Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964-1969
Waveshaper Media's Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964-1969 is designed to highlight the exploration and playfulness of the early Moog practitioners.
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‘Birth of a Nation’ Unearths a Trove of Music from the Liverpool Scene
Over three discs and four hours, Cherry Red Records does a deep dive into the output of Liverpool's Inevitable Records, home to Pete Wylie and Pete Burns, among many others.
Various Artists: Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Not just for those who've been to Jazz Fest, this collection offers a distillation of the diverse, whimsical, resolute, occasionally profane, and always heartfelt spirit of New Orleans.
Sad About the Times: Lost Tracks of the ’70s That Sound Vaguely Familiar
Sad About the Times evokes 1970s nostalgia with 21 obscure tracks that never made it big, but sound like they could have.
Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age
Poppies is a journey through the outer reaches of obscure but brilliant psychedelic songs on this wonderfully crafted compilation from Craft Recordings.
Strangers in the Room: A Journey Through the British Folk Rock Scene 1967-1973
The inversion of British folk and the invention of British folk-rock is catalogued here in all of its stormy and delicate variety.
‘Soul Explosion’ Is the Sound of Memphis Soul Reinvented
Fifty years ago, Stax Records became an independent label and this new two-LP compilation details that daring, exhilarating period in soul music.
‘Listen All Around: The Golden Age of Central and East African Music’ Is a Worthy Primer for Any Adventurous Listener
During the musical explosion of the 1950s, ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey traversed Sub-Saharan Africa to record a breadth of songs across many styles. This compilation contains some of the best he came up with.
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Jug Band Blues
Full of surprises, this lively anthology explores a sometimes under-appreciated genre of early-recorded blues, highlighting its creative diversity.
Waylon Jennings: The Lost Nashville Sessions
Taking the vocal tracks from recording sessions done for the U.S. military’s recruitment program in 1970, this collection then wraps them in an anachronistically glossy sheen.
µ-Ziq: RY30 Trax
British synth wunderkind Mike Paradinas takes a trip back to the '90s with another fascinating archival release.
The Tapes: Selected Works 1982-1992
For a sampling of daring, unique underground industrial music from the Mediterranean, this is a document well worth studying and enjoying.