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Litia~Loe
Each Dawn Every Dawn
The new reissue label Mixed Signals has dedicated itself to the reappraisal of hidden corners of house music. One of their first releases is »Each Dawn Every Dawn« by Litia~Loe.
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Piero Piccioni
OST Il Dio Sotto La Pelle
After 20 years of waiting Piero Piccioni’s soundtrack to »Il Dio Sotto La Pelle« via Musica Per Immagini gets the well-deserved reissue.
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San Francisco-based producer Sepehr has released a thoroughly inspiring debut album with »Shaytoon«.
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Roza Terenzi
Modern Bliss
Barely two years ago, Roza Terenzi made her debut on Planet Euphorique. Now she presents her debut album on Sophie Sweetland’s label with »Modern Bliss«.
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The Mauskovic Dance Band
Shadance Hall
Four times transculturalism mish-mash, four lo-fi-dub versions: With »Shadance Hall« The Mauskovic Dance Band celebrates a furious debut with the Dutch label Dekmantel.
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Various Artists
Systems EP 1
Kalahari Oyster Cult has recovered this unknown classic. The six tracks on »Systems EP 1«, 25 years old, are made for the dancefloors in 2020.
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Ennio Morricone
OST Uccidete Il Vitello Grasso E Arrostitelo
Transversales Disques has reissued »Uccidete Il Vitello Grasso E Arrostitelo«, a less known soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
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Pharoah Sanders
Welcome To Love
Tidal Waves releases »Welcome To Love«, ballads by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders released only on CD in 1991, for the first time on vinyl.
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Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo
Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo
»Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo« from 1978 is an archival find not available anywhere. Mad About has now restored the record in all its details and reissued it.
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Simple in sound, open and slightly reverberant in arrangement: the Glasgow-based Finn Cucina Povera has released a new album with »Tyyni«.
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Mr Bongo reissues some rap classics from the 1990s on Vinyl-7inch. Among them »Jazz Thing« by Gang Starr.
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The jazz on Phi-Psonics’ »The Cradle« inspires with almost erotic charm. We get to be introduced to a band from which we will hear even more in the future.
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»1988«, the second album by Knxwledge for Stones Throw, shows on 22 tracks in just 37 minutes all the skills of the American Beatmaker.
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Out of the circle of the Neapolitans of Mystic Jungle comes Rosa. Her 6-track-EP »Acqua Di Sale«, released by Periodica, is without exception cocktail-suitable.
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On his new album »Manes« the Belgian clarinetist Ben Betrand combines classical music with electronic effects.
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Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty
Visions
The Canadians Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty, known as part of BadBadNotGood, have released an album with »Visions«. This has what it takes to be a big hit.
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World Quake Band
Everything Is On The One
»Everything Is On The One«, the only album of the World Quake Band released in 1981, has now been reissued on Mad About Records.
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Atmosphere, the duo from Minneapolis, is back with a new album. »Whenever« avoids experimentation and is a solid delivery.
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Pharoah Sanders
Live In Paris 1975
Pharoah Sanders recorded “Live In Paris 1975” in times of transition. This is reflected in the stylistic diversity of the recordings, but not in the playing of his quartet.
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Kris Baha
Barely Alive Remixes
The Australian Kris Baha is not getting tired and brings another release with »Barely Alive Remixes« on (Emotional) Espacial.
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Houschyar’s »Temmuz« is warm from the first second, really muggy, hazy, intoxicating, a cosy blanket, milk with honey.
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»Season 2«, the second album by Wildflower, with musicians from Sons Of Kemet and Ill Considered, is a meditation in exhilarated times.
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O Yuki Conjugate
Into Dark Water
O Yuki Conjugate’s subtle use of the then-new technique on »Into Dark Water« back in 1987 can only astound in retrospect.
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»Rakka«, the first album by Finnish musician Vladislav Delay in five years, is three quarters of an hour of catharsis with no way out.
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»Live At The Edge«, the title of the fourth solo album of the Parisian producer D.K., is as double-meaning as the live recorded music on it is ambiguous.
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Various Artists
Studiolo: The 90's Afro Cosmic Era
The boundaries between cosmic and comical are fluid on »Studiolo: The 90’s Afro Cosmic Era«, a collection of curious tracks in »Afro style«.
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Various Artists
Kearney Barton: Architect Of The Northwest Sound
The compilation »Kearney Barton: Architect Of The Northwest Sound« celebrates a producer who has shaped Seattle and the surrounding area like no other.
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Priscilla Ermel
Origins Da Luz
Just released on Music From Memory, »Origins Da Luz« brings together the best songs of Brazilian musician Priscilla Ermel.
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Subtle Houzze
Controversy
In 1992 Gary D. and Boris Dlugosch presented the EP »Controversy« as Subtle Houzze, which is now being reissued by Running Back. They are tracks for all day and night times.
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Various Artists
Transition Vol.1
»Transition Vol.1« combines tracks of four bands from three continents from the time between 1992 and 1994, with one thing in common: Post-Industrial as origin.
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On »Hybridism« Nicola Cruz, born in France and living in Ecuador, once again mixes the most diverse music from the most remote corners of the world.
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Sasaki Hideto & Sekine Toshiyuki Quartet +1
Stop Over
Released in 1976 in a small edition, the great »Stop Over« by Sasaki Hideto & Sekine Toshiyuki Quartet +1 now gets a second chance.
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The Heliocentrics
Infinity Of Now
With »Infinity Of Now«, which has just been released by Madlib Invazions, the genius of the Heliocentrics should really get around now. To the inifinity.
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Kollington Ayinla And His Fuji '78 Organisation
Blessing
Soul Jazz reissues the 1988 album by Kollington Ayinla And His Fuji ’78 Organisation: Actually, »Blessing« was created as an alarm clock for Muslims during Ramadan.
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Borusiade
Fortunate Isolation
On »Fortunate Isolation« Borusiade makes it clear to even the last one: we’re fucked, there’s no way back. So the new album is the perfect soundtrack for now.
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Master of omission: 4 tracks from Richard H. Kirk’s best period as Sandoz have now been put on a new record by Second Circle.
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With »Indigo«, the New Zealanders Flamingo Pier release another EP on Soundway one year after their debut.
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With »Phase 3«, Left Ear releases music created between 1988 and 1995 by the unjustly little known Berlin band I.A.O.
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On his eighth album »Marcielago« Roc Marciano does not care about contemporary sound designs. But still sounds refreshingly raw.
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Alessandro Alessandroni
Afro Discoteca Reworked & Reloved
The surprise hit »Afro Discoteca« by Alessandro Alessandroni released three years ago has now been remixed.
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Steve Roach
Quiet Music 1-3
Telephone Explosion has reissued »Quiet Music 1-3« by Californian ambient musician Steve Roach, first released only on cassette in 1986 .
