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A mysterious Quebec duo of Klek and Khn de Poitrine, weaving hypnotic visual-musical whirlpools from forceful drum patterns and layered guitars. Their KEXP live session has racked up millions of views, international tours and festival slots sell out instantly, and the album has been widely tipped as a psych / prog rock peak of the year. First-pressing vinyl and CD quantities are extremely limited.

魁北克神秘雙人組合 Angine de Poitrine 由 Klek 與 Khn de Poitrine 組成，擅長以強勁的鼓點律動與層次豐富的吉他，編織出令人沉醉的聽覺與視覺漩渦。KEXP 現場錄音 Session 已累積數百萬次觀看，國際巡演與各大音樂祭場場完售，被譽為今年不容錯過的迷幻／前衛搖滾神作。首批黑膠 CD 數量極為有限，6 月下旬發貨。

Volume II from Angine de Poitrine pushes the duo's hypnotic drum-and-guitar formula even tighter. Klek and Khn de Poitrine continue to ride a wave of KEXP-driven attention with millions of views and sold-out international tours. First-run vinyl and CD copies are deeply limited — the overseas label has already gone short on initial stock.

Angine de Poitrine 第二張作品，延續首作的強勁鼓點律動與層次豐富的吉他，迷幻能量更加緊密。由 Klek 與 Khn de Poitrine 組成的雙人組合，KEXP Session 點閱破百萬，全球巡演完售；首批黑膠 CD 國外廠牌也告缺貨，到台數量極為有限。

Long hailed by international press as one of the great compilation series, Compost Records' flagship 'Future Sounds Of Jazz' returns for Volume 15 — a 4LP set of 21 tracks, eight previously unreleased, sketching where electronic jazz might go next. Names span Toshio Matsuura Group, James Holden, Martin Buttrich, Maurice Fulton and beyond, with every track an unexpected hybrid.

各國雜誌將 Future Sounds Of Jazz 評為有史以來最好的彙編系列之一。德國 downbeat dance / nu jazz 廠牌 Compost Records 在第 15 輯集結 21 首曲目，以 4LP 超豪華形式發行起家系列最新作，釋出 8 首獨家未發行曲目。一如既往，幾乎所有曲目都是美妙的混合體，揭示出令人驚訝的電子爵士未來流派——Toshio Matsuura Group、James Holden、Martin Buttrich、Maurice Fulton 等名字並陳。

Yoko Ono's 1981 classic finally arrives on vinyl for the first time, marking 45 years. Recorded only seven months after John Lennon's death, the album is a raw, unflinching primal scream — love, loss, anger and fear rendered in extraordinary detail. The cover image is Lennon's bloodstained glasses, returned to Yoko by Roosevelt Hospital. 'Losing him is something you never get past,' she said — and turned that grief into 'Season of Glass.'

小野洋子 1981 年的經典專輯時隔 45 週年首次黑膠發行。失去丈夫 John Lennon 僅僅七個月，小野以極其細膩的情感描繪了愛、失去、憤怒與恐懼，是一部坦率無比的原始吶喊。封面則是約翰藍儂的眼鏡從羅斯福醫院歸還給她時的狀態。即使小野表示「失去丈夫的痛苦永遠無法擺脫」，她仍勇敢將之寫成這張《Season of Glass》。

Electronic-organ player Shigeo Sekito's 1975 masterwork, home to the magic-melody track 'The Word II.' That song re-entered the canon after Mac DeMarco lifted it for 'Chamber of Reflection' and Travis Scott / Quavo's Huncho Jack used it on 'How U Feel.' The album also reframes Beatles and Procol Harum tunes plus jazz standards as bossa nova, producing a wistful, lounge-tinted glow. Reissued on purple vinyl.

