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Welcome to Record Breakin’ Music (RBM), a Philadelphia-based indie record label started by tastemaker DJ Junior. We have a straightforward approach to releasing quality new music with a soulful foundation.

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Record Breakin' Music Favorite Releases of 2023

January 20, 2024 Record Breakin' Music

Who says there is no new good music?

This is the fifth year I have put together this list of most of my favorite releases.  (I did take time off during the pandemic) This is also my most extensive list with over 235 releases (music and a few magazines) covering all different genres in music. I say “most” because I always end up leaving a few off. Not on purpose, honestly the release slipped my mind and then I scream “How could I forget about this…or that!”  Nevertheless, music is a big part of my life.  I listen to a ton of music. Some I bought and others have been sent to me. (Now is probably a good time to say THANK YOU to all the labels and artist that have sent me promos. It is MUCH APPRECIATED but does not influence if they made the list or not. Good music is good music.) 

Anyway, if you listen to my weekly radio show Eavesdrop Radio [Fridays on 91.7FM from 6-9PM (EST) www.wkdu.org] that I co-host with lil' dave this list isn't really a surprise. This list is in no particular order but does reflect releases I went back to over and over throughout the year. It's great that so many of these releases came out on vinyl and some even on cassette. I encourage you to click on the artwork to find out more about these projects and support their music.

 I wish you all the best for the New Year and look forward to hearing more amazing music in 2024. I know Record Breakin' Music has some tricks up their sleeves. Thank you to the all the artists on this list and the labels for releasing this music that has been our soundtrack for the past year and years to come!

PEACE & LOVE

DJ Junior

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Lonnie Liston Smith JID017 Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad  .jpeg
Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison JID016 Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad  .jpeg
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Léon Phal — ‘Stress Killer’.jpeg
Requiem for Jazz Angel Bat Dawid  .jpeg
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Malcolm Strachan — ‘Point Of No Return’.jpeg
Nostalgia 77 — ‘The Loneliest Flower in the Village’.jpeg
Daniel Villarreal — ‘Lados B’.jpeg
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Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation.jpeg
Parallel Universe Isaiah Collier.jpeg
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Max Beesley’s High Vibes — ‘Zeus’.jpeg
Nat Birchall — ‘Songs Of The Ancestors.jpeg
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Carlos Niño & Friends — ‘(I’m just) Chillin’, on Fire’.jpeg
Alfa Mist — ‘Variables’.jpeg
Days In The Desert by High Pulp.jpeg
The Gaslamp Killer meets The Heliocentrics – ‘LEGNA’.jpeg
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JSPHYNX – ‘Reflex’.jpeg
Ancient Infinity Orchestra — ‘River of Light’.jpeg
Love & Life Chip Wickham  .jpeg
An Ever Changing View Matthew Halsall  .jpeg
John Beltran — ‘Serendipia’.jpeg
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Young Hearts by Benny Sings.jpeg
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Gerardo Frisina — ‘Joyful Sound’.jpeg
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John Carroll Kirby — ‘Blowout’.jpeg
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Cleo Sol — ‘Gold’.jpeg
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids — ‘Afro Futuristic Dreams’.jpeg
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Atlantis Jazz Ensemble — ‘Celestial Suite’.jpeg
Yoni Mayraz — ‘Dybbuk Tse!’.jpeg
Scrimshire — ‘Paroxysm’.jpeg
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Yussef Dayes — ‘Black Classical Music’.jpeg
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Belongs on a Place Called Earth Secret Night Gang.jpeg
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Could We Be More Remixes by Kokoroko.jpeg
Organic Pulse Ensemble — ‘A Thousand Hands’.jpeg
Sven Wunder — ‘Late Again’.jpeg
Nicola Conte — ‘Umoja’.jpeg
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Menagerie — ‘The Shores Of Infinity’.jpeg
Andy Hay — ‘Children Of The Sun‘.jpeg
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The Free Music — ‘Free Music (Part 1)’.jpeg
Pharoah Sanders — ‘Pharoah’.jpeg
McNeal And Niles – ‘Thrust’.jpeg
The Lahaar — ‘s:t’ EP.jpeg
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You No Fit Touch Am (Deluxe Edition) Dele Sosimi  .jpeg
The Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence Espen Horne  .jpeg
For The Love Of It Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21  .jpeg
Take to The Streets Eparapo  .jpeg
Kontonbili EP feat. Wiyaala Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon feat. Wiyaala  .jpeg
State Of Play Remixed Dele Sosimi Meets Medlar  .jpeg
The Confluence EP Dele Sosimi & the Estuary 21  .jpeg
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