ABOUT RERELEASE
ReRelease.net is a new kind of label. We digitally reissue the best old records, making unique recordings available to everybody. We painstakingly discover old gems, then locate artists, master the recordings to high standards, and write liner notes to tell the story. We embrace the future by investing in the past, and are:
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Pro-artist: Artists retain all rights to their music and receive majority of profits
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Quality: Recordings are mastered to high standards
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Diverse: From jazz-funk to post-punk, with an emphasis on local artists
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Online: Available worldwide through iTunes and other online retailers, such as Other Music Digital and Wax Poetics
NEWS
2008-03-25: Mark Harvey up for Best Jazz Artist in the Phoenix Music Poll
The man's still got it - so go give Mark Harvey some love by going to the Phoenix voting website and casting your ballot.
2008-02-26: Arni Cheatham - "Thing" reviewed and CDs coming out soon
Arni Cheatham's "Thing" LP has been reviewed on Free Jazz blog. Also, a CD version is in the works on Porter Records, so keep an eye peeled! Luke is putting together a really nice package including new liner notes and graphics.
2008-02-05: Conrad Johnson fund-raiser
I'm sure you have all heard about the sad passing of Conrad Johnson. Egon is selling original pressings of Kashmere LPs and 45s to help raise funds for his family. Contact information is in the link above. They aren't cheap, but very reasonable for what they are.
LATEST RE-RELEASES
The Dance - The Dance
The Dance was a vibrant presence in early-80s New York City, epitomizing the post-punk melting pot. They made "a cultural fusion of music styles, blending the urgency of punk with dance music, reggae, and a large dose of funk," culminating in group two full-lengths, and then a shelved full-length with Arthur Baker for Island Records. “Soul Force” captures the band at the peak of their powers, and is full of raw energy and catchy hooks.
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Thesda - Spaced Out
Thesda is a homegrown gem of late-70s funk. Musical ideas collided in a small studio, then were packaged in a record graced with generic cover art; The result, "Spaced Out," was pressed in minute numbers. The only distribution it got was as a Christmas present one year. So producer Eugene Hagburg was surprised when he realized that a small group of collectors not only found out about the album, but thought highly of it. In April 2007, a record collector in Washington, DC, found the album at a thrift store, and contacted Hagburg. After the word got out and a copy sold for top dollar on ebay, he quickly received calls from fans as far-flung as Italy and Vermont.
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Mark Harvey - The Mark Harvey Group
Mark Harvey’s “In Concert” album is a groundbreaking piece of free jazz, pressed in miniscule numbers and consequently nearly forgotten. The bristling energy on this album wouldn’t be out of place on the ESP label, and the long periods of silence broken by spontaneous improvisation foreshadow artists on other modern Beantown labels such as Intransitive.
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