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Artists & Friends on Tour!

The Summer’s over, but touring surely doesn’t stop! Check out all RK artists & Friends confirmed shows for the next months below. Don’t miss your chance to see Alexis Evans, Calibro 35, Osaka Monaurail, Tanika Charles and The Tibbs live!

ALEXIS EVANS
Nov 10th – Sala de conciertos de Zalaieta – Zalaieta, ES

CALIBRO 35
Oct 22nd – Teatro delle celebrazioni – Bologna, IT
Nov 18th – Teatro Lyrick – Assisi, IT
Nov 21st – Teatro Colosseo – Torino, IT
Nov 26th – Conservatorio Sala Verdi – Milano, IT

OSAKA MONAURAIL
Nov 22nd – Theaterstubchen – Kassel, DE
Nob 23rd – Bierhubeli – Bern, CH
Nov 24th – El amacen de Little Bobby – Santander, ES
Nov 25th – Sala Clamores –  Madrid, ES
Nov 26th – 16 Toneladas – Valencia, ES
Nov 27th – Centro Civico La Almozara – Zaragoza, ES
Nov 30th – 100 Club – London, UK
Dec 2nd – The English Theatre – Frankfurt, DE
Dec 3rd – La Halle Tropisme – Montpellier, FR
Dec 4th – La Halle Tropisme – Montpellier, FR

TANIKA CHARLES
Nov 19th – New Morning – Paris, FR
Nov 20th – Le Sax – Achères, FR
Jan 25th – Sid Williams Theatre – Courtenay, CA

THE TIBBS
Oct 22nd – Muziekgebouw – Eindhoven, NL

The new RK compilation: “Breaks and Beats Vol.2”

Record Kicks presents “Breaks and Beats Vol.2”: the new compilation made up of some of the hottest instrumental tracks of the RK catalogue.

Record Kicks is proud to present the new compilation “Breaks and Beats Vol.2”, available from Friday July 1st 2022 on all digital platforms. At Record Kicks we live for funky breaks and hot instrumentals, we have a reputation for that, with our catalogue being sampled by quite a few rap superstars such as Jay-Z, Tyler The Creator and Dr. Dre. With volume 2 of “Record Kicks Breaks and Beats”, the new instalment of our digital compilation series, we’ve dug again into our funky vaults to bring you a new selection of the some of hottest instrumental tracks of the catalogue. Expect 12 tracks full of exclusive killer breaks and infectious beats brought to you by the very best of our roster. Featuring The Diasonics, Calibro 35, Third Coast Kings, Hannah Williams & The Affirmations, Baby Charles, Tanika Charles and many more! 12 hard hitting instrumental tracks yet to be sampled, you dig it!?

Side by side with similar outfits like Daptone, Truth And Soul or Timmion, under its motto “The explosive sound from Today’s scene”, Milan-based independent label Record Kicks has been pitching the contemporary funk & soul scene since 2003. With over 200 releases under the belt, RK has released bands from all over the globe and earned the support of VIP fans such as Kenny Dope, Jamie Cullum, Craig Charles and, last but not least, Jay-Z, thanks to whom the label received a Grammy nomination for HOV‘s use of Hannah Williams‘ “Late Nights And Heartbreak” as backdrop for his “4:44” in 2018.

Calibro 35: the new trilogy of reissues and the digital deluxe versions

Record Kicks presents the re-issue of the albums “Traditori di Tutti”, “S.P.A.C.E.” and “DECADE” by mythical cinematic-funk combo CALIBRO 35 on crystal-coloured vinyl and digital Deluxe edition with bonus tracks. 

Order the Trilogy on our Web Shop or Bandcamp.

Record Kicks is proud to present the reissue of “Traditori di Tutti” (Traitors), “S.P.A.C.E.” and “DECADE”, respectively the legendary fourth, fifth and sixth studio albums by seminal cinematic funk combo Calibro 35 on “coloured” vinyl and in digital “deluxe” edition with bonus tracks. The reissue is part of the second series of trilogies published by Record Kicks about the Milanese band. The first trilogy, which was about the first three albums “Calibro 35”, “The Return of” and “Any Resemblance”, was released in 2020.

