the 1958 gil evans album back as part of the blue note tone poet series. remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on audiophile 180 gram vinyl.

the 3rd album from reuben wilson, originally released in 1970, is back on vinyl via blue note.

the 1969 album from jazz pianist and keyboardist lonni smith back on vinyl.

the 1974 album from jazz flautist bobbi humphrey back on vinyl.

the 1979 album by dexter gordon reissued as part of the blue note tone poet series. audiophile pressing on 180 gram vinyl.

the 1961 album by baby face willette reissued as part of the blue note tone poet series. audiophile pressing on 180 gram vinyl.

the classic miles davis album, remastered from the original session tapes plus a 1948 live set, on vinyl for the first time.

the 2003 album from cassandra wilson back in the blue note tone poet series - audiophile reissue on 180 gram vinyl, remastered from the original analog tapes.

blue note 180 vinyl reissue - remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

blue note with a remastered reissue of a classic herbie hancock album from 1962.

blue note tone poet reissue - remastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

a collection of singles from norah jones on the legendary blue note label. the vinyl lp

the debut album from tiwayo on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

british funk and soul jazz.

2018 repress

bass great marcus miller brings the influence of modern urban music to his trademark sound on his highly-anticipated, genre-defying new album �laid black�, which will be released on blue note records.

singer, songwriter and lifelong fan josé james honors the great bill withers with the september 28 release of �lean on me� (blue note), a loving tribute album that features 12 of the legendary singer and songwriter�s most undeniable and soulful songs in honor of his 80th birthday year. �lean on me� was produced by blue note president don was and recorded in capitol�s legendary studio b with a dream team band: pino palladino (bass), kris bowers (keys), brad allen williams (guitar), and nate smith (drums), along with special guests including vocalist lalah hathaway, saxophonist marcus strickland, and trumpeter takuya kuroda.

the remarkable second album, �indigo�, from singer and pianist kandace springs is a 13-track lp of originals and choice covers that showcases the full breadth of kandace�s artistry from smoldering r&b (�piece of me�) to gorgeous jazz ballads (�unsophisticated� featuring roy hargrove) to the pop songcraft of �breakdown� and �don�t need the real thing,� the album�s lead single which is out today. all but two tracks are produced by drummer/producer karriem riggins (common, erykah badu) with additional production by jamie hartman (rag n bone man), jimmy hogarth (amy winehouse, corinne bailey rae), jimmy harry (madonna, p!nk) and evan rogers and carl sturken (rihanna).

lock yourself into the beat, but don�t become prisoner to it. the techno pioneer jeff mills understands that only too well. in his quest to liberate himself from the tyranny of the sequencer, mills couldn�t wish for a better partner than the father of afrobeat.

fresh from starting his own label insult to injury, timothy clerkin returns to ransom note records with the knife edge heart ep. three tracks of stirring techno for dark basements and warm hearts. timothy is a very interesting man, but hes also the sort of person whod rather let his music do the talking, so well move on swiftly. the mvp here is knife edge heart, an unabashed pop song whose shimmering exterior is cut through with flashes of steely darkness. frequent collaborator natalie reiss� glacial voice is held at the perfect level of remove, while timothy allows his love of shoegaze to blossom with a guitar line that seems to extend like a ladder to the stars. with you bridges timothys opposing impulses, balancing sparkling synths and a celestial vocal sample with churning low-end, while divisive is paranoid warehouse techno at its very best. with his debut solo album out soon on phantasy, gabe gurnsey of factory floor stops by for a lurching, seasick remix of knife edge heart that sounds like the onset of the robot apocalypse weve all been promised for so long. after cutting his teeth as one half of eskimo twins, timothy launched his solo career in 2014 under the now-retired heretic moniker. hes since released on labels including throne of blood, hard fist and days of being wild. timothys last release on rsn was the serenade ep, which brought us plenty of special moments last year - most memorably andrew weatherall closing out his houghton quarry set with execute. heres to many more this summer and beyond.

2018 repress - slamming percussive acidic latin house

8 remixes from robert glasper experiments artscience � remixed by kaytranada and glasper. it will also include a feature from talib kweli. the 180 gram 12 inch vinyl ep will only be released in the us, uk, & canada as a rsd special.

