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Belgian producer and curator soFa launches from Strangelove once again, this time with his celebrated compilation series. A second trip round the stars "elsewhere junior Vol 2" features a bunch of unknown and familiar offworld entertainers. Kosmische music lands amongst leftfield club krypton as our crew collaborate with young space cadets.

Tracklist:
Side A
A1 Alice George Perez & sofa- Little Dogs 2:47
A2 Jumbrel- Sintidesbald 4:38
A3 t-woc & Empress of Nature- Rapper's Delight 3:54
A4 Aroma von Troisdorf (feat. Marla Bereska)- Das Ozeall 3:44



Side B
B1 Puma & The Dolphin- How To Send Email 3:40
B2 Mytron - Fajny Dzie? 4:19
B3 Naomie Klaus- How Do We Make The Babies 4:20
B4 Androo- Police Justice 1:03

Side C
C1 A, C, and The Omni Ox3- Cyril's Stories 2:42
C2 Felix Kubin feat. Bela Elektra- On y va 2:51
C3 Sexo Y Fantasia- Gioca All'Amore 5:33
C4 Conny Frischauf - Ton Tour 5:11

Side D
D1 Das Unkenduo- Fortifrogs 5:14
D2 Oslo Karamell- t3 4:43
D3 Little Boy & The Mindful Potheads- Krautkid 5:54


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Belgian producer and curator soFa launches from Strangelove once again, this time with his celebrated compilation series. A second trip round the stars "elsewhere junior Vol 2" features a bunch of unknown and familiar offworld entertainers. Kosmische music lands amongst leftfield club krypton as our crew collaborate with young space cadets.

The Empress of Nature & t-woc cover the interplanetary boogie hit 'Rappers Delight' , while Felix Kubin & daughter Bela waltz through the stratus. Conny Frischauf and The Mindful Potheads take us to lynchian journeys of kindergarten Kraut. Mytron's motorik moon dance spins past Naomi Klaus' martian punk shuffle, all amongst a stellar double pack of electronics orbiting Uranus.

In these gloomy times some whimsical fun and a little lightness is just what we need right? Put on your space helmets, fly high and enjoy these trippy sonic explorations..

Vital Sales Points:
Follow up soFa's previous Strangelove releases CCCVVV (SL111) and Psychedelic Digestion Therapy (SL109)


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12" - Essential Balearic heat beat! Follow up to the labels previous album of Frank & Maria's work 'Echoes' SL104

Tracklist:

Side A
A1- Loveroom - Frankie's Deluxe Mix
A2- Down By The Rio - Frankie's Deluxe Mix

Side B
B1- Down by the Rio - Frakas Mix
B2- Down by the Rio - Julien Dyne Mix

Short info:
Deep into lockdown, Frank pulled out Bernie Grundman's original 24 track masters of the "In a Minor Mode" ep, digitizing and exploring the original multi track recordings. Inspired by newly rediscovered parts recovered from the editing floor, what followed was a faithful but full-blown reimagining of 'Loveroom' Strangelove are proud to present this definitive version alongside a deep dive into Echoes LP favourite 'Down By The Rio' Frank's FM friendly take flipped on the B side with Frakas' trippy diced up vibe alongside a bumping beatdown version from New Zealand's finest Julien Dyne. Essential Balearic heat beat!





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Special remarks: 2023 Repress, original Art and Packaging
180gram LP with printed deluxe sleeve, Full size graphic insert

Track list:
A1- Canto Del Pílon
A2- Campesina
A3- Ethnocity
A4- Tonada De Ordeño

B1- Loveroom
B2- Tenderloin
B3- Field Trips
B4- Bein' Green
B5- Down By the Rio

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"Echoes" is the Ethno-Wave love child of collaborators Frank Harris & Maria Marquez. A collection of sublime songs dating back to '85, avante-pop flourishes are married here to the heart strings of a synthetic Amazon- think MFM's "Outro Tempo" meets a tropical Sade. With much contemporary interest in South American electronic music, Echoes is a window into two musicians prescient dreamings of tradition, melody & technology.

Revelling in the embrace of Maria's Venezuelan roots & folklore visions combined with Frank's custom Synclavier synth station, songs such as 'Canto Del Pílon' and 'Tonada de Ordeño' resonate with a charged future/primitive electricity, Maria's song-to-a-siren vocals mainline with Frank's lush sonic alchemy.

Heavy weight 180gram pressing, mastered for vinyl by George Horn @ Fantasy plus 2 sided full size insert

Vital Sales Points:
Follow up to Strangelove's previous releases- Lena d'Água ?- Jardim Zoológico 12" & Arvo - Bikini 12"
Big support from the usual cult suspects, Zaltan Antinote, Antal Rushour, Charlie Bones NTS, Dekmantel Crew, Test Pressing Blog, Tim Sweeney & Lovefingers.

