native angeleno, producer, emcee (formerly known as subtitle) and all around crevvy dude giovanni marks is releasing a new ten-track instrumental ep through the killers at hit+run entitled double tech jeep music(limited to 400 copies).

from a small town called florence, alabama, gene the southern child has been quietly releasing music under the radar for years. florence is part of an area known as “the shoals,” which houses the legendary fame recording studios and is also the hometown of w.c. handy “the father of blues.” hailing from this rich musical history, gene’s unique style is smooth southern hip-hop, incorporating poetry, blues, and soul.

first word records proudly presents *the misadventures of a middle man*, the new album from essa. despite being a firm fixture in uk rap for over a decade, this will be essas first full-length since 2006s *grown man business* with dj mr thing. early releases *liquid love*, *city breaks* and *dancing shoes* (under former name yungun) established him as one of the uks most insightful mcs. collabs with guru (gang starr/jazzmatazz) and praise from nas and mark ronson followed. all of this whilst pursuing a parallel career as an entertainment lawyer.

in the spring of 2012 yot teamed up with scottish born vocalist soom t (renegade masters). the product of this recording session? the first track on yot 4, the moody epic funk shuffle beat banger *the cure*. rising synths, tough beats and heaps of squelch all pushed up against soom ts unmistakable flow. a sure shot was born.
as well as vocal and instrumental versions of *the cure*, yot 4 features the grinding slow tempo burner *day won* and hypnotic ballad *g.i.m.p*. to record the ep the core four piece signed up a fifth member, multi-instrumentalist markus pyorala. it follows up last years *bitch bender*, which mixmag made album of the month, and drops on harmonia and losonofono.

what a dream 12 inch for hip hop fans! paul white back with some of his best beat-work yet, danny brown tearing it up on the flows and king dabyre on the remix.

berlins producer wonderkid and finest ego beat championship winner playpad circus is finally ready to drop his debut solo ep >phantasma< on equinox records – an experimental, but yet utterly banging adventure in electronic music!
the vinyl edition is released as a limited 10inch and, as usual, includes a download card for all tracks.

das dj-duo the hood internet aus chicago, bestehend aus stv slv und abx, veroeffentlichen mit feat das erste album mit eigenkompositionen, nachdem es durch diverse mixtapes bestehend aus blends und mash-ups verschiedenster stücke von so verschiedenen kuenstlern wie whitney houston, justice, fleetwood mac, jay-z u.v.a. aus diversen genres einen hype im netz kreierte. fuer ihre eigenen kompositionen konnten sie kuenstler wie psalm one, class actress, cadence weapon, show you suck, tobaxxo (black moth super rainbow), donwill (tanya morgan) und viele andere begeistern.

indie-hip-hop vom chicago-rapper und musikern aus dem umfeld des labels anticon.

classic reggae !!

weighty 2 track 12inch from this ruthless producer! all city hook it up, yet again! ruckazoid is one of the most innovative and forward-looking artists in the global hip hop and beats world of the last decade. happy to exist outside of the mainstream - or indeed any scene – his career has been a forward march of jaw droppingly incredible releases. this here is a two track ep of incredible analogue sounds and melodies.

2004 downtempo release by nsm aka new sector movements aka ig culture aka ian grant, featuring eska and cecile.

another magnificent release by dynooo, this time including a track by beat master cupp cave. def for fans of samiyam, paul white, take and the more out-there beats shit. dope stuff - comes hand numbered and with two different covers.

uprising new artist with a huuuge club bomb!! fine lil wayne styled groove!!

releasing an album into the world is a special moment for any artist but when you re an artist who grew up in remote northern ghana with no schooling, spending a life herding cows and goats, building your own instruments and teaching yourself to sing, then there s a particular sense of occasion and celebration in finding recognition and an audience for that music. this is the case for guy one, an utterly unique artist who is writing and performing frafra music, a style that originates from a small area in the north of ghana. whilst guy one is already loved and adored locally by now - building up a fervent following in local villages in which no funeral or wedding would take place without his soaring voice and deeply rhythmic playing, before then transforming into an award-winning, tv appearing artist in ghana - his music is now to find a much wider audience through max weissenfeldt s philophon label (jimi tenor, hailu mergia, alemayehu eshete) on this berlin meets bolgatanga release.

