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  • Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Let The Spirit Out (Live At “Mu” London)
    Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Let The Spirit Out (Live At “Mu” London)
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    Spiritmuse Records and Kahil El’Zabar present Let The Spirit Out, Live at “mu” London, a unique concept of recording new material purposefully in a live audience environment, to capture the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
    Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
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    On her fourth album, Unclouded, Melody’s Echo Chamber embarks on a life-affirming new chapter with an album that celebrates the present moment, whatever state we find ourselves in. There’s a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
    Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
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    A new live album that sees the band reflecting on their 6th album, Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) is comprised of performances of songs in London, Amsterdam, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
    The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
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    The Alan Parsons Project I Robot is re-issued in a variety of different formats including as a blu-ray disc (ABC Region Free) containing Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound mixes by […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sudan Archives – The BPM
    Sudan Archives – The BPM
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    Fresh off the worldwide success of Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives leveled up, evolving from a hands-on DIY artist to executive producer of her third album – her most […]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Big Thief – Double Infinity
    Big Thief – Double Infinity
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    It was winter in Manhattan. The streets were frozen and still the band rode bicycles to the Power Station on 53rd and back to Brooklyn for three weeks. Three weeks […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Charles Rouse – Two Is One
    Charles Rouse – Two Is One
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    Experience the groundbreaking sound of Charlie Rouse on Two Is One—a funk-infused exploration of jazz that embodies the innovative spirit of Strata-East Records. Originally recorded in 1974 and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
    Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
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    Pharoah Sanders’ Izipho Zam (My Gifts) is a groundbreaking jazz masterpiece. Recorded in 1969, two years after John Coltrane’s passing, and released in 1973 on Strata-East, the album [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Music Inc – Live At Slugs’ Volume I & II
    Music Inc – Live At Slugs’ Volume I & II
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    For the first time ever, Charles Tolliver’s Live at Slugs’, Volumes I & II will be released together in one set, presenting the full power of these historic performances in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Mekons – I Have Been To Heaven And Back: Hen’s Teeth And Other Lost Fragments Of Unpopular Culture Vol. 1
    Mekons – I Have Been To Heaven And Back: Hen’s Teeth And Other Lost Fragments Of Unpopular Culture Vol. 1
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    A collection of B-sides and outtakes from throughout Mekons career. Label: Quarterstick Records – QS57CD Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 1999 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A ‎– Killing Capitalism With Kindness
    V/A ‎– Killing Capitalism With Kindness
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    “The New Zealand rock scene, despite producing an unprecedented number of worthwhile projects, hasn’t received the recognition is probably deserves in the international sense. For [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Henri Chopin – La Peur And Co (1958-1979)
    Henri Chopin – La Peur And Co (1958-1979)
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    A collection of early text-sound compositions: “Dynamisme intégral”, (1966), “Présence du Soleil” (1971), “Dentales soufflées” (1979), “Le Peur” [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Yoko Ono With Plastic Ono Band* – Fly
    Yoko Ono With Plastic Ono Band* – Fly
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    “What you hear on Fly is Ono’s disarming combination of opacity and visceral, personal transparency in full bloom. It’s also one of the most unbridled, most captivating soul albums ever [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Farm ‎– The Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun
    Farm ‎– The Innermost Limits Of Pure Fun
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    “Legendary independent soundtrack recording to the classic 1969 surf movie The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun, directed by George Greenough. The soundtrack was written, performed and produced [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Love, Peace & Poetry (Japanese Psychedelic Music)
    V/A – Love, Peace & Poetry (Japanese Psychedelic Music)
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    “The Love, Peace & Poetry series takes its international psych tour to the Far East for some of Japan’s vintage garage freakouts. The time period stretches from 1968-1972, and the [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Golomb – The Beat Goes On
    Golomb – The Beat Goes On
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    Molded in the fertile rock crescent of Columbus,Ohio, three-piece Golomb – comprised of Mickey Shuman (vocals/guitar), Xenia Shuman (bass/guitar) and Hawken Holm (drums) – channel [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
    Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
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    Joan Shelley follows her critically-acclaimed 2022 album The Spur with Real Warmth. Her 7th album, recorded in Toronto with producer Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station), the 13-tracks feature [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
    Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
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    American singer Steve Gunn has been at the vanguard of American experimental / guitar-oriented rock music for over a decade. After a trio of acclaimed albums recorded for Matador, Gunn […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou – Souvenirs
    Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou – Souvenirs
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    The first vocal album by beloved Ethiopian nun, composer, and pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – profound and deeply moving home cassette recordings made amidst political upheaval and [...]

    GENRE: African
  • Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru* – Church of Kidane Mehret
    Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru* – Church of Kidane Mehret
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    Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian Orthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru. Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the [...]