This time, Record Kicks reissues in digital deluxe format with bonus tracks and on “Crystal” vinyl of three different colors three other hard-to-find and in-demand records of the band: “Traditori di Tutti (Traitors)”, the “crime-funk” debut on Record Kicks label of 2013, which will be released on all platforms and in record stores on March 4th, 2022, “S.P.A.C.E.”, the space adventure of 2015, which will be available from March 25th 2022, and the orchestral “DECADE” of 2018, to be released on April 29th 2022. The digital Deluxe edition includes unreleased tracks and B-sides. Among the unreleased tracks available for the first time, the ones that stand out are “Milan, Michigan”, the ultra-funk gem from the session of “Traditori” album and “Omicron Padadox” and “The Haploids”, recorded at the legendary Toe Rag Studio in London, made famous by the White Stripes, who recorded the award-winning “Elephant” LP there. Among the B-side bonus tracks, you’ll find the explosive cover of “Get Carter” by Roy Budd, classics of any live set of Calibro 35 such as the funk track “CLBR35”, the “punkish” “Gomma” and the exotica “Polymeri (Afro-Utopia Version)”, all four previously released on 45 vinyl only.

The new RK compilation: “Afro Sides Vol.2”

Record Kicks presents “Afro Sides Vol.2”: the new compilation of afro funk stompers out on July 16th 2021 on all digital platforms.

On July 16th 2021, Record Kicks releases “Afro Sides Vol. 2”, a new compilation made up of some of the best afro funk tracks of the RK catalogue and now available on all digital platforms.

With its motto “The explosive sound from Today’s scene“, Milan-based independent label Record Kicks, together with similar outfits like Daptone Records, Jazzman, Freestyle or Timmion, has been pitching the so-called “Deep Funk” scene for over 15 years. After the previous instalments “Soul Sides Vol.2” and “Funk Sides Vol.2”, it’s now time for “Afro Sides Vol.2”, a brand-new compilation made up of 10 infectious afro funk stormers featuring the very best of the Milan label catalogue with rare gems from Baby Charles, Calibro 35, The Tibbs, Whatitdo Archive Group and many more.

Calibro 35: the new EP “Post Momentum”

Italian cinematic funk heroes CALIBRO 35 return with the new EP “POST MOMENTUM”.

Order the LP on our Web Shop or Bandcamp.

Record Kicks is proud to present “POST MOMENTUM”, the new EP by Italian cult combo Calibro 35 to be released on June 11th 2021 on digital platforms and on July 9th 2021 on limited edition 12” clear vinyl. The extended-play comes 17 months after the acclaimed previous Calibro 35 album “MOMENTUM”, which – as the band stated: “represented a look at nowadays and a reflection about making music right in the time that we’re living”. The tour began right after the album release in January 2020, but it was soon interrupted when the whole world suddenly stopped because of the Pandemic. Now “POST MOMENTUM” represents a re-start and the first step towards the future, picking up where they left off. 
 
Among the six tracks of the EP, while “Digi-Tails” and “Stars and Stripes, Chirps and Bleeps” express the unique musicianship of Calibro 35 as we have come to know over the years; “Being a Robot is Awesome” and “Artificial Black Moon” see the participation of a guest from the world to come: Sophia, the humanoid developed by Hanson Robotics capable of interacting autonomously with everything around it, reminding us how being a Robot could prove to be the best strategy to survive sometimes. The opening of the EP is an alternate version of the single “Stan Lee” enriched by two heavyweights of Italian rap: Ensi and Ghemon, who don’t make us miss Illa J. The EP ends with another alternate version of “Stan Lee”, this time in all its instrumental glory.

The new RK compilation: “Funk Sides Vol.2”

Record Kicks presents “Funk Sides Vol.2”: the new compilation of heavy funk stompers out on February 12th 2021 on all digital platforms.

On February 12th 2021, Record Kicks releases “Funk Sides Vol. 2”, a new compilation made up of some of the best funk tracks of the RK catalogue and now available on all digital platforms.

With its motto “The explosive sound from Today’s scene”, Milan-based independent label Record Kicks, together with similar outfits like Daptone Records, Jazzman, Freestyle or Timmion, has been pitching the so-called “Deep Funk” scene for nearly 15 years. After the previous installment “Soul Sides Vol. 2” now it’s time for “Funk Sides Vol. 2”, another irresistibly infectious compilation made of 12 heavy funk stompers. Featuring tracks from Marta Ren & The Groovelvets, The Liberators, Hannah Williams & The Affirmations, Dojo Cuts, Calibro 35 and many more.

