Released in 2024 on Relaxin Records, an imprint run by Alina Astrova aka Lolina, light decline is the sophomore outing from mysterious London artist great area (an Instagram […]
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New sounds, forms and structures in contemporary dance music continue to flow from Lisbon’s Príncipe. In 2024, the label released three full-length albums from mainstays DJ Nigga Fox, […]
A collection of late ’80s/early ’90s recordings of introspective Japanese dream pop self-produced and recorded by outsider artist Maple Fyshh in his home studio in Miyazaki, Kyushu (Japan’s […]
Virtual Dreams II explores Japan’s distinctive ’90s ambient techno scene, a key part of early club culture and the global electronic landscape. While Virtual Dreams focused on Europe’s chill-out rooms, part […]
Another favorite release of 2024, Biya Ba Man is the debut mini-album from Devon Rexi, an Amsterdam-based post-punk / no wave group featuring Nicola Niggebrugge aka Nicolini (drums […]
Here in the Pitch is a lulling dream of an album, suspended like a mystical cloud of velvety smoke in the witching hours of the night. It features Pratt’s […]
“agony, anguish, bitterness, despair, grief, heartache, pain, remorse, sorrow, suffering, torment, woe. Another heartbreak album that is totally worth all of it.” Third edition, black/grey cover repress.
“DJ Lycox twysts kuduro and tarraxho with drill’s glyding basslines and rugged sound design on a heavily satisfying follow-up to his sought-after 2017 debut LP.” -boomkat
The naturally open-ended navigation of themes in Seven Reorganisations is exemplary of an artist whose thoughtfully considered catalogue is hailed among the most notable in modern experimental music. […]
AshTreJinkins, LA native beatmaker, producer, rapper, is full of joy and fire and a fierce allegiance to— that is, an impulse to both rep and defend— the genres […]
It’s easy to get lost in former Flying Horseman leader Milan Warmoeskerken’s fifth solo album. “I wait,” he sings in the opening track, and he sounds like he’s […]
Introducing ‘Total Blue’, the Los Angeles-based trio of Nicky Benedek, Alex Talan, and Anthony Calonico. Despite collaborating for over a decade, ‘Total Blue’ represents a new chapter in […]
The legend is back! Dizzy K returns with Sweet Music Volume II, the long awaited sequel to 2018’s hit first entry celebrating the music of one of Nigeria’s […]
Masculine and feminine vocals interplay amidst textures of dreamy dub delirium, their tones smooth, yearning and androgynous as they plead over and over… repeating “Say You Love Me” […]
Barry has quickly become one of our favorite figures in the Los Angeles experimental music scene. During a recent performance at our West Hollywood headquarters, Hayden Pedigo asked […]
Naya Beat Records reveals Volume 2 of its critically acclaimed series dedicated to South Asian dance and electronic music. Label founders Turbotito and Ragz have curated an exceptional […]
A certified sophisti-pop future classic, Jack J’s second full-length as a singer-songwriter turns up the crystalline blue melancholy with nostalgia-inducing ’80s early digital production and support from Suzanne Kraft, […]
Subwoofers initially appeared in the trunks of my friend’s 1980s import cars. Calling the installations of these boxes, amps and wires amateur would be far too kind. Most […]
Y’KNOW returns to Spiritual World on October 4th with Why Now, an 8 track 12” that is so stacked with groove that you can physically feel the claps […]
Highly recommended for fans of those recent experimental indie pop records from Astrid Sonne, ML Buch, Mk.gee, Rocky Top Ballads is the brilliant debut album from Copenhagen-based singer-songwriter […]
Housed together in a stunning 380gsm board slipcase with a matt laminate soft touch finish and a UV spot varnish on the beloved Be With logo, we proudly […]
Recently issued on vinyl for the first time by Scenic Route (who are credited with discovering Baltimore’s Nourished by Time), Pleasure Is Everything / God Complex compiles two […]
The Space Grapes proudly present a 12″ EP coming from Italian trio Collettivo Immaginario. Formed by LA-based drummer Tommaso Cappellato in conjunction with pianist Alberto Lincetto and bassist […]
CS + Kreme, the Australian duo of Conrad Standish and Sam Karmel, creates mesmerizing experimental electronic work they’ve dubbed “horizontal music,” blending heavy dub, post-punk, and chamber influences. […]
