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. VARIOUS - [QR]V.200.SPK.24 EP

      VINYL ONLY! Laurent Garnier select new tracks for QRV.200.SPK.24 by six COD3 QR favourites Jules Wells, Skatman, Works Of Intent, Squal G, YANNLEAN and Joaquim Plossu. Following June's "QRV.172.TAM.24", featuring tracks by Avision, DJ Deep and Deetron, Laurent Garnier's COD3 QR label is back with another vinyl-only release. Learn More

    2. RESPONSE / PLISKIN - The Torture Never Stops EP

      Northern Front Records 7th vinyl release by Response & Pliskin is a somewhat oppressive sounding record with a dark atmospheric presence running throughout the tracks. The full artwork sleeve by Mark McGuinness compliments the sound of the record and it’s title given it’s bleak look. Learn More

  • Bass Music / Dubstep / Garage

    1. FERGUS JONES - Ephemera LP

      With a name change comes a new angle: Fergus Jones (FKA Perko) turns down a collaborative route for his debut album with Numbers. There’s the familiar stuff from Jones: skipping stone reverb across puddles of dub beats on ‘Can’t Touch’, the morphing, clanging bells and tailspinning bass spirals on Huerco S. assisted ‘Heima’, which James K’s susurrations breathe life into. Then there’s ‘Tight Knit’, where Jones melds effortlessly with murky trap adjacent rhythms, quivering low frequencies matching the tension of Bristolian collective Cold Light’s lyricism. This variety bubbles all over Ephemera, switching from crisp clacking percussion to prickly rainfall ambience and Koreless’s signature touch of warm, mottled synths. Learn More

    2. YOUNGSTA / MUCKY UPDATE - Plenty EP

      "Reggae dub vibes in dubstep culture shall not be forgotten!” (Youngsta & Mucky Update Quote) Learn More

  • House

    1. VARIOUS - [QR]V.200.SPK.24 EP

      VINYL ONLY! Laurent Garnier select new tracks for QRV.200.SPK.24 by six COD3 QR favourites Jules Wells, Skatman, Works Of Intent, Squal G, YANNLEAN and Joaquim Plossu. Following June's "QRV.172.TAM.24", featuring tracks by Avision, DJ Deep and Deetron, Laurent Garnier's COD3 QR label is back with another vinyl-only release. Learn More

    2. THEO PARRISH - What You Wanna Ask For / (DEGO Mix) (Repress)

      Sound Signature's latest release is an all-star crew affair, with an impressive cast list of vocalists, musicians and producers joining main man Theo Parrish in the studio. He's at the controls on the sublime A-side mix, a jazzy affair where layered twinkling electric piano motifs, spacey chords, jazz-funk riffs and sumptuous deep house grooves combine on a fearlessly loose and organic dancefloor workout. On the flipside friend of the family Dego offers his interpretation, adding even more warmth and some tasty additional hand percussion parts whilst wisely utilizing most of the original version's intricate musical elements. Learn More

  • Techno

    1. INFINITI - Skynet (2 x LP) (reissue)

      Juan Atkins' Infiniti project combines raw tactility and puristic elegance with Skynet, where slinking grooves mask chaotic frequencies and roughly-hewn structure. Alongside fellow Detroit legend Terrence Dixon who appears on several tracks, Atkins exposes the life and emotion in machines, outputting a biomorphic atmosphere of industrial soul. Learn More

    2. HELENA HAUFF - Multiply Your Absurdities EP

      With Multiply Your Absurdities, Helena Hauff delivers her long-awaited 12-inch debut on Tresor: a multi-colored inauguration, masterfully crafted by the inimitable Hamburg producer and DJ. Learn More

  • Experimental

    1. JON HOPKINS - Contact Note LP

      Intricate beat patterns, deep driving basslines, guitar riffs, gorgeous piano melodies and ethereal vocals lushly produced and pristinely mixed give an instant appeal to his music, from the intense 'Circle', the infectious 'Symmetry' and '100' drenched in beautiful vintage techno effects, to the melancholic piano of 'Searchlight' and the crystalline acoustic guitar of 'Glasstop'. Learn More

