Islandman | Island5
slandman reimagines the deep-rooted sounds of Anatolia through a modern lens. To them, this music isn’t frozen in time — it’s alive, shifting, and always becoming. Tradition, in their hands, isn’t something to preserve in glass, but something to carry, stretch, and let grow. To be released in the autumn of 2025, their fifth studio […]
Psychedelic Sounds From The Soul Of Invisible Inc
The second volume of Invisible Inc’s 10-year anniversary celebrations has landed, hot on the heels of the scorching first volume. Where Volume 1 focussed on the dub-style, electronic and ambient side of the label’s output, the second volume leans towards the ‘psych’ side of the label. As has been a consistent pattern with the label […]
Adrian Quesada | Boleros Psicodélicos II
Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated artist Adrian Quesada (of Black Pumas) returns with the 2nd volume in his acclaimed ‘Boleros Psicodélicos’ project. The new volume features special guests Cuco, Hermanos Gutierrez, Ed Maverick, iLe, Angelica Garcia & more. The project is inspired by the late 60s/70s when Latin American balladry was highly influenced by psychedelia. With this […]
Psychic Temple | Plays Planet Caravan
From liner notes by Lars Gotrich: “We begin in the void, as we always do. Endless skies. Black night sighs. Space is the place, but in solitude, an empty embrace. But in the darkness still we find an obsidian shimmer. Heather Sommerhauser drones starless synthesizer tones. Billy Mohler’s upright bass sculpts the cosmic web. It […]
Vibrational Sounds From The Heart Of Invisible Inc
Marking a full decade of leftfield exploration, Resonance: 10 Years of Vibrational Sounds From the Heart of Invisible Incis a celebratory double-LP that captures the eclectic spirit and singular vision of the Glasgow-based label. Across 17 tracks from a handpicked selection of core contributors and extended family, the compilation reflects Invisible Inc’s commitment to the […]
Pauli Lyytinen | Lehto / Korpi
Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen makes his We Jazz solo debut with Lehto / Korpi, a widescreen environmental jazz ambient album effortlessly bringing together Lyytinen’s saxophone, field recordings and extended instrumentation. Lyytinen’s solo music is built on textural compositions, extended saxophone techniques and electro-acoustic soundscapes and layers. Think albums like Evan Parker’s “With Birds” and “Schwarzwaldfahrt” […]
Tomin | Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina
Flores para Verene (“Flowers for Verene”) brings together solo clarinet-and-trumpet versions of compositions by Tomin’s musical paragons — Mingus, Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, Eddie Gale, among others. They were recorded to honour his life’s great hero, his maternal grandmother, Virlenice Diaz Valencia, who’d passed away in late 2019 in her native Colombia. (Tomin’s […]
Apifera | Keep The Outside Open
Psychedelic jazz supergroup Apifera is back for their second album on Stones Throw, Keep The Outside Open. When these musicians – Nitai Hershkovits, Yuvi Havkin, Amir Bresler and Yonatan Albalak – come together, they create a new kind of alternative jazz: a dash of prog, a twist of post-rock, and a heavy dose of psychedelia, […]
Or Kantor | Sarda Sarda
Introducing Or Kantor, a respected tattoo artist and the creative force behind the renowned “Love Light” studio. In a fortuitous encounter, Or Kantor crossed paths with Johnny Sharoni of the band “Garden City Movement” and a prominent A&R at “Anova” label. During a tattoo session, Or Kantor shared musical sketches, capturing Johnny’s interest. Impressed by […]
Hugh B | Brainwashing
“I often leave Sydney feeling bittersweet, exploring the idyllic summer drenched landscapes and the warm hospitality of friends makes me feel like I could almost call Sydney home. It’s a magical place, my proof of that is captured in the world of Brainwashing. Call it Brainwashing, or call it the rare treat of visiting friends […]
Glass Beams | Mahal
Glass Beams have announced their highly anticipated EP ‘Mahal’, out on March 22nd on their new label home Ninja Tune. Released alongside the news is the EP’s titular track “Mahal”. The genesis for the Melbourne-based trio, which formed around founding member Rajan Silva, was through the rekindling of childhood memories relating to his father, who […]
Thandi Ntuli with Carlos Niño | Rainbow Revisited
Liner Notes by Thandi Ntuli: I travelled to Los Angeles and the USA for the first time in 2019. Although I had not met Carlos in person, we connected via Instagram where he saw a video of me playing a piano motif (titled ‘The One’ in this sequence) that he really liked and expressed a […]
Bastien Keb | The Only Angel I Ever Saw Wore Black
“Bastien Keb, the proto-trip-hop of Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier, the rumbling scores of Bernard Herrmann and the cinematic swagger of Barry Adamson” – The Guardian Bastien Keb announces the release of his highly anticipated fifth album, “The Only Angel I’ve Ever Saw Wore Black” set for release September 8th 2023. The album features 15 […]
Jazzbois | Higher Dimension Waiting Room
Jazzbois is a jazz-hip-hop fusion trio from Budapest, Hungary. Their debut album “Jazzbois Goes Blunt” had a strong impact on both the jazz and hip-hop scene, creating a unique psychedelic-flavored fusion that shook the bones of jazz masters and beat lovers alike. As complete newcomers into the scene they were recognized by many key figures […]
Smote | Genog
The brainchild of Daniel Foggin, Smote has evolved seemingly of it’s own volition. “I had the idea for years” he relates, “I love Pärson Sound, Träd, Gräs Och Stenar, Traditional Irish Folk and all sorts of different Drone and Folk music. It was simply finding the opportunity to sit down and get recording. A very […]
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin | Ali
Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced. His legacy and impact are hard to overstate. Ali’s sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in the local languages of Fulfulde, Tamasheq, Songhay and Bambara. The […]
Charles Stepney | Step on Step
International Anthem is proud to present ‘Step on Step’, a double LP collection of home recordings marking the de-facto eponymous debut album by enigmatic producer, arranger, and composer Charles Stepney (1931-1976). The music that makes up Step on Step was created by Stepney alone, in the basement of his home on the Southside of Chicago, […]
Sun Araw | On Patrol
Sun Araw from Los Angeles, originally released “On Patrol” . A double album in two parts, and the fourth full length album from Sun Araw. An album for heavy-steamin’ late nights in the city, inter-dimensional back alleys, ghost cabs; it creeps and tunes in on a much darker, sparser, and more classically minded channel than its predecessors: […]