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Fine Anyway
Songs written and recorded by Lebanese singer-songwriter Rogér Fakhr in Beirut in the late 1970s: English-language folk with touches of other genres, partly from his cassette Fine Anyway, hand copied in about 200 copies, partly never released.
Muslims And Christians
Two radio studio sessions by Sudanese singer Kamal Keila, recorded in Khartoum on 12 August 1992 and kept on reels at his home: Sudanese jazz with Ethiopian, Afrobeat and funk influences, political songs in English and Arabic. Never released before.
Chant Amazigh
A selection of works by Algerian-born Amazigh singer Majid Soula: Kabyle music mixed with disco, highlife and funk over synths, driving drums and repetitive guitar lines, with lyrics tied to his defence of Berber culture and Tamazight.
Al Zman Saib
Recordings by Casablanca singer Fadoul, released on Moroccan 7-inch singles in the 1970s: raw Arabic funk with a three-piece band and a punk edge, including an Arabic take on James Brown's Papa's Got a Brand New Bag. Licensed from his family.
The Father Of Libyan Reggae
Collection of songs by Tripoli singer Ibrahim Hesnawi, credited with making reggae popular in Libya from the late 1970s: Jamaican reggae merged with traditional Libyan rhythms, with funk, jazz and disco touches, sung mostly in Libyan Arabic.
New Music for Electronic and Recorded Media
Marking its first decade of activity, Blume returns with the first ever vinyl reissue of the seminal “New Music for Electronic and Recorded Media”, from 1977, the third and final instalment in a suite of releases that includes James Tenney’s “Postal Pieces” and Ben Vida’s “Vocal Trio”. Unquestionably among the most important collections of experimental music to emerge during the 20th Century, “New Music for Electronic and Recorded Media” is the original feminist presentation in its context, rele…
Musse
Danish songwriter and storyteller Kjartan Bue returns with his latest album Musse, a work that merges intimate songwriting with atmospheric sonic landscapes. Known for his ability to weave deeply personal reflections into universal narratives, Bue once again delivers an album that feels both inward-looking and expansive.
Musse takes listeners on a journey through themes of memory, longing, and quiet resilience. With an attention to language that reflects his Nordic roots, Bue balances fragile …
Riding Silver Mind
From Denmark comes a bold new sound that blurs the lines between folk tradition and kaleidoscopic experimentation. With Riding Silver Mind, Aske Skat and his Psychedelic Country Band deliver a record that rides the edges of storytelling, groove, and cosmic exploration.
Guided by Aske Skat’s evocative songwriting, the album moves effortlessly between dusty Americana textures, soaring melodies, and psychedelic improvisation. Each track feels like a journey across unfamiliar landscapes—where coun…
The Highland
Danish sensation Aske Skat & His Psychedelic Country Band are proud to announce the release of their acclaimed album, "The Highland", available now on digital platforms and streaming services worldwide. This 8-track record showcases the band's mastery in fusing psychedelic textures with the heart of country and Americana traditions, taking listeners on a captivating voyage through evocative landscapes and timeless storytelling.
Known for their electrifying performances and inventive sound, Aske …
Sub Re
Kassel Jaeger (aka François J. Bonnet) returns to Shelter Press after Swamps / Things, Shifted in Dreams, and the recent reissue of the classic Zauberberg, co-composed with Akira Rabelais and Stephan Mathieu. With this major new album, entitled Sub Re, Bonnet continues his long exploration of the musical possibilities of sound, extending the concrete approach developed at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, the historic and essential Parisian studio that Bonnet has been directing since 2018. Sub…
Om Shanti Shanti Om
**Never-before released document of Don Cherry blowing cool fire in Rome, 1976. First official release. Mastered from the original master tapes.** An amazing document of the life experiment that was the Organic Music Society. This super quality audio, recorded by RAI (the italian public broadcasting company) in 1976 for television, documents a quartet concert focused on vocals compositions and improvisations. Here, Don Cherry and his family-community’s musical belief emerges in its simplicity, w…
Pop-In Devil's Train
Le Très Groove Club present a reissue of Jacky Giordano's Pop-In Devil's Train, originally released on Mantparnasse 2000 in 1976. After launching Le Très Jazz Club, Fuzati (Klub des Loosers) and Modulor are now starting Le Très Groove Club, their new label dedicated to vinyl reissues of groove masterpieces. The first record under this label is a true "holy grail" of French library music: Pop-In Devil's Train. This record is a pure example of the Jacky Giordano style, European jazz-funk with a ki…
Modern Music
Reissue of Modern Music, the fifth and last album by the Egyptian group Al Massrieen, led by composer Hany Shenouda and first released in 1984: Arabic-language funk, disco and pop with electronic instruments, originally pressed in Lebanon.
Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
Full reissue of the rare album by Khartoum band The Scorpions with singer Saif Abu Bakr, recorded in the 1970s: Sudanese jazz with strong horn arrangements and funky drums, crime-film style instrumentals, traditional rhythms and a soukous excursion.
Marzipan
New album of 17 tracks by Beirut multi-instrumentalist and producer Charif Megarbane, in a style he calls Lebrary: Lebanese and Mediterranean scenes rendered through library music, drawing on Ziad Rahbani, Ahmed Malek and Issam Hajali.
Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World, Part 2
Second Habibi Funk compilation of lesser-known music from North Africa and the Middle East: Egyptian organ funk, Moroccan disco, Libyan reggae, political songs from Lebanon and Algerian soundtrack music, with Fadoul, Ahmed Malek and Ibrahim Hesnawi.
Alech
Two tracks from the only album by Tunis band Carthago, recorded in Paris at the end of the 1970s: Tunisian disco and funk, including a disco version of the Dalton song Alech, plus the previously unreleased instrumental versions from the master tape.
The SLAM! Years (1983-1988)
Songs Libyan-born singer and producer Hamid El Shaeri recorded for the Egyptian cassette label SLAM! between 1983 and 1988, after moving to Cairo via London: synth-heavy Arabic pop and funk, including his track Ayonha.
The Electronic Tapes
Electronic experiments recorded by the Algerian composer Ahmed Malek in the early 1980s, never released in his lifetime and compiled from two hours of master tapes by the Berlin producer Flako, with the approval of Malek's family.
Musique Originale De Films
Film and television music by Algerian composer Ahmed Malek (1932-2008), longtime conductor of the Algerian Television Orchestra: melancholic orchestral themes from his original soundtrack LP, plus unreleased tracks from his family archive.