VA - King Toppa's Stomper Riddim Remixes

Tracklist:
1. King Toppa & Peppery – Slow Wine (Serial Killaz remix)
2. King Toppa & Da Fuchaman – Brag & Show Off (Zapya remix)
3. King Toppa & Mowty Mahlyka – None Of Dem (Bully's Jungle remix)
4. King Toppa & Parly B – Good Vibes (Didak remix)
5. King Toppa & Blackout JA – Inna Dancehall Style (L.A.D.J remix)
6. King Toppa & Mad Sam – Pull It Up (T-Kay remix)
7. King Toppa & Peppery – Slow Wine (Serial Killaz remix instrumental)
8. King Toppa & Da Fuchaman – Brag & Show Off (Zapya remix instrumental)
9. King Toppa & Mowty Mahlyka – None Of Dem (Bully's Jungle remix instrumental)
10. King Toppa & Parly B – Good Vibes (Didak remix instrumental)
11. King Toppa & Blackout JA – Inna Dancehall Style (L.A.D.J remix instrumental)
12. King Toppa & Mad Sam – Pull It Up (T-Kay remix instrumental)

VA - Record Kicks Breaks & Beats 3

Are you ready for some more Funky Breaks & Hot Instrumentals? We've dug again into our dusty catalogue to bring you the third installment of our "Record Kicks Breaks And Beats" collection and it's again full of killers.

At Record Kicks we love funk breaks and hot instrumentals, we have a reputation for that, with our catalogue being sampled by quite a few rap superstars such as Jay-Z, Tyler The Creator (Hannah Williams & The Affirmations) or Dr. Dre (Calibro 35). On volume 3 expect another 11 tracks full of killer breaks and infectious beats brought to you by the very best of our roster, including previously unreleased instrumental versions from afrobeat legend Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, deep soul veterans Michelle David & The Tru-tones and The Grease Traps. On the tracklist also US cinematic champs Whatitdo Archive Group, The Diasonics, Calibro 35, Third Coast Kings, Savana Funk, The Sextones and many more! Another 11 hard hitting instrumental tracks to be sampled, you dig it!?

Tracklist:
1. Whatitdo Archive Group – The Cashemere Chamber
2. The Diasonics – Take One
3. The Tibbs – Chicken Bones
4. Third Coast Kings – Case Quarter
5. Seun Kuti – Dey (instrumental)
6. Savana Funk – Koola Lobitos
7. Trio Valore – Dam Square
8. Calibro 35 – Stars & Stripes, Chirps & Bleeps
9. Michelle David & The True-tones – That Is You (instrumental)
10. The Grease Traps – Hungry (For Your Love) (instrumental)
11. The Sextones – Daydreaming (instrumental)

Inkswel, LYMA - The Strength

Renowned producer Inkswel and R&B/soul powerhouse Lyma have teamed up for a brand-new collaborative album, The Strength, set to be released on Feedasoul Records. Combining their boundary-pushing sounds, this dynamic duo is ready to deliver a fresh fusion of soul, hip-hop, and electronic music, blending their distinct styles into a transformative musical experience.

Tracklist:
1. The Strength
2. Medicine
3. Good Vibes Only (feat. Leonard Charles)
4. The Mud
5. Myself
6. Thank You (feat. Ta'Raach)
7. Thank You (Instrumental Mix)

VA - 10 Years of Rhythm Section International

Rhythm Section International, the impossible-to-define label founded in South East London by Bradley Zero in 2014 has reached the ripe old age of 10 years. Funny thing is, it feels like it could have been almost double that. It’s hard to imagine the Landscape of the London music scene without this foundational force whose influence is felt more than ever.

With this special anniversary release, the label takes stock at this milestone to present a compilation in 3 parts: PAST, RE-IMAGINED AND FUTURE: honouring the labels tradition of always paying homage to what has come before while setting sights firmly forwards.
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With 100-odd releases in their extended back catalogue covering every imaginable style and boasting influence in every inhabited continent on earth, it’s been quite a decade for the independent label, which began on a shoestring budget with funds made via the now legendary Rhythm Section pool hall parties in Peckham.

From humble beginnings to an era defining output - few would have predicted the slow and steady rise of the imprint and the impact it has had on generations of Dj’s, musicians and listeners - at home and abroad.

Spanning 6 discs and 30 tracks, the compilation begins by taking us on a walk down memory lane and presenting one track from each year of the labels output - highlighting some forgotten classics from the archives over the first 2 discs.

For discs 3 & 4, the label invited it’s stable of artists to pick a track from the back catalogue to re-imagine in their own style. This process resulted in some incredibly playful contributions from the likes of Ruf Dug, Session Victim and Private Joy - whose playful reinterpretations add new depth to old material.

