Songs In The Chest Of My Soul features Sun Ra, Royal Trux, Kim Gordon, Jessica Pratt, Caroline Polachek, Steve Gunn and Kurt Vile himself. “This is a bunch of songs that inspire me,” explains Kurt. “Some are from friends, and some just hit me. Some are recent, and some are older – lately I’ve been stuck in the ’90s with the music I grew up on as a teen. These are all songs that I carry with me in my heart.”

When David Bowie and Iggy Pop escaped LA to go Interrailing in the mid-70s, they heard a new European music that was largely devoid of Anglo-American rock influence: the German motorik sound, flashes of jazz, experimentation and electronica. In West Berlin, one of their favourite haunts was Kreuzberg’s Cafe Exil, a smoky hang-out for beats and intellectuals. This is its imaginary soundtrack.

Putumayo Discovery’s upcoming album, Lotus Lounge (Friday, May 15th), blends global acoustic traditions, cross-cultural fusions, and subtle electronic textures into a beautifully entrancing soundtrack for the spa, sauna, or simply switching off. In recent years, the appetite for music that transports, soothes, and connects has grown alongside a broader embrace of wellness culture worldwide, and this collection speaks directly to that moment.

Three CD set. Following 2021's Musik Music Musique 2. 0 set, the third volume in the series looks at the electronic pop scene as it came to dominate the airwaves. A period which saw the 1980's credible musical landscape evolve from gritty post-punk to shamelessly aspirational polished pop. Featuring countless artists who would become household names (many of which remain active today) alongside lesser-known scene mainstays, independent innovators and novelty opportunists, Musik Music Musique 3. 0 explores the evolution of synth pop from anything resembling a 'scene' into the standard musical form of the day, soon to be embraced by everybody from power balladeers to quasi-rock stadium acts. From chart staples and nightclub anthems to rarities, curios and collectables, this set gives equal airtime to all, basking in the breadth of ideas and innovation being explored as the musical world moved towards the mid-80s.

Anthology of the Continental Europe rock scene at its late 60s/early 70s zenith.