»astral weeks« ist das zweite soloalbum des nordirischen musikers van morrison, mit dem der ehemalige them-sänger nach der auflösung der band seine solokarriere weiter ausprägte.
aufgenommen wurde die acht songs umfassende platte innerhalb von nur zwei tagen im september und oktober 1968 in den century sound studios in new york. unterstützung erhielt van morrison dabei von dem gitarristen jay berliner, dem bassisten richard davis, dem perkussionisten warren smith und dem schlagzeuger connie kay. es ist das erste album, das der sänger beim label warner brothers produzierte.
»astral weeks« ist eine mischung aus folk, blues und jazz. es gehört nicht zu den erfolgreichsten van-morrison-alben, hat jedoch bis heute bei seinen fans kultstatus erlangt.
2015 erscheint nun eine neuauflage des albums, für die alle acht songs komplett neu gemastert wurden. pressung auf transparentem 180 gramm vinyl.

remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl of john lennons iconic 1971 album *imagine*.

alec storey aka second storey präsentiert mit seinem zweiten houndstooth-album “lucid locations” eine erhabene kollektion 10 bassgetriebener und akribischer tracks, perfekt ausbalanciert zwischen filigranität und wildheit, irgendwo zwischen bass, electro, techno, ambient, d&b und psychedelischer idm. cd und farbiges 180g doppelvinyl (einmal gelbes, einmal schwarzes vinyl).

released in 2008, this outstanding album was never pressed on vinyl. it contains some of juana molina s most rhythmic pieces (including the epic title track), and saw her dig deeper into electronic textures. un día was juana s final album for the domino label . pitchfork decided that it was as warm and welcoming as it is weird, all music guide calls it as experimental as björk s but much more inviting. for rolling stone us, this album is her most adventurous, combining avant-garde vocals with the atmospherics of portishead and my bloody valentine. and french music bible les inrockuptibles wrote: a real album of trance music which, like with john coltrane or nusrat fateh ali khan, doesn t aim for a loss of consciousness but rather for reaching a higher level of knowledge

the 2nd solo album from wu-tang clan member gza aka the genius, originally released in 1995. one red, one blue vinyl.

collection of recordings from one of tanzania’s most revered but short-lived bands of the 1970s, sunburst. covering their entire output from 1973 to 1976, this first retrospective features music from their 45 rpm singles on moto moto and tfc label, as well as their sole album, “ave africa”, and an unreleased radio session recorded in tanzania in 1973.
this release comprises of the double vinyl and a copy of the cd version, which contains extra tracks.

on 7th august the godfather mike dunn presents an ep fuelled by a pumping heart of pure house, entitled ‘dj beat that shhh’ / ‘move it work it’. taken from his forthcoming album due for release in october 2017. both tracks capture mike’s essence, placing his trademark hip house booty style vocals and stripped-back, jacking drums centre stage. ‘dj beat that shit’ is classic, bumping 90s chi goodness updated with modern technology, whilst ‘move it, work it’ is a no-nonsence smoke and strobe throbber, that recalls the best of trax and dj international. for anyone who knows their shit, mike should need no introduction, but for those that don’t, he was highly influential in birthing the modern day dance music phenomenon, especially with tracks like ‘face the nation’, ‘god made me phunky’, ‘let it be house’ and ‘personal problem’. mike created hip house, dj’d with fellow legends ron hardy, larry heard and armando gallop, produced for house heroes armando, fast eddie and k-alexi shelby, and worked with the iconic voices of byron stingley and kym english. after a long absence from djing in europe, mike returned in 2015 to rock crowds at panorama bar, fabric, concrete, sub club and glastonbury, demonstrating why the chicago og is still very much in demand.

keope is the musical brainchild of toni bruna and marcus rossknecht. with the aim to record an album they ve met in an abandoned quarry on the slovenian border. the outcome tropicalni seems to exist in a vacuum. stylistically, all tracks here owe something to multiple genres and reference points - from folk, balearic, psychedelic and electronica, but none really fit well. synths drift in breezily, floating around the wistful melodies, acoustic guitars sparkle, while flutes & the beats hint at a deeper connection to dance rituals.
limited 12 inch vinyl edition of 250 only coming in a handmade and numbered artwork. each record is highly unique as it goes through an artisan process of hand-printing, folding, glueing and numbering which highlights the aim for creating unique and long-lasting pieces of art.

