Mike Paradinas, veteran producer and Planet Mu owner has written a new album called ‘Grush' full of weird bangers that reclaim the 'dance' part of the woeful term IDM. A back-to-first-principles record, inspired in part by the group of artists IDM was coined for; melodic dance music that didn't come out of urban scenes, but interpreted them from a distance. ‘Grush’ is a strong album that works both for listening and DJing and a great snapshot of where Mike Paradinas musical head in 2024.
2017 EP from the Italian rockers features the alte... Morernative rock staple "Beggin" (originally by The Four Seasons) alongside covers of Ed Sheeran's "You Need Me, I Don't Need You, " the Black Eyed Peas 'Let's Get It Started," The Killers' "Somebody Told Me" & three additional non-album tracks. Less
The first official Rolling Stones rarities collect... Moreion, Metamorphosis, was originally released in June 1975. The release combines legendary outtakes, rarities, and a wealth of demos that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards composed for other artists, which were subsequently re-recorded by the Stones themselves. The collection includes an orchestrated version of "Out Of Time," featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. 180-gram LP. Less
Mike Paradinas, veteran producer and Planet Mu own... Moreer has written a new album called ‘Grush' full of weird bangers that reclaim the 'dance' part of the woeful term IDM. A back-to-first-principles record, inspired in part by the group of artists IDM was coined for; melodic dance music that didn't come out of urban scenes, but interpreted them from a distance. ‘Grush’ is a strong album that works both for listening and DJing and a great snapshot of where Mike Paradinas musical head in 2024. Less
Royal Blood - Back To The Water Below - Back to th... Moree Water Below is the fourth album by the duo Royal Blood. It will be released September 2023 by Warner Records. The album was produced by the band themselves, having self-produced the majority of their previous album. Less
Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen pe... Morerform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. His upcoming full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. Over the last few months he has disarmed packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung. Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. Now with a massively successful US tour opening for sweet soul darlings Thee Sacred Souls behind him, 2023 is sure to be a propitious year for Daptone's newest signee. Less
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talk Tal... Morek’s iconic IT’S MY LIFE album, it has been cut at Half-Speed by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, overseen by Talk Talk drummer Lee Harris and Charlie Hollis, son of Mark Hollis, giving the album a greater depth.Originally released in February 1984, IT’S MY LIFE is the band's second album and followed the 1982 release of their debut ‘The Party’s Over’ which initially received moderate success in the UK reaching number 21 in the UK chart and finding some global success.By the time they came to writing and recording IT’S MY LIFE the band had gone from the four piece to a three with Simon Brenner leaving the band. The album initially found considerable international success. "Such A Shame," the album's first single was a top 10 hit across Europe and the album’s title track entered global Top 40’s including in the US. Less
Double vinyl LP pressing. Ulrich Schnauss, the hig... Morehly respected German electronic music composer, has taken the opportunity to remaster his entire back catalog, having recently had all his recording rights returned to him. Reissued on his own Scripted Realities label. The second of five albums, A Strangely Isolated Place was originally released in 2003. It is generally regarded as a landmark electronic music statement. Less
Triple-Grammy-winning iconoclast St. Vincent's All... More Born Screaming saw countless 5-star reviews. With Todos Nacen Gritando, she delivers a fully Spanish language version of her self-produced album. Inspired by passionate singalongs at her shows in Mexico, Spain and South America, Todos Nacen Gritando answers the question: "If they can sing along in a 2nd or 3rd language, why can't I meet them halfway?" Available on translucent rose color vinyl. Less
Bad Religion has become synonymous with intelligen... Moret and provocative West Coast punk rock and are considered one of the most influential and important bands in the genre. Over the past four decades the band has continually pushed social boundaries and questioned authority and beliefs armed only with propulsive guitars, charging drumbeats, thoughtful lyrics and an undying will to inspire and provoke anyone who will listen. Originally issued on Epitaph Records in 1998, No Substance was the band's tenth studio effort overall and second release following guitarist Brett Gurewitz's departure from the band (he would rejoin in 2001). Seen as a return to form for the band after the transitional The Gray Race, No Substance offers up tight and heady punk which touches on societal ills and world politics and still remains catchy as hell. Remastered from the original studio masters, bringing out a louder, more clear sound! Less
