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2022 Repress Edition - Original Art

Many Reggae aficionados see the concentrated phase of Rock Steady between 1967 - 1969 as the Carribean's most productive era of all time. Never before had such sweet melodies, inspiring rhythms and beautiful love lyrics come together. Numerous Soul hits by the likes of Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions, The Supremes all got the bass-driven, Jamaican style treatment. "The Bunny Lee Rock Steady Years" collects some of the most essential and rarest songs of that era - in a better sound quality than ever before! It showcases a wealth of soulful singers, ranging from top acts like Slim Smith (also lead-singer in the Techniques and Uniques) or Alton Ellis to the rather unknown Cnythia Richards or Webber Sisters. All songs were produced by Bunny Lee, one of the greatest Jamaican producers, who had one Rock Steady hit after another - finally earning him the nickname "Striker".
This compilation is a valuable slice of history for Reggae and Soul fans alike, for lovers of great voices, for those who do not confuse "cool" with cold and appreciate a good love song when it comes from the heart.

Tracklist:

A1 The Sensations– Lonley Lover
Written-By – L. Dozier, B. Holland, L. Holland*
2:30
A2 The Uniques– My Conversation
Written-By – C. Campbell*, J. Riley*, K. Smith*
4:08
A3 Glen Adams– Hey There Lonely Girl
Written-By – E. Shuman*, L. Carr*
2:27
A4 Owen Gray– Take Me Back
Written-By – O. Gray*
2:38
A5 Dawn Penn– Long Day Short Night
Written-By – B. Bacharach, H. David*
3:47
A6 Ken Parker– How Could I
Written-By – K. Parker*
2:23
B1 Slim Smith– Let Me Go Girl
Written-By – K. Smith*
2:44
B2 Winston Samuels– Don't Believe Him
Written-By – L. Thomas*, L. Dixon*
2:36
B3 Errol Dunkley– King And Queen
Written-By – E. Dunkley*
3:02
B4 Pat Kelly– The Dark End Of The Street
Written-By – C. Moman*, D. Penn*
3:15
B5 Alton Ellis– Loving Mood
Written-By – Whitley*
2:26
B6 The Sensations– Right On Time
Written-By – C. Mayfield*
2:59
C1 Glen Adams– I Can't Help It
Written-By – G. Adams*
3:38
C2 Alva Lewis*– In The Park
Written-By – A. Lewis*
1:52
C3 The Sensations– Long Time Me No See You Girl
Written-By – B. Davis*, J. Parris*, J. Riley*, R. Bryan*
2:41
C4 Cynthia Richards– Forever
Written-By – C. Richards*
3:07
C5 Ken Parker– Somebody To Love
Written-By – K. Parker*
2:23
C6 Dawn Penn– To Sir With Love
Written-By – D. Black*, M. London*
2:49
C7 Errol Dunkley– I'm Going Home
Written-By – E. Dunkley*
2:37
D1 Slim Smith– Build My World Around You
Written-By – H. Fuqua, J. Bristol*, V. Bullock*
2:47
D2 Glen Adams– Hold Down Miss Winey
Written-By – G. Adams*
3:02
D3 Owen Gray– Come Back To Me
Written-By – O. Gray*
1:53
D4 The Sensations– Born To Love You
Written-By – I. J. Hunter, M. Stevenson*
3:10
D5 Webber Sisters– What I'm Gonna Do
Written-By – C. Webber*, M. Webber*
3:15
D6 Lester Sterling with King Cannon– Man At Work
Written-By – L. Sterling*
2:23


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2021 Repress Edition - finally available again on this CD and alternatively on 2LP Vinyl for the First time (moll16lp).
The legendary movie soundstrack based out of Kingston, Jamaica in April 2008, telling the story of the original vocalists and musicians involved.

The sixteenth release on the Moll-Selekta label shares its title with a wonderful film, a heartwarming homage to the golden age of rocksteady. It documents the recordings being made for this very album at the Tuff Gong studios, Kingston, Jamaica in April 2008, telling the story of the original vocalists and musicians involved. Excerpts from an all star reunion concert staged in Kingston and older archive material complete the picture. Never before in the history of Jamaica, which already occupies a unique place on the world map of song, its sound embraced by western popular music, has such an illustrious collection of singers and players been assembled. The album showcases 15 rocksteady classics in sparkling, deeply inspired new versions, recorded in the studio which also played host to album sessions of a certain Bob Marley. Under the musical direction of Ernest Ranglin, a guitarist of considerable renown not only on the reggae circuit, but also on the jazz scene, mixed by legendary engineer Errol Brown - in Duke Reid's employ at the Treasure Isle studio in the sixties - and freshly arranged by Lynn Taitt.

