Search Results for: tapes
Apr
Pure Wicked Tune is a mixtape-style collection of extracts & cut-ups, taken from DIY cassette recordings featuring rare groove and “soul blues” soundsystems playing at early morning house parties and blues dances – mostly in South & East London – between the mid 1980s & early 90s.
Absolutely fascinating to hear Ragga lyrics over Barry White soul records, vibes are spot on – plus lots of hilarious party moments!
MUST HAVE album on Death Is Not The End! Limited copies, don’t sleep on this one!
Also, do not miss its sequel, Bristol Pirates! Mega recommendation!
Jan
Super cosmic Japanese city pop gem with tracks from 1982 – 86 by up-and-coming associate producer and arranger HASEGAWA Joe and keyboardist KATSURAGI Mariko, soaked in mega lush synth layers, awesome drum programming and killer basslines – big tip!
Super nice cover art too, check!
Oct
Experimental Deephouse Afro-futurism album by Dub poetry free spirit Jasmine Tutum and OG Jahtari crew disrupt & Rootah as The Other Others, oscillating between spaced out soundscapes, floaty hoovers and heavy movers.
Tokyo-born, grown up in Jamaica and living in Germany (with various stops in-between) Jasmine’s wild biography translates into sonic territory with this LP, drawing inspiration from Grace Jones and Theo Parrish, newworldaquarium and Roger Robinson alike.
Vinyl edition includes all lyrics. Also coming as limited glow-in-the-dark tapes edition!
Oct
Repress of this lofi gem by Superstar & Star from 2018, out on Porridge Bullet with Tapes at the controls!
Big tip!
Oct
Exceptional, inspired, transdimensional musical tapestry, gatefold cover – Recommended!
(Comes with download code)
Jun
“Surf synth acid dancehall rock!!” is how Jackson Bailey aka Tapes / Rezzett describes the A-side of this new release from Osaka’s 7FO.
This 7-inch single, marking 7FO’s return to EM Records, is an homage to both the vinyl single format itself and also to the legendary producer Joe Meek.
“Healing Sword” is the first time 7FO has created a track expressly as a single. On the flip side, “Snake (Live)” is a dubby lo-fi mono travelogue.
The ‘onsen’ (hot spring) artwork is by artist / performer Keisuke Yamao and friends.
Jun
Previously unreleased extended mixes of this spaced out Wackie’s crossover classic by Tyrone Evans, mixed for 12″ single at the time but hidden away until now.
Epic reggae/disco/boogie hybrid material with the magic Wackie’s touch. Housed in a proper new Wackie’s disco jacket. Don’t snooze, TIP!
Jun
Teenage twins Ruffy & Tuffy deliver an apocalyptic slab of synth drenched Rub a Dub with what could be the first use of Vocoder in Reggae for 1982’s If The 3rd World War Is A Must.
Earl Lindo production with heavy Dub cut… TIP!