Pacific Express
Black Fire

Singing Dust: ...One of Australia’s most mysterious jazz long players, the eponymous creation of Queensland pianist Robert Welsh. Originally released in 1986, Singing Dust offers a dynamic collection of songs rich in expressive performance and compositional fluidity. Inspired by the sounds of Indian devotional song, the jazz piano styles of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, English folk music and Debussey’s tonal impressions, this is a work of true dedication and posterity that will appeal to many serious music lovers. Restored from original master tapes by Fresh Hold Releases & @efficientspace.Singing Dust - Singing DustRobert Welsh - Vocals, Vocal Harmonies, Bosendorfer, Grand Piano, Rhodes Electric Piano, Korg Synthesizer, Recorders, Percussion, Conga Drum and Xylophone.Raine Mormon - Vocals and Vocal Harmonies.Ewan McKenzie - Guitar.

Australian-Ghanian artist Citizen Kay, born Kojo Owusu-Ansah, is one of the most intelligent music minds in Australian hip hop at that moment. His album “So, Where Are We?” is pushing beyond genre, and has emerged with one of the best albums of the year.“A beautiful blend of sounds that demonstrate maturity and a gleeful free-dive into themes of evolution, fulfilment and self-discovery at the end of an ongoing journey, this album is Citizen Kay redefining himself as an artist and a multi-dimensional human. In short: it’s the album I have been waiting for Kojo to create. And now it is here. I’m so glad he took his time with it, letting it flourish into the diverse and textured piece it is.” - Sosefina FouamoliThis record is a roadmap of the future of hip hop in this country. It is a record that goes beyond the stereotypes of sound, genre and culture.This Impressed edition is an 100% exclusive pressing, not available anywhere else in Australia. It's in heavyweight low carbon compound black vinyl and limited to 200 copies only.

Oregon sextet Elite Beat continue their dubwise world-groove mission with a two track 12”of what sounds like organic, in the moment live takes with an intro count to boot. Layers of psychedelic sax and drums ebb and flow alongside heavy low end, building on their compilation of ‘healing and hypnosis’ inspired jams Selected Rhythms Vol. 2. Despite being based across the ocean, big Jah Shaka dance vibrations occupy the A-side with a steady house tempo combining with the woodwind across ten minutes of proper body music.The slower, introspective approach to side B takes in elements of post-rock with flourishes of electric guitar yet grounds itself in the dub mentality through pulsing sub-bass and swirling synth work. The wide-reaching bed of influences present in Portland’s bands, shops and labels shows itself time again in Elite Beat’s work, evident through recent collaborations with Mdou Moctar and past outings here at Research.