Tracklisting:
1. leroy sibbles - rocksteady , 2. hopeton lewis - sounds & pressure , 3. judy mowatt - silent river runs deep , 4. u-roy - stop that train , 5. ken boothe - freedom street , 6. derrick morgan - tougher than tough , 7. dawn penn - you dont love me , 8. stranger cole feat. gladstone - love me today , 9. hopeton lewis - rivers of babylon , 10. ken boothe - shanty town , 11. marcia griffiths - tide is high
12. leroy sibbles - equal rights , 13. derrick morgan - conquering ruler , 14. hopeton lewis - take it easy , 15. lynn taitt - bog walk

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Tracklisting:
1. Flick Wilson: Don't Give Up Your Culture
2. Jacob Miller: False Rasta
3. Johnny Clarke: Don't Know Who To Trust
4. Rod Taylor: Yes We Gonna Get Over (The Border)
5. Wayne Jarrett: All I Want To Do
6. Horace Andy: Ranking Having Fun
7. The Mighty Diamonds: Jah Jah Bless The Dreadlocks
8. Linval Thompson: Pop Style
9. Flick Wilson: Jah Rules Forever
10. Jacob Miller: Dread Inna Babylon A
11. Johnny Clarke: Ride On Girl
12. Rod Taylor: Faithful One
13. Wayne Jarrett: Mount Zion
14. Horace Andy: Free Africa A
15. Linval Thompson: Cheating Girl
16. Flick Wilson: Lucifer


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1. Flick Wilson: Don't Give Up Your Culture
2. Jacob Miller: False Rasta
3. Johnny Clarke: Don't Know Who To Trust
4. Rod Taylor: Yes We Gonna Get Over (The Border)
5. Wayne Jarrett: All I Want To Do
6. Horace Andy: Ranking Having Fun
7. The Mighty Diamonds: Jah Jah Bless The Dreadlocks
8. Linval Thompson: Pop Style
9. Flick Wilson: Jah Rules Forever
10. Jacob Miller: Dread Inna Babylon A
11. Johnny Clarke: Ride On Girl
12. Rod Taylor: Faithful One
13. Wayne Jarrett: Mount Zion
14. Horace Andy: Free Africa A
15. Linval Thompson: Cheating Girl
16. Flick Wilson: Lucifer
17. The Aggrovators: Don't Know Who To Trust (Version) A CD Bonus track


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"The Earth Is The Fullness" collects many previously on CD/LP unreleased singles and portays at the same time how reggae was changing both musically and in the social context of the 70's and 80's. The album contains some of his best and most important songs, amongst them the title track recorded 1972 in the early of the Black Ark studio and mixed by Lee Perry.

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"The Earth Is The Fullness" collects many previously on CD/LP unreleased singles and portays at the same time how reggae was changing both musically and in the social context of the 70's and 80's. The album contains some of his best and most important songs, amongst them the title track recorded 1972 in the early of the Black Ark studio and mixed by Lee Perry.
Moll-Selekta is also going to release the double-LP-edition (including two additional live-tracks) of the new record by LEE PERRY "Lee ‚Scratch' Perry And The White Belly Rats: Panic In Babylon"

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His new masterpiece "Simple Truths and Pleasures" is again performed with members of the Big Fat Gap Bluegrass Band from NC, the vast majority of it recorded live in the studio. Most of the musicians have day jobs (Michael Holland is a sound engineer at the University of NC) who "just like to pick and like each other", showing more than ever before on this album. More traditional than the predecessor, the earthly songs reflect influences of regional artists like Earl Scruggs, Blind Boy Fuller, Mississippi John Hurt, the Carter Family, Doc Watson and Hank Williams. The music is a perfect and very melodic mixture of the timeless Southern musical forms: Acoustic Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, Old Time String Band, Blues and Gospel. Songs to grow old with, led by Michael Holland's warm and haunting voice, adding a fresh Songwriter appeal to the classic American Roots-genres.

