the trio of moritz von oswald, max loderbauer (nsi / sun electric) and sasu ripatti (vladislav delay / luomo), with a third album, this time enriched and expanded by guitar contributions from paul st hilaire (also known as tikiman), and double bass courtesy of marc muellbauer (via ecm). horizontal structures is palpably a more open, more expressive album than the previous studio recording, vertical ascent. there is more contrast, more light and shade. st hilaire and muellbauer add fresh drama and swing to the intimate tonal and rhythmic interactions of the core grouping. the coherence of the five-piece is remarkable, the boundary between acoustic and electronic undone.

sam shackleton stalks deeper into the sub-loaded unknown, with two valentines day releases for honest jons, loaded with spectacular remixes by kevin martin, t++ and baron mordant, all stunningly mastered by rashad becker, and presented with startling artwork by zeke clough. this first 12 inch features the original plus remix from kevin martin aka king midas sound.

two brilliant new shackletons, with triumphant remixes by t++ and baron mordant.

sublimely convulsive shangaan electro-gospel by a pastor from giyani, limpopo, recorded in 2008, brimming with aching, plaintive, mournful spirituality. however fractured, multi-faceted and fresh the music comes across ù that signature whistle and sampled marimba, a little wonky high-life, rough, skittering drum patterns, no bass ù the surging vocal lines and harmonies are unmistakably rooted in traditional south african music.

a side = fresh jazzy techno as we like it! / flipside = fresh steppin dubstep remix from digital mystikz !!! well done!!

nice price deal !!! ltd new years 2018 deal

compilation of a new wave of dance music from south africa, selected by mark ainley and mark ernestus!

huge intergalactic extended techno jazz killer cuts with vladislav delay, max loderbauer (of nsi) & guests carl craig & francois k, 1st pressing comes in handmade sleeves & incl. cd as well.

typically nuts and hazy production from the uks actress (werk disks). we love his music down here, and this 12 inch taster of the forthcoming album on honest jons is sounding great. also features a big zomby remix. tip!

through basic channel and rhythm and sound — his collaborations with mark ernestus — moritz von oswald first of all conjured from thin air, then comprehensively mapped out the grounds of a deep exchange between real deal jamaican dub and classic, detroit style techno. the duos accomplishment and influence are immense. the repercussions of their work within electronic dance music have been incalculable...

like a dream, but authoritatively, this remix from jamaica magnificently crosses the afrobeat of fela kuti with the grounation reggae tradition of count ossie. the flip, uhuru pujama is a new recording, another warrior charge down wareika hill by this veteran of light of saba and the mystic revelation of rastafari.

soulful future jazz, produced by waajeed

funky broken house-beats in 3 edits, vocals by lyric l.

two years ago, honest jons travelled to lagoswith the great drummer tony allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with fela kuti an album entitled lagos no shaking, a classic of contemporary afrobeat. since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides. from legends of dance music culture like basic channel in berlin, for example, and founding father of detroit techno, carl craig, and young tigers like dizzee rascals newham generals, mia producer diplo in baltimore, and carioca sensations bonde do role from rio de janeiro. and newrecordings from cairo, saturn, bogota and kingston, jamaica fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneersalah ragab, a street brass band descended from sun ras arkestra, highlife inspired afro colombian drummers from the maroon village of san palenque de basilio, and a veteranof count ossies mystic revelation of rastafari.

from the honest jons hood — ladbroke grove, late 1970s — stomping disco, dubwise reggae and regal steel band

son palenque presenting the legendary afro colombian band from san basilio de palenque, a village established in 1706 by runaway slaves near cartagena, and the caribbean coast of colombia.another version of the folk song awa na re (from tony allens lagos no shaking album), samba is a homage to nigerian musical heroes, in particular the great drummer himself. sizzling horns arranged by the all time maestro ramon benitez. el lobo tells the story of a wolf lost in the palenque bush, aguata a tambora rhythm - is about rain.

phat phunky and phreaky freaks remixes

bonde do rolle rmx.. ltd backstock !!

