Our first podcast from lockdown. It means the quality of the chat is a bit off, but the quality of the music is second to none. From Brazilian funk to Lithuanian synthpop via modern classical, grime, dancehall, hip hop and a load more, this return of Anthony and Gareth to the podcast jams enough goodness into your ears to lighten the darkest of times. Tracklisting Thiago Nassif - Soar Estranho (Gearbox Records, UK) Algernon Cornelius - Super 89 Peshwari Naan (part 1)/Lightning Bolt (Solidarity T...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 302
It's a rollercoaster on this week's podcast. We start hard with the acid-tinged punk of Гласность, we move swiftly through searing mahraganat from Cairo's ever-blistering 100copies label, on to abstract electronics, bass-heavy jazz and electro-cumbia. All rounded off through jazz-tinged hip-hop. It's a journey to savour. Tracklisting Гласность (Glasnost) - Злобная молодость (Angry Youth) (Cruel Nature Records, UK) 3phaz - Siren (100copies, Egypt) Emanative & Tamar Collocutor - Energy (self-r...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 269
Covid-19 lockdown was implemented in the UK this week, so Gareth has a solo show for you. A whole heap of favourites have been putting out music: obviously something from Uganda's Nihiloxica, whose first LP is forthcoming on Belgium's Crammed Discs. There are also two Coronavirus-related records, with a one-day write and record track from Gazelle Twin, and a brutal industrial punk record from Germany via Turkey project BEEATSZ v2.0999d. Chuck in the mesmerising new record from Glasgow-based Finn...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 268
In these strange times, this may be the last 'proper' new podcast for some time. We will keep the feed awash with great music, but we're not 100% sure whether we'll be able to record new shows in the manner you've come accustomed to. Despite the uncertainty, there's still a whole lot of new exciting music out there, and - as usual - that's what we want to focus on. Whether it's Uruguayan garage, Italian dub techno, or Glaswegian DIY non-jazz, we've got the good stuff for you. If you can, please ...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 267
Infectious sounds from all corners of the globe ready to bury themselves deep inside you this week. We've got dark industrial sounds from France, disco from Bandung, Indonesia, tough body music, extraordinary Gnawa music and a whole lot more. Tracklisting 404 - Retour A L'Ether (Crowdspacer, France) Cosmic Neighbourhood - Pine Wizard (Kit Records, UK) Midnight Runners - Bumpin’ (Tugboat Edit) (StarCreature10000000, USA) Muscle Vest - The Commuter (Idle Records, UK) Schwefelgelb - Die Dünne Hand ...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 266
Whether it's afrobeat made from Japanese bamboo instruments or a 12-minute disco opus, there's music to get you moving on the show this week. Between those we've got the latest cumbia experimentation from Bogota, exceptionally heavy hiphop from London, explicit sounds of female empowerment and more. Tracklisting Handle - Punctured Time (Absolute Fiction, UK / Upset the Rhythm, UK) Ajate - Uka (180g, France) Teleplasmiste - A Boy Called Conjuror (House of Mythology, UK) Liiek - Waterfall (Adagio ...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 265
Some absolutely immense music for you. Not least the first cut from the long-awaited LP from Lunch Money Life. There's also dastardly dubs from Japanese producer Mars89, the latest from legendary Belgium duo Aksak Maboul, music from Israel, South Korea, France, Canada and spoken word from an experimental music champion closes out this week's show. Tracklisting Lunch Money Life - Truth Serum (Scenic Route, UK) Chubby and The Gang - Speed Kills (Static Shock Records, UK) Mars89 - GoodThing (Natura...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 264
After the subdued sounds of last week, this time around it is wall-to-wall bangers on the podcast. Whether it is the shake your booty disco from the ever-strong Toy Tonics label, or the unrelenting 180bpm+ of Spooky-J, whichever dancefloor you frequent is going to have a new favourite from our selection. Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get podcasts. Tracklisting Jackie Lynn - Casino Queen (Drag City, USA) Roman Truth - Magic Jiffy (Toy Tonics, Germany) Perhaps - 7.0 (Riot Season Records, U...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 263
Mispronunciation rules this week's pod. I mean - you try and pronounce 'Davaajargal Tsaschikher' the name of the exceptionally talented Mongolian experimentalist. We have unusual and brilliant music from Ukraine, Niger, and Japan alongside London grime, hiphop and jazz. There's abstract electronic music, industrial dub, and phenomenal psych - it's going to be a good week... Tracklisting Brodinski x Low Jack - Andaman Sea (Editions Gravats, France) Collocutor - Lost and Found (On the Corner Recor...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 262
*Note there's an annoying sound glitch on this week's podcast - apologies for that* What's that coming over the hill? It's two people with a podcast and a whole load of exceptional sounds for your ears. From the galloping intro of Sunny Jain through bassy goodness of Gqom Oh boss Nan Kolè and DJ Tess' collaboration, you know you're in for a good week. We also have music recorded on mobile phones in Niger, Japanese jazz, hefty rock and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Sunny Jain - Aye Mere Dil Kahi...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 261
Winter is truly here in the northern hemisphere, and the music on this week's podcast reflects that. There's dark experimental music from across the globe, including superb quasi-industrial noise from Argentina and obtuse noise from South Africa. There's the new one from Hilary Woods, a touch of boogie from Flamingo Pier, and a whole lot more Tracklisting Dumama & Kechou - Mother Time (Mushroom Hour Half Hour, Netherlands) Hilary Woods - Tongues of Wild Boar (Sacred Bones Records, USA) Cheat...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 260
A wonderful array of new music this week, kicking off with Swedish psych from Goat-affiliated Och, we also have multiple, beautiful sound experiments from Canada, UK hip-hop, avant-garde outsider pop, the new one from The Heliocentrics and a cracking new collaboration between Ty Segall and Lightning Bolt. Tracklisting Och - NU:64 (Rocket Recordings, UK) YlangYlang - Limitless (Crash Cymbols, USA) I Know I'm an Alien - Here Come The Customers pt 1 (Crass Lips Records, USA) D. Dan - Mutant Future ...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 259
Some rough, brilliant experimental sounds this week, one highlight being the brilliant rough Kuduro from Angola's Nazar, who follows his brilliant Enclave EP with a first LP for Hyperdub. Also from Africa there's Ghanaian experimentation from Phillipines label Syrphe, we also have punk from Atlanta, psych from Japan, Greek folk, and loads more good stuff. *Please note: this episode was recorded and released before Wiley outed himself as a racist anti-semite. If he had done this before, we would ...
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 258
2020 is heating up with some absolutely fantastic music from across the globe. This week we have Romanian experimentation, we have a new one from the ever-prolific Shit & Shine, we've got abstract harp music, funk and soul, Nepalese sound art and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Antibalas - Fight Am Finish (Daptone Records, USA) Siti Muharam - Alaminadura (On the Corner Records, UK) Eartheater & LEYA - Angel Path (PAN Records, Germany) Dolores Mondo Stash - Man Bites Dog (self-release, Rom...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 257
The first podcast of the 2020s is kicked off with exceptional hiphop from Atlanta via DJ Bishop. We also have experimental sound art from Japan, South African techno, Russian metal, detective jazz, the latest from Forest Swords and loads more. Tracklisting DJ Bishop - Dolla Sign (feat. Apoc Krysis) (Natural Sciences, UK) Forest Swords - Do Drones Go To Heaven? (Dense Truth, UK) Tryphème - In a Cyber Spiral (Central Processing Unit, UK) Megalith Levitation - Acid Doom Rites ([addicted label], Rus...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Now 2019 is coming to an end, enjoy this 3 hour stitching together of our favourites of 2019 - episodes #243 - #245. 30 phenomenally varied tracks from the year. We have a special part 4 for our Patrons. Please support the podcast at patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast . Thank you for your support this year, we'll be back in 2020. Tracklisting Big Brave – Sibling (Southern Lord Recordings, USA) Bryte – Ice Cream (R&S Recordings / More Time Records, UK) Sarathy Korwar – Coolie (The Leaf Label...
