{"title":"Lab Head Selections 🗿 - 09\/03\/26*","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"james-mason-i-want-your-love-12","title":"James Mason: Nightgruv \/ I Want Your Love Vinyl 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Mason is known in digger circles for his stellar jazz funk tracks\u003c\/i\u003e (namely \"Sweet Power of Your Embrace\" and others), but did you know he killed it on the house tip as well? These rare cuts were originally released in a small batch back in '96 on Mighty Fine (though they were never actually meant to be released at all!) and Rush Hour has steeped in to make them available to the masses. Check the sick old school house vibe on \"Nightgruv\" (in both standard and unreleased extended versions) that's so in-line with current dance trends, despite being recorded in 1984(!), plus the incredible slo-mo boogie soul of \"I Want Your Love\" that harks back to Mason's classic sound. Recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack 12\" vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Rush Hour 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by snackmaster 03\/2012\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"James Mason","offers":[{"title":"12\" Vinyl","offer_id":210831029,"sku":"dm-4464","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/jamesmason-iwant-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1787775750"},{"product_id":"sahib-shihab-the-danish-radio-jazz-group-oktav-vinyl-lp","title":"Sahib Shihab \u0026 The Danish Radio Jazz Group: S\/T (Import 180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Sahib Shihab (Edmund Gregory) played with many of jazz’s finest musicians. Shortly after he became one of the first jazz players to change their names due to an Islamic conversion, he joined \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=thelonious+monk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/a\u003e for his Blue Note sessions. A unique musician, he was at home in every musical style, from the experimentalism of Thelonious Monk to the more direct hard bop of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=art+blakey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Blakey\u003c\/a\u003e. Sahib Shihab’s distinctive sound was rooted in his modernist compositions and arrangements, complemented by an intense, soulful playing style. In 1959 he toured Europe with Quincy Jones after getting fed up with racial politics in USA and ultimately settled in Scandinavia. He worked for Copenhagen Polytechnic and wrote scores for television, cinema and theatre. He remained there until 1973. This record, on the Danish Oktav label, his second as a leader and also his rarest is a true masterpiece.\" - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSam Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in flipback jacket w\/ printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1965\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Sam Records 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sahib Shihab \u0026 The Danish Radio Jazz Group","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":41800076329050,"sku":"fr-5262","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/sahibshihab-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1782146122"},{"product_id":"otto-benson-songs-before-bed-vinyl-lp","title":"Otto Benson: Songs Before Bed Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"'Songs Before Bed (2022)' is an all-ages album intended to help listeners wind down and reach a more present and relaxed state before sleeping.\" - Palto Flats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Palto Flats 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Otto Benson","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":43420252438618,"sku":"lp-18689","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/otto-songs-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1783467651"},{"product_id":"funky-soul-brother-boogaloo-soul-dj-koco-japan-import-vinyl-7","title":"Funky Soul Brother: Boogaloo Soul (DJ Koco, Japan Import) Vinyl 7\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"The long-awaited fourth single from FUNKY SOUL BROTHER, the unit formed by DJ KOCO aka SHIMOKITA and SOUTHPAW CHOP, has finally dropped! Side A’s 'BOOGALOO SOUL' is an ultimate track that perfectly blends their signature tough hip-hop beats with irresistible loops from a classic Latin soul tune. On Side B, 'KEEP ON' delivers a jazzy and addictive hip-hop beat made for juggling, while the chilled instrumental number 'SEAGULL' shifts the atmosphere entirely. Whether rocking in the club or immersing yourself through headphones, this release hits on every level. An ultra-powerful double-sider that collectors absolutely cannot miss.