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Singles
Destination? Funk!/Camelot Chill
Cat: SCRULSD 003. Rel: 15 Apr 24
Destination? Funk! (4:30)
Camelot Chill (4:52)
Review: This is the third installment in the Local Sugar Diggers Series from Scruniversal in which old and rare records from the label head's friend's collections get reworked and edited. This one is a collab between ScruScru and an equally passionate digger from Cyprus known as Dwaal. Both tunes offer quite different looks but with great results. The first is the steamy and loose-limbed 'Destination? Funk!' with its squelchy bass and neat guitar riffs, while the flipside is a super deep and lush downtempo jam, 'Camelot Chill'. This one has romantic sax notes and gentle grooves with jazzy keys finishing it in style.
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Gespielt von: Voodoocuts, Mosaik, Funkyjaws
 in stock $11.59
Peculiar Glow Vol 1
Cat: TET 003. Rel: 28 Mar 24
Shell Company - "Pearl" (4:13)
Sailingwing - "Splendid Isolation" (5:00)
Infant - "I Might" (5:32)
Das Wettburo - "Abendtarif" (8:11)
Sigh Nova & Zoe Couppe - "Memoria Fluida" (5:20)
 in stock $16.22
Room Of Men Eaters
Cat: HRDF 023. Rel: 01 Mar 24
Shkema - "Tas Malonumas" (6:32)
Shkema - "Room Of Men Eaters" (6:42)
Shkema - "Sarka Syrkaza" (6:24)
Afrodelic - "Je N'Aime Pas Les Fetes" (Shkema remix) (6:47)
Review: The super French crew Hard Fist have got a brilliantly twisted new Balearic record on their hands here thanks to the work of Shkema in both original and remix mode. He goes first with the deep, dubby and post-punk moodiness of 'Tas Malonumas' then 'Room Of Men Eaters' is a chugging deep disco cut with a fine vocoder vocal that brings some trippiness. 'Sarka Syrkaza' on the flip is another dark one with twisted metal guitar lines and rooted drum drums, then he remixes Afrodelic's 'Je N'Aime Pas Les Fetes' into a loose-limbed and percussive dub disco delight with filtered and freaky vocals.
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 in stock $16.22
The East Is Near
Cat: SIREE 06. Rel: 20 Feb 24
Zappelnder Hindu (8:16)
Treibsand (6:03)
Ocean Dreams (7:57)
Zappelnder Hindu (instrumental) (8:16)
Review: Daniel Klein aka SIRS impressed us recently with his fine work on Robert Johnson and is now back on his own Sirsounds Records label with a seriously seductive collection of tunes. His The East Is Near EP brings melodies from that faraway land to Balearic beats. The Berlin based talent kicks off with the winky and intricate rhythms of 'Zappelnder Hindu' before 'Treibsand' layers up what sounds like a didgeridoo with loose-limbed drums. The marvelous 'Ocean Dreams' brings upbeat sounds and smart arrangements that are run through with exotic melodies and last of all is a blissed-out instrumental mix of 'Zappelnder Hindu.'
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 in stock $15.96
Shapes Interfusion
Cat: BKD 007. Rel: 29 Feb 24
Emoyeni (4:33)
YBA (5:36)
Stazione Funk (4:58)
Femmes (4:36)
Pantere Rosee (4:01)
No Secret (4:51)
 in stock $19.31
6 Underground: Rewired
Cat: CUP 023CDM. Rel: 19 Mar 24
6 Underground (Two Lone Swordsmen vocal mix)
6 Underground (Nelle Hooper's dub)
6 Underground (Two Lone Swordsmen instrumental mix)
6 Underground (Fila Brazillias Samba)
Review: Second time around for Sneaker Pimps' Six Underground, the lesser-celebrated follow-up to the duo's renowned 'Spin Spin Sugar' single (famous, of course, because of Armand Van Helden's influential 'Dark Garage' remix). While the revisions included here - all initially released in 1996 - did not make as big an impression, all four have stood the test of time impressively. The headline attraction is a pair of Two Lone Swordsmen rubs, which are amongst the earliest reworks Weatherall and Tenniswood laid down under the alias. The vocal and instrumental takes are low slung trip-hop tracks overlaid with heady electronic elements. Elsewhere, Nellee Hooper channels the spirit (and sound) of his work with Massive Attack, and Hull boys Fila Brazillia lay down a typically deep, dubby and slowly evolving downtempo workout.
