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

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

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

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

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

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

alex deforce, poet and brussels bar-culture connoisseur makes his appearance on lexi disques, in collaboration with ny-based charlotte jacobs and wiet l. the result is a playful mix of spoken word and electronics infused in contemporary flemish poetry and radio practice. including a 12 page booklet with texts and visuals by alex.

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

blue note tone poet reissue of the 1962 album from stanley turrentine. remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on audiophile 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

joe henderson live at the village vanguard, 1985. blue note tone poet reissue on audiophile 180 gram vinyl.

timeless , house music !

bobby hutcherson’s album “the kicker” available on vinyl for the first time. an audiophile blue note tone poet series release, pressed on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve.

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

collaboration of bruce brubaker & max cooper

reissue of the 1962 duke ellington album in blue note’s tone poet series. remastered from the original tapes, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

re:issue , originally released 1997 on pagan !!

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

supported by ig culture, gilles peterson worldwide fm, tuck shop music, alex nut (eglo records), don pascal

1979 live album from brazilian poet, singer & composer cartola back on vinyl.

first ever vinyl reissue of the 1976 collaboration by poet & singer franck valmont and progressive jazz-rock band syncro rhytmic eclectic language.

next moan release is a split ep from djw!ld & rich nxt with remixes from guti & reboot.

the best of morrissey on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

a compilation of tracks from 80s/90s chicago poet lydia tomkiw and musician don hedeker aka algebra suicide.

next in blue note’s tone poet series is the 1967 album “cornbread” by jazz trumpeter lee morgan. remastered reissue on audiophile 180 gram vinyl.

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

remastered reissue on 180 gram viny, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

look like makes his debut on clone royal oak with a great four track ep! a fresh take on classic house music. italo house, balearic beat, chicagos stomp and detroits funk all stirred up into a nice loose hybrid that seems to become look likes signature sound. lovely stuff!! if you havent heard from him just yet... also check out his cool releases on dvs1s misstress label and drum poet society!

the incredible debut album from barney artist finally available on vinyl!

ko-ta and kiyokazu hamawaki aka liiebermann aka rav

the first release on yeyeh is a compilation of tracks by dutch poet simon vinkenoog, a former poet laureate, and renomated one-man band spinvis. more than ten years after the birth of this album, it has been pressed on vinyl for the very first time.

a journey. a journey through sound. a journey of eighty-one years. simon vinkenoog s sound. simon sings, speaks, yells, hiccups, and cries. as a poet. as a witness, passer-by, survivor, instigator, benefactor and chronicler of the remarkable twists of his own lifetime. a collage of music, sound and poetry, compiled with several hours of archived material. carefully edited and soundtracked by spinvis.
comes in gatefold sleeve.

always seen with a smile on his face, inja the poet, lyricist, storyteller and unparalleled master of ceremonies presents his debut album on hospital records. his first drum & bass focussed long-player ‘blank pages’ flexes his lyrical style with heartfelt sentiment, roughneck flows and quick-fire wordsmith wizardry. all partnered with heavyweight productions from pete cannon, nu:tone, logistics, serum, whiney and anile. the double vinyl release includes a cd-copy of the album.

benin city are the london-based three-piece comprised of vocalist and poet joshua idehen, vocalist shanaz dorsett with multi-instrumentalist tom leaper.
clubbing is a source of euphoria: a weekly, often daily escape, a respite from the grind. that culture and its landmarks – some of london’s best venues and many countless pubs - are slowly disappearing for good. on last night, which was recorded in all four corners of london with marc pell (micachu and the shapes), lv, rob marfarlane and james anderson, benin city take an album-long look at the dual nature of london’s nightlife.

luge is an enchanting poet out of moscow, reconciling rough western lofi patterns with light eastern zen harmonies. recommended!!

