‘Shapes’, the third album from the London-based instrumentalist-composer-producer-extraordinaire, was initially planned to be recorded in full at Buffalo Studios with producer JP Pilon in Limehouse, London. While much of the record, including all of the drumming, was completed there, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Baxter to get creative and flex his talents as an engineer. Baxter, who has become obsessed with gear and the technical side of the creative process, just as much as with being a well-versed composer and musician, was able to finish the remainder of the record at his flat in London. Learn more >
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Nim Sadot – Nim Quartet
KU releases a 2LP reissue edition on red and black vinyl of Nim Sadot’s ‘Nim Quartet’.
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Cavendish Music Library
KingUnderground to release a collection of 8, 45s from the Cavendish Music catalogue. Paying homage to the genre of Library Music, furthering its exposure to a new generation of listeners.
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Dilated Peoples – The Platform
20 plus years ago, Dilated Peoples dropped their first studio album, ‘The Platform’. The Los Angeles-based group was composed of legendary Beat Junkies member, DJ Babu, staple underground and prolific emcee, Evidence, and fellow Los Angeles-based rapper, Rakaa…. Learn more >
Lewis Parker – Frequency Of Perception
Lewis Parker continues to dig deeper and get stronger in ways, on his most recent addition to his impressive and wide body of work. 20 plus releases into his career, Parker goes in from the opening bars of his new LP ‘Frequency of Perception’. The veteran producer and rapper comes in hot, clearly rooted in his ideas and views, wasting no time dropping knowledge and his opinions on social issues, current rappers, and the rap industry itself. Learn more >
Robohands – Violet
Robohands unveils new single from the forthcoming album, “Violet” due this summer on vinyl, streaming & download. Learn more >
Strata – Collected works from the KU catalogue.
KU unveils its first compilation, ‘Strata’. Learn more >
The New Mastersounds – Plug & Play
For over 20 years, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts and drummer Simon Allen have been playing music together, and have been the nucleus for British, Jazz, Funk, Fusion, band, The New Mastersounds (NMS). Before forming NMS in 1999, the two played in their first group together, which was simply titled The Mastersounds. At the time, Roberts was looking to put a new lineup of players together. Allen’s unschooled sound and approach to drumming was exactly what he had set out to find in a backbone to a rhythm section.
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E. Lundquist – Multiple Images
Our Record Store Day release for 2022 is E. Lundquist ‘Multiple Images’.
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