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This week’s releases span dreamy electronics, classic hip-hop, and iconic reissues, all united by their brilliance.

First up, we have a brilliant debut album. Led by Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions defined Chicago Soul, a sound that fused gospel spirit, R&B rhythm, and social conscience. Their self-titled album remains a touchstone for its lush harmonies and enduring messages.

Oneohtrix Point Never’s Tranquilizer isn’t about sedation but resurfacing. Daniel Lopatin, aka OPN, traces a shift from weightless calm to something fully grounded, a cycle of escape and return. We fall from the watery bliss of “Lifeworld” into the mournful pull of “Cherry Blue” and the twisted grooves of “Rodl Glide.” This is OPN at his most textural: the real colliding with the unreal, where every scrape, slide, and squeak gives the dream world edges and weight.

Next, we have the long-awaited return of Masta Killa’s Loyalty Is Royalty, back on 2LP vinyl after years out of print. Featuring Wu-Tang heavyweights, Method Man, Redman, RZA, GZA, Prodigy, Sean Price, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, and more. This album distills the group's core aesthetic: razor-sharp wisdom over dusty, soulful production.

For more hip-hop, Mac Miller’s You, originally a Record Store Day 2023 release, is back! Under his alias Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Revival, Miller leans into warm, jazzy softness on tracks like “Love Affair” and “You.” The new standard black vinyl comes housed in a deluxe wide-spine jacket, giving this cult favourite a proper home.

Continuing on, Black Jesus eXperience’s Time Telling turns toward the essentials: the fragility of life, the preciousness of time, and the sustaining force of hope, love, joy, and community. The result is a grooving, evocative LP bringing their Ethiopian heritage into a contemporary context.

Meanwhile, ATA Records pay homage to the golden age of library music with The Library Archive Vol. 4. Drawing inspiration from David Shire, Roger Webb, classic ’60s/’70s Hollywood, early anime, and vintage video games, the series blends Hammond organ, soul flute, vibraphone, Baldwin electric harpsichord, and a tight rhythm section. Four volumes in, the collection stands as a testament to ATA’s deep reverence for the composers who shaped the form.

That spirit of honouring the past is present in the 20th-anniversary edition of Gotan Project’s Inspiración Espiración. This reissue revisits modern-tango classics like “Época” and “Santa María (del Buen Ayre)”, reaffirming the group’s bold fusion of Argentine tradition and electronic innovation.

This week concludes with another landmark: the soundtrack to Charlie Ahearn’s Wild Style, created alongside Fab Five Freddy. Blurring fiction and documentary, the film captured the birth of the NYC hip-hop scene in the early ’80s. The soundtrack remains one of the culture’s foundational documents, a snapshot of the artists, attitudes, and block-party energy that shaped everything to come.

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Every week behind the scenes, we're busy ordering and listening to lots of new music to bring you a carefully curated selection of new additions to the shop.

Mustafa Özkent’s 1973 Turkish Psychedelic Funk classic remains a landmark of funky rhythms, hypnotic percussion, and heavy breakbeats. Blending Turkish folk with rock, jazz, blues, funk, and psychedelia, the album was recorded live in a single day by top musicians. More than 40 years on, it stands as a holy grail for DJs and collectors, and a cornerstone of Turkish music history.

Carrying that spirit of rediscovery forward, this next compilation spotlights rare 7" singles from Kenya in the early 1980s, many previously unheard outside East Africa. It highlights foundational artists like Super Wanyika, led by iconic vocalist Issa Juma, and Orchestra Shika Shika, the prolific Nairobi-based Congolese band with more than 70 singles to their name. This LP is a vivid snapshot of East Africa’s vibrant musical era.

Want to see the other amazing albums we have in store? Head to the Coming Soon page by clicking the link.