Fela Kuti - Expensive ShitNigerian police, seeking to frame Fela Kuti, tried to plant a joint of marijuana on him during a gathering at his home. Wise to their plan, he quickly swallowed the joint. However, the police threw him in jail to wait for the evidence to make its way through his system. With some wily plotting Fela escaped charges and subsequently produced this opus mocking the police for wasting resources on hassling him instead of furthering justice in Nigeria.

with a subtle guitar line exploding into a screaming chorus

Available on vinyl LP (which includes a free CD insert)

while taking a ‰ÛÏbreak‰۝ from a European tour in which they took newcomers in the audience by surprise with their pure energy and the spontaneity of their live shows

Not only have The Rentals completely surpassed their first two albums

inward looking collection of songs that feature stunning string arrangements and Erland‰۪s impassioned vocals at centre stage

For this edition

Lost in the ether

London Posse's 1990 track 'Gangster Chronicle' harks back to his musical apprenticeship with the Wild Bunch and Massive Attack under the name Tricky Kid before he launched his solo career with 1995's startling 'Maxinquaye'

‰ÛÏA homage to power driven rock ‰Û÷n‰۪ roll in its purest form‰۝ - The Line Of BeståÊFitåÊ

including the wheel and die cut holes

it‰۪s not hard to see why Carl Craig

singer and producer as he charts the intoxication