Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Rare Sounds From the Eighties Pan-African Scene
Paris has a long history of being a global hub for both culture and music, including a fusion of influences from Europe, the French-Caribbean, and Africa. This led to a rise of new African sounds in the city’s underground nightclubs and recording studios during the eighties known now as the Pan-African movement.
Bargain Bins #04: Special Brit-Funk Edition
This edition of BeatCaffeine’s Bargain Bins series features five essential 7-inch selections from the Brit-funk scene of the late seventies and early eighties. Through the support of pirate radio and deejays like Chris Hill and Colin Curtis, Brit-funk was an underground music scene that took place in both south and north London.
Two Classic Brit-Funk Atmosfear Records Reissued
The Mr. Bongo label has just reissued Atmosfear’s 1981 jazz-funk classic En Trance, a recording that was a pinnacle release during the height of the early eighties underground Brit-funk scene that predominately took place in North West London.
Takeo Moriyama’s 1983 Japanese Jazz Masterpiece ‘East Plants’
As a part of BBE Music’s ‘J Jazz Masterclass series,’ spawning from the brilliant J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969-1984 compilation that came out earlier in the year, the label has just reissued Takeo Moriyama’s 1983 masterpiece East Plants.
Trio Ternura’s 1973 Brazilian Classic ‘A Gira’ Reissued
Floating Points & Red Greg’s Melodies International label just released the first-ever 7” reissue of the highly sought-after 1973 Brazilian classic “A Gira” by Trio Ternura.
Randy Weston: The Essentials
A few weeks ago on September 1st, pianist, composer, and jazz legend Randy Weston sadly passed at the age of 92. The six-foot seven-inch iconic musician was one of the first to incorporate traditional African-influenced rhythms and instrumentation with jazz melodies.
Brownswood’s Skinny Pelembe Releases New Collaborative EP
Following up on his superb ‘Spit/Swallow’ single earlier in the year, the multi-talented producer Skinny Pelembe has just released a brilliant new EP titled Sleep More, Make More Friends, his second off of Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label.
Afro-Disco Holy Grail ‘Cosmic Sounds’ Reissued
38 years after it’s original release, N’Draman-Blintch’s extremely rare Afro-disco gem Cosmic Sounds finally sees a much-needed reissue from the Paris-based Hot Mule label.
Rare Somalian Funk from the Dur-Dur Band
The first of a three-part release from Analog Africa dedicated to the multi-generational Somalian funk group, the Dur-Dur Band. This triple LP features the band’s first two albums, which were originally released on cassette tapes back in the mid-eighties.
Bargain Bins #03
This third edition of BeatCaffeine’s Bargain Bins series features three great seventies-era jazz-funk selections that can often be found for five dollars or less.
Electric South African Jazz from MABUTA
Led by bassist, composer, producer, and Cape Town native Shane Cooper, Welcome To The World is the debut release from MABUTA, a collective of incredible musicians from the currently thriving South African jazz scene.
Phil France of Cinematic Orchestra Returns with New Album ‘Circle’
For the second week in a row, Gondwana Records has released another great record, this time the sophomore album from Phil France, titled Circle.
Bargain Bins #02
Are you collecting records on a budget, but you still have the itch to do some digging? The BeatCaffeine Bargain Bins series will highlight three great records on a bi-monthly basis that can often be found for five dollars or less.
