{"title":"Genre - Global Sounds","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"kit-sebastian-melodi","title":"Kit Sebastian – Melodi","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Melodi’ is the second album from captivating duo Kit Sebastian (aka Kit Martin and Merve Erdem). Those familiar with the band's cult classic 2019 debut record 'Mantra Moderne' will instantly recognise their unique sound that blurs boundaries of world music, jazz and psychedelia. Not to be content replicating the same album, sonically the feel of ‘Melodi’ is a maturation. It is more diverse and provides glimpses into many different worlds from the Italian Riviera to the mountains of the Caucasus, the beaches of Bahia to the city streets of Istanbul and Paris. This joyous merging of soundscapes evokes a borderless planet with music as an international language, belonging everywhere and nowhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Melodi’ is imbued with Kit Sebastian's love of vintage records and world cinema, but it is not a retro homage. It celebrates its influences but is very much a modern record, being simultaneously brand new and retro. This is a credit to the duo's craft as musicians and songwriters, presenting their influences as a circular interaction between the present and the past rather than a linear one. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kitsebastian.bandcamp.com\/album\/melodi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMr Bongo \/ On Bandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2PJa85qCkhtXUn3tmkD7S9?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr Bongo – MRBLP227\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl, LP, Album\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Oct 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJazz, Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePsychedelic, Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456628334750,"sku":"7119691277813","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-20281147-1633220364-4247-jpeg.jpg?v=1646292937"},{"product_id":"dos-santos-city-of-mirrors","title":"Dos Santos – City Of Mirrors","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis album grapples with and transgresses these binaries because we have\/and continue to cross borders. Yet, for us, the border is no metaphor— too much real staring back at us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe embody the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe (our families) have crossed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe (our stories) are coated with its residues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd so… we cross the border of self through our art—out of necessity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album was imagined while touring the country as families were corralled in cages. We then fled the wildfire of a nascent pandemic poised to (especially) ravage our communities as we recorded in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd our sonic journey concluded in Chicago while the country rebelled against the murderous consequences of policing in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this cascade of tipping points and tragedy, we summoned melody and verse to sound out verdant technicolor dreams of freedom and desire, mirroring the vortex of our time. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/intlanthem.bandcamp.com\/album\/city-of-mirrors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4fJ6f1pHhJFeszxwT7gTHT?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: International Anthem Recording Company – IARC0042\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 15 Oct 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Rock, Latin, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cumbia, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456660054174,"sku":"789993991778","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Dos-Satnos.jpg?v=1646293630"},{"product_id":"tadaosawaikazuesawaitakeshiinomatanoriomaedahozanyamamotojazzrock","title":"Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Takeshi Inomata, Norio Maeda, Hozan Yamamoto ‎– Jazz Rock","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1973, the record sounds simultaneously vintage and contemporary. It is akin to something Madlib might dream up whilst lost in Japan collaborating with Min'yō players at a recording session. The record features some amazing shakuhachi (bamboo flute) playing by Hozan Yamamoto, which gives the music a haunting, dreamlike atmosphere. You can almost visualise the long grass blowing in the wind, and hear the bamboo rustling in the distance on a long hot summer’s day. Takeshi Inomata, Tadao Sawai and Kazue Sawai anchor the session. Takeshi’s exceptionally funky-drum work will almost certainly get some producers dusting off and firing up their MPC's. Whilst Kazue and Tadao work their magic on the koto (a traditional string instrument). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Though certainly not an ambient record, 'Jazz-Rock' has the same meditative, other-worldly quality that invites you to sit back, listen and be transported somewhere else. Unfortunately, until now the 'Jazz Rock' album is a scarcity that commanded a high price-tag only for the most hardened of record collectors. So it is pleasure to make it accessible to all, and we hope you dig this lost, obscure future-classic as much as we do. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mrbongo.bandcamp.com\/album\/jazz-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMr Bongo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLuGAvXrEzoIllcWakkyV1MSCEtbjSFzj5\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Mr Bongo ‎– MRBLP-204\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 17 Jul 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Min'yō, Jazz-Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456742432926,"sku":"7119691263717","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/0e344dcfe1f90ebcf24ff2814086e09c76178433.jpg?v=1646295948"},{"product_id":"various-habibi-funk-an-eclectic-selection-of-music-from-the-arab-world-part-2","title":"Various – Habibi Funk:  An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World, Part 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compilation of songs is not meant as a historic reflection of popular music of the “Arab world.” It is a very personal selection of songs we grew to like at Habibi Funk. It is music that historically never existed as a unified musical genre. We think it’s important to make this distinction and to have the listener understand that the majority of the music on this compilation does not come from the highly famous names of the musical spectrum of North Africa and the Middle East. Instead, the final body compiled for this record consists of some – at least for us – nichey pearls and often overlooked artists; resulting in a diverse range of styles from Egyptian organ funk, disco sounds from Morocco, an example of the lively reggae scene of Libya, political songs from Lebanon, soundtrack music from Algeria, a musical union between Kenya and Oman, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photo we chose for this cover somehow could be seen as an allegory of the sounds we feature on the label. It depicts Algerian composer Ahmed Malek at an ice cream bar dur- ing his stay in Japan for the World Expo in Osaka, 1970. He later said that his visit to Japan and especially the manga culture left a distinctive mark on the way he created his own compositions. With this in mind, it feels as a suiting visual representation for the mu- sic on this compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccordingly, the compilation you are holding in your hands offers a much wider range of music than just funk influenced sounds. Sure, it brings back Fadoul, who we have already dedicated a full length album to. He was the mystical Moroccan singer who - influenced by the sounds of James Brown- created his own musical vision full of energy but also still very intimate. Another artist we have featured before is Ahmed Malek, the grand Algerian soundtrack composer, whose music is largely connected by a distinct feeling of melancholic beauty or Hamid Al Shaeri, the Egyptian hit producer whose track “Ayonha” was probably the most widely appre-ciated track off our first compilation. But we have also learned that this format of a compilation can serve as a medium to introduce artists to our audience, who we are planning to dedicate full length releases to in the near future, such as Ibrahim Hesnawi. Hesnawi is the father of reggae music in Libya - a genre still widely popular in Libya - and whose presence in the country is commonly connected to the rhyth- mic similarities of reggae with some form of Libyan folkloric music. Nahib Alhoush is another Libyan artist, whose musical output we will spotlight in the near future. In the 1970s, he was the co-founder of Free Music, one of the first Libyan bands introducing western influences into their music. After the band stopped performing together he started an at least equally successful solo career under his own name.\"  — via Label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0PkKIo93pKAnqpo0mi5yb1?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Habibi Funk Records \u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Funk \/ Soul, Pop, Folk, World\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Reggae, Funk, Disco, Soundtrack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456763502750,"sku":"673790035912","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a2911442712_10.jpg?v=1646296570"},{"product_id":"majid-soula-chant-amazigh","title":"Majid Soula – Chant Amazigh","description":"\u003cp\u003eHabibi Funk is happy to present a selection of works by Algerian-born, Amazigh artist Majid Soula. With synths, driving drums, prominent repetitive guitar lines, Majid’s music blends the best of Kabyle sounds, disco, highlife and groovy funk into something wholly unique. At the same time for Majid Soula music is a vessel for his political message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Majid Soula music is more than just entertainment. He considers himself an activist through music, and foremost a “chanteur engagé”, as he says of himself: “I am not a politician. If I can deal with art and culture it’s already a lot. Above all, I am an artist whose first concern is to present a quality artistic work in order to contribute, however modestly, to the development and enrichment of our cultural heritage. When I fight, for example, for the defense of the Berber culture, it is not by political spirit. It is a natural act. I am against violence wherever it comes from and I do not support injustice. If the essential freedoms were granted, the Algerian artists would have no reason to take on this burden and this mission. They could, like all other artists of the world, devote their talent to making people dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI take my inspiration from the daily life of my people and I share all their aspirations, mainly the official recognition of Tamazight as a language, culture and identity.” – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/habibi-funk-017-chant-amazigh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6wR1PTOSJRYZeo7zdWWWgD?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Habibi Funk Records – HABIBI017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 10 Dec 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Psychedelic, Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456776511646,"sku":"6737900360377","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Majid-Soula.jpg?v=1646296858"},{"product_id":"rupa-discojazz","title":"Rupa - Disco Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarely disco and hardly jazz, Rupa Biswas’ 1982 LP is the halfway point between Bollywood and Balearic. Tracked in Calgary’s Living Room Studios with a crack team of Indian and Canadian studio rats alike, Disco Jazz is a perfect fusion of East and West. Sarod and synthesizer intricately weaving around one another for 37 transcendent minutes, culminating in the viral hit “Aaj Shanibar.” Remastered from original analogue source material and with the permission and blessing of the producers and performers. – Numero Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5SpuuingwHA4Dgp6lfxrla\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Numero Group – NUM 805, Numero Group – 805\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries: 800 Line\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 29 Mar 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Numero Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456793419934,"sku":"825764180511","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/87bf922c8acec297f977069691d0907052ab5deb.jpg?v=1646297423"},{"product_id":"svenwunderwabisabi","title":"Sven Wunder – Wabi Sabi","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy welcoming the beauty of imperfection and simplicity, Sven Wunder applies the timeless wisdom of wabi sabi on this musical journey. What you can hear is filtered through Ukiyo-e (which translates as “pictures of the floating world”), which illustrates everyday life, as well as through Japonism, the study of Japanese art, and more specifically its influence on European works. The result is a surface that creates an illusion by sound. The infusion of Min’yō with jazz rock, this hazy scene evokes the landscape of Monet’s ”The Water Lily Pond”, which depicts the painter’s Giverny garden, with a Japanese bridge, bamboo, ginkgo trees and the reflection of the sky in the pond. This illusion constructs both time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface of the music, like the canvas of the painting, invents a journey between now and then by interpreting the idiom of folkloric and western art instruments. In this composition, the sound of the Western concert flute, which stretches back to the Renaissance and Baroque periods, evokes the sound of the bamboo-flute (”shakuchachi”), which reached its peak during the Edo period. The guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, with a more than 2,500 year history, joins traditional Japanese folk melodies with modern pop percussion and 20th century electronic instruments such as the Moog synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano and electric bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the illusion that celebrates the fleeting nature of all things. A journey. A deep inhale and a slow exhale. It has a mix of jazz (both funky and progressive), East Asian and South Asian sounds. The idea of fusing