The Definitive "5" Royales brings together all known recordings of the "5" Royales and their songwriter Lowman Pau-ling. This set covers the Home Of The Blues, Federal and Todd recordings between 1960 and 1963, along with the very last private tapes they made in the 1990s. Arguably the greatest of all the R&B groups, the "5" Royales were also the very first to marry blues rhythms and instrumental stylings with the vocal fire of gospel. This daring and controver-sial innovation merging secular and sacred musical influences into a coherent whole, lays down the future guidelines of soul music. Compiled with the invaluable assistance of J.Taylor Doggett and Monika Hinrichs, these CDs contain some of the very best early soul and R&B ever recorded and the Royales' music still has the power and the passion to move us all.
24-page booklet with notes by John Ridley.


Disc One
1. Show Me
2. I Got To Know
3. Much In Need
4. I'm Gonna Tell Them
5. Not Going To Cry
6. Help Me Somebody
7. Catch That Teardrop
8. What's In The Heart
9. They Don't Know
10. Please Please Please
11. Talk About My Woman (Pt 1)
12. Talk About My Woman (Pt 2)
13. I Want It Like That
14. Take Me With You Baby
15. Goof Ball
16. Just Can't Do Me This Way
17. She Did Me Wrong
18. If You Don't Need Me
19. He Who Laughs Last (test tape)
20. So Much Lovin' (test tape)
21. Talk About My Woman (test tape)
22. They Don't Know (test tape)
23. Soul House
24. Time For Everything
25. Mr. Moon Man (Pts 1 & 2)
26. Doin' Everything
27. I'm Standing In The Shadows
28. There's Somebody Over There
29. Baby Don't Do It
Disc Two
1. Think
2. I'm A Cool Teenager
3. Didn't We Fool Them
4. I'm Not Ashamed
5. Wash Board
6. (I'm Gonna) Spend My Money
7. Rain Drops Keep A Fallin'
8. Please, Please Be Mine (alt. 45rpm)
9. Everybody Knows (alt. 45rpm)
10. Now Baby Don't Do It
11. Here It 'Tis, Right Here
12. Send Me Somebody
13. Solid Rock
14. Jail Bird
15. I'm A Cool Teenager (alternate)
16. Come On Let's Have A Good Time
17. Please, Please Be Mine (extended)
18. Everybody Knows (extended)
19. Amen (live performance)
20. I Heard the Voice of Jesus (live)
21. Mr. Moon Man (Curtis Pauling)
22. Feel So Good (Carolina Royals)
23. I'm Gonna Love You 'Til I Die
24. Baby Don't You Leave Poor Me
25. Cool Teenager (Little Charles)
26. Have No Teardrops


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Not just another early Detroit Soul compilation. This is the cream of that transitional, pre-Hitsville era, when Detroit's labels, artists and producers were putting out popular, black dance music that they hoped might get noticed and sell enough to make them rich and famous. This is a CD to play over and over from start to finish. Every track a gem - no duds guaranteed! With 24 page booklet annotated by Keith Rylatt



Disc One
1. Love Me All The Way-Kim Weston
2. Come On And Answer Me-Harvey
3. I'll Never Break Your Heart-Joe Tex
4. I'll Let You Know-The Del-Phis
5. Power Of Love-The Ambassadors
6. Baby Don't You Weep-Fred Bridges
7. Nobody-Ruben Fort
8. I'll Try Something New-The Miracles
9. Here You Come-Hattie Littles
10. Cooter Bug-Dave Hamilton
11. Lah-Tee-Lah-Tah-The Falcons
12. Action Speaks Louder Than Words-David Ruffin
13. Won't You Let Me Know-J.J. Barnes
14. Memories-Ty Hunter
15. He Can't Love You-The 4 Hollidays
16. The Headshrinker-Johnnie Mae Matthews
17. The Way You Dog Me Around-The Diablos
18. Can't Take It-The O'Jays
19. A Letter From My Baby-Timmy Shaw
20. I'm Tired-The Ohio Untouchables
21. Hard Hearted Woman-Eddie Burns
22. All The Love I've Got-Marv Johnson
23. The Chaperone-LaBrenda Ben
24. I'll Have to Let Him Go-Martha & The Vandellas
25. Let's Talk It Over-Lamont Anthony
26. Misery-Barrett Strong
27. Brain Washer-Junior Walker All Stars
Disc Two
1. Witchcraft In The Air-Bettye LaVett
2. Whole Lotta Woman-The Contours
3. I Don't Want To Take A Chance-Mary Wells
4. Leap Frog-The Magnificent Seven
5. I Found A Love-The Falcons
6. Action Speaks Louder Than Words-Eddie Holland
7. Don't Feel Sorry For Me-Jimmy Ruffin
8. Someday We'll Be Together-Johnny & Jackey
9. Honkey Tonk Woman-The Fabulous Playboys
10. Come On-The Distants
11. Never Let You Go-Marvin Gaye
12. I Need You-Letha Jones
13. I Won't Be Your Fool-Melvin Davis
14. Just For You-Freddie Gorman
15. Tie Me Tight-Bob Kayli
16. I've Been Hurt-The Spinners
17. Gino Is A Coward-Gino Washington
18. Shock-Briant Holland
19. He's So Fine-The Corvells
20. Village Of Love-Nathaniel Mayer
21. I Can't Stand It-The Seminoles
22. Broken Hearted Me-The Martiniques
23. Whistle My Love-Gladys Knight & The Pips
24. Everyday-The Challengers
25. The Hawk-Mike Hanks
26. Why Oh Why-Allen Story