still hope is their second single and the follow up to motorway jam (their double a side with palms trax from late last year) which sees them collaborate with anthony anaxagorou, a british born cypriot award winning poet and essayist, whose poetry and fiction have appeared on bbc newsnight, bbc4, itv and vice. hearing his lyrics via their good friend simbad, secretsundaze connected with anthony and still hope is the fruit of their labour. the original is a potent and political spoken word piece delivered over a rolling house groove. definitely one for the deeper moments with its late night heady feel and full vocal not letting up. the poems in the heart floor version strips the vocal back and adds dramatic strings for a more direct dance floor approach. ex slum village detroit producer waajeed released a couple of killer eps in 2017 on his own dirt tech reck imprint so we had to get him aboard for the remix. his detroit hardcore dub does what is says on the tin and is a peak time slammer while his searching dub goes down a jazzier, spacey route with live sounding drums and dreamy pads.

kdas hate me (featuring playwright and poet patrick cash) is the freshest sounding british house music record for years. first given to a select handful of djs, including jackmaster, seth troxler, jamie jones, tiga and pete tong (essential new tune on radio 1), hate me has dominated their sets since ims. originally slated as the first single on kdas new label the 35 records, hate me has been picked up by bmg and will be available as a collaborative label release from 8 december (impact mid-feb).

new to the stay underground it pays gang, the 11h release on the label comes from one of the most elegant japanese producer we ve heard in ages: motomitsu! we get the chance to get 5 cuts on one ep which is almost a mini album introducing you guys to his astonishing sound. born in 1977 hamamatsu, japan motomitsu is a japanese artist, dj, children s book author, musician, poet, event organizer living in paris. he crosses freely the border of music and arts, literature. he is publishing his children s books and releasing his music. he plays dj as a member of dj team-cracki- in paris, also play the keyboards and accordion for some bands. his art work is influenced by music and poem. he has released tracks on various labels such as cracki, soirée records (detroit) & cherry juice. all in all, another wonderful release that feels straight at home in the stay underground it pays catalogue. skylax always.

“world building” is a blissful and introspective mission into melancholy that wanders over terrain both familiar and unknown. bright and sparse melodies shimmer over icy landscapes, hewn with a careful composition and attention to the most minute detail. ghostly voices swell into symphonic chorus while an analogue rhythm section keeps an almost human-like groove. arguably his most complete work to date, “world building” is a satisfying listening experience with a strong narrative - an auditory tale of an epic journey with warmth and depth from one of europe’s most exciting producers. pressing on green marbled double vinyl.

almost a millennium ago, the italian poet, dante alighieri offered the indelible axiom: “heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from the eternal.” in the centuries since, almost every strain of logic has been upended, save for the inextricable connection tethering beauty and timelessness. anenon’s tongue is a beautiful album. that’s an adjective whose meaning has practically been obliterated by hallmark prose and hyperbolic idiocy. but occasionally, a work of art digs deep enough to excavate the underlying meaning that existed in antiquity and figures to persist until we’re soil and dust. this is beauty materialized through the abstract articulation of love, loss, fear, addiction, confidence, longing, hope, and sadness. at its best, the infinite array of human emotions swirled and distilled into sound. sound becomes melody, harmony, and rhythm. the medium happens to be music, but it could really be anything. pure expression. tools mean nothing more and nothing less than palette and color.
limited edition of 500 copies on translucent vinyl,.

blurt are perhaps the act who have played live at optimo more than any other. active for close to 40 years they are one of the uk’s all time great acts, phenomenal live and on record and supremely underrated. blurt mainman ted milton is a living legend. now in his 70s but more vibrant on stage than most artists 50 years his junior, he is a man of many talents, artist, poet, musician, performer…. in 1984 he released a solo 12”, “love is like a viol&#275,nce”, a no doubt accidental dancefloor gem completely out of kilter with any other music of the era that now makes total sense in 2017. dubbed-out stabs, programmed rhythm, trademark sax squeals and a more subdued than normal vocal that is strangely reminiscent of vincent price. thee definition of a cult classic and much in demand, side a of this 12” presents the a and b side (the equally outre “it’s only recently that stalins have begun to roost”) of this mighty 12” on one side of vinyl.

