A heavy Melbourne influence on this week’s show, with stunning esoteric electronics from Bridget Chappell, crushing doom from Divide and Dissolve, and dancehall from Monkey Marc. Elsewhere we have psychedelic pop from Jane Weaver, club electronics from Sonia Calico, big-band funk from The Yorkshire Film & Television Orchestra, the latest from The Bug on Hyperdub and a lot more. Tracklisting Jane Weaver – The Revolution Of Super Visions (Fire Records, UK) Bridget Chappell – Freshwater Falls (...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 297
Short(ish) nuggets of exceptional experimental music across this week's podcast - plus a 19-minute opus from Liverpool's Ex-Easter Island Head, who said goodbye to their own studio with this week's spectacular closer. Elsewhere, we have political hiphop from JUU4E - Thailand's answer to D Double E, we have abstract electronics from Korea's Arexibo, there's "'orrible noise" from Medical Negligence, ambient music utilising field recordings from the sea from Niholoxica's pq, the first record from S...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 296
This podcast explores all reaches of musical experimentation, some weeks you might hear disco, other weeks you may hear metal. So when Finnish faves Pharaoh Overload combined the two on their new record for Rocket Recordings, we had to sit up and listen. Thankfully it’s phenomenal. Elsewhere on this show we have pseudo gabba from Maciej Maciągowski, extreme death metal from Indonesia’s Kropos, jazz from Moor Mother, hip hop, modern classical and a lot more Tracklisting Pharaoh Overlord – Without...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 295
There are few better ways to stretch your musical legs than the 8-minute delight that is the title track from the debut EP from Kibrom Birhane on the new Flying Carpet Records, and that’s exactly how we kick off this week’s show. We also have experimental excellence from Lucrecia Dalt, and compilation highlights from Ireland’s Autumns and the stunning Kevin Murf cut on the Radio Kapital compilation for the people of Belarus. There’s the sublime HHY & the Macumbas Nyege Nyege project, the lat...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 294
On this week's Independent Music Podcast we're bringing you the usual unusual and adventurous sounds from across the globe. We start in London with the wild new Reckonwrong record on Queeste, and move swiftly through South Africa with Angel-Ho's second record for Hyperdub, Argentinan traditional infused electronics from Berenice Llorens on Kriptonîa, and French dancehall from Stalawa. Elsewhere we've got the latest grime from long-time favourite of the podcast Flohio, hefty noise rock from KLÄMP...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 293
For a globally-focused podcast we're keeping it mostly local this week. But before the onslaught of excellent UK music, we kick things off with the industrial psy-pop of Ukranian trio Tvii Son whose debut album is a true highlight of the year so far. We also welcome back Faten Kanaan with her debut for Fire Records, Black Acre's Commodo, and Sophia Loizou on Houndstooth. Elsewhere we have Afghan disco from Les Disque Bongo Joe, YCO founder BFTT on Polity, Good Sad Happy Bad (FKA Micachu & Th...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 292
Dancefloor smashers, bleak noises, and a long-overdue new single from Arab Strap are amongst this week's highlights. We have percussive transcendental psychedelia from Brazil and from Forest Hill, we've got a bonkers-yet-brilliant track from Misty's Big Adventure's Grandmaster Gareth, driving Swiss Krautrock from Cyril Cyril, experimental folk from Iceland's MSEA and a whole lot more... Tracklisting Sarine - (E) Volante (Lovers & Lollypops, Portugal) Grandmaster Gareth - Garethcetamol (self-...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 291
Back together in the same place again this week, and what a selection we've got for you. Kicking off with the ace new single from Lotic, whose move to Houndstooth hopefully yields more than the two singles we've had from her so far. We have Iranian experimentalism from Saint Abdullah, two wonderful Indonesian projects - one from Divisi62 and Senyawa's collaboration with Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley - Argentinian dancefloor thumpers from Balam, North Eastern pop music from Hen Ogledd and loads mo...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 290
We are exploring a whole range of sounds on this week's show, kicking off with the opening track from Albertine Sarges' sublime debut LP on Moshi Moshi, we move swiftly through phenomenal jazz via the newsish spiritual jazz label Spiritmuse, bewitching electronics from Belbury Poly, a humongous John Dwyer-led ensemble cast for experimental psych, Saudi Arabian metal from Al-Namrood, a lot more guitars than usual and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Albertine Sarges - Free Today (Moshi Moshi Music,...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 289
Japanese artists by way of Kampala, Tel Aviv, and Berlin dominate this week's show, as DJ Die Soon produced the mesmerising Sekelembele release on Hakuna Kulala, Yurika vocalises the middle eastern funk of Sababa 5 on London's Batov label and the inimitable WaqWaq Kingdom return with their exceptional new EP on Phantom Limb. Elsewhere, there's jazz-infused hiphop from Detroit's Boldy James and Sterling Toles, the latest from Luke Abbott, a cut from the phenomenal compilation on Morphine Records ...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 288
This is our first show in a long time where we've recorded in the same room, and it's all the better for it. Here in the UK we specialise in warm beer, but the Hot Beer of Nazamba that opens this podcast puts us in a much better place than the curiosities of post-lockdown Britain. We also welcome in the new sounds from the mesmerising Hekla, Ugandan grime, South Yorkshire Singeli, Jamaican Kumina and a whole lot of other treats. Tracklisting O.B.F & Nazamba - Hot Beer (OBF-Dubquake Records, ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 287
*There seems to be an issue with uploading this week's episode, this is an identical copy that will hopefully make it into your feed* We're pretty confident that you'll find something to fall in love with on this week's podcast. The quality is so high and the musical explorations so varied, there's nearly something for everyone. Whether it's the sample-laden bewitching sounds from Estonia from Man Rei, or the dub-laced psych from... err... Estonia in the shape of Huerequeque. We have experimenta...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 286
We're pretty confident that you'll find something to fall in love with on this week's podcast. The quality is so high and the musical explorations so varied, there's nearly something for everyone. Whether it's the sample-laden bewitching sounds from Estonia from Man Rei, or the dub-laced psych from... err... Estonia in the shape of Huerequeque. We have experimental bebop (if that's actually possible), Cameroonian house, hefty rock, and possibly the first DJ Scotch Egg-branded LP in 12 years - it...
