Label: soundway
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Steve Monite
Only You (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Following on from 2016's Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria, Soundway Records return to that blistering set for the first and only officially licensed reissue of the highly coveted debut album from Steve Monite, featuring the... |
Batida
Dois (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 28/Nov/2014 ] Batida release new album "Dois" via Soundway Records. Strands of afro-house, kuduro, benga, semba, samples from The Clash and old Angolan movies and afro-beat tracks, African MCs and musicians from all over the world are all deftly mixed together by... |
Black Truth Rhythm Band
Ifetayo (Remastered LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Long-awaited remaster and re-cut of the 1976 album 'Ifetayo' by Black Truth Rhythm Band, an important and overlooked chapter in Trinidad's rich musical history that blends West African influences with jazz, funk and the incisive social commentary of... |
Dexter Story
Bahir (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] New release from LA-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Dexter Story. Described by Story as "a snapshot of the last few years of my immersive study of the Horn of Africa," Bahir's 13 tracks mix Ethiopian jazz, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance... |
Heliocentrics
A World of Masks (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 23/Jun/2017 ] The Heliocentrics are a group for which genres are meaningless and boundaries invisible. They've spent years squeezing fragments of hip-hop, jazz, psych, and krautrock into their hypnotic, thrumming compositions since debuting on DJ Shadow's 2006... |
Hotline
You Are Mine (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 4/Aug/2017 ] This very rare Nigerian disco classic LP, originally released in 1986, is the only known recorded album by Hotline and features the track 'Fella's Doing It In Lagos', which gave its name to the recent Soundway 'Doing It In Lagos' compilation. 180... |
International Soleil Band
Ta Lassa (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Composed by Gnamakoron Sidi Diabaté, Ta Lassa was featured originally on an album released in 1983 by French Warners offshoot WAM (West African Music) - a short lived label that recorded about 20 releases of West African music released in... |
Julien Dyne
Modes (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 6/May/2022 ] Modes continues the forward-thinking percussive jazz and afro-inspired house music soundscapes explored on Dyne's recent album Teal, which garnered acclaim from peers and fans alike - including Late Night Tales, Toddla T, Ransom Note, and BBC6 Music... |
The Lahaar
The Lahaar EP (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Drawing inspiration from the depths of late 70's NYC proto-rap disco instrumentals, Nigerian boogie, Jamaican dub and modern jazzy house - The Lahaar is a Trans-Tasman collaboration between Julien Dyne, Horatio Luna and Surprise Chef's Lachlan... |
Lord Echo
Curiosities (Reissue LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Soundway Records completes the Lord Echo album collection, finally reissuing the second album in the trilogy from the in-demand New Zealand multi-instrumentalist and producer. Originally released in 2013, 'Curiosities' is now available as a DJ... |
Lord Echo
Harmonies (DJ Friendly 2xLP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 30/Jun/2017 ] "I made this record primarily with DJs in mind. DJs and record nerds. They are generally people who really love music and are often obsessed with various aspects of it. And they still buy records! I respect that. I'm not making music for people for... |
Lord Echo
Melodies (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 12/May/2017 ] Soundway reissue of Lord Echo debut LP 'Melodies', which features the amazing version of the Sister Sledge song "Thinking of You". Previously only available in Japan, is essential listening for the recent converts. This debut solo release is a... |
Lord Echo
The Sweetest Meditation Remixes (12") [ Soundway 12" / 12in - released 15/Sep/2017 ] New 12" that features some fresh takes on 'The Sweetest Meditation' - the second single from Lord Echo's latest hit record 'Harmonies'. Expect inventive slices of disco dub fine-tuned for the eccentric club experience, exploring the instantly... |
Ondatropica
Baile Bucanero (2LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 24/Mar/2017 ] Since the huge success of the debut Ondatrópica album in 2012, a second record has long been slated - with ideas for compositions bubbling through the years, riffs imagined on the back seats of tour buses and the input of visiting musicians all... |
Ondatropica
Ondatropica (LP & 7") [ Soundway / 3 LP - released 8/Feb/2019 ] Reissued 3LP with bonus 7" + full booklet documenting the creation of the record and the artists involved. Colombian musician, Mario Galeano, the force behind the band Frente Cumbiero, and English producer Will Holland a.k.a. Quantic, joined... |
Penny Penny
Shilungu (12") [ Soundway Records / 12in - released 28/Jun/2019 ] Preceding a double vinyl compilation from South African-raised, UK-based DJ and producer Esa Williams, this 12" features Penny Penny's impossibly rare Kwaito House monster "Shilungu". On the flip is the acid-soaked "Shilungu (Esa & Mervin Granger... |
Rebles
Sweetest Taboo (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Soundway Records re-issue the massively in-demand Soca cover-version of Sade's classic cut "Sweetest Taboo" by Caribbean band Rebles from 1986. In the late 80s, as electronic music permeated popular culture, Rebles helped define the soca genre... |
Various Artists
Body Beat: Soca-Dub And Electronic Calypso (1979-98) (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 25/Oct/2019 ] 17 obscure Soca B-side versions, dubs, instrumentals and edits as well as vocal tracks influenced by disco, boogie, house-music, soul and the more conscious lyrics of roots reggae. Owing as much to New York, Toronto and London as to the Caribbean... |
