the first live album from hailu mergia.

music cassette (tape / mc)

new album by marc romboy

the new album from south african producer dj black low.

collaboration ep of carl cox and christopher coe. huuuge tip!

second album from south african dj and producer teno afrika.

reissue of the 1977 album from ethiopian musician hailu mergia.

sophomore album from south african producer dj black low.

reissue of the 2012 alt-j debut album on white vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

reissue of the 1989 album from gabonese harpist pape nziengui.

aka david bernard haberfeld

digital afrika returns with this incredible ep for asw.

the original motion picture soundtrack for marvel’s blockbuster “guardians of the galaxy” on limited picture vinyl.

the original motion picture soundtrack for marvel’s blockbuster “guardians of the galaxy vol. 2” on limited picture vinyl.

the debut album from south african producers native soul on double vinyl, download code included.

reissue of the 1983 album from zimbabwe musicians ephat mujuru & the spirit of the people.

1975 album from mergia hailu & the walias, available on vinyl and outside ethiopia for the first time.

the debut album from south african producer dj black low.

the debut album from south african dj and producer teno afrika.

new album from popular south mali singer nahawa doumbia.

digital afrika joins the awesome soundwave family.

penny penny s second record—hard to find anywhere for years— available again! it s powerful music with a message that came following the success of his debut shaka bundu (1994). that album introduced a style of shangaan disco sonically coined by penny and his brilliant producer joe shirimani, blending traditional tsonga folk music sensibilities and good old bangin african-american house music.

remastered reissue on red vinyl.

interminable creative power - ethiopian musician hailu mergia presents his new album. the vinyl release includes a download code.

the self-titled 1986 debut album from the queen of the ahoko back on vinyl. comes with download code included.

limited full cover edition only available here at decks...awesome soundwaves from julien chaptal on double vinyl.

awesome soundwaves from julien chaptal on double vinyl.

mat playford brings his ethereal, techno soundscape to carl cox and christopher coe’s awesome soundwave imprint. taken from his forthcoming album on the label, playford invites detroit dons octave one to provide the remix.

limited repress! the first lp release on newly formed live electronic label awesome soundwave comes from sound artist and producer christopher coe. mntnsofslnc is christopher coes first release under his own name and is a techno driven, atmospheric and deeply authentic work inspired by the mountainous landscape of his home lands in the remote west of ireland. amazing gatefold cover, shrinked and antistatic sleeves and includes a download code.

the two label runners combine forces for the deeply old skool ep. saiyan and luna-c bring the simple joy of the old rave sound to their ep, with two tracks cut in the style of the early breakbeat scene of 1992, and one track that stems from a little later, when things got more 4x4 and slightly tougher. all the tracks on the ep are made with a majority of hardware rather than the standard software of today, and the result is a warm, analogue, and absolutely true to its era ep of rolling breaks, deep basslines and uplifting vibes!

south africa. cult favorite among collectors. follows the successful reissue of “bafana bafana” last year. professor rhythm’s 1991 recording professor 3 is a vivid reflection of urban south africa as apartheid was ending

ghana s dj katapila is back with more minimalist dance music productions, this time inspired in part by his travels overseas. following the success of the re-release of his trotro recording a couple years ago, katapila has been playing in europe and the uk, bringing his style of breakneck-paced, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink west african club music into a very different conte, giving katapila (real name ishmael abbey) inspiration in the kind of music he has heard in places like london. so he made some new music, here we go!

new music by hailu mergia, featuring tony buck (drums) and mike majkowski (upright bass). the culmination of mergias remarkable worldwide tours over the past few years, these new recordings celebrate an evolving, youthful soul. lala belu completes a realistic portrait of hailu mergia

the original motion picture soundtrack for marvels blockbuster *guardians of the galaxy* on picture vinyl.

professor rhythm is the production moniker of south african music man thami mdluli. throughout the 1980’s, mdluli was member of chart-topping groups taboo and cjb, playing bubblegum pop to stadiums. mdluli became an in-demand producer for influential artists (like sox and sensations, among many others) and in-house producer for important record companies like eric frisch and tusk. during the early ’80s, mdluli projects usually featured an instrumental dance track. these hot instrumentals became rather popular. fans demanded to hear more of these backing tracks without vocals, he says, so mdluli began to make solo instrumental albums in 1985 as professor rhythm. he got the name before the recordings began, from fans, and positive momentum from audiences and other musicians drove him to invest himself in a full-on solo project. it was the era just before the end of apartheid and house music hadn’t taken over yet. there wasn’t instrumental electronic music yet in south africa. as the ’80s came to a close, that was about to change.

sowohl der film als auch der soundtrack zu »guardians of the galaxy« sind absolut kult. und da 2017 endlich die fortsetzung des science-fiction-abenteuers von marvel in den kinos läuft, gibt es passend dazu die neue filmmusik: »guardians of the galaxy: awesome mix vol. 2«.

say you love me wasn’t “om” alec khaoli’s first solo recording but the 1985 ep solidified the bass player and songwriter’s standing as one of south africa’s most consistently innovative pop auteurs. he built a career on ubiquitous rock, pop and soul hits with groundbreaking bands like the beaters, harari and umoja. but khaoli’s seemingly endless fountain of music continued outside these ensembles, where he usually played bass and contributed songwriting and vocals.