Aphex Twin, Talk Talk, Donald Byrd, Jimi Hendrix, Gandalf, mclusky and a Haunted Presence.
Ambient landscapes, early disco bloopin’, pop maximalism and the heady sounds of Electric Lady.
Dorothy Ashby, Galaxie 500, Boris, Sun Ra, Hector Lavoe, Blockhead, the Miami Sound and Broadcast.
A few classics that we know inside out, and some more recent discoveries that we are sure diggin’ getting to know.
The Lijadu Sisters, Perfume Genius, Karen O & Danger Mouse, Jutta Hipp, Oneness of Juju and Experience Unlimited.
Some recent reappraisals alongside seventies spiritual highs.
Nancy Sinatra, Vince Guaraldi, ‘Twisted Dream Machine’, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon.
That time when Nancy came to London, excellent adventures in Jazz and peak pop Zappa.
Amadou & Mariam, Cass McCombs, D.R. Hooker, Nina Simone, Jackie Mclean and Villagers.
Mali’s finest couple, a flash of the evangelicals, Nina Simone on fire and lots of other things we like greatly too.
Aerial M, The American Analog Set, Arthur Russell, Chet Baker Quartet, 1970's Funky Lagos and Oasis at thirty.
From deliciously dark and slow, to Lagos levels of hot hot heat - all via Manchester's contributions to Britpop.
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd, Mark Lanegan, Fugazi, Patrice Rushen and Charlie Parker.
A really stacked week of reissues to follow that long weekend.
Dinosaur Jr., The Scientists, Velocity Girl, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Jah Thomas and Smashing Pumpkins.
Quite a few riffs on reissue this week, with two jazz essentials and some real nice dub too!
A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, Pharoah Sanders, Sandy Harless, Zero Boys and Super Djata Band & Zani Diabaté.
Maybe it’s the light, but this week’s collection of essential new-not-new really has put us in a particularly good mood…
The Radio Dept, Drop Nineteens, Charles Brown, Bobby Hutcherson, Lee Morgan and Suzanne Ciani.
Dream pop, shoegaze, Queer country rock, shades of Jazz and synthesiser meditations. I mean, it’s all very us.
Talking Heads, Skip James, Modesto Duran, Sleaford Mods, White Noise and Beastie Boys.
A big week with stuff that we have loved for decades and other bits that we didn't know; but will be loving for decades!
Dead Moon, Clifford Jordan and the Three Sounds and Thad Jones.
A thriller and two chillers, plus forthcoming attractions for any occasion…
Discover slightly longer reads with an anthology of our favourite ‘Sunday Classic’ albums.
SEPTEMBER
Kit Sebastian - New Internationale
The sound of early Autumn 2024 is very much the swirling and evocative combination of Anatolian rock and vintage global grooves…
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Gene Clark - No Other
Originally released in September 1974, No Other is an absolutely extraordinary album of Country-steeped rock and roll balladeering from The Byrds founding member, Gene Clark. An LP of huge innovation...
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Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Released in September 1970, Curtis is the eponymous solo debut from Curtis Mayfield, an album soothing soul and biting social commentary.