Now-Again Records

Download – Dimlite X Gaslamp Killer: “Seven Years Of Bad Luck For Fun”

L.A.’s Gaslamp Killer has been a supporter of Now-Again since the days of Connie Price and The Keystone’s Blood’s Haul EP – and he’s just collaborated with our own Dimlite on the killer track “Seven Years Of Bad Luck For Fun” which will see release on his Braindfeeder album Breakthrough, due out on September 17th.

You can download the track, below – and also see some photos of Dimlite performing at Gilles Peterson’s 2012 Worldwide Awards, shot by our man Mr. Mass.

More info: Gaslamp Killer “Flange Face/Seven Years Of Bad Luck For Fun” EP at Brainfeeder.com.
Download: Gaslamp Killer with Dimlite “Seven Years Of Bad Luck For Fun.”

By Popular Demand: Chrissy Zebby Tembo’s “My Ancestors” On Now-Again Deluxe

You asked, so we’ll deliver – Chrissy Zebby Tembo’s My Ancestors up now via our subscription service, Now-Again Deluxe.

Ok – we did say that Chrissy Zebby Tembo’s Zamrock heater My Ancestors was to be a conjoined release with Shadoks. The simple jewel-case CD packaging should clearly demonstrate that this isn’t the normal release from the Now-Again catalog. But that doesn’t excuse the fact that the album isn’t available digitally – and, as there were no plans to make it available on Itunes or Emusic, we’ve set it up at Drip.fm. That works out just fine as our years-in-the-making anthology of sweet funk and soul, Loving On The Flip Side, has been pushed until September anyway!

If you haven’t already signed up already, then you’ll get this album, our exclusive Benny Soebardja digital EP and our Rhythm Machine album upon subscribing. And if you’ve yet to check out Zebby Tembo’s incredible Zamrock, download “Fisherman,” below.

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Download: Chrissy Zebby Tembo and Ngozi Family Band “Fisherman.”

Out Now: Rhythm Machine.

Rhythm Machine’s mid 70s soul/funk opus expanded with previously unreleased tracks. Out NOW

Our expanded version of the Rhythm Machine’s self-titled mid-70s soul/funk opus is available now. Images of the gatefold “mini-LP” CD package are below; also available on 2LP with booklet. Download their classic “Put A Smile On Time” below; buy the album anywhere good music is sold.

Buy: Rhythm Machine on Rappcats
Download: Rhythm Machine “Put A Smile On Time.”

Coming Later This Year: Stark Reality’s Complete Works Box Set

Later this year, we’ll be presenting the complete works of psychedelic jazz ensemble Stark Reality’s complete works as a box set. This will be the first time that all of Stark Reality’s music will be available on vinyl and CD. Included will be the entirety of their AJP-issued album The Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael’s Music Shop, their out-of-print 1969 (first issued on this label in 2003), and a series of unreleased tracks discovered by Porter Records’ Luke Mosling. Below he describes the discovery of these three crucial songs, which we are pleased to issue for the first time on Now-Again.

“While spending some time in Philadelphia in 2005, I had heard rumors from some of the old-school jazz musicians that drummer and music educator J. R. Mitchell (1937-2004), had a vast collection of reel to reel tapes that he had been recording and acquiring since the late 60’s of his own music and the music of his friends and colleagues. Some time latter I contacted the Mitchell estate and “yes” there were indeed boxes and boxes of tapes. A meeting was arranged for me to go through and archive the material during my next visit to Philly. As I was digging though one box of tapes after another, I came across a plain looking reel to reel tape box with the words “Stark Reality” written faintly in ball point pen. My jaw hit the floor at this unexpected but much welcomed find. MORE

Out Now – Chrissy Zebby Tembo’s Zamrock Classic “My Ancestors”

The Ngozi Family drummer’s fuzz-wrenched Zamrock classic. Released in conjunction with Shadoks. Limited LP Out NOW.

Late last year, we announced the first officially brokered reissue of Zamrock guitarist Paul Ngozi’s music when we posted the song “Jesus Christ” from The Ghetto album, which we released in conjunction with Germany’s Shadoks Music. Now, we’re happy to announce the first legit reissue of Ngozi Family drummer Chrissy Zebby Tembo’s My Ancestors, available now in limited edition LP form.

The late Zebby Tembo, as he was often referred to by his bandleader, recorded at least two albums under his own name, as well as a collaborative album with Ngozi and a handful of 45s. All are special, and feature the drummer’s straight-ahead thrust and throaty vocals amidst Ngozi’s constant fuzz guitar. Songs like “Fisherman,” posted for download below, make My Ancestors an essential buy for anyone interested in the depth of the Zamrock scene.

Zebby Tembo’s music will feature prominently in our Ngozi Family anthology, slated for release in 2013.

Download: Chrissy Zebby Tembo and Ngozi Family Band “Fisherman.”