Few people are onto great records as quickly as a great record store.

Phonica’s end of year lists are always a treasure trove for undersung gems, so we realised we ought to just give the shop’s learned staff their own slot on FACT. Every Saturday, the team behind the counter at the Soho institution select five vinyl records you should pick up this week.



PLUS INSTRUMENTS
Bodies
(Emotional Rescue)

Hailing from the Netherlands by way of NYC, Plus Instruments are the subject of Emotional Rescue’s latest archival endeavour. Active during the city’s no-wave peak, the band’s dubby punk-funk sound is just right for those DFA fans who need a crisp hit of rolling live basslines and disco-inspired beats.

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THE TRUE UNDERGROUND SOUND OF ROME
The Bermuda Triangle (1992-2015) LP
(Vibraphone)

Italian label Vibraphone had an influential role to play in the development of the 90s dance scene, and now it’s been revived thanks to Juno Records. This eight-track compilation features some of the label’s classic tunes – highly recommended to those looking for some properly deep house that hasn’t been completely rinsed.

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HOUSE OF DOORS
Starcave / Burmstar 
(Mood Hut)

House Of Doors returns to Mood Hut for another essential 12″ of house music straight from the Canadian Riviera. The synth sax of ‘Starcave’ is a delight but it’s all about the ‘Running Flutee Mix of ‘Burmstar’ – the label suggests its the “summer of the flute,” and it’s hard to disagree.

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THE HIEROGLYPHIC BEING EXPERIENCE 
Methods Of Transfer Book I 12″
(Tabernacle Records)

Another week, another record from Jamal Moss. If it was anyone else we’d probably pass, but nobody makes acid quite like him. Here he lays down two tracks based on music from an improvised performance he gave in New York, and they sound completely insane. In case you needed any more convincing, they’re both remixed by John Heckle.

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YOSHINORI HAYASHI
The End Of The Edge EP
(Going Good)

The brilliant Going Good returns with a sublime concoction of exotica, ambient, techno and lounge from Japanese producer Yoshinori Hayashi. It’s the kind of thing you’d swear came from the dusty, neglected corner of a Tokyo record shop rather than the mind of a contemporary producer, and that only makes it all the better. Placed somewhere between intricate collage and experimental jazz, it’s an absolute winner.

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