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Jake Ferguson Featuring Malcolm Catto: A Life Supreme

The Heliocentrics co-founders delve into Spiritual Jazz with a musical journey shaped by Jake Ferguson’s lifetime of music and activism, guided by the spirit of their heroes: Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and, of course, Sun Ra. Coming soon in an exclusive pre-sale on the Now-Again Bandcamp and our own webstore.

Twenty years after The Heliocentrics debut album Out There saw release on Now-Again – and following multiple albums on the label, two on producer Madlib’s imprint, and collaborations with the likes of Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke and rapper Nas – the band’s co-founder and bassist Jake Ferguson delivers the project for Now-Again that he’d always wanted to produce.

It’s a jazz album, something akin to the yearning albums of Houston’s independent jazz mavericks Bubbha Thomas and the Lightmen and pop songwriter turned revolutionary Eugene McDaniels. The term “spiritual jazz” has become a catch phrase for this seeking, often modal, deep music; Jake’s take on the genre is infused with the same sensibilities that inspired his heroes. MORE

Egon’s Final Pop Up Record Shops at Now-Again

12 years ago, Egon hosted his first pop up record shop at Now-Again Records HQ in the Highland Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. In 2016 he opened an adjoining space and expanded the concept to more than record shops – the space hosted cultural gatherings of likeminded people from the world over, from artists to winemakers to musicians of all walks, from young to old. The inspiration came, originally, from the legendary record conventions hosted in the early 1990s in New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel and collecting elders who showed him the ropes. So, with the announcement of the end of these events – we will wrap this series at the end of 2026 – we’re bringing back some of our favorites from over the years.

We just wrapped our event with the man Egon considers the World’s Greatest Record Collector: Geoffrey Weiss, and he is clearing what remains Now-Again’s Los Angeles lofts as we ready to welcome back….

The Groove Merchant in Los Angeles
Chris Veltri’s return to Now-Again
Sat. and Sun., November 7th and 8th.
Noon-6PM.
5636 York Blvd. Los Angeles. MORE

The Definitive Reissues of Paul Ngozi and the Ngozi Family’s Zamrock Albums

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OUR LATEST RELEASE: Heavy Zamrock! The last great album by Paul Ngozi, Chrissy Zebby Tembo and the Ngozi Family in their classic period. LP includes oversized 8p. booklet detailing Ngozi’s arc, rare photographs, discography and annotations. Released under license from the Estate of Paul Nyirongo.

Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene, with albums released through independent labels based in Zambia. This music scene was complete, encompassing the genres of rock, acid folk, fusion, Afro-beat, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies. It quickly became a uniquely Zambian movement, befitting of its name. The Ngozi Family, WITCH and Amanaz sound nothing like other rock music from the African continent or elsewhere. MORE

The Soul Album That Should-Have-Been: The Hamilton Movement’s She’s Gone – The Complete Works (And 7″!).

The Indianapolis soul album that should-have-been – The Hamilton Movement’s complete recordings, presented in album form and a bundle including Bernie Grundman’s all-analog lacquered 7″ of their legendary single “She’s Gone” – due to demand, also available in a limited edition, second pressing!

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UK/EU RESIDENTS VIA JAZZMAN RECORDS» The Hamilton Movement – “She’s Gone” – Second Pressing 7″. Save on shipping with our exclusive UK/EU partner. MORE

One-Take: Now-Again’s First Zine

Egon and Now-Again art director Errol Richardson combed through nearly a quarter century of interviews to present a collection of vignettes: portals into the lives of those that we love and learn from. Here are some of our favorite musicians, in their own words. 100 copies made.

You can buy the Zine as a stand-alone release, or as part of a LP and CD bundle if you want to dig into more of the music and stories of Now-Again’s roster.

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