Finally, the last 2 discs are entirely new material for 2024, carrying the torch of the previous SHOUTS compilations - whose sole aim is to shine light on new music from emerging artists. Stand outs include new work by RONI, Gayance, douniah & Dhanya as well as a cheeky contribution from old label mate Jordan Rakei under his Frank Liin alias. As ever, moods range from peak time dancefloor energy (Bamao Yende & Low Jack) to slow Sunday morning incantations (Cousin Kula), further showcasing the breadth of the label and it’s knack to eschew classification whilst still connecting it’s releases through an indefinable musical thread.

Rhythm Section is for everyone, Rhythm Section speaks to the post-tribal musical generation. Rhythm Section is alternative, soulful and above all, heartfelt.

Rhythm Section Forever

Tracklist:
1. Prequel – Nothing Better
2. Silentjay & Jace XL – Just Waking Up
3. Dan Kye – Change
4. Mallard – Surface
5. Duke Hugh – Zo?
6. Ruf Dug – Down 2 It (feat Watson)
7. Vels Trio – The Wad
8. Paula Tape – Astroturismo
9. Nicola Cruz – Surface Tension
10. Special Feelings – Down Goose
11. Retiree & Boulderhead – Pumice Stone (Boulderhead remix)
12. Local Artist, Joey G Ii & Klein Zage – Feelings (Joey G Ii X Klein Zage Mapped remix)
13. Jerome Thomas & Saul – Secret (SAUL remix)
14. MMYYKK & Session Victim – Science (Session Victim remix)
15. The Colours That Rise & Private Joy – Deep Space (Private Joy's Funk Joint)
16. CATO & TONE – 1 MAN (TONE remix)
17. Hiatt DB & FYI Chris – Every Daybreak (FYI Chris remix)
18. Klein Zage & Gallegos – Prince (Gallegos Park Street Tube mix)
19. 30 & 70 – Misrepresented (30/70 Jungle Flip)
20. Wallace & Ruf Dug – Whirl (Ruf Dug remix)
21. Retromigration & Monty DJ – Tornado
22. Bamao Yende & Low Jack – Collina 4am
23. RONI – Angel
24. Gayance, Magi Merlin & Funkywhat – Collect$$$save
25. Pinty & Tomos – Want U Too (feat Ell Murphy)
26. DJ Pitch & MLE – Hit From The Right
27. Douniah & Dhanya – A Fever Dream
28. Nitai Hershkovits & Rejoicer – Oye Igal
29. Frank Liin – 60 Chemical (dub)
30. Cousin Kula – Pixie Prog

Phil Dawson Quintet - Don't Waste Your Ancestors' Time

‘Don’t Waste Your Ancestors’ Time’ creates a new blend of Afro- and Afro-Brazilian grooves, improv and dub, and boasts an array of collaborators that push the music in new directions - spoken word artist Khadijatou Doyneh (Heliocentrics); saxophonist Tony Kofi (Abdullah Ibrahim, Jazz Jamaica, Cymande etc), top pianist Sam Leak (Aquarium), Afrobeat maestro Dele Sosimi, who vocalises in a completely new context; progressive UK tenor player John Martin; Ruby Rushton’s Nick Walters on trumpet; Nigerian singer Biola Dosunmu (Estuary 17); Bellowhead and Dele’s horn arranger, trombonist Justin Thurgur, as well as a cameo from Tamar Collocutor. The album’s title paraphrases novelist Wole Soyinka in a plea to all not to throw away what their ancestors fought for - whether that’s through ignoring spiritual heritages, allowing ourselves to be divided and conquered, or turning a blind eye to contemporary injustices....

Tracklist:
1. Ghanaba
2. Ile (Part 1) (feat. Dele Sosimi & Biola Dosunmu)
3. Pralaya
4. Shifting Sands (Mainline) (feat. Khadijatou Doyneh)
5. Now Rise Up
6. ILE (IYESÅ) (feat. Dele Sosimi, Rowland Sutherland & Biola Dosunmu)

The Pro-Teens - MF TEEN: Your Concurrence In The Above Is Assumed

MF TEEN: Your Concurrence In The Above Is Assumed recognises the legacy of rap’s Illest Villain, traversing MF DOOM’s discography and personas, flipping selections from Madvillain, MM.. FOOD, Viktor Vaughan, Danger Doom and more, taking care to ensure recognisable tunes such as Doomsday and Curls are represented alongside more obscure cuts such as The Gas Face, the Third Bass song that featured the first recorded verse from MF DOOM in his original moniker of Zev Love X of the ill-fated 90s NYC rap group KMD.