these styles and reframing them with the aesthetic of wabi sabi is to reconnect with nature and concentrate on asymmetries and emphasize ornamentation to generate new ways of looking at the world, here and now. – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/svenwunder.bandcamp.com\/album\/wabi-sabi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3qNJwHJzGkO4D0VOJ4hNeP\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Piano Piano – PP1002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Sweden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 12 Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Jazz-Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Piano Piano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456795025566,"sku":"7320470247051","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/648271df1e5cd2955a237b967af23e014d00cee2.jpg?v=1646297485"},{"product_id":"omar-khorshid-giant-guitar","title":"Omar Khorshid – Giant + Guitar","description":"\u003cp\u003eWewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Omar Khorshid's highly sought after instrumental album 'Giant + Guitar' originally released in 1974 in Lebanon and recorded at Polysound Studio by famed Lebanese engineer Nabil Moumtaz. The album features Khorshid's unique electric guitar sound mixed with arabic melodies over superb psych arrangements. The album has been newly remastered and comes with the original 'Voice of Lebanon' artwork and a 2 page insert featuring liner notes (Eng\/Fr) by Lebanese DJ and curator Ernesto Chahoud. – \u003cu\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCa03uPY-0s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Wewantsounds – WWSLP53\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 26 Nov 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Rock, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Psychedelic Rock, Surf, Experimental\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456796860574,"sku":"3700604735212","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Giant---guitar.jpg?v=1646297541"},{"product_id":"altngungece","title":"Altın Gun ‎– Gece","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile most of the material here has been a familiar part of Turkish life for many years - some of it associated with the late national icon Neşet Ertaş – it’s definitely never been heard like this before. This music is electric Turkish history, shot through with a heady buzz of 21st century intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePumping, flowing, a new and leading voice in the emergent global psych scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We do have a weak spot for the music of the late ‘60s and ‘70s,” Verhulst admits. “With all the instruments and effects that arrived then, it was an exciting time. Everything was new, and it still feels fresh. We’re not trying to copy it, but these are the sounds we like and we’re trying to make them our own.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd what they create really is theirs. Altın Gün radically reimagine an entire tradition. The electric saz (a three-string Turkish lute) and voice of Erdinç Ecevit (who has Turkish roots) is urgent and immediately distinctive, while keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, and percussion power the surging rhythms and Merve Daşdemir (born and raised in Istanbul) sings with the mesmerizing power of a young Grace Slick. This isn’t music that seduces the listener: it demands attention. - \u003cu\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4IUeKh2mYOX2njthGA8STM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: ATO Records ‎– ATO0490\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased: 26 Apr 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Rock, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Funk, Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Glitterbeat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456849256606,"sku":"4030433607213","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/9fa35f6b419c0fdfc59fcf7865f3e0506340c2c1.jpg?v=1646297649"},{"product_id":"altngnyol","title":"Altın Gün ‎– Yol","description":"\u003cp\u003eAltın Gün return with a masterful album that widens their critically acclaimed exploration of Anatolian rock and Turkish psychedelic stylings to include dreamy 80’s synth-pop and dancefloor excursions. Yol (Road) brings together all vectors of the Altın Gün experience and delivers their most compelling and individual album to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmsterdam’s Altın Gün have built a strong reputation for melding past and present to make brilliantly catchy, psychedelic pop music, as seen with their Grammy-nominated second album, Gece. They are also a renowned live band with strings of sold-out shows on three continents, who have consistently brought a muscular groove to their recordings. Yol, their third album in as many years, excitedly continues these trends; while also digging in deep to unveil a new palette of sonic surprises. — (via Label)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2KWjneqCyMbvEvp7QayR2l?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Glitterbeat\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Rock, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Psychedelic Rock, Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glitterbeat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456883466398,"sku":"4030433610312","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/2983c80bb3145a2820c54d773a582459262d3c65.jpg?v=1646298757"},{"product_id":"fairuz-wahdon","title":"Fairuz - Wahdon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eCelebrated as the crown jewel of Lebanese music, and the most popular female singer the Arab world has ever seen - Fairuz’s storied career spans seven decades and thousands of songs. This particular reissue from WeWantsounds revisits a crucial album from the icon’s career. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eWahdon \u003c\/i\u003ewas one of the first albums where her son, Ziad Rahbani became her chief producer, taking over from his ailing father Assi Rahban. This generational change sparked Fairuz to pivot from traditional Arabic folk to more modern styles, as reflected in this dichotomous 1979 release. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe A-Side, recorded in Beirut, finds Fairuz revelling in Middle Eastern instrumentation and modalities. Meanwhile, the B-Side, recorded in Athens, sees Fairuz expanding her boundaries with funk and disco arrangements. This bilateral beauty integrates the Eastern and Western sensibilities of Fairuz's music into one sublime album. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe highly sough-after 1979 classic album by Lebanese diva Fairuz, produced by her son Ziad Rahbahni and featuring the cult Arabic groove classic \"Al Bosta\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFollowing the reissue of Ziad Rahbani's \"Abu Ali\" album earlier this year, WeWantSounds pursue its exploration of great Lebanese music with the reissue of \"Wahdon,\" released in 1979 by legendary Middle Eastern diva Fairuz, recorded during the Abu Ali sessions and including the Lebanese dancefloor cult classic “Al Bosta“. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wewantsounds.bandcamp.com\/merch\/fairuz-wahdon-lp-deluxe-edition-black-vinyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0K7YVHcsKTifyzQfQlfGWP\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: WeWantSounds \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2019 \/ Original: 1979\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk, Lebanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WeWantSounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456911220894,"sku":"3700604719885","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/65037ff6182610bc491c3371847ce56c22c4586a.jpg?v=1646299140"},{"product_id":"ahmed-malek-musique-originale-de-films","title":"Ahmed Malek - Musique Originale De Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis marks the third release in less than a year from Germany's killer Habibi Funk label, which is dedicated to unearthing rare, grooving treasures from the world of Arab music during the 1970s. Ahmed Malek is a prolific, award-winning Algerian film composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader. He was among the first in his country to experiment with the Moog and wedded its sounds and textures to jazz, funk, rock and of course, Arab folk traditions. \u003cem\u003eMusique Original de Films\u003c\/em\u003e contains remastered versions of songs from the musician’s seminal album of the same name, adds previously unreleased tracks, rare photos of the artist’s life, and even includes an interview. While the sounds on this 14-track set are easily distinguishable, the way they are assembled is both captivating and strange, emotional and deeply saturated with grooves subtle and overt. Check the opener \"Omar Gatlato\" (there is an alternate version as the album's bookend): Slippery B-3, a sultry cowbell, and brushed snare offer a samba rhythm before a haunting flute solo and synth break (resembling a harpsichord) take it to another dimension. Frenetic hand percussion introduces \"Les Vancances de L'Inspecteur Tahar,\" as the driving horn section is drenched in brass, strummed ouds, guitars, and a pumping bassline. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is where Arab street music meets Afrobeat. \"La Silence des Cendres\" is pure, grooving, minor-key soundtrack funk with layered breaks, swirling strings, and a punchy, tight, electric bass. \"Bolero\" is exactly that, with an interplay between various keyboards, a sweet, lonesome oboe, oud, and a hypnotic, slow 4\/4 rhythm played on a trap kit, congas, and dumbeks. The tenor saxophone solo adds the blues to the mix. It's followed by the smoking \"Un Toit et Une Familie,\" led by a bouncy bass riff as oud, balalaika, strings, winds, and drums come swooping in like the theme from a haunted spaghetti western. There isn't a spare moment on Musique Original de Films. By its close, the listener should, if anything, become a dedicated fan of Malek. It is seamless from track to track, and delivers a series of moods and mental states that are nostalgic for a time and place most of us have never known. Essential. — via AllMusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=875741691\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Habibi Funk\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2016\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country, Stage \u0026amp; Screen\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Bossa Nova, Soundtrack, Soul-Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456917217438,"sku":"673790032416","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/1d024a5f784504d06bd7023a5259573f15858c07.jpg?v=1646299305"},{"product_id":"hamid-el-shaeri-the-slam-years-1983-1988","title":"Hamid El Shaeri – The Slam! Years (1983—1988)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBerlin’s Habibi Funk has done much to reintroduce the hidden gems of Arabic music to wider audiences through their deep pool of compilations. But for their 18th release, the boutique label shines the spotlight squarely on Libyan-Egyptian hero Hamid El Shaeri. Affectionately called “El Capo” by his fans, the singer-songwriter has been a sensation for over three decades now, but this particular anthology goes further back to survey his earlier works between 1983 and 1988, just before he rose to superstardom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade up of eleven choice cuts derived from his releases on Hany Sabet’s Cairo-based SLAM! imprint, this album features a bevy of delectable synth-pop and disco boogies. Besides highlights like“Yekfini Nesma’ Sotak” and “Ayonha”, this record also includes extensive liner notes, an interview with Hamid, as well as candid photos. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf there was a defining Habibi Funk track, there are a few that come to mind: from Fadoul’s “Sid Redad,“ Dalton’s “Soul Brother“ to Ahmed Malek’s “Omar Gatlato.“ However, none are as widely connected with us at this point as Hamid Al Shaeri’s “Ayonha.“ Listening to his releases from the early 1980’s opened a whole new door for Habibi Funk. At the time, Hamid had just left Libya to pursue his career in Egypt via a detour in London, where he recorded his first album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamid’s distinct sound of the sound is quintessentially reliant on heavy synths and so it was particularly important to purchase these synths in a timely manner. “Whenever a new one [synthesizer] would come out, we would have to buy it immediately, otherwise someone else would get their hands on that sound.” London also played an important role for Hamid as a musical epicenter. He fondly reminisces about the many live shows he attended there, including some of the biggest international musicians like Freddie Mercury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Michael Jackson. After returning to Cairo where he also recorded his following albums, he connected with SLAM! for the release of his debut, laying the foundation of a collaboration that lasted for 5 albums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHany Sabet had started SLAM! records in the early 1980s and focused on cassette tape releases, the format that expedited the success of a new generation of record labels in Egypt. By the mid 1980’s, SLAM! had become one of the most successful and economically dominant record labels in Egypt, with Hamid El Shaeri being just one of their key artists, alongside Mohamed Mounir, Hanan, Hakim, Mustafa Amar and many more. Luckily, Hany Sabet turned out to be a friend of Habibi Funk Record's team member's father, which probably helped to warm him to the idea of licensing “Ayonha” to this - in the scale of his world - tiny label from Germany. Eventually “Ayonha” ended up becoming a widely successful release and Habibi Funk Records brought up the idea of a full album dedicated to Hamid El Shaeri’s work on SLAM!. This release is dedicated to Hany Sabet, the founder of SLAM! and his wife Rosemary Jane Sabet (who took the photos we used for the cover and the booklet), who sadly passed away during the time it took Habibi Funk to prepare the release. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/habibi-funk-018-the-slam-years-1983-1988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0vgwZxAD9UtVvbB1305a9K?