“I don’t feel like these things are possible without the ISC team behind it and it’s not something that can be accomplished through an algorithm or AI.”

Where has the time all gone to? In the heart of the pandemic, we launched a project driven by our ongoing mission to preserve human connections through music: In Sheep’s Clothing’s Record Club, our own version of a monthly vinyl subscription, delivering individually curated, hand-selected records based on each member’s personal genre preferences. While other platforms feature a set of records each month that are sent out in batches to members, our Record Club has remained resolutely an individual one-to-one affair — no two members receive the same records in their subscription — maintaining that human connection that’s so often lost in the AI-driven, algorithmic world we live in.

Five years later, we’ve sent out thousands of records to club members, many of which are now long out of print. Beyond collection essentials, our Record Club selections often include private-press releases on independent labels, limited pressing reissues & compilations, and even contemporary releases sourced directly from the artists themselves. Looking back on five years, we’ve highlighted a few of these records below that you won’t find in any other record club subscription…

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In celebration of five years, we’ve also compiled a mixtape featuring tracks that we’ve sent out in record club subscriptions. The below selections comes from one member whose genre preferences range from ambient, left-field electronic, contemporary music, dub, and downtempo. Tracklist in the description!

Below, we asked a few of our longtime members to share some of their favorite records they’ve received and what they like about the Record Club.

Hector Guerra

Favorite Record You Received:

This was a difficult choice because I’ve received so many great records, but Oasis by Il Guardiano Del Faro stands out as one of my favorites. The effortless, sophisticated lounge vibes def makes me feel like chillin’ in my living room while listening to records by myself is the coolest thing I’ve ever done.

What makes this record even more fascinating is that it was composed and performed on vintage synths well before the explosion of video games and their respective OST’s. Listening to it now almost feels nostalgic for a generation of gamer peeps that Federico Mon Arduini could  have never predicted. If I’m not mistaken, it was also the first record I received from The Record Club, so there’s def a bit of sentimental value going into this decision. 

Biggest Surprise Interest:

The biggest surprise for me was Cidade Grande by Guerrinha. At first, I didn’t know what to make of it, as it was unlike anything I would normally seek out. But after some time, I kept wanting to spin the record again and again.

It’s odd, mysterious, and beautiful in a way that makes it compelling. Listening to it feels like you’re wandering through a strange, unfamiliar noir-like city that you swear you’ve visited before but can’t recall when. Somehow, you don’t want to leave until you figure it out. And then, once you do, you realize you’re not in a town at all but a spaceship. 

What You Like About The Record Club:

I joined The Record Club back in 2021 at the height of the pandemic. At a time when it felt like the world, as we knew it, was coming undone. The Record Club became a community of like-minded folks sharing an interest in musical exploration.

As 2021 still rages into 2026, community feels more important than ever. Spaces that bring people together to share experiences, especially through music, to help remind us that we’re all on this strange spiritual journey together. And honestly, what better way to connect than through music?

Mal Ward

Favorite Record You Received:

Otto Taimela’s “Inner Beauty” is just an all around stunner. Beautifully profound compositions that just resonate emotionally on so many levels. The whole record is deeply moving and possesses a special magic. I’m precious with it and only put it on when the energy level is right. Which sounds ridiculous, but man, it’s true!  

Biggest Surprise Interest:

Vazz “Your Love and Your Tongues” from 1986. Dark, elegant minimal-wave simplicity. Could listen to this every day.

What You Like About The Record Club:

I spent a lot of time in record stores before kids/work/life commanded more time. A friend recommended ISC’s record club. To be honest I was skeptical, not because I didn’t trust the taste of the shop, but because I thought there’s no way I will be into everything they recommend and committing to 3 random records a month involves a bit of a leap of faith. But, 3 years later and I’m astounded how month in and month out I receive incredible gems from around the world that I just never in a million years would have discovered on my own. The curation is remarkable, the cuts are deep, the obscure is not just obscure for the sake of it, and the exposure to new or formerly forgotten artists is exceptional. I honestly don’t think there’s been one record that was a miss. Which is kind of bananas.

Phil Mateo

Favorite Record You Received:

Hiroshi MatSui – A Love From Tokyo 1991-2003

I think at the time I was really craving some house music and finding out about this producer from Japan was a real treat!

Biggest Surprise Interest:

Compilations. I’ve gotten so many amazing compilations that either contained tracks I’ve been eyeing, but were too expensive to own individually or just great tracks in general. And it’s really amazing since everything will be in a particular genre or theme.