Helmed by Hudson Whitlock, prolific drummer and percussionist of Karate Boogaloo and Surprise Chef, Melbourne’s The Pro-Teens is a collective of instrumentalists making weirdo instrumental soul records. Drawing from the community of musicians from bands in the College Of Knowledge orbit, The Pro-Teens’ incorporate the comic book stylings of DOOM and Kool Keith, the dark flavors of Gravediggaz and Wu-Tang Clan, and the cinematic composition of Galt MacDermot, culminating in an unorthodox patchwork of cinematic soul, boom-bap funk breaks and left-field instrumental textures.

“The diversity of tones, moods, feels and arrangements was an intentional act to mirror the diversity within DOOM's own diverse musical vocabulary. We wanted to fluctuate between putting our own spin on DOOM's classic tunes as well as staying true to the original source.” - Bandleader Hudson Whitlock aka Libby Clique-Baité.

The full-length album follows the Pro-Teens now collectible 7”s of The Pro-Teens’ renditions of Peachfuzz b/w One Beer and Doomsday b/w Curls, releases that built a feverous anticipation for the complete album.

MF TEEN: Your Concurrence In The Above Is Assumed comes after 2021’s Snooch Dodd & The Pro-Teens - I Flip My Life Every Time I Fly, which gained BBC6 Music’s Album Of The Day honors after its co-release by College Of Knowledge and UK tastemaker label Mr Bongo.

Tracklist:
1. The Gas Face
2. The Time We Faced DOOM
3. Peachfuzz
4. Curls
5. Doomsday
6. Sofa King
7. Kon Queso
8. One Beer
9. Can I Watch?
10. A Dead Mouse
11. Microwave Mayo
12. Supervillain Theme
13. Benzie Box
14. Charsnuka

Machinedrum, Marcello Giombini, Stelvio Cipriani - Synth Utopia

Tracklist:
1. Marcello Giombini - STEEL14
2. Stefano Liberati - Synth Abyss (From "Pericolo negli abissi" / Remastered 2023)
3. Luigi Ceccarelli - Defend My By The Night (From "Difendimi dalla notte" Soundtrack / Synthesizer)
4. Fabio Frizzi - Rolf (From "Rolf" Soundtrack / John Theme #2)
5. Paolo Colombo - Tokyo #2 (From "3 Supermen in Santo Domingo" Soundtrack)
6. Andrea Ridolfi - Alien degli abissi (From "Alien degli abissi" Soundtrack / Titoli)
7. Ghein - I sopravvissuti della città morta (From "I sopravvissuti della città morta" Soundtrack / Action Drive)
8. Stelvio Cipriani - Mafia, una legge che non perdona (Suspence Synth) (From "Mafia, una legge che non perdona" / Remastered 2022)
9. Giampiero Boneschi - Open – Hearted
10. Carlo Maria Cordio - Spiral Staircase #4 (From "Rosso sangue – Absurd" Soundtrack)
11. Marcello Giombini - Steelrhythm
12. Paolo Rustichelli - La croce dalle sette pietre (From "La croce dalle sette pietre" Soundtrack / Tema del male)
13. Vidulesku - Sequencer
14. Enrico Pieranunzi - Un ragazzo come tanti – Ritmico
15. Marcello Giombini - Synthotango
16. Carlo Maria Cordio - Magnetic Fluid (From "Rosso sangue – Absurd" Soundtrack)
17. Giampiero Boneschi - Peeping
18. Fabio Frizzi - Sette ragazze di classe
19. Renato Serio - Jugando con la muerte
20. Daniele Patucchi - Belve in azione (From "Wild Beasts" / Remastered 2021)
21. Luigi Ceccarelli - Cuori agitati

VA - ASW Trax Vol. 1

// AWESOME TRAX Vol.1

It’s already the end of 2024 and what a momentous year it’s been in so many ways !

As the world changes, the music changes and we change we felt it a good time to look back at all that ASW has achieved in the last few years and compile a list of our favourite trax, those that have done well, the ones that we especially love and the ones that have touched all of us in some special way.

We wanted to celebrate all the artists we work with, our family, who dedicate their creativity to pushing the envelope musically and in their performances as live electronic performers. This compilation is a celebration of all the dedicated work from our team to bring this art into the light.

And it's a marker in time, from here we go forward, always searching for the most awesome of soundwaves!

Thank you for your support and for the joy of new music.

ASW Family !