A portion of 'Echoes' profits will go to Venezuelan charity https://www.cuatroporvenezuela.org/



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A short sharp 3 track jolt into the trio's cult 80's catalog.

Tracklist:

Romie Singh- Dancing to Forget E.P

A1 Dancing to Forget
B1 Future World
B2 Credo

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Proto-future Pop exhumed from '86, Romie Singh's 'Dancing to Forget', could easily be mistaken for an up-to-the minute R&B instrumental from '22. The song's elastic swing reminiscent of a vintage Wally Badarou Compass Point session. Instead masterminded by studio maestros Günther Janssen (more lately of Donna Regina) & Peter Hantke, while Romie's vocals soar above. It's a timeless call to escape life's ill's via the dancefloor.

Collected here on Strangelove the cavernous, dubbed out 'D.T.F.' (12" version) sits alongside the prescient hope/dystopia of LP cut 'Future World' (cue Covid World) and the killer balearic-beat sass of 'Credo' A short sharp 3 track jolt into the trio's cult 80's catalog. Shouts to Basso for the original resuscitation!

Vital Sales Points:
Follow up to the labels forays into new artist material, dancefloor twilight zone of t-woc's "Pantangle" and strangewaves/ Balearic electronics of CCCVVV






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LP ainstakingly transferred and fully remastered from the original tapes, with new liner notes and photography. Mindgames follows Strangelove's previous issue of Sjunne's early singles and soundtrack work on "Childrens Mind" (SL106)

Tracklist:

Sjunne Ferger- Mindgames LP

A1 Reality
A2 Controller
A3 This World
A4 Empty Words
A5 Candlelight
B1 Chinese Dolls
B2 Light Of Love
B3 Fading Away
B4 Reaching Out
B5 Open It Up
B6 Destiny

Occupying its own hinterland within Scandinavia's early 80s electronic/progressive move-ments, 'Mindgames' navigates a lifetime of musical and personal exploration by Sjunne Fer-ger. Child jazz drummer prodigy, arts venue operator, music teacher and Aikido practition-er, a bewildering array of personal & creative influences are distilled into the Örebro native's only long player. Written around a new wave context, his own jazz fusion roots and at times with an unintentionally balearic outcome, Sjunne goes some way to conjuring up a singular sounding album of the time.

Narratives of love and loss, calls to self-empowerment and mindfulness, the new age zeal throughout follows Sjunne's own awakening. Its music caught in meditative reflection one moment before propelling into ecstatic revelation the next, with Sjunne's collective 'Exit' providing electric backing throughout. Propelled by the Drummer's beat, its hard not to be caught up with Sjunne's personal vision of a 'Polymood Music'


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Painstakingly transferred and fully remastered from the original tapes, with new liner notes and photography. Mindgames follows Strangelove's previous issue of Sjunne's early singles and soundtrack work on "Childrens Mind" (SL106)



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Follow up to the labels first forays into new artist material; the strange-waves of Psychedelic Digestion Therapy and dancefloor twilight zone of t-woc's "Pantangle"

Tracklist:

A1 The Harmonist-
A2 Some Velvet Morning
A3 Generationen
A4 Alla Porta Subito
A5 Die Unglücksreligion
B1 Synthwalz
B2 In Cerchio
B3 Bacin Bacetto
B4 Ritmo Denso
B5 Trost Der Massen
B6 Ein Kosmischer Tag

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CCCVVV is the Brussels based duo of Clara Vellin and soFa elsewhere. The first Covid-lockdown drew these two old friends closer and both a love-story and burst of musical creativity followed.

A wide-eyed electronic record wearing its heart on an innersleeve, Curriculum Vitae chases after no real genre, preferring a very personal colour and style of its own. Music and passion entwined, it has resulted in this collection of intimate avant-pop-oddities. The album collects whispers of 60's chanson and psyched out chords, holding a playful spirit throughout.

Through the genre-no-genre approach, Curriculum Vitae distills down to a vital essence, constantly flirting with smartly infused elements from the past/present for the head, heart and feet.

Highlights include a dreamy version of Nancy & Lee's 'Some Velvet Morning' alongside the acidic slow-mo hypnotics of 'Ritmo Denso'. 'Generationen' floats on a pillow of sonic bliss, while 'Alla Porta Subito's vocal and instrument interplay slinks closer to outer-planetary italo-reggae.

C.V.'s production wanders along a retro-futuristic approach throughout, its punkish attitude dancing between an embrace of the modern and a more naive pop-arrangement approach. Along this 37 minute journey the sweet and dark sides of a lifetime are witnessed, light organic harp marries refreshingly to carefully chosen synthesizers. Whimsical lyrics meet with melancholic composition.

