Father John Misty s landmark 2015 sophomore album, I Love You, Honeybear, is back on vinyl, remastered and repackaged as a single LP. (It was originally released as a double LP.) The now-classic album includes fan favorites Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins), and the title track, I Love You, Honeybear. I Love…
After a decade being born, Josh Tillman is finally busy dying. Mahashmashana is the sixth album by Father John Misty. It was produced by Josh Tillman and Drew Erickson. It was engineered and additionally produced by Michael Harris. It was arranged by Drew Erickson. It was performed by Josh Tillman, Drew Erickson, Jonathan Wilson, Dan…
Inspired by the classical poems of Arab women, ‘Medieval Femme’ invokes a daydream through the metaphor of an Islamic garden, at the border between depression and desire, where the present temporarily dissolves, leaving only past and future.
The Classic Vinyl Reissue Series is the continuation of Blue Note s acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series, which was created in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Blue Note Records in 2019. The series presents affordable, high-quality reissues in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio and manufactured on…
After dipping into the archive to deliver a series of essential reissues, Bureau B continue to encourage the chaotic brilliance of Faust with an LP of brand-new music curated by originator Zappi Diermaier and a band of musical friends, including fellow founder Gunther Wüsthoff. Over the years Faust has become many things, each as separate as the fingers, but as…
Double pink colored vinyl LP pressing. Contains two bonus tracks. Fear Factory records are cinematic in scope; sonic landscapes, echoing the dystopian post-apocalyptic futures found in classic sci-fi literature and films, from Ray Bradbury to Blade Runner. Aggression Continuum , released in 2021 and the band s tenth studio album, was the culmination of three…
‘Afrodisiac’ is the fifth in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in the series, this double LP edition is on color vinyl; the A B side is green marble and C D side is on red marble. The LP will be wrapped in a gold foil OBI strip with a…
Originally recorded in 1971 and 1978 by Fela Kuti’s band, Africa 70, with the addition of former Cream drummer Ginger Baker, this album contains 4 songs plus a bonus track 16-minute drum duet between Baker and Africa 70’s drummer Tony Allen recorded at the 1978 Berlin Jazz Festival. Let’s Start: ‘Let us start what we’ve come into the room to do’ is telling…
By 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming one of the most avidly followed musicians in West Africa. His audience came from among the region s urban poor, the sufferheads living in the shanty towns around the major cities, along with growing…
Over a decade a half after his death, vindication has come to Fela Kuti, Africa’s musical genius. AfroBeat, his gift to the world, is now an international staple on his own uncompromising terms, social content intact. Throughout his life, Fela contended that AfroBeat was a modern form of danceable, African classical music with an urgent message…
After an 11-year hiatus, Murs and Slug are back with their fourth Felt album, Felt 4 U. Their musical journey began back in 2002, with the release of Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci, which soon became one of Rhymesayers most-cherished releases. That continued with the release of Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet,…
Released on Partisan Records on February 5, 2021, the Legacy + project sees Femi and Made Kuti, respective eldest son and grandson of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, come together to release two albums: one from each, but unified together. Legacy + is the Kuti legacy: the musicianship and history passed down three generations, from…
Double vinyl LP pressing. Hotel Paral. Lel, originally released in September 1997, was Christian Fennesz s debut solo album. Following up from the EP Instrument, it was an investigation into the sonic possibilties residing in guitar based digital music, recorded just before mobile computing devices became the norm. A far more dark and experimental work…
Originally released in 1974, an Alligator classic from one of the blues’ finest composers, most melodic singers and subtle guitarists. Robinson was hailed as “The Mellow Blues Genius” and Somebody Loan Me A Dime is his crowning achievement. Features his definitive versions of the title track (covered by Boz Scaggs) and “Texas Flood” (covered by…
Radical Romantics, Fever Ray’s first new album in five-plus years, is out now. In conjunction, Fever Ray unveils their arresting music video for album highlight, “Even It Out.” A tribute to the campy universe of John Waters, the “Even It Out” video draws influence from Susan Sontag and Divine s portrayal of Dawn Davenport in Waters’ cult…