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 in stock $13.13
Alben
Unknown City
Unknown City (LP + poster with obi-strip)
Cat: MDR 55. Rel: 21 Mar 24
Collapse (1:21)
Desert Cathedral (4:53)
False Speech (5:13)
Night Plotters (3:00)
Beszel (5:43)
Guarantee Safety In Our Cities (6:15)
Ul Qoma (6:01)
Wrists Free (feat Jerome) (5:00)
Catatonia (5:30)
Review: Turin's reputation as an enclave of Italian alternative music and culture is well known. Southern Europe's Motor City has the stunning piazzas and palazzos we want from its country, but also the huge industrial areas, many now in decline or waiting to be redeveloped, that catalyse so much in electronic and industrial music. Meanwhile, a few miles beyond town we find spectacular countryside, national parks, mountain ranges, and inspiration for deep ambient. SabaSaba were born from and into this, and the duo have established themselves as one of the region's foremost purveyors of unusual tunes. Unknown City is a like a blueprint for what a contemporary horror score could be, whether that's the slow release of the John Carpenter-esque 'Night Plotters', haunting chants and shimmers of 'Wrists Free', eerie atmospheres of 'False Speech', or anything in between.
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 in stock $23.17
So Tough (30th Anniversary Edition) (B-STOCK)
So Tough (30th Anniversary Edition) (B-STOCK) (gatefold 3xLP box set + 7" + poster + booklet + insert + sticker + MP3 download code)
Cat: HVNLP 6SE. Rel: 01 Jan 90
Mario's Cafe (LP1) (4:39)
Railway Jam (4:11)
Date With Spelman (0:18)
Calico (5:02)
Avenue (7:32)
You're In A Bad Way (3:00)
Memo To Pricey (0:33)
Hobart Paving (LP2) (4:50)
Leafhound (4:13)
Clock Milk (0:12)
Conchita Martinez (3:57)
No Rainbows For Me (3:58)
Here Come Clown Feet (0:30)
Junk The Morgue (5:03)
Chicken Soup (0:27)
Everything Flows (LP3) (4:53)
Orpington Blues (6:17)
Rainy Day Women (3:55)
Everlasting (4:31)
Johnny In The Echo Cafe (3:50)
Paper (demo) (3:58)
Last Thing On My Mind (3:26)
Biker Of The Strange (3:06)
You're In A Bad Way (3:06)
Castlemaine Avenue (5:48)
A Hobart Paving (7" - Alan Tarney mix) (4:50)
A Hobart Paving (Van Dyke Parks Arrangement) (4:55)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Outer box damage, otherwise in perfect condition***


So Tough was Saint Etienne's second album, and it properly broke the band into the wider public consciousness thanks to their canny blend of house music, Balearic and melancholic indie. To date it remains the highest charting of their albums, helped no doubt by Sarah Cracknell becoming a permanent member of the band, the free-spirited nature of independent music in the early 90s and the success of the single 'Youre In A Bad Way'. Some 30 years on from its original release, So Tough is getting the luxury reissue treatment in the form of a triple-vinyl pressing, a 7" and a 28-page booklet - surely essential for any of the band's devoted fanbase.