10 yrs have passed since this one first hit stores. hud mo and mike slott were right in the middle of lively and formative beats scene that linked glasgow to dublin to london to l.a. to tokyo to vienna to sydney to. the myspace era. still a big tip on this one! 2007 press release: great new record by mike slott and hudson mohawke aka heralds of change. six productions with killer drums, fresh programming and clever vocal chops, going from banging boombap sort of tracks like work that, serious head-nodders like winery or asswank and deeper excursions like future or amuse. tip!

after a run of successful mixtapes over the last fve years, self provoked released his debut album triangles on october 28, 2016. production has been supplied by la natives nobody, kenny segal, louden, big game huntaz and daddy kev.
hailing from the los angeles county region of san fernando valley, self provoked’s music career has been elevating through his crew on a high note, building on 70.000+ subscribers over his streaming channels and opening up for hip hop legends such as bone thugs ‘n harmony, talib kweli and dilated peoples. triangles is the summation of his endurance and discipline as an mc, running through unique wordplay and imagery over the 43+ minutes of the entire album.
every line of triangles opens up the most honest of windows into self provoked’s thinking process and the beats ride through west coast tinged ?avors of the darkest and brightest sides. the frst track to premiere from triangles was launched this summer, galvanizing his perspective on the realities of society with the nick rodriguez directed music video “supposedly.” bringing in 150.000+ plays in the last few months, “supposedly” was produced by long time working associate of provoked’s, louden.
triangles was recorded, mixed and mastered by low end theory co-founders nobody and daddy kev at the cosmic zoo.

the 3rd album from the exiters, originally released in 1969, now back on vinyl.

tuamie returns to street corner music with holy ghost spirituals, the third release in scm’s gospel flip series. following jake one and ras_g’s collections, tuamie chops and flips his sanctified selections into raw beats. a no brainer for a tuamie fans, this will not be around long.

with half a century of existence, beninese band poly-rythmo can easily be considerate as legends of the african music alongside sela kuti and tinariwen. drawing their name from the extensive mix of influences that forged their sound (american soul and funk, nigerian afrobeat, french chanson, congolese rumba, etc.), they are known to be impressively productive as they released from 1969 to 1980 hundreds of eps and dozens of albums. in 2014, orchestra conductor florent mazzoleni visited the band and decided to produce this new album recorded in the legendary african studio satel. with its warm tone and mastery of rhythm variations, madjafalao will instantaneously become a classic of afrobeat and poly-rythmo will share their warm joie de vivre with thousands of people during their european tour starting in late october.

this is the second track taken from lewis parkers forthcoming album the glass ceiling. walking on a razor part 1 finds lewis demonstrating his skills on the mic over a raw, hard beat with those classic sounding lewis parker drums. meanwhile, on walking on a razor part 2, lewis called in two legends of the game, sadat x & shabaam sahdeeq, to lay two hot verses in among his own. this extended 12inch also includes two lewis parker remixes, plus instrumentals to all the tracks and an accapella. limited pressing so act fast.

in the most cosmic sense of the word, rome fortune is atlanta’s newest star. green-bearded and crop-topped, 6’5” in cowboy boots, he takes the stage like an eclipse and flips straighforward bars into lunar poetry. but even with such otherworldly swagger, rome’s music connects with fans because of how powerfully (and sometimes painfully) human it really is. jerome raheem fortune is the true story of this man who fell to earth.

brimming with offbeat beauty, elusives new album textures features a unique electronic warmth that is created with an infinity of unusual sounds. dissected vocals and the crackle of lo-fi static permeate the release with layers of soul, a showcase for elusives artful, abundant and multi-layered approach to production. with over 20 releases in his collection since the 90s, elusive has personified instrumental music culture in california for two decades now. textures comes at a creative spurt in his career and has a breakthrough sound from beginning to end.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

originally released in 2008 as a limited edition cd. *sniper beats* is now finally available on vinyl from kingunderground, with download code included. *sniper beats - underscores for drama & action* contains 13 instrumental tracks from mr parkers vast production collection. each track was originally selected by lewis and recorded raw out of the sp-1200 (with no external samplers involved). those same tracks have now been remastered for this limited and much anticipated vinyl release. this is a must have in any long time lewis parker fans collection and for any newcomers a record that shows his pedigree as one of the best sampling producers in the game right now. limited to 300 copies this will likely sell out fast so get your orders in now to avoid disappointment.

distorted dreams, released by cold busted, is an instrumental album by swedish beatmaker mac dusty. this beat tape, produced on the mpc3000, is full of bass-driven hip hop instrumentals and is strictly limited to 100 copies

montreals shashu has quickly become a force on the beat scene with an inventive, muscular new take on dance music. after making waves with his debut fools gold ep thru da night earlier this year (an immediate dj favorite and bbc radio pick) he delivers an amped up sequel today in the form of pwrfnk, slapping futuristic, heavy bass over 80s-inspired midnight electro. this limited double 12 inch combines both eps and includes a fold-out poster.