Clara Vellin is a classical harp player active in a variety of eclectic musical projects.
soFa, known for his highly acclaimed series of the eclectic "elsewhere" compilations, & productions such as Mameen 3, Nyati Mayi and collab with legendary Turkish drummer Okay Temiz & Houschyar on Music From Memory/Second Circle.


Clara Vellin: Composition, Celtic Harp, Voice, Synths
soFa Elsewhere: Production, Composition, Arrangements, Drum Machines, Voice, Synths
Mixed: Alexander Arpeggio
Mastering: Dan Elleson
Artwork: Gunnar Cushway
Design: Spencer Levine





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Tracklist:

A1 Crazy Bronco
A2 Ci Vi
A3 Kasioso
B1 Midnight Magic
B2 Weirum
B3 Goddy

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A sonic clash of Tropical, On-U and Eastern proportions, t-woc drops 6 tracks of dope sound system bashment for Strangelove. Informed by Mick's musical wanderlust and prolific digging, Pantangle deftly blends a mélange of influences where Caribbean steel drum, Anatolian melodies and the sounds of the Maghreb all float through the mix.

Like his work for Macadam Mambo/ Emotional Response- its a sound hard to pin down and all woven into a heady brew percolating somewhere in the dance-floor twilight zone. With early works created pre-lockdown at an artist residency in The Dock in County Leitrim, the heads down groove of 'Crazy Bronco' & 'Goddy' don't sound out of place with an early 90's Uk bass culture. Elsewhere the deeper cuts rub against a little sunshine as the late night swing of Midnight Magic riffs off Junior Delgado's roots classic.

With killer artwork c/o Marius Houschyar Strangelove is super stoked to release this collection of outernational rhythms from the Irish vinyl wallah, mix engineer and producer

Vital Sales Points:
Follow up to the labels previous exotic waves of Scribble & Sjunne Ferger,


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Tracklist:

A1 Sabbia Calda
A2 Palmtree Calling
A3 Kartoffel Garten
B1 Daytrippin
B2 Amour Fantaisie
B3 Egipcia

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6 melodious pieces applauded by audiences across the country! This music embodies the nonsense of life during crucial times humanity is undergoing. We believe that digestion plays an highly important role in the well being of earthlings and balance; the immortality of sound within the cosmos of abnormal ideas and thoughts. This album says more than can be mentioned, we have no doubt that this record will do its duty in fulfilling its purpose in your mind

While recording these songs, we light-hearted artists were able to combine our digested voices with the exact sentiments depicted in humankind's pivotal moments of loneliness. We hereby create a soothing inner feeling in our listeners. This album says more than can be mentioned, we have no doubt that this record will do its duty in fulfilling its purpose in your mind.

Vital Sales Points:
350 copies only- Follow up to the labels previous exotic waves of Scribble & Sjunne Ferger,


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Sjunne Ferger's Exit- Childrens Mind LP

A1 Awakening
A2 Romance
A3 Night Rituale
B1 Beginners Mind
B2 Childrens Mind
B3 Destiny (Alt.)
B4 Candlelight (Alt.)

Short info: From his 'FAT' Studio near the central Swedish town of Örebro, Sjunne Ferger crafted a small but radical legacy of genre bending music. With an open minded 'anything goes' attitude born from his jazz roots, compiled here are songs charting a transition from fusion beginnings via his debut 7" with group 'Exit' through to a more blissful synthetic sound palette. Across the album's 7 songs Sjunne's heady musical optimism aspired to an aesthetic that moved freely between drum machines & synths to more organic instrumentation with rich arrangements never losing sight of a light ethereal feel.

Hypnotic ambient pieces written for short film swirl amongst the electronic & electrified- unreleased versions of 'Destiny' and 'Candlelight' hint at his sound to come, while the album culminates in the highlights 'Night Rituale' and 'Childrens Mind' -Intoxicating mixes of Sjunne's influences & inspiration, they unknowingly hint at Mkwaju Ensemble and other key Japanese contemporaries, and bear witness to the Swede's deep Eastern philosophical outlook. Retaining his own unique sound throughout, 'Childrens Mind' is a primer for Sjunne Ferger's 'Mindgames' LP reissued on Strangelove later in 2021.

