recorded live at the jazz cafe 19/03/2018

limited rsd 2019 release.

limited edition vinyl only release with poster cover.
recorded live in the studio with members of lcd soundsystem, hot chip, sinkane, the rapture, the beasty boys plus jamie lidell and charles lloyd.

reissue of the 5th album by william onyeabor, originally released in 1980.

reissue of the 6th album by william onyeabor, originally released in 1981.

reissue of the 7th album by william onyeabor, originally released in 1982.

reissue of the 3rd album by william onyeabor, originally released in 1979.

re-issue of william onyeabors first lp, originally released in 1977 on his wilfilms records imprint (wrlp1001).

kicking off with the 12 minute epic when the going is smooth & good, which was recently used in keiran hebdens essential mix, this is a truly pioneering piece of disco/funk with a clear message in the music. dipping in and out of intricate percussion workouts and driven by bleepy synth grooves, it has an iressistable lo fi charm. followed by the uptempo this kind of world , another percussive electronic workout that begs the question have you ever seen this kind of world? . the b side sees the lp s tempo drop down a notch with the lp title track anything you sow . the lp finishes with a beautiful electronic ballad every day . this album is an exceptional piece of music, that s all killer, and you ll have never heard anything like it... it will appeal to fans of nigerian afro funk & electronic disco... don t let this fantastic album pass you by!

luaka bop will release william onyeabor - what?!, for which the label partnered with moog to commission remixes and covers of the remarkably elusive african electronic artist william onyeabor, on 2lp vinyl for record store day, april 19. the collection features reworkings of world psychedelic classics 5: who is william onyeabor?, one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2013. in the absence of participation from onyeabor, who long ago turned his back on music, luaka bop continues to engage other artists to create work, inspired by onyeabor, in various mediums. william onyeabor - what?! opens with hot chips cover of the onyeabor landmark *atomic bomb* and also includes jd twitchs (optimo) cover of *why go to war?*.

reissue of the most hard to get african album ever. one off pressing with two long tracks. a huge recommendation and simply a must have for anyone into african music and beyond!

well worth the almost lifetime of waiting, luaka bop present world psychedelic classics 5: who is william onyeabor. spread across 3 lps wit download code included, this is the essential collection of one of the most unique and mysterious musicians in recent history.

ultra-rare soul / deepfunk 45

reissue

electronic/dance

farbiges (crystal clear & yellow) doppelvinyl im gatefold

six algorithmic compositions of improvised leftfield eletronics from william fields.

rock

first vinyl reissue since 1981 of this rare detroit funk & soul album by william odell hughes. limited edition of 500 copies on black 180 gram vinyl.

reissue of the 1972 album from saxophonist, pianist and composer william s. fischer.

fresh, groovy, classy: 3 words for this ep by manuel di martino, including remixes from 2 giants of the scene: raffaele attanasio and william arist.

mixtapes these days come a fraction of a penny a dozen and amid the inundation, a tiny ratio of these mixes truly deserves your precious time. the elusive british dj nommo hunzuu has pieced together one such essential collage for your ears with drinnen traum (translation: indoors dream). over an hour of painstaking aural weaving, nommo hunzuu lures you into his own distinctive aural universe that favors odd juxtapositions and immersive atmospheres laced with complementary film dialogue and gnomic declarations from culture icons like william s. burroughs and timothy leary.

reissue

80s proto-house