電子琴演奏家関藤繁生 1975 年代表作，收錄擁有魔法旋律的〈The Word II〉。這首作品因近年被 Mac DeMarco〈Chamber of Reflection〉引用、又被 Travis Scott 與 Quavo 組成的 HUNCHO JACK〈How U Feel〉作為嘻哈取樣，使這首作品一舉成名。專輯還將 Beatles、Procol Harum 的作品以及多首爵士標準曲改編為 Bossa Nova 風格，營造出帶有淡淡哀愁的聲響。此次以紫色彩膠復刻。

A 1968 piano-trio document from Norio Maeda — celebrated as the arranger who 'could write different scores with each hand simultaneously.' Spotlighting his playing rather than his writing, the trio with Takeshi Inomata and Tatsurō Takimoto moves between new-mainstream lyricism and prepared-piano experiment (he once mic'd the interior with seven mics). Originally on Takt Jazz Series, reissued for Japan's Record Day.

被譽為「能用右手與左手同時寫出不同樂譜」的天才編曲家前田憲男 1968 年作品。聚焦他作為鋼琴家的另一面，與盟友猪俣猛、滝本達郎組成三重奏，既有新主流派式的端正旋律，也能聽見 prepared piano 帶來的實驗性，甚至曾將多達 7 支麥克風設置於鋼琴內部。最初由日本爵士名門 Takt Jazz Series 推出，此次「唱片之日」再版。

Thee Sinseers — the California outfit driving the current sweet-soul revival, fronted by Joey Quiñones — returns with their second album. 'Love Stories' isn't sugar-coated balladry but a wider, more open reading of love: lovers' wounds and reconciliations, family ties, loss, things never said aloud. The production reaches for a warmer, more 60s-leaning palette — upright bass, amp-pushed guitar, earthy instrumentation — for a retro romance all their own. Out on Colemine Records.

來自加州、引領當代 Sweet Soul 場景的 Thee Sinseers，由主腦 Joey Quiñones 為核心，推出第二張全新作品。專輯名雖叫「愛情故事」，卻不是單純甜美的芭樂情歌，而是把愛寫成更複雜、更開放的狀態——戀人之間的傷害與和解、家庭之間的牽絆、失去、以及一直沒能說出口的感情。新作使用了更溫暖、貼近 60 年代質地的聲響，包括低音大提琴、經過音箱推動的吉他與帶有泥土氣味的配置，呈現獨有的復古浪漫之味。由 Colemine Records 發行。

A bucket-list jazz LP — Chet Baker's 1962 sessions cut at RCA's Rome studios. Music On Vinyl issues a numbered, limited edition of 1,500 copies on coloured vinyl. The album captures Baker at peak form — magnetic phrasing, deep feeling, prime-era analogue sound — pressed on 180g audiophile vinyl in a linen-textured jacket. The 'transparent orange' colour nods to the Italian sun of the original era.

爵士樂迷必收的傳奇名盤——Chet Baker 1962 年遠赴義大利羅馬 RCA 錄音室灌錄的作品。Music On Vinyl 宣布發行 1500 張獨立流水編號限量彩膠版。專輯記錄了 Chet Baker 狀態極佳、充滿魔力且情感濃郁的類比黃金錄音；頂級 180 克發燒重盤壓片，豪華亞麻布紋外套，彩膠顏色呼應 60 年代義大利艷陽的「透明橘」。

Joey Quiñones — Thee Sinseers' frontman — steps out with his first solo album on Colemine Records, and it is pure mood-lifter. 'Don't Let Go' is hard to resist: a slightly raspy, magnetic voice over soft, plaintive melodies. 'For You' rolls in on reggae and asks you to move. Quiñones is one of the most trusted voices on the modern West Coast sweet-soul / Chicano-soul scene, and the album folds Jamaican music into that lineage with ease. Essential for fans of Big Crown and Daptone.

聽到這張心情真的會變得很好——Thee Sinseers 主腦 Joey Quiñones 的首張個人專輯，由 Colemine Records 發行。〈Don't Let Go〉那種浪漫很難抗拒，沙啞迷人的嗓音與柔軟哀愁的旋律輕撫肌膚；〈For You〉的雷鬼律動更讓人在原地踏起舞步。Joey 是當代西岸 Sweet Soul／Chicano Soul 樂迷信賴的歌手，這張把 Sweet Soul 與 Jamaican music 的養分自然融合，喜歡 Big Crown、Daptone 的朋友務必留意。