YOUNG AMERICANS will be issued as a limited editio... Moren 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and a picture disc LP with a poster pressed from the same master.The album saw Bowie broaden his musical horizons once more, embracing what he called 'Plastic Soul' and would give Bowie his first number one single in the U.S., ‘FAME’, co-written with John Lennon and Bowie's then guitarist, Carlos Alomar.This new pressing of YOUNG AMERICANS was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Record Plant master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios. Less
Home, before and after is Regina Spektor's eighth ... Morestudio album and most quintessentially “New York” in years. Recorded in upstate New York, produced by John Congleton and coproduced by Spektor, the album is Spektor at her most inspired, heralded by "Becoming All Alone," a surrealist ballad that swells with arrangements and comes alive in your head. During the summer of 2019, Spektor completed a successful five-night Broadway residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, marking her debut on the Great White Way. The Daily Beast called the run “both whimsical and thunderous,” with Gothamist saying Spektor “delights on Broadway with a fun, zany show.” Spektor’s most recent album, 2016’s Remember Us To Life, has been the subject of extensive critical praise from the likes of NPR, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine,Peopleand many more. ReginaSpektor is synonymous with New York City. The Russian-Jewish-American singer, songwriter and pianist got her own Sign on the Bronx Walk of Fame,as well as “Regina Spektor Day,” (June 11, 2019) proclaimed by Mayor Bill DeBlasio. The Grammy Award nominee first saw commercial success with the RIAA Gold-certified LPBegin to Hopewhich includes singles “On the Radio,” “Better,” “Samson,” as well as “Fidelity” which climbed the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Spektor’s fifth album,Far(2009), and sixth album,What We Saw From the Cheap Seats(2012), both debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Spektor has performed at The White House as well as on Broadway, Saturday Night Live and contributed to many projects spanning film, television, and music includingThe Hamilton Mixtape. Less
For more than 30 years, singer-songwriter and guit... Morear hero Mary Timony has cut a distinctive path through the world of independent music, most recently as vocalist and guitarist of acclaimed garage-pop power trio Ex Hex but also as a member of seminal post-punk band Autoclave, celebrated leader of the deeply influential Helium, multifaceted solo artist, and a co-founder of supergroup Wild Flag. Described by Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein as "Mary Shelley with a guitar" and dubbed "a trailblazer and an innovator" by Lindsey Jordan a.k.a. Snail Mail, Timony has distinguished herself as one of her generation's most influential guitarists and songwriters. The mystical, acoustic-driven Untame the Tiger emerged after the dissolution of a long-term relationship and was bookended by the deaths of Mary Timony's father and mother. The album was recorded during a two-year period during which she was the primary caregiver for her ailing parents. Less
Oceanside Countryside is the latest of Neil Young'... Mores great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series. The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of Comes A Time in 1978. The two albums share the same country/folk sound, and three songs (“Goin’ Back”, “Human Highway” and “Field of Opportunity”) appear on both albums. The vinyl release of Oceanside Countryside includes some tracks that are on the CD of the same name in Neil Young’s Archives Vol. III. However, this track list is how Oceanside Countryside was originally planned to be released. Recorded on tape, these are the original mixes done at the time of recording. All the songs on “Oceanside” are performed solo by Neil Young. On “Countryside,” Young is joined by a band of his friends: Ben Keith (Steel Guitar), Rufus Thibodeaux (fiddle), Karl T. Himmel (drums), Joe Osborne (bass). On “The Old Homestead” Tim Drummond plays bass and Levon Helm plays drums. “Pocahontas” is Young solo. Please note that while the songs on Oceanside Countryside appear on Archives Vol. III, the versions are not always the same and the track list is the running order for the original Oceanside Countryside album. On this analog original vinyl release, the versions of “Lost in Space,” “Captain Kennedy” and “The Old Homestead” are from Hawks & Dovesin 1980. “Sail Away”, “Goin’ Back”, “Human Highway”, “It Might Have Been”, and “Pocahontas” are the same versions as on Archives Vol. III in digital. “Field of Opportunity” and “Dance Dance Dance” are the original versions that have Young on backing vocals instead of Nicolette Larson as they appeared on Archives Vol. III. Less
