Having delivered two striking remixes of the Roy Ayers classic ‘Holiday’ for BBE this year, we asked Berlin DJ Ben Rau to record a DJ mix for us, and boy, did he come up trumps. Lose yourself in this hour…
Sho Foo Doh x BBE Audio Lounge Launch
On Thursday October 18th, The Institute Of Light reloads for Autumn 2018 with a fresh kitchen in residence, Okonomiyaki “松風堂/Sho Foo Doh” & and the brand new BBE AUDIO LOUNGE. Chef Fumio Tanga and his Sho Foo Doh team present…
Exclusive: Mr Bird remixes The Herbaliser – Breach
Heralding The Herbaliser band’s ‘Bring Out The Sound Remixes‘, out October 12th on BBE, we are delighted to share this fiery rework of ‘Breach’ by Mr Bird. Since issuing his BBE debut ‘Low-Fi Classics’ alongside hugely respected UK vocalist Greg…
Watch: Takeo Moriyama – East Plants (Live)
Takeo Moriyama and his band perform ‘East Plants‘ live at the Pit Inn, Tokyo, in September 2018. It’s an exhilarating performance from the band as the track builds from a wild attack of percussion into the main theme, followed by…
Listen: Charles Mingus – ‘Peggy’s Blue Skylight’
Premiered a few days ago on Billboard, we are excited to reveal the first full track from long lost Charles Mingus tapes, recorded live in Detroit, 1973. Heralding the highly anticipated Charles Mingus vinyl / CD box set Jazz in…
Listen: Jerome Sydenham on Traxsource LIVE!
Celebrating the release of his new album Cosmic Urban Flight (available now exclusively on Traxsource), Jerome Sydenham takes to the decks, laying down a sublime hour of deep house. Or as Traxsource put it: Our Traxsource LIVE! show this week…
Mixmag premiere Ben Rau’s ‘Inkal’ remix of Roy Ayers – Holiday
Mixmag premiere the Ben Rau ‘Inkal’ soulful house remix of Roy Ayers‘ classic track ‘Holiday’, out September 21st. Berlin native and Inkal label founder, Ben Rau has delivered two brand new mixes of the Roy Ayers classic ‘Holiday’. Titled after…
Listen: Takeo Moriyama ‘East Plants’ Album Sampler
Pre-order the BBE reissue on vinyl / CD / digital. Originally released in 1983 on the Japanese VAP label, ‘East Plants’ is an essential album in the Japanese Jazz canon. It’s an album that distils several key characteristics of Takeo…
Reggae galore at The BBE Store
Reggae galore at The BBE Store! In-store at our Hackney record shop: original US pressings of Wackies, UK & Jamaican originals on Coxsone, Studio One, Greensleeves etc of obscure albums and rarer 12”s. These burners will be going out in…
Lumberjacks In Hell – check out the exclusive album sampler
Preview the upcoming ‘Lumberjacks In Hell‘ compilation by Marcel Vogel in our exclusive streaming sampler. Brimming with obscure house, disco and boogie gems, the 14 track album will be available on vinyl, CD and digital formats from September 28th. Pre-order…