Why create a record label when everybody is saying that the music industry is in crisis? Read more ...
Why create a record label when everybody is saying that the music industry is in crisis? Because the more dematerialized the music becomes, the more the physical support seems to have a bright future. Forget about the CD : the collectible LP version, with its thick carboard cover and fascinating artwork, is the way forward. Our idea was simple : go through our archives, pick our rarest and best titles, and produce an affordable version, which looks just as nice and treasurable as the original, to be shared with the Superfly vinyl community.
How did it take shape?
It all started in 2010 with en express trip to the Bahamas to meet local Soul crooner Fankie Zhivago, whose record ‘the age of flying high’ was a long-time Island Soul favourite of ours. Read more ...
It all started in 2010 with en express trip to the Bahamas to meet local Soul crooner Fankie Zhivago, whose record ‘the age of flying high’ was a long-time Island Soul favourite of ours. Then came the Rail Band of Bamako, the Kelenkye Band, the Full Moon Ensemble, the Fabiano Orchestra, Di Melo, Christie Azumah, Henri Guédon, Minoru Muraoka, Zito Righi, Voices Of Darkness … Esoteric Jazz or strange funk, a Soul diva from Ghana, a Brazilian Pop obscurity, a funky Japanese flutist or a genius West Indian percussionist… No limitations in styles, just a direction : the good spiritual sound… Limited collector-oriented editions of 1 000 copies only.
We are open to suggestions, you have any?
Keeping their ears wide open, a record label has to stay tuned. Read more ...
Keeping their ears wide open, a record label has to stay tuned. That is why your ideas are more than welcome : if you have wishes to find records that have now vanished from music stores or that are so rare that nobody is able to offer them for sale, let us know! We would love to look into it. E-mail us.