Dec 30, 2019•3 hr 37 min
The final podcast of 2019 sees us exploring more of our favourites from the year. We've been enjoying experimental South African jazz, hallucinatory music from Brazil, Canadian house music, French experimental sounds and loads more - roll on 2020! Tracklisting Girl Band - Salmon of Knowledge (Rough Trade Records, UK) WaqWaq Kingdom - Itadakimasu (Phantom Limb, UK) SPAZA - Ice Squincies (Waiting for You) (Mushroom Hour Half Hour, Netherlands) FFS Why Though & Filthy Gears - Bop Through Ya Man...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 13 min
We continue to celebrate some of our favourites from the year. There's been outstanding Middle Eastern techno, multiple tracks about moving at various pace, blistering Ugandan grime, experimental pop and lots more Tracklisting Ammar 808 and Cheb Hassen Tej - Zawali Fitness Club (Glitterbeat Records, Germany) Rainbow Grave - Ten Million Tons of Shit (God Unknown Records, UK) MC Yallah & Debmaster - Kubali (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda) Richard Dawson - Jogging (Domino Recording Co, UK) Ka Baird - Wa...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Never mind the decade, 2019 itself has been crammed with incredible that needs shouting about again. We've had a year of South Asian hip hop, Mexican techno, Scandinavian jazz, Japanese experimental music and loads more to celebrate. We've got a bit of that this week, and will spend the rest of December celebrating the rest of it. Tracklisting Big Brave - Sibling (Southern Lord Recordings, USA) Bryte - Ice Cream (R&S Recordings / More Time Records, UK) Sarathy Korwar - Coolie (The Leaf Label...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 15 min
As everyone else retreats into 'best of' lists, we've got one more hour of tip-top new experimental sounds to fill your ears. There's Ukrainian rap, Chinese doom, Russian punk, Canadian organ music and pretty much everything in between. We'll fall into line with our favourites of 2019 next week... Tracklisting Ecko Bazz - Kyusa Embela (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda) Gnoomes - Irma (Rocket Recordings, UK) Before the Revival - Irrelevant Filament (WV Sorcerer Productions, France / China) Colossal Squid - ...
Dec 02, 2019•56 min
Our second to last podcast before we delve into our review of 2019 shows that the year's slew of quality new music isn't slowing down just yet. Just breathe in the sheer immensity of that Flying Luttenbachers track, or the long-awaited new material from Detroit's Andres. We're also increasingly looking forward to 2020, with the first taste of Katie Gately's record on Houndstooth whetting the appetite. Elsewhere there's Korean and Iranian experimentation, Gameboy chiptune, French new wave and a w...
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Over 250 episodes, the Independent Music Podcast has promoted 3,200 independent artists and record labels. On episode 250, we're doing nothing more than continuing to promote the most interesting artists from across the globe. We start off with one of our favourite new labels out of Germany - Edelfaul - who have twisted krautrocky experimentation for us, we move swiftly through the gears, with drone jazz, abstract footwork, dark neoclassical, cumbia, plunderphonics and a whole lot more. Tracklis...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Musical interval training is the feel of this week's podcast, as we take sharp, sudden shifts from extraordinarily uptempo high-NRG tunes to extraordinarily low-NRG stunners. We've got Korean future funk, abstract electronics from one half of Sleaford Mods, New Zealand dancehall and loads more. Tracklisting Sign Libra - Sea of Islands (RVNG Intl, USA) Night Tempo - Dystopia (self-release, South Korea) Rachael Dadd - Animal (Memphis Industries, UK) Brother Ali - Situated (feat. Pharoahe Monch) (R...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Kick your weekend off with music from a Thai folk dance before taking in our hour of hefty noise, dub experimentation from Portland, Chinese techno, tip top contemporary bass music and loads more. Tracklisting Sebastian Reynolds - Cherd (performed by The Jongkraben Ensemble) (PinDrop Records, UK) Mike Neaves - Shovelwave (self-release, UK) HXXS - Double Down (Captured Tracks, USA) SVB - Kick Up the Mud (Samarbeta, UK) Heavens Blade - Concrete Rope (self-release, USA) Iona Fortune - Tóng Rén 同人 (...
