Name: Forge Your Own Chains
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

na5046lp

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Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-03-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0659457506612

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

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Various

Genre GB

Psychedelic

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Now Again Records

Now Again Records was launched in 2002 by Egon as a subsidiary of Stones Throw Records. With a rich catalogue of 60s & 70s soul & funk, as well as some essential new projects, the label has become a go-to destination for music lovers. In 2012, Now Again Records became independent and secured distribution from various partners including Traffic Entertainment Group.

The label's founder, Egon, has always had an ear for exceptional music. His passion for digging deep into the crates and unearthing hidden gems is evident in the carefully curated releases on Now Again Records. From rare soul and funk classics to groundbreaking contemporary projects, the label consistently delivers quality music that resonates with listeners.

With its dedication to preserving and celebrating the legacy of soul and funk music from the past while also pushing boundaries with innovative new sounds, Now Again Records has earned a reputation as a trusted source for both collectors and casual fans alike. Whether you're seeking timeless classics or exciting new discoveries, this label is sure to have something that will captivate your ears.

Subtitled "Psychedelic ballads and dirges 1968 - 1974", this is Now-Again's foray into funky psychedelia, via American gospel, paranoiac soul, loner folk, East-Nigerian fuzz, Thai rock, Iranian ballads and more. This compilation introduces a new direction for Now-Again. with the same detailed, no-stone-unturned approach label owner Egon used for the deep funk scene (on the ' Funky 16 Corners' and 'Cold Heat' collections), here he tackles beat-heavy global psychedelia. 

As he writes in his sleeve-note introduction, those of us birthed into record collecting by the hip hop midwife revered Jimi Hendrix as well as James Brown. we searched for albums by Mulatu Astatke and Power of Zeus with the same fervor'. Forge Your Own Chains showcases music from all corners of the world : Colombia, Nigeria, Sweden, South Korea, Thailand and Iran. the focus in keeping with Now-Again's tradition is on melody, driving rhythms and accessibility. not one song is included on this compilation just because it is from a 'rare' album. certainly, many of these songs do spring from albums that change hands for thousands of dollars, and many of these songs have never seen reissue. but all are beautiful in their own right and work together to form a coherent collection. psychedelic records, long the mainstay of older, grizzled collectors and seemingly quaint, are, in the hands of Egon and those of his generation, giving up new ghosts.

Forge Your Own Chains

Music GB