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坂本慎太郎 / ツバメの季節に
Format: 7"
Price: ¥1430(税込)
Date: 2020/12/02坂本慎太郎による約1年ぶりとなる書き下ろしの新曲7インチ・シングル2ヶ月連続リリース第2弾!!
A面収録の「ツバメの季節に」は、浮遊感溢れるメロウなワウギターと哀愁漂うサックスに感傷的な歌詞が乗る、ジャジーなミッドブギー・チューン。「何年経って元に戻るの〜」というリリックが胸に沁みるポスト・コロナの名曲です。B面には、JB'sライクなギターリフで幕が開ける、ブギー・ファンク「歴史をいじらないで」を収録。エコーフルなスティールギターに乾いたカッティングが絡むタイトなグルーヴに、「居なかったことにされた人や出来事〜」といったストレートな歌詞が乗る、カーティス・メイフィールドを彷彿とさせるような、現代日本に於ける至高のソウルクラシックです。アートワークは、二つ折りジャケットに、坂本慎太郎によるイラストレーションを活版印刷したジャケットサイズのカードが封入された豪華仕様となっています。
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布谷文夫 / 悲しき夏バテ
Format: LP
Price: ¥4180(税込)
Date: 2020/12/02大瀧詠一プロデュースにより1973年11月にリリースされた伝説のシンガー布谷文夫による日本産サザン・ソウル/スワンプ名盤と名高い幻の1枚が遂に初となる待望のアナログ・リイシュー!!
Tracklist:
A1. 五番街 A2. 冷たい女 A3. 深南部牛追歌
A4. 夏バテ A5. 颱風13号
B1. ニューオリンズの町へ B2. ホーボー・ブルース
B3. 街のブルース B4. 朝めがさめて B5. 水たまり
●ブルース・クリエイション~DEWでヴォーカルを務めた布谷文夫が、大瀧詠一や、伊藤銀次率いるココナツ・バンクの協力を得て完成させたソロ1stアルバム(1973年発表)
●アートワーク(見開きジャケット、巻き帯、レーベル)は、入手困難なオリジナル盤に可能な限り忠実に復刻
●オリジナル・アナログ・マスターテープ使用
●180g重量盤
【限定アナログ盤】 -
Celebrity BBQ Sauce Band / Celebrity BBQ Sauce
Format: 2LP
Price: ¥3690(税込)
Date: 2020/11/26Gerald Mitchell & Billy Loveからなるデトロイト期待の新ユニットCelebrity BBQ Sauce Bandデビュー・アルバム2LPが入荷!!
Tracklist:
A1. Please Don't Fail Me
A2. Formula Of Passion
B1. Make Me Feel
B2. Celebrity BBQ Sauce
C1. Music Is My Hustle
C2. Lifeline
D1. Girl Ain't Giving It Up
D2. Live It, Walk It, Wear It
2x12" vinyl LP + digital download
November 2020 on Mahogani Music (M.M-46)
All songs produced, performed and written by Gerald Mitchell & William Beaver for GMI UFM Recordings -
Anton Klint / Magic Wand Special Editions Vol 5
Format: 12"
Price: ¥1990(税込)
Date: 2020/11/26スウェディッシュ才人Anton Klint手掛ける新作エディットが最高にオススメ!!何と言ってもLove Tambourines"Midnight Parade (Night Dubbing Takimiix)"ネタとしてもお馴染み?のHarry Mudie Meet King Tubby's"Full Does Of Dub"のスペシャル・エクステンデッド・エディットB1が極めつき!!
Tracklist:
A1. Rain A2. Special o B1. Full Dose Of Love B2. Marie
The latest featured editor to contribute to Magic Wand's Special Editions series is former Public Possession regular - and recent Internasjonal signing - Anton Klint. As you'd perhaps expect, the tracks he's chosen to rework tend towards the eccentric and more crate-digging end of the Balearic spectrum. For proof, check the slip-sliding fretless bass, bubbly drum machine rhythms and AOR-goes-synth-pop vibes of opener 'Rain', the sax-laden, mid-80s AM radio goodness of 'Special O'...and more -
Format: 10"
Price: ¥2750(税込)
Date: 2020/11/18TRAKS BOYSや(((さらうんど)))、JINTANA & EMERALDSのメンバーとしても知られるDJ/トラックメイカー、XTALによる2ndソロ・アルバムが数量限定10インチ仕様でアナログ・リリース!!まさしく2020年度ベスト・エレクトロ・ミュージック本命盤!!
