06/02/2026
I am unbelievably proud to announce that we will be working with friends & family of James ‘ReKab’ Baker, the highly regarded British producer who made some of the finest tech-soul, electro & ‘Artificial Intelligence’ style electronic music of recent years, to reissue his first 4 albums. James sadly passed away August 2025 and has been a great loss to the community, his productions on labels such as Distant Worlds, Fourier Transmission, Yore, We’re Going Deep, Moatun 7, Magnonic Signals and Analog Concept were much loved by fans of this music worldwide and all sold out upon release.
Previously, his first 4 albums had only ever been available digitally, initially issued on the Icelandic label Moatun7 and are only currently available on Bandcamp. Now, for the first time, all 4 albums will be issued on vinyl as full length albums, fully remastered by Justin Drake & the digital versions will be once available again on all DSPs worldwide, in association with System One
The first reissue in the series is ‘Analogue Isolation’, to be released March 27th. Written & recorded in 2020 through the Covid lockdown period, the album is a masterclass in pure home listening electronica. Blissful, emotive and melodic with crisp drums, gently pulsing basslines, lush pads and exquisite melodies, Analogue Isolation heralded the arrival of a truly talented producer who enchanted fans of the genre over the coming years
Analogue Isolation will be a limited initial run of 250 copies through all stores worldwide & is available to preorder now at https://systemonerecords.bandcamp.com/ The subsequent albums will be released throughout the remainder of 2026 & will be accompanied in December by a strictly limited hardcase for collectors to house all 4 albums. Meanwhile, all 4 albums will be available on DSPs worldwide from March 27.
All proceeds after costs will go into a Trust Fund set up for the care of James' surviving young son. Donations are warmly welcomed from anyone, please go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/james-baker-rekab-official to make a donation
System One is a new UK label dedicated to soulful electronics, late night grooves & intergalactic beats. The first single, ‘Integrate’, features warm pads, analogue beats & acidic electro amid all manner of bleeps & bloops and comes from label founder D. Howard. Released February 13th, Integrate comes as a limited edition blue vinyl which can be pre-ordered at Bandcamp and a 7 track digital EP which will be available on all DSPs. A pre-release stream can be heard on the System One Soundcloud page, with the track Dear James - a tribute to the late great ReKab - available as a free download.
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