22a017 has arrived and it sees two of london’s most celebrated underground producers enter into album territory.
comprised of ten cuts ‘brick city’ takes the listener on a journey through afro-house, funk, rare groove, boogie and broken beat to name a few. tunes like ‘brick city (4am)’ and ‘butterfly’ groove effortlessly whilst synth leads interject over tasty chords, all the while being supported by solid bass lines – these two will undoubtedly set a strong pace on the dancefloor.

when he proceeded further into the production process, he limited himself using the computer less and instead learning to trust his intuition, the flow of his fingers and to use his own voice as an instrument. this led to an album that is rather hard to pin down genre-wise but even easier to connect to emotionally when you listen to it from start to finish.

joy divisions classic 1979 debut album back on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl . cut from the 2007 remasters and housed in a sleeve replicating the iconic original album artwork.

the genre-crossing 8-track album is the first of a trilogy, inspired by one of the colombian-native’s local legends jaime llano gonzalez, a colombian hammond organist famous for playing traditional colombian music such as pasillos, bambucos, cumbias, and foreign rhythms such as foxtrots or waltzes, in an ambient style.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

udo lindenberg’s dutch album from 1978 back on 180 gram vinyl.

nickelbacks 4th studio album, originally released in 2003, now available for the first time on vinyl.

nickelback’s breakthrough album from 2001 now back on vinyl.

mit »kaleidoscope« präsentieren coldplay 2017 eine brandneue ep, ihre mittlerweile 13. es handelt sich dabei um eine companion-ep zu ihrem letzten album »a head full of dreams« aus dem jahr 2015.
insgesamt fünf tracks haben die britischen alternative-pop-rocker dafür aufgenommen. die erste single »something just like this«, für die coldplay mit dem new yorker future-bass-duo the chainsmokers zusammenarbeiteten, erschien bereits im februar. im märz folgte außerdem die ballade »hypnotised« und im juni der song »all i can think about is you«.
an der produktion der »kaleidoscope«-ep beteiligten sich unter anderem markus dravs (arcade fire, mumford & sons) sowie kein geringer als brian eno.
limitiertes hellblaues vinyl inklusive poster und downloadcode.

after a rollercoaster twenty-five year career as an artist, curator and tastemaker, james lavelle returns with unkle’s fifth studio album: the road part 1.
the road part 1 is a collection of fifteen new unkle tracks inspired following his curation of 2014’s meltdown festival at southbank, their most successful to date.
the road part 1 is a collective creative venture by musicians including london folk-rock artist and poet keaton henson, primal scream’s andrew innes, the duke spirit’s liela moss, long time unkle collaborator mark lanegan, and mercury prize nominee eska.
lavelle also found new friends and collaborators in queens of the stone age drummer jon theodore and beck drummer justin stanley, who make definitive contributions throughout the record.
recorded in london and los angeles’ pink duck studios, the road part 1 is the product of a desire to create something fresh and innovative, that also celebrates the rich history of unkle, and showcases a new wave of talent such as elliott power, mïnk and yseÉ.
double 180 gram black vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

(ltd. edition of 300) from the city that brought you lsd comes a new album by marco papiro, a swiss-italian musician and graphic designer who has gained some notoriety with his album covers for the likes of panda bear and sun araw. automare is papiros seventh solo album, recorded on 4-track cassette, on hard-disk, in public and in private, entirely self-produced and now released on nikolaienkos muscut label.