Vital Sales Points:

Follow up to the labels previous globe trotting via the strange-waves of Japan's Viola Renea and the NZ avante-pop compilation "Kiwi Animals" This album release coincides with Scribble's 'Selected Works 82-85' LP


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A1 River
A2 Mother of Pearl
B1 Lowdown
B2 The Party
B3 Mr Calico
B4 B4 (Hysteric Edit)

Short info: Johanna Pigott's Scribble project floated through the airwaves Down Under during the first years of the 80's, gathered here is a succinct collection of her dreamy electronic pop from that era. There's an enigmatic feel woven throughout, songs such as "River" set sail on an imagined Antipodean Balearic vibe, while blissful end-of-nighter "Mother of Pearl" would likely get DJ Harvey in a spin. 'The Party' poignantly mulls missing the big night out, while "Mr Calico' navigates spooked out noir before the eerie synth-waves of "B4" (rearranged by local maestro Hysteric)

Vital Sales Points:

Follow up to the labels previous globe trotting via the strange-waves of Japan's Viola Renea and the NZ avante-pop compilation 'Kiwi Animals' This album release coincides with labels Sjunne Ferger compilation 'Childrens Mind' LP



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Follow up to the labels previous release -NZ 80s compilation 'Kiwi Animals' Syguiria Lady is the first full reissue album for Strangelove. For fans of current Japanese music revival

Tracklist:
A1 Amitoung Ashyljoung
A2 Vimana Beam
A3 Faros Faras Island
B1 Soma Yana
B2 Maya Candra
B3 Samsara
B4 Polaris Line
B5 Chariot Of Palace


Short info:
Strangelove is proud to present the first ever reissue of 'Syguira Lady', an eerie and absorbing ride through the rich imagination of enigmatic Osaka group Viola Renea. While riding the current interest in Japanese music, the album remains an anomaly to much of the local music of the time. Juxtaposing ancient/modern sources of sonic inspiration, North England's new musical movements collide with Eastern European folk rhythms, while oriental scales slide amongst wavey-electronic instrumentation. The resultant musical dreamscapes sought to conjure themes of noir & seduction, recurrent in the period's techno-pop. Kuki Imamura described the album as the sound of unknown memories with aural visions & strange musical loves coalescing around a femme fatale; 'Syguirian Lady'

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Follow up to the labels previous release -NZ 80s compilation 'Kiwi Animals' Syguiria Lady is the first full reissue album for Strangelove. For fans of current Japanese music revival

Tracklist:
1. Amitoung Ashyljoung
2. Vimana Beam
3. Faros Faras Island
4. Soma Yana
5. Maya Candra
6. Samsara
7. Polaris Line
8. Chariot Of Palace



Short info:
Strangelove is proud to present the first ever reissue of 'Syguira Lady', an eerie and absorbing ride through the rich imagination of enigmatic Osaka group Viola Renea. While riding the current interest in Japanese music, the album remains an anomaly to much of the local music of the time. Juxtaposing ancient/modern sources of sonic inspiration, North England's new musical movements collide with Eastern European folk rhythms, while oriental scales slide amongst wavey-electronic instrumentation. The resultant musical dreamscapes sought to conjure themes of noir & seduction, recurrent in the period's techno-pop. Kuki Imamura described the album as the sound of unknown memories with aural visions & strange musical loves coalescing around a femme fatale; 'Syguirian Lady'

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Tracklist:

DWART- "ELECTRICIDADE ESTÉTICA" LP
A1- Aqua Alta
A2- Mate (Remastered)
A3- Synesthesia (feat. Nuno Rebelo)
A4- Electro Maga (feat. Bernardo Devlin)
B1- Opala (feat. Nuno Rebelo)
B2- Swing da Rocinha (feat. Nuno Rebelo)
B3- Pó das Estrelas (feat. Bernardo Devlin)
B4- Keep in Touch (Far East Mix)
B5- Electro Maga - reprise (feat. Bernardo Devlin)



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Strangelove's latest release turns left somewhere near the edge of the Atlantic, with Electricidade Estética" documenting a vibrant window into the musical landscape of 1980's counter-culture Portugal. Compiling early un-issued works, DWART's organic Ash-Ra Balearics meld with spikey Iberian electronics, coalescing around the floating beauty of 'Mate', reissued for the first time on vinyl.

With emergent music technologies of the era enthusiastically adopted by Lisbon's avante-garde, there was a collective desire by DWART and their contemporaries to push existing sonic boundaries;- Post new wave sounds melded with distinctive local sensibilities. Vítor Rua & Jorge Lima Barreto of the legendary Telectu (whom Antoñio currently tours with) were regular collaborators while composer/ guitarist Nuno Rebelo and guitarist/singer Bernardo Devlin feature throughout.