「2020年国産エレクトロ・ミュージックの大本命盤が限定アナログ化! 前作から4年を経て、今年5月にリリースされた2ndソロ・アルバム”Aburelu”が数量限定10インチ仕様でアナログ・リリースです!TRAKS BOYSや(((さらうんど)))、JINTANA & EMERALDSのメンバーとしても知られるDJ/トラックメイカー、XTAL。5月の配信リリース直後から大きな話題を呼んでいる本作は、従来のバレアリックなハウス・ミュージックやシティポップ・マナーの歌モノ路線とは異なる、プログレッシヴかつローファイなIDMサウンドを展開した意欲作です。アルバム全編でビートを排除するなど、実験的な要素を含んだ作品でありながら、時折垣間見せるキャッチーなメロディが抜群のポップネスを感じさせる、絶妙なバランス感覚を持った傑作に仕上がっています。新レーベル”813”のローンチ第1弾作品として数量限定10インチ・アナログ・リリースです。」
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Ed Mount / Song With 2 Keyboards & A Drum Break
Format: 7"
Price: ¥1990(税込)
Date: 2020/11/14パリを拠点に活動するコンポーザー/ギタリスト、Ed Mountによる新作ヴァイナルがオススメ!!Rah Band"Clouds Across The Moon"のカバーだけでも買いの1枚!!
Tracklist:
A1. Clouds Across the Moon (The Rah Band)
A2. Three Is a Magic Number (Bob Dorough)
B1. Baby (Donnie & Joe Emerson)
B2. Go on for Ever (Richard Sanderson)
Vocals, All Instruments (Fender Rhodes, Roland SH-09) - Ed Mount
Mastering - Florent ‘Jamy’ Bobet
Artwork - Jean-Philippe Bretin
These tracks were deliberately made with a restricted amount of resources, as a consequence of what we all experienced during Spring 2020. -
Zepherin Saint / Resurrection EP
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2290(税込)
Date: 2020/11/14Tony AllenをフィーチャーしたSoul II Soul"Back To Life"の傑作リミクシーズが好評の現行ソウルフル/アフロ・ハウス・シーンのメイン・タレントZepherin Saintによる新作が<Visions Inc>から登場!!
Tracklist:
A1. Resurrect My Feeling
A2. Escape Dub 88
B1. Escape
The ep begins with “ Resurrect my feeling “, a dub vocal house jam that is slowly bulding to reach an intense peak with a mix of new and old synths and a funky groove that will make you sweat and dance all night long . In the meantime, listening is also an option because Zepherin knows his music and the sounds and the arrangements are just amazing to dive into. “Escape” and “Escape dub 88” are the same track with different arrangements and sounds , one being obviously more dubby and moodier, the other more musical and sunnier. -
Logic1000 / Perfume / Blossom
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2090(税込)
Date: 2020/11/14DJとしては10年以上のキャリアを誇るというシドニーの女性ライジングスターLocig1000による2000年のR&BヒットAvant"Separated"ネタの話題の新作限定12インチを確保!!Four Tetをはじめ、Caribou、Ben UFO、Floating Pointsたちを虜にしたのも納得のANTHEM ALERT盤!!
Tracklist:
A1. Perfume B1. Blossom
Logic1000 is Sydney-born producer and DJ Samantha Poulter. After the release of her eponymous debut EP on Melbourne’s Sumac label, her music has made it into the sets of Four Tet, Caribou, Ben UFO, Floating Points, DJ Python and Anthony Naples amongst many others. Now based in London, Logic1000 has already performed in some of UK's best clubs including Printworks (w/ Carl Craig, Larry Heard, Moodyman), Phonox (w/ Mount Kimbie), Bristol’s Motion (w/ Four Tet) and Corsica Studios (w/ DJ Python). Following the (proper) release of her eponymous EP on vinyle earlier this year, Logic1000 comes back with 2 brand new tracks available only as a very limited white label vinyl edition. -
Igaxx / Matango EP
Format: 12"
Price: ¥1990(税込)
Date: 2020/11/11大阪が誇る才能、ALTZとのスプリットに続く、東京の気鋭Igaxxが立ち上げた期待の新興レーベル<Ladybug>第2弾!!ベルリンのオルタナティブ・ディスコ・レーベル<Disco Capablanca>主宰Hugo Capablanca手掛ける10分越えの大作リミックスをカップリングした強力盤!!
Tracklist:
A1. Matango
A2. Ugachi
B1. Ugachi (Capablanca Espacio Interior Mix Feat. Narumi Herisson)
Japanese label Ladybug continues where their celebrated debut split EP 'SF TRAXX #1' by Altz and Igaxx began last year. For their second 12", we find ourselves immersed in a solo production from Igaxx As with his contributions to the first release, we're enveloped in perfectly crafted, richly textured afrocentric deepness. With Detroit signatures, and a roots House spirit throughout, these tracks really sound timeless. Hugo Capablanca (boss man @ Discos Capablanca), met Igaxx on a recent tour of Japan as DJ unit C.P.I...and more -
Memoryman aka Uovo / Don't Mess With B / Pimpin, With Dolce Vita
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2190(税込)
Date: 2020/11/11イタリアのベテランDJ/プロデューサーMemorymanによる鉄板ホワイト盤シリーズ<Stamp Records>最新第11弾!!特にBilly Frazier And Friends"Billy Who?"ネタのミニマル・ディスコ・エディットが極めつき!!
Tracklist:
A1. Don't Mess With B (Paradise Pizza Edit)
B1. Pimpin' With Dolce Vita (Paradise Pizza Edit)
A little Italian flavour with the next twelve inch of edits from Stamp Records. Two edits from Memoryman aka Uovo who is the man behind the Paradise Pizza series. On the A side, the killer building groove of 'Don't Mess With B' with its piano sample and looped perfection.
On the flip, 'Pimpin' with Dolce Vita' reaches Fellini heights as it combines the synth line & melody of an obscure Euro-pop hit with an original rhythm track and a beefed-up bottom end. Both tracks follow the refreshing simplicity of his recent PP 'Mou' twelve - just a strong killer groove for the dancefloor. -
Format: LP
Price: ¥2750(税込)
Date: 2020/11/07ウルグアイが誇るマエストロ = ウーゴ・ファトルーソとその若い奥方アルバナ・バロカスによるユニット「ハ・ドゥオ」の2020年新作がなんとDJ NUTS関連作を手掛ける日本のレーベル「DISCO E CULTURA」から登場!!文句なしに2020年ベスト候補盤!!
「ウルグアイが誇るマエストロ = ウーゴ・ファトルーソとその若い奥方アルバナ・バロカスによるユニット「ハ・ドゥオ」の2020年新作がなんとDJ NUTS関連作を手掛ける日本のレーベル「DISCO E CULTURA」から登場!
OPA時代より垣間見せてきたウーゴのマッドでスペーシーなエレクトロニック・サウンドと、空間を掌握しつつ全体に推進力を与えるアルバナの類まれなるパーカッショニストの才が融合。6曲入り12インチLP、国内カッティング国内プレス45回転高音質盤、完全限定リバースボードジャケットという仕様も文句なしです! All songs are recorded in HA Studio between February and April, 2020. Editing, mixing and mastering; Gerardo Alonso & HA Duo, Montevideo, Uruguay.」 -
Larry Heard / Sceneries Not Songs, Volume 1
Format: 2LP
Price: ¥3490(税込)
Date: 2020/10/23Larry Heardがソロ名義で<Black Market International>から1994年にリリースした超名作アルバムが未発表ナンバーを加えて、初となる2LPリイシュー!!故中西俊夫手掛けるアートワークも素晴らしい超絶タイムレス・マスターピース!!
Tracklist:
A1. Dolphin Dream A2. Tahiti Dusk
B1. Midnight Movement B2. Snowcaps
C1. Summertime Breeze C2. Winter Winds Chills C3. Caribbean Coast
D1. One, Three, Five, Seven, Eight D2. Question Of Time
Description:
Alleviated Records presents the first-time vinyl reissue of Larry Heard's mid-90's gem ''Sceneries Not Songs, Volume 1''. The album stems from a time when the tempo slowed down and Heard reached a perfect synthesis of jazz influences, deep electronic ambiance and the house sound he was known for. The result is a brilliant album that should cater to both house and R&B heads alike. Now for the first time released as a 2x12'' -
Caserta / Luther 2
Format: 7"
Price: ¥1890(税込)
Date: 2020/10/23ボストンの才人Caserta手掛けるLuther Vandross作品のエディット第2弾!!2002年の名作バラッド"I'd Rather"をディスコ・ミックスしたA面に加え、話題の女性ディガー/DJ、Natasha DiggsのポエトリーをフィーチャーしたB面も注目のダブル・サイダー!!
