Episodes

A track from the drummer Salin’s excellent album. A hypnotic piano track from Jun Miyake. Rap from BexBlu & Paul Stephan & t.o, Blu & August Fanon, Sene & Chester Watson, and a Dubplate Special from Ghostface Killah. Deep percussive vibes from Aruna Sairam. Jazz from Rebecca Vasmant feat Emilie Boyd, Ebi Soda and Milton Banana Trio. Soul from Patchwork Inc. feat Taylor Williams, Puma Blue and Andy Bey. A dancefloor tune from Axel Boman. Plus plenty more music treats.

Soul from Omar, Caron Wheeler, Steven Bamidele and SAULT. Rap from Westside Gunn & Doechii, Cappo, Wiley, JayaHadADream. Jazz from Adja, Amanda Whiting & Alice Russell. Broken Beat from Sticky Dub, Donsurf & Oliver Night. A big club track from Disclosure. Jungle from Tom & Jerry and Potential Badboy feat UK Apache. Plus plenty more music treats.

Hip Hop from Westside Gunn feat Doechii, MIKE, Dangerous Creatures. Classic Bristol Street Soul from Smith & Mighty feat Tammy Payne. A track from the latest SAULT album. New music from Ebi Soda. Jazz from Tristan Banks. A track from drummer Salin’s quality album. A forthcoming track from Domu and dancefloor beats from Calm Stiege. Jungle from Dub Phizix and the Kjell remix of The Bamboos version of Amen Brother. Deep beats from Werkha. Plus plenty more music treats.

A track from the excellent Adja album. Dropping an all time classic song in tribute to Andy Bey (Rest In Peace). Deep sounds from Footshooter feat Sara El Harrak, Emma-Jean Thackray, and Balaphonic. Jungle from Samurai Breaks. Dancefloor grooves from Mele, and Megatronic remixing Indian Man & Emmanuel Jal. A tune from the Dur-Dur Band as recently sampled by Disclosure. A Brighter Days Family dancefloor rocker from IZCO, REEK0, S.I. Plus plenty more music treats.

The brilliant track from Derya Yildirim and Grup Simsek. A Mo Wax classic from iO. Rap from Westside Gunn, and MNEA, King Kashmere & enlxsh. Broken Beat from Quiet Dawn remixing Amanda Whiting on First Word. New music from SAULT and WheelUP feat Abacus & Liv East. Dancefloor Double Bass from Creative Impulse. Jazz from Arthur Franks on Brighter Days. A Quantic track from his DJ Kicks compilation. Jungle from Tom & Jerry remixed by Serial Killaz and DJ Die remixing Anushka. A Roy Ayers cover Regg...

Music in tribute to Reggae legends Max Romeo and Cocoa Tea (Rest In Peace). Rap from namesbliss, Mary Sue and the Clementi Sound Appreciation Club, and Common. Dancefloor beats from Footshooter, Son Of Dan remixed by Matica, and Geode feat Alicia Kiah on violin. Jungle from Potential Badboy, and a new on vinyl Tom & Jerry track, plus a quality track from Dub Phizix. Deep downtempo music from Ganavya, Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi, Catching Flies, and Darkside. Plus the classic Zero 7 remix of Lambc...

New Jungle from Potential Badboy feat JODIAN NATTY (on Tru Thoughts), and Pete Cannon plus a classic sampling Roy Ayers from Roni Size. Soul from MRCY, Lady Wray and Rochelle Jordan. Jazz from Moses Yoofee Trio. Rap from MIKE, Crafty 893 feat Manga St Hilare, Salimata and Bashy. A track from the Nu Genea & Tony Allen album. A great track from Diogo Strausz on Razor N Tape. Plus plenty more music treats.

A new track from Steven Bamidele feat Sly5thAve. A remix of Sade by Masquenada. Downtempo deepness from Macie Stewart, Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi. Sung vocal chilled vibes from Georgie Sweet and Ella Mae Sueref. Jazz from Nadav Schneerson, Nādt Orchestra & Kuna Maze. Broken Beat from Son Of Dan remixed by Donsurf. Rap from Pataka Boys, Mike, Lawrence Matthews and Sliime. Zed Bias remixes the new Omar track. Plus plenty more music treats.