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GENRE/S:
Techno

TRACKLIST:
A1 Chris Liebing - Unfold
A2 Chris Liebing, Charlotte de Witte - Symphonie des Seins
A3 Chris Liebing, The Advent - Subjective Immortality

B1 Chris Liebing - Roy Batty
B2 Chris Liebing - Evolver
B3 Chris Liebing - John Connor
B4 Chris Liebing, Luke Slater - Double Split

C1 Chris Liebing, The Alte Stuben Modular Ensemble - Entangled Circuits
C2 Chris Liebing - Higher Things
C3 Chris Liebing, Speedy J - Shaping Frequencies

D1 Chris Liebing - Brooks Ave
D2 Chris Liebing - Eye C
D3 Chris Liebing - Endtrack


SHORT INFO:

Chris Liebing's first full solo techno LP, 'Evolver' is released on 27th March 2026, via his own CLR imprint. The German techno don's LP features a host of collaborators across music, images, and artwork. Luke Slater, Charlotte De Witte, Speedy J, The Advent, Terence Fixmer, Pascal Gabriel, Daniel Miller contribute to the music, while long-time collaborators Studio Bergfors deliver design, and legendary photographer Anton Corbijn shot Liebing for the project.

The Evolver LP is the sum total of Chris Liebing's three decades at the beating heart of techno. It's the record only someone whose first break as a techno DJ was playing five hours at Sven Väth's infamous Omen in Frankfurt - and who has ridden out every twist and turn of life and subcultures since, while remaining rooted in the true school, dark, sweaty techno sweat pits of the world - could have made. It's the result of deep introspection, but it's about utter immediacy. It's the sound of someone previously driven along by compulsion and happenstance at last finding the confidence to be utterly intentional about their practice, allowing them to take the most classic, familiar, proven elements from the past and render them completely new.

Evolver is also Liebing's first completely solo album. There are collaborations, yes: with old friends from the OG techno generation, Luke Slater, Speedy J, and The Advent, all on uncompromising form, and with new generation figurehead Charlotte De Witte, who provides a thrilling narration of total surrender to the moment on acid clarion call "Symphonie des Seins". But unlike all Liebing's albums to date, there's no co-pilot. Every structure, every mixdown, every choice serves his singular vision of how his untold immersion in the surging currents of the world's greatest clubs should sound. The elements are all those forged in the white heat of Omen and Tresor in the mid 90s - brutal repetition, titanium kick drums, industrial atmospherics, but also dark rave euphoria, ever present surging acid lines just on the cusp of trance, and just enough human voices to remind you of bodies on the dance floor - but rendered with all the extraordinary accumulated skill and technological developments since then.

It's Chris's vision entirely, his musings on sound, technology, and life birthing tracks like "Roy Batty." Inspired by thoughts of AI becoming sentient and hungering for more life like Rutger Hauer's titular Blade Runner character, it was one of the first tracks to emerge and a foundation stone for the album. And in pursuit of that vision, it's built like a "proper album". The anticipation and menace of intro "Unfold" tip over into the glowing hot high drama psychedelia of "Symphonie…" then the breathless headlong rush of The Advent collab and on through an unfolding narrative that goes deep, goes dark, opens out into grand vistas, takes strange turns before finally landing on the alien landscape of… well… "Endtrack".