Tracklist:
A1. Luther 2 (Caserta & The Gang Mix)
B1. Luther 2 (Caserta & Natasha Diggs Incense Dub)
At the beginning of quarantine Caserta reached out to Audionamix resident wizard Doc Vaporz to work his magic on another one from the catalogue of Caserta’s favourite vocal talent of all time. Luther 2 (Caserta & The Gang’s Mix) features a star-studded cast, most notably DJ and record digging diva Natasha Diggs on Rhodes and Boston disco historian Serge Gamesbourg on bass. For an anthemic disco mix that should never be confused with an edit and should literally have you ‘Lost In Music’. On the flip Caserta coaxes the aforementioned Natasha Diggs out from behind the keys and up to the microphone to give a sassy, sultry and sensual retort to Luther’s previous cry for forgiveness. -
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2390(税込)
Date: 2020/10/22<Toy Tonics>や<Razor N Tape>など、数多くのレーベルで活躍してきた南米コロンビアの気鋭Felipe Gordon手掛けるFela Kuti屈指のフロア・チューン"Opposite People"のアルチメット・エディット!!ピッチが揺れまくるオリジナルを見事に4/4フォーマットに落とし込んだまさしくリアル・バンガー!!ヴァイナル・オンリー!!LTD.200!!
Tracklist:
A1. Anikulapo
B1. Oladipo
B2. Livinus
One of the most famous faces of Latin American underground house music, the Colombian Felipe Gordon, signs NeighbourSoul Rhythms label’s first release. NBS001 oozes African essence from the very first bar. Three edits that’ll keep your heart in Africa and your feet on the dance floor: pure afrobeat with a personal touch and funky elements synonym of Gordon’s class and elegance... and more -
Unknown Artist / EEE009
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2190(税込)
Date: 2020/10/22Ricardo Villalobosをはじめ、ZipやRaresh等にプレイされてきた鉄板UKミステリアス・レーベル<EEE>最新第9弾!!Nina Simone"Feeling Good"ネタというだけで買いの鉄板ミニマル・ハウス・バンガー!!ヴァイナル・オンリー!!
Tracklist:
A1. Unknown
Description:
You know the score by now, a ridiculously weighty minimal house beat married with a head turner of a vocal sample to get those lockdown minds melting. That combo has been nailed once again, with another melting pot of sub bass goodness and a classic vocal you never thought you’d hear in this way.
12 inch, one sided white label, handstamped and pressed on 180G vinyl. -
Lovebirds / Edits
Format: 12"
Price: ¥1990(税込)
Date: 2020/10/22DJ Harveyをはじめ、Black Coffee、Joey Negro、Purple Disco Machine、The Blessed Madonna等にサポートされてきたDaniel Klein aka SIRS主宰<Sirsounds Records>最新第3弾!!極めつきとなるThe Stylistics"People Make The World Go Round"の傑作エディットA1をはじめとする全3trks!!
Tracklist:
A1. People
A2. Piaui
B1. Burning Love
SIRS drafts in one of his good friends, the unquestionably talented Lovebirds, to provide the latest SIRSOUNDS Recordings edit EP, swiped straight from the beaches of Bali. Three tracks that exude a sense of summer that’s been stolen away, best served with a tequila sunrise in one hand and a Wray & Nephews chaser in the other, because well… haven’t you been reading the news? Dancefloor tested, when dancefloors were still allowed. Finally these all killer, no filler tunes are seeing the light of day. -
MermaidS / More Ritual
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2090(税込)
Date: 2020/10/225年振りのリリースとなるグラスゴーの気鋭デュオ・ユニットMermaidsが立ち上げた新興レーベル<More Ritual>第1弾がオススメ!!トリッピーでコズミックなバレアリック・ディープ・ディスコA1をはじめとする全4trks!!
