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Skinshape — Chapman's Pool
Psychedelic Soul / Funk / Trip-Hop 2026

Skinshape

Chapman's Pool

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The new album from Skinshape, the project led by British musician William Dorey — languid rhythms and warm soul shot through with psychedelia and vintage cinematic atmosphere. This one folds in Ethiopian jazz, spaghetti-western scoring and 1980s South African bubblegum pop. Essential if you love the retro groove of Khruangbin.


Parannoul — To See The Next Part Of The Dream
Shoegaze / Post-Rock / Bedroom Pop 2021

Parannoul

To See The Next Part Of The Dream

The defining bedroom-recorded work from Korean musician Parannoul, where walls of blown-out, distorted guitar pile up over melodies carrying adolescent loneliness and a dreamlike haze. It carried him from the Korean underground to listeners worldwide. Reissued here as a 180g double colored vinyl.

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The Deku Trio — Zelda & Jazz III
Jazz / Video Game Music 2025

The Deku Trio

Zelda & Jazz III

The Deku Trio — GameChops founder Chris Davidson with Chillhop's Rob Araujo — pays tribute to The Legend of Zelda in a clean piano, upright bass and brushed-drum trio setting. This third volume turns its tenderness on tracks from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

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Sixth Station Trio — Zelda Classics
Classical / Chamber / Video Game Music 2026

Sixth Station Trio

Zelda Classics

Familiar Zelda themes recast for a compact chamber ensemble of piano, cello and violin — classical in sweep, with the long-breathed feel of a film score. The balance of delicacy and force lets every melody read clearly and elegantly.

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Various Artists — Pixar Hits
Soundtrack / Film Score 2026

Various Artists

Pixar Hits

Four decades of Pixar scoring gathered onto one record, from 'You've Got A Friend In Me' and 'Married Life' to 'Remember Me' and recent favorites like 'Nobody Like U.' A compilation that presses childhood and tears into the same grooves.

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Thelonious Monk — Live in Paris (1966)
Jazz / Bebop 1966

Thelonious Monk

Live in Paris (1966)

A lost recording pulled from the ORTF archives by French label Transversales Disques, officially released for the first time. The Monk quartet live at Studio 104 in Paris, 1966, with Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales and Ben Riley — a precious document of that legendary lineup in its final years.

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Pharoah Sanders — Live in Paris (1975)
Spiritual Jazz / Free Jazz 1975

Pharoah Sanders

Live in Paris (1975)

Another entry in Transversales Disques' lost ORTF series — the Pharoah Sanders Quartet live at Studio 104, Paris, 1975. Caught at the height of his spiritual jazz period, the saxophone swings between free abandon and outright prayer.

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Gianni Marchetti — Il Magnifico Tony Carrera
Soundtrack / Library Music / Lounge 1969

Gianni Marchetti

Il Magnifico Tony Carrera

An ultra-rare Italian soundtrack in the same Transversales Disques shipment, originally issued on the cult CAM label in 1969. Gianni Marchetti's score mixes lounge, psychedelia and spy-film propulsion — a collector's item for decades before its first LP reissue.

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Sunny Day Service (サニーデイ・サービス) — DANCE TO YOU
Japanese Rock / Shibuya-kei / Pop 2016

Sunny Day Service (サニーデイ・サービス)

DANCE TO YOU

Keiichi Sokabe's Sunny Day Service classic hits its tenth anniversary, remixed from the original 6mm master tapes. The bittersweet vocals and glimmering melodies hold up completely; this pressing adds a newly designed orange obi.

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Teodros Makonnen (ቴዎድሮስ መኮንን) — Teodros Makonnen With His Organ
Ethiopian / Electronic / Synth 2026

Teodros Makonnen (ቴዎድሮስ መኮንን)

Teodros Makonnen With His Organ

The latest from Muzikawi, the label devoted to Ethiopian music. Keyboardist Teodros Makonnen recorded these tracks straight to tape in a single take on a Yamaha double-deck keyboard in Addis Ababa, recasting traditional songs through drum machines and hypnotic synth organ. Restored and remastered across a double LP.

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Saigon Soul Revival — Chốn Ta Về
Vietnamese Soul / Psychedelic / Funk 2026

Saigon Soul Revival

Chốn Ta Về

The new record from Saigon's own Saigon Soul Revival, still fusing traditional Vietnamese instrumentation with soul — and venturing into dub on one track. T'rung and bamboo flute weave through the thick grooves in what plays as both a musical and emotional homecoming.

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Various Artists — Practical Magic (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack / Pop / Folk Rock 1998

Various Artists

Practical Magic (Original Soundtrack)

The soundtrack to Practical Magic, with a genuinely stacked lineup: two Stevie Nicks cuts alongside Faith Hill, Marvin Gaye, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell and Harry Nilsson, closing with score passages from the Michael Nyman Orchestra. A strange and lovely mix of witchcraft mood and late-90s pop.

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Various Artists — The Lion King (30th Anniversary Zoetrope Edition)
Soundtrack / Disney / Film Score 1994

Various Artists

The Lion King (30th Anniversary Zoetrope Edition)

Disney's The Lion King at thirty, pressed for the first time as a limited zoetrope picture disc that animates as the record spins. All the singalong staples are here — 'Circle of Life,' 'Hakuna Matata,' 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' — with Elton John's own versions filling out side B.

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Alicia Keys — Unplugged (Anniversary Edition)
R&B / Soul / Live 2005

Alicia Keys

Unplugged (Anniversary Edition)

Alicia Keys' MTV Unplugged, recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2005, on vinyl for the first time for its twentieth anniversary. It set and broke records standing since Nirvana's 1994 session. This deluxe double LP adds the previously unreleased 'Goodbye/Butterflyz' and bonus track 'How Come You Don't Call Me.'

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