continuously reimagining his sound and style, the grammy-winning artist sharam digsdeep into his bag of production tricks for his new project collecti, drawing heavily from the darker influences of techno. the album is comprised of a host of new material that he has been field testing with incredible response. -collecti is a culmination of work that represents my endeavors into a sound that has always been near and dear to my heart and central to my sets: techno. for my last album retroactive, i was fixated on all of my influences over the years, for this album, however, my focus is on the darker realms. these records are my dance floor experiments, my secret weapons, tracks that have been driving my sets and i m excited to share this body of work with everyone.- - sharam æscorpi has been tested to wild acclaim. its roaring vocal-synth riffs and heavy bass line have become one of sharam s secret peak-time tools, so much so that he s almost reluctant sharing it. mini is more subdued, channeling some maurizio influence with a long, continuously-modulating riff and tripped-out sounds. dj support: alan fitzpatrick mladen tomic sam paganini nicolas massayeff noir bart skills chris fortier

continuously reimagining his sound and style, the grammy-winning artist sharam digsdeep into his bag of production tricks for his new project collecti, drawing heavily from the darker influences of techno. the album is comprised of a host of new material that he has been field testing with incredible response. -collecti is a culmination of work that represents my endeavors into a sound that has always been near and dear to my heart and central to my sets: techno. for my last album retroactive, i was fixated on all of my influences over the years, for this album, however, my focus is on the darker realms. these records are my dance floor experiments, my secret weapons, tracks that have been driving my sets and i m excited to share this body of work with everyone.- - sharam æspaci is the closest the album gets to house territory, with a groovy bassline and scattering drum fills, while a remastered version of sharam s 2010 tour de force hemi populates this single s b-side, a spastic eight-minute epic that pits chaotic synth squeals and chopped up noise against trudging, liquified bass. dj support: alan fitzpatrick layton giordani andres campo boris sam paganini arjun vagale

portable is alan abrahams, a south african born artist, producer, and celebrated live act who has released his minimal wares on cult labels like perlon and live at robert johnson, as well as his own süd electronic label. abrahams’ first lp for !k7 is his most personal yet, taking the artist’s given name for its title. the album places portable’s distinctive vocals front and center, showcasing some very real song writing skills next to abrahams’ own piano playing, in addition to a few choice collaborators.
double vinyl release with cd-copy of the album included.

the iconic 1979 album from the clash back on 180 gram double vinyl

highlights from the planned follow-up to pacific ocean blue. newly designed 2lp set on green vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code included.

pittsburghs most loved sons, the modey lemon, rip through 3 years of silence with their new record, season of sweets. with one foot in the sci fi darkness of their last record curious city, one foot in their past garage angst ridden wreckage and one foot in the kautrock brilliance of the german frontier (what, three feet?) season of sweets is a fuzzed out, driving masterpiece with catchy hooks beaten to death by guitar / synth mayhem and the anchor of paul quattrones drums of passion. as primitive as it is futuristic, modey lemon is recreating the present, molecule by molecule, every second of every breath. the trio from pittsburgh returns with another helping of sugary sweetness that rots your teeth and leaves you wanting more. recorded during the dead of winter in pittsburgh, pa at the brass factory. mixed and recorded by jason kirker, member and principal noisemaker. the last 2 years have been very, very interesting for the band. after signing with mute recording in the uk and playing the granddaddy of all venues, the fillmore opening for dinosaur jr., the band took some time away to regroup and work on new material. the result is season of sweets. driven by drummer extraordinaire paul quattrone, the songs twist and turn through the imagery and dark rock that has made modey lemon famous. jason kirker (engineer and band member) uses various keyboards, moogs and instruments to make the sound more full. at the heart of this album is the energy and mysticism singer phil boyd leads you on. track number 5, become a monk is the more pop oriented and accessible track, with a great back beat and bass.

