experimental stuff

the third album from hamburg based bacao rhythm & steel band. limited pressing on deep emerald coloured vinyl.

the third album from hamburg based bacao rhythm & steel band. regular pressing on black vinyl.

two songs from the upcoming baco rhythm & steel band album.

the new album from brainstory on limited transparent / orange & green splattered vinyl.

the new album from brainstory on black vinyl.

two new songs from holy hive in signature folk soul style.

liam bailey teams up with black thought of the roots and lee perry.

limited deluxe edition of the new el michels affair affair album. the red coloured vinyl lp comes with a 50 page children’s book, inspired by the album. written by francine prose and illustrated by omar ‘el oms’ juarez.

the new album from el michels affair on limited clear blue vinyl.

the new album from el michels affair on black vinyl.

two gorgeous vocal songs from brainstory on 7 inch vinyl.

finnish soul singer bobby oroza is back with two tunes on 7 inch vinyl.

new label

previously unreleased songs from lee fields & the expressions on the first release of big crown’s vaults series. limited pressing on lavender swirl colored opaque vinyl.

previously unreleased songs from lee fields & the expressions on the first release of big crown’s vaults series. regular pressing on black vinyl.

big crown records presents the new album from liam bailey. limited pressing on red vinyl.

big crown records presents the new album from liam bailey. regular pressing on black vinyl.

cinematic soul & funk - el michels affair are back with a new longplayer. regular pressing on black vinyl.

turkish inspired bollywood funk from el michels affair.

great funk on big crown records

big crown presents the debut album from brooklyn folk-soul trio holy hive. limited pressing on blue seafoam wave vinyl.

big crown presents the debut album from brooklyn folk-soul trio holy hive. regular pressing on black vinyl.

cinematic soul & funk - el michels affair are back with a new longplayer. limited pressing on white vinyl.

two cover versions of sunny & the sunliners classics.

next killa on trule

new label by thomas melchior

big crown proudly presents the debut album from californian trio brainstory.

the instrumental’s from bobby orozas debut album, produced by cold diamond & mink. pressing on translucent red vinyl with poster included.

the highly anticipated debut album from finish soul artist bobby oroza, produced by cold diamond & mink.

heavy tune, in two mixes.. tip!

limited pressing on transparent red vinyl.

standard pressing on black vinyl.

limited edition double pack featuring four classic tracks from the disco-funk period. fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes.

was recorded 1980 and dedicated to the muhammed ali

following up on the massive worldwide success of their debut album 55, bacao rhythm & steel band is back with another heavy duty offering. picking up where they left off and incorporating a ton of new recording techniques they take a huge step forward with the serpent’s mouth. named after the eight-mile strait between the island of trinidad and the coast of venezuela, the serpent’s mouth is a journey through both originals and covers, combining classic elements that wide-eared music fans already know, and mashing them up in new and unique ways.

attempting to pigeonhole 79.5 into something as narrow as a single genre would be an ill advised, if not impossible task. the new york city band sounds like someone spinning a radio dial with such passionate intensity that all the stations blend together into a single, transcendent, almost spiritual force. its disco to the beat of modern house, its a supremes cover of a cardi b banger, its roland kirk playing jazz through one saxophone, funk through another, and the most earwormy pop tune the 1970s could muster through a third. its an experience one so effecting that with only a self-released 12inch single in circulation, 79.5 had been written up twice in the new yorker on the merit of their live sets alone. their debut album predictions is produced by leon michels and was recorded at the diamond mine in queens the old school way, with the whole band playing the songs in one take and captured to analog tape.

big crown records is proud to present another tough as nails split 7”!
the a side is a killer and well sought after reissue of the sonics “find myself another girl”. a tune that lands in one of our favorite sub genres - happy break up songs. the sonics rip into it with a dance floor friendly drum beat covered in uplifting horn arrangements, singing the tune of someone who is relieved to be out of a relationship gone sour. a proper dance floor burner sure to be in all the soul dj boxes. the b side is a never before released version of the classic and often covered “spooky”. taken from the original master tapes and edited down to fit a 45, this is the first time this tune is seeing the light of day. texas outfit s.c.a.m. takes the tune on a proper journey, easing into it on this 45 edit and finding their way through horn crescendos and dropping down to drums bass and rhythm guitar. an easy favorite version of the hit tune that collectors will love to get their hands on.

big crown records is proud to present this killer reissue split 7” of two tunes that are equally as rare as they are great. an absolute must have for the funk and soul collectors that is sure to burn up the dance floor.

bacao rhythm & steel band return with another instantly classic 45 guaranteed to be all over djs set lists. with their sophomore full length coming in september, they treat us to another bomb of a two sider.
side a is a cover of the dr dre hit “xxplosive” done up in proper brsb fashion, smashing drums and steel pans playing the lead and bass lines. they take this one into new territory by adding synth parts and dubbed out horn lines playing nate dogg’s infamous vocal hook melodies.
side b takes on one of nycity’s grimiest hip hop club anthems, mobb deep’s “burn”. we decided to do this tune and demoed it out long before the unfortunate passing of prodigy. unfortunately, he will never get to hear this cover, and that has been one of the nicest things in covering some of these more current hip hop tunes. rest in peace p.
brsb manages to do it again ... a version equally as raw and punchy as the original. pans bang out the iconic riff from the original, theremin ushers in the changes, and the low rubble of the synth bass is sure to crush the subwoofers.

crown of brahma are charles stella, nicole willis & daniel wyatt. the songs “an angel on my shoulder” & “and i’ll be free as a bird” were recorded in the period between 1995-1997, originally set for release on an lp on rawkus records in 1997. this album would have followed the release of the group, repercussions, album charmed life (pony canyon, 1997). nicole willis was the lead singer / songwriter of this group. charles stella & daniel wyatt worked together at temple of soul in new york city, where some of charmed life was also recorded. these two vocal tracks have never been commercially released, however were heard by tommi grönlund of sähkö recordings and leftfield, who requested to work with ms willis in result. the two tracks have been remastered in 2017 by charles stella.

as a logical next step after big crown’s excellent (and sunny-approved) mr. brown eyed soul compilation from september, the label has started digging into the vaults of sunny’s key-loc records label to unearth some legit soul classics – which are hard to find even in san antonio, and clean originals will cost you a pretty penny if you ever luck into one. the album has been remastered and includes original album art.
the band is tight, the sound is honest, the vocals are dusky and deep, and the album is an undeniable soul and texas music classic, ready to be discovered by a whole new generation of music fans. dive in and be ready for a permasmile, thanks to that patented sunny sound.

olaf stuut returns to atomnation with a new ep titled crown shyness. in his elegant, dark improvised style, olaf created 3 tracks that are ready for both dance-floors and home listening enthusiasts. olaf is known for his album run, the ep siren (with a very solid remix from dauwd) and his remix efforts for the acid, max cooper and sashas last nigth on earth label.

limited first pressing of 750 individually numbered copies on royal gold coloured audiophile 180 gram vinyl.
the crown is a drama television series, created and written by peter morgan and produced by left bank pictures and sony pictures television for netflix original. the show is a biographical story about the early reign of queen elizabeth ii of the united kingdom.