Not everything is pummelling on Evolver - the dazzling title track feels like you've been welcomed into the courtly dance of a higher dimension civilisation, and the audacious Speedy J collab "Shaping Frequencies" is a beatless flow that tests the boundaries between signal and noise. But for all its complexity, conceptualism, and stylistic branching out, every last part unmistakably powered by that dark techno-cavern energy above all else. All of it positively radiates the qualities of Liebing's greatest work and sets to date - but somehow even more so than before. Whether you're listening for aesthetic inspiration, cerebral stimulation or just that raw physical power, this album will sweep you up into its momentum and won't let go of you until it's done.

Chris Liebing's 'Evolver' LP is released via CLR on 27th March, 2026 on 2xVinyl and digital formats.


VITAL SALES POINTS:

Chris Liebing.: Facebook: 745k Twitter: 115k Instagram: 398k TikTok: 9.8k Soundcloud: 237k YouTube: 28k
Charlotte de Witte.: Facebook: 3.1 Million, Instagram: 4.4 Million, TikTok: 1.6 Million, Soundcloud: 490k YouTube: 930k
The Advent: Facebook: 141k, Instagram: 32k, Soundcloud: 52k
Luke Slater.: Facebook: 101k, Instagram: 105k, Soundcloud: 66.8k
Speedy J.: Facebook: 133k, Instagram: 45k, Soundcloud: 73.4k YouTube 9.5k
CLR: Instagram: 12.8k YouTube: 1.9k TikTok: 1.1k Facebook: 81k Twitter: 10k
CLR Podcast: Soundcloud: 237k Mixcloud 52k / 46 stations in 25 countries, estimated reach: 6 million listeners


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LP: Limited Edition of 300, Heavyweight Sleeve with inside out print, Sticker
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Experimental, Ambient, Musique Concrete, Electronica

Tracklisting LP
A1. Lawrence
A2. Domenica
A3. The Onliest
A4. Godzilla Blues
A5. Takoyakushi
B1. Big Boy
B2. Turismo
B3. Poco Dopo
B4. Gnade
B5. Flos

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WRWTFWW Records is very happy to announce the release of Renga, the new collaborative album from Gak Sato and Tadahiko Yokogawa - available on limited edition LP (300 copies worldwide !) housed in a heavyweight sleeve with inside out print of a beautiful artwork by Aoi Huber Kono.
Renga (??, linked poem) is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry in which alternating stanzas, or ku (?), of 5-7-5 and 7-7 morae (sound units or syllables per line) are linked in succession by multiple poets.
Inspired by the traditional Japanese poetic form of linked verses, Renga unfolds as a fluid 10-track journey spanning ambient, jazz, breakbeats, electronica, environmental music, techno, cinematic, library music, and musique concrète. Much like its literary namesake, the album is built on intuition and shared momentum, each piece emerging from what came before while opening new paths forward. Beats appear, disappear, then reassemble, while textures shift between organic warmth and electronic abstraction. The result is music that resists fixed categorization, existing somewhere between known subgenres and free-form exploration.
The album's visual counterpart, created by Aoi Huber Kono, mirrors the sensibility of the music. It's elegant, modern, and quietly expressive, extending the idea of linked forms from sound into image.
Points of interest
- For fans of ambient, experimental electronic music, jazz-inflected compositions, breakbeats, techno, cinematic soundtracks, library music, musique concrète, genre-blurring sonic exploration, linked verses, and dark blue.
- A unique collaboration between Gak Sato and Tadahiko Yokogawa, inspired by the Japanese poetic form of linked verses.
- Presented on limited edition LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve, edition of 300 copies.
- Artwork by acclaimed visual artist Aoi Huber Kono, extending the album's concept of interconnection across disciplines.



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12"

GENRE/S:
Techno

TRACKLIST:
A Chris Liebing, Charlotte de Witte - Symphonie des Seins
B Chris Liebing, Charlotte de Witte - Symphonie des Seins (Chris Liebing Dub Edit)

SHORT INFO:

Chris Liebing and Charlotte de Witte announce their second-ever collaborative release, 'Symphonie des Seins' (Symphony of Existence). The release, taking in an original alongside a Dub mix from Liebing, follows 2019's 'Liquid Slow' from the pair and marks the second release ahead of Chris Liebing's 'Evolver EP' releasing in late-March.