Tracklist:
1. Digital Afrika – Kings For A Minute (feat Cazeaux Oslo)
2. Julien Chaptal – Use Your Mind
3. Hannes Bieger – Poem For The Planet (feat Ursula Rucker)
4. An On Bast – Climb The Tree (Marc Romboy remix)
5. Marc Romboy – Hanenda (Will Clarke remix - edit)
6. De Sluwe Vos – Field Day
7. Stimming – She Hates That Chord
8. Charlie Thorstenson – Diskansen
9. Hannes Bieger – Illusion (extended)
10. Christopher Coe – Dance On Water (feat Harper Lake)
11. Hybrasil – Push
12. Carl Cox & Christopher Coe – Nocturnal (Reb?ke edit)
13. Marc Romboy – Exeter
14. Vitalic – And It Goes Like (live)
15. Robert Babicz – Light Of The Universe
16. Carl Cox & Christopher Coe – Mindset
17. An On Bast – Back To The Garden
18. Honeysmack – WETTA
19. Mat Playford – Ptolmey
20. Christopher Coe – Achill Henge Pt. 3
21. Harmonik Kontrol – Pablo Assan
22. Saytek – Isolation (live)
23. Marc Romboy – Intelligence (Toto Chiavetta remix)
24. Carl Cox & Christopher Coe – Nocturnal (Marc Romboy & Andre Winter remix)
25. Hannes Bieger & Ursula Rucker – Poem For The Planet (Christopher Coe remix)
26. Marc Romboy – Belgium (Josh Wink remix)
27. De Sluwe Vos – Now I Understand
28. Stimming – Morgentau
29. Honeysmack – MERK
30. Giorgia Angiuli – Purple Eye

VA - Blueprintz 02

A celebration of all things Metalheadz in 2024, featuring tracks from Benny L, Phase, Mako, SCAR, Dub Phizix, Zero T and many more.

Tracklist:
1. SB81 – Down To The Molecule
2. Gremlinz, flowanastasia & Jesta – Vermin
3. DJ Trace & HLZ – Raptor
4. Scar – Shadow & Light
5. Bredren – Conflicted
6. Zero T, Sio & Onj – Déjà Vu
7. Fox & Dub Phizix – Like a Rope
8. Marly Marl – Feel Deep Headz
9. gyrofield – Ones and Somehows
10. Inner Terrain – No More
11. Benny L – Shadow People
12. SB81 – Need U
13. Phase – Eterna
14. Tech Noir, Riot & Mikal – Bamboo
15. Mako – Direct Source
16. Conrad Subs – Sun Beams
17. EIJER – Black Daruma
18. Wreckless & Inner Terrain – Sentient
19. Blade (Dnb) – Loss
20. Omar & Grey Code – Don't Cry

Brown Spirits - Cosmic Seeds

Cosmic Seeds is the latest album by Brown Spirits, released by Soul Jazz / Indigo. This psychedelic rock masterpiece takes listeners on a journey through space and time with its mesmerizing blend of fuzzy guitars, groovy basslines, and hypnotic rhythms.

From the opening track to the closing notes, Cosmic Seeds immerses you in a sonic landscape that is both retro and futuristic. The band's unique sound draws inspiration from 60s and 70s psych rock while adding a modern twist that sets them apart from their contemporaries.

Brown Spirits' musicianship shines throughout the album, with each member showcasing their talents on their respective instruments. The interplay between guitar, bass, drums, and keys creates a rich tapestry of sound that will captivate even the most discerning music aficionados.

Listeners can expect to be taken on a cosmic journey filled with swirling melodies, mind-bending solos, and infectious grooves. Whether you're a fan of classic rock or modern psychedelia, Cosmic Seeds offers something for everyone to enjoy.

With its lush production quality and expertly crafted songs, Cosmic Seeds is a must-have addition to any music lover's collection. So sit back, relax, and let Brown Spirits transport you to another dimension with their stellar album Cosmic Seeds.

Tracklist:
1. Fault Lines
2. Mind Rocker
3. Magnetic Fields
4. Magenta Haze
5. Out Out Out
6. Beat On Repeat
7. Cosmic Seeds
8. Winter Solstice

Posner - Thought This Might Be A Good Time

Tracklist:
1. Introspor
2. Hjertelig
3. Micc
4. train of thought
5. Twerp
6. Dumm
7. 2004
8. Sea Song
9. Jazzwork
10. Tanzarip (Bonusspor)

Out Of/Into - Motion I

Motion I is the debut album from Out Of/Into, the collective formerly known as The Blue Note Quintet, featuring pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer. The band was formed in celebration of Blue Note Records’ 85th Anniversary and embarked on an extensive U.S. tour earlier this year during which they honed a distinctive, progressive sound that is the perfect embodiment of the Blue Note ethos. “Blue Note has been such a wonderful home for the community, for incredible musicians, for creativity, for all these years,” says Clayton. “You can’t help but think about all those masters, all those heroes that you’ve grown up listening to. To get a chance to pay tribute and try to carry some of that essence forward is truly just an honor.”

Tracklist:
1. Ofafrii
2. Gabaldon’s Glide
3. Radical
4. Second Day
5. Aspiring to Normalcy
6. Synchrony
7. Bird's Luck