Natural Elements - Alignment - CASSETTES

Originally released in 2009 on Fat Beats Records, Enter the 37th Chamber transformed iconic Wu-Tang Clan songs into gritty, fully live instrumentals inspired by the cinematic production style of RZA. What began as an experimental tribute quickly became a worldwide cult classic embraced by DJs, record collectors, hip-hop fans, and members of Wu-Tang themselves. After hearing the project, RZA famously said InchThis is American music right here.Inch Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff Silverman, El Michels Affair blends vintage soundtrack music, early reggae, and raw analog soul into what the group calls InchCinematic Soul.Inch Over the years, the album has taken on a life of it's own, heard everywhere from independent record shops and radio stations to restaurants, film sets, and even theme parks across multiple continents. Nearly two decades later, Enter the 37th Chamber remains one of the defining releases in the Fat Beats catalog and a landmark recording in instrumental hip-hop and cinematic soul. Stripped down and intentional, this anniversary cassette edition of Enter the 37th Chamber let's the imagery do the talking. Housed in a clear cassette case with an OBI strip, the cassette itself features the album's iconic Chinese opera mask artwork printed full bleed on one side and a black-and-white band photo on the other. No frills, just the music and the art front and center. Details 1. Duel of the Iron Mics 2. C.R.E.A.M 3. Mystery of Chessboxin' 4. Can It All Be So Simple 5. Uzi (Pinky Ring) 6. Interlude 7. Glaciers of Ice 8. Cherchez la Ghost 9. Criminology 10. Heaven & Hell 11. Bring Da Ruckus 12. Protect Ya Neck 13. Incarcerated Scarfaces 14. Shimmy Shimmy Ya 15. Outro

AFTER DARK is the latest project from French producer Onra, conceived as the soundtrack to an imagined late-night film. Entirely self-produced, the album continues the sophisticated R&B and Modern Soul direction explored since his 2010 classic Long Distance and 2018's accomplished Nobody Has To Know, focusing on late 80's / early 90's inspirations. Structured like a film unfolding between dusk and dawn, After Dark moves through themes of intimacy, urban solitude, distance, and quiet indulgence. Analog synthesizers, tight drum programming, understated basslines, and selective live saxophone textures shape a cohesive body of work that favors mood and narrative over excess. The sequencing reinforces it's cinematic intent, opening and closing with intro and outro pieces that frame the record as a cohesive night-time narrative album. Over 20 years since emerging in the mid-2000s from the beat scene, Onra has steadily evolved from sample-based Hip-Hop production toward polished, song-oriented projects rooted in contemporary R&B and Funk. With After Dark, he delivers one of his most focused and refined statements to date a mature, immersive album built for late hours, and attentive listening. The first taster of the album to drop is the slick nostalgic 'Lap of Luxury', sets the tone for the project, a blend between Instrumental Hip-Hop, late 80s R&B and 90's Smooth Jazz. Details 1. After Dark (Intro) 2. Lap of Luxury 3. That Kind of Girl 4. Needless to Say 5. Way Back When 6. In the City of L.A 7. Ecstasy 8. Ride It Out 9. What It's Like (Outro)

Details 1. Dodici 2. Temporaneo 3. Cosmo 4. Appena Visibile 5. Curundu 6. +1 7. Alibi 8. Illusione