New Arrivals

The German guitarist, bandleader and soundscape architect JJ Whitefield has been an innovative force of the contemporary scene of Neo-Jazz-Kraut, and adjacent sub-genres within the world of organic grooves, ever since the early 1990s. The work with his group Poets of Rhythm drew the blueprint for what’s now known as retro-soul, and his creative canvas has never been blank since with numerous solo projects and collaborations across diverse constellations. 'Off The Grid' is yet another testament to…

The Natural Yogurt Band, a mysterious and surprising music project arising from English countryside, has beautifully constructed a musical Parasol with this new album—not just a traditional sunshade, but a metaphorical shield (“para” in Latin) against visual dischord, noise, the ultra sonic spectrum, and generally all things unwanted. Parasol, composed by Miles Newbold—one of the most unique and fascinating figures in the contemporary neo-library psychedelic jazz fusion scene—was recorded in rur…

Somewhere is a place we have been waiting years to experience: a climate of sounds and spirits that gathers quietly and disperses with hazy grace, the result of a chance connection and long term correspondence. Over the past decade, ambient drone composer zakè (aka Zach Frizzell) has established his identity with numerous solo works, and his open-minded approach to peers has resulted in a complement of communal efforts; Pallette (who chooses to be known only by that moniker) has crafted no fewer…

Dungeon-crawling aficionados and devotees of gloomy synth-music, HDK Adventurers Magazine is for you! Each issue features a bunch of expert dungeon synth musicians who score the soundtracks for four "one-page dungeons", short adventure modules for fantasy RPGs. Mysterious places inaccessible to humanity, cruel magical dungeons, a noble lineage of guardian warriors and a terrible gang of ruthless bugbears... These are the settings you will experience in this new sparkling episode of HDK Adventure…

𝕷𝖎𝖒𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖚𝖑 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖘 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕽𝖆𝖉𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖈𝖍. 𝖀𝖘𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖘 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖇𝖊 𝖒𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖞 𝖆𝖘 𝖆 𝖌𝖔𝖉. 𝕹𝖆𝖔 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖘 𝖍𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖘. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖁𝖚𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖘 𝖎𝖙 𝖙𝖔𝖔. 𝕹𝖆𝖔 𝖎𝖘 𝖆𝖉𝖉𝖎𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘. 𝖁𝖚𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖕𝖔𝖈𝖆𝖑𝖞𝖕…

Finally, HDK has a J.S. Bach cover album in its catalog! 🎉​

" ℑ𝔫 𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔡𝔬𝔪, 𝔞 𝔡𝔶𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔰𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔯'𝔰 𝔠𝔲𝔯𝔰𝔢 𝔰𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔡𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔩 𝔱𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱. 𝔄 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨 𝔪𝔦𝔰𝔱 𝔰𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡, 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔤𝔬𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔫 𝔠𝔯𝔶𝔭𝔱𝔰. 𝔅𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔡-𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔪𝔬𝔬𝔫, 𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔲𝔫𝔣𝔬𝔩𝔡𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔡. 𝔄𝔪𝔦𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔬𝔰, 𝔞 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔬 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔱𝔥…

Recorded in situ in the highlands of Lesotho—one of the world’s most elevated and perilous nations—the group Famo Mountain crafts raw, topical music driven by visceral vocals, accordion and percussion. This sound not only echoes the rugged beauty and harsh realities of its environment but also rises above them, creating something timeless and transcendent. “For Those Left Behind” is an unforgettable audio snapshot capturing the soul of a remote music and culture. Recorded and produced by Grammy-…

After the remarkable success and acclaim that greeted her second album Carry Them With Us (tak:til / Glitterbeat, 2023), Scottish composer and small pipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul returns with a magic(k)al third album, Sunwise, which sees her push forward experimentally but also immerse her music more deeply in tradition, folklore and mystery. Chaimbeul has travelled in a short time from her roots as a teenage piping contest winner into a fearless, widescreen artistry. She appeared on avant-pop …