classic vodoo dub, carl craig edits

terrence parker is an underground detroit original. unlike, say, carl craig or claude young, though — both of whom are preparing mixes for this honest jons series — his music falls outside the citys techno traditions!!these remixes are romping, stomping, tearaway house, the old school way

mark ernestus, one half of the basic channel, maurizio and rhythm & sound teams, inaugurates our series of reworkings of tracks from tony allens lagos no shaking album. marks mix is not a nowadays style remix, more an extended mix in the classical tradition headed by tom moulton, back in the days when francois kevorkian was his teaboy, and there was a cupboard in his office stuffed with studio one master tapes. marks disco dub is its dub

a kind of intimate scrapbook of the startling collaboration between the techno maestro and this long-standing musical collective based in bishkek, devoted to the roots music of kyrgyzstan

a good place to start. her basic sound and image were interior-life bohemian, and in some ways she was cagey with her talent. she didnt belt or improvise broadly. she picked a limited range of notes and climbed into them, applying a pinch of vibrato, letting her voice fade and crackle. these tracks clearly demonstrate her guiding desire, which was to explore the possibilities of the slow blues in the late 20th century, whatever that might mean. some of the most intense recordings she made were english-language covers or japanese rewrites of american jazz standards, blues songs and spirituals, backed by only acoustic guitar and drums. she sang slowly, as if there were weights on her. and after a while of her working and your listening, youll hear it: the way she connects intimately with her task but keeps something private for herself (new york times)

spherical collections of stars form around black holes in situ, that is, locally to their cosmic neighbourhoods.

darren cunninghams eagerly awaited new album is an adventurous, ultramodern, thoroughly british affair. determinedly off the map and resistant to pigeonholing, cunningham is an enigmatic and playful figure, citing francis bacon and monet as inspirations alongside theo parrish, anthony shake shakir, daft punk, binary codes and numeral systems, and the avengers. the south londoners acclaimed debut lived up to its name: a series of dreamlike sketches and ideas. for splazsh the fog has lifted, the sounds are less submerged than before, but still sticky and close a signature combination of exuberance and introversion, luminescence and puzzlement. actress has quickly and justly become one of the most respected names in the uks new dance music underground.

new years 2018 deal

thirty-five precious, stinging selections from an hmv run of more than four hundred 78s, recordings made in uganda and kenya from the mid-1930s till the mid-1950s.three main types of performance are featured (not forgetting a lovely early kenyan big-band calypso, as if straight from the pen of lord kitchener).luxuriously presented, like a small hard-cover book, with full notes, including extensive translation, and haunting photographs with the recordings brilliantly restored at abbey road

arsenii & lipelis present normal position

10th anniversary edition lp + cd.

after 2020’s mixtape “hybtwibt?”, space afrika are back with their new longplayer “honest labour”. regular pressing on black vinyl.

limited edition of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl.
*bring us some honest food* sees argentinian guitarist alan courtis and brooklyn-based british drummer aaron moore explore sounds and instruments far beyond their regular guitar and drums set ups. here they utilize anything from grand pianos and balaphons to metal lampshades and wooden staircases.

ahead of a new album, the marble downs - recorded with bonnie princebilly - glasgows trembling bells returns with an eight-song vinyl-only ep. entirely exclusive music, unique to this release, with a lovely silk-screened sleeve, the duchess ep is effectively divided into two halves.

the debut that started it all! ugly but honest is a collection of songs (some four-tracked, some demos) from 1996-1999. this was the first release from carissas wierd, originally put out by brown records in 2000. this limited vinyl version is a double lp on opaque baby blue marbled vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve. all lps include a download code.

after 2020s mixtape hybtwibt?, space afrika are back with their new longplayer honest labour.

julen y la gente sola s debut is one of the most remarkable uruguayan albums of the last decade. the ten songs included here trace a path that unites twee pop with indie rock, filtered by clear influences from montevidean singersongwriters. their lyrics narrate, with a bittersweet look at mundane details, acid humor and honest sentimentality, stories about what it means to be young and lost in a small country.