Antoñio & Manuela Duarte's search for an artistic language melded a continuing curiosity with aural and physical dualities: experimental pop integrated with performance art, mathematics sound-tracked on canvas, organic found sounds at ease alongside synthetic drum machines. The 9 songs found here document the early emergence of their own 'Electricidade Estética'

(Big shouts to Invisible Cities & Steele Bonus- early champions of 'Mate')

Vital Sales Points:

Follow up to the labels previous releases - Frank Harris & Maria Marquez 'Echoes' and previous Portuguese release Lena d'Água ?- Jardim Zoológico


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Special remarks : NZ Import. 12" with printed deluxe sleeve, PLUS lovely 2 sided Full size photo insert
Follow up to the labels previous CULT release- Lena d'Água ?- Jardim Zoológico 12"

Tracklist
A1. Bikini
A2. So Deep
B1. Bikini- Extended mix by Shelter
B2. So Deep- Instrumental mix by Hysteric

Shortinfo:
For its second release, Strangelove resurrects two cuts from the Australian cult synth pop duo, ARVO's, much-mythologised 1984 album "Luna". Having spent time in Europe and with heads & hearts?full of the continent's synth-pop movements, Deborah Gray and Roy Nicolson each returned Down-under to discover?a doggedly rock orientated landscape. Finding solace in Roy's studio and inspired by their musical O.E.'s, the ARVO concept was formed and an album took shape. A glamorous visual/electronic opus, major label misjudgment and local bewilderment left 'Luna' to unjustly slip under the radar.

Rescued here, "Bikini" channels an Ipanema electronic vibe, nostalgically recalling Antipodean beach culture while the synthetic undercurrents of?"So Deep" reflect on the nature of our dreams. Also presented is a reimagined "So Deep'' instrumental from Australia's synth pop scholar-in-chief Hysteric, while French M.O.T.M. Shelter tailors Bikini into an excursion version.


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Repress 12" of this CULT Release with Original Sleeve, NEW cheaper Price, NEW 140g Vinyl Pressing

Tracklist
A1. Jardim Zoológico B1. Tao

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Strangelove Music isdelighted to present its first project, two songs from Lena d'Água, one of Portugal's great musical acts of the early 1980's.

Combining a siren presence and soaringvocalsalong side songwriter Luis Fonseca and backing band Atlântida, they released a series of records that wove through the avante-pop sensibilities of the time.Collected here are two of their more leftfield moments;

'Jardim Zoológico' is a beguiling mix of new wave, post punk and dub into a short sharp pop format, impossible to properly categorize, the dynamic composition sounding as fresh now as it did 35years ago.

On the flipside, the calmer 'Tao' takes Fonseca's keyboards towards more eastern territory, conjuring up a dreamy synthesized new age vibe. Lena's beautiful fado hued notes hang poignantly across bothsongs. Beautifully re-mastered by reissue specialist Peter Beckmann

Vital Sales Points:
- Debuted on Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space radio show & tastemakers Stamp the Wax and Dream Chimney, test pressing distributed among the Balearic mafia, Moonboots/ Phil Mison, Hunee etc
-Support from key tastemaker retailers including Redlight Records, Growing Bin, Organic Japan, Piccadilly etc


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Rights: World excluding France - To celebrate the release of the new album ‘Stay Around’, JJ Cale’s ‘Live’ album gets its very first vinyl edition. FIRST TIME ON VINYL incl.all influencial tracks.
HQ 2LP+CD edition with double heavyweight 180gr black in sleeve with 6mm spine. Printed innersleeves.CD included

Tracklist:
A1. After Midnight / A2. Old Man / A3. Call Me The Breeze / A4. Sensitive Kind
B1. Cocaine / B2. Money Talks / B3. River Boat Song
C1. Living Here Too / C2. Mama Don't / C3. People Lie / C4. Humdinger
D1. Thirteen Days / D2. Magnolia / D3. Ride Me High
CD features the same tracks in the same order.

Short info:
To celebrate the release of the new album ‘Stay Around’, JJ Cale’s ‘Live’ album gets its very first vinyl
edition.
Originally released in 1996, this live album features 14 classics including ‘After Midnight’, ‘Cocaine’
and ‘Old Man’. All tracks were recorded across several different shows : Carnegie Hall (New York,
1996), The Philharmonic (Munich, 1994), Flynn Theater (Burlington, 1993), The Great American
Music Hall (San Francisco, 1994), The Hammersmith Apollo (London, 1994), The Sommerville
Theater (Sommerville, 1993) and Park West (Chicago, 1990).
Double 180gr heavyweight vinyl with CD album included.

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Territories: Worldwide no restrictions
Format: LP
Format Notes: 2024 re-press, 180g vinyl

Track List:

A1 : Get It Up For Love (4:42)
A2 : If You Should Fall (3:36)
A3 : Each Time You Pray (3:39)
A4 : When Love Hangs In The Balance (5:12)

B1 : A Love Of Your Own (3:46)
B2 : I’ve Got Your Number (3:15)
B3 : On The Swingshift (3:03)
B4 : Sing To Me (3:37)
B5 : Valentine (I Was Wrong About You) (5:07)

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Ned Doheny’s Hard Candy, originally released in 1976, is widely considered the finest blue-eyed soul album of all time. It has long been a source of great frustration then, that this perfectly-formed Southern California masterpiece has been unavailable on vinyl for almost 40 years.

