Mukatsuku Records
| Mukatsuku Records | |
|---|---|
| File:Mukatsukulogo.jpg | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Nik Weston |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Self (vinyl only) |
| Genre | Jazz, Soul-Jazz |
| Location | London, UK |
| Official website | Mukatsuku Facebook |
Mukatsuku Records is a record label based out of London, UK, started in 2006 and owned and run by the DJ and record collector Nik Weston.[1] The label's general style of music is soul/funk/jazz/disco related and defined as dance music and/or black music of various origins. Many of the early releases were part of the jazz dance scene. Often, though not always, the music has a focus on Japanese recording artists. Mukatsuku Records releases all of its music on vinyl and neither releases albums or digital content.
History
British DJ Nik Weston and two other friends started a club night in Soho, London called Mukatsuku in 1997. It ran for 2 years from 1997 - 1999 in an upstairs two floor room club in London China Town called The Clinic, and were nominated by London Evening Standard Newspaper as 'club night of the year'.[2] According to Weston, the name Mukatsuku translates in Japanese 'to feel sick, irritated or offended', and was picked as a subtle jibe at an acquaintance's use of the word as a catchphrase.[2]
While A&Ring for Exceptional Records, Weston realized it was difficult to sign artists for single releases, so he endeavored to start a vinyl-only, singles-only label. The label has since put out English, Japanese, Scandinavian and even New Zealand tracks.[2] According to JellyJazz, "The Mukatsuku label is one of the best selling independent vinyls [sic] labels in the UK, and it is ONLY vinyls [sic]."[2]
The label often releases music on social media such as their SoundCloud account, which as of June 2014 had over 15,000 followers.[3]
Catalog
| No. | Artist | Title | Format | Yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUKAT001 | Paul Mac Innes and T.B.O.I. | Even Though / What You Do | 7" | 2006 |
| MUKAT002 | Opensouls, The Tornadoes & Tyra Hammond | The Opensouls EP | 12" | 2007 |
| MUKAT003 | Nik Weston presents Jabberloop | Ugetsu | 12" | |
| MUKAT004 | Nik Weston presents West/Rock/Woods | Love Cats | 10 | |
| MUKAT005 | Nik Weston presents Hanna & Beatr8 | Better Than Nothing | 12" | |
| MUKAT006 | Nik Weston presents Guynamite | Guynamite | 12" | |
| MUKAT007 | Gagle (DJ Mitsu The Beats Production) | The Funky Instrumentals 45 | 7" | 2008 |
| MUKAT008 | Nik Weston | The Funky Instrumentals 45 (Volume Two) | 7" | |
| MUKAT009 | Nik Weston presents Guynamite | Guynamite EP 02 | 12" | |
| MUKAT010 | Nik Weston presents Gagle | The Funky Instrumentals (Volume Three) | 7" | |
| MUKAT011 | Nik Weston presents Big Horns Bee / Big Bang | The Big 7 Inch | 7" | |
| MUKAT012 | Nik Weston presents Grant Green / Orquesta De La Luz | Funky Instrumentals (Volume Four) | 12" | 2009 |
| MUKAT013 | Nik Weston presents j.a.m / Jazztronik | Japanese Jazz With Attitude | 12" | |
| MUKAT014 | Nik Weston presents Kaleta & Akoya Afrobeat | The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive And Well! | 12" | |
| MUKAT015 | Nik Weston presents Guynamite | Born In '82 EP | 12" | |
| MUKAT016 | Nik Weston presents Jazztronik | Disco Boogie | 12" | |
| MUKAT017 | Nik Weston presents Makoto & Kez Ym featuring Takumi Kaneko from Cro Magnon | Chameleon | 12" ltd, 180 | |
| MUKAT018 | Tom Middleton presents Chiswick Reach All Stars | The Nutsin | 7", S/Sided, ltd | 2010 |
| MUKAT019 | Nik Weston presents Sunaga T Experience | Japanese Jazz Special | 7" ltd | |
| MUKAT020 | Twin Cities | "Raincloud / Anticipation" | Single | |
| MUKAT021 | Nik Weston presents Hundred Strong Feat Amp Fiddler Vs Guynamukat | Stylin' Free EP (Guynamukat Remixes) | EP | |
| MUKAT022 | Nik Weston presents Root Soul | Fuselage: The Unreleased Afrobeat Remixes | 12" ltd | |
| MUKAT023 | Nik Weston presents Mixed Grill | Brand New Wayo - Nigerian Afro Funk Boogie Badness | 7" ltd | 2011 |
| MUKAT024 | Nik Weston Presents Orchestre Baobab/ Mousa Doumbia | Nik Weston Presents Afro Funk Gems Volume 1: Music Of West Africa | 7" | 2012 |
| MUKAT025 | Nik Weston Presents Archimedes Badar & Afro 70/Ekambi Brillant | Nik Weston Presents Afro Funk Gems Volume Two: Music Of West Africa | 7" ltd | |
| MUKAT026 | Nik Weston presents Wganda Kenya & M'Bamina | Afro Funk Gems Volume Three | 7" ltd | |
| MUKAT027 | Nik Weston presents African Souls Band / Wganda Kenya | Afro Funk Gems Volume Four | 7" ltd | 2013 |
| MUKAT028 | Nik Weston Presents GUYNAMUKAT | Archway Riviera Tropical Jam EP | 12" | |
| MUKAT029 | Nik Weston Presents Wganda Kenya/ Fruko Y Sus Tesos | Colombian Funk & Latin Gems 45 | 7" | |
| MUKAT030 | Nik Weston Presents GUYNAMUKAT V’s Eufoquestra | Ogun EP | 12" | 2014 |
| MUKAT031 | Nik Weston Presents Marcia Hines /Jackie Wilson | Lost Soul & Funk Gems Vol 1 | 7" | |
| MUKAT032 | Nik Weston Presents Orlando Julius And His Afro Sounders | James Brown Rides On | 10" | |
| MUKAT033 | Nik Weston Presents Loleatta Hollway/Ron Henderson And Choice Of Colour | Lost Soul & Funk Gems Vol 2 | 7" | |
| MUKAT034 | Nik Weston Presents Marco Di Marco/ Jazz Collective | Two Sides Of Club Jazz | 7" | |
| MUKAT035 | Nik Weston Presents Jo Togo/Sookie | Afro Funk Gems Vol Five | 7" | 2015 |
| MUKAT036 | Nik Weston Presents Sharon Revoal/Swan Silvertones | Soulful Funk & Gospel Soul | 7" | |
| MUKAT037 | Nik Weston Presents The Chapparrals/The Diddys | Lost Funk Soul & Disco Gems Volume Three | 7" | |
| MUKAT038 | Nik Weston Presents Courtial/Sounds Of The City Experience | Lost Soul & Funk Gems Volume Four | 7" |
See also
References
- ^ "Nik Weston Interview- Podcast". The Jazz Meet. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d Isaac, Pete (February 2011). "Interview with Nik Weston". JellyJazz. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Mukatsuku Records". SoundCloud. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links
- Mukatsuku Records at Facebook
- Mukatsuku Records at Twitter
- Mukatsuku Records at Juno Records Music Store
- Mukatsuku Records at SoundCloud
- Mukatsuku Records discography at Discogs