Somehow, City Pop: Japanese Records 1975-1990
One of the things that I rarely see from independent artists, especially DJ’s are them actually doing independent things within...
Immy Owusu – Hole In My Name
Immy shares ‘Hole In My Name’, a song written for his friends across the African Australian diaspora who still carry...
Gilles Torrent – World Jazz Sound
Swiss saxophonist Gilles Torrent may have been initially smitten by the sounds of US jazz giants like Coltrane, Shepp and Sanders, but as he’s developed and matured he’s cast his creative net much wider. After teaching himself the sax at...
Coffee Table Status: Rock Steady For Life
When it comes to books that we have here in the Nostalgia King office, nothing beats a well done book...
Islands on Tape – Dust Conspiracy
A new producer-led project from musician and composer Nitzan Dana, Islands on Tape arrives with Dust Conspiracy, a cinematic and...
Soul Supreme & Jay Mumford – Hell’s Gate Affair
When it comes to soundtracks and themes, nothing compares to the cinematic sounds that made up the backdrop to gritty New York City crime drama and action flicks of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Sounds that painted a picture of action...
Phill Most Chill & Krash Slaughter – Play It Back
Some things are a given and not up for debate so when we talk about legendary beat digger and thoroughbred...
Konkolo Orchestra – Jikijela b/w Grass Ain’t Greener
Our friends over at Rocafort Records are back with another amazing slab of afro funky goodness by Konkolo Orchestra who...
Revisiting Three The Hard Way
It’s been a minute since we’ve dropped the needle down on the Blaxploitation soundtrack, Three The Hard Way by The Impressions and this weekend we figured that we should give it a spin. An easy one to catch in the...
Coffee Table Status: Harlem Underworld: A Dope Empire, The Rise of R&B, and The Birth of Rap
We’re always on the lookout for interesting books that capture an era and history of a particular topic that we’re...