Independent Music Podcast

Our last track from the archives starts with the still sounding fresh sounds of Fufanu. It also has Swindle, Dennis Bovell and the brilliant Yussef Kamaal. We'll be back next week with a brand new show Tracklisting Fufanu – Sports (One Little Indian, UK) Steve Lehman – Are You in Peace? (Pi Recordings. USA) Off World – Extraction (Constellation Records, Canada) Dennis Bovell – Heaven (Optimo Music, UK) Kuro – Incantation in C (Rocket Recordings, UK) Adrian Younge – The Concept of Love (Linear

We're two weeks into our three week break. This week our archival episode kicks of with the stunning sounds Brazilian legend Elza Soares and her otherworldly album from 2016. Tracklisting Elza Soares – Maria da Vila Matilde (Mais Um Discos, Brazil) Manuela – Cracks in the Concrete (Lost Map Records, UK) Æthenor – Hazel (VHF Records, USA) Asher Senator meets Bony Fly – Tick Tick Boom (Pure Niceness Records, UK) Hypnopazüzu – Your Eyes in the Skittle Hills (House of Mythology, UK) Bloque del Sur

We're away for the next three weeks, so every Monday we're picking some podcasts from the archives. In this first one - originally broadcast in May 2016 - we kick off with a crazy Todd Terje edit of some old graphic Norwegian music. It just gets better from there... Tracklisting Beranek – Dra Te Hælvete (Todd Terje acid radio edit) (Olsen Records, Norway) Witching Waves – Twister (Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records, UK) Kaiju – Burn Down Babylon (Deep Medi Musik, UK) David Coulter & Seb Rochford – Good Friday (Trestle Records, UK) Happy Meals – If You Want Me Now (Night School Records, UK) Tobacco – Gods in Heat (Ghostly International, USA) Nox – Pay the Price (self-release, USA) JK Flesh – Tunnel (Speedy Deluxe Records, Netherlands) Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Approaching (Rune Grammofon, Norway) Super Furry Animals – Bing Bong (self-release, UK)

In a week between trips, we cover off some stunning new music, including Korean, Berlin-based producer Peggy Gou's new one for Ninja Tune, Lewisham grime star Novelist's debut LP, noisy goodness from Bruxa Maria and loads more Tracklisting Spill Gold - Mercury (Meduse MagiQ Records, Netherlands) Novelist - Nov Wait Stop Wait (Mmmyeh Records, UK) Angèle David-Guillou - Mouvements Organiques Part One (Village Green Recordings, UK) Blackmass Plastics - Chaotica Metal 1 (self-release, UK) Ill - Stuck on a Lo

Gareth is away this week, so instead of a usual show we're featuring ten artists on the bill at this year's Raw Power Festival. To buy tickets, visit: https://babayaga.ticketabc.com/events/raw-power-2018/ Tracklisting Circle - Terminal (Southern Lord Recordings) Zombie Zombie - L'esprit du cimetiere, pt.2 - Theme principal (Versatile Records, France) GHOLD - Nothing Dreamt (Crypt Of The Wizard Records, UK) Slowcoaches - Complex (Leisure & District, UK) Cocaine Piss - Pinacolalove (Hypertension Records,

It's been six years since we heard from Welsh surf band Y Niwl, and it's good to hear them once more. It's not all lost loves though this week, we've got new music from new artists, including glitchy electronics from Monophobe, and rock from Alameda 4 on Polish label Instant Classic. There's a lost 1940s opera from China to enjoy, the last track from the soon-to-be-missed Death Pedals, gorgeous chanson from French singer Marie Modiano, jazz from Sons of Kemet and more. Tracklisting Y Niwl - Tridegun (se

This week we stretch out into the far reaches of electronic music, including a sublime piece of work from Indonesian artist Uwalmassa, game soundtrack art from Manami Matsumae, and drones from South Carolina's German Army. We also have Romanian psych from Rodion G.A., the best rock record of 2018 from Anthroprophh, acid techno from UKAEA and loads more. Tracklisting Miracle - Light Mind (Relapse Records, USA) Uwalmassa - Untitled 01 (DIVISI62, Indonesia) Manami Matsumae - The Final Showdown (Brain Wave Pr

