Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Björn Wagner’s Magic Source releases spaced-out dancefloor 12″ via Favorite Recordings
French label Favorite Recordings has recently released an incredible new 12inch spaced-out dancefloor heater from producer Björn Wagner’s latest project Magic Source. Known as the mind behind both the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band and The Mighty Mocambos, this brilliant feel-good single explores the more unusual facets of left-field disco.
South London producer and multi-instrumentalist Neue Grafik returns with socially conscious cosmic jazz EP ‘Foulden Road Part II’
South London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Neue Grafik follows-up his breakthrough 2019 Foulden Road release on the Total Refreshment Centre label with Foulden Road Part II, an equally brilliant EP that speaks to racial injustices and the global pandemic.
Lorenzo Morresi and Tenderlonious team up again, release another superb cosmic jazz 7inch
Following the success of 2020’s Cosmica Italiana single, Italian DJ, producer and musician Lorenzo Morresi teams up again with producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and 22a label boss, Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne on another brilliant new cosmic jazz 7inch single release, titled Acqua.
Pianist Erik Escobar releases superb new Brazilian jazz-funk EP on Ten Lovers Music
Brazilian pianist Erik Escobar has released a superb new jazz funk/fusion EP with bassist Michael Pipoquinhal and drummer/percussionist Miguel Assis on Steve Conry and Cziz Hall’s Ten Lovers Music label, appropriately titled New Brazilian Trio EP.
Mr Bongo reissues Nico Gomez rare 1972 Brazilian jazz-inspired ‘Soul Of Samba’
Following Mr Bongo’s reissue of the highly sought-after 1971 Ritual album by Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc., the UK-label and record shop has also recently re-released another rare gem from the Belgium orchestra bandleader, titled Soul Of Samba.
Bristol saxophonist Claude Cooper releases superb psychedelic jazz debut ‘Myraid Sounds’
Bristol-based saxophonist Claude Cooper has just released one of the early contenders for “Best Album of The Year” in his psychedelic jazz groove oriented debut full-length, titled Myraid Sounds on Friendly Recordings.
Mad About Records reissues rare 1975 spiritual jazz-funk masterpiece by Jothan Callins & The Sounds Of Togetherness
Portugal-based Mad About Records, who consistently re-release some of the rarest recordings known, are reissuing the highly-obscure 1975 spiritual jazz-funk masterpiece Wind Of Change by trumpeter Jothan Callins and his superb group, known as The Sounds Of Togetherness.
Bobby Cole’s vocal jazz dance classic “A Perfect Day” is reissued by Tramp Records
Bobby Cole’s vocal jazz dance classic “A Perfect Day”, from his hard-to-find 1967 album A Point of View, has just been officially reissued as a 7inch single by the German-based Tramp Records.
London trumpeter Nick Walters returns with brilliant cosmic jazz album using NASA space samples
One of London’s most forward-thinking artists and trumpeters, Nick Walters, returns with an incredible new experimental cosmic jazz album, titled Singularity, which is built around audio samples recorded by NASA in space.
Far Out Recordings releases 1981 live recording from Brazilian fusion great Hermeto Pascoal & O Grupo
Once declared by Miles Davis as “one of the most important musicians on the planet,” Alagoas native Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian music legend who’s unique recordings and playing have always had a deep spiritual connection to nature and his surrounding environments, which has resulted in some of the most original and adventurous music of our time. London’s Far Out Recordings has just unearthed a previously-unreleased live recording from Pascoal and his iconic band simply known as “O Grupo” (The Group) from 1981.