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We are now part of the Lee Perry universe and very proud to announce the release of the double-vinyl of this great album with the freshest and strongest performance of the "Mighty Upsetter" in years!
As one of the most innovative legends in the history of reggae music, Lee Perry presents his new dub poetry project. Supported by the White Belly Rats, a new dub combo who composed the musical landscape, Mr Perry, always as upsetting, offers us powerful dub songs essentially inspired by his spiritual journey and the critical world situation.
After over 150 albums (!) as a producer and /or artist, the founder of reggae and dub strikes back with his new album. You may look at it as a collection of spontaneous poetry where tracks with rough lyrics and without any concessions or even prophetically inspired songs meet simpler lyrics like in the famous "Inspector Gadget". The whole thing was set up with such a clearness, realism and humor that both the fans of yesterday and others, who wish to get to know an authentic and engaged artist with an unlimited genius will be convinced.
Composed by DJ Startrek and his combo "The White Belly Rats" (DJ Startrek on bass, Lax Delux on guitar and Senator Spahni on drums), produced by P. Brunkow and mastered at Sterling Sound NY, "Panic In Babylon" is - according to some privileged who could already listen - the essence of the new dub of the third millenium!
And on top there is the solo (in "Panic In Babylon") by the famous Rico Rodriguez, the great master of the reggae trombone - who could ask for more?


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For more than four decades, Cornel Campbell has added jewel after jewl to the crown of Jamaican musical history, songs that can be heard in any good dancehall today, whether they come out of reggae, R&B or ska. Top of the list, the hits "Queen Of The Minstrels" and "Stars", recorded for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd at the legendary Studio One with the "Eternals". Known as the "Sam Cooke of Reggae", due to his unique soul-infused falsetto timbre, Campbell remains remarkably unknown outside of his native Caribbean.
The fifth Moll-Selekta release, "Original Blue Recordings 1970-1979" showcases many of his best tracks, soulful lovers renditions and more Rasta influenced roots songs. Compositions by Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke and particularly Curtis Mayfield figure among the timeless soul, lovers and roots evergreens to be found here. The compilation also features the hit "Just One Kiss (Magic Spell)", the single "Jah Jah Me No Horn Yah" and the - even on single - previously unreleased dub version of "Devil In Bed" (on the CD only).
Renowned bands The Aggrovators, Soul Syndicate and the High Time Players provided the backing at Channel One, Harry J's, Randys and Dynamics whilst the mix was done at no lesser than King Tubby's. Bunny ‚Striker' Lee, one of the Islands' most important producers, who worked with Campbell in perhaps his finest and most prolific days in the Seventies, was responsible for production.
Relive the crowning years of Kingston, Jamaica, 1970 to 1979 with Cornel Campbell at the peak of his powers. A must for serious reggae fans and a perfect introduction for the more casual observer.


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BACK IN! It is still not cleared amongst the experts which Dub-album of three contenders came out first. Fact is, that King Tubby played a major role in the making of the probable first work, Lee Perry's epochal "Blackboard Jungle Dub" from 1973.
The two essential Dub-albums of our new edition also belong to that early and revolutionary Dub-phase: "The Roots Of Dub", the first whole Dub-album by King Tubby, was originally released in late 1974, "Dub From The Roots" only half a year later in early 1975. These two albums represent more than any later release the great pioneer collaboration between King Tubby (engineer/mixer) and Bunny Lee (producer), who brought hundreds of songs round to King Tubby's studio.
Hardly any other artist as King Tunny, born with the name Osbourne Ruddock, has undoubtfully contributed more to the invention and the development of Dub. He was mainly responsible for the inclusion of the instrumental Dub-versions on the B-sides of the Jamaican hand pressed singles. His own Sound System "Hometown HiFi" had rivalled the established greats in the sixties such as Duke Reid The Trojan and Coxsone Dodd's Downbeat System.
Tragically he also became a victim of the violence in Jamaica when he was shot by a gunman in the ghetto district Waterhouse near his studio (that he had named "Firehouse" for good reasons) on the 2. 6. 1989.
Some of the most important riddims ever are included here, most of them were - as vocal tracks - Bunny Lee's biggest hits: John Holt's "A Love I Can Feel" and "Man Next Door", stripped down to drum and bass and shaped with echoes in the same way as Cornel Campbell's "Queen Of The Minstrell" or Johnny Clarke's "Rock With Me". The music was played by the Aggrovators in one of their their strongest line ups, featuring amongst others Robbie Shakespeare, Chinna Smith, Tony Chin, Augustus Pablo and Carlton & Aston Barrett.
These songs have lost nothing of their atmospheric depth over the years, as musical statements they are as magical as ever. These historic works are an integral part of Jamaican history and resonant milestones on the way to King Tubby's hall of fame.
Tracklisting:
CD 1:
The Roots Of Dub:
1. Natty Dub
2. Dub Magnificient
3. A First Class Dub
4. The Stepping Dub
5. Rude Boy Dub
6. A Closer Dub
7. Roots Of Dub
8. Dub You Can Feel
9. Loving Dub
10. The Immortal Dub
11. Dread Locks Dub
12. Rocking Dub
CD 2:
Dub From The Roots:
1. Dub From The Roots
2. Iyahta
3. Mine Field
4. Hijack The Barber
5. African Roots
6. Double Cross
7. East Of (Arrows Hi Fi)
8. Invasion
9. Dub Of A Woman
10. Dub On My Mind
11. Steeling
12. Dub Experience
13. Declaration Of Dub
14. A Truthful Dub


