DJ Soopasoul - Damn Right I Hit 'Em UpDJ Soopasoul is back on his own Soopastole Edits label, this time paying tribute to the more great funk sounds and killer drum breaks. The artist is well versed in subtly reworking the classics, bringing them up to date and adding his own unique flavour. He opens this limited 7" with 'Damn Right I Hit Em Up' which rides rough over a tight bass riff, with biggie's raps up top and a big beat pumping the vibe. Flip it over for the instrumental version,

NO REPRESS

Timmy Thomas

That might all sound like marketing hyperbole

Classic Tip-On Gatefold jacket

Empire of Signs–a new imprint co-helmed by Maxwell August Croy and Spencer Doran–is proud to reissue Yoshimura’s debut Music for Nine Post Cards for the first time outside Japan in collaboration with Hiroshi’s widow Yoko Yoshimura

the legendary Ernest Ranglin teaming up with Noel Williams aka King Sporty

the deep twatting of cork on wood and quantised clinks in a vigorous toast fizz away under 8 minutes of synth

Oden & Fatzo

meanwhile ‘Brickfields’ gives off a slick and smoother feel on the flip-side

Sasha & Sergey Lipsky AKA Simple Symmetry

decided to swap remixes

where their US influences were reoriented through their own circumstances