Contrary to popular perception, the music of West Africa is anything but insular. Being on the North-Westerly Atlantic coast of the continent and thus integral to trading since the sixteenth century, West Africa has played […]
Sun Palace & Quadrant 77 – Sexx It Up [Downtown 304 US]
A 35-year in the making collaboration from Sun Palace, veritable legends of New York hotspots like The Loft and Paradise Garage, and Quadrant 77 aka James Reeno. Press release calls it ‘an early adventure in […]
45turns top ten LPs of 2017
2017 was an incredibly exciting year for music of the breezier, analogue quality that you’ll find on 45turns. So, in no particular order, here’s a rundown of my top 10 long players (plus a guest […]
Ezra Collective – Juan Pablo: The Philosopher
Having already broken into the local jazz consciousness with last year’s Chapter 7 EP and the Sun-Ra informed Space Is the Place single, London five-piece Ezra Collective have dropped their anticipated Juan Pablo: The Philosopher […]
Bruxas – Más Profundo [Dekmante]
I tried to catch Bruxas’ Más Profundo when it first came out in June, but it had already eluded me. This week, Dekmantel have pressed another batch of this transatlantic gem, a balearic Lusophone disco hybrid that […]
Balearic Social – Mushrooms Project [BSR007]
Balearic Social really have built up a reputation with consistently excellent releases that run like water. It was only a matter of time before downtempo psych masters Mushrooms Project made it onto the imprint, and […]
Common Edit 012 [CE-012]
Common Edit are a label from Canada entirely dedicated to the art of the edit. As the name suggests, they only release edits, and every time they do, they throw a massive party. If you […]