180 gram double vinyl release, cd-copy of the full album included.

dub store records veröffentlichen -unreleased early recordings: shuffle & boogie 1960-, ein 7-track album von rico rodriguez & friends

king tubby s music & dub store records veröffentlichen -soundclash dubplate style pt. 1-. das album beinhaltet 10 titel von verschiedenen künstlern.

nach siebenjähriger auszeit meldet sich das britische reggae-oktett pama international mit dem brandneuen album -love & austerity- zurück, begleitet von den sängerinnen jewels vass (mad professor, zion train) und anna uhuru (abstract orchestra). den kern des albums bilden 8 songs in verschiedenen versionen zwischen rocksteady, explosiven dubs, studio-one-like discomixes, southern soul-balladen und einem killer-orgel-instrumental, inspiriert von jackie mittoo. cd mit 12 tracks, lp mit 8 tracks plus download-code für alle 12 tracks.

- limited to 500 copies - pressed on clear wax
with the release of the movie -saturday night fever- and the soundtrack album of the same name featuring the bee gees in 1978, discomania was sweeping across the nation. and in the midwest, nearly every n

its just over a year since we started our new label, real balearic. for our second artist album we are really pleased (and honoured) to welcome one of the few djs who can claim to be one of the founders of the eclectic balearic sound. take a trip back to the 70s and 80s in northern italy and you will fine daniele baldelli mixing up electronic, african and slo-mo disco records to co-create the electronica meccanica sub genre. records often would be played at the wrong or variable speed to be made to fit into a wide aural tapestry of his unexpected-but-seamlessly-flowing dj sets. this of course is an aesthetic close to us here at real balearic. a sound we are ever so pleased to have as part of the mixing pot for our new balearic label. for the album he pairs up with fellow italian dj rocca to serve up an eclectic â€,“, electronic â€,“, balearic feast.

classic live album by black sabbath!! recorded at manchester and the rainbow london.

after the huge success of their first collaboration, doorly and el prevost are back for part two: this time the world touring doorly serves up a hot original that gets remixed by red rack‘em and el prevost, while el prevost also serves up an original of his own, all on his own no speakers label. the first ep, featuring a lee foss remix, got support form the likes of paco osuna, solomun and groove armada and this second instalment is set to be just as big this summer. doorly is a dance heavyweight who headlines clubs like space ibiza on his global travels, releases on cajual, hot creations and dirtybird and is no stranger to hitting high places in the charts with his big and infectious sounds. as a dj he is energetic and can make a mark on any dance floor, and so will this new tune, ’sonder.’ it is six superbly deep and atmospheric minutes of warm, rolling drums and searching synths that bring an intergalactic feel next to twinkling keys. jostling percussion brings a little loose funk and the whole thing is sure to lock in dance floors. el prevost then steps up to remix after 15 years of putting out killer cuts on labels like third ear. his music has made its way into the record bags of tastemakers like steve bug, dj hell and steffi and this excellent remix shows off his singular style again. it is a little tougher and more energetic than the original, with sprinkled hits, rumbling bass and pixelated synth lines dancing about up top. then comes red rack‘em, the bergerac boss who had a huge hit with ‘wonky disco bassline banger’ last year. it was one of the tracks of the year and has been followed by an equally brilliant album by this esteemed house veteran. his remix here is big, bouncy and off kilter thanks to its coarse hi hats and punchy rubber drums. great vocal treatment adds more wonkiness and broad synth strokes flesh things out into another sure-fire party starter that sounds like little else. last but not least, el prevost offers up a solitary state mix of his own ‘temper mental’. it’s a hugely inventive track with great synth modulations burrowing deep into your brain as dancing hi hats and whirring bass encourage you to cut loose and shift freaky shapes. this is a strong ep that really packs a punch across four standout tracks.

the album includes the most direct and propulsive shinoby material yet. there is a functional connection to dance music here, honing in on the celestial bliss s human element embedded within a sound fraught with inhumanity.the music is emotional, hostile, dark, grungy, dissenting, acidic and energetic. mostly based on repetitive patterns, the distorted yet perfectly balanced percussion drills through the concrete warehouse walls long into the night. the not occasional use of distortion brings the dense atmosphere to near suffocating limits.