A surging acid-beast channelling mid-90s techno energy, 'Symphonie des Seins' sees de Witte delivering a tweaky, spoken
vocal comprising the hallucinogen-fuelled diaries of ayahuasca and DMT trip reports that Liebing stumbled upon online. Crisp
but heady, old school but utterly contemporary with its delivery, 'Symphonie des Seins' sees two techno artists with very
di?erent formative eras converge perfectly with a razor-sharp piece of dancefloor mayhem.

Following January's 'Roy Batty' EP, Chris Liebing and Charlotte de Witte's 'Symphonie des Seins' is the last single before Liebing's thirteen-track 'Evolver' LP lands on March 27th. The 'Evolver LP' features additional collaborations with Luke Slater, Speedy J, The Advent, The Alte Stuben Modular Ensemble aka Daniel Miller, Terence Fixmer, and Pascal Gabriel and is Liebing's first solo Techno LP, having focused on long-form electronica output alongside co-writer Ralf Hildenbeutel for 2018's 'Burn Slow' and 2023's 'Another Day' for Mute Records, and the André Walter co-produced 'Evolution' in 2002.



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Colored Vinyl: 2xLP, Pop-Up Gatefold Jacket, Limited to 10000 ww
About:
Ten years ago, Anderson .Paak didn't just release an album; he staged a full-scale takeover of the soul and hip-hop landscape. Released on January 15, 2016, Malibu served as the definitive arrival of an artist who had spent years grinding in the underground before a star-making turn on Dr. Dre's Compton. While his previous work hinted at his potential, Malibu was the moment the world met the "Cheeky Andy" persona in full-a virtuosic drummer, a raspy-voiced crooner, and a sharp-witted rapper all rolled into one. The album is a sprawling, sun-drenched journey through the Southern California coast, blending 1970s funk, church-reared gospel, and gritty boom-bap into something that feels both nostalgic and entirely futuristic. With a heavyweight production lineup including 9th Wonder, Madlib, Kaytranada, and Hi-Tek, the record maintains a warm, analog texture that was a breath of fresh air in an increasingly digital era. It's an album that breathes, full of intentional imperfections and the kind of "in-the-pocket" groove that can only come from a seasoned live performer. Beyond the infectious, dance-floor-ready energy of tracks like "Am I Wrong" and "Come Down," the album is a deeply autobiographical masterwork. .Paak uses the 65-minute runtime to unpack his life story with startling clarity, touching on his mother's gambling addiction, his father's incarceration, and his own brushes with homelessness with a sense of resilience that never feels heavy-handed. He weaves these heavy themes through a lens of triumph, grounded by vintage surfing documentary samples that give the project its cinematic, coastal atmosphere. It's a celebratory record born out of struggle, anchored by his impeccable technicality on the drums and a guest list-featuring ScHoolboy Q, Rapsody, and The Game-that feels hand-picked to complement his specific brand of West Coast swagger. A decade later, Malibu stands as a modern classic and the blueprint for the soulful revivalism that would eventually lead .Paak to global superstardom and Grammy-winning heights. It remains a testament to the idea that the most profound music often comes from the most personal places, proving ten years on that the best way to move forward is to stay rooted in the groove.

Key Marketing/Selling:
- Anderson .Paak is an iconic artist and household name
- The album is two-time GRAMMY nominated, for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Features include Kaytranada, Schoolboy Q, BJ The Chicago Kid, The Game, Talib Kweli, Rapsody, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Chris Dave, Robert Glasper, and more
- The album was given an 8.6 on Pitchfork upon initial release and is considered one of the best releases of 2016, having been selected to numerous Year-End Best Of lists
- Malibu is widely considered a classic album / evergreen title
- The album is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2026 and is one of the most highly acclaimed releases of the 2010s
- Over 133k Physical units sold to date in US alone

Tracklist:
A1/1. The Bird
A2/2. Heart Don't Stand A Chance
A3/3. The Waters (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)
A4/4. The Season / Carry Me
B1/5. Put Me Thru
B2/6. Am I Wrong (feat. ScHoolboy Q)
B3/7. Without You (feat. Rapsody)
B4/8. Parking Lot
C1/9. Lite Weight (feat. The Free Nationals United Fellowship Choir)
C2/10. Room In Here (feat. The Game & Sonyae Elise)
C3/11. Water Fall (Interlude)
C4/12. Your Prime
D1/13. Come Down
D2/14. Silicon Valley
D3/15. Celebrate
D4/16. The Dreamer (feat. Talib Kweli & Timan Family Choir)

Socials:
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FB: 779k followers


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An extraordinary deep techno collaboration by renowned artists .VRIL and Pablo Bolívar. This project features four tracks of powerful hypnotic techno and includes remixes by notable artists such as Leiras, Nacho Sánchez, Luis León & Unseener. A release designed for the club, promising to elevate energy and intensity with every turn of the vinyl.

