VA / Soul Jazz Records Presents - Inner Space - Private Press, Rare Library and Cosmic Sounds 1978-87

Soul Jazz Records’ Inner Space gathers electronic recordings by European, British and American artists including Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Steven Halpern, Michael Garrison and Bernard Xolotl. Recorded in the ’70s and ’80s, much of this music first appeared on small labels run by the artists themselves.

Alongside these independent productions are library tracks by Sauveur Mallia, Keith Mansfield and Sven Torstenson. Cosmic electronics and proto-New Age sounds connect interests in space, spirituality, ecology and technology, documenting musicians using electronic instruments to pursue ideas outside contemporary musical fashions.