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ll star cast from 4 different cosmic corners comes the more electronic side of Hamam. T hink of it as the dorian gray of Frankfurt airport , but instead it's at the hamam in istanbul. Fattish - no stranger to electronic versions of loved and cherished turkish songs, Fattish delivers a monster cinematic piece, strings section...the whole lot...check anything he puts his hands on, this one made it to the wax Kozmonotosman - our man on the moon, he visits regularly so if u need any rocks or bits ask him he will bring u, I got loads of rock so u can ask me alternatively.
My man delivers a super dope and groovy number from a not so well known jam from the 70's . Just get down and boogie on this. Kurt Adam - one of the new faves of the Hamam camp, delivers a taverna cut in a housey affair. Don't be fooled by the electronics, I drink raki to this any day at the drinkery. Hold me down if u can m gonna dance in euphoria, hear the wolfman roarrr.



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CD edition in 3-panel digisleeve with 12-page poster booklet.
LP+CD edition with one black vinyl in gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeve. CD included.

Tracklist:

A1. Assessment / A2. Space / A3. Lion Thief / A4. Easy / A5. Wonderful / A6. Troubles
B1. Out-Side / B2. Space Beatle / B3. Rhododendron / B4. Liquid Bird / B5. Simple / B6. Pure For

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Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
“Heroes to Zeros” is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band released in 2004. It was mixed by famed producer Nigel Godrich and rose to number 18 in the UK charts.



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Tracklist 12":
A. Self Knowledge
B1. A Reefa
B2. Casa De Estrela
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London's Chocky joins the Dessous Recordings label and shares four tracks of sublime house music on Steve Bug's imprint.
'Self Knowledge' is a deep, techy roller clocking it at nearly 10 mins - plenty of space to expand into its full potential - the groove grows ever more hypnotic and engaging as the track unfolds.
Next up is 'A Reefa' - a non too subtle reference to a certain herb that might have inspired this loose yet highly funky deep house jam.
'Casa De Estrela' changes the vibe up with a more direct and jacking track - even though it would work at prime time, Chocky's feel for space and drama make sure the track will be heard in many diverse surrounding and sets this year.


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Tracklist 12":

A1) Japanese Woman (5:37)
A2) Matchbox (7:43)
B1) Uber Man (5:37)
B2) Tibetan Dance (4:59)

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Coeo have been travelling in Japan and discovered the magic of City Pop: That Japanese Disco movement of the 1980ies. Back then there were amazing dance tracks coming out of Japan. Some with Japanese lyrics others with American vocals. Often so perfectly played and recorded that it was hard to tell if the music came out of NYC basement studios or for real Asiatic studio musicians. Coeo found a lot of rare jams and did edits for their DJ sets. As at the Toy Tonics office everybody is always searching for the rare and unknown the crew was totally excited. And so the decision was made quickly: Let’s put out a few of these rare jams & edits. Here they are.





