Top 6 tips for DJs to keep the party going
Top 6 tips for DJs to keep the party going. By: Jericko Digigost It’s safe to say that a good DJ is probably one…
Category: The Vinyl Voice
Album review: Metallica – Master of Puppets
Killing Your Idols, Vol. I: Mediocritallica Genre: Heavy/thrash metal Country: United States Release date: March 3, 1986 Label: Elektra (reissued on vinyl by Blackened Recordings)…
Album Review: Yes – Tales from Topographic Oceans
A beautiful and visionary album marred by tedious filler sections. Genre: Progressive rock Country: United Kingdom Release date: December 7, 1973 Label: Atlantic Records (reissued…
Album review: Fritz Reiner/Chicago Symphony Orchestra – The Reiner Sound
A multi-course feast of death. Genre: Classical (late Romantic) Country: United States Release date: 1958 (reissued 2014) Label: RCA Victor (reissued on vinyl by Analogue…
Album review: Vaudou Game – Apiafo
Solid Afro-funk, but the Vodoun influence doesn’t integrate very well. Genre: Afrobeat/funk/traditional music crossover Country: Togo/France Release date: September 12, 2014 Label: Hot Casa…
Album review: Eberhard Weber – The Colours of Chloë
Romantic, wistful, and melancholic—the definitive ECM record Genre: Jazz fusion with classical influences Country: Germany Release date: 1974 Label: ECM Format: 12” vinyl Catalog…
How To Choose The Right Record Sleeve
So you have bought some used records at your local record shop or on the internet, and you have carefully cleaned them. Now you need…
Album review: Bolt Thrower – Those Once Loyal
Formula music, to be sure, but it’s a good formula well-executed. Genre: Death metal Country: United Kingdom Release date: November 14, 2005 (reissued on vinyl…
Album review: The Silk Road Ensemble – Sing Me Home
Beautiful and often transcendent music—when it sticks to its core values. Genre: World fusion/classical crossover/roots music Country: USA Release date: April 22, 2016 Label: Sony…
Album Review: Fela Kuti – Live!
The addition of Ginger Baker makes this slab of Afrobeat a bit more “beat” than “Afro”.
- Genre: Afrobeat
- Country: Nigeria
- Release date: August 30, 1971 (reissued 2012)
- Label: Regal Zonophone (reissued on vinyl by Knitting Factory Records)
- Format: 12” vinyl
- Catalog number: KFR-003