june 2015 sees the release of tubs n tongue-fu (son07lp) debut album by london three piece official burnt toast. adrian lawrence (mc / drums) patrick luke (production / bass) & abrar hafiz (bass) bring out their music on limited edition vinyl. delivering a lethal stream of conscious poetry over homegrown beats and boasting two live bass players, uk based, canadian mc - obt effortlessly meld elements of lo-fi hip hop, post punk and jazz. the album has many highlights and stand out tracks hitting a range of subjects and moods including the political *whats in a word* and *money as debt* (a damning depiction of our debt based economy) as well as the poetic and personal such as *425* and *titles on g street* (composed solely from old blue note titles).

the audible doctor has produced records for 50 cent, smoke dza, joell ortiz (slaughterhouse), consequence & john legend, onyx, astro, fredro starr, bumpy knuckles, sadat x & a.g., emc (masta ace, punchline, wordsworth & stricklin), reks, tragedy khadafi, evitan (dres of black sheep & jarobi of a tribe called quest), neek the exotic, homeboy sandman, blacastan, j-live & many more.
pressing on blue colored & multicolor marbled vinyl.

zen-zin. will nicht der naechstbeste kuenstler sein, der sich auf einen stil festlegen lässt, sondern den moment und das gefühl der beats einfangen. das ergebnis ist ein starkes album mit zeitloser musik. the butterfly effect. deutsche beats. sudanesischer flow. universeller sound.

crown, french beatmaker, member of the grim reaperz collective (enemy soil affiliate) exclusively presents its two first brand new titles taken from its next beat production album *pieces to the puzzle* scheduled to air february 3rd 2014. these two titles are a collaboration with rasco, member of the cali agents and belgium artist scylla with whom crown has realized number of smashing hits in france including the world famous clash video *emcee versus beatmaker*. crown is introducing his new opus with two titles *ecrans de fumée (smoke screen)* and *pieces to the puzzle* available on 12 inch lps and limited to 300 copies, all numbered, with and instrumental as well as acapella version all in bonus!

after 2012s la fin de lespèce, french hip hop producer klub des loosers returns with last days, his first instrumental album (springtales released in 2010 was more a collection of beats produced along the years).
includes free download code.

double 12 inch vinyl release, including download card for the entire album plus oakwood grain volume one as bonus!

qvasi naves is bflechas comeback with arkestra, an alloy of golden era spanish pop, r&b, contemporary electronica and classic dance music on a quest for the definitive 21st century pop music. the record boots up with the instrumental qvasi naves, a triumphal march with plenty of pizzazz, winding horns, bursting synths and spattered 808 percussion, breaking into an uplifting crescendo of piano house stabs and warehouse diva screams

the 2nd album by hipster rappers kidz in the hall features the clipse, travis of gym class heroes, phonte, of little brother, the cool kids, guilty simpson, black milk, sean price, buckshot, masta ace, camp lo, wale, tim william, the pack, chip the ripper and skyzoo.

20th anniversary incl 18 bonus tracks incl b sides, live versions, instrumentals !

reissue - 300 copies only

ltd. red vinyl reissue

the first release from afrobeat ensemble ausecuma beats.

percy filth presents his new vibranium deluxe project on limited pink coloured vinyl.

covering 40 years of northern soul with this fine selection of 16 highlights from the scene.

music mania and indica dubs is proud to present the next release in their mania dub series. following the classic ‘almighty dub (md001),comes another of the uk dub scenes most renowned producers, alpha & omega, with one of their most popular ‘shaka killer classics from 1996: rastafari.

the 4th meters album marked their departure from josie records and was released on the reprise label in 1972. cabbage alley once again proved that the meters were one of the finest, rawest funk groups around. hailing from the soggy streets of new orleans, the meters essentially invented the second line groove, influencing funk music like no other artist (ok, aside from a singer by the name of james brown). these cats are essentially one unified rhythm section, with expertly timed drum breaks, bass driven grooves, bluesy chicken scratch guitars and southern singalong choruses.

vintage african musics treated in breakbeat mode though chants focused & in barranquilla and cartagena style

nigerian funk / soft rock from 1977 back on vinyl.