4 Remixes of London based Chinese artist Caslean’s single ‘Sweet Adventure’. 1asia loves.
Justin Brandis and Andy Rantzen mark 40 years of collaboration with the release of It’s time my friend… The Australian duo stay close to their well-established, dub-tinged industrial sound, which […]
‘Since the 16th century, the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas has been home to a unique Afro-Indigenous culture originating in the integration of the Indigenous Chachi and Nigua peoples […]
“Rocky Top Ballads” is the debut album of Copenhagen singer/songwriter and producer Fine. Woven around Fine’s voice, with guitars, drums, samples, and synthesisers, the album visits both country […]
The first of a double debut drop from new Los Angeles experimental electronic imprint False Aralia, ‘Zero Key’ compiles 4 tracks from the several year solo studio practice […]
“Outside the long walls” is a musical creation whose canvas is filled primarily with a mix of electronic and guitar, organic synthesizer sound, saxophone, electric pianos bound together […]
Solo instrumentalists navigate a free and rambling road through an imaginative, oneiric wilderness. So much expressed without singing/words, a direct power line to the psyche, open for interpretation […]
The international collective, Pablo’s Eye, returns to Belgium’s jaunty reissue/contemporary label Stroom for their fourth release, ”The Light Was Sharp, Our Eyes Were Open.” The group’s previous three […]
Having set up the studio just right, the group cut six tracks that were subsequently dubbed direct-to-lacquer by Scientist, allowing his creativity to come to the fore: “In […]
Just a little over two years since the release of his debut album Opening the Door, Jack re-emgerges with a new full length album. On Blue Desert, the […]
Building on the success of their impeccably curated Amapiano Now and Down & Out releases, beloved London-based radio station NTS dives deeper into the compilation realm with European […]
29 Speedway’s first compliation – ‘UltraBody’ investigates how the self, spirituality, and language are intertwined with the intervention of subjectivity by new technologies. With increasingly sophisticated tech, and […]
Gi Gi returns to Quiet Time with a new album, Dreamliner. His last full-length for Quiet Time, Lumino Pleco, was built on familiar samples, melted into a skunky […]
Top tier psychedelic bass music from two of the best in the game right now, The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now sees early dubstep alumni and Skull Disco […]
Deep house sounds blend harmoniously with ambient and electro landscapes, creating a sonic canvas rich in emotion and texture. Each bass beat resonates like the vibrant pulse of […]
‘Chamber of Tears’ marks the poignant debut offering from the Los Angeleno (by way of Buenos Aires) composer Alejandro Cohen under his own name. Here, the chameleon-like boatswain […]
As a member of Tomato Flower, Austyn Wohlers creates free-range art-pop that’s littered with atonal tendencies, rhythmic detours, and emotional indulgences for a wholly listenable barrage of sound. […]
“In 1985, Highgate Wood School was approached by the education industry coordinator from the London Borough of Haringey. The Sixth-Form A-Level Economic students were invited to set up […]
Released on The Bug’s Pressure imprint, Ghost Dubs is a collection of earth-shattering dubwise basement techno from German producer Michael Fiedler aka Damaged aka Jah Schulz. While the […]
São Paulo has built up a reputation for its confrontational funk output over the past decade, and the emergence of the mandelão sound has underlined this. This riotous […]
Daniel Aged’s Bass Improvisations, Pt. 1 is a recording to luxuriate in, an immersive set of four pieces that the accomplished musician laid to tape as a creative […]
MOVEMENTS Vol.12 – A bag full of rare rhythm & blues, mod-jazz, and mid 70s funk.