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 in stock $92.65
Echoes Of Home
Cat: LPV 108. Rel: 07 Mar 24
Life Is Good (3:56)
Zero Gravity (2:44)
Midnight Stroller (9:37)
Silver (5:53)
Together
Flickering Lights (3:13)
Mountain Pass (7:12)
Moon Boy (4:28)
 in stock $22.40
Exploring Together (B-STOCK)
Cat: MULEMUSIQ 290 (B-STOCK). Rel: 01 Jan 90
A Glimpse Of Enlightenment (3:58)
Eau Thermale (4:33)
Golden Tan (4:10)
Indigo Child (4:31)
Java (4:27)
Kilimanjaro (4:23)
Mystery Of The Ancients (4:21)
Rapa Nui (4:46)
Swamp Ting (4:28)
Tropical Dream (4:43)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition***


If the aim of most albums is to take you on a sonic journey of boundless exploration, then this new record Exploring Together from Saphileaum on Mule Musiq is about as good as it gets. It's a work pop escapist beauty with ethereal synths invoking a sense of wonder and discovery over pulsating rhythms which build layers of intrigue. Ambient textures are melted into hypnotic beats, lush soundscapes invite introspection and movement alike and exotic percussion, sound effects and sun kissed sounds all bring each track to life as you get lost in this most beautiful odyssey into uncharted downtempo and Balearic waters.
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 in stock $22.40
Elixir
Elixir (limited purple & green split coloured vinyl LP)
Cat: TPLP 1888LTD. Rel: 29 Feb 24
Poison (3:32)
As Above, So Below (3:36)
Warrior (3:24)
When The Stars Align (3:03)
The Call (3:21)
The Horrible Things (3:40)
Human Design (3:24)
In My Waters (3:22)
Creatures Of Habit (3:13)
Elixir (3:34)
 in stock $25.74
Elixir
Elixir (CD)
Cat: TPLP 1888CD. Rel: 28 Mar 24
Poison
As Above So Below
Warrior
When The Stars Align
The Call
The Horrble Things
Human Design
In My Waters
Creatures Of Habit
Elixir
 in stock $10.81
Next Stop Nebula
Cat: LIO 001. Rel: 15 Mar 24
Lilo On The Sea (4:06)
Let's Get Digital (3:23)
A Curious Carnival (5:20)
Next Stop Nebula (8:02)
Gaudi's Garden
A National Geographic
Bride Of Frankenstein
Burgandy Bachelorettes (0:48)
Review: Berlin-based Saturns Drive is a project by New Zealand-born DJ and producer Elfy, and is one that takes its cues from a world of early sci-fi, exotica and library music, as well as coming on thick with cosmic disco synthesizers, Italo grooves and lush arps. His latest outing 'Next Stop Nebula' also brings in slide guitars and retro digital synth sounds over the top of rhythms that owe a debt to the 90s. It's a fresh and new sound that makes for expansive, immersive listening and transports you to an imagery, sun-kissed world where gentle grooves like 'Next Stop Nebula' and 'Bride Of Frankenstein' await for a nice laid-back party.
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Passing Images
Passing Images (LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: S33 003. Rel: 16 Apr 24
The City Of Ruin (2:21)
Fate In Haze (4:36)
Faded (3:51)
Sea Of Savagery (3:47)
Passing Images (2:51)
Rust In Summer (4:19)
Ashes & Ghosts (3:40)
 in stock $20.08
Head X'Change
Head X'Change (LP + insert + postcard)
Cat: ACOLOUR 047. Rel: 10 Apr 24
Tennessee (3:50)
Genevieve (6:14)
Dawngarden (3:56)
Superwillow (1:42)
Embryo (3:55)
Head X'Change (1:41)
Mark, Ring Me (4:44)
Cyclone (5:02)
For Iris (6:41)
Review: At least one person has described Scythe's work as "expertly modulated space blues and isolationist architectures." First emerging from the ether (or at least that's how we like to think of it) through a series of clandestine cassette releases on Low Company in 2019 and 2020, Head X'Change almost feels like the culmination of all that has come before. A weird and truly wonderful place to spend time. A collaborative project between David West and R.A. Jones, elements of kosmische intermingle with a kind of earthy ambience, DIY electronics leading into white noise moments or new age melodies. At times it's so joyfully opiate you wonder if there's any way of getting back up off the pillow. In other moments, there's tension, eeriness, and uncertainty. Once you're in, it's a wild ride indeed.
