Sam Shepherd (aka Floating Points) has traded nightclubs for the ballet stage with Mere Mortals, a retelling of the Greek myth of Pandora. Premiering with the San Francisco Ballet in 2024, and returning in 2026, the work recasts Pandora as a symbol of curiosity and change.

In their own words Curio Curio's sonic vision "is not straight disco, not straight samba, not strictly old- school but inspired by all of them, creating something contemporary but still nostalgic".

Arriving two years after his last full-length effort (“Jallalla”), Lagartijeando (aka Mati Zundel) once again returns to Wonderwheel with an expansive new album, “La Tercera Vision.”

Collecting most of Jamiroquai's singles since lead singer Jay Kay first donned a large furry buffalo hat for the band's 1992 debut, Emergency on Planet Earth, High Times: Singles 1992-2006 is a superb listen and a great summation of what has made the retro-futurist funk band so successful.

Liam, live! Covering some Oasis classics as well as his own stuff. Grab a tambourine and a parka and wallow in nostalgia!

BBC 6Music radio presenter, DJ and Future Bounce label head, Jamz Supernova, presents a new compilation Dance Around The World on Mr Bongo.

¡Apúntalo! is the debut album from Orchestra Mambo International and features eight original compositions by Jonny Enright, with additional writing from Carlos “Pachanga” Peña and timbalero Jimmy Le Messurier.

Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Nicholas Payton teams up with Virginia-bred collective Butcher Brown for A Supreme Blue.

Anderson .Paak returns with K-POPS! (Music from and Inspired by K-POPS! Motion Picture), a bold cross-cultural soundtrack accompanying his Netflix directorial debut

June 25, 1996. A hungry, razor-sharp JAŸ-Z released his debut studio album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ independently on Roc-A-Fella Records. Built on smooth jazz samples, cinematic street noir production and unmatched lyrical dexterity, the album transformed mafioso rap into high art and established JAŸ-Z as one of hip-hop’s greatest lyricists.

On this album, NOVA FELLOWSHIP covers three 1970s classics by Steve Reid & the Legendary Master Brotherhood, three tracks by Four Tet, and an original composition by the duo Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid, “Morning Prayer,” which appears on their first joint album.

Now-Again has been reissuing the essential records from the Zamrock scene since 2010. This is the first commercial release of this Ngozi Family album that only ever made it to the test-press stage - it is part of an extensive campaign centered around Paul Ngozi and his band; all releases are licensed directly from the Estates of Paul Ngozi and Chrissy Zebby Tembo.

Released in 1971, Maggot Brain stands as the towering masterpiece in Funkadelic’s groundbreaking catalog. Initially misunderstood upon release, the album is now widely regarded as one of the most influential records of all time.

First Word Records is delighted to bring you the debut EP from Ships of the Pharaohs.

The trio of guitarist Grant Green, organist Larry Young, and drummer Elvin Jones had aspecial alchemy from the first time they got together on 1964’s Talkin’ About. Two months later they returned to the studio with the addition of Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone for the sublime outing Street Of Dreams, a four-song set imbued with atmospheric elegance.

On ‘Sirenas’, Los Angeles quartet Allah-Las explore psychic vistas of atmospheric instrumental storytelling. The band’s sixth album coalesces around a more spontaneous soundscape shaped by freeform experimentation, intuitive vibrations and open-ended moments of inner and outer worlding.

Recorded by Veloso in 1972 immediately after his return from political exile in the UK.

Recorded live at the legendary Lighthouse Jazz Club in Hermosa Beach in 1966, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers' Buttercorn Lady captures the group at a pivotal moment in their evolution.

Afro-Disco Makossa is what happens when that same artist asks a different question entirely: what would a Ghanaian producer in '76 have made if he set out to create an American disco record for his hometown? The result is a sonic patchwork of Afrobeat, funk, and disco built for the DJ of any era.

The classic 1975 album, a meticulously crafted jewel in their crown, is Queen’s fourth studio album, first No.1 album, the first to be awarded Platinum status and the one that produced the band's immensely popular worldwide hit and most successful UK single, 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

In 100% SAHARA GUITAR, Etran de L’Aïr are back to claim the throne, with their first studio album! And what a sound it is. Recorded in sunny studios on the WEST COAST, the brothers take that old Agadez sound to new levels, adding even more guitars into the mix, weaving layers of reverb-laden melodies and shimmering harmonies into a tapestry of sound. How much guitar can they fit into one record? The answer is 100%.

