“The Lloyd Pack’s A Tribute pushes Dan Melchior’s musical practice and his on-going collaborations in a decidedly more dance—albeit avant-post-punk-and-homespun—direction. A Tribute [...]
“Natalie Chami and Whitney Johnson perform as a duo under the name Damiana. Both artists have built their own catalogs as multi-instrumentalist improvisers and composers in the Chicago [...]
“Specifically inspired by Vital Alsar and William Wills, sailors who undertook some of the 20th centuries most impressive solo voyages, Raft reflects upon the determination of the solo [...]
“Riddim Chango Records is proud to present the first LP release, “KINTSUGI SOUL STEPPERS”, a unique sonic patchwork from the Filipino Canadian collective seekersinternational [...]
“Lès Modernos present a psycho-geographic trip to Andalusia, a journey recomposed in a green Corolla. Mechanized and pastoral collages. Miniature songs, luminous yet just a little heavy, [...]
Invasive Species is Jon Bafus and Kevin Corcoran – Percussion Label: Baggage Claim – BAG-02 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 2019 VG+/VG+
Kim Gordon’s third album, ‘PLAY ME,’ is distilled and immediate, expanding Gordon’s sonic palette to include more melodic beats and the motorik drive of krautrock. “We wanted [...]
The debut album of one of Britain’s most acclaimed and influential bands, Songs to Remember takes us back to the beginnings of Scritti Politti. Having emerged out of the DIY […]
As the bassist and sometime frontman of black midi, Cameron Picton and his bandmates practiced an explosive form of musical world-building, weaving complex storytelling through thrilling passages [...]
Blistering and hypnotic, ‘Ilana (The Creator)’ (2019) marked the beginning of a new chapter for Mdou Moctar. It is the Nigerien guitar hero’s first album recorded with a live rock [...]
Anjimile has forged a distinctive musical path characterised by unflinching introspection and deep honesty. Giver Taker, hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the year’s best albums, positioned [...]
A gleaner of the forgotten, Buck Meek tips over the familiar and turns the unknown into a companion. On The Mirror, the artist’s fourth solo record and second released by […]
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, […]
Beggars Arkive is happy to announce our reissue of The Fall’s 1989 half-studio/half-live album, Seminal Live. Available on yellow vinyl and digitally, the album has been newly remastered by Kevin [...]
Available for the first time on vinyl, this collection compiles the singles released around This Nation’s Saving Grace and includes 5 tracks from the bands’ 1985 BBC Peel sessions. Also […]
IX XVI MMXXV recorded live and mixed at Mangum Street Grocery by Reed Benjamin. I, ETYWD & III mixed live by Kelcy Dial and recorded by Colin Swanson-White at King’s. […]
“In 1975, under the oppressive air of military dictatorship in Brazil, brothers Lelo and Zé Eduardo Nazario invited bassist Zeca Assumpção to join their musical experiments in a basement [...]
“On moving to NYC a little over a decade ago, López began making himself indispensable within many creative music scenes, from the New York Philharmonic to the DIY basements of […]
Recorded Live on Monday February 4, 1980 at Untere Mensa der Universität Zürich. Label: Hat Hut Records – hat Hut TEN (1R10) Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold Country: Switzerland Released: 1980 […]
Milo Fine: drums, clarinet, prepared piano, bowed cymbal, voice Steve Gnitka: guitars Label: Hat Hut Records – H Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Switzerland Released: 1978 VG+/VG+
Milo Fine: drums, bowed cymbals, piano, clarinet Steve Gnitka: guitar Recorded by Milo Fine at Anwatin Middle School, Minneapolis, MN; December 29, 1976 Label: Hat Hut Records – HAT-E Format: [...]
Clayton Watson & the Silhouettes Everybody’s Boppin’ / Ray Gentry & the Rovin’ Gamblers Willie Was A Bad Boy / Rovin’ Gamblers Do The Fly / Pacific Playboys [...]
