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PRIMAL SCREAM-GIVE OUT BUT DON’T GIVE UP: THE ORIGINAL MEMPHIS RECORDINGS.
Primal Scream-Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings. Label: Sony Music. It’s never easy to followup a classic album, and countless bands have discovered that over the last fifty years. In 1994, the latest band to realise that were Primal Scream, who three years earlier, at the height of the Acid House era had …
CRAIG ARMSTRONG-SUN ON YOU-VINYL
Craig Armstrong-Sun On You-Vinyl. Label: Decca. Over the past twenty years, Glasgow born Craig Armstrong has been one of the hardest working British composers and is the man many top film directors call when they’re looking for a score to their latest movie. This includes fellow Glaswegian Peter Mullan and Baz Luhrmann, who Craig Armstrong …
DJ SHADOW-PRIVATE PRESS.
DJ Shadow-Private Press. Label: UMC. On September the ’16th’ 1996, DJ Shadow released his critical acclaimed landmark debut album Endtroducing…..on the label Mo Wax Recordings. Endtroducing….which featured uptempo jams and slow, dark and broody tracks was inspired by early hip hop and was hailed as a genre classic-in-waiting. It was no surprise when Endtroducing….was certified …
LEFTO PRESENTS JAZZ CATS
Lefto Presents Jazz Cat Label: Sdban Ultra Belgium. Each and every week hundreds of new compilations are released into what’s become an increasingly competitive compilation market. Many of the compilers hope that their compilations will be the first in a long-running series. However, only a few of these compilations will return for a second instalment. The …
GRANT GREEN-FUNK IN FRANCE FROM PARIS TO ANTIBES 1969-1970 VINYL.
Grant Green-Funk In France From Paris To Antibes 1969-1970 Vinyl. Label: Resonance Records. In 1967, thirty-five year old guitarist Grant Green was in the throes of heroin addiction, and it looked as if he was fighting a battle he had no chance of winning. Grant Green was a shadow of the man who had arrived …
GEIR SUNDSTOL-BRODLOS.
Geir Sundstøl-Brødløs. Label: Hubro Music. Since Geir Sundstøl’s career began thirty years ago in 1988, he’s been the equivalent of a musical hired gun and has featured on over 300 albums. This includes the albums he recorded as member of Rovers, and then Morris. Mostly, though, Geir Sundstøl has worked as a session player over …
BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS-KAYA VINYL DELUXE EDITION.
Bob Marley and The Wailers-Kaya Vinyl Deluxe Edition. Label: UMC. Nine month after Bob Marley and The Wailers released their critically acclaimed classic album Exodus in June 1977, they returned on the ‘23rd’ of March 1978 with their much-anticipated tenth album Kaya. It was a very different album to Exodus, and was one of Bob …
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO-LES STANCES A SOPHIE.
Art Ensemble of Chicago-Les Stances A Sophie. Label: Soul Jazz Records. There aren’t many groups that are still going strong after fifty years, but that is the case with the avant-garde jazz group the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Their roots can be traced to the Advancement of Creative Musicians which was , founded in Chicago …
MOD JAZZ RIDES AGAIN.
Mod Jazz Rides Again. Label: Kent Dance. Twenty-two years ago in 1996, Kent Dance an imprint of Ace Records released a new compilation Mod Jazz which celebrated the music that the Modernists listened to during the sixties. Mod Jazz was released to plaudits and praise and was a trip down memory lane for the original …
SHAOLIN SOUL: EPISODE 4.
Shaolin Soul: Episode 4. Label: Because Music France. Twenty years ago in 1998, the first instalment in the Shaolin Soul compilation series was released to widespread critical acclaim. Shaolin Soul: Episode 1 was an all-star compilation that featured nineteen funky and soulful tracks from labels like Atlantic, Hi, Motown and Stax that had inspired many hip hop producers. So did …
WESTBOUND SUPER BREAKS-ESSENTIAL FUNK, SOUL AND JAZZ SAMPLES AND BREAKBEATS.
Westbound Super Breaks-Essential Funk, Soul And Jazz Samples And Breakbeats. Label. Westbound Records. Back in 1969, Armen Boladian was a familiar face within the Detroit music scene, and the musical impresario was about to launch a new label Westbound Records. This came as no surprise to those that knew Armen Boladian who previously, had founded …
50 YEARS MPS.
50 Years MPS. Label: MPS. In 1958, German engineer and producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer founded a new record label SABA (Schwarzwälder-Apparate-Bau-Anstalt). Over the next ten years, SABA released 40 jazz albums. However, in 1968, SABA’s parent company was sold to the American GTE Corporation. Sadly, the new owners had no interest in SABA’s recording business, …
MATT WARREN-MUSIC IS MY LIFE-HISTORY IS MADE-THE BIRTH OF NU-HOUSE
Matt Warren-Music Is My Life-History Is Made-The Birth Of Nu-House. Words like pioneer and innovative are oft-overused by over-enthusiastic music critics . However, once in a while an album is released by a pioneering musician that features truly innovative music. That is the case with Matt Warren’s new album Music Is My Life which will …
HOLGER CZUKAY, JAH WOBBLE, JAKI LIEBEZEIT-FULL CIRCLE.
Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit-Full Circle. Label: Gronland Records. Having released eleven albums in eleven years, Can called time on their career in 1979. By then, Can were rightly regarded by critics as one of the most important, influential and innovative bands of the Krautrock era. However, like many of the Krautrock bands, Can …
THELONIOUS MONK-MONK.
Thelonious Monk-Monk. Label: Gearbox Records. Over the last few years, the fashion has been for a minimalism within the hipper home, and it has been fashionable to declutter and adopt a less is more look. Some people have been so keen to declutter that they don’t seem to care about what they thrown away. However, …
TIM MAIA-1970-1978: THE FIRST TEN ALBUMS.
Tim Maia-1970-1078: The First Ten Albums. By 1978, charismatic Brazilian singer-songwriter Tim Maia’s career was at a crossroads and he was worried about what the future held for him. Tim Maia found himself financially embarrassed, after a couple of musically barren years. He had spent much of the money he earned on cars, musical instruments …
LARAAJI-THE LIFE AND TIMES.
Laraaji-The Life and Times. Laraaji’s career has spanned five decades, and during that period, the American multi-instrumentalist has released around forty albums and countless collaborations. Many of these albums were self released by Laraaji on cassettes, and feature his unique and inimitable genre-melting sound. This is best described as a fusion of ambient, avant-garde, experimental …
GOOSEBUMPS 25 YEARS OF MARINA RECORDS.
Goosebumps 25 Years Of Marina Records. Label: Marina Records Any indie label that has survived for the last twenty-five years is obviously doing something right. Especially given how challenging a market it has been for both major and indie labels over the past twenty years. Everything from the death of vinyl and the introduction of …
TAKEO MORIYAMA-EAST PLANTS
Takeo Moriyama-East Plants. Label: BBE Music. Release Date: ’28th’ September 2018. Following the commercial success of BBE Music’s critically acclaimed compilation J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984, the UK-based label decided to release a new series featuring J Jazz classics. The latest instalment in the series is Takeo Moriyama’s 1983 cult classic East Plants. …
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