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Staff Picks w / c 25th September 2020

Juno Records Staff Picks

Juno Records Staff Picks

Staff Picks w/c 25th September 2020
25 Sep 2020
Our staff here at Juno Records select their top music picks to hit the shelves this week. Including new vinyl 12” and 7” releases, reissues, represses and limited editions.
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1
Cat: DD 018JIM. Rel: 11 Oct 21
 
Hip Hop/R&B
Jim Dunloop - "Espirito Do Rio" (Brazil Wave edit) (3:13)
Jim Dunloop & GRZLY Adams - "Different Sweetnuts" (Walk In The Shade edit) (3:58)
Review: For the latest "45" in the Dusty Donuts series of edits and mash ups, the Berlin-based crew has turned to long-time crew member Jim Dunloop, a jazz-trained pianist-turned-producer best known for his work alongside Marc Hype. He begins with "Spirit De Rio", a wonderfully warm, head-nodding, hip-hop style revision of a summery-sounding old samba gem rich in dewy-eyed female vocals and glistening guitars. Long-time friend, and occasional collaborator Grizzly Adams lends a hand on flipside cut "Different Sweetnuts", a deep and woozy revision of a fragile, female-fronted soul number that wraps drowsy elements from the pair's source material around a bass-heavy beat.
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out of stock $14.73
2
Cat: ASIPV 025. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Ambient/Drone
A Backyard In A City Of Cities (2:21)
Lullaby (4:54)
Glossy Blackbird (5:28)
Sontag Morgen (5:53)
Utila Padio (6:00)
Rhein Valley (5:40)
Mare Nectaris (6:28)
Mare Nubium (6:16)
Just In The Moment (5:38)
4pm - 4am (5:57)
Nautical Dawn (4:32)
Review: Long-serving Swedish producer Joel Mull, previously best-known for his club-focused techno sets, first started work on Nautical Dawn, his first album under his occasional Damm alias, over a decade ago. Inspired by the natural phenomenon of 'nautical dawn' - that point when the sun is not yet above the horizon, but bathes the sky in vivid colours - he wanted to make music for the break of dawn that combined home-made field recordings with suitably drowsy, opaque electronic motifs, slow-burn ambient chords, tactile aural textures and, when the mood took him, horizontal and hypnotic beats. It may have taken him a while, but the resultant set is little less than inspired: an evocative set of enveloping compositions that tease and tingle the senses.
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out of stock $26.06
3
Cat: SS 079/80/81. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Deep House
Hambone Cappuccino (5:36)
Radar Detector (6:19)
This Is For You (with Maurissa Rose) (10:31)
Wuddaji (5:41)
Hennyweed Buckdance (7:13)
Angry Purple Birds (10:35)
Kung Fu Shoes (8:03)
All Your Boys Are Biters (3:33)
Knew Better Do Better (10:22)
Review: The inimitable Theo Parrish is in a class of one. His brand of music is impossible to categorise as it draws on so many unique sounds in so many unique ways. This new album is another spellbinding affair that takes scuffed up house rhythms and intertwines them with freeform percussive patterns and off-grid synths that get pulled apart then rebuilt before your very ears. It is experimental music with an improvised jazz mindset that can range from complex and dense tapestries like 'Radar Detector' to the more upbeat and playful 'Hennyweed Buckdance' via fucked up drum sketches like 'All Your Boys Are Biters.'
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out of stock $40.00
4
Funky Boogie Woogie (4:32)
I Don't Want To Share Your Love (5:09)
Electric Murder (3:46)
Inspiration (3:42)
Shake (6:24)
April Girl (5:16)
Review: In 1983 a group of Nigerian musicians in London headed into a studio in Hoxton Square and recorded their sole LP: a boogie and disco-infused set called 'Electric Murder'. The album was released the same year on a tiny Nigerian label, meaning that copies of this obscure classic have been sought after ever since. As this beautifully packaged and produced reissue proves, 'Electric Murder' has lost none of its lustre. Highlights come thick and fast throughout, from the slap-bass heavy celebration of opener "Funky Boogie Woogie" and the deep disco brilliance of "Electric Murder", to the low-slung, delay-laden disco-funk gem "Shake" and sugary, synth-laden slow jam "April's Girl", a track that boasts some suitably super electric piano solos.