    2. EAST COAST LOVE AFFAIR - Musica Para Todos LP

      Our close friend and fellow Scot, now Ibiza resident, Pikes resident DJ and island favourite, For Mankind (Russ Forman) had talked about doing a studio collaboration for some time. Last winter, we finally managed to get in the studio and make some music. Drawn upon our mutual loves of house music, dub and weirdo dance music by the likes of African Head Charge, Larry Heard and Sun Ra. We also added sprinkles of influence from other oddball tracks that make up our more interesting sets. We spent hours just pulling and listening to records from all our collections and talking about music before hitting the studio. Learn More

  • Hip Hop / Beats

    1. LEWIS PARKER - All I Got 12"

      Lewis Parker, the UK Hiphop pioneer release's 2 tracks with acapella's and instrumentals. Mega ! Learn More

    2. ESSA & PITCH 92 - Resonance LP

      First Word Records is proud to bring you 'Resonance'; a full-length album from Essa & Pitch 92. A lyricist, lawyer and a Londoner, Essa initially released music under the name Yungun in the early noughties, in the midst of UK hip hop's own "golden era". Learn More

  • Funk / Soul / Jazz / Disco

    1. BOBBY BAZINI - Waterfallin' (Gilles Peterson Remix) (7" inch)

      Rising Canadian guitar dexter Bobby Bazini presents the 7" vinyl edition of one of his latest singles, 'Waterfallin'', which features none other than Gilles Peterson on remix duties. With source material from one of five of Bazini's Spanish guitar debuts - 'Waterfallin'' having emerged from the affective foams and mistings-up of a friend, Connor, whose performance in front of him on the nylon guitar conjured images of a waterfall in Bazini's head - Peterson brings a folktronic verve to Bazini's originally vintage with a vibe more accentuated for the dancefloor Learn More

    2. KIRK DEGIORGIO - The Statement LP

      Kirk Degiorgio is back on Neroli with a follow up of his acclaimed 2023 ‘Robe Of Dreams’ album. In this new record, aptly entitled ‘The Statement’, Kirk widens the jazz/modern jazz palette and it almost feels like an extension of the previous one, but this time exploring more unbeaten paths. Free-jazz drums meet ambient pads, soaring vocal harmonies from Beauty Room vocalist Jinadu meet funky breakbeats, some channeling of classic Lonnie Liston Smith/Marcus Miller era jazz-funk all adds up to another feast of sonic delights from Degiorgio. Learn More

  • Reggae

    1. ANDROO - Tribute To Jackie Mittoo LP

      Hybrid is a word used indiscriminately in our daily lives. This record isn't a hybrid; it's beyond hybrid, post-hybrid, so to speak. Does this phrase sound complicated to you, and are you never overly convinced by music theory and its caricatural aspect? Then forget what you’ve just read and listen to both sides of this record. You'll soon realise that these tracks are deliciously deft, drawing their essence from dub while leaving room for some skillful jazz writing. For those of you intrigued by melodies, the art of musique concrète or the exploration of dub music’s deviant angles, this record will easily find its place on your turntable. Learn More

    2. BARRINGTON LEVY - Place Too Dark LP

      11 song LP, one track in extended mix. Classic LP recorded circa 1980 in the Radics / Scientist era, this is a reissue of the 1997 pressing with 2 bonus tracks, but with a fresh new layout for 2024. Timeless stuff here that is the top shelf of its era. Learn More

  • Worldwide

    1. MARCOS VALLE - Tunel Acustico EP

      No one has lived a life quite like Marcos Valle. He became an overnight international sensation, fled a military dictatorship, dodged the Vietnam war draft, had his music sung by Homer Simpson, made enemies with Marlon Brando, and became an unsuspecting fitness guru for multiple generations. But to truly understand the great Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and multi instrumentalist, one must listen to his music. Learn More

    2. SOUTH LONDON SAMBA - Tempo! LP

      Hot off the heels of an active summer tour across the festival circuit, South London Samba present their debut EP “Tempo!”. Across 5 tracks, band leader Adam Ouissellat drives a tight rhythmically focused sound, with influence from Brazil and across the African diaspora. Learn More
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