Various - Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993Strut present the first ever compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, covering 1975 to 1993. Formed by DJ and record producer Jimmy Gray in Richmond, Virginia, and following in the footsteps of other influential black owned independent labels like Strata East and Tribe, the foundation of Black Fire coincided with saxophonist James Plunky Branch returning to the city from

or alternatively if Virginia Astley’s gardens had contained a modular synth or two

Dust Brothers-produced classic is finally back in print

and Western-style music-making

Their debut album together as Body/Head

the controversy surrounding Raw Power has never abated and has only added to the album's mythic status

always a highlight

Cornelius' music took a quantum shift

with Johnson’s role mostly obscured for the self-titled debut album

‰۝ the very first offering from his retrospective LP Way Out : 80-84

With 28 tracks spanning the course of 41 minutes

hip without being inaccesible

Drawing on