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For 'Heavy Combination (1966–2007)', KMRU digitized five decades of his grandfather's music, discovering how Joseph Kamaru's political songs diagnose today's Kenya and how the archive became a grounding for an artist constantly in motion.

KMRU on the Archival Weight of Joseph Kamaru:
Digitizing Benga's King: KMRU on Joseph Kamaru
For 'Heavy Combination (1966–2007)', KMRU digitized five decades of his grandfather's music, discovering how Joseph Kamaru's political songs diagnose today's Kenya and how the archive became a grounding for an artist constantly in motion.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
SAINT ABDULLAH & JASON NAZARY

Wiretaps For Oral

Vinyl edition out today, limited to 500 copies worldwide, tap in: disciples.ffm.to/wiretapsforo...
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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JUST IN! 'Wiretaps For Oral' by Saint Abdullah & Jason Nazary

Avant-garde jazz meets experimental electronic on the the third full-length collaboration between the Iranian producer and the percussionist.

Limited to 500 copies LP on @disciples.bsky.social

www.normanrecords.com/records/2125...
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
SAINT ABDULLAH & JASON NAZARY ‘Wiretaps For Oral’ LP hitting record racks worldwide on 6th February.

“I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD
SCREEN LIT SHADOWS
ARE WHERE BODIES ARE SOLD”

Track in video: “In Thickness Of Relation” ft. Ryan Easter
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
BOGDAN RACZYNSKI | SCROLL TILL YOU DIE

A new double disc anthology set from Rephlex alumni Bogdan Raczynski, which pairs his 2024 album, You’re Only Young Once But You Can Stupid Forever, with the 2025 companion set Slow Down Stupid.

Available to pre-order now, hits record shops on 20 Feb 2026.
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A TIME-TRAVELLING EVANGELISTS GUIDE TO TWENTIETH CENTURY UNDERGROUND MUSIC

2xLP | CD | DL

Get 20% off between now and end of the year by entering code vt2025 at checkout here:

disciples.bandcamp.com/album/volcan...
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Once again, I totally forgot to post about the last radio show... Sorry! Here it is though, still mostly fresh. It could probably do with an airing, to be fair x

@campradio.bsky.social

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December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
SAY YES
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
TONIGHT! FREE!! A CELEBRATION OF JOSEPH KAMARU!!!

Join us and KMRU @strangerthanrecs.bsky.social for an evening of joyous music

RSVP @dicefm.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
KMRU talks about carrying on the legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru, in this beautifully written piece @talkhouse.bsky.social

The first career-spanning retrospective of Joseph Kamaru’s music is out now on Disciples

www.talkhouse.com/echoes-in-th...
Echoes in the Moonlight
KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.
www.talkhouse.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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#RoleModels: Joseph Kamaru on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather
Echoes in the Moonlight
KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.
www.talkhouse.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
OUT TODAY!

Esoteric Lounge Music Now

by Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott

For the creatures of the night…
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Here's another excerpt from the beautiful synth visualiser for "Conversation Pit" by Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott

Ruth & Mary tour hits THE MIST in Holyoke MA tonight, and the album Esoteric Lounge Music Now is out this Friday!
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
If you’re coming to see Phew at the ICA tonight, we have some special test pressing editions of her two Disciples LPs with unique DIY sleeves for sale
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dreamy new 'synth visualiser' by Minneapolis based video artist Shawna Lee for "Conversation Pit" by Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott.

Esoteric Lounge Music Now tour phase 1 starts tonight at the Parkside Lounge in NYC!
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
OUT NOW!

Joseph Kamaru
Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007

2LP | CD | DL

“Showcases Kamaru’s infectious blend of 70s funk with plaintive group vocals, highlife guitar and driving grooves. An east African gem.” - The Guardian

disciples.ffm.to/heavycombina...
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Saint Abdullah and Jason Nazary - Wiretaps For Oral
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https://bleep.com/release/553117

Digital and A5 Zine - out now!
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Saint Abdullah & Jason Nazary - Wiretaps For Oral

Out today digitally w/ 44 page poetry and art zine! Vinyl out in Feb, features @patrickshiroishi.bsky.social and Ryan Easter

disciples.ffm.to/wiretapsforo...

Shoutout @jazyjef.bsky.social @obsofdeviance.bsky.social think you might be into this
October 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
JOSEPH KAMARU
HEAVY COMBINATION 1966 - 2007

Listening events coming up in Berlin, London @strangerthanrecs.bsky.social and Nairobi!

Album out 31 October on Disciples
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October 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Today we're dropping a Freak Heat Waves remix of "A Lover's Theory Of Value" by Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott, complete with a Ruth re-edit of the video for the original version, check the full version here: youtu.be/qS-hzpEgAu0

@unsunghunger.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
KMRU on Joseph Kamaru

In this excerpt from a film made by Ableton, KMRU talks more about his family legacy and relationship with this music.

Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007 2LP / CD out 31 Oct!

disciples.ffm.to/heavycombina...
October 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A CELEBRATION OF JOSEPH KAMARU

Join us @strangerthanrecs.bsky.social on Weds 12 November for an album playback, DJ sets and a Q&A with Joseph Kamaru's grandson KMRU about the mindblowing music and remarkable life of the king of Kikuyu benga

Free entry but RSVP here: dice.fm/event/eow5qw...
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sharing a second track from the forthcoming Joseph Kamaru retrospective - check out a remastered version of “Ikĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ” from 1988, an irresistible combination of rudimentary drum machine, keyboard, and surfy guitars supporting a joyful call-and-response Kikuyu vocal.
October 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sharing a second track from the forthcoming Joseph Kamaru retrospective - check out “Ikĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ” from 1988, an irresistible combination of rudimentary drum machine, keyboard, and surfy guitars supporting a joyful call-and-response Kikuyu vocal
Ĩkĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ (Remastered), by JOSEPH KAMARU
from the album Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007
josephkamaru.bandcamp.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Lots of labels and artists on the sell today we know, but if you did want to pre-order the forthcoming Joseph Kamaru or Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott records, or dig into the library of wonder that is the Disciples back catalogue, then you would be very welcome

disciples.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM