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New this week: memotone returns with smallest things, an intimate blend of textured electronics and minimal jazz-inflected atmospheres. The Armed dial up the chaos with The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed - furious, euphoric, and unpredictable. Warp reissue the seminal Sabres of Paradise albums Sabresonic and Haunted Dancehall, still sounding futuristic 30 years on. Reggae Magic is prime Jackie Mittoo - soulful keyboard work, pure Studio One fire. Free Your Mind collects the complete works of Dayton, Ohio’s Record Player - a lost deep disco-soul outfit from the Soul Cal universe. James Brown goes psych-funk on Sho Is Funky Down Here, an underrated gem finally reissued, an entirely instrumental album full of heavy fuzzed-out guitars and jazzy psychedelic rock, resembling early Funkadelic. Greg Belson’s Divine Funk comp gathers rare gospel funk 45s that burn with raw spiritual energy. And Roy Ayers’ Stoned Soul Picnic is back on vinyl - a sunny, laid-back set that bridges soul, jazz, and mellow groove with effortless charm.