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Habibi Funk\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul, Pop, World\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Synth-pop, Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521418961054,"sku":"673790036391","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/habibi-funk.jpg?v=1648113171"},{"product_id":"maha-orkos-1","title":"Maha - Orkos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompletely unknown album by Salah Ragab's Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha, recorded in Cairo in 1979. Features productions by Hany Shenoda of Al Massrieen. Maha’s \u003cem\u003eOrkos\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released on cassette, is one of these standout musical diamonds that combines Jazz and Egyptian vocal traditions with Funk, Latin and Soul. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe arrival of the cassette age was a turning point in the music industry all over the world. Manufacturing a vinyl record was a time-consuming process, as well logistically and financially a barrier of entry for many. This soon led to a proliferation of smaller acts and record labels dedicated to a particular sound without the barriers present in making vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, in Egypt in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, a new generation of musicians and composers made their way into the scene. Hany Shenoda, Mohamed Mounir, Magdy El Hossainy, Omar Korshid, Salah Ragab and Hamid El Shaeri are some names that come to mind. They all made very different music compared to one another but what connected them was their desire to add something fresh and new to what was perceived as the widely monophonic\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e musical traditions of Egypt. Many built their sounds on a combination of their own musical upbringing with influences coming from the outside. The success of these projects varied but for each one of these artists there were numerous lesser-known bands and singers. A lot of these often-short-lived projects would release their music on cassette on tiny labels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaha’s \u003cem\u003eOrkos \u003c\/em\u003ealbum fits this category, and it’s fair to say that it was not a success when it was originally released in 1979 by Sout El Hob. While nobody remembers the exact numbers, sales must have been very limited and the project was quickly forgotten about and no follow up release was produced. It was immediately a stand out album. A strong and energetic voice equally grounded in jazz as well as Egyptian vocal traditions, singing over instrumentals that offer a very wide range: from the funk sounds of “Law Laffeina El Ard” excursions into Latin music in “Orkos,” to the moody mellow sounds of “We Mesheet.” — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5B9zL3p7v0C63XsK1Can7P?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Habibi Funk\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 1979 \/ Original Release: 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Latin, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42199439540382,"sku":"673790036896","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a2477830465_10.jpg?v=1666851752"},{"product_id":"va-a-moi-la-liberte-early-electronic-rai-algerie-1983-90","title":"VA – À Moi La Liberté, Early Electronic Raï, Algérie 1983-90","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore becoming an international musical phenomenon, raï was first and foremost the expression of a social behaviour, of a way of being. It bothers, excites, seduces, but leaves no one indifferent! Delving into the deepest recesses of raï, this compilation serves as a tribute to its roaring years, but also as a rejuvenation of the genre in its sulphurous, subterranean version. It seemed like a good idea to dig into nearly untraceable cassettes, thus confirming it's in the oldest of Oranese pots that the very best of raï is to be found. Just 50 years ago, no one would have believed even a bit in a genre seemingly bound to forever turn round and round in its native Oran, laying low in one of its many coastal road clubs. In these underground venues, singers - backed up by a minimalist orchestration for lack of space - would move their audience to laughs and tears, sobbing in a beer or chuckling down (dry) whisky. Either way, the public would unfailingly be moved by their defying tunes, sounding like a challenge to the established, self-righteous order of things - complete with trumpets, electric guitars, accordions and an array of percussions. Through the pre and post-independence years, from 1950 to 1970, raï urbanised itself, with a generation growing up between asphalt and concrete to the sound of traditional flute, but also and mostly listening to twist, French variété and rock music. Their names were Boutaïba S'ghir, Messaoud Bellemou, Groupe El Azhar, Younès Benfissa or Zergui, and they passed on their collection of songs to the incoming \"Chebs\" -breathing a second youth into them. Oran, the capital of West-Algeria, will be at the heart of this rejuvenation. Raï's success was overwhelming, so much so that in 1985 - when it appeared at the Youth Festival in Alger and when Oran held its first raï festival - the Algerian authorities hastened to nationalise the genre, all the while calling for its \"normalisation\" (that is, the \"purification\" of its lyrics), and to declare it \"an integral part of the national heritage\". About a year later, raï is introduced to France via two festivals, one in Bobigny and the other at La Villette. They brought together all of the big names of raï, old and new, and drew in a public mostly made out of nostalgic blédards (a French expression designating a person originating from the Maghreb), plus a handful of curious onlookers. In France, raï doesn't stir much enthusiasm - if not in the media, or of a sociological kind. While in the Maghreb cassettes dealers are regularly ransacked, only a few French labels dare investing themselves in the recognition of a music bringing a new fresh wind, seducing and conquering other Algerian as well as Moroccan cities and regions. Later on, the Oranese style gains international appreciation and evolves technically - though more technique also means less feeling. Luckily though, the historical channel raï to be heard in the dives and discos survives its shinier cousin - sex, alcool and raï'n roll style. This compilation is a tribute to the kind of raï which, still and always, makes us love raï. - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kompakt.fm\/releases\/a_moi_la_liberte_early_electronic_rai_algerie_1983_90\"\u003eKompakt.fm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4aNP8RTjJw0o47WgOzv0le?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table_1fWaB\" border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eBorn Bad Records\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– BB160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e2 x\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Compilation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2023\"\u003e2023\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eElectronic,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFolk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003eRaï\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Born Bad Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722874228894,"sku":"3521381577112","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-26749388-1681452304-1125.jpg?v=1693298654"},{"product_id":"khruangbin-nubya-garcia-live-at-radio-city-music-hall","title":"Khruangbin \u0026 Nubya Garcia – Live At Radio City Music Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e“We toured the world for over 18 months, when global restrictions just started to slowly lift through the long anticipated end of regulations,” says Khruangbin. “From our vantage point, to watch people come together through song and dance after a time of unified isolation was truly a spiritual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“To watch and hear audiences sing along to the songs we released during the pandemic and to feel so loved and well received was unquantifiable. We wanted to find a way to hallmark this journey and decided to do so through a series of live releases that also commemorate the artists who performed with us, as well as the artwork and photography from those shows. It was and is truly a time to remember.” - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thevinylfactory.com\/news\/khruangbin-live-album-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Vinyl Factory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5bYts6cqDWfSjcXqfVxlyP?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table_1fWaB\" border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDead Oceans\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– DOC 332\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eUS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2023\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJazz,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFunk \/ Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Dead Oceans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42785594769566,"sku":"656605163215","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a2178436161_10.jpg?v=1696831941"},{"product_id":"pinky-ann-rihal-tere-liye-hindi-disco","title":"Pinky Ann Rihal – Tere Liye (Hindi Disco)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic that originated decades ago between Great Britain and the South Asian cultural space has been enjoying a pronounced re-release culture. The label Naya Beat, which already released the powerful compilation\u003cem\u003e Naya Beat Vol.1\u003c\/em\u003e last year, is right at the forefront here. Represented by the label:  Pinky Ann Rihal with the vocally as well as melodically catchy \"The Indian Dance\", second track on\u003cem\u003e Tere Liye\u003c\/em\u003e, the latest Naya Beat catalogue number. This was originally released in 1985 and combines new wave borrowings with traditional South Asian music patterns and singing in Hindi. As is often the case here: Understanding the lyrics is somewhat of a challenge, so the full focus is placed on the sound arrangement. And \u003cem\u003eTere Liye\u003c\/em\u003e is quite something in this regard. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApart from the aforementioned smash hit, it’s songs, like the carefree \"Jabse Dekha Hai\" mix eighties zeitgeist at a brisk pace with an undeniable merriment that comes automatically. This is mainly due to the somewhat boomy, almost swaying beats, which make both the aforementioned piece as well as \"Jagee Raat\" really interesting. The highlight of the multi-faceted album is clearly \"Party Tonight\", which employs a dreamlike call-and-response of synths and vocals in the verses, and in the chorus extends the invitation to the late-night party with the most mystical intonation imaginable. 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This one picks up where his Eastern Sun, Tugboat Edits Vol 14 and Haunting Echoes. More flavors from the mind, heart, razor, tape, dust of Mr. \"Tropical Disco Madness\". This one takes us on a literal cruise. Psychedelic Love Boat with Tidal Waves of Jazz Funk, Life Preservers of Space Disco, Captain's Hats of Soap Opera Boogie, and all you can eat buffets of active BPM clocked in appropriate vibrations. Too bad they didn't have this on the Titantic. Would have either melted that berg or possibly just ramped right over it. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/starcreature.bandcamp.com\/album\/nusantara-tropic-disco-vol-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vyVg1ErY4vI?si=ZGoKRdbDQDL3N7jM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Diskover Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 12\", EP\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Disco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Disco \/ Boogie\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diskover Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42883472556190,"sku":"11487","price":38.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-3-30-46-PM.png?v=1699255948"},{"product_id":"roger-fakhr-fine-anyway","title":"Roger Fakhr - Fine Anyway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful mélange of folk, jazz and sound from Lebanon. Recorded in late 1970s Beirut by Rogér Fakhr who at the time also played guitar for Ziad Rahbani and Fairouz. Rogér Fakhr is a musician from Lebanon. He recorded these songs in the late 1970s in Beirut (and some during a brief exile in Paris). Some were circulated on hand copied cassettes among friends, others like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHad To Come Back Wet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were never released. His music effortlessly combines folk with touches of jazz and soul. He wrote, composed and arranged all songs. While working on his own music he also played for Ziad Rahbani, Fairouz and other musicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe music was a mixture of folk with touches of other genres. Maybe one could also refer to it as 'singer-songwriter', since all of the songs were Roger's own compositions. Songs of unique beauty both musically as well as lyrically. The immersive effect of his compositions and voice are just incredible. — via Inner Ocean Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2SUgDf5a0P3u98kdkEBF3R?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Habibi Funk\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Folk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Habibi Funk Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43026754502814,"sku":"673790036063","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-18203218-1617874717-6039.jpg?v=1702890587"},{"product_id":"vijaya-anand-dance-raja-dance-the-south-indian-film-music-asia-classics-1","title":"Vijaya Anand - Dance Raja Dance: The South Indian Film Music — Asia Classics 1","description":"\u003cp class=\"t-p2\"\u003eYou won’t hear Vijaya Anand sing on this record. Nor will you hear him play any of the instruments. He is the invisible presence behind each of these songs. He’s the Musical Director, here to dream up sequences and carefully produce sophisticated South Indian pop perfection. This is a glorious retrospective of Vijaya’s groundbreaking filmi music (he was among the first wave to use electronic instruments in Indian film scores), almost all sung in glorious Telugu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t-p2\"\u003eFor the thirtieth anniversary of Asia Classics 1: The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand - Dance Raja Dance, Luaka Bop is putting it out on vinyl—in a gatefold jacket—for the very first time. Make it the new soundtrack to your life and the movies in your head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t-p2\"\u003eA little background for those that like long messages:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t-p2\"\u003eIt’s been more than thirty years since that fateful Fulbright funded trip to India when painter Amy Sillman and her musician boyfriend Kurt Hoffman came across a bootleg cassette with the words\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVijaya Anand - Dance Raja Dance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escrawled across its cover\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhen they played it they had no idea that this would result in a decades-long project—including multiple trips to meet Vijaya and a collaboration with David Byrne. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.luakabop.com\/products\/asia-classics-1-the-south-indian-film-music-of-vijaya-anand-dance-raja-dance-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLuaka Bop\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGatefold sleeve with an essay, credits, and song lyric translations into English inside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=781664813\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Luaka Bop\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReissued: Apr 7, 2023 \/ Original Release: 1992\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Pop, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country, Stage \u0026amp; Screen\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soundtrack\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luaka Bop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43432146174110,"sku":"680899000918","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1665552054_10.jpg?v=1712056308"},{"product_id":"m-mashabi-and-his-kelana-ria-orchestra-kafilah-nights-malay-arabic-from-1960s-indonesia-1","title":"M. 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Play \"Renungkanlah\" (Think About It), included in this compilation, a love song with heavenly melodies and lilting harmonies, to an audience in the Western part of Malaysia or people of Malay ethnicity in Singapore and they would immediately hum along to the tune. \"Renungkanlah\" has been covered by many countless other musicians in Indonesia and Malaysia and it has become a hit many times over. The song has become a go-to song in karaoke bars in the region, with fans oblivious to who actually wrote this song or who performed it the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr take the song \"Ratapan Anak Tiri\" (Lament of a Stepchild), a song that has traversed national boundaries and has become a universal sad song in the Malay world, turning into a shorthand for melancholia that permeates this archipelago of nations. Another stunner is the melancholia-laden \"Kesunyian Jiwa\" (Silence of the Soul), an operatic tune so majestic that it could open any black and white Kurosawa film from the late 1940s. \"Kesunyian Jiwa\" opens with marching percussion and what could pass for a horn section foregrounding an opera finale before settling into a Latin-inspired composition backing one of the most soulful vocal performances from the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs and the soulful vocal performance belong to Muhamad Mashabi, who despite the popularity of the songs he created is now largely forgotten, whose history was kept alive only in the neighborhood where he grew up in Central Jakarta. With only a short musical career and only nine recorded songs from almost 40 compositions, Mashabi fell by the wayside in the early 1970s, especially with the rise of pop and rock from bands like Koes Plus, Panbers and God Bless. Yet his songs, inspired by Malay traditional songs but performed in the modern studio setting, lay the foundations for what would become the biggest musical genre in the country, dangdut, especially the kind that was popularized by the self-styled king of the genre, Rhoma Irama. Mashabi's distinctive vocal style and soul-searching lyrics helped give rise to dangdut, Indonesia's most popular music genre. — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1973570213\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Elevation Records, Irama\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk, Ethnic, Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elevation Records \/ Irama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43432766800030,"sku":"659629711189","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1317490676_10.jpg?v=1712057349"},{"product_id":"various-artist-molam-bus-live-recordings-from-the-fields-at-wonderfruit-2022","title":"Various Artists - Molam Bus (Live Recordings From The Fields At Wonderfruit 2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 2022, Wonderfruit has collaborated with ZudRangMa Records' Maft Sai, curating a line-up that reflects the broad creative culture of the region, from traditional acoustic Molam to cutting edge electronic interpretations of the genre. As founder of Paradise Bangkok, Maft Sai has always promoted the music of Isan and the wider region, working with established artists and up and coming performers alike. This eclecticism is reflected in the track listing for this compilation, and is the first in a series of releases that captures the varied performances on the Molam Bus, and magical memories of the festival itself. — (via Label)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListen to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zudrangmarecords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/735019751.474574.mp4?_=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: ZudRangMa Records \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Thailand\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: World, Thai, Molam, Dub, Live Recording\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZudRangMa Records ‎","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43715955359902,"sku":"ZRMXWF001","price":65.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/S__104677424_0.jpg?v=1714491232"},{"product_id":"the-paradise-bangkok-molam-international-band-araya-lam","title":"The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band - Araya Lam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAraya Lam\u003c\/em\u003e is the 3rd LP by The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band. Following on from ‘21st Century Molam’ and ‘Planet Lam’ the band head deeper into the roots of Isan music, collaborating with others traditional musicians on vocals, pong lang, pi and sor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach instrument brings something fresh to add to the group’s take on molam music. In addition, the band nod to New York post-punk on ‘Zud Rang Ma’ and sounds from across the Indian Ocean region on ‘Psych Lam Kor’. Looking back to their roots to move ever further forward ‘Araya Lam’ is the next chapter in the always evolving Paradise Bangkok concept. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theparadisebangkokmolaminternationalband.bandcamp.com\/album\/araya-lam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn case you don’t know, The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band have long been instrumental in reviving interest in vintage Thai folk and funk; like the real authentic stuff too long-overlooked as a bit yokel-ish by snobs, but clearly chock with heavy flavour, as opposed to the sort of cookie cutter schmaltz one might hear in modern, conventionally western-leaning Thai pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA co-op of crack, local Bangkok musicians, plus deadly UK drummer and digger Chris Menist, the band specialise in that sweetspot where Molam meets ’60s \u0026amp; ‘70s funk, also porous to aspects of jazz, dub, synth music and other complementary vibes. The result is a fresh spin on trad sounds sure to hook any ears looking beyond Khruangbin or the soundtrack to recent island-hopping jollies, correcting the influence of too much western soft power musical imperialism.  \u003cspan\u003e— (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boomkat.com\/products\/araya-lam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBoomkat\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound of a new era.  It's been eight years since Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band released their last studio album Planet Lam, in 2016. This followed their debut album \u003cem\u003e21st Century Molam\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 2014. In early December, the band soft-launched a vinyl version of their new album Araya Lam on the Zudrangma Records label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLockdowns, travel bans and the social and economic disruption that followed Covid-19 took their toll on the entertainment industry, and while this led to delays in releasing new recordings, band leader and co-producer (with percussionist Chris Menist) DJ Maft Sai said in an interview last week that the band has been quietly recording lots of tracks (he plans to release more experiments from a backlog of recorded tracks as EPs later this year).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaft Sai explained that the first album in 2014 introduced a \"new sound\" for the 21st century, rooted in Isan's molam music, and the second album was more experimental, with music derived from \"our own Planet Lam\". He added that \"the sound on the new record is bigger, fuller… throughout the whole album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We've been living on our own planet and, in a sense, we have created a parallel universe to Isan. The root is still Isan but now we've created our own sound, on our own planet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band's five members are joined on the album by guests like veteran Pimjai Petchpalangjai on vocals, ponglang player Sirawiz Toingsahatam, sor player Chanon Chinnarach and pi player Somnuek Seangarun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pimjai Lam Plearn\" features the singer in a version of a song that Maft Sai used to spin at Isan Dancehall Nights, but \"we twisted the lyrics and created a new version\". Another track, Jai Dum, features drums and khaen played with a jazzy groove, while Psych Lam Kor, one of my favourites on the album, was inspired by Middle Eastern, Malay and Indonesian popular music. The linguistic playfulness of the title is intriguing - does it mean a psych kiss on the neck?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaft Sai said the writing and recording process meant that some songs went through various versions. \"See Saw Part 1\" and \"Part 2\", for instance, were initially inspired by the \"electone molam groove\" of the 1980s. \"We started with a phin version, and then we tried a guitar version, before finally settling on a sor version, which we liked a lot.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonglang turns up to great effect on a song with another unusual title, \"Tam Phu Thai\". As the DJ\/producer explained: \"We used ponglang with a Phu Thai melody, and it's not really a lam, so we called it Tam Phu Thai.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKammao Phinprainn, the band's charismatic phin master and focal point of the band during live performances, has his own track, Bangkok Traffic Drama, and he appears in the centre of the album cover artwork, a cosmic woodcut by artist Chisanuphol Presanvirakitkool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo tracks that really stand out for me on the album are the stomping opener \"Zud Rang Ma\", with its punk and electronica groove, and \"Don Sawai Lam Plearn\", which showcases the khaen skills of Don Sawai (Kaewsombat), set to an Afrobeat-inspired backing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon Sawai is still going strong at 84. I saw him perform with members of Bangkok's oldest molam ensemble and Khana Suntharapirom performed molam glawn (poetic style lam) at Studio Lam this past Wednesday night and he was in fine form. It will be interesting to see the band take the album on the road. — (via John Clewley \/\/ Bangkok Post)     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6bLisJtpu2YaFXWr07g0m2?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: ZudRangMa Records \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Thailand\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk, World \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Thai, Molam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under:  Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZudRangMa Records ‎","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43729156669598,"sku":"ZRMLP007","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/407839293_891928798955562_2025634642117967477_n.jpg?v=1714631004"},{"product_id":"roberto-musci-tower-of-silence-2024-reissue","title":"Roberto Musci - Tower Of Silence (2024 Reissue)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eMusic From Memory returns with their penultimate release of 2016, this time bringing together a compilation of works by the Italian composer and musician Roberto Musci. While studying guitar and saxophone in his hometown of Milan, Musci developed a deep fascination for non-western music and set out to travel across India, Asia and Africa, which he would do extensively between 1974-1985. During his many journeys Roberto would become deeply embedded in each unique world of rhythms, scales and approaches to making and performing music. Throughout this period of travel he would make many field recordings as well as collect and study many traditional and indigenous instruments that he would then later combine with synthesizers and electronics on his return to Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining personal documents of music and sounds deeply connected to the history and cultures of those lands, with his own explorations and experiments with cutting edge sound technology Roberto Musci would develop through his music a very unique and at times wholly mystical space, where ancient and modern would evolve into a new musical language. As well as making his own music, during the 1980’s and 1990’s Roberto would also regularly broadcast radio shows of\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexperimental and indigenous music on Italian radio stations such as Rai and Radio Popolare. Deeply connected to the arts he would also compose and perform numerous pieces of music for theatre, dance and performance art pieces as well as soundtracks for film and television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTower of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a double LP of material from Roberto Musci’s solo recordings commencing with the Loa of Music sessions from 1984 up until later very recent works. The compilation also includes a number of collaborative pieces, many performed and written in collaboration with Giovanni Venosa, such as material taken from their ‘Water Messages On Desert Sand’, which as an album was Grammy-nominated in in the UK in 1987. A unique and at times intensely mesmerising musical world ‘Tower of Silence’ offers an introduction to the work of a unique and visionary artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — (via Bandcamp, Music From Memory)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=803397675\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Music From Memory\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Netherlands\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 2016\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Ambient, Downtempo, Experimental, African, Tribal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music From Memory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44196622958750,"sku":"0783024551009","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a2872810449_10.jpg?v=1722932570"},{"product_id":"arooj-aftab-night-reign","title":"Arooj Aftab - Night Reign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuspended notes and negative space define Night Reign, Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist, music composer, and producer Arooj Aftab’s 2024 release on Verve. Urdu and English lyrics float over harp, guitar and soft-glow electronics, with guest turns from Vijay Iyer, Maeve Gilchrist and Moor Mother adding detail without clutter. “Raat Ki Rani” edges toward the dancefloor, while her spectral take on “Autumn Leaves” emerges like an apparition. The writing is bolder than on 2021's \u003cem\u003eVulture Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, romantic yet unsentimental, parsing desire and memory with finesse. A late-night world rendered in high detail, Night Reign confirms Aftab as a singular voice in contemporary cross-border composition. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArooj Aftab is a Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist, music composer, and producer. She works in various musical styles and idioms including jazz, minimalism, and neo-Sufi. \u003c\/span\u003eIt isn’t easy to say something new with “Autumn Leaves.” The 1945 torch song is surely one of the most performed standards in the jazz repertoire, not only by the likes of Miles Davis and Nat King Cole, but also by the beginners taking lessons in the back rooms of your local store music store: sitting down at a piano to play its wistful minor-key melody is a bit like the jazz version of picking up an electric guitar and going straight for “Smoke on the Water.” Putting your rendition on a new album in 2024 is either a conservative move or a bold one. For Arooj Aftab, the Brooklyn-via-Lahore singer and composer who moves freely between jazz, folk, and Hindustani and Western classical music, it is decidedly the latter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAftab’s “Autumn Leaves” comes early on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Reign,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e her fourth solo album, and renders it as a ghostly incantation. Metallic percussion clatters in the background. \u003c\/span\u003eLinda May Han Oh\u003cspan\u003e’s upright bass lines follow Aftab’s vocal like an elongated shadow follows the protagonist of a noir film. Without a chordal instrument to support it, the familiar tune becomes skeletal and spooky; Aftab’s chromatic embellishments make it spookier. Her take on “Autumn Leaves” is emblematic of the way she works: drawing from tradition while at the same time estranging it, stripping away clichés and stock devices to reveal the mysterious longing that gives the old poems and songs their lasting power. Aftab, who produces her albums herself, deserves as much credit for her composing and arranging as she does for her singing. \u003cem\u003eNight Reign\u003c\/em\u003e’s palette is similar to Vulture Prince, her 2021 breakout album, and features many of the same players along with a few new ones: harpist Maeve Gilchrist, whose instrument is second only to Aftab’s singing as the signature sound of her music; Aftab’s Love in Exile bandmates, jazz piano star Vijay Iyer and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily; guitarists Kaki King and Gyan Riley; flautist Cautious Clay; percussionist Jamey Haddad; an unlikely Wurlitzer cameo from Elvis Costello. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Reign\u003c\/em\u003e is less tethered to a single theme: Aftab originally conceived it as a collection of settings of Mah Laqa Bai Chanda’s work, then abandoned the idea when it began to feel constrictive. But if there’s one situation or emotion that persists across its songs—even “Autumn Leaves”—it is loving someone who isn’t there. It’s in the words, whether adapted from 18th-century poetry or an Instagram post, and in the mixture of tenderness and tough resolve that characterizes Aftab’s singing. It’s also in the music itself, in the vaporous way the instruments hover around some unspoken center, drawing as much attention to the negative space as the sound, and in the pulse that seems to keep going even when you can’t actually hear it. Almost anyone can relate to the feeling \u003cem\u003eNight Reign\u003c\/em\u003e renders in sound: the object of your affection may be gone, but the memories and desire that linger on are just as real. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/arooj-aftab-night-reign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2JdE3ilolUGhsNkW1oQfvf?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5IOeXg1jJY?si=dGYoWiw-fJEAVYio\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Verve Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Folk, Ghazal, Qawwali, Female Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: TAV Essential Listening\u003cbr\u003eFile under: Global Sounds \u003cbr\u003eFile under: Jazz \/\/ Modern Future Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44216503468190,"sku":"0602458980295","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Arooj-Aftab-Night-Reign-copy.jpg?v=1723546757"},{"product_id":"xiaolin-事後-afterwards","title":"Xiaolin - 事後 Afterwards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXiaolin dros her latest sonic gem, ‘BLESSYOU026’ on September 13 via Sound Metaphors’ sub-label, Bless You. Known for crafting dreamy, acid-laced soundscapes, Xiaolin's new release is the second in her \u003ci\u003eMoods of Love\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, a series paying homage to '80s Cantonese classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis time, she reimagines Prudence Liew's '事後 Afterwards', following the massive success of her ‘Plastic Love’ cover, which saw 1,000 copies sold out at the distributor for its first release, leaving just a few left online on the Sound Metaphors site, and a hefty backorder from Japan. The release opens with a signature Xiaolin Vocal Mix that spotlights her effortlessly smooth vocals with Eric Lau on mixing duties, followed by an instrumental Heartbreak Dub version complete with sultry synths and a scintillating percussion line. Tornado Wallace’s remix brings on the breezy Balearic vibes for his rendition of the track, while Androo’s reinterpretation leans more on the melodically emotive side with its soft piano that ebbs and flows throughout. — (via MixMag, Asia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListen to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e事後 “After The Love” (Vocal Mix):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redeye-391831.c.cdn77.org\/178487.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e事後”After The Love” (Heartbreak Dub): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redeye-391831.c.cdn77.org\/178487b.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e事後 “After The Love” (Tornado Wallace Remix): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redeye-391831.c.cdn77.org\/178487c.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e事後 “After The Love” (Androo Remix): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redeye-391831.c.cdn77.org\/178487d.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Bless You – BLESSYOU026\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 12\"\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Synth-pop, Canto-pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bless You","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481554448542,"sku":"BLESSYOU026","price":38.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/SHI-HOU-A.jpg?v=1730792312"},{"product_id":"various-naya-beat-volume-2-south-asian-dance-and-electronic-music-1988-1994","title":"Various - Naya Beat Volume 2: South Asian Dance And Electronic Music 1988-1994","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eNaya Beat Records is proud to present \u003cem\u003eVolume 2 \u003c\/em\u003eof their critically acclaimed series focused on uncovering South Asian sounds from the subcontinent and diaspora. While \u003cem\u003eVolume 1 \u003c\/em\u003eexplored early 80s Balearic, synth pop, and disco, \u003cem\u003eVolume 2 \u003c\/em\u003euncovers lost or forgotten future classics from later in the decade. The release spotlights a unique era in the late 80s and early 90s when fertile cross-cultural collaboration abounded in diasporic communities in cities like London and New York and when South Asian music was infused with acid house, New Beat, and dub.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a true wealth of sounds here, from The Jets Orkhestra’s organ-fuelled house romp ‘X-290’ to the downtempo splendour of the Asha Bhosle fronted West India Company. Lady M lends the Hindi house track and arpeggiated wonder of ‘Kali Raat’ and Mantra’s eponymously titled cut is a hypnotic gem. Featuring other scintillating Balearic house, dub, and street soul from the likes of Asha\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePuthli, Bappi Lahiri, Johnny Zee, and Kuljit Bhamra, this double album is truly a treasure trove of never-before-reissued and previously impossible-to-find holy grails. Often \"too Asian for mainstream success in the West, and too Western for success in Asia,\" the pioneering music from this time was frequently released to short-lived success or relative obscurity. Naya Beat founders Filip Nikolic (aka Turbotito) and Raghav Mani (aka Ragz) have spent the last four years endlessly hunting through dusty records, obscure cassettes, and unreleased studio tapes to deliver a reference release for contemporary collectors, tastemakers, and bold selectors looking for fresh sounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing an incredible gatefold package with Naya Beat’s trademark stunning artwork and exhaustive liner notes, the 2LP release has been cut to vinyl for the discerning DJ and listener by Grammy-nominated Frank Merritt from The Carvery, London. This is Naya Beat’s seventh release in a series of reissues, remixes, and compilations dedicated to uncovering electronic and dance music from the subcontinent and South Asian diaspora.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3894810802\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Naya Beat Records\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Naya Beat – Volume 2\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Rock, Funk \/ Soul, Pop, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Synth-pop, Disco, Chutney, Electro, Bhangra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Naya Beat Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44668445687966,"sku":"NAYA007","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a0758120357_10.jpg?v=1734422527"},{"product_id":"xiaolin-風花雪月-half-a-dream","title":"Xiaolin -  風花雪月: Half A Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXiaolin’s previous outings on Bless You have seen her reinterpret City Pop anthem \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/xiaolin-%E9%A2%A8%E8%8A%B1%E9%9B%AA%E6%9C%88-%E5%B0%8B%E6%84%9B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePlastic Love\u003c\/a\u003e\" by Mariya Takeuchi and the Hong Kong Pop starlet of the 1980 Prudence Liew’s \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/xiaolin-%E4%BA%8B%E5%BE%8C-afterwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAfterwards\u003c\/a\u003e\". Now, we hear her reimagine ‘Half a Dream’ which first saw the light of day on the 1987 LP ‘City Girl’ by Tina Liu which has become a very coveted rare and deeply loved rare gem of the late 80s Cantonese language Synth-Pop canon. Alongside Xiaolin breahting new life into this hyper catchy jam with what is now her trademark of stripped back charm melded with a dexterous production style, we’ve been treated to two separate instrumental versions and gifted South Korean producer Mogwaa on remix duties; delivering a slick, dreamy dancefloor cut. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListen to:\u003cbr\u003e風花雪月 (Original Mix): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/7\/1126647a.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e風花雪月 (Burning Dub): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/7\/1126647c.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e風花雪月 (Mogwaa's Express Mix): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/7\/1126647d.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esample track\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Bless You\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 12\", 33 ⅓ RPM\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Cantopop, Balearic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bless You","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45273180766366,"sku":"BLESSYOU029","price":38.