Yatha Butha Jazz Combo (Onra / Buddy Sativa)

05.25.13 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

12 track spiritual, deep jazz LP from Parisian producer Onra and friend – fellow producer, composer and arranger – Buddy Sativa. Combining as the Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo this LP may be a surprise to followers of Onra, while Buddy Sativa will be known to some via his own 2011 jazz leaning LP “Deus Ex [...]


Anno Stamm – FragmentsA (ACOS1x12)

03.05.13 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

3 Track 12 from new but not new artist Anno Stamm. An alias of Berlin producer Lars Stöwe aka Anstam who has been one of our favourite producers around All City towers these last few years. Original with a capital O, Anno Stamm is allowing him to fiddle about in the undergrowth even further. Raw [...]


Machinedrum / Sun Ra – Views of Saturn #3 (ACSR12x3)

01.12.13 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

**Vinyl Only** Following on from Austin Peralta and Ras G, we’re up to the penultimate record in this small series, heading eastwards where the nomadic, industrious Machinedrum applies his spur of the moment style to the 1979 Sun Ra classic – Door of the Cosmos. A slightly different take from the previous two, but equally [...]


Om Unit x Daedelus x Om’mas Keith – LA Refixes (ACLA10x7x1R)

05.23.12 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

Second 45 on the label from Om Unit this time it’s a LDN x LA excursion with the industrious UK producer taking on 2 tracks from our LA series of ten inches. Starting off down in Venice its Daedelus‘s “Vous Etes Stereo” from LA Series #6 that gets sci-flipped into some Ridley Scott-esque territory and [...]


Austin Peralta – Views of Saturn #2 (ACSR12x2)

04.30.12 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

**Vinyl Only** Going back to Cali for volume two in our series of Sun Ra interpretations. Austin Peralta gives us his take on Space Loneliness # 2 with the original on the flipside. An incredibly original and expansive interpretation, it’s a worthy follow up to the first volume from Ras_G. The original version has yet [...]


Devonwho – Strangebrew (ACDW12x1)

03.14.12 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

4 track instrumental 12 inch from L.A based via Portland producer Devonwho. Sun drenched synths and G funk vibes are the order of the day here. “Strangebrew” and “Sleet” zip along with their low-slung bass and melodic purple keys while on the flip “Cactus” takes the pace down a bit. Slow jamz with a fast [...]


Krystal Klear – We’re Wrong (ACKK12x2)

02.01.12 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

Second time out on All City for Krystal Klear following on from his recent excursion on Eglo, he up’s the pace on this one giving us a two track 12 with a French house feel. The A side “Were Wrong” is a piano led house explosion with chopped vocals and hypnotic boogie grooves. Combining with [...]


GB (Gifted & Blessed) – 7 in 24 / Dogon 12″ (ACGB12x1)

01.09.12 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

Back out West for the first 12 of 012, the second outing on the label from LA’s GB (Gifted & Blessed). Following on from his recent Provider release this is another great showcase of his ever-developing sound styles. 2 tracks here with 7 in 24 a dense 808 led up-tempo workout with a hypnotic groove [...]


Onra – Chinoiseries pt 2 (ACOLPx2)

11.15.11 Posted in Releases by olan

Same Same but Different, the familiar phrase heard throughout south east Asia, a perfect description to characterize Onra’s latest project, a follow up to his 2007 LP – Chinoiseries. So almost five years later, here we go back on the trail of another Asian beat journey with 32 Hip-Hop instrumentals inspired by Chinese and Vietnamese [...]


XXXY – Kerpow / Down Wit U (ACOO12xB)

09.15.11 Posted in Blog, Releases by olan

2 track 12 from Manchester born, London based producer XXXY. Combining an intense work-rate with a fusion of classic and new styles this is another fine 12 to add to his burgeoning discography. Brimming with energy the A side Kerpow is a dense cocktail of detailed arrangement and mutated bass styles with the flip side [...]