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 in stock $23.94
Second Nature
Cat: IF 125. Rel: 09 Apr 24
Synthetic Forest
Green Paste
Artificial Seaside
Landing Circle
 in stock $17.25
Seti
Seti (CD)
Cat: ORBSCD 005. Rel: 22 Feb 24
Paradise
Purgatory
Seti (part 1)
Seti (part 2)
Seti (part 3)
The Armchair Astronaut
Review: Orb offshoot project Sedibus has proved popular with fans for two reasons: it reunites Alex Paterson with Andy Falconer, who worked extensively with the Orb between 1990 and 1994, and the music they make recalls some of the pair's best moments of that period - albeit with a quite different instrumentation. Seti, the pair's sophomore album, has been described by their label, Cooking Vinyl, as "ambient unplugged". That only tells half the story. While it does boast all manner of acoustic instruments - sitar, guitar, piano, tabla and other percussion - it also features Paterson's trademark spoken word snippets and the dreamiest of electronic chords and aural textures. With beautiful, immersive and typically lengthy compositions, it feels and sounds like a grown-up version of the Orb's mightiest early 90s work.
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 in stock $12.34
Seti
Seti (limited blue vinyl LP)
Cat: ORBSLP 005. Rel: 22 Feb 24
Paradise (11:34)
Purgatory (9:17)
Seti (part 1) (7:16)
Seti (part 2) (9:05)
Seti (part 3) (5:42)
Review: When will Alex Paterson, the Dr, run out of ideas? Here joined by fellow originator of The Orb, Andy Falconer, the pair's Sedibus project takes all of the serenity of the legendary UK electronic act and then walks it up onto the nearest mountainside in the middle of the night, sets up camp, and invites you to join in a stargazing odyssey. You can almost feel the cosmos appearing around you as the work unfolds. Just like the great blanket of stars, energy and matter above, there's complexity here, even if it often feels deceptively simple. Layers, textures, passing noises, background harmonies, all these elements subtly create this deep and incredibly immersive soundscape that pulls you in like a black hole, before showing you what the spread, retreat, and expansion of energy might sound like.
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Kintsugi Soul Steppers
Cat: RCLP 001. Rel: 21 Mar 24
AKAI Telecom (2:38)
Bruk Encounter (3:12)
Shinjuku Skanking (2:02)
Never 4get (edit) (0:58)
Wind Rider (3:25)
Mercury Rising (1:33)
Riddim Changes (part 1 & 2) (4:00)
Review: Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken stuff in beautiful ways and thus embracing the item's history. It is also in part the name of this new Kintsugi Soul Stepper's album that mirrors that concept by "celebrating the beauty found in piecing together diverse fragments to create a harmonious whole." Filipino Canadian collective seekersinternational and beat-maker jjuwanstockton lead the charge, on a record that celebrates the fusions of many diverse sounds from dub to soul to nostalgic 1980s Japan, as well as many different cultures, and identities.
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My Tentacles
Cat: SFRLP 0002. Rel: 14 Mar 24
My Tentacles (4:34)
I See A Soul (5:18)
Undersong (4:32)
Cruising Forever (5:00)
Think Like A Swarm
Time Is Over
Bullet Train
Cobra Mist
Speak 2 Me (0:24)
 in stock $21.61
Remote Motel
Remote Motel (180 gram vinyl LP with obi-strip limited to 300 copies)
Cat: TAR 109LP. Rel: 22 Feb 24
Highway Breath Control (13:35)
Didn't You Didn't I (5:13)
Blizzard Island (3:40)
Cold Peace Meditation (12:06)
Green Light Red (2:51)
 in stock $26.25
Samlar Damm
Cat: SR12 008. Rel: 26 Feb 24
Nile Beach Dub (4:47)
Kom Till Mitt Talt (4:30)
Hoga Mamma Moln (8:05)
Robot I En Roddbat (4:08)
Tunnelbanan (4:58)
En Suddig Musik (4:31)
JBL (10:54)
Odeladi Odeladi (2:41)
Review: Soffplaneten takes us deep into a world of downtempo delight with the Samlar Damm LP on Sunken Rock Recordings. It is an eight-track odyssey that veers from the gentle rhythms of the opener to the languid dub rotations of 'Kom Till Mitt Talt' complete with twanging guitars and soulful vocal seductions. 'Hoga Mamma Moln' is a more percussive and upbeat cut built from loose drums and tin pot percussion but held together with smeared and heat-damaged chords. 'Tunnelbanan' is a whacked-out and laid-back stoner joint while 'En Suddig Musik' gets more experimental and unusual in its sonic collage. A wonderfully irreverent new take on Balearic overall.
