New Arrivals
The Good Son Vs. The Only Daughter
David Sylvian’s ‘The Good Son vs The Only Daughter - The Blemish Remixes’ will be released on vinyl for the first time in January 2025. Initially released on Sylvian’s samadhisound label in 2005, it was only available on CD and digitally. 'The Good Son Vs The Only Daughter' is the nine-track companion to David's 2003 solo album, Blemish. The record features remixes by Burnt Friedman, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Ryoji Ikeda, Readymade FC, Yoshihiro Hanno, Tatsuhiko Asano, Akira Rabelais, Jan Bang, and E…
Died In The Wool | Manafon Variations
David Sylvian’s ‘Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations’ is released on vinyl for the first time. Initially released on Sylvian’s samadhisound label in 2011, was previously only available digitally and on CD. ‘Died in the Wool’ features six songs from Sylvian’s 2009 album, ‘Manafon’, which have been reworked by modern classical composer Dai Fujikura. The album reinvents the ‘Manafon’ songs and adds new material, including ‘I Should Not Dare’ and ‘A Certain Slant of Light’, poems by Emily Dickinso…
Enos
“Exceptional UK jazz” Gilles Peterson (BBC Worldwide)
“A wonderfully expressive group who have a superbly fresh sense of tone and timing” – Dusty Groove Chicago
The second album by this critically acclaimed jazz quintet from Leeds continues to mature in their newest offering “ENOS” File under UK Modal/Melodic jazz.
A Sound Heart
For Pakistan's Jaubi, “A Sound Heart” is the next chapter for the collective both sonically and spiritually, which follows on from their critically acclaimed debut album "Nafs At Peace" (Top 10 Global albums in The Guardian, Best of 2021 albums in Bandcamp) which also received praise from Downbeat and Pitchfork amongst others. “A Sound Heart'' is the next chapter for Jaubi both sonically and spiritually. The title is inspired from a verse in the Holy Qu’ran (26:89) which declares that neither we…
Just Us
Two legendary souls, one timeless rhythm—Just Us celebrates the enduring bond between Heikki Sarmanto and Juhani Aaltonen. Born from spontaneous sessions and inspired compositions, these eleven tracks capture their unmatched musical chemistry. A testament to six decades of creative mastery.
Colliding Layers
Multi-talented Alex Figueira is back with a vibrant fusion of tropical rhythms layered with a dazzling array of synth driven psychedelia. A collaboration between Jazzaggression and Music With Soul’s Alex Figueira, Colliding Layers blends his raw tropical sound and psych touch with Pelto Studio’s distinct vibe—resulting in a dynamic, genre-defying library album.
Crucible
Crucible by Loren Mazzacane Connors & Suzanne Langille is a profound exploration of the raw emotional landscapes that can be sculpted through minimalistic yet deeply evocative sounds. The album resides at the intersection of experimental blues and avant-garde, creating a sound that is both hauntingly intimate and expansively atmospheric.
Each track seems to dwell in a space where the boundaries of music blur into a meditative state, driven by Loren's sparse guitar work and Suzanne's ethereal voc…
Metals
Diagonal welcomes Scott Gordon to the fold. Scott has previously released on Editions Mego as one half of Oto Hiax, a collaborative project with Mark Clifford of Seefeel (Warp Records). He's also released a series of EPs and one album under his Loops Haunt alias via the Black Acre imprint. For his Diagonal debut, Scott offers up "Metals", a double EP of sorts: two sides of wax with two separate titles, "And Away" on side one backed with "Tilts" on side two. Each set is a study in using mechanica…
Vivarium
Blending influences from classical, film and electronic music, Angus MacRae's extensive musical output encompasses solo albums, concert performances, and award-winning scores for theatre, film, ballet, television and contemporary dance. His has scored internationally touring dance productions, Olivier Award winning shows heard across London's West End and on Broadway, and acclaimed films screened at international festivals. Drawing on themes of memory and imagination, his immersive solo work tra…
A Year of Deep Listening 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros
365 scores for listening in celebration of the legacy of groundbreaking composer Pauline Oliveros. A Year of Deep Listening is a publication of 365 scores for listening gathered by the Center for Deep Listening in celebration of the legacy of groundbreaking composer Pauline Oliveros. Originally begun online, in honor of what would have been Oliveros' 90th birthday (May 30, 2022), the project shared one score per day across social media for 365 days. The book version of A Year of Deep Listening b…
