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February 5, 2022

Notable Private Press Albums

Private pressings have always been sought after. Despite runs of less than 300 copies, despite amateurish performances or sub-par recording and engineering, and despite a lack of name recognition for the artists therein, the importance and value of the private pressing to the culture of recorded music cannot be overstated.

April 27, 2022

Gondwana Records: A Curated Selection on CD

An independent label birthed in 2008 by composer, jazz musician and producer Matthew Halsall, Manchester-based Gondwana Records was started as an outlet for Halsall and saxophonist Nat Birchall. The label now sports a deep stable of artists from around the globe.

May 11, 2023

Mo Yasin: The Sound System Torchbearer

Tom Wong, Winston Cooper, Duke Vin – men who shaped the nascent Jamaican sound system culture of the ’50s and ‘60s. Seven decades on, New York City DJ, speaker and amplifier designer Mo Yasin, is channeling the zeitgeist of that unique island movement.