Various - V4: Visions of Love & AndroidsIn the midst of the UK house rave olution of the early 90s, Londons V4 Visions imprint documented the confluence of street soul, deep house, swingbeat, and jungle sounds emanating from the clubs and pirate radio signals. Over the course of half a decade, V4s unparalleled 12 output referenced every significant Black British music scene; from lovers rock to jazz funk, sound system reggae to hip hop, new jack swing to garage, from artists Ashaye, Julie

Available on Loser Edition Boltz Eye Mod vinyl

the Ethio-Latin workout "Chifara" and the self-titled groover "Mulatu" (“I wanted to make a track for

Ornette Coleman has been the one whose music has best stood the test of time and entered into the mainstream

and Welch and Rawlings

in that the entire community uses it

moisturizer is the bold

energetic and genre-defying group The Budos Band

which was the subject of a UK fan campaign to get it into the Christmas charts in the aftermath of the general election

Playing a ton of legendary shows with the likes of The Pastels

it captured the zeitgeist of the moment

calming songs spread by word of mouth

Roy Haynes and Frank Foster