What You Like About The Record Club:

Prior to joining the ISC Record Club, I had tried a few different monthly record subscriptions. And not to name names, but for some reason they weren’t as satisfying and in the end, I ended up cancelling them while retaining my subscription to the Record Club. To me I think it boils down to a couple of things that ISC does better than anyone else.

Firstly, and this may seem like a little thing, but ISC’s monthly record is always a surprise. I remember with the other subscriptions I tried, the company would reveal the record that was being distributed and let me exchange it for another record or store credit if I didn’t want it. Looking back, maybe that makes things work better logistically for them. But that magic of opening the package and revealing its contents is lost when I already know what’s being sent. With the records I got through ISC, two things would happen. It could either be in a genre I’m interested in or one I’m not familiar with and by listening to the record I find out if I like it or not. And even if it’s a record that’s a complete unknown to me, it’s fun exercise to give it a listen and figure out what I like about it.

Secondly, and most importantly, ISC’s talented team curate the records that are chosen. In my opinion, they always make really great selections to the point of being preternatural. I’ve had a few instances of “happy accidents” where a record I got through the Record Club either contained a track that I deeply desired to own or it ended being something I wanted that I didn’t know existed. I don’t feel like these things are possible without the ISC team behind it and it’s not something that can be accomplished through an algorithm or AI. 

Gabe McDonough

Favorite Record I Received:

Imena Rek by Gosha Martynov & Natasha Sinyakova

Gives me some of the same feelings in 2026 that Bowery Electric’s Beat gave me in 1996. Floaty, rhythm forward and sonically gorgeous. Have recommended this record to more folks than I can count. Also made me realize that another favorite from ISRC, the Matthieu Beck record Here Alone was on the same label, Growing Bin. And look! Growing Bin also put out a record by the GOAT Sorcerer!

Biggest Surprise Interest:

I mean, I knew I was a floaty boi but ISC has shown me a bunch of floaties I didn’t even know about or hadn’t checked out yet. Cut Copy doing great longform ambient/beatbliss with January Tapes!? Baltimore scene drummer Jeremy Hyman’s Low Air is excellent, and not at all what I would have guessed based on his other gigs. Khotin Beautiful You– yeah I saw it in passing but never really checked it out. Love it.

What I Like About the Record Club:

It brings me great joy to get a record in the mail. It just does. It makes ZERO sense in 2026 but I listen to music differently when I have it in a physical format. CD/Tape/LP, whatever. Not sure why but I pay more attention to physical copies of music but I do.

I also LOVE when people recommend music to me. I’m a music supervisor so I literally recommend music to people all day for my day job. Having a person (Duo? Team? LLC? Who’s to say what powers the ISC engine?) with taste I trust put something in front of me– put their reputation on the line basically– and say “Give this a shot” means something to me. I trust that I’m getting records worth spending time with from ISC and the club has put my attention on things I wouldn’t have otherwise. Wonderful.

Howard Telford

Favorite Record I Received:

I loved the Mamman Sani record from last year and Takuro Okada (The Near End, The Dark Night, The County Line). The Jun Fukamachi record (Nicole) is currently on my record player downstairs. And I think you guys also sent me the Beth Gibbons record in 2024 which was amazing.

I’ll also call out a record called Our Garden Needs Its Flowers by Jess Sah Bi and Peter One which always cheers me up and has been my definitive summer day, window open album for a couple of years running. That’s my pick for favourite ISC record (so far).

Biggest Surprise Interest:

I received a record from Issam Hajali which was my introduction to Habibi Funk records, and led to several subsequent discoveries and purchases.

What I Like About the Record Club:

I think I signed up in 2020 – my brother was living in LA at the time, and the year before he took me to the old ISC listening bar downtown. I loved it, and I wished I had one closer to home. I signed up for the email mailing list and then eventually the record club during the pandemic as something to look forward to each month. It turned into by far my favourite monthly subscription.

Initially, I think I gave some really broad, vague outline of what I generally like (ambient, neo-classical) but you guys almost always nail it and also add some jazz, electronic and a lot of global deep cuts and interesting reissues. I think there’s only one album I received that I already owned in 6 years. I learn about a lot of world artists, particularly Africa and Japan, that I’m personally not as familiar with. Some of these records have been great jumping off points for genres and artists I would otherwise probably have never heard of explored.