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.



BOOF
The Hydrangeas Whisper 2xLP
(Running Back)

Just when you thought Maurice Fulton couldn’t refine his music any further, he releases this. An album of oddball disco funk, lounge vibes and even colourful, dubby techno, The Hydrangea’s Whisper might be his most wide-ranging collection of tracks for some time, and even gives 2013’s Syclops album A Blink Of An Eye a run for its money.

Audio / Buy here



NEVERSLEEP
Mouth Shut / Party Girl (Moire & Disguise Remixes) 12″
(Phonica White)

Werkdiscs artist Moire teams up with Disguise for the first release from their NEVERSLEEP collective. Deep, dark and thumping, these three cuts are the perfect combination of US house and the UK’s club heritage. Disguise’s mix of ‘Mouth Shut’ is a particular treat, making for some enjoyably shambling, syrupy techno in the vein of some of the more dancefloor-friendly cuts from Actress’ Splazsh album.

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THE SUN GOD
The Sun God And The Myth Lives On Trio 12″
(Cejero)

Adopting the more cosmic guise of The Sun God for Cejero, Jamal Moss is back with a record containing what might be one of his most accessible tracks to date. The B-side is a typically lo-fi cut in the vein of his Hieroglyphic Being material, but the A-side sounds like he’s channelling Lindstrøm’s Nordic disco through a 303.

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ROBBIE BASHO
Twilight Peaks LP
(Smeraldina)

If you’re not familiar with the late US artist Robbie Basho, this reissue of his 1984 cassette Twilight Peaks is a good place to start. A proponent of the steel string guitar, he was heavily influenced by Ravi Shankar, resulting in a mixture of Americana and Indian music. He died in 1984 and this was his last album, pressed to vinyl with a gorgeous screenprinted sleeve.

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SHACKLETON & DEMDIKE STARE
Archive Series #1 12″ + Bag + Cassette
(Demdike Stare)

Demdike Stare have scored quite the coup for their label here, with a Shackleton dubplate that’s been unreleased since 2005. In case owning a piece of lost dubstep history isn’t enough to get you interested then Demdike Stare have thrown in a mixtape and a tote bag to sweeten the deal.

Audio / Buy here

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