Quality music from Marc Mac’s Visioneers project. Hip Hop from A Tribe Called Quest (and the Roy Ayers Ramp classic that it samples), Jourden and Oddisee. Deep Harp and electronic fusion from Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi on Tru Thoughts. Broken Beat from Kaidi Tatham, Alexander Flood and Bruk Rogers. Downtempo Soul & Beats from Norah Jane x Mor.lov. A classic from Wookie. Drum & Bass / Jungle from Workforce, Samurai Breaks & Coco Bryce. Plus plenty more music treats.

A track from the excellent Florence Adooni album on Philophon records. Hip Hop from Caveman, Ghostface Killah, MIKE and Venna. Classic tunes from Roy Ayers and Sylvia Striplin. Broken Beat from EVM128, Che, Sticky Dub, Phyliss Jaxson, WheelUP & Abacus. Jungle from Potential Badboy, Tesfa Williams, Kaya Fyah, Congo Natty & Maxine Scott. The Yam Who? Remix of Belleruche. Tunes from Victoria Port, Liv East and the Luke Una compilation on Mr Bongo. Plus plenty more music treats.

Music from Roy Ayers (Rest In Peace) including Hip Hop tracks with classic samples from A Tribe Called Quest and Brand Nubian, and a tune released by Menagerie on Tru Thoughts featuring Roy Ayers too. A track from the excellent MIKE album. Jazz / Electronic fusion from Kuna Maze. A tune from the Brighter Days Family album. Groove Chronicles reworks a classic from the Young Disciples. A song from The Sequence in tribute to Angie Stone (rapping as Angie B) on an early Sugarhill release. In tribute...

Hip Hop from the excellent Mike album ‘Showbiz’, Pataka Boys, a J Dilla (Jay Dee) blend and Westside Gunn. Jazz from Rebecca Vasmant, Roberta Flack and The Janice Lakers Quintet. A tribute to Angie Stone (Rest In Peace) including tracks from Vertical Hold and Erykah Badu. Broken Beat from WheelUp and LCSM. Bass heavy beats from T. Williams and GLM. Jungle from Shy FX. A new track from Footshooter feat Allysha Joy. Plus plenty more music treats.

Tunes in tribute to Roberta Flack, Gwen McCrae and Terror Danjah (Rest In Peace). Soul from Summer Pearl and Harleighblu. Gospel Boogie from Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers. A track from the excellent T.Williams album. Broken Beat from EVM 128, Haze City, Gil sm & PRVNA. Nik Nak on the remix for Takumi Morya. Classic Jungle from Potential Badboy feat UK Apache. Hip Hop from MIKE and Venna, Doechii and a Ghostface Killah Wu Tang dubplate. Bollywood Electro Funk from Bappi Lahiri & Sharon Prabh...

A new track from Emma-Jean Thackray feat Kassa Overall. Hip Hop from SALIMATA, Doechii, Sonnyjim & Graymatter. A cover of MF Doom by Visioneers (aka Marc Mac). A classic from Romare. Drum and Bass from Sl8tr. 80’s Soul from Luther Vandross and Oliver Cheatham. A track from The Jam in tribute to Rick Buckler (Rest In Peace). Deep grooves from Aanya Martin and Thievery Corporation. Plus plenty more music treats.

Two tracks in tribute to the legendary producer Terror Danjah (Rest In Peace) - one deep beats and one with a Reggae influence. Soul from Omar, El Train, goodie bags, POLLENA & Cara Tivey. A Hip Hop classic from Dead Prez, plus a quality track from Dangerous Creatures. Drum & Bass remixes of SAULT and Rosie Lowe. Broken Beat from DJ Merci, Close Counters feat Allysha Joy, Footshooter feat James Mollison (Ezra Collective). Jazzy beats from Rolf Kuehn. Plus plenty more music treats.

Soul from Kymara and SAULT. A new track from WheelUP. Broken Beat from Close Counters feat Allysha Joy, Son Of Dan and Domu remixing Bread & Souls. A classic from Moonstarr. Hip Hop from SALIMATA, Doechii and A.D.O.R (Rest In Peace). A deep quality track from Aanya Martin. Kero One remixes a Portishead classic. Plus plenty more music treats.

