Saturday, August 29, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
Before The World Blows
If Neo-Soul has a common tongue, it's Erykah Badu's. Sixteen years on, she delivers her first proper studio album, built over three-plus years in close collaboration with The Alchemist — a direct creative dialogue between singer and producer, with Thundercat, Steve Lacy, Earl Sweatshirt and Kamasi Washington all lending a hand. The vinyl edition foregrounds the album's flow for a seamless listen.
Live At Wembley Stadium
Capturing highlights from the Magic Tour, this is Queen's most historically significant live document, now officially reissued as a 3LP set under Sony's stewardship. Recorded on 12 July 1986 at Wembley Stadium, it spans everything from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Under Pressure' to 'We Are The Champions' — the definitive testament to Queen's live power.
Metal Gear Solid: The Vinyl Collection (Original Soundtrack)
Konami Digital Entertainment and Laced Records' 6LP box set 'Metal Gear Solid: The Vinyl Collection' is back in stock. It spans from 1998's 'Metal Gear Solid' to 2015's 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain', plus tracks from the 20th and 25th anniversary Metal Gear Music Collections — 53 tracks in all, a complete survey of the series' musical legacy.
Baquet Wheel
This experimental rock trio, formed in Kyoto in 2006 (Junya Noguchi, Keisuke Ono, Hideaki Yamada), is known for the tight lockstep of guitar, bass and drums. New album 'Baquet Wheel' sounds very different — polyrhythms and melodies drawn from Jazz, Krautrock, Blues and Tuareg music twist naturally together, trading past ferocity for a more acoustic texture. Made in collaboration with Canadian experimental label Marionette, recorded live as a trio using Taku Unami's custom binaural mics, across five tracks.
Mondo Love & Betrayal
Fans of late-80s dance music will fall for this instantly. A duo project from Nottingham scene veteran Neil 'Nail' Tolliday and Henry Claude Scott, bringing Pet Shop Boys, New Order and Depeche Mode's classic DNA back into the present. 'Your Latest' carries the melancholy of Pet Shop Boys' 'Behaviour' era, while 'Whatever Happened To Me' has early Depeche Mode's relentless forward drive — bittersweet Synth Pop that dreams straight back to the 80s.
LEUR L'EXISTENCE 「彼ら」の存在
Kahimi Karie's third mini-album, now getting its proper vinyl release — continuing her signature French-flavoured lyrics and softly whispered delivery, essential listening from the golden era of Shibuya-kei.
Film Bleu
For Tracy Hyde, who disbanded in 2023, were the first Japanese Shoegaze band to receive a dedicated Pitchfork review — their sound roaming between Indie Pop, Guitar Pop, Alternative and Synth Pop, recalling 90s Japanese favourites like SUPERCAR. Their debut studio album, now reissued on Clear Blue Vinyl.
he(r)art
For Tracy Hyde, who disbanded in 2023, were the first Japanese Shoegaze band to receive a dedicated Pitchfork review — their sound roaming between Indie Pop, Guitar Pop, Alternative and Synth Pop, recalling 90s Japanese favourites like SUPERCAR. Their second studio album, now reissued on Clear Purple Vinyl.
New Young City
For Tracy Hyde, who disbanded in 2023, were the first Japanese Shoegaze band to receive a dedicated Pitchfork review — their sound roaming between Indie Pop, Guitar Pop, Alternative and Synth Pop, recalling 90s Japanese favourites like SUPERCAR. Their third studio album, now reissued on Clear Pink Vinyl.
Ethernity
For Tracy Hyde, who disbanded in 2023, were the first Japanese Shoegaze band to receive a dedicated Pitchfork review — their sound roaming between Indie Pop, Guitar Pop, Alternative and Synth Pop, recalling 90s Japanese favourites like SUPERCAR. Their fourth studio album, now reissued on Clear Red Vinyl.
Hotel Insomnia
For Tracy Hyde, who disbanded in 2023, were the first Japanese Shoegaze band to receive a dedicated Pitchfork review — their sound roaming between Indie Pop, Guitar Pop, Alternative and Synth Pop, recalling 90s Japanese favourites like SUPERCAR. Their final album, now reissued on Clear Green Vinyl.
Chinoiseries
Onra's cult classic returns on double vinyl. The album's origin plays out like a road movie: in August 2006, Onra travelled to Vietnam, his grandparents' homeland, roaming Saigon's streets by motorbike for hours until a taxi driver pointed him to an old record shop, where he scooped up 30 worn-out LPs to bring back to Paris. Sampling those unfamiliar old records into beats produced this globally beloved underground classic.
One of the most important records in Dub history. Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry and mixed by King Tubby, now remastered from the Original Mix by WEEK-END RECORDS. Regarded as one of the earliest full-length Dub albums, first released in late 1972 at the height of Jamaica's Sound System Culture, when producers began stripping hit Reggae tracks into instrumental 'Versions' — the moment Dub became its own art form. Vocals flicker in and out, drums are suddenly spotlighted, basslines pushed to the front of the mix, all wrapped in spring reverb, tape delay and generous silence — proof that the remix itself can be the main event, an aesthetic that would echo through Post-Punk, Electronic, Hip-Hop and Ambient.