Since the release of Ammar 808's debut »Maghreb United«(2018) – a rumbling pan-North African electronic classic – the Tunisian producer has been in the vanguard of artists navigating the intersection of traditional and contemporary sonics. His deep-rooted, room-shaking 3rd album »Club Tounsi« isn’t just a powerful statement of his Tunisian identity. It’s also a joyous celebration of the dancefloor, blending Mezoued rhythms and instrumentation with an impossibly infectious blast of bass-heavy fut…

A veritable supergroup consisting of Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers), Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero) and Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo), Los Pirañas, the Colombian Avant-Latin experimentalists, return with their most formidable and forward-looking album yet. Improvised live in the studio, with each member contributing ideas and interpretive strategies, the result is a masterclass in spontaneous, collective composition. Daring, imaginative, eclectic and always deeply groovy, Una Oportunidad más de tr…

Huayno has its roots in the Andes during the colonial era, when indigenous peoples began to blend their music with influences brought by European settlers. During this process the Spanish guitar naturally became very prevalent, incorporating the tunings, finger-style and rhythms of the traditional Andean harp along with it. The late Alberto Juscamaita Gastelú, known as Raktako, was a renowned guitarist, composer and mentor to generations of guitarists from his home in Ayacucho, southern Peruvian…

*60 copies limited edition* Melma_Mire is Joe Rehmer’s solo project where he uses field recordings and samples recorded on, and manipulates through 1/8” magnetic tape via cassette tape loops. Performed with a 4 track tape recorder and various Walkmans, they are layered with live electric bass to create hypnotic drone music, strange atmospheric moods and complex, mysterious soundscapes.

*60 copies limited edition* Pablo Picco/Bardo Todol, this time with a different name, Agrupacion Transandina Aves sin Nido, the sounds are his typical tape recordings manipulated and remixed.

*300 copies limited edition* Slowly yet firmly blooming into focus, An Unfinished Rose is the new album from Australian duo Troth. This is their first since relocating to Hobart, Tasmania and their introduction to Night School Records. With a detailed web of past releases on labels A Colourful Storm, Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox, Knekelhuis and Bowman’s own Altered States Tapes imprint, An Unfinished Rose is the group’s most realised and composed work thus far. While still drawing on the improvisat…

The Sun City Girls were unlike any band before them or that has come in their wake. Their catalog, their ethos, their *being* - you name it, with the Girls that “it” was singular and became legend. This singularity started early and extended to their release schedule and the means behind the same. While the band would prove to be wildly prolific throughout their existence, during their nascent days they quickly realized that they could not be contained by any sort of traditional label schedule. …

Under the influence of The Beatles, the Group Sound Movement swept Japan in the mid Sixties. This compilation collects some of the finest cuts made by several of the leading band of the time like The Mops, The Golden Cups, The Spiders ... and more!

Under the influence of The Beatles, the Group Sound Movement swept Japan in the mid Sixties. This compilation collects some of the finest cuts made by several of the leading band of the time like The Mops, The Golden Cups, The Spiders ... and more!

"One of Shorter's best-selling albums from the '70s was Native Dancer, a Brazilian-oriented jazz-fusion masterpiece that boasts Herbie Hancock on acoustic piano and electric keyboards, and employs such Brazilian talent as singer Milton Nascimento (a superstar in Brazil) and percussionist Airto Moreira. Everything on this melodic, consistently lyrical effort is a jewel, and that includes Hancock's "Joanna's Theme," as well as pieces by Nascimento ("From the Lonely Afternoons" and "Ponta de Areia"…

"Everything has changed, and it is changing still. The early days of 2025 (an already baleful year, vis-a-vis America’s darkening political horizon) have wrought heretofore unimaginable destruction in the land we now call Los Angeles. The wildfires that began on the morning of Tuesday, January 7th—and which are still raging—are, in scope and intensity, unlike any other disaster, natural or manmade, in the city’s living memory. Thousands of homes destroyed. Twenty four lives lost at the time of w…