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.



LNRDCROY
‘Unthank 8’ 12″
(Unthank)

Lnrdcroy made a deep impression on 1080p fans with his synth-swamped ode to the cloud-covered islands of British Columbia, Much Less Normal, and after the success of that album he returns with his first solo EP, three tracks of twitching, luscious ambient culled from recent live gigs around Vancouver.

Audio / Buy here



Patrick Cowley
‘Kickin’ In’ 12″
(Honey Soundsystem)

Following the Muscle Up compilation, Honey Soundsystem presents another great posthumous release by an originator of “the San Francisco sound,” pairing Hi-NRG perfection with two slices of live, slow jam disco.

Audio / Buy here



House of Traps / Ali
Solaris To Panthalassa
(Good Genes)

House of Traps (aka Firecracker label boss Lindsay Todd) and Good Genes co-founder Ali split a cassette for the London tape outlet, with Todd’s delicate sound design on A and Ali’s beefy grooves on B.

Audio / Buy here



Leif
Taraxacum LP
(UntilMy HeartStops)

Immerse yourself in the nine hypnotic tracks of Taraxacum, the first full-length by UntilMyHeartStops and second overall for the label’s co-founder.

Audio / Buy here



Levon Vincent / Marcel Dettmann
NS-10 T. Rex Edition 12″
(Novel Sound)

Two techno titans teams up for this special one-off release: Vincent unearths ‘Fear’ for the A-side and enlists Dettmann for squelchy B-side ‘Vengeance’.

Audio / Buy here

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