180 gram black vinyl. a 16 track double vinyl greatest hits album originally released in 2004.

the 1995 debut album from d’angelo back on 180 gram double vinyl

ramrock records are proud to present the new album from musical visionary, ghetto priest. already known to many as the frontman of asian dub foundation and vocalist on their globally acclaimed single fortress europe , ghetto priest has been captivating audiences with his powerful vocals and magnetic stage presence over the past three decades. with a raw energy and spirit un-matched by many artists of his generation, he constantly pushes at the boundaries of roots music, his style strongly maintaining the essence of his jamaican heritage. produced by on-u sound supremo adrian sherwood.

the pop world lost one of the most important soul singers ever to grace the world on 1st april 1984. marvin gaye has left behind a series of fantastic hits plus a big handful of tracks which deserve the title of masterpiece, all collected on this album.
pressing on black 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve including 4 page booklet with liner notes and photos.

pbr streetgang return with their first original material of 2017. a limited 300-only pressing on their own bespoke label, streetgang jams ‘late night party line will be the first single from the long-awaited pbr debut album set to be released in december 2017. a party banger for the discerning dance floor with a killer baseline, a seriously hooky diva vocal and a distinct whiff of 80s night club sleaze, this is one of the most distinctive and daring releases pbr have ever made. hot off the back of their acclaimed lost property releases, support and plays have come far and wide from paul woolford, bicep, gerd janson , midland, tensnake, man power, paramida and crazy p

that cyberpunk chameleon of styles, manchester’s pride and dancefloor master ruf dug is back on wax on copenhagen’s music for dreams. following up the first 12” of remixes that came out last year, we once again re-visit the island life of monsieur ruffy and his debut full length album “island” (recorded during a sojourn on guadeloupe). first up we have italians on the mix. hi-jacking ruffy’s tribute to wally badarou, leo mas and fabrice opt to do their own thing: which is churning out a bouncing house belter of their own that bears little resemblance to the original lo-fi synth reverie. closer to the original then, is fellow mancunian andi hanley’s take on the same track. adding sparse percussion and and a simple but effective drum beat, this take seems to simply be an uncovered second half of the original, where it finally takes off for the dancefloor. “mangrove dub” is reworked by fresh-on-the-scene aussie producer tropical hi-fi who creates a brilliant version full of moist ambient textures and reverb-heavy dub treatments. at last but definitely not least, seahawks turns the whimsical hippie folk ballad “le rayon vert” into a more intense and neatly dressed affair, focusing on the instrumental parts and lifting aside vocalist nev cotte’s contribution to the original. still with a mindful of tropical dreams and the ocean shore close at hand, but in a more introvert vini reilly kind of way. essential package.

180 gram heavyweight double vinyl pressing, cut from the 2007 remasters. housed in a gatefold sleeve, replicating the original album artwork.

6th release from nicolas and edunre lutz’s my own jupiter. spanish do or die brings the 9 floor bombs. a killer album !!!

gary brackley aka g.r.i.t returns to meanwhile afor his second full length vinyl release following on from 2012 s ahighly regarded and asought after as i look to to the sky. the seven new tracks presented here acould easily be described as a great dub techno album by the lazy hack but the sound palette used goes way beyond that, afusing elements from detroit, drone, industrial, and ambient techno which when coupled with his production techniques result ain a sound that is uniquely g.r.i.t atake opening title track difting from the bay which draws on the sounds of detroit with emotive chords and delicate percussion, or principle with deep distorted amodulations. if you want a adance floor cut alook no futher that expansed awhich grooves with driving chords, and asubtle persussive builds, aor for asomething heavier there is -pheonix- awhich would sound quite at home in any techno main room. tracks such piagga and dead faces balance heavy industrial beats and noises with meloncholy chords and pads to produce tracks of immense depth and feeling. and closing the album perfectly is immersion with mournful aambient works-esq achords and melodies, in which you will indeed find yourself drifting from the bay