Be With Records continues apace by marking its third release with the first officially licensed reissue of Doheny’s nautical classic. Perhaps most famously, this impeccably smooth set features the timeless “Get It Up For Love”, a wonderful example of mid-70s mid-tempo white-(hot)-funk.

Produced by the legendary Steve Cropper, it featured a veritable who’s-who of the Laurel Canyon soft-yacht sound (JD Souther, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, the entire horn section for Tower of Power!) yet bombed mysteriously. It’s been a cult record since.

Pressed on audiophile 180g vinyl and featuring the original artwork for both jacket and full colour inner sleeve, this limited reissue is one not to be missed.


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Genre: Soundtrack, 80s, Cult, Horror, Score, Synth, Orchestral

LP: Limited Edition of 500, Heavyweight 350gsm Sleeve, Cut Out Sticker, Composer Notes

Tracklisting LP
A1. Main Title
A2. Stuck
A3. Teddy
A4. The House
A5. The Basement
A6. Judy And Dolls
A7. Mr. Punch
A8. Dark Hallways
A9. Gabriel’s Workroom
A10. Toys For Us Kids
A11. The Rooms
A12. Isabel And Judy
B1. The End Of Isabel
B2. The Dolls Attack
B3. So Long, Shortstuff
B4. Toys Are Loyal
B5. Trapped
B6. End Title

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WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce the first ever release of the highly-sought after original soundtrack from 1987 cult horror movie Dolls by multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, music man extraordinaire Fuzzbee Morse. The limited-edition LP is a miracle of lost-then-found VHS era film scores and is housed in a heavyweight 350gsm sleeve with a bloody cutout sticker and exclusive composer notes.

Directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Robot Jox...) and released by Charles Band’s infamous Empire Pictures (which later morphed into Full Moon Productions), Dolls is 80s campy VHS horror in all its glory, a fan-favorite with all the attributes needed for a frightening popcorn night, including one hell of a soundtrack with a very welcomed heavy dose of menacing synths, thunderous orchestrations, and quirky interludes.

The haunting score comes from master Fuzzbee Morse who composed it in Richard Band’s garage with a Yamaha QX-1 sequencer, an arsenal of vintage synthesizers, and a wide array of instruments. The result is a must-have (and never released before!) soundtrack that blends horror tropes with influences ranging from Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring to Bernard Herrmann, Frank Zappa, Beethoven, Charles Ives and Eleanor Rigby!

Dolls follows the WRWTFWW release of Fuzzbee Morse’s Ghoulies II (1988) as well as 3 other soundtracks from the Empire Pictures vaults: Richard Band’s Ghoulies (1985), TerrorVision (1986), and Troll (1986). All still available – complete the collection now!

Points of interests

- For fans of soundtracks, horror, cult, synth, ambient, classical, 80s, VHS, Charles Band, Full Moon Productions, Stuart Gordon, John Carpenter, b-movies, sci-fi, Gremlins, toys, evil toys, Toys R Us, the good old days, toys you can play with at 33rpm, Christmas presents.

- First ever release for the soundtrack of cult horror movie Dolls (1987), with cut out sticker and composer notes.




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Tracklist:

01. Hashish
02. The Last Straw
03. Nu Stone Groove
04. On Release
05. Poor Man Beggar Man Thief (Feat Kye)
06. Suicide Bomber
07. Roll Up
08. For Love's Sake


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Efficient Space honours the memory of producer and MC Ali Omar with Hashish Hits, a posthumous selection from the dub rebel’s self-released discography.
One of ten children in working-class Liverpool, Omar drew deep influence from his father's Arabic heritage—a thread central to his identity and sample origins. After art school and a spell clubbing during Manchester's halcyon days, he relocated to Sydney, where he co-founded the blunted downbeat duo Atone with fellow British expatriate Andy Fitzgerald. As an MC, he infiltrated the city’s house, dub, jungle, and bass circuits, becoming a regular fixture at the Bentley Bar, where he commanded the mic with his versatile, rumbling baritone and charisma.
Freakishly talented in the studio, Omar was a pioneer of the Akai sampler and Atari, deftly recording live sessions straight to DAT. Drawing on industry insights from his sister, Merseybeat firebrand Beryl Marsden—who supported The Beatles on their final UK tour and was signed to Decca and Columbia—the non-conformist sought to build a self-sufficient business model. Between 1998 and 2004, he independently issued four albums on CD through his Hashish Studios imprint, hustling copies directly to local record stores and live shows for instant returns, even hand-sewing screen-printed hessian sleeves for his final release.
Uncompromising in his principles and refusing to suffer fools or charlatans, Omar relished the opportunity to collaborate with those who embodied the same spirit. Hashish Hits offers a snapshot of his inner sanctum—Fitzgerald on the opening track's billowing smoke stacks, the serpentine vocals of Gina Mitchell and the magic hands of mixer Louis Mitchell on 'On Release,' and Wicked Beat Sound System’s Kye on 'Poor Man Beggar Man Thief'. Meanwhile, 'Suicide Bomber' smoulders with the tension of a lost Muslimgauze relic, as the instructional 'Roll Up' and 'The Last Straw' spiral deeper into Omar’s signature production vortex—where space stretches in slow motion and walls reverberate with ricocheting delay.
A true icon of Sydney’s underground scene, the larger-than-life Omar passed away on 23 June 2009 after a valiant battle with cancer. He is remembered for his assertive spirit, larrikin humour, wild anarchic personality, and enduring mantra: “Love and live your life”.


