Select Color and Embed!
|
|
Get The Code!
Instructions
1. Select your desired color from the color picker2. Check the preview on the right
3. Copy the code above and paste into your blog or web page
4. Enjoy!
Clicking on the image or play buttons above will direct you to boomkat.com
various - Music From Saharan Cellphones
'Music From Saharan Cellphones' is surely one of our most anticipated, exotic deliveries of the year. Serving both a glimpse into the rich contemporary culture of the Trans-Sahara and a bunch of music you've likely never encountered before, it comprises nine tracks transferred via bluetooth from the mobile phones of residents in Kidal, Northern Mali at the beginning of 2010. Apparently, across Western Africa everyone loves playing music thru their phone's loudspeaker - a practice which is usually, unfortunately frowned upon in the UK and elsewhere - with popular tracks simply spread via bluetooth from person to person, phone to phone, creating a profuse and uncontainable sonic landscape as diverse and transient as the sand ocean "port-towns" themselves. Kidal is one of these metaphorical docks, a major hub in the Saharan network, linking North Africa with Sub Saharan regions and further beyond, and it's also the locus of the record's compiler, Christopher Kirkley's attentions. He collected these tracks at night, swapping mp3s from his own collection for everything from local Tuareg anthems to DIY, auto-tuned HipHop produced on cracked software. We reckon you'll be genuinely surprised and delighted at discoveries like Group Anmataff's melancholy, low-slung Algerian drum machine and guitar groove 'Tinariwen' or the intricate drum programming and microtonal keyboard flourishes of Negib Ould Ngainich's 'Guetna', but best of all has to be the emphatic emotions of Mdou Moctar's swaying autotune ballad 'Tahoultine' or Bayta Ag Bay's forlorn guitar on 'Aicha'. OK, granted, the bitrates (included on the insert) are poor, but the mastering makes them quite acceptable, and really if you've still got gripes with it then you're seriously missing the point. And while the irony of these tracks being transferred from mp3 to vinyl shouldn't be lost on you, it's nevertheless a marvellous, beautiful record which has already had The Guardian and The Wire singing its praises, if that makes any difference. Wholeheartedly recommended!
Shangaan Shake: Demdike Stare & Hype Williams Meets Shangaan Electro
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
*Finally re-pressed*
The Original Sound of Cumbia (Part 2)
Soundway Records
3LP // £21.99
**180g triple vinyl. Includes bonus track not on the CD and download code redeemable from the label**
The Original Sound of Cumbia (Part 1)
Soundway Records
3LP // £21.99
**180g triple vinyl. Includes bonus track not on the CD and download code redeemable from the label.**
ORQUESTA TROPICANA / SONORA TROPICAL
Soundway Records
7" // £7.99
**Includes digital download code redeemable from the label**
Tiempo De Percussion: An Anthology 1971-77
EM Records
LP // £15.99
Incredible album of Argentian percussive pieces - another astonishing discovery courtesy of Em Records.
TERANGA BEAT
2LP // £21.99
**Gatefold double LP with extensive liner notes and photographs**
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
Tshetsha Boys in full effect on four tracks of hyper-speed Shangaan Electro!!!
Cult Cargo: Salsa Boricua de Chicago
Numero Group
2LP BOX // £25.99
Now available on a deluxe vinyl issue with a 12X12 inch 24 page booklet in a full-sized slipcase.
SHAKE SHAKIR / ONI AYHUN / SHANGAAN ELECTRO
Honest Jon's Records
12" // £6.99
Second in this remix series, featuring reworks from Shake and Oni Ayhun.
Drag City
LP // £12.99
*Near-perfect recreation of original jacket, complete with Portuguese liner notes and English translations*
Soundway Records
CD // £11.99
Another heavy hitter from the Soundaway stables!
Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession - TR-909 (Record Store Day)
GET ON DOWN
Book + Flexi Disc // £18.99
Doubly dope mini book of old ads, photos and notes on Roland's legendary TR-909 rhythm composer.
Turn Me Loose (Outsiders of "Old Time" Music)
TOMPKINS SQUARE
LP // £14.49
Frank Fairfield curates another reissue of 78 rpm records.
Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958-1992
SINECURE
2LP // £23.99
20 track double LP featuring a curated selection from the Enjoy The Experience’ book.
Aquatic Lab Records
MP3 Download // £5.99
FLAC Download // £6.99
*Featuring Cluekid, Moving Ninja, Truth, Gantz, Seven and more*
Aquatic Lab Records
CD // £8.49
*Featuring Cluekid, Moving Ninja, Truth, Gantz, Seven and more*
FANTASTIC VOYAGE
3CD // £11.99
*Excellent/epic 8-panel digicase containing 3 discs, an early-electronic primer ranging from Varèse to Babbit*
The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Brazil
WORLD MUSIC NETWORK
LP // £9.99
**Includes digital download code redeemable from the label with added bonus material**
WORLD MUSIC NETWORK
LP // £9.99
**Includes digital download code redeemable from the label with added bonus material**
The Rough Guide To Latin Psychedelia
WORLD MUSIC NETWORK
LP // £9.99
**Includes digital download code redeemable from the label with added bonus material**
Harafinso: Bollywood Inspired Film Music From Hausa Nigeria
SAHELSOUNDS
LP // £14.99
*Amazing LP - Nigeria's take on Bollywood soundtrack music, namely Kannywood*
Sublime Frequencies
2CD // £21.99
**Double gatefold CD edition of this sought after collection**
Honest Jon's Records
MP3 Download // £6.99FLAC Download // £8.99
Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Flea - plus a raft of special guests, Erykah Badu, Paul Simonon and more.
MARK ERNESTUS PRESENTS JERI-JERI
Mbueguel Dafa Nekh / Dub Dafa Nekh
Ndagga
FLAC Download // £2.50
FLAC Download // £2.50
Extra nice Ernestus specials, seeing the Basic Channel co-founder tackling Senegalese Mbalax in top form.
Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop
VAMPISOUL
2CD // £21.49
**Two discs housed in a three-fold Digipak plus booklet including photos and memorabilia**
Crammed Discs
CD // £11.99
Congolese vocalist Baloji returned to Kinshasa to make this album with Konono No1 & Zaïko Langa Langa.
VARIOUS / HONEST JON'S RECORDS
Something Is Wrong: Vintage Recordings From East Africa
Honest Jon's Records
2CD // £14.99
35 precious selections from East Africa spanning the mid-1930s till the mid-1950s.
VARIOUS / HONEST JON'S RECORDS
To Scratch Your Heart: Early Recordings From Istanbul
Honest Jon's Records
2CD // £14.99
32 intensely beautiful recordings made in Istanbul during the the first three decades of the 20th century...
Hippie Dance
2LP + CD + DVD // £16.99
**Double vinyl in gatefold sleeve and including DVD, CD and booklet**
Huntleys & Palmers
10" // £6.99
The impeccable Huntleys & Palmers imprint comes with two Latino swingers on the cusp of Funky.
FELA RANSOME KUTI & THE AFRICA 70
LABEL MAISON
LP // £13.99
**Faithful reissue of a notorious, 25-minute Fela Kuti cut, plus 'You No Go Die… Unless'*
FELA RANSOME KUTI & THE AFRICA 70
LABEL MAISON
LP // £13.99
Another definitive Afrobeat masterpiece from the Fela Kuti & Africa 70 archives,