*a hypnotic flute-led instrumental from singer, composer and genre-hopping multi-instrumentalist g.t. moore. * serengeti first appeared under g.t’s the outsider guise for rej forte s jah works label back in 1991 appearing on the long-deleted album the outsider meets the hi-tech roots dynamics at channel one uk’. *now appearing on 45 for the first time backed with a previously unreleased dub version. * yet another in-demand obscurity brought to you by the ever on-the-ball partial records

legacy recordings veröffentlicht unter dem titel a boy from tupelo: the sun masters ein 12- vinyl album, mit dem sich der weg elvis presleys zum king of rock and roll nachvollziehen lässt. es versammelt alle a- und b-seiten, die elvis für sun records einspielte sowie weitere im sun studio mitgeschnittene songs, die auf seinem bahnbrechenden debüt aus dem jahr 1965 zu hören sind. die songs wurden von sam phillips produziert und stammen aus der zeit zwischen juli 1954 und juli 1955. begleitet wird elvis natürlich von seinen unvergessenen mitstreitern, dem gitarristen scotty moore und dem bassisten bill black.

this is the vinyl format of tom brosseaus third full length for fatcat, after 2006s compilation of early material empty houses are lonely and 2007s critically acclaimed cavalier, which was produced by pj harvey collaborator john parish in one week. mice parades adam pierce and small sails ethan rose co produced and guest performed on posthumous success. ethan roses tracks were produced in portland, oregon, adam pierces in upstate ny. this album marks a noticeable sabbatical from the predominantly vocal and guitar / all acoustic recordings of previous records.

king tubbys music & dub store records veröffentlichen soundclash dubplate style pt. 2. das album beinhaltet 10 titel von verschiedenen künstlern.

in 1999, the duo of dj t-rock & squashy nice formed in atlanta. squashy nice is an accomplished beats producer, and dj t-rock is a scratch-master responsible for battle records on the likes of bomb hip-hop records, stereo-type, and replicant music trading corp. together they released three party-ready instrumental hip hop albums for new zealand’s why records label. now based from coast-to-coast (squashy nice in new york and dj t-rock in los angeles), the duo has joined the cold busted family for their fourth album, the satisfying seventeen track back to the essence. showcasing the variety and breadth that squashy nices beats and samples and dj t-rocks scratches can provide, the tracks on back to the essence swerve from party rockers to soulful, thoughtful numbers featuring vocals from new zealand vocalist miss glue. among the standouts are the opening hit the breaks, combining harmonica, 60s style fuzz guitar, heavy beats, and some crucial vocal scratches, let them be, with miss glues lovely vocals providing a counterpoint to acoustic guitar cut-ups, and watch the clouds, featuring gentle piano, a loungey string section breakdown, and wistful vocals from squashy nice. back to the essence should be ingested whole, as its plentiful tracks radiate fun, funk, and good vibes. its like a virtual block party dropping down wherever its cuts are playing.

ursprünglich als theater-musik für das anton podbevšek theatre in novo mesto in slovenien konzipiert, basiert -also sprach zarathustra- auf szenen aus friedrich nietzsches gleichnamigen philosophischen roman. für das album wurden passagen mit dem rtv slovenia symphonic orchestra aufgenommen. laibach haben in ihrer 35-jährigen kariere schon mehrfach musik für theater-produktionen eingespielt. so ist beispielsweise auf mute bereits das album -macbeth- erschienen, welches der überarbeitete score für die peter zadek inszenierung am hamburger schauspielhaus darstellt. neben instrumental-stücken sind hier auch titel enthalten, die von rezitation des sängers milan fras und dem gesang von mina Špiler getragen werden. im besten sinne: klassisch laibach!

r&s proudly presents warmth the extraordinary new album from critically acclaimed new york based duo blondes aka sam haar and zach steinman whose ten tracks of mesmerising, ever shifting rhythmic workouts percolate alongside contemporaries such as levon vincent, joey anderson and donato dozzy.