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/img-QJZoRrY66r.jpg?v=1742713405"},{"product_id":"yazz-ahmed-a-paradise-to-hold","title":"Yazz Ahmed - A Paradise To Hold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYazz Ahmed, hailed as one of the most influential trumpet players of her generation. An Ivor Novello award winning composer who makes sweeping epics that are rich with storytelling, depicting evocative ancient worlds and mythological muses. With her fourth studio album, \u003cem\u003eA Paradise in the Hold\u003c\/em\u003e, the British-Bahrani musician dives even deeper into her dual heritage and has come up with a treasure trove that draws on traditional music and stories from her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echildhood home. Ahmed writes for the voice for the first time, with lyrics inspired by Bahraini wedding poems and the yearning songs of the pearl divers. Deeply textural, expansive and full of potent performances, the album charts the heroic voyages of the jewel-hunters of yore, who sailed home through rough seas with precious cargo, and Ahmed’s own voyage of self-discovery over the past decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAhmed began \u003cem\u003eA Paradise in the Hold\u003c\/em\u003e’s journey back in 2014, on a research trip in Bahrain, during her Jazzlines Fellowship. She’d trawl local bookshops looking for poems and lyrical inspiration. Many came from wedding songs, which were “a lot about beauty and connecting beauty with nature,” she says. Deepening her connection to the tradition, her grandfather even sang her some songs from his own wedding day. At the same time, she became fascinated by the celebratory music of women’s drumming circles and how they contrasted the work songs of the pearl divers. The latter dangerous pursuit has since ceased, though the divers’ sorrowful music – sung and clapped in a polyrhythmic style known as fijiri – lives on. She has reworked the suite’s main theme into album opener \"She Stands On The Shore\", which sets the tone for an inky odyssey through mermaids, goddesses, sirens and, on ‘Dancing Barefoot’, a runaway bride; and love, loss, new beginnings and a newfound freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotably, Ahmed hadn’t written for the voice until now.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eA Paradise In The Hold\u003c\/em\u003e, she penned lyrics in English, which she then translated to Arabic, or, on \"Though My Eyes Go To Sleep My Heart Does Not Forget You\", adapted the words from a pearl divers’ standard. She worked with a range of impressive singers to bring her vision to life: Brigitte Beraha, Natacha Atlas, Randolph Matthews and Alba Nacinovich. The voice of her father, meanwhile, can be heard on standout track \"Into The Night\", which lands you in the centre of a percussive hubbub and which Ahmed intended as a celebration of female independence. “He was trying to conduct the recording session in the family house,” she says of her dad. “Everyone was gathered in the sitting room and I recorded some of the ululations and clapping that you can hear in the track. I’m so glad I got to have my family on the album.” The collaborators on the album in particular, percussionist Corrina Silvester and the greatly missed giant of the jazz world and Yazz’s dear friend, drummer, Martin France, helped Ahmed to strengthen the connection between the two worlds; \u003cem\u003eA Paradise In The Hold \u003c\/em\u003eis a bold fusion that reveals its riches more with each rewarding listen. “It’s another step in my evolution of making music,” says Ahmed. “There’s so much beauty in Bahraini music. I hope this album gives people a flavour of how vibrant its culture is.” — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1846278943\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Night Time Stories\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Folk\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Experimental, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night Time Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45353551954078,"sku":"5060391095011","price":70.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a4140564360_10.jpg?v=1745320562"},{"product_id":"ganavya-daughter-of-a-temple","title":"Ganavya - Daughter Of A Temple","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescribed by the Wall Street Journal as “one of modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and multi-instrumentalist Ganavya shares an ambitious new album, \u003cem\u003eDaughter of a Temple,\u003c\/em\u003e via LEITER. The album follows her performance at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=Sault\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSAULT\u003c\/a\u003e’s acclaimed live debut in London in 2023, where, according to The Guardian, her “voice had a delicate emotive heft that could turn stoics into sobbing wrecks.” Her first single for LEITER, \"draw something beautiful,\" was released earlier this year in July.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eDaughter of a Temple, \u003c\/em\u003eGanavya invited over 30 artists from various disciplines to a ritual gathering in Houston. Consequently, the album features numerous contributors, including renowned musicians such as esperanza spalding, Vijay Iyer, Shabaka Hutchings, Immanuel Wilkins, and Peter Sellars. The results—an innovative and deeply moving blend of spiritual jazz and South Asian devotional music—were initially recorded by Ryan Renteria and then further edited and mixed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/nils-frahm-spaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNils Frahm\u003c\/a\u003e at LEITER's studio in Berlin in 2024. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2936955412\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e↓ \u003cbr\u003eLabel: Leiter Verlag GmbH \u0026amp; Co\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Folk, Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leiter Verlag GmbH \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45370633781406,"sku":"4066004674568","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a0240216260_10.jpg?v=1745744319"},{"product_id":"various-artists-baa-records-selects-thailands-golden-sounds-80s-synth-pop-disco","title":"Various Artists - Baa Records Selects Thailand’s Golden Sounds: 80s Synth Pop \u0026 Disco","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouthern Thailand, Songkhla-based Baa Records takes you on a guided tour of the grooviest tracks to come out of the Golden Sound studios! From their headquarters on Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road, Golden Sound studios were pioneers of Thai studio craft and electronization, bridging the gap between the nightclub disco showbands of the '70s and major-label pop idols of the '90s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected here are 10 rare and glorious cuts introducing you to this highly influential yet little-remembered scene. All of the music that emerged from the studio, though, shared an unmistakable signature production sheen: like the producers of Japan's city pop scene, Golden Sound was influenced by Southern California's \"West Coast sound\", an amalgam of smooth soul, jazzy R\u0026amp;B and tight disco sounds, with an emphasis on both high calibre musicianship and adventurous incorporation of electronic gadgetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis excellent selection of tunes from the folks at Baa Records highlights some of the most vibrant and danceable of the label's output, with an intriguingly synthesized sonic palate. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baarecords.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6bRGIKO4Eo44JjgwkKAPNv?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Baa Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul, Thai\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baa Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45734845218974,"sku":"BAA2","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3541188226_10.jpg?v=1752067647"},{"product_id":"bapak-miasma-tahun-asu","title":"BAPAK. - Miasma Tahun Asu","description":"\u003cp\u003eBAPAK. is the brainchild of Kareem Soenharjo, also known as BAP. and Yosugi in the music world, to which he explores the farthest extent of his love of music and experimentation. Together with Alfath (Flowrpit), Bagas Encek (Tarrkam), and Kevin (Whoosah), BAPAK. aims to push what Kareem has termed as “a need to permeate my musical influences into an organic band”. Filled with hardcore punk as much as jazz and prog-rock. BAPAK. strives to bring forth a musical journey that pushes personal boundaries and also musical ones. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lamunairecords.com\/product\/bapak-miasma-tahun-asu-vinyl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBAPAK.: Jakarta rapper\/producer BAP. goes from lo-fi hip-hop to experimental rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKareem Soenharjo loves an alter ego. The man also known as BAP. and yosugi tells NME about his new band and their visceral debut album ‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’ was supposed to be a fun album.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKareem Soenharjo is telling NME the original plan. The Indonesian musician better known as BAP. is talking over Zoom on a hot Monday afternoon from a cramped café in South Jakarta, kretek cigarettes and ice coffee close at hand.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’s talking about ‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’, the debut album from his new four-piece band BAPAK.. A year in the making, it’s a marked departure from his previous work; gone is the low-fidelity hip-hop of his 2018 BAP. release ‘monkshood’. In its place: seven-minute fuzzed-out jams and resolutely experimental prog-psych rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt isn’t the sort of path that your average hip-hop producer takes, but Kareem isn’t your average hip-hop producer. In fact, ‘monkshood’ owed as much to progressive rock and jazz fusion as it did to L.A. beat scene stalwarts like Gaslamp Killer and rappers such as MF Doom. “My dad used to listen to a lot of King Crimson,” he says, an influence that runs through his work in both BAP. and BAPAK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKareem wanted to model ‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’ after Boris’ ‘\u003cem\u003eAkuma no Uta\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eHeavy Rocks\u003c\/em\u003e’, two albums that redefined “heavy” in the 2000s. Impressively, BAPAK. manage it, especially on lead single ‘Jon Devoight’, which would slot in perfectly on any of the Japanese veterans’ noughties records. But there’s also a palpable emotional heaviness to ‘Miasma’, so much so that even its lead architect finds it a challenge to revisit: “I can’t listen to it all at once, you know,” he admits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s not hard to hear where he’s coming from. Lyrically, Kareem doesn’t pull any punches, charting the sort of tumultuous path through ironic self-aggrandisement, angst, mourning and cautious hope familiar to anyone who’s ever experienced a depressive episode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Miasma’ takes a similarly frantic sonic trajectory, characterised by uneven, almost non-linear pacing. ‘Pity Me’, a downbeat abstract instrumental, slots in between ‘Jon Devoight’ and ‘Dogma Milenial Provinsi Yggdrasil’, the album’s two hardest-rocking songs. ‘Miasma’ almost resets after the latter, taking an acoustic detour on ‘Hijrah’ before a slow multi-song build-up to a cathartic and unexpectedly optimistic end. On first listen, the album feels haphazardly put together, like it’s getting pulled in different directions, arranged back to front. Kareem aware of this: listeners, he says, have criticised the album’s pacing, calling it “hard to swallow”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut that disjointedness is the whole point. Like many of us, Kareem has found 2020 quite challenging. Reflecting on the past eight months, he tells NME that “it’d be accurate to say that my mental wellbeing has been a roller coaster”, adding that “I tried to portray my journey as accurately and as honestly as I could on the album”. The bumpy sequencing is intentional; as Kareem accurately observes, “there are no smooth roads”, especially not in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this sort of conceptual concern for sequencing, it comes as no surprise that Kareem holds the concept of the album in high regard. “I want albums to present a chronological story,” he says. “I love making albums that you have to listen to as a whole, where you can’t just cherry-pick individual songs.” He names Frank Ocean’s ‘\u003cem\u003eBlonde\u003c\/em\u003e’ as a stellar example of the idealised album, singling out how it improves with repeated listens. And, like ‘\u003cem\u003eBlonde\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’ was intended as a grower. The pacing makes sense in retrospect, and every little apparent fault or discomforting moment starts falling into place after the first listen. It’s an album that rewards a few spins, something worth celebrating in an age of instant gratification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You might not like it to begin with, but I want it to grow on you,” Kareem says of the album. “Because it’s personal, you know? It’s not something stupid I made over lunch; I’ve thought about it for a whole year.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat “whole year” is how long the foursome of Kareem, Bagas, Kevin Silalahi and Alfath A. Nugraha spent bouncing ideas off of each other during weekly three-hour-long practice sessions, writing material for ‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’. But for Kareem, this is an itch that he’s had for a decade, going back to high school. “All I listened to back then was off-the-wall music, because I was surrounded by it at home,” he recalls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut, with like-minded bandmates few and far between, he turned to production instead. Kareem eventually discovered Ableton, a discovery that he credits with saving his life: “If I hadn’t found Ableton or some other way to make music by myself, you wouldn’t be talking to me right now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKareem first started releasing music as yosugi, with ’Messages’ off his 2016 EP ‘Friends I Don’t Have Many Of Them’ becoming something of a hit in Jakarta. But, while he enjoyed the popularity, it also led to a small existential crisis. “Is this what you want to be remembered for?” he remembers asking himself. “This stupid trap song about getting messages from your local telemarketer?