    GENRE: African
  • Crushed – No Scope
    Crushed – No Scope
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    As crushed, musicians Bre Morell and Shaun Durkan make maximalist dream pop music for themselves. Recording out of various homes, not fixed to any single location (Morell from Texas, now […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bevis Frond – Bevis Through The Looking Glass (The Great Magnet Disaster)
    Bevis Frond – Bevis Through The Looking Glass (The Great Magnet Disaster)
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    An album originally recorded in the great Woronzow studios (Nick’s Back Room) until the great magnet disaster, which meant that it had to be mastered from a second generation cassette. […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Bevis Frond – Miasma
    The Bevis Frond – Miasma
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    After experience in a couple of Post Punk Psychedelic Bands, Nick Saloman was involved in a horrendous Motorbike smash, courtesy of Camden Council. Eventually they paid compensation, and Nick [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Charles Mingus – Mingus At Monterey
    Charles Mingus – Mingus At Monterey
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    Any list of the greatest jazz artists of all time includes the legendary Charles Mingus. Bassist, composer, outspoken jazz pioneer, Mingus was an innovator whose legacy continues to inspire us. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Trilogy 3
    Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Trilogy 3
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    In 2020, Chick Corea—27-time GRAMMY® winner, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, and one of the most iconic figures in jazz—hit the road with his powerhouse trio of Christian […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
    Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
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    Rare Mingus tracks unavailable on vinyl for decades, reassembled as a stand-alone album. The companion album to Incarnations.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Beasley, Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning To Forever
    John Beasley, Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning To Forever
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    THE MUSIC OF CHICK COREA’S LEGENDARY GROUP, RETURN TO FOREVER . . . REIMAGINED THE LATEST COLLABORATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE GRAMMY®- WINNER BEASLEY & THE TWICE-NOMINATED FRANKFURT RADIO BIG BAND [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask
    Chick Corea Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask
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    Beneath the Mask marks a return to the more commercially viable jazz-funk of the Chick Corea Elektric Band’s earlier albums, and marks the end of the first stage in the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
    Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
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    At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with Columbia Records, notably one of the biggest jazz labels […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
    Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
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    Yves Tumor reveals a complex intimacy with each album: offering glimpses in familiarizing with Sean Lee Bowie, while simultaneously elevating the beautiful myths and fantasies that embolden our [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cecil Taylor – The World Of Cecil Taylor
    Cecil Taylor – The World Of Cecil Taylor
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    The World Of Cecil Taylor is the fifth studio album by radical, free jazz pianist pioneer, Cecil Taylor. Taylor’s music is often described as ahead of its time. And its […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
    Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
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    In 1960, celebrated jazz critic Nat Hentoff called Charles Mingus to record a number of sessions for the new Candid label. Mingus was given absolute freedom on these sessions, and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Max Roach – We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
    Max Roach – We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
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    An avant-garde masterpiece, a vocal-instrumental suite, a work of collective improvisation, directly addressing the racial and political issues of it’s day, We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ken Vandermark – October Flowers for Joe McPhee
    Ken Vandermark – October Flowers for Joe McPhee
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    “It’s not a stretch to say that saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Vandermark’s path into creative music was paved by Joe McPhee. In particular, McPhee’s landmark 1976 LP [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Erez Dessel – Pro Fake No Reject
    Erez Dessel – Pro Fake No Reject
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    “Corbett vs. Dempsey presents the release of PRO FAKE NO REJECT by pianist Erez Dessel. This is Dessel’s first solo CD. One of the most astonishing young musicians to emerge […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alice – Châteaux Faibles
    Alice – Châteaux Faibles
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    “Alice is a vocal harmony trio made up of three persons, joined by a cheap synth and limited virtuosity. Together, they craft a kind of future folklore that’s part funny, […]

    GENRE: International
  • Smog – Rain On Lens
    Smog – Rain On Lens
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    “The uninitiated listeners will hear this LP as a greatest hits package, sending one scurrying to find the record each song is from. NOTE: They’re all from Rain on Lens […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
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    “David Berman and Co. tear through 10 more numbers, loving you to the max the whole time. Jews fans rejoice, your master is back.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Early Times
    Silver Jews – Early Times
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    “Well, “Salad Days” was taken and “Wild Turkey” sounds like an insult. These field recordings capture the birth of the Jews, from way back in the days of the Silver [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – American Water
    Silver Jews – American Water
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    “The other night a snow storm left some suburban friends stranded at our place. With bourbons and beers in hand, we caught up and listened to records. It had probably […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Major Stars – Return To Form
    Major Stars – Return To Form
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    “On their seventh album, Return to Form, acid rockers Major Stars make a journey back to their fuzzier, more psychedelic roots. Sandra Barrett is still holding down the vocal duties, but [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Major Stars – Mirror/Messenger
    Major Stars – Mirror/Messenger
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    “New school psych freak-outs from the Northeast. Three guitars slice at your ears with knives of all sizes while Sandra Barrett belts out her vocals, drawing the songs tight before […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
    Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
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    “Soul-enhancing dynamic range, the voice of a old one in a young one’s body with a harp of gold. J-New’s hulloa to the world at large.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jim White – Inner Day
    Jim White – Inner Day
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    “For his second solo album, master drummer Jim White travels further into expressionist landscapes of private meditation; his vehicle, an evocative duet of keyboards and drums alongside his [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
    Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
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    “Sticking us with something that won’t go away, the Dirty Three are back. It’s been awhile, but that just means that the music here is heavy with seven years in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Brothers Sang
    Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Brothers Sang
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    “Another chapter of The Great American Songbook written back in the 1950s — the publisher’s catalogs that fed The Everly Brothers and their brethren and led, at the greatest moment, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Ease Down The Road
    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Ease Down The Road
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    “The palace halls are rocking with new music! Take heart- our Bonnie “Prince” has lived to sing another day.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware
    Bonnie Prince Billy – Beware
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    “Hark, the Prince returns! Dark and mysterious, yet occasionally jovial – that’s the man you remember. Here he brings some of the classic country sound mixed with his own honest [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tongues
    Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tongues
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    “At the locus of five corners, mythos is in the wind; a sea of tongues boils forth, mountains spurting forth from the magma. Bonny sings for who he was and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bonnie Prince Billy – Cursed Sleep
    Bonnie Prince Billy – Cursed Sleep
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    3track EP.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative