Premiere: Roman Flügel – Theme I
A wistfully ambient opening to an experimental album on ESP Institute.
Premiere: Yello – Tied Up (Andi Hanley Edit)
An eccentric 13 minutes from the extended edit champ.
Premiere: Mark E – Twilight Fade
Soulful machine funk reminiscent of Sound Signature.
Premiere: Gallegos – Be Who You Want To Be
Half-speed breaks and galvanising vocals on Banoffee Pies.
Globat Roots’ brief (alternative) history of Ron Hardy’s Music Box
Global Roots leader Thris Tian charts the history of a Chicago institution.
Roy Davis Jr’s favourite record sleeves
Picks include Fingers Inc, Ramsey Lewis, Ten City, Common and Chicago.
Jon Phonics’ Brief (Alternative) History to Detroit Soul
The Astral Black boss picks Rose Royce, The Jones Girls and Lamont Dozier.
Premiere: Skinny Pelembe, Chloe Beth Smith & Field Notes Choir – Laxmi Flying
Traditional Bach chorales on the Future Bubblers 2.0 comp.
Premiere: Sebastian Gandera – Chienne De Vie
French modern classical on Efficient Space.
Manchester Spotlight: Blasha & Allatt
Broken, skippy techno from the Meat Free residents.