Heart & Soul

KO Computer is the 22nd album from the French experimental rock band Hifiklub, recorded and mixed by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. With more than 200 collaborations with musicians from rock, jazz and traditional music (electronic or contemporary), the band has created its entire discography in collaboration with guests, whether they are prestigious and renowned, or completely unknown to the general public. It was produced entirely on analog tapes and features Donna Diane (Djunah), Brianna Tong (Cordoba, Je’raf, Bussy Kween Power Trip), and Eric Novak (Dissonant Dessert, Cordoba). 

Tracklist:
A1 Small Cheval
A2 Lenny Conundrum
A3 Sunny Day, Midnight Black
A4 Satan's Armpit
B1 Angelfood
B2 Waiting For My Richman
B3 Sinking Boats
B4 A Vicious Hit

Aztlan Unearthed is an indigenous focused acoustic group that is an extension of the group Aztlan / Anahuak Underground, featuring members Yaotl Mazahua, Joe Galarza and Caxo. Seeking to preserve their native culture, the music highlights the instruments inherited from their ancestors, in an effort to channel their sounds, energies, and frequencies. The project was produced and mixed by Carlos Niño, and is available on physical and digital formats beginning September 20th. The vinyl release includes bonus track “Aetheriaztlan” by Carlos Niño & Friends (with Jesse Peterson and Aztlan Unearthed), originally released on the Leaving Records album “Flutes, Echoes, It's All Happening!” by Carlos Niño & Friends.

Tracklist:
1 Welcoming of the Bird People
2 Windsong Giver
3 Awakening Flowering Earth
4 In the Caves of the Heart
5 The Wind is Our Song From Below
6 To Walk In All Beauty
7 Aetheriaztlan (Carlos Niño & Friends with Jesse Peterson and Aztlan Unearthed)*

*Vinyl only

Carducci Bros is the collaborative release from brothers Mark and Joe Carducci, Mike Watt, and Jerry Trebotic. The project was spurred into action when Watt heard a decades-old record from Mark’s high school rock band Midknight. The songs are accented with spoken word lyrics from Joe, with some penned by SST Records’ house producer/engineer Spot, who passed during the record’s creation. Featuring a deft rhythm section and Mark Carducci’s reverb drenched guitar, the project showcases the unique creative vision that has made the SST scene such a vital and enduring force for decades.

The artwork features a painting by the late Joseph F. Carducci, Mark and Joe's uncle whose paintings also grace the covers of Joe's books Life Against Dementia, and Rock and the Pop Narcotic

Tracklist: 
A1 The Somnambulist Stumbles
A2 The Wuhan
A3 Edgewise
A4 About Ourselves
B1 Bet the Tent
B2 The Next Stage of Belief
B3 You Lived It, We Played It
B4 The Clock Ticks

Tribe 2000 is a performance featuring Tribe Records founders Phil Ranelin (trombone) and Wendell Harrison (saxophone). The release is a celebration of Ranelin and his accomplished career, with four out of its five compositions being penned by him. Recorded in 2000, the session reunited the nucleus of the influential Detroit label at the behest of Harrison, while also bringing numerous seasoned side musicians into the fold to flesh out the arrangements. The project underscores the brilliance of one of the most innovative collectives in jazz music, and is out everywhere October, 18, 2024.

Tracklist:
A1 He The One We All Knew
B1 Senate and Thirteenth
C1 Third Encounter
D1 Cold Duck
D2 Freddie’s Groove

Sides A-C Personnel:
Phil Ranelin - Trombone
Wendell Harrison - Saxophone
Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet
Harold McKinney - Piano
Ralphe Armstrong - Bass
George Davidson - Drums

Side D Personnel:
Phil Ranelin - Trombone
Wendell Harrison - Saxophone
Ralphe Armstrong - Bass
Pamela Wise - Piano
Tom Starr - Drums
John Arnold - Guitar

Guitar virtuoso Dennis Coffey’s first LP for Westbound Records was released in 1975, and is a tour de force in funky guitar wizardry unlike anything else. While Coffey’s technical fireworks remain the centerpiece of the record, some of the rawer psychedelic elements of his earlier work are replaced by a slicker, more produced sound. This new style clearly lays the groundwork for Coffey’s transition, as the 70's progress, into a more commercial, disco-oriented sound on his own recordings, as well as on his writing and production work for other artists such as CJ and Co. This long overdue reissue, retitled Finger Pickin Good, was remastered by Dave Gardner and includes the previously unissued bonus track “What It Is It Ain’t”.

A1 ‘If You Can’t Dance To This You Got No Business Havin-Feet'
A2 Finger Lickin Good
A3 I’ve Got a Real Good Feeling
A4 Honky Tonk
A5 El Tigre
B1 Live Wire
B2 Some Like It Hot
B3 Fame
B4 Wild Child
B5 What It Is It Aint*

* Previously unissued bonus track