Aug 01, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 286
A great batch of sounds on this week's podcast. Kicking off with the fabulous first cut from the new LP from Montevideo's Lila Tirando a Violeta, we've got field recordings from Nairobi's KMRU, modern classical from Silvia Tarozzi, a fake Italo disco soundtrack, avant garde studio improvisations from HXXS and loads more. Tracklisting Lila Tirando a Violeta & Lighght - Dry Season (N.A.A.F.I, Mexico) Experimental Sonic Machines - Being Chased by Polar Bears (self-release, UK) Amani x King Visi...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 285
Music to stretch your ears to on the show this week, with lots of wonderful mammoth tunes, including the sublime new track from Matmos, which clocks in just shy of ten minutes. We're also honoured to have a premiere of the fabulous new Planet Battagon track on the On the Corner Records dancefloor sampler, which is out later this month. Sticking with the dancefloor, there's experimental cuts from AYA, mysterious French artist Floco Floco, and the brilliant Reece Cox. There's the latest from Japan...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 284
As of this podcast, we have supported 3,596 unique artists and record labels, but we need your help to support more. Even though we host the podcast for free so that we can celebrate phenomenal music, this podcast has hundreds of pounds in additional costs that we can't cover alone. If you can afford it and want to make sure we can bring you the next 3,596 artists and labels that could change your life, please support us via Patreon: patreon.com/independentmusicpodcast . Now, with that out the w...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 283
Astounding posthumous work on this show, firstly from the tragically recently departed Jake Dunwoody, whose Effluvium project produced an utter masterpiece in Vera earlier this year. This record - a collaboration with Moonworshipper co-founder Blood Tower - is another blinder. We also have Sun Ra Arkestra putting out their first release in 20 years, and their version of Sonny's Seductive Fantasy is utterly exquisite. Elsewhere we have bouncy sounds from Turkey's Serkan Eles, grime legend Wiley, ...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 282
From Israeli experimentalism to cellphone-recorded music from Mali, there's a lot to love on the show this week. We've got soundtrack music from Ela Orleans, the sounds of the Lebanese Civil War from Couronne de Merde, fun-filled synth-funk Redinho and a lot more. Tracklisting Reigns - Panther Cap (Wrong Speed, UK) Couronne de Merde - ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﻣﻮﺕ (Broken Britain Cassettes, UK) Black Chama - Spaghetti Bolognese (Raash Records, Israel) Ela Orleans - KRZYCZ. BYLE CISZEJ firestations - Dream Home (Wh...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 281
From the very top of this week's podcast we're dealing with a contradiction of styles from across the globe. There's remapped jungle from Shanghai, cumbia from Japan, Kenyan luo music from Michigan, tropical psych from Amsterdam and lots more. Elsewhere, there's the latest from Moor Mother and DJ Haram's phenomenal 700 Bliss project, cutup hip hop from canooooopy, the new side project from Giant Swan's Robin Stewart and Sunun and much more. Tracklisting Nahash - The Horns feat. Osheyack (Svbkvlt...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 280
Some absolute bangers on this week's podcast, especially the triple threat of Swordman Kitala remixed by Bristol's K-Lone, alongside vogueing ballroom DJ Delish and the spectacularly named LexLuthorVandross. There's also neo-classical experiments, London punks, a twisted, beautiful and brilliant cover of Hungry Eyes from Dirty Dancing, and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Nape Neck - You Stand, You Sit (Gringo Records, UK) Swordman Kitala, K-Lone - Malanga Ja (Blip Discs, UK) Simon Kirby, Tommy Pe...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 279
Without Black culture, this podcast wouldn't exist, and neither would music as we know it. 'Fuck the Police' the track from Jamaican legend Daddy Freddy and Yorkshire duo Danny T & Tradesman came out just before the current protests but is particularly poignant this week. Elsewhere, we have more timely releases from Mourning [a] BLKstar and Joy-Rides, we also have the latest from Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, the long awaited first record from Italy's Hvsband, skronk jazz from London's ...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 278