Tracklist:
A1. Crystal Eyes A2. Find The Light
B1. Raising The Altar B2. Gilded Key
Mermaids return to the sacred black wax after a five year break. It appears to have been time well spent, as their sound has matured into a rhythmic, expansive feast. Coming on like a psychotropic, hallucinatory distillation of their anything-goes More Ritual show on Netil Radio, this action-packed EP is an evocative, cosmic journey that defies classification. There are sprinkles of deep house, disco and bass with a tropical, outward looking feel.
With early support from The Revenge, Rune Lindbaek, Andrew Thomson, Esa, Auntie Flo, Jaye Ward & more. -
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2490(税込)
Date: 2020/10/222年振りのリリースとなる人気レーベル<Mister Saturday Night Records>最新第31弾!!カリフォルニア州オークランドの鬼才Russell E.L. ButlerによるRon Hardy好きにアピールするヴォイス・サンプルもマッドなシカゴ・ハウスA1やピュア・テクノ・バンガーA2など、荒々しく生々しいグルーヴの全4trks!!LTD.200!!
Tracklist:
A1. Blah Blah A2. Krymska
B1. Tout Va Bien B2. Alone at Pisecka 12
We’re putting out the first Mister Saturday Night Records release in a long while. It’s by Russell E.L. Butler, and it’s called “Blah Blah”. The record comes out on Friday, September 4, and it contains three tracks made in Prague at the Synthesizer Library and one track made in Russell’s pre-New York home in Oakland...and more -
Anii / Korzenie EP
Format: 12"
Price: ¥1990(税込)
Date: 2020/10/22ポーランド出身ロンドン在住の女性タレントAniiによる名作シングルがリプレス!!最近ではTimmy RegisfordにLouie Vega奥方Anane、そして現行アフロ・ハウス重要アクトThembaやMr Joeのチャートにピックアップされたプログレッシブ・アフロ・ハウス超傑作B1をはじめとする全3trks!!
Tracklist:
A1. Working The Root
B1. Korzenie
B2. Cyganka
Born in Poland and now operating out of the ever-effervescent London, the adoptive city where she’s learnt the ropes of music production and Djing, A?ii - real name Ania Iwinska - has lived many lives in one. Yet if one thing’s remained a constant over the years, no matter the harshness of the obstacles life threw at her, it’s indeed a deep and inextinguishable love for music; be it behind the mixing desk at Wired Studios or in her own Shoreditch workroom, the key place where she’s kept honing her skills with unfazed diligence, up to the point of making it her actual second home. -
Soul II Soul / Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Remixes): Limited Editon
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2890(税込)
Date: 2020/10/22ソウルフル/アフロ・ハウスの絶対的なマスト・レーベル<Tribe Records>を率いるZepherin Saint手掛けるSoul II Soul名曲リミクシーズが遂にヴァイナル・リリース!!あのTony Allenをフィーチャーした2020年度ベスト候補盤!!SOLD OUT ON PRE-ORDER
Tracklist:
A1. Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Mix)"
A2. Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Radio Edit)"
B1. Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Vocal Mix)"
B2. Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Club Edit)"
Funki Dred will be releasing music on 12” black vinyl, and collectible coloured vinyl. First on the reactivated catalogue will be an Afrobeat 'Zepherin Saint’ remix of Back To Life featuring the legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen. The 12” features the full ten minute plus Zepherin Saint Mix re-working, alongside a punchy ‘Zepherin Saint Radio Edit’ and a ‘Zepherin Saint Club Edit’, and to complete the package comes a different take on this classic track in the form of the 'Tribe Vocal Mix’. -
Joaquin Joe Claussell / Praise EP Sampler Volume Three
Format: 12"
Price: ¥3190(税込)
Date: 2020/10/16Joe Claussell手掛けるゴスペル・ソウル/ディスコ・エディット・シリーズのサンプラー12インチ第3弾!!まさにあのJoubert Singers"Stand On The Word"に匹敵のA面に加え、Jasper Street Co.もカバーしたガラージ古典ナンバーB面エディットのスペシャル・ダブル・サイダー!!
