soul
Bruce Springsteen’s soul covers album retains the shape of the originals while also providing insight into his own storied body of work
Charlie Dark tells Stewart Gardiner about life as a DJ, providing hope on the radio and the early days of Mo’ Wax
A round-up of wild vital sounds, featuring Mr Bongo, Brian Jackson, International Anthem, Analog Africa, Ben Marc, The Trilogy Tapes and more
Emma-Jean Thackray’s Yellow LP is an essential work of cosmic jazz-not-jazz informed by club culture and unlike anything else around
These are the seventy-five albums of 2020 that have meant the most to us at Concrete Islands, alongside our archive releases of the year
Chicago’s Bless the Mad discuss updating 90s hip-hop, incorporating spiritual jazz and paying homage to ancestors on their miraculous debut
Surprise Chef’s Lachlan Stuckey tells Stewart Gardiner about cinematic soul, naming their HQ after a prison and making a deeper second LP
Joe Muggs talks to Stewart Gardiner about his essential collection of extended interviews on soundsystem culture
Australian instrumentalists Surprise Chef’s marvellous debut LP All News Is Good News recalls mavericks such as David Axelrod, Beastie Boys and Money Mark
A bumper bunker report featuring reviews of Dalham, 24-Carat Black, Spirit Fest and the Minna Miteru compilation, plus a Martin Jensen hip hop mix