bawrut has had an amazing couple of years. since kicking our label off back in 2015 with the modern acid classic ciquita (12inches of which will now set you back silly money on discogs), the madrid-based producer has gone from strength to strength. last year saw him tear down sets at sonar and farr festivals, drop a feted new ep on hard fist records, and have his music soundtrack numerous adverts for fabric events. other djs have been quick to show their appreciation, and bawrut�s unique appeal can be seen in how far and wide across the spectrum his music has featured. optimo, avalon emerson, patrick topping, jackmaster, artwork, andrew weatherall and many more have all supported heavily. were proud to kickstart bawrut�s 2018 with 4x4, a brand new ep of typically leftfield bangers. these four tracks come on like a whirlwind journey through a bawrut dj set, with something for every time of the night. ghettoscar fuses african chants with burbling acid, building the kind of goodtime dancefloor warmth bawrut is famed for. more cowbell does exactly what you�d expect, giving djs a glorious, cowbell-powered disco bomb that fuses the spirit of incredible bongo band with classic nyc house. i hear voices is a crazy ride, with an expertly cut up vocal sample repurposed into a weird, descending riff that�s quite unlike anything else out there. throw in bawrut�s trademark kitbag of carnival whistles, rattling latin percussion and a creeping acid line that works itself up into a soul-salving joy and youve got a modern classic on your hands. finally, lead track three sounds is probably bawruts biggest moment to date, a peak time jacking techno monster built from the most minimal of elements - drums, claps, a one note bass squelch and a tom drum gone wild. bawrut takes this tom sound and treats it like a 303, pushing far off the rails, working it up and up, twisting it through pitch and frequency like a man possessed, raising its pressure til it tears off the roof. theres no one else making techno quite like it - and you can expect dancefloors to be going crazy to the mania of three sounds throughout 2018 so there you have it - four more missives from the wizard of madrid. play em loud.

exploring the hidden crevices between the hardcore continuum, muscular house and vintage techno, hugo massien delivers four tracks that crackle with energy and intensity on the ghost note ep - released december 5 on duskys 17 steps.

180 gram double vinyl in gatefold sleeve

mother of mars is the latest evolution of vito & druzzi, two new yorkers who have provided the 21st century with some of its most innovative dance music. the duo first came to fame as the rhythmic backbone of the rapture, nyc pioneers who found global fame with their angular post-punk and howling disco. since then vito & druzzi have had a prolific career as remixers and producers, producing leftfield disco killers for a range of labels including warp and throne of blood. seed 2 sky their first release as mother of mars sees the duo fuse live krautrock drums with pulsating synth loops, creating two epics of space and rhythm that owe a debt to 70s kosmische pioneers like tangerine dream.

for gregory porter, the influence of nat king cole on his life and music runs deep, a through-line that reaches back into some of his earliest childhood memories, and culminates in the release of the two-time grammy-winning vocalist�s stunning fifth studio album nat king cole & me, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary singer, pianist, and capitol recording artist. �he was one of a kind. he left such great music � such beautiful things to listen to that you can�t help but be influenced by that extraordinary timbre, style, and ultimate cool,� porter enthuses.

limited 2 disc 180 gram pressing with download code included. all tracks on vinyl 2 recorded live in new york city.

marlon hoffstadt is a rising star as both a dj and producer, effortlessly joining the dots between classic rave and the future of techno. taking a break from running his retrograde label, marlon has cooked up observing the known for ransom note records. over three tracks of warm synths, bubbly acid and emotional chord progressions, the ep sees marlon reimagining house music for todays dancefloor, taking the passion and energy of �80s chicago and giving it the production heft of 2017 berlin. opener �floating� is a piano house classic, shot through with chimes and 303 gurgles, nostalgic for a golden age whilst optimistically looking forward. this is peak time house for dancefloors with heart. it�s followed by the computerised funk of �arp+�, an acid house roller that teams jacking 303 bass with mournful strings, as sorrowful as it is uplifting. b-side opener �batavus� is a driving tribute to detroit, kevin saunderson-esque keys stabbing over soaring washes of synth, the sound of late nights and starry eyes. london-based scott fraser has added a remix of arp+ that takes marlons classic techno to darker lands, with snapping electro drums and deliberately seasick bass pressure ramping up the claustrophobia. this mix has already been causing huge damage when dropped on dubplate at fraser�s feted body hammer night.

das best kept secret der szene steht kurz vor dem auffliegen: charles pasi, verboten gutaussehender franko-italiener, gerade mal in seinen dreißigern, hat eine stimme wie ein altmeister, schreibt abgehangene jazz/blues-songs mit dem zeug zum klassiker und kollaborierte schon mit kollegen von carla bruni bis archie shepp.
jetzt darf blue note stolz auf ihn sein: sein labeldebüt »bricks« ist ein musikalischer glücksfall und der startschuss zu einer wunderbaren karriere. man sollte ihn auch live keinesfalls verpassen, denn charles pasi ist nicht nur ein überzeugender songwriter, sondern auch ein mitreißend charmanter sänger und sehr versierter mundharmonikaspieler.

summers here! ransom note records continue their search for the finest dance music from planet earth with a carnival-ready curveball of a new release the sleazy, playful ghanaian afro-ghetto-techno-pop that is brytes word-of-mouth classic i like your girlfriend. originally surfacing on a couple of youtube dance videos, the shitty quality video rip of brytes bizarro lyrics leaping over gafaccis impeccable grime-meets-afrohouse beat has been a much-loved secret weapon in the sets of djs that know for a minute now - bok bok, mixpak and gang fatale have all supported heavily. coming from accras booming azonto dance scene, where tracks are knocked out in makeshift home-built studios then swapped through social media apps on smartphones, a proper release of i like your girlfriend has long remained a holy grail. now, after months of searching, several western union transfers, hundreds of whatsapp messages and no lack of determination, ransom note have finally managed to legitimately sign the track, and are all set to give a modern classic the 12inch release it deserves making history with what is quite possibly the first azonto track to be released on vinyl. alongside brytes crazy vocal version, the release features the original beat from producer gafacci its bouncing techy minimalism carving a unique path between techno, house and uk funky that defies genre with glee. vinyl buyers get a special bonus brytes acapella, coming in at 128 bpm, is the perfect mixing tool

the jazz break beats that made hip-hop hits - digitally remastered, pressed on coloured vinyl, housed in gatfold sleeve with download code included.