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Rødhåd and Vril return with the third chapter of their ongoing collaboration, OUT OF PLACE ARTEFACTS III, released on WSNWG.
While the preceding volumes laid out the duo‘s ongoing investigation into the numinous aspects of sound and texture, this chapter can be conceived as a clearing of sonic space. The compositions appear more deliberate, their architecture more explicit. Yet beneath the surface, the familiar tension between disorder and clarity shapes the record’s structural framework.
What emerges is an album of uncanny cinematic melancholia, the traces of which were already present in the earlier volumes, now coming to full bloom. The evoked landscapes appear widescreen in scope, although the record’s feel remains oddly intimate. It is never clear whether one expands into the furthest realms of outer-space loneliness or navigates through the densest of earthly topographies.
The heightened presence of acoustic instruments and human voice expands the project’s sonic spectrum. In the convergence of the organic and the synthethic, esoteric melodies rise and vanish, as obscured rhythms break into precision, resonating motion-picture nostalgia while remaining uniquely modern and anticipatory. What we encounter is OOPA‘s true aesthetic nature: a deeply human sense of playfulness and curiosity fused with a strangely alien and otherworldly detachment.

1. Intergalactic Announcement
2. Calar Infinitos
3. Closed Loop Grids
4. Panopticum
5. Biomath
6. Wunschmaschine
7. Healing Of A Ghost feat. Sara Clarke
8. Secular System
9. My Battery Is Low And It’s Getting Dark
10. Datasette
11. Quand Le Temps S´Arrête
12. Help Is On The Way
13. Quantum Waltz feat. Peryl


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A fascinating record of Hawkwind's activities in 1970 with all tracks recorded for BBC radio. Side One is the band's first Top Gear session transmitted in September and Side Two is the Sunday Concert recorded just after their legendary appearance at the Isle Of Wight festival. Some Of That Stuff and I Do It would later be renamed Come Home and Master Of The Universe respectively. Comes with full recording details and exten-sive sleeve notes.


Tracklisting

Side One
1. Hurry On Sundown
2. Seeing It As You Really Are
3. Some Of That Stuff


Side Two
1. Paranoia
2. Seeing It As You Really Are
3. I Do It

All Tracks Very Good Recording Quality




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Special remarks: LIMITED SPLATTER EDITION // 180G VINYL

Tracklist 12":
A1 ON THE SWING
A2 ON THE SWING (MIHAI POPOVICIU REMIX)
B1 BEHIND THE GLASS
B2 BEHIND THE GLASS (MARKUS HOMM REMIX)


Steve Bug and Pornbugs team up on Behind The Glass / On The Swing with remixes from Mihai Popoviciu and Markus Homm.

Unsung House hero, Steve Bug has been there and done it all. Arguably Germany's most important pioneer, his label Poker Flat has been an epoch-defining imprint. Celebrating 20 years of Bondage Pornbugs are mixing in different circles with recent releases for Selador and Acker Dub, showcasing their crossover appeal with a new generation of DJs.

Opening with 'On The Swing' we are delighted by classic deep vibes with a modern twist. Grooevsome and warm, this will get the floor going anywhere in the world. On remix duties, Mihai Popoviciu drops his trademark style, smoothing out the bumps for a deeper ride.

Next up, 'Behind The Glass' takes a similar path. Soulful warmth exudes from the speakers as the bumpy bass and echoing keys mark time. Reaching a crescendo with muted acid undertones in the second half keeps attention high and the dancefloor full and happy. For his remix, Markus Homm takes it deeper with shades of Detroit. Liquid cool for the later floors.





















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Twelve tracks from the New York Dolls recorded live for TV and radio in 1973, showcasing a raucous rock'n'roll band in their prime. Two cover versions - Hoochie Coochie Man and Give Her A Great Big Kiss - were never included on either of the band's two original studio LPs. Comes with full recording details and extensive sleeve notes.

Tracklisting

Side One
1. Personality Crisis
2. Trash
3. Stranded In The Jungle
4. Pills
5. Give Her A Great Big Kiss
6. Hoochie Coochie Man


Side Two
1. Looking For A Kiss
2. Jet Boy
3. Vietnamese Baby
4. Subway Train
5. Who Are The Mystery Girls?
6. Private World

Recording Quality Excellent Throughout




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