Compilations

Various Artists - Pacific Breeze: Japanese City...

SK Says: 'Light In The Attic's essential primer for the smooth melange of jazz, R&B and synth...

SK Says: 'Light In The Attic's essential primer for the smooth melange of jazz, R&B and synth that makes up the City Pop sound- Japan's answer to the West's airwave-ruling yacht rock and adult contemporary movements. Essential summer listening featuring YMO's Haruomi Hosono and a host of household names in Japan unlikely to be familiar to anyone further ashore.' Pacific Breeze documents Japan’s blast into the stratosphere. By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring t...

Various Artists - Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Expected release 9th April 2021. “I wanted to try and showcase as many people as I knew on this ...

Expected release 9th April 2021. “I wanted to try and showcase as many people as I knew on this mix. My idea of Late Night Tales was to distil a series of relaxing moments; the whole conceptual sonic of relax- ation. So, I was trying to think of all the collaborators and friends that I knew, who’d recorded stuff with this horizontal vibe. Plus, I was also trying to help my friends' stuff get into the world. I know the story of Khruangbin blowing up after appearing on the series (in fact, I t...

Various Artists - Bills & Aches & Blues (40 Yea...

Released 23rd July. In 2020, 4AD turned 40. Never one to be on time for a party, the label is com...

Released 23rd July. In 2020, 4AD turned 40. Never one to be on time for a party, the label is commemorating that landmark this year with the release of Bills & Aches & Blues. The compilation features 18 of its current artists covering a song of their choosing from 4AD’s past: a creative experiment rooted in the spirit of collaboration and a snapshot of 4AD, 41 years after its inception. Bills & Aches & Blues will be released on double LP and double CD on 23rd July. The first 1...