Various - The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent. That it was founded in the relatively small ex French colony of Benin (then still called Dahomey), is a testament to its founders musical taste and vision for what the local musical scene had to offer. Acid Jazz release the first ever vinyl and CD overview of the label and its music, compiled by

“I've been exploring contemporary issues and in that process discovering sources that correlate with similar issues in the past

extremely rare recordings from Joni’s archives and the historic release is created entirely with Joni’s insight

with bespoke etching of album artwork on Side D

During this time Jason started writing what would become This Devastating Map

Thirty months and few thousand records later Analog Africa proudly presents this 14-track compilation

High profile guest appearances from Death Grips (now disbanded

They also shared stage with Damo Suzuki and collaborated with iconic Icelandic artist JÌ_n SÌ_mundur aka Nonni Dead of Dead Skeletons

‰ÛÏDropper‰۝ is a psychedelic romp with some serious bite in its guitar

so I find it best for me to focus when there’s nothing else around to influence my decision

was licensed to seminal American label 99 Records and soon after became an anthem on the New York club underground

funky and mindblowing within this niche

Vanishing Twin formed in 2015 - their first LP