Various Artists

“Dustin E's intrepid endeavors into murky unknowns without the appropriate underwear reaches new heights in debauched obscurity. In a voyage of discovery across America, E finds Americans and Pop Tarts, and leaves with a case full of round black plastic. In modern times, you could call this iPsych, but let's not. For those of a more discerning nature and affable age, this is just good old bonkers bygone pop and roll. Garage? No. Punk? No. Bubblegum? No. Demonic, drug-fueled acid rock? No. Psychedelic?...

“As the world spins out of control and our esteemed global leaders seem bent on building walls and knocking down bridges, we are on our own. So, before the tanks roll in and Armageddon tweets, here's your chance to hear something that is beyond their understanding... and not quite so destructive.
Episode 20 is an international war of words and power chords with hooks and swipes from South America, Asia, Europe and beyond. Oh, and a couple of Brits who may be European... or not... Hang on, hold tight..

"A prickly combination of irony, fuzz pedals, little green men, reckless drivers, elephants, and an overall dubious fashion sense culminate in a car crash compilation like no other. A bit like chewing on a sizable chunk of lysergic acid diethylamide or plasticine, the pleasure is yours, but the toilet's over there. Beautifully remastered selection of high jinx with 16-page color booklet with comprehensive liner notes and rare color photographs to guide you to the end safely. 23 tracks recorded between...

“As the world spins out of control and our esteemed global leaders seem bent on building walls and knocking down bridges, we are on our own. So, before the tanks roll in and Armageddon tweets, here's your chance to hear something that is beyond their understanding... and not quite so destructive.
Episode 20 is an international war of words and power chords with hooks and swipes from South America, Asia, Europe and beyond. Oh, and a couple of Brits who may be European... or not... Hang on, hold tight..

“Welcome all to the penultimate episode of the intrepid yet foolhardy series that is or was Cornflake Zoo (or was it?). A ‘yellow brick road’ to a world of glorious bygone pop from the European continent that shall sit in thy inner sanctum for all time.
Dustin E and the dusty collecting tribe present a feast of delightful discovery and redemption to nurture the senses in troubled times. Take solace and isolate with the evaporated milk of human kindness, a teabag and some good ol’ noise...

"Seems like only yesterday (probably because it was) that the Psychic Circle label explored some of the uncharted depths of British and European psycho-prog on the first volume of Blow Your Cool. Well, here's another voyage into that dazzling star...

"The rejuvenated Creative Music Foundation has just released the first compilation CD set comprised of music from the CMS Archive Project, nearly 500 concerts that took place at Woodstock’s legendary Creative Music Studio between 1973 and 1984...

"Crying Bamboos is a translation of the pidgin description of the sound of sacred flutes: "Mambu i cry, i cry, i cry".
Sacred flutes are blown to make the cries of spirits by adult men in the Madang region of Papua New Guinea. Pairs of long bamboo male and female flutes are played for ceremonies in the coastal villages near the Ramu River. There are seven male initiation flute cries from Bosmun, four flute cries from Bak: Borai with occasional single garamut percussion and two flute cries from Kaean..

“Thatcher, riots, unemployment, Crossroads, Threads, the freezing cold, cold war... you can't always blame it on the weather. CTR+ALT+DEL examines the electronics of circumstance. From the punk explosion that spat on and then spawned the bloated and disastrous and generated the degenerated. A pitiful series of reluctant occurrences in the automatic brutality of an urban paradise. The dirty rotten '80s, oh, how we despaired.
A gathering of rare and obscure vinyl adventures culled from the Cold War ...

Great, wide-ranging collection of music from Cuba. This casts a huge net across what we think of as Cuban or Latin music, some of it being what you would expect and much of it being hugely suprising.

"Part of Luaka Bop's Cuba Classics series...

