Ghost-Note is the funk-futurist powerhouse led by Robert "Sput" Searight — the multi-Grammy-winning drummer known for his work with Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock, and Kendrick Lamar. Built around an ever-rotating cast of world-class players, the band treats rhythm itself as the lead instrument, delivering a brand of "conscious funk" that builds on the foundations of James Brown and Sly & The Family Stone and runs them through the swing of J Dilla and the fearlessness of Prince, laced with afrobeat, hip-hop, psychedelia, and folkloric grooves from across the globe. 

Across its catalog, Ghost-Note has shared stages and studios with an all-star roster — MonoNeon, Cory Henry, and Nigel Hall, plus Kamasi Washington and Brandon "Taz" Neiderauer — alongside players who've recorded with Prince, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Marcus Miller, and Justin Timberlake. 

Mixto Records is proud to give two cornerstones of that catalog their proper vinyl home. Fortified, the explosive 2015 debut that hit No. 1 on the iTunes Jazz chart, arrives on vinyl for the very first time. And Swagism — the long-out-of-print 2018 double LP that's become one of the most sought-after modern funk records, commanding triple-digit prices on the secondary market — returns as a Record Store Day exclusive: a 180-gram 2xLP housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with new liner notes, limited to 1,500 copies worldwide.