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Format: Vinyl 12" limited to 250 - 180g; Cosmic, Jazz, Fusion, Downbeat
Front Cover by Andreas Hofer / Foto by Brunni Scorsatto


TRACKLIST

A1 Idea`s Eve 11:04
A2 Full Moon Dance 6:47
B1 Capricorn Rising Over Jerusalemite Temple 23:18


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Born in Milan to a Cameroonese father and a Polish/Lithuanian mother, Nathan Dawidowicz moved at the age of 6 to Jerusalem. He was spending his childhood in a Jewish ultra-orthodox environment playing the piano and dreaming of being a Fashion designer and musician. After waking up from the reality he was raised in, he moved to Venice and started to explore the "outside world" of the mental barriers of religion. Music and fashion were his medicine, and he quickly became addicted to musical textures and vinyl. His love for music brought him quickly to Berlin, where he currently lives and loves.

Sanctuary Of Ideas is a very personal and optimistic journey by Nathan Dawidowicz. His first solo album is a spiritual path, as cosmic and adventurous as Nathan`s trajectory, with beautiful twists and psychedelic twirls into Dawidowicz personal rabbit hole. A record full of memories and positive affirmations, filled with Jazzy yet psychedelic Cosmic and Krautrock elements. A fusion of inspiration - and a perfect reflection of Dawidowicz heritage.

Idea`s Eve is a stargate to our ancestral power. The source of our inspiration is connected to our past - to the spirits of our ancient memories. Dawidowicz leaves a lot of space to breathe in this magical opener. Enchanting melodies and bubbling sounds surround the listener while his voice keeps repeating a mantra of an ancient love spell. A track where you feel your DNA spiraling up the ladder of evolution. Yet so natural and healing.

Full Moon Dance is the spiritual continuation of the first track. A swirl of magical melodies, yet jazzy but truly cosmic walking up the ladder to another dimension, where warm moon rays and fluffy clouds surround love. The synth lines represent the playful and smooth moon rays reflected on a rhythmical heart-beating ground where tears can be joyfully spent to honor the emotions we usually oppress.

To close the EP, Nathan Dawidowicz worked a half a year to finalize the last track in full detail. 23 Minutes and 18 Seconds long is the Capricorn Rising Over Jerusalemite Temple. This story is where the listener is brought to a higher level of consciousness. Against the rules of our consumerist world, Nathan Dawidowicz focuses on a dramaturgy full of patience for our own lifetime. Acidic lines come and go, powerful synth solos trigger unknown brain parts, and an epic melody accompanies the listener and lets dark emotions melt in a brass-filled part where a voice tells us that time is on our side. The song ends with an epic twist and promises a new start, where our most lovely memories stay in a vortex of light. Beam me up Nathan.



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Tracklist:
A1. Generic Mix
B1. Alternate Mix


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We are proud to present "I'm Always Right" by Imagination, an unreleased jazz rock LP from 1977. Comprised of five tracks with a playtime of roughly 30 minutes, you will hear one of the finest German late-70s rock-tinged electric jazz albums of the era. The recording is a delightful stand-out with unique compositions, aspiring solo work, and a soulful spirit throughout. Additionally, the album veritably glows with exceptional sound quality, as it has been remastered from original tapes that were cut more than four decades ago at the WDR Funkhaus, Cologne.

Here is the story of how label founder John Raincoatman became aware of these lost tapes:
"I first got in touch with members of Imagination from Düsseldorf (not to be confused with the UK disco band under the same name) in 2017 for licensing the track "Strawberry Wine" from their collectible "Shake It" album from 1980. A couple of months later, when I was speaking with Willi Hövelmann, the guitarist for Imagination, he told me about some recordings the band had made a couple of years before, when they had been invited to to the studio of the WDR, a major German broadcaster. A couple of weeks later, when Hövelmann finally sent me the files that he had requested from the WDR, I could not believe what I heard - not only that the songs were totally different from what I expected, but that they were also very very good! The music wasn't comparable to any other kind of fusion release that I knew of. These five songs were straight forward, tight and soulful electric jazz rock, a combination rarely heard from Germany from that time period."