Back from our week of flu with a show jammed with the usual blend of wonky sounds and questionable chatter. Highlights this week include a cut from the Brownswood Recordings compilation of the sound of London's jazz scene, ably illustrated by Shabaka Hutchings. We have the comeback of DOOM, featuring on the latest Dabrye record, bonkers French sounds from Zad Kokar, tribal noise from DJ Khalab, sublime electronics from Glasgow's Cucina Povera and much more. Tracklisting Lawrence Le Doux - Tronf 424 “Tap

This week we've been unable to record a usual episode due to the flu. Instead we've pulled together five favourite Fall tracks each in celebration of the life and art of Mark E Smith, who sadly passed away this week. Tracklisting Gramme Friday from Grotesque (After the Gramme), Rough Trade Records, 1980 Bury  from Bury pts 2+4 7”, Domino Recording Co., 2010 Mr Pharmacist from Bend Sinister, Beggars Banquet, 1986 Telephone Thing from Extricate, Phonogram Records, 1990 What About Us? from Fal

Nothing warms up the snowy streets of South London like some hot South African boogie, but wherever you happen to be listening, you're sure to be enjoying the latest from Soundway records. We have lots of decadent music this week - from Italian producer Silvia Kastel's smelting pot of techno influences, Orchestra of Constant Distress's brutal noise rock, Lando Chill's Tucson hiphop, or Dan Shake's adorable housey disco goodness. Oh, there's a new one from Eels too... Tracklisting The Survivals - My Brothe

Old favourites and some new ones this week as Canadian breakcore stalwart Venetian Snares returns with a new record of glitchy beats and elongated track titles. We also have a debut release from Paper Dollhouse and the latest in the monthly series from Moscow avantgarde quintet Сольвычегодск Tracklisting Warmduscher - Big Wilma (The Leaf Label, UK) Chris Carter - Blissters (Mute Records, UK)  Solo Banton - Super Lyrics (Reality Shock Records, UK) Paper Dollhouse - Haze (MoonDome, UK) Сольвычегодск - Ко мне (self-release, Russia) UUUU - Verlagerung, Verlagerung, Verlagerung (Editions Mego, Austria) Leslie Winer and Jay Glass Dubs - Woodshedded (Bokeh Versions, UK) Golden Retriever - Thread of Light (Thrill Jockey, USA) Bisk - Neo-noir (self-release, UK) Venetian Snares - The Shriek She Made When She Died Was Erased By The Sound of Lightning (Mute Song, UK)

We're back with our first podcast of 2018, and what better way to kick off than the exquisite jazz from Chicago's avant-garde trumpeter Jaimie Branch? We also have cosmic soul from NYC-based, Indian musician ज़ितम सिहँ (Jitwam), the latest from Anna von Hausswolff, roots reggae from Ghana's Y-Bayani And His Band of Enlightenment, Reason And Love and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Jaimie Branch - Theme 001 (International Anthem, USA) ज़ितम सिहँ (Jitwam) - Alone (Cosmic C

Gareth from the podcast takes us through his favourite labels for 2017. Taking in ten labels and playing 19 tracks over the two hours. Featuring labels from London, Bristol, Kampala, and elsewhere Tracklisting Sooper Records (Chicago, USA) Nnamdi Ogbonnaya - Let Go Of My Ego Diagonal Records (London, UK) Not Waving - Where Are We  Shit & Shine - Hot Shovel The Leaf Label (Leeds, UK) Snapped Ankles - Jonny Guitar Calling Gosta Berlin The Comet is Coming - Start Running Nyege Nyege Tapes (Kampala

The final show of 2017 showcases just how fantastic the year has been for UK labels. Nine of the final ten tracks of our best of are from UK record labels, covering rock, metal, italo-disco, jazz, dub, techno and a whole host of good stuff. We also have Japanese afrobeat just to mix it up. Thank you to all our listeners for a great year, we'll be back early in 2018. Tracklisting Jane Weaver - The Architect (Fire Records, UK) Not Waving - Where Are We (Diagonal Records, UK) Forest Swords - Panic (Ninja Tun

We continue our selection of favourites from 2017. In part two we cover Egyptian-influenced electronics, industrial music from Portland, the biggest hiphop star on the planet, Israeli dancehall, and a whole lot more. Tracklisting Al Lover & Cairo Liberation Front - Level One (Höga Nord Rekords, Sweden) Kendrick Lamar - Humble (Top Dawg Entertainment, USA) Sea Moss - Diurnal Enuresis (Crash Symbols, USA) Stand High Patrol - The Shift (Stand High Records, France) Crème de Hassan - Touki Bouki / Krik Krak