Monday Morning Mixtape 193 (Valentine’s Day Special)
Melancholy Japanese soul to eerie UK new wave via 1980’s tear jerker funk.
Non-Western
Premiere: DJ Khalab – Zaire (Will LV Remix)
Afro-futuristic explorations on On The Corner Records.
Premiere: Innov Gnawa – Youbati
Healing Moroccan music from New York’s only Gnawa band, produced by Dave Harrington.
Meet Kwasiba Savage, the Wildheart label fouder on Dimensions’ DJ Directory
Mix and interview with the Brownswood label manager, NTS host and former Sound Signature exec.
Premiere: XOA & Contours – Too Much Talking
A percussive workout on Manchester label Banana Hill.
Premiere: Shams Dinn – Toutes Ces Femmes (Instrumental)
North African flourishes with 80s musicality, reissued on Smiling C
Premiere: RANGEr feat. Korus – Bazokonwaba
Soulful jazz-laden sounds from the South-African electronic trailblazer.
Premiere: Penya – Iyesa
Hypnotic percussive depths from the Afro-Latin four-piece.
Premiere: Mpumi – Isilima
Rare sought after Kwaito reissue via Brussels-Amsterdam label Kalahari Oyster Cult.
Infusions: Alixkun mixes the ambient soundscapes of Japan
The Jazzy Couscous co-founder throws some warmth to the beatless.