**Available again on wax as a special limited edition coloured vinyl pressing.** Flying Lotus is a member of the Coltrane family... yep he was brought up around musicians, and not just any musicians - with John and Alice Coltrane as close family what more could you have asked for growing up? It's hardly surprising then that the man condenses a world of influences into his loose quasi-hiphop structures - I can hear funk, psychedelia, tropicalia, blues, electronica... it's breathtaking how much is distilled on '1983' and yet it never feels cluttered or overdone. Quite the o… Read more

Vibes in the place as Jahtari returns with a sack full o' dubs from players old and new. Perhaps of some interest to our customers, mysterious Parisian Julian Neto makes two appearances: one as John Frum with the wheezing, spectral organ and dusted FX of 'Healing Dub', and on a sprightly dub riddim for Soom T's 'Bullets Will Bounce' - enhanced by Disrupt's edits. Elsewhere they also welcome new boy Monkey Marc - fresh from producing for Roots Manuva's '4everrevolution' LP - with the billowing bass and Hip Hop swagger of 'Rudebwoy Dub', and Jim Nastics with Mungo's Hi-Fi on the… Read more

Faithful reissue of 1982 Danchehall ace, remastered from original analog tapes. Linval Thompson on production, Scientist mixing, with a cast of players including Style Scott (Drums), Flabba Holt (Bass), Bingy Bunny (Lead Guitar), Poppy (Rhythm Guitar), Steely (Piano), Gladstone Anderson (Organ), Scully (Percussion). Tracklist: A-side - 1. She Is The Best Girl. 2. Don't Give Up. 3. Sensimilla. 4. True Love. 5. Poorman Style. B-side - 1. This Little Boy. 2. Rob And Gone. 3. I Can't Wait Too Long. 4. Man Give Up. 5. I Love, I Love You.

This wonderful thirty-minute album from pianist Nils Frahm was originally intended as a Christmas present for his friends and family, but as a marker of just how commercialised Christmas has become it's again being sold for cashmoney, this time on the Erased Tapes imprint. And that's excellent news for all concerned. As thoughtful as it would be to distribute this exclusively as a gift amongst his loved ones, the world is a (slightly) better place for this album's wider availability. Frahm's piano playing is in a similar mold to Gonzales' Solo Piano, also inevitably brin… Read more

Chocolate Industries have outdone themselves with this eagerly anticipated collection of obscure Electronic Soul: 1974-1984. Through seventeen tracks it scans the little known fringes of Black American music at a time when homemade, DIY studios were becoming affordable, effectively exposing the parallel evolutions of Electronic music eschewed by the current slew of synth-wave and underground electronic reissues. It's likely that the only name you'll know from the tracklist is Jeff Phelps, who contributes two tracks - 'Excerpts From Autumn' and 'Super Lady' - from his recently reissue… Read more

Tim Hecker had proven himself to be one of the great survivors of 90s electronic music. While he might have only surfaced at the tail-end of the ailing IDM scene, Hecker's distinctly original brand of rich, textured ambient music set him apart from his peers. Many have tried to emulate his sound, but few have come close, and while he peaked with the punishingly noisy and effortlessly beautiful 'Mirages' a few years back, his subsequent flirtations with a quieter, more meditative sound have been similarly arresting. Unusually, 'Ravedeath, 1972' sees Hecker moving away from his comfort zone a… Read more

**Finders Keepers mark their 50th release with a return to the vaults of Serge Gainsbourg accomplice, Jean-Claude Vannier, whose imaginary soundtrack 'L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches' was the label's first release back in 2005** "'Electro Rapide' is a collection of rare and unreleased archive material from the studio archives of legendary French orchestral pop composer Jean-Claude Vannier. Taken from the period before and during his revered creative relationship with Serge Gainsbourg (reaching their halcyon with 1971's 'Histoire De melody Nelson') these tracks reveal a rare glimpse o… Read more

Finally available again... Finders Keepers pull another treat out of the magic hat with this legendary and ultra-rare gem from the annals of the Anatolian pysch/funk/folk/rock scene. As Votel himself writes in the press release, if this album had been discovered by the early B-Boys in the Bronx, it would have been as treasured as the Incredible Bongo Band as it's basically wall to wall breaks - no vocals just incredibly innovative instrumental music with two drummers and a percussionist. I'm sure you're already imagining the possibilities, but when you hear it I promise you it will be… Read more