Tracklist:
A1. Bishop Jeff Banks And The Revival Temple Mass Choir "Jerusalem (Album Version)"
A2. Bishop Jeff Banks And The Revival Temple Mass Choir "Jerusalem (JC Edits & Overdubs)"
B1. The Gospelaires Of Dayton "God Helps Those Who Helps Themselves (Edits & Overdubs Main)"
B2. The Gospelaires Of Dayton "God Helps Those Who Helps Themselves (JC Edits & Overdubs Instrumental)"
Coming on the heels of the 5 times over sold-out Joaquin Joe Claussell Edits & Overdubs of Crowns of Glory “Lord Look at Your People”-taken from his the hugely popular Praise ? Gospel Music According to Joaquin Joe Claussell CD Series, comes another dope 12” which features not one, but two different dope Joaquin Joe Claussell Edits & Overdubs and of different artist. -
Austin Ato / Echo Beach Edits Vol. 1
Format: 12"
Price: ¥1990(税込)
Date: 2020/10/16<Defected>からリリースしたアンセム"Oh Mama"で完ぺきにブレイクスルーを果たしたスコットランドの気鋭Austin Atoが立ち上げた<Pantai People>第1弾!!間違いなくアンセム必至となるSylvia Striplin"Give Me Your Love"のRon Hardy好き直撃エディットA1をはじめとする全4trks最高の仕上がり!!
Tracklist:
A1. Sylvia
A2. Susana
B1. Tony
B2. Just Bob
Description:
Palm trees, Pina Colada’s and crystal-clear seas - Austin Ato comes through with that beachside business for Pantai People, offering up a four track edit EP of summer sun, bottled up, ready and waiting to be popped. -
Nightmares On Wax / Smokers Delight: Sonic Buds
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2690(税込)
Date: 2020/10/15近年はMoodymannとのコラボも話題となったダウンテンポ巨匠Nightmares On Waxが歴史的名盤「Smokers Delight」の25周年を記念した限定12インチをリリース!!SOLD OUT ON PRE-ORDER!!
Tracklist:
A1. Aquaself
B1. Let's Ascend
B2. Dreadoverboard (Funk Mix)
Description:
Limited 12" with three of the four "Sonic Buds" tracks included as MP3 bonus tracks on the "Smokers Delight (Ltd. 25th Anniversary Edition)" LP. These include the new compositions "Let's Ascend" and "Aquaself" as well as the alternative "Funk Mix" of the NOW classic "Dreadoverboard". All tracks were released for the first time with the LP anniversary edition and are available here on vinyl for the first time. -
Idrissa Soumaoro / Nissodia (Mike D Edit)
Format: 12"
Price: ¥2790(税込)
Date: 2020/10/08<Mr Bongo>からBeastie BoysのMike Dがエディットを手掛けた正真正銘のエレクトロニック・アフリカン・クラブ・バンガーが登場!!2017年の同レーベルのコンピ・アルバム収録のオリジナル・ヴァージョンもカップリング!!
Tracklist:
A1. Nissodia (Mike D Edit)
B1. Nissodia (Album Version)
Description:
'Legend' is lofty praise that is often used lightly, however, Mike D from the Beastie Boys certainly is one in the truest of spirits. We are delighted after over 30 years of being involved in music to finally release a project involving such a hip-hop pioneer and icon as Mike. In keeping with the maverick attitude of the Beastie Boys, you don't always get what you expect. For this release there isn't a hip-hop beat, instrumental-funk or hardcore-punk joint in sight, rather an electronic-African club banger. -
Black Merlin / MOD IK
Format: 12"
Price: ¥1890(税込)
Date: 2020/10/08数々のレーベルで活躍してきたイギリスの才人Black MerlinによるDJ Nobu主宰<Bitta>からの話題の新作が遂に入荷!!
Tracklist:
A1. Mod Ik A2. Miea B1. Pk 9 B2. Hl
Electronic centipede George Thompson aka Black Merlin debuts on DJ Nobu's Bitta label. The British producer delivers four expertly warped techno trips with his typical genre-bending approach. After his recent trip to Japan for Rural Festival 2019, Thompson was introduced to Nobu on the Iiyama train station for their ride back to Tokyo. Inspired by the festival itself and Nobu's approach to techno the two felt an immediate connection and stayed in touch for exchanging their ideas. A few months later Thompson sent his music, visualizing a bridge to connect his music closer to Japan and the inspiration he got from his Rural visit...and more