New Arrivals
La Cuccagna
On La cuccagna, Ennio Morricone sketches early‑60s Italian life in miniature: light, bittersweet themes, small‑combo colours and gently ironic swings that mirror a young woman’s fragile hopes inside a consumerist daydream starting to fray.
La ragazza e il Generale
In La ragazza e il generale, Ennio Morricone threads anti‑war irony through bittersweet melodies and marching figures, mixing folk‑tinged themes, choral snatches and tense orchestration into a score where tenderness and absurdity share the same battlefield.
Thrilling
In Thrilling, Ennio Morricone’s widescreen sense of drama condenses into a tightly wound suite of themes: tense strings, ghostly choirs and razor‑edged rhythm figures that turn suspense into something almost voluptuously atmospheric.
Cafetic Atom
On Cafetic Atom, Magic Nousiainen & Wonderful Lehtisalo turn the Finnish DIY cosmos inside out: ecstatic free noise, cosmic hiss and bliss‑bleeding feedback spirals coalesce into a strangely serene, meditative storm of pure, glowing otherness.
Godzilla
*2026 repress* Celebrated composer Akira Ifukube's formidable score for the legendary monster film, 'Godzilla,' continues to resonate nearly seven decades after its debut. Renowned for its groundbreaking blend of dark and evocative music, Ifukube's visionary compositions encapsulate the horror and devastation portrayed in Ishiro Honda's classic film.
As viewers immerse themselves in the unrelenting chaos unleashed by Godzilla, Ifukube’s score serves as both a powerful narrative force and an emot…
The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy
Originally released in 1962 on Candid Records, The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy finds a young Steve Lacy stepping forward with quiet confidence and a sound unlike anyone else at the time. Stripped of excess and focused on tone, space, and intent, these sessions reveal a musician already thinking beyond convention. The soprano sax cuts clean and direct, moving between sharp angles and lyrical calm, with a small group that listens as closely as it plays. Nothing here feels rushed or ornamental, jus…
The Best Of John Coltrane
The year 2026 marks the hundredth birthday of John Coltrane, whose groundbreaking artistry as a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader made him one of the most influential musical figures of the 20th century. To honor his immeasurable impact, Craft Recordings looks back on Coltrane’s early years as a bandleader with a carefully curated collection of original compositions and standards. Produced with the full support of the John Coltrane Estate, The Best of John Coltrane draws from the saxophonist…
Entering Elysium
Entering Elysium, the third collaborative release from ambient pioneer Steve Roach and multi-instrumentalist Serena Gabriel, blends deep analog synth textures with acoustic and archaic instruments to create a living, breathing sonic paradise. The album unfolds as a doorway into a visionary, liminal realm of tranquility and inspiration where flute, lyre, harmonium, and voice convene within vast atmospheric currents. Warm, contemplative, and deeply evocative, the music reveals a hidden garden of s…
12 Trombones & Percussion Densities
Bonecrusher creates an immersive sonic landscape that captivates listeners, drawing them into a world where chords crackle, howl, and vibrate eerily. Founded in 2020 by trombonist and composer Matthias Muche in Cologne, the ensemble showcases its latest work through four innovative compositions. Each musician explores the trombone’s capabilities with meticulous detail, crafting evolving sonic states that morph fluidly, resembling a tightly woven net.
The ensemble faces a unique challenge; those …
Make a mess
Masmas was formed in 2021 in Rome during a residency at the Mattatoio – Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Simone Alessandrini (saxophone and composition), Mauro Remiddi (vocals and guitar, previously known as Porcelain Raft with several releases on Secretly Canadian), and Simone Pappalardo (electroacoustic artist and sound design engineer) share a free approach to sound and a desire to transcend genre categorization. More than a band, Masmas is a collective practice: improvisation, continuous transform…
Riff Raff
Released in 1972, Riff Raff is a bold statement from a British prog quartet exploring the intersection of rock and jazz-inflected textures. The album moves between blues-tinged grooves, melodic prog passages, and expansive jazzy-rock moments, all anchored by tight rhythms, expressive guitar, and organ flourishes. Standout tracks like the opener and La Même Chose show off the band’s adventurous spirit, balancing precision with spontaneity. Though the variety of songwriters gives the album a loose…
aldrig tillbaka. alltid.