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out of stock $20.00
5
Cat: HELMET 01. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Deep House
Gene On Earth - "Storsley" (6:40)
Kepler - "Acid Communications" (5:45)
Jhobei - "Grande Sultry" (7:07)
Noiro - "11 Reasons To" (6:18)
Review: Much loved UK underground stalwart Truly Madly kicks off his new label with a trip to the outer edges of the dancefloor. It's a various artist affair drawing on some of the most interesting producers round right now. It's the much hyped Gene On Earth who kicks off with a cosmic tech workout for mind, body and soul, and Kepler keeps the uplifting vibes alive with his high speed and slick acid cracker. The flip side is taken care of firstly by Jhobei with his deeper, more spacious 'Grande Sultry' which erupts on fanatical sci-fi synths and Noiro cloys out with a gritty head-wrecker.
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out of stock $13.43
6
Cat: RWX 012B. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Minimal/Tech House
Aslohop (12:28)
Detrand (21:00)
Review: Earlier in the year, Chilean minimal maestro Ricardo Villalobos reached an agreement with Rawax for the long-established label to release a series of singles and, more remarkably, a digital-only, hour-long track called 'Matsu'. This brown, marbled vinyl 12" is the first in the sequence of singles to hit stores and contains two typically lengthy workouts. Lead cut 'Aslohop' leads the way, with Villalobos once again delivering entrancing action built around oddly programmed, distinctively swung South American drum hits, curious noises and a hypnotic, undulating bassline. Flipside 'Detrand' is an even more spaced-out and druggy affair, with various barely audible samples subtly rising and falling for 21 minutes atop another deliciously out-there rhythm track.
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out of stock $13.16
7
Cat: SIG 027. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Drum And Bass
Falls To You VIP (6:05)
End Of Meaning (5:16)
Review: Northern Ireland's Dominick Martin, or Calibre, to the drum & bass buying public, has a reputation for bringing new angles on this well-worn sound and these two new sides of vinyl are no exceptions. The VIP version of Falls To You sees his crisp, irresistible beats doing their magic but the piano, reflective vocal and minimal electronic flourishes lend this roller a spooky, eerie quality. The flip track End of Meaning has a slightly warmer, more optimistic vibe but is still reflective, the vocals being sent through echoey dub effects for maximum atmospherics. Definitely ploughing his own furrow, as ever, Calibre demonstrates here why those in the know will always check what he's up to.
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out of stock $10.52
8
Cat: MC 044. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Minimal/Tech House
Kitchen Spasm (7:53)
Lounge (7:23)
Kitchen Spasm (dub) (4:48)
Review: Earlier in the year, Mint Condition started offering up gems from the bulging back catalogue of Housey Doingz, an all-star collective of early UK tech-house producers (Terry Francis and Nathan Coles included) whose numerous late 1990s releases did much to popularize the sound they helped pioneer. The label has already mined their fabulous debut album, Doing It, and has now decided to reissue their 2000 EP House Utensils. A-side 'Kitchen Spasm' is a bustling, loose-limbed treat that layers aggressive acid lines and jumpy bass over a hip-swinging breakbeat house beat. The original mix is complimented on the flipside by a more slamming, funk-fuelled tech-house style 'Dub' mix, while the track sandwiched in between, 'Lounge', is a lusciously positive chunk of chunky '90s tech-house puritanism.

