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February 3, 2012

Stones Throw presents the second volume of “The Minimal Wave Tapes” series …

This is the second volume of "The Minimal Wave Tapes" series, a collection of rare electronic music compiled from bands around the world. Most of the songs were recorded in the 1980s and originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the art

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February 3, 2012

Gensu Dean’s solo debut is bound to take the music world by storm …

Often referred to as The Grand Imperial, Gensu Dean may be hip-hop's best kept secret. Currently shinning bright out of Texas like the great DJ Premier, Dean utilizes a vintage sampler by Emu Systems, the classic SP1200, as his weapon of choice. With devi

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February 3, 2012

Defend Music’s first release of 2012: Ready Set Go! …

Defend is happy to announce it's first release of 2012! "Ready Set Go!" is selection of uptempo, beat-oriented tracks that carry a universal message of happiness and positivity. Imported Goodz Imported Goodz serves up infectious, pop/hip-hop tracks th

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January 26, 2012

Marc Mac of 4hero takes another journey through the 1960′s Civil Rights movement …

Marc Mac takes another journey through the 1960's Civil Rights movement with "Extend The Knowledge". The limited edition double CD is packed with jazzy, soulful 90's style hip hop beats cleverly intertwined with vocal clips from the Civil Rights era. "Ext

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January 26, 2012

BNJMN returns with his second long player “Black Square” …

Superb album from BNJMN! Now available on CD with five bonus tracks taken from his debut release "Plastic World". After debuting earlier this year with "Plastic World" album, BNJMN returns with his second long player "Black Square". With "Black Square"

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January 26, 2012

Exclusive mixed CD of tracks from the Inertia techno series …

After more than 15 releases, Delsin sub label Ann Aimee is to release its first compilation, Inertia // Resisting Routine. Of course, rather than looking backwards, the Dutch label run by Marsel Delsin has instead complied and commissioned - together with

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January 20, 2012

The next instalment in the critically acclaimed “Hospitality Drum & Bass” series …

Hospitality, the award winning events arm of Hospital Records, which recently won "Best Event" at the Drum & Bass Arena Awards, brings you the next instalment in the critically acclaimed "Hospitality Drum & Bass" series, mixed by Hospital director and stu

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January 20, 2012

Now-Again delves into India’s psychedelic rock scene …

The Atomic Forest stand as the only Indian psychedelic/hard rock band that managed to record an album: Obsession '77. The album's mix of blistering, fuzzy rock and synth-lead funk inspired collectors the world over to fork over thousands of dollars for or

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January 20, 2012

Long awaited debut album by Southern California hip hop trio Pac Div …

After years of much anticipation, the Southern California hip hop trio Pac Div release their debut album, "The Div". The album is already being touted as a classic, with production from No I.D. (Common, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Rick Ross and more), Swiff

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January 12, 2012

Let it be known: the future of hip-hop is here …

Union consists of two Parisian producers whose otherworldly approach to analog-driven, melodically abstract, sample free hip-hop inspired Fat Beats Records to extend a label invitation immediately. When a mysterious, monolithic, glossy black package arriv

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January 12, 2012

Gangrene is continuing it’s musical onslaught with “Vodka & Ayahuasca” …

Take a sip and get ready to trip, 'cause famed producer and emcee The Alchemist, and west coast rapper/beatsmith Oh No continue their grimy collaboration as Gangrene. Their new album, Vodka & Ayahausca is a follow-up to their gritty opus Gutter Water. Wit

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January 12, 2012

Tru Thoughts presents the second solo album from Kinny …

Born and raised in Canada, Kinny - aka Caitlin Simpson - has a mixture of Jamaican, Native Canadian Indian, French and Swedish heritage. An acutely talented, instinctive vocalist who trained as an opera singer before the spontaneity and freedom of jazz, r

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January 9, 2012

The Incredible Bongo Band masterpiece “Apache” gets the remix treatment …

The original Incredible Bongo Band's "Bongo Rock" is firmly cemented into musical history having provided the oft sampled (and completely irresistible) "Apache" drum break for a million and one producers to cut up. Also known as Michael Viner's Incredible

