Eastern Bloc Records

Welcome to Eastern Bloc Records

Welcome to Eastern Bloc Records

Established 1985. Online record store for the true vinyl purist. We specialise in Techno, Drum & Bass, House, Jungle, Broken Beat, Electro, Dubstep, Ambient, Disco, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Latin, Afro, Reggae, Jazz & everything else in between.

New Releases

  • Drum & Bass / Jungle

    1. PUGILIST & TAMEN - 2 Tone

      Tempo Records sublabel TempoCore presents Pugilist & Tamen; with four True To The Core Jungle tracks. All tracks mastered by Stuart Hawkes of Metropolis Mastering, London. Learn More
    2. MAKO / SEBA - Brotherhood EP

      powerhouse of collab... Mako n Seba team up on a royalty level Jungle / drumfunk 2 tracker. Serious Must have. Two razor sharp excursions into moody, precision-engineered club gear that wears its experience out front. Learn More
  • Bass Music / Dubstep / Garage

    1. TRACES - No One (Can Tell I) (7" Inch)

      Traces comes to ZamZam sounds for a 7" inch two tracker full of dub orientated 140 dubstep. Learn More
    2. JURANGO - Amorphous Mass EP

      Following his 2021 debut on the reverse label with Retreat Ites EP and a spot on the Molten Mirrors compilation, Jurango is back on Livity Sound with another four tracks of low-slung soundsystem pressure. Learn More
  • House

    1. FOUR TET - Three LP

      Kieran Hebden is a well loved and respected electornic musician and hasn't let us down with this one. He has accomplished something pretty special across these eight tracks, encompassing gestures towards his previous releases whilst creating an album with a totally distinct identity of it’s own. Learn More
    2. JAYDEE - Plastic Dreams (reissue)

      Reissue of arguably one of the most popular rave tracks of the 1990s! Learn More
  • Techno

    1. JURANGO - Amorphous Mass EP

      Following his 2021 debut on the reverse label with Retreat Ites EP and a spot on the Molten Mirrors compilation, Jurango is back on Livity Sound with another four tracks of low-slung soundsystem pressure. Learn More
    2. JOEY BELTRAM - Energy Flash (reissue)

      Reissue of one of the biggest early 90s techno anthems ever heard! Learn More
  • Experimental

    1. FOUR TET - Three LP

      Kieran Hebden is a well loved and respected electornic musician and hasn't let us down with this one. He has accomplished something pretty special across these eight tracks, encompassing gestures towards his previous releases whilst creating an album with a totally distinct identity of it’s own. Learn More
    2. GESLOTEN CIRKEL - I Live In The Midwest EP

      The eight track affair immerses listeners into a mesmerizing blend of acidic body music, killer electro, and experimental interludes. It embodies a hate-love relationship with the machine, floating between hypnotic and industrial elements, showcasing Gesloten Cirkel's ability to craft wonky rhythms and haunting melodies. With meticulous attention to detail, Gesloten Cirkel creates atmospheres that we know, love and need right now. He truly reaffirms his status as a visionary artist in todays electronic music scene giving us an exciting listening trip wandering through Gesloten Cirkel’s adventurous machine world. Learn More
  • Hip Hop / Beats

    1. VARIOUS - And You Don't Stop: A Celebration Of 50 Years Of Hip Hop 1982-2001 (6x LP)

      Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop! Featuring some of the catalog’s greatest hits from the iconic Naughty By Nature, De La Soul, Digital Underground, and Queen Latifah to digitally unreleased hits from G.L.O.B.E & Whiz Kid, Sweet Trio and more. Learn More
    2. SOULEANCE - Beautiful (2 x LP)

      First Word Records in collaboration with Heavenly Sweetness proudly bring you a ‘Beautiful’ new album from the formidably funky French duo, Souleance. So the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or perhaps in this case, the ear!). How we define beauty varies from person to person. Be it a meal, a landscape, a picture, a record… Appreciating and admiring beauty could be considered an art in itself, and one that Souleance have made a rule of life. This ethic is transposed into their own craft, used as fuel to turn beautiful moments into music. This 15-track album seeks to convey this through an assortment of sun-saturated grooves of different shapes and sizes. Learn More
  • Funk / Soul / Jazz / Disco

    1. GRUPO IRAKERE - Grupo Irakere LP

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      For the second instalment in our Cuban Classics series, we proudly present this sought-after slice of sublime Afro-Cuban jazz from 1976. It comes courtesy of one of Cuba’s most influential acts, Grupo Irakere. Founded in 1973 by Chucho Valdés (son of the Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdés) the group was home to many of Cuba’s finest musicians over the years. With an electrifying style and sound, they mixed traditional Cuban music with jazz, funk, and rock. Learn More
    2. BALA DESEJO - Baile de Máscaras EP

      This release is a story of serendipitous stars aligning. Having released Bala Desejo’s anthemic single, 'Baile De Máscaras’, back in May 2023, we could sense that we had a summer classic on our hands. Learn More
  • Reggae

    1. VARIOUS - Studio One DJ's: The Original (2x LP)

      For this Studio One release we return to the roots of Reggae music-The Soundsystem. Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s Soundsystems played throughout the city of Kingston, Jamaica. As well as Sir Coxsone's Downbeat Soundsystem other famous Soundsystem operators included Duke Reid (the Trojan), Prince Buster, Tom the Great and King Edwards. Learn More
    2. VARIOUS - Studio One Roots: The Original (20th Anniversary) (2x LP)

      This album includes Freddie McGregor, Willie Williams, Cornell Campbell, Alton Ellis, Devon Russell alongside some of the defining crack-session men groups of Jamaican reggae history - The Sound Dimension, Brentford All-Stars, The Skatalites, New Establishment and more. Learn More
  • Worldwide

    1. AL WOOTTON - River Songs EP

      River Songs sees Al Wootton head deeper into esoteric rhythmic territory. Polyrhythmic hand percussion and bells are offset with modular synthesis and narcotic sound design that evokes the mysteries of the rainforest and the inherent psychedelia of nature. A heady dance floor river ride through unknown and uncharted spaces. Learn More
    2. KOKOROKO - Could We Be More (Remixes)

      Over a year since the release of their exhilarating debut Could We Be More, Kokoroko present a new collection of remixes of tracks from their first album. The record brings together a dizzying, globe-spanning array of contemporary music’s most forward-thinking artists, each bringing their own unique identity to the project while maintaining the immersive sound-world of the original. Could We Be More Remixes is due 10th November 2023 via Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. Learn More