Belgrade-based artist Zhe Pechorin makes her Noir Age debut with “Signs,” a seasoned burrow below the soils of contemplation, suspended synths swaying with the ether, against a [...]
Laura Muñoz’s Chucha project has been responsible for a healthy chunk of the freshest, most mind-bending live sets I’ve seen since she began playing live in 2016; each performance [...]
“There’s something life reaffirming about each Ted Byrnes release. The intensity of his playing is ejaculatory and joyful. His recordings are intimate, and every time I hear them I [...]
What our staff has to say: “There is always a teetering feeling I have with ambient music. I’m on the verge of standing in place as the piece moves past […]
A Fail Association – Dedicated To Shot + Weapon Cassette
Mandatory noise from the boss of the flawless Dada Drumming imprint. Razor sharp slicing noise executed with breakneck speed and fearless propulsion. A longtime favorite here at New Forces HQ. [...]
LOBA Adress – Will You Take No, Will You Straighten Your Jacket
A footrace on the moon / two show up armed with nothing but a polished flute and an assortment of scraping, stumbling percussion. No audience, no prize, no celebration, no […]
2023 repress. Originally released in 1970 this was the third album from Os Mutantes, the geniuses of wacked out Brazilian psychedelic rock. They may have been trying to pay homage […]
A lost classic of the Ethiopian Golden Age, reissued in full for the first time! On this 1976 gem of a record, Aselefech Ashine and Getenesh Kebret’s voices intertwine in […]
A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release, and sheds new light on […]
V/A – Radio Familia Volume 1 (Compiled By Arp Frique)
Four essential cuts from Ghana & Cape Verde, compiled by Arp Frique… Music is a great connector, bringing people together in many ways. On his journey in music so far, […]
V/A – Afro Exotique 2: Further Adventures In The Leftfield Africa 1975-87
After “Afro Exotique – Adventures In The Leftfield, Africa 1972-88” was enthusiastically embraced by heads, collectors and core Africa Seven enthusiasts alike, we dived back [...]
V/A – Nigeria Soul Power 70 – Afro-Funk, Afro-Rock, Afro-Disco
Soul Jazz Records’ Nigeria Soul Power 70 album showcases the influence of funk, rock and disco on Nigerian music during the 1970s. Originally released as a now-long-out-of-print collectors’ 7” [...]