the 2017 album from tony allen on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

saxophonist, flutist, composer, and jazz mystic charles lloyd releases his latest blue note offering, passin� thru, a passionate live recording that marks the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed and enduring new quartet featuring pianist jason moran, bassist reuben rogers, and drummer eric harland, a simpatico unit that teems with intuition, contemplation and playfulness. the album is a dynamic seven-song collection of lloyd compositions old and new including the swinging and gleeful title track �passin� thru� (first recorded in 1963 when lloyd was a member of the chico hamilton quintet).
double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

timothy heretic�clerkin has a new record out. this new record is called serenade. it is out on ransom note records. it is three tracks from timothy and one remix from marlon hoffstadt. all four tracks are winners. they sound like the 90s remade by people too young to remember the shit bits. there are breakbeats. there are acid lines. there are weird samples about drugs. there are things that sound like orbital. there is no time wasted.

blue note is pleased to announce the release of legendary nigerian drummer tony allens new ep, a tribute to art blakey and the jazz messengers. the 4 titles featured in the ep moanin, the drum thunder suite, night in tunisia, politely provide a preview of his forthcoming first album for blue note (currently scheduled for release in autumn 2017) on which tony allen pays tribute to his longstanding idol, american jazz drummer art blakey.the ep s four titles and the other tracks that make up the album were recorded over three days in paris at the midilive studios, the former facility of the vogue label. the sessions were done in live conditions that saw tony allen and his 8-piece band together in the same room, with the sound channelled through 12 separate mikes onto 2-tape via a sony mci-jh24 analogue multi-track recorder.

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.

having honed his sound on a string of feted self-released cassettes released on his own harsh riddims label - which has also put out everything from bizarro hip hop to gleaming synth pop - and dropped a hyped 12� released on the cgi imprint, the healthcare ep finds fit of body delivering his most accomplished work to date. five woozy original tracks jammed out on second hand drum machines, bass guitar, cheap mics and creaking synths, this is techno as it was first imagined, raw machine soul made for strange times and unknown futures.

josé james is reborn as a powerful voice in contemporary r&b on �love in a time of madness�. even for an artist as creatively restless as james, �love in a time of madness� is something new: an r&b focused foray into moody soul, electronic pop, and trap-addled beats, with the occasional influence of african folk, american gospel and minneapolitan funk. and though james� voice is no less agile and his ear no less adventurous, this is also his most relatable, daresay sexiest work yet, detailing love�s ups and downs without holding back an ounce of emotion.

norah jones has come full circle with day breaks, her remarkable sixth album which finds her returning to her jazz roots while also proving her to be this era�s quintessential american artist, the purveyor of an unmistakably unique sound that weaves together the threads of several bedrock styles of american music: country, folk, rock, soul, jazz. day breaks is a kindred spirit to come away with me, though it is unquestionably the work of a mature artist who has lived life and grown immensely in her craft. the album features jazz luminaries including shorter, smith, and blade, who played drums on norah�s debut and became the backbone (and backbeat) of the new album.
the vinyl lp comes in a gefold sleeve with download code included.

rrose is a recording artist for sandwell district, eaux and stroboscopic artefacts labels - james tenny was an electronic & computer music pioneer and one of americas greatest composers short info: rrose has found her own niche in the american techno underground. her hypnotic tracks incorporate ideas from ambient and minimalist music as prominently as they do the history of dance music, operating in the same fruitful cross-section between techno and the abstract as many other further records releases. the vinyl ep includes a postcard and download code.

* vinyl only release *
excellent hypnotic romanian minimal techno , limited edition - no repress

limited nice price action
solid groovy mini tech incl hot camea remix

brill hypnotic trippin deep minimal action >>> vinyl only - no repress

legends radio slave on the new very special arts collective series. quote: just me and my moog. limited available collectors item.

this is the first release of the low awaited sampling as an art label. owned by parisian house artist s3a, the four tracks of this ep are merging the 4 aims of the concrete parties resident: dynamism, musicality, groove and aliveness. after several years of active productions on labels as phonogramme, hold youth, 4lux, concrete music, local talk and faces records, s3a decided to make is own structure to promote his vision of music and produce the artists he loves. lets welcome this truly ethical label!! >looping strings< and >seekin sunshine< are two feet stomping anthems, with massive sampled themes. >the first year< and > the 4th <are more musical and emotional beautiful productions. this ep is very personal and is released to last decades!