b-stock! cover with seam split. vinyl unaffacted. all day i dream welcomes bantwanas to the family. hailing from africa they are a collective of african producers, songwriters and musicians who s collaborations set forth the intention to bring top quality african house music to the world. the music on their ep sways gently from the dance floor gem and title track back to front to the more laid back izingane . a beautiful all around release.

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a vibes and marimba tribute to frank zappa pressend on handnumered 180 g vinyl

jan felix may gehört zu einer generation, die keine stilistischen berührungsängste kennt. neue verbindungen zu kreieren, statt an alten abgrenzungen festzuhalten, lautet die devise. dabei zeigt may, ende 1993 geboren, kompositorische und spielerische präzision, innovativem gestaltungswillen und humor. schon mehrfach wurde er ausgezeichnet, beispielsweise 2016 bei der internationalen jazzwoche burghausen, wo er den solisten-wettbewerb gewann und mit seiner band den zweiten platz belegte. zwar zählt frank zappa nicht direkt zu mays vorbildern, eine gewisse verwandtschaft in der geisteshaltung lässt sich aber erahnen. etwa im gewitzten mix aus klassischen und modernen einflüssen, die bei jan felix may von jazz über elektronische musik bis zu impressionismus und progressive rock reichen. der junge pianist und komponist weiß, wie man ausgeklügelte musik so attraktiv gestalten kann, dass sie neben hartgesottenen spezialisten auch viele andere offene ohren aus unterschiedlichen generationen erreicht. -red messiah-, jan felix mays fantastisches debütalbum, klingt frisch und ungewohnt anders. das album erscheint auf 180 gramm vinyl.

for russian electronic music, mikhail chekalin is not only a major character, who has affected the scene’s establishment and development, but also a kind of symbolic figure. his music has been praised by many in the west - from journalists and critics of all kinds to frank zappa and karlheinz stockhausen, while in moscow chekalin’s name was excluded from the official cultural agenda for a long time: he was accused of propaganda of foreign pro-western aesthetics and up until the end of the 80’s wasn’t allowed to release his works or travel abroad. this, however, didn’t interfere with him recording dozens of innovative electronic compositions and contributing greatly to the development of unofficial soviet art in general - for example, providing sound design for the famous exhibitions of twenty moscow artists on malaya gruzinskaya or arranging the first audiovisual performances on a specially constructed light organ.
however, just like all great artists, mikhail himself prefers to focus not on personal achievements, but on creativity. i don’t have a biography - only a discography - this quote of the author may become an entry point of sorts into the compilation presented. this archival collection of works recorded within the period from 1978 to 1987 are chekalin’s multigenre experiments ranging from spatial music (in essence, ambient’s precursor) to more contemporary synthesizer and post-symphonic compositions.

er produzierte the strokes (this is it) und regina spektor, damon albarn, ian brown, ian astbury (the cult) und zuletzt die spanischen hinds, jetzt legt gordon raphael aus seattle mit sleep on the radio sein eigenes debütalbum vor. auf den 12 songs zeigt er sich inspiriert von bowies glam-rock-phase, den unnachahmlichen gitarrenriffs eines mick ronson, der glam-pop-perfektion der sparks und seiner liebe zu frank zappa, prog-rock und weirdo-sounds. und sein gesang klingt wie eine wundervoll-trübe version von peter perett/syd barrett.

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.

ugly papas were one of the leading acts in the belgian rock scene in the early part of the 90s. 23 years after their final release, they are back with their third full-length album. feisty indie rock, jazzy loops, zappa-esque episodes and fela kuti rhythms. with luc dufourmont (two russian cowboys, id!ots, bevergem) on vocals.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

thomas leer is an innovative electronic musician from port glasgow, scotland. he began singing for a local band at age 13, and was writing his own music by 18. by 1977, he had moved to london, where he fronted pressure, a clash­-esque punk group with fellow experimental scottish musician robert rental. after hearing kraftwerk, leer became interested in synthesizers – not long after, he was exploring the experimental techniques of eno, zappa, beefheart, faust, and can. in 1978, thomas released his first single, private plane / international , on his own oblique records that we reissued in 2015. 1979 is a 14-song collection spread across two pieces of vinyl clocking in at 70 minutes. leer says, 1979 was a great year for making music.

what can you expect? take the best fusion-band ever (chick coreas return to forever), some james brown funk, synth-fun like tangerine dream and even a bit of hardrock, and youre getting close. this is zappa, the flemish zappa: cool,funny, sad, difficult,no record for those who love the traditional verse-chorus-verse, and so probably as uncommercial as it can get

for his second outing on the lunatic imprint, cvbox presents four stripped back, deep cuts in his own pulsating analog style. riding somewhere on the edge of darkness and daylight this ep is a force to be reckoned with!
limited edition of 300 numbered copies.

for his release on mr bongo we have gone back to the original source - labi siffres classic 1975 release *remember my song*. this is his fifth album and features the vulture , sadie and the devil and i got the, sampled by eminem, jay-z, wu-tang clan, atmosphere, the beatnuts and frankenstein, amongst others. co-produced by derek lawrence and big jim sullivan - a prolific session musician, artist and producer - who also worked with artists such as david bowie, serge gainsbourg and frank zappa. brian bennett of the shadows, chas hodges and dave peacock aka chas n dave also feature on this funk masterpiece from 1975. this lp is reissued in new and improved sleeves (made in japan) and features label designs as per the original 1975 release.

