songs about the unity of sudan, peace between muslims and christians and the fate of war orphans, backed by grooves equally taking influence from arabic sounds, american funk as well as neighboring ethiopia. kamal keila was among the first artist we met in sudan during our two trips to khartoum and omdurman last year. he is one of the key figures of the sudanese jazz scene that was a vital part of the musical culture in sudan from the mid 1960s until the islamist revolution in the late 1980s. when we meet kamal he luckily presented us with two mold covered studio reels. each tape included five tracks. one with english lyrics and another with arabic ones. musically you can hear the influence of neighboring ethiopia much more than on other sudanese recordings of the time, as well as references to fela and american funk and soul. his lyrics, at least when he sings in english which gave him more freedom from censorship, are very political. a brave statement in the political climate of sudan of the last decades, preaching for the unity of sudan, peace between muslims and christians and singing the blues about the fate of war orphans called shmasha. a note inside one of the boxes specified the track titles, durations and the fact that the sessions were recorded on the 12th of august 1992. both sessions stand as a hearable testament how kamal keila stuck to a sound aesthetic from decades ago, while incorporating current events into his lyrics. kamal keilas album is the first in a series of releases covering the sudanese jazz scene on habibi funk. be on the lookout for albums by the scorpions and sharhabeel coming soon.

dengue dengue dengue present their new project dngdngdng.

limite one-off pressing of 300 numbered copies on transparent orange double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

limited edition of 300 copies on transparent red vinyl.

classic black vinyl edition.

black, 180g, gatefold sleeve, optimal

black, 180g, gatefold, unprinted inner sleeves

modern, 180g, single sleeve, tip-on-jacket, stereo

the second album from peruvian psychedelic cumbia band hit la rosa available on vinyl for the first time.

remixes jid020 is the twentieth installment in the jazz is dead catalog. classic black vinyl edition.

jazz 7 inch

rissue on 180 gram vinyl.

pink coloured 10 inch vinyl

polysom reissue

opaque red & orange vinyl edition.

repress on black vinyl, comes with full cover and insert

ltd to 400 copies

picture sleeve + printed inner

debut 7 inch

incl picture sleeve, big support by vince watson, laurent garnier, osunlade and many more

debut album

other classical music

jazz

jazz

jazz 7inch

liimited copies

“the art of 10 seconds” consists of beats composed on the legendary emu sp 1200. the machine allows you to only use 10 seconds of memory for sampling.
boora explores soviet jazz archives of the 60s and 70s, scientific documentaries, folk music and sounds of nature to bring you the raw and unique sound experience straight out of moscow, russia.

black lp, 140g, gz, single sleeve, white unprinted

brazil, first time on vinyl

huge jazz songs for the cosmic sofa

reissue

classic black vinyl edition.

mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

luke una presents a collection of rarities, lost b-sides, odd numbers, new discoveries and underground cult classics.

world music

third album of jazz defenders

la’s kidgusto sets out to light up dance floors worldwide spanning influences from south america to west africa and beyond on boogieburg’s sixth vinyl release. kidgusto is joined by acclaimed guest collaborators jungle fire (nacional records and colemine records) as well as dc’s the harry bells band and la vocalist, by way of colombia, caro cobo.

jazz

a collection of 29 aretha franklin classics on 180 gram double vinyl. housed in a gatefold sleeve.

jazz album

2x12 inch lp+mp3, native asian tribal session

jazz album

a limited reissue of cheikh lô’s classic debut album né la thiass. produced by youssou n’dour in dakar in 1995. cheikh ranks the album as his favourite release. available for the first time on vinyl, with new artwork and mastered from the original cassette mixes. includes 2 bonus fully artworked postcards. 180g heavyweight. 16 page colour booklet. download code included. cheikh will be touring internationally throughout 2018.

jazz

repress 2022

jazz album

sunlight by herbie hancockis a 1978 jazz-funk, fusion album. it features hancock’s vocals through a vocoder as well as performances by drummer tony williams and bassist jaco pastorius. this was when hancock began heading towards a more mainstream smooth jazz/r&b fusion, similar to fellow jazz-fusion pianist patrice rushen. the album produced a hit-single entitled “i thought it was you”. as a whole the album tends to lay more toward funk than a jazz record, and is reminiscent of much of the electro-funk of the time. this release marks the beginning of the 80s electro-era style that was more refined in herbie’s later albums such as “future shock” and “sound-system”. pressing on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

repress on 180 gram vinyl.

the follow up of the acclaimed first volume of this compilation, a real discovery for many djs and music lovers worldwide who didn’t know that much about zouk or diy electronic music of the french west indies. the selectors julien achard and nicolas skliris continue the excavation of french antillas vinyl from the 80s and the 90s and for this second volume, they found some really exciting new references which should be soon classics on the dancefloors.

black, 180g, single sleeve, gz

lp in printed inner sleeve.louise van den heuvel is a dynamic dutch bass player and composer. shes known for blending modern music technologies and effect pedals in her compositions rooted in the contemporary electronic/jazz scene.

2007 - 2017: heavenly sweetness is turning 10 years old! they are celebrating with 3 birthday parties, and 2 compilations! one is a best of the labels production, and the 2nd one is made of exclusive tracks, composed for this occasion. one is a best of the labels production, and the 2nd one is made of exclusive tracks, composed for this occasion. this compilation is a very subjective best of the labels production, from each album or single we had the chance to produce, with great artists. a journey through 10 years of music, a great introduction to the labels universe, but even the experts will discover unknown tracks. including well known artists such as guts, blundetto, sly johnson, anthony joseph, but also more confidential artists: robert aaron, jacaranda muse, patchworks (and his tribute to gil scott-heron)

kvr is niels broos (binkbeats / jameszoo) on keys, dries laheye (stuff., selah sue) on bass and lander gyselinck (stuff., zwangere guy) on drums. these sound wizards sculpt air and electricity with the unforeseen danceable.

the latest in a prolific string of solo and collaborative releases by james rushford, turzets collects a pair of new works primarily created and recorded last year while the australian composer-performer was in residence at la becque, an art center on lake geneva in switzerland.

mar & sol first release is aleluia lp from the cabo verde singer pedrinho. at the time, late 70 s, this lp was one of the biggest successes from cabo verde music. singer pedrinho moved to lisbon when he was 18 years old, and recorded this album, the first one of his career. aleluia was produced in the same street where mar & sol is based nowadays, in rua de s.bento, lisbon, portugal. this street was also where pedrinho come to live when he arrived in portugal, like the majority of the musicians and emigrants from the old african portuguese colonies move at that time, to try a new luck. a big community grew here and these artists got the opportunity to record their own traditional music by the hands of local labels. now is the time for mar & sol to give a new life to all this music, this is the first of many reissues that are coming to start the series of the label.

with clay the johannes bigge trio releases its third record on swiss label nwog-records, presenting a recognizable band and natural interplay that has grown over the years and a bunch of original compositions by bandleader johannes bigge.

limited 10inch in special tip on sleeve

one of the greatest, heaviest, and most sought-after guitar records from 1970s west africa, available on vinyl for the first time in over a decade! classic black vinyl edition.

reissue on magenta coloured vinyl.

new edition - black vinyl repress.