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January 9, 2012

New set of lost tracks by legendary jazz singer Greetje Kauffeld …

New set of lost tracks by one of the outstanding European jazz singers, recorded between 1969 and 1986. Compilation with eleven deeply emotional songs: Greetje Kauffeld performs sensitive ballads, with bands and orchestras arranged and conducted by such m

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January 9, 2012

DJ Adlib is bringing the Hi-Hat Club back to Cologne …

"Haus & Garten" is the sixth installment of our producer series and were taking things to the next level with this one. Not only because Adlib has choosen to share the spotlight with Black Spade, Declaime, Frank Nitt and Planet Asia but simply enough for

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December 27, 2011

New studio album by top rasta roots group Midnite …

New studio album for 2012 produced by Joaquin Wilson! Top rasta roots group from the Virgin Islands - a VPAL (VP Associated Label Group) release in cooperation with Fifth Son Records. Roots Reggae, naked and raw, is what Midnite is all about. The St. C

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December 21, 2011

Permanent Vacation will release John Talabot’s first full-length in January …

If there is one person, who has been causing a stir on the international club circuit recently, it is Barcelona's John Talabot. Already his debut "My Old School" (which is meant literally by the way) on Permanent Vacation in 2009 and shortly after that th

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December 12, 2011

20th anniversary album by Grammy award winning hip-hop group Naughty By Nature …

Grammy award winning hip-hop group Naughty by Nature will release the long awaited 20th anniversary album Anthem Inc. via the recently inked deal with indie label Entertainment One. The album includes re-recorded, 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition of s

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December 9, 2011

Rare and unreleased gems recorded by a cult New England ensemble …

We're well aware of soul's transitional period of the mid to late 70s; we've studied the era during which funk ensembles transformed into disco bands or, worse yet, disbanded when disco DJs supplanted them in the nightclubs that paid for their daily bread

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December 9, 2011

New album by internationally renowned producer Chris Brann aka P’Taah …

Notable producer, Chris Brann, responsible for the ground breaking king-of-their-time productions of Wamdue Project, Wamdue Kids, and Ananda Project, comes to the electronic front line once again with another album by his brain stepchild, P'Taah. Already

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December 8, 2011

Second solo album by former Wah Wah 45s label boss Adam Scrimshire …

This December sees the return of singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, DJ and erstwhile Wah Wah 45s label boss, Adam Scrimshire, with his mesmerising second album "The Hollow". The much anticipated follow up to 2008's "Along Came The Devil O

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December 8, 2011

Second solo-album for former lead-vocalist in Asian Dub Foundation …

As a 14-year-old Bengali rapper Deeder Zaman from East London co-founded the Asian Dub Foundation. Asian Dub Foundation are a British eletronica band that plays a mix of jungle, ragga and dub, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence. T

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December 6, 2011

Esperanza is THE new group on Gomma …

Esperanza is THE new group on Gomma. And Gomma is very happy with th debut album of the three kids from Italy. And - judging from the reactions on the first single "Sirena" feat. Banjo Or Freakout it seems that some others felt in love, too, already. Gui

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December 6, 2011

A dub classic by Phil Pratt & The Sunshot Band gets the re-issue treatment …

With the passing of time Phil Pratt is emerging as one of the great unsung heroes of Jamaican music. A talented singer himself, Pratt has been involved in music since the early nineteen sixties. Pratt started producing alongside Bunny 'Striker' Lee for

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December 6, 2011

New album by British saxophonist and composer Nat Birchall …

Over the last few years British saxophonist and composer Nat Birchall has carved out a singular niche for himself. A deeply soulful, spiritual saxophonist whose beautiful recordings for the Gondwana label have moved people to suggest that the spirit of Co

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December 6, 2011

Composer Kerkko Koskinen is the author behind one of the brightest jazz highlights of 2011 …

Composer Kerkko Koskinen is the author behind one of the brightest jazz highlights of 2011, "Trains & Letters". The latest release on Helsinki's Ricky-Tick Records, the album finds Koskinen's music interpreted by a big band consisting entirely of Finnish

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December 1, 2011

Jukebox Jam: A collection of raucous, rollicking’ rambunctious ’50s/’60s RnB bangers …

The Jukebox Jam club night began in Summer 2007 as a raucous monthly celebration of authentic US Rhythm & Blues of yesteryear. Two years later, the club's founder Liam Large linked up with Jazzman to release high-quality, short-run 7" singles of the often