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A1. THE SOUND FEAT. BROWNSTUDY A2. LOST OCEANS A3. DEDICATED TO SCHEM FEAT. MR SCHEM A4. GALAXIES FEAT. DIVINE SPECIES B1. MOTHER FEAT. MAIA VON LEKOW & MISTA MONK B2. KELLIN IT FEAT. HAN LITZ & TRUJILLIO B3. SAVIOUR B4. THE SOUND (INSTRUMENTAL)

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Big news on the Apparel Tronic side. We’re here to celebrate another step forward of our newest label introducing the 7th release on the catalogue & 2nd on vinyl, by an artist we really admire and we’re delighted to have on board with us: Julian Habib aka Inkswel, on this project with his alias “That Dude Inkswel”. The man himself created an 8 tracks LP which truly represents our spirit of experimentation, this time round steering towards a more jazzy influenced hip-hop, shaped up staying true to the sound we love. “The Sound” LP features dope collaborations such as the Detroit vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brownstudy singing on the opening and title track, the amazing progressive artist Maia Von Lekow giving her voice for B1 track “Mother” alongside Mista Monk, the superb Han Litz’s flute and Trujillo on Kellin’ it & also Divine Species on “Galaxies” and Mr. Shem rapping on A3 track “Dedicated to Mr. Schem”. This work is a bold and captivating selection of different styles belonging to the same soul orchestrated by Inkswel and his musical mastermind, listening to “The Sound” is like jumping on a caravan for a journey where every track is a different stop: crunching beats, deep bass lines, psychedelic melodies. The ingredients for this amazing recipe are all coming from different parts of the planet, a place that Inskwel seem to have written on his palms seen his capability of bringing different music influences under the same roof, where he finally invited Apparel Tronic to hang for a bit.
racks such as ‘Snooker Club’ and ‘Viejos’ delve into more caliginous, IDM territory. The result is a rich and varied collection that demonstrates Apparel Music’s unwavering ability to continue to keep listeners guessing.

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Electronic, House, Bass, Techno

TRACKLIST:

1. Day in Night
2. Confuse Me
3. Shaker
4. Just Want
5. Dimensions of Rhythm
6. Sleeping
7. Oase
8. Look Up
9. Is This Real

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Milio is back on Atomnation with his third full-length Invisible Lands in September 2024. It is the glorious result of an artistic journey in which the Dutchman has discovered new production skills and techniques so he can translate the rich fantasy world of his childhood into a musical form using only analogue sound.

Milio has always been a synth magician who paints with sound. His house music has always been steeped in colour, emotion and great craft, and is often created on-the-fly using analog hardware. In recent times he has impressed with his immersive live show, launched his own label VIAVIA and joined a new group A# with French II, Alberta Balsam and Bastian Benjamin in order to further explore improvised live experiments.

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- Clear Vinyl
- Third full length album
- Your Army DJ + Radio Promo
- Invisible Lands comes with original artwork from Koen Taselaar, an accomplished multi-media artist who has held solo exhibitions at Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam and incorporates puns, wit and psychedelia into his abstract yet colourful work across canvas, ceramics and print.







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Genre: Electronic, Techno, Leftfield, Bass

Tracklist 12":
A1) poco dopo [5:13], A2) salamandra [4:46], B1) begger [4:47], B2) a hack is a foul [5:26]


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It’s been a hot moment, so we can’t wait to finally announce the next EP on our Awkwardly label, “a hack is a foul“ by dadan karambolo.

Safe to say he’s been on our radar for a while, so we’re mighty excited to welcome the Wroclaw-based producer on AWK005. After a strong debut release on his co-owned SPLOT imprint, an equally solid LP on Regime Brigade as well as contributions to various compilations, dadan is back with his signature moody, bass-bin shaking sound.

Hitting the sweet spot somewhere between dubstep, grime, breaks and ambient techno, these 4 tracks provide a somber yet seductive quality that invite the listener to get lost in a hazy amalgamation of stylistic elements. Rest assured, this combination of low end and rhythm heavy explorations contains the right formula to cause some damage on the dance floor.

DJ picks ups and plays by: DJ Voices, EMA, Ehua, Kassian, HAAi, Ila Brugal, Jaye Ward, Mani Festo, mi-el, Nala Brown, Om Unit, Peder Mannerfelt, Pinch, Stenny, Sybil, Tom Ravenscroft, Toumba et al.

AWK005 is set for release on Friday, October 20th 2023. As always, many thanks and much love for everyone’s support and feedback!


Artwork by Cihan Tamti & Maria Gysi
Mastered and cut by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich


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Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
“Heroes to Zeros” is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band released in 2004. It was mixed by famed producer Nigel Godrich and rose to number 18 in the UK charts.



