Upcoming releases
Jazz By Sun Ra Vol.1
** Deluxe edition, Tip-on jacket, 24 pp booklet ** Did you know that the short-lived Transition label released the first LPs, or first sessions as leaders of three of the greatest performers in modern jazz? Donald Byrd – Byrd Jazz – Transition TRLP 5…
Byrd Jazz
** Deluxe edition, Tip-on jacket, 12 pp booklet ** Sam Records returns with a significant archival gem: the long-awaited reissue of Donald Byrd's Byrd Jazz, originally released on Transition Records in 1955. Capturing the Donald Byrd Sextet's electri…
In Dream (LP)
In Dream finds Courtney Bailey navigating the blurred edge between introspection and liberation. Layering spectral synths over tactile percussion, her voice threads through emotional chiaroscuro - a sonic diary where desire, loss, and rebirth meet in…
Kwantu (LP)
Kwantu brings together Madala Kunene and Sibusile Xaba for a powerful dialogue across generations. Fusing deep Zulu roots, evocative improvisation, and spiritual storytelling, the album transcends genre. Here, ancestral echoes and humanistic creativi…
Parajekt (LP)
A bold journey through electronic experimentation, Parajekt finds Parajekt (Bernhard Hammer & Matija Schellander) shaping intricate soundscapes from drum machines, samplers, and modular synths. The result is an album that merges beat-driven textures,…
Syncreticl (LP)
Fusing classical Indian traditions with contemporary sensibilities, Syncretic unites Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah in a vibrant dialogue of melody and rhythm. This release bridges cultural and musical worlds, offering listeners an intricate t…
Evidence for Real (LP)
Blending heartfelt lyricism with a deep-rooted groove, Evidence For Real sees Lord Shepherd explore themes of faith, truth, and resilience. Through organic instrumentation and soulful delivery, the album captures an authentic soundscape where spiritu…
Definitely What! (LP)
A bold statement in jazz, rock, and soul fusion, Definitely What! finds Brian Auger & The Trinity crafting intricate grooves with magnetic energy. Hammond organ brilliance, inventive arrangements, and fearless experimentation make this album a compel…
Straight Ahead (LP)
A landmark in jazz-rock fusion, Straight Ahead captures Brian Auger & The Trinity at the height of their creative synergy. Blending soulful grooves, Hammond organ power, and fearless improvisation, the album stands as a timeless showcase of musical s…
Mirror at Night
Mirror at Night searches the subconscious: Eric Angelo Bessel sculpts a spectral space where ambient resonance, spectral melody, and time-stretched echoes intermingle. The album pulses with memory and hush, summoning nocturnal images that flicker bet…
Live at Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali
Live At Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali sees Grischa Lichtenberger transfigure a forty-minute set into a tactile, visual, and kinetic experience. Industrial clangor, mechanical pulses, and fleeting ambience merge, sculpted with rigor. Issued by Hermit …
FRKWYS Vol. 18: Extended Field
FRKWYS Vol. 18: Extended Field witnesses Horse Lords and Arnold Dreyblatt in deep collaboration, melting minimal composition and polyrhythmic invention into a sprawling sound experiment. The album pulses and stretches, dissolving genre boundaries and…
La Traversée (LP)
Matthias Puech’s La Traversée ventures through atmospheric electronic landscapes, offering an evocative journey with immersive soundscapes. Released on Hallow Ground as an LP, this album invites listeners to experience a visionary fusion of music and…
Way Their Crept
Liz Harris's debut as Grouper returns—the album that established her approach to ambient music as something other than comfort. Songs that refuse to be remembered, fog that won't lift, secrets kept just on the other side of the speakers. Kranky reiss…
Another Perfect Day
Eight years since his last solo electric guitar record. Bill Orcutt returns to what made his playing essential: slashing chords, frenzied double-picking, angular runs that climb and ricochet. Recorded live at Cafe OTO. No computer loops. No gentle me…
Music for Dimensions
Elvio Seta is a composer and sound artist whose work encompasses electronic and instrumental composition, live performances, and the creation of original sound works and diffusion structures. Most of his works are conceived by exploiting the qualitie…
Interstitial Spaces
Interstitial Spaces marks Martin Brandlmayr’s first venture with Faitiche and explores those rarefied, nearly invisible moments at the threshold of musical narrative—what lingers after conclusion, what bristles before commencement. Here, Brandlmayr—R…
Super-Sonic Jazz
When Sun Ra released his debut Saturn release in 1957, he signaled the Arkestra’s mission for the future. The cover declared the album a "21st Century Limited Edition." The compositions on Supersonic Jazz conveyed optimism and hope, bringing a messag…
More Golden Slumbers: The Very Best Of Vol 2
Celebrated Norwegian band Fra Lippo Lippi return with a definitive new collection, More Golden Slumbers: The Very Best Of Vol. 2, an album that continues their legacy as one of the most beloved and enduring names in pop history. Following on from the…
