Marty Willson-Piper - Archaeological Dig - Volume 1 - VINYL LP

Welcome Home is VRSTY's full length debut that follows last year's breakthrough Cloud City EP, which has accumulated millions of streams in less than a year and yielded head-turning singles. VRSTY have perfected their seamless and fearless cross-pollination of metallic grooves and R&B-influenced, after midnight vocal swagger on this 14-track album. VRSTY aren't just offering their own take on a genre; they have authored a fusion style that is entirely their own.

This is Archeology, the astounding debut album from Montparnasse Musique is wrapped in striking visuals and finds the live rhythms of traditional and urban Africa meeting the programmed beats of modern Johannesburg. It features Congolese musicians including singer/multi-instrumentalist Cubain Kabeya, singers Muambuyi, and Mengu Waku, and guitarist Mopero Mupemba, variously from Congotronics acts such as Mbongwana Star, Konono Nº1, and the Kasai Allstars. (Real World Records)

Vinyl LP pressing.. In the early 1960s, the approach Martin Carthy took to folk music was nothing short of revolutionary, albeit a relatively quiet revolution befitting of his humble nature. You wouldn't find Carthy's music clambering up the singles charts; his was not a face adorning the teen magazines. Instead, his influence was felt at a grass-roots level. He plied his trade in the folk clubs, which is where the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon sought him out, enamoured of his traditional repertoire and keen to learn songs like 'Scarborough Fair' and 'Lord Franklin' directly from him before adapting them for their own purposes.