Intentions, the debut of LA-via-Chicago beat maker, composer, and multi-instrumentalist megiapa, is a 40 minute master class in synth-heavy, jazz-informed Neo-soul.

The pioneering 1976 debut solo album, widely celebrated as a space-funk and cosmic jazz-fusion masterpiece featuring "Life on Mars" and "Theme From The Planets"

Charlie & the Tropicales bring a 1950's Caribbean hotel party to life with torrid horns, tropical rhythms and infectious grooves. With a nod to New Orleans’ history as the northernmost port of the Caribbean, the Tropicales perform music from Trinidad and Venezuela, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Cuba, and other destinations along the archipelago.

Talking Heads' most immediately accessible album.

Excuses for Travellers (released in 2000) is widely considered Mojave 3’s masterpiece, perfectly capturing the sweet spot between the hushed dream-folk of their debut and the warmer, Dylan-esque alt-country of their second album. Co-produced with electronic artist Mark Van Hoen, the record offers a masterclass in elegant, slow-burning melancholy

A Hammond organ reimagining of ten tracks from Emilia Sisco’s debut album Introducing, offering a fresh instrumental perspective on some of Timmion’s finest song writing. A cohesive, fully instrumental soul record with broad crossover appeal – equally at home in rare soul and jazz collections, and designed to reward deep listening.

Clube da Esquina is a landmark 1972 collaborative album by Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges that defined a new era of Brazilian popular music. It masterfully blends traditional regional sounds with psychedelic rock, jazz, and folk to create a rich, hopeful masterpiece

Gal is a landmark 1969 studio album by legendary Brazilian vocalist Gal Costa that represents a definitive explosion of the countercultural Tropicalália movement.

A Leaving Records flagship album.

Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis (Latin for Bread and circuses) is a 1968 collaboration album by artists including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Nara Leão, Os Mutantes and Gal Costa. Considered an important record in the Tropicália movement and in the history of Brazilian music, it features orchestral arrangements by Rogerio Duprat and lyrical contributions from Torquato Neto.

What Does It Take To Bloom? Is her ninth album overall and her first collection of original songs in six years. Musically, it also represents a new chapter in collaboration. During sessions in Lagos, Somi connected with Benjamin James, whose partnership would become pivotal. As one-half of the Nigerian duo The Cavemen., James brings a contemporary approach to heritage-centred sound.

Nobody recorded as much as keyboardist/composer, Doug Carn, did for the Black Jazz label; his four records for the imprint are recognized as spiritual/free/soul jazz classics.

Vinyl LP pressing. Musical Massage, the second solo album by songwriter, producer, composer and singer Leon Ware, is a classic that almost didn't happen.

Limited (to 2000 copies world wide) this is an 8 track album which includes 2 tracks previously only available digitally.

FRED AGAIN Actual Life 2 [February 2 - October 15 2021] (2022 UK/EU limited edition 16-track LP pressed on Clear Vinyl

blur’s second album ‘modern life is rubbish’ released in may 1993. includes the singles 'for tomorrow', 'chemical world' and ‘sunday sunday’.

Mr Bongo presents a reissue of the 1619 Bad Ass Band's self-titled album, originally released in 1976 on the ultra-rare tax-scam imprint TSG Records.

Cymande’s self-titled debut was the first UK soul album to land on the Billboard Top 200 charts, and ‘Second Time Round’ placed them back on the US charts. And, in another first, while touring this album they became the first British band to ever headline the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Cause & Effect is BALTHVS's second record. An evolution from its initial chill psychedelic sounds portrayed in 2020's 'MACROCOSM'. Owing to its Colombian roots, the album has plenty of Latin American rhythms, as well as ventures into Deep House, Turkish Music, Vaporwave, Trip-Hop and Disco. Their signature psychedelic el

The lost chapter of Piero Umiliani’s discography is finally being released for the very first time, over forty years after its creation, on the exact day marking the centenary of the composer’s birth.

No, we’re not yelling at you. That’s the answer. WHO ASKED? is the long-awaited sophomore album from the French-born Domi Louna and Texas native JD Beck

After the reissues of The Beloved's indie-facing compilation of early singles Where It Is and their first studio album Happiness, next up is their second studio album, Conscience.

Ecology Division is a new compilation from Bastard Jazz that brings together a network of producers and musicians working across jazz, soul, electronic, and beat-driven styles.

