Soundways

Ayo Ke Disco’ (meaning ‘Let’s go to the disco’ in Indonesian) celebrates the musical identities emerging from the newly independent countries in South-East Asia during the 1970s and 80s.

Soundway general manager Alice Whittington, aka Norsicaa (DJ), se

Padang Moonrise is the story of modern Indonesian music that emerged underneath the volcanoes of Java and Sumatra. Java, the most populous island in the archipelago of over 17,000 islands and 1300 distinct ethnic groups, and its capital city Jakarta, was

The Heliocentrics are a group for which genres are meaningless and boundaries invisible. The primarily instrumental group, who operates out of their vintage analog studio in East London called the Quatermass Sound Lab, brings in a new singer on album num

Soundway Records presents a collection of nineteen tracks chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music in Nigeria. A period of experimentation, adaptation, modifi

The Bahraini-born, British-based musical duo Dar Disku release their debut self-titled album, weaving their way into both the dancefloor and home environments with irresistibly broad appeal.
A celebration of their Arabic heritage and multicultural influe

Soundway presents a collection of 18 Burger Highlife, Electronic Afrobeat and Reggae tracks, highlighting a time when the burgeoning Ghanaian diaspora across Europe and North America was utilising new music technology and recording techniques. A period of

Soundway presents Circus Underwater’s 1984 self-titled masterpiece. Remastered and extended to a double LP, this deluxe version includes six unreleased tracks unearthed from the original ¼” tapes, and presented with an enthralling insert, including never

This mini compilation selects the stand out cuts from Ayo Manuel’s two albums Love Candidate and Party Time, showcasing the evolution of Ayo’s music. Side A is led by Song Of Love (Instrumental) - mid-tempo, synth-heavy, toeing the line between lo-fi crun

This mini compilation selects the stand out cuts from Ayo Manuel’s two albums Love Candidate and Party Time, showcasing the evolution of Ayo’s music. Side A is led by Song Of Love (Instrumental) - mid-tempo, synth-heavy, toeing the line between lo-fi crun

Drawing inspiration from the depths of late 70's NYC proto-rap disco instrumentals, Nigerian boogie-funk, Jamaican dub and modern jazzy house - The Lahaar is a Trans-Tasman collaboration between Julien Dyne, Horatio Luna & Surprise Chef's Lachlan Stuckey,

Portuguese multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer Pedro Ricardo releases his debut album, Soprem Bons Ventos, on Soundway Records. “The album translates to ‘Good Winds Blow’, shares Ricardo. “This idea of good winds blowing is intertwined with the feeling

Soundway's telescope to forgotten and lesser known musical realms extends to Argentina on the triple vinyl compilation, Síntesis Moderna; An Alternative Vision Of Argentinian Music 1980-1990. A digital rewilding of computer and synth powered music, drippi

Diy contemporary jazz from New Zealand meets electronic production. As pockets of new jazz scenes emerge around the world, it’s apparent that New Zealand’s bubbling microcosm in Wellington interprets the genre through a unique lens. Clear Path Ensemble bo

The 21 track selection curated by Trujillo, a Venezuelan producer, DJ and record collector based in Berlin, explores the forgotten corners of the 1980s and early 90s Spanish music scene. Veering through early bleep and hip house, electro, boogie, Iberian