wonderwheel recordings is proud to present the first full-length album from producer robin perkins, aka el buho. balance represents a meeting of different currents that make up buho s music: a fascination with the natural world, and its protection, a fascination with the rhythms, traditions and sounds of latin america and a fascination with modern electronic music and production aesthetics. the album is peppered with cumbia, son jarocho, andean instrumentation & afro- colombian rhythms. mixed with this, robin integrates this idea of -nature music- - putting the sound of a misty forest, the songs of birds, of crunching leaves under foot or the rhythmic tapping of rain alongside synthesized sounds, electronic clicks or claps, deep basses. trying at once to give them their own space but in a new, surprising perspective - it draws electronic music into something more soft, natural, different and appealing. balance is also an album that celebrates community and collaboration, showcasing collaborations with ten different artists form latin america and beyond, both producers, instrumentalists and singers. including more of a lyrical presence than his previous eps, perkins solicited the participation of talented singers like dina al wedidi from cairo, luzmila carpio from bolivia and the incredible decimas of mexican poet citlaly malpica. the album also features the likes of harpist veronica valerio, argentine multi-instrumentalist rumo tumba, jarana player pablo emiliano from mexican son jarocho group semilla and members of the shika shika

brilliant 70s material by antonio carlos jobim – one of his key sets from the middle part of the decade that had the composer really deepening his approach to both singing and songwriting – moving past some of the more instrumental modes that he was using at the start of the decade! there’s a richness to the songs that goes way past simple bossa styles – and the lyrical brilliance shows that jobim hardly ever needed a poet or co-writer to help him hit the heights – as he really wins us over with his words as much as his music. claus ogerman produced, and gives things the right balance between fullness and space in the charts – which allows both a great focus on antonio’s vocal style – expressive, but very down to earth – and a few nice solos on fender rhodes too! titles include -saudade do brasil-, -correnteza-, -boto-, -ligia-, -valse-, -arquitetura de morar-, and -o homem-.

all three bla bla ryb releases bundled up for one special price!

a collection of tracks written & produced in 2016, milan, italy, including some of his first solo material after focusing on his cw/a project with francesco leali aka clockwork for a few years.
an audio engineer by trade, avatism records electronic music and operates parachute records from his milan-based studio. with original compositions and remixes on nonplus, vakant, decca, r&s and his own imprint, the young italian is well-respected for his own brand of dilapidated, muscular dance music. performing solely as a live act, his improvised transmissions echo through the walls of clubs like fabric, berghain, concrete, panorama bar and festivals of the calibre of sonar, audioriver and exit, either alone or under the guise of cw/a.

sebastian eduardo burst onto the scene in 2016 with a fine debut ep entitled ultima necat, now comes his second ep, this time released in the untold stories protagonist series. dedicated to the legendary poet hanshan, the ep is a deep and personal offering, it keeps to the style which made his debut so appreciated: positively charged, quirky and enlivening micro house, but this time there s a deeper personal dimension to the tracks, a nice development and another welcome offering from the young swiss producer.

die inspiration für sein neues album -mirapolis- bezog der französische produzent rone seiner leidenschaft für den filmklassiker -metropolis- sowie seinem wunsch, kultregisseur michel gondry zu treffen, der für rone das albumcover entwarf. das ergebnis ist ein cineastisches meisterwerk, an dessen entstehung eine vielzahl von prominenten gastmusikern teilnahm, darunter john stanier (battles), bryce dessner (the national), die französische death-metal-band vacarme band, avantgardist gaspar claus, us-slam-poet saul williams, baxter dury (sohn des legendären ian dury), die israelische elektronikerin noga erez sowie blonde redhead-sängerin kazu makino.