CHARLY RECORDS presents the first ever reissue of the sought-after, cult, New York, gospel street opera, 'Free The Black Man’s Chains'.

Strut presents an exclusive new collaboration between UK jazz keyboardist Greg Foat and Venetian ambient / electronic maestro Gigi Masin on ‘Dolphin’.

When a 20-year-old Patrice Rushen recorded her debut album, Prelusion, in 1974, she was still four years away from becoming a full-time R&B singer. Instrumental jazz was her main focus, and there was every reason to believe that she would become a major figure in the jazz world.

The set is full of diverse melodies played by a variety of distinctive soloists; many of these songs deserve to be revived. This is one of the finest recordings of Duke Pearson's career.

Trumpeter, Eddie Henderson, came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s, after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk fusion classics for Blue Note: 'Sunburst' (1975), and 'Heritage' (1976). The latter featuring a forward-looking crew with Julian Priester, Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Billy Hart, Mtume, and others

Beginning with a crack of thunder, like it was made to trail Gary Bartz's "Mother Nature" (actually recorded at a slightly later date), Stepping into Tomorrow contains almost all of the Mizell trademarks within its title track's first 30 seconds: a soft and easy (yet still funky) electric-bass-and-drums foundation, silken rhythm guitar, organ and piano gently bouncing off one another, light synthesizer shading, and coed group vocals to ensure true liftoff.

Gilberto Gil’s debut album Louvação was released in 1967 on Philips Records. Arriving on the eve of Tropicalismo, the record places Gil’s guitar at the center of rich arrangements by Carlos Monteiro de Souza, Dori Caymmi, and Leonardo Bruno. Blending samba, bossa nova, carnival traditions, and Northeastern Brazilian rhythms, the album explores social, political, and religious themes.

Probably the greatest set in Baby Face Willette's all-too-slim discography, Stop and Listen matches the organist with the hugely sympathetic team of guitarist Grant Green and drummer Ben Dixon (the same trio lineup who recorded Green's debut LP, Grant's First Stand).

Asha's debut self-titled album is a wonderful fusion of jazz, soul, blues, and disco. It includes an outstanding cover version of J.J. Cale's 'Right Down Here'; a track which Asha has made very much her own by flipping it into a deep-funk groove with sultry ethereal vocals and a drumbeat almost ready- made for samplers of the future.

Conjuring from ‘64-’80, Lenny “King Creole” LaCour dealt a mean slight of sockin’ R&B, basement beehive, hard funk, group harmony, and proto disco across a variety of mysterious imprints.

With her third album “What Are The Odds”, Jorja continues to build on her legacy with a euphoric offering rooted firmly in dance music. Confidently channelling UKG, Grime, 2Step, Funky House, Soulful House and Afro House, this thrilling, pulsating record rarely dips below 140 BPM.

Southern Nights is the GRAMMY-winning album by acclaimed pianist - composer Sullivan Fortner. Recorded live during a weeklong residency at New York’s Village Vanguard in Summer 2023, the album captures Fortner in peak form alongside bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore, with no edits or retakes, preserving the raw immediacy and electricity of their performances.

The band’s hugely successful second compilation released in 1994, The Best Of New Order features 7” mixes of the band’s classic hits from 1985 onwards, plus four new ‘94 mixes.

A Great Day in Newcastle' is a musical documentation of the North East working-class experience. Through a storytelling approach, with the addition of new member and poet Cooper Robson, the record explores darker themes such as substance abuse, crime and toxic masculinity within a distinct Geordie jazz noir soundscape

Joyce and Tutty Moreno, the legendary vocalist/guitarist and drummer who helped define the sound of Brazilian popular music, have partnered with Adrian Younge to create JID027. The result is an album that captures the ethereal beauty of collective improvisation, the weight of saudade, and the unbreakable bond between two of Brazil's most revered musicians.

On his first Blue Note date since relinquishing The Jazz Messengers moniker to Art Blakey, Horace Silver struck gold with this sterling set of hard bop that introduced his indelible composition “Señor Blues”. 

Freddie McGregor's debut album Mr. McGregor was released in 1979. The album opens with "We Got Love" featuring a Tower of Power influenced horn section underneath McGregor's tale of love conquering all. The classic "Rastaman Camp" combines muted horn and an earthy, Nyahbinghi-like chorus for one of producer Niney's deeper constructions, but the lightweight fare is equally welcome as the easy strolling and not too sugary version of "Brandy" displays.