The new RK compilation: “Breaks and Beats”

Record Kicks releases “Breaks and Beats”: funk breaks & hot instrumentals.

Record Kicks proudly presents “Breaks and Beats”, the new digital compilation made up of some of the funkiest instrumental cuts of the RK catalogue and available from December 18th 2020 on all digital platforms.

At Record Kicks we live for funky breaks and hot instrumentals, we have a reputation for that, with our catalogue being sampled by quite a few rap superstars such as Jay-Z, Tyler The Creator and Dr. Dre. With “Record Kicks Breaks and Beats”, the new instalment of our digital compilation series, we’ve dug into our funky vaults to bring you a new collection made with some of the hottest instrumental tracks of the catalogue. Expect 12 tracks full of exclusive killer breaks and infectious beats brought to you by the very best of our roster.

Featuring Baby Charles, Calibro 35, Third Coast Kings, Hannah Williams & The Affirmations, Dojo Cuts, Tanika Charles and many more! 12 hard hitting tracks yet to be sampled, you dig it!?

The new RK compilation: “Chartbusters”

“Record Kicks Chartbusters” – Out July 10th 2020!

No Fillers! All Killers! Record Kicks proudly presents a collection of the Milan label’s heavyweight classics featuring the very best of its catalogue. A selection of soul, afro jazz, funk stormers by Trio Valore, Calibro 35, Hannah Williams, The New Mastersounds feat. Corinne Bailey Rae remixed by Nostalgia 77, Tanika Charles, Italian Spiderman Ost and many more. The compilation is available from July 10th 2020 on all digital platforms.

With over 150 releases under the belt and under its motto “The explosive sound from Today’s scene”, independent label Record Kicks, together with similar outfits like Daptone Records, Freestyle, Colemine Records or Timmion, has been pitching the so-called Retro Soul movement and in general Soul music for nearly two decades.

Calibro 35: the new album “Momentum”

Record Kicks is proud to present “MOMENTUM”, the new album by Calibro 35, out worldwide on January 24th 2020.

Order the CD and LP on our Web Shop or Bandcamp.

Italian cult combo Calibro 35 release their highly anticipated 7th studio album “MOMENTUM” on January 24th 2020. “MOMENTUM” follows “DECADE”, their previous studio album released in 2018 that had marked 10 years of Calibro 35, and it stands out as a new starting point for the project. In the last 10 years Calibro 35 have dug the golden age of soundtracks and they have been to the future with “S.P.A.C.E.”. “MOMENTUM”, as the band stated: “represents a look at nowadays and a reflection about making music right in the time that we’re living”.

Inspired by the work of artists such as Tortoise, Jagajazzist, Dj Shadow, Budos Band, Stelvio Cipriani, Ennio Morricone, Sandro Brugnolini, White Noise, Comet is Coming, JPEGMafia and DJ Signify, compared to the previous Calibro 35’s full lengths on the 10 tracks that make up the new album, band’s instruments and sounds have increased in number and complexity as well as reality. The music palette is further extended by incorporating even more synths and electronic sounds, but keeping everything true and 100% real, with all the instruments played live and with no presets or programming. The two featurings on the album serve the cause as well. On the first single “Stan Lee”, they collaborated with rapper, producer and songwriter Illa J, a former member of super group Slum Village and younger brother of the late legendary hip hop producer and rapper J Dilla. On “Black Moon”, the combo from Milan provided the groove for London-based artist MEI. “If ‘DECADE’ was the sum of everything that the band had felt in the previous ten years”, Calibro 35 says, “‘MOMENTUM’ is the prequel of what you will hear in the next ten”. 

To mark the new beginning and come full circle, the recordings took place under the expert hands of usual suspect Tommaso Colliva, in the same studio where Calibro released their self titled debut album twelve years ago.

The band will be on tour, starting in February 2020. Down here the UK tour dates and further up the video teaser of the album, made by Sugo Design and Francesco Imperato and available on Youtube and on the band’s social medias.