This was music forged in the wake of James Brown’s infamous Zaire 74 performance—a seismic cultural moment that rewired the DNA of Congolese popular music and opened the floodgates for a new generation of independent bands and labels
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Gustav Horneij is a one-man-band who blends modal jazz
the album became an underground sensation overnight
and art as both lifeline and poison
Stereo Instrumental Music is now pressed on 2LP vinyl with a gatefold sleeve
O.V. Wright – Into Something (Can’t Shake Loose) (1977 Japan Original Pressing) SML This was music forged inReleased in 1977, Into Something (Cant Shake Loose) is one of O. V. Wrights last recordsand one of his most haunted. Backed again by the Hi Rhythm Section and produced by Willie Mitchell, the album glows with Memphis soul textures, but the emotional weight runs deeper: grief, devotion, regret, and grit all wrapped around Wrights scorched, gospel schooled voice. This is the original 1977 Japanese pressing on Hi Records (VIP 6461), complete with obi