Second album from the Damon Albarn / Danger Mouse multimedia extravaganza. Killer hits and imaginative pop abound

In 1962, the master trumpeter Chet Baker recorded his beloved sessions at the RCA Studios in Rome, Italy. Backing him was an impressive roster of up-and-coming European jazz musicians, including the saxophonist Bobby Jaspar

The record – first released in April 1996 by UK alt-pop duo Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt – debuted at #4 on the UK Album Chart and contains four UK Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits “Walking Wounded” and “Wrong,” and set new a benchmark for the intersection of contemporary electronic music and smart pop songwriting.

The complete album + 1 bonus track - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl.

Different Strokes For Different Folks are delighted to release the first ever vinyl reissue of Paul Pena's sought-after self-titled album, first released in 1972.

A fantastic collection of 23 songs from Quentin Tarantino's films - pressed on 180g yellow vinyl.

Sam Cooke epitomized the 1960’s soul music idol, a charismatic crooner whose boundlessly expressive style made him a pop culture crossover phenomenon. Showcased here in a marvelous collection of his earliest recordings with the famed gospel sextet Soul Stirrers, you will find the full spectrum of Cooke’s incomparable artistry in its purest form.

The Way I See It puts Raphael Saadiq's love of 60s soul on full display, with Saadiq stating it was "the culmination of a lifetime of experiences informed by the music I grew up on." Recorded on vintage equipment, the set features Joss Stone, CJ Hilton, The Rebirth Brass Band, a remixed bonus track from Jay-Z, and a guest appearance by Stevie Wonder.

After nearly three years, *Can You Feel It Vol. 5* marks the release of a brand-new installment in Tramp Records’ Disco/Boogie series. Like all four previous volumes, Vol. 5 offers a colorful mix of songs from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Released on Polydor in 1972, He’s Coming captures vibraphonist Roy Ayers at a creative apex, as Ubiquity’s sound settled into the blend of jazz improvisation, funk rhythm, soul harmony, and spiritual import that would define his work throughout the decade.

New generations of musicians continue to explode existing notions of what jazz is by fearlessly taking the music in new directions.

A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, the classic debut album by the Afro Cuban All Stars. The first in a trilogy of extraordinary albums recorded by World Circuit in a single two-week session at Havana’s EGREM studios, 1996.

Reverie is the first full-length collaboration between Ori Kaplan and Lihu Melamed - a cinematic, soul-soaked LP that drifts between modal jazz, cinematic scores and psychedelic rock, released on Batov Records - a record that feels both ancient and immediate: music that evokes old biblical films, sun-bleached Western soundtracks and 70s jazz explorations, while remaining playful, spontaneous and deeply human.

Tropical rhythms, smooth melodies, and a voice as warm as a Cuban sunset, Compay Segundo's "Las Flores De La Vida" is a musical masterpiece that will transport you to the vibrant streets of Havana with just one listen. The legendary musician's latest offering is a delightful blend of traditional Cuban son with a contemporary twist, showcasing his unparalleled talent and enduring charm.

Voted one of the best electronic music compilation series of all time by the likes of Groove Magazine, Mixmag, DJ and FAZEmag. Compiled by Michael Reinboth, founder of Compost Records.

For the first time ever: the long-lost recordings of Birmingham roots reggae pioneers Naturs mastered from the original tapes by Guy Davie at Electric Needle Mythology, the label founded by music writer, author and broadcaster Pete Paphides, is thrilled to announce the archival release of newly-discovered recordings by Birmingham reggae band Natrus.

Norwegian innovator, trumpeter and producer Nils Petter Molvaer presents Be Quiet - a duo collaborative album built across nine tracks with nine distinct artists including Imogen Heap and John Paul Jones, recorded in cities spanning Bangkok, Rome, Berlin and London.

Glera is a genre-bending jazz record that folds in soul and reggae’s elastic low end with an open-door sense of possibility. The project began three years ago as a kind of private exercise, with Benevento writing intuitively, inspired by Italian film scores and melody. Over time, those sketches evolved into something broader and more muscular, culminating in the grand majesty heard here.

"Hey boys, the show's about to start, this girl's got a voice that will rip out your heart", coos Eve Quartermain with complete justification on 'Avenging Angel’, the opening track to Late Transmissions' debut album, ‘The Heart Wants What It Wants.’ The show that follows across the next ten tracks is a cinematic adventure, evocative of classic widescreen soundtracks and sixties orchestrated pop, with a pinch of jazz and processed 90s noir beats. A potent cocktail!