\" - Southpaw Chop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack 7\" vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehigh quality Japan import\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Southpaw Chop 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Funky Soul Brother","offers":[{"title":"7\" Vinyl","offer_id":43420254240858,"sku":"fr-5624","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/funkysoul-7inch-1.jpg?v=1787943927"},{"product_id":"soshi-takeda-secret-communication-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Soshi Takeda: Secret Communication (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Tokyo deep house producer Soshi Takeda returns with a six-song sequel to 2021’s Floating Mountains LP, surfing deeper into a symbiosis mystery, motion, and liquid dreams: Secret Communication. Recorded across 2022 and 2023 at his home studio with a eclectic assemblage of 80’s and 90’s hardware, the tracks trace a latticework of lush pads, bubbling bass, and blissed BPMs, dusted in sunrise acid and cosmic piano. Dramatic events overlapped with the album’s creation: 'Wars broke out. On the other hand, my child was born. There were sad and beautiful moments in my life.' This is dance music of inner worlds and idyllic horizons, coasting above the noise of the city. From jazzy daydream balearica ('Can Imagination Transcend Distance?') to sleek starlight house ('Rainstorm') to the farewell ecstasy of the title track, Takeda’s music touches and transports, a portal to places beyond: 'When I listen to beautiful deep house, I feel a mysterious atmosphere. Dreamy scenes come to mind. I aim to create that sound.'\" - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=100%25+Silk\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\u0026amp;sort_by=relevance\u0026amp;filter.p.m.mlabel.mlabel=100%25+Silk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e100% Silk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 100% Silk 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Soshi Takeda","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":43841354760282,"sku":"lp-19058","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/soshi-secret-coloredvinyl-1_08b2edea-c7cb-47e4-b46d-4418150b7d80.jpg?v=1787777997"},{"product_id":"turn-on-the-sunlight-warm-waves-import-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Turn On The Sunlight: Warm Waves (Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"‘Warm Waves’ first appeared in 2020, ten years after Turn On The Sunlight’s debut self-titled album was first released in Japan. During that decade, Turn On The Sunlight’s Jesse Peterson and Mia Doi Todd welcomed their first child and co-founded a music venue in Los Angeles. When performance spaces were required to close at the start of the pandemic, Jesse’s focus shifted back towards home recording. Since ‘Warm Waves,’ five more Turn On The Sunlight albums have followed (including ‘Drives To The Beach,’ also on Tokonoma Records), all of which can be seen as an expansion of the musical direction set forth on this album. The group heard on ‘Warm Waves’ consists of musicians who Mia and Jesse were regularly playing with at the time - Sam Gendel, Mitchell Brown, Andres Renteria \u0026amp; Gabe Noel - joined by Laraaji, Arji \u0026amp; Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, making their first recordings together. The group’s blended signal was routed through Mitchell’s tape loops and modular synthesizer, which contributed to the unique communal sound of these recordings. Further extending this approach, Carlos Niño then reprocessed and reimagined ‘Passing Rain’ with Jamael Dean for his Elemental Beat Mix. Originally released one week into the official lockdown period, some listeners found the warm, collective sound well-suited for the time of introspection and shifting priorities that followed. Now, in 2026, ‘Warm Waves’ returns on vinyl to once again encourage peaceful contemplation and open-hearted togetherness, in echo of the spirit of its creation.\" - Tokonoma Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Tokonoma Records 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Turn On The Sunlight","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":43881940975706,"sku":"fr-5702","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/turnonthesunlight-warm-colroedvinyl-1_f9cd55a4-b0a2-4f77-9de6-35f173b15b8b.jpg?v=1787779423"},{"product_id":"morgan-geist-premise-vinyl-12","title":"Morgan Geist: Premise Vinyl 12\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"In 1994, with only a single 12\" in his discography, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=morgan+geist\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMorgan Geist\u003c\/a\u003e decided to start his own record label. His debut on Dan Curtin's Metamorphic label was inspired by the sounds of Detroit techno and Chicago house. But Geist was equally fascinated by UK imports from labels like Warp, B12, and ART. He sought to combine these inspirations on the first release of his new label, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=environ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnviron\u003c\/a\u003e Featuring a remix from The Connection Machine, whose unique 'Bitflower' was released the year before on Carl Craig's Planet E, Premise EP (1995) was recorded in Ohio and mastered in Detroit by the legendary Ron Murphy. The release also marked the end of four years of Geist living the midwest and his return to the metro area of New York City, a dramatic shift that would soon be reflected in Environ's sound. This reissue of ENV001 Premise EP is remastered from the original tapes and features the original artwork by Todd Sines.\" - Environ Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack 12\" vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Environ Records 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Morgan Geist","offers":[{"title":"12\" Vinyl","offer_id":43951319384154,"sku":"dm-6216","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/morgangeist-premise-1.jpg?v=1788287031"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/collections\/lab-head-selections-09-03-26.oembed","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}