san francisco in the late 1960. the hotbed of psychedelic and rock culture. the dead, joplin, jefferson airplane and a host of others all gaining mainstream acceptance for their acid tinged work. but the city and the surrounding bay area had so much more going for them. a liberal political outlook and a large african american and latino population, meant that musical and cultural reference points were wider and more easily assimilated there than (almost) anywhere else in the united states. two of the biggest groups to emerge from this scene were santana and sly and the family stone, with their melting pots of sound that took in jazz, soul, rock and latin influence. for a while they were two of the biggest acts in the united states and scores of local bands tried to follow in their footsteps. they were hard acts to follow and very few got to the stage of making a 45, never mind a whole lp. one of the best to do just that were leon’s creation, whose debut lp “this is the beginning” acid jazz are reissuing here. a native of san francisco leon patillo led the group, whose multi racial line-up echoed that of his heroes on the local scene. self contained and gigging locally they made their debut album at the tiny studio 10 who also custom pressed the album in extremely limited numbers the music is a perfect blend of acid soul, mixed with hippie sentiments that will get you dancing on the uptempo numbers such as the title track, ‘back roads’ – with its glorious harmonies and the soaring ‘power’. more thoughtful numbers such as ‘until you were gone’ or ‘love’ will touch your soul. so impressed was carlos santana that he eventually asked leon to join his band.

heart throbbing journeys from leonid nevermind opens up a flood of soft-focus house tracks with colorful and melting melodies leading directly to the soul love. raw and naked emotions through spacious and atmospheric sound among chicago and electro balearic riffs.

pleasure zone welcomes franco cinelli & leonardo andres to the family! this collaboration blowed us away and now its time to share the teaser with you. the cristal jams ep will be out in march

12inch new own label by leonid nevermind! leonid nevermind is back with a new sophisticated detroit house ep. 4 groovy soulful tracks with storytelling titles, hazy vocal elements, slapping funky basslines and bluesy piano patterns enswathing with mysterious chords and thrilling lucid melodies.

the 1975 compilation of leonard cohen’s greatest hits back on 180 gram vinyl.

2nd vinyl release sees leonidas and kay suzuki (analogue producers and djs in london s underground music scene), re-join forces to bring you the 2nd installment of their synqlock project: synqlock vol ii. available on vinyl for the first time, we re very excited and proud to open the ep with interstellar meditation

following 2 acclaimed first editions, stix records presents the 3rd volume of its disco reggae compilation series. like previous one, the 9 tracks comp is made both from productions of the home labels now sold-out as vinyl, and from brand new exclusive music by the like of taggy matcher, mato or newcomer rosemary martins, taking over classics titles from donna summer, stephen encinas, roberta flack, herbie hancock, steve parks, or inner city. the perfect soundtrack to extend the summer!

durchsichtiges doppel-vinyl im gatefold inklusive downloadcode
das grammy-nominierte produzentenduo odesza (harrison mills und clayton knight) gelten zurecht als eine der populärsten gruppen im bereich der elektronischen musik und haben den ruf, ihre fans auf ihren regelmäßig ausverkauften live-konzerten besonders glücklich zu machen. anfang september 2017 veröffentlichen sie ihr neues, 16 stücke langes album „a moment apart“ welches über das ninja tune-sublabel counter records erscheint. anschließend präsentieren sie ihrem publikum das neue material auf einer ausgedehnten welttournee. „a moment apart“ präsentiert sich gereift, ein sound, der insbesondere auf atmosphäre setzt, auf funkelnde synth-lines – und auf gefühle wie nostalgie, zuversicht und hoffnung. die namhaften gäste auf dem album sind u.a. leon bridges, regina sektor und ry x.

der in texas geborene rhythmus- und bluesgitarrist melvin sparks war einer der großen des soul-jazz. melvin spielte mit lou donaldson, leon spencer, bernard purdie, jack mcduff, jimmy mcgriff, idris muhammad, dr. lonnie smith, charles earland, grover washington jr., reuben wilson und so vielen mehr. auch in den leisesten jahren des soul-jazz blieb melvin durch hip-hop und r&b aktuell. diese veröffentlichung dokumentiert melvins letzte band, nur wenige monate vor seinem tod. der organist beau sasser und schlagzeuger bill carbone arbeiteten seit einigen jahren mit sparks zusammen. die tracks auf diesem album, liebevoll gemischt von gitarrist, produzent und melvin sparks-fan eddie roberts, zeigen, dass melvin auch in den letzten monaten seines lebens wie zu jeder zeit spielte.

nur zwei jahre nach leonard cohens letztem nummer-eins-album »popular problems« folgte im oktober 2016 mit »you want it darker« bereits ein neues werk des kanadischen singer-songwriters. es erreichte ebenfalls mehrfach die spitze der charts.
nur wenige tage später kam die erschütternde nachricht: der kanadische singer-songwriter verstarb am 7. november. er wurde 82 jahre alt. »you want it darker« ist das letzte album der legende.

abstract theory is back with a new vinyl release, this time coming from the israelian techno master itamar sagi (be as one imprint, ovum, sci+tec, drumcode, soma, intacto) who delivered us three wonderful peaktime stuff.
early support by ame, robert owens, alan fitzpatrick, slam, marco carola, leon, steve lawler & many more.

tollkühne begegnungsplatte, die keine grenzen kennt.

strong arm steady mc and sa-ra producer collaborate on new album for stones throw. 14-track album neighborhood wonderful is produced by shafiq husayn, featuring thundercat, anderson paak, chace infinite and others. double vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve with download code included.