Double vinyl LP pressing. Ludwig van Beethoven is ... Moreone of the towering heroes of music. As a composer, he became a transformational, sometimes revolutionary force. As a man of spirit and inspiration, he triumphed over deafness to produce a wealth of masterpieces. Over the course of more than two centuries, his works have delighted, surprised, amazed and moved listeners. The greatest moments of his multi-faceted genius - from the heroic to the intimate - can be experienced here in performances by instrumentalists, singers and conductors of the utmost distinction. Less
My Dying Bride has been the leading light of doom ... Moremetal since their debut album "As The Flower Withers" was released on Peaceville Records back in 1992. Influenced by acts such as Celtic Frost & Candlemass, the band's heavy atmospherics have carved a huge worldwide following over the years & they remain at the pinnacle of the genre & one of the most instantly distinguishable metal bands. Originally released on Peaceville in October 1993 & recorded at Academy Studios in Yorkshire, 'Turn Loose The Swans' saw the arrival of long-time session musician & classically trained violin & piano player Martin Powell. The album also saw the band stretching & pushing the grandiose textures & epic doom dynamics to create an opus of previously unrivalled atmosphere & stark emotion. Fans & critics have since hailed 'Turn Loose The Swans' as the blueprint for the new Gothic Metal genre, with many often still citing the release as among the defining albums of the band's distinguished career. Less
Jimmy Buffett's third studio album, A White Sport ... MoreCoat and a Pink Crustacean, was released in 1973 and features "Why Don't We Get Drunk," and "He Went to Paris." Newly remastered and available for the first time on vinyl. Less
Yellow Transparent Vinyl. Formed in Leeds in 2000,... More Kaiser Chiefs are one of the leading bands of their generation. Fronted by the charismatic Ricky Wilson with Simon Rix on bass, Andrew 'Whitey' White on guitar, Nick 'Peanut' Baines on keyboards and drummer Vijay Mistry, the band have had a string of anthemic hits such as 'Oh My God', 'I Predict A Riot', 'Everyday I Love You Less and Less', 'Never Miss A Beat' and 'Hole In My Soul' On March 8 2024 they will release their 8th studio album named 'Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album', including their hit single 'How 2 Dance'. The album is co-written and produced by Amir Amor (Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith) and Nile Rodgers (Chiq). On this album, the band delves into innovative sonic avenues while preserving the iconic 'Kaiser Chiefs' essence. Less
Celebrating In Utero's 30th, the album pressed on ... More180-gram vinyl plus 5 b-sides & bonus tracks pressed on a 10-inch have been newly remastered from 96kHz 24-bit transfers of the original analog tapes by original album engineer Bob Weston. Original album artwork has been expanded to a premium tip-on gatefold jacket for the first time with new 10-inch jacket art. Less
Hold Time is an eloquent and startlingly beautiful... More album, which includes guest performances by Jason Lytle, Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman (DeVotchka) and Zooey Deschanel. While past critics have compared him to everyone from John Fahey to Tom Waits to his old friend Howe Gelb, it's clear that M. Ward, with his brilliant guitar playing and innate sense of melody, is cutting his own groove. By the day, more music fans continue to fall under his whispered spell, M. Ward is a true American treasure. Less
Released to celebrate tenor jazz saxophonist Eddie... More "Lockjaw" Davis' centennial, Cookin' with Jaws and the Queen showcases the influential soul-jazz partnership of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and organist Shirley Scott. Bringing together the Prestige albums Smokin' and Cookbook, Vol. 1-3. The 4 LP set is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI and newly remastered from the original analog tapes by Bernie Grundman. The package also features new liner notes by journalist Willard Jenkins. Less
