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A round-up of wild vital sounds, featuring Mr Bongo, Brian Jackson, International Anthem, Analog Africa, Ben Marc, The Trilogy Tapes and more
Gilles Peterson tells the story of his life in radio as we celebrate his Lockdown FM book and the new STR4TA single
A review round-up of jazz and beyond featuring Scrimshire, David Ornette Cherry, Theon Cross, John Coltrane, Ben LaMar Gay and more
A roundup of short reviews from Concrete Islands HQ, with jaimie branch, Amanda Whiting, DJ Format, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Ziad Rahbani
Lebanese singer-songwriter Rogér Fakhr tells the story of Fine Anyway, his remarkable lost 1970s album now reissued by Habibi Funk
Italian DJ and producer José Manuel tells the story behind Janara, his astonishing LP of ritualistic electronics for Optimo Music
A collection of short reviews inspired by music magazines and DJ charts, including Altın Gün, Soul Jazz, UNKLE, Weatherall and more
Bongo Joe’s La Ola Interior compilation of 1980s Fourth World infused Spanish ambient is a third eye opening experience
Stewart Gardiner highlights a baker’s dozen of 2020 records he missed then, but has fallen in love with now
Lisbon’s Beautify Junkyards have brought a dangerously dreamlike world to life on Cosmorama, their inviting new record for Ghost Box
Sven Wunder’s Wabi Sabi is a treasure trove of psychedelic breaks and beathead jams for crate diggers, library music aficionados and outsider funk fans
Witch ‘n’ Monk’s boundary pushing eponymous second LP playfully explores fourth world landscapes, cosmic jazz boundaries and no wave rhythms
Stewart Gardiner never intended the title of his ongoing reviews column to be about social distancing, but reality has wrestled all meaning to the ground