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Special remarks : LP with download code

Tracklist:

1. Height/Dismay - Mother's Footsteps
2. The Frenzied Bricks - Vicious Circle
3. Modern Jazz - Zoom Dub
4. Mr Knott - Poor Galileo (He Has Gone Mad)
5. Aeroplane Footsteps - Arabia
6. Shanghai Au Go-Go - I Cried All Winter
7. Matt Mawson - Open The Goddam Door
8. The Horse He's Sick - Terminal Rebound
9. Wrong Kind Of Stone Age - Ravi Dubbi
10. Les Trois Etrangers - Luna

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Oz Echoes peels away another layer of Australia's '80s DIY hive mind. The Oz Waves successor exposes a deeper circuit of micro-run cassettes, community radio archives and irrationally abandoned studio sessions, as Steele Bonus sequences a 10-track compendium of drone pop, psyche-electronics and agitated tape cut-ups.

From the Sydney cassette network, The Horse He's Sick returns with an industrial car crash, alongside Wrong Kind of Stone Age's pagan cacophony and primal riddims. M Squared dynamo Patrick Gibson appears in both Height/Dismay and Mr Knott, his respective studio-as-an-instrument collaborations with Dru Jones (Scattered Order) and ex-Slugfucker Gordon Renouf - the former's worn out apparition hails from an instantly deleted 1981 7", while Mr Knott entrust one of the compilation's five previously unreleased tracks.

Matt Mawson represents Brisbane music media-printed matter collective ZIP, as Adelaide's Three D Radio grants access to their vaults of live-to-air recordings and aspiring demo submissions, rescuing the slap-happy punk-funk of The Frenzied Bricks and Jandy Rainbow's prodigious beginnings in Les Trois Etrangers and Aeroplane Footsteps. Synchronously in Melbourne, Ash Wednesday (Karen Marks, The Metronomes) leads Modern Jazz' improvised proto-techno and EBM pioneers Shanghai Au Go-Go home record their sardonic synth-wave.

A cherry-picked cast of unusual suspects, Oz Echoes' unfamed artist and non-band narratives are detailed by track-by-track liner notes with rarely published archival visions and artwork from Video Synth, prompting further rabbit hole ventures into this golden era of creative risk-taking and instant action.


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GENRE/S:
Alternative, Independent, Shoegaze, Dreampop

TRACKLIST:
A1. A Different Light
A2. Nightfall
A3. Dreamweavers
A4. I Give My Tears
A5. Hollow
B1. Behind My Eyes
B2. Empty Beaches
B3. In A Storm
B4. Winter's Ghost
B5. Closure


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In May, fans were treated to the first new music from Trentemøller since 2022. A new single, "A Different Light," showcased a stunning blend of prismatic space rock and folk. For anyone wondering if it foreshadowed the release of a full-length, Dreamweaver will drop in September, on Friday the 13th.
Featuring 10 tracks that traverse Trentemøller's many musical strengths, Dreamweaver also represents an obvious artistic leap, treading new ground while retaining the overall plot. Tracks featuring vocals come courtesy of of Iceland's Disa, who has been in Trentemøller's fold since the Memoria tour.
Dreamweaver's nylon string-led opening track, and first single from the album, "A Different Light," contains many of Trentemøller's trademarks: exploring dichotomies, musical shadowplay, Nordic frigidity, and warm waves. It opens the door for the steady, hypnotic "Nightfall," with its tetherless vocal, wistful guitars, and early morning desert chill. The third track in the opening trifecta, "Dreamweavers" finds its footing with a percussive soft trot, which starts after what feels like a shortwave radio scan in search of the right chords, eventually dialing in a weightless voice. Ostensibly keeping a ruminative pace with the previous two tracks, the song and, by extension, album soon opens up as the rest of the elements drop into place with a grand, luxurious burst.
Dreamweaver is about to enter its next phase. With the hatch blown off of the portal, the noisy "I Give My Tears," driven by its glissed and fuzzy bass line, pours into the void. It's followed by its sibling, the most chaotic track on Dreamweaver, "Behind My Eyes." Arriving as a piece of noise rock pandemonium, "Behind My Eyes," can't be contained in its plush vault. A whip-crack snare and convulsing guitars smash against each other in the song's verse chamber. The tension builds, as the particles collide, pushing past the point of critical mass, kicking off the chain reaction which is the chorus. At times it harkens back to the proto-gaze tracks that gave birth to dream pop, at others it newly defines what that is. There's no time to contemplate it, though, as the song disintegrates in a microphonic feedback instant.
A respite follows with the somnambulistic pair of "Hollow" and "Empty Beaches." Then, a moment of intensity returns as the soaring textures and tribal drum bursts of "In A Storm" take control, before being taken out with the ambient slo-core of "Winter's Ghost" and "Closure." This diptych wraps up an album which certainly feels on-script for Trentemøller, but is also much more psychedelic than previous offerings.
Dreamweaver will be released on Trentemøller's own In My Room label. It is an exceedingly immersive experience, bound to release any dormant hallucinations you may be harboring.