For the debut release on Soft Rock For Hard Times imprint from Universal Cave, Suzanne Kraft covers Sugarcane’s unforgettable soft-rock-meets-modern-soul ballad “What You Do To Me.” Originally released […]
Spectral vocals and spring reverb’d guitars meet old drum machines and cheap Casio keyboards on Taiwanese artist Yu Ching’s debut on Glasgow-based independent label Night School. Inspired by […]
Ezra Feinberg is a composer-guitarist and psychoanalyst living in upstate New York’s Hudson River valley, and his third album, Soft Power, reflects this bucolic setting. A founding member, with […]
Th Blisks are an Australian underground supergroup featuring Newcastle duo Troth (Amelia Besseny + Altered States head Cooper Bowman) and Sydney-based Japanese punk rocker Yuta Matsumura (Low Life […]
Es Geht Der Tag (The day goes) is a set of contemporary devotional music composed with a mixture of ancient and modern tools: two pianos, bowed percussion, strings, […]
Yet another favorite new release from Dublin’s wherethetimegoes, Princ€ss is the self-titled debut album from the “Irish supergroup” likely consisting of various artists from the label’s extended family […]
Cycle is a collection of dreamlike ambient compositions from H TO O, a new collaboration from Japanese ambient artists H. Takahashi and Kohei Oyamada. “Earth” sounds like contemporary […]
Refracted memories between two LA heroes: Tim Koh, a multi-instrumentalist (Animal Collective, Hieroglyphic Being, DJ Harvey, and No Age) and visual artist, and Sun An, a graphic designer, […]
Hailing from France with Moluccan roots and now based in Amsterdam, Pala.G effortlessly blends global musical influences into his own unique sound, moving free like the waves that […]
Tim Koh is an American multi-instrumentalist and visual artist born and raised in Los Angeles. He has been touring, releasing music and showing art works internationally for nearly […]
The spiritual continuation of Jeff Parker’s Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy, Small Medium Large is the debut album from SML, a new LA-based quintet featuring luminaries from […]
Our favorite Akron multi-instrumentalist Gabe Schray’s fourth full-length arrives as a spacious and pensive affair. Schray said he “set out to make something strange and ugly and somehow […]
SML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. Their debut album ‘Small Medium Large’ began […]
If the full moon could sing, it would likely sound like Grammy award winner Arooj Aftab. It’s no surprise that Aftab has shared she draws inspiration from the […]
Sunset, Ginostra, a solaris dancing among the trees, melodies whispering from the sea, Pablo and Berlin crafting a pearl under the canopy of a fading sun. A stroll […]
Oro Azul is a new project from Vancouver-based electronic musicians Michael Red and Ultima Esuna. While both are new to the Mood Hut label, Red has been a […]
Inspired by a 2018 dream by Munetoshi, the album follows the story of a boy on an exploration, which is mirrored by the rhythmic progression throughout the record. […]
A 2024 Record Store Day Japan exclusive, Kaoru Inoue’s latest album Dedicated to the Island is a collection of compositions based on field recordings captured at the World […]
Softcover with French flaps 5 in. x 7 in. | 12.7 cm x 17.78 cm 136 pages A new collection that is a testament to the power of […]
Connections between Afro-beats, Rhythm & Blues, Hip-hop, Reggae and more.. Hardcover, 200 pages 10 in. x 11 in. | 25.40 cm. x 27.94 cm Photographs by David Corio […]
‘Venus Rising From The Sea’ takes its cues from the classical deity Aphrodite – whose name literally means “sea foam” – for an ever necessary expression of love […]
The musically ambidextrous Swedish singer-songwriter, producer, DJ Baba Stiltz adds another layer to his story with his recently Guldbagge-awarded film soundtrack for Axel Petersén’s Shame on Dry Land. […]
Seep into the tranquil calm of a Japanese garden with the latest release on Organic Music founder Chee Shimizu’s always quality 17853 Records. Garden of Time features two […]
Baba Stiltz has written and produced the award-winning soundtrack for the Swedish movie Shame On Dry Land (Syndabocken). Awarded the Guldbagge prize for best feature film soundtrack in […]
Rezzett offer up a little something for afters on their new self-released EP.