in an uncertain world, its a comfort to know that the same sun shines over all of us. from the levenshulme vista to the beaches of tuscany and beyond, we all bathe in the same golden warmth. and as the summer sun begins to blaze and swelter, aficionado return with their latest release, inviting an international cast to sooth our cares with sweet sonics.

limited japanese cd version of the critically acclaimed album by uk house producer leon vynehall

ennio morricone composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions, making him one of the most influential and best-selling film composers since the late 1950s. he has sold well over 70 million records worldwide. his score for sergio leones once upon a time in the west is one of the top 5 best-selling original instrumental scores in the world today, with about 10 million copies sold. collected is a definitive journey through the vast work of morricone, stopping by landmark spaghetti westerns like a fistful of dollars, for a few dollars more, the good the bad & the ugly, once upon a time in america and most recently, quentin tarantinos django unchained. pressing on audiophile 180 gram vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve.

kalimero is back again. their seventh catalogue number is standing in the wings awaiting you as a three track ep, one original & two remixes. melchior bachmann delivers his second release on kalimero together with his producing mate extd. will, a new berlin-based talent and long-term companion of the labels artists. they created *play*, a deep tech-house revelation that is simply catching everything what each of us is referring as to groovy and pressing it into eight minutes of pure emotional dancefloor energy. this is also caused by dennis degenharts great singing work. the remixes are contributed by mario aureo and luis leon. marios remix is keeping the tech-house grooves and keys and transforms them into a marching and pumping peaktime tune. side b is completely left to luis leon, a very talented producer and dj from peru, who did nothing less than turning *play* into an deep house anthem - a journey that has all the time to evolve itself.

after their much lauded double pack on boe recordings, gaining support right across the board from djs such as ben sims, dj deep and doc martin, to name but a few, nite visions second outing arrives via the meteorically rising chiwax label. with a slew of releases under their belts, craig stainton (mantra, myriadd, acid phreex) and nigel rogers (perseus traxx, orpheus, sir leon greg) have once again combined their knowledge and love for warm synth tones.

the mini album hope was another change in sound, and featured arrangements by sean o hagan, then of the high llamas. featuring six songs including a cover of leonard cohens >winter lady<, oldhams voice is set in a reflective and soft-hued sound throughout.

florence and the machine ist eine englische band um singer-songwriter florence mary leontine welch zusammenarbeit mit anderen musikern. das debütalbum lungs wurde am 6. juli 2009 veröffentlicht und erreichte platz eins im vereinigten königreich.

great new longplayer from kings of leon

one of the great aspects of the endlessly varying bass music soundwave is the way it seems able, even compelled, to fuse antecedant styles and genres to itself. in the most innovative hands, influences from last month are absorbed and reworked as smoothly as those from last century, and creativity sparks brightest when the marriage of form and function takes place beyond recognised boundaries? and it?s from that unrestricted zone that uk producer o-dessa emerges. opening with an initial resemblance in sound to the same plaintive blue air of burial, as these tracks resonate deeper in the mind, it becomes clear that this sonic affinity is merely a veil beneath which a new heart beats. the rhythms lurking below the bassline in ?deeper? are like some undiscovered amalgam of old skool hardcore and something you might hear on the latest dirty south mixtape, which somehow manage to defy sense and co-exist in a driving and breathtaking way. mournful mariachi horns and a plunging dub bassline intermingle in a desolate approximation of sergio leone?s western soundtracks, while reedy flutes and distant female voices build a swirling vapour through which skittering woodblocks and metallic ticks raise an anxious sense of motion. anchored by a vast, cone-melting sub-bass undertow, ?deeper? s treasures are buried well below the surface. the juxtapositional subtle-tear-out nature of o-dessa?s production is even more apparent in ?million dollarz?, which reveals itself in stages to be a gradual descent into layers of tweaked amen breaks, but with a grandeur unlike anything previously heard, even though that drum pattern has already been chopped countless ways over the years. it?s not until midway through its five-and-a-half minutes that the famous phased snares rise from the dense banks of atmospherics, but when they do, a moment of blurred euphoria hits and the tune bursts into colourful life. this 12¬ is the first broadcast of many more to come from o-dessa, as - like many have in their own way before and still more strive to do so now - he embarks on his individual journey in the continual reinvention of bass music. instant thrill junkies won?t find their fix in these grooves, but followers of the path less travelled will recognise many signs pointing the way to a rich future.

double lp pressed on 140g virgin vinyl comes with a full color 12-pages booklet and download code

der soundtrack von ari balouzian zur dreiteiligen us-fantasy-doku -ren faire- von regisseur lance oppenheim, die im juni 2024 auf hbo premiere feierte. die serie behandelt eine nachfolgekrise auf amerikas größter renaissance-messe, dem texas renaissance festival, und erreicht dabei shakespearsche höhen. 2xlp auf schwarzem vinyl

abstract reality presents you an album by french artist leonard lampion. it gathers a one hour selection of cuts that explores several different musical landscapes. harsh industrial tracks share the tape alongside dark drone ambient, tribal sounds and downtempo emo feelings. side a is the more dancefloor oriented side, while side b explores more experimental paths.

includes fold out colour poster (40cmx20cm), replicating the insert included in the original 76 release

schwarze vinyl, 180g, 33rpm

books for children and juveniles

incl bell towers remix

leon vynehalls beautiful ambient, cinematic race car track now reconstructed for the dancefloor. comes with an unreleased beat version on the a-side and the original version taken from gerd jansons *music for autobahns 2* on the flip.

singer / songwriter from brazil