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.
A Brief 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.
A Brief 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.