Cesaria Evora & Others —
Club Sodade ... CD BMG (France), 2003. Used ...
$4.99
Lovely stuff! The work of singer Cesara Evoria is remixed by a host of modern club talents – no surprise, as her best tracks of the past few years have been getting plenty of action on the 12" front – taking her from the world music scene into the clubs, with very surprising ... (Global Grooves, New Grooves)read moreCD
Fachada —
Cidade Da Selva ... LP Electric Cowbell, 2023. New Copy Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
A second set of abstractions on Brazilian references from Fachada – and like his first, a record that has a lean vibe overall, and a funky blend of keyboards, percussion, and some well-chosen guest instrumentation! The set is plenty soulful, but never too smooth – and although much of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic Plastic Machine —
Beautiful ... LP Emperor Norton, 2001. Very Good+ 2LP ...
Out Of Stock
Japan's Fantastic Plastic Machine are back with a great little set of soulful tunes – less gimmicky than earlier work, with an approach that has the group working in a solid songwriting approach, throwing in some great hooks, straight ahead vocals, and crafting some excellent rhythms that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra —
Black Sun ... CD Far Out (UK), 2018. New Copy ...
$7.9916.99
Fantastic sounds from the Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – a group with family ties to Azymuth and Incognito, and who work here in the best blend of Brazilian and soulful elements that might imply! The ensemble is a crowning achievement for the Far Out label – a summation of all the ... read moreCD
A really wonderful project that was years in the making – a mix of American club and Brazilian elements – put together by a group that includes members of Azymuth and Banda Black Rio, as well as the legendary Arthur Verocai! Jose Roberto Bertrami's the strongest contributor here – ... read moreCD
Naima Farao —
Dots ... LP Beat Machine (Italy), 2024. New Copy ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A really unique album, and one that's a bit hard to describe on words (which means you might want to run over to the bandcamp link!) – as Naima Farao has all the jazzy currents you might expect from her first name, but also opens up here in a blend of cosmic soul, spacey instrumentation, and ... (Neo Soul, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A Chicago house classic, taking off on the riff from the Isaac Hayes tune that's been re-edited and mixed as doubles in clubs for ages and turning it into a new club anthem! (House Music, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
90s pressing of this Chicago house classic, taking off on the riff from the Isaac Hayes tune that's been re-edited and mixed as doubles in clubs for ages and turning it into a new club anthem! (House Music, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
A surprisingly wonderful little project – one that brings together shorter snippets of Fela's classic tunes, into an extended sound collage that's got a really captivating feel! We initially expected this one to be gimmicky and a bit silly, but it's really not – and instead stands as a ... (Global Grooves, New Grooves)read moreCD
(Out of print, sticker remant on back of case.)
FIDEL —
Out Of Sight ... LP Bastard Jazz (UK), 2024. New Copy ...
$20.9921.99
FIDEL's got some great singers along for this set – as the album features vocals from either Sly Johnson or John Turrell on nearly every track – both artists who really add a lot of soulful depth to the music, and work together on a few tracks too! Almost all the instrumentation is by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic batch of keyboard tracks! Xaver Fischer plays like one of the funky fusion greats of the 70s – somewhere between Gene Harris, Ronnie Foster, and Johnny Hammond – working the electric piano and assorted keys to come up with a smooth spacey sound that reminds us of the ... read moreCD
Fischerspooner —
Emerge ... LP Capitol, 2002. Very Good 2LP ...
$8.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, cutout hole, some light waviness & wear.)
An instant classic from Five Corners Quintet – acoustic jazz played with a dancefloor groove, and the perfect summation of a brilliant run of initial singles! The FCQ return jazz to its grooviest roots – played live, without processing or electronics, and able to hit a snapping groove ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
FKA Twigs —
LP1 ... CD Young Turks, 2014. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Jazzy electronica – with a true jazz edge, not that fake "jazz" reference that you so often find producers making to sound hip, but never actually coming up with in their own music! Flanger features Atom Heart (aka Senor Coconut) on Fender Rhodes, vibes, guitars, and more – ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra —
Promises ... LP Luaka Bop, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ...
$21.9922.99
A fantastic record, and one of those cases where the presence of the mighty Pharoah Sanders can really transform the sound of a session! We'll admit that we weren't sure what to expect – but at the core, the record is really a set of duets between Pharoah on tenor and Sam Shepherd on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic sounds from Flying Lotus – an artist who just keeps on pushing past any conventional expectations, to a point where his music is almost a genre unto itself! The record's got this very tripped-out sort of vibe – very much in keeping with the image on the cover – and ... read moreCD
Fantastic sounds from Flying Lotus – an artist who just keeps on pushing past any conventional expectations, to a point where his music is almost a genre unto itself! The record's got this very tripped-out sort of vibe – very much in keeping with the image on the cover – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Flying Lotus —
LA EP 1 ... LP Warp, 2008. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
The first of 3 LA EPs from Flying Lotus – rich, textural and sublimely soulful tunes from one of the more inventive soundscape makers on the Warp label! LA EP 1 features a couple of the best tracks from the fine Los Angeles LP, plus four worthy non album tracks that meld Asian string ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The best yet from Flying Lotus – who we keep allowing ourselves to believe has hit an insurmountable peak with each new record – but he just keeps getting better! Where the preceding Cosmogramma upped the stranger, spacier and more abstract textures, Until The Quiet Comes is a bit more ... read moreCD
The Flying Mojito Brothers didn't record in the 70s – but they love to take older records from the decade, mix them up, and create something really new in the process – contemporary cuts that are filled with echoes of classic AM Radio – but at a level that's often very much in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A double disc CD & DVD package showcasing one of our favorite souful acts on the contemporary landscape – Nicolay & Phonte's brilliant and ever-evolving Foreign Exchange project! Dear Friends showcases an acoustic concert performed for a private audience –- the great touring ... (Neo Soul, New Grooves)read moreCD
(Comes in a DVD-sized digipak. Please note the case has some wear and one of the inner trays is cracked.)
Forever Pavot —
Babysitter ... LP BMM (France), 2023. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A contemporary record, but one that really owes a lot to the classic soundtrack modes of the Italian and French scene at the end of the 60s – done with all sorts of wonderful instrumentation that mixes keyboard lines with cool production that makes things sound all sort of moody and beautiful! ... (Soundtracks, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really lovely soundtrack from Forever Pavot – contemporary, but with some of the best touches of our favorite French film scores of the late 60s – a blend of sentiment and subtle instrumentation, light melody and occasional groove – all handled with excellent keyboards, flutes, ... (Soundtracks, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The feather light, atmospheric beats and aural scenery we've come to expect from Kieran Hebden splinter out hard and heavy in the frentic opener "A Joy" on Everything Ecstatic – fair warning that Kieran's Four Tet isn't going to fall into realm of expectation without a fight! ... read moreCD
Four Tet —
New Energy ... LP Text, 2017. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Some of the lushest, most melodic material from Four Tet yet – straight up beautiful for the most part – and a pretty strong contender for his best to date! He's blending electronics and more natural sounds in ways that aren't out of character given his past work, but the title is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kieran Hebden's third album as Four Tet – an unpredictable, completely hypnotic batch of abstract beatcraft that sounded like it was built to last when it first appeared in the early 00s – and sure enough, it's sounds as fresh as ever a decade+ later! What makes Four Tet at his best so ... read moreCD
With remixes by Hex Hector, Johnny Vicious, and Love To Infinity. (Soul, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in an Arista sleeve.)
Peter Franks Group —
Days Ahead ... LP Futuristica (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$26.9929.99
A very cool blend of live jazz instrumentation and beats – served up here with contributions from some mighty hip players on the British scene! Peter Franks plays live drums and adds in loops, basslines, and keyboards – but the soloists are what really make the album great – as ... (Jazz, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fred P/Rest Symbol/Resonating/Patrice Scott —
Inside Vol 3 EP ... 12-inch Neroli (Italy), 2024. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
Four very kicking tracks hand-picked by Volcov – each nicely different, but equally great! Fred P steps in with "Time Well Spent" – a driving number with a great kick in the rhythms – followed by "Etius Motif" by Rest Symbol, a much more laidback, airy, and ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
One of the best records in years from the mighty Far Out label – and a set that really takes the imprint back to its roots! The name of the record echoes the first Friends From Rio session that launched Far Out almost two decades ago – and like that classic, this one's a collaborative ... (Brazil, New Grooves)read moreCD
Gerardo Frisina —
Hi Note ... LP Schema (Italy), 2003. Near Mint- 2LP ...
Out Of Stock
Hi Note, indeed! Gerardo Frisina's latest is awe-inspiring – a completely seamless blend of Italian and Latin jazz, bossa rhythms and percussion, and some of the most tasteful and naturally blended electronic elements you could ever expect to hear on an album so steeped in a genuine affinity ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy!)
Gerardo Frisina —
Joyful Sound ... CD Schema (Italy), 2023. New Copy ...
$18.9922.99
Gerardo Frisina always seems to give us joyful sounds – but this time around, that might be the case more than ever – as the album's overflowing with all sorts of lively rhythms that are peppered with jazz-based instrumentation! Things are less hard-driving than some of Frisina's ... read moreCD
Gerardo Frisina —
Joyful Sound ... LP Schema (Italy), 2023. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Gerardo Frisina always seems to give us joyful sounds – but this time around, that might be the case more than ever – as the album's overflowing with all sorts of lively rhythms that are peppered with jazz-based instrumentation! Things are less hard-driving than some of Frisina's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover image is a bit different than the modernist images usually used for records by Italian maestro Gerardo Frisina, and the sound is a bit different too – maybe less Latin or Brazilian than some of his previous records, but still filled with lots of percussion at the core! There's ... read moreCD
Latin groover Gerardo Frisina's got a key new partner here – DJ Maurizio Bonnizoni, who helps give the single an upbeat, club-heavy vibe! "Voices Of The Jungle" still has all the earthy elements we love in Gerardo's music – acoustic piano and percussion, and an overall spirit ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fug —
Ready For Us ... LP Nuphonic (UK), 2001. Near Mint- 2LP ...
Just Sold Out!
One of the best albums of downtempo grooves we've heard in a long time! Fug mix together dubby beats, pinched instrumentation, and an isolated sense of spareness that's sort of an update of an older funky soundtrack style! The result is one of the freshest batches of tracks you'll spin this year ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yukihiro Fukutomi —
Timeless ... CD Avex (Japan), 2001. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A blistering batch of soulful house tracks from Japan's Yukihiro Fukutomi – one of the best records of its type we've heard in years, and an instant classic in our book! The album features guest vocals by Liane Carroll, Carolyn Harding, and Josh Milan from Blaze – but the strongest ... read moreCD
The classic sound of Funkadelic, reworked by a key selection of contemporary talents from the Detroit scene – but never in a way that wrecks the originals at all! Unlike other remix projects, which might break up the music to a point that you can hardly recognize the original grooves – ... (Soul, New Grooves)read moreCD
The classic sound of Funkadelic, reworked by a key selection of contemporary talents from the Detroit scene – but never in a way that wrecks the originals at all! Unlike other remix projects, which might break up the music to a point that you can hardly recognize the original grooves – ... (Soul, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A limited package of reworked tracks from the great Source album from London saxophonist Nubya Garcia! The cuts here are often handled by artists as jazz-sensitive as Garcia herself, which makes the whole thing way more than just some beats thrown behind instrumentation – as you'll hear on ... (Jazz, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Natalie Gardiner —
California ... CD Ramjac (Sweden), 2008. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Natalie hails from Sweden – despite the California title of the set – but her music has a sweet, soulful sparkle that would be right at home in the US! The record's got a bit of the feel of some of the more cosmic soul coming out of the west coast underground – never too tripped-o ... (Neo Soul, New Grooves)read moreCD
The great Josh Milan sings here on the leadoff track – bringing all the sense of soul that made his work with Blaze so great, but over grooves that have the complexity you'd expect from Kaidi Tatham and Patrick Gibin! That complexity continues on "Don't Be Rude" and "Groove ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Bebel Gilberto —
Bebel Gilberto ... CD Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees, 2004. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Bebel's second album for Six Degrees – and quite possibly an even better album than the first! Not one to rest on the laurels of her success of recent years, Bebel seems to diverge a bit from the sound of her initial hit – going for a deeper approach to songwriting, and a musical style ... (Brazil, New Grooves)read moreCD
Remixes by DJ Spinna, Nuspirit Helsinki, Spiritual South, Tom Middleton, Thievery Corporation, Grant Nelson, Telfon Tel Aviv, and more. (Brazil, New Grooves)CD
In a world of supposed crossover Brazilian projects that have mostly lost their roots, the music of Bebel Gilberto is surprisingly refreshing! This daughter of Joao Gilberto (not Astrud) sings in a manner that's in keeping with the classic bossa divas of years past – but she works here in ... (Brazil, New Grooves)read moreCD
Cosmic jazzy goodness from a hip French group – one who are awash in keyboards throughout, while changing up their rhythms nicely! There's no set groove to the record, but the set's also not scattered either – as the whole thing almost feels like a rhythmic evolution through space, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Don Glori —
Dawn Calling ... LP Nothin Personal (UK), 2021. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
A really great record from the Melbourne scene – a record that's got kind of a "jazz plus" vibe – in that it mixes live jazz instrumentation with some work on edits and a few electric touches – all in a style that's very much like some of our favorite London work in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Don Glori —
Welcome ... LP Bedroom Suck (Australia), 2022. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Titles include "Sparks And Dreams", "Critiques", "You Used To Be So Pure", "Can't You Take It Standing Up?", and "Blind Men Go Flying". (Soul, New Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
Grey October Sounds —
Lo-Fi Anime ... CD P-Vine (Japan), 2023. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
One of the coolest projects so far from Grey October Sounds – a set that has all the crispy beats and laidback vibe of previous records, but which also focuses on themes from anime as well! There's plenty of tunes from the world of Studio Ghibli, but they're nicely changed up with the ... (Japanese, New Grooves)read moreCD
Grey October Sounds —
Lo-Fi Anime ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 2023. New Copy ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the coolest projects so far from Grey October Sounds – a set that has all the crispy beats and laidback vibe of previous records, but which also focuses on themes from anime as well! There's plenty of tunes from the world of anime, but they're nicely changed up with the ... (Japanese, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Grey October Sounds —
Lo-Fi City Pop ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 2023. New Copy ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A sweet little record that definitely offers up what it promises in the title – a lower-fi version of the Japanese city pop sound from years back, yet one that's also nicely inflected with some of the hip hop elements that Grey October Sounds use in their music! The image on the cover is ... (Japanese, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Grey October Sounds —
Lo-Fi Ghibli ... CD P-Vine (Japan), 2022. New Copy ...
$14.9924.99
A really cool take on the sounds of Studio Ghibli – one that brings classic melodies from the famous animated features into play with the production talents of Grey October Sounds – who delivers the goods with all the low-fi elements promised by the title! The approach is instrumental ... (Japanese, New Grooves)read moreCD
Grey October Sounds —
Lo-Fi Ghibli ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 2022. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A really cool take on the sounds of Studio Ghibli – one that brings classic melodies from the famous animated features into play with the production talents of Grey October Sounds – who delivers the goods with all the low-fi elements promised by the title! The approach is instrumental ... (Japanese, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Grey October Sounds —
Timeless Lo-Fi ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 2023. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
Warmly collaborative work from Grey October Sounds – a set that features guest contributors, but all fitting nicely into the laidback groove that we've come to love from this Lo-Fi series of releases! As with the others, there's a nicely crispy vibe that really keeps things interesting ... (Japanese, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Grey October Sounds —
Timeless Lo-Fi Vol 2 ... LP P-Vine (Japan), New Copy ...
$29.9939.99About June 5, 2024
The group's first, with production courtesy the great Gary Katz, who's put a fine touch on many Steely Dan LPs. While we were a bit dismissive of this effort at the time, it's kind of become a bit of a watershed in retrospect, the high water mark for the American Acid Jazz scene, if a bit ... read moreCD
(Out of print)
Grupo Batuque —
Samba De Rua ... CD Far Out (UK), 1997. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A tasty session of tracks recorded in Brazil, during the Carnival in Rio! The Far Out team took a bunch of legendary Brazilian percussionists into the studio and recorded this album of funky batucada tracks that includes the cuts "Mama Samba", "Ona Leve", and "Percussion ... (Brazil, New Grooves)read moreCD
Guru's second foray into the jazz/rap crossover world, with a huge amount of guest stars, and a little bit less of Guru. In parts, it actually seems to work better than the first one. Why? Because there's not as much of a forced effort to bring jazz and rap together in an obvious way, which ... (Hip Hop, New Grooves)read moreCD