In the last episode before we start reviewing the year we find independent labels still squeezing out incredible records. We have intense Ugandan drums from Nihiloxica, we have the first record in 15 years form Ethiopian legend Hailu Mergia. We have Christmas music from Ela Orleans, techno from Autumns, tuba drone from ORE, new music from Jane Weaver, and Ben Reimer and loads more. Tracklisting Nihiloxica - Endongo (Nyege Nyege Tapes, Uganda) Jane Weaver And Virginia Wing - I Feel It Starts Agai...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Delicate, brilliant electronics dominate this week's podcast, from downtempo brilliance of TOKiMONSTA through to dancehall dub forward-thinking purveyors Equiknoxx we have a lot of spectacular sounds. There are new tunes from Bjork and Euros Childs, as well as hefty rock from Godflesh, jazz breaks from Hello Skinny and loads of great new independent music. Tracklisting Hello Skinny - Mr. P.Z. (Brownswood Recordings, UK) Equiknoxx - Kareece Put Some Thread in a Zip Lock (DDS Records, UK) Godflesh...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 13 min
On the show this week we kick off with a banger with the new EP from Japan's Jun Kamoda. Along the way towards Oscar-nominee Mica Levi's new soundtrack we touch on modern classical, Lithuanian avant pop, tambutronics, heavy rock and a whole loft of hefty bass music. Tracklisting Jun Kamoda - Body & Soul (Black Acre, UK) Drunk in Hell - Sick Sick Sex (Burning World Records, Netherlands) Pauline Anna Strom - Energies (RVNG Intl., USA) NSRD - Kastanis (Chestnut) (Stroom.tv, Belgium) Kuenta i Ta...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 6 min
If you are a regular listener, you know what to expect. This week we have Japanese afrobeat, jungle, doom metal covers of Zappa, delicate guitar music, hefty grime, piano interpretations of video game music and experimental electronics. This week we're also asking for your help Due to demands on hosting the podcast online, we're being forced to take advertisements. Our choice is either to accept the adverts or move to a new host. The new host will cost money, and we need to raise that money. If ...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 9 min
A mellow opening of synth soundtrack music and the stunning new one from Four Tet belies the fun stuff beneath - from Yorkshire dancehall sounds of Danny T & Tradesman to Glaswegian synth pop with Happy Meals. We also have jazz, dark pop, garage fun, hip hop, soul and field recording of funeral ceremonies from Bali. Tracklisting Stefan Bachmeier - One Road Out (Spun out of Control, UK) Four Tet - Two Thousand and Seventeen (Text Records, UK) Danny T & Tradesman - First Choice ft David Bo...
Oct 23, 2017•58 min
We're a hot mess this week as Anthony has returned from Brugge with a handful of Belgian beers and a whole host of musical treats. We have experimental electronics from Kuwait and Japan, synth ambience from Pittsburgh, Angolan afrofunk, Chicago punk, Australian digidub, Mexican acid cumbia and loads of industrial, rock, and stunning folk music
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 7 min
We discover some spectacular music this week, starting with Oregon duo Sea Moss, who bring what we might term industrial funk to this week's podcast. We're not great with genre descriptions clearly, which is just as well because our selection is from across the spectrum. We have new music from Caribou's Daphni, Lithuanian producer Brokenchord, Helena Hauff, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, The Breeders and more. Tracklisting Sea Moss - Diurnal Enuresis (Crash Symbols, USA) Daphni - Face to Face...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Nonsense talk of travel gongs, bands with slideshows, and pop up vinyl ideas pepper this week's show, we also have a whole host of amazing new music, including from Africa from Les Filles de Illighadad and Cyril Cyril, London from Not Waving, Shopping and Reginald Omas Mamode IV, and the US from Zola Jesus and Dear. Tracklisting: Geneva Jacuzzi - Technophelia (Medical Records, USA) Les Filles de Illighadad - Eghass Malan (Sahel Sounds, USA) Not Waving - Where Are We (Diagonal...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr 3 min
New favourites and old favourites on this week's show. We have the new one from Bjork, the lead track from the forthcoming L'Orange record (on his eighth podcast appearance), and a new collaboration between Pinch and Mumdance. We also have a track from the long-awaited Golden Teacher debut LP, Polaris prize winner Tanya Tagaq collaborating with Weaves, Japanese dub from 7Fo on Bokeh Versions, and the new project from Gnod member Gardener. We have a submission from Brooklyn band No Kill, some sub...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 26 min