Finally available again... It's hard not to be bowled over by the joyful productions of Floating Points over the last six months or so. He's quickly become one of the most talked-about producers operating within the parameters of boogie house and electronic soul in the UK and quite rightly caught the ears of everyone from Gilles Peterson to Mary Anne Hobbs. 'Vacuum Boogie' is the second release on his delightful Eglo imprint and by far the best thing from the producer yet, kicking off with the ecstatic soul of the title track, sucking dub house styles in a boogie disco vortex with enough ro… Read more

*Strictly limited copies - What's this? A five-track EP from Floating Points?! This is probably the most substantial and also darkest FP dispatch to date, and though a couple of numbers have been kicking around on dubplate for a while, it's good to have all in one place and sounding this spruce. 'Myrtle Avenue' is an out-and-out epic at 10 minutes long, using the time to go super-deep; it's fundamentally a stripped house groover, but with clustered drum-swing and warm, boogie-funked keys very much in the vein of Theo. It really goes at its own pace and is unpressured by the demands of the da… Read more

Chunky rollers from Mickey Pearce (formerly Shortstuff) for Loefah's Swamp81 clan. 'Don't Ask, Don't Get' has become a staple of Loefah's radio and club sets, all Garage-style subs, bristling rhythms and a cheeky Wiley sample designed to slot symmetrically with his taste for Juked-up, Bass-down House. Flipside 'I Am' tips a tidier, shuffling Afro-Funky sound, pushing off elastic sub twists and tickled percussion for a tauter, more in-the-pocket kinda flex. Typically high quality sleve art to boot.

Pangaea, lad, what are you doing to us?!?! Over a year after his eponymous Hessle EP, Kevin McAuley augments his sound to a 130bpm (or thereabouts) style of deep Technoid ruffige compatible with label brethren Elgato or more recent 2562 beats. Squaring up to 'Inna Daze' we're faced with a rugged rollers figure, broad, shoulder swinging bass with a Monolake-esque finish synched to hip-tucking, fake-out drum programming pecked with feverish diva yelps and siren stabs. On the flip, 'Won't Hurt' starts out pensive but soon enough brings the bass weight like some 2005 DMZ classic, only at 130… Read more

This time last year James Blake hadn't even released a record yet. Right about now, he's considered one of the most talented and imaginative members of dubstep's second wave. Blake, along with other figures like Untold (also broken by Hessle Audio) and Mount Kimbie, have spun the dubstep style out with new electronic colours and an electro-acoustic attention to detail that simply wasn't there. The radiophonic dub-soul of 'The Bells Sketch' is an extraordinary meeting of styles, finding a tender pressure point between crackly, Oramic melodic naivety and dynamically enhanced dubstep weight… Read more

**Includes digital download code redeemable from the label** We've been banging on about Rustie since 'Jagz The Smack' had our jaws dragging on the lino back in '07, and it's hard to believe it's taken him this long to get an album together. Sure there have been a handful of EPs, singles and splits, but few captured the chemically enhanced hedonism of that first plate, well, until now. It seems Rustie has somehow managed to fend off the weight of expectation by ignoring the devil on his shoulder and furrowing a path all his own through bass music. This is a pure Rustie album from beginning to en… Read more

*Vinyl Edition finally available again*

Since 2007 Wegie rogue Rustie has decimated the world of electronic music with a handful of exhilarating 12"s. The demented 'Sunburst' is his long awaited debut for Warp, lurching into his future vision of hyper-coloured prog-rock, crystallized digital emotions and bombastic rhythm dynamics. Much like his 'Jagz The Smack' debut, there's no clear banner to this style, crushing everything from ultra-modern American Funk to '80s synth dreams, 8-Bit Japanese cuteness and stadium-worthy riffage. The closest comparison would perhaps be to his Glasgow brethren, Hudson Mohawke, or LA's finest Flying Lotus… Read more

**Limited edition one-sided vinyl with laser etching on the flip!** Rompin', next level Electro-Funk euphoria styles from the one called Rustie. In quick succession to his 'All Nite' banger, this one ratchets anticipation for his LP higher still, firing hypercolour riffage and percussive stuns like nobody else. On a more romantical tip, 'Dreamzz' is no doubt debted to a certain Roulé classic, but with the ultra-modern stadium flair Rustie's made his own. Man needs a keytar!