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out of stock $10.27
9
Cat: CS 022. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Minimal/Tech House
Process
Systems
Long Train
Effect
Review:  The ever-prolific Burnski is back on Constant Sound with some upfront bumpers that once again demonstrate his standing as a leading light in the modern tech house movement. 'Process' manages to balance moody, melodic atmospherics with a rock solid rhythm section, while 'Systems' takes things in a decidedly more jacking, tracky direction. 'Long Train' keeps the pressure up with a mean low end and some whipcrack claps to made your head spin. 'Effect' finishes the set off with a sumptuous dub excursion that will appeal to all those who like Basic Channel headspace matched with a sturdy house groove.
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out of stock $8.94
10
Cat: KIMOCHI 43. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Techno
Anxiety Sensitivity (4:24)
Intolerance Of Uncertainty (4:41)
Emotional Distress Endurance (4:18)
Observation Via (4:15)
Open Attention (4:53)
To Presence (5:26)
Review: The latest drop on the consistently brilliant Kimochi comes from Eho Kates, a new project from Todd Gys and Brendon Moeller. While the names involved may be familiar, the resulting sound is something wholly fresh. Certainly, Moeller's rightly heralded instinct for dubwise processes is no great shock, but there's a playful sense of experimentation powering every element of this release from the scuffed, fractured rhythms of 'Anxiety Sensitivity' to the submerged echo chamber surrealism of 'Emotional Distress Endurance'. Inquisitive processes and otherworldly sound design shape out the whole record, shot through with the alluring mystery that defines Kimochi output overall.
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out of stock $18.17
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VARIOUS
Cat: JMANLP 122. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Jazz
John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme Pt 1: Acknowledgement" (7:47)
Elvin Jones - "Fantazm" (3:59)
Max Roach - "Lonesome Lover" (1:57)
Yusef Lateef - "Sister Mamie" (5:15)
Freddie Hubbard - "The 7th Day" (10:27)
McCoy Tyner - "Three Flowers" (10:13)
Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet - "Half & Half" (6:24)
McCoy Tyner - "Groove Waltz" (5:27)
Archie Shepp - "Le Matin Des Noire" (7:54)
Michael White - "The Blessing Song" (6:07)
Alice Coltrane - "Turiya & Ramakrishna" (8:17)
Phil Woods - "A Taste Of Honey" (5:40)
Pharoah Sanders - "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah" (14:56)
John Klemmer - "Constant Throb" (part 1) (3:03)
Pharoah Sanders - "Thembi" (7:05)
Marion Brown - "Maimoun" (7:25)
Alice Coltrane - "Journey In Satchidananda" (6:31)
Review: It would be fair to say that the latest instalment of Jazzman's popular Spiritual Jazz compilation series is one of its biggest yet. Stretched across three slabs of wax, it sees the label's dusty-fingered diggers raid the bulging back catalogue of one of jazz music's most important and celebrated labels of the '60s and '70s, Impulse!. It opens with 'Part One: Acknowledgement' from John Coltrane's brilliant A Love Supreme album and ends with Alice Coltrane's wonderfully exotic 'Journey In Satchidanada'; in between, you'll find essential slabs of cosmic and spiritual brilliance from such legends of the sound as Archie Shepp, Max Roach, Yusuf Lateef, Freddie Hubbard and Pharoah Sanders, as well as a handful of lesser-celebrated players.
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out of stock $28.16
12
Cat: POWERHOUSE 11011. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Deep House
WK7 - "Wait" (5:56)
Zigg Gonsalezz - "Sunday" (3pm) (8:45)
Zigg Gonsalezz - "Sunday" (Work It) (4:09)
Review: On the latest missive from his energy packed Power House imprint, Rene Pawlowitz - he of Shed and Head High fame - has chosen to showcase tracks from two of his lesser-celebrated alter egos, WK7 and Zigg Gonsalezz. As befits the peak-time ready, party-starting nature of the label, A-side 'Wait' offers an addictive blend of bustling, beefed-up house drums, glassy-eyed female vocal samples and sleazy, rave-igniting riffs. Over on the flip we get two distinctive takes on 'Sunday': the classic New Jersey garage meets Nu Groove style deep house warmth of the '3pm' version, and a stomping late night revision (entitled 'Work It') that peppers a chunky, extra-percussive beat with tight electric piano stabs and booming bass.
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out of stock $16.59
13
Cat: UC 202001. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
UK Garage
A London Thing (feat MC Styles) (6:10)
4 The Ladies (feat MC Styles & JD Braithewaite) (6:24)
out of stock $14.48
14
Cat: KLNR 6. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Electro
Darklord (6:06)
Artificiality (5:00)
Duplicate (5:46)
Izadi (6:18)
Review: The Dutch label Klakson is a real mark of electro quality. It has been doing its do since before the current hype and will continue long after, no doubt. Sepher takes the reins for this one and fires out of the blocks on serrated synths and chattery 808s. The basslines are so dynamic and restless on 'Artificiality' your mind will get tied in knots trying to keep up, while 'Duplicate' brings clipped Drexcyian funk that doesn't hang around. There is a deeper, more pensive vibe to 'Izadi' that completes a fine EP with a broad array of styles.
out of stock $9.46
15
Dancing (4:11)
The Two Of Us (4:40)
Running (4:18)
Review: This rather rare and emotionally raw disco bomb from Jackie Stoudemire & Al Stewart landed back in 1998 and often fetches upwards of L300, if you can find it. It now gets a full remaster and is presented with replica artwork for Record Store Day 2020. Opening salvo 'Dancing' is an uplifting jam with laid bare vocals soaring over a tight, kinetic rhythm section. After the dancing thrills of that one, 'The Two Of Us' is a more sentimental slow dance for lazy Sundays, and 'Running' closes out the triptych somewhere in between, with soaring strings and life-affirming Rhodes riffs.
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 in stock $12.62
16
Cat: MOVLP 1380C. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Indie/Alternative
Slowdive (5:08)
Avalyn 1 (4:48)
Morningrise (4:19)
She Calls (5:34)
Losing Today (4:57)
Shine (5:20)
Albatross (4:59)
Review: Originally unveiled in 1992, Blue Day represents one of the most exciting periods in the evolution of British shoegaze heroes Slowdive - their formative years. Comprising the first three EPs, or at least a good chunk of each and the entirety of the seminal Morningrise, it's less of a history lesson and more a reminder of just how well the seven-piece's music has stood the test of time.