We're hitting the uptempo button this week with blinding new tunes from AK/DK, Zombie Zombie, Graham Dunning and Minor Science alongside some reissued Afrofunk from Cameroon's Jo Tongo. We also have neo-classical music from Astrïd & Rachel Grimes, the latest from post rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor, indie rock from Protomartyr and gorgeous latin music from Esther Suarez and Niña de la Puebla. Tracklisting: AK/DK - Morphology (Little Miss Echo Recordings, UK) Minor Science...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 16 min
This week saw the sad death of Can founder Holger Czukay. As well as a fitting tribute to the wonderful krautrock legend, we've got tunes so eclectic we hope he'd approve. From groovy Israeli sounds from Markey Funk to gothic lute music from Jozef Van Wissem via metal, Japanese trips, soothing hiphop, Scottish pop, and a load of synth-led goodness, this week is a fun one in sad times. Tracklisting: Bruno Spoerri - Hymn of Taurus (Taurus is calling you!) (We Release Whatever the Fuck We Want...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr 11 min
A long awaited new release from John Maus gets us going this week with a cut from his new record ahead of a career-spanning reissue release on Ribbon Music. There are plenty of newbies on the show though, including Coil/Wire/Tomaga members collaborating as UUUU, 19-year old Rwandian freestylist Rosine Nyiranshimiyimana, London jazz collective Ill Considered, and Flamingods solo project Samsara. We also have the latest from Dead Albatross Award winners Annabel (lee) and immense disco edits from Y...
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 2 min
We're now playing tracks that aren't released until 2018. The new track from Italy's Mamuthones is absolutely blinding and we cannot wait to get our hands on the full Rocket Recordings release. We have heavy metal, experimental violin music, the return of hip hop duo KMD, British hip hop, that Shit & Shine track we promised and all sorts of other goodies Tracklisting Mamuthones - The Wrong Side (Rocket Recordings, UK) James Holden & The Animal Spirits - Pass Through the Fire (Border Co...
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 2 min
There's a lot of single-word named artists this week. We kick off with one of them - DUDS from Manchester are the first UK band to release a record through John Dwyer's Castle Face Records. We have punk from Impalers and newcomers Nekla, experimental dub from Time Cow, techno from Wilhelm via new label GlassTalk Records, and loads more good stuff. Tracklisting: DUDS - Elastic Feel (Castle Face Records, USA) Colleen - Separating (Thrill Jockey, USA) Impalers - Nazi Burning Man (Static Sho...
Aug 21, 2017•1 hr 2 min
On this week's show we have a few highlights from Supernormal Festival, with a new release from Afirampo-Acid Mothers Temple collaboration Pikacyu-Makoto and an excellent track from Leeds' Beards. Elsewhere we have synthwave from Beta Evers, noisy electronics from Liars, the latest from new podcast favourites Snapped Ankles and lots more. Tracklisting Liars - Coins in My Caged Fist (Mute Records, USA) Beta Evers - Hidden (Peripheral Minimal, UK) Andy Citawarman - A Simple Man (self-release, UK) ...
Aug 14, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Gareth's new radio show My Favourite Labels invites someone from an innovative record label to chat about music, inspiration, and life every fortnight on 199 Radio. In this first episode he's joined by Luke Twyman of the Audacious Art Experiment. As this is recorded live, the audio is a bit iffy at the start. It is fixed after the second track. Like My Favourite Labels on Facebook: facebook.com/myfavouritelabel Tracklisting: Za! - Badulake (The Audacious Art Experiment, UK) Intravene - Inner Cit...
Aug 11, 2017•2 hr 1 min
A stunning selection this week, kicking off with Colombia's finest Meridian Brothers, we touch upon experimental pop of Circuit des Yeux, a fabulous collaboration between podcast favourites Hieroglyphic Being, Sarathy Korwar and Shabaka Hutchings, and the brutal punk of Lower Slaughter. We also have great new hiphop, jazz breaks, garage rock, and lost Somali tapes
Aug 07, 2017•1 hr 17 min
A truly global podcast this week, with music coming in from as far afield as Ghana, Iran, and Israel. We have new music from closer to home too, with some jazzy goodness from On the Corner records, there's also the new one from Colin Stetson's Ex Eye project, techno from Mighty Lord Deathman, and rock sounds from We Wild Blood.
Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 2 min
The unmistakable sounds of Tobacco kick-off a US-heavy podcast this week. We go off on our usual globe-trotting though, with experimental Tunisian music from China, sounds from Austria, stunning contemporary classical music from London, a Spanish reissue of a lost slice of delectable funk. There's a first record in 12 years from Mr. Lif and Akrobatik's The Perceptionists, a Joanna Newsom edit from podcast favourite L'Orange, the awesome Butthole Surfers and Shit & Shine collaboration under U...
Jul 24, 2017•1 hr 4 min
A stunning selection this week, kicking off with the absolutely spectacular Congolese band KoKoKo!. We also have new music from the legendary Aphex Twin alongside new tunes from some of those he has undoubtedly inspired, such as Karen Gwyer. There's deconstructed drum n bass from Pessimist, space music from Henge, digital dub from Roger Robinson, a beautiful, long piece from Man Forever, something from down under in the shape of Suburban Cracked Collective, thrash punk from Casual Sect, and the ...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 12 min
It's the most wonderful time of the year - when we get ourselves ready for the peerless Milhoes de Festa festival in Portugal. A completely off-the-wall, eclectic line-up of some of the finest artists from across the globe come together in a celebration of everything that is great about art, experimentation, and music. To celebrate, we have a selection of ten artists on the bill, including old favourites like Sarathy Korwar and Orchestra of Spheres, alongside new favourites such as Cocaine Piss,...
Jul 10, 2017•1 hr 3 min
We're back! After trips to Ibiza, Italy, and Glastonbury, we're wallowing in a sea of spectacular independent music. From collage to disco, from experimental hip hop to forward-thinking dub, the Independent Music Podcast is back with a bang.
Jul 03, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Another repeat to tie you over until we're back from holiday. This week we have an episode from November 2015, featuring The Comet is Coming, Anna Meredith, iLLBiLLY HiTEC, and Black Moth Super Rainbow
Jun 26, 2017•1 hr
Whilst we're on holiday, here's a repeat of our show from 15 September 2015, featuring favourites such as Soft Healer, Teeth of the Sea, Jimi Tenor, and Clap! Clap!
Jun 19, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Our last show before we take two weeks off for our summer holiday has jazz from Ireland alongside US psych from Moon Duo, garage from Howlin' Banana Records' Dusty Mush, the latest from Uganda's Nyege Nyege Tapes, the brilliant Stand High Patrol have a new track. We also have drone, electro, indie and a charity repress from Coil.
Jun 12, 2017•1 hr 9 min
The first three-piece podcast with the addition of producer Mike has us with a utterly astounding array of good music. Ending with the brilliant new rework from Todd Terje, we also have Ethiopian funk, Russian noise, Welsh folk, Israeli dancehall, thundering techno, Tunisian industrial music and all sorts of other goodies... get involved
Jun 05, 2017•1 hr 19 min
No doubt it's a more mellow podcast this week, kicking off with soft French chanson and taking time with drone from Love Theme, library-inspired sounds from ToiToiToi, and brilliant folk music from Richard Dawson. Elsewhere there's an exceptional track off the new Jlin record, there is also some Cameroonian music from the latest Analog Africa compilation. Pop from Deerful, new Henry Wu, and the new single from The Mountain Goats.
May 29, 2017•1 hr 14 min
This weekend Raw Power Festival is on in London. Back in March Gareth and Anthony played some of the amazing artists playing. Here's a chance to listen back and enjoy. Buy tickets on the door or in advance from https://babayaga.ticketabc.com/events/raw-power-2017/
May 25, 2017•1 hr 20 min
This week we kick off with the new single from Japanese noiseniks Boris. We also touch pop, 8-bit digital dancehall, rock, hiphop and jazz on the show, including new tracks from Massicot, Circle, Ennanga Vision, and Dent May.
May 22, 2017•1 hr 7 min
This week we're covering the usual number of miles and sounds, whether it's electronics from Uganda, dub from Romania, or indie music from Leeds. We have the new one from podcast favourite Surgeon, we also have new tracks from Twenty-three Hanging Trees, Jun Kamoda, Mary Epworth, Drahla, The Cosmic Dead, and Siobhan Wilson
May 15, 2017•1 hr 14 min
