BLACK FOCUS RECORDS
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www.blackfocusrecords.bandcamp.com
Distr. : UK - Norman/Bleep/
Style : jazz / jazz fusion / future jazz / experimental / contemporary jazz
/ jazz funk / soul / broken beat /
Black Focus records, a label named after YK’s sole full-length.
BFR 001 LP KAMAAL WILLIAMS THE RETURN LP+DLc 05.2018
(Note : LP/180 g. , black vinyl)
BFR 001 LPX KAMAAL WILLIAMS THE RETURN LP+DLc 05.2018
(Note : LP/180 g. white vinyl with UV spot gloss finish
sleeve and printed inner sleeve)
BFR 001 VPM KAMAAL WILLIAMS THE RETURN LP+DLc 05.2018
(Note : LP , 500 numb. copies on red vinyl , Club ed.)
BFR 001 CD KAMAAL WILLIAMS THE RETURN CD+DL 05.2018
(Note : CD , digipak)
A. 1. Salaam 08:33
2. Broken Theme 04:26
3. The Return 01:06
4. High Roller 03:00
5. Situations (Live In Milan) 02:59
B. 6. Catch The Loop (Album Version) 06:54
7. Rhythm Commission 02:34
8. Medina 06:57
9. LDN Shuffle 05:30
10. Aisha 02:21
Yussef Kamaal may have disbanded, but Henry Wu continues to fly the flag as Kamaal
Williams. For the first LP released under his given name we see Williams behind the
keys in a jazz fusion trio that brings together the visionary aesthetic of the YK
output with the sounds of new London jazz and the shuffling grooves of the Wu project.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/170235
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BFR 002 LP MANSUR BROWN SHIROI LP+DLc 10.2018
BFR 002 CD MANSUR BROWN SHIROI CD+DL 10.2018
A1 The Beginning 3:28
A2 Shiroi 3:45
A3 God Willing 3:25
A4 Me Up 3:33
A5 Mashita 2:52
A6 Back South 2:56
B1 Flip Up 3:37
B2 Simese 2:24
B3 Straight To The Point 4:31
B4 Motions 5:14
B5 Hands Tied 3:19
It’s not often we mention Jimi Hendrix and Trap music in the same sentence.
Or Brixton and George Benson. In this case Mansur Brown embodies all of these.
An integral part of the groundbreaking Yussef Kamaal album, he now releases his
debut album on Black Focus Records.
As Thundercat claims the Bass Guitar, Robert Glasper the keys, the 21 year old
prodigy from south east London claims the Guitar. Welcome to Shiroi.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=173085
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BFR 003 KAMAAL WILLIAMS NEW HEIGHTS 12"+DLc 12.2018
BFR 003 KAMAAL WILLIAMS NEW HEIGHTS DL 12.2018
1 New Heights (Visions of Aisha Malik) 7:01
2 Snitches Brew (feat. Mansur Brown) 6:33
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BFR 004 STEVE SPACEK HOUSES LP+DL 02.2020
(Note : LP , 180g vinyl. Printed inner + outer sleeve.
Includes download card with 4 bonus tracks)
BFR 004 STEVE SPACEK HOUSES CD 02.2020
BFR 004 STEVE SPACEK HOUSES DL 02.2020
Side A A1 Rawl Aredo
A2 Waiting 4 You
A3 Where We Go
A4 Tell Me
Side B B1 African Dream
B2 Songlife
B3 Higher Place
B4 Single Stream
B5 Love 4 Nano
Bonus Download Tracks:
1 Bright Eyes Rev
2 Yu Used to Love Me
3 Who Cares
4 Child Insperation
DL 1 Rawl Aredo 5:23
2 Waiting 4 You 7:30
3 Where We Go 4:57
4 Tell Me 5:00
5 African Dream 4:09
6 Songlife 3:33
7 Higher Place 4:13
8 Single Stream 4:49
9 Love 4 Nano 7:22
10 Bright Eyes Rev (Bonus Track) 5:09
11 Yu Used to Love Me (Bonus Track) 9:27
12 Who Cares (Bonus Track) 7:35
13 Child Insperation (Bonus Track) 6:30
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BFR 005 LP RATGRAVE ROCK LP+DLc 03.2020
(Note : LP/180 g. housed in a reverse board sleeve)
BFR 005 CD RATGRAVE ROCK CD 03.2020
(Note : CD , digipak)
A. 1 Escobar
2 Theme From Metronome
3 World Aid
4 Instant Toothpaste
5 Eternal Breeze
6 Yurok
7 4 Benz
B. 8 Dibidai
9 Rock
10 Bleeding To Death
11 Sturf
12 Alright
13 Mutti Hat Gekocht
Rock - great title but it isn't just rock music that duo of Max Graef and Julius
Conrad are interested in. Here as Ratgrave they take influence from funk, soul, jazz
rock and electronica to make an album that may well be genre splicing but still owes
a debt to Blue Cheer and Black Sabbath. On the Black Focus label founded by Kamaal
Williams.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=180590
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BFR 006 SWARNY SUNNY DAYS BLUE 12"+DLc 07.2020
(Note : 12" , green vinyl)
BFR 006 SWARNY SUNNY DAYS BLUE DL 07.2020
DL 1 BONES 3:04
2 COOL 3:02
3 NO COMPUTE 3:10
4 LEMONGRASS 1:30
5 SMiLE 3:25
6 NEW MOON 4:13
7 GiNGER 3:33
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BFR 007 KAMAAL WILLIAMS WU HEN LP+DLc 07.2020
(Note : LP , black vinyl. Printed inner w. colour sleeve)
BFR 007 KAMAAL WILLIAMS WU HEN LP+DLc 07.2020
(Note : LP , red vinyl. Printed inner w. colour sleeve)
BFR 007 KAMAAL WILLIAMS WU HEN LP+DLc 07.2020
(Note : LP , 400 copies on silver vinyl. Printed inner
with colour sleeve)
BFR 007 KAMAAL WILLIAMS WU HEN CD+DL 07.2020
(Note , CD , digipak)
BFR 007 KAMAAL WILLIAMS WU HEN DL 07.2020
DL 1 Street Dreams (feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) 2:12
2 One More Time 3:10
3 1989 3:22
4 Toulouse 2:48
5 Pigalle 6:14
6 Big Rick 3:27
7 Save Me (feat. Mach-Hommy) 5:58
8 Mr Wu 3:37
9 Hold On (feat. Lauren Faith) 3:20
10 Early Prayer 4:57
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BFRCTL 1 KAMAAL WILLIAMS CATCH THE LOOP 1 CS 12.2018
1 The Return Tape 13:00
2 NTS Live Session 19:43
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