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Unreleased 1964 tapes surfacing after more than sixty years: Copenhagen's underground Contemporary Jazz Quartet joined by Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray — the very rhythm section behind Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity. Two basses form the core, Peacock's bowing and racing pizzicato tangling with Steffen Andersen, while Murray dissolves the pulse into wave-like drumming that pushes the group into wide-open improvisation. Ferocious, yet still carrying the lyricism and warmth particular to Danish players. Issued by Formalibera, Alga Marghen's free jazz imprint, with liner notes by Mats Gustafsson; 300 copies worldwide.

沉睡超過六十年的 1964 年未發表錄音，來自哥本哈根地下 Free Jazz 場景的 The Contemporary Jazz Quartet，在這場 Session 中迎來 Gary Peacock 與 Sunny Murray——正是 Albert Ayler《Spiritual Unity》的節奏組合。兩把貝斯的交鋒是核心，Peacock 的弓奏與奔騰撥弦和 Steffen Andersen 不斷交纏，Sunny Murray 瓦解固定拍點、如海浪般流動的鼓奏把樂團推向完全開放的即興空間。狂野之外仍保有丹麥樂手特有的抒情與溫度。由義大利 Alga Marghen 旗下 Free Jazz 子廠牌 Formalibera 發行，Mats Gustafsson 撰寫內頁文字，全球限量 300 張。

Melbourne's Standing Circle, led by guitarist Larry Crestani, who plays the Ethiopian kraar alongside guitar, percussion and voice, lending the group a bright harp-like shimmer. Their debut album collects eight pieces recorded live at The Grove in Melbourne, moving between spiritual jazz and jazz-funk grooves; the nine-minute opener 'Liftoff' is especially lovely — spacious, clear and meditative, recalling the luminous sound of the Gondwana Records catalogue. The band is a rotating cast of Melbourne players, so improvisation runs through everything. Vinyl on Melbourne label La Sape Records.

由吉他手 Larry Crestani 領軍的墨爾本樂團 Standing Circle，除了吉他、打擊與人聲，他還演奏衣索比亞傳統弦樂器 Kraar，為整體帶入近似豎琴般的清亮音色。首張同名專輯收錄八首作品，於墨爾本 The Grove 現場錄製，遊走在 Spiritual Jazz 與 Jazz-Funk 的 Groove 之間；長達九分鐘的開場曲〈Liftoff〉寬闊清澈又帶冥想氣息，令人聯想到 Gondwana Records 那種澄澈靈性的聲音。樂團由一群流動的墨爾本樂手組成，作品因此保留大量即興。黑膠由墨爾本廠牌 La Sape Records 發行。

The song collection from Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding, back in stock in October after the 3LP sold out again. Iceland's Low Roar anchors the set — 'Don't Be So Serious', 'Bones', 'I'll Keep Coming' carry the whole lonely delivery run — alongside Chvrches' title track 'Death Stranding', Silent Poets' collaborations with Leila Adu and Okay Kaya, and Apocalyptica's 'Path'. Wide, desolate music that gathers up the game's sense of crossing an emptied world.

小島秀夫《死亡擱淺》的歌曲集，3LP 再度完售後於十月補貨。專輯以冰島樂團 Low Roar 為核心，〈Don't Be So Serious〉、〈Bones〉、〈I'll Keep Coming〉等曲貫穿整趟孤獨的送貨旅程；另有 Chvrches 的主題曲〈Death Stranding〉、Silent Poets 與 Leila Adu、Okay Kaya 的合作，以及 Apocalyptica 的〈Path〉。空曠、蒼涼，把遊戲裡那種橫越荒原的疏離感完整收攏。

Quebec dream-pop duo Ghostly Kisses: Margaux Sauvé's voice melts you the moment she opens her mouth, set against Louis-Étienne Santais's finely wrought arrangements for a sound that's airy and quietly healing. Their 2022 debut Heaven, Wait was recorded with a real orchestra at Fame's Studio in North Macedonia, letting a minimal bedroom-pop foundation open out into an immersive, half-lit soundscape. Restocked on limited white vinyl.

魁北克夢幻流行二人組 Ghostly Kisses，主唱 Margaux Sauvé 一開口就讓人融化，搭上製作人 Louis-Étienne Santais 精緻的編曲，做出空靈又療癒的聲音。2022 年首張專輯《Heaven, Wait》遠赴北馬其頓 Fame's Studio 錄製真實管弦樂團編制，讓極簡的 Bedroom Pop 底色勾勒出極具沉浸感的幽微聲景。限量白色彩膠補貨。

The follow-up that rode the momentum of their debut and took Best Jazz Album at the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards, selling out on vinyl across that year's UK tour. The London five-piece fuse the street energy of jungle, grime and hip-hop with African diasporic traditions, Fela Kuti's afrobeat spirit running through the whole thing, and drummer Femi Koleoso hitting hard enough to convince even longtime Tony Allen devotees. Recorded at Abbey Road, mixed by Floating Points and Matt Mysko.

接續首作熱度推出的第二作，一舉拿下 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards 最佳爵士專輯，當年英國巡演現場黑膠全數售罄。倫敦五人組把 Jungle、Grime、嘻哈的街頭養分與非裔文化徹底交融，Fela Kuti 的 Afrobeat 靈魂貫穿全場，鼓手 Femi Koleoso 的重擊律動連 Tony Allen 的老粉都會信服。整張作品於 Abbey Road 錄製，Floating Points 與 Matt Mysko 共同混音。

The long-out-of-print 3LP of the Ghost of Tsushima score, restocked in October. Chasing an air of Eastern mystery, the game's team brought in Shigeru Umebayashi — Wong Kar-wai's longtime collaborator on In the Mood for Love and The Grandmaster — and paired him with award-winning screen composer Ilan Eshkeri for the sweeping orchestral side. Umebayashi leans heavily on shamisen, shakuhachi, koto and taiko, giving the whole score a commanding Japanese cast. Very limited quantities.

缺貨許久、已經絕版的電玩神級原聲帶《對馬戰鬼》3LP，十月補貨。遊戲製作團隊為求神秘的東方色彩，特別找來與王家衛熟識的梅林茂（《花樣年華》、《一代宗師》）擔當配樂，並邀屢獲殊榮的影視作曲家 Ilan Eshkeri 加入磅礡管絃樂。梅林茂大量使用三味線、尺八、古箏、太鼓等傳統樂器，讓配樂充滿和風與震懾感。數量非常有限。