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Fans of the most sophisticated and refined club music, elevated by the fusion of exquisite electronica with spiritual jazz, African-American rhythms and tribal percussion, will be thrilled by this complex and multi-layered album, which unveils new hidden details upon each listen.

Crate digger and music enthusiast James Endeacott compiles ‘Unlock Your Mind With Morning Glory’ for Two-Piers Records – A glorious heady mix of the weird and wonderful eclectic music from his radio show ‘Morning Glory’

Filled with jazz solos and politically-charged lyrics, it appers to be a companion piece to Butterfly, rather than a standalone record. All of the tracks are untitled, save for the date they were recorded.

Released in 1982, Upstairs at Eric's is the groundbreaking debut album by Yazoo.

Remastered from the original tapes & pressed on loud double vinyl! Hot of the success of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, producer extraordinaire Ski was on fire when he flipped Dynasty’s “Adventures In The Land of Music” for Camp Lo’s breakout 1996 smash single “Luchini aka This Is It”.

Issued in January 2015, dedicated to the late Amy Winehouse and featuring the smash hit ‘Uptown Funk’, Uptown Special was Ronson’s first UK number one album, also going top five on the US Billboard 200.

The Verve may not have been in the mainstream "Britpop" movement but it has stood them in good stead in regards to their recorded material.

Fred again.. release the next iteration of his USB series, with new songs.

V continues Bing Crosby’s legacy of iconic holiday duets—marking 47 years since Bing Crosby’s last cross-generational collaboration with David Bowie in 1977.

Released in 1983, Sandra Sa‘s Vale Tudo is one of the essential Brazilian-boogie-funk records of the era. Pure class throughout, with a dream team of incredible musicians and producers behind the scenes.

Kraak & Smaak Announce New Album Velvet Seas.

When the Velvets recorded this debut, they were best known as the protégées of Andy Warhol (who designed the sleeve), and as a grating, combustive live band.

New 10th anniversary, fully remastered special Silver vinyl edition of Soul Jazz Records’ ground-breaking ‘Venezuela 70’ featuring Vytas Brenner, Pablo Schneider, Angel Rada, Miguel Angel Fuster and many more.‘Venezuela 70’ was the first ever compilation of its kind to take a look at the fascinating music scene created in Venezuela in the 1970s, a stunning blend of funk, Latin rock, European electronic experimentalism, jazz and more.

Anderson Paak. swiftly follows up from his awesome 2018 album Oxnard with another offering of energetic, alternative and jazzy hip-hop.

Top DJs and producers remix classic recordings from the historic Verve vaults. It bridges vintage vocal jazz with modern electronic, downtempo, and house fusion.

Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, first released in October 1993.

Vespertine isn't so much a departure from her previous work as a culmination of the musical distance she's traveled; within songs like the subtly sensual "Hidden Place" and "Undo" are traces of Debut and Post's gentle loveliness, as well as Homogenic and Selmasongs reflective, searching moments.

The 12-track compilation spotlights the remarkable creative explosion that occurred during the seventies: when some of the greatest yet most historically overlooked composers, including Amedeo Tommasi, Alessandro Alessandroni and Max Rocci, were composing and recording huge amounts of original music for film and television libraries.

Step into the golden era of soul-jazz with the long-awaited vinyl reissue of Vibrations by Roy Ayers Ubiquity -- a record that captures the unmistakable warmth, groove, and sophistication that defined Roy Ayers' sound at its peak.

Vignettes is the spellbinding debut LP from British-Indian sitarist and composer Tommy Khosla. Seamlessly weaving an abstract instrumental world with a deeply personal family history, this critically acclaimed solo release plays out like a series of short, vivid films.

Classic 1970 Psychedelic Blues, 6th Studio Album. Produced by Johnny Otis, the album features the Muddy Waters/Elmore James' song "Rollin' and Tumblin'" recorded with and without Alan Wilson's harmonica leads.

The recordings collected here show Coltrane’s meteoric rise to stardom, earning the recognition of all his peers; his ascension forces admiration and leaves every listener wanting to hear more.

Visit Malphino is a 17-track epic that provides the soundboard to years of imaginative cultivation. With clues in the titles, each track represents a different element to the island. It embodies the growth of the Malphino concept from an abstract idea within the minds of a few friends to a more complex fantasy at the centre of a small community of musicians and artists. Speculation is open-ended.

After the massive success of Vol 1 Boogie Down Edits are back with Vol 2 keeping the same winning formula with another group of Hip Hop legends A Tribe Called Quest. re-inventing some of their best-loved hip-hop cuts as party-starting house jams.

Volcano follows Jungle’s previous album Loving In Stereo, which proved to be a landmark moment for the acclaimed UK duo.

