Now-Again Records is the quiet little brother of Stones Throw Records. Launched by general manager, DJ, and crate-digging superstar Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, it focuses on reissues of little-known funk bands from around the country. Groove aficionados love the imprint, but it doesn’t garner nearly as much publicity as the mighty Stones Throw.
While the casual Madlib-loving fan might not have much interest in prime reissues like Amnesty’s critically-acclaimed Free Your Mind or the much-loved Connie Price & the Keystones, he might go for the forthcoming Now-Again Re:Sounds Vol. 1. Set for release on July 17, the compilation features previously vinyl-only remixes (like Kenny Dope’s remix of Kashmere Stage Band’s “Super Strut Vol. 1”) and new, deep funk-influenced cover songs by Edan, Koushik, Aloe Blacc, Guilty Simpson and many others. The track listing for Now-Again Re:Sounds Vol. 1 is below.
- 1. Koushik feat. Percee P, “Cold Beats”
- 2. Aloe Blacc, “Blind World”
- 3. L.A. Carnival, “Blind Man” (Cut Chemist remix)
- 4. Cut Chemist feat. M.E.D. “Blind Man” (Rap version)
- 5. Edan, “Sagittarius Rapp”
- 6. Guilty Simpson, “Before I Die”
- 7. Egon feat. Percee P, “Reverse Pt. 2.5” (Koushik’s Apples & Oranges remix)
- 8. J. Rocc, “Cold Heat Funk Mix Pt. 1”
- 9. Detroit Sex Machines, “Rap It Together/Funky Crawl” (J. Rocc’s edit)
- 10. Oh No, “Kashmere Bonus Beats”
- 11. Kashmere Stage Band, “I Wish” (Todd Terry remix)
- 12. Kashmere Stage Band, “Super Strut Pt. 1” (Kenny Dope remix)
- 13. Leon Mitchison, “Street Scene” (Female vocal version)
- 14. Amnesty, “Trouble Will Remain” (Truth & Soul remix)
- 15. Sound in Light, “Free Your Mind”
- 16. Kashmere Stage Band, “Ain’t No Sunshine” (J. Rocc remix)
- 17. Koushik, “Too Much Tenderness”
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