Music and conversation with Aly Gillani from First Word Records in the second half of the show. Talking about the early days of the label, working with Children Of Zeus and his British Street Soul compilation Love & Purpose alongside some early and recent First Word releases. Plus Hip Hop from Sonnyjim, Doechii, KRS One. Broken Beat from IG Culture’s LCSM, Sticky Dub and Kuna Maze. A classic from 4hero. A quality tune from Vibration Black Finger. Bass and beats from Delian Sound v Spectre. Plus ...

Soul from Joy Crookes, Amaria, Kinny, SAULT, and Leena Conquest. Broken Beat from Footshooter feat James Mollison (Ezra Collective), Streeton, After ‘Ours feat Omar. Deep House from Masaki Morii. Hip Hop from Ahmed With Love, Sonnyjim, Doechii and Jurassic 5. Raw-Artes remixes Amy Winehouse. Jungle from Potential Badboy (from 1992), Sl8r, Pete Cannon & Ghost Writerz, K Jah remixing Chopstick Dubplate feat Mr Williamz. Plus plenty more music treats.

Soul from Rosie Lowe, The Sindecut & Ijeoma, Teedra Moses, and Vibba feat Victoria Jane. Jazz from 45trio. Broken Beat from Gil sm on Brighter Days, Bruk Rogers remixing Catpack, and Matica. A classic from Lennie De Ice (Rest In Peace). Jungle from Tom Reaper & Kloke, and DJ Die & Addison Groove. An early track from Tricky produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead). Hip Hop from Doechii, Digable Planets, Lawrence Matthews, and a Mos Def classic. Plus plenty more music treats.

The final Best Of 2024 show (Part 4, and of course all music sounding good for 2025 too). Hip Hop from Doechii, Lawrence Matthews, Jourden and LL Cool J (Produced by Q Tip). Deep Harp Jazz from Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi. Jungle from Sully, Tim Reaper, Kloke, Potential Badboy, and JAEL. Soul from Thee Sacred Souls, Steven Bamidele, and SAULT. A track from the excellent Vibration Black Finger album. Dancefloor tunes from IZCO & P Wavey, and XL Regular remixing Kuna Maze feat Steve Spacek. Regg...

Part 3 of the Best of 2024 (but will still sound good in 2025) show. Soul from Jimetta Rose, Alice Russell, Qendresa, and Hiatus Kaiyote. Deep dancefloor grooves form Musclecars and Yaya Bey. Broken Beat from Matica, Quiet Dawn feat Lyric L, Close Counters, and Nikitch & Alexis Moutzouris. Grime from Logan OLM, and Chip with a serious amount of Grime Legends (including Flowdan). Jazz from Jaubi, Work Money Death, Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra. Bhangra remixed by Mr Scruff. Plus plenty more m...

Part 2 of the Best of 2024 selections with the unique sounds of ganavya. Deep sung beats from from Portishead and Norah Jane x Mor.lov. Soul from Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Demae, and Lynda Dawn. Hip Hop from Backwood Sweetie, Shaykh Hanif x Micheal Angelo, Heems, Common & Pete Rock. A quality track with a message from Magic Number. Broken Beat from Divorce From New York and Footshooter. IZCO and Reek0 remix oreglo. Plus plenty more music treats.

Best Of 2024 Part 1 with tracks from Tara Lily, Ezra Collective, and Aja Monet. Soul from Allysha Joy, BINA. and a track from the brilliant album from Norah Jane x Mor.lov. Jazz from Sefi Zisling and Ishfaq. Broken Beat from Bruk Rogers, Cengiz and Cyclonix. Rap from Pataka Boys, Bashy, Che Noir, Your Old Droog and namesbliss. Disco from Scruscru. Plus plenty more music treats.

A track in tribute to the excellent poet and activist Nikki Giovanni. Deep downtempo music from Anchorsong remixed by Salamanda, and Duval Timothy. Soul from Yaya Bey, dego feat Samii and a classic from Blue Zone (feat Lisa Stansfield on vocals). Uplifting house from Julio Bashmore feat J’Danna, Gayance feat Judith Little D and Walter Murphy. A quality Jungle track from Tim Reaper and Kloke from their album on Hyperdub. A Bruk blend of Haze City with the current Grime Scene Saviours tune from Ch...