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe answer was an emphatic “no”. He realised that he wanted to make something more substantial. In his own words, something that “came from the heart, blood, and soul”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnter BAP. 2017’s ‘belladonna’ was a promising start, a transitional work between the trap stylings of yosugi and the murkier realms he would explore later. He truly hit his stride with ‘monkshood’ the year after, crafting one of 2018’s most intriguing Southeast Asian hip-hop albums. He started playing live, eventually recruiting Bagas (who plays in the punk band taRRkam) to drum during ‘monkshood’ live sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rapport Kareem established with Bagas motivated him to scratch the decade-long itch to start a band; Alfath (aka Flowr Pit) and Kevin (a beatmaker who goes by whoosah) were recruited soon after to play guitar and bass, respectively. Both are old friends of his, their friendships founded on sharing and discussing music. Kareem describes the formation of BAPAK. as “a positive cascade of events”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Kareem acknowledges that he’s the “leader of sorts”, the album was written as a group, their collective belief in the music shining through. ‘\u003cem\u003eMiasma Tahun Asu\u003c\/em\u003e’ sounds vital and urgent, even during its quietest moments, and that’s not something you get with a band of hired guns. It took them seven or eight jam sessions to write ‘Jon Devoight’, which opened the floodgates for the rest of the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBAPAK.’s roots may go back to BAP. and ‘monkshood’, but it’s impossible to deny that ‘Miasma Tahun Asu’ is a significant departure from that beloved 2018 album. When asked if he ever worried about losing fans, Kareem is unequivocal: “Music should be unapologetic, and it should be honest.” He quickly adds that he doesn’t care what genre he’s working in. “As long as it’s honest and it’s what I was feeling at the time, I don’t care if it doesn’t live up to other people’s expectations.” After a short pause, he reminds NME that “I’m trying to help me through my music.” One gets the feeling that anything else, including other people’s reactions to his music, is secondary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKareem reveals that he was somewhat “dependent” on making the album, hoping that it would “resolve the problems in [his] head.” But that’s not been the case, and a hint of sadness crosses his face when he looks back on its creation. “What kind of pain were you in when you were making this?” he admits asking himself. “Was it really worth it?” His mixed feelings are plain to see, his ambivalence disarmingly honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegardless of his uncertainties, he’s still proud of ‘Miasma’, telling NME that he thinks it’s the best thing he’s released so far. Despite or because of that, he’s not in any rush to follow it up with new music. “I’ve done what I can musically,” he says, believing that it’s time to take a step back from ‘Miasma’ and let it develop a life of its own, outside of his control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, if he’s satisfied musically, what’s in the immediate future for Kareem Soenharjo, then? “Trying my best to have a decent day, every day,” he admits, somewhat contentedly. “I’m blood and bones, the same as you, the same as everyone else. I’m just trying to be ok with that.” — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/bapak-jakarta-producer-bap-kareem-soenharjo-album-miasma-tahun-asu-2741421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNME\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2r1W6L2LzJgmCLqq5egH8r?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: La Munai Records \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Indonesia\u003cbr\u003eVinyl Release: 2023 \/ Album Release: 2020 \u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Electronic, Hip Hop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Experimental, Prog Rock, Punk, Ambient, Indie Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Munai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46039329996958,"sku":"LMR013","price":45.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/aa_7a5f5f15-75a5-41a8-8443-03cce1aa5047.png?v=1759591344"},{"product_id":"clarissa-connelly-world-of-work","title":"Clarissa Connelly - World Of Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe young Danish\/Scottish singer\/songwriter Clarissa Connelly presents \u003cem\u003eWorld of Work\u003c\/em\u003e - her stunning debut album for Warp. After winning the prestigious Hyundai Nordic Music Prize with an album rooted in choral electronic composition, \u003cem\u003eWorld of Work\u003c\/em\u003e takes inspiration from Hildegaard of Bingen, Teresa of Avila \u0026amp; Georges Bataille, to create a widescreen work of alt rock and apres folk. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warp.net\/products\/442391-world-of-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘There is magic in the world. There’s something bigger’: the ecstatic visions of musician Clarissa Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut album for Warp, \u003cem\u003eWorld of Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a beguiling mix of the folk songs of Connelly’s youth in Fife, a formative love of Enya and the avant garde sensibility she honed at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, where she studied alongside the breakout stars Erika de Casier, ML Buch and Astrid Sonne. Connelly’s voice is a clarion force; her blend of the ancient and the avant garde might recall Kate Bush circa The Sensual World, or Perfume Genius’s uncanny balladry. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2024\/dec\/27\/musician-clarissa-connelly-kate-bush-perfume-genius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClarissa Connelly possesses the kind of voice that is rare to hear in our current musical landscape. It’s entirely idiosyncratic, warm and pastoral, carrying with it years of history and energy. Its richness evokes a bygone era when women sang to each other as they worked, and in its darker moments, Connelly’s voice could easily soundtrack a folk horror movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Adrienne Lenker and Jessica Pratt, modern folk artists with incredibly distinctive voices are a vital part of the genre, captivating us with their ability to take us into their own world, which is defined by their total uniqueness. Their voices almost seem to exist as entities of their own, and as Connelly’s voice bends, warps and floats between highs and lows, you can’t help but feel as though they’ve whisked you away with them in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith\u003cem\u003e World of Work\u003c\/em\u003e, Connelly, a Scottish-born singer who has spent a large chunk of her life in Denmark, crafts an experimental tapestry that encourages us to fully submerge ourselves in its mythic atmosphere, full of brooding guitars and layered vocals. The album is poetic, deeply reflective, and meditative, exploring the different facets of life that often come to blow with each other. Even the tracklist reads like a poem; nothing here is out of place. Connelly has made a striking collection of songs that feels completely cohesive and full of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor listeners who are slightly more unfamiliar with experimental folk, you might need to give \u003cem\u003eWorld of Work\u003c\/em\u003e a few listeners for it to click. It’s hardly the most accessible piece of work, but once you really sit with it, you cannot escape how human it is, with Connelly’s unrestrained vocals (particularly on ‘Wee Rosebud’) tapping into something primal that feels innate to the experience of living. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/clarissa-connelly-world-of-work-album-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eFar Out Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7r1cQPyAwQfhQIw9H9eGB5?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hivPQ9xCXw?si=oNIOuT9wubix9n6h\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Warp Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Folk\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Experimental, Folk, Female Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warp Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46127532081310,"sku":"5056614708035","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_6b91f83d-20e5-47c9-9b35-2049dfff11e8.jpg?v=1761810328"},{"product_id":"les-abranis-album-no-1-id-ed-was","title":"Les Abranis - Album No 1 (Id Ed Was)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSought-after 1983 private press album by Algerian group Les Abranis Recorded in paris and mixing funk, reggae and kabyle rock. First-ever reissue curated by Cheb Gero featuring original artwork, remastered audio and new liner notes by Rabah Mezouane\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeWantSounds is delighted to continue its Algerian music reissue program with the release of Les Abranis' coveted 1983 LP, \u003cem\u003eAlbum No. 1\u003c\/em\u003e. Originally recorded in Paris and privately pressed by the group, the album is now being reissued for the first time. Curated by Cheb Gero, who recently compiled the Sweet Rebels Rai set for Wewantsounds,\u003cem\u003e Album No. 1 \u003c\/em\u003eis a masterful blend of Kabyle grooves, funk, and hints of reggae. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlso known as \u003cem\u003eId Ed Was\u003c\/em\u003e, the album is reissued with its original artwork, remastered audio by Colorsound Studio in Paris, and a two-page insert with new liner notes (in French and English) by journalist Rabah Mezouane. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wewantsounds.bandcamp.com\/album\/album-no-1-id-ed-was\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e- New addition in the WeWantSounds Arabic Music series exploring the Algerian music scene\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e- Rare private press reissued for the first time.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e- Featuring cult classic \"Avehri\".\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e- Curated in Paris by Cheb Gero and annotated by Rai authority Rabah Mezouane.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e- Remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e—\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLes Abranis were founded in the late 1960s by singer Karim Abdenour and organ player Shamy El Vaz, two young Kabyle immigrants from Algeria, after they had arrived in France and fallen in love with the music of The Beatles et al. Named after an ancestral Amazigh tribe, the group released several albums in the 1970s, forging a unique blend of traditional Berber music with Western psych and garage rock that celebrated their North African culture and identity. By 1983 when they recorded \u003cem\u003eAlbum No. 1 \u003c\/em\u003e– also known as \u003cem\u003eId Ed Was \u003c\/em\u003eafter the opening track – Shamy and Karim had been joined by drummer Dédé Ceccarelli and Tony Bonfils on bass and their repertoire had matured into an eclectic melting pot of timeless Kabyle rhythms, funk, reggae, jazz, prog rock and proto-electronica. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eReleased as a private pressing and distributed exclusively within the Algerian communities in France and the Maghreb this is the first time \u003cem\u003eAlbum No. 1\/Id Ed Was\u003c\/em\u003e has been made re-available in more than 40 years. From the Berber reggae of ‘Avehri’ to the funk-driven ‘Thadoukli’ via the lushly orchestrated North African disco of ‘Thassousmi’ and the almost Tinariwen-like groove of ‘Achethkhi’, the music has hardly dated at all. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.songlines.co.uk\/review\/album-no-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSonglines\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1OclZnnDOqCS3twXO7Dl5F?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: WeWantSounds \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original: 1983\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, Algerian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WeWantSounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46149083332766,"sku":"3700604768609","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_a7dd4b65-da2a-4403-8569-c1b1fe868702.jpg?v=1762097503"},{"product_id":"fairuz-chat-iskandaria","title":"Fairuz - Chat Iskandaria","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst-time vinyl reissue of Fairuz’s classic 1987 album interpreting songs by the legendary Rahbani Brothers. Featuring original gatefold artwork, remastered audio and new liner notes.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeWantSounds is delighted to reissue Fairuz's classic album \u003cem\u003eChat Iskandaria\u003c\/em\u003e originally released on Relax-in in 1987. The album sees The Lebanese Diva going back to her roots and interpreting classic songs by the Rahbani Brothers in her own style accompanied by hypnotic traditional orchestral arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eComing with its original deluxe gatefold sleeve, The album - curated by Mario Choueiry from Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris), who also wrote the liner notes (Fr\/En) - has been newly remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wewantsounds.bandcamp.com\/merch\/fairuz-chat-iskandaria-lp-deluxe-gatefold-edition-black-vinyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e—\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA first ever international vinyl edition of a golden era Arab world classic revolving the legendary singer interpreting songs by her long time collaborators, the equally renowned Rahbani Brothers - including ex-husband Assi - and set to lavish yet delicate string arrangements, as originally issued in Lebanon, ’87 - now with new liner notes by Mario Choueiry of Institut du Monde Arabe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003cem\u003eChat Iskandaria\u003c\/em\u003e portrays the Lebanese diva some 30 years into an illustrious oeuvre that would become a byword for sophisticated Arab-world pop, singing in a highly distinctive timbre about life, love and nostalgia for country life, or the old world, but with a modern sheen. It was originally recorded for the Relax-In label at the Baalbeck Studios related to the annual international festival in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, where she was often among the biggest attractions. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNearly a decade since splitting with creative and romantic partner Assi Rahbani - who, along with sibling Mansour, was behind much of Fairuz’s music between the ‘50s and ‘70s - Fairuz would return to their songbook and more traditional orchestral arrangements on this album, an attractive showcase for her melismatic flights variously spanning the luxury groove-driven title piece and intricate drums of ‘Ya Zairi Fi Al Douha’, forlorn feel of ‘Ams Intahayna’, elegant folk dance style of ‘Sayed Al Hawa’, and sweep-off-your-feet finale ‘Najmat Al Koutoub.’ — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boomkat.com\/products\/chat-iskandaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBoomkat\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tSfIRWT36pU?si=6A54sPBV67t1ya6C\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6dHjPYvPMdF5LUGpieICv7?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: WeWantSounds \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original: 1987\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk, Lebanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WeWantSounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46149104140446,"sku":"3700604772682","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a_d99cef38-0005-4de9-992a-853bec3ffe5f.jpg?v=1762098434"},{"product_id":"mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco","title":"Mohinder Kaur Bhamra – Punjabi Disco","description":"\u003cp\u003eNaya Beat is delighted to announce the release of an astonishing lost “holy grail”, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 masterpiece \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e. The reissue includes remixes by Peaking Lights, Danger Boys, Psychemagik, Dexter+Franz, Mystic Jungle, and Baalti, as well as a cover by Say She She’s Piya Malik and Turbotito \u0026amp; Ragz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnknown and inaccessible to even the deepest of diggers, \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e is the first-ever British Asian electronic dance album recorded and a true lost relic. A chance find of the original multitrack masters during the Covid lockdown and a tip off from Massimo di Lena of Nu Genea on the record’s existence led to this reissue. Lovingly mixed down and remastered from the studio recordings, the release includes a newly discovered track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased the same year and into equal obscurity as \u003cem\u003eTen Ragas To A Disco Beat\u003c\/em\u003e, Charanjit Singh’s acid house opus, the reissue of \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e is set to have similar reverberations in the world of dance music. Produced by Mohinder’s eldest son and legendary bhangra pioneer Kuljit Bhamra using a recently acquired Roland SH-1000 synthesiser and a CR-8000 CompuRhythm drum machine played by his then 11-year-old brother, the album was recorded at Roxy Music bass player Rick Kenton’s studio in London. The concept for a Punjabi disco album was subsequently stolen by the very music label that had agreed to distribute the record. Eventually self-released with no label support, ‘Punjabi Disco’ vanished into complete obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pivotal figure in British Asian music, West London-based vocalist and first-generation immigrant Mohinder Kaur Bhamra became the first woman to sing at Punjabi weddings and other community events in the UK. Her son, Kuljit, would accompany her, playing tabla at her events from the age of six. Wedding music was traditionally a tame, segregated affair: men and women seated and separated on opposite sides of the room. \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco \u003c\/em\u003ewas born out of a desire to desegregate the dancefloor and inspired by the sounds of disco from the era. A tapestry of electric drum rhythm, warbling bass, and psychedelic siren-like Roland synth melodies provide a vehicle for Mohinder’s powerful voice. Part disco, part funk, part acid house, and infused with Punjabi folk melodies, the sound of ‘Punjabi Disco’ is as mesmerising as it is undefinable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an incredible gatefold package and exhaustive liner notes by the Guardian’s Global Music Critic, Ammar Kalia, the x2LP release has been cut to vinyl for the discerning listener and DJ by Grammy-nominated Frank Merritt from The Carvery, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Naya Beat’s ninth release in a series of reissues, remixes, and compilations dedicated to uncovering electronic and dance music from the subcontinent and South Asian diaspora. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nayabeat.bandcamp.com\/album\/punjabi-disco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmed with the SH-1000—the first Roland synthesizer—and a Compurhythm CR-8000 drum machine, 22-year-old Kuljit Bhamra would spend all day crafting siren-horn loops and bubbling basslines, melding disco and funk experiments with the rhythms and melodies of Punjabi folk. His 11-year-old brother, Ambi, would often sit in on the drum machine. In the evening, they’d play the demos for Mohinder, who’d pen Punjabi lyrics to sing over them, delivering songs of love and yearning in a melismatic, full-throated voice. Those sketches would crystallize into \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e, the first-ever British Asian electronic dance album—a joyous, loose-limbed romp through Punjabi-tinged disco, funk, psychedelia, and proto-acid house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe family kitchen is an odd birthplace for a pioneering dance music record, but in the context of the 1980s British Asian experience, it’s also a fitting one. Outside the home, the only places where music was regularly performed were gurdwaras and temples—where the songs were strictly devotional—or during community weddings. Those were the arenas where Mohinder—trained as a gyani, or Sikh devotional singer—honed her voice after moving to the UK in 1961. But the weddings they played were sedate affairs, men and women seated apart, movement limited to tapping feet. The Bhamras set out to change that—Kuljit and his brothers clearing tables to open space on the floor, Mohinder urging the women forward, sometimes refusing to sing unless they were allowed to dance too. This represented one of the first desegregated South Asian dance spaces in Britain, and on \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e, the Bhamras created a new sound to fill it, drawing inspiration from the disco mania that followed 1979’s Saturday Night Fever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded over a few days at a local studio owned by Savage Process bassist Rik Kenton, \u003cem\u003ePunjabi Disco\u003c\/em\u003e was a family project through and through—Mohinder on vocals, Kuljit and Ambi handling the synthesizer and drum machine, Kuljit’s high school friend Trevor Michael Georges on bass, and brother Satpaul designing the neon-sign cover. “Everything just clicked,” Kuljit says. “We thought people would love it.” — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/mohinder-kaur-bhamra-punjabi-disco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/70mCEYJyoY3LJEzdcp6cXM?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Naya Beat Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original: 1982\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul, Folk, World\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Disco, Acid House, Bhangra, Nu-Disco, Boogie, House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naya Beat Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46239745900702,"sku":"3760179358407","price":55.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/ab67616d0000b273f8aca26511e8fbc37b8be336.jpg?v=1764434800"},{"product_id":"altin-gun-garip","title":"Altın Gün – Garip","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince bursting onto the scene in 2018 with their debut album, On, Amsterdam-based Altın Gün have been at the vanguard of the 21st century revival of Turkish-influenced psychedelic grooves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing straight out of the gate with a wah-wah and organ heavy sound that effortlessly captured the spirit of Anatolian 70s psych-funk masters like Bariş Manço and Erkin Koray, they deepened and expanded their palette with 2021’s Yol, which brought synths and drum machines into the mix for a more 80s-influenced dream-pop vibe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut no matter how far out they’ve gone, they’ve always maintained a strong link to the same Anatolian folk traditions that inspired those early pioneers. Founder and bassist, Jasper Verhulst says: “We’re doing the same thing a lot of those artists were doing, which is playing Turkish traditionals and songs written by folk artists.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, with their sixth album, \u003cem\u003eGarip\u003c\/em\u003e, they’ve brought that connection to the folk source front and centre, showcasing a collection of songs all originally written by Turkish folk legend Neşet Ertaş.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErtaş (1938-2012) was a revered and much-loved Turkish singer, lyricist and bağlama player, and a modern-day embodiment of the ancient ashik tradition of the folk-bard-troubadour. Throughout his long career, he recorded more than 30 albums and wrote hundreds of songs – some of which were famously recorded by the likes of Bariş Manço and Selda Bağcan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Altın Gün's vocalist, keyboardist and bağlama player, Erdinç Eçevit, interpreting a suite of Ertaş’s tunes is a chance to get back to his roots. “Both of my parents are from Turkey, from the same area he is from,” he says. “It's the music that I grew up with. When I was five, six years old, my grandfather always had cassettes by Neşet Ertaş and I used to listen to it all day long. Then I was too young to really understand the lyrics and the meaning, but I really liked the melodies. Now, years later, Eçevit has fully immersed himself in Ertaş’s lyrics – messages from the heart that are, he says, “stories about what he’s facing in life. The Turkish traditional music is the blues of the Turkish people.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1121392163\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1562948516\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNowhere is this better exemplified than on ‘Gönul Daği,’ one of Ertaş’s most famous compositions, here brought to life by Eçevit’s yearning, sensitive vocals. “‘Gönul Daği’ is about the pain of love, the storms of the heart and the loneliness of longing,” says Eçevit. “He’s expressing what rural Anatolia has always felt – that love is both sacred and sorrowful, a force of nature.” In Altın Gün's hands, the tune becomes a languid funk-rock crawl with watery guitar, a loping bassline and a palpable hint of mystery deepened by luxuriant string arrangements provided by the Stockholm Studio Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strings feature on several tracks, touching on influences including Egyptian popular music, Bollywood soundtracks and Turkish Arabesque. But, as Verhulst explains, there’s another touchstone underpinning the sound. “There’s definitely a French Italian influence in those arrangements,” he says. It's a prime example of Altın Gün's urge to cast their net wide and incorporate a far-reaching set of magpie musical directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1121392163\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1558657781\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbum opener, ‘Neredesin Sen,’ is a throbbing, bass led vamp with a strong early-80s Indie flavour that showcases the fluid chemistry between drummer Daniel Smienk and percussionist Chris Bruining. The closing track, ‘Bir Nazar Eyeldim,’ is a breathtaking ballad with Eçevit’s pleading vocals playing out over lush synth arpeggios and a sparse electronic rhythm. Along the way, the band also touches on proggy vibes, with Eçevit getting down and dirty on the synth’s pitch-bend, and a laid-back west coast ambiance. Check out Thijs Elzinga’s gorgeous slide guitar on the smouldering ‘Gel Kaçma Gel’ to dig just how relaxed they can sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGarip\u003c\/em\u003e is the sound of a band that’s constantly evolving. A mature musical unit with nothing to prove. A band that’s having a whole lot of fun. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/altingun.bandcamp.com\/album\/garip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGarip\u003c\/em\u003e is a homage to the Anatolian musician Neşet Ertaş – and a bold undertaking. All the pieces on Altın Gün’s sixth album are based on his compositions, consistently channelled here through the band’s own filter: folkloric sources become psychedelic grooves. The melodies remain recognisable, yet are rhythmically displaced, harmonically opened and placed within a newly calibrated tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opener 'Neredesin Sen' makes this immediately clear. A striking, almost cool Post-Punk bassline in an ’80s vein meets saz melodies, forceful percussion and Turkish vocals. With the entry of saz and voice, the song tilts from brittle restraint into something ritualistic and emotive – a genre symbiosis that productively interlocks tradition and modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1121392163\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1844651520\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA different accent is set by the closing track 'Bir Nazar Eyledim'. At over six minutes, it is the longest and at the same time the quietest moment on the album. Less psychedelic-rock in character than the rest, it drifts through near-ambient passages and insistent vocals. A restrained conclusion that shows \u003cem\u003eGarip\u003c\/em\u003e not only rethinks its material but also leaves space – for memory, melody and resonance. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hhv-mag.com\/review\/altin-guen-garip\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHHV Mag\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl Tracklist\u003cbr\u003eA1 Neredesin Sen\u003cbr\u003eA2 Gönül Daği\u003cbr\u003eA3 Öldürme Beni\u003cbr\u003eA4 Niğde Bağlari\u003cbr\u003eA5 Benim Yarim\u003cbr\u003eB1 Suçum Nedir\u003cbr\u003eB2 Gel Yanıma Gel\u003cbr\u003eB3 Zülüf Dökülmüş\u003cbr\u003eB4 Gel Kaçma Gel\u003cbr\u003eB5 Bir Nazar Eyledim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Glitterbeat \/ Indigo\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Bioplastic\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Anatolian Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Global Sounds\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glitterbeat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46745863749790,"sku":"4030433618219","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a2074507449_10.jpg?v=1777096056"}],"url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/collections\/others.oembed","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}