Since announcing their arrival with debut album in... More 1991, Blur went on to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with six successive UK #1 albums and a string of Top 10 singles, including two No 1s, helping to propel the band to mass popularity at home and abroad. One of the biggest British bands of the last three decades, Blur have released eight studio albums and collected ten NME Awards, six Q Awards, five BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and played live to millions of devoted fans across the globe. Whilst they are an iconic band, the new music truly feels like they have re-invented their sound for 2023 and we should really amplify the commercial viability and youthful leaning sound to reach new audiences. The album is truly incredible body of work which is beautifully layered, with real stand-out singles which is understandably described by the band as one of their best creations. Less
Peter Gabriel’s self-titled fourth solo album, a... Morelso known as SECURITY. This is a 1LP black vinyl release with sleeve artwork and inner bag as per the original LP release. The album comes with a download card with a choice of digital download (Hi-Res 24/96k or 16/44.1k) Co-produced by Peter and David Lord this is the first album where Peter really immersed himself in the music of distant lands and cultures. It was also his first fully digital recording. These two elements created a deeply effective soldering-together of futurism and generations-old tradition. "The fourth album was done at Ashcombe House, an old farm house in a beautiful valley, about five miles from where we are now at Real World. It was the first time really that I’d had a studio situation of my own and we were building up equipment; we didn’t always have what we needed. And when you did something really good the cows would come and lick the windows. So that was always a sign of real appreciation." Less
Third studio album by the American country artist.... More The follow-up to 2022's 'Cowboy Tears', it includes the singles 'Bounce', 'One & Only', 'Essence' (featuring Super Computer) and 'Fairweather Friends'. Less
Nelly Furtado's multiplatinum hit album, Loose, is... More finally available on vinyl after 17 years! Featuring the #1 worldwide hits, "Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland)" and "Say It Right," her third studio album is still held as one of the biggest and best pop albums of the era. Selling over 12 million copies worldwide, this album cemented Nelly as one of the genre's brightest stars! Also includes radio staples "Maneater," "Te Busque" and "Do It." Less
Multiplatinum-selling artist Chris Janson is known... More for his unabashed and raucous style as a songwriter and performer. His free-spirited approach has captivated country music's newest generation and his latest album, The Outlaw Side of Me, is turning up the heat. Each track was carefully selected to showcase who Janson is as a man and performer - from the reflective sentimental like "All I Need Is You" to the barn burner "Tap That," this album is a tapestry of Chris Janson. Neon Orange 2 LP. Less
Tina Turner entered 1979 with the eclectic Love Ex... Moreplosion, a harmonious combination of upbeatrhythms, soulful melodies, and Turner’s ever-commanding vocals. The album allowed Turner to furtherpursue artistic freedom while maintaining her reputation as a dynamic and energetic performer. Sheworked with French disco pioneer Alex R. Costandinos to compile funk and soul-inspired renditions ofPatti LaBelle’s “I See Home” and Dusty Springfield’s “Just a Little Lovin’.” Less
Confessions 20th Anniversary Edition contains alte... Morernative album artwork and orchestral versions of “Burn” and “Superstar” as bonus tracks on a 2-LP black vinyl. Less
Following the release Reprise - a collection of ac... Moreoustic and orchestral arrangements of tracks from his 30-year career - influential EDM pioneer Moby continues to explore the terrain where electronic and acoustic sounds meet. Moby and other leading artists including Bambounou", Biscits", MaxCooper", Efdemin", Anfisa Letyago", Mathame", Planningtorock and Topic to Felsmann + Tiley", Peter Gregson and Christian Loffler have now reimagined some of these recordings for Reprise - Remixes. Less
The fifth installment in the ‘LP on LP’ vinyl ... Moreseries showcases “Twist” and “Stash” from the opening night of two Nassau Coliseum shows. Nassau hosted the first of two, two-night engagements that comprised Phish’s Island Tour - an impromptu live excursion on Long Island and Rhode Island that arose during ‘The Story of the Ghost’ pre-production sessions in Vermont. On side A is the deep-space Island “Twist” from set II that explored intergalactic territory with a bass nod to Star Trek. Side B’s “Stash” from set I also went deep with a beautiful, sometimes dark jam that erupted into staccato melody and an ambient outro. Together these two tracks capture the exploratory feel of the Island Tour shows. ‘LP on LP’ 05 was recorded by Paul Languedoc and mixed from the multitrack masters by Vance Powell. Less
