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Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth​-​Pop, Boogie and House

Soundway’s latest compilation explores forgotten 80s & 90s Balearic Spanish Synth-Pop, Boogie and House

Over the past two decades, Soundway has been at the forefront in unearthing obscure and lost gems from all corners of the world. Through each record they put out, the London-based label is often able to fully tap into the most essential and defining music of a specific region or sub-genre. For their latest compilation, titled Ritmo Fantasía, that is certainly the case, as Venezuelan producer, DJ and record collector Trujillo (aka Andres Astorga) takes listeners on a journey through forgotten 1980s and 1990s era Balearic Spanish synth-pop, boogie and house music.

Pino Palladino and Blake Mills - Notes With Attachments

Renowned bassist Pino Palladino & multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills release innovative new album ‘Notes With Attachments’

Renowned bassist Pino Palladino, who helped create the rhythm-section sound on D’Angelo’s neo-soul classic albums Voodoo and Black Messiah, as well as performing over the years with Erykah Badu, Nine Inch Nails, Paul Simon, Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock and numerous others, teams up with prolific multi-instrumentalist and producer Blake Mills to release an amazing and highly innovative new album, titled Notes With Attachments.

J​-​Walk / The Hi​-​Fires AA Single

WONDERFULSOUND release new Balearic 7inch featuring J-Walk and The Hi-Fires

Founded in 2010 by Miles Copeland (bandleader of the lo-fi British pop band The Superimposers), London’s WONDERFULSOUND label have been releasing a wide range of good music for over a decade. In 2018, they launched an exclusive subscription-based 7inch “Singles Club” featuring six releases per year. The label has recently made many of these singles available for non-subscribers, including the brand new double A-side 45rpm release featuring brilliant new Balearic tracks from both J-Walk and The H-Fires.

The Heliocentrics — Infinity of Now

UK’s cosmic psychedelic-funk group The Heliocentrics release new album on Madlib’s label

Led by drummer Malcolm Catto and bassist Jake Ferguson, the London-based cosmic-jazz-meets-psychedelic-funk ensemble The Heliocentrics have been at the forefront of some of the most forward-thinking records over the past two decades, collaborating with legendary artists like Mulatu Astatke, Lloyd Miller, Orlando Julius, Melvin Van Peebles and many others. The group has just released a great new album on groundbreaking producer Madlib’s label, Madlib Invazion.