*20th anniversary edition, includes all 14 original CD tracks cut to double vinyl for the first time - 4 of these have never been available on vinyl before. Includes download code redeemable from the label* LFO's seminal debut LP 'Frequencies' should need scant introduction to our customers. Its transcendent influence can be felt across two decades of UK electronica and further afield, with its original co-creator Mark Bell going on to produce world-renowned pop music for Björk. Twenty years since it unleashed international anthems like 'LFO (Leeds warehouse Mix)', 'We Are Back' … Read more

'Stars and Topsoil', Cocteau Twins' collection of the best of their 4AD years, is belatedly issued on vinyl for the first time ever, on limited edition white vinyl with a gatefold sleeve, printed inner bags and a complete remaster from Robin Guthrie...

Vinyl back in stock! At last, the wait is over. Christian Fennesz's follow up to 2004's Venice is upon us, and it's not likely to leave anyone disappointed. The ten-minute title track gets the album underway, opening tentatively with flickers of noise and digital debris crackling like fireworks in the distance. Soon a flood of symphonic guitar and electronics overwhelms the mix and we're reintroduced to the signature sound world that's unique to this man's music - he's one of the most imitated electronic artists out there, and yet you can always pick out the real thing from a line-up of clones.… Read more

Though we've enjoyed some of his recent more club-oriented fare, for us Scott Monteith is at his most vital when exploring more broken and desolate dub-techno sounds - and that's exactly what his new album is about. Released on his own BLKRTZ label, Drawn & Quartered feels almost like the definitive Deadbeat statement, comprised of four 10 minute+ tracks designed for deep immersion. Expansive scene-setter 'First Quarter' is proper dub, a rolling lovers' riddim haunted by echoing chords, panning effects and strange audio involutions; 'Second Quarter' is propelled by a steady 4/4 rhythm, f… Read more

Diverse new offering from James Blake. It starts with the decidedly positive soul slant of the title track, vamping MIDI organs, clipped shuffle drums and piquant electro-acoustic melody with a warmly seasonal vibe we could almost imagine Gilles Peterson playing at the christmas dinner table. For a measured contrast 'At Birth' is a much darker modern House groove troubled with eerie moans and James' vocals set at a purposeful distance, while 'Curbside' cuts into blunted instrumental Hip Hop territory, sharing headspace with like-minded productions from Nicolas Jaar.

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Back in stock! The long-rumoured, desperately awaited series of remixes for Rhythm and Sound's See Mi Yah sessions finally drops!!!! Featured here are remixes from Ricardo Villalobos, Vladislav Delay and Tikiman. The first ever Rhythm and Sound remix EP, rumours have it the the first pressing is already vastly over-subscribed....if you want to guarantee a first pressing, don't sleep!

Deeply unhinged, potent revisions of the Shangaan sound from the inimitable Actress. Let's not beat around the bush here; these are two of the most out-there productions in his catalogue, venturing further between worlds than any of his peers dare, and at once resetting the consensual allowance for noise and psychoactive madness in what could still be called a "dance" track. A-side sounds like a stray radio transmission picked up by alien receivers, buffering the groove with malleable white noise and psychedelic filter flux. B-side, the manic intensity of Shangaan Electro is fu… Read more

Dubstep originator Zed Bias beams out the results of some extensive research from his Manchester based laboratory with the ace 'The Cauldron' featuring local vocal talents Jay Electronica and Ghost1. Reaching back to his twisted garage and broken beat roots, Bias constructs a dipping riddim reminiscent of cuts from 4Hero's Dego, Big Apple's Artwork, El-B or Steve Gurley and through to current mainman Martyn with some slinking syncopations and well crafted subs that should test any good rig and will operate very compatibly in a DJ set with tracks from the aforementioned heads as well as the newer skool gear from 2562, TRG and the rest of them. Recommended.

*Housed in die-cut jacket** Arriving to much hype and fanfare, Laurel Halo assumes the King Felix moniker to inaugurate Mute's Liberation Technologies sub-label. The 'Spring EP' clears her cache of the last few years work, rending a dreamily synthesized fusion of Motor City memes, mid-'90s UK IDM and modern hyper-swerve with a post Ambient-Techno aesthetic. Of course, that sounds pretty freaking convoluted, but this really isn't a simple sound; it is diffuse, kinetic and evocatively melodic, executed with a cool compositional skill which stands her aside from the crowd in a surreal, … Read more