birthed from deep within london s burgeoning jazz resurgence, native dancer have been setting levels across the capital s live scene (and beyond) over the past two years. five individual artists who together set out to create a music that speaks from the heart and denies none of their influences in a genre twisting mashup of styles with elements of pop, soul, electro-funk, jazz, rock and dance music. submit records release native dancer s eps vol. i & ii on 12- vinyl with gatefold sleeve. limited to 500 copies, the release features an eric lau remix of big blue and a digital exclusive remix of in clouds by slugabed. already having received airplay from gilles peterson, marcia carr, support from alexander nut (eglo records) and afropunk - native dancer are one of london s most promising musical prospects, and submit001 sees their remarkable duo of eps pressed to wax for the very first time.

segun bucknor fell in love with american soul music as a student at new york’s columbia university. otis redding, wilson pickett, sam cooke and ray charles hadn’t made much of a splash in africa at the time and when bucknor returned to nigeria in 1968, he was determined to bring the sound to a wider audience.
the result was brand of afro-soul that in turn became a proto-type of afrobeat. with his bands, the assembly and the revolution, he released a few politically charged tracks, but even with his energetic dance trio, the sweet things, turning up the heat, bucknor couldn’t compete with fela kuti.

the self-proclaimed funkiest band on the west coast of africa, the heads funk band, could arguably make that claim for the whole continent. featuring the slick guitar of felix ‘feladey’ odey, the slinky drumming of eddie offeyi and the swirling keyboard chops of kevin ‘fortune’ coburn, nobody was funkier. and that’s not even taking into account the dance floor monsters they were releasing at the same time as akwassa.

limited edition of 250 copies.

keith & tex are jamaican rocksteady icons, with classics for life, such as ‘tonight’, ‘this is my song’, ‘run to the rocks’, ‘goodbye baby’ and, of course, the song ‘stop that train’, worldwide famous tune that was featured in jimmy cliff’s ‘the harder they come’ original film sound track.
the vinyl lp includes a cd-copy of the album.

robo arigo is an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist from nigeria’s ogun state. a founding member of pogo ltd, he played bass, guitar and organ on both their albums and plays all kinds of instruments, including cowbell, on sexy thing too. one listen to the record, however, (and a quick look at the back of the cover), and it’s pretty clear that playing bass is where robo’s heart lay. especially when he gets to slap it.

with the super wings in mutiny and a trail for the manslaughter of his former bandmate, spuds nathan, still hanging over his head, manford best came out swinging with come go with me. it’s a chirpy, calypso-influenced insight into the state of his mind and his first solo album.

fresh sci-fi hip hop from melbourne! the deep above the noise album picks up where his highly regarded classic codes over colours (2005) left off. with a vast array of instrumental landscapes & guest contributions from guilty simpson, miles bonny, coma-chi (japan), notes to self bbrc and momo (iammmxo). deep above the noise is a heavy hitting affair from start to finish, this is just the start of the next chapter of the plutonic lab story.

gentlemans dub club have been rocking the uk and europe since forming in leeds in 2006. theyve built a reputation for one of the most energetic live shows to emerge from the uk bass music scene, seeing the gents antics astound crowds from goa to glastonbury, bestival, v fest, and more, as well as at the biggest bass music festival in the world, croatias outlook festival. partnering with easy star records, gdc is unleashing their second full length album - the big smoke - and expanding their devoted following to north america, europe, australia, and anywhere else they can. the record features 11 tracks including guest appearances by uk reggae singer natty and tenor sax star josh arcoleo.

sounding quite like nothing you have heard before, the excelsiors come correct with their debut album, control this. the latest project from shane ‘sureshot’ hunt, known for his sharpshooters group, and for his highly-regarded soundbwoy reggae breaks series wherein he has liberally dropped science, sharing his in-depth knowledge of ska, rock-steady, reggae and dancehall for the instruction of the hip-hop massive, the excelsiors is the logical extension of shanes passion for classic jamaican music (and more) of the 60s through 80s.

full ep features 3 tracks of varied styles and tempos all ridden with arps signature wave and accute vocoder melodies.

-soul legend !
-producer ryan tedder !

ltd 7 inch

new banoffee pies release

scottish beat maker / hip-hop producer: jaisu

streng limitierte sonderauflage mit einem stück vom bühnenvorhang! das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover, inklusive 23 tracks captain fantastic live auf usb-stick.

the concluding 12inch in the pearls trilogy shows the origins of the band with two playful rootsy numbers, no follow bad company and duke street backed with the essential dub versions. both tracks went on to feature on the pearls debut lp the war released on sly & robbies taxi label in 1981.