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 in stock $19.05
Origin #02
Origin #02 (gatefold clear blue smokey vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: SIDELPM 202325. Rel: 25 Mar 24
Landform (9:31)
Mystic Science (8:37)
Active Sky (7:01)
Echo (7:26)
Unknown Presence (5:53)
Lifebook (8:32)
The Missing (9:55)
Surface (5:53)
Falling Shadows (6:41)
Asteroid (Time Machine Lullaby) (8:43)
 in stock $38.61
Plastic Borough
Cat: RNCL 08. Rel: 11 Apr 24
One More Snus (feat Ylva Gronlund) (1:53)
Messom (4:59)
Dulwich Architect (2:36)
En Marsh (feat Ylva Gronlund) (4:32)
Plastic Borough (feat Matthew Farrell) (4:11)
Infinity (feat Ylva Gronlund) (9:12)
Dream Rebellion (4:01)
 in stock $20.08
Tough Guys Don't Dance (20th Anniversary Edition)
Cat: PODR 010LP. Rel: 21 Mar 24
Cabin Fever (5:04)
Rumblefish (3:59)
San Quentin Blues (4:20)
Down So Low (4:37)
Closer (4:46)
Love (5:26)
Down For The Count (3:25)
Precious Time (4:23)
Untitled #9 (4:12)
Review: Soulsavers release a 20th anniversary reworking of their 2003 debut record Tough Guys Don't Dance. This is the perfect complement to 2021's Impostor, fans of which will be able to trace a certain stylistic throughline from Gahan and co.'s earliest days into the now; the melancholic, gothic croons of the latter record contrast starkly with the huge, crunching, bleak-windy downtempo drivings of the former. 20, notably, features Josh Haden of the band Spain, whom at the time of the album's recording was then fresh from releasing his own debut record, the Blue Moods Of Spain. Recorded between the band's home in England and Haden's base in Los Angeles, TGDD was made using all-vintage electronic equipment, and showcases Soulsavers' love for Harmonia and Neu. Nonethless, 20 still sounds heavily inspired by the cinematics of Ennio Morricone, a titanic influence that would continue to be developed with each new record over the next two decades.
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 in stock $23.17
Overload
Overload (CD + MP3 download code)
Cat: UVLP 07. Rel: 28 Feb 24
Circles 1
Overload
Gray Sun Environment
Empty Blow
From Display To Display
Anti Anti
Wulst
Verlagerung
Brain
Eingriff
Falling Again
Fokus
Anruf XYZ
Fingertip
Knittern Auf Haut
Destruction
Go No
Stimmung Ist Am Kochen
Nobody
Thema
Chat
Raster
Gib Mir Dein Geld
Circles 2
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Aggregator
Cat: LPEL 496. Rel: 04 Apr 24
Meet Me On The Internet (4:32)
Andriod Hymn (3:50)
Mental (3:34)
Times Track Lines (3:30)
Quit Your Day Job (5:04)
Experiment (3:16)
Crosstalk (3:20)
Savings (3:49)
Now You're Mine (3:58)
Terms & Conditions (3:35)
 in stock $24.70
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