Friday, 18 April 2025
Thursday, 17 April 2025

Mark de Clive-Lowe has always impressed so when it comes to an album with the Impressive Collective, it's going to be.... impressive!
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Back in the day when 'Our Music Our Culture Vol. 1' compilation was release, I don't suppose anyone in the influencial CO-OP crew could imagine that Vol. 2 would take a further 17 years! But here it is.
Title: Our Music Our Culture Vol. 2
Release date: 28th March, 2025
Label : BBE Music
Catalog Number : COOP2210DG
Format: Limted 2xLP Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp
Friday, 14 March 2025
With some of the best in the Naarm / Melbourne community, Allysha Joy, Hidden Spheres (AKA Tom Harris) and Finn Rees have got together for futher explorations in soulful/Balearic bounce-hop for 'Trust The Feeling' by Joy Sphere Rees - did you see what they did there?
Monday, 3 March 2025
After releasing 15 albums from the Asona catologe, BBE have decided to release a compilation of the 'Best Of', 'Classic 90's Burger Highlife From Ghana'.
Sunday, 9 February 2025
DIgital/Video singles are not our usual thing but when it comes to UK legend, Omar, we are prepared to make that exception as his voice is just a brilliant way to start the week.
'Can We Go(Come) Out Again' may sound like a post-pandemic throw-a-way or a LGBTQ+ call to arms; either way, it's a great start to the week.
Not only that, it's the first full single from Omar's forthcoming 9th studio album called 'Bright The Days'.
You may recall that last year, we started off with the single 'Lovey Dovey' so if you were wondering what to do for the forthcoming Valentines Day.
Thursday, 6 February 2025
This is Paul Hillery's third 'Folk Funk & Trippy Troubadours ' inspired compilation and arguably the best as fans and diggers alike will be thinking, where does he find these tracks?
Thursday, 23 January 2025
This album by Will & James Ragar is no pretender, it's the real deal of beautiful folky rock and you'll be so glad to be able to say, you are mine.
Thursday, 9 January 2025
All aboard 'Seaman Jolly' the album by Paa Jude that sounds more like a title of episode of this much chuckled at 'Captain Pugwash'.
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
Just a quick reminder that Audrey Powne not only had one of the debut albums of the year but also some heavyweight remix 12s, out on BBE.
This is a good time of the year to catch up with top albums of 2024 like Ms. Powne's 'From The Fire' (see review HERE).along with the Atjazz and Musclecars remix 12" (see review HERE).
Not only that, there's a three tracker of 'Souled Out' by legend Joe Claussell as a Cosmic Arts Interpretation mix, Joaquin's Sacred Rhythm version and a deep version. Claussell has been the top man for all spiritually deep dubbiness and this is him at his best.
Apparently, the album is being touted as 'Jazz Album Of The Year', definely debut or even drop the 'jazz' - BBE is due a gong too!
Artist: Audrey Powne
Title: Souled Out (remixed by Joe Claussell) / Feed The Fire (Atjazz & Musclecars Remixes)
Release date: 4th October / February, 2024
Label : BBE Music
Catalog Number : BBE753SDG / BBE753ELP
Format: 12" x 2 / Digital / Bandcamp
Monday, 18 November 2024
Going back to Pangea - the original one - would take quite some time but as far as Freddy da Stupid is concerned, 'Part II' is with us now.
Artist: Freddy da Stupid
Title: Back to Pangea Part II
Release date: 15th November, 2024
Label : BBE Music / Batakari
Catalog Number : BAT010SDG
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Friday, 1 November 2024
After rockin' the WeOutHere Festival this year (and no doubt everywhere else musclecars have performed), BBE release the 'Double Honey Pack' knock-out version of this years' album where Craig Handfield and Brandon Weems (the duo known as musclecars) go head-to-head with alternate versions and remixes with music legends Louie Vega (also at WeOutHere Festival with The Elements Of Life) and Maurice Fulton.
Tonight 05:55
Tonight (Louie Vega Bronx Dub) 05:50
Tonight (Louie Vega Remix) 08:22
Hello? (Maurice Fulton Remix) 06:44
'Ha Ya! (Enternal Life) (Planetarium Mix) 07:35
I Don't Remember The Last Time I Saw The Stars 11:10
Water (Spiritual Mix) 08:30
Tonight (Louie Vega Bassin Dub) 05:38
Tonight (NV South Jersey Dub) 03:48
Tonight (Louie Vega Remix Brooklyn Solo Dub) 08:22
Tonight (Clean Version) 05:55
Tonight (Louie Vega Remix) (Clean Version) 08:22
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
If you can remember back to the start of 2023, BBE introduced us to the brothers Will and James Ragar with their Southern Louisiana folk/jazz/blue eyed soul that was totally ignored in 1981 when orginally released: well they're back!
Well, sort of, because if their 'Forever' / 'Bayou Paradise' (see review HERE) these earlier tracks were even more ignored. Which was a shame for them but great for us now after nearly 50 years since they were written/produced.
You'll recall these sessions were recorded in Baton Rouge with an engineer who had worked with in the Allman Brothers, these tracks are like a 'deep' southern folky Supertramp/Little Feat' particularly 'Spill The Beans'.
Definitley one for fans of Paul Hillery's 'Folk Funk & Trippy Troubadours' and 'Children Of The Setting Sun' series (see review HERE).
Artist: Will & James Ragar
Title: The Baton Rouge EP
Release date: 1st November, 2024
Label : BBE Music
Catalog Number : BBE730EDG / Digital / Bandcamp