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- Beautiful 1 LP 33rpm Cut Re-Edition
- 33 rpm LP mastercut by Emil Berliner

*** TERRITORY RESTRICTION - NO SALES TO JAPAN ***

Tracklisting:
1. Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream
2. Crossing
3. Trompe-l'œil
4. Catastrophe E

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WRWTFWW & Palto Flats Records are ecstatic to announce the highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after and timeless ambient / minimal album "Through The Looking Glass", originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan.

Considered a Holy Grail of Japanese music by many, "Through The Looking Glass" is Midori Takada's first solo endeavor, a captivating four-song suite capturing her deep quests into traditional African and Asian percussive language and exploring contemplative ambient sounds with an admirably precise use of marimba. The result is alternatively ethereal and vibrant, always precise and mesmerizing, and makes for an atmospheric masterpiece and an unparalleled sonic and spiritual experience.

The fully licensed reissue is available as a single 33rpm LP and a limited 45rpm DLP, both cut directly from the original studio reels (AAA), at Emil Berliner (formerly the in-house recording department of renowned classical record label Deutsche Grammophon) for the 45rpm DLP, and at the equally famous Frankfurter SST Studio for the LP. It is also available in CD format for the first time. All versions come with extensive liner notes.

Bio

Midori Takada is a composer, multi percussionist, and theater artist renowned in Japanese vanguard circles. She will tour Europe this year.

Midori released two solo albums: "Through The Looking Glass" and "Tree Of Life" and wrote music for Tadashi Suzuki's theater plays. Her hypnotic, minimalist music is based in the concept of coherence between sound and the human body. She performs solo on marimba and other percussion instruments.

She debuted on the scene of Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin just after graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1974. She continued her career with solo concerts in Japan and abroad.

In the 1980s Midori began to explore the traditional music of Asia and Africa. Her fascination resulted in joint projects with Kakraba Lobi from Ghana, Lamine Konte from Senegal, Farafina Band from Burkina Faso, and Korean musicians: zither player Chi Seong-Ja, flute player Won-Il, and saxophone player Kang Tae-Hwan. She also led Mkwaju Ensemble's innovative percussion project and still performs with free-jazz band Ton-Klami with Kang Tae-Hwan and jazz pianist Masahiko Satoh.

In the past 20 years, Midori Takada spent more time in theaters than in concert halls - composing and performing live music for theater. She regularly works with Tadashi Suzuki and his Suzuki Company of Toga on their adaptations of "Electra" and "King Lear".

Takada's compositions have a remarkable way of affecting the imagination. Her minimalist, contemplative music is filled with the concept of infinity and reminds us of a moon voyage, falling stars, a journey into the ocean, or a walk in the garden. The trans melodies, initially simple, begin to loop and splinter, their rhythm breaking and thickening, slowly drawing the listener into another reality.

Every live performance Midori Takada gives is unique and prepared especially for that occasion.




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Special remarks: 12" sleeve designed and screen printed by Alex from Cassegrain.
Tracklist:
A1. Artemisia B1. Semiramis B2. Akasha

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Up next on Arcing Seas is Magna Pia with his second EP after his 2016 debut "Incantations" on Coun-terchange. Behind the alias is Hüseyin Evirgen, one half of Cassegrain.
ARCS-05 has a clear focus of providing combative dance floor trips, unorthodox sonic moods with subtle 90s techno references. The EP's track titles "Artemisia", "Semiramis" and "Akasha" pay tribute to three mighty ancient heroines of very different origins. Consequently, Magna Pia continues his in-terest in combining techno tracks with archaic symbolism.



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