Whale Music Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound
The marvelous sonic world of whales, from the perspective of music and science. Whale Song is an astonishing world of sound whose existence no one suspected before the 1960s. Its discovery has forced us to confront the possibility of alien intelligence—not in outer space but right here on earth. Thoughtful, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining, Whale Music uses the enigma of whale sounds to open up whales' underwater world of sonic mystery. In observing and talking with leading researchers f…
Junk Percussion: Notes for the Future
Improvisation. Instruments. Anecdotes. Photographs. Humour. Ecology. Experience. Absurdity. Democracy. Sound. The police. London. Scavenging. Street markets. Metal. Art. Musicians. Parents. Plastic. Aluminium. The floor. Knees. Fats Waller. Sydney. Brass. Tokyo. Toys. Forks. Affordance. Music. Part history, part inventory, part invention, Junk Percussion fuses personal experience to information with anecdotes, humour, and a questioning attention to music’s place in life. Making music is a seriou…
Overtone Singing Harmonic Dimensions of the Human Voice
An indispensable guide to a deeper understanding of the nature of the human voice and its harmonic possibilities from East to West. Overtone Singing is the most comprehensive book ever written on the hidden harmonies of the human voice. Ethnomusicologist and vocalist Mark van Tongeren offers fascinating insights into the timeless and universal aspects of sound and vibration. Grounded in the author's decade-long study of Asian music, the book draws upon field work, interviews with Eastern and Wes…
Guitar Talk: Conversations with VIsionary Players
Secrets of master musicians, revealed in conversation. Guitar Talk offers interviews with many of the most creative guitarists of our time. This new book presents these conversations, between Joel Harrison and Nels Cline, Pat Metheny, Fred Frith, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Elliott Sharp, Michael Gregory Jackson, Ben Monder, Anthony Pirog, Henry Kaiser, Mike and Leni Stern, Vernon Reid, Mary Halvorson, Nguyên Le, Rez Abbasi, Ava Mendoza, Liberty Ellman, Brandon Ross, Wayne Krantz, Dave Fiuczynski…
IrRational Music
A memoir and manifesto by a pivotal figure at the junction of rock, the avant-garde, and an ever-widening spiral of art, theater, film, and dance. For over five decades, Elliott Sharp has been engaged in a quest at once quixotic and down to earth: to take the music he hears in his inner ear and bring it to life in the real world. In this vivid memoir and manifesto, Sharp takes us along on that quest, through some of the most rugged, anarchically fertile cultural terrain of our time. Sharp, a mai…
Bebek / Irgat
Zel Zele is extremely proud to present the first-ever reissue of a cult classic from 1974, written, produced, and arranged by Anatolian rock pioneer Barış Manço, backed by his legendary Kurtalan Ekspres band. Sevil & Ayla’s Bebek / Irgat is a highly sought-after Turkish folk and psychedelic single, sung by Yeşilçam stars Sevil & Ayla during the golden era of Anatolian Rock music.
A-side Bebek hardly needs an introduction, being a rare gem among crate diggers and beat enthusiasts. The track’s str…
ripples
Zel Zele are thrilled to announce the debut album of silhouwaves. ‘ripples’ is a solo project of London based Turkish multi-instrumentalist and producer Bora Dayanıklı. Ripples is a DIY, guitar led album performed using a combination of pedals, drum samples and Bora’s elevating poetic vocals. At its core silhouwaves loops his guitar into infinity and creates a sentimental space echoing the mysteries of space and time.
Ripples is inspired by 70s kraut, prog and psychedelic music. There are surpri…
Bakırköy Akıl Hastanesi'nde
Turkish improv bandZeN's iconic live album recorded in Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, pressed on vinyl for the very first time since its release in 1999. A mind-altering blend of krautrock, psychedelic, free anatolian sounds.
Anómala
*2025 stock* 'Anómala' by Franco-Peruvian thereminist and guitarist Veronik is a haunting theremin album where the instrument becomes a melodic voice. It's a gentle experimentation that floats beautifully on femme psychedelic rock waters, captivating with its cinematic and moody soundscapes. Previously self released in Peru in 2017, Zel Zele is proud to present Anómala's deserved re-release featuring five additional tracks and it's first-ever vinyl issue, advancing Anómala to another dimension.
Acaip
DIY 80's solo album by Turkish bassist Bahtiyar Taş. His solo project after leaving Beyaz Kelebekler, reknowned Pop-folk band from 70s Turkey.