Branford Marsalis Quartet, Hawkwind, Common, Davy Graham, Cypress Hill, Keb' Mo' and Record Store Day
The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul finds the celebrated Branford Marsalis Quartet at a new peak, creating different moods with inspiration and group commitment. It is adventurous and it captures a great band sounding better than ever. As one of the pioneers of the space-rock, Hawkwind recorded a bunch of deep soundscapes, combining the best of different genres. Their debut album Hawkwind can be seen as the highlight of their career, capturing the true spirit of their music.
The American rapper Common brought the Chicago hip-hop scene to a bigger audience by releasing his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? The record displayed a unique sound, in which he drops his goofy lyrics and voice cracks. The album is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on transparent vinyl. The Guitar Player was Davy Graham's first full-length LP, combining his interesting and virtuoso guitar play with some great arrangements. It's an essential album and one of the greatest instrumental acoustic guitar records released in the 1960s.
Latino hip hop group Cypress Hill returned in 2004 with their seventh studio album Till Death Do Us Part. On this album they flirt with reggae, particularly on "What's Your Number" sampling The Clash's "The Guns Of Brixton" plus "Ganja Bus" featuring vocals from Damian Marley. This release is available as a limited 15th-anniversary edition of 2000 numbered copies on colored (gold & black swirled) vinyl. Keep It Simple (2004) is the seventh studio album by blues artist Keb' Mo'. The album won a Grammy in 2005 for best contemporary blues album and features Robben Ford, Robert Cray, Vince Gill a.o. The 15th-anniversary edition is available as a limited edition of 1500 copies on transparent blue vinyl.
On April 13th Record Store Day is celebrated all over the world, and we're celebrating this day with you by releasing 17 exclusive titles. What to think of the David Bowie / Marlene Dietrich 7”, featuring two songs from the movie Just a Gigolo. Another fantastic release is the 2LP Breaking Bad soundtrack, containing a selection of defining songs from the series. For the rock lovers, we're releasing Golden Earring's Moontan, the band's most successful album internationally.
For a complete overview of all our RSD-releases, please take a look at our Record Store Day page.
Keep It Simple (2004) is the seventh studio album by blues artist Keb' Mo'. The album won a Grammy in 2005 for best contemporary blues album, and features Robben Ford, Robert Cray, Vince Gill a.o. Keb' Mo' crafted a warm, wry, blues-informed version of pop Americana.
The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul finds the celebrated Branford Marsalis Quartet at a new peak, addressing a kaleidoscope of moods with inspiration and group commitment. It is sophisticated, adventurous and anything but defensive, and it captures a great band sounding better than ever.
The American rapper Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? He mainly became famous in the underground scene during the years after release, but nowadays it's known as an important album in early '90s hip-hop.
Hawkwind's debut album is an extensive mix of psychedelic and progressive rock, resulting in the so called space-rock. As one of the pioneers in this genre they recorded a bunch of deep soundscapes, combining the best of different genres. This debut can be seen as the highlight of their career, capturing the true spirit of this raw and communal musical movement.
Released three years after Stoned Raiders, Latino hip hop group Cypress Hill returned in 2004 with their seventh studio album Till Death Do Us Part. Cypress Hill are one of the main progenitors of West Coast hip hop in the early 1990s, releasing several critically acclaimed albums. This recordreached #21 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and #23 an the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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