Tag Archive: Jazz

Various Artists – Beyond Addis

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  This week I’ve been digging through lots of old jazz and funk records for absolutely no reason at all and today I landed on this. I know little about the funk scene and… Continue reading

End of 2013: Best Albums (part 4 of 4)

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This is the main post then, my top 30 albums across all genres of music – presented in one big list! I was originally going to do a top 40 because there are… Continue reading

Medlar – Sleep

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  A recent purchase that I’ve been meaning to post up about here on Irregular Crates is the outstanding debut album ‘Sleep’ by Medlar. It is available as a limited edition gatefold vinyl… Continue reading

Slim The Chemist – Lost In Loops

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I’ve ran across a wonderful record that I just had to post up…last night I discovered the Indelible Niche Collective label, which has a host of quality material available. Much of it is… Continue reading

Takeshi Nishimoto – Lavandula

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The ever consistent Sonic Pieces have continued to supplement their impressive catalog this year with some great material. Much of their roster has provided household Modern Classical/Electro Acoustic maestros such as Erik Skodvin,… Continue reading

Adrian Corker – Raise

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  An album I’ve been listening to an awful lot lately is ‘Raise’ by soundtrack artist Adrian Corker on Village Green. It’s definitely Modern Classical music in the obvious sense but there is… Continue reading

Darkroom – Gravity’s Dirty Work

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This week we received the forthcoming double album by Darkroom, ‘Gravity’s Dirty Work’ and it has been on heavy rotation ever since. It is duo Michael Bearpark and Andrew Ostler’s first album as… Continue reading

IC003 Irregular Crates Podcast 003

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Harry returns to present the next Irregular Crates podcast which extends airplay to almost 2 hours! The show features a wide selection of sounds from releases new and old. It begins with a… Continue reading

ARCHIVE005: Glenn Underground – Lounge Excursions

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One of the biggest Deep House labels through the nineties and beyond was Guidance Recordings – I proudly own an awful lot of their catalog of which my prize piece would be the… Continue reading

ARCHIVE002: John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman – They Say It’s Wonderful

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There are hundreds of albums in my list of all-time favourites so I really ought to get cracking to try and build up the Irregular Crates archive. When thinking of classics, immediately I… Continue reading