Limited red colored vinyl LP pressing. As the Rose... Moremary Hill EP begins, Sixpence None the Richer's first release since 2012, Leigh Nash sings, "In the eye of the storm, I'm gonna thread the needle." Now three decades after Nash met her musical partner Matt Slocum in New Braunfels, Texas, Sixpence is threading the needle in the sweet spot they have often longed for throughout a stormy yet momentous career. Slocum confesses that two of the six new songs are an attempt to immortalize their hometown: "New Braunfels was an amazing place to grow up... We could roam freely in the streets, from sunup to sundown." Nash adds, "Meeting Matt is the most important thing that happened for me in New Braunfels." That rings true for all of us; New Braunfels, Texas is the birthplace of Sixpence None the Richer, a great American rock 'n' roll band. While Sixpence has been Nashville-based for most of their career, Rosemary Hill reveals they are at heart a Texas band. The title track cites the street Slocum grew up on, as Nash sings Slocum's words, "That was a long time ago - But the feelings, they don't get old - Every time that I come home - I'll be riding, I'll be flying on Rosemary Hill - My Rosemary Hill." Less
Peter Gabriel's Fourth Self-Titled Solo Album on 1... More80g Vinyl LP! Green Vinyl, 180 Gram Vinyl, Digital Download Card
Co-produced by Peter Gabriel and David Lord, Peter's self-titled fourth solo album (also known as Security) is the first album where he really immersed himself in the music of distant lands and cultures. It was also his first fully digital recording. These two elements created a deeply effective soldering together of futurism and generations-old tradition. The single "Shock the Monkey" became Peter's first top 30 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Less
Available for the first time on vinyl. Keane's 201... More3 compilation album, The Best of Keane, features their biggest hits, "Somewhere Only We Know," "Everybody's Changing," and "Is It Any Wonder?" as well as two new songs written during the Strangeland era, "Higher Than The Sun," and "Won't Be Broken." 2 LP set pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Less
Off Planet, the 5th studio release from Django Dja... Morengo is a 21-track album split into four parts. Originally destined to be four experimental EPs but immediately transformed into a proper album when they started the recording session, Off Planet features some of the most exciting and dynamic music Django Django have ever produced. Harking back to their more experimental and electronic roots, the album also features guests such as Self Esteem, Jack Penate and others. 2 LPs. Less
It's still sobering to realize that Hank recorded ... Morejust 66 songs during his lifetime, almost all of them essential. Here are those that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "HonkyTonk Blues," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "You Win Again," "I Can't Help It," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and the rest. Less
Superproducer Trevor Horn is often credited with c... Morereating the sound of the `80s. For ECHOES - ANCIENT & MODERN, his debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, he has taken 11 iconic tracks, from that decade and beyond, and reinvented them with different vocalists and brand-new orchestral arrangements. Less
1978’s Rough saw Turner depart from the high-oct... Moreane rock and soul sound of previous albums.Recently separated from her husband and musical partner Ike Turner, this album carved a new musicalidentity blending disco and blues with the opening track “Fruits of the Night” and Bob Segar’s “FireDown Below.” Billboard dubbed the album as an "adventurous variety of old and new material," addingthat Turner's "delivery has lost none of its snap and crackle." Less
Time to Melt reckons with the weight of our time, ... Moreeven when it sounds largely weightless. Inspired by John Coltrane's mixture of grace and gravitas and Marvin Gaye's uncanny ability to turn social issues into personal anthems, Sam strove to give these otherwise-beguiling instrumentals the thoughtfulness and depth these days demand. Following a brief decampment to upstate New York to create his last album, You, Forever, Sam realized he could no longer resist the urge to escape the anxious city life. He and his partner, Hannah Cohen, took themselves out of the city to upstate New York, building their refuge and Sam's studio, Flying Cloud Recordings, in the quiet of a Catskills town. That reflective, relaxing environment shaped Time to Melt, a glowing set of soulfully psychedelic pop gems and a testimonial to the life and wisdom to be found when you give yourself the mercy of space. Less
The 1960 edition of the Art Blakey & The Jazz ... MoreMessengers was one of the band's greatest line-ups with the drummer joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. Opening with a sublimely swinging version of the title track, the rest of Like Someone In Love presented originals by Morgan and Shorter. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. Less