Larry De Rieux Chicken Session / Leon Smith Little Forty Ford / Leon Mach You Hurt Me So / Col-Lee-Jets Jam & Jelly / Jackie Johnson Star Light, Star Bright […]
The third volume of brain spraining early unheralded, underworshipped unknown Kim Fowley productions and manipulations arrives as a soundtrack distraction to his upcoming hip pocket paperback [...]
“Breathing in, breathing out. Tide comes in, tide goes out. The sun rises and it also sets: beginnings and endings. These are the first impressions given by The Visitor: a […]
“All of the complexities of a world’s collapse in a blissed out, horribly gentle, rugged, ragged rock n’ roll album. Rock back and forth as you hum these songs through […]
The Sir Richard Bishop show is back in town, alive as ever with exotic action, plus a bit of everything but the kitchen sink. Oneiric Formulary is the sound of […]
Much of the Collide’s sound is derived from an old Aria Pro II electric guitar from Leif’s childhood, scratched up with damaged and unpredictable electrics. The record leans into this [...]
Tsapiky music from Southwest Madagascar features wild ecstatic vocals, distorted electric guitars, rocket bass, and the amphetamine beat! Unlike anything else, this is THE high life music [...]
Formed 29 years ago (1996) by Nate Young, Wolf Eyes is currently a duo generally characterized as “noise,” though they have called themselves “psycho jazz” (among other [...]
Nina Simone’s 1957 debut, Little Girl Blue, introduced her singular blend of jazz, blues, and classical influences. Backed by bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Albert “Tootie” [...]
Reggae hits featuring Pat Kelly, Ken Parker, L. Sterling/Stranger Cole, M. Motts, Nora Dean, Hoyd Devon, Val Bennett, Derrick Morgan, Max Romeo, and L. Sterling.
Volume 2 of this series focused on the amazing sonic treasures Bollywood music has to offer. This second volume is centered on the incredible instrumental gems that populate Hindi cinema […]
““CQ” spans R&B, spacey experimental numbers, folk rock and a revved-up kind of punk that pre-dates the angular moodiness of what would become the no wave/post punk sound a decade […]
“A colossal meeting of the Moores! Thurston Moore (Ecstatic Peace label dude and Sonic Youth front man) goes head to head with Graham Moore (TLASILA, Black Meat and Blossoming Noise […]
“Jahtari label compilation full of all-new Outsider Dubs, Dancehall bangers and lots of cosmic low end, marking twenty years of Reggae oddness from Leipzig. Vol. 5 is the first addition [...]
“New York City has had a long history of dance music fused with confrontational performance. Whether it came from within the late 70’s No Wave canon, projected through venues like […]
“At its best, Pig Destroyer recalls Brutal Truth’s most inspired moments (see Need to Control or Sounds of the Animal Kingdom), trading heavily in funeral-blast grindcore spasms. [...]
The Doberman crew has been relentlessly touring the U.S. for years now, existing as a traveling band of frequent collaborators and changing lineups, consisting of often radically different [...]
“Teratai Åkande’ explores electronic techniques transforming sounds, melodies, and rhythms from balinese gamelan. It’s an interaction and synthesis of acoustic and electronic [...]
Operated by a pair of cutthroat radio promotion men, Chicago’s Twinight label made its strides via “friendola”—the trading of favors, not dollars, for local radio airplay. Much of the outfit’s [...]
“The second Tower of Power LP, Bump City was the first to make any impact. The group went to Memphis, cut their first great single in “You’re Still A Young […]
Killer gospel-soul album that sounds as raw & present as it does soulful Label: ASL (Atlanta Soul Liberation) – ASL-1092 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: VG+/VG. Sleeve high end […]
“Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I’m Back, Sly Stone’s ninth album for Epic, features a reunited Sly & the Family Stone. Sly’s previous album, the funk-filled High on You [...]