samosa records reaches its 30th release in style, and who better to mark the occasion than label boss de gama with the superb ‘tropical gangster’ - a three tracker slice of vinyl heaven that’ll blow you face first into your summer paddling pool. limited edition of 300 copies on clear vinyl.
after an interminable wait due to the vinyl manufacture crisis, mercury 200 is back stronger than ever, supplying some homegrown material that is conceivably as potent as gotg001. comes on blue marbled 180 gram vinyl.
…speaking of air and darkness, “born on a gangster star” came into the world in a big damn hurry, like nightfall on an island. you can see it happening, but then again it’s so gradual that the next thing you know - it’s dark.
imbued with the energy and ideas from all the creative embers floating in the atmosphere like fireflies, shabazz palaces recorded this entire album over the course of two weeks with blood in seattle. new gear and new equipment disintegrated comfort zones into dust and a new path appeared in the rubble.
herein the palaceer continues the tale of quazars, a sentient being from somewhere else, an observer sent here to amurderca to chronicle and explore as a musical emissary. what he finds in our world is a cutthroat place, a landscape where someone like him could never quite feel comfortable amidst all the brutality and alternative facts and death masquerading as connectivity.
the vinyl release includes a download code.
gangster paradise is totally unlike what coolio once uttered. the latest ep from roush features four slamming tracks from dj w!ld that will get any dance floor to move side to side. this vinyl will appease every true underground house head. dj w!ld hails from dijon, france and has grown from hero of the parisian underground to resident at some of the world s most acclaimed clubs, including circoloco at dc10 in ibiza. he adds to his already expansive discography with this banger ep.
following his uk chart top ten worthy collaboration earlier this year, we’re thrilled to announce the next release from artist-of-the-moment, interplanetary criminal. comes on solid gold coloured vinyl, housed in a label sleeve.
2022 repress - invisible city returns with the hotly anticipated reissue of amajovi jovi by durban’s o.g. kwaito giant, sandy b. originally self-released on cassette and a white label 12”, rumour has it sandy had to remake the tracks from memory because even he couldn’t find a copy. . in its original post-apartheid context, amajovi jovi was a sign of youthful subversiveness, rebellious creativity and a neck snapping rejection to the fascist groove of a silenced nation. while the pantsulla hustler nods to house legends like jamie principle and pal joey, its hip hop breaks and interludes show a clear affection for snoop dogg’s doggystyle. at its slowed down tempo however, this low-fi kwaito masterpiece turns away from its american influence and looks towards baldelli and his cosmos. best of all are sandy’s vocals— deep, melodic zulu rap, sung flippantly—the way that only a true gangster could. it now stands as one of the finest glimpses of 90s party music to ever be blasted at the underground parties of the south african townships. a huge fave of jamie tiller, tako and ice, we are proud to present a limited vinyl and cassette reissue from one of the godfathers of kwaito. remastered and restored from the original cassette tape. designed by zeitype.
while eto’s concept album eto brigante is definitely one of the highlights of his discography, one wonders what the project would have sounded like if the whole album was produced by a single beatmaker. well, as good as the original is, listeners now have the chance to hear the lyrics buoyed by the singular vision of german producer trickytrippz. more than a remix album, this body of work aims to intensify eto’s rap retelling of the classic gangster film carlitos way.
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