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Tranquilizer isn’t the sound of sedation but resurfacing. Lopatin isn’t condemning our need for escape but, rather, exploring what happens after.

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.

Headed by the great Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions provided a critical link between '50s R&B and '60s soul.

After years out of print, this classic 2017 album is back on 2LP vinyl. Loyalty Is Royalty features appearances by Method Man, Redman, Sean Price, RZA, GZA, Prodigy, KXNG Crooked, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, and more.

Black Jesus eXperience’s ‘Time Teling’ explores the fragility of life, the preciousness of time and the importance of hope, love, joy, and community.

ATA Records go from strength to strength with their recent issues, Work Money Death’s People of the Fast Flowing River and The Sorcerers’ Other Worlds and Habitats. 2025 sees the release of the fourth volume of their regular soundtrack series, the Library Archives. An honest and forthright homage to the golden age of library recording, this new release is no exception – with nods to David Shire, Roger Webb, 60s/70s Hollywood, early anime and golden era video games.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic album ‘Inspiración Espiración’, Gotan Project revisit the work that redefined the international music scene by blending traditional Argentine tango with modern electronic music.