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  • Strain of Laws – Live Non-Plus Ultra
    Strain of Laws – Live Non-Plus Ultra
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    Live document of Strain of Law’s show at Non-Plus Ultra in Los Angeles, CA, November 2025. The voice and electronics duo of Aaron Hemphill (Nonpareils, Liars, Sissy Spacek) and John […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Papé Nziengui Et Son Groupe – Kadi Yombo
    Papé Nziengui Et Son Groupe – Kadi Yombo
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    Papé Nziengui, the tree that unveils the forest The tree that veils the forest… Never has this expression been so appropriate as when it applies to the relationship that Papé […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Bi Kidude – Zanzibar
    Bi Kidude – Zanzibar
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    Originally released in 1998. When Bi Kidude died in 2013 none of the many tributes paid to her could state her age with any certainty. She herself hadn’t known for […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Lumingu Puati – Mosese
    Lumingu Puati – Mosese
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    In 1979 the late Congolese musician Lumingu Zorro, protégé of Kinshasa’s legendary 60s band leader Dr Nico, recorded Mosese, his only pre-2000 solo album, for the Tabansi label- and this […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Ondigui And Bota Tabansi International – Ewondo Rythm
    Ondigui And Bota Tabansi International – Ewondo Rythm
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    Since the 60s, Congolese guitar combos and orchestras have always been popular across West and Central Africa. But the ‘natural fit’ element between East Nigerian Igbo highlife and Congolese [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Osibisa – Black Magic Night Live
    Osibisa – Black Magic Night Live
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    Osibisa at their energized best during this live set.

    GENRE: African, International
  • Demon Fuzz – Afreaka!
    Demon Fuzz – Afreaka!
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    Originally released in 1970, ‘Afreaka!’ was the sole album by Demon Fuzz, an Afro Rock band who made their mark by signing to Pye Records Progressive imprint Dawn. A melding […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Osibisa – Welcome Home/Ojah Awake
    Osibisa – Welcome Home/Ojah Awake
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    Osibisa’s 6th & 7th albums in one package

    GENRE: African, International
  • Gal Costa – Gal Canta Caymmi
    Gal Costa – Gal Canta Caymmi
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    GAL COSTA is an award-winning singer with an extensive solo discography and international experience. A fundamental presence in the Tropicália movement, she has been one of Brazil’s most [...]

    GENRE: International, Latin
  • Majid Soula – Chant Amazigh
    Majid Soula – Chant Amazigh
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    Habibi Funk is happy to present a selection of works by Algerian-born, Amazigh artist Majid Soula. With synths, driving drums, prominent repetitive guitar lines, Majid’s music blends the best of [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Hossam Ramzy – Sabla Tolo II – Further Journeys Into Pure Egyptian Percussion
    Hossam Ramzy – Sabla Tolo II – Further Journeys Into Pure Egypti…
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    A perfect primer for anyone diving into the world of Egyptian percussion

    GENRE: International
  • Theatre West – Bow To The People
    Theatre West – Bow To The People
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    Strut presents one of the most in-demand and significant albums from the archives of Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records, ‘Bow To The People’ (1976) by theatre collective Theatre West, based […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Southern Energy Ensemble – Southern Energy
    Southern Energy Ensemble – Southern Energy
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    We are proud to present the first full international release for another lost classic from the Black Fire Records archives, ‘Southern Energy’, the only album recorded by R’n’B and jazz […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Feeling Kréyol – Las Palé
    Feeling Kréyol – Las Palé
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    Strut present the first ever international reissue of in-demand ‘80s zouk LP ‘Las Palé’ by Feeling Kréyol, out of Guadeloupe. Producer Darius Denon explains: “This was 1988 and bands like […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Kondi Band – Salone
    Kondi Band – Salone
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    Strut present an inspired new Afro-electronic project for 2016, Kondi Band, a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Kampire – A Dancefloor In Ndola
    Kampire – A Dancefloor In Ndola
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    Strut introduces a pioneering new compilation ‘A Dancefloor In Ndola,’ curated by revered East African DJ, Kampire. This release marks an evolution in Strut’s approach to [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Flock – Flock II
    Flock – Flock II
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    UK supergroup Flock return with their anticipated sophomore album ‘Flock II’. Comprising an exceptional line-up featuring Bex Burch (fresh from her debut solo album on International Anthem), [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Nubiyan Twist – Find Your Flame
    Nubiyan Twist – Find Your Flame
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    Nine-piece powerhouse Nubiyan Twist embark on a fresh musical odyssey with their vibrant fourth album ‘Find Your Flame’. Over 12 tracks the band seamlessly weave together global grooves, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – Poison Fruit
    Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – Poison Fruit
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    From an artist in their seventies, you probably wouldn’t expect to hear an album like this. But Brazilian drumming legend Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti has been experimenting and innovating for the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Azymuth – Fênix
    Azymuth – Fênix
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    Azymuth are back! With Fênix, their first album in five years, the Brazilian mavericks have recreated the energy of those spellbinding seventies’ sessions which would launch them into [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Pharoah Sanders – Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival ’68
    Pharoah Sanders – Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival ’68
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    The intimate setting at the Antibes Jazz Festival in 1968 allowed the audience present to immerse themselves in a journey through sound, instants of high energy, interspersed with meditative [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cymande – Promised Heights
    Cymande – Promised Heights
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    “This year marks the 50th anniversary of Cymande’s ‘Promised Heights,’ a record that closed out a historic three-album run of seminal early 70’s Afro-soul that also included their 1972 [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Sun Ra – Uncharted Passages (New York Piano Soliloquies 1977-79)
    Sun Ra – Uncharted Passages (New York Piano Soliloquies 1977-79)
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    “Sun Ra was a master of misdirection. Tape boxes wrongly labeled—whether by accident or design—are legendary among Ra archivists. One can speculate about the artist’s intent or [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis All Stars – Walkin’
    Miles Davis All Stars – Walkin’
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    “The undeniable strength and conviction present in Miles Davis’ performance on Walkin’, underscores the urgency and passion with which he would rightfully reclaim his status as [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – “Live” At The Village Vanguard
    John Coltrane – “Live” At The Village Vanguard
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    John Coltrane “Live” at the Village Vanguard (Impulse! AS-10), was Trane’s first official “live” album. Coltrane is joined here on two tunes by the wonderful Eric [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Horace Silver Quintet – Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai)
    The Horace Silver Quintet – Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai)
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    Since its title track provided the inspiration for Steely Dan’s “Rikki, Don’t Lose That Number,” Song for My Father has become known as the jazz recording that launched a [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’
    Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’
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    “Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader’s chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Donald Hünerberg, Peter Gillespie – Phase Murmur 7-11-73
    Donald Hünerberg, Peter Gillespie – Phase Murmur 7-11-73
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    Self-released avant garde jazz – reissued for the first time! Recalling Kraftwerk precursor the Organisation, or contemporaries like Faust, Hünerberg employs flute, organ, bass and balloon to his [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Blasé
    Archie Shepp – Blasé
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    Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late 60s, a time of enormous upheaval and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Areski – Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
    Areski – Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
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    Vocalist-multi-instrumentalist Areski and singer Brigitte Fontaine are a legendary French musical couple that rose to prominence in the ‘60s, making a series of albums that showcased a boldly [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International
  • Archie Shepp – Live At The Panafrican Festival
    Archie Shepp – Live At The Panafrican Festival
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    ‘Live At The Panafrican Festival’ is one of the most thought-provoking entries in Archie Shepp’s sprawling discography precisely because of the pivotal moment in time it captures. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alan Silva And His Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
    Alan Silva And His Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
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    A landmark in avant-garde jazz returns: the definitive, remastered edition of Alan Silva’s 1969 Paris session for BYG’s Actuel series. Leading his 11-piece Celestial Communication Orchestra — [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Brothers* – Ozobia Special
    Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Brothers* – Ozobia Special
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    Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound’s one and only album, Ozobia Special, is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6/8 bell tempos. […]