“Kevin, a new collaboration between Ben Bondy and Mister Water Wet, presents what feels like a time-machine hidden in the back of your closet. ‘Laundry’ pleasantly haunts listeners […]
Spell Blanket comprises songs and sketches drawn from Trish’s extensive archive of 4-track tapes and MiniDiscs. The recordings lay the groundwork for what would have been Broadcast’s fifth […]
Recorded on an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Hayman Island Sessions is a spiritual set of long-form improvisations featuring the Chinese guzheng, a 16-string zither that […]
One of our favorites of the year so far, Great Doubt is the breakthrough third album from Danish composer Astrid Sonne. Landing somewhere between indie pop and experimental […]
Sissi Makropoulou also known as Sissi Rada, encapsulates in the title of her new album, “Aporia” a greek word that could be translated as ‘wonder’. And it is […]
Hailing from Chicago, M.A. Tiesenga is a musician, composer, and multidisciplinary visual artist presently living and working in Los Angeles. As prolific as they are autodidactic, Tiesenga’s creative […]
Delight, Arushi Jain’s follow-up to 2021’s seminal Under the Lilac Sky, out March 29 2024 on Leaving, carries, at its core, the simple proposition that delight is accessible […]
Delight, Arushi Jain’s follow-up to 2021’s seminal Under the Lilac Sky, out March 29 2024 on Leaving, carries, at its core, the simple proposition that delight is accessible […]
The latest by UK rave reanimator Low End Activist is a nine-track suite of skeletal hardcore, pointillist drum n bass, and deprivation chamber dub, chopped and brewed in […]
Debut single from King Pari for Stones Throw! An unconventional mix of modern funk, indie pop and psychedlia.. certified cruiser! “Somethin’ Somethin’” can only be heard on the […]
Triángulos De Luz Y Espacios De Sombra (Triangles of Light and Spaces of Shadow) is a collection of visionary Mexican electronic music sourced from obscure cassettes, CDs, private […]
Attack Decay Sustain Release, or ADSR, was the name of Todd Nickolas and Dominic Paterson’s high school synthesizer group, an outlet for their electronic music experiments recorded on […]
Following the releases of “Tam’ by Soft meets Pan in 2021 and “WaNoWa’ by WaNoWa in 2023, this is the third installment of triple-name releases from CROSSPOINT, Tuff […]
Sexxy Dexx burst onto the scene in December 2014, igniting stages across New Orleans with their electrifying live performances. Renowned as one of the most captivating and hardworking […]
mess/age is the music of Kyoto-based friends Khan Brown and Ohhki. Formed in 2021, their unique sound was developed by chance with a circuit bent karaoke machine. Now […]
Glaswegian producer Murray Collier (who released that Sunny Balm record in 2019 on Lindsay Todd’s Sacred Summits) takes his dubwise beat tape project Dip Friso into more instrumental […]
Jessica EKOMANE « Manifolds » Entirely computer-generated, Manifolds is a work that explores the multiple possibilities of polyphonic writing, extending it to the “multiphonic” universe where sources and […]
Hypnotic dancefloor bombs released on Momoko Goto aka Powder’s Thinner Groove imprint. “Presence” is an infectious dubby house jam from Samo DJ and Martinou. Tip! & . . […]
Spring is nearly here and who better to soundtrack the season of rebirth than prolific Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist and nature freak Will Yates aka memotone? 2023 was a breakout […]
Beautiful collection of French private-press psychedelic rock, folk, and pop music. Some serious gems in here from the beginning of the home recording era including Kennlisch’s self-titled ethereal […]
Part of Time Capsule’s Nippon Series, a loose series of compilations exploring different musical scenes from Japan between the 1960s and 2010s, Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 dives into reggae-infused […]
Less than a year after her passing, a new archival recording has emerged from the beloved Ethiopian nun, composer, and pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. Released by Mississippi Records […]
Kali Malone’s latest ‘All Life Long’ builds on a foundation of evolving harmonic cycles drawn from centuries-old polyphonic compositional methods. Deeply moving, the pieces seem to suspend and […]
NTS presents European Primitive Guitar, a compilation of instrumental guitar compositions, mapping out European analogues of the American Primitive Guitar movement, spearheaded by John Fahey in the 1950s. […]
Breezy folk-blues-infused Los Angeles indie pop featuring house remix from local hero Jamma Dee! Quite catchy and goes perfectly with the California sun. “Featuring the splendid sounding “Watermelon […]
Quite the vulnerable Debut from Lihla. The delicate instrumentation paired with the textural sound design, and ASMR like vocals make for a very intimate listen. “Music gives us […]
New 12” from Burial – ‘Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above’.
Alex Kassian returns with to Test Pressing Recordings with this beautiful cover of the classic ‘E2–E4’ on what happens to be the originals 40th anniversary. A very respectful […]