eglo records are proud to present the debut release from melbourne based multi-instrumentalist/writer/painter/mastermind kirkis. deep fried and bursting full of colour, these two tracks act as a pre-curoser to the forthcoming full length lp *liverbleach*. an associate of the awesome hiatus kaiyote, kirkis is equal parts black hole and rainbow, like the spirt of frank zappa trapped in an answering machine.

the goal with supernova was to look back to the disco era but with a synth heavy and altogether more cosmic twist. alex is a big fun of modern russian classical music composing style. also he was inspired by early english progressive scene (yes, elo etc). this is why u-kas melodic lines are long and not so straight sometimes. and oleg is musically far from academic school and prefers zappa, early german electronic and psychedelic krautrock etc.

die erste single des neuen studioalbums >in our heads< von hot chip . irgendwo zwischen flirrenden beats und einer unerbittlichen und süchtig machenden basslinie intoniert eine verzerrte stimme: >i like zapp not zappa<. dieses aushängeschild des neuen albums ist ein dynamischer dance track, ein euphorischer ohrwurm, oder wie die band sagt weird-ass superfunk disco und zementiert einmal wieder hot chips position als talentierteste elektro-romantiker 2012. neben der albumversion und einem remix von 2 bears (featuring trim) findet sich auch ein neuer track auf der b-seite, der nicht auf dem album enthalten ist. tipp!

>night and day< is the first single from hot chips forthcoming album, in our heads.
the single is a piece of classic hot chip weird-ass superfunk disco, driven by a menacing yet supremely danceable rubberized bassline. its the sound prince would be making had he grown up just south of the thames.
it is zapp not zappa.

alles gute zum 50ten ... sommerfrische, luft und tango !!

repress - folk-jazz composer/arranger arthur verocai was born in rio de janeiro. he has created challenging arrangements and compositions for brazilian artists jorge ben, ivan lins, leny andrade and gal costa. in 1972 verocai recorded a self-titled solo lp. it is a stunningly innovative effort. it puts verocai into a rarified field with the heavy string oriented music of charles stepney, david axelrod and frank zappa. released in a period marked by the brazilian military government, the album fared poorly. following its re-issue in 2003 the album has become a highly influential oft sampled classic (see ludacris, mf doom and little brother). the performance of this seminal 1972 record in its entirety brought the capacity luckmann crowd to a stand still. according to verocai, >he had never played the record, alive or dead!< the music has been mixed by verocai himself in rio. history turned on its head and musical justice served.

nice price deal !!!

music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. the air in the performance is sculpted into something. - frank zappa. first before we start talking about our first release in our new serie called sculptures we would like to say to you what is it all about. sculptures is a special 5 part serie symbolicaly representing 5 years of existence of jesus loved you label that is coming up this year. it will be consisted of 5 different releases with a new fresh approach to music that will our label represent, with a warmer twist shaking grooves. basically how we would say, tracks that we heard and love to have them on vinyl.

another serious result from our warehouse rummaging! si begg is a man of many musical personalities, his list of aliases is impressive to say the least (bigfoot, buckfunk3000, lenny logan, s.i. futures, zygmunt janowski...). but one of his oldest, and certainly one of his strangest, is cabbage boy. in fact i confess i am old enough to remember his releases in the early 90s on cassette tape under the umbrella of the >cabbage head collective< (which also included such techno notables as cristian vogel & tim wright) - and pretty mental they were too. the lost tapes vol. 1 doesnt disappoint on that front, containing such gems as a remix of 80s pop mysteries frank chickens>we are ninja<, and an electronic cover version of >king kong< by frank zappa (ask your parents...). totally out there, but totally cool at the same time...highly recommended to anyone looking for something with some real personality amidst the hard-drives full of faceless (and usually nameless) digital fluff

viewlexx comes with another obscure disco gem from the crates of i-f. nasty disco from the early '80s. 'castro boy' is a really warped take on frank zappa's classic 'valley girl' (on the lp 'ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch'). a seriously hard edged disco/hi-nrg tune with some very x-rated lyrics. so you thought lcd soundsystem is cool and all.. well check out this one... note that this record can be shocking for some people

vibes and marimba tribute to frank zappa

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.

das sich selbst und jeden floor antreibende aufeinanderhetzen von genres wie disco, funk, punk- und indierock ist nur eine von ihren disziplinen. ok, man darf es paradedisziplin nennen, immerhin ist das bandgefŸge aus tomas barfod, dem drummer mit dj/producer-expertise, sŠnger/bassist tomas hoffding, der als bon homme eher in den subtileren gefilden des dance-pop zuhause ist und jeppe kjellberg, der die vergangenheit als jazz-gitarrist bereits mit seinem zappa-schnurri highlighted, ein genre-Ÿbergreifender thinktank. andererseits gibt es einen wesentlichen grund, warum whomadewho, anders als geistesverwandte acts wie the rapture, lcd soundsystem oder radio 4, die so genannten nullerjahre Ÿberlebt haben. es ist ihre unbedingte neugier gegenŸber kontemporŠren clubsounds und ihr ansatz, einem eigenen song oft auch die funktionalitŠt des clubtracks einzuarbeiten.