VINYL DROP · 03
Cinematic
Funk & Soul
Six records. Deep grooves. A soundtrack for your next listening session.
Explore the six recordsWarm horns, crisp drums, steel pans and sweeping arrangements connect this selection. From Surprise Chef’s spacious jazz-funk to Orgone’s heavier psychedelic soul, each record offers a different way into the same rich sound.
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Surprise Chef
Education & Recreation
Single LP
Melbourne jazz-funk with the pacing of a film score: crisp drums, spare guitar and keys, and melodies that leave room for your imagination. A natural starting point for this drop.
$17.99
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
BRSB
Yellow vinyl
Steel pans meet deep bass and hip-hop rhythm. Bacao turn familiar hooks and their own compositions into warm, percussive grooves, bringing an unexpected texture to the cinematic-funk selection.
$20.99
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Orgone
Lost Knights
Hellfire vinyl
Gritty organ, hard drums and psychedelic guitar meet soulful vocals on Lost Knights. Orgone bring a heavier edge to this selection, balancing tight funk rhythms with garage-rock energy.
$16.99
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Menahan Street Band
Make the Road by Walking
Single LP
A Brooklyn instrumental-soul cornerstone, built from warm horns, close drums and unhurried melodies. Its title track became a hip-hop sample source; the full album rewards a side-long listen.
$24.99
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El Michels Affair
24 Hr Sports (Instrumentals)
Field Green vinyl
The instrumental version brings Leon Michels’ arrangements into focus: horns, keys and sharply placed rhythms carrying the story. On Field Green vinyl, the musicianship takes center stage throughout the album.
$23.99
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The Olympians
The Olympians
Standard black vinyl
Lush strings, harp and horns meet a deep soul rhythm section on The Olympians’ 2016 debut. Toby Pazner’s ensemble creates vivid, cinematic arrangements with room for every melody to unfold.
$24.99
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