*2026 stock* Acclaimed experimental baritone guitarist Porös release "aldrig tillbaka. alltid." is a remarkable collection which offers a profound exploration of abstract soundscapes, showcasing the artist's unique ability to transform improvisation into captivating auditory experiences. Porös's music melds intricate guitar techniques with avant-garde elements, inviting listeners into a fluid, organic sonic journey. Each track on "aldrig tillbaka. alltid." emerges spontaneously, creating a tapes…
nyck.
*200 copies limited edition* Following the dense, multitracked complexity of the debut double album "aldrig tillbaka. alltid.", Porös returns with a striking follow-up, nyck.. Translating from Swedish as "whim" or "caprice," the title perfectly encapsulates the album's methodology: a series of raw, unedited, one-take improvisations.
While the debut relied purely on layered, intricately composed baritone guitar, nyck. shifts the approach to something much more immediate and impulsive. The solo ba…
Art Programming
We are excited to continue our work with Art P / Art Programming by finally offering the first full-length work from this Bremen-based electronic group. Originally released only on cassette in 1983, the self-titled album has now been fully restored and remastered, complete with bonus tracks and unreleased mixes unearthed from a rare demo. The LP opens with "Wesen vom anderen Stern" ("Beings from Another Planet"), a downtempo, 808-driven electro synth wave track with German lyrics telling a story…
Heiß, Heiß / Funky, Funky
Here comes one of the most hidden 70s Cosmic Soul Funk vinyl 45 from East Germany. With the desire to bring the black Soul & Funk rhythm to the stages and dance floors of the GDR, a short-lived top band was formed after the dissolution of the Horst Krüger Band in 1976. Gotte Gottschalk and Petko Datschew formed the group Neue Generation. This group had everything it needed to take off quickly: first-class and experienced instrumentalists, composers, plenty of fresh creativity, and good connectio…
Paranormal Awakening
*200 copies limited edition* Ukrainian sound artist Tungu, a.k.a. Sergiy Senchuk, has long been operating in this domain and has a huge array of collaborations and solo work behind him, besides a background starting over two decades ago in metal and hardcore music. For over ten years now, however, he has been responsible for producing electronic music that draws from improvisation, abstract sound and electroacoustic composition. Paranormal Awakening catches him collaborating with equally prolifi…
Jardim Elétrico
Jardim Elétrico (1971) is a vibrant and inventive entry in the Brazilian band Os Mutantes’ discography, marking the transition beyond the core Tropicália movement into a heavier, more experimental blend of psychedelic rock, Brazilian popular music, and early progressive influences. The album balances playful irreverence with darker, more electric textures, featuring distorted guitars, studio experimentation, layered vocal harmonies, and the charismatic interplay between Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptist…
Apryl Fool
The Apryl Fool’s self-titled album Apryl Fool (1969) is a singular psychedelic rock record born from the collaboration between Japanese musicians Hiro Yanagida and Takashi Matsumoto and American producer Gary Walker. The album fuses West Coast psychedelia with baroque pop, orchestral arrangements, and subtle Eastern melodic sensibilities, creating a richly textured and cosmopolitan sound that stood apart from both mainstream American psych and contemporary Japanese rock. Though commercially over…
Embrace 2: Chains and Grain
On Embrace 2: Chains and Grain, Polwechsel distil their chamber‑improv logic into a score grown from their own playing: a tense, breathing matrix of repeated figures, frayed textures and in‑the‑moment reactions that is rebuilt afresh every time it’s performed.
Embrace 3: Magnetron / Quarz / Obsidian
On Embrace 3: Magnetron/Quarz/Obsidian, Polwechsel with Andrea Neumann turn acousmatic tape, simulated multitracks and graphic notation into an intricate laboratory of cause and effect, where elevator doors, room ghosts and painstakingly negotiated scores yield two of their most conceptually precise and sonically uncanny works.