“Opening up a new chapter in the enpsychlopedia, Particles presents a colorful variety of obscured pop nuggets recorded in the aftermath of the British psychedelic period. The psychedelic effects have gone and the lightshows have blown, but their lingering presence in the aftermath of the hallucinogenic haze is, though perhaps less defined, strangely evident. The end of the explosive decade that brought us the Fab Four and gave us the pop star was proving to be a turning point in both musical and...



Comes with 32 page full colour booklet inside a clear tray jewel case and slip case sleeve.

“This new instalment of Soul Jazz Records' ground-breaking Deutsche Elektronische Musik series, 'a near-definitive guide to some of the world's most extraordinary music' (The Guardian) features many of the classic German electronic and Krautrock groups from the 1970s & 80s ' Can, Amon Düül II, Harmonia, Conrad Schnitzler, Agitation Free, Roedelius ' and lesser known artists such as Dzyan, Klaus Weiss and...

Excellent and FUN collection of 50s Sun label rock and rockabilly.

“Continuing the series of key titles from the much loved Ding Dong Sun Rock'n'Roll collections which have never previously been available on CD. Staying faithful to the wild original packaging each mid-price package contains two original albums on 2 discs.
In the mid-eighties, Ding Dong, the legendary French Rock'n'Roll DJ, was allowed access to the Sun vaults, where he unearthed countless gems from this legendary label's...

"The pieces on this CD are all based on the ideas in Larry Polansky's four voice canons, a series of pieces he began in 1975. These canons are usually 'mensuration canons,' which means that the tempi of successive voices is proportional to their start...

"Document Chicago: New Jazz and Improvisation is a compilation that celebrates the new generation of musicians working in the diverse Chicago improvised music scene, as well as the forthcoming Document Chicago Series that will record them...

“A compilation of some of the rarest, most obscure and guitar–driven Jesus Rock ever recorded, all from the 1960’s and 70’s.
There’s 12 different tracks from 12 different groups, including cuts from the mega–rare Earthen Vessel, Shekina Glory and The Ark albums.
There’s also fuzz–drenched offerings from such unknowns as: Renacimiento, Children Of The Lamb and The Wild Olive Branch Band. This is a great combination of the obscure and heavy, yet it’s all Jesus Rock.
This comes in an...

“Some copies of the long out-of-print volume four have turned up, and here they are, available exclusively from us! Typical colorful and stunning packaging, with the usual host of Electric Sitar wonders from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s with Mecky Mark Men, Ugly Ducklings, Wizz Jones, New Tweedy Brothers, COB, Popera Cosmic and more!”
Track list:
1. Meckmark Men - "Free" (4:10)
2. Stunts's Blue Leg Expedition - "Caves of Her Mind" (3:02)
3. Ugly Ducklings - "I Know What to Say" (2:31)

1999 release, repressed! Subtitled "A Retrospective of 70's Synthesizer Music". Features tracks by David Vorhaus, Ron Geesin, Mladen Franko, Steve Gray, Brian Benett, Heinz Funk, Eric Peters, Roland Hovac, Gerhard Trede, Ted Atking, Claude Larson & His Co


"In these sick times, there must be a 6th volume of this on-going compilation covering "the parallel realities of contemporary guitarism". Our latest collection runs from A to Z with guitar pieces reflecting the sheer inventiveness and fabulous sonic visions inspired by this instrument of myriad manifestations. The cast of characters ranges from the "legendary" to the "obscure" but all are wonderfully committed players with one foot in the future and one in the past, a formula that puts one's ass...

Take the poems of an octogenarian poet, have musicians like: Robyn Hitchcock, Dave Alvin, George Cartwright, Amy Denio, The Colorblind James Experience, The Figgs, etc. put them to music & perform them, & you have this unique disc! [Gadfly]

“After opening West Africa’s first record pressing plant in 1967, Essilfie-Bondzie’s Dix and Essiebons labels were synonymous - for most of the 1970s - with the best in modern highlife, and his roster was a who’s-who of highlife legends. C.K. Mann, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Kofi Papa Yankson, Ernest Honny, Rob ‘Roy’ Raindorf and Ebo Taylor all released some of their greatest music under the Essiebons banner.
Essiebons Special features a selection of obscure workouts from some of the label’s heaviest...

