The track from supermodel* (which has been getting a lot of love). Rap from K!MMORTAL, Roots Manuva and The Chosen Few. Broken Beat from Oliver Night remixing Jerk Boy, Marcel Vogel feat Million Miles. A classic from SBTRKT and Sampha. The brilliant tune from Joshua Idehen. New music from Taka, Pino Palladino, Blake Mills. Big dancefloor vibes from Disclosure feat Dur-Dur Band. Jungle from Potential Badboy, Blackout JA, Talisman & Coozie Mellers on Tru Thoughts. A live Prince song. Plus plen...
Jul 20, 2025•2 hr 3 min
A track from the Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi on Tru Thoughts fusing harp and electronics. Boogie from Another Taste. Rap from Universal Soldiers, Little Simz and Black Thought featured with Brian Jackson & Masters At Work. supermodel* drops the funk and funny lyrics. Broken Beat NameBrandSound feat Reek0 and WheelUP feat Sean McCabe. The classic Freeform Reform remix of Isolee. A Sun Ra Remix. Soul from Omar & Reinel Bakole. Plus plenty more music treats
Jul 13, 2025•2 hr
Soul from Kokoroko and Annahstasia. A previously unreleased but officially commissioned remix of A Tribe Called Quest by The Creators & Mark Pritchard feat Pino Palladino. A track in tribute to Lalo Schifrin (Rest In Peace). A new track from corto.alto on Ninja Tune. Rap from Westside Gunn & Doechii, BexBlu & Paul Stephan & t.o. Broken Beat from Sticky Dub, a classic from DKD remixed by Matica, NameBrandSound feat Reek0. A great track from the Somewehre Soul compilation. 3iO cove...
Jul 06, 2025•2 hr
A track from the excellent Annahstasia album. Deep Harp & Electronic sounds from Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi. An 80’s style cover of Angie Stone by Dangerous Goods. Broken Beat from Kid Sublime, WheelUP, Sean McCabe, Greakfast Triple remixing Sault and an all time classic from Bugz In The Attic. A great electronic groove from Iraq by SHIRAN & BAKAL. Rap from Norman Sann, Slick Rick & Giggs and namesbliss. Agent Black flips Prince. Jungle from Zero T remixing Bruk Rogers, Leaf &...
Jun 29, 2025•2 hr
A remix from the latest MELONYX single. Soul from Massive Attack and Omar. Original Blues from Lead Belly (including an early use of the term “Woke”). The brilliant anthem from Sampology. An edit of De La Soul with A Tribe Called Quest and others on the classic David Morales Remix. A track from Sly Stone (Rest In Peace). The big tune from Little Simz & Obongjayar. Jungle from Break feat Lorna King remixed by The Sauce and a classic from Doc Scott. A track from Marla Kether’s album. Plus plen...
Jun 22, 2025•2 hr
A track from the new WheelUP album featuring Victoria Port. Soul from Omar’s new album. Paying tribute to Sly Stone (Rest In Peace) with two Sly & The Family Stone tracks. Hip Hop from Skinnyman and Camp Lo (Dubplate style). A track from the brilliant Herbert & Momoko album. Gospel dancefloor groove from Vernessa Mitchell, DJ Spen, Gary Hudgins and Jay Rook. Grooverider with a Broken Beat / Jazz style tune from 1998. Jungle from Pete Cannon (unreleased), Fez The Kid, Leaf & Hexa. Rap...
Jun 15, 2025•2 hr
A brilliant track from Joshua Idehen. A track from the new WheelUP album featuring Steven Bamidele. BexBlu reworks Wiley. A track from the Quantic DJ Kicks album. A track by Zero T from his Getting Diggy With It series. Matica with an Edit of Sapna. Downtempo sounds from ganayva, Ebi Soda and Ravi Shankar. Rap from Jakk Dexx, Mysdiggi, The Pharcyde (Dubplate Special) and Beatless with Quasimoto. Plus plenty more music treats.
Jun 08, 2025•2 hr
A track from the brilliant new ganavya album. A classic remix of Neneh Cherry by La Funk Mob. New music from Payfone. Deep beats from Darryl Baalki. Aroop Roy feat Finn Rees with a quality club tune. Jungle from Potential Badboy feat Indigo Reign & Syren Rivers on Tru Thoughts, and Amy True, MC Mawali & Logic. Rap from MIKE, Kneecap feat Jelani Blackman, and Jeru The Damaja. Plus plenty more music treats.
Jun 01, 2025•2 hr
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.
May 25, 2025•2 hr
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.
May 18, 2025•2 hr
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.
May 11, 2025•2 hr
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.
May 04, 2025•2 hr
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 Ayer...
Apr 27, 2025•2 hr
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 ...
Apr 20, 2025•2 hr
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.
Apr 13, 2025•2 hr
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.
Apr 06, 2025•2 hr
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.
Mar 30, 2025•2 hr
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.
Mar 23, 2025•2 hr
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...
Mar 16, 2025•2 hr
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.
Mar 09, 2025•2 hr
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 & ...
Mar 02, 2025•2 hr
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.
Feb 22, 2025•2 hr
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.
Feb 16, 2025•2 hr
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.
Feb 09, 2025•2 hr
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. P...
Feb 02, 2025•2 hr
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.
Jan 26, 2025•2 hr
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.
Jan 19, 2025•2 hr
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 Spac...
Jan 12, 2025•2 hr
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 plent...
Jan 05, 2025•2 hr
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.
Dec 29, 2024•2 hr