Kasai Allstars x Khalab x Nihiloxica
A unique collaboration between legendary Kinshasa DRC-based collective Kasai Allstars and Italian maverick producer, artist & DJ Khalab.ACID ARAB
DROP A NEW VIDEO FOR A REMIX BY R3HABBOBVAN RELEASES ”FULANIIZE” MUSIC VIDEO
Discover Bobvan's artistic finesse as he unveils a new video for 'Fulaniize', to mark the first digital issue of his 1991 album ”LoonyChip Classics”
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AKSAK MABOUL
Before Aksak Maboul (documents & experiments 1969-1977)
Retrieved from long-forgotten reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes, this collection of prehistorical traces unveils some of the meanders which eventually led to the inception of legendary experimental pop outfit Aksak Maboul, founded in 1977 and still active in 2025.
A bildungsroman of sorts, the story begins in 1969, when 19-year-old Marc Hollander and Paolo Radoni form a band to play a strange mixture of psych rock and free jazz. Called Here and Now (no connection to the later UK band of the same name), the band soon becomes a wild tentet and, after winning an amateur contest and being involved in the whirlwind around the mythical Amougies festival, lands a record deal with then-prestigious French label BYG Records (but ends up not releasing anything).
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The Crammed Electronic Archives series
As the Crammed Discs label turns 43, we’re highlighting certain folds of our catalogue which have now somewhat receded into the shade. Aside from the reactivated Made To Measure composers’ series, we’re digging into electronic music trends we explored during the ’80s and ‘90s by digitally releasing around 250 tracks which only ever came out on vinyl (or on now-deleted CDs). These digital reissues are being rolled out over a couple of years, in several phases, each consisting of a compilation plus several related EPs:
Phase 1: Rare SSR Electronica 1988-94 (Crammed Archives 1) - out now
Phase 2: Rare Global Pop 1980s (Crammed Archives 2) - out now
Phase 3: Rare Electronica 1994-01 (Crammed Archives 3) - in progress
Phase 4: Rare Electronica B-sides 1988-97 (Crammed Archives 4): soon
Phase 1: Rare SSR Electronica 1988-94 (Crammed Archives 1) - out now
Phase 2: Rare Global Pop 1980s (Crammed Archives 2) - out now
Phase 3: Rare Electronica 1994-01 (Crammed Archives 3) - in progress
Phase 4: Rare Electronica B-sides 1988-97 (Crammed Archives 4): soon