Teno Afrika - Amapiano Selections - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Manchester UK's Space Afrika make music of what they term Inchoverlapping momentsInch - oblique mosaics of dialogue, rhythm, texture, and shadow, half-heard through a bus window on a rainy night. Honest Labour, the group's first full-length since 2020's landmark hybtwibt? (have you been through what i've been through?) mixtape, expands the project's palette with classical strings, shimmering guitar, and visionary vocal cameos, leaning further into their enigmatic fusion of ambient unrest and cosmic downtempo. It's a sound both fogged and fragmented, at the axis of song craft and sound design, born from and for the yearning solitudes of life under lockdown.The album title is tiered, alluding to a legendary patriarch from co-founder Joshua Inyang's Nigerian family tree (who was lovingly called InchHonest LabourInch for his loyalty and resilience) as well as the nature of self-designated work, such as Space Afrika's music - a Inchlabor of loveInch in it's truest sense. With fellow co-founder Joshua Reid recently relocated to Berlin, the pair began sharing files last fall, piecing together poetic vignettes of looping haze and found sound, inspired by the notion of Inchrecords that leave an impression, and help the listener deal with their life.Inch As the isolation of Covid compounded with the worsening winter, the songs skewed increasingly introspective and emotive, reflecting a mood of dissipating futures and the infinite nocturnal unknown.The artists cite two core motivations for Honest Labour to transcend the sum of their influences, and Inchto show what we're capable of.Inch Both ambitions are entirely realized. The collection's 19 tracks flow with a synergy and sophistication as rare as they are radical, untethered to the dusty dub-techno templates of Space Afrika's early years. These are interstitial anthems, expressionistic and open-ended, delirious but deliberat

This album features diverse orchestral works of 2 composers united by their affinity for energetic, stylistic, and rhythmic composition. Stellar performances from the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra clearly illustrate each composer's similar styles and subtle differences.

*Jackpot is honored to be releasing these four mighty re-issues from Booker T. & the MG's during their hot streak from 1965-1968. Likely, the most well known, respected, and beloved instrumental band of all time, their recorded output has also become one of the most cherished ever put to tape. (AAA) all analogue process sourced from the original master tapes. Cut by Kevin Gray. Initially serving as the house band for Stax Records, organist Booker T. Jones, guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Lewie Steinberg (later replaced by bass monster Donald 'Duck' Dunn), and drummer Al Jackson Jr. Were instrumental in creating the InchMemphis Sound.' They recorded the basic tracks for well over a hundred records, including backing some of the greatest artists of all time Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, and Albert King, all the while breaking barriers as one of the South's first integrated acts. But they became legendary powerhouses of their own making when they started recording for themselves. Throughout their history, they racked up Top 40 hits, had their songs covered by artists as diverse as The Ventures, Count Basie, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award, and continued being the band of choice in collaborations with legends such as Bob Dylan & Neil Young.All Analog Process From The Original Master Tapes. Cut by Kevin Gray. 1967's Hip Hug-Her is one of their most beloved records. Spawning two significant hits, their cover of the Young Rascals InchGroovinInch and the title track InchHip Hug-HerInch. Limited hot pink vinyl pressing. Album Tracks 1. Hip Hug-Her 2. Soul Sanction 3. Get Ready 4. More 5. Double or Nothing 6. Carnaby St 7. Slim Jenkins Place (Aka Slim Jenkins' Joint) 8. Pigmy 9. Groovin' 10. Booker's Notion 11. Sunny