How come Imagination - at that time a young newcomer band consisting of musicians between 19 and 22 years of age - was able to record at the well-equipped Funkhaus studio of German radio and television? Hövelmann explains: "The WDR got to know us from a newcomer band competition called "Pop am Rhein" (Pop at the Rhine) which was set up to support local bands and was promoted by several bigger newspapers. Imagination was one of the 5 contestants which were picked from 59 bands by a jury of music journalists and our band was invited to play a concert at the Philipshalle in front of about 3500 guests. Although a band called "Accept" won the contest (yes, the heavy metal band that gained international success in the following years!) and Imagination only made 3rd place, we were invited by music host and journalist Wolfgang Neumann to record in a professional studio."

Neumann's broadcasting show at the WDR was called "Rock Studio", and one of his special goals was to help push newcomer bands by giving them airplay. As a side note, Neumann actually compiled a series of three LPs on the Harvest label from 1979-1982, each of them featuring four bands. However, the earlier recordings of Imagination had only been used for broadcasting reasons, they were aired a couple of times but never made it to a vinyl or CD release.
So, on October 10th, 1977, it was time for the band to show up and prove themselves in the studio. The tracks were all recorded in one afternoon, mainly as one takes. In some cases flute, saxophone were overdubbed, as well as the vocals on "Love is Genesis", as Hövelmann remembers.

The first song, "Jazzgang" can probably be seen as Imagination's most characteristic composition out of their early period: heavy bass, saxophone leads and speedy solos by the band members. A genuine, rough, yet funky uptempo jazz rock tune. But it's "I'm Always Right", the second track on the album, that raises the bar as the key track of the release with its 10-minute length. The song starts with a great piano solo by Mario F. Demonte. In fact, "Demonte" was a pseudonym of Ratko Delorko, a classically trained piano virtuoso who is still active today as conductor, composer and performer. At that time, it was simply impossible for him to officially be part in a band like Imagination and hence the alias was invented. Anyway, the speedy intro leads to a very soulful mid-tempo jazz funk groove that offers space and time for the band members to perform a solo. First off is Uwe Ziss with sax and flute combined. The second solo belongs to Willi "Sultan" Hövelmann on electric guitar. For the furious ending the pace is set back to high speed. Delorko serves us with one of the most brilliant uptempo piano solos you may have heard in a while on a jazz record.

The next song stylistically stands out from the rest. "Biting My Time" incorporates a rhythm and blues feel with a 60s soul jazz attitude. The track was composed by Uwe Ziss who leads through the track with aspiring flute solos which feel like an easy summer breeze after the first two rock tinged tunes.

"Himalaya" sees Imagination move away from jazz quite a bit, rather approaching the psychedelic rock genre with a vibe reminiscent of the sound of the early 70s. Again starting with a piano solo by Ratko Delorko the pace is quickly at 150 bpm with the full band laying down an energetic jazz rock sound. Just after a little over one-and-a-half minutes there is a breakdown to a slower tempo with overdubbed mysterious vocals and psyche-y screams which may remind more of the legendary krautrock band Can than what is typically known as "jazz". The mood continues with tense saxophone and guitar solos, just to speed up again towards the end with furious drumming by Andreas Oelschläger.

"Love Is Genesis" concludes the release. It was composed and sung by former bassist Robert Schlickmann. Though most of the band members didn't really like the song at that time it still is a one-of-a-kind soft rock pop ballad which partly reminds of some of the vocal song tracks later to be found on the "Shake It" LP from 1980. The track manifested that Imagination were never really supposed to be solely an instrumental band.

We are now happy to have cleared the exclusive rights for this recording from the WDR and are proud to re-present this amazing collection of songs. It should appeal to fusion, jazz rock and jazz funk aficionados but also to late krautrock collectors. We are also certain that it will also please fans of the "Shake It" album, simply in terms of being such a bright and soulful debut with great music overall.


" VITAL SALES POINTS:

Soulful Jazz Rock album from the WDR Archives. Previously unreleased studios recordings from 1977.

" TRACKLISTS:

Side A
1. Jazzgang
2. I'm Always Right

Side B
1. Biting My Time
2. Himalaya
3. Love Is Genesis




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Tracklist:
A1) Baba Stiltz – Day Tripping (12“ Version) (5:12 min)
B1) Stiltz, Larjosto &Skagstedt - Journals (12:48 Min)

2020 was a good year to listen to Baba. So is 2025. good music is never dated. This music is good for a date. Chugging rock disco.
What else? This is the future. Let’s!



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