Songs Of The Holy Week In Sicily. [New Tone/Roots]

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

The Maremma is the south-western part of Tuscany and is an area of great interest. For centuries it has been host to the seasonal migrations and cultural exchanges with the Apennine regions. Today in fact it preserves many customs that have been lost i...

Festivals & Drums : Traditional dances in Campania [Felmay/Roots]

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

The region of Irpinia, Italy, in the province of Avellino east of Napoli, is the area in Italia with the greatest intensity of carnival rituals, including processional dances. Lengthy and spirited tarantelle dances with traditional masks weave their wa...

Traditional Songs Of Irpinia. This CD includes several types of songs; serenades, threshing songs and folk ballads. The diatonic accordion is the musical instrument which most often accompanies the voices [Felmay/Roots]

''This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Th...

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

Instrumental and vocal pieces of the Salento region in Apulia. Pizzica tarantata, pizzica pizzica, pizzica-scherma, scotis, quadriglia and other dances from the land of the tarantismo. A precious documentation recorded in the early 1980's from direct w...

This anthology of field recordings introduces us to the main vocal and musical forms of Murgia (Italy), an rea in Apulia between the provinces of Bindisi, Bari and Taranto. The thick booklet contains texts and notes in English, French and Spanish. [Ta...

"The “Ethnica” series has undoubtedly a special regard for the musical culture of Sardinia; however the island with its rich expressive forms and its high musical and technical standards is really a precious “cultural mine”, of which many European...

''This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Th...

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

This CD collection, curated by Michele Gala and Association Taranta, is a wonderful musical journey in the dances and songs tradition of Italy. All the CDs are field recordings, often recorded during actual events (feasts, carnivals, processions). Thes...

The disc presents the repertory of a group of Santantoniari from Penna SantAndrea, a small hill-town in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo. Several years ago the town began anew the tradition of the itinerant questua with great enthusiasm and enjoym...



Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Christina Vantzou
Stubbleman featuring Nils Petter Molvær
Lucrecia Dalt, Camille Mandoki & Matias Aguayo
Mary Lattimore
Inne Eysermans
Félicia Atkinson
Benjamin Lew & Steven Brown

“Eight distinguished artists wrote and recorded original pieces for this album which joins the dots between vintage, experimental and neo-classical ambient, and pays tribute to the relaunched Made To Measure composers' series.
All tracks were made to measure f

“At a time when musical shifts were almost a daily routine in the immediate aftermath of the 1960s, multi-instrumentalist Vyto Beleska decided to trawl through the archives of his own Clay Pigeon studios, based in Chicago's South Side.
Assembled here are past recording projects that utilized some of Chicago's finest underground musicians, whose collaborations with Beleska reveal another chapter in the annals of psychedelia and garage. To mark the early work of Beleska and Clay Pigeon Studios, a...

“Folklore is a glorious insight into an invaluable part of the British 1960s underground. This set collects rare British folk music from the 1960s and early 1970s for a feast of earthly delights. Professionally remastered original sound recordings.
Includes 16-page full-color booklet with comprehensive background liners and rare archival color photos. Includes tracks by Wooden Horse, Marian Henderson, The Sun Also Rises, Dave Robin, Gothic Horizon, Gaberlunzie, Billy Nicholls, Dave Morgan, Skid Row...

"Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Gerd Dudek (tenor saxophone), Paul Dunmall (soprano & tenor saxophones), Evan Parker (tenor saxophone), Philipp Wachsmann (violin, electronics), John Edwards (bass), Paul Rogers (bass), Tony Levin (drums), Tony Marsh (drums). The

"This album coincides with the release of the massive hardback deluxe book, Freedom Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz, original cover art compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker, released on Soul Jazz Records featuring the cover artwork of many...