Various Artists
Doing It In Lagos - Boogie Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria (3LP) [ Soundway / 3 LP - released 16/Dec/2016 ] A new compilation featuring 20 rare tracks from the currently much talked about world of Nigerian pop music; a zeitgeist of their early 1980s club culture. The country's economy was booming at the time and so was its recording industry. Strongly... |
Various Artists
Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People is a double vinyl electronic music compilation by DJ and producer Esa Williams. Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, during the last days of Apartheid, Esa recalls the immense power that music had in... |
Various Artists
Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings 1970 -1980 (LP) [ Soundway LP / 3 LP - released 28/Jun/2013 ] Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed... |
Batida
Batida [ Soundway / CD - released 27/Apr/2012 ] A distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, Batida combine samples from old 1970s Angolan tracks with modern electronic dance music. |
Batida
Batida (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 27/Apr/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. LP includes free download. The debut album from Batida, the brainchild of Angolan / Portuguese Pedro Coquenão. A distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, Batida combine samples... |
Batida
Dois [ Soundway / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] Batida release new album "Dois" via Soundway Records. Strands of afro-house, kuduro, benga, semba, samples from The Clash and old Angolan movies and afro-beat tracks, African MCs and musicians from all over the world are all deftly mixed together by... |
Black Truth Rhythm Band
Ifetayo [ Soundway / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] Originally released in 1976, 'Ifetaya' was the only release from the Afro-centric Trinidadian band and is re-issued here for the first time on CD. |
Bomba Esterio
Elegancia Tropical [ Soundway / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] |
Charles Amoah
Sweet Vibration (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 4/Nov/2022 ] Following on from the runaway success of Soundway's release of Kiki Gyan's "24 Hours In A Disco", another Ghanaian legend looks to have his time to shine. One of the most well-known disco and burger highlife artists of the time, Charles Amoah... |
Chico Mann
Magical Thinking [ Soundway / CD - released 3/May/2013 ] Displaying his mastery over an arsenal of studio weapons and synthesizers, Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) scores his fifth long player against a backdrop of pop sensibilities and guest vocalists. The album draws as much on 80's funk, boogie and... |
Chico Mann
Manifest Tone The Best of Volumes 1-3 [ Soundway / CD - released 28/Jun/2013 ] |
The Circling Sun
Spirits (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 3/Nov/2023 ] New Zealand's jazz luminaries have assembled to form an all-star cluster: The Circling Sun. Channeling spiritual/modal jazz and Latin rhythms, they simultaneously reference the greats such as Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane, while... |
Circus Underwater
Circus Underwater (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Remastered release of Circus Underwater's 1984 self titled outing, including unreleased tracks taken from the original ¼" tapes. Soundway presents Circus Underwater's 1984 self-titled masterpiece. Remastered and extended to a double LP, this... |
Debruit & Alsarah
Aljawal [ Soundway / CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] Soundway records present a unique record: a modern, haunting take on Sudanese music heard through the sonic lens of French artist / producer, Débruit and the poetic, ethereal lyrics and melodies of Sudanese-born singer Alsarah. Aljawal (The... |
Edzayawa
Projection One [ Soundway / CD - released 16/Apr/2012 ] |
Family Atlantica
Family Atlantica [ Soundway / CD - released 3/May/2013 ] Recorded over 4 years in London and Venezuela, Cuban rumba, Venezuelan tambor and tonada, Ghanaian highlife, Ethiopian blues and calypso have been soaked and infused with psychedelia and spiritual jazz. Gilles Peterson included the band in his recent... |
Felbm
Elements Of Nature (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] In January 2021, Eelco Topper (Felbm) went into hermit mode by way of a two-week residency at Buitenplaats Doornburgh, a former monastery on the outskirts of his hometown of Utrecht, Netherlands. He had already intended to use only natural elements... |
Felbm
Tape 3 / Tape 4 (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Following on from 2018's Tape 1 & Tape 2, Dutch producer and musician Eelco Topper returns to Soundway Records for the next two instalments of his Felbm project. Tape 3 & Tape 4 is an intimate, emotional, lilting and melodic solo project with a... |
Flamingods
Majesty [ Soundway / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] |
Free Youth
We Can Move (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 12/Jul/2019 ] Soundway Records reissues Free Youth's long sought-after 1985 single "We Can Move", one of the first known examples of Ghanaian hip hop, emerging at the dawn of 'hip-life' (hip hop meets highlife). It was the trio's only release and originally... |
Fumaca Preta
Impuros Fanaticos [ Soundway / CD - released 24/Jun/2016 ] 'Impuros Fanáticos' is the 2nd album from the indomitable Fumaça Preta. Fumaça Preta (pronounced Foomassa Pretta - meaning "Black Smoke") started as a studio experiment when Alex Figueira, a Portuguese-Venezuelan producer and percussionist,... |
Fumaca Preta
Impuros Fanaticos LP [ Soundway / LP - released 24/Jun/2016 ] 'Impuros Fanáticos' is the 2nd album from the indomitable Fumaça Preta. Fumaça Preta (pronounced Foomassa Pretta - meaning "Black Smoke") started as a studio experiment when Alex Figueira, a Portuguese-Venezuelan producer and percussionist,... |