Nov 04, 2019•55 min
A bit woozy this week after some blistering music on podcast #246. There are film noir vibes from Germany, rare Obokano music from Kenya, synthpop from Spain, roots reggae from a trio of legendary producers, and loads more. Tracklisting Scalping - Ruptured (Council Records, UK) Crème de Hassan - Song of Dawn (Inversions, UK) Keeley Forsyth - Debris (The Leaf Label, UK) BBC (Dennis Bovell, Jimmy Brown & Steve Cobby) - Quality Weed (Déclassé Records, UK) Grandmaster Masese - Orogena Rwa Baba (...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Heading for the usual extremities this week, flicking between Mexican disco, Chicago jazz, and extreme metal in the first handful of tracks before heading into the deeper realms of sharp Russian punk, off-kilter synth pop, techno, and middle eastern acid. Tracklisting Hotmood - Esta Noche (Star Creature Universal Vibrations, USA) Angel Bat Dawid - Black Family (International Anthem, USA) Creeping Death - Bloodlust Contamination (eOne Heavy, USA) Sereias - Primeiro Ministro (Lovers & Lollypop...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Some of the best tunes of the year in this week's show, not least the absolute dancefloor smasher from Kenya-based MC Yallah. Elsewhere there hefty industrial sounds from Israel, the latest from the brilliant Clipping, Australian finger-picking folk, noise from Shit & Shine and a whole lot more. Tracklisting I'm Being Good - Furniture With Feet (Infintite Chug Records, UK) MC Yallah & Debmaster - Kubali (Hakuna Kulala, Uganca) Stefan Fraunberger - Elegie (Morphine Music, Germany) Black C...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Bristol sounds are high on the agenda for this week's Independent Music Podcast from the brutal sounds of the new Pinch EP on Berceruse Heroique to the latest from the wonderful Avon Terror Corps project. Elsewhere we have abstract hiphop from Ghana, Hawaiian leftfield music, Finnish krautrock, Argentinian dance music about dinosaurs and loads more. Tracklisting Pinch - Fortune Tellers (Berceruse Heroique, UK) Haircuts for Men - Cマイナーに嘆きます (Haircuts for Men, USA) Los Siquicos Litoraleños - La Da...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 7 min
On the show this week we have the new collaboration between podcast favourites Charles Hayward Laura Cannell, Andre Bosman and Ex Easter Island Head. We have abstract madness from Brazil, punk from Ukraine, the latest from Poland's Trupa Trupa and a lot more. Tracklisting Bonnacons of Doom - ESUS (Rocket Recordings, UK) Satanique Samba Trio - Badtriptronics #09 (Rebel Up! Records, Belgium) Whistling Arrow - Forking Paths (feat. Charles Hayward Laura Cannell, Andre Bosman, Ex Easter Island Head) ...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr
Thank you for continuing to listen and share the podcast, every week we love bringing new music to your ears and this week is no different. We have music from Yemen, avant garde jazz from Russia, Thai funk from the Netherlands, filthy dubstep and a load more... Tracklisting El Khat (القات) - Ya Raiyat (يا راعيات) (Batov Records, UK) Rainbow Grave - Ten Million Tons of Shit (God Unknown Records, UK) YĪN YĪN - One Inch Punch (Les Disques Bongo Joe, Switzerland) Pan•american - Memphis Helena (Krank...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min