VOLUMES: ONE, the first non-studio release from Bon Iver, captures 10 distinctive live performances, recorded between 2019 and 2023, showcasing Justin Vernon and his band at their most whole. There’s a warmth and exuberance across the album, as well as the sort of muscular sound you can really only get at a live show

The Jefferson Airplane's sixth album Volunteers was released in 1969, a mere two year since their monumental psychedelic hippie rock album Surrealistic Pillow [MOVLP034]. A politically charged album, Volunteers mainly dealt with the injustice of the Vietnam war.

'Voodoo' hit store shelves on January 25th 2000, just a few weeks after the new year celebrations to end them all.

Vultures 1 is the debut studio album by the American hip hop supergroup ¥$, composed of the rapper Kanye West and the singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was released independently by the former's YZY brand on February 10, 2024.

The ultimate collection of music from Japanese legendary saxophone player Jiro Inagaki and his Soul Media band, covering their 1968-1980 golden age.

Following the highly acclaimed first volume in the series, Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa continues the WaJazz exploration with another essential collection of music that contains something uniquely Japanese — focusing this time on the King Records catalog.

Proper deep house, boogie, funk and soul is mixed with modern electronic pop then sprinkled liberally with disco dust. Confident, sophisticated and stylish yet playful and adventurous, it finds Crazy P in an empowered new purple patch – both comfortable in their own skin and unafraid to try new things. Way before the rise in prominence of disco, house and soulful pop from the likes of Todd Terje, Disclosure or Jessie Ware, Crazy P have spearheaded the revival (and perpetuation) of these sounds since 1997. Their status as respected, vital players has maintained throughout nearly 20 years, and with the bright future of ‘Walk Talk Dance Sing’, they remain leading lights worthy of yet more recognition.

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.

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961, the same night as Sunday At The Village Vanguard, this set rounded out what became known as an early "full" portrait of Bill Evans.

"All the Vanguard music is informed by an extra sense of discovery, as if the musicians were suddenly aware of what they were on to and were celebrating the achievement."

Following the highly acclaimed Volume I, dig further into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Following the highly acclaimed volumes I and II, dig further into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Disco from a label that digs for Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music.

Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, we are delighted to present an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi.

Celebrating 50 years of WAR's platinum-certified album, featuring their iconic tracks "The World Is A Ghetto," "Why Can't We Be Friends," "Low Rider," and many more.

Mac Miller's second album ‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off’ from 2013 with the singles ‘S.D.S.’, ‘Watching Movies’ and ‘Goosebumpz’, which entered the Billboard 200 charts at #3 and also cracked the Top 50 in Germany.

This release presents the complete original Mongo Santamaria LP Watermelon Man!

The project also marks a return to in-person collaboration and a new embrace of sampling and sonic experimentation. The result is an album that feels more vulnerable and grounded than ever, while still pushing the boundaries of their signature sound.

After releasing several 12-inches and EP’s on his own Riddim & Culture label since 2010 and having his tracks featured on Big Dada and Ministry of Sound compilations, Dutch bass-music artist Gumnaam returns this year with his nine track debut album.

We're All Alone in This Together is the second studio album by British rapper Dave, released on 23 July 2021 by Neighbourhood Recordings. The album succeeds his debut album Psychodrama, and includes guest appearances from Stormzy, James Blake, Wizkid, Snoh Aalegra, Boj, Fredo, Ghetts, Giggs and Meekz.

We Dream’ is the new studio album by New York-based alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin. Conceived as a deeply band-driven project, her sixth album and Artwork Records debut centres on Benjamin’s frequent collaborators in pianists Oscar Pérez and Miki Hayama and bassist Elias Bailey - along with new associates in trumpeter Sean Jones and drummer Jonathan Barber - alongside an expansive cast of guest collaborators drawn from across jazz, R&B, hip-hop and experimental music.

Mavis Staples returns with a brand new studio album produced and written by Ben Harper.

We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on November 11, 2016, by Epic Records.

In addition to being one of the best jazz drummers of all time, Max Roach was a long-time civil rights activist. 

Earthly Measures & Dreems (Multi Culti) come together to present their first release on new collaborative label 'Cult Measures'

Emma-Jean Thackray, the visionary producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, releases her highly anticipated second album, Weirdo via Gilles Peterson’s celebrated label, Brownswood Recordings / Parlophone Records.

For the last few years, Acid Jazz have been the proud custodians of the Albarika Store legacy. Hailing from the small but culturally-significant state of Benin, the label was operational from the late-1960s until the early 1980s, and was home to some of the finest, deepest, rawest West African cuts ever. A fount of local and regional music, infused with contemporary Western influences, the beating heart of the Albarika sound were the mighty T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, who in various guises released dozens of recordings for the label, under the leadership of Mêlomé Clément.

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.

Classic jazz / funk / folk from the mercurial Callier. Possibly the greatest album ever by the legendary chicago soul singer Terry Callier!

