Renowned and awarded world music label Glitterbeat has a strong and lasting line of quality releases each year by artists from around the world. This time we’d like t0 present some of the recent ones which are to be found in our distribution. Acclaimed performers such as Altin Gün, Aziza Brahim, Baba Zula, Ifriqiyya Electrique, Park Jiha, Trupa Trupa, Širom, etc. can be found in vinyl or CD formats through our distribution network. Feel free to browse through the catalog and find something for your own musical taste.
Altın Gün ‘Gece’
Altın Gün returns with an exhilarating second album. “Gece” firmly establishes the band as essential interpreters of the Anatolian rock and folk legacy and as a leading voice in the emergent global psych-rock scene. Explosive, funky and transcendent.
Aziza Brahim ‘Sahari’
The acclaimed Saharawi singer-songwriter and activist Aziza Brahim, returns for her 3rd Glitterbeat album. Produced in Barcelona by Aziza with Amparo Sánchez (Amparanoia, Calexico),“Sahari” is her most adventuresome and sublime work to date..
Baba Zula ‘Derin Derin’
BaBa ZuLa, the legendary ensemble from Istanbul, have brilliantly established themselves over the past two decades as the missing link between Turkish Psych, Krautrock and dub-wise stylings.
Trupa Trupa ‘Of the Sun’
“Trupa Trupa are an art rock band from Gdansk. Fusing elements of post-hardcore, no wave and psychedelia, the four-piece exude a restless energy that bears the hallmarks of Fugazi’s uncompromising punk ethos…the band weave absurd lyrics through liquifying guitar riffs, angular bass lines and concise percussion.”– The Wire
Ifriqiyya Electrique ‘Laylet El Booree’
Fusing the rhythms and invocations of the ancient Saharan Banga ritual with an electrical storm of contemporary sonics, Ifriqiyya Electrique’s second album both gripsand awakens.In Tunisian, Banga means “huge volume” and one cannot think of a more apt description of Laylet el Booree than that. Maximalist & relentless. Blood, sweat & trance.
Park Jiha ‘Philos’
“Blending traditional Korean instruments with woodwinds and mallets, the South Korean composer strikes a captivating balance between minimalism and improvised music.”– Pitchfork
Širom ‘A Universe That Roasts Blossoms For A Horse’
Slovenian ‘imaginary folk’ instrumental trio Širom return with a kaleidoscopic third album. Handmade and global instrumentation meets fearless sound exploration.
Mekons ‘Deserted’
The return of one of the planet’s most essential rock & roll bands. This legendary group have written contemporary music history for the last 40 years as radical innovators of both first generation punk and insurgent roots music. Their new album is drenched with widescreen,barbed-wire atmosphere and hard-earned (but ever amused) defiance.
Los Piranas ‘Historia Natural’
Fusing the experimental possibilities of South American rhythms and sonics (cumbia, champeta, tropicalia, salsa & more) with avant psych rock, dub minimalism and spiked jazz, Los Pirañas are retro-futurism at its finest. Shapeshifted. Absurdist. Rooted. Prescient. A transmission from the outer zones.
75 Dollar Bill ‘I Was Real’
Instrumentation expanded, palette widened and canvas doubled. The third album from these acclaimed NYC mainstays adds concise rockers, fuller orchestrations and mysterious textures to the band’s long, odd/deep grooves and microtonal tunings.
Chris Brokaw ‘End of the Night’
Boston-based Chris Brokaw has made an indelible mark on rock music both on his own as well as with his iconic bands Codeine and Come, and as a collaborator with Thurston Moore, Evan Dando, Stephen O’Malley, and many others. On End of the Night, he leads a group of renowned players to create an album of entrancing instrumentals.
Chuck Johnson ‘Balsams’
Balsams is awash in layers of tonal perfection. The album constantly evolves while maintaining a unified approach across both sides. Balsams is a record that lives outside genre and time, one that continues to develop with each successive deep listen.