1973 the miracles of the seven dances is a pure work of genius: hypnotic organ grooves, psychedelic guitars, mystic strings and haunting percussion. belly dance as good as it gets!

this volume caribbean rare groove is an invitation to discover music from the cultural mix of the islands and countries located on the caribbean sea. from haiti to the bahamas via the french west indies, this journey explores the traditional rhythms of soca, calypso or biguine that musicians such as gordon henderson, max cilla or the group skah-shah have skilfully blended with soul, funk or disco influences, creating a unique groove with multiple facets. have a good trip!

reissue of the 1988 zouk album pa flipe by odissey.

new pingipung 7inch

reissue

live at the elbphilharmonie hamburg

strut introduces the highly anticipated third volume in the disques debs international series.

soul / funk album

afro funk

comes with an 8-page insert with photos and liner notes in portuguese and english.

the first instalment in our new ‘mr bongo record club’ compilation series – a selection of favourites, recent discoveries and sought after obscurities, which form the basis of our dj sets and our radio show of the same name. including cuts by claudia, cortex, dave pike set, fruko, neno exporta som, connie laverne, barbosa and more.
dj support from jeremy underground paris, disclosure, mr saturday night, luke howard / horse meat disco, dam swindle, tim sweeney / beats in space, hunnee, laurent garnier and more.

glitterbeat presents the fifth album from altin gün.

die brilliante erneuerung des argentinischen tango. das tango-nuevo meisterwerk des französischen duos gotan project jetzt neu aufgelegt als 180 gramm doppel-vinyl im formschönen gatefold kraft jacket.

new album from ganavya, limited to 500 copies on black vinyl lp.

what started as an idea 5 years ago now becomes reality with the release of saigon supersound vol.1, compiled by jan hagenkötter. a compilation about the story of a musical era in vietnam that was almost lost, made of tracks from 1965 to 1975, the so-called golden music period in the south of vietnam, where under difficult circumstances – a lively pop culture had developed. this period is characterized by the fusion of vietnamese music with western pop music. the compilation includes some tunes reissued for the very first time since they ve been released originally.

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2016 fand in santiago de cuba das manana festival statt. es führte zu einem intensiven dialog zwischen vertretern regional-karibischer musiktraditionen und internationalen independent-künstlern aus dem spannungsfeld von dance, avantgarde und jazz. mit der gründung des labels manana wurden vor ort geknüpfte fäden aufgenommen und weitergesponnen. daraus resultierten bereits zwei außergewöhnliche tonträger. -soundspecies & ache meyi- ist der dritte dieser reihe, er fusioniert auf aufsehenerregende weise folk aus kuba mit britischer elektronik. hinter soundspecies verbergen sich zwei als djs und produzenten aktive brüder aus dem englischen dorset. in ihrer musik loten sie die verbindungen zwischen den klängen und formen elektronischer tanzmusik einerseits und den repetitiven mustern von traditionellem folk andererseits aus. die formation ache meyi hat sich hingegen afro-haitianischen rhythmen und stilen wie bembe, vodu, gaga und merengue verschrieben. und das auf eine ziemlich dynamische weise, was angesichts des bandnamens wenig überrascht. die yoruba-begriffe -ache- und -meyi- bedeuten so viel doppelte power.

world music, double lp pressed on 140g virgin vinyl comes with a full color 12-pages booklet

eine anthologie, die drei jahrzehnte eindringlichen funk, soul und disco vom unbestrittenen paten der jemenitisch-israelischen musik, aharon amram, umfasst.

longstreth lud bombino in sein applehead studio in new york ein, um gemeinsam an “azel” zu arbeiten. und dabei erwies sich longstretherwies als fantastischer produzent. er hat großen respekt vor der musikalischen tradition der tuareg und führte die sessions mit sanfter und geschickter hand. fans von bombino und tuareg-musik werden ein paar bemerkenswerte innovationen auf diesem album entdecken. die erste neuerung ist die einführung eines völlig neuen stils, für den bombino hier pionierarbeit leistet. die sonnige mischung aus blues/rock und einem reggae-onedropandbounce-beat nennt er liebevoll “tuareggae”. eine weitere neuerung ist die erstmalige verwendung von westlichen vokal-harmonien in tuareg-musik-aufnahmen (durch longstreths einfluss), was den songs eine völlig neue tiefe und farbe verleiht. “azel” ist der name einer kleinen wüstenstadt, nur ein paar kilometer von agadez entfernt

ltd. col. lp: (zamrock dust (aka opaque natural) lp in einfacher außenhülle und bedruckter innenhülle)

strut presents an extensive compilation compiled by edna martinez digging deep in to colombian picó sound system culture.

traditionelle kubanische big-band-musik: remasterte nachpressung von 1997 mit vielen “buena vista social club”-musikern. die doppel-lp erscheint als audiophile 180-gramm-pressung (45 rpm) mit einem 32-seitigen booklet.

special compilation from parisian re-issue kings, born bad, of the late cameroonian master musician, francis bebey. this is the material we were hoping would follow the excellent comp from last year. amazing universal music currently only available on expensive originals. double album with printed innersleeve. big tip!

finally on vinyl