After releasing nine albums between 2017 and 2019, Ill Considered are back with their latest offering ‘Liminal Space’. The core group, made up of Idris Rahman (saxophone) Liran Donin (bass) Emre Ramazanoglu (drums), record the basic composition down live, and then invite a selection of London’s inspired improvisers to play on them. Their work speaks to the heart of true improvisation, in a Ornette Coleman-esque manner, aiming for a conversation, according to the group, that is as organic and natural as possible. Whereas previously their work has taken a more unfettered approach, largely recording directly from completely free improvisatory live...
Record Store Day is nearly with us - only a week and a few days to go until the big day is finally here. We've been increasingly busy in the run up ordering in stock and keeping up to date with your requests. The stock is finally arriving in large quantities now and thanks to those of you who gave us your lists ahead of time. The product that we'll have in stock for RSD 2022 is only available to buy from us in store on the day - online orders for this particular event will be done later, with stock...
Check out the latest Rock and Sountrack titles exclusively released for Recrod Store Day 2022. This will be available to buy INSTORE from 08:00AM, Saturday the 23rd April. The online sales for these items begins on Friday the 29th April at 08:00 PM. This will also extend to orders placed over the telephone. Check out some of the stock that we have on offer and get your lists ready for the day!
Norman Brown returns with another good Smooth Jazz album on Shanachie. Chelsea Carmichael is the latest New London Jazz artist to make an album, her limited edition LP will appeal to those who like Shabaka Hutchins, Sons of Kemet/Comet is Coming etc. Jackie MCLean 'Tippin the Scales' is the latest Blue Note Tone Poet LP and Gregory Porter's classic debut album 'Water' is reissued on vinyl on Blue Note. The two early Jose Bertrami albums are now out on vinyl, and there is a Chi-Lites Best of. We are back in stock of some great albums this week ; 'These Memories', a...
Newban were the 9 piece band that became Atlantic Starr. They recorded these two great albums in 1974 at Bell Sound NYC and they were released on the Guinness label in 1977. 'Newban' is a great and creative album throughout and includes the brilliant instrumental Funk track 'Father Time', excellent uptempo Jazzy soul 'Why Did You Desert Me', and brassy funky groovers 'Fatback Sally', 'Hungry Grin' and 'Magic Lady' which has a slight Latin feel. The slower 'Central Park' illustrates what great vocalists Sharon Bryant and Porter Carroll are, then changes mid tune into a driving Funky Jazz phase before...
Mama's Gun return with their fifth and best album to date, which has a real mid to late 70's feel , nice laid back string laden blue eyed soul with a strong Marvin influence. Gerald Clayton has a new album on Blue Note ft Charles Lloyd and the Jazz is Dead 10 - Remixes is finally available on vinyl (watch out for vol 11 coming on CD soon. Sonny Red out of the Blue is the latest Blue Note Tone Poet. Another of James Brown's classic 70's Funk albums 'Reality' makes it onto CD (Funky President !). We are back...
Mamas Gun animate the spirit of conscious ‘70s soul on bold and big-hearted new album, ‘Cure The Jones’. Out ofthe turbulence of the last two years comes the fifth album from UK-based soul outfit Mamas Gun – a lush, nuancedand expansively contemporary meditation on a world turned upside down, embedded in the classic soul traditionof Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye. Building on 2018 album Golden Days and the band’s status as a world-renownedlive act, 11-track opus Cure The Jones represents Mamas Guns’ most complete and powerful work to date – ajoyous and sophisticated exposition of song-craft, that explores themes of...
