This is definitely the biggest project the always-ambitious Numero Group has ever taken on, and that’s saying alot.  The Syl Johnson “Complete Mythology” Box Set contains 6 LPs, 4 CDs, and a 52 page book, all for $75.  Plus, if you order now, you’ll get a bonus 7″ and signed contact sheet.  This is the ultimate package [...]

Stones Throw just dropped this beast of an album from Orange County’s Aloe Blacc in deluxe vinyl form.  “Good Things” is significantly better than anything Mr. Blacc has done before, hanging right in there with all modern soul this side of Daptone.  In fact, between this and Mayer Hawthorne, Stones Throw are becoming serious soul [...]

It’s been way too long since we’ve written about a release from the Numero Group, one of the finest reissue labels in the world.  Their new Boddie Acetate Box collects more great forgotten soul, this time from the archives of Louise and Thomas Boddie’s Cleveland label from the 60s and 70s.  Designed to look like [...]

Does what it says on the tin. Insound has tons of records, you have lots of empty shelf space. If you don’t, then you need to buy some new shelves and place an order at Insound where the entire store is 15% off for an entire week using coupon code “swjune15″ – insound.com.

A wise man once said “fucking oooof… sounds like the background for some awful lil wayne song or some shit” about some dubstep releases we wrote up, and he wasn’t far off – some of our favorite dubstep producers (i.e. James Blake as Harmonimix) love remixing shitty American rap music. The newest from one of [...]

Seriously, try to keep up with these international funk and soul reissues, I dare you.  They will drain your bank account and your social life.  That being said, these two new compilations are a pretty stellar deal.  The “Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba” series covers Cuban funk, soul, psych, and jazz.  [...]

I know it seems like we basically run a site about Stones Throw, but they put out so much good stuff, we just can’t help it.  First up is the new album from The Whitefield Brothers, “Earthology”.  Expanding on the straightforward funk of the last album, the Brothers have incorporated sounds and instruments from around [...]

Today marks the release of The Phenomenal Handclap Band’s self-titled album on vinyl.  This record is a pretty insane mix of soul, funk, psychedelia, hip-hop, and disco.  Yeah, all those things, all on one record.  They sound like they are straight out of the 70′s, so that’s a good thing too.  The 2xLP can be [...]

If you haven’t heard this band by now, you should probably try them out, some people are saying they are kind of a big deal.  This hushed hipster-soul band from England is blowing up the blogosphere, and their debut record is getting pretty scarce on vinyl.  Luckily for you, they are putting out a new [...]

Wrapping up the trilogy of new Warp records is this insane new 7″ by Gaslamp Killer collaborator Gonjasufi.  It is limited to 700 copies worldwide, and comes with a 20 page gold foil-stamped prayer book.  Besides being an amazing piece of design, the tunes are also pretty great.  Glitchy electro-funk beats with dusty soul vocals.  [...]

Truth & Soul records has just reissued a classic funk 45, so strap on your dancing shoes.  The Ghetto Brothers’ “Ghetto Brothers Power” has been remastered and paired with “I Saw A Tear”, then thrown on a 7″ slab of vinyl, the kind with the big hole.  Listen to samples and grab it for $6 [...]

The new album from Flight of the Conchords is now available to pre-order from the Sub Pop webstore. The stellar cover art was done by John Dyer Baizley of all people, and as usual these boys bring the LOL’s in full force. Released on October 20th for $17 at subpop.com. [Audio clip: view full post [...]

24-Carat Black put out “Ghetto:  Misfortune’s Wealth”, one of the most legendary records in the world – to crate diggers that is.  Sadly, that was the only album the group ever released.  In the mid 70′s they set out to record a sophomore album, but lack of interest and increasing studio bills killed the project.  [...]

Stones Throw Records has launched the preorder for Mayer Hawthorne’s debut full-length album, “A Strange Arrangement”.  This is pure, unadulterated white-boy soul.  Believe it or not, it is actually quite enjoyable, I really like it.  The LP will also be packaged with a 4″ single.  This one doesn’t drop till Fall, but you can preorder [...]

Last year while flipping through the Chicago Tribune, some friends of the Numero Group label came across the photography of Michael Abramson.  Between 1975-1977, Abramson (a lanky white guy) would hit Chicago’s South Side nightclubs with a camera and a strobe light, taking dozens of photographs of the crowd.  The fine folks at Numero have [...]