There are some notable omissions, it's true. So the Slowdive songs here are missing 'Avalyn II'. And there's no 'Catch The Breeze' or cover of Syd Barrett's 'Golden Hair' included from Holding Our Breath. Still, with the ethereal yet jangly rock of 'She Calls', 'Losing Today''s dark, almost choral atmospherics, and the white noise and discordance of 'Albatross', ain't nobody complaining here.
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out of stock $17.89
17
Cat: DOCK 71X. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Birthright (feat Zia Ahmed, Mirande & Swadesi) (4:13)
Juggernaut (feat Kushal Gaya) (7:43)
Mumbay (feat MC Mawali - Auntie Flo remix) (5:00)
Birthright (Emanative remix) (4:38)
out of stock $9.46
18
Cat: CYCLE 001. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Deep House
Running To Chad (5:56)
Running To Chad (Jesse remix) (6:32)
Running To Chad (DJ Python Opho remix) (8:19)
out of stock $13.16
19
Cat: CPU 01011010. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Drum And Bass
I Wish (6:16)
Acid Science (6:53)
Estrogen Attitude (4:31)
We Could Disappear (5:16)
out of stock $15.78
20
Cat: RNV 05. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
UK Garage
Groovin' (4:59)
Not Because Of You (4:34)
Teedra (6:37)
Review: Highrise continues to pile on the pressure through his breakout year in the buoyant UK garage scene, following up crucial spots on Plastik People and Shuffle 'n' Swing with more of that immaculately rendered 2-step tackle to get you shaking uncontrollably. 'Groovin' is steeped in soul and vibe, while 'Not Because Of You' gets even craftier with its organ chops and vocal slices. 'Teedra' on the B-side follows suit, displaying a razor sharp instinct for the funkiest slithers of sound to get bouncing around that deadly swing. If you need proof there's plenty of fresh garage being made these days, then cop yourself one of these before they're all snapped up.
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out of stock $7.37
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Cat: NONPLUS 053. Rel: 21 Sep 20
 
Techno
Walk Talk (5:45)
Croak (5:59)
808 (Hacked) (4:59)
Metal Forest (5:11)
Review: It's been a while between drinks for Alexander Green, who has not released a solo record under the Boddika alias for nearly seven years (his most recent outing was a 2016 collaboration with Joy Orbison). The Walk Talk EP, which marks his return to the Nonplus label he founded 11 years ago, is therefore something of an 'event release' - in certain circles at least. Interestingly, opener 'Walk Talk' is a creepy and clandestine chunk of brooding analogue techno in its most traditional form, while the track that follows, 'Croak', adds buzzing and brain-melting bass to an otherwise similarly moody groove. Over on the flip '808 (Hacked)' doffs a cap to the polyrhythmic techno sparseness of Livity Sound, while 'Metal Forest' is as weird, wonky and mind-altering as they come.
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out of stock $10.52
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