exzellente compilation mit den jahreslieblingen der britischen rough trade-shops. trotz der pandemie und weiterer herausforderungen bescherte uns das jahr 2020 fantastische, neue musik (oftmals politisch), die hilft, das leben etwas erträglicher zu machen. eine spezielle ehrung het an andrew weatherall, der seit den späten 80ern stets freund und inspiration für die gesamte rough trade-crew war. featuring andrew weatherall, jane weaver, the avalanches, jeffrey lewis, viagra boys, bob vylan, soccer96, bright eyes, jockstrap, dry cleaning, u.v.a. 20-track-doppel-lp.

strong harder bangin techno !

jimi tenor has compiled a selection of afro jazz tracks that he has written and performed over the years with musicians icelandic drummer, helgi svavar helgason, helsinki based guitarist/bassist and journalist ilkka mattila, legendary drummer tony allen, cuban & berlin based trumpeter daniel allen oberto, ethiopian/finnish & helsinki based percussionist abdissa ÔmambaÕ assefa (itetune), nigerian/german & berlin based percussionist akinola famson, helsinki based percussionist mongo aaltonen, american & paris based spoken word artist/singer & painter allonymous, helsinki based flŸgelhornist tero lindberg, finnish & berlin based guitarist kalle kalima, polish & berlin based bassist patrick frankowski, british trombonist hilary jeffery and ghanaian/german & berlin based drummer ekow alabi savage. jimi tenor, born lassi osmo tapio lehto in lahti, finland, who has been releasing recorded music for 30 years, plays several instruments as is his usual practice. he is credited for playing on the upcoming release saxentric, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, background vocals, bass kalimba, drums, drum programming, electric guitar, electric piano, flute, hammond organ, korg ms-20, korg polysix, log-o-phone, moog, organ, percussion, photophone, plastic bongos, programming, shaker, synthesizers, tambourine, tenor saxophone, vocals and walton organ.