This is a remix record with House/Soulful House/Dance production, paired with raps & scratches. Remixed from 2024's 'What Have We Done' which was promoted & released during the 3rd & 4th quarters of 2024.

What'd I Say is the fifth studio album recorded by Ray Charles, and was released in 1959.

Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes’ What Kinda Music – an astonishing collaboration between two artists of very different disciplines, and one of the most unique and seamlessly original projects of its ilk to date. 

What We Say / What We Do is nothing short of a triumph, it will make you dance, you will play it on repeat, and after every couple of listens your favourite song will change, just like a good record should, right? And this is a great record. The synths on The Unknown dance around a creeping rhyth...

When It Falls was a Top 10 album, peaking at No. 4 in the UK album charts and spent 24 weeks in total in the charts.

Where his earlier work foregrounded the raw, earthy textures of Gnawa tradition, When It Rains It Pours reflects Hazan’s evolution as a producer and multi-instrumentalist.

When The Lights Gone is the new Album from Nostalgia 77. A set of simple songs in primary colours it explores Lamdin’s familiar themes of memory, time, truth and identity. After a hiatus of several years from releasing personal work Producer Benedic Lamdin has two albums set for release this year of which ‘When The Lights Gone’ is the first.

Where I’m Meant To Be is a thumping celebration of life, an affirming elevation in the Ezra Collective’s winding hybrid sound and refined collective character.

With her third album, composer and bandleader Jasmine Myra has stepped confidently into the next stage of her unique musical explorations. Where Light Settles is a cohesive artistic statement from a distinctive and confident voice in UK music, and a significant evolution from the critically acclaimed Horizons (2022) and Rising (2024).

Gary Bartz and new London ensemble Your Brother‘s Keeper collaborate on Where Rivers Meet, a deeply intuitive new studio album capturing a rare meeting between generations of jazz musicians. The record brings together Bartz’s jazz lineage and a new collective emerging from London’s vibrant jazz scene. The result is music that unfolds with openness and intensity, guided by deep listening and collective improvisation.

Michael League and Bill Laurance, both key members of the multi-GRAMMY-winning collective Snarky Puppy, present ‘Where You Wish You Were’, their first duo album. Stripping their sound down to its essence, the two longtime collaborators focus on intimacy, melody and atmosphere.

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

New album from David Byrne with the New York City-based musical ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Features guest appearances by St. Vincent, Hayley Williams of Paramore, and Tom Skinner of The Smile.

Ashley Henry presents his second album, Who We Are, a London-born jazz journey that unites devotion, collective dreaming, and the fight for freedom.

Recorded in 1982 at Tuff Gong studio for vocals, mixed at Channel One by Scientist and Henry "Junjo" Lawes, this 1982 album was reissued only once on vinyl in the USA via RAS Records in 1991.

Wild Boy … is a reissue of the well-known 2016 release curated by Brian Chidester, renowned researcher and biographer of Eden ahbez.

“Wild God…there’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it.” Nick Cave

In an attempt to apply this logic Red Ant Records maestro Pete Bones decided to recruit the talents of a bunch of cool cats he had met whilst traveling the globe and put a band together.

Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the seminal film Wild Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside Fred Braithwaite aka Fab Five Freddy, offered an iconic snapshot of the emerging New York hip hop scene in the early '80s.

Following the strong reception of their second album, Totem of Quiet Mystic (2023), Jiyu have earned praises from outlets such as Jazzwise, Enlace Funk and The Chillout Tent, as well as worldwide support from a wide range of iconic DJ's. The singles from Jiyu's new album, Wild Things, have immediately been embraced—drawing glowing reactions and airplay from dj's like, Patrick Forge, Chris Coco, Phil Cooper, Dj Vadim, Fred Everything, David Patterson, Jon Kennedy and many more.

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Billy Brooks' much sought-after album "Windows Of The Mind," released in 1974 on Ray Charles' Crossover Records.

Machito and His Afro-Cuban Jazz was a pioneering ensemble that fused Afro-Cuban rhythms with big band jazz, laying the foundation for Latin jazz.

Compiling the follow-up to a very successful first album is always a tricky task, but just 12 months since the release of volume one in the 'With Love' series, miche has excelled himself once again with another glorious, deep dive into the world of rare soul.

With two critically acclaimed compilations already under his belt, DJ / collector miche returns to Mr Bongo with the third instalment of his With Love series

In the early 1970s, Milan was a city defined by a restless, creative energy. Its recording studios hummed with activity day and night, populated by an elite circle of jazz-trained session musicians who split their time between tracking dates in the studio and jam sessions in the city’s clubs. Among them was Giancarlo Barigozzi, one of the most revered flautists and saxophonists of the scene, who was just then beginning to navigate the enigmatic world of library music.

The early 21st Century, a shadowy figure rose from the dust that settled atop forgotten record collections throughout Africa, leaving behind trails of clues, but Luaka Bop unmask a phantom: the great William Onyeabor.