Various - Oonops Drops Vol. 3

Named after the Latin word for the humble house spider, Oonops started his career as a club DJ in the early 2000s and has been collecting and playing strictly vinyl ever since. 

In 2013, he started his own radio show Oonops Drops, a monthly mixtape-style show featuring a host of international top DJs, broadcast on Brooklyn Radio in New York City. This show inspired the first volume of this compilation, which was released in early 2018 on Agogo Records, alongside the album and 7-inch releases featuring artists from his radio network. Then, exactly five years ago, Oonops finally founded his own sustainable music label bearing the eponymous name. 

Now, just in time for the 200th episode of his Brooklyn Radio show, Oonops returns to Agogo Records with Vol. 3, which is packed with favourites and rare gems discovered through his extensive community of like-minded collaborators. As you would expect, it includes many unreleased songs that were previously only available digitally or were incredibly difficult to obtain on vinyl – true rarities from the crates. Expect a broad selection of genres, ranging from Japanese jazz and head-nodding beats and hip hop to samba-esque funk, rare groove, reggae and Brazilian-influenced styles. Get ready, enjoy and rewind! 

1. 二十歳の恋 - Lamp 
2. Empire State Of Mind - Nautilus 
3. Sarah's Theme - Nova70 
4. Valdez In The Country - 45trio 
5. Being Suggestive - Kazumi Kaneda 
6. Dover D - Kutiman 
7. Campus Suite - Hover 
8. All Caps / Supervillain Theme - Pat Van Dyke 
9. Head Nod Shxt - Emapea 
10. Be - HF International 
11. Do Da Dance (Kool Breeze Version) - ShinSight Trio 
12. Mas Que Nada - Groove Train 
13. A Song For You - Golden Throat Note feat. Mariko Nakabayashi