    GENRE: African, International
  • V/A – Highlife On The Move (Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings From London & Lagos – 1954-66)
    V/A – Highlife On The Move (Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordin…
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    In conjunction with compiler and highlife researcher Dr. Markus Coester, Soundway Records present a very special release. Highlife On The Move includes the two first ever recordings by a certain [...]

    GENRE: African, International
  • Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Renaissance
    Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Renaissance
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    Digitally remastered edition of this 1977 album. After the success of Expansions, Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes were riding high, with Lonnie at the height of his creative […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got
    Cootie Catcher – Something We All Got
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    There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
    V/A – Solomon King (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
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    The success of Shaft and Superfly ignited an explosion of films, many produced by small independent studios and filmmakers, whose soundtracks continue to provide rich fodder for turntablists, [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Cecil McBee – Mutima
    Cecil McBee – Mutima
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    Cecil McBee’s debut album, Mutima, stands as a landmark achievement in 1970s jazz, blending the deeply introspective qualities of spiritual jazz with adventurous post-bop and avant-garde [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II
    The Telephone Numbers – Scarecrow II
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    The Telephone Numbers have established themselves as a crucial part of San Francisco’s fertile indie music scene, sharing members with The Reds, Pinks & Purples and The Umbrellas and a [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – How Long Can It Last
    Jeanines – How Long Can It Last
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    Over the course of a decade playing together and making records as Jeanines, the duo of Alicia Jeanine and Jed Smith have charted a distinctive course through the history of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Emmylou Harris – Spyboy
    Emmylou Harris – Spyboy
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    “A good song can survive and shine in different ways in the hands of different musicians,” says Emmylou Harris. “It can have different meanings at different times in your life. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • This Is Lorelei – Holo Boy
    This Is Lorelei – Holo Boy
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    Nate Amos has always charted his own path. Whether it’s the candid charm of This Is Lorelei or the idiosyncratic chic of Water From Your Eyes, the New York City-based […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
    The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
    $10.00 | ,

    On their spellbinding sophomore album, “Whispers in the Speech Machine,” the young Ohio siblings from The Laughing Chimes fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
    The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
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    Channeling sold gold influences like The Pastels, Comet Gain, Orange Juice and The Aislers Set, The Umbrellas represent the fertile San Francisco Bay Area scene at its most pop-tastic. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
    Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
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    After spending nearly two decades establishing herself across New York and Los Angeles independent music circles, Frankie Rose returns with a fresh form, aesthetic, and purpose embodied in her [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Chime School – Chime School
    Chime School – Chime School
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    Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. Endlessly charmed by 80s indie and its 60s forbearers (and any record with a 12-string guitar), Andy cut his […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
    The Umbrellas – The Umbrellas
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    The San Francisco bay area has long been an important outpost of the International Pop Underground, from the 90s heyday of The Aislers Set, #Poundsign# and The Fairways to the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jeanines – Jeanines
    Jeanines – Jeanines
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    Brooklyn’s Jeanines specialize in short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Television [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
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    Joe Stevens’ Peel Dream Magazine project has been turning heads and catching ears since late 2017. Stevens is a brilliant writer and arranger and something of a pop scholar; steeped […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pjusk ‎– Salt Og Vind
    Pjusk ‎– Salt Og Vind
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    “With Salt og Vind Pjusk retums from an eight year album hiatus. This release is also the first seeing Pjusk as a solo project consisting of Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik. Salt […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise