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Hotly sought after missing link in the Alice Coltrane catalog. The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda is the inaugural entry in Luaka Bop’s new World Spirituality Classics series. Coltrane’s interest in spiritual life grew exponentially after the untimely passing of her husband John Coltrane in 1967. Her work grew increasingly less secular as she…
First ever vinyl reissue of Alice Coltrane s cosmic masterpiece. This is the missing link between spiritual free jazz and new age music. Recorded in 1971 for Impulse, Universal Consciousness was a major turning point in Coltrane s incredible career, a shift from her previous work and the first to expand her compositions and focus…
Rare boogie heat back on wax thanks to Past Due Records!. The Chicago-based label (run by Jerome Derradji of Stilove4music fame) is hooking up all the funk fiends in a major way with legit represses of Lee Moore’s meanest boogie funk productions. This one was originally released in 1982 on the scarce Memphis-based Score imprint…
Third studio album from New Orleans s Allen Toussaint. Southern Nights was originally recorded in 1975 and incorporated elements of funk and soul music along with a heavy dose of psychedelic sounds. Many regard the album as Toussaint s signature record. Includes the songs: Southern Nights, WorldWide, and What Do You Want the Girl to…
Dja Dja Dja! Analog Africa present another finely-packaged collection documenting the fusion of rock, psych, funk, soul and even Latin sounds to the music of 1970s Benin and Togo, a whopping 10 years on from the original African Scream Contest. The comp s title stems from the fact that bands from the two small African…
Andy Bey s solo full length debut finally reissued. Originally released in 1974, Experience And Judgement combines cosmic soul and spiritual jazz funk for a profound and uplifting listening experience. The powerful Celestial Blues kicks off the journey, a deeper and more sober version of the Gary Bartz classic, sets the mind-expanding tone for the entire record. Worth it…
Hard hitting funky and soulful third album from Ann Peebles. Produced by Willie Mitchell, Straight From The Heart packs quite a bit of emotion in to its regrettably short running time. It s a fantastic slice of Memphis soul and marks the point where Hi Records began to take over from rivals, Stax. Peebles was…
Antibalas new studio album, Where The Gods Are In Peace, is an epic Afro-Western Trilogy searching for solace from American political opportunism, greed and vengeance. Through its battle cry of resistance against exploitation and displacement, Antibalas long-form compositions investigate oppression in 1800s America that eerily mirror the current state of the country. Three explosive original…
Early studio album from tenor saxophonist, Archie Shepp. Four For Trane was originally recorded on August 10, 1964 and was the Shepp s first date as a leader. The album is made up of one original and four tunes by John Coltrane, Shepp s mentor and one of the main influences on his career. It…
If you don’t recognize Aretha Franklin’s stunning “One Step Ahead” from the the Moonlight soundtrack, then you’ll probably recognize it from Mos Def’s “Ms. Fat Booty.” Originally released in 1965, this 45 is one of Aretha’s rarest releases, frequently fetching over $100 on the collector’s circuit (with not a single copy of the original or…
Brazil has always had its own brand of musical virtuosity, one that combined a distinctive and innate rhythmic swing with an effortless ability to turn seemingly abstract riffs into ridiculously catchy hooks. In the late 60s and 70s when these talented players in Rio and Sao Paolo turned their focus towards the North American funk…
Modern funk flavors from the man B. Bravo! The left coast producer also known as Adam Mori gives us a taste of his upcoming debut full length with a pair of funky jams guaranteed to make you move. Check the smooth funk groove of I m For Real that kills it with big synth bass, glossy chords, and…
More steel pan flames from BRSB. Lab heads already know that Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band don t play when it comes to heavy duty steel band funk, and this time two previously digital-only cuts from the Serpents Mouth sessions make it to vinyl for the first time by popular demand! First up, BRSB take on the…
Can you feel the heat? It s that heavy duty steel band funk from Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band making it feel like the peak of NYC summer all across the globe. We ve been big fans of the sound here at the Lab ever since the 55 album dropped, and this 45 pairs two of the…
Sophomore studio album from the Bahamas Beginning Of The End. Beginning Of The End followed on the success of the band s debut, Funky Nassau, but did not find the success of its predecessor. Made up of Fred Henfield on bass guitar, Leroy Munnings on lead guitar, Frank Munnings on drums, and Raphael Munnings, the…
“Listen you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore; a man who stood up against the scum, the dogs, the filth…” Bernard Herrmann’s exquisite score for Paul Schrader’s semi-autobiographical tale of a virtuous and lonely (“well, I’m the only one here”) cab driver directed by Marty Scorsese and starring Bobby DeNiro,…
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