NA in the UK: BROWNSWOOD, SOUNDWAYS

Hey guys! Welcome to the new week in music. Here’s a rundown of some of the most exciting and interesting things that hit the UK site today.

Various Artists, Soundway Presents: The World Ends – Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria – Incredible. Seriously, just incredible. Soundways have long been one of our favorite labels, and they just outdid themselves. This survey of Nigerian psychedelic rock is almost certainly the reissue of the year. Joe posts about this below, so I won’t repeat what he says. But we have this on ***two-week exclusive***. You should maybe get this. Like maybe now.

Various Artists, Brownswood Electric – The latest crate-digging adventure from Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label brings the cutting-edge electronica! Tim Noakes writes:

One of the year’s most exciting collections, Brownswood Electric moves in a less jazzy direction than previous Peterson-powered releases, focusing instead on producers who prefer to get their kicks from MIDI bass controllers rather than Fender Rhodes.

As we’ve come to expect from Brownswood Recordings, the quality threshold never dips, yet the sound evolves more drastically than, say, the Bubblers series, crisscrossing from one underground club scene to another … Like all of the best mixes, it takes you on a journey — but cuts out the DJ’s ego.

Also, be sure to check out the guided discography we put together in honor of this release. Brownswood has been doing excellent work since 2006, and we thought it was high time to spotlight that. Check out our eMusic Loves Brownswood Records feature for an in-depth look.

Various Artists, Kitsuné x Ponystep Mixed By Jerry Bouthier – Roisin Murphy, Two Door Cinema Club, Lindstrom, Booka Shade, and more on the latest Kitsuné comp, this one a team-up with London’s Ponystep label.

Olof Arnalds, Innundir Skinni – New Olof! Here is a taste of what you can expect from the Icelandic indie-folk sensation and eMusic fave’s upcoming full-length, the long-awaited follow-up to 2009′s sublimely gorgeous Við Og Við

Stac, Turn That Light Out – This sounds great. Stac has a gorgeously supple voice, and on this debut it ranges from indie-folk wispy to chanteuse smoky to soulfully earthy and grainy. It’s powerful stuff, and the backing music is exactly right: suffused with 45-analog warmth and sensitive accompaniment

Underworld, Scribble – Red-hot new single from Underworld on eMusic!

Chaz Jankel, The Submarine Has Surfaced – Chaz Jankel, the one-time keyboard player and co-songwriter for Ian Dury and Blockheads, returns with his first solo record in ten years.

Various Artists, Summer Is Here! Festival Seasoning – A nice sampler from the folks at Cherry Red, and it’s pretty all over the place: some Marc Almond, some Momus, some Marc Bolan — y’know, the usual.

Bonobo feat. Andreya Triana, Stay the Same – Lush, low-key single from Bonobo’s sterling 2010 Black Sands.

Terrence Dixon, Room 310 – A couple of nicely spaced-out techno jams from native Detroiter and scene stalwart Terrence Dixon.

Jordi Savall, Le Concert Spirituel au temps de Louis XV – Another record from the master of the viola de gamba and one-man early-music powerhouse Jordi Savall: this man is unstoppable, really. Look at that artist page!

The Narcoleptic Dancers, Not Evident EP – Winsome girl/guy indie-pop, full of watery chimes and shuffling acoustic guitars: cheery, twee, and breezy.

What else did you come across?