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December 1, 2011

Lost treasure from 1974: A 24k nugget of previously unreleased psychedelic soul …

The original plan was rather more straightforward. We had intended simply to license the masters for the obscure '77 Cali funk-soul single "What About The Child", credited to otherwise unknown outfit Gold, for a direct 45rpm reissue. And so began the sear

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December 1, 2011

German-Turkish entertainer Serdar Somuncu is a connoisseur of radical insults …

Serdar Somuncu is a hardcore comedian, a connoisseur of radical insults who likes to outrage his public. Somuncu's act is a celebration of all that is vulgar, salacious, unrestrained. Yet taboo-breaking and showy effects are not Somuncu's main concern. Wi

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December 1, 2011

New collabo album by The Snowgoons & Reef The Lost Cauze …

Philadelphia meets Germany on the new international collaboration from heralded production team the Snowgoons. The duo of Det and DJ Illegal take their global following one-step further and provide an eclectic backdrop of hard-hitting instrumentals for Ar

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November 28, 2011

Holland’s deep electronic specialist Conforce drops his next full-length work on Delsin Records …

Still riding high on the praise from his last EP, Dystopian Elements, Boris Bunnik has crafted another album of deep digital and authentic analogue bliss. As well as on Delsin, it's appropriately classy labels like Clone and Rush Hour which have released

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November 28, 2011

Second album of gritty funk and stomping soul by Deep Street Soul …

Deep Street Soul's new album builds upon the diamond hard and gritty funk & soul template they established with their self titled 2009 debut long player. Not content to return with simply more of the same, Look Out, Watch Out expands the groups sound and

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November 28, 2011

M.O.P. preps collaborative album with German production team The Snowgoons …

Billy Danze and Lil Fame, collectively known as M.O.P., set the hip-hop world ablaze with the announcement of their collaborative album with acclaimed German production team, the Snowgoons. Receiving press coverage from XXL, HipHopDX, HottestHipHop, and m

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November 21, 2011

Highly creative and forward thinking beats by Anchorsong …

"Chapters" is the captivating debut album by hotly tipped Japanese multi-instrumentalist and producer Anchorsong, on Tru Thoughts. BBC Radio 1's new music guru Huw Stephens, who has heartily championed Anchorsong since seeing him at SXSW in 2009, recently

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November 21, 2011

Brand new solo album by Pusha T of famed hip hop duo The Clipse …

The wait is over, Pusha T's new album "Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray" is now in stores. Making up one half of famed hip hop duo The Clipse, Pusha T's raw lyricism and fierce delivery position him as one of the top artists in the game today. Hailing from

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November 21, 2011

Record Kicks proudly presents new reggae/afrobeat outfit from Sydney The Strides ..

With their explosive meltin pot of afrobeat, reggae, hip-hop and dancefloor jazz, 10-piece ensemble The Strides has already won over a steadfast following in Australia. After a lengthy series of gigs that includes supporting afrobeat legend Tony Allen and

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November 17, 2011

Kidz In The Hall are back with their 3rd studio album …

Kidz In The Hall are back with their 3rd studio album entitled "Occasion." Naledge, MC from Chicago, IL & Double-O, producer from New York, NY first met while attending the University of Pennsylvania. In 2008, they released their debut national album, "Th

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November 15, 2011

“Selected Label Works 3″ – the essence of Permanent Vacation’s latest body of work …

Again it's been a busy and very fruitful year for Munich's Permanent Vacation imprint. There have been great album releases by Wolfram, Zodiac Free Arts Club or Pollyester and plenty of club rocking 12" single releases which have been on the top of the li

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November 15, 2011

Benny Sings has finally graduated …

Benny came up with a collection of seemingly warm and carefree songs. Listeners will soon find themselves singing or humming along. And this is exactly how Benny lures you in. But those already familiar with his music also know that his light-footedness c

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November 15, 2011

Third full length from the visionary producer/electronic musician Dimlite …

Dimlite's two EPs for Now-Again, Prismic Tops (2009) and My Human Wears Acedia Shreds (2010), captured an artist in flux: a producer fleeing from his loosely hip-hop, jazz and electronica-infused early material and towards a more realized world of sound.

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