Upcoming releases
Nobody Knows this is Anywhere
*250 copies limited edition* As part of their 20th year celebrations Gnod grace us with the latest output from their ongoing R&D project. Operating as a stripped back two piece the raw energy and sonic power shines through across the two tracks that …
Live In Finland 1963 - 1965
In 1963 and 1965 Oscar Peterson performed at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. He was the leader of what was then considered one of the most closely-knit bands in the history of jazz, made up of Oscar himself and two other fabulous jazzmen, Ray Brown on…
Pasteland Beyond The Clouds
Chinese ambient electronic duo Pasteland Beyond The Clouds (云土境) has officially announced the international release of their self-titled double-CD album via the Sad Disco label. Formed in 2016 in the creative haven of Dali by multi-instrumentalists H…
Guruuswa
*10 copies limited edition* Taking its name from a mythical region in modern-day Zimbabwe, loosely translated as “land of tall grass”, Guruuswa is a roughly hewn piece of freely improvised psychedelia and a significant renewal of a decades-long music…
Lupin The Third Original Soundtrack 3
Yuji Ohno’s Original Soundtrack from Lupin III is a masterclass in stylish, cinematic jazz that helped define the sound of a beloved franchise. From instantly memorable themes to supple, groove-driven arrangements, this album blends cool sophisticati…
Lupin The Third Original Soundtrack 2
Yuji Ohno’s Original Soundtrack from Lupin III is a masterclass in stylish, cinematic jazz that helped define the sound of a beloved franchise. From instantly memorable themes to supple, groove-driven arrangements, this album blends cool sophisticati…
Lupin The Third Original Soundtrack
Yuji Ohno’s Original Soundtrack from Lupin III is a masterclass in stylish, cinematic jazz that helped define the sound of a beloved franchise. From instantly memorable themes to supple, groove-driven arrangements, this album blends cool sophisticati…
Alpha Ray
Norio Maeda ignites this trio date with raw, thrilling momentum — one of his most electrifying records. Stripped-down and urgent, the music bursts with kinetic energy: tight, swinging interplay that sparks like vintage 60s bossa bands yet barrels in …
Our Time
Killer jazz-funk from Japan here! Since turning professional in 1960, guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto had been active in many sessions and recordings. From the latter half of the 1960s, he joined groups with Hideo Shiraki, Akira Ishikawa, and Terumasa Hin…
One More
Skilled guitar dances over the ultimate groove by Marcus Miller and Omar Hakim. This important Japanese fusion album was recorded by guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto, who was extremely busy at the time as a first-call musician, together with Marcus Miller,…
Spontaneous Music Live
SML is a Los Angeles based quintet featuring Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann.
Third Places
*150 copies limited edition* Composer Vasco Mendonça presents his third album “Third Places”. The album brings together a collection of landmark performances and features some of the leading names in international contemporary music, including counte…
Âmes Bleues
Without premeditation nor haste, Omertà re-emerges with its third album, Âmes Bleues (Blue Souls), gracefully deepening its own unique furrow, between lyrically rich songs and singular harmonic explorations. After ambling through the Corsican air cur…
Gravest Gravy
Recorded at Ardent Studios in October 1977 as part of the sessions that birthed Gravest Hits, the tracks on Gravest Gravy were contained on seven 1/4 inch reels. The tapes were transferred by Brian Kehew, the tracks were selected for inclusion by Hen…
From the Edge
From The Edge is a long-form musical work shaped by the acoustics, history, and atmosphere of Dover.
Mica
Of Paradise welcomes Seattle-based artist Hünter with his sophomore album, Mica, a sublime addition to the label’s ever-evolving musical catalogue and one that quickly acquires almost mythical status.
Focused on the relationship between the digital a…
Mana
The treasure of Japan’s jazz scene and its most formidable drummer, Takeo Moriyama, drives out a powerful, intense beat. This important work — recorded in April 1994 and the catalyst for Moriyama’s comeback — is being released on vinyl for the first …
Yamame
Jazz saxophonist Akira Miyazawa was known for his unparalleled love of fishing, and here he gives a masterful performance that conjures the image of silvery fish scales reflecting light through the cold and clear water of a small mountain stream. “Ya…
Dans-sons as we are
With Dans-sons as we are, Audrey Lauro, Christian Pruvost and Peter Orins deliver an album shaped by subtle shifts, restrained tensions and slow transformations of sound matter. A music of listening as much as gesture, where each intervention seems t…
Black Power
Two real cinematic gemstones one 45. A companion single to the beloved 2x10“ vinyl compilation series The Tape Masters that keeps unearthing rare groove treasures and unreleased recordings from the vaults of film music extraordinaire Peter Thomas. Ex…