It seems quite poignant to have a track from 'Am I Free to Go?' an LP of punk covers from The Soft Pink Truth - the project of Matmos' Drew Daniel - on this week's show. It's been a while since we had some breakcore, but this record is a must-buy. All profits will go to the International Anti-Fascist Legal Defence Fund, which assists people all around the world with the legal repercussions of protesting fascism: https://thesoftpinktruth.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-free-to-go Elsewhere this week, we'...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 277
Quite a hefty batch of tracks on our usual global excursion. Starting in the Ukraine with some post-punk and travelling swiftly to Haitian voodoo polyrhythms, Egyptian triphop, Portugese RPG jazz, and a whole lot more. We've got gritty rock from Leeds, dub techno from Japan, the latest from favourites Medidian Brothers and Einstürzende Neubauten, and two tracks from the brilliant Swiss record shop and label Les Disques Bongo Joe. Our next online live show is on 11 June. Buy tickets from Eventbri...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 276
Even by our usual standards, this podcast is eclectic. We start things off with the mesmerising experimental electronics of Eartheater. Beyond that, we have a Polish-Malawian post-everything project, intense percussion music from Portugal's HHY & The Macumbas, the first release in six years from psych masters Sloath, a 14-minute chamber pop opus from Daniel O'Sullivan, and a 24-minute track from Sly & the Family Drone's Matt Cargill and UKAEA's Dan Jones. Tracklisting Eartheater - Below ...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 275
Lots of phenomenal compilations have been released during the current crisis, and some of them are prominent on this week's podcast. Including the Isolation compilation on Shapes of Rhythm, the Trussel Trust-fundraiser of noisy punk on Human Worth, and the latest on France's Hard Fist label. Elsewhere we have Indonesian bossa nova, the debut from Nigerian trumpeter Etuk Ubong, brutal hip hop from L-Zee Roselli, Russian punk from Lucidvox and a lot more. Tracklisting Etuk Ubong - African Struggle...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 274
https://loudandquiet.bigcartel.com/product/loud-and-quiet-year-s-subscription Last week Loud and Quiet published a statement illustrating the struggles they were having to survive due to the Coronavirus crisis and the impact on advertising. Loud and Quiet is a 15-year-old staple of the alternative, independent music scene in the UK, and to lose it would be an awful thing. In this extra podcast, Gareth discusses the issues with founder and editor Stu Stubbs. They talk about troubles in publishing...
May 07, 2020•32 min
A wonderful array of sounds this week, we have dystopian industrial electro-funk from Iceland, field recordings from Brazil, a couple of records from lockdown, the latest from Gnod and loads more. Tracklisting Group A - Inhuman Ecstasy (Mannequin Records, Germany) Kuldaboli - Milljón ára (FTP, Germany / Bunker Records, Netherlands) ADRA Hubble (Alice Hubley and Andy Abbott) - Hierve el Agua (Signal Records, UK) DJ Die Soon - Kawo Kada (feat. MC Yallah) (Morphine Records, USA) Samuel Barton - Chi...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 273
The one with the clarinets. Well, two tracks with prominent clarinet, but not like you've ever heard before - especially the skronk dance jazz goodness from Moscow's Jenya Kukoverov (it's better than that sounds, promise). We've got a fair chunk of low tempo, exquisite sounds this week, with a good dosage of acid and grime in there for good measure. Take it all, it's amazing. Tracklisting Roger Robinson - Forward (Bokeh Versions, UK) Mike Neaves - The Sideman (self-release, UK) Jenya Kukoverov -...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 272
Some extraordinary sounds on this week's podcast, three of which push the boundaries of the music you can make with a piano. We've got an exclusive first play of the new release from Taiwanese producer Sabiwa, alongside an outlandish 8-minute opus from Nebraska's Moonworshipper Records, the first new material from legendary electronic producer Bernard Fevre's Black Devil Disco Club moniker, and lots more. Tracklisting Charles Hayward Vs. Harmageddon - Helix (God Unknown Records, UK) OHYUNG - No ...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 271
The second in our series of guest shows. This time we have the exceptional producer pq putting together an hour or so of music that takes us from Southeast Asia to Uganda, touching down in Japan, Greece, and Rotherham, whilst giving us a taste of some unreleased sounds of his own. pq is one-sixth of Nihiloxica, whose debut LP lands on 12 June via Crammed Discs. He is also one-third of blitzkriegesque synth duellers Hot in da Club and accompanying label Spooky Shit. He was the noise behind the im...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 4 min
