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Nearly 35 years spanning jazz and electronic music: Tokyo-born, New York-based Takuya Nakamura is a DJ, trumpeter and electronic musician moving freely between jungle, drum & bass, broken beat and deep techno. Warm, sensual beats meet jazz trumpet and deep low end, carrying the seductive atmosphere of 90s artcore and LTJ Bukem. Chapter 1 of this 2LP collects studio versions including collaborations with Shigeto, Tim Reaper and Currency Audio; Chapter 2 documents a full live set at London's legendary fabric, blending DJ work, electronics, vocals and trumpet.

橫跨 Jazz 與電子音樂近 35 年，生於東京、長居紐約的 Takuya Nakamura 同時是 DJ、小號手與電子音樂家，遊走於 Jungle、Drum & Bass、Broken Beat 與 Deep Techno 之間。電子節拍溫暖感性，爵士小號與深沉低頻交錯，散發 90 年代 Artcore、LTJ Bukem 一路的迷人氛圍。雙黑膠第一張 Chapter 1 為錄音室版本，收錄與 Shigeto、Tim Reaper、Currency Audio 的合作；第二張 Chapter 2 則完整記錄倫敦傳奇俱樂部 fabric 的現場演出，融合 DJ、電子樂器、人聲與小號。

The easy sway of disco crossed with reggae. French label STIX Records — a cult name among balearic and rare groove diggers — returns with the seventh volume of its flagship Disco Reggae series, again curated by Charles Maurice. Alongside a cover of Hall & Oates's 'I Can't Go for That,' Japan's Slowly turns Jenevieve's 'Baby Powder' into a soft, loose reggae version, becoming the first Japanese artist ever included in the series. Regulars Taggy Matcher, Mystic Jungle and Soul Sugar reconvene, dressing familiar melodies in Jamaican rhythm — warm, approachable and quietly joyful.

Disco × Reggae 的悠閒律動。在 Balearic、Rare Groove 樂迷之間擁有邪典級人氣的法國廠牌 STIX Records，招牌《Disco Reggae》系列帶著第七輯回歸，依舊由 Charles Maurice 精心選曲。除了翻玩 Hall & Oates 名曲〈I Can't Go for That〉，這次還有來自日本的 Slowly 將 Jenevieve〈Baby Powder〉改成鬆軟的 Reggae 版本，成為系列史上首位收錄的日本音樂人。Taggy Matcher、Mystic Jungle、Soul Sugar 等熟悉班底再次集合，熟悉的旋律換上一身牙買加律動，親和又充滿幸福感。

Brisbane's Kerbside Collection is a jazz-funk quartet of guitar, bass, drums and horns that has spent years folding raw jazz-funk, deep funk, soul and rare groove into its records. Lead single 'Shivers' lands the moment its tight drums kick in — silky guitar lines over an elastic bassline, relaxed but full of groove, the sound of grabbing a board and heading for the Gold Coast swell. Languid jazz-funk shot through with vintage R&B and soul, the album also includes a cover of People Under The Stairs's hip-hop classic 'San Francisco Knights.'

來自澳洲布里斯本的 Jazz-Funk 樂團 Kerbside Collection，以吉他、貝斯、鼓與銅管組成四重奏，多年來持續把粗獷的 Jazz-Funk、Deep Funk、Soul 與 Rare Groove 融進作品。新作先行單曲〈Shivers〉緊密的鼓聲一衝出來就知道中了，絲滑流暢的吉他樂句搭配彈性十足的貝斯線，鬆弛又有 Groove，讓人想挾著浪板直衝黃金海岸的浪頭。慵懶的 Jazz-Funk 同時散發老派 Vintage R&B 與 Soul 氣息，專輯裡還翻玩了 People Under The Stairs 的 Hip-Hop 經典〈San Francisco Knights〉。

The Ethiopian begena is a large ten-stringed lyre holding sacred status in Amharic culture. Legend has it the instrument was given by God to King David and later carried to Ethiopia alongside the Ark of the Covenant, played for centuries only by kings, nobles and devout scholars. Its ten gut strings stand for the Ten Commandments, and small leather strips called enzirotch placed between string and bridge produce the instrument's signature buzz — low, rough, close to drone. Tradition holds that it drives the devil back thirty paces. These recordings were made by ethnomusicologist Stéphanie Weisser in Addis Ababa between 2002 and 2005, issued on vinyl by Death Is Not The End.

來自衣索比亞的 Begena（貝格納琴）是一種擁有十根琴弦的大型里拉琴，在阿姆哈拉文化中地位神聖。傳說它最初由上帝賜予大衛王，後與約櫃一同被帶到衣索比亞，長久以來只由國王、貴族與虔誠知識階層演奏。十根羊腸弦象徵十誡，弦與琴橋之間夾入稱為 Enzirotch 的小皮革片，使撥弦時產生極具辨識度的嗡鳴，低沉粗糙、近乎 Drone 的質地。傳統信仰相信它能讓魔鬼退避三十步。本作由民族音樂學者 Stéphanie Weisser 於 2002 至 2005 年間在首都阿迪斯阿貝巴錄製，黑膠由 Death Is Not The End 發行。

A new Skepta album. Steeped in sound systems, clubs and rave culture, he has built a sonic system of his own, moving freely between grime, garage, house and jungle. The record wrestles with what it means to be British, the son of Nigerian immigrants, and someone living between cultures. The press line says it cements his place at the centre of rap — but what consistently astonishes is how he handles sound, and that voice.

Skepta 新專輯來了。沉浸於音響系統、俱樂部與銳舞派對，他儼然形塑出屬於自己的聲響系統，在 Grime、Garage、House、Jungle 之間穿梭自如。新專輯探討身為英國人、奈及利亞移民之子，以及遊走於不同文化之間的意義；發行資訊說他鞏固了饒舌的核心地位，但真正令人驚艷的始終是他處理聲音的方式——還有那個著實迷人的口音。

Bill Evans's trio with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker, captured for Verve in 1965. From 'Israel' to ''Round Midnight,' Evans's touch is as delicate and lyrical as ever, the three players trading space with easy precision. This is the 2022 Verve Acoustic Sounds Edition audiophile pressing — final copies in stock.

Bill Evans 與貝斯手 Chuck Israels、鼓手 Larry Bunker 組成的三重奏，1965 年為 Verve 留下的名盤。從〈Israel〉到〈'Round Midnight〉，Evans 的觸鍵一如既往細膩而富抒情張力，三人之間的互動鬆緊有度。此次為 2022 年 Verve Acoustic Sounds Edition 高品質發行，最後現貨釋出。

The soundtrack to The Theory of Everything, composed by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. As ever, he threads modern classical writing, piano and electronics into the film's narrative, building an exquisite soundscape. This pressing is a limited run of 1,000 individually numbered cream-white vinyl copies.

《愛的萬物論》原聲帶消息釋出，由冰島作曲家 Jóhann Jóhannsson 操刀創作。一貫將古典音樂、鋼琴演奏與電子樂